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Belgian crisis reaches record level

Belgium is once again in a political stalemate after the man who had been trying to revive stalled coalition talks tendered his resignation for the second time.
This time King Albert had to accept it.

Keppel Corp +2.3% after record 4Q earnings

Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) is up 2.3% at $11.60 in active trade after its 4Q earnings beat the street, with net profit of $403 million, the first time the S$400 million mark has been breached.

Phillip Securities says the results were above its expectations; it maintains its Buy call and raises its fair value to $13.40 from $12.52 (on an increased valuation for O&M to 15X vs 13.5X FY11E). 

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“Glee” Shatters Elvis’ Record On UK Pop Chart

The King of Rock is no match for the cast of Glee across the pond. The all-singing, all-dancing TV show, about an unlikely group of high school misfits who form a choir, has smashed Elvis Presley’s UK pop chart record after becoming the fastest act to notch 20 Top 40 hits. Glee’s Britney Spears Tribute [...]

Apple posts record revenues, profit

Apple-Apple posted record revenue and profits Tuesday, a day after the company announced that its iconic founder and chief executive Steve Jobs was taking a medical leave of absence for unspecified health problems. The health of the company however has never seemed brighter. Apple said it had record revenue of $26.74 billion in the fourth [...]

Britney Spears “Hold It Against Me” Shatters Billboard Spin Record

Britney Spears’ latest track, “Hold It Against Me,” has received the highest amount of radio play in Billboard’s 18-year history. On Monday, Brit’s dance-fused single stormed Billboard’s Pop Songs chart — which lists the most-played songs on 130 mainstream Top 40 radio stations across the US — at No. 16, earning 4,071 plays in its [...]

Hutchison unit eyes $7.7b Singapore listing, record for Southeast Asia

Hutchison Whampoa (0013.HK) plans to spin off its holdings in two ports assets, a move expected to raise US$6 billion ($7.7 billion) in what could be Southeast Asia’s largest ever stock offering.

The listing by Hutchison, a ports-to-telecom conglomerate owned by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, will take place on the Singapore Stock Exchange, allowing the company to use the proceeds for investments in its ports and infrastructure business.

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Intel Reports Record Year and Record Fourth Quarter

Full-Year Results
  • Revenue $43.6 billion, up $8.5 billion, 24 percent year-over-year
  • Gross margin of 66 percent, up 10 percentage points year-over-year
  • Operating income $15.9 billion, up $10.2 billion, 179 percent year-over-year
  • Net income $11.7 billion, up $7.3 billion, 167 percent year-over-year
  • EPS $2.05, up $1.28, 166 percent year-over-year

Full-Year Results, Excluding the EC Fine and AMD Settlement Agreement
  • On a non-GAAP basis, operating income $15.9 billion, up $7.5 Billion, 89 percent year-over-year
  • On a non-GAAP basis, net income $11.7 billion, up $5.0 billion, 76 percent year-over-year
  • On a non-GAAP basis, EPS $2.05, up 88 cents, 75 percent year-over-year

Fourth-Quarter Results
  • Revenue $11.5 billion, up $355 million, 3 percent sequentially
  • Record gross margin of 67.5 percent, up 1.5 percentage points sequentially
  • Operating income $4.3 billion, up $211 million, 5 percent sequentially
  • Net income $3.4 billion, up $433 million, 15 percent sequentially
  • EPS 59 cents, up 7 cents, 13 percent sequentially

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2011 – Intel Corporation today reported full-year revenue of $43.6 billion, operating income of $15.9 billion, net income of $11.7 billion, and EPS of $2.05 – all records. The company generated approximately $16.7 billion in cash from operations, paid cash dividends of $3.5 billion, and used $1.5 billion to repurchase 70 million shares of common stock.

For the fourth-quarter, Intel posted revenue of $11.5 billion. The company reported fourth-quarter operating income of $4.3 billion, net income of $3.4 billion, and EPS of 59 cents. Fourth-quarter revenue, operating income, net income, and EPS were also all records.

“2010 was the best year in Intel’s history. We believe that 2011 will be even better,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO.

