Aetna Profit Up 21 Pct, Hikes '05 Outlook
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Health insurer Aetna Inc.   on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected earnings on a surge in membership, set a stock split and doubled its dividend.
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Diversified manufacturer United Technologies Corp  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose 23 percent, boosted by strong demand from the aviation and commercial construction markets, and affirmed its 2008 outlook.
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Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis AG on Thursday reported a 21 percent rise in third-quarter net profit to $1.55 billion.
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Aetna Inc  posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday as membership increased, and the health insurer projected next year's earnings would grow faster than Wall Street expected.
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Aetna Inc  on Thursday posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit as membership increased, and the health insurer raised its full-year forecast.
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Honeywell International Inc. HON.N on  Friday posted a 3 percent rise in quarterly profit and lifted  its earnings outlook for 2005, buoyed by strong orders from its  mainstay aerospace unit and hot demand for automobile turbo  chargers.
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HARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Inc. Thursday reported a huge surge in third quarter profits from a one-time tax refund and increased revenue from higher membership.
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RadioShack Corp.  on Tuesday posted a 22 percent rise in its third-quarter profit due to strong wireless sales and cost control, and reaffirmed its goal to grow 2005 earnings by as much 21 percent.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc.  posted a rise in quarterly profit as strong demand for aerospace equipment and automobile components boosted revenues, the company said on Wednesday.
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Investment manager T. Rowe Price Group  Inc. TROW.O on Tuesday said its quarterly profit jumped 25  percent on an increase in investment advisory revenue.
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Citigroup Inc. on Thursday said  quarterly profit rose 12 percent as consumer and investment  banking grew, but said it sees 2005 profit at the low end of  Wall Street estimates due to rising interest rates and other  factors.
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Staples Inc. , the world's  largest office supplies retailer, reported on Thursday a  21.5-percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by increased  demand for its private label items and higher North American  retail sales.
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Southeast Asia&#39;s largest telecoms group, Singapore Telecom, said Thursday its quarterly net profit rose 21 percent, underpinned by strength at its Australian unit Optus and other regional associates.
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Costco Wholesale Corp. , the largest U.S. warehouse club, posted a 21 percent increase in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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Caterpillar Inc , the world's top maker of earth-moving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines, said on Friday quarterly earnings rose 21 percent as strong sales overseas offset a slump in the U.S. residential construction market.
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AT&T Inc  on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit after better-than-expected wireless growth, sending its shares up almost 3 percent in pre-market trading.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said on Thursday that it expected to report 2008 profit of $3.65 to $3.80 per share, up 16 percent to 21 percent from forecast 2007 earnings, on favorable macro trends and productivity improvements.