Air Liquide Profit Up Nearly 10 Percent
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Industrial gas supplier Air Liquide SA said Monday its net profit rose nearly 10 percent in the first half of the year as industrial gas markets recovered in North America and remained strong in Asia.
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Fourth-quarter profit surged at Alcan Inc.   on higher aluminum prices, the company said on Wednesday.
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Low-fare carrier Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 12.3 percent to beat Wall Street expectations despite higher fuel costs.
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Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines posted higher quarterly earnings yesterday as fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel costs.
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The supermarket chain said that first-quarter profit jumped 10 percent but was hurt by labor unrest.
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Budget airline Ryanair reports a 30% profit rise for the last three months of 2006, despite rising fuel costs.
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The French airline Air France-KLM has reported a 7.8-percent rise in second-quarter operating profit owing to strong passenger traffic, but net profit slumped on exceptional factors.
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The company reported fourth-quarter net income on higher commercial airplane deliveries and strong growth in defense earnings, beating Wall Streetâs expectations.
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Costco Wholesale Corp.  posted a 10 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, but said it would take a $70 million charge in the second quarter related to company stock options.
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Diversified manufacturer United  Technologies Corp. UTX.N on Friday said quarterly profit rose  10.5 percent on improved aerospace demand and strong growth in  its Otis elevator business.
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SAP AG, the world's largest maker of business-software applications, said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 10 percent thanks to increased license sales.
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Vivendi Universal, the French owner of the world&#39;s largest record company, said on Wednesday that its third-quarter profit jumped almost sixfold, helped by tax savings.
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Health insurer Humana Inc.  on  Monday said second-quarter net income rose 10 percent, helped  by better-than-expected results in its Medicare Advantage and  commercial and Tricare units.
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The European aerospace giant EADS today announced that it had more than doubled its profits in the first nine months of the year. EADS said the increase was helped by a surge in deliveries of its Airbus passenger jets.
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Finnair swung into a second-quarter profit on growing sales as demand on its routes--especially to Asia--continued to grow, the company said Tuesday.
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Nike Inc  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit jumped 10 percent, topping Wall Street estimates, helped by strong international demand and higher margins.
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General Dynamics reports a rise in quarterly profit on record US defence spending and demand for private jets.