Johnson Controls reports 24% earnings increase
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Johnson Controls Inc. reported a 24% increase in fiscal fourth quarter earnings today, with the Glendale-based company riding continued strong sales to auto makers.
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Fourth-quarter earnings jumped 64 percent, due in part to a $214 million gain from a tax benefit, as well as more streamlined operations at the military contractor.
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IBM  reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in overseas markets, driving its shares up 6 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
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Heinz posted a greater-than-expected 23 percent rise in quarterly profit, aided by higher prices and increased sales of new ketchup and soup products.
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Johnson Controls Inc. JCI.N, on  Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 24 percent on growth in  both its automotive interiors and building controls businesses.
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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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Diversified manufacturer Johnson Controls Inc  said on Friday that quarterly earnings jumped 45 percent on strength in its building controls and automotive interiors businesses.
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  on Wednesday posted a 24 percent rise in its quarterly earnings as demand for its household goods remained strong.
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A Qatari investment group said Friday that it has increased its shareholding in J Sainsbury to 25 percent.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson  on Tuesday  said its second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of its  medical devices and prescription medicines.
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Continued improvement in its operational performance boosts second-quarter earnings.
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Newell Rubbermaid Inc  raised its full-year and current-quarter earnings guidance on Monday, after it resolved some tax matters that resulted in a benefit of about $39 million, or 14 cents a share in the current quarter.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.Oon Thursday  said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent,  but its shares fell as investors failed to account for the  effect of the expensing of stock-based compensation in  assessing the earnings.
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The French oil giant said fourth-quarter profit rose 62% to 3.6 billion euros ($5.23 billion) as oil prices rose and and new projects in Angola and Qatar raised production.
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Walt Disney Co. quarterly profit rose 24 percent on Thursday as stronger cable television results and a tax benefit more than made up for a sharp slowdown at Disney&#39;s movie studio.
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Johnson Controls Inc. JCI.N, said on  Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 24 percent on growth in  both its automotive interiors and building controls business.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, which makes products ranging from heart stents to Band-Aids, said third- quarter profit rose 13 percent on higher sales of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia.