Nokia said it sold 4.4 million units in the quarter, which represents a 50% sequential improvement.

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And not to be outdone the company saw a 40% sequential improvement in operating income.

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We reported sequential improvement in second-quarter Wireline margins, and we expect to see that improving trend carry through the second half of the year.

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Viacom noted a sequential improvement and expects ratings to pick up in the future as it invests in a better lineup of programs for Nickelodeon and MTV.

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Despite the DirecTV blackout, the company is seeing a sequential improvement in ratings in the last quarter of fiscal 2012 as BET Awards compensated for the blackout.

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While the fourth quarter of 2011 marked wider than expected losses for U.S. Steel with low realized steel prices and a slump in demand, Q1 results should easily show sequential improvement.

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The company expects the commodity prices to cool down in the latter half of the year and, thus, we could see some margin improvement on a sequential basis.

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