Parmalat reports 27 percent spurt in operating earnings
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Italian dairy group Parmalat reported a 27 percent spurt in 2006 operating earnings that it attributed to a 4.7 percent jump in sales and tight cost controls.
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Commerzbank , which has been persistently cited as a possible takeover target, jumped 2.2 percent to 37.8 euros, its highest in nearly seven years on market talk Citigroup  was likely to bid about 45 euros for the bank.
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The General Electric Company raised its quarterly dividend yesterday to 28 cents a share from 25 cents, in a move aimed at adding bolstering its lackluster share price.
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Sears reported a 27 percent increase in earnings and Kohlâs said earnings rose 29.3 percent on strong sales of its exclusive brands.
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Company registers strong start for a lineup of investment bank quarterly earnings releases.
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Get breaking news and essential company info, all in a single place. MILAN, Oct 3  - Ten months after the Parmalat scandal rocked the global finance industry, a judge next week begins deciding whether ...
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Altria Group Inc., the parent of tobacco company Philip Morris, Wednesday raised its regular quarterly dividend to 73 cents from 68 cents.
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Italian industrial giant Fiat on Thursday reported a 78 percent jump in 2007 net earnings, a performance that confirmed a pronounced turnaround for the group.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit  rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading  revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by U.S.  mortgage weakness.
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Parmalat sues 45 banks as it tries to reclaim money paid to banks before the scandal-hit Italian dairy company went bust last year.
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The software maker said it got off to a fast start in the first quarter, with revenue up 27 percent from a year ago.
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Parmalat agrees a settlement with Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo over the bankruptcy of the dairy group in 2003.
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The online retailerâs revenue was up 42 percent in its fourth quarter and its profits more than doubled, but its profit margins were lower.
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Spray maker announces its first-quarter earnings are up 28.4%.
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Bank holding company Commerce Bancorp Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings rose 42 percent, driven by strong deposit growth and positive operating leverage, and said it expects to meet or exceed current
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Lawn-care equipment maker Toro Co.  TTC.N on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected quarterly  earnings and doubled its dividend, citing increased sales and  its streamlining efforts.
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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company said it expects full-year earnings in 2005 to be higher than 2.4 billion euros (3.2 billion dollars) on sales of 33 billion.