UPDATE 4-Vivendi Universal raises 2004 profit forecast
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Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in underlying third-quarter profit
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Citigroup Inc. C.N, the world's  largest financial services company, on Thursday said  fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent, helped by growth in its  consumer business.
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Vivendi Universal posted a near doubling  in its first-half net loss to 1.86 billion euros ($2.28  billion) on Tuesday, hit by currency translation losses linked  to its entertainment deal with NBC, but cellphone unit SFR  boosted profits at the operating level.
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Boosted by high demand for paper, UPM-Kymmene Corp. said Tuesday that fourth-quarter profits more than tripled and predicted increasing growth and earnings through 2005.
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French media group Vivendi Universal has reported a 48-percent jump in net profit for the first half of 2006, to 1.8 billion euros, and confirmed its forecast of at least 16-percent growth for the full year.
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Johnson Controls Inc. reported a 20 percent increase in profit for fiscal 2004, posting net income of $817.5 million, or $4.24 per share, compared with $675.
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French media and telecoms group Vivendi  posted on Wednesday an 18 percent rise in adjusted full-year net profit in line with forecasts, pulled by Maroc Telecom and its games, French mobile and pay-TV units.
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Verizon Communications  said on Monday its quarterly profit rose and its wireless customer additions were ahead of analyst estimates.
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Citigroup Inc. C.N on Thursday said  quarterly profit rose 12 percent as consumer and investment  banking grew, but said it sees 2005 profit at the low end of  Wall Street estimates due to rising interest rates and other  factors.
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Off-price retailer TJX Cos. on Wednesday said improvements in inventory, cost controls and marketing boosted its fourth-quarter profit by almost 47 percent.
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French media giant Vivendi Universal reported a surge in its net loss so far this year but forecast a sharp turnaround in its finances for all of 2004.
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Renault beats expectations with a 40% rise in net profits in 2004 although it warns that margins will be lower this year.
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LONDON, November 4  - European aerospace giant, EADS (EAD.ETR), has raised its full-year earnings outlook for 2004, after the company&#39;s third-quarter profits more than tripled this year.
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High Street and catalogue retailer Next reports a better-than-expected rise in sales and profits for the first half of 2004.
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The French media group Vivendi Universal said that a surging net loss so far this year would give way to better-than-expected adjusted net income for 2004 as a whole.
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Financial group Fortis has reported a bigger-than-expected rise in earnings and says it is growing more upbeat about 2004, with both its banking and insurance units posting strong gains.
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Microsoft  reported a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its Windows operating system, and the company raised its full-year profit outlook, sending its shares up 4 percent.