It also said it would increase full year ordinary dividends by 23% to £1.29.
Take-Two Interactive Software said yesterday that third-quarter profit rose 60percentt, increased full-year forecasts a third time and announced its "Grand Theft Auto" video games will be sold for Microsoft's Xbox console.
IBM expects increased full-year 2009 earnings of at least $9.85 per share compared with its previous expectation of at least $9.70 per share.
The company also said on Valentine's Day that it expected the Nook business to post an increased full-year loss, exceeding the $262 million loss seen in fiscal 2012.
The group, which issued shareholders with a snapshot of its performance to date on Friday, said it is also on track to increase full-year profits for the first time in around eight years.
It announced an unremarkable 1% increase full year profits, to 951 million euros, and a 2% drop in sales to 7.1 billion euros.
But Paddy Power Betfair has bucked the trend, up 285p to £88.65 after it increased its full year profit forecast from £365m-£385m to £390m-£405m, citheg the benefits of a weaker pound on its euro revenues.
He expected to to increase his full year forecast by £1m to £64.5m.
What's interesting is that Groupon in fact raised its guidance today: "Groupon is increasing its full year outlook, and now expects Adjusted EBITDA to exceed $300 million".
The retailer beat the high end of expectations on with its increased full-year forecast for earnings in a range of $4.41 to $4.52 per share, up from a prior forecast of $4.34 to $4.49 per share.
