Dell Profit Declines 5% Amid Computer Sales Slump
Computer maker Dell (DELL) posted a 5% decline in fiscal third quarter profit, suffering from a slump in computer sales around the world. For its third quarter, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell posted net income of $727 million, compared to $766 million in the year earlier third quarter. The computer maker bought back shares during the last year which resulted in its EPS climbing 9% to 37 cents a ...

Dell Drops After Sales Miss; Analysts Cut Targets (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc. , the world?s second-biggest personal-computer maker, fell 5.2 percent in Nasdaq trading after sales trailed analysts? estimates by more than $1 billion, hurt by slowing U.S. technology spending.

Dell Drops After Sales Trail Estimates, Analysts Cut Targets
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc. , the world?s second-biggest personal-computer maker, dropped as much as 9.6 percent in Nasdaq trading after sales trailed analysts? estimates by more than $1 billion, hurt by slowing U.S. technology spending.

Dell earnings fall 5% as economy weighs on sales
Dell Inc. reports a 5% drop in its fiscal third-quarter earnings as the computer giant's sales also decline due to what company officials call "a challenging demand environment," particularly during the month of October.

Dell sees China sales down
BEIJING (Reuters) - Dell Inc's sales in China slowed last quarter, but Beijing's economic stimulus measures are likely to boost technology spending, the world's No. 2 personal computer maker said on Friday.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 06:29 Dell sees China sales down, upbeat on stimulus plan
BEIJING, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Dell Inc's sales in China slowed last quarter, but Beijing's economic stimulus measures are likely to boost technology spending, the world's No. 2 personal computer maker said on Friday. Revenue in China in the quarter ended Oct. 31 was up 18 percent, lagging the previous quarter's 33 percent rise and well behind India's 48 percent growth. Combined revenue for ...

Sony Explains Little Big Planet's Slow Sales Numbers
Little Big Planet 'Gradius' gameplay Earlier this year, Sony Computer Entertainment of America marketing manager Mark Valledor said efforts were in place to turn Little Big Planet 's Sackboy "into the next emblematic character for the PS3." Even the game's associate producer, Eric Fong, agreed that it would turn out to be a "hardware seller." Yet last week's NPD sales revealed ...

Dell sales drop, but profits rise
Los Angeles - Sales at Dell Inc dropped 3 per cent in the quarter, but the company said Thursday that it increased its earnings per share by cutting jobs. The Texas-based computer maker said that the global economic slowdown pushed third-quarter sale...

Dell stock takes a beating
Dell's shares took a beating Friday after the personal computer maker reported sales that trailed analysts' estimates by more than $1 billion, hurt by slowing U.S. technology spending.

Microsoft's newest operating system faces an uphill battle in the area with some computer users who are spooked by Vista
?Mac Guy? Justin Long isn?t the only one with some harsh words for Microsoft?s embattled operating system, Windows Vista.

Computer makers depend on Wal-Mart for sales this holiday
Move over Best Buy. Wal-Mart will determine the fortunes of Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. this holiday season.

City surplus sale offers deals before Christmas
The city is holding sales of surplus goods every Tuesday and Thursday on the grounds of the city's east warehouse. Everything from watches and jewelry to swords and $5 bicycles.

Disturbing Data From Dell
The personal computer maker expects tech spending to remain weak after Q3 sales missed estimates; profit beat consensus after cost cuts.

Bargain-hunters boost sales at Asda
Bargain-hunting food shoppers are boosting sales and profits at Asda , the UK's second biggest supermarket chain. The Wal-Mart owned grocer, which has 350 UK stores, said today that like-for-like sales, excluding the impact of petrol, grew 6.9% in the three months to the end of September. The sales figure is boosted by recent food price inflation , but the supermarket, which has a ...

Study: '09 auto sales to fall
In a chilling forecast, University of Michigan economists predicted Thursday that sales of cars and light trucks will "continue to plunge" next year. Their annual U.S. economic forecast suggested sales will fall from 16.1 million in 2007 and 13.3 million this year to a 25-year low of 12.2 million in 2009. They expect sales to improve to 13.6 million in 2010. They also said the nation has tumbled ...

Study: '09 auto sales to fall
In a chilling forecast, University of Michigan economists predicted Thursday that sales of cars and light trucks will "continue to plunge" next year. Their annual U.S. economic forecast suggested sales will fall from 16.1 million in 2007 and 13.3 million this year to a 25-year low of 12.2 million in 2009. They expect sales to improve to 13.6 million in 2010.

Dell Sales Drop, Profits Rise
Sales at Dell Inc dropped 3 per cent in the quarter, but the company said Thursday that it increased its earnings per share by cutting jobs.

Inventory 80,000 trees? No problem
By Tammy Marashlian Signal Staff Writer tmarashlian@the-signal.com 661-259-1234 x525 Posted: Nov. 22, 2008 9:42 p.m. From a laptop sitting in the bed of a pickup truck, Jeff Melin opened a computer file to show a map of Fedala Road.

Industry group: 2009 chip sales expected to plunge
San Francisco - Worldwide sales of computer chips will fall by 5.6 per cent in 2009, the Semiconductor Industry Association forecast Wednesday. It would be the first decline since the aftermath of the dot-com bust in 2001. ...

Ahead of the Bell: Dell revenue worries analysts
Analysts cut their projections for Dell Inc. Friday as concern mounted about the company's revenue amid a global slowdown in computer sales.