GAAP Financial Comparison

Annual Results

2010

vs. 2009

Revenue

$43.6 billion

up 24%

Operating Income

$15.9 billion

up 179%

Net Income

$11.7 billion

up 167%

Earnings Per Share

$2.05

up 166%

Quarterly Results

Q4 2010

vs. Q3 2010

vs. Q4 2009

Revenue

$11.5 billion

up 3%

up 8%

Operating Income

$4.3 billion

up 5%

up 74%

Net Income

$3.4 billion

up 15%

up 48%

Earnings Per Share

59 cents

up 13%

up 48%

Non-GAAP Financial Comparison

Annual Results

2010

2009

vs. 2009

Revenue

$43.6 billion

$35.1 billion

up 24%

Operating Income

$15.9 billion

$8.4 billion

up 89%

Net Income

$11.7 billion

$6.6 billion

up 76%

Earnings Per Share

$2.05

$1.17

up 75%

2009 Non-GAAP results exclude the European Commission fine of $1.45 billion and the settlement agreement with AMD of $1.25 billion, and the related tax impacts of this charge.

Quarterly Results

Q4 2010

Q4 2009

vs. Q4 2009

Revenue

$11.5 billion

$10.6 billion

up 8%

Operating Income

$4.3 billion

$3.7 billion

up 16%

Net Income

$3.4 billion

$3.1 billion

up 10%

Earnings Per Share

59 cents

55 cents

up 7%

Q4 2009 Non-GAAP results exclude the settlement agreement with AMD of $1.25 billion and the related tax impacts of this charge.

Full-Year 2010 Key Financial Information
  • PC Client Group revenue up 21 percent, Data Center Group revenue up 35 percent, other Intel architecture group revenue up 27 percent, and Intel® Atom™ microprocessor and chipset revenue of $1.6 billion up 8 percent.
  • Gross margin of 66 percent, up 10 percentage points compared to 2009.
  • Full-year capital spending was $5.2 billion, consistent with the company’s expectation.
  • The company used $1.5 billion to repurchase 70 million shares of common stock.

Q4 2010 Key Financial Information
  • PC Client Group revenue flat, Data Center Group revenue up 15 percent, other Intel architecture group flat, and Intel Atom microprocessor and chipset revenue of $391 million flat, all sequentially.
  • The average selling price (ASP) for microprocessors was slightly up sequentially.
  • Gross margin was 67.5 percent, slightly above the company’s expectation.
  • R&D plus MG&A spending of $3.4 billion was higher than the company’s expectation.
  • The net gain of $140 million from equity investments and interest and other was better than the company’s expectation.
  • The effective tax rate was 24 percent, lower than the company’s expectation of 31 percent primarily due to the retroactive reinstatement of the U.S. R&D tax credit.

Business Outlook
Intel’s Business Outlook does not include the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or other business combinations that may be completed after Jan. 13.

Q1 2011
  • Revenue: $11.5 billion, plus or minus $400 million.
  • Gross margin percentage: 64 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points.
  • R&D plus MG&A spending: approximately $3.4 billion.
  • Impact of equity investments and interest and other: gain of approximately $200 million.
  • Depreciation: approximately $1.2 billion.

Full-Year 2011
  • Gross margin percentage: 65 percent, plus or minus a few percentage points.
  • Spending (R&D plus MG&A): $13.9 billion, plus or minus $200 million.
  • R&D spending: approximately $7.3 billion.
  • Tax rate: approximately 29 percent.
  • Depreciation: approximately $5 billion, plus or minus $100 million.
  • Capital spending: expected to be $9.0 billion, plus or minus $300 million.

For additional information regarding Intel’s results and Outlook, please see the CFO commentary at: www.intc.com/results.cfm.

Status of Business Outlook
During the quarter, Intel’s corporate representatives may reiterate the Business Outlook during private meetings with investors, investment analysts, the media and others. From the close of business on March 4 until publication of the company’s first-quarter earnings release, Intel will observe a “Quiet Period” during which the Business Outlook disclosed in the company’s news releases and filings with the SEC should be considered as historical, speaking as of prior to the Quiet Period only and not subject to an update by the company.

