Dow Chemicalâs Profit Falls 21.3%
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 25  â The Dow Chemical Company said Thursday its profit fell 21.3 percent in the third quarter because of changes in German tax laws, higher domestic tax rates and charges for research and development.
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US investment bank Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced trading in
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U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch &  Co. MER.N on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8  percent, hurt by reduced trading in debt and equity markets  which pushed revenue below expectations.
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Pharmaceutical wholesaler McKesson Corp  reported on Thursday that its quarterly profit fell 17 percent as results were hurt by lower profit margins on certain generic drugs and charges taken.
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DuPont Co.  posted a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as higher chemical prices offset surging energy costs, the second-largest U.S. chemicals maker said on Tuesday.
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Net profit dropped at the consumer products maker to 721 million euros ($1.04 billion) in the last three months of 2007, from 2.03 billion euros a year earlier.
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Stock prices are lower in moderate trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 23 points in today&#39;s early going. Losing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 5-3 lead over gainers.
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U.S. Steel Corp  posted a 35 percent decline in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, worse than Wall Street had expected, and forecast weak fourth-quarter earnings, sending the steelmaker's shares down 6 percent.
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US investment bank Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third on lower bond trading revenue, weak equities results and higher expenses, falling
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The soft drink maker said its fourth-quarter profit fell 31 percent from results a year ago that included a tax benefit from a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Dow Jones & Co. DJ.N on Wednesday  cut its earnings forecast for the current quarter, citing  weakness this month in key advertising categories at its  flagship newspaper The Wall Street Journal, sending shares down  3 percent.
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DuPont Co. , the No. 2 U.S.  chemical company, on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected  second-quarter profit due to lower U.S. volumes coupled with  higher energy and raw material costs.
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DuPont Co. DD.N, the No. 2 U.S.  chemical maker, on Tuesday posted a lower quarterly profit  after a large tax gain a year earlier and forecast earnings  growth in 2005.
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Women&#39;s clothing retailer Talbots Inc. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit fell 21 percent despite a slight rise in retail sales and a gain from a tax break.
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Stocks fell on Thursday after a report   showed factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region   unexpectedly shrank in September for the first time in over   three years, prompting worries about a slowdown in the U.S.   economy and corporate profits.
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Dow Chemical Co.&#39;s (DOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) third-quarter profit surged 86 percent on increased plastics sales, but demand remains vulnerable to soaring energy costs, the No.
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Dow Jones & Co.  on Wednesday cut its earnings forecast for the current quarter, citing weakness this month in key advertising categories at its flagship newspaper The Wall Street Journal, sending shares down 3 percent.