Allianz books record profits in 2006
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German insurance giant Allianz reported record net profit of 7.021 billion euros (9.2 billion dollars) in 2006, well above target, on Thursday and said it expected further growth.
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Coles Myer, three years into a five-year turnaround journey, bettered its guidance with a record annual net profit of $576.5 million on Wednesday and said it was well on the way to meeting its target of $800 million in fiscal 2006.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday announced Australia&#39;s biggest ever annual net profit, US$3.51 billion (euros 2.84 billion), thanks to soaring demand.
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CARNIVAL, the worldâs largest cruise line, yesterday posted record quarterly profits and said the performance underlined the success of its merger with P&amp;O Princess last year.
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French oil group Total has reported a 5.0-percent rise in adjusted net profit on the back of high oil prices last year to 12.585 billion euros (15.8 billion dollars), a record for any French company.
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Insurance giant Allianz said Thursday it would post a record net profit for 2007 despite a fourth-quarter loss at Dresdner Bank, which took a huge write down in connection with US subprime housing market losses.
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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits of Â£25.36bn (Â£12.94bn).
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Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted the biggest net profit in Australian corporate history as soaring commodities prices and strong demand from China pushed net profit up 83 percent to 3.51 billion US dollars.
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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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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits of $25.36bn, despite some setbacks in 2006.
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US oil giant Chevron said its full-year 2006 profit rose 22 percent to a company record 17.1 billion dollars even though fourth-quarter results were squeezed by falling energy prices.
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French oil giant Total posts a record 12.58bn-euro net profit in 2006, but fourth-quarter earnings slip as oil prices fall.
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The German economy, the biggest in Europe, beat all growth expectations in 2006, on surprising performance in the fourth quarter, official data showed.
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Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse has reported a record net profit of 11.3 billion Swiss francs (9.1 billion dollars, 6.3 billion euros) in 2006, more than double the 5.8 billion Swiss francs posted in 2005.
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French state-controlled energy group Gaz de France said Tuesday that its net profit in 2006 rose by 29 percent to its highest-ever level.
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Spanish energy group Gas Natural reported on Monday a 2006 net profit of 854.5 million euros (1.12 billion US dollars), a 14.1-percent increase over the outcome the previous year.
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Private equity companies in Europe raised a record 112 billion euros (150 billion dollars) in 2006, an increase of 56.4 percent compared with 2005, industry association EVCA said Tuesday.