Amgen 4th-quarter profit edges higher
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Amgen  reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit edged higher as cost cutting helped offset declining sales of its anemia drugs that have been hit with safety concerns and new restrictions on their use and insurance reimbursements.
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Biotechnology company Genentech Inc   said on Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 6.4  percent, but sales of its blockbuster cancer drug and others  fell short of investor expectations, sending the company's  shares lower.
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U.S. securities firm Morgan Stanley  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose sharply on higher investment banking activity, offset in part by lower fixed-income sales and trading results.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc  said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 3 percent, in line with Wall Street's target, helped by improved performance in its Medicaid plans for low-income Americans and its health-care analytics unit.
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Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday  said fourth-quarter profit rose on higher-than-expected sales  of its medicines, including strong demand for its newer  treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
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Biotechnology company Genentech Inc  said on Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 6.4 percent, but sales of its blockbuster cancer drug and others fell short of investor expectations, sending the company's shares lower.
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Novell Inc. on Thursday said it swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit after the computer networking provider saw strong growth from its enterprise server business during the period.
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Online brokerage firm Ameritrade  Holding Corp. AMTD.O on Tuesday said its quarterly profit  rose, helped by an increase in customer stock trading, and it  raised its full-year outlook.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by stronger U.S. shipments of beer, higher prices and demand for its imports.
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Amgen Inc. AMGN.O, the world's  biggest biotechnology company, on Wednesday said quarterly net  profit fell on acquisition charges but adjusted earnings rose  21 percent on strong sales of its drugs for anemia and  arthritis.
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Agilent Technologies Inc., the largest supplier of electronic test and measurement equipment, said Thursday that fourth-quarter profit increased sharply due to fewer restructuring and amortization charges compared with a year ago, but came in at the
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The food maker General Mills reported a slightly higher profit in its latest quarter on Wednesday, as stronger sales offset rising costs for ingredients and price increases did not faze consumers.
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U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said its fiscal  fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on increased income from  mergers, offerings and trading.
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Fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent from a year ago as profit margins at its U.S. stores improved despite higher commodity costs.
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US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income
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Partners HealthCare , the parent of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital , reported a 75 percent increase in operating profit to $133 million in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, up from $76 million the year before. Nonoperating revenue was $492 million, including investments, private philanthropy, and a $186 million payment from Amgen Inc. to ...
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General Electric Co  on Friday posted a 4 percent rise in net profit, which met Wall Street expectations, driven by strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.