Dior holding group reports profit surge
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Groupe Christian Dior, which controls the Christian Dior Couture fashion design business and luxury product giant LVMH, reported that first-half profits had surged by 58.6 percent.
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The world's biggest cosmetics group,   L'Oreal OREP.PA, predicted another year of double-digit   earnings per share growth as it posted a forecast-beating 19.6   percent rise in first-half operating profit on Thursday.
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LâOrÃ©al, the worldâs largest cosmetics maker, said profit rose in 2006 as the company sold more LancÃ´me luxury makeup and Armani Code perfume. Net income climbed to 1.83 billion euros ($2.4 billion), after adjustment for some items, from 1.64 billion euros in 2005, the company said. Revenue for the year rose 8.7 percent, to 15.8 billion euros. In the fourth quarter, it rose 10 percent, to 4.2 billion euros. Sales of luxury cosmetics rose 5.3 percent in the year, helped by Armani Code perfume, while revenue from antiwrinkle products like Normaderm Nuit from Vichy rose 14 percent. LâOrÃ©al, which is based in Paris, said costs related to the acquisition of the Body Shop retail chain last year and an increase in expenses for research and development would hurt profit this year.
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L&#39;OrÃ©al, the world&#39;s largest cosmetics firm, yesterday reported a near 22% profit gain in the first half, after a push into Asian and east European markets.
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The company said first-quarter profit rose 14 percent on strong sales growth across nearly all regions.
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French conglomerate Bouygues has said that its net profit in the third quarter of the year rose by 42 percent, driven by the strong growth of its construction and roadworks businesses.
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Fourth-quarter profit more than tripled at ConAgra Foods as a result of strong results from its commodities trading division.
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The beer, wine and spirits company posted a quarterly profit far above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up sharply.
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French luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said it expected another year of significant earnings growth as it reported a 30 percent surge in 2006 net profit to 1.879 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars).
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Department store operator Nordstrom Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter profit jumped on higher sales, inventory changes and lower expenses, leading it above Wall Street estimates.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on  Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 14 percent, boosted by  demand for products like Head & Shoulders shampoo and Olay  beauty products, and a gain from the recent sale of its juice  business.
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Clorox Co.  on Monday said its quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA  and on higher sales and cost-savings.
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The French airline Air France-KLM has reported a 7.8-percent rise in second-quarter operating profit owing to strong passenger traffic, but net profit slumped on exceptional factors.
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Reliance Industries Ltd., India's top petrochemicals maker, reported on Monday a forecast-beating 39 percent rise in quarterly profit, boosted by a doubling of refining margins and a surge in product prices.
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Swatch Group AG said Tuesday that its first-half net profit rose 17 percent as a result of strong demand for the company's luxury products.
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Cosmetics giant L'Oreal has reported a 4.5-percent rise in net profit to 2.061 billion euros, continuing 22 years of rising profits, and said it saw great scope for growth in emerging economies.
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Fourth-quarter profit surged from a year-ago period that included hefty restructuring costs and liability charges related to the companyâs top-selling drug, Zyprexa.