Chemicals group Beiersdorf posts stronger sales, lower profit
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The German chemicals group Beiersdorf, which makes Nivea beauty cream and Tesa glue, saw net profit plunge last year but met its sales target and increased its operating result, the group said Tuesday.
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Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on lower taxes and better-than-expected sales of its medicines, including its newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
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Net income for the second quarter climbed on solid sales of smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles and cost-cutting efforts.
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Schering continues its strong sales and earnings growth.
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Europe's largest fashion retailer, Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices and competition from rival companies, thanks in part to sales in the United States.
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  reported better-than-expected quarterly net profit on Friday on international results and demand for such industrial products as air compressors, sending its shares up 2.2 percent in early trading.
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German drugs and chemicals group Merck&#39;s third-quarter operating profit rose by a forecast-beating 42 percent, helped by strong sales of cancer drug Erbitux and liquid crystals for flat screen televisions.
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International Business Machines  Corp. IBM.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that  beat Wall Street's recently raised profit target as solid  year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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YESTERDAY Close $54.13 Change -$1.32 52-WEEK High $61.60 Low $53.22 Drug maker Novartis AG posted an 18 percent rise in second-quarter earnings, led by strong sales across its divisions.
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TORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest producer of gold, reported slightly lower third-quarter earnings due to lower sales and higher costs, partly offset by higher gold prices.
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Schering-Plough Corp  on Monday reported third-quarter profit and sales that fell short of Wall Street's target, sending shares down more than 10 percent amid concerns about its flagship cholesterol drugs.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose as the nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
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DuPont Co.  posted a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as higher chemical prices offset surging energy costs, the second-largest U.S. chemicals maker said on Tuesday.
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Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday  said fourth-quarter profit rose on higher-than-expected sales  of its medicines, including strong demand for its newer  treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
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Schering-Plough and Merck posted strong sales from their joint venture in cholesterol drugs, but otherwise their third-quarter earnings were notably different.
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Deutsche Bank said that its bottom-line earnings rose strongly in the third quarter, thanks to a partial improvement in underlying business and lower costs and risk provisions.
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The chemical maker reported a quarterly profit that was lower than expected, in part due to weak demand from the housing and auto markets.