TXU quarterly earnings rise 33 percent
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Texas power company TXU Corp. , which has agreed to the largest leveraged buyout in history, posted a 33 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, helped by improved margins and lower operating costs.
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ChevronTexaco Corp.CVX.N, the No. 2  U.S. oil company, on Friday reported a rise in quarterly  profit, pumped up by record oil and gas prices and gains on  asset sales.
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Commercial truck maker Navistar  International Corp. NAV.N said on Thursday quarterly earnings  rose as it boosted sales and controlled costs.
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NEW YORK, October 25  - TXU Corporation (TXU.NYS) has announced a new $50 million share buyback programme, while more than tripling its quarterly dividend payout, leading to an annual rate of $2.
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Dow Chemical Co.&#39;s third-quarter earnings soared 86 percent to beat Wall Street forecasts, thanks largely to its ability to boost prices at a faster rate than the surging costs it paid for energy and other feedstock material.
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Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores   Inc. FDO.N on Thursday posted a 33 percent jump in quarterly   profit, beating Wall Street forecasts, as it kept costs down   and sold more high-margin merchandise.
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The nation's third-largest bank posts a 31% rise in 2004 earnings.
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ConocoPhillips  posted higher  fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as record oil prices  outweighed lower profits from gasoline production.
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Texas power company TXU Corp. (TXU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its dividend by 350 percent, boosted its earnings forecast and increased its share buyback program
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Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.   said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose more  than 30 percent, boosted by asset sales, more digital cable and  phone customers, and a rise in AOL advertising sales.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings climbed 3 percent, as growth in prescription services and Medicaid plans offset a smaller profit in its core health coverage division.
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The company posted quarterly net profit of $904 million and revenue of $6.22 billion, up 29 percent from a year earlier.
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CHERRY HILL, NJ -- Commerce Bancorp Inc., the parent of Commerce Bank, said Tuesday its profit jumped 42 percent in the third quarter, boosted by strong deposit growth.
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The Dallas-based utility TXU Corporation reported a 33 percent increase in profit on Tuesday, but another Texas utility, Dynegy, swung to a loss of $58 million.
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Costco Wholesale Corp.  posted a better-than-expected 10 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a big jump in membership fees, sending its shares higher in early electronic trading.
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Texas power company TXU Corp. , which has agreed to the largest leveraged buyout in history, reported higher fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, helped by improved margins and lower operating costs.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. , said  on Thursday that quarterly net income rose on stronger domestic  beer shipments.