General Electric Posts Higher 3rd-Quarter Profit
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The results matched the consensus estimate of 38 cents per share with health care and transportation among the businesses with a jump in orders.
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Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy  Co  posted a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit  on Tuesday on strong sales and raised its full-year earnings  forecast.
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OfficeMax Inc , the nation's third-largest office supplies retailer, posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by lower expenses and improved margins.
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Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. (GD) on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings surged 23 percent, led by a rebound in its Gulfstream business jet segment.
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Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. said Wednesday a strong performance at the company&#39;s aerospace division helped net income rise 23 percent in third quarter from a year earlier.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by  broad-based growth as it won new jet engine service contracts  and had solid orders for ultrasound equipment.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by  broad-based growth as it received new aircraft engine service  contracts and had solid orders for ultrasound equipment.
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General Mills Inc.  on Thursday  said quarterly profit edged higher, though increased marketing  spending and higher commodity costs tempered the increase.
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General Mills Inc.  on Thursday said quarterly profit edged higher, though increased marketing spending and higher commodity costs tempered the increase.
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Edison International, a power generating and electric utility holding company, on Friday said its third-quarter profit soared on gains from asset sales.
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Mobile chipmaker Texas Instruments Inc  posted higher third-quarter earnings on Monday as it sold more analog chips with higher profit margins.
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General Motors reported third-quarter earnings that were well below Wall Street's expectations, including a loss in its North American automotive business.
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General Motors Corp.'s third-quarter earnings rose 3.5 percent, but the company's automotive business lost $130 million primarily because of heavy losses in Europe and lower production and intense pricing pressure in North America.
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General Electric Co.  reported a 9.6 percent rise in profit on Friday, with strength in the infrastructure and commercial finance businesses offsetting a decline at its health care business and a loss in subprime lending.
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Defense conglomerate General Dynamics Corp. said Wednesday that earnings rose 23 percent in the third quarter to $322 million, thanks to strong results across all its divisions.
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General Electric Co  on Friday posted a profit that met expectations on strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.
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Diversified manufacturer General Electric Co.  said on Friday it boosted its quarterly dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to &#36;15 billion for share repurchases over the next three years.