Amazon.com; Apple; Qualcomm; Motorola

Amazon.com, the world's largest Internet retailer,

reported Q1 net income +30%; on revenue +37% at $4 billion; but forecast narrower profit margins at gross margins declined 0.7%.

Apple reported a 36% jump in profit, on sales +43%, topping estimates,

however, the profit margin in the quarter narrowed and the forecast for the current period missed projections.

Qualcomm, the biggest maker of mobile-phone chips,

reported a 5.5% rise in Q2 profit, on sales +17%; and increased its annual forecast as its customers expanded their market share.

Motorola posted a wider Q1 net loss $194 million, as revenue fell -21% to $7.45 billion,

its lowest in 4 years, and gave a forecast that fell short of analysts' projections.

Motorola's share of global phone sales fell to 11.9% in Q4 from 21.5% a year earlier.

Microsoft reports after the market close.

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