A.D.M. Reports 7% Increase in Profit
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Oilseed-processing and rising demand for feed grains offset declining margins in the food-processing companyâs  ethanol business.
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British American Tobacco announced Thursday that net profits climbed 7.3 percent last year as the company was bolstered by rising sales in emerging markets.
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Global mining giant Anglo American said its net profit struck 7.304 billion dollars (4.963 billion euros) last year, up 18 percent on 2006, boosted by high output and soaring metals prices.
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Business & money: Values rose by 0.7% in September despite financial turmoil.
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Acuity Brands Inc. AYI.N, a maker of  lighting products and specialty chemicals, on Tuesday said  quarterly profit rose 87 percent due to improved sales, lower  operating expenses and a lower tax rate.
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By Daily Mail, London  Feb. 7--Microchip designer Arm Holdings shrugged off a temporary industry  slowdown to post annual pretax profits up 7 percent to Â£57 million on sales 13  percent higher at Â£263 million.
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- ABM Industries Inc.  said its quarterly net income rose over 60 percent as the facility services contractor developed new businesses and expanded services to existing customers.
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The food maker General Mills reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing.
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DaimlerChrysler's (DCXGn.DE) third-quarter operating profit rose 7 percent, just below analyst expectations, as gains at U.S. arm Chrysler helped offset weaker earnings at premium carmaker Mercedes.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian television broadcaster Seven Network Ltd. (SEV) said Tuesday net profit jumped 59% to A$93.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 26, boosted by profit proceeds from the sell down of its stake in B Digital.
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Circuit CityÂs profit rose more than sevenfold, benefiting from increased sales in flat-panel TVÂs and digital-imaging products.
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Third-quarter profit rose 15 percent to $1.28 billion as  premium and fee growth in its Medicaid business helped offset lower enrollment in employer-sponsored programs.
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Walgreen Co  reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Friday as cost controls offset weak sales of flu medications and a recall of cold medicines, sending the drugstore chain's shares up 7 percent.
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DaimlerChrysler's DCXGn.DE  third-quarter operating profit rose 7 percent, just below  analyst expectations, as gains at U.S. arm Chrysler helped  offset weaker earnings at premium carmaker Mercedes.
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INDIANAPOLIS  Â The quarterly profit at WellPoint, the largest United States health insurer, rose 7 percent, but an unexpected rise in the percentage of revenue used to cover medical costs helped push down its shares.
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Jeweller Michael Hill International has seen its annual profit rise 30% due to increased sales, the company says.
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Archer Daniels Midland Co., the world&#39;s largest grain processor, said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 77 percent on improved results from sales of soy products, corn-based fuel and agricultural services.