Reckitt Benckiser posts soaring profits for 2007
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Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser said on Wednesday that net profit surged last year by almost 40 percent, driven by successful product launches.
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The Fool's No. 2 top investor of 2007 discusses his predictions.
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Global mining giant Anglo American said its net profit struck 7.304 billion dollars (4.963 billion euros) last year, up 18 percent on 2006, boosted by high output and soaring metals prices.
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These five stocks blew the market away in 2007.
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Business & money: Wealth of world's super-rich soared at fastest rate for seven years last year.
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Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's No. 4 personal computer maker, said Wednesday its profits grew nearly sevenfold in its latest fiscal year as it boosted sales and restructured following its acquisition of IBM Corp.'s PC unit.
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Pernod Ricard, the liquor maker, said its annual profit rose less than forecast as a result of higher spending on advertising. Profit for the year ended June 30, excluding interest, taxes and amortization, was 1.26 billion euros ($1.6 billion), missing some analystsÂ estimates. Net income rose 32 percent, to 639 million euros. The results are the first full-year numbers since Pernod bought Allied Domecq for $13 billion last year. Pernod, which is based in Paris, said it increased its marketing spending during the year to 1.04 billion euros from 593 million a year earlier.
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A strong performance from  Mercedes-Benz helps Daimler to report a net profit of 4bn euros for 2007.
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Weyerhaeuser turns in a hugely profitable quarter.
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The smoothie giant serves up better-than-expected profits.
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The company posted fourth-quarter earnings of $717 million, citing heavy demand for auto pollution filters and glass used in flat-screen televisions and computers.
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Brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner reports a sharp rise in profit after its purchase of rival beer company Gales last year.
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Blog: Revenue from Windows Vista and Office 2007 releases propels the software giant over $50 million for fiscal year.
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Commerzbank reports a record profit in 2007 despite 774m euros of writedowns linked to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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Global mining giant Anglo American on Wednesday said its 2007 net profit jumped 18 percent to 7.30 billion dollars (4.96 billion euros), boosted by high output and soaring metals prices.
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Lloyds TSB reports an 11% rise in pre-tax profits to Â£4.25bn for 2006, but predicts a "challenging" 2007.
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UK company profits outside the  financial sector continue their stand at close to record level, figures show.