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Walgreen fiscal 4Q profit soars 86 percent
2013-10-01 15:31:29| Biotech - Topix.net
Walgreen Co.' s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings soared 86 percent, as the nation's largest drugstore chain booked gains from its method of inventory accounting and its acquisition of a stake in European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots.
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CHINA: Weiqiao H1 profit soars as costs fall
2013-08-27 15:37:12| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Falling unit costs helped Weiqiao Textile Company to post significant increases in gross profit margin and net profit for the first half of the fiscal year.
Buffett-backed Chinese automaker BYD's 1H profit soars as auto sales recover
2013-08-26 06:10:03| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Chinese automaker BYD, which counts U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffett among its investors, says half-year profit soared from its poor showing a year earlier, helped by the release of a new midrange sedan.
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US: Hanesbrands Q2 profit soars on lower cotton costs
2013-07-31 12:59:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Basic apparel manufacturer Hanesbrands has seen its second-quarter net profit soar thanks to substantially lower cotton costs and its innovate-to-elevate initiatives.
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Softbank's Q1 profit soars on eAccess, GungHo
2013-07-31 03:22:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Japanese communications carrier Softbank saw its net income soar by 125.7 percent in the first quarter ended 30 June to JPY 238.26 billion from JPY 105.58 billion a year earlier. Net sales grew 21.4 percent to JPY 881.07 billion from JPY 725.94 billion. The growth was mainly due to the impact of making GungHo Online Entertainment and eAccess subsidiaries, as well as increases in the number of subscribers and the number of units sold at SoftBank Mobile. Domestic mobile communications sales went up 26.8 percent to JPY 661.92 billion. Softbank added 810,000 mobile subscribers in the quarter, bringing its total to 33.29 million. Unit eAccess ended the quarter with 4.34 million mobile subscribers, up from 4.14 a year earlier, and Willcom had 5.20 million subscribers, up from 4.69 million. Domestic fixed telecommunications sales stood at JPY 133.41 billion, up 4.3 percent year-on-year and internet sales grew 18.9 percent to JPY 96.20 billion.
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