Labor Costs, Hurricane Hit Alcoa Profit
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Alcoa Inc. AA.N, the world's  biggest aluminum producer, said on Thursday that net income for  the quarter rose slightly, as labor problems and the effect of  Hurricane Ivan offset high aluminum prices.
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Annual profits rise sharply at oil giant Chevron but a slump in gas prices leads to a drop in profits in the final quarter.
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AutoNation Inc. AN.N and two other  car dealership companies on Thursday posted weaker quarterly  earnings, blaming the hurricanes that hit the U.S. Southeast  this summer or costly incentives used to boost sales.
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Allstate Corp. ALL.N the second  largest home and auto insurer in the United States, on  Wednesday said profits fell largely because of hurricane  related damage claims.
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Performance Food Group Co. said Monday that earnings for the third and fourth quarters will fall below its previous estimates, in part due to the effects of the hurricanes that hit the Southeast.
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Production at several alumina refineries in Jamaica has been reduced and shipments slowed due to damage caused by Hurricane Ivan, which battered the island over the weekend, several companies said Tuesday.
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including hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne -- contributed to $21.3 billion in insured property loss claims, says actuarial firm ISO.
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Allstate Corp., the second largest US home and auto insurer, warned Wednesday its third-quarter profits will fall well short of expectations due to more than $1 billion in hurricane-related payouts.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has reported a drop in quarterly profits after hurricanes cost it $816m (Â£439m).
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NEW YORK - Investors worried about third quarter-earnings looked past a surprise drop in wholesale prices, sending stocks lower on profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc. and Visteon Corp...
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World oil prices slipped on Thursday as  dealers began to take profits from the week's Hurricane  Ivan-inspired gains, betting that the worst of the storm's  disruption had been factored into prices.
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Building products maker  Louisiana-Pacific Corp. LPX.N on Monday posted a sharply  lower quarterly profit, hurt by pricing pressures and higher  costs for fiber, resin and energy, and an unexpectedly high tax  rate.
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Alcoa&#39;s profit warning a thorn in industrials&#39; side. Nasdaq up with PeopleSoft, extended tech rally. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Alcoa&#39;s profit warning bruised the Dow Friday, while the broader market inched higher
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Alcoa Inc.AA.N, the world's biggest  aluminum producer, said on Monday its fourth-quarter net profit  slipped because of higher energy costs, a weaker dollar and a  charge it took for selling some of its businesses.
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Alcoa Inc , the world&#39;s largest  aluminum company, on Monday extended its outstanding offer to  acquire Alcan Inc. , even as it reported a slip in  second-quarter profit.
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The aluminum maker extended its takeover offer to rival Alcan and said second-quarter profit slipped by nearly 4 percent
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Alcoa yesterday reported third-quarter net income of $283 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, unchanged from the aluminum maker&#39;s results in the year-ago quarter.