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IBM's 'surprise' CEO: Arvind Krishna to take over from Ginni Rometty

While the leadership change was largely expected, Wall Street analysts were surprised by the timing and the choice of Krishna as the CEO. “We believe the frontrunners in most investors’ minds had been either Jim Whitehurst (former CEO of Red Hat) or former CFO Martin Schroeter,” said Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi. …read more […]

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Exxon, Chevron results augur tough year ahead, shares drop 3.5%

Weaker crude oil and gas prices drove quarterly results sharply lower at Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp, pushing down shares at the two largest U.S. oil producers and signalling a weak start to the new year. While one-time asset sales or write downs were large factors, the two companies said earnings suffered from weaker margins in crude oil, natural gas, chemicals and fuel production. “There’s no silver bullet on improving returns in a flat commodity price environment,” said Chevron Chief Executive Mike Wirth. …read more […]

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Exxon, Chevron results augur tough year ahead, shares drop 3%

Weaker crude oil and gas prices drove quarterly results sharply lower at Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp, pushing down shares at the two largest U.S. oil producers and signaling a weak start to the new year. While one-time asset sales or write downs were large factors, the two companies said earnings suffered from weaker margins in crude oil, chemicals and fuel production. Shares of Exxon and Chevron were both at least 3% lower in morning trade on the results and worries about slowing global economic growth. …read more […]