Keyword: Q3 2012

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Strong Refining Margins Boost Total Q3

31.10.2012 - French oil company Total reported a 20% rise in third-quarter net adjusted profit to €.348 billion on Wednesday, beating analysts' expectations thanks to a sharp increase in...

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Dow Chemical to Take Q4 Charge of up to $1.1 Billion

30.10.2012 - Dow Chemical will take a fourth-quarter charge of as much as $1.1 billion related to last week's announcement that it will close 20 plants, write down the value of its lithium ion...

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Bayer to Buy U.S. Vitamin Maker Schiff for $1.2 Billion

30.10.2012 - Germany's Bayer is to buy U.S. vitamins maker Schiff Nutrition International for an agreed $1.2 billion as it seeks stable sources of growth to complement its more volatile...

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Anadarko Petroleum Has Quarterly Profit

30.10.2012 - Anadarko Petroleum on Monday reported a quarterly profit compared with a year-ago loss when the U.S. oil and gas company set aside funds to settle with BP over its Gulf of Mexico...

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Tax Gains Lift Merck & Co Q3 Profits

28.10.2012 - Merck & Co posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as one-time tax gains helped offset plunging sales of its former flagship product, Singulair, an asthma drug that began...

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LyondellBasell to Pay Special Dividend Despite Decline in Profit

27.10.2012 - Chemical maker and refiner LyondellBasell Industries posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, due in part to high costs for crude oil-derived chemicals in European...

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Occidental, Conoco Q3 Profits Fall on Lower Prices

26.10.2012 - ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street estimates as they produced more oil and gas than expected, even as lower prices hurt...

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BASF Bolstered by Libyan Oil and Pesticides

25.10.2012 - Libyan oil and demand for pesticides will help Germany's BASF meet its target of higher operating profit this year, offsetting a downturn in its main industrial chemicals and...