Monsanto quarterly profit jumps
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Monsanto Co.  reported sharply higher quarterly earnings on Thursday, driven partly by surging U.S. sales of its genetically modified corn and other seeds.
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NEW YORK  - Washington Post Co.  said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.
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Yum Brands Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 13 percent and raised its profit forecast for the year as strong sales at its fast-food chains helped offset a run-up in commodity costs.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Monsanto Co.  reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent, driven partly by surging sales of its genetically modified corn and other seeds.
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Hormel Foods Corporation posted a higher quarterly profit and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analystsÂ estimates.
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The company reported net profit of $526 million on higher sales of agricultural and nutritional products in Latin America and it lifted its full-year outlook.
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Kellogg Co. (K), the world&#39;s largest cereal maker, on Monday reported a quarterly profit that exceeded Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year earnings outlook, helped by strong sales of new products.
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Occidental Petroleum Corp.  on Monday reported a higher quarterly profit, benefiting from high oil and gas prices.
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Monsanto Co.  on Thursday  posted a sharply larger third-quarter profit on strength in its  U.S. corn and soybean seed businesses.
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Agricultural company Monsanto Co  said on Thursday its quarterly profit nearly tripled, helped by strength in its corn seed and herbicide businesses, and raised its 2008 forecast.
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General Mills Inc.  on Thursday said quarterly profit edged higher, though increased marketing spending and higher commodity costs tempered the increase.
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Schering-Plough Corp.  on  Monday reported quarterly earnings far higher than Wall Street  expected, fueled by growing demand for its drugs against  cholesterol, arthritis, allergies and hepatitis C.
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Monsanto Co.  said on Friday it is increasing its earnings outlook for fiscal 2007, due to strong results from the corn planting season in the U.S. and from the company's herbicide business.
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The open-source software provider said that its third quarter profit rose as a surge in subscriptions helped offset increased spending on marketing and research.
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Kroger Co. , the top U.S. grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. DE.N  on Tuesday reported higher quarterly earnings on strong demand,  higher selling prices and increased efficiency.
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Monsanto Co.   reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent,  driven partly by surging sales of its genetically modified corn  and other seeds.