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Exec pay in Australia too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... that Meg Whitman recently accepted the role of chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard for a base salary of $1 while Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has a base pay of $650,000, and a bonus last year of the same amount. "For the head ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... in three months. Existing-home sales fell 3.0 per cent in September, in line with forecasts. After the market closed, Microsoft reported fiscal first-quarter profit rose six per cent, to $US5.74 billion ($A5.63 billion), in line with analyst expectations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... Electric and McDonald's beating expectations, while Caterpillar fell short - held back US markets on Friday, though Microsoft gave Nasdaq a solid boost. Caterpillar's poor quarter helped knock the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue chips off 43.25 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... company said its revenue hit a record last quarter. Google's earnings pushed tech stocks in the S&P index broadly higher. Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. each gained 1 per cent. Most investors believe a deal to raise the country's debt ceiling ...

Alliance brings cloud power to financial services

BLOOMBERG RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Bloomberg has integrated its electronic communications compliance software Bloomberg Vault with Microsoft Office 365, incorporating cloud archiving in the product the firm said today. The product helps financial services firms meet global regulatory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... strategist for Cantor Fitzgerald. Strong performers this past week included retailer Target, which rose 6.7 per cent, and Microsoft, which gained 3.5 per cent. Bank stocks underperformed, with Bank of America down 3.5 per cent, JPMorgan Chase down 2.0 ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... biggest winners on Monday, with Bank of America gaining 3.1 per cent and American Express rising 2.5 per cent. Shares of Microsoft surged 3.7 per cent amid rumours that the software giant would release its next version of the Windows operating system ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... GDP growth to score modest gains fairly evenly across the board, including the banking sector, after three weak days. Microsoft jumped 2.0 per cent to $24.67 after hedge fund investor David Einhorn called for the company's board to get rid of chief executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... inflation eased only moderately, while a weaker yen sent Tokyo higher. Technology plays were in positive territory after Microsoft announced it would buy internet phone pioneer Skype. Shanghai finished 0.25 per cent, or 7.21 points, lower at 2,883.42 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... some of the uncertainty leading up to it, IG Market analyst Ben Potter said. US shares pushed higher on Tuesday after Microsoft's $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype gave a strong bump to tech stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 75.68 points ...