http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/rss.asp?symbol=VRSN Verisign Company Newsfeed en Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:10:10 EDT Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:10:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=57336917&headline=u-s-stock-futures-fall-before-gdp http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=57336917&headline=u-s-stock-futures-fall-before-gdp <div class='newsbody'><p> U.S. stock market futures fell Friday as investors grew cautious ahead of an initial reading on U.S. growth data, due later. Earnings from Chevron Corp. and D.R. Horton Inc. are among those due ahead of the bell. </p> <p> Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:10:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=57336512&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=57336512&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch <div class='newsbody'><p> Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Friday's session are PerkinElmer Inc. (PKI), Coinstar Inc. (CSTR) and Expedia Inc. (EXPE). </p> <p> PerkinElmer's first-quarter profit rose 43% as the manufacturer of health-testing equipment was helped by a benefit... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:51:45 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=56313029&headline=buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-reveals-stake-in-adm-verisign http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=56313029&headline=buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-reveals-stake-in-adm-verisign <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Erik Holm </pre> <p> Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) revealed new stakes in Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) and VeriSign Inc. (VRSN), companies likely selected by a new generation of Berkshire stock pickers. </p> <p> The conglomerate, with a $75 billion... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:15:14 EST http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=52094527&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stock-gains-hinge-on-apple-blue-chip-results http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=52094527&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stock-gains-hinge-on-apple-blue-chip-results <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Corporate earnings will command the attention of investors in the coming week with about one-third of the S&amp;P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reporting quarterly results. </p> <p> "We're looking... Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:20:37 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=49712016&headline=us-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=49712016&headline=us-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch <div class='newsbody'><p> Among the companies whose shares are expected to actively trade in Friday's session are Merck &amp; Co. (MRK), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Whirlpool Corp. (WHR). </p> <p> Merck's third-quarter earnings soared compared with a prior-year quarter heavily weakened by charges... Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:13:21 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=48613675&headline=verisign-swings-to-2q-loss-founder-bidzos-to-return-as-ceo http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=48613675&headline=verisign-swings-to-2q-loss-founder-bidzos-to-return-as-ceo <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) swung to a second-quarter loss on debt-related charges as the Internet domain-name company also said Chief Executive Mark McLaughlin has resigned to take the same position at a private company. </p> <p> Founder and previous... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:56:03 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=48595779&headline=symantec-1q-net-up-6-8-on-higher-consumer-storage-revenue http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=48595779&headline=symantec-1q-net-up-6-8-on-higher-consumer-storage-revenue <div class='newsbody'><p> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </p> <p> Symantec Corp.'s (SYMC) fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 6.8% as strong revenue from its consumer and storage businesses drove better-than-expected top-line growth. </p> <p> Looking ahead, the company predicted an adjusted second-quarter profit... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:08:40 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=47465171&headline=verisign-1q-profit-down-20-on-restructuring http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=47465171&headline=verisign-1q-profit-down-20-on-restructuring <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc.'s (VRSN) first-quarter earnings fell 20% as the Internet-domain company booked charges for restructuring and reported lower-than-expected revenue growth. </p> <p> VeriSign has shed more than a dozen businesses in recent years, but... Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:29:13 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=46199636&headline=verisign-swings-to-4q-loss-on-109-million-expense-revenue-rises http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=46199636&headline=verisign-swings-to-4q-loss-on-109-million-expense-revenue-rises <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) swung to a fourth-quarter loss as the Internet-domain company recorded a $109 million interest payment related to a special dividend it announced last month, a cost that masked higher revenue and operating margins. </p> <p>... Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:54:07 EST http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=45604078&headline=verisign-to-pay-516-million-special-dividend-with-divestiture http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=45604078&headline=verisign-to-pay-516-million-special-dividend-with-divestiture <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) announced a $516 million special dividend, thanks largely to the recent $1.3 billion sale of its authentication-services business, and the company said it intends to return the rest of the deal's more than $1 billion of proceeds... