(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Feb. 20, from AP Financial
News:
HOUSTON (AP) -- Ultra Petroleum Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter
profit jumped on the sale of a division last year, while increased production
helped boost sales.
NEW YORK (AP) -- German health group Fresenius Medical Care AG, the world's
largest provider of dialysis products and services, said Wednesday its
fourth-quarter profit rose on a mix of higher service and product sales.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Exchange rates and earnings from newly acquired companies
helped push up Brady Corp.'s second-quarter profit by 35 percent, the
identification badge maker said Wednesday.
HOUSTON (AP) -- Transocean Inc., the world's largest oil drilling
contractor, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings surged 70 percent, aided
by a drillship sale and gains from its multibillion-dollar acquisition of
GlobalSantaFe Corp.
HOUSTON (AP) -- Stewart Information Services Corp. said Wednesday it fell to
a fourth-quarter loss, weighed down by the ongoing housing downturn.
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Oil and natural gas producer PetroQuest Energy Inc.
said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings soared, edging above Wall Street's
expectations, on increased production and rising oil and gas sales.
LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- Biotechnology company Epix Pharmaceuticals Inc.
said Wednesday its fourth-quarter loss narrowed on milestone payments from
several partnerships.
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