Profits Up for Farm Equipment Maker Deere
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Deere & Co. DE.N, one of the world's  largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly  earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its  agricultural and construction equipment businesses.
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Procter & Gamble Co.   on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by sales of new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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Diversified manufacturer Textron Inc.  TXT.N on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit and lifted  its full-year earnings estimate on a strong performance by its  Cessna business jet division, sending its shares up nearly 5  percent.
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Deere & Co. , the world's largest  maker of agricultural equipment, reported higher-than-expected  quarterly profit on Wednesday and raised its fiscal-year  outlook, sending its shares up as much as nearly 11 percent to  an all-time high.
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Deere & Co.  said on Tuesday its quarterly earnings rose a better-than-expected 19 percent, but the stock fell nearly 3 percent after it forecast sharply lower profit and flat sales in the coming year.
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Higher earnings from oilseed processing and rising demand for feed grains offset declining margins in the companyâs ethanol business.
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Defence firm BAE Systems posts a 15% rise in half-year profits after seeing a strong increase in sales.
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General Electric Co  on Friday  posted a profit that met expectations on strong demand for  heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing  turbines.
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Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., a maker of recreational vehicles and manufactured homes, said Tuesday that first-quarter profits rose sharply due to strong sales in its motor homes and housing segments.
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Companies that produce agriculture-related products were some of the best performing last year.
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Monsanto Co.   reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent,  driven partly by surging sales of its genetically modified corn  and other seeds.
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Pricing and premium product sales propel the tire maker to higher profits.
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Net profits up, per share profits down, share count up.
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The food maker General Mills reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing.
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SMITHFIELD, Va. Meat processor Smithfield Foods says its income more than doubled in the most recent quarter. The company cites improved profitability in the hog production segment, combined with strong results
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Hormel Foods Corporation posted a higher quarterly profit and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analystsÂ estimates.
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Saab AB reported higher third-quarter profits on Friday and project growth of 5 percent through 2004 as contracts for its military and aviation equipment remained steady during the quarter.