Philipsâ operating profits exceed expectations
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Dutch Philips Electronics on Tuesday sounded a cautious note on its chip unit as it reported a third-quarter operating profit of 1.02 billion euros, which just exceeded expectations when excluding a 635 million euros non-tax gain.
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The retailer's earnings improve a lot despite soft sales.
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Nokia third quarter profits surged outstripping analyst expectations, boosting the company's share of the global phone market to almost 40 per cent.
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Business & money: Retailer turns in stunning performance over first half, pushing profits ahead by more than 50%.
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Sony Corp  swung to a quarterly operating profit as robust sales of digital cameras and camcorders helped offset videogame losses, and it raised its annual outlook that exceeds market expectations.
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Service engine maker Cummins Inc. on Wednesday said that third-quarter profits more than quadrupled - beating both its own guidance and Wall Street estimates - and full-year earnings would also exceed previous expectations.
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Qualcomm Inc  posted a  quarterly profit that rose 24 percent on Wednesday, handily  beating Wall Street estimates on strong demand for high-end  mobile phones using its chips and technology licenses.
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The consumer electronics retailer said 2nd-quarter profit rose to $250 million on strong international results and tighter spending controls.
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported better than expected quarterly results helped by strong international sales.
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The retailer reports strong earnings and lifts its outlook.
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Flat screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd  reported its strongest ever quarterly profit on Monday, rebounding from a year-ago loss, as solid demand and tight supplies kept screen prices firm.
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European stocks spiked higher as razor  thin volumes amplified relief over a hiatus in the advance of  crude prices Monday, while Philips Electronics jumped after  positive comment from brokers.
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ConocoPhillips  posted higher fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, beating Wall Street expectations on record oil prices.
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Samsung Electronics Co. has become the first South Korean company to exceed the 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) operating profit milestone this year, with its third-quarter profit jumping on strong memory chip earnings.
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Washington Post Co. WPO.N said on  Friday that quarterly profit jumped, beating analysts'  forecasts, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and  television broadcasting operations.
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The appliance maker's fourth-quarter profit soars on international sales.
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MOBILE phone maker SonyEricsson reported a tripling in quarterly pre-tax profits yesterday as it benefited from an upsurge in demand for its camera phones.