Heinz Raises 2008 Outlook
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The company said quarterly profit would be higher than analystsâ estimates and it raised its full-year outlook as exchange rates and price and volume increases offset high commodity costs.
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Second quarter profits at ketchup maker Heinz are hit by higher material and transport costs.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly net profit rose about 1 percent, helped by strong sales in Europe, and raised the bottom end of its full-year earnings forecast.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on  Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, lifted by sales of new  products and increased prices.
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Citing strong fourth-quarter results and prospects for growth in emerging markets,  DuPont raised its earnings outlook for 2007 as well as its profit forecast for 2008.
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Investment in research and development pays off for HJ Heinz.
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IBM  on Thursday forecast 2008 earnings ahead of Wall Street expectations, sending its shares up 5 percent.
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Global food giant Nestle on Thursday reported a rise in 2006 net profits to more than seven billion dollars and said prospects for the year ahead looked good as it moves further into the health and wellbeing markets.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as signs of continued strength in the job market eased concern about economic growth and the outlook for corporate profits.
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The index of leading US economic indicators rose in November for the first time in six months, buoyed by higher stock prices. The 0.2 percent increase was too small to dispel concerns that the expansion will cool next year.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by a higher tax rate, but raised its full-year earnings forecast helped by sales of new products and cost cuts.
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BusinessWeek Online - Salesforce.com's  shares gained on Dec. 12, after the software services provider hiked its forecasts on sales for 2008.
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Heinz chief executive William R. Johnson discusses product quality and the influence of shareholder activist Nelson Peltz on the company.
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Mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc  on Wednesday said strong market conditions would probably drive 2008 sales up as much as 18 percent, sending shares more than 8 percent higher in early trading.
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Kraft Foods Inc  raised its 2007 earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing a lower-than-expected tax rate, the pace of share repurchases, and increased confidence in its growth initiatives.
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U.S. stock futures edged higher on   Friday following a report showing the core personal consumption   expenditure index rose last month in line with expectations.
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PepsiCo Inc., the No. 2 soft-drink  maker, on Thursday reported an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter  profit on volume growth, higher prices and a favorable foreign  exchange rate.