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Tyco Fourth-Quarter Profit Doubles
AP - Tyco International Ltd., a conglomerate which makes security, health care and other products, said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter net income doubled, as results benefited from a low tax rate.
D.R. Horton 4Q Profit Soars on Revenue
AP - D.R. Horton Inc., one of the nation's biggest homebuilders, said Wednesday fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 61 percent on a 45 percent rise in revenue.
Stocks Rise Slightly As Inflation Moderates
AP - Moderating inflation and falling oil prices sent stocks slightly higher in early trading Wednesday.
Stocks Set to Open Mixed on Data
AP - U.S. stock futures were mixed Wednesday as investors prepare to digest consumer price index data, though homebuilder D.R. Horton may calm some nerves after it lifted its earnings forecast for the next year.
Stock market signals mixed before release of U.S. inflation report
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - With the latest U.S. inflation data in the wings, global indicators were mixed for North American stock markets early Wednesday.
Supermarket Group Sainsbury Profits Fall
AP - Struggling supermarket group J. Sainsbury PLC posted a 60 percent decline in profit for the first half on Wednesday but said its program to restore profitability is on track.
Aramark profit up
Reuters - Aramark Corp. on Wednesday
posted an 8 percent rise in quarterly earnings as stronger
international food service and support sales helped offset the
fallout from two hurricanes in the United States.
Adecco 3Q Earnings Climb 16 Percent
AP - Employment agency Adecco SA posted a 16 percent rise in third-quarter net profit Wednesday due to strong growth in Britain, Germany and Japan.
EMI Posts Lower Profit for First Half
AP - Music company EMI Group PLC posted a 47 percent decline in profit for the first half of its fiscal year Wednesday but reported its first sales growth in five years due to a jump in digital downloads and strong releases from bands Coldplay, Gorillaz and the Rolling Stones.
Lower Charges Trim Euro Disney's Loss
AP - Euro Disney, operator of the Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios theme parks near Paris, narrowed its full-year net loss thanks to lower charges, the company said Wednesday, but underlying earnings, visitor numbers and hotel revenues all fell.
Stocks Decline on Rising Oil Prices
AP - Stocks fell Wednesday after a government report showed that U.S. oil inventories were lower than expected.
TSX advances, led by gold stocks, NY turns lower despite positive inflation data
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Gold shares helped take the Toronto stock market higher Wednesday morning as the price of bullion rose.
Tyco Profit Doubles; Plans Factory Closings
AP - Manufacturing conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to close more than a dozen factories and possibly split up its wide-ranging businesses in efforts to boost the value of its stock. The company also reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income doubled because of a tax-rate adjustment and one-time gains.
D.R. Horton 4Q Profit Leaps on Revenue Rise
AP - D.R. Horton Inc., one of the nation's biggest homebuilders, said Wednesday fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 61 percent on a 45 percent rise in revenue.
Sainsbury's Profit Slip in First Half
AP - Struggling supermarket group J. Sainsbury PLC said on Wednesday that profit fell in the first half of the year but that its program to restore profitability is on track.
Endesa Reports 52 Percent Rise in Profit
AP - Endesa SA, the target of a hostile takeover offer from Gas Natural, reported a 52 percent increase in third-quarter profit Wednesday and said it will distribute almost 2.12 billion euros ($2.48 million) in dividends for the year.
Stocks Slide on Higher Oil Prices
AP - Stocks fell Wednesday as oil prices climbed and overshadowed the government's report of moderating inflation.
Big Board Seat Sold for Record $3.25M
AP - Prices for memberships on the New York Stock Exchange reached a new high as a seat was sold Wednesday for a record $3.25 million.
Energy, golds lift TSX; NY turns lower despite positive inflation data
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Higher energy and gold shares sent the Toronto stock market higher Wednesday morning while U.S. markets lost earlier momentum and turned lower even as the latest data showed lower inflation.
Adecco 3Q Earnings Surge 16 Percent
AP - Employment agency Adecco SA posted a 16 percent rise in third-quarter net profit Wednesday due to strong growth in Britain, Germany and Japan.
Horton lifts outlook amid strong demand
Reuters - D.R. Horton Inc. , the No. 1
U.S. home builder, on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected
fiscal fourth-quarter profit and raised its outlook for the
current year on strong demand nationwide, sending its shares up
about 2 percent.
Dow, Nasdaq Slide on Higher Oil Prices
AP - Stocks were mostly lower Wednesday as oil prices climbed and overshadowed the government's report of moderating inflation.
U.S. Gives Blessing to NYSE-Nasdaq Mergers
AP - The Justice Department gave its blessing Wednesday to big mergers planned by the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market, saying the new combinations were not likely to damage competition.
Energy, golds lift TSX 98 points; NY closes mixed despite positive data
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Rising oil and gold prices sent the Toronto stock market almost 100 points higher Wednesday.
Tyco Int'l Plans to Close 16 Factories
AP - Manufacturing conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to close more than a dozen factories and possibly split up its wide-ranging businesses in efforts to boost the value of its stock. The company also reported its fourth-quarter income doubled because of a tax-rate adjustment and one-time gains.
Applied Materials quarterly profit falls
Reuters - Applied Materials Inc. ,
the biggest maker of tools to produce microchips, on Wednesday
posted a quarterly profit that fell 46 percent, but beat
expectations.
Medtronic 2Q Income Increases 52 Percent
AP - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. reported a 52 percent jump in quarterly income thanks to sales of implantable defibrillators and spinal devices, plus tax benefits.
D.R. Horton 4Q Earnings Climb 61 Percent
AP - D.R. Horton Inc., one of the nation's biggest homebuilders, said Wednesday fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 61 percent on a 45 percent rise in revenue.
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