Parent alphabit came out with Quarterly Results after the bell and investors were not pleased. Let start with dow component microsoft. The Worlds Largest Software Company in the middle of a transition to become more of a Cloud Company missed on its latest Earnings Report. Microsoft earned 62 cents a share, 2 cents shy of estimates. Revenue was essentially in line at a shade over 22 billion. Shares initially fell more than 3 after the release. Dierdre bosa is in redmond, washington, with the thing investors should focus on. Reporter for microsoft its all about the rising cloud which has helped transition the company into a new era of Technology Faster than many had anticipated. But while Cloud Business is booming, it may not be enough to make up for a declining pc market which hit microsofts bottom line in the previous quarter through sales of its windows operating system. As for devices, diverging fortunes. Surface sales were up sharply while phone sales continue to free fall. For nigh
What are they saying about him. Reporter a lot of great things. It has become clear that this man touched a lot of peoples lives and has left many inspired. Full of life, thats how the man known as a chef, surfer and rock climber, but most of all known for being an inspiration. He just radiated joy and life and vitality and he was always charging. Reporter mckay says brad was a regular at her rock climbing facility in santa rosa. Parker died over the weekend while climbing. Earlier that day he proposed to his girlfriend who said yes. She is just beside herself. Reporter a table is being set up to honor brad who traveled from tibet to thailand to new zealand but returned home to share his zest for life. He is just such a light and inspiration and a guide. Thats why without being a leader he was a leader. When you climb with somebody you really bond with them on a level that you dont in other activities or in other areas of life. Reporter brad was an experienced climber. Recently appeari
We offer expertise and Tailor Solutions in a wide range of industries. Hat can we do for you . And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. A u. S. Grand jury is preparing to announce whether a white Police Officer who shot dead an unarm aed black teenager will be charged. The u. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel is stepping down after less than two years in his job. Speculation turns to who will succeed him. When its mattered most, behind closed doors, in the oval office, hes always given me strength. For that i will always be grateful. And weve got a special report on the American Forces who are training african soldiers in the hunt for a notorious warlord. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and also around the globe. The lawyers to for the family of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was shot dead by a white Police Officer in missouri in august, say the grand jury investigating the case has now reached a verlan
Missed earnings forecast amid unfavorable currency moves and shrinking margins. John lewis rings in a record Christmas Season, but the cfo resigns following a profit warning earlier in the week. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. And a warm welcome to the first Worldwide Exchange of 2014. We kick off the data out of the eurozone. Manufacturing pmi, 52. 7. That was in line with the flash number a few weeks ago. It is the highest since may 2 1 2011. We did see producers reporting further growth of new orders, exports and backlogs of work says market for a good 2014 which compiled the pmi. The one concern will be france, struggling italy and spain showing signs of a brighter year ahead. The recovery may be held up by a sickly french manufacturing base. France has been back in recession. Well have to see whether that was the case in the Fourth Quarter or not. Nevertheless, european stocks just over an hour into trade in the new ye
Monitoring a woman who was working for the director. Large parts of the west ant artka have began to collapse. A rise in global sea levels is now inevitable. There was a startling Development Today in nigeria in the case of hundreds of missing school girls abducted a month ago. The radical Armed Islamic Group Boko Haram released this video saying all of the women in the vails were kidnapped and have been converted to islam. The leader says the girls will be held in the Nigerian Government freeze all militant prisoners. Now from the capitol of abuja. Their kidnapping shocked the world. Now these images are likely to cause further distress. In the 17 minute video released by their boko haram kidnappers, the girls are heard speaking in arabic. Three of the girls are interviewed to say they were christian but converted to islam while the third says she is muslim. Its hard to determine from the video the location where it was shot. Boko haram leader also makes a separate appearance. In his