The company, which is based in Benton Harbor, reported third-quarter profit of $67 million, or 98 cents a diluted share, which compared with $107 million, or $1.40 a diluted share, a year earlier.
A diluted and a non-diluted bed were tested.
The company earned $127 million, or $1.26 a diluted share, up from $117 million, or $1.15 a diluted share, in the period a year earlier.
PaineWebber said its fourth-quarter earnings increased 66percentto to $166.3 million, or $1.07 a diluted share, from $100.4 million, or 63 cents a diluted share.
Chubb, based in Warren, N.J., said operating earnings, excluding one-time items, rose to $184.6 million, or $1.04 a diluted share, from $74.8 million, or 43 cents a diluted share, a year earlier.
Net income was $1.12 billion, or $1.71 a diluted share, compared with $350 million, or 53 cents a diluted share, a year earlier.
At Chevron, profit from operations rose to $1.14 billion, or $1.75 a diluted share, compared with $484 million, or 73 cents a diluted share, a year earlier.
Over all, net income came to $265.5 million, or $1.64 a diluted share, up from $101.7 million, or 59 cents a diluted share.
Net income was $4.53 billion, or $1.28 a diluted share, compared with $1.95 billion, or or 56 cents a diluted share a year earlier.
It lost $149 million, or $2.58 a diluted share, in the period a year earlier.
For the three months ended June 30 General Motors earned $477 million, or $1.03 a diluted share, compared with earnings of $1.75 billion, or $2.93 a diluted share.
