11.   Royal Nedlloyd Group NV said its net profit almost doubled in the first quarter because it paid less interest and its minority holdings contributed more.

12.   Royal Nedlloyd Group NV said net profit almost doubled in the first quarter because it paid less interest and minority holdings contributed more.

13.   Since the start of this decade, the stock markets value has tripled and corporate profits have roughly doubled.

14.   Sony Corp. and Canon Inc. profits doubled in the most recent period.

15.   Sony Corp. said profits doubled in the quarter to December, thanks mostly to gains in export sales on the back of a strengthening dollar.

16.   Two other Japanese steelmakers that reported results today said their pretax profits doubled thanks to cost cutting and rising sales to exporters.

17.   Earlier this week, General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. each said their profits nearly doubled in the July-September period.

18.   But he did not expect profits to double again.

19.   Excluding PWA, the profit still doubled from the first nine months last year, it said.