Merck quarterly profit jumps
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Merck & Co  on Monday said its third-quarter profit rose sharply, helped by sales of its vaccines and cholesterol drugs, and raised its 2007 profit forecast in view of strong current trends.
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Walgreen Co. , the top U.S. drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1 percent due to rising prescription demand and strong sales of profitable nonpharmacy merchandise.
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Package delivery company FedEx Corp.   FDX.N said on Thursday its quarterly profit jumped 40   percent, beating expectations, on strong growth in its ground   and freight segments.
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Diversified health-care company Johnson &amp; Johnson on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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Walgreen Co , one of the  largest U.S. drugstore operators, said on Friday quarterly  profit rose a better-than-expected 5.5 percent, helped by  higher sales and cost controls.
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Merck KGaA, the German drug and chemical company whose products include the multiple sclerosis drug Rebif and cancer treatment Erbitux, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit soared to nearly $5 billion as it reaped the benefits of its acquisition of Serono and the divestiture of its generic drug unit.
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ChevronTexaco Corp., the No. 2 U.S.  oil company, on Friday said quarterly profit jumped, driven  largely by a sharp rise in oil and gas prices.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, as the brewer sold more beer despite the slowing economy.
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Clorox Co.  on Monday said its quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA  and on higher sales and cost-savings.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday  said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as medical costs  stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also boosted its 2005  forecast.
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Quarterly profit beat expectations on strong growth in its international, ground and freight segments.
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Profits at the drugmaker increased 13 percent in the second quarter on higher sales of its arthritis drug and pneumonia vaccine.
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Drug wholesaler McKesson Corp.   on Thursday reported higher quarterly profit as increased sales  from its pharmacy distribution business helped offset expenses  from acquisitions and restructuring costs.
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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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Schering-Plough Corp.  on  Monday reported quarterly earnings far higher than Wall Street  expected, fueled by growing demand for its drugs against  cholesterol, arthritis, allergies and hepatitis C.
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The drug maker Schering-Plough Corporation said yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit surged 75 percent as strong sales of its cholesterol, arthritis and allergy medicines helped offset rising research and marketing spending.
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Merck & Co.  on Wednesday stood  by its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and projected  slightly higher 2007 results, in line with Wall Street  expectations, as the drugmaker grapples with generic  competition for a number of its medicines.