US STOCKS-Profits push indexes up, led by IBM and Juniper

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 19 - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday
as forecast-topping results from multinational companies such
as IBM and Juniper Networks Inc. shifted investor
focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime
mortgage concerns.




Shares of International Business Machines Corp. ,
the world's largest technology services company, rose 4
percent, after it posted a jump in quarterly profit and raised
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IBM to buy Watchfire security software firm

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, June 6 - IBM , the world's largest technology services company, said on Wednesday it will buy privately held security and compliance testing software company Watchfire Corp. for an undisclosed amount.



The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, International Business Machines Corp. said in a statement.


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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline; IBM and Yahoo Retreat Before Earnings

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures dropped before a report that may show consumer prices in the country rose the most in almost a year, fueling concern the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates.

International Business Machines Corp., the world's largest computer-services company, and Yahoo! Inc., the owner of the most-visited U.S. Web site, declined before reporting first- quarter earnings.


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