BP hurt by low output, prices: earnings decline 22%; spending outlook lifted amid problems in U.S

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Fourth quarter net profits have dropped by 22% for British Petroleum Company PLC. Higher natural gas prices and lower oil production contributed to the decline. The ongoing investigation into the company's U.S. operations is also affecting profit outlook .

Production data, Commodity & service prices, Natural Gas, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Petroleum refining, United Kingdom, Prices and rates, British Petroleum Company PLC, Petroleum industry, Company pricing policy, Financial report

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France Telecom revenue rose, but profit declined in first half.

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France Telecom SA enjoyed an increase in revenue in the first half but saw a 56% decline in net profit from the same period last year. The company still forcasts growth of 3-5 percent in 2004 and 2005.

France, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Communications industry, France Telecom S.A., FTE

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STMicroelectronics to miss profit goal

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STMicroelectronics N.V. cautioned that it would not meet its revenue target for the first quarter period. The company blamed the forecast on delayed orders.

Switzerland, Semiconductor industry, Finance, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, STMicroelectronics N.V., STM

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