IN BRIEF: Profits Rise
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SAFETY service provider Intertek posted a 17% rise in profits of pounds 45.2m for the six months to June 30 and was bullish about its prospects for the rest of the year. The firm, which has sites across the UK, said the oil, agriculture and chemical arms had all seen revenue growth.
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IRISH drinks firm C&amp;C today posted a six per cent rise in first-half profits. The owner of Bulmers cider in Ireland and Ballygowan mineral water said operating profit in the six months to August 31 rose 6.1
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Stocks rose on Monday as stronger-than-expected profits in the pharmaceutical sector and news of a takeover in the oil services industry fueled a rebound from Friday's sell-off.
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U.S. stocks rose a bit on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.
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Profit rose 34 percent, bolstered by AOL asset sales in Europe, a rise in digital cable and phone customers, and online advertising sales.
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The commercial bank says it will restate earnings upward.
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Clorox Co. CLX.N on Monday said  quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains from  its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA HNKG.DE,  higher sales and cost savings.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose more than   analysts expected, as trading and investment management revenue   jumped.
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Wal-Mart&#39;s (WMT:NYSE - news - research) third-quarter earnings rose 13% from a year ago, boosted by double-digit revenue gains in its international segment and tight cost controls.
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Plus: Alltel profit, revenue rise...SanDisk earnings top estimates...SAP revenues solid, outlook moderate...Phone sales boost Nokia profits past forecasts.
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Procter & Gamble Co.   on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by sales of new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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Heinz posted a greater-than-expected 23 percent rise in quarterly profit, aided by higher prices and increased sales of new ketchup and soup products.
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Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers yesterday posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fuelled by surprising strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as  investors bet signs of strength in the economy meant companies  will beat profit forecasts as the second-quarter earnings  season kicks off.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the third- largest US securities firm, said quarterly profit rose 23 percent, boosted by revenue from commodities and currency trading and fees from providing merger advice.
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The latest monthly data has carriers' shares lifting higher.
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The health insurer Aetna posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit yesterday as membership increased, and it projected that next yearâs earnings would grow faster than Wall Street expected.