Nat Semi triples its net profit
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Shares for National Semiconductor Corp. rose more than 12 percent Thursday after the Santa Clara chipmaker said its net profit tripled despite a decline in demand during the summer months.
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Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. reported Wednesday that strong demand pushed third-quarter profits well above Wall Street expectations.
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Cisco Systems Inc.  said on  Tuesday its quarterly net profit rose as customers bought more  network equipment in response to growing Internet traffic.
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Washington Post Co. WPO.N said on  Friday that quarterly profit jumped, boosted by results at its  Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.
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Fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as more companies listed on the exchange, the company said.
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Health benefits provider Anthem Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose on membership gains and increased premiums. Net income increased to $242.
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ZURICH : Swiss reinsurance group Swiss Re said it had nearly doubled its net profit in the first half of the year thanks to a better-than-expected investment result.
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The radio and billboard giant said net income increased to 65 cents a share, or $320.6 million, from 43 cents, or $211 million, in the year-earlier quarter.
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Miner Xstrata Plc  beat forecasts by more than doubling its 2006 adjusted profit and said strong demand from China and India, coupled with tight supplies, would keep metal prices high, boosting its shares.
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Nextel Communications Inc., the sixth largest US mobile company, on Friday said its third-quarter profit rose amid strong customer growth and it raised its earnings forecast for the full year.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. ,  which runs the largest U.S. electronic stock exchange, said on  Thursday that its quarterly profit more than tripled on higher  revenues and the strength of new products and customer service  initiatives, beating analysts&#39; estimates.
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Washington Post Co. WPO.N said on  Friday that quarterly profit jumped, beating analysts'  forecasts, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and  television broadcasting operations.
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Nextel Communications Inc., the sixth largest U.S. mobile company, on Friday said its third-quarter profit rose amid strong customer growth and it raised its earnings forecast for the full year.
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Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the sixth largest US mobile company on Friday said its third-quarter profit rose amid strong customer growth.
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TOKYO Nintendo, the world&#39;s biggest maker of hand-held game machines, said Monday that first-half profit was nearly twice as high as it had forecast as a weaker yen lifted the value of US assets.
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Internet media company Yahoo reported its quarterly profit more than tripled from the year earlier, boosted by stronger online advertising and its acquisition of Overture Services.
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The company Friday said it expected to post a profit in the third quarter, thanks to Improved pricing and product mix and higher unit volume, reversing a year-ago loss.