The company's earnings exceeded the Thomson Reuters consensus by 6 cents per share, and it raised guidance for next quarter.
Cisco released earnings last week and lowered its revenue guidance for next quarter as well as for its fiscal year 2011 based on a slowdown in public spending.
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In fact, analysts now expect negative growth for the next quarter and for the current year period as well, suggesting a rough stretch for the company going forward as well.
Apple projects gross margins of 36% -37% for the next quarter vs. expectations for 38.5%.
Analyst estimates were calling for 70 cents per share, so the outlook for the next quarter is weaker than expected even after adjusting for the 12 cents impact.
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This time, however, the company has surprised with an uncharacteristically optimistic guidance for the next quarter.
With the surge in the gold price, there should be lush profits for the next quarter.
C. metro areas also anticipate a significant upswing in hiring for the next quarter.
Employers in Asheville, San Antonio and Lancaster also anticipate a significant upswing in hiring for the next quarter.
In each quarter we get a gross domestic product stronger than expected, followed by new expectations of terrible results for the next quarter.
The Dukakis threat passed quickly, but my consulting relationship with the company persisted on and off for the next quarter century.
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However, the reality will be out after December 20th only and this competition will be another area of our focus for the next quarter.
Qualcomm delivered record revenues for Q2 FY2013 on April 24, but saw shares decline as investors fretted over its lower-than-expected earnings guidance for the next quarter.
Now with the addition of PopCap Games we expect the competition to only intensify going forward, and we will be eagerly following this for the next quarter.
Hardware, software, consultware IBM SHIPPED its first Model 650 to an insurance company in December 1954 and for the next quarter of a century this hardware manufacturer owned the computing business.
Good thing, however, is that EA is not shying away from direct competition, and instead most of its awaited products slated for release next quarter challenges its competitors in their core gaming genres.
"I think we will have the ability to redeploy that on a combined basis going forward, but at least for the next quarter, it's just going to be a cushion, " he told investors.
Interestingly, RIM has elected not to report adds anymore, which means they're not offering guidance on adds for the next fiscal quarter, either -- which certainly doesn't seem like a good sign.
It is not likely that they will be for each quarter next year, because most subscribers pay for a year in advance to get one month free and avoid having to write a small check each month.
While this quarter certainly has been pleasing, the real testing times for the company lies ahead next quarter.
The spinoff is planned for the third quarter next year, after which Morgan Stanley will no longer have an ownership interest.
With shares falling over 20% in the past three months, perhaps the naysayers have gotten a bit too big for their britches, and there could be upside surprise for this quarter and next.
But at The Economist she is remembered for her long stewardship of the American Survey, which she joined in 1948, just seven years after it was started, and which she edited for most of the next quarter-century.
Looking ahead, demand for TV panels is expected to grow in the next quarter as TV makers prepare for the end-of-year high-demand season and the Chinese National Day holidays.
The firm also slashed its forecast for the first quarter of next year to just 0.5%.
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JPMorgan raised its growth forecast for the fourth quarter of next year to 3.5% from 3% as a result.
Last July, Gateway said it would open 200 to 250 Gateway Country stores every quarter for the next four quarters.
For the next hour and a quarter "I was kicking the door and screaming hoping someone would help", she said.
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