TOKYO — Toyota forecasts its annual profit to dive 31 percent, hammered by production disruptions from parts shortages, but its outlook Friday projects a robust recovery from the earthquake and tsunami in coming months. Toyota Motor Corp. had not given ...

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Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., the Hampstead-based men’s clothing retailer, said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 13 percent as revenues improved. But the results fell short of Wall Street analysts’ expectations — by a penny, and its shares plunged ...

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TOKYO — Sony Corp. is expecting an annual loss of $3.2 billion, reversing its earlier projection of a return to profit, as the electronics giant struggles with production disruptions from Japan’s tsunami. The Japanese maker of PlayStation 3 video game ...

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Television broadcasting company Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. reported a 33 percent increase in profits for the first quarter of 2011, driven by strong ad spending during the Super Bowl in February. Hunt Valley-based Sinclair said Wednesday it had net broadcast ...

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DETROIT — For the first time in nearly seven years, Detroit’s car companies are all making money. Chrysler, the last of the three to return to profitability, said Monday it earned $116 million in the first quarter on revenue of ...

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BETHESDA — Health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit climbed 13 percent, as premiums increased along with commercial fully insured enrollment, and the company raised its 2011 earnings forecast. But analysts, on average, already expected earnings ...

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DALLAS — By the thinnest of margins, Southwest Airlines Co. made money in the first quarter despite higher fuel prices. Southwest also said Thursday it expects to close its $1.4 billion purchase of AirTran Airways on May 2, increasing its ...

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DOVER, Delaware — The Dupont Co. raised its 2011 earnings guidance Thursday after double-digit sales boosted first-quarter earnings, and executives urged shareholders of a Danish takeover target to strongly consider its offer. The chemical company is attempting to buy Danish ...

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Wells Fargo’s income jumped 51 percent in the first quarter as more people opened accounts with the bank and business customers took out more loans. Revenues fell as higher interest rates resulted in a sharp decline in new mortgages. The ...

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HAMPSTEAD — JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income climbed 15 percent, helped by improving revenue. The men’s clothing company reported Wednesday that it earned $40.9 million, or $1.47 per share, compared with $35.5 million, or $1.28 per ...

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