Humana profit more than doubles
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Humana Inc.  said on Monday that quarterly net profit more than doubled on strong Medicare membership growth, which prompted the health insurer to raise its 2007 earnings forecast.
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Third-quarter profit nearly doubled from a year ago as income from its government segment surged and the insurer reported a one-time gain.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH.N on  Thursday said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as  medical costs stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also  boosted its 2005 forecast.
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Publishing &amp; Broadcasting Ltd.&#39;s second-half profit more than doubled as advertising sales and gaming returns increased at the owner of Australia&#39;s top-rating television network and the nation&#39;s biggest casino.
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Health insurer Humana Inc  on Monday posted sharply higher quarterly profit, helped by its health plans for both Medicare recipients and employers.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as medical costs stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also boosted its 2005 forecast.
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Lawn-care equipment maker Toro  Co.TTC.N  on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected  quarterly earnings and doubled its dividend, citing increased  sales and cost controls.
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Fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as more companies listed on the exchange, the company said.
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Humana Inc. reported sharply higher third-quarter earnings Monday on the strength of broad gains in the health benefit company&#39;s commercial and government business.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday  said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as medical costs  stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also boosted its 2005  forecast.
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Health insurer Humana Inc  said  on Monday that fourth-quarter profit soared 57 percent, beating  Wall Street's expectations, on strength in its Medicare plans  for older Americans.
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Health insurer Humana Inc. posted a rise in quarterly profit on Monday as the company&#39;s Medicare business gained and it kept health premiums ahead of soaring underlying medical costs.
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Sanofi-Aventis  posted higher-than-expected fourth-quarter current operating profit, despite healthcare savings in Europe as well as generic rivalry, and the drugmaker predicted more growth for 2007.
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Schering-Plough Corp.  on Monday said quarterly earnings more than doubled on growing demand for its Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol drugs and its treatments for arthritis and allergies, lifting shares 3.5 percent.
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Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday said second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of medical devices and prescription drugs, beating Wall Street expectations on especially strong demand in overseas markets.
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Fourth-quarter profit surged from a year-ago period that included hefty restructuring costs and liability charges related to the companyâs top-selling drug, Zyprexa.
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Schering-Plough Corp.  on Monday said quarterly earnings more than doubled on growing demand for its Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol drugs and its treatments for arthritis and allergies.