Playboy Forecasts Higher 2005 Profit
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Adult entertainment company Playboy  Enterprises Inc. PLA.N on Monday said it expects higher  profit in 2005 than in 2004, helped in part by gains at its  international television and online subscription businesses as  well as recent efforts to reduce debt.
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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company said it expects full-year earnings in 2005 to be higher than 2.4 billion euros (3.2 billion dollars) on sales of 33 billion.
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Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N on Thursday  said it expects earnings in 2005 to rise to between $3.05 and  $3.15 per share before special items as growing sales of newer  medicines more than offset disappointing sales of its  top-selling schizophrenia drug.
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British computer and video games  retailer Game Group Plc  said it expected its full-year  profit to be ahead of an average market forecast after  continued strong sales in the run-up to Christmas, boosting its  shares.
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Merck released a forecast for first-quarter profit well above analystsâ expectations, and also increased its forecast for 2007.
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News Corp. reported net profit of $536 million for its first quarter, up 27 percent on the same period last year. Revenues rose by 12 percent to $5.
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Gillette Co. (GN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by sales of higher-priced products such as its battery-powered M3Power men&#39;s
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest bottler of Coca-Cola soft drinks, on Thursday forecast its earnings in 2005 would be at
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Diversified manufacturer Textron Inc.  TXT.N on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit and lifted  its full-year earnings estimate on a strong performance by its  Cessna business jet division, sending its shares up nearly 5  percent.
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Software maker Adobe Systems  Inc.ADBE.O on Thursday posted a quarterly profit that rose  more than one-third from a year ago, but shares fell 3 percent  after the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software did not raise  forecasts for fiscal 2005.
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Aetna Inc. AET.N on Thursday posted a  steep rise in quarterly profit as the health insurer boosted  its forecast for the rest of this year and gave a 2005 profit  estimate above analysts' views, pushing shares up 5 percent.
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CHICAGO - Playboy Enterprises Inc. on Tuesday said it rebounded to post a third-quarter profit as advertising rose sharply at the companyâs flagship magazine.
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Reuters Group Plc RTR.L posted better  than expected full-year profits on Wednesday thanks to  disposals, cost cutting, improving sales and a return to profit  at electronic trading unit Instinet, which it may sell.
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Kimberly-Clark, which makes Huggies diapers and Scott towels, said profit rose more than expected and raised its outlook in light of higher international sales and a weaker dollar.
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Playboy Publishes More of the Google Interview on Playboy.com  Playboy magazine on Tuesday published previously unsyndicated interview excerpts to its Web site from its interview with Google's founders. The original interview was published just before the Internet search engine's much-anticipated initial public offering.  In the never before seen excerpt on Playboy.com, Google ...
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The worldâs largest soft drink maker reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales, acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.
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The company said quarterly profit would be higher than analystsâ estimates and it raised its full-year outlook as exchange rates and price and volume increases offset high commodity costs.