Raytheon profit rises on higher sales
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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.
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Lockheed's third-quarter earnings rose 41 percent behind higher sales of military transport planes and an increase in the company's IT business.
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Diversified manufacturer United Technologies Corp.  posted a rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong infrastructure demand and a recovery in its aerospace business, the company said on Wednesday.
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Diversified health-care company Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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Quarterly profit beat expectations on strong growth in its international, ground and freight segments.
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Symantec Corp  reported an  increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong  overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall  Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.  said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose more than 30 percent, boosted by asset sales, more digital cable and phone customers, and a rise in AOL advertising sales.
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Profit at Tyco&#39;s electronics unit rose more than fourfold in the quarter as revenue climbed 15 percent on higher sales volume in automotive, communications, computer and consumer electronics.
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Defense contractor Raytheon Co.  RTN.N on Thursday said quarterly profit rose a  better-than-expected 20 percent, helped by higher spending on  its Patriot missile systems and other military products.
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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 percent rise in the stock in early trading.
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Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc.  said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose as higher sales and a benefit from an accounting change helped offset a one-time charge.
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Boeing Co.  on Wednesday reported a higher third-quarter profit on revenue growth in its defense business and strong performance in its commercial aircraft building operations, and said it raised its earnings forecast for 2004.
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Defense contractor Raytheon Co.   on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter profit,  helped by higher revenue from its missile programs.
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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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Lockheed Martin Corp , the  world's largest defense contractor, said on Tuesday  third-quarter profit rose 22 percent, helped by higher sales of  its jet fighters and electronic warfare systems.
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US equipment maker Caterpillar  reports a rise in quarterly profit on strong international sales.
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Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on higher-than-expected sales of its medicines, including strong demand for its newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.