USA: Higher sales help boost ConAgra&#39;s profits
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US packaged food manufacturer ConAgra Foods has reported a 10.3% fall in second-quarter earnings due to the divestment of its meat processing activities, but earnings from continuing operations rose.
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US food company JM Smucker has reported higher quarterly sales and earnings, boosted by the June 2004 acquisition of International Multifoods.
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The New York Times Co  reported  higher profit and revenue on Tuesday because of a rise in  national advertising and circulation revenue, a contrast to a  downbeat earnings season for U.S. newspaper publishers.
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Procter & Gamble Co.   on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by sales of new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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A large climb in September U.S.  retail sales and bigger-than-expected gains in underlying  producer prices boosted hopes for stronger growth and bets that  the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates.
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ConAgra Foods Inc.  on Wednesday posted lower quarterly profits due to higher ingredient costs and the sale of its chicken and agricultural products businesses.
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Whole Foods Markets Inc.&#39;s earnings surged in the latest quarter from a year earlier, due to new stores, higher margins and healthy sales growth.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, with the S&P 500 touching a six-year high and the Nasdaq jumping more than 1 percent, after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Ciena and Costco, improved the outlook for steady profit growth.
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The worldâs largest soft drink maker reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales, acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.
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Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake in brewer SABMiller Plc (SAB.
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By Bloomberg News. Whole Foods Market Inc., the largest natural-foods grocer in the United States, said yesterday that fourth-quarter profit rose 27 percent as sales increased.
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Altria Group Inc. MO.N, on Tuesday  posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake  in brewer SABMiller Plc SAB.L, a lower tax rate  and the weak  dollar offset weakness in domestic tobacco and its Kraft food  business.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. , the  largest U.S. brewer, on Wednesday posted better-than-expected  quarterly earnings helped by strong summer sales in the United  States as well as growth overseas.
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Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, has said that its net profit surged by 42 percent to 1.908 billion pounds during its financial year, boosted by strong sales in the United States.
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US retail sales surge in December, helped by a big rise in car sales as dealers bring in new offers to boost business.
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Europe's largest fashion retailer, Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices and competition from rival companies, thanks in part to sales in the United States.
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Household and personal care products makers Procter &amp; Gamble Co  and Colgate-Palmolive Co  both reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by sales in emerging markets as the U.S. economy slowed.