Harley Profit Is Up 19% on Overseas Sales
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Overseas sales helped push profits at Harley-Davidson up 19 percent in the second quarter, but shares fell due to a slump in domestic sales.
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LOS ANGELES  - Reigning champ "Casino Royale" easily dominated the overseas box office last weekend, taking in a robust $67 million to power it to $129.2 million after two rounds.
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Global mining giant Anglo American said its net profit struck 7.304 billion dollars (4.963 billion euros) last year, up 18 percent on 2006, boosted by high output and soaring metals prices.
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Honda Motor Co  posted a much stronger-than-expected 38 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by sharp growth in overseas car sales, and lifted its annual earnings forecasts as it reined in spending.
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MILWAUKEE -- Harley-Davidson Inc.&#39;s third-quarter profit surged 20 percent, revved up by higher gross margin and brisk sales of its brand-name motorcycles and accessories.
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Avon Products Inc. AVP.N said on  Tuesday fourth-quarter profit rose 11 percent, driven by   international sales as its U.S. business continued to struggle.
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Reuters Group Plc RTR.L posted better  than expected full-year profits on Wednesday thanks to  disposals, cost cutting, improving sales and a return to profit  at electronic trading unit Instinet, which it may sell.
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Oil services company Halliburton Co   on Sunday said third-quarter net profit rose 19  percent, helped by a tax benefit, new international contracts  and higher activity from its customers.
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Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp booked a  better-than-expected 23 percent jump in quarterly profit as its  Swift, SX4 and other compact cars powered a robust global sales  growth amid record-high fuel prices.
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Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc.  HDI.N reported record quarterly earnings on Wednesday as more  efficient operations and the weak dollar boosted its margins.
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Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc.  HDI.N roared to record quarterly earnings on Wednesday,  boosted by more efficient operations and demand for its new  models.
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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 estimates, on strength in international markets and better-than-expected revenue.
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Reigning champ "Casino  Royale" easily dominated the overseas box office last weekend,  taking in a robust $67 million to power it to $129.2 million  after two rounds.
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Honda Motor Co  posted a stronger-than-expected 38 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a jump in Asian margins in particular and strong global sales of its new CR-V crossover.
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Dutch brewing company Heineken NV reported a 26 percent rise in first-half profit Wednesday, with strong sales in the Americas and a surge in beer drinking in Europe during the soccer World Cup. It also raised its earnings growth foreecast for the full year.
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Harley-Davidson Inc. HDI.N. on  Thursday said its quarterly earnings rose 14.5 percent, as  rising motorcycle sales in the United States offset a decline  in Europe.
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Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday  said second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of medical  devices and prescription drugs, with especially strong demand  in overseas markets.