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A look at recent tech-industry earnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By The Associated Press Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. They also come as Microsoft released a new version

What earnings reports have revealed about ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By The Associated Press Companies that sell advertising have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising. - Oct. 15

What financial reports reveal about TV networks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By The Associated Press Companies with television networks have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here's a look at reports for selected television network companies. - Oct. 26: Comcast Corp., which owns NBC, got a boost from being the official broadcaster of the

Disney 4Q profit in line, revenue misses forecast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday that its net income in the latest quarter rose 14 percent thanks to an uptick in revenue driven by higher consumer spending at its theme parks and on its cruise ships. The results for the quarter through

Lawmakers target operations of data-mining firms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of lawmakers say data-mining companies that collect and sell personal information about consumers should make their operations more transparent. Members of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus said Thursday that responses they

Wal-Mart raises stake for holiday season's start

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Attention frustrated Black Friday shoppers who can never grab that hot product: Wal-Mart is hoping to relieve some of that anxiety. The world's largest retailer is throwing its doors open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, two hours

Why The Hobbit may not look the same in every US cinema

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By Graeme McMillanProvided by With the release of the first of Peter Jackson's much-anticipated Hobbit trilogy less than two months away, theater owners are having to come to terms with the fact that, while the movie will be released in a format that allows it to be projected at the increased