Rio Tinto H2 profit up on high prices
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Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc.'s   second-half net profit rose 25 percent, driven by higher prices for key commodities such as iron ore, aluminum and copper, and said capacity was fully stretched as it tries to meet demand.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has defended the price it has offered for Canada&#39;s Alcan, saying that the robust economic growth of China and India would see the business prosper.
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The world&#39;s biggest mining group, BHP Billiton, says its second-half net profit has more than doubled on strong demand for industrial raw materials and forecast sustained high prices for commodities.
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Automaker BMW AG said Wednesday that its second-quarter net profit climbed by more than 17 percent as new models powered a healthy rise in sales.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by stronger U.S. shipments of beer, higher prices and demand for its imports.
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Railroad company Burlington Northern  Santa Fe Corp  posted better-than-expected quarterly  profit on Tuesday, as strong pricing offset lower freight  volumes, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Ltd, the petrochemical flagship of India&#39;s largest private company, said Monday second quarter net profit jumped 39 percent against a backdrop of high oil product prices.
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Miner Xstrata Plc  beat forecasts by more than doubling its 2006 adjusted profit and said strong demand from China and India, coupled with tight supplies, would keep metal prices high, boosting its shares.
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Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc.'s   second-half net profit rose 25 percent, driven by higher prices for commodities such as iron ore, aluminum and copper, and said capacity was fully stretched as it tries to meet demand.
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PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the No. 2  soft-drink maker, on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter  profit on volume growth, a strong pricing environment and a  favorable foreign exchange rate.
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 40 percent rise in second-quarter earnings Thursday, helped by high oil prices.
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The world's No. 2 soft drink company said on Thursday  quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) posted a  2.6 percent rise in underlying profits on Thursday, beating  analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil  prices.
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PepsiCo Inc, the world&#39;s No. 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits and strong earnings at its key Frito-Lay snack and North American beverage units.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc posted a 2.6 percent rise in underlying quarterly profits on Thursday, beating analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil prices.
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Railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp  posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, as strong pricing offset lower freight volumes, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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The nationâs largest brewer posted a 11 percent rise in profit as it sold more beer at higher prices.