Hilton Hotels posts higher 4th-quarter profit
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Hilton Hotels Corp.  on Wednesday reported a rise in fourth-quarter net income, helped by higher room rates, unit growth and acquisition of the hotel assets of Hilton Group last February.
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The Hewlett-Packard Company said yesterday that its profits rose 27 percent in the fourth quarter as revenues reached record levels across its business lines.
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Fourth-quarter profit increased 4 percent as growing medical enrollment lifted revenue from health care premiums.
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American Express Co. AXP.N said on  Monday fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent, driven by strong  holiday and travel-related sales and gains in its asset  management business.
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Hilton Hotels Corp.  said on  Wednesday it expects recurring earnings per share to increase  16 percent to 22 percent annually through 2009 as it adds about  120,000 rooms globally over the next three years.
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The French oil giant said fourth-quarter profit rose 62% to 3.6 billion euros ($5.23 billion) as oil prices rose and and new projects in Angola and Qatar raised production.
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The company's fourth-quarter earnings beat analyst expectations.
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Stryker Corp , which this week said it was recalling some of its artificial hip products, on Wednesday reported higher fourth-quarter profit on increased sales of its orthopedic implants and surgical equipment.
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Hilton Group Plc, the operator of Hilton hotels outside the US, said first-half profit almost tripled, helped by gains at the Ladbrokes betting chain and a recovery in demand for hotel rooms.
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Marriott International Inc. , the largest U.S. hotel operator, on Tuesday reported higher fourth-quarter profit as a recovering travel industry drove up room rates and occupancy.
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The hotel operator reports an increase in both room rates and occupancy, with a 45% rise in Q3 earnings.
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BlackRock Inc. posted a 90 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, handily beating estimates, as it benefited from the credit market turmoil and acquisitions.
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Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. said its third-quarter earnings rose 45 percent as growing demand for rooms helped drive revenue up 9 percent.
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NEW YORK  - Marriott International Inc. ,the largest U.S. hotel operator, on Tuesday reported higherfourth-quarter profit as a recovering travel industry drove uproom rates and occupancy.
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Hilton Hotels Corp. HLT.N on Monday  said third-quarter earnings almost doubled as business and  leisure travel increased, filling its big urban hotels.
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Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled crediting its acquisition of the Horseshoe casinos and its operations in Las Vegas.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Hilton Hotels Corp.  HLT.N on Monday said fourth-quarter net earnings fell, but  revenue per room rose as increased travel fueled higher room  rates -- a trend that is expected to pick up this year.