Plum Creek 3Q Profit Rises 71 Percent
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Plum Creek Timber Co. on Monday posted a 71 percent surge in third-quarter profit, helped by higher prices for lumber products during the quarter.
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Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. on Monday reported third-quarter profit rose 30 percent as sales increased at its PacSun and demo apparel chains.
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ChevronTexaco Corp., the second- biggest US oil company, said third-quarter profit rose 62 percent on higher oil and natural-gas prices.
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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Canada&#39;s second-largest natural-gas producer, said third-quarter profit jumped 55 percent as prices soared and acquisitions boosted output.
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Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. reported Wednesday that strong demand pushed third-quarter profits well above Wall Street expectations.
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Lower bad loan provisions helped Credit Agricole SA&#39;s third-quarter profit to rise 71 percent, the French bank said Wednesday.
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Department store operator J.C. Penney  Co. Inc. JCP.N posted higher third-quarter profit on Tuesday,  helped by stronger sales and fewer markdowns.
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co  reported higher operating earnings on Tuesday as the industrial and consumer bellwether saw growth in its health-care and international businesses.
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ConocoPhillips , the No. 3 U.S.  oil company, on Wednesday reported a 65 percent surge in  quarterly profit, boosted by sharply higher crude oil prices  and the recent acquisition of Burlington Resources.
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The shipping carrier reported third-quarter profit of $1.08 billion, a 3.7 percent increase from the same period  a year ago, on a modest rise in sales.
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Questar Corp. on Tuesday said its third-quarter profit rose 29 percent on oil and gas production and gas gathering, and increased its full-year outlook.
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Williams-Sonoma Inc., operator of home furnishing chains including Pottery Barn, said third-quarter earnings rose 19 percent, boosted by store openings and catalog sales.
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Third-quarter net income rose 7.4 percent to $960 million, helped by strong demand in international markets. The company also raised its full-year profit outlook.
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Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.  posted higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher revenue.
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Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a third quarter profit, boosted by high-speed Internet customer gains that offset slower growth in basic video subscribers.
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY.N,  among the top U.S. oil and gas producers, on Thursday said  quarterly profit shot up 70 percent, spurred by the dramatic  rise in oil and gas prices in recent months.
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State Street Corp  said on Thursday that it expected to report strong quarterly operating earnings, which overshadowed news of a $279 million charge for subprime mortgage-related bets and sent the company's shares up more than 7 percent.