IBM beats profit estimates on cloud-computing growth
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(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp beat analysts' estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, benefiting from growth in its high-margin cloud-computing business.Revenue from the company's cloud services, which are driving IBM's pivot away from established businesses including mainframe servers, rose 11% to $5 billion (3.9 billion pounds) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30.Total revenue fell 3.9% to $18.03 billion, missing analysts' average estimate of $18.22 billion...