Higher costs hit Arriva profits
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Higher interest rates and the cost of completing acquisitions hit profits at the transport company Arriva.
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Profits at music retailer HMV more than halve as it battles against competition from supermarkets and online retailers.
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Profits were buoyed by investment banking fees, but the bank said it had set aside more money for possible losses in itâs loan business, though said this wasnât due to subprime lending difficulties.
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Transport group Go-Ahead says its rail business boosted profits this year but next year will be more difficult.
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Fourth-quarter profit surged from a year-ago period that included hefty restructuring costs and liability charges related to the companyâs top-selling drug, Zyprexa.
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Ryder System Inc. R.N on Monday  posted a nearly 45 percent increase in quarterly net profit  amid increased demand for transport services, especially in its  commercial truck leasing business.
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The company gets its highest profit margins from a conspicuously old economy business.
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Newell Rubbermaid Inc.  on Tuesday said charges from its current restructuring program will be more than expected, but savings from the program will also be higher than previously thought.
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Half-year profits at two of China's biggest banks surge on the back of higher lending and rising fees.
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ExxonMobil Corp. and Royal Dutch/Shell Group yesterday reported large increases in third-quarter profits, part of an industry-wide windfall caused by high oil prices and strong demand.
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The Irish carrier posts better than expected earnings, but still faces challenges and high valuation.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Qantas profits soared to a record 648.8 million Australian dollars (US$463.8 million, euro 376 million) in the past fiscal year, thanks to rising passenger numbers despite fears of Iraq war-related terrorism and the aftermath of ...
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Profits more than double but were restrained by futures contracts.
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The company is in a phase of explosive growth, and that costs money.
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Europe's leading carmakers are facing a profit margin squeeze in the coming year as soaring raw materials costs look set to outstrip any price rises the companies can force through in what remains a consumer-led market, analysts said.
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The clothing retailer's profits take a hit on weather woes and bigger-than-expected markdowns
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Business & money: Britain's seventh-biggest bank warns margins this year will be hit by higher funding costs