Applied Materials profit tops Street forecasts
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Applied Materials Inc's  quarterly profit topped analysts estimates, helped by good flat-panel display demand, even as revenue declined 8 percent amid a slump in semiconductor equipment manufacturing.
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Applied Materials Inc. ,  the top supplier of equipment for making microchips, on Tuesday  posted a quarterly profit that nearly tripled and said revenue  could rise as much as 5 percent in its current quarter.
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Australian supermarket giant, Woolworths, beat forecasts on Monday with a 12 per cent rise in second-half profit on vigorous cost savings and its ability to drive margins despite a competitive onslaught.
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U.S. stock futures edged higher on   Wednesday, with data on durable goods and new home sales on tap   and the Dow Jones industrial average poised to break above its   all-time high.
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Applied Materials (AMAT:Nasdaq - news - research) posted sharply higher net income in its fiscal fourth quarter but said it had seen demand decelerate recently.
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Medco Health Solutions Inc  on Tuesday posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit manager boosted its full-year profit forecast.
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The petroleum and chemical company posts solid results on the back of higher prices.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. GT.N, the  largest U.S. tiremaker, on Friday expects a third-quarter  profit above most analysts' expectations, helped by higher tire  prices and stronger sales volume, sending shares up 12 percent.
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Accenture Ltd. ACN.N, a leading  global consulting firm, on Wednesday posted  higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on a rebound in  consulting business, but projected profit for the current  quarter to miss Wall Street forecasts.
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Dow Chemical Co.&#39;s (DOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) third-quarter profit surged 86 percent on increased plastics sales, but demand remains vulnerable to soaring energy costs, the No.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Applied Materials beat Wall Street&#39;s third-quarter financial estimates late Tuesday, but shares of the chip equipment company stalled after the company&#39;s earnings targets for the fourth quarter came in lower than expected.
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Electronics manufacturer Rockwell  Collins Inc. COL.N on Thursday gave a 2005 profit forecast  that was higher than Wall Street expectations as spending on  defense and commercial electronics grows and as the company  continues to cut costs.
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Applied Materials (nasdaq: AMAT - news - people ) announced better than expected results for the fiscal third quarter. The chipmaker reported quarterly earnings of 26 cents per share and revenue of $2.236 billion. Wall Street expected earnings of 25 cents ...
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The company Friday said it expected to post a profit in the third quarter, thanks to Improved pricing and product mix and higher unit volume, reversing a year-ago loss.
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W.W. Grainger Inc , a distributor of supplies to maintain and repair buildings, posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday due to market expansion, a bigger product line and demand in its international segment.
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The company reported strong second-quarter results and said its profits for all of 2007 would beat analystsâ expectations.
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NEW YORK, Aug 17  - Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest maker of chip-making tools, rose after the bell on Tuesday after the company said healthy spending on new semiconductor factories more than ...