Revenue stories - Page 24

Mobile magic helps Trade Me beat IPO outlook
Wed, 20th Feb 2013
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smartphones
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digital entertainment
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ecommerce
Trade Me's mobile expansion fuels a net profit rise of NZD $37.5m, beating IPO outlook and driving strong performance across its business portfolio.

JB Hi-Fi sees first-half NZ sales fall 6%
Tue, 12th Feb 2013
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productivity
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jb hi-fi
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rugby world cup
New Zealand sales fell 6 percent in the first half from a year-earlier result boosted by the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Facebook financials beat expectations
Fri, 1st Feb 2013
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facebook
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ovum
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financial results
Social networking site beats Wall Street estimates during Q4 and 2012 results, showing growth in mobile revenue.

F5 goes global with channel partner offering
Fri, 21st Dec 2012
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cloud services
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f5 networks
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unity
Offered through the UNITY partner program, new security accreditation will increase understanding of F5’s security offerings to drive revenue.

November net worth increases $3.5 billion for Zuckerberg
Mon, 3rd Dec 2012
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facebook
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labour party
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shares
As Facebook comes under criticism for low tax payments in NZ, company stock increases by nearly US$7 a share during November.

Intel in trouble?
Fri, 30th Nov 2012
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intel
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pc market
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wall street
Intel's PC market woes deepen as Wall Street slashes sales estimates. Citigroup analyst Glen Yeung highlights weak notebook data and poor growth.

Global online video market to hit US$37 billion by 2017
Tue, 27th Nov 2012
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
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google
Video services delivered online will account for 10% of total TV and video revenues before the end of the decade.

Investor sells US$81m of Facebook stock
Fri, 2nd Nov 2012
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facebook
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shares
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revenue
Early Facebook investor Jim Breyer has offloaded USD $81 million in stock, selling over 3.5 million shares amidst the company's recent 19% stock price rise.

Copper lines could crash fibre investment
Wed, 31st Oct 2012
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uc
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government
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chorus
Chorus says copper lines regulation threatens to derail investment in building a national fibre network by undercutting the new technology.

Google earnings expected to rise
Thu, 18th Oct 2012
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google
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wall street
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sales
Google is set to announce a 9.6% rise in per-share earnings and a major revenue uptick to USD $11.86 billion for their third-quarter results today.

Weak economy impacts Intel's revenue
Wed, 17th Oct 2012
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cloud services
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intel
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sales
Intel attributes a challenging economy to its US$13.5 billion third-quarter revenue, a decline from US$14.2 billion last year. Profits also saw a dip.

Xero seeks short-term cash cover
Tue, 9th Oct 2012
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
The cloud accounting software firm expects to make more losses in its push to become a global player and may raise more cash to pay for those plans.

Broadband profits for TeamTalk
Wed, 29th Aug 2012
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uc
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telco
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citylink
TeamTalk posts a record 15.9% profit rise to NZD $5.4m, driven by booming broadband operations and key contributions like the Rugby World Cup 2011.

Chorus posts maiden profit after Telecom split
Mon, 27th Aug 2012
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uc
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chorus
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commerce commission
Chorus celebrated its first profit since separating from Telecom, posting a net profit of NZD $102 million and announcing a 25.5 cent dividend for 2013.

Trade Me beats profit forecast
Wed, 22nd Aug 2012
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ecommerce
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trade me
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advertising technologies
Kiwi online trading company reports maiden full-year profit, with long-term targets also on track thanks to increase in mobile phone trading.

Groupon grows global customer base
Tue, 14th Aug 2012
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groupon
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wall street
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sales
Groupon’s customer base grew globally, boasting increased activity despite losing USD $32.4 million in sales due to adverse forex rates.

Harvey Norman reports NZ losses
Wed, 8th Aug 2012
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sales
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new zealand dollar
Harvey Norman reports a 4% drop in New Zealand sales, contributing to a 7% decline in group sales to AUD $5.74 billion amid ongoing retail challenges.

Second US$10 bn quarter for Google
Fri, 13th Apr 2012
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smartphones
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google
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youtube
Google reports its second consecutive USD $10 billion quarter, driven by strong performances from Chrome, Android, and YouTube.

Sourcefire on the prowl
Wed, 11th Apr 2012
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firewalls
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it training
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network security
Sourcefire is seeking a New Zealand distributor to capitalise on heightened security awareness, as it reports a 40% revenue surge to USD $53.2 million in Q4.

Would you donate your desktop to charity?
Thu, 5th Apr 2012
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social media
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donate your desktop
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oxfam
Kiwi group asks computer users to give up their desktops for advertisers, with proceeds going to organisations like Oxfam and the World Wildlife Fund.