Acquisition boosts ANZâs profit
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Australiaâs third-biggest bank said one-off factors, such as the loss of earnings from the sale of its London project finance business and measures to arrest NZ retail customer attrition, would on balance have a negative impact on fiscal 2005 earnings.
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Third-quarter profit surged at Boyd Gaming Corp., driven largely by the July 1 acquisition of Coast Casinos Inc. as well as increased earnings at Borgata, the Atlantic City megaresort Boyd owns with MGM Mirage.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on  Wednesday quarterly profit rose nearly 11 percent as the  nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
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THE Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announced a record increase in full-year profit of almost 20 per cent yesterday. ANZ, the smallest of Australia&#39;s big four banks, generated after-tax profit of $2.
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Merger advisory firm Lazard Ltd.  reported a 50 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, beating expectations with its best merger and acquisition results in six years.
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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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Fourth-quarter profit surged at Alcan Inc.   on higher aluminum prices, the company said on Wednesday.
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The companyâs second-quarter profit rose 37 percent after factoring in losses from assets it sold, but on a continuing basis results fell on buyout costs at its newspapers.
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Continued improvement in its operational performance boosts second-quarter earnings.
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Profits got a boost despite sluggish sales from the challenging environment.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose nearly 11 percent as the nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
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World's biggest company saw profits boosted by broad-based growth in its finance, transportation and health-care businesses.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp  reported better-than-expected earnings on Friday due to a lower share count from buybacks, and reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook, sending shares up 7 percent.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  on  Wednesday posted a better-than-expected 7.4 percent increase in  quarterly profit on strong U.S. growth led by Bud Light,  imports such as Grolsch and lower-than-expected costs.
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Dutch banking group ABN Amro reported that it had increased net profit last year by 30 percent with a big boost from exceptional items and mainly a halving of provisions.
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Higher interest rates and the cost of completing acquisitions hit profits at the transport company Arriva.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp  reported better-than-expected earnings per share on Friday, helped by a lower share count from buybacks, and reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook, sending shares up 7 percent.