Halliburton third-quarter profit rises 19 percent
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Oil services company Halliburton Co  on Sunday said third-quarter net profit rose 19 percent, helped by a tax benefit, new international contracts and higher activity from its customers.
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Vivendi Universal raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in underlying third-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven mainly by strong mobile phone sales.
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ConocoPhillips COP.N, the No. 3 U.S.  oil company, on Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly profit,  boosted by soaring oil and gas prices.
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Safeway Inc. , the  third-largest U.S. grocery chain, posted a jump in  second-quarter profit on Thursday, aided by strong sales of  gasoline and a benefit related to a tax refund.
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U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson  Inc.  said on Thursday that its earnings in the latest  quarter rose about 19 percent as a strong performance in  foreign markets offset a decline in U.S. sales.
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The good news is that JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Wednesday that second-quarter profit jumped 20 percent, as the nation's third-largest bank collected more investment banking fees than ever.
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Halliburton said that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts
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Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a 77 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a tax benefit in the latest quarter and year-ago results that were hurt by store closures and employee buyouts.
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Department store operator Kohl&#39;s Corp. said Thursday that its profit grew 19 percent in the fiscal third quarter as new stores boosted revenue.
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Halliburton Co. , the world&#39;s No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a third-quarter net loss as charges from its asbestos liability weighed.
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Bank of America Corp., the nation&#39;s third-largest bank by assets, said Thursday that its third-quarter profit climbed 29 percent on the strength of increased lending and fees from consumer banking resulting from the FleetBoston acquisition.
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France&#39;s largest media company, Vivendi Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone sales.
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CHICAGO : Aerospace giant Boeing reported a 78 percent increase in third-quarter profit on Wednesday and gave an upbeat forecast for the rest of 2004 and into 2005.
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HOUSTON - Oilfield services giant Halliburton Co. on Tuesday swung to a loss in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, hurt by hefty charges from discontinued operations related to the settlement of asbestos and silica claims.
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Vivendi Universal raised its 2004  earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in  underlying third-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven mainly by  strong mobile phone sales.
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Loblaw Cos. said third-quarter net income rose 19 percent as the company, Canada&#39;s largest supermarket chain, cut distribution costs and sold more of its profitable nonfood goods.
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Halliburton Co. , the world's second-largest oil services company, said on Monday that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street estimates, on strength in international markets and better-than-expected revenue.