Detroit automakers profited from unexpectedly strong China vehicle demand in the second half of 2016.
Enel, an Italian utility, said first-quarter profit unexpectedly rose 12percentt, fueled by increased foreign sales and cost cuts.
Kenneth Cole Productions, the maker of clothing and shoes under the Kenneth Cole New York and Unlisted brands, said fourth-quarter profit unexpectedly fell, hurt by weak December sales.
Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, said yesterday that fourth-quarter profit unexpectedly rose 2.6percentt on holiday sales of Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price toys.
One source of profits, somewhat unexpectedly given this week's events, has been Nasdaq's trading platform technology, which the company has sold to other exchanges around the world.
HONG KONG — PetroChina's first-quarter profit rose unexpectedly after it increased oil and gas production, while earnings at the refiner China Petroleum & Chemical, or Sinopec, slumped on losses from selling fuels at state-controlled prices.
By doing so, it hopes both to improve its fortunes earlier this year the company admitted that its revenues and profits had unexpectedly plunged and to fend off a challenge from Microsoft, which launched its first games console, the Xbox, in 2001.
Renault said that its Japanese partner, Nissan Motor, would be in profit in 2001, unexpectedly early.
In April, as though the earth had opened beneath its business model, Sony revealed that revenues and profits had plunged unexpectedly.
Polygram N.V., the world's biggest recorded-music company, said yesterday that third-quarter profits jumped 95percentt, unexpectedly rebounding from drops in the first and second quarters as it reorganized and as new music releases revived demand.
IATA cites rising traffic and airline profits as orders unexpectedly climb at Boeing and Airbus.
