BNP Paribas reports 24.9-percent profits surge in 2006
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BNP Paribas bank has reported a 24.9-percent rise in net profits for 2006 driven by foreign expansion.
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Car insurer Admiral unveils a 24% jump in profits to Â£68.7m for the first six months of the year.
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HSBC Holdings  on Monday said its 2006 profits rose 5 percent, short of analysts' expectations, as Europe's biggest bank took a $10.6 billion hit for bad debts after problems in its U.S. mortgage lending.
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Wells Fargo & Co.  and U.S.  Bancorp  recorded higher second-quarter profits, leading  a batch of bank earnings on Tuesday, as higher fees offset  pressure on lending margins from rising interest rates.
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Goldman Sachs reported strong fourth quarter and full year earnings of $1.19bn, up 36 per cent on the previous quarter. Full year profit rose 52 per cent from the previous year to $4.55bn.
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY.O on  Wednesday posted a 24 percent rise in its quarterly earnings as  demand for its household goods remained strong.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on  Thursday that quarterly earnings surged 79 percent as revenue  from investment banking and trading increased despite turbulent  summer markets.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc  posted a 2.6 percent rise in underlying profits on Thursday, beating analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil prices.
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French bank BNP Paribas  beat forecasts with a 28.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, but some analysts expressed concerns over the performance of its French retail banking division.
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French bank BNP Paribas  beat  forecasts with a 28.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit  on Thursday, but some analysts expressed concerns over the  performance of its French retail banking division.
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Goldman Sachs today posted a 30 percent jump in profit for its latest quarter, helped by strong growth across its segments.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said Thursday that net profit rose by 15 percent to 6.2 billion pounds in 2006, boosted by its investment banking arm.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly earnings surged 79 percent as revenue from investment banking and trading increased despite turbulent summer markets.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   on Thursday said fourth-quarter operating profit surged 56 percent, helped by gains in insurance operations a year after it paid out billions in hurricane claims.
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TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations.
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BP's annual profits rise 26% to $16.2bn (Â£8.7bn) as the company benefits from soaring oil prices.
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French state-controlled energy group Gaz de France said Tuesday that its net profit in 2006 rose by 29 percent to its highest-ever level.