Caterpillar net rises on sales outside U.S.
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Caterpillar Inc.  said on Friday its profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent due to strong sales outside the United States.
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Deere & Co. , the world's largest maker of agricultural and building equipment, reported better-then-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong sales to farmers and foresters more than offset a decline in sales to builders.
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Caterpillar Inc.  said on Friday  its profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent as  strong international mining, energy and construction sales  offset a decline in U.S. equipment and engine sales.
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International markets account for more than half of the conglomerate?s sales.
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Security software maker Symantec Corp   reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday,  boosted by overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results  above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Borders Group Inc. BGP.N, the No. 2  U.S. bookseller, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose,  beating estimates by the company and Wall Street, as a looming  presidential election whetted appetites for political books and  led to higher-than-expected sales.
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Advertising and marketing giant WPP said Friday that net profit jumped by 19.8 percent in 2006 to 435.8 million pounds, as sales grew strongly across emerging powers, notably in Asia.
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DuPont Co , one of the largest  U.S. chemical makers, said on Tuesday that third-quarter profit  rose more than 8 percent on strong sales from its agriculture  and nutrition segment, coupled with overseas growth.
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.  reported a sharply higher quarterly profit on Thursday that reflected a large gain on the sale of its Bobcat machinery division.
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Honda Motor Co  posted a better-than-expected 38 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by strong global sales of its new CR-V crossover and brisk U.S. demand for the Accord sedan.
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DaimlerChrysler Canada (DCXGn.DE)  cruised to its 11th straight monthly sales increase in June, a  month in which sales rose at all companies that make cars in  Canada except for General Motors , company and analyst  figures showed on Wednesday.
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LâOrÃ©al, the cosmetics maker, said second-quarter sales rose 10 percent on gains in Eastern Europe and Asia and a recovery in North America. Sales rose to 4.25 billion euros ($5.85 billion) from 3.85 billion euros a year earlier. LâOrÃ©al, based in Paris, has expanded in emerging markets from Russia to Brazil to stoke growth as customers in those countries spend more money on cosmetics products. âOur most dynamic category was skin care,which has a lot of added value,â the chief executive, Jean-Paul Agon, above, said on a conference call.
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British American Tobacco smoked out a rise in net profits of more than 7.0 percent last year when the company was bolstered by rising sales in Asia and South America, the group said Thursday.
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Quarterly profit soared thanks to new products, increased marketing and improvement in international business, the company said.
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Third-quarter profit rose 5 percent, helped by sales growth in its U.S. retail market and Canada, the company said.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings increased nearly 13 percent year-over-year on strong international sales and higher same-store sales at the company's Sam's Club stores.
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Spice maker McCormick & Co. Inc  reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday, bolstered by increased sales volume in Europe and Asia.