Week in review: Netflix poised to post loss

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com.

Netflix faces first quarterly loss in 7 years. (April 20, 2012)

Best Buy botched CEO exit disclosure, but handles internal probe well. (April 20, 2012)

Microsoft stock rises on Q3 results and new product wave ahead. (April 20, 2012)

Apple boosts employment at European headquarters in Ireland; Stock sags again. (April 20, 2012)

Microsoft beats Wall Street’s estimates for fiscal Q3, but its earnings per share fall for the first time in 10 quarters. (April 19, 2012)

Apple shares shaky ahead of Q2 earnings report. (April 19, 2012)

Mellanox Technologies rocketed 45% higher after the maker of interconnect solutions for servers and storage systems leaped over Wall Street’s first-quarter forecasts. (April 19, 2012)

Shares of Cypress Semiconductor rose 13% after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and raised its dividend. (April 19, 2012)

LED lighting maker Cree disappoints with fiscal Q3 results and guidance. (April 19, 2012)

Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini says 2012 is shaping up as a “year of important transitions” for the company.
Those transitions include the move to 22-nanometer chips using a new 3D tri-gate transistor design and new high-performance chips for data centers. (April 19, 2012)

Intel beats Q1 sales and profit forecasts. But its gross profit margins are expected to decline in Q2. (April 17, 2012)

Shares of LED lighting maker Cree drop ahead of fiscal Q3 results. (April 16, 2012)

Chipmaker Intel is forecast to deliver its first year-over-year drop in profit in 10 quarters. (April 16, 2012)

Photo: Screenshot of Netflix DVD-by-mail promotion.