Palm Inc, the No1 maker of hand-held electronic organizers, on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter operating results that topped analyst forecasts as sales more than doubled. 掌上型个人电子助理制造商Palm周一公布财政年度第一季的财务报告，营运收入与获利均超越华尔街分析师的预估一倍以上。
Some firms, like Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. which had hoped to ride out the downturn by paring unprofitable businesses, are now abandoning lines they once viewed as essential, like investment banking. 有些公司，例如普天寿—贝池证券公司曾希望以逐渐削减没有利润的生意的方式度过不景气，现在放弃商业融资等原来以为必要的营业。
