BA earnings rise sharply despite soaring fuel costs (AFP)
                   
yahoo.com     May 16, 2008            

LONDON (AFP) - British Airways said Friday that its annual net profit more than doubled as it cut costs to help offset record high fuel prices while the group offered its first dividend in seven years. BA however warned of a difficult outlook amid an economic downturn and after the catastrophic... [read full story]                    


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Ralcorp Bringing More To The Breakfast Table (at Investopedia)

yahoo.com     2 hrs ago          

August 21, 2008 | By Will Ashworth The king of store-brand cereal, Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE:RAH), decided to go high society with its purchase of the Post Cereal business from Kraft Foods' (NYSE:KFT) for $2.8 billion. When the...                    

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Earnings roundup: Tech Data, Met-Pro (AP)

yahoo.com     2 hrs ago          

Thursday August 21, 2:59 pm ET Earnings roundup: Tech Data profit grows, Met-Pro net growth misses Street expectations Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 21, from AP Financial News: CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) --...                    

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Salesforce: Deferred Revenue Debacle; Bookings In Danger? (at Barron's Online)

yahoo.com     3 hrs ago          

Following a beat and raise quarter last night for online software vendor Salesforce’s , the rewards are not what you might expect, the shares down $11.60, or 17.8%, at $53.73. The company’s forecast for profit of 34 cents to 35...                    

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Earnings roundup: Holcim, Ship Finance (AP)

yahoo.com     3 hrs ago          

Thursday August 21, 2:56 pm ET Earnings roundup: Holcim profit slides on energy costs; Ship Finance profit climbs Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 21, from AP Financial News: ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss...                    

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