American Express Posts 12-Percent Rise in Profit
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The nationâs third-largest credit card company said net income rose to $1.06 billion in the second quarter, fueled by record spending.
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Citigroup Inc. on Thursday said  quarterly profit rose 12 percent as consumer and investment  banking grew, but said it sees 2005 profit at the low end of  Wall Street estimates due to rising interest rates and other  factors.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the second-largest U.S. equities exchange, said on Wednesday that quarterly profit rose twelvefold, helped by a gain from the sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange     .
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American Expressâs 10 percent rise in earnings were helped by increased spending among its consumer and corporate clients.
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Fast-food giant Yum Brands said that its second-quarter profit rose by 12 percent, amid ongoing growth in its international business that offset an essentially flat U.S. performance.
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Carnival Corp & Plc  , the world's largest cruise ship operator, said on Thursday that its quarterly earnings rose 12 percent on stronger pricing and the introduction of new ships.
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Woolworths Ltd.&#39;s second-half profit rose 12 percent after Australia&#39;s biggest grocer cut the cost of getting goods to its shops and opened 37 new supermarkets and liquor outlets.
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Citigroup Inc. C.N, the world's  largest financial services company, on Thursday said  fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent, helped by growth in its  consumer and investment banking businesses.
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FedEx Corp. , the world's top air-express shipper, on Thursday said quarterly profit more than tripled on strength in its international, ground and freight businesses, and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast.
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Citigroup Inc. , the world's largest financial services company, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by growth in its consumer business.
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American Express Co. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Chenault probably will say earnings rose more than 10 percent for the 11th straight quarter, the best performance of all the companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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UBS AG said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent to 2.02 billion Swiss francs (&#36;1.79 billion), driven by higher revenue from equity trading and solid income from fees on securities managed for clients.
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American Greetings Corp., the nation&#39;s second-largest greeting card maker, said Thursday that third-quarter profit rose sharply year-over-year, primarily due to a hefty gain on the sale of the company&#39;s Magnivision eyewear unit.
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American International Group Inc.  shares rose in midday trading on Friday after the world's largest insurer reported late Thursday that earnings in the latest fourth quarter were nearly eight times higher than the year earlier net.
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Citigroup Inc., the world's largest financial services company, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent, helped by growth in its consumer and investment banking businesses.
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Package delivery company FedEx Corp  said on Thursday quarterly profit rose despite a slowing U.S. economy.
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Automatic Data Processing Inc., a provider of payroll and financial processing services, on Monday posted a 7 percent rise in first-quarter profit, helped by strong national account sales and heightened demand for its employer services.