Dow Chemical posted a 97 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday due to job cuts and a steep drop in sales, though results easily beat Wall Street expectations. The company earned $24 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with $941 million, or 99…

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Dow Chemical 1Q profit drops 97 percent

Newell Rubbermaid, the maker of makes Sharpie pens and Rubbermaid storage containers, says its first-quarter profit fell 41 percent but aggressive cost cuts helped it contend with its customers’ inventory reductions and a consumer spending pullback. Adjusted…

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Procter & Gamble Co. says its profit fell nearly 4 percent in the fiscal third quarter as households around the globe cut spending in the recession. The world’s largest consumer products maker said Thursday it earned $2.61 billion, or 84 cents per share,…

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P&G’s 3Q profit drops nearly 4 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Inc posted on Thursday a wider quarterly loss as sales missed Wall Street Estimates, but it forecast a narrower loss for the second quarter and said it plans further cost cuts.

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson posted weaker-than-expected underlying earnings, hit by a slumping global mobile phone market and cutbacks in investments by operators.

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Ericsson first-quarter core profit weak

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd posted a net $2.57 billion net loss as it wrote down assets in light of the weak economy, but earnings before special items beat Wall Street expectations.

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Tyco International results beat estimates

Doug Green feels prepared. His resume has been proofread. His slacks have been neatly pressed. He even has conducted mock interviews with himself, so he can handle anything an interviewer tosses at him. “Unless they really hit me with a…

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THE STAR-LEDGERRichard White, director of career services, Rutgers University Doug Green feels prepared. His resume has been proofread. His slacks have been neatly pressed. He even has conducted mock interviews with himself, so he can handle anything an interviewer tosses…

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Health insurer Cigna Corp. says its profit more than tripled in the first quarter, taking a smaller hit from a discontinued business than a year ago. Cigna says it earned $208 million, or 76 cents per share. But profit from continuing operations declined to…

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Cigna 1Q profit more than triples

The Travelers Cos. reported on Thursday a 32 percent drop in first-quarter profit, primarily due to losses on its investments, and confirmed full-year guidance well below analysts’ estimates. The St. Paul, Minn.-based property and casualty insurer earned $662…

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts says its first-quarter profit plunged 81 percent, but adjusted results beat analysts’ estimates as deep cost cuts helped offset softening travel demand. Like others in the sector, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has been…

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Starwood 1Q profit drops, but results top Street

ROME/WASHINGTON – (Reuters) Chrysler LLC rushed to clinch a survival deal on Thursday to stave off collapse ahead of a midnight deadline.

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Chrysler in last ditch push for survival deal

Newmont Mining, one of the world’s largest gold producers, says its first-quarter profit tumbled 48 percent, primarily driven by lower realized gold and copper prices. The Denver-based company reported quarterly earnings of $189 million, or 40 cents per…

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Newmont Mining 1Q profit tumbles 48 percent

Stocks are set for another gain as investors await government reports on jobless claims and personal spending. Investors are more confident the economy is on the rebound. On Wednesday, stocks rallied after the Federal Reserve said the economy’s contraction…

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NYSE Euronext says its first-quarter profit fell 55 percent amid pricing pressure in cash markets and volume declines in Europe. The exchange operator says it earned $104 million, or 40 cents per share, during the quarter ended March 31. It earned $230…

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NYSE Euronext 1Q profit falls 55 percent