Nestle SA, the world's largest food company, increased third-quarter revenue by 10 percent after raising prices for Dreyer's ice cream and Purina pet food.
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Indian Ocean tsunami brought such a surge in corporate philanthropy that a sharp decline seemed likely to follow.
Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world's biggest maker of light bulbs and electric shavers, said third-quarter profit plunged after it had a one-time gain from the sale of its semiconductor unit a year earlier.
The price of your morning glass of orange juice will rise, if recent action in the futures market is any indication.
Japan's economy will keep growing, though global financial markets remain volatile following the US housing slump, central bank Governor Toshihiko Fukui said.
Crude oil rose to a record above $85 a barrel as tensions on the Turkey-Iraq border increased concern that supplies may be threatened as global stockpiles decline.
The signature song of the Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction may become the unofficial anthem of the 13-country euro-area.
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