Profits were up 32 percent at Under Armour Inc. in the third quarter of 2011 as revenue continued to increase due to new products including charged cotton and fleece. The Baltimore-based company announced Tuesday that net revenue was up 42 ...

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NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc.’s earnings rose 74 percent in the third quarter as more of its customers paid their bills on time, leading to lower losses from loans. An accounting gain also boosted income. The profit report came as ...

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PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Inc.’s third-quarter profit rose 4 percent because of higher prices and rising sales of its snacks and beverages, especially overseas. Food and beverage companies like PepsiCo have been raising prices to offset higher costs for ingredients, ...

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WASHINGTON — Banks would be barred from trading for their own profit instead of their clients under a rule federal regulators proposed Tuesday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. backed the draft rule on a 3-0 vote. The ban on so-called ...

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WASHINGTON — Banks would be barred from trading for their own profit instead of their clients’ under a rule federal regulators proposed Tuesday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. backed the draft rule on a 3-0 vote. The ban on so-called ...

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NEW YORK — Consumers may not be confident, but the stores that sell to them certainly seem to be. Wal-Mart and Home Depot, two of the nation’s largest retailers and bellwethers of the U.S. economy, on Tuesday joined a string ...

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Osiris Therapeutics Inc. of Columbia, which uses adult stem cells to treat damaged tissues and cardiovascular disease, reported little change in its earnings and revenue during the second quarter. Net income was $1.8 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, ...

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DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. set records for full planes, and higher fares boosted revenue as the summer vacation season kicked into high gear. But Southwest said Thursday its fuel costs soared, its second-quarter profit fell short of analysts’ expectations, ...

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Discovery Communications Inc., a Silver Spring-based media and entertainment company, reported second-quarter net income of $254 million, or 62 cents per diluted share, versus $106 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, for the comparable 2010 period. Revenue rose to ...

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FREDERICK — Some craft brewers are growing by shrinking. After years of shipping beer farther and farther away, many small brewers are now shrinking distribution to sell beer more profitably at home. The strategy reflects the nation’s growing thirst for ...

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