Bausch & Lomb Profit Up 34 Percent
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Bausch & Lomb Inc. BOL.N on  Wednesday reported a 34 percent jump in third-quarter earnings,  driven by increased sales of contact lenses and vitamins for  the eye and lower costs.
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Loews Corp. , the conglomerate run by the Tisch family, reported a nearly six-fold increase in fourth-quarter profit on Monday, helped by gains at its insurance and oil drilling units.
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Bank of America Corp. , the second-largest U.S. bank, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose 5 percent as gains from equity investments helped offset soaring credit losses and lower earnings in its main business of retail banking.
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Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose 34 percent, boosted by AOL asset sales in Europe, a rise in digital cable and phone customers, and online advertising sales.
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Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co  posted a 9 percent increase in quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher prices for its clothes.
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Quarterly profit soared thanks to new products, increased marketing and improvement in international business, the company said.
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Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  has offered to buy larger eye-care company Bausch & Lomb Inc.  for $4.23 billion, topping a rival offer of $3.67 billion from private equity firm Warburg Pincus , sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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The company said quarterly profit rose to $494 million despite a slowing U.S. economy, but it lowered its full-year earnings outlook.
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Bank of America Corp. , the second-largest U.S. bank, said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose 5 percent as growth in capital markets activity and consumer fees offset an increase in credit losses.
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The brewing company posted a higher quarterly profit, driven by stronger shipments of beer in the U.S., higher prices and demand for its imports.
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The communications company said that fourth-quarter profit rose 25 percent as it added more high-speed Internet subscribers.
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General Electric Co.  reported a 9.6 percent rise in profit on Friday, with strength in the infrastructure and commercial finance businesses offsetting a decline at its health care business and a loss in subprime lending.
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Home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond   Inc. BBBY.O on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit,   citing higher sales.
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U.S. Bancorp USB.N, the No. 6 U.S.  bank, on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by  growth in fee income.
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Quarterly profit beat expectations on strong growth in its international, ground and freight segments.
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Loews Corp. , the conglomerate  run by the Tisch family, reported a nearly six-fold increase in  fourth-quarter profit on Monday, helped by gains at its  insurance and oil drilling units.
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Home builder Lennar Corp. reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly profit Monday, and a stable economy led it to raise its profit forecasts for the current and following year.