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2013/5/3
-- Berkshire Hathaway profit rises 51% to $4.89 billion --Operating results beat consensus --Underwriting profit and results at railroad Burlington Northern drive increase (Adds details throughout.) By Erik Holm Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) on Friday said first-quarter profit jumped 51% on improvements at key insurance operations and rising profits at its railroad.
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2013/5/3
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) Friday said first-quarter profit jumped 51% on improvements at a key insurance operation and rising profits at its railroad.
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2013/5/3
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) Friday said first-quarter profit jumped 51% on improvements at a key insurance operation and rising profits at its railroad.
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2013/4/12
--Wells Fargo's first-quarter profit rises 22% on stronger credit, but mortgage-banking income drops --Earnings beat Street views --The bank's net interest margin narrows and mortgage originations fall (Updates with more details, share movement) Wells Fargo & Co.'s WFC WFC first-quarter profit jumped 22%, topping Street estimates, as the San Francisco bank reported stronger credit and controlled expenses, although it logged lower mortgage-banking income as mortgage originations and applications both fell.
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2013/4/25
--Earnings surge on tax benefits, higher sales of multiple sclerosis drugs --Company says safety issue regarding new MS drug is "old news" --Increases guidance as company takes full control of Tysabri drug (Adds details and company comment throughout.) By Joseph Walker Biogen Idec Inc.'s (BIIB) first-quarter earnings rose 41% as the company benefited from tax breaks and increased sales of its multiple sclerosis drugs, but the company provided few details about the launch of Tecfidera, its newest MS drug.
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2013/5/14
WARSAW --Polish gas company PGNiG S.A. (PGN.WA) said Tuesday first-quarter net profit jumped threefold to 1.07 billion zlotys ( $330 million ) as higher production levels and lower import costs boosted earnings.
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2013/4/23
-- Amgen's profit jumps 21%, bolstered by a lower tax rate --Revenue falls short of analysts' expectations --International sales up 8% Amgen Inc.'s (AMGN) first-quarter earnings rose 21% as a significantly lower tax rate offset disappointing sales, especially of its key arthritis and osteoporosis drug.
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2013/4/23
-- Amgen's profit jumps 21%, bolstered by a lower tax rate --Revenue falls short of analysts' expectations --International sales up 8% (Adds details and company comment beginning in first paragraph.) By Joseph Walker Amgen Inc.'s (AMGN) first-quarter earnings rose 21% as a significantly lower tax rate offset disappointing sales, especially of its key arthritis and osteoporosis drug.
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2013/5/9
WARSAW --Polish power utility Tauron Polska Energia SA (TPE.WA) reported a 46% jump in first-quarter net profit on Thursday thanks to one-time earnings tied to lower prices of renewable energy.
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2013/5/7
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2013/4/25
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2013/5/16
SAO PAULO --Brazilian utility Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (CMIG4.BR, CIG) reported Thursday a 37% jump in first-quarter profit as higher spot-market electric prices offset a cut in revenue coming from contractual customers.
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2013/4/23
--Travelers net income rises 11% to $896 million --Operating profit of $2.31 a share sets a new quarterly record and beats consensus --Price increases continue, with renewal rates rising 8% in its business-insurance unit (Adds shares in the third paragraph, details on the quarter beginning in the fifth paragraph.) By Erik Holm Travelers Cos.'s (TRV) boosted its dividend Tuesday as the property-casualty company's first-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations, helped by fewer natural disasters and its ongoing effort to raise prices.
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2013/4/18
-- Verizon reports 16% rise in first-quarter profit --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Updates with details throughout beginning in the tenth paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) first-quarter profit rose 16% as its wireless business continued to add customers and reached its highest profitability ever.
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2013/4/18
-- Verizon report 16% rise in first-quarter profits --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Updates with details throughout beginning in the fifth paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) first-quarter profits rose 16% as its wireless business continued to add customers and reached its highest profitability ever.
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2013/4/18
-- Verizon report 16% rise in first-quarter profits --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Updates with details throughout beginning in the first paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) first-quarter profits rose 16% as its wireless business continued to add customers and reached its highest profitability ever.
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2013/4/23
--Travelers net income rises 11% to $896 million --Operating profit of $2.31 a share sets a new quarterly record and beats consensus --Price increases continue, with renewal rates rising 8% in its business-insurance unit (Adds CEO comment in the seventh paragraph, ROE in the eighth, additional details throughout.) By Erik Holm Travelers Cos .
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2013/4/23
Travelers Cos.'s (TRV) increased its dividend Tuesday as the property-casualty company's first-quarter profit results beat Wall Street expectations, helped by fewer natural disasters and its ongoing effort to raise prices.
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2013/4/18
-- Verizon reports 16% rise in first-quarter profit --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Adds details beginning in the tenth paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) first quarter brought a 16% profit gain on strong wireless margins and a healthy new litter of customers, again setting a hard act to follow for the rest of the industry.
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2013/5/2
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