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BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, today announced the buy back $10 billion of shares after higher metal prices drove profit to a record.
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Today, Exxon Mobil Corp posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company - $39.5 billion - even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent due to lower natural gas prices and shrinking profits from gasoline sales.
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Mattel, Inc., the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products, today reported 2006 fourth quarter and full-year financial results.
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AT&T's Cingular Wireless reported today a net income of $782 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, which is a year-over-year increase of over 283 percent. Revenue was up about 10 percent to $9.76 billion from $8.85 billion.
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General Motors said Wednesday that its 2006 global sales fell 0.9 percent from 9.17 million in 2005. According to preliminary sales GM sold 9.09 million cars and trucks around the world in 2006.
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