Revenue for the fourth quarter increased 10percenttoto $20.7 billion.
Core earnings for the fourth quarter increased 22percentto to $1.09 billion or 77 cents a share, Procter & Gamble reported.
At Home Depot, net income for the fourth quarter increased 32 percent to $774 million, while sales rose 6 percent to about $16 billion.
G.M. generated $1.2 billion in positive operating cash flow during the fourth quarter, increasing its total automotive liquidity to $37.5 billion.
EBay, which now has 42.4 million registered users, said the number of people who used its auction site in the fourth quarter increased 88percentt from a year earlier.
[C14.] Income Rises at Topps Company Topps Company, the maker of trading cards and bubble gum, said that net income for the fourth quarter increased 47percentt.
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company reported that profit in the fourth quarter increased 8percentto to 433 million euros ($578 million), from 402 million euros a year earlier.
The report, released Wednesday, said that when tablets were included, worldwide PC shipments over the fourth quarter increased 12 percent compared with the previous year.
In late March, the company was forced to revise its financial results for the fourth quarter, increasing its losses for the period to $64.9 million from $42.3 million.
DETROIT — General Motors said its profit in the fourth quarter increased slightly as continued losses in Europe offset positive results in North America.
Bryant kicked another field goal early in the fourth quarter, increasing the Giants' lead to 23-14, buthehe Rams answered again, moving 69 yards on six plays, before Faulk bounced off a tackler and ran 8 yards for a touchdown.
