Accenture’s recent cloud and digital investments pay off in Q2; but margin outlook overshadows
The consulting and outsourcing giant has spent more than US$3bn on 70-or-so acquisitions in the digital and cloud spaces over the past few years
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International Business Machines Corp
NYSE:IBM
International Business Machines Corp is a provider of hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) and business services. The company provides integrated solutions and products that use data, information technology in industries and business processes. Its segments include Software, Consulting, Infrastructure and Financing.
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9 Spokes International poised to win more banking clients while reaffirming guidance
Substantial growth in recurring revenue is helping to provide income predictability.
US government in shutdown as Senate fails to pass budget; stocks close higher Friday
Wall Street shares closed higher; US Federal gov't shutdown
IBM, American Express Company, Mellanox Technologies - AFTER HOURS
Proactive takes a look at what was piquing investor interest after the bell in New York
International Business Machines Corp needs to step up its digital transformation
IBM remains in a ‘work-in-progress’ mode, according to Wedbush Securities, which has increased its target price for "Big Blue"
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Stocks reach for the sky while Bitcoin stages a recovery
The Dow enjoyed its best session in seven weeks, rising 323 points
IBM and Maersk join forces to launch blockchain-based platform for shipping industry
The system will digitise the supply chain and allow users to track international cargo in real time.
AMD, Intel, IBM, Finisar, Exact Sciences Corporation - AFTER HOURS
'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' are two related, side-channel attacks against modern CPU microprocessors; AMD it not susceptible to Meltdown but it is to Spectre. Intel chips are susceptible to both
IBM up as RBC Capital raises rating to ‘outperform’, targets US$180 a share
RBC’s analysts said: "A return to gross margin stability coupled with revenue growth in 2018 should set-up the stock for a year of outperformance especially considering the depressed valuation"
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International Business Machines, General Mills, Alibaba Group - PRE-MARKET
Proactive picks out some highlight stocks from Wednesday's pre-market trade
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Apple, CarGurus, IBM and more - AFTER HOURS
Proactive takes a look at what was piquing investor interest after the bell in New York
US benchmarks higher into close as Beige Book assessed
US stocks head higher into the close on Wednesday as the rally continues
IBM tops expectations
Big Blue was wanted in screen-based trading ahead of the market open after releasing third quarter earnings last night
FTSE 100 closing in on record high; Pearson top riser
FTSE 100 closed at 7,542, below last Thursday’s closing high of 7,556.24 while the Dow soared above the 23,000 level today
IBM launches new blockchain ventures
The project is part of IBM’s ‘blockchain as a service’ initiative which was first announced earlier this year.
Kyckr gets a lift after signing data services deal with IBM
The company recently signed a multi-year agreement with Bloomberg.
IBM shares fall after worse-than-expected second quarter revenue decline
IBM has posted its 21st quarterly decline, reflecting waning legacy businesses
IBM, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and more
We are looking at what moved the needle last night after hours in New York
IBM set to bring blockchain into banking mainstream with SME-targeted venture
It would take the disruptive financial technology behind cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, into one of the first implementations within the institutional banking system.
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Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Tesla protest Trump's Paris climate accord decision
Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tesla, Microsoft and IBM have accused Donald Trump of putting the environment under threat
Late surge pushes indexes to new highs
After dithering for most of the day blue-chips staged a rousing finale
IBM's shares sink after revenue falls for 20th quarter in a row
Weak demand for IT services weighed on IBM's revenue in the first quarter but the company has kept its full year expectations unchanged
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Tesco chairman only "joking" when he said white men an "endangered species" in UK boardrooms
John Allan, who became Tesco chairman in 2015, told the Retail Week Live conference last week that women and people from an ethnic background were in an "extremely propitious period" when it came to getting top jobs in business
US stocks trend higher, but unfazed by Trump’s damp inauguration
US stocks closed higher on Friday, but little changed following Donald Trump’s first speech as President
US stocks ended flat after oil prices fall on output fears
US stocks ended Tuesday right back where they started, as falling oil prices and forecasts of heightened American fuel output this year, wiped out initial gains on the bourse
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Trending: Will Trump’s threats turn idle?
Several major companies have faced the wrath of US President-elect Donald Trump during or since the November elections. Now a foreign-owned business has been put in its place too. But how long will it last in government?
