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COMPANIES Strong Earnings for P&G Bode Well for Economy Procter & Gamble beat quarterly estimates for sales and profit on Wednesday, as demand for its dish soaps and toilet paper [...]

The company raised prices 10 percent across its consumer brands for a second straight quarter and said its profit margin had widened. Another round of price increases on household products [...]

What's Up? (Oct. 16-22) Uncertainty in Britain Investors did not have a strong reaction on Thursday to Liz Truss's announcement of her resignation as British prime minister. The pound edged [...]

Companies P.&G. Pessimistic on 2023 Despite Increase in Sales Sales for Procter & Gamble, the world's largest consumer products maker, rose 3 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, but the [...]

The consumer goods giant said it will increase prices on fabric care products in February and personal care products in April. Shoppers shrugged off rising prices last year on products [...]

EARNINGS Virus-Fueled Demand Lifts Procter & Gamble As the pandemic drags on, Americans are continuing to try to cut their own hair, trim their own beards and wax their own [...]

CONSUMER GOODS Procter & Gamble Posts Pandemic Strong Sales The consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble reported strong demand for products like dishwashing detergent, disinfectants and cough suppressants, causing revenue [...]

Procter & Gamble's sales fell for the sixth straight quarter as it was weighed down by softer sales volume and unfavorable currency exchange rates. P.&G., maker of products including Tide, [...]

The Procter & Gamble Company said on Friday that its income rose 45 percent in its fourth fiscal quarter, helped by the sale of its snacks division. The results topped [...]

ECONOMIC REPORTS Data will include S.& P./Case-Shiller Home Price Index and consumer confidence (Tuesday); durable goods orders and sales of new homes (Wednesday); third-quarter gross domestic product and weekly jobless [...]

The Procter & Gamble Company said Friday that its quarterly profit rose 15 percent as sales gained in emerging markets, and forecast annual revenue that topped some analysts' estimates. Net [...]

The Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive companies posted increases in profit and sales for their most recent quarters on Thursday, but warned that rising costs would affect their results and [...]

The household products maker Procter & Gamble posted lower-than-expected profit on Tuesday as higher spending on marketing more than offset sales growth. Procter said investment in products released this year, [...]

The Procter & Gamble Company and the Colgate-Palmolive Company increased sales in the last quarter, as a tentative recovery in consumer spending helped both consumer goods leaders post better-than-expected results [...]

Makers of household consumer and food products reported mixed results Wednesday, as they raised prices on everything from hot dogs to toothpaste to offset soaring energy and ingredient costs. The […]

Two makers of household and personal care products -- Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive -- both reported higher quarterly profits on Thursday, relying on sales in emerging markets as the […]

Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive reported big jumps in quarterly profits Tuesday. But the two consumer product companies' stocks headed in opposite directions after P.& G. issued a cautious outlook […]

Procter & Gamble, the world's largest consumer products company, said Tuesday that its quarterly earnings rose 14 percent on higher sales of its health products and razors. The company, which […]

Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive reported profits yesterday that exceeded analysts' estimates on consumer demand for new razors and soap and increased sales to emerging markets. Procter & Gamble, the […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit climbed 33 percent, helped by improved margins and sales from Gillette. The company, whose products include Pampers diapers, Tide […]

The Procter & Gamble Company, the household products giant, said on Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit increased 36 percent, as higher prices helped bolster revenue. The results beat analysts' expectations […]

Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company, said Friday that its second-quarter profit rose 29 percent, driven by growth in most businesses and the October acquisition of Gillette, the razor […]

The Procter & Gamble Company and the Colgate-Palmolive Company reported higher quarterly profit yesterday as they benefited from raising prices on consumer products. First-quarter net income at Procter & Gamble […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said yesterday that its quarterly profit jumped 13 percent on solid sales growth, beating analysts' estimates. Procter also raised its fiscal-year forecast on the strong […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said yesterday that it would raise its quarterly dividend by 12 percent after increasing sales and profit last year. The dividend will increase to 28 […]