Risk Factors
The above statements and any others in this document that refer to plans and expectations for the first quarter, the year and the future are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect Intel’s actual results, and variances from Intel’s current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Intel presently considers the following to be the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company’s expectations.
  • Demand could be different from Intel’s expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions; customer acceptance of Intel’s and competitors’ products; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers.
  • Intel operates in intensely competitive industries that are characterized by a high percentage of costs that are fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term and product demand that is highly variable and difficult to forecast. Revenue and the gross margin percentage are affected by the timing of Intel product introductions and the demand for and market acceptance of Intel’s products; actions taken by Intel’s competitors, including product offerings and introductions, marketing programs and pricing pressures and Intel’s response to such actions; and Intel’s ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to incorporate new features into its products.
  • The gross margin percentage could vary significantly from expectations based on capacity utilization; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; changes in revenue levels; product mix and pricing; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; start-up costs; excess or obsolete inventory; changes in unit costs; defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; product manufacturing quality/yields; and impairments of long-lived assets, including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible assets.
  • Expenses, particularly certain marketing and compensation expenses, as well as restructuring and asset impairment charges, vary depending on the level of demand for Intel’s products and the level of revenue and profits.
  • The tax rate expectation is based on current tax law and current expected income. The tax rate may be affected by the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.
  • Gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other could vary from expectations depending on gains or losses on the sale, exchange, change in the fair value or impairments of debt and equity investments; interest rates; cash balances; and changes in fair value of derivative instruments.
  • The majority of Intel’s non-marketable equity investment portfolio balance is concentrated in companies in the flash memory market segment, and declines in this market segment or changes in management’s plans with respect to Intel’s investments in this market segment could result in significant impairment charges, impacting restructuring charges as well as gains/losses on equity investments and interest and other.
  • Intel’s results could be impacted by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
  • Intel’s results could be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Intel’s results could be affected by adverse effects associated with product defects and errata (deviations from published specifications), and by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust and other issues, such as the litigation and regulatory matters described in Intel’s SEC reports. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting Intel’s ability to design its products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.

A detailed discussion of these and other factors that could affect Intel’s results is included in Intel’s SEC filings, including the report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 25, 2010.

Earnings Webcast
Intel will hold a public webcast at 2:30 p.m. PST today on its Investor Relations web site at www.intc.com. A webcast replay and MP3 download will also be made available on the site.

Intel plans to report its earnings for the first quarter of 2011 on Tuesday, April 19, 2011.  Immediately following the earnings report, the company plans to publish a commentary by Stacy J. Smith, vice president and chief financial officer at www.intc.com/results.cfm. A public webcast of Intel’s earnings conference call will follow at 2:30 p.m. PST at www.intc.com.

About Intel
Intel [NASDAQ: INTC], the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com

Intel, the Intel logo, and Intel Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Singapore plans more housing curbs as prices rise to record

Singapore will raise down payment requirements for second mortgages and extend the period homeowners must hold properties to avoid a sales tax as it steps up efforts to curb speculation after prices rose to a record.

Individuals with more than one mortgage can only borrow up to 60% of a property’s value, down from 70%, the government said in a statement yesterday. On loans to entities other than individuals it will be reduced to 50% from 60%. Sellers will now have to pay a stamp duty for all homes and land sold within four years of purchase, from three years.

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Singapore imposes more housing curbs as prices rise to record

Singapore will raise down payments for second mortgages and extend holding periods for properties starting tomorrow after home prices rose to a record last quarter, intensifying the nation’s efforts to curb speculation.

Individuals who hold more than one mortgage can only borrow up to 60% of a property’s value, versus 70% previously, the government said in a statement today, while loans to entities other individuals will be cut to 50% from 60%. A seller’s stamp duty will apply to all residential units and land sold within four years of purchase, from three years now.

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Chely Wright: “Coming Out Tanked My Record Sales…”

Country crooner Chely Wright made history last May when she came out as a lesbian during a revealing chat with PEOPLE Magazine. The revelation, which was plastered across the front cover of the celebrity weekly, made Chely the first openly gay woman in the world of guitars, pickup trucks, and the Grand Ole Opry. Oh [...]

