Alibaba revenues soar but profit column takes a hit on the spreadsheets
Alibaba comfortably passed analyst estimates for the three months ending June 30, as total revenues soared 61% year-on-year.
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Payments challenger Adyen post strong growth following June IPO
In its first earnings release since going public in June, payments firm Adyen is proving it can live up to the hype.
International markets pay off for Xiaomi
Xiaomi has released its quarterly figures with breakthroughs in the Indian and Indonesian markets paying off for the budget smartphone manufacturer.
China Mobile adds 18mn mobile subs in first half – and that’s not a typo
China Mobile has reported its numbers for the first half, with the ridiculous figures just demonstrating how much potential there is for those who can crack the Great Firewall of China.
DT blames dodgy results on toll roads
Profits might have plummeted but that hasn’t stopped Deutsche Telekom from raising its full-year outlook as subscriber gains in the US business drags the rest of the group forward.
Snap has a minor dip but can it learn Facebook’s lessons?
Snap has reported its numbers for the second quarter, and while the news is not wall-to-wall blockbusters, there does seem to be rational, long-term confidence.
T-Mobile US hits 21 consecutive quarters of 1mn subscription adds
Another three months have passed and yet again we are reporting about the eccentric John Legere and his unique use of punctuation cooing over 1.6 million net additions to T-Mobile US subscriber numbers.
Postpaid or prepaid doesn’t matter if you nail experience – Three UK CEO
While many telcos are keen to convert customers to valuable postpaid contracts, Three CEO Dave Dyson doesn’t believe the type of payment is relevant, as long as you keep your customers happy.
Maybe Fitbit can be more than just a niche exercise product
Fitbit might not be turning in the results of yesteryear, but riding the wave of Versa to beat analyst expectations demonstrates there might be mass-market appeal for the brand.
iPhone X drives Apple growth past analyst expectations
Apple has reported its quarterly results for the three months ending June 30, collecting an eye-watering $585 million in revenue a day over the period.
Baidu rolls out another quarter of strong profit
Baidu has released financials for the last three months with its news product leading the charge for the Chinese search giant.
Smartphone shipments down but Huawei has something to cheer about
Shipments of smartphones across the second quarter of 2018 were down 1.8% year-on-year, though Huawei managed to sell enough devices to leapfrog Apple into second place on the rankings table.
Slowdown, don’t know what you’re talking about – Huawei
Huawei has reported its numbers for the first half of 2018, defying any trends there is a slowdown in the global telecoms and technology industry.
S9 halts Samsung run of progress but semiconductors stand strong
Samsung’s run of reporting record quarterly results has come to an end as sluggish sales for its flagship S9 device hit a wall.
Still no news on CEO, but BT results show promise
We’re still no closer to finding out who will be leading the BT business into the era of 5G, but investors seem happy with the first quarter performance as share price creeps up 3%.
AWS continues to fuel profits at parent company
Amazon has released the results for the first half of 2018, with cloud business unit AWS accounting for just over 61% of the total operating income.
Facebook financials fail to impress as share price plummets
Revenues of $13 billion, an operating margin of 44%, net income of $5.1 billion and a share price plummet of 17% overnight; Facebook has not impressed investors with its latest quarterly results.
You can see why there’s so much interest in Sky
Sky has released its financial results for the last twelve months, and you can see why a bidding battle enraged over the UK’s biggest premium content provider.
US operators Q2 2018: Verizon does a bit better than AT&T
Both giant US operators announced their Q2 2018 numbers recently with Verizon exceeding expectations but AT&T not so much.
Vodafone blames accountants and currency for revenue slump
Vodafone has pointed the finger at new accounting rules and fluctuating FX as the reason for a 4.9% decline in revenues over the last three months.
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