Severn Trent first-half profit ebbs
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Pension costs have caused the country&#39;s second-biggest water utility Severn Trent to post a 6.5-percent fall in first-half profit, though the earnings have been overshadowed
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Music giant EMI sees profits fall in the first half of the year after opting to delay its major releases.
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Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus has said that group net profits plunged more than 62 percent during the first-half of the year owing to higher raw material and energy costs, as well as lower selling prices.
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Australian newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.  said its first-half net profit fell 2.7 percent amid tough conditions in some markets and as it made acquisitions to deter potential predators.
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External cost pressures dragged on the company's first-quarter results.
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Soaring fuel bills and the aftermath of terror attacks push profits at transport group Go-Ahead lower.
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The InterContinental Hotels Group on Tuesday said that net profit almost halved last year to 231 million pounds.
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Fourth-quarter profit fell by 9 percent as energy prices declined, but the company still ended up with its third consecutive year of record earnings.
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Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus has said that group net profit plunged more than 62 percent during first-half owing to higher raw material and energy costs, as well as lower selling prices.
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Reorganisation costs at BT dent earnings at the telecoms giant for the first half of the year.
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Two large Wall Street firms - Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns - reported a fall in quarterly profits yesterday in sharp contrast to rival players who presented an upbeat performance the day before.
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Rentokil Initial Plc, the British owner of businesses ranging from pest control to parcel delivery, tomorrow may report an 8 percent drop in first-half profit as heightening competition for contracts put pressure on prices.
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Building products giant James Hardie on Monday announced a 9 percent decline in half-year net profits through September and lowered its full-year profit forecast, citing costs linked to an asbestos claims case.
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Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc.  on Thursday said it expects to see a double-digit drop in fiscal first-quarter revenue and orders, but cancellations were down from the prior quarter.
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Australian newspaper publisher John  Fairfax Holdings Ltd.  said its first-half net profit  fell 2.7 percent amid tough conditions in some markets and as  it made acquisitions to deter potential predators.
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British oil giant BP said Tuesday that net profit dropped by 6.6 percent to 12.04 billion dollars (8.71 billion euros) in the first half, as output fell further.
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U.S. oil and gas producer XTO Energy  Inc.  on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell as  lower natural gas prices weighed on results.