Australia's Flight Center H1 profit up 10 percent
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Australian travel retailer Flight  Center Ltd.  said on Thursday its first-half profit  rose 10 percent, boosted by recent acquisitions despite  disappointing sales growth.
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The aviation-electronics company's shares are rising -- along with its profit projections.
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Alaska Air Group said lower unit operating costs gave a sharp boost to third-quarter profit despite the industrywide impact of soaring fuel prices.
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Hillenbrand Industries Inc. HB.N,  which makes medical equipment and caskets, on Tuesday said  quarterly earnings rose ten-fold, capping a year that saw sales  helped by acquisitions.
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Shares in Australian flag carrier Qantas have jumped more than four percent amid expectations a takeover consortium is finally ready to formally table a multi-billion dollar offer for the airline.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (IAG.AU) said Thursday net profit rose to A$665 million for the year ended June 30, compared with A$153 million a year earlier.
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The airline said fourth-quarter net income rose to $111 million compared to a year-earlier profit of $57 million, But it warned that fuel costs in the current quarter will rise substantially.
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The largest U.S. health insurer said higher premiums revenue helped offset a 10 percent rise in medical benefit costs.
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QANTAS Airways Ltd will pay a $1000 cash bonus to each staff member, after the airline today reported a jump in annual net profit.
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The supermarket chain said that first-quarter profit jumped 10 percent but was hurt by labor unrest.
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Hyundai Motor Co , South Korea's top auto maker, posted a better-than-expected 45 percent rise in quarterly profit Thursday, helped by higher productivity due to better union relations and improved domestic sales.
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Australia's Qantas Airways  has received a buyout offer from investment firms Macquarie Bank  and Texas Pacific Group that could be worth more than A$10 billion ($7.77 billion), sending its shares up 15 percent.
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Caterpillar Inc.  said on Friday its profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent on strong sales to mining, energy and construction customers outside the United States.
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British no-frills airline easyJet has said it expected pre-tax profit to rocket by 40-50 percent in the current financial year, as the group unveiled soaring first-quarter revenues.
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The British low-cost airline easyJet reported improved trading conditions during the European summer and raised its full-year profit forecasts.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, as higher deliveries of its commercial aircraft offset a dip in military sales due to the creation of a satellite launch joint venture.
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The company said profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent on strong sales to mining, energy and construction customers outside the United States.