1.   Wegener said the acquisition will not reduce the expected profit increase.

2.   Analysts said the profit increase was higher than expected.

3.   Banks were among the few companies recording profit increases during the period.

4.   Before the release, analysts tied the profit increase mainly to the coffee business.

5.   BHP attributed the profit increase mainly to increased prices for copper.

6.   Better yet, major retailers Home Depot and Wal-Mart Stores reported second-quarter profit increases against the backdrop of an otherwise dismal quarter for corporate profits.

7.   A number of companies reported solid profit increases Thursday, and those stocks surged.

8.   Alcan said higher metal prices was the main reason behind the profit increase.

9.   All attributed the profit increases to higher sales.

10.   All five should post double-digit profit increases, according to the bank.