While Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s financial success is closely tied to whether consumers and businesses are buying computers, it's hard to say whether a good third-quarter report from the chipmaker means PC companies are expecting sales to surge around the holidays.
IBM Corp.'s latest quarterly results pull in two directions at once. Sales were down 7 percent as corporate technology spending remained weak, but net income was up 14 percent, mostly the result of IBM's ability to wring more profit from its services and software divisions.
Google Inc.'s success has left the Internet search leader sitting on a pile of cash — $22 billion at the end of September. Executives say they are ready to spend more money to take advantage of what they believe will be even better days ahead.
Charter Communications Inc. said Thursday that a bankruptcy judge plans to approve its pre-arranged reorganization plan, which is the last step before the company can emerge from court protection.
Ciena Corp. won court approval Thursday to start bidding on Nortel Network Corp.'s optical and Ethernet division with an offer valued at more than $532 million.
BALTIMORE -- Officials are warning consumers of yet another Internet scam in which hackers get into thousands of Microsoft e-mail accounts and used personal information to get to their victims.
An engineer copied thousands of electronic documents and stole trade secrets before quitting Ford Motor Co. for a new job in China, authorities said Thursday in announcing criminal charges.
The second edition of the Libyan maritime show, "LIMEX 2009", was flagged off Tuesday at the International Fair of Tripoli, with by 75 local and international companies, specialising in industry, equipment, maintenance and maritime transport, in attendance.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost money in the third quarter but said Thursday that sales were stronger than expected, adding to mounting evidence that consumer spending is fueling a turnaround in the personal computer market.
