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High Cost Holiday Season Dents UPS Profit
2015-02-03 15:40:57| Air Courier - Topix.net
United Parcel Service Inc on Tuesday reported a slightly lower quarterly profit after a disappointing peak holiday season during which its costs were higher than expected. The world's largest package delivery company reported a net profit for the fourth quarter of $1.15 billion, down nearly 2 percent from $1.17 billion the previous year.
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Rising dollar dents profits
2015-01-30 01:02:21| Paper - Topix.net
Markets were jittery this week as Greece's new government dug in its heels ahead of negotiations with its creditors. But that wasn't the only problem.
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Cold weather dents U.S. sales forecast for 2014
2014-03-21 11:09:34| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Industry consultants LMC Automotive and J.D. Power said they cut their joint 2014 forecast for U.S. auto sales to adjust for slow sales in January and February due to cold weather.
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Foreign exchange dents Gap profit forecast for new fiscal year
2014-02-28 16:58:29| IT Services - Topix.net
Gap Inc on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected holiday quarter profit, helped by January sales gains, but the fashion company said it expected unfavorable currency exchange rates will hit its full-year profit.
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Lower sales dents Q3 profit at Spain's Telefonica
2013-11-08 22:18:06| Telecom - Topix.net
Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica posted a 21 percent drop in net profit in the third quarter following lower sales and the weakness of Latin American currencies against the euro.
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