Avon posts lower second-quarter results
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Avon Products Inc. , the  world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, on Monday said  second-quarter profit fell 54 percent on costs related to job  cuts and other restructuring moves.
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U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday  after a profit warning from Coca-Cola Co. KO.N renewed  investors' doubts about earnings growth in the second half of  the year.
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The company meets already lowered second-quarter expectations.
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NEW YORK -- Dow Jones & Co., which is considering a bid to be bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., reported lower second-quarter profits Thursday due to an accounting charge, but revenues and operating income rose.
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Shares of Avon Products Inc. AVP.N  slid more than 3 percent in light premarket trading on  Wednesday after the direct seller of beauty products said it  did not expect U.S. sales and profit growth to resume until  2006 as lower-income consumers have curbed spending.
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Dutch retailer Ahold NV, recovering from a major accounting scandal largely attributed to its U.S. food distribution business, reported a lower-than-expected profit for the second quarter that reflected weak U.S. results. Its shares fell more than 8 percent in midday trading.
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CVS Corp. (CVS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US drugstore chain, on Thursday reported a lower quarterly profit as it grappled with expenses tied to its recent purchase of Eckerd drug stores from JC Penney Co.
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Avon Products Inc , the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, said on Tuesday fourth-quarter profit fell, as it spent more during the final stages of its multiyear restructuring plan.
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Euronext has announced weaker than expected second quarter operating profit and said its proposed tie-up with the New York Stock Exchange would be finalised early next year.
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TJX Cos. Inc.&#39;s second-quarter earnings fell 4 percent, reflecting higher markdowns on merchandise due to softer sales trends.
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A continuing decline in advertising revenue pushed second quarter profits lower at two major publishers.
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Avon Products Inc. (AVP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted higher quarterly earnings as business in Latin America and Europe helped offset weakness in the United States for the direct seller of cosmetics.
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Avon Products Inc. AVP.N on Friday  posted higher quarterly earnings as business in Latin America  and Europe helped offset weakness in the United States for the  direct seller of cosmetics.
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Decent first-quarter results gave way to horribly disappointing projections for the second quarter.
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Bayer unveiled a mixed set of second-quarter results, with operating profit beating analysts' expectations although bottom-line earnings stagnated and the pharmaceuticals division continued to cause headaches for the German maker of Aspirin.
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Shares of Avon Products Inc. AVP.N  slid 6 percent on Wednesday after the direct seller of beauty  products said it did not expect U.S. sales and profit growth to  resume until 2006 as lower-income consumers have curbed  spending.
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The profit decline by Sears Holdings, the combination of Sears and Kmart, will be the second consecutive quarter of steeply falling profits for the retailer.