Trending: Trump Offensive - No offence taken as tech stocks in good books
Investors were treated to another stock rotation opportunity – read surprise – on Wednesday when US President-elect Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone with technology company chiefs in a New York meeting
US stocks drop as Fed sounds more hawkish tone
US stocks closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P 500 marking its biggest one-day decline in two months, as investors reacted to the more-hawkish-than-expected statement from the Federal Reserve
US stocks scale new record highs, brush off Fed meeting
US stocks scaled new record highs on Tuesday, on the eve of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision
Trending: Trump could be good for techs
Tech stocks have had a rough month since the election of Donald Trump to be next President. But some commentators think there is a silver lining
Trending: Tech stocks fight Trump, with an olive branch
After a week of haemorrhaging, the tech sector looks like it might be turning a corner – but only as it offers an olive branch to the US President-elect Donald Trump
Trending: NVIDIA jumpstarts while Amazon and other tech stocks stare glumly at Trump
While the S&P 500 index may have slipped on Friday, and other tech stocks are licking wounds from Donald Trump’s election victory, one stock was bravely leading the risers - and done so in spectacular style: PC graphics maker NVIDIA
Imperva shares soar amid buyout talk
Technology giants IBM and Cisco are reported to be interested in acquiring the cyber security firm
Trending: Britain listens to US corporates over Brexit
Britain's Prime Minister May met US businesses in New York this week. The government has heard the British electorate. Now it wants to canvas the views of US business on Brexit
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Trending: US boardrooms talk Brexit before Britain knows its full meaning
Britain’s decision to quit the European Union last month is a bit like a vague black hole, but still investor relations departments from across the United States are signing off company earnings reports and taking questions from analysts wh
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Netflix downgraded on poor user growth numbers
The online film and TV subscription service missed subscription targets for the last quarter leading to a series of downgrades from brokers
US stocks record a fresh record high close, but Netflix dives after hours
US stocks closed firm on Monday, with the bellwether S&P 500 marking a fresh record high, after Bank of America earnings buoyed the market
US stocks punch higher after Turkey and earnings results upset sentiment
US stocks rose on Monday, after opening with a mild nosebleed, struggling for direction as investors analysed the turmoil of Turkey’s failed coup and with the second quarter earnings season continuing to pick up pace from last week’s launch
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Brokers: Jefferies and Morgan Stanley pick their post-Brexit stocks
The two banking giants have picked the stocks they think will emerge unscathed from the Brexit fire
IBM strikes US$300mln deal with Dubai’s Emirates Airline
Emirates Airline is the world’s fourth-largest carrier of international passengers and has a fleet of more than 250 planes.
Trending: Google Home is set to advance Smart things cheaply
While companies like IBM and Korea's Samsung have led the crusade to make us control our domestic boiler using a smartphone app, it was never going to take an eternity for Google to get in on the act
Orders flowing as gas industry finally recognizes potential of CUI Global's technology
The same reasoning was behind the gas industry's slowness in adopting a probe and analyser that measures the quality of gas almost instantaneously..
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Trending: Buffett's Apple buy is no surprise
It may have surprised traders and impressed the Apple Inc board but was Warren Buffett's acquisition of $1.1bn-worth of the IT company's shares such a wow moment?
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Nightmare week for Snoozebox as sleepless nights continue
It was a nightmare week for shareholders of portable accommodation company Snoozebox Holdings PLC
Stocks in consolidation mode
Signs of stability returning to the battered Chinese economy buoyed markets
US stocks cling onto gains as oil prices rise, China seen stabilising
US stocks close higher as oil price gains on the back of signs of stability returning to the battered Chinese economy
Stocks starts higher on an oil price rise and earnings beats
In the small cap world, the Russell 2,000, was around seven points higher at 1,146.
Stocks start higher on an oil price rise and earnings beats
In the small cap world, the Russell 2,000, was around seven points higher at 1,146.
US: Wall Street shares slip on open as oil weighs
The US followed European shares, which headed south and as the volatile oil market came into focus again.
No deal on oil supply cut drives Wall Street shares lower
Wall St shares retreat after snag in oil supply cuts
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Apple launches US$12bn bond issue to pay shareholders
Tech giant's bond offering was its fifth since 2013
Wednesday’s trending – Apple, oil and biotech
There were some big names taking a hit on Wednesday shedding light on the state of the global economy and none bigger than Apple...
IBM shares advance as it buys video streamer
Computer giant IBM (NYSE:IBM) shares rose 1.34% to US$123.44 as it acquired cloud-based video streaming company Ustream.
Wall Street pares losses ahead of closing
Skittish Chinese markets overnight and plunging oil prices today have opened a trap-door beneath equities across the world.
Wall Street struggles as oil slides further
U.S. struggled on Tuesday as WTI oil delved deeper into the sub-$30 territory.
IBM to purchase Weather Co.’s digital and data assets
Financial terms were not disclosed; Shares advance
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Wall Street struggles for direction amid corporate earnings
The Dow fluctuates; the S&P 500 is down less than 0.1%.
Wall Street benchmarks flat, attention focussed on corporate earnings
Whilst benchmarks were middle of the road, today's financial results were very much in different lanes.
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Wall Street pointing lower on Tuesday as earnings roll on
IBM, Harley Davidson, Verizon, and United Technologies were among the in-focus blue-chips
IBM in focus after financials fall short of expectations
IBM blamed “a pretty substantial currency headwind” for the drop in revenue
Wall Street benchmarks slip as blue chip earnings disappoint
Halliburton and Morgan Stanley disappointed with their respective third quarter earnings
Wall Street futures point to softer start to trading week
Pre-market dealing saw the Dow Jones about 14 points lower at 17,101, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were lower too
Wall Street snaps losing streak after Buffett boosts blue-chips
Wall Street rose more than 1 percent today, bouncing back sharply from last week's steep lows, helped by optimism around China and Greece, and as Warren Buffett's latest billion-dollar deal showed the M&A boom was alive and well. Buffet
Wall Street slides on weak results from IBM, United Technologies
Wall Street dropped today on the heels of results from IBM and United Technologies which curbed some optimism over earnings season while investors awaited quarterly profits from tech giants including Apple and Microsoft. The S&P 500 (IN
U.S. stock-index futures seesaw ahead of Apple earnings; IBM, United Technologies drop
U.S. stock index futures fluctuated ahead of a batch of earnings from technology giants, including Apple and Microsoft. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index added 0.2 percent to 4,679.25, on track for a fourth straight session in record territo