Fortune Brands Posts Higher 3Q Earnings
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Fortune Brands Inc. said Friday that third-quarter earnings rose 55 percent year-over-year as increased sales of office products offset higher commodities costs.
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First Industrial Realty Trust FR.N  on Monday raised its profit forecast for the third quarter and  full year, citing higher gains from the sale of properties  owned by its joint venture.
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NEW YORK, November 18  - The US-based fashion retailer, Limited Brands Inc (LTD.NYS), reported increased third-quarter operating profits today.
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U.S. securities brokerage A.G. Edwards  Inc. AGE.N on Wednesday said its third-quarter earnings rose  23 percent on higher client assets and money-management  revenue, combined with cost-cutting.
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Investment bank Bear Stearns & Co.  Inc.  on Thursday said third-quarter net income rose,  helped by strong sales and trading results.
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Pfizer Inc. , the world's biggest drugmaker, on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of key medicines.
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Profits at Swedish fashion retailer Hennes &amp; Mauritz rose more than expected in the third quarter as its clothes sold well in the US.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings rose more than   analysts expected, as trading and investment management revenue   jumped.
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3M Co , whose products range  from Scotch tape to optical films for liquid crystal displays,  on Friday posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit,  helped by strong demand in international markets.
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Casino operator MGM Mirage  on Wednesday reported higher third-quarter earnings as tourism and gambling at its Las Vegas resorts boomed.
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PepsiCo Inc., the world&#39;s No. 2 soft- drink maker, said third-quarter earnings increased 35 percent, spurred by surging demand overseas.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  reported higher third-quarter earnings as strength across many  of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed  hurricane-related insurance losses.
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Revenue rises impressively in the eatery's third quarter.
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The online retailer announced Tuesday that its second-quarter net income increased more than threefold, with revenue up 35 percent.
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Investment management company Affiliated Managers Group Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 3 percent as expenses and challenges with high-cap funds offset sharp revenue growth.
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Europe&#39;s largest fashion retailer, Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. APC.N, the  No. 1 U.S. independent oil and gas producer, on Friday reported  higher third-quarter earnings, as high oil and gas prices more  than offset restructuring costs.