Sales increase lifts BAE profits
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Defence firm BAE Systems posts a 15% rise in half-year profits after seeing a strong increase in sales.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday third-quarter profit rose, helped by higher deliveries of commercial planes.
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Raytheon Co.  said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit rose 32 percent, meeting Wall Street's estimates, on strong sales of its air-to-air missiles and electronic battle systems.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said quarterly profit rose nearly 18 percent, with sales up across all its units, sparking a 4.6 percent rise in its shares on Friday.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, as higher deliveries of its commercial aircraft offset a dip in military sales due to the creation of a satellite launch joint venture.
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US aircraft and defence company Boeing reports a 78% jump in quarterly profits, driven by increased demand for equipment from the armed forces.
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Europe's largest home improvements group Kingfisher sees profits jump after strong sales growth at its French stores.
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General Electric said its fourth-quarter profit rose 4 percent as surging overseas sales more than offset the fallout from domestic woes.
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Lockheed Martin Corp , said on Tuesday third-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 22 percent, and it slightly raised its full-year earnings forecast, on the back of higher sales of its jet fighters and electronic warfare systems.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Northrop Grumman said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 51 percent as higher sales of ships and missiles contributed to wider operating margins.
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Talbots, the clothing retailer, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 4.8 percent as sales increased and the company benefited from the resolution of an income tax issue.
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Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath &  Beyond Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on  Wednesday as sales rose.
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Defence firm BAE Systems sees a sharp rise in profits after strong US growth, but makes no comment on corruption probes.
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LONDON : The British defence and aerospace giant BAE Systems posted an 18 percent rise in interim headline profits on the back of a strong performance in North America and by airplane maker Airbus.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson  on Tuesday  said its second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of its  medical devices and prescription medicines.
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Quarterly profit soared thanks to new products, increased marketing and improvement in international business, the company said.
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Defense contractor Raytheon Co.  on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter profit, helped by strong sales of its missile systems and other military electronics.