Unilever profit tops forecast, says sales on track
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Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc/NV  topped forecasts with a 27 percent rise in 2006 earnings on Thursday and said it expected to deliver underlying sales growth within its target range this year.
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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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Supermarket group reports better sales figures than expected but warns of tough year ahead
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Hormel Foods Corp.  on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, in line with raised expectations it announced earlier this month, and gave a forecast for current quarter earnings that was higher than analysts estimates.
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William Morrison, owner of Britain's fourth biggest grocery chain, said it was on target to meet expectations for underlying full-year profit despite weak sales over the Christmas period.
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Unilever, the consumer goods giant, slashed its profit growth forecasts yesterday in the face of poor sales, weakening consumer spending and tough competition.
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Consumer goods giant Unilever, fresh from a shock profits warning last month, says bad weather hit sales over the summer months.
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Unilever has warned that restoring profitable growth will involve rising marketing spend and a big jump in restructuring charges in the fourth quarter.
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Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc/NV  reported a step-up in sales growth to 3.9 percent in its second  quarter on Thursday, but underlying margins slipped as the  company spent heavily on recovery and its shares declined.
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United Parcel Service Inc.  on Tuesday posted a higher profit citing growth in its global business, supply chain and freight units, plus modest growth in its U.S package business despite a "sluggish" economy.
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British computer and video games  retailer Game Group Plc  said it expected its full-year  profit to be ahead of an average market forecast after  continued strong sales in the run-up to Christmas, boosting its  shares.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as medical costs stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also boosted its 2005 forecast.
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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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Unilever, the world&#39;s largest maker of food and soap, cut its full-year earnings forecast after sales of ice cream and cold drinks slumped in Europe and demand for beauty and laundry products slowed.
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H.J. Heinz Co  posted a higher quarterly profit on Friday and said it expects full-year profits to be near the top of its forecast range, helped by new products, the weak dollar and stepped-up marketing.
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British computer and video games retailer Game Group Plc  said it expected its full-year profit to be ahead of an average market forecast after continued strong sales in the run-up to Christmas, boosting its shares.
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Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T), the world's  most profitable car maker, posted a better-than-expected 26.5  percent rise in quarterly operating profit as sales charged  ahead in North America and Europe, and kept its forecast for  another year of record earnings.