Sallie Mae Earnings Jump 33 Percent
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WASHINGTON -- SLM Corp., the nation's largest student lender, said Tuesday that second quarter earnings rose 33 percent on an increase in derivative and hedging activity.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, trouncing expectations as higher merger advisory fees and surprisingly strong debt trading results helped it sidestep the credit crunch that has hammered the rest of Wall Street.
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ABN Amro NV, the Netherlands' largest retail bank, said fourth-quarter net profit rose 33 percent due to asset sales, fewer bad loans and lower taxes.
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Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by &#36;1.34 billion in the latest week to &#36;826.03 trillion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
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Sallie Mae Chairman Albert L. Lord yesterday sold 1.2 million shares -- a big chunk of his stock -- to meet the requirements of his "borrowing arrangements," the student lending giant said.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street surged higher Thursday as investors welcomed strong earnings from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and another drop in unemployment benefits claims.
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Bear Stearns Cos.  said on Thursday quarterly net income soared 38 percent helped by gains from fees for merger advice and underwriting debt for corporations and acquisition-hungry private equity firms.
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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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Mortgage rates rose this week, with the 30-year loan finally inching higher after falling for eight weeks. Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.82 percent in the week ending Thursday
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Sears reported a 27 percent increase in earnings and Kohlâs said earnings rose 29.3 percent on strong sales of its exclusive brands.
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Cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (EL.N) on Tuesday said quarterly net income jumped 51 percent, bolstered by new product sales and an improving U.S. retail market.
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Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. DE.N  on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 30 percent on strong  demand, higher selling prices and increased efficiency.
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Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores  Inc.  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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SunTrust Banks Inc., a large  southeastern U.S. bank, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 33 percent, helped by growth in fees and loans and its  acquisition of National Commerce Financial Corp.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as a run  of positive company earnings stoked a rally that began on  Tuesday, ending four straight days of declines.
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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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Personal income, boosted by a large dividend payment from computer software giant Microsoft Corp., shot up by a record 3.7 percent in December.