Japanese Internet firm Softbank posts profit vs year-ago loss
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May 10, 2006

The Tokyo-based Internet and telecommunications company said it posted a group net profit of Y39.73 billion for the quarter, a sharp improvement from a loss of Y27.27 billion a year earlier. It was also better than its October-December net profit of Y22.00 billion.

Japanese Internet firm Softbank posts profit vs year-ago loss
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The Tokyo-based Internet and telecommunications company said it posted a group net profit of Y39.73 billion for the quarter
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GlaxoSmithKline plc Wednesday announced that it has obtained an injunction against extremists responsible for sending letters to GSK private shareholders
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GlaxoSmithKline plc Wednesday announced that it has obtained an injunction against extremists responsible for sending letters to GSK private shareholders demanding that they sell the shares they hold in the company.
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Oil and natural Gas (ONGC) of India signs pact with Halliburton on Assam oil and gas
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Oil & Natural Gas Corp., India's state-run petroleum exploration company, has signed an agreement with U.S.-based Halliburton Co. (HAL)
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Swiss Reinsurance Co in the process of taking over General Electric reinsurance arm
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Swiss Re, which will become the world's largest reinsurer after the purchase, said it has placed a total of 13.9 million new shares at CHF92.25 apiece with shareholders and investors.
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Adecco shares surge as profit climbs 59% boosted by an increasing proportion of professional placements
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Shares of Adecco on Wednesday rose to more than a two-year high after the Swiss staffing giant produced a better-than-forecast 59% profit rise, boosted by an increasing proportion of professional placements as well as U.K. and Irish growth.
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French water and waste management company Veolia Environnement operating income climbs 15.9%
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The first-quarter consolidated operating income rose 15.9% to 616 million euros ($783 million) as revenue rose 15.6% to 7.16 billion euros.
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Copper futures on Wednesday rose to a new all-time high, with the contract in London topping $8,000 a ton
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Copper futures on Wednesday rose to a new all-time high, with the contract in London topping $8,000 a ton for the first time in its history.
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Shares of Austrian oil giant OMV rallies6% in Vienna after the company agreed to buy Austrian power provider Verbund in a deal valuing Verbund at 13 billion euros.
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OMV rallies after agreeing Verbund merger deal
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Exxon Mobil Corp.said its chemicals division and Mitsubish Chemical Corp. have agreed to terminate their Myex joint ventures
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Exxon Mobil Corp.said its chemicals division and Mitsubish Chemical Corp. have agreed to terminate their Myex joint ventures
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