Rihanna Ties Elvis For UK Chart Record

Rihanna is Queen of the Pop Charts across the pond — and rewriting the history books in the process. The diva’s fifth charttopping album, Loud, just helped Rihanna become the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve five No.1 singles in five consecutive years, according to the Official Charts Company. Britain’s current [...]

Gambhir sold to Knight Riders for record $2.4 mn

Gautam GambhirIndia’s opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was the first player to be sold in the players’ auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) season four, fetching a record $2.4 million by Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir, who was part of the Delhi Daredevils for the last three years, had a base price of $200,000. The bidding for him [...]

Pretty Lights Launches Record Label; Announces New Releases

NEW MUSIC FROM BREAK SCIENCE AND PAPER DIAMOND DUE OUT JANUARY 25


Pretty Lights

Fresh off an incredibly successful year, Derek Vincent Smith (aka Pretty Lights) is ready to give his
fans a gift to start the New Year off right- the announcement of his own record label,
Pretty Lights Music, which will release
free new music in early 2011. Derek’s objectives are simple- he wants to
supply his fans, and fans of electronic music at large, with free music from the artists he believes in and
supports.

Today, he’s thrilled to announce two new digital releases (in addition to Michal Menert) on Pretty Lights
Music, both
due out January 25. Break
Science
will be releasing their new EP, Further Than Our Eyes Can See, and Paper Diamond will be dropping his
debut EP, Levitate.

Download Paper Diamond’s MP3 “From Now Till” here

Download Break Science’s MP3 “Zion Station” here

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Kim Eng rises to record after Maybank makes buyout bid: Update

Kim Eng Holdings, a Singaporean brokerage, surged to a record after Malayan Banking, Malaysia’s biggest lender, offered to buy the company for $1.79 billion to speed up expansion in Southeast Asia.

Shares of Kim Eng jumped 13% to $3.05 at the 5 p.m. close in Singapore trading, an all-time high, making it the best performer on Singapore’s stock exchange. Maybank, as the Kuala Lumpur-based company is known, slipped 0.1% to 9 ringgit, snapping a three-day gain.

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Skoda Auto reports record sales in 2010

skoda autoSkoda Auto, the Volkswagen-owned Czech carmaker, said Thursday that its sales rose 11.5 percent in 2010 year-on-year, in what amounted to the firm’s new record. The firm said in a statement that it sold 762,600 cars last year compared to 684,200 cars in 2009. “In almost all markets, we have had significant growth and increased [...]

Kim Eng rises to record after Maybank makes $1.79b bid

Kim Eng Holdings, a Singaporean brokerage, surged to a record and Malayan Banking gained after Malaysia’s biggest lender offered to buy the company for $1.79 billion to speed up expansion in Southeast Asia.

Shares of Kim Eng jumped 12% to $3.03 at 10:48 a.m. in Singapore trading, set to close at an all-time high. Maybank, as the Kuala Lumpur-based company is known, added 0.7% to 9.07 ringgit, headed for its highest close since Nov. 16.

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Singapore home prices rise to record in 4Q: Update 2

Singapore’s private home prices climbed 2.7% to a record in the fourth quarter as the nation’s fastest economic growth since independence helped counter government measures to cool the market.

 

The home-price index climbed to 194.8 points from 189.6 in the three months ended Sept. 30, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said in an e-mailed statement today. That’s the sixth quarter-on-quarter advance.

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Singapore home prices rise to record in 4Q: update

Singapore’s private home prices climbed 2.7% to a record in the fourth quarter as the nation’s fastest economic growth since independence helped offset government measures to cool the market.

The home-price index climbed to 194.8 points from 189.6 in the three months ended Sept. 30, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said in an e-mailed statement today. That’s the sixth quarter-on-quarter advance.

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Singapore 4Q growth tad slower but doesn’t hurt 2010 record

Singapore’s economy expanded a tad slower than analyst estimates in the fourth quarter of last year, but that didn’t prevent the island nation rounding out a year of record growth.
 
Singapore’s economy, considered a bellwether for Southeast Asia, expanded at an annualized pace of 6.9% in the October-December period from the previous quarter, rebounding from a third-quarter slump and staying on course to become the second-fastest growing economy in the world after Qatar.

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