Results for 3q profit: 9

Despite economy, IBM's 3Q profit jumps 20 percent on strength of global sales, cost-cutting

Thailand's Thai Union Doubles 3Q Profit

* Cash EPS $1.05, 1 ct higher than expectations * Revenue falls to $217.5 mln, $10.4 mln off expectations BOSTON, Oct 28 - Affiliated Managers Group Inc said third-quarter profit rose 8 percent on rising...

SHANGHAI, Oct 28 - Bank of Communications <3328.HK> (BoCom), China's fifth-biggest lender, posted a small rise in third-quarter net profit, as lower margins offset the benefit of a major loan expansion in the first half...

NEW YORK --St. Jude Medical Inc.'s (STJ) third-quarter profit rose 20% on double-digit sales growth in all its major product categories as it expressed confidence in its prospects for 2009. The St. Paul, Minn., medical...

Fannie Mae's (FNM) third-quarter net loss widened on a $21.4 billion write-down of deferred tax assets it would have used to offset taxes on future profits, showing that the red ink at the government-sponsored provider...

Fannie Mae's (FNM) third-quarter net loss widened on a $21.4 billion write-down of deferred tax assets it would have used to offset taxes on future profits, showing that the red ink at the government-sponsored provider...

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported a 30% gain in third-quarter profit Tuesday, helped by consumer-product sales growth and a year-earlier quarter that was weighed down by a restructuring charge. The New Brunswick, N.J., health care...

Yum Brands Inc.'s (YUM) fiscal third-quarter net income rose 4.4% on higher sales and a favorable tax rate. The company predicted strong global system-sales growth and double-digit operating profit growth in the fourth quarter, but...