published Oct 20th 2016, 6:14 pm, by Dina Bass (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp.’s first-quarter sales and earnings topped analysts’ estimates, buoyed by growing demand for cloud-based software and services. Profit excluding certain items was 76 cents a share on adjusted sales of $22.3 billion, the Redmond, Washington-based company said in

©2015 Bloomberg News NVRCAO6K511D (Bloomberg) — The selloff in European equities has again pushed them into the sights of investors seeking for better returns than those offered by bonds. Looking at earnings yield, companies in the Euro Stoxx 50 Index are more attractive than at any time since 2011 relative to