Clorox 2nd-quarter net profit falls
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Clorox Co  on Monday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by rising costs for raw materials used in such products as its Glad plastic storage bags and Hidden Valley salad dressings.
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US grocery retailer Kroger has reported lower second-quarter net earnings, hit by the early redemption of debt and the continuing after-effects of the labour dispute in Southern California.
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Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell, pulled down by weaker natural gas prices and refining margins.
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Insurance and banking group Allianz reported a 7 percent drop in second-quarter net profit Monday as lower interest earnings offset an improved performance by its Dresdner Bank subsidiary.
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Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit fell 48 percent year-over-year, hurt by the loss of patent exclusivity for its Zoloft and Norvasc drugs and by sluggish sales of blockbuster cholesterol drug, Lipitor, in the U.S.
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Shares in Fremont General dropped 19 percent after a rescue plan was abandoned, while Luminent Mortgage Capital said second quarter profits were lower than initially reported.
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The profit decline by Sears Holdings, the combination of Sears and Kmart, will be the second consecutive quarter of steeply falling profits for the retailer.
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DuPont Co. , the No. 2 U.S. chemical company, on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected second-quarter profit due to lower U.S. volumes coupled with higher energy and raw material costs.
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Design software maker Adobe  Systems Inc.  on Thursday posted lower second-quarter  net income, weighed down by higher costs related to its  acquisition of Macromedia.
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Second-quarter profit fell by  two-thirds at plane and train maker Bombardier Inc. BBDb.TO  as its regional aircraft business lagged a rebound in the  business jet market, the company said on Wednesday.
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Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S.  oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell,  pulled down by weaker natural gas prices and refining margins.
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Albertsons Inc. ABS.N, the  second-largest U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a substantial  drop in second-quarter profit due to costly promotions aimed at  reviving sales following a Southern California labor strike.
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The company meets already lowered second-quarter expectations.
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Second-quarter profit fell by two-thirds at plane and train maker Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) as its regional aircraft business lagged a rebound
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Avon Products Inc. , the  world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, on Monday said  second-quarter profit fell 54 percent on costs related to job  cuts and other restructuring moves.
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Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell, pulled down by weaker natural gas prices.
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DuPont Co. , the No. 2 U.S.  chemical company, on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected  second-quarter profit due to lower U.S. volumes coupled with  higher energy and raw material costs.