Williams profit up on higher margins
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Natural gas producer and pipeline company Williams Cos. Inc.  posted a higher fourth-quarter profit on Thursday that topped Wall Street expectations, as a tax settlement and higher margins for natural gas liquids offset weaker gas prices.
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Bank of America Corp. and other large U.S. banks on Thursday reported higher quarterly profits, as rising fees offset deteriorating credit quality.
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Service engine maker Cummins Inc. on Wednesday said that third-quarter profits more than quadrupled - beating both its own guidance and Wall Street estimates - and full-year earnings would also exceed previous expectations.
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Clorox Co.  on Monday said its quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA  and on higher sales and cost-savings.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co  on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, helped by strength in emerging markets and improved margins and savings from cost-cutting measures.
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Profits at Swedish fashion retailer Hennes &amp; Mauritz rose more than expected in the third quarter as its clothes sold well in the US.
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Paint maker Sherwin-Williams Co.  SHW.N on Thursday said quarterly profit rose, helped by  acquisitions and a lower tax rate.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by stronger U.S. shipments of beer, higher prices and demand for its imports.
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Costco Wholesale Corp  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose almost 11 percent as bargain-hunting customers headed to its clubs to buy cheap gasoline and discounted food to offset rising prices.
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The Pepsi Bottling Group reported higher-than-expected profit yesterday, helped by cost controls and price increases, and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up.
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Profit at Tyco&#39;s electronics unit rose more than fourfold in the quarter as revenue climbed 15 percent on higher sales volume in automotive, communications, computer and consumer electronics.
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Better margins yield much-improved earnings.
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High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings.
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BP Plc, the world's second-largest  listed oil company by market capitalization, reported  above-consensus fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday thanks to  high oil prices and strong refining margins.
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Sherwin-Williams Co., a maker and retailer of paint, reported earnings increased 16.5 percent in the fourth quarter on sales increases and recent acquisitions.
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Washington Post Co. WPO.N said on  Friday that quarterly profit jumped, beating analysts'  forecasts, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and  television broadcasting operations.
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Fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent from a year ago as profit margins at its U.S. stores improved despite higher commodity costs.