UPDATE 3-Vivendi raises 2004 forecast after strong quarter
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France&#39;s largest media company, Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) , raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in
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EFJ Inc., a maker of wireless communications systems, on Monday increased its fiscal 2004 guidance on stronger-than-anticipated fourth-quarter sales for international security products, above Wall Street estimates and year-ago results.
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Strong sales forecast, says financial officer at investment event.
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Chemical maker DuPont Co  on  Wednesday increased its 2007 financial outlook to reflect  stronger-than-expected results in the fourth quarter and also  raised expectations for 2008.
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Vivendi's recovery is almost complete, the French media and telecommunications giant declared Tuesday, despite a massive second-quarter net loss bloated by the effects of the weaker U.S. dollar.
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Vivendi fourth-quarter sales rose 1.2 percent as buoyant trading at its Maroc Telecom and in video games helped compensate declines at its music and French mobile businesses.
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The French media group Vivendi Universal said that a surging net loss so far this year would give way to better-than-expected adjusted net income for 2004 as a whole.
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Mobile phone maker Nokia raised its third-quarter sales and earnings forecasts on Thursday on the back of strong market demand, reversing a recent spate of grim outlooks and sending its share price higher.
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LVMH, the world&#39;s biggest luxury goods company, has beaten forecasts with a 14-percent rise in first-half operating profits, helped by a rebound in retailing and strong sales at Louis Vuitton.
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Merck & Co.  said on Monday that quarterly earnings rose 12 percent on strong demand for its newer vaccines and medicines, and raised its 2007 profit forecast, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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High Street and catalogue retailer Next reports a better-than-expected rise in sales and profits for the first half of 2004.
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Guidant Corp., a maker of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, said Thursday that third-quarter earnings, excluding items, rose on slightly higher sales to beat Wall Street expectations.
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PREDICTIONS for advertising spending next year from two leading industry forecasters are surprisingly upbeat, as they project gains will be made even after the strong growth anticipated for 2004.
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PeopleSoft Inc. Monday raised its forecast for the just-ended quarter, helped by an increased average selling price and strong performances in North America and Europe.
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French media group Vivendi Universal has reported a 48-percent jump in net profit for the first half of 2006, to 1.8 billion euros, and confirmed its forecast of at least 16-percent growth for the full year.
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French telecoms and media group Vivendi   reported a 10.9 percent rise in its first-half net  adjusted profit on Thursday, as growth from games and pay-TV  Canal Plus made up for lackluster trading at mobile arm SFR.
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PARIS, Sept 14  - French media giant Vivendi Universal on Tuesday reported a surge in its net loss so far this year but forecast a sharp turnaround in its finances for all of 2004.