Weaker sales hit Peugeot profits
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French carmaker Peugeot-Citroen reports a slump in full-year profits, amid weakening worldwide sales.
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Electronics giant Sony has reported a fall in profits, in contrast to strong gains seen by Matsushita and Canon. Sony, which blamed a fall in sales of televisions and portable audio players, saw half-year
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Carmakers were in focus as European equity markets put in a steady performance on Friday, with Peugeot up on solid first half sales and Fiat benefitting from an upgrade.
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Carrefour, the world's No. 2 retailer,  posted a weaker-than-expected rise in quarterly sales on  Tuesday and warned it would not reach annual sales and profit  targets amid a sharp deterioration in its markets.
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Sales were lower than expected, and the quality of earnings is in question.
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Automaker Volkswagen on Thursday reported a 65 percent drop in net profit from the same period a year ago amid fiercely competitive markets and difficult
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European equities were lower on Wednesday as carmakers came under pressure after Renault said its 2009 targets would be difficult to meet due to slowing European demand.
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Toyota Motor Corp., the world&#39;s second- largest carmaker, had an unexpected drop in quarterly profit as earnings at its truck making unit fell and a stronger yen cut the value of its overseas sales.
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New car sales in Europe fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, dragged down by a poor showing in western Europe despite strong performance further east, the European automobile association ACEA said Thursday.
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The auto parts retailer turns to profitability but sees key sales effort fall below last year.
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The company has signalled profits of between Â£285 million and Â£295 million, down on Â£311 million a year ago, following a poor run of sales.
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Poor performances from the financial sectors left European equity markets lower on Wednesday, but strong results from Spain&#39;s Inditex brightened the retail sector.
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Unilever PLC reported higher earnings for the third quarter Wednesday but said its business suffered from weak demand and poor weather, with sales of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Lipton Tea falling.
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Nestle profits grow by a smaller than expected amount after the firm is hampered by a summer of poor European weather and higher raw material costs.
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Profit was up despite a drop in production, but Shell warned that the underlying performance of its refining operations was weaker than it appeared.
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Winnebago Industries Inc.  on Friday posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit after buyers turned to motor homes that cost more to make and had lower profit margins when sold.
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Unilever, the consumer products giant, said today that profits had slipped during the third quarter - as had sales of its top 400 brands.