61. The company said it expects full-year profit to grow at a similar rate because of higher sales in its contraceptive, hormone therapy and therapeutic drugs divisions. 62. The optimists see interest rates staying roughly where they are while profits grow at a steady clip. 63. The water, environmental-services, construction and media company said it expects profit to grow at a similar pace in the second half. 64. Though corporate banking profits grew more than consumer banking, it was dominated by securities trading. 65. Though corporate profits are growing more slowly than in recent years, they are growing. 66. Traders and investors said the economy and corporate profits will grow as long as the dollar remains strong. 67. Transportation stocks climbed amid confidence that profits will grow so long as the economy continues to grow, even at a moderate pace. 68. U.S. stocks are expected to be mixed amid concern about how fast company profits can grow. 69. U.S. stocks were mixed amid concern about how fast corporate profits can grow. 70. U.S. demand for Brazilian stocks has also been fueled as corporate profits have grown amid a period of steady economic growth and low inflation. |