American Express Profit Up 17 Pct
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American Express Co. AXP.N said on  Monday fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent, driven by strong  holiday and travel-related sales and gains in its asset  management business.
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American Express Co , a credit card and travel services company, said on Monday that third-quarter earnings rose 10 percent, helped by increased spending among its consumer and corporate clients.
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American Greetings Corp. (AM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said quarterly profit rose as the gain from the sale of its Magnivision reading glasses unit offset lower sales in its retail and seasonal gift wrap divisions.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as strong earnings by Apple Inc.  and American Express Co  eased concern about consumer spending and profits.
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3M Co. MMM.N on Monday said  third-quarter earnings rose 17 percent due in part to the weak  dollar, but the diversified manufacturer's results came in  below Wall Street's estimates for the first time in at least  seven quarters.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 22 percent on resilient fixed-income revenue, record
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The Target Corporation said today its quarterly profit rose almost 18 percent, helped by its credit card business and strong sales at established stores.
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SYDNEY Australia &amp; New Zealand Banking Group said Tuesday that second-half profit rose 17 percent to a record after it bought New Zealand&#39;s biggest bank and raised lending to businesses as they increased investment.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.   on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating  expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and  stock trading.
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Credit card company American Express Co  said on Thursday that a slowdown in cardholder spending and rising delinquencies would lead to a quarterly pretax charge of about $440 million.
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American Express Co , a credit card issuer and network, posted weaker-than-expected second quarter results on Monday, as its funding costs rose and it set aside more money for credit losses.
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Package delivery company FedEx Corp  said on Thursday quarterly profit rose despite a slowing U.S. economy.
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Men&#39;s apparel retailer Joseph A. Bank Clothiers Inc. on Monday reported third-quarter profit climbed 19 percent as results benefited from growth in catalog and Internet sales.
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Financial services giant American Express Co. said Monday that third-quarter earnings rose to meet Wall Street expectations. Net income increased to $879 million, or 69 cents per share, from $770 million, or 59 cents per share, a year ago.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by  a more than 6 percent jump in shares of American Express Co.  AXP.N after the Dow component said it will spin off its  personal finance unit.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell  International Inc.  said on Thursday quarterly net  profit rose 17 percent, boosted by strong demand from the  aerospace and construction industries.
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Internet brokerage Ameritrade Holding  Corp. AMTD.O said Tuesday its quarterly profit rose from a  year earlier, though trading revenue fell as investors curbed  trading activity in recent weeks.