BNP Paribas reports record profit of 7.8 bln euros in 2007
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French bank BNP Paribas, seen as a potential bidder for crisis-hit Societe Generale, reported on Wednesday a record estimated net profit of 7.8 billion euros (11.5 billion dollars) for 2007.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the  largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday  quarterly earnings rose to a record, despite recent fears that  mortgage market woes and flagging stocks would hurt results.
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The stock exchange operator Deutsche BÃ¶rse said its profit in 2006 was up 56 percent. The company, which operates the Frankfurt stock exchange, said it earned 668.7 million euros ($879.01 million) in 2006 compared with 427.4 million euros ($562.25 million) a year earlier. Revenue rose to 1.85 billion euros ($2.43 billion) from 1.63 billion euros. The company did not release fourth-quarter profit figures, but said revenue during the period rose to 466.4 million euros ($613.08 million) from 408.8 million euros in 2005.
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French oil giant Total reports a record 12.58bn euros net profit in 2006 but fourth quarter earnings slip as oil prices fall.
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TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations.
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The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 131.6 billion yen ($1.22 billion) for 2007 as brisk tire sales and a weaker yen offset a rise in raw material costs.
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Global banking giant HSBC Holdings said Monday that its net profit rose by 4.7 percent to 8.21 billion pounds in 2006 from a year earlier.
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Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) posted a  record European company profit of $27.6 billion for 2007, but  lower production and indications of reserves suggest earnings  growth will rely on oil price rises for some years to come.
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BNP Paribas , France's biggest listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter profits to be lower than last year as rumors swirled that it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
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Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse has reported a record net profit of 11.3 billion Swiss francs (9.1 billion dollars, 6.3 billion euros) in 2006, more than double the 5.8 billion Swiss francs posted in 2005.
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Commerzbank reports a record profit in 2007 despite 774m euros of writedowns linked to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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TORONTO - Bank of Nova Scotia reported a record annual profit of $2.93 billion Tuesday, an increase of more than $400 million, or 18 per cent, over 2003.
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LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, reported Monday that profit rose 5 percent in 2006 despite losses in its mortgage operation in the United States that led to the removal of two senior executives.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto posts a 42% jump in full year profits in 2006 to a record $7.4bn.
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BNP Paribas , France's biggest  listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter  profits to be lower than a year earlier as rumors swirled that  it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
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French bank BNP Paribas SA posted a 13.5 percent increase in net profit in the third quarter on Thursday, saying lower provisions for bad loans and tight cost controls had more than offset slower growth and choppy equity markets in Europe.
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Air France-KLM has said it was set for healthy results in the 2006-2007 financial year after reporting that third quarter net profit had tripled to 229 million euros (299 million dollars) from the same period a year earlier.