CNA returns to profit
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CNA Financial Corp. , one of  the largest commercial insurance firms in the United States,  said on Monday that it had a fourth quarter profit compared  with a loss a year ago, when it was hurt by claims from 2005's  Hurricane Wilma.
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No. 2 discount chain posts third-quarter profit up from a year ago, boosted by strong sales. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Target Corp. on Thursday posted a third-quarter profit that rose from a year ago, driven by solid sales at its namesake discount stores.
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The furniture company's profitability is better than expected, but for how long?
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By Fred O. Williams  Lucrative technology projects and lower employee benefit costs helped Computer Task Group Inc. lift its fourth-quarter profits to $1.1 million, up 57 percent from a year ago.  Sales for the quarter were about level with last year, at $78 million.
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The mortgage giant returns to quarterly reporting with its Q1 earnings.
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PHILADELPHIA  â The Cigna Corporation, a health insurer, said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent as growth in its overseas business and in its group disability and life operations helped to offset a slight decline in health care earnings.
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Loews Corp., the conglomerate  controlled by the Tisch family, on Thursday said fourth-quarter  profit rose 37 percent, helped by investment gains at insurer  CNA Financial Corp., its largest business.
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WINNIPEG (CP) - Special gains from the sale of international assets helped CanWest Global Communications Corp. post a solid profit in the fourth quarter, reversing a big loss last year.
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The company Friday said it expected to post a profit in the third quarter, thanks to Improved pricing and product mix and higher unit volume, reversing a year-ago loss.
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After losing $1.2 million through the first three quarters of 2006, First National Bank of Ipswich finally turned a profit at the year's end. The community bank made $302,000 in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31, compared with a $329,000 loss for the same period last year.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Thursday  reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as  earnings from its finance arm carried the money-losing  automaking operations.
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Fourth-quarter profit increased 4 percent as growing medical enrollment lifted revenue from health care premiums.
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Ford Motor Co.  on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as earnings from its finance arm offset weak automotive operations.
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Third-quarter profit rose 15 percent to $1.28 billion as premium and fee growth in its Medicaid business helped offset lower enrollment in employer-sponsored programs.
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Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp.  on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-ago loss, on strong cash flow and a reduction in inventory-related expense.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank said that its profit rose 19 percent in the second quarter, helped by a strong performance in all business lines except its retail banking unit in the United States. Toronto-Dominion reported profit of 879 million Canadian dollars ($814 million), up from 738 million Canadian dollars a year ago. Revenue in the period, which ended April 30, rose to 3.5 billion Canadian dollars, from 3.1 billion Canadian dollars. In the United States, TD Banknorth, its New England retail bank, reported lower profit as job cuts and branch closings raised costs. Banknorth earned 23 million Canadian dollars in the quarter, down 61 percent.
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The auto parts retailer turns to profitability but sees key sales effort fall below last year.