If you're one Elon Musk, you're probably ready for just about anything to take the place of the only story dominating the Tesla tagline for the past few weeks. Of course, a $ 90 million net loss isn't the ideal story to overtake the Model S kerfuffle, but hey -- at least the company's aiming to pull in a profit next quarter. In a bid to keep … [Read more...]
Tesla’s Q4 2012 earnings: $90 million net loss, but forecasts a profit for Q1 2013
Apple Q4 2012 earnings: $35.97 billion in revenue, $8.2 billion net profit, narrowly beats estimates
Just a day after introducing the iPad mini, a revised iMac, a 4th-generation iPad and a retooled Mac mini, the company is outing its Q4 2012 earnings -- and it looks as if it has narrowly edged Wall Street estimates. Revenue was pegged at $ 35.97 billion (compared to estimates of $ 35.08 billion), with net profit at $ 8.2 billion. For the sake … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Q1 2012 earnings: net income down 35 percent to $130 million, net sales at $13.18 billion
It's no Apple-sized quarter, but you'd need to be on HGTV's Million Dollar Rooms a handful of times over to scoff at Amazon's Q1 2012 earnings. After reporting $ 177 million in net earnings last quarter (on $ 17.43 billion in revenue), the online sales behemoth has today registered $ 13.18 billion in net sales -- proudly reporting that said … [Read more...]
Police officers earnings revealed
The same year Vancouver had a riot, the city's top cops got a pay raise. In 2010, Police Chief Jim Chu made 311-thousand dollars. In 2011, he got a 3-thousand dollar upgrade, and earned 314-thousand. The Department's next top earner last year was Deputy Chief Doug Lepard. He earned 223-thousand, down 15-grand from the … [Read more...]
Apple Q2 2012 earnings: $39.2 billion in revenue, net profit of $11.6 billion
Tim Cook: Apple focusing more on iPad for enterprise Tim Cook hates litigation, not quite ready to call a patent truce 365 million iOS devices 'in play,' iPad taking off in education and government markets How do you follow up a stunning Q1 where you set record quarterly earnings and issue a sizable dividend to investors? Well, if you're Apple, … [Read more...]
Canlan Q4 earnings rise 29 per cent
BURNABY, B.C. - Rink operator Canlan Ice Sports Corp. says its fourth-quarter net earnings rose 29 per cent, while revenues also moved up on higher activity in rentals and youth hockey leagues.The British Columbia-based firm, which is the largest private sector owner and operator of recreational ice sports facilities in North America, said profits … [Read more...]
Silver Wheaton reports higher Q4 earnings
VANCOUVER - Silver Wheaton Corp. reported a 20 per cent increase in fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday thanks to higher selling prices of silver and gold.The Vancouver-based mining company (TSX:SLW) said net earnings were US$ 144.7 million, up from US$ 120.7 million during the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the earnings … [Read more...]
Silver Standard has Q4 net earnings of $2.6M
VANCOUVER - Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX:SSO) reports big drop in net earnings to US$ 2.6 million, or three cents per share, in its fourth quarter, as cost rose and it face downtime at its Pirquitas mine in Argentina. Results compared to net income of $ 361.6 million, or $ 4.56 per share, in the same quarter in 2010. … [Read more...]
First Quantum reports lower Q4 earnings
VANCOUVER - Copper miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has reported lower fourth-quarter profits compared to a year earlier, when it booked a big gain on an investment sale.The Vancouver-based company (TSX:FM) says net earnings were $ 76 million, or 16 cents per share, during the last three months of 2011.During the same period a year earlier, First … [Read more...]