Heinz Quarterly Profit Meets Forecasts
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on  Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after  spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida  Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.
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United States Steel Corp. saw profits rise in the third quarter, thanks to both strong demand and cost cuts. Pittsburgh-based US Steel on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $354 million, or $2.
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PepsiCo Inc. reaffirmed on Thursday  its 2007 earnings forecast of at least $3.30 per share.
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Department store operator J.C. Penney  Co. Inc. JCP.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly operating  profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on inventory controls  and strong sales of jeans, home furnishings and career clothes.
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HJ Heinz Co., the maker of ketchup and other foods, reported its first-quarter earnings fell 9 percent from results a year ago when its profits were boosted by the sale of some of its businesses to Del Monte.
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United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed analysts&#39; expectations as rising oil prices offset strength in its international and non-package businesses.
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Hormel Foods Corp.  on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, in line with raised expectations it announced earlier this month, and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analysts' estimates.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on  Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 7.8 percent, excluding a  year-earlier tax benefit, as demand for new products such as  Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries boosted sales.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. (HNZ.N) on Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.
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PepsiCo Inc.  posted a  greater-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday on a lower  tax rate and higher sales of Frito-Lay snacks.
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The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. on Monday confirmed its earnings estimates for 2004 and said profit should rise modestly in 2005. The largest maker and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages expects to report 2004
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H.J. Heinz Co.  posted higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by new products, the weak dollar and increased marketing.
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The company posted quarterly net profit of $904 million and revenue of $6.22 billion, up 29 percent from a year earlier.
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Ketchup maker HJ Heinz Co. (HNZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.
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Wal-Mart Stores  on Tuesday  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit as  penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for  low prices on necessities like food and laundry detergent to  offset tough economic conditions.
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Third-quarter profit, helped by sales of jet fighters and electronic warfare systems, beat Wall Street expectations, but the companyâs forecast for next year was slightly below analystsâ estimates.
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Toshiba Corp., the Japanese electronics and computer maker, said Friday it posted a profit in the first half of its fiscal year, rebounding from losses last year on restructuring and rising sales of digital video recorders, semiconductor memory chips and personal computers. It boosted its forecast for the year.