(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Friday, Nov. 2, from AP Financial
News:
Top stories:
PLANO, Texas (AP) -- Technology services company Electronic Data Systems
Corp. said Friday third-quarter earnings surged 80 percent, as demand from India
and the U.S. government helped push revenue higher across the company's business
lines.
Other stories:
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) -- T-shirt maker Delta Apparel Inc. said Friday it swung to
a loss in its fiscal first quarter due to restructuring costs and higher raw
material prices.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Duke Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest
electric power companies, said Friday its third-quarter profit fell 20 percent
hurt by the spin-off of its natural gas operations.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Alliant Energy Corp.'s profit rose more than half in
the third quarter due to improved electricity margins, the utility said Friday.
BRISBANE, Calif. (AP) -- Biopharmaceutical company Tercica Inc. said late
Thursday it swung to a third-quarter profit on a milestone payment from its
French marketing partner Ipsen for European approval of its growth hormone
deficiency treatment Increlex.
HOUSTON (AP) -- Camden Property Trust said late Thursday its third-quarter
funds from operations declined from a year-ago period boosted by a gain from a
land sale, but results still met Wall Street's expectations.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Scana Corp., the parent of South Carolina Electric &
Gas Co., said Friday warmer weather and customer growth led to higher sales and
profits in the third quarter, meeting analysts expectations.
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