Unilever Profits Caution Hits Shares
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Unilever shares fell sharply after the household products giant issued a warning over its profits for 2004. The Anglo-Dutch food-to-detergents group admitted that its leading brands&#39; performance in the third quarter would be below that of the second.
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Two consumer products giants - Colgate-Palmolive (CL) and Unilever (UL)â warned Monday of disappointing outlooks as consumer goods firms across the world struggle with a slowdown in spending by shoppers.
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Unilever, the maker of Lipton tea and Magnum ice cream bars, said third-quarter earnings will fall and cut its annual profit forecast after sales of the company&#39;s main brands unexpectedly declined for a second quarter.
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Banking giant UBS was cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a lull in trading hurt its third-quarter profit, despite a strong showing by its blockbuster wealth management operation.
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Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc/NV topped forecasts with a 27 percent rise in 2006 earnings on Thursday, but its shares fell as analysts said its recovery appeared slow as it lagged its major competitors.
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GALLAHER group remained cautious on its European prospects yesterday, despite a 4.4 per cent rise in underlying pre-tax profit in the first half.
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Unilever PLC reported higher earnings for the third quarter Wednesday but said its business suffered from strong competition, weak demand and poor weather, with sales of Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s ice cream and Lipton Tea falling.
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Unilever's efforts to promote sustainable tea production could be a major profit maker.
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AMSTERDAM  Â Unilever, the maker of consumer products like Dove soap and Ben & Jerryâs ice cream, reported a sharp decline in its fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, compared with results a year ago when it sold a business.
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Unilever posted a 3 percent rise in  third-quarter earnings on Wednesday but warned that long-term  growth meant higher spending on marketing and cost-cutting, and  analysts said there was no guarantee of success for 2005.
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The investment firm posts a strong profit report, but shares slid.
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The Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index dropped as Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Unilever cut profit forecasts, fueling concern consumer demand may be faltering.
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NEW YORK - Higher oil prices and lowered outlooks from companies including Colgate-Palmolive Co., Unilever PLC and The New York Times Co. sent stocks sliding Monday...
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Unilever, the consumer goods group, revealed yesterday that its sales dropped 4% in the past three months, a performance it called &quot;unacceptably weak&quot;.
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Sainsburyâs showed further evidence it was suffering at the hands of price-cutting rivals today as it warned that first half profits would slump by nearly two-thirds.
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European stock markets were dragged down by a profit warning from Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever.
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NEW YORK - A grim combination of higher oil prices and lowered outlooks from companies including Colgate-Palmolive Co., Unilever PLC and The New York Times Co. sent stocks sliding Monday...