And news that Sprint may find funding for its partner Clearwire sent its share up about 2% too.
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In the OS wars, Android continued to grow its market share up to 72.4 percent, with iOS taking the second spot with 13.9 percent.
Starting with the good news, CMO investors saw their quarterly dividend jump by 50%, from 26 cents per share up to 39 cents per share.
One of the heroes in recent weeks is the 10-bagger, Beazer Homes, which has flown from a quarter a share up to about three bucks.
The computer software and hardware maker reported revenue up 5% excluding currency gains, and earnings per share up 15%, both beating the average analyst expectations by healthy margins.
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Sales were up 11% and earnings per share were up 15%--better than most stateside drug companies have managed.
The consensus estimate is 69 cents per share, up from earnings of 60 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 51 cents per share, up from earnings of 45 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 39 cents per share, up from earnings of 14 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 68 cents per share, up from earnings of 59 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 48 cents per share, up from earnings of 42 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 57 cents per share, up from earnings of 45 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 58 cents per share, up from earnings of 50 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 68 cents per share, up from earnings of 55 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 43 cents per share, up from earnings of 26 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 70 cents per share, up from earnings of 63 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 93 cents per share, up from earnings of 83 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 42 cents per share, up from earnings of 32 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 42 cents per share, up from earnings of 33 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 24 cents per share, up from earnings of 21 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 93 cents per share, up from earnings of 80 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 64 cents per share, up from earnings of 55 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 53 cents per share, up from earnings of 47 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 56 cents per share, up from earnings of 48 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 70 cents per share, up from earnings of 59 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 92 cents per share, up from earnings of 78 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 38 cents per share, up from earnings of 24 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 44 cents per share, up from earnings of 33 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 41 cents per share, up from earnings of 35 cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate is 63 cents per share, up from earnings of 54 cents per share a year ago.
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