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18 Oct 2010 10:32

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Biz: Banking profits: Citigroup has another moneymaking quarter

  • $2.2 billion in profits for the banking giant source

17 May 2010 09:38

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Biz: GM’s financial outlook: What a difference a bailout makes

  • 40% increase in quarterly sales
    for the automaker
  • $865
    million
    the company’s profits this quarter, their first since 2007
  • $6
    billion
    the company’s losses in the same quarter a year ago source

27 Apr 2010 10:45

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Biz: Ford kicking butt, taking names, selling Tauruses this quarter

  • $2.1B the size of Ford’s profit
    in the current quarter; that makes a whole year of profit for them
  • 2005 the last time the bailout-free company
    had four straight quarters of big profits
  • 96% the increase in sales the company’s revamped Ford Taurus has seen this quarter source