Starbucks 1st-Quarter Earnings Rise
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O on  Wednesday reported higher quarterly net income and raised its  earnings forecast for the year on strong sales of holiday  products like Christmas Blend coffee beans.
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Starbucks Corp. , the world's largest coffee shop chain, on Wednesday reported higher quarterly earnings due to a larger number of stores and increased customer traffic at established outlets.
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SABMiller, the brewing company, said Thursday that its first-half profits rose 28 percent compared with the first half of the previous year.
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Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker, on Thursday said its first quarter profit climbed as personal computer sales and business demand fueled higher sales.
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Yum Brands Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 13 percent and raised its profit forecast for the year as strong sales at its fast-food chains helped offset a run-up in commodity costs.
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The printer maker also predicted better-than-expected first quarter earnings, sending shares up.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O said on   Thursday that same-store sales rose 5 percent in August,   hitting the top of Wall Street estimates and helping to allay   concerns about a consumer spending slowdown.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O, the  world's largest coffee shop chain,  on Wednesday said quarterly  net profit rose 47 percent, helped by its aggressive store  expansion and an extra week in the period.
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Starbucks Corp. , the world's largest coffee shop chain,  on Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by its aggressive store expansion and an extra week in the period.
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Starbucks Corp.  on  Wednesday posted 16 percent quarterly profit growth but showed  its weakest monthly same-store sales rise in four-and-a-half  years, missing Wall Street estimates and sending shares down 9  percent.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O on  Wednesday reported a 31 percent increase in first-quarter net   income, on strong sales of holiday products like Christmas  Blend coffee beans, and raised its earnings forecast for the  year.
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Starbucks Corp. said its earnings rose 49 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter as the coffee retailer benefited from aggressive expansion.
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VEVEY, Switzerland Aug. 18, 2004  Nestle SA posted a modest 2 percent increase in profits for the first half of the year as it faced such challenges as higher prices for raw materials like milk and coffee as well as cooler temperatures,which dampened ...
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The Nasdaq Composite stock index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while blue-chip stocks were little changed before employment data on Friday.
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Stock futures gained on Tuesday as news of an executive reshuffle at Starbucks Corp  propelled the coffee chain's stock higher, while an advance in oil prices underpinned gains by energy companies.
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NEW YORK: PepsiCo Inc., the world&#39;s No 2 soft drink company, said today quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits and strong earnings at its key Frito-Lay snack and North American beverage units.
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Net income in the fiscal first-quarter rose to $509 million, from $440 million a year earlier, while revenue rose seven percent to $2.