Santander Posts 64 Percent Profit Rise
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Santander Central Hispano SA said Wednesday that net profit for the third quarter nearly doubled to euro1.17 billion ($1.49 billion), with much of the gain coming from the sale of its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit climbed 64 percent on lower costs despite a drop in revenue.
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Australian insurer Suncorp-Metway Ltd. , which is all set to acquire rival Promina Group Ltd.  said on Tuesday first-half net profit rose 16 percent helped by strong profits from its banking division.
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Citigroup Inc. 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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Citigroup Inc. , the world&#039;s  largest bank by market value, on Monday said second-quarter  profit rose, helped by growth in corporate and investment  banking.
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Bank of Ireland has announced that profits before tax were up 6% from â¬670m in the six months to the end of September last year to â¬713m this year.
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LONDON, August 24 (New Ratings) - The Spanish banking giant, Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSD2.FSE), has expressed its commitment to its Â£8.
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PepsiCo Inc.  posted a 60  percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by  strength in its Frito Lay snacks business in the United States  and growth abroad.
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Merger advisory firm Lazard Ltd  on Wednesday said its fourth-quarter earnings rose 43 percent, beating estimates, on increased merger advisory fees.
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Strong spending abroad and its sale of stock in a Brazilian company lifted MasterCardâs profit in the fourth quarter by about seven-fold, sending shares sharply higher.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N on  Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose as its fixed-income,  currency and commodities business soared while a rebounding  stock market boosted investment banking.
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SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N, a large  southeastern U.S. bank, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 33 percent, helped by loan and deposit growth and its  acquisition of National Commerce Financial Corp.
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Package delivery company FedEx Corp.   FDX.N said on Thursday its quarterly profit jumped 40   percent, beating expectations, on strong growth in its   international, ground and freight segments.
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British American Tobacco Plc, the world&#39;s second-largest cigarette maker, said third-quarter profit gained 60 percent as the acquisition of Italy&#39;s largest tobacco company added to revenue.
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Ryder System Inc. R.N on Friday  reported quarterly profit jumped 59 percent, beating Wall  Street forecasts, on strong demand for commercial truck  rentals.
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The money transfer company said fourth-quarter earnings rose to $243.3 million on transaction fee growth and improved foreign exchange revenue.
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Citigroup Inc. , the world's largest financial services company, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by growth in its consumer business.