India&#39;s Reliance Industries second quarter profit up 39 percent
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BOMBAY  - Oil and petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries Ltd, India&#39;s largest private sector company, said second-quarter net profit jumped 39 percent, helped by surging oil product prices.
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Mittal Steel  , the  world's biggest steelmaker which is buying its closest rival,  Arcelor , said on Wednesday that its second-quarter  operating profit rose nearly 50 percent on the previous  quarter.
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The mobile phone maker said  fourth-quarter net profit rose to $2.6 billion and that it had reached its goal of 40 percent market share in handset sales. The companyâs stock soared.
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India's third-largest software exporter, Wipro, said second quarter net profit jumped 79 percent as sales rose 44 percent, beating both the market's and the company's expectations.
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Halliburton Co., , the world&#39;s  second-largest oil services company, said on Monday that  second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19  percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international  contracts.
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Boeing Co.  on Wednesday  reported a higher-than-expected second-quarter profit compared  with a year-ago loss, and raised its full-year forecast as it  ramped up delivery of its hot-selling commercial planes and  defense sales remained strong.
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Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.   said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose,  helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating  margins.
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Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported  a higher quarterly profit as the world's second largest  software company benefited from steady demand for its flagship  database software.
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HARTFORD, Conn.  -- United Technologies Corp., citing growth in commercial aerospace and construction, reported second-quarter profits of nearly $1.15 billion Wednesday, up 4 percent from the same quarter last year.
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Diversified manufacturer United  Technologies Corp.  on Tuesday said second-quarter  earnings rose 13.6 percent, helped by strong demand for its jet  engines and other aerospace components.
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Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly net income as the world&#39;s second largest software company benefited
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The publisher said second-quarter profit rose 25.4 percent, to $277 million, driven by good results at its Standard & Poorâs unit.
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MUMBAI: Electronics and entertainment major Sony has reported a 61 per cent increase in net profit for the second quarter ended 30 September.. Sony&#39;s net income rose to 53.2 billion yen ($500 million) from
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Motorola Inc. , the No. 2  cellphone maker, on Wednesday posted second-quarter earnings  and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations due to strong  demand for its phones, including the Razr.
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Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday said second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of medical devices and prescription drugs, with especially strong demand in overseas markets.
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Motorola Inc. (MOT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s No. 2 maker of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit more than tripled, but growth in
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Drug maker Baxter International Inc. on Thursday said second quarter profit grew 39 percent, helped by sales of its treatment for hemophilia and lower interest and income tax expense.