Presstek posts larger 4Q loss but trims costs (AP)

AP - Digital printing products maker Presstek Inc. posted a larger fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as revenues sank, though it said its overall financial position has grown stronger.

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Axel Springer 2009 net income falls 45 percent (AP) AP - German publisher Axel Springer AG said Wednesday that net income fell 45 percent in 2009 to euro314 million ($427 million), with a drop in demand for newspapers and magazines mitigated only partially by new Internet revenues.

Brown-Forman 3Q profit falls on higher expenses (AP) AP - The maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Korbel champagne saw its fiscal third-quarter profit drop on higher expenses that were expected, but adjusted results surpassed analysts' estimates.

E.On 2009 net income up sharply to $11.4 billion (AP) AP - Germany energy company E.On AG said Wednesday that 2009 net income rose sharply to euro8.4 billion ($11.4 billion) partly as a result of the disposal of assets.

Nationalized UK bank Northern Rock back in profit (AP) AP - Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell.

ICF International's 4Q net ticks higher (AP) AP - ICF International Inc.'s quarterly profit ticked higher as the company benefited from a lower tax rate and higher revenue from its consulting and technology services.


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