Lowes Earnings Up 15.5 Percent For Third Quarter
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CHARLOTTE -- Lowe&#39;s Companies said it earned $522 million in the third quarter, a 15 percent increase over the same period a year ago period.
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Defense conglomerate General Dynamics Corp. said Wednesday that earnings rose 23 percent in the third quarter to $322 million, thanks to strong results across all its divisions.
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Diversified manufacturer and financial services company General Electric Co. posted third-quarter earnings in line with Wall Street expectations on Friday, as revenue rose 15 percent on higher industrial sales
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Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.  reported better-than expected earnings on Friday even as the weak housing market hurt results, and its shares rose as much as 6 percent to an all-time high as it said sales could trend upward this year.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, met Wall Street expectations with a 12.7 percent rise in its third-quarter earnings Tuesday and bumped up its own projection for the full year&#39;s profit.
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Lowe's reported a 17.9 percent increase in net income during its second quarter, but results missed Wall Street expectations.
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Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.  LOW.N on Tuesday said it expects diluted earnings per share  to rise in both 2005 and 2006 as it benefits from increased  remodeling activity and home ownership.
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Hasbro Inc. , the second largest U.S. toy maker, reported a 15 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, helped by strong sales of Nerf balls and Monopoly board games.
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Home improvement retailer Lowe&#39;s Cos. (LOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it expects diluted earnings per share to rise in both 2005 and 2006 as it benefits from increased remodeling activity and home ownership.
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DuPont Co. reported a third-quarter profit Tuesday, saying higher sales volumes and local selling prices offset a sharp increase in the cost of energy and raw materials.
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Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. reported Monday that a robust housing market drove second-quarter earnings higher year-over-year, but results failed to meet Wall Street expectations.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent increase in its third-quarter earnings.
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Lowe's Cos. LOW.N, the No. 2 home  improvement retailer, on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in  third-quarter profit, topping estimates, on strong sales of new  products and its expansion into large U.S. markets.
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. grocery chain, said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 15.8 percent, as shoppers were enticed by remodeled stores and improved perishable goods, and it raised its earnings view for the year.
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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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TORONTO - Grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. said Friday its third-quarter earnings grew by more than 18 per cent over the previous year.
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The retailer reports strong earnings and lifts its outlook.