Bertelsmann profits up in first half
629548
Bertelsmann, the world's fifth-biggest media group, has said that group earnings were up first six months of the current year, thanks to the strong performance of its RTL television arm and new acquisitions.
464341
Nintendo, the world's largest maker of portable game consoles, said it returned to profitability in the first half after booking large foreign exchange gains.
438613
Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a record first half-profit of 6.168 billion dollars, up from 4.364 billion in the same period the previous year.
749767
Business & money: Retailer turns in stunning performance over first half, pushing profits ahead by more than 50%.
399853
Swiss Life Holding, Switzerland s biggest life insurer, said profit in the first half surged as it paid less to pensioners and had a gain from regulatory changes.
761616
Bertelsmann, the world's fourth-largest media group, almost tripled operating earnings in the six months to June, helped by cost cuts and higher sales mainly at its music and television units.
720659
SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N, which  fired three executives over its accounting for bad loans, on  Friday restated first-half profit higher by $25.1 million,  slightly more than it had forecast, to fix the errors.
480214
The company said it earned $256 million in the first quarter, tied to the performance of its Latin American business, and it raised its forecast for the year, sending shares up.
508107
Interbrew said its first-half profit rose 19.9 percent and maintained its 2004 full-year targets, saying the diversity of its beer brands around the world helped smooth out bumpy markets.
58718
Dutch brewing giant Heineken reported a 25-percent increase in net profit in the first half of the year, driven by success of its Heineken beer brand.
440729
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Nestle SA, the world&#39;s largest food company, said first-half profit rose 2.1 percent, less than forecast, as sales in Western Europe declined and costs for sugar, energy and packaging materials increased.
143806
Insurer and fund manager AMP has reported a better-than-expected profit for the first half on higher investment returns and improved margins after casting off its British operations.
701182
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, as the brewer sold more beer despite the slowing economy.
292870
French telecoms and media group Vivendi   VIV.PA reported a 10.9 percent rise in its first-half net   adjusted profit on Thursday, as growth from games and pay-TV   Canal Plus made up for lackluster trading at mobile arm SFR.
404387
First-quarter profit more than doubled on asset sales and income from last yearâs two biggest-selling DVD releases.
724598
Dutch brewer Heineken NV reported a   14 percent rise in first-half operating profit, beating   forecasts, after strong sales growth in the Americas and   eastern Europe.
149600
Profits got a boost despite sluggish sales from the challenging environment.