Marriott Profit Up, But Shares Down
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Marriott International Inc. MAR.N,  the largest U.S. hotel operator, said on Tuesday fourth-quarter  profit rose 12 percent largely on higher room rates, but it  forecast annual results below Wall Street expectations, due to  lower interest income.
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Hotels and gaming company Hilton today reported a 72% rise in profits, powered by sales from its betting division, Ladbrokes. However, the company maintained a cautious outlook, saying it did not anticipate
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Despite lower quarterly profits, financial services company's prospects look good.
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Shares of Marriott International Inc.  MAR.N fell 3 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the  largest U.S. hotel operator reported higher fourth-quarter  profit but forecast full-year earnings below average analyst  estimates.
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NYSE Group Inc.  posted a fourth-quarter profit on Friday, reversing a year-earlier loss, but results were not as strong as some investors had hoped, and its shares fell.
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Marriott International's fourth-quarter profit fell 7 percent because of a steep drop in revenue from its synthetic-fuel operation, but the company still beat Wall Street's expectations because of strong performance in its core lodging business.
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Britain&#039;s Barclays  said it saw  &quot;very strong profit momentum&quot; in the first quarter as its UK  retail business improved and its investment bank beat peers,  but weakness in the UK unsecured debt market weighed on  Barclaycard.
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Dell Inc.  on Thursday reported a higher quarterly operating profit, but slow holiday sales and a new growth target that disappointed Wall Street sent its shares down 3 percent.
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Walt Disney Co  reported a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday, but its shares rose 2.6 percent as the No. 2 U.S. entertainment company beat Wall Street expectations and reported strong results at theme parks and its television business.
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Marriott International Inc.  said on Thursday its third-quarter net income fell 5 percent, hurt by its synthetic fuel business, but the top U.S. hotel operator's profit still beat Wall Street expectations.
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NEW YORK -- Dow Jones & Co., which is considering a bid to be bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., reported lower second-quarter profits Thursday due to an accounting charge, but revenues and operating income rose.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. said its third-quarter earnings rose 45 percent as growing demand for rooms helped drive revenue up 9 percent.
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Dow Chemical Co  on Tuesday reported a drop in quarterly profit that was not as steep as analysts had expected as growth overseas helped offset weak U.S. housing and auto markets and spiraling energy and raw material costs.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.Oon Thursday  said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent,  but its shares fell as investors failed to account for the  effect of the expensing of stock-based compensation in  assessing the earnings.
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Wells Fargo & Co. WFC.N, the No. 4  U.S. bank, on Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose a  lower-than-expected 12 percent after a downturn in home  mortgage lending.
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Sales rise, but earnings and margins are on the fritz.