Halliburton profit up 5 percent
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Oilfield services company Halliburton  Co  on Monday said its fourth-quarter net profit rose 5  percent, helped by growth in the its Eastern Hemisphere  business and a lower tax rate.
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Oil services company Halliburton Co   on Sunday said third-quarter net profit rose 19  percent, helped by a tax benefit, new international contracts  and higher activity from its customers.
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The oilfield services company said profit rose 35 percent to $1.35 billion in the third quarter, as strong demand in Latin America, Russia and Asia offset weakness in domestic markets.
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Union Pacific Corp. UNP.N, the  nation's largest railroad, raised its fourth-quarter earnings  forecast on Tuesday, citing increased revenue from hauling  commodities, sending its shares up 5 percent.
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CHICAGO  â The CSX Corporation reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit Tuesday as strong pricing for rail freight offset higher fuel costs and weaker volumes, sending its shares up more than 5 percent.
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ConocoPhillips , the No. 3 U.S.  oil company, on Wednesday reported a 65 percent surge in  quarterly profit, boosted by sharply higher crude oil prices  and the recent acquisition of Burlington Resources.
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Bank of America Corp. , the second-largest U.S. bank, said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose 5 percent as growth in capital markets activity and consumer fees offset an increase in credit losses.
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Newmont Mining Corp. NEM.N, the  world's largest gold miner, on Wednesday said third-quarter  profit rose 12.5 percent on higher gold prices and strong base  metal sales.
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HSBC Holdings  on Monday said its 2006 profits rose 5 percent, short of analysts' expectations, as Europe's biggest bank took a $10.6 billion hit for bad debts after problems in its U.S. mortgage lending.
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No. 5 US bank posts profit of $1 a share, two cents better than estimates, revenue up 5%. NEW YORK  - Wachovia Corp., the No.
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Amerada Hess Corp. AHC.N on  Wednesday reported higher quarterly profit, spurred by record  oil and gas prices.
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Carrefour, the world&#39;s No. 2 retailer said Wednesday that its profit increased 5.3 percent in the first half of the year, as robust international operations and lower finance costs helped it ride out tough conditions at its core French superstores.
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Halliburton Co., , the world's second-largest oil services company, said on Monday that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts.
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David Jones Limited (DJS) said today that it expected a 5% increase in profit after tax in the 2005 financial year after a strong rally in FY04 net profit.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 9.5 percent, helped by price increases in several markets, leading the bottler to raise its full-year earnings forecast.
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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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Halliburton said that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts