Schlumberger Profit Jumps 47 Percent
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The worldâs largest oil service company said its second-quarter profit rose to $1.26 billion, driven by strength in its international markets. Still, Schlumberger cautioned that the short-term outlook for its North American business was uncertain due to record imports of liquefied natural gas and continued weakness in Canada.
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High oil prices helped Total SA's profit to jump 38 percent in the third quarter, the French oil company said Wednesday, but production fell for the first time in four years.
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The oilfield services company said profit rose 35 percent to $1.35 billion in the third quarter, as strong demand in Latin America, Russia and Asia offset weakness in domestic markets.
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The company, one of the worldâs largest construction equipment makers, said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 11 percent on strong international growth.
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Schlumberger Ltd. SLB.N, the world's  largest oilfield services company, on Friday posted a  third-quarter profit but weakness in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico  and a pullback in its Russian operations weighed on shares.
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The French oil giant said fourth-quarter profit rose 62% to 3.6 billion euros ($5.23 billion) as oil prices rose and and new projects in Angola and Qatar raised production.
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Full-year profits jump 72% at German utility group RWE, buoyed by rising prices and its sale of Thames Water.
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NEW YORK/HOUSTON  - Schlumberger Ltd , the world's largest oilfield services company, posted a 22 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday but missed Wall Street forecasts because of weakness in its U.S. onshore market.
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The Loews Corporation, the conglomerate run by the Tisch family, reported a nearly sixfold increase in fourth-quarter profit yesterday, helped by gains at its insurance and oil drilling units.
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Halliburton Co., , the world's second-largest oil services company, said on Monday that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O on  Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by  sales of new products like Frappuccino Light, aggressive store  expansion, and an extra week.
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Starbucks Corp. , the world's largest coffee shop chain,  on Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by its aggressive store expansion and an extra week in the period.
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Oilfield and information services firm Schlumberger Ltd. said Thursday that third-quarter sales and profit missed Wall Street expectations as hurricanes and a slowdown in drilling activity in Mexico hurt results.
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The aluminum producer Alcoa said its fourth-quarter profit rose 76 percent as revamping and tax benefits helped offset lower aluminum prices.
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Construction equipment maker JLG  Industries Inc.  on Monday reported better-than-expected  quarterly profit, helped by the strength of the commercial  construction sector.
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Alcoa Inc., the world&#039;s largest  aluminum producer, said on Monday that second-quarter profit  soared on higher metal prices and strong aerospace demand,  although revenue fell below Wall Street expectations and the  stock fell.
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French oil giant Total SA said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profits rose 62 percent as oil prices surged and new projects in Angola and Qatar boosted production.