US sale boosts Waterford's profit
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Irish china and glassmaker Waterford Wedgwood announces a half-year profit thanks to the sale of a former US cookware division.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 3 percent, helped by higher international sales and its acquisition of Harbin Brewer Group.
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Clorox Co. CLX.N on Monday said  quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains from  its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA HNKG.DE,  higher sales and cost savings.
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The appliance maker's fourth-quarter profit soars on international sales.
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By STAN CHOE  NEW YORK - Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit surged on stronger investment-banking and trading business, surpassing analysts' expectations.
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Third-quarter profit rose 5 percent, helped by sales growth in its U.S. retail market and Canada, the company said.
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Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, has said that its net profit surged by 42 percent to 1.908 billion pounds (2.831 billion euros, 3.639 billion dollars) during its financial year, boosted by strong sales in the United States.
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Clorox Co.  on Monday said its quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA  and on higher sales and cost-savings.
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Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co.   said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, helped by strong  sales in U.S. and international markets, with the exception of  Japan.
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Avon Products Inc. AVP.N said on  Tuesday fourth-quarter profit rose 11 percent, driven by   international sales as its U.S. business continued to struggle.
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  reported better-than-expected quarterly net profit on Friday on international results and demand for such industrial products as air compressors, sending its shares up 2.2 percent in early trading.
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Licensing income helped boost American Greetings Corp. to a profit in its second quarter, even though sales at the greeting cards maker were flat.
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Tiffany & Company reported a 23 percent increase in earnings yesterday on higher sales and it increased its profit forecast for the year because of expected holiday demand.
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Quarterly profit rose 72 percent as strong international sales and savings from the Maytag acquisition offset a drop in U.S. demand at the appliance maker.
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Quarterly profit for the period rose to $2.85 billion as the investment bank realized gains from takeover advice and the sale of its holdings in an energy company.
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The American Greetings Corporation said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 35 percent as a gain from the sale of its reading glass division offset weak sales of cards and gift wrap.
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Allied Domecq Plc&#39;s six-month profit rose for the first time in two and a half years as the maker of Stolichnaya vodka and Malibu rum benefited from higher demand for spirits in the US and opened more Dunkin&#39; Donuts stores.