Unilever sees net profits surge by 26 percent in 2006
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Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever has reported a net profit rise of 26 percent to 5.015 billion euros (6.526 billion dollars) for the year 2006.
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Supermarket giant Tesco sees a 10.3% rise in half-yearly profits to Â£1.09bn,  boosted by international sales.
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French luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said it expected another year of significant earnings growth as it reported a 30 percent surge in 2006 net profit to 1.879 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars).
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French state-controlled energy group Gaz de France said Tuesday that its net profit in 2006 rose by 29 percent to its highest-ever level.
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Global banking giant HSBC Holdings said Monday that its net profit rose by 4.7 percent to 8.21 billion pounds in 2006 from a year earlier.
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Unilever NV, the maker of consumer products such as Dove soap, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Lipton tea, on Thursday reported a sharp decline in its fourth-quarter profit compared with results a year ago fattened by a gain from selling a business. Its sales edged up.
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BP's annual profits rise 26% to $16.2bn (Â£8.7bn) as the firm benefits from soaring oil prices.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH.N on  Thursday said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as  medical costs stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also  boosted its 2005 forecast.
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Profit at SLM Corp. soared in last year's final quarter, propelling the big education finance company to a 25 percent jump in annual earnings over 2003.
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L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics   group, posted a forecast-beating 19.6 percent rise in   first-half operating profits on Thursday and predicted another   year of double-digit percentage growth in earnings per share.
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Media and mobile telephone group Vivendi Universal said that third-quarter profits had risen by nearly sixfold and upgraded its full-year profit outlook owing to a change in tax arrangements.
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Investment manager Hargreaves Lansdown sees profits jump 67% and remains upbeat despite recent market turmoil.
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Dutch international supermarket operator Ahold has said it has swung back into profit in the third quarter 2006, posting net earnings of 210 million euros (278 million dollars) after a loss of 236 million euros in the same period last year.
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Swedish heavy lorry maker Volvo AB says its net profit leapt 24.5 percent in 2006 to 16.318 billion kronor (1.8 billion euros, 2.4 billion dollars), on the back of record sales.
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LONDON Unilever, the world&#39;s largest maker of food and soap products, cut its profit forecast on Monday, sending its shares to their lowest level in four years.
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France's largest media company, Vivendi  Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a  19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating  profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone  sales.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. said its quarterly profit rose 26%, helped by strong performances in its printer and personal computing businesses.