Tabcorp Second-Half Profit Rises 28% on Jupiters Acquisition
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Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.&#39;s second-half net profit rose 28 percent on increased betting on horse races and slot machines, and after extracting more savings from last year&#39;s A$1.
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Australia's Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.  posted a 3.6 percent fall in first-half profit Tuesday, partly due to the impact of smoking bans at its casinos, and ruled out major acquisitions until its performance improved.
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Ryder System Inc. (RN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday posted a nearly 45 percent increase in quarterly net profit amid increased demand for transport services, especially in its commercial truck leasing business.
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British Airways reported a 28.5 percent  rise in operating profit for the first nine months of its  financial year, and said its longhaul premium business was  still shrugging off weakness in financial markets.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- WellPoint Health Networks Inc.&#39;s third-quarter net income rose 28 percent as the managed-care company saw membership growth in key markets and double-digit revenue growth.
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The power generators said fourth-quarter profit rose 28 percent, helped by favorable weather, higher rates across much of its service area and marketing efforts.
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Halliburton Co., , the world's second-largest oil services company, said on Monday that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by U.S. mortgage weakness.
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Quarterly earnings rose to $58 million, or 18 cents per share, from $48 million, or 16 cents per share, last year. Excluding results from casinos scheduled to be sold, a write-down of the book value of Caesars
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The WPP Group, the world&#39;s second-largest advertising and marketing company, reported on Friday that profit for the first half of the year rose 11 percent, providing further
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Suncorp-Metway Ltd., Australia&#39;s third- biggest car and home insurer, said second-half profit rose to a record after it sold more policies and a stock market rally boosted investment income.
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The data storage vendor said second-quarter profit rose to $334.4 million as it recorded double-digit sales gains at its biggest businesses.
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Australia's Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.   posted a 3.6 percent fall in first-half profit  Tuesday, partly due to the impact of smoking bans at its  casinos, and ruled out major acquisitions until its performance  improved.
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Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday said second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of medical devices and prescription drugs, beating Wall Street expectations on especially strong demand in overseas markets.
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Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.   said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose,  helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating  margins.
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The cardiovascular device maker said its second-quarter profit, excluding charges, was $271 million, or 18 cents per share, compared with $412 million, or 31 cents per share, a year ago.
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KeyCorp , the largest U.S. Midwest bank, on Tuesday said second-quarter profit rose, helped by growth in fee income rose, helped by growth in fee income.