Partners' operating profit rises 32 %
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Partners HealthCare, the parent organization of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, said operating profit in the latest quarter rose sharply by 32 percent to $33 million, from $25 million a year earlier.
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Health insurer posted a rise in quarterly net profit as  increased membership boosted revenue.
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United Parcel Service Inc., the  world's largest package carrier, said on Thursday its quarterly  profit rose, driven in part by strength in its international  and non-package businesses.
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SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N, a large  southeastern U.S. bank, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 33 percent, helped by loan and deposit growth and its  acquisition of National Commerce Financial Corp.
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Diversified manufacturer United Technologies Corp.  posted a rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong infrastructure demand and a recovery in its aerospace business, the company said on Wednesday.
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Raytheon Co.  said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit rose 32 percent, meeting Wall Street's estimates, on strong sales of its air-to-air missiles and electronic battle systems.
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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company said that strong defence operations and increased Airbus orders had led it to lift its operating profit forecast for 2004 to more than 2.3 billion euros (3.0 billion dollars) from 2.2 billion previously.
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The company said quarterly profit rose to $494 million despite a slowing U.S. economy, but it lowered its full-year earnings outlook.
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Fourth-quarter profit rose, driven by a gain from the sale of some forestlands and strong results from its industrial packaging unit.
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Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual has announced a 39-percent rise in first half underlying profit, buoyed by its acquisition in February of Swedish-based rival Skandia.
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Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers yesterday posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fuelled by surprising strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.
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Fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as more companies listed on the exchange, the company said.
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The worldâs biggest maker of corporate storage gear said fourth-quarter profit rose to $525.7 million, from $388.8 million a year earlier, on strong revenue growth across a broad range of products.
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Partners HealthCare , the parent of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital , reported a 75 percent increase in operating profit to $133 million in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, up from $76 million the year before. Nonoperating revenue was $492 million, including investments, private philanthropy, and a $186 million payment from Amgen Inc. to ...
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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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Consumer products giant Unilever posts a 7% rise in full-year profits as its European business returns to growth.
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MasterCard Inc  on Thursday said its fourth-quarter operating profit surged, pushing shares of the credit card network up more than 7 percent.