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| January 24, 2013 |
| 13:56 EDT |  | MSFT | Earnings Preview: Windows 8, Surface results in focus when Microsoft reports
Microsoft (MSFT) is scheduled to report Q2 results after the market close on Thursday, January 24, with a conference call scheduled for 5:30 pm ET. Microsoft, a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, sells software and business services globally and also markets hardware, notably the XBOX and the new Surface tablet... EXPECTATIONS: Analysts are looking for EPS of 75c on revenue of $21.53B, according to First Call. The consensus range for EPS is 66c-82c on revenue of $19.94B-$23.32B... LAST QUARTER: Microsoft reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 65c against estimates for 56c on GAAP revenue of $16.01B against estimates for $16.42B. Microsoft reported Q1 non-GAAP revenue of $17.36B. The company said its Q1 revenue was impacted by a challenging PC market, normal purchasing slowdowns in advance of upcoming product launches and tough economic conditions in Europe... NEWS AND RESEARCH: This Tuesday, CNBC's David Faber reported Microsoft (MSFT) is in talks to invest between $1B-$3B in Dell's (DELL) leveraged buyout, which may be mezzanine financing in the form of preferred shares. On January 15, Facebook (FB) announced that Microsoft's Bing search engine was a partner on its new Graph Search product. During this month, research firm Gartner announced its estimate that worldwide PC shipments declined 4.9% from the prior year to 90.3M units in the fourth quarter of 2012, while IDC estimated that worldwide PC sales fell 6.4% to 89.8M units during the holiday period. Also this month, several analysts have sent downbeat notes on Microsoft to investors. Morgan Stanley downgraded Microsoft to an Equal Weight rating on January 10, citing disappointing Windows 8 sales, continued PC market weakness and margin pressures. More recently, Atlantic Equities lowered its price target on shares to $35 from $39 to reflect the weak start to Windows 8, but maintained its Overweight rating due to valuation. Stifel Nicolaus also said that after reviewing third party data, the firm believes that Windows 8 sales have been weaker than expected, but added it expects Windows 8 sales to rebound in the second half of this year and kept a Buy rating on Microsoft shares... PRICE ACTION: Since the day after last quarter's report, shares of Microsoft have lagged the DJIA significantly. Microsoft has declined over 5% since October 19, while the Dow is up more than 2% over the same time period. However, in afternoon trading ahead of tonight's report, Microsoft is up about 1% to trade near $28. |
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| May 23, 2013 |
| 11:51 EDT |  | MSFT | GameStop says 'lots of rumors' out there about Microsoft Xbox One
GameStop says company, customers excited about Xbox One. |
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| 11:38 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop sees being able to leverage buy/sell/trade model with new consoles
GameStop (GME) says in communication with Microsoft (MSFT) about how used games and resale will be handled in respect to upcoming Xbox One. |
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| 11:22 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop believes next-gen consoles will have lower price points than last cycle
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| 11:09 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop says 'right in the middle' of opportunity presented by new consoles
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| 08:31 EDT |  | MSFT | Microsoft increasing cloud services in Japan, WSJ reports
In Japan, Microsoft is expanding capacity for its Windows Azure cloud computing services for businesses, as it bets on growing corporate IT spending in the country, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link |
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| 07:41 EDT | | MSFT | Lenovo warns of tough first half but sees late year boosted by Win8, FT says
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| 06:30 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft Windows 8 may take up 5%-8% of global tablet shipments, DigiTimes says
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| 05:45 EDT | | MSFT | Big companies remove subsidiaries based on SEC disclosure rules, WSJ reports
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| May 22, 2013 |
| 11:52 EDT | | MSFT | Uncertainty surrounds GameStop after new Xbox revealed
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| 09:24 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft CEO says to hire 'several thousand' in China, Bloomberg reports
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| 08:53 EDT |  | MSFT | GameStop has positive read through from Xbox launch, says Sterne Agee
Sterne Agee believes that GameStop (GME) will benefit from several aspects of the launch of the new version of Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox, including the fact that it will accept new games and is launching this year instead of 2014 as some reports had suggested. The firm keeps a $46 price target and Buy rating on GameStop. |
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| 08:45 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft Xbox very compelling, says Stifel
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| 07:41 EDT |  | MSFT | PROS Holdings to host a conference
Outperform Europe 2013 is being held in Brussels, Belgium on May 22-23. |
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| 07:29 EDT | | MSFT | Xbox won't hurt pay TV companies in near-term, AllThingsD says
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| 07:24 EDT | | MSFT | NetEvents International to host a summit
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| 07:12 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop may see pressure from used game uncertainty, says Piper Jaffray
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| May 21, 2013 |
| 15:40 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop off lows after Microsoft says Xbox One will allow resale of games
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| 15:39 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft says Xbox One will allow resale, trade-in of games, Bloomberg says
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| 15:24 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft Xbox One seems to restrict used games, Kotaku says
Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox One won't require an "always-on" Internet connection, but could very well block used games, Kotaku said, based on a company response given to a question posed by Wired. The Fly notes that GameStop (GME) shares are down 4.75% to $36.92 in late day trade following Microsoft's Xbox One event. Reference Link |
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| 14:18 EDT | | MSFT | Electronic Arts announced EA Sports Ignite for Xbox One
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