Kraft affirms 2004 profit forecast
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Kraft Foods Inc. Thursday stood by its previously lowered earnings forecast for the calendar year and said new products including its 100-calorie snack packs would help drive growth in the second half.
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Lufthansa reiterated its profit forecast for 2004 after investment bank Goldman Sachs cut its earnings estimates for the carrier, citing high oil prices.
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Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N on Tuesday  posted a 28 percent drop in quarterly profit, weighed down by  restructuring and higher costs for cheese, coffee and other  commodities.
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SYDNEY: Australian supermarket group Woolworths Ltd reported a better-than-expected 12% gain in second-half profit on cost savings, and forecast a rise of up to 15% in 2005 earnings despite increased competition.
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Kraft Foods Inc.  posted a sharply lower quarterly profit on Wednesday as the company continued to work on plans to revive its business.
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Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reaffirmed it expects 2004 earnings to be more than 20 percent above last year, but warned that results in 2005-2007 will be hurt
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Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. said it expects to report second-quarter profit within the middle of its previous guidance, and reaffirmed its earnings outlook for fiscal 2005.
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Kraft Foods Inc  on Wednesday posted a lower quarterly profit as higher costs for dairy products and other ingredients weighed on results at the largest North American food company.
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Coca-Cola Co.  Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell on Thursday reiterated that the soft drink maker expects solid long-term revenue and volume growth, and high-single-digit growth in earnings per share despite "strong headwinds" in North America.
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Sprint Corp., FON.N  the No. 3  U.S. wireless telephone service company, on Monday said its  2004 results would meet its prior estimates, and the company  released its outlook for earnings and revenues in 2005.
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Reynolds American Inc., parent of the  No. 2 U.S. cigarette company, on Wednesday forecast 2004 profit  of $5.75 to $6.05 a share -- its first forecast since the  company was formed at the end of July.
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Though still seeing its profits shrink, Kraft Foods boosted its quarterly dividend -- or payment to shareholders -- by 14 percent, the company said Tuesday.
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Sprint Corp., FON.N  the No. 3  U.S. wireless telephone service company, on Monday said its  2004 results would meet its prior estimates, and also released  an outlook for earnings and revenues in 2005.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp.  posted a  higher quarterly profit on Tuesday as savings from its  restructuring plan helped offset higher fiber costs, and raised  its full-year earnings forecast.
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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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Nextel Communications Inc., the sixth  largest U.S. mobile company, on Friday said its third-quarter  profit rose amid strong customer growth and it raised its  earnings forecast for the full year.
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Health-care plan provider UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Monday reaffirmed its previous outlook for 2004 earnings of at least $3.92 per share, up 32 percent or more from the $2.