Colgate-Palmolive Profit Up 22 Percent
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The company cited strong sales across all regions and improved cost controls.
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Fourth-quarter profit climbed 61 percent, led by strong performances from its international and Frito-Lay divisions.
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Bristol-Myers announces a 22% rise in Q3 revenue as Plavix sales continue to rise.
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UK energy exploration firm BG Group posts a 22% rise in annual profits on the back of strong gas and oil prices.
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Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis AG on Thursday reported a 21 percent rise in third-quarter net profit to $1.55 billion.
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Procter & Gamble Co.  and its smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co.  posted slightly better-than-expected quarterly sales and profits on Tuesday and signaled that their businesses look good for the rest of 2007.
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Household and personal care products leaders Procter & Gamble Co  and smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co  both posted double-digit quarterly profit increases on Tuesday, helped by cost cuts, the weaker dollar and sales of new items.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on  Wednesday said profit fell in the third quarter because of  increased marketing spending and higher costs for raw  materials.
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The EstÃ©e Lauder Companies posted a 22 percent increase in quarterly profit yesterday as higher sales of anti-wrinkle creams, hair-care and cosmetic products offset weaker fragrance purchases.
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The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 131.6 billion yen ($1.22 billion) for 2007 as brisk tire sales and a weaker yen offset a rise in raw material costs.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent with record revenue from virtually every business line, but investors expecting even better results sent its shares down in premarket trade.
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Procter & Gamble Co.  and its smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co.  posted slightly better-than-expected quarterly profits on Tuesday and signaled that their businesses look good for the rest of 2007, but the results failed to excite Wall Street, and their shares slipped in morning trading.
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The company said it earned $52 million in the fourth quarter on strong U.S. and international sales. Its shares climbed more than 7 percent in morning trading.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. said its quarterly profit rose 26%, helped by strong performances in its printer and personal computing businesses.
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US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income
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Best Buy Co. Inc., the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, said Tuesday that second-quarter earnings rose 22 percent on a 13 percent increase in revenue.
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U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. LEH.N on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income  businesses and record investment banking revenue.