Bertelsmann Says Nine-Month Earnings Up
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German media company Bertelsmann AG said Wednesday that its net profit more than quadrupled to 521 million euros (&#36;647 million) over the first nine months of this year, citing "very gratifying" business.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 9.5 percent, helped by price increases in several markets, leading the bottler to raise its full-year earnings forecast.
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Starbucks Corp. said its earnings rose 49 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter as the coffee retailer benefited from aggressive expansion.
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Deutsche Bank said that its bottom-line earnings rose strongly in the third quarter, thanks to a partial improvement in underlying business and lower costs and risk provisions.
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Adolph Coors Co. said Thursday its earnings rose 4.3 percent in the third quarter from a year ago as higher beer prices and favorable exchange rates helped more than offset a decline in the amount of beer sold.
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Citing strong economic conditions, the manufacturer posted fourth-quarter earnings of $689 million, up from $585 million a year earlier.
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The company raises earnings guidance, boosting the stock.
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Bertelsmann AG, whose Random House unit publishes ``The Da Vinci Code&#39;&#39; and Bill Clinton&#39;s autobiography, said first-half profit quadrupled as earnings improved at its television and music businesses.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose as the nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
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H&R Block Inc. , the largest U.S. tax  preparer, said its quarterly net income from continuing  operations rose 9 percent, helped by a strong performance at  its consumer financial services division.
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British Airways reported Friday a 22.4-percent increase in net profit over the first nine months of its financial year to 623 million pounds (1.2 billion dollars, 830 million euros).
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A report on advertising spending showed strong growth across most media in the first nine months of the year, with Internet advertising increasing the most.
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Adjusted fourth-quarter profits rose 17 percent on stronger results from cable TV and movies, but the company said it expected  growth to slow in 2008 to a range of 7 percent to 9 percent.
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Bertelsmann, the world's  fourth-largest media group, almost tripled operating earnings  in the six months to June, helped by cost cuts and higher sales  mainly at its music and television units.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  posted a greater-than-expected 11 percent increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday and affirmed its full-year outlook, as the brewer's portfolio of imports helped it sell more beer at higher prices.
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Airbus parent EADS posted higher-than-expected nine-month earnings on Thursday driven by a strong performance in commercial aircraft and raised its 2004 targets.
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Bertelsmann, the world's fourth-largest media group, almost tripled operating earnings in the six months to June, helped by cost cuts and higher sales mainly at its music and television units.