Ford lifts profit forecasts
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Ford has raised its third-quarter and 2004 profit forecasts because of strength in its financial services business and cost improvements in its car operations.
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Stocks rose on Friday after a higher profit forecast by Microsoft Corp.  lifted all three major indexes, and an upbeat outlook by lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  stemmed fears of financial-sector losses.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Friday as investors weighed a bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. against a disappointing report on consumer sentiment...
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The Ford Motor Company raised its third-quarter earnings forecast and announced a restructuring plan for its struggling Jaguar division.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 9.5 percent, helped by price increases in several markets, leading the bottler to raise its full-year earnings forecast.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Friday raised  its third-quarter and 2004 profit forecasts because of strength  in its financial services business and cost improvements in its  car operations.
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Buoyed again by strong results at its financial services arm, Ford Motor Co. swung to a profit of $266 million in the third quarter even though its worldwide automotive operations lost $609 million.
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NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks higher Friday as investors looked past a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems at Qualcomm Inc...
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U.S. stocks opened mixed Friday after Ford eased investor future concerns by raising its earnings outlook, then took an upward jump.
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Strong demand allowed Ford Motor Co.  to boost a convertible bond sale by 50 percent to $4.5 billion on Wednesday as investors bet that the struggling automaker will engineer a successful turnaround.
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Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, but losses widened in its core automotive business
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Investors looked past a spike in oil prices Friday, sending stocks higher on the strength of Ford Motor Co.&#39;s bullish profit outlook.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  reported higher-than-expected profit on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and price increases, and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up more than 4 percent.
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Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that retail sales of its vehicles rose 6 percent in September, while sales to commercial fleets rose 4 percent.
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Microsoft  reported a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its Windows operating system, and the company raised its full-year profit outlook, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets rose Friday morning, helped by improved profit guidance from Ford Motor Co., while indications of tame inflation and low interest rates sent the Canadian dollar tumbling.
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Ford Motor Co., the second-largest US automaker, posted a $266 million profit for the third quarter, led by its unit that makes car and truck loans.