Microsoft today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, reflecting a 3 cent or 23 percent increase over the previous quarter’s dividend. The dividend is payable December 9, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date will be...

Microsoft Corp. today announced record fourth-quarter revenue of $16.04 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a 22% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.93 billion, $4.52 billion and $0.51 per share...

Fastest annual revenue growth since 1999 fuels 32% increase in earnings per share. Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $15.84 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2008, an 18% increase over the same period of the prior year. Operating income and diluted earnings per share for the...

Microsoft Corp. plans to acquire the 50.1% it doesn't already own in MSN Israel Ltd. from partner Internet Gold Ltd., the companies said on Sunday. The companies said in a statement that they're "discussing the terms of migration and possible future cooperation." Meantime, they're...

Yahoo Inc confirmed on Friday that it had received an unsolicited bid from Microsoft Corp to acquire the company and that its board of directors would consider the $44.6 billion deal. Yahoo said in a statement that its board would evaluate the proposal "carefully and promptly in the context of Yahoo's...

Microsoft's $44.6bn (£22.6) bid to buy Yahoo could backfire if not executed properly, according to analysts — but the phenomenal price may be worth paying to fend off the challenge from Google. Microsoft announced on Friday that it was making a further attempt to acquire Yahoo after approaching the...

Stocks gave up an early rally Friday after a weak construction spending report and a warning from Moody's that it will likely downgrade bond insurers offset enthusiasm over Microsoft Corp.'s bid for Internet company Yahoo Inc. The market began the day with investors pleased by Microsoft's...

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Microsoft's quarterly results, released a few minutes ago , beat Wall Street expectations with earnings per share of 50 cents and revenue of $16.37 billion, an increase of 30 percent over the same quarter last year. The company cited strength in its PC Windows division, Microsoft Business Division...

Microsoft is expected to report a sharp rise in quarterly profit this week, boosted by surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its Windows operating system and Office software. Investors will also look at its full-year outlook to see if the world's largest software maker can maintain...