AP - ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, said quarterly profit rose 17 percent as it cut costs and eliminated bad loans amid revived credit demand in India's growing economy.
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AP - Drug developer Dynavax Technologies Corp. said Friday that higher operating expenses, weak revenue and costs linked to a stock offering drove it to a second-quarter loss, reversing a year-ago profit.
AP - WEIGHED DOWN: Nearly $2 billion in restructuring costs after buying Schering-Plough, plus other charges, drive Merck's second-quarter profit down 52 percent to $752 million.
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A view of the Merck & Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey, March 9, 2009.REUTERS/Jeff ZelevanskyReuters - Merck and Co issued a more cautious 2010 profit outlook on Friday and reported disappointing second-quarter sales of its vaccines and Singulair asthma drug, sending its shares down 2 percent.


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck and Co issued a more cautious 2010 profit outlook on Friday and reported disappointing second-quarter sales of its vaccines and Singulair asthma drug, sending its shares down 2 percent.


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Reuters - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, posted three-fold profit growth that beat estimates as refinery margins improved, and raised its 2010 oil and gas production growth target to 3 percent.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, posted three-fold profit growth that beat estimates as refinery margins improved, and raised its 2010 oil and gas production growth target to 3 percent.


BANGALORE (Reuters) - Aon Corp , the world's largest insurance brokerage, reported a market-beating quarterly profit, driven by recent acquisitions that offset a drop in commissions.


Reuters - Aon Corp , the world's largest insurance brokerage, reported a market-beating quarterly profit, driven by recent acquisitions that offset a drop in commissions.
AP - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. reported a second-quarter profit on Friday after a big loss a year ago on charges. Its revenue more than doubled on a resurgence of the auto industry.