Honeywell Posts Rise in Profit and Raises Outlook
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Net income at the manufacturer grew 14 percent to $618 million, driven by growth in sales to commercial, defense and space markets.
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U.S. stocks gained on Friday as  investors were cheered by data on producer prices and  industrial output which indicated healthy, noninflationary  economic growth and boosted cyclical shares such as Honeywell  International Inc. HON.N.
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Microsoft  reported a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its Windows operating system, and the company raised its full-year profit outlook, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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Aetna Inc  posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday as membership increased, and the health insurer projected next year's earnings would grow faster than Wall Street expected.
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Diversified technology and manufacturing company Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) posted an eight percent gain in third-quarter profit Wednesday.
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Aetna Inc. AET.N on Thursday posted a  steep rise in quarterly profit as the health insurer boosted  its forecast for the rest of this year and gave a 2005 profit  estimate above analysts' views, pushing shares up 5 percent.
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The company said quarterly profit would be higher than analystsâ estimates and it raised its full-year outlook as exchange rates and price and volume increases offset high commodity costs.
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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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The airline said fourth-quarter net income rose to $111 million compared to a year-earlier profit of $57 million, But it warned that fuel costs in the current quarter will rise substantially.
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- Honeywell International Inc.  said its board approved a 10 percent increase in its annual cash dividend to $1.00 a share from $0.9075, effective the first quarter of 2007.
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose on Thursday after economic bellwether Honeywell International raised its profit forecast, offsetting doubts about whether a global plan to thaw credit markets could work.
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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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Healthy sales of software and technology services helped fourth-quarter profit rise 12 percent at I.B.M., which had already disclosed that the results would be way ahead of analystsâ forecasts.
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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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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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Quarterly profit beat expectations on strong growth in its international, ground and freight segments.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc.  reported a 17 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, beating Wall Street forecasts, on strong sales of aviation products and systems used to heat and cool large industrial buildings.