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Archer Daniels Midland Co , a  leading U.S. food processor and ethanol producer, posted higher  quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by demand for protein meal  and seed oil and improved results in its wheat and malt  processing operations.
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Talbots, the clothing retailer, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 4.8 percent as sales increased and the company benefited from the resolution of an income tax issue.
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HOUSTON Houston-based BMC Software today swung to a second-quarter profit amid resurgent technology spending and cost cutting. In the quarter ended September 30th, BMC earned 12-point-seven (M) million dollars
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by U.S. mortgage weakness.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit  rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading  revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by U.S.  mortgage weakness.
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Halliburton said that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the second-largest U.S. equities exchange, said on Wednesday that quarterly profit rose 12-fold, helped by a gain from the sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange .
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Johnson &amp; Johnson  on Tuesday  said its second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of its  medical devices and prescription medicines.
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WellPoint Inc. , the largest  U.S. health insurer by enrollment, on Wednesday reported higher  second-quarter profit as it increased membership.
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Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose, helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating margins.
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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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Second-quarter profit was largely fueled by international sales growth, the athletic gear company said.
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WASHINGTON -- Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. said Thursday that its second quarter earnings rose 11 percent on strong demand for rooms and gains in fees paid by franchisees.
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Net income for the second quarter climbed on solid sales of smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles and cost-cutting efforts.
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Merck & Co.  on Monday said its  second-quarter earnings more than doubled on growing demand for  its drugs, blowing past Wall Street expectations, and raised  its full-year profit forecast.
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The company posted a second-quarter profit of $182 million, helped by strong international beverage and bakery sales.
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HINGHAM, Mass.   Clothing retailer Talbots Inc. reported a slight rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, lifted by an income-tax benefit and higher mail-order sales during the period.