Avon Profit Up on International Sales
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Avon Products Inc. on Friday posted a better-than-expected 33 percent increase in third-quarter profit as business in Latin America and Europe helped offset weakness in the United States for the direct seller of cosmetics.
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Wm Wrigley Jr Co  on Monday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by sales overseas, and announced an increased dividend.
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International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised profit target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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Avon Products Inc.  on Tuesday reported slightly higher fourth-quarter earnings as it felt the effects of continuing restructuring costs, but it managed to beat Wall Street estimates.
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Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as sales rose.
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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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Avon Products Inc.  said on Thursday it expects total savings and benefits from its product simplification and strategic sourcing plans combined with other restructuring moves to exceed $700 million.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said quarterly profit rose nearly 18 percent, with sales up across all its units, sparking a 4 percent rise in the stock in early trading.
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PORTLAND, Ore. Sept. 20, 2004 - Nike Inc. reported a better-than-expected 25 percent increase in first-quarter profits on Monday, helped by solid domestic and international sales.
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Estee Lauder Cos Inc  reported a higher quarterly profit and stood by its 2008 outlook on Friday, counting on international sales and other measures to offset tighter consumer spending at home.
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Symantec Corp  reported an increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Avon Products Inc. AVP.N on Friday  posted higher quarterly earnings as business in Latin America  and Europe helped offset weakness in the United States for the  direct seller of cosmetics.
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Europe's largest fashion retailer, Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices and competition from rival companies, thanks in part to sales in the United States.
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International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co.   said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, helped by strong  sales in U.S. and international markets, with the exception of  Japan.
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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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The two makers of household and personal care products both reported higher quarterly profits on Thursday, relying on sales in emerging markets as the United States economy slowed.