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Sun Misses Revenue Mark, Falls in Late Trading

First full year with profits since dot-com bust

(Newser) - Despite recording its fourth straight profitable quarter for the first time since the dot-com crash, Sun Microsystems fell in evening trading after missing 1Q sales projections by $50 million, reports the Associated Press. Analysts projected the company would bring in $3.27 billion in sales in the quarter; the final...

Online Boom Won't Result in Dot-Com Bust

Heady '90s excesses are more isolated; domino effect less likely

(Newser) - Today’s Silicon Valley upstarts are enjoying heady times, but without the excess and risk of their late-'90s counterparts, reports the Wall Street Journal. Sophisticated venture capitalists generally bear the risk involved in the next tech crash, and fewer and less volatile IPOs this time around mean small investors are...

A Mixed Day on Wall Street
A Mixed Day on Wall Street

A Mixed Day on Wall Street

Financial-sector blues and oil prices battle tech gains

(Newser) - A grim financial sector and ever-rising oil prices cancelled  an encouraging tech rally during a so-so day in the markets. Yahoo and Intel reported sunny profits, but news of oil clearing the $89 mark doused the rally. The Dow finished down 20.4 to 13,892.54, the S&P...

Tech Stocks Bring Market Down
Tech Stocks Bring Market Down

Tech Stocks Bring Market Down

Afternoon fall erased earlier gains from Wal-Mart's rosy numbers

(Newser) - After flirting with record highs earlier in the day, the markets were brought down to Earth this afternoon by falling tech stocks. The likes of Google, Yahoo, and Apple retreated after JPMorgan cut its third-quarter forecast for Chinese search engine Baidu.com. The S&P 500 dropped 8.06 to...

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