McGraw-Hill Profit Up 18 Percent
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Rising textbook sales and strong growth in international bond ratings at its Standard & Poorâs unit helped lift earnings to $452 million, the company said.
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Time Warner Inc., the world's largest  media company, on Friday said its quarterly net profit rose by  76 percent, boosted by digital video, high-speed Internet and  higher advertising sales at its cable networks.
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Profit at The Washington Post Co. was $82.5 million in the fiscal third quarter ($8.57 per share) compared with $19.9 million ($2.
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Office Depot Inc. , the world's No. 2 office-supplies retailer, on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose on slightly higher sales at its North American stores and strong demand for its private-label items.
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Starbucks Corp. , the world's largest coffee shop chain, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings rose 18 percent as the number of stores grew and established outlets attracted more customers.
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Talbots, the clothing retailer, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 4.8 percent as sales increased and the company benefited from the resolution of an income tax issue.
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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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Lowe's Cos. LOW.N, the world's No. 2  home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent  increase in second-quarter profit and said earnings for the  rest of the year would top current estimates.
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The worldâs largest soft drink maker reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales, acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.
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The Swiss pharmaceutical giant, Novartis, on Tuesday announced an 18 percent increase in second quarter net profit to 2.02 billion dollars (1.46 billion euros) and reiterated its forecast of record profits this year.
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News Corp. said on Wednesday that quarterly revenue rose 18 percent, helped by "Borat" movie ticket sales and "X-Men" DVDs, and it issued a very optimistic profit outlook for its Internet division next year.
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White Mountains Insurance turns in 18% gains in book value and big revenue and profit leaps.
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General Electric Co., the world&#39;s largest company by market value, said third-quarter profit rose 11 percent as acquisitions and economic growth spurred the biggest quarterly sales increase in four years.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on  Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 14 percent, boosted by  strong sales and a gain from the recent sale of its juice  business.
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The companyâs second-quarter profit rose 37 percent after factoring in losses from assets it sold, but on a continuing basis results fell on buyout costs at its newspapers.
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Walgreen Co., the top US drugstore chain, said Monday its quarterly profit rose 18.1 percent due to rising prescription demand and strong sales from its highly profitable nonpharmacy segment, including digital photo processing.
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McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. on Tuesday backed its prior forecast of double-digit percentage growth in profits per share for continuing operations for 2004 and said it also expects double-digit gains in 2005, led by its education and financial services units.