Microsoft, which is scheduled to release its fiscal second quarter results Jan. 22, is expected to post a quarterly profit, but the numbers are expected to be below expectations, which could mean that the software giant could begin cutting thousands of jobs as early as this week. In addition, financial analysts are expected to press Microsoft executives about the prospects of acquiring Yahoo to help expand Microsofts own search capabilities.
- NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft is expected to post a
quarterly profit that misses its own target and announce thousands of
job cuts this week as the global economic slump hurts even the
technology industry’s biggest players.
When the leading software maker reports fiscal second quarter
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