Thomson reports Q3 profit of $344M US, up from $307M US a year ago
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TORONTO (CP) - Thomson Corp. will slow the pace of acquisitions in 2005, after racking up roughly $1.5 billion in acquisitions this year and completing its evolution from newspaper publisher to electronic information provider, its CEO said Tuesday.
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Profit at The Washington Post Co. was $82.5 million in the fiscal third quarter ($8.57 per share) compared with $19.9 million ($2.
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A quarterly profit of $3.2 billion was driven by increased trading volume and merger activity.
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Thomson Corp  won  conditional approval from the European Commission and the U.S.  Department of Justice to buy Reuters , a deal that will  create the world's leading provider of news and data for  professional markets.
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The company said its net income rose to $156 million, or 59 cents a share, from $45 million, or 29 cents a share in the period a year earlier.
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US equipment maker Caterpillar  reports a rise in quarterly profit on strong international sales.
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Reported profit of $44 million for third quarter over a loss of $31 million a year ago and predicts 10% increase in sales for the 4th quarter.
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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.
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The investment firm reported strong third-quarter earnings.
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Media giant Reuters on Thursday posted rising third-quarter revenues, as it shrugged off recent global markets turmoil ahead of its agreed takeover by Canadian rival Thomson Corp.
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SAP AG, the German business management software maker, reported a 15-percent jump in third-quarter net profit Thursday to euro291 million (US$366 million), citing increased sales across the globe.
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The company reported third-quarter net profit of $4.4 billion (3.09 billion euros), citing higher maintenance costs and shutdowns at crucial refineries.
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Wal-Mart&#39;s (WMT:NYSE - news - research) third-quarter earnings rose 13% from a year ago, boosted by double-digit revenue gains in its international segment and tight cost controls.
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The shipping carrier reported third-quarter profit of $1.08 billion, a 3.7 percent increase from the same period a year ago, on a modest rise in sales.
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McDonald&#39;s third-quarter earnings rose a higher-than-expected 42 percent, the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain says, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate.
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Barclays, the third-biggest British bank, has said that net profit surged by 33 percent to a record 4.571 billion pounds (6.782 billion euros, 8.906 billion dollars) in 2006, lifted by its investment banking arm.
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TORONTO - Revenue at Canadian Tire topped the $2 billion mark in the third quarter and profits rose 17 per cent, the retail giant reported Thursday.