Microsoft shares fall on disappointing results

Date: Friday, July 24, 2009

Microsoft shares fall on disappointing results

Shares of Microsoft slide sharply Friday, a day after the software
titan posted fiscal fourth-quarter results that fell short of Wall
Street's expectations.

MICROSOFT INVESTOR PINES FOR YAHOO SEARCH DEAL

A search advertising partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo
Inc. would provide significant benefits to both companies beyond a
short-term financial and share-price gain for Yahoo, according to a
Microsoft investor.

TECH STOCKS FALL ON MICROSOFT, AMAZON RESULTS

Technology stocks, which posted one their best market performances
just one day ago, headed straight into the red Friday and showed few
signs of recovering after a weaker-than-expected earnings report from
software giant Microsoft Corp. led to broad selling across the sector.

NINTENDO HOPES TO KICK START SALES WITH NEW GAME

Like others in the video game sector, Nintendo Ltd. could use some
good news. It's hoping for just that with its latest release.

AMAZON SHARES FALL ON DISAPPOINTING MEDIA SALES

Amazon.com's earnings for the second quarter fall 10%, partly because
of a charge related to a recent settlement.