Big Anglo American profits jump
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Mining giant Anglo American is to return $3bn to shareholders after reporting a 46% rise in annual profits.
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Business & money: Retailer turns in stunning performance over first half, pushing profits ahead by more than 50%.
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Profits rise at BAE Systems after strong US growth, but it does not comment on corruption probes.
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Big 'EDS Outsourcing firm EDS reported a hike in profits on Wednesday evening, almost doubling its take from the same period in 2005.â¦
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American Express said yesterday that record spending had fueled a 12 percent jump in profit.
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Long-running takeover target the London  Stock Exchange Group on Thursday reported a strong rise in  full-year turnover and operating profit, topping analysts&#039;  expectations.
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British American Tobacco, the world&#39;s second-biggest cigarette maker, has posted a 20 percent rise in nine-month profits, saying its wide brand portfolio and geographic spread have helped offset the strength of the pound.
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LONDON - British American Tobacco PLC posted a 60 percent jump in third quarter net profit Tuesday, thanks partly to lower taxation charges.
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Profits at Swedish fashion retailer Hennes &amp; Mauritz rose more than expected in the third quarter as its clothes sold well in the US.
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European equities turned higher after early losses on Tuesday thanks to earnings and upgrades offsetting losses for financial stocks.
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Global mining giant Anglo American said Friday it had bought a 70-percent share in the Foxleigh coal mine in Queensland, northeastern Australia, for 620 million US dollars (432 million euros).
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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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BSkyB's profits rise after a major advertising campaign leads to a strong-than-expected rise in subscribers.
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High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings.
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British American Tobacco announced Thursday that net profits climbed 7.3 percent last year as the company was bolstered by rising sales in emerging markets.
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British blue chips rose as a spike in the price of oil offset initial enthusiasm over better-than-expected US jobs data.
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The company said profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent on strong sales to mining, energy and construction customers outside the United States.