Earnings roundup: Total, Quanta
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Associated Press
May 7, 2008
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Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, May 7, from AP Financial News:
Top stories:
PARIS (AP) _ French oil company Total SA said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit jumped 18 percent amid record-high energy prices.
Other stories:
HOUSTON (AP) _ Utility and telecommunication infrastructure company Quanta Services Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 22 percent as higher expenses more than offset increased revenue.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) _ German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse AG said Wednesday its profit climbed 58 percent on record trading volumes and a gain related to an acquisition.
LONDON (AP) _ Budget airline easyJet said Wednesday that its losses in the first half more than tripled as rising fuel costs outweighed a 24 percent jump in revenues.
PHOENIX (AP) _ ON Semiconductor Corp. said late Tuesday its first-quarter profit fell 61.5 percent on higher costs.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ Drug maker Hospira Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a profit in the first quarter, boosted by strong sales from its injectibles business.
THOROFARE, N.J. (AP) _ Security-products maker Checkpoint Systems Inc. on Wednesday said first-quarter profit fell 3 percent due to restructuring and other one-time charges, but sales rose due to acquisitions and the weaker dollar.