Oxford&#39;s Tommy Bahama sees higher margins on growth
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Profit margins at Oxford Industries  Inc.&#39;s  Tommy Bahama brand of tropics-inspired clothing  are expected to keep rising thanks to increasing sales of a new  women&#39;s line, expanded men&#39;s products and international growth,  the brand&#39;s chief operating officer said on Monday.
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The future of oil prices rests on the ability of Gulf of Mexico producers to recover from last month&#39;s hurricanes, BP has said as it unveiled a 43 per cent rise in profits.
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The British drugmaker looks to regain momentum this year.
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BERLIN, Germany - Bahamian 400-metre Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling has to continue her unbeaten streak for one more race this season, tomorrow&#39;s Berlin meet, in order to collect her share of the TDK Golden League jackpot.
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Officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. yesterday pronounced Massachusetts&#39; banking industry to be in ``very good shape,&#39;&#39;despite some pressure on profits and slower-than-expected loans to small businesses.
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HINGHAM, Mass.  - Talbots Inc. said Wednesday its profit for the latest quarter edged up five per cent, boosted by higher sales and an income-tax gain.
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University and college funding in England rises 6.4% on last year to Â£7,137m to provide extra student places.
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BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Bank of England policy-makers voted unanimously to raise the interest rates by a quarter point this month, as economic growth outstripped supply capacity, according to the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...
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Wages rose faster than expected in the June-August period but analysts say the increases are still not high enough to cause inflation worries at the Bank of England.
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Profit margins from Vodafone continuing businesses fell from 39.6 per cent to 38.7 per cent, the mobile phone operator said on Tuesday as revenue growth outpaced the rise in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
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Speedy growth in the eurozone and UK services sectors are making higher interest rates likely.
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Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Thursday that the British economy will continue to grow strongly in 2004 and that the government will meet key targets on public borrowing, bettering the expectations of many economic forecasters.
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British Airways has said that it has made progress towards becoming a &quot;more robust airline&quot; after unveiling half-year profits of Â£335 million.
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llied Domecq PLC, the big liquor maker, said yesterday that it expected to report increased profit for its fiscal year as a result of growth in Britain and the United States.
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The Bank of England is seen holding rates at 5.5% after its latest meeting, but a rise remains a possibility.
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MEXICO&#39;S Ana Guevara was unbeaten in 23 straight 400m finals. Then came Bahama&#39;s Tonique Williams-Darling. After beating Guevara earlier this year with the fastest time in the world, Williams confirmed her
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Better margins yield much-improved earnings.