26-Oct-2011 20:27 profits

Heineken profits see slight rise :: Dutch brewer Heineken reports slightly higher third-quarter profits as rising sales in Africa and Russia offset weaker trade in Europe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15459598

BBVA sees profits decline by 29% :: Spain's second-largest bank, BBVA, reports net profits of 804bn euros for July to September, 29% less than in 2010.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15459403

AUDIO: Amazon profits take a dive :: The managing director of Amazon.co.uk told Radio 5 live that some of the results of the third quarter were positive.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15463760

Glaxo sees sales and profiits up :: GSK says sales sales have returned to growth during the three months to 30 September and announces an increase in profits.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15457335

SAP profits boost from court case :: Business software maker SAP sees third-quarter profits rise to 1.3bn euros as a legal row with a rival turns out less costly.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15459591

UBS profits beat forecast after scandal :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Vg-CU43Hv84/index.html

Nonprofit CHW posts $917M in profits on $10.6 billion in 2011 revenue :: San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West posted profits of more than $900 million for the year ended June 30, 2011, on revenue of nearly $10.6 billion, with most metrics showing positive movement.

Not bad results in the midst of an economic slump/anemic recovery, although the 40-hospital system warned that upcoming Medicare and Medicaid cuts and the uncertain economy could cause problems down the road. And it's Catholic Healthcare West's second strong bounce-back year after struggling through a tough fiscal 2009... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridR70517&cid=ct_15_148_f&fid'959&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FWsLAIie5oXo%2Fnonprofit-chw-posts-917m-in-proits.html