Allstate Corp Reports Lower Earnings
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Allstate Corp. ALL.N the second  largest home and auto insurer in the United States, on  Wednesday said profits fell largely because of hurricane  related damage claims.
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Allstate, the home insurer, said that net income fell more than 15 percent in the third quarter, hurt by higher catastrophic losses.
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Asset manager Federated Investors (FII.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported lower quarterly profits as the firm&#39;s assets declined in difficult market conditions.
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The company said third-quarter net income fell 5 percent on weakness in refining, but the decline was less than Wall Street had feared.
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The company's dismal earnings have dimmed investor enthusiasm.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as  earnings season began on a weak note with a sales warning from  chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD.N hurting the chip  sector and lower-than-expected earnings from aluminum producer  Alcoa Inc. AA.N.
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Allstate Corp. , the largest publicly traded home insurer in the United States, said on Tuesday that fourth quarter earnings rose 16.5 percent, helped by low catastrophe losses, but missed analysts' estimates.
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Sales were lower than expected, and the quality of earnings is in question.
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The company has signalled profits of between Â£285 million and Â£295 million, down on Â£311 million a year ago, following a poor run of sales.
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Altria Group Inc.  posted lower  quarterly profit on Wednesday, due in part to costs for closing  a U.S. cigarette plant as it moves some production to Europe in  a move to cut costs and reduce excess capacity.
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U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley on  Wednesday said quarterly profit fell amid reduced trading  revenue, reflecting the impact of sluggish markets this summer.
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American International Group Inc.,  said on Wednesday earnings fell 29 percent as revenues  declined, realized losses on investments widened, and business  in Asia trailed off.
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The casino operator posts a drop in earnings amid construction.
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U.S. oil and gas producer XTO Energy  Inc.  on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell as  lower natural gas prices weighed on results.
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Allstate Corp. , the largest  publicly traded home insurer in the United States, said on  Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 16.5 percent, helped by  low catastrophe losses.
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U.S. oil and gas producer XTO Energy Inc.  on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell as lower natural gas prices weighed on results.
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Toll Brothers Inc. , which builds luxury homes, reported lower quarterly earnings on Tuesday amid a slowdown in the U.S. housing market, sending its shares down more than 3 percent before the market opened.