Reed Elsevier's outlook depresses stock

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Reed Elsevier PLC posted a decline of 10% in its pretax profits for the first-half of 1999. The announcement ended hopes for a rapid reversal of the company's performance. Reed Elsevier also forecasted a cautious view for the second-half of the year. The company posted 371 million pound sterling (558.5 million euros) in the period. During the same period in 1998, Reed Elsevier posted 413 million pound sterling.

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Posts decline of 10% in pretax profits for first-half of 1999

Abstract, Reed Elsevier PLC

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Pearson pretax profit for 2002 jumped 36%

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Pearson PLC posted a rise of 36% in its pretax profits for the 2002 year. The company, helped by college textbook sales and cost-cutting efforts, posted 399 million pounds (627 million euros) in pretax profits for the year.

Printing & Publishing, Company sales and earnings, Company earnings/profit, Pearson PLC

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Recoletos net falls 84% on falling ad revenue

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Recoletos S.A. posted a drop of 84% in its net profits for the nine-month period in 2001. The company, hit by falling advertising revenues, posted 3.5 million euros in net profits for the period.

Spain, Profit, Profits, Recoletos Compania Editorial S.A.

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