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:20:21 EST http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=44982631&headline=verisign-3q-profit-soars-on-gain-from-sale-results-beat-views http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=44982631&headline=verisign-3q-profit-soars-on-gain-from-sale-results-beat-views <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc.'s (VRSN) third-quarter profit soared as the Internet-domain company booked a huge gain on the sales of its authentication business. </p> <p> The results slightly beat estimates. </p> <p> VeriSign has shed more than a dozen businesses... Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:54:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=44444897&headline=symantec-ceo-on-the-lookout-for-companies-to-acquire http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=44444897&headline=symantec-ceo-on-the-lookout-for-companies-to-acquire <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Jeanette Borzo Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Symantec Corp. (SYMC) Chief Executive Enrique Salem told investors Monday that acquisitions remain a key component of his company's growth strategy, comments that reflect the wave of consolidation... Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:52:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=43845775&headline=clock-ticking-for-verisign-to-choose-legal-option http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=43845775&headline=clock-ticking-for-verisign-to-choose-legal-option <div class='newsbody'><p> By John Letzing </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) said Monday that it has until October to decide whether to appeal a significant legal setback affecting its remaining core business to the U.S. Supreme Court, or return to a lower court for trial. </p> <p>... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:16:23 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=43844089&headline=verisign-2q-profit-up-on-higher-revenue-restructuring-hurts http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=43844089&headline=verisign-2q-profit-up-on-higher-revenue-restructuring-hurts <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc.'s (VRSN) second-quarter profit climbed 1.7% as the Internet domain-name company reported higher revenue and operating margins, although restructuring costs hurt results. </p> <p> Shares were up 1.1% to $28.30 in after-hours trading... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:56:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=42898498&headline=symantec-to-buy-verisigns-authentication-unit-for-1-28-billion http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=42898498&headline=symantec-to-buy-verisigns-authentication-unit-for-1-28-billion <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> Symantec Corp. (SYMC) has reached an agreement to purchase VeriSign Inc.'s (VRSN) identity and authentication business for $1.28 billion. </p> <p> Shares of VeriSign rose 1.4% after-hours to $28.38 while Symantec was unchanged. </p> <p> The acquisition... Wed, 19 May 2010 17:20:32 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=42576496&headline=verisign-1q-profit-slides-21-despite-higher-revenue-margins http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=42576496&headline=verisign-1q-profit-slides-21-despite-higher-revenue-margins <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc.'s (VRSN) first-quarter profit slipped 21% as higher revenue and margins couldn't offset the Internet domain-name company's gain from discontinued operations in the year-earlier period. </p> <p> The company has shed more than a dozen... Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:59:11 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=41368327&headline=verisign-swings-to-4q-profit-on-higher-revenue-core-business http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=41368327&headline=verisign-swings-to-4q-profit-on-higher-revenue-core-business <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) swung to a fourth-quarter profit following prior-year losses from discontinued operations while core operations strengthened. </p> <p> But shares fell 3% to $22.72 in after-hours trading as the earnings fell short of Wall... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:17:22 EST http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=40705979&headline=tech-stocks-techs-eke-gain-as-apple-rises-ti-sinks http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=40705979&headline=tech-stocks-techs-eke-gain-as-apple-rises-ti-sinks <div class='newsbody'><p> By Benjamin Pimentel </p> <p> The technology sector eked modest gains Wednesday, bouncing back from the red, as shares of Texas Instruments Inc. fell on what likely was a wave of profit-taking, analysts said. </p> <p> After struggling earlier in the day, the Nasdaq Composite... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:31:11 EST http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=40705257&headline=tech-stocks-techs-turn-positive-as-apple-rises-ti-sinks http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=40705257&headline=tech-stocks-techs-turn-positive-as-apple-rises-ti-sinks <div class='newsbody'><p> By Benjamin Pimentel </p> <p> The tech sector traded up Wednesday even as shares of Texas Instruments Inc. fell on what analysts said was likely a wave of profit-taking. </p> <p> After struggling in the red earlier in the day, the Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) gained a fraction... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:34:10 EST http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=40703698&headline=tech-stocks-techs-dip-as-ti-falls-realnetworks-rises http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VRSN&article=40703698&headline=tech-stocks-techs-dip-as-ti-falls-realnetworks-rises <div class='newsbody'><p> By Benjamin Pimentel </p> <p> The tech sector dipped into the red Wednesday as shares of Texas Instruments Inc. fell on what analysts said was likely a wave of profit-taking. </p> <p> The Dallas-based chip behemoth (TXN) narrowed its earnings outlook late Tuesday, pointing to... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:09:14 EST