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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- KLA-Tencor Corp posted fiscal first-quarter revenue below expectations as chipmakers, worried about the economy, held off on new orders of manufacturing equipment. KLA-Tencor said first-quarter revenue was $721 million, compared with $796 million in the year-ago period.
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*Stronger than expected UK growth supports risk-on trade. *Treasury sells $29 billion in seven-year notes. ``Today's auction was pretty lackluster,'' said Kim Rupert, managing director of global fixed income analysis at Action Economics in San Francisco.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- Amazon.com Inc reported weak quarterly results on Thursday as the world's largest Internet retailer spent heavily and suffered from an economic slowdown in Europe. Amazon shares fell more than 5 percent to $211 in after-hours trading following the results.
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*Stronger than expected UK growth supports risk-on trade. *Treasury sells $29 billion in seven-year notes. ``Today's auction was pretty lackluster,'' said Kim Rupert, managing director of global fixed income analysis at Action Economics in San Francisco.
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Oct 25- The New York Times Co posted worse-than-expected results on Thursday as advertisers cut spending on both print and digital outlets, sending its shares down 22 percent.
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Tim Murphy, MD, IP Global says that real estate stock levels in San Francisco is really low, making the city a great place to invest.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- Yahoo Inc said on Thursday it bought a small, mobile start-up company in New York, marking one of new Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's first moves to revamp the struggling Web pioneer by acquiring outside products and technology.
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*Stronger than expected UK growth supports risk-on trade. *Treasury sells $29 billion in seven-year notes. ``Today's auction was pretty lackluster,'' said Kim Rupert, managing director of global fixed income analysis at Action Economics in San Francisco.
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MILPITAS, Calif.-- KLA-Tencor, which makes equipment for manufacturing semiconductors, said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter net income fell 30 percent, hurt by weak demand across its industry. Net income for the three months ended Sept. 30 fell 30 percent to $135.4 million, or 80 cents per share.
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Personal computer makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell are having a tough year. President and CEO: Meg Whitman. Source: Google Finance, Morningstar, company websites.
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NEW YORK-- Boeing said Thursday that it has acquired Miro Technologies, a privately held company that specializes in software to help manage logistical services. Miro will become part of the Global Services& Support business that falls under Boeing Defense, Space& Security, which is a unit of The Boeing Co. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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PALO ALTO, Calif.-- Shares of Varian Medical Systems Inc. jumped 13 percent in afterhours trading Thursday after the company reported a 20 percent rise in its fourth-quarter profit fueled by higher device sales. Varian reported net income of $120.2 million, or $1.08 per share, up from $101 million, or 87 cents per share, in the prior year period.
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Chief Executive Officer Stephen Chazen set a target of lowering costs to 2011 levels by the end of next year, zeroing in on those in the company's home state of California. The stock is down 13 percent so far in 2012, while Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp are up for that period.
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Wall St view EPS 8 cents. Oct 25- The New York Times Co reported worse-than-expected results on Thursday as advertisers cut spending on both print and digital outlets, sending shares down 16 percent.
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-- IPC The Hospitalist Company Inc. said Thursday that its net income rose 21 percent in the third quarter as it added more providers. Earnings in the July-September quarter came to $7.8 million, or 46 cents per share, from $6.5 million, or 38 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Touch-screen maker Synaptics Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter net income fell by more than half on weak sales of screens for desktop computers.
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*McKesson reports Q2 adj EPS $1.92 vs est $1.78. Oct 25- U.S. drug wholesaler McKesson Corp struck a deal to buy medical products distributor PSS World Medical for $1.46 billion to boost scale and margins in its surgical devices supply business as medical procedure volumes fall.
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GOLETA, Calif.-- Shoppers are tugging off their Uggs, and the maker of the sheepskin boots said Thursday that profit fell 31 percent in its most recent quarter, and slashed its outlook for the end of the year. The warning from Deckers Outdoor Corp., which also sells Teva shoes and sandals, comes just as the all-important holiday season kicks off.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.-- BJ's Restaurants Inc. said Thursday that its net income rose 8 percent in the third quarter on strengthening sales. The restaurant chain reported net income of $6.84 million, or 24 cents per share, for the quarter that ended Oct. 2. That compares with net income of $6.34 million, or 22 cents per share, in the same period last year.
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Wall St view EPS 8 cents. Oct 25- The New York Times Co reported worse-than-expected results on Thursday as advertisers cut spending on both print and digital outlets, sending shares down 16 percent.