Lennar posts lower profit
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A steeper-than-expected drop in the   U.S. housing market pushed Lennar Corp.'s LEN.N quarterly   profit down 39 percent and prompted the home builder on Tuesday   to slash its forecast for the current period.
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Fashion retailer Limited Brands Inc.'s third-quarter earnings fell 40 percent because of fewer one-time gains, the company reported Thursday.
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Apparel retailer Liz Claiborne Inc.   posted lower quarterly profit on Wednesday after  charges for restructuring.
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The soft drink maker said its fourth-quarter profit fell 31 percent from results a year ago that included a tax benefit from a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp  posted  lower quarterly profit on Friday as the women&#39;s apparel  retailer suffered weak customer traffic at its Ann Taylor and  LOFT chains, forcing markdowns on many items.
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Limited Brands Inc. (LTD) on Thursday posted lower third-quarter earnings, and left its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year unchanged.
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MIAMI -- Lennar Corp., one of the nation's biggest homebuilders, cut its third-quarter earnings projections Friday due to a decrease in new orders amid softening in the housing market. Its shares fell nearly 2 percent.
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNI.N,  the No. 2 U.S. rail group, on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in  net profit after taking a charge related to a change in the way  it estimates asbestos and environmental liabilities, but posted  record quarterly revenue.
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PITTSBURGH  â United States Steel reported substantially lower fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday, as acquisition costs, European job cuts and lower prices weighed down results.
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DuPont Co. , the No. 2 U.S. chemical company, on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected second-quarter profit due to lower U.S. volumes coupled with higher energy and raw material costs.
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Altria Group Inc.  posted lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, due in part to costs for closing a U.S. cigarette plant as it moves some production to Europe to cut costs and reduce excess capacity.
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PepsiCo Inc  reported lower quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by a higher tax rate and a decline in sales volume of carbonated soft drinks.
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Homebuilder Lennar Corp. beat third-quarter Wall Street estimates by 2 cents per share Monday, helped by strong quarterly profit and a stable economy, leading it to raise guidance for fiscal 2004 and 2005.
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DuPont Co. , the No. 2 U.S. chemical maker, on Tuesday posted a lower quarterly profit after a large tax gain a year earlier and forecast earnings growth in 2005.
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China&#039;s Lenovo Group Ltd. said Thursday its net profit fell 85 percent in the company&#039;s first fiscal year since it bought IBM&#039;s personal computer business.
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Building products maker  Louisiana-Pacific Corp. LPX.N on Monday posted a sharply  lower quarterly profit, hurt by pricing pressures and higher  costs for fiber, resin and energy, and an unexpectedly high tax  rate.
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Noble Energy Inc.  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter profit fell as weakness in natural gas prices weighed on results.