Rio Tinto posts record 2006 profit
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has announced a 43 percent jump in in full-year net profit to a record 7.44 billion US dollars and forecast continued strong demand for commodities.
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The Pepsi Bottling Group posted a profit on Tuesday that beat Wall Street estimates by a penny, despite flat volume.
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Global mining giant Anglo American said its net profit struck 7.304 billion dollars (4.963 billion euros) last year, up 18 percent on 2006, boosted by high output and soaring metals prices.
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Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a record first half-profit of 6.168 billion dollars, up from 4.364 billion in the same period the previous year.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. Thursday reported the biggest annual profit on record for a U.S. corporation - earning more than $75,000 every minute of 2006 on the back of record oil prices.
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Coca-Cola Co , the world's largest maker of soft drinks, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales, acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.
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Oil giant Exxon Mobil reports $40.6bn net profits in 2007, a record for a US company.
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ExxonMobil (XOM:NYSE - news - research) stepped up to the plate Thursday with record-breaking profits that raced past Wall Street estimates.
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The racetrack and casino operator reports another record result.
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Shares in global miner Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc.  hit a record high on Thursday as investors bet it would launch a rival bid for Canada's Alcan Ltd. , topping the $28.8 billion that Alcoa Inc. has offered.
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Exxonâs fourth-quarter earnings of $11.66 billion are the highest-ever operating profit by a U.S. company.
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Oil giant BP today posted record profits of $3.94bn (Â£2.14bn) after fuel prices hit new highs. The third quarter performance of Britain&#39;s biggest listed company came as oil prices rose to an average of almost $50 a barrel.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto posted a record interim net profit of 3.75 billion US dollars and reported strong ongoing demand for its products.
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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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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits of $25.36bn, despite some setbacks in 2006.
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The world's largest steel company, Arcelor Mittal, reports an annual profit of $10.36bn for 2007.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said Thursday that net profit rose by 15 percent to 6.2 billion pounds in 2006, boosted by its investment banking arm.