Acuity Earnings Rise on Improved Demand
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Acuity Brands Inc. AYI.N, a maker of  lighting products and specialty chemicals, on Tuesday said  quarterly profit rose 87 percent due to improved sales, lower  operating expenses and a lower tax rate.
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Earnings are up, but sagging revenues are more annoying than static.
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Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose, helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating margins.
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Aetna Inc  posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday as membership increased, and the health insurer projected next year's earnings would grow faster than Wall Street expected.
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American Express has seen its quarterly profits climb again, after higher spending on its credit cards.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc  said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 3 percent, in line with Wall Street's target, helped by improved performance in its Medicaid plans for low-income Americans and its health-care analytics unit.
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American Express Co , a credit card and travel services company, said on Monday that third-quarter earnings rose 10 percent, helped by increased spending among its consumer and corporate clients.
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Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States are rising five times faster than workers&#39; earnings, a survey released Thursday shows.
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The health insurer beats some estimates and raises others.
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CHICAGO: Health insurance premiums rose five times faster than US workersâ salaries this year, according to a survey released last Thursday that also showed slippage in the percentage of American workers covered by employer health plans.
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HMS Holdings has seen an increase in revenues and net income.
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Dutch banking group ABN Amro reported that it had increased net profit last year by 30 percent with a big boost from exceptional items and mainly a halving of provisions.
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Third-quarter profit rose 11 percent to $640 million, helped by growth in fees from asset management and providing back-office services to institutional clients.
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Company ramps up to increase production as demand for new handheld exceeds expectations.
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Pay at Massachusetts mutual fund firms is likely to rise as much as 15 percent this year as bonus season gets underway, say executives and consultants, to the most generous level in years, likely providing a boost to the regional economy.
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Shoppers spend more, giving the company yet another quarter of sales growth and even better earnings.
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Tiffany & Company reported a 23 percent increase in earnings yesterday on higher sales and it increased its profit forecast for the year because of expected holiday demand.