Avon Third-Quarter Profit Rises
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Avon Products Inc. (AVP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted higher quarterly earnings as business in Latin America and Europe helped offset weakness in the United States for the direct seller of cosmetics.
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Avon Products Inc.  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter profit rose 11 percent, driven by  international sales as its U.S. business continued to struggle.
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Merck & Co  on Monday said its third-quarter profit rose sharply, helped by sales of its vaccines and cholesterol drugs, and raised its 2007 profit forecast in view of strong current trends.
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Phone company Qwest Communications International Inc  said on Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose, helped by a tax benefit and cost cuts.
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EchoStar Communications Corp.  on Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose on an aggressive campaign to add more new subscribers.
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The investment firm reported strong third-quarter earnings.
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Health insurer WellPoint Inc  said on Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 7 percent, helped by higher membership and improved control of operating costs.
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Third-quarter profit rose 11 percent to $640 million, helped by growth in fees from asset management and providing back-office services to institutional clients.
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OfficeMax Inc , the nation's third-largest office supplies retailer, posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by lower expenses and improved margins.
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Abbott Laboratories, the maker of health-care products ranging from pediatric nutritional drinks to HIV tests, said third-quarter profit rose 15 percent as prescriptions climbed for its Humira rheumatoid-arthritis drug.
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Avon Products reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings yesterday as it pressed ahead with a revamping program, setting off a 10 percent gain in its share price.
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Third-quarter profit rose 15 percent to $1.28 billion as  premium and fee growth in its Medicaid business helped offset lower enrollment in employer-sponsored programs.
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Avon Products Inc., the world&#39;s biggest seller of beauty products, reported a 33 percent increase in its third-quarter profit, fueled by stronger-than-expected performance in Europe and Latin America.
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DuPont Co. reported a third-quarter profit Tuesday, saying higher sales volumes and local selling prices offset a sharp increase in the cost of energy and raw materials.
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Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose on higher sales to beat Wall Street expectations.
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Health insurer WellPoint Inc  said on Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 7 percent as membership increased.
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Eli Lilly and Co.  on Thursday said its third-quarter earnings rose as growing demand for its medicines offset higher spending to market recently approved treatments.