3M operating earnings rise
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co  reported higher operating earnings Tuesday on strength in its health-care and international businesses.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose more than   analysts expected, as trading and investment management revenue   jumped.
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The nation's third-largest bank posts a 31% rise in 2004 earnings.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   on Wednesday said strong trading and investment management   revenue lifted third-quarter earnings by a better-than-expected   4 percent, bringing the company's shares to their highest level   since May.
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Robust demand for cheaper phones lifted third-quarter earnings and the better than expected results sent the companyâs shares sharply higher.
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Third-quarter operating profit rose more than 50 percent thanks to resurgent earnings at the companyâs core VW brand.
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3M Co , whose products range from Scotch tape to optical films for liquid crystal displays, on Friday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by strong demand in international markets.
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The online retailer announced Tuesday that its second-quarter net income increased more than threefold, with revenue up 35 percent.
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Ford Motor Co.  on Friday raised its third-quarter and 2004 profit forecasts because of strength in its financial services business and cost improvements in its car operations.
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The company said third-quarter profit rose more than expected, boosted by higher aircraft deliveries, but it scaled back next yearâs forecast due to delays on its 787 Dreamliner.
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Ford Motor Co. on Friday raised its  third-quarter and 2004 profit forecasts because of strength in  its financial services business and cost improvements in its  car operations.
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DaimlerChrysler&#39;s third-quarter operating profit rose 7 percent, just below analyst expectations, as gains at US arm Chrysler helped offset weaker earnings at premium automaker Mercedes.
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The results surpassed Wall Street's expectations in both sales and profit, with fourth-quarter earnings reaching $3 billion for the first time in the company's history.
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Wal-Mart&#39;s (WMT:NYSE - news - research) third-quarter earnings rose 13% from a year ago, boosted by double-digit revenue gains in its international segment and tight cost controls.
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DUBLIN, Ohio - Wendy&#39;s International Inc. on Thursday said earnings for the third quarter were up more than 4 percent, partly because of increased sales at its Wendy&#39;s and Tim Hortons restaurants.
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U.S. securities brokerage A.G. Edwards Inc.  on Wednesday said its third-quarter earnings rose 23 percent on higher client assets and money-management revenue, combined with cost-cutting.
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3M Co. , the maker of Scotch tape and Post-It notes, on Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit as it saw strength across its portfolio of businesses.