Today, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ : CTSH) the IT, consulting and BPO services provider, reported a higher Q1 profit, chiefly aided by a revenue surge in all region and segments.

Cognizant's net income grew from last year's $208.33 million or $0.67 per share to $243.65 million or $0.79 per share, in-line with analysts' expectations from  A. On average analysts' expected earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items.

Revenue jumped 24.8 percent from $1.37 billion in the previous year  to $1.71 billion last year. It was in-line with  analysts' consensus estimate.

Going forward,  to the second quarter of 2012, the company expects earnings per share to be $0.80, with revenue anticipated to be at least $1.79 billion. Analysts project earnings of $0.83 per share on $1.84 billion revenue for the quarter. The company also announced an additional $400 million share buyback program.

Original Source : Financial News

To know more about most active stocks to invest today, please visit: http://www.financeenquiry.com/
 
Galaxy smart phone is to be updated with new quad-core silicon chip in the coming days in order to improve the performance in terms of speed and efficiency. The Exynos Quad 4 is built on the company’s cutting-edge 32-nanometer manufacturing process and it incorporates four processor cores. 

Samsung said in a statement that the quad-core processor is an important element in providing their customers with a PC-like feeling on their mobile devices.

Original Source:  news.cnet

You can read more on Financial and Business Updates from our Experts:- Latest Stock News
 
The industry, trade and commerce related reporting is called the Business News. It is also about the national and international economic developments that affect the global economy. The goods and services sold in the world have its impact on economic growth, which in turn affect the stock, currency and commodity markets across the world. The news stories also focus on the activities of the multilateral financial institutions such as World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Business News gives the investor a global view of the companies that he seeks to invest, helping him to spread his investment and to secure his future in a planned way.

Finance News reports the daily economic developments that affect the nation and the individuals.  It is a continuous flow of information that can change the fortunes of the investors and the companies.  The reports are minutely followed by the stocks/currency/commodity markets for their effect on individual companies and their stocks.

For example: Greece sovereign debt crisis of 2011 had a cascading effect on the nations as well as international financial institutions. In that instance, most of the European nations and the companies felt the heat of the crisis as many of them had their investments in Greece or the banks which  funded them were investors in the Grecian sovereign debt instruments. Finance News is a guide to anticipate and forecast the economic events, hence it holds the mirror to the investor. 
 
Most Active Stock News invariably focuses on the companies which are traded in large volumes in the international markets. The companies belonging to this segment are blue chip companies such as Apple, Gillette, and Ford Motor etc. They create headlines for their investments, sales and expansions, business statements by their managers and the profits & losses. The major G-20 nations such as US, UK, Germany, China, Japan and India are also in constant news for their financial muscle as well as for their role in the international trade and commerce. Most Active News is followed by the investors to know more about policy formulations and the possibilities it holds in the world markets.

Latest Stock Market Updates helps the investor to rethink about a particular buy or sell position he holds in the daily market. The markets have the dynamics of its own, which many a time gets changed due to technical reasons.  The investor has to be watchful in keeping the track of Latest Stock Market Updates so that he takes advantage of the frequent changes that occur in the market.

Latest Stock News is a minute by minute stock analysis to help the investor make necessary shifts in the investment strategies.  The stock market in the globalized world operates some or the other parts of the world. In the global context, Latest Stock News is happening across the continents not just in the Europe and the America, but also in the emerging economies worldwide.

Stock Market News is about stocks, bonds, funds, currencies, commodities, energy markets and emerging markets. It provides the snapshot of the major international markets, giving investors the sense about the market gainers and losers. In short, Stock Market News is a helpful tool to systematically invest in different markets across the world.

Original Source : Investment News

 
Viasystems Group (NASDAQ : VIAS) will takeover DDi Corp (NASDAQ : DDIC) for $13 per share in cash.

Both the companies  announced that they have entered into a merger agreement, in which the value of entire transaction is around $282 million, or  $268 million net of DDi’s cash plus debt assumed. As per last year's results, for both the companies, on a proforma basis, the combined operation was around $1,320 million of revenue.

 VIAS anticipates the transaction to be straight away added to Adjusted EPS, even without the outcome of expected cost synergies, which VIAS expects to be around $10 million every year, prior to income tax effects, and realizable within 6 months after closing.

You can read more on Financial and Business Updates from our Experts:- Mergers and Acquisitions

Original Source: Viasystems Group
 
As compared to the previous month, consumer confidence slipped in March due to rising gas prices. According to the forecasters, the consumer confidence index will slip to 70.0 in March, from 70.8 in February.

On Monday, the nationwide average for a gallon of gas reached $3.90. Economists are worried as they think rising oil prices may force consumers to pull back their spending.

As the economic outlook was improving, February’s reading reached 72. It might reach 90 in March indicating a healthy economy. In February 2009, the consumer confidence hit all-time low at 25.3. Since then, it has made a fitful recovery. Improvement in the job market is the key factor behind boosting the consumer confidence. The unemployment rate has slipped to 8.3 percent.

You can read more on Financial and Business Updates from our Experts:- Stock Market News

Original Source: Consumer Confidence
 
Early this Friday, gold futures bounced due to weak US dollar. Moreover, gold for April delivery rose $6.50 to $1,649 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Moreover, May Silver jumped 29.5 cents to reach $31.64 an ounce. The euro also gained from $1.3197 of late Thursday to $1.3231.

A soft dollar can support gold in two ways by making all dollar-denominated commodities cheaper in other currencies and encouraging gold purchases as currency hedge against greenback softness. On Thursday, gold plunged along with several kind of commodities following weak manufacturing surveys in China and the euro zone risk concerns.

You can read more on Financial and Business Updates from our Experts:- Latest Stock News

Original Source : Comex Gold