Parmalat boasts doubled profits
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Parmalat, the food group at the centre of one of Europe's most painful scandals, reports a surge in profits.
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A doubling of earnings, but no jump in stock price?
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Half-year profits at two of China's biggest banks surge on the back of higher lending and rising fees.
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HONG KONG Cheung Kong (Holdings), the holding company of the billionaire Li Ka-shing, said Thursday that first-half profit almost doubled, spurred by higher earnings from its Hutchison Whampoa unit and a surge in property sales.
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Swiss reinsurance group Swiss Re said it had nearly doubled its net profit in the first half of the year thanks to a better-than-expected investment result.
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Humana, the health insurer, said yesterday that profit more than doubled as enrollment increased in the companyâs Medicare plans for older Americans.
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Fourth-quarter profit almost doubled after it reduced costs and generated more revenue from government orders.
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NYMEX Holdings Inc. , which owns the largest physical commodities exchange in the world, said on Wednesday quarterly profit more than doubled, helped by growth in electronic commodities trading.
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A quarterly profit of $3.2 billion was driven by increased trading volume and merger activity.
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Symantec Wednesday said fiscal second-quarter earnings more than doubled over the previous year as the company saw growth across all of its business segments.
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Biogen Idec reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled on growing sales of treatments for cancer and multiple sclerosis.
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The world&#39;s biggest mining group, BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. said on Wednesday its second-half net profit more than doubled on strong demand for industrial raw materials, and forecast sustained high prices for commodities.
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The European aerospace giant EADS today announced that it had more than doubled its profits in the first nine months of the year. EADS said the increase was helped by a surge in deliveries of its Airbus passenger jets.
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Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world's second-largest reinsurance company, posted a first-half net profit on Thursday of 1.4 billion Swiss francs (&#36;1.1 billion), more than double its earnings for the same period last year.
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Volkswagen says full-year profits more than double fuelled by unit sales and increased demand for new models.
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Lawn-care equipment maker Toro Co. on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and doubled its dividend, citing increased sales and cost controls.
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SMITHFIELD Pork processor Smithfield Foods Inc. said yesterday that net income in the first quarter more than doubled as improved profitability in hog production and strong results in pork offset lower beef earnings.