Akzo Nobel Sales Up 10%; Ericsson Net Surges 126%
Akzo Nobel N.V. first half revenues rose 10% to €7.15 billion and net profit rose 139% to €354 million or €1.52 a share. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB second quarter revenues fell 8% to SEK48...
View ArticleProSiebenSat.1 Media Net Rises 64%; Terna - Rete Elettrica Sales Up 14%
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG second quarter revenues rose 9.6% to €760.6 million and net profit rose 64% to €74.5 million. Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA first half revenues rose 14% to €760.8...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank Net Up; SAP Sales Up 12%
Deutsche Bank AG second quarter net interest income rose 44% to €3.98 billion and net profit rose 6.4% to €1.16 billion or €1.75 a share. SAP AG second quarter revenues rose 12% to €2.89 billion and...
View ArticleArcelorMittal Sales Up 42%; Eni Net Rises 48%
ArcelorMittal second quarter sales rose 42% to $21.7 billion and net profit was $1.7 billion or $0.75 a share. Eni SpA first half revenues rose 13.6% to €47.7 billion and net profit rose 48% to €4.05...
View ArticleSanofi-Aventis Sales Up; Siemens Net Rises 12%
Sanofi-Aventis first half sales rose 4.8% to €15.2 billion and net profit rose 8.6% to €4.91 billion or €3.76 a share. Siemens AG third quarter revenues rose 5% to €19.2 billion and net profit rose...
View ArticleElectricite de France Sales Up 8%; Total Net Rises 27%
Electricite de France SA first half revenues rose 8% to €37.5 billion and net profit fell 47% to €1.66 billion. Total SA first half revenues rose 28% to €78.9 billion and net profit rose 27% to €5.7...
View Articleadidas Net Soars; Henkel Sales Rise
adidas AG second quarter revenues increased 19% and net soared on World Cup. Axa SA said first half net declined 29%. Henkel AG sales increased 11.6%. Societe Genrale SA second quarter net soared and...
View ArticleCommerzbank Swings to Profit
Commerzbank AG swung to a net profit of €352 million in the second quarter. Deutsche Telekom AG revenue in the quarter decreased 4.4% to €15.53 billion. Zurich Financial Services report better than...
View ArticleCarrefour Net Sales Rise 6%; Hermes Net Up 55%
Carrefour SA first half net sales increased 6% and returned to profit to €82 million. Hermes International SA, the luxury fashion retailer net profit soared 55% to €194.6 million.
View ArticleVinci Net Rises 1.9%; Bouygues Net Drops 10%
Vinci SA said first half net rose 1.9%. Vivendi SA second quarter rose 6.2% and net decreased 3.7%. Bouygues SA second quarter profit fell 10%. Danaos Corp second quarter net loss decreased.
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