Anheuser-Busch 4th Quarter Earnings Rise
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. BUD.N,  the largest U.S. brewer, said on Wednesday quarterly profit  rose, but domestic market share slipped and the company  forecast a tough year for growing profit in its beer business.
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The Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker, reported a 30 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, but said it was not satisfied with only modest growth in revenue and unit case volume.
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Investors applaud stronger third-quarter earnings from the bottler.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  on  Wednesday posted a better-than-expected 7.4 percent increase in  quarterly profit on strong U.S. growth led by Bud Light,  imports such as Grolsch and lower-than-expected costs.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose as the nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   on Wednesday said strong trading and investment management   revenue lifted third-quarter earnings by a better-than-expected   4 percent, bringing the company's shares to their highest level   since May.
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Fourth-quarter profit increased 4 percent as growing medical enrollment lifted revenue from health care premiums.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe.
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Hilton Hotels Corp.  on Wednesday reported a rise in fourth-quarter net income, helped by higher room rates, unit growth and acquisition of the hotel assets of Hilton Group last February.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Anheuser-Busch reaffirmed its 2004 hopes for double-digit earnings per share growth on Tuesday but the beer behemoth also cautioned - again -- that growth will slow next year due to higher ad spending and commodity costs.
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Pepsi Bottling Group , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly net profit rose, helped by volume growth.
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Johnson & Johnson, the medical and consumer products company, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose almost 10 percent, in part because of lower taxes and a weak dollar that propelled overseas sales.
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ConocoPhillips  posted higher  fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as record oil prices  outweighed lower profits from gasoline production.
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Altria Group Inc. , on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake in brewer SABMiller Plc , a lower tax rate  and the weak dollar offset weakness in domestic tobacco and its Kraft food business.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit, helped by price increases it placed on its drinks, and raised its full-year forecast.
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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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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  on  Monday reported fourth-quarter sales that were better than some  analysts expected, helped by the addition of foreign brands to  its portfolio, sending its shares up 4 percent.