| This is Bill Roller of BR Capital with the KUIK Closing Market Report for Thursday, July 19. | |||||||
| Markets finished up today. | |||||||
| Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | |||
| Dow | Up | 35 | points | 12,943 | 1:39 PM | ||
| S&P500 | Up | 0.27% | percent | 1,377 | |||
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 0.79% | percent | 2,966 | |||
| 30 Year Treasury | Up | 3.40 | basis points | 2.61 | |||
| Microsoft Corp.had a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as the software giant booked a hefty write-down in its online services division and deferred revenue related to its Windows 8 upgrade promotion. Microsoft’s strength in sales of Office helped cushion the company from the impact of slumping personal computer sales. The company earlier this week gave a preview of its new Office software that embraces cloud computing and mobile devices. Revenue was up 4% to $18.06 billion in line with estimates. Microsoft shares are up 1.9% to $31.24 in after hours trading. | |||||||
| Always serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-swings-to-loss-on-write-down-2012-07-19-164852524?link=MW_Nav_FP | |||||||
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