OTTAWA - It's official, but only barely -- Canada exited recession in the third quarter after three quarters of negative growth. Statistics Canada on Monday reported annualized real growth in gross domestic product for the quarter of 0.4 percent. S
NEW YORK - Offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics Inc. reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 35 percent drop as its revenue tumbled and companies in its industry faced weak energy markets. Lower prices also hurt demand for drilling
SINGAPORE - France's economy grew 0.3 percent in the third quarter, Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said during a visit to Singapore Friday. The figure is the same as in the second quarter, when France's economy expanded for the first time after
BRUSSELS - Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer following a merger last year, reported 1.5 billion dollars in third quarter net profit Thursday, but sales and volumes fell. The company's net profits were more than double the 690 millio
THE HAGUE - Dutch bank and insurance group ING on Wednesday reported 499 million euros in net profits for the third quarter as the bailed-out company undergoes a major restructuring. ING, which benefited from a 10 billion € capital injection from
FRANKFURT - German insurance group Allianz posted Monday a third quarter profit of 1.32 billion euros , in line with expectations and nearly double the previous year's figure. The results were further signs of a pick up in the global financial sect
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster commercial segment hampere
Indian refining and energy giant Reliance Industries Ltd said quarterly net profit dropped by 6.5 percent on Thursday as core refining margins fell following a tumble in global crude prices. Net profit totalled 38.52 billion rupees (810 million doll
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