Procter & Gamble, the maker of Crest toothpaste, Tide laundry detergent and other well-known brands, said yesterday that quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales in all regions, but […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said yesterday that it was comfortable with analysts' increased earnings estimate for the fourth quarter that ends June 30. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said yesterday that earnings rose 20 percent in its third quarter as brisk business in beauty care, health care and developing markets helped the company […]

The consumer products maker Procter & Gamble said today that it had earned $1.15 billion in its most recent quarter, matching Wall Street estimates, with new products like the at-home […]

The Procter & Gamble Company may finally be breaking out of a slump. The consumer products giant, which has been struggling with a sluggish international business and a need for […]

The Procter & Gamble Company, the nation's largest maker of household products, said today that its third-quarter profit rose 8.2 percent but warned that continued slow sales abroad would hold […]

Saatchi & Saatchi P.L.C., Britain's second-biggest advertising and communications company, said yesterday that its second-half profit rose 15 percent as new business from existing and new clients lifted sales and […]

Stocks fell sharply yesterday as investors continued to react to warnings from major companies that earning and sales reports would be disappointing. The latest retreat amounted to 167.61 points on […]

Stocks slumped yesterday as several companies warned that third-quarter profits will be lower than expected and euphoria over possible interest-rate cuts seemed to dissipate. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said today that profit rose 12 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, aided by strong sales of Pampers diapers and higher prices for tissues and […]

Optimism on Earnings Bolsters Stock Market Optimism about earnings prospects returned to the stock market, driving the major market measures higher. Investors were particularly upbeat about the outlooks for banks […]

Stocks rose yesterday as investors shunned industries with uncertain prospects and piled into financial and consumer goods companies that were expected to report robust profits this month. In a seesaw […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said today that its third-quarter earnings increased by 9 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations. The company, which makes Tide detergent, Pringles potato chips and Pampers […]

Stocks staged a muted rally yesterday, recovering from early losses that were set off by sharp overnight selloffs in Asia. The comeback suggested that some investors continue to bet that […]

The Procter & Gamble Company reported double-digit earnings growth for the first quarter today but said its revenue growth had been hurt by weaker currencies in Western Europe and Asia. […]

Call it the crash of the titans. Though the third quarter, which ended yesterday, saw the Dow Jones industrial average set yet another closing high, it also saw some of […]

Unilever, the British-Dutch maker of consumer products, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 30 percent as cost-cutting offset sluggish sales growth. Net income rose to £473 million ($774 million), from […]

The Procter & Gamble Company, benefiting from its efforts to cut costs, said today that earnings rose 16 percent in the fiscal third quarter. The giant consumer products company, whose […]

The Procter & Gamble Company yesterday reported strong earnings for its second quarter, primarily from cost-cutting efforts and lower raw material costs. The company, the Cincinnati-based consumer products giant whose […]

MONDAY The National Association of Realtors reports on home resales for December. Earnings reports are expected from ARCO, BellSouth, MCI, Merrill Lynch, Mobil and Netscape Communications. TUESDAY The Conference Board […]

Stocks tumbled yesterday in their worst loss in six weeks after a surprisingly strong report on new-home sales renewed concern that in a buoyant economy borrowing costs could rise, cutting […]

Shares of the Procter & Gamble Company fell yesterday after the company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that were a penny shy of Wall Street estimates. The company, whose products include […]

The Procter & Gamble Company said yesterday that its earnings in the fiscal first quarter climbed 13 percent from a year earlier, benefiting from increased worldwide sales and shipments of […]

The Procter & Gamble Company reported yesterday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 16 percent on strong overseas sales bolstered by favorable currency exchange rates and continued cost-cutting. Procter, the maker [...]

In an announcement that took investors and analysts by surprise, the Procter & Gamble Company said yesterday that it would take a $50 million after-tax charge to cover its losses […]