BellSouth Reports Lower Quarterly Profit
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BellSouth Corp. BLS.N, the No. 3  U.S. telecommunications company, on Tuesday said its  fourth-quarter operating earnings fell due to lower profits  from its stake in Cingular Wireless and higher costs in its  wireline telephone business.
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The phone provider reported a 14.6 percent drop in third-quarter profit on flat revenue and a continued loss of local access lines.
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Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O, the largest  U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit  that fell short of Wall Street forecasts but reported  better-than-expected gains in high-speed Internet customers.
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BellSouth Corp. (BLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday its new labor contract had triggered a $3.3 billion increase in its estimates of future retiree medical costs, reducing fourth-quarter earnings by 3 cents to 4 ...
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Operating profits slipped 5.5 percent at Cingular Wireless LLC despite gains in both subscribers and revenue in what was likely the last full quarter before the company's completes its &#36;41 billion purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
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[New York | Reuters News Service, 4 November 2004] - Time Warner yesterday posted an 8% drop in quarterly net profit as it set up a $500 million legal reserve related to accounting probes at its America Online division and said it will restate results
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Discount retailer Dollar General Corp.   DG.N on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by weak   gross profit margins and a disappointing start to the   back-to-school shopping season.
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PHILADELPHIA - Comcast Corp., the nation&#39;s largest cable company, reported a sharp decline its profit for the third quarter from results a year ago that included a big gain on the sale of its interest in the home shopping network QVC Inc.
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US telephone and cable companies saw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in the second quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industry research firm said on Tuesday.
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BellSouth Corp.  on Monday said  second-quarter profit rose, boosted by growth in wireless and  high-speed Internet services.
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BellSouth Corp. BLS.N on Monday  said third-quarter earnings fell due to hurricane damage in the  southeastern U.S.
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The BellSouth Corporation, the third-largest Bell operating company, said yester that profit dipped 3.6 percent in the third quarter as expenses rose because of this summer's hurricanes and costs at its Cingular Wireless division.
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Campbell Soup Co  posted lower quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by higher commodity costs and promotional spending.
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Phone company Qwest Communications International Inc  on Tuesday cut its earnings outlook for the year, sending its shares down 4 percent, though its quarterly profit rose with the help of a tax benefit and cost cuts.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services on Tuesday (Sept. 28) lowered its long-term ratings on Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) BellSouth Corp.
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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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Texas Instruments Inc  reported  lower quarterly profit and revenue on Monday as weak demand for  calculators outweighed improving sales of advanced phones that  use its wireless chips.