Motorola's profits up 86%
NEW YORK: Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. posted an 86 per cent increase in its fourth quarter net earnings at $1.2 billion, aided by demand for its popular brands, including the latest Razr. Sales rose 18 per cent to $10.43 billion, just falling short of market expectations, and this led to a fall in its shares immediately after only for a recovery in later trading.
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Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:30 GMT |
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Pearson reports strong growth in 2005 sales
Publishing company Pearson Plc. reported strong growth in its underlying sales for 2005, aided by substantial sales in its textbooks unit and growth in advertising at its Financial Times newspaper.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:35 GMT |
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Aga Foodservice hopes 2005 results to toe market forecasts
Kitchen equipment maker Aga Foodservice Group Plc. expects its 2005 results to be in accordance with market forecasts as it had a strong second-half performance, helped by increased sales of electric ranges of its ovens.
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Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:35 GMT |
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Eurostar focus on business travellers yielding results
Channel tunnel operator Eurostar has its sales up 7 per cent in 2005 to 464 million pounds. The company revealed it carried 7.45 million passengers, which is a 2.5 per cent increase over the previous year, while the number of business customers went up 14 per cent.
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Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:35 GMT |
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Tesco all set to report bumper Christmas sales
LONDON - The UK's biggest retailer, Tesco PLC is expected to report strong Christmas sales in the coming week. Its figures are supposed to be well ahead of its supermarket rivals including Sainsbury's, which reported strong sales in Christmas period last week.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:40 GMT |
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Microsoft to launch online advertisement programme in June
Microsoft Corp. is all set to launch its own system for selling advertisements alongside search results rivalling Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. The service is to be introduced by June in the United States.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:10 GMT |
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Tyco to separate electronics and healthcare segments
TRENTON, N.J. - Tyco International Ltd. announced on Friday that it would be splitting into three public companies. The electronics and healthcare segments would be separated from its other businesses, the company said.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:15 GMT |
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