IBM Earnings: Revenue Beats Expectation As Shift To Cloud Takes Center Stage

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International Business Machine (NYSE:IBM) reported its Q2 2016 results on Monday, July 19th, and the results  were better than our expectations.  The company continued to report growth in strategic imperatives, which now contributes 38% to IBM’s revenues. The summary of results is as follows:

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