The Waterloo-headquartered tech company’s shares rose Wednesday after it reported first-quarter profits and sales Tuesday evening that surpassed analyst expectations. BlackBerry reported a US$1.9 million profit, while analyst estimates compiled by Visible Alpha expected a net loss of US$10 million. The company also outperformed on revenue, bringing in US$121.7 million and beating analyst expectations of US$112.6 million. (The Logic)