Limited Brands Lifts Operating Profit
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Limited Brands Inc. LTD.N on  Thursday reported higher quarterly operating profit as cost  controls and strong lingerie sales offset poor results at the  retailer's Express apparel stores.
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Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company, said quarterly profit jumped 14 percent, boosted by strong sales and a gain from the sale of its juice business.
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Construction equipment maker JLG   Industries Inc. JLG.N on Monday reported better-than-expected   quarterly profit, helped by the strength of the commercial   construction sector.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, as the brewer sold more beer despite the slowing economy.
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Quarterly profit rose 72 percent as strong international sales and savings from the Maytag acquisition offset a drop in U.S. demand at the appliance maker.
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Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly operating profit as cost controls and strong lingerie sales offset poor results at the retailer&#39;s Express apparel stores.
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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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The world's No. 2 soft drink company said on Thursday  quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits.
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The Kroger Company, the nationâs biggest supermarket chain, said fourth-quarter profit rose more than analysts had anticipated as discounts spurred sales.
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Whirlpool Corp , the world's  biggest appliance maker, reported higher fourth-quarter profit  on Tuesday as stronger international sales and savings from the  Maytag acquisition overshadowed lower U.S. demand.
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OfficeMax Inc  posted a  better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by  lower expenses and improved margins.
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TORONTO (CP) - Cost-cutting and a further shift toward higher-margin general merchandise in new stores helped Loblaw Cos. Ltd. grow its quarterly profit by 18 per cent, executives at Canada&#39;s biggest supermarket chain said Friday.
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Industrial gas supplier Air Liquide SA said Monday its net profit rose nearly 10 percent in the first half of the year as industrial gas markets recovered in North America and remained strong in Asia.
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Marks and Spencer, the British clothing-to-food retailer, has confirmed its recovery with a 47.6-percent rise in annual pre-tax profits.
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Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc.  LTD.N on Thursday posted sharply higher quarterly earnings on  gains from the sale of its stake in Galyans Trading Co. and  strong customer response to sales events early in the quarter.
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General Mills Inc , on Wednesday posted a 1 percent increase in quarterly profit, as higher sales were partially offset by more expensive marketing and a pizza recall.
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Limited Brands Inc. (LTD) on Thursday posted lower third-quarter earnings, and left its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year unchanged.