Staples posts 39% jump in second-quarter profit
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FRAMINGHAM, MASS. -- Riding strong sales across its office products portfolio, Staples Inc. yesterday reported a 39-per-cent jump in second-quarter profit that topped Wall Street forecasts.
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The household appliance maker said its second-quarter profit rose 77 percent as strong international growth offset weak industry demand and higher material prices.
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Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday reported a  19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, handily topping  estimates, as store renovations and efforts to improve service  drove higher average sales in every category.
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Hard drive maker Seagate Technology said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped by 188 percent as shipments rose 20 percent year over year.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. Tuesday reported quarterly profit rose 27 percent as the computer and printer maker saw record revenues in every business and every region and fixed problems with its server
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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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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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Home Depot Inc. HD.N on Tuesday  reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, topping  estimates, as store renovations and efforts to improve service  drove higher average sales in every category.
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Home Depot reported a jump in second-quarter profit on record sales as it benefited from strong performance in stores open at least a year.
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The Home Depot Inc., buoyed by robust sales, posted nearly a 19 percent jump in second-quarter profit, prompting the retail giant to raise its earnings outlook for all of 2004.
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 40 percent rise in second-quarter earnings Thursday, helped by high oil prices.
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Discount retailer Target Corp. said second-quarter profits rose almost 13 percent, fueled by increasing sales at new and existing stores and the strength of its credit card operations
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InfoWorld - SAP reported an&#160;8 percent jump in its second-quarter net income on Thursday, helped by a sharp increase in revenue from new software licenses.
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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.
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Cisco Systems Inc has posted an unexpected 40% profit jump on 27% higher sales for its second fiscal quarter.
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Staples Inc. (SPLS.O), the top U.S. office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump in quarterly profit as a weaker dollar boosted results abroad and initial back-to-school demand drove sales.
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Borders Group Inc.&#39;s second-quarter profits rose 89 percent on stronger-than-anticipated book sales and topped Wall Street&#39;s estimates. The company also increased its full-year earnings outlook.