Dow Chemical Third-Quarter Profit Surges
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Dow Chemical Co.'s DOW.N  third-quarter profit surged 86 percent on increased plastics  sales, but demand remains vulnerable to soaring energy costs,  the No. 1 U.S. chemicals maker said on Thursday.
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record closing high on strong earnings from a range of companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Companies and an improving outlook for both the U.S. economy and corporate profits.
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Dow Chemical Co  on Tuesday reported a drop in quarterly profit that was not as steep as analysts had expected as growth overseas helped offset weak housing and auto markets and spiraling energy and raw material costs.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday third-quarter profit rose, helped by higher deliveries of commercial planes.
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co  reported higher operating earnings Tuesday on growth in its international businesses.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average to a record high, after a strong profit and outlook from Cisco Systems Inc.  boosted optimism about corporate profits.
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Stocks surged Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials posting a triple-digit gain moments after the opening bell, as investors expressed relief following the election and what&#39;s widely believed to be a victory for President Bush.
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Oracle Corp. , the world&#39;s  third-largest software maker, reported on Tuesday higher  quarterly profit as sales of products it acquired over the past  year helped boost earnings.
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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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Oil and gas producer Murphy Oil Corp. on Tuesday said its third-quarter profits soared on increasing oil prices, beating industry estimates.
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Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest  publicly traded oil company, on Thursday said quarterly profit  surged 56 percent, driven by soaring oil prices and strong  results from refining operations.
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The results surpassed Wall Street's expectations in both sales and profit, with fourth-quarter earnings reaching $3 billion for the first time in the company's history.
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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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Stocks surged on Thursday, lifting the Dow to a record, as stronger-than-expected retail sales and takeover speculation fueled optimism about the economy.
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A rebound in energy and commodity companies helped stocks rise for a third day, extending the DowÂs record-breaking rally.
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U.S. chemical major DuPont Co said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose before special items, helped by increased profits from its performance materials business and strong agricultural sales in Brazil.
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High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings, the company said Tuesday.