DoCoMo profit falls on competition
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NTT DoCoMo Inc. , Japan's top mobile phone operator, said on Wednesday its operating profit fell 2.4 percent in the nine months to December after it lost subscribers to rivals but maintained its annual forecast.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.04 percent on  Friday as investors took profits in recent gainers such as  Toshiba Corp. (6502.T), although trade was relatively slow  ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report.
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Noble Energy Inc.  said on  Thursday its fourth-quarter profit fell as weakness in natural  gas prices weighed on results.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.25 percent on Monday as investors locked in profits on gainers such as insurers and real estate firms following the market's recent rise.
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Japanese shares fell for a fourth  straight session on Friday after consumer electronics firm Sony  Corp. said its profit would fall, dragging down rival makers of  digital products like Pioneer Corp.
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HMV Group PLC reported Thursday that full-year profits fell 71 percent amid intense competition, and the British music and books company said it was in talks about selling its unit in Japan.
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Toyota Motor Corp., the world&#39;s second- largest carmaker, had an unexpected drop in quarterly profit as investment earnings at its truck making unit fell and a stronger yen cut the value of overseas sales.
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Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S.  oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell,  pulled down by weaker natural gas prices and refining margins.
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Fourth-quarter profit fell by 9 percent as energy prices declined, but the company still ended up with its third consecutive year of record earnings.
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Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc.  said on Tuesday it expected a gain in operating profit in the next fiscal year after posting a bigger-than-expected 7.4 percent profit decline in the first-half.
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Fisher &amp; Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., New Zealand&#39;s biggest home appliance maker, said first-half profit fell 1.2 percent because of a decline in sales in its largest markets, and higher costs for steel and plastics.
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Japanese electronics giant Sony reports a drop in profits as high costs at its game unit offset strong TV sales.
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Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T) said  on Tuesday it expected a gain in operating profit in the next  fiscal year after posting a bigger-than-expected 7.4 percent  profit decline in the first-half.
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The company said profit from continuing operations fell to $614 million as weak demand for calculators outweighed improving sales of advanced phones that use its chips.
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Two large Wall Street firms - Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns - reported a fall in quarterly profits yesterday in sharp contrast to rival players who presented an upbeat performance the day before.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1 percent on Thursday  as stocks like NEC Corp. dropped after disappointing earnings  from U.S. firms fanned concern about profit trends and sent  Wall Street lower.
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Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, has said that net profit fell 23 percent to 895 million pounds (1.339 billion euros, 1.760 billion dollars) in the first six months of its financial year.