Horizon Lines posts quarterly profit
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Container shipping company Horizon Lines Inc.  reported a quarterly profit on Friday as revenue gains from rate increases and other factors more than offset volume softness.
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Chemical manufacturing company Lyondell Chemical Co. said Thursday that it swung to a third-quarter profit as results improved across product lines.
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Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit,  after a year-earlier net loss, helped by sales of new software.
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Ford Motor Co. on Thursday reported a  quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on the  strength in its finance arm.
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Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly operating profit as cost controls and strong lingerie sales offset poor results at the retailer&#39;s Express apparel stores.
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Ford Motor Co. on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on the strength in its finance arm.
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CSX Corp. on Thursday swung to a quarterly profit from a year-ago, as a gain related to the spinoff of Conrail helped offset service disruptions, some from storms, that weighed on volume growth.
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Saab AB reported a gain in its third-quarter profit on Friday as contracts for its military and aviation equipment remained steady during the quarter.
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Lucent Technologies Inc, the nation&#39;s leading telecommunications-equipment maker, recorded its first annual profit since 2000, fueled by rapid growth in its wireless telephone division, the company announced yesterday.
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Lockheed Martin Corp., the No. 1 U.S.  defense contractor, on Thursday posted an 8 percent jump in  quarterly profit, helped by sales of Patriot missiles and other  products made by its electronic systems business.
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United Parcel Service Inc.  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed expectations as shortfalls in its U.S. package business and rising fuel prices offset strength internationally.
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International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised profit target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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Schering-Plough Corp. SGP.N on  Thursday reported a quarterly profit after a year-ago loss, as  positive foreign exchange trends helped offset poor sales of  its allergy and hepatitis drugs.
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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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Alaska Air Group, the parent of Alaska Airlines, on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, even as high fuel prices cut into earnings at rival carriers.
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Ryder System Inc. R.N on Friday said  fourth-quarter profit rose on strong demand for truck leasing  and logistics services, especially in its fleet management  solutions division.
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Deere & Co. , the world's largest maker of agricultural and building equipment, reported higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong sales to farmers and foresters more than offset a decline in sales to builders.