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Arevalo said the one month state of emergency delivered "resounding" results, including a 50 percent drop in homicides and a 33 percent fall in extortion compared with the same period last year.
From Barron's
The furniture maker on Tuesday posted a profit of $21.7 million, or 52 cents a share, compared with $28.4 million, or 68 cents a share, a year earlier.
In the fiscal second quarter, Palo Alto reported a profit of $432 million, or 61 cents a share, compared with a profit of $267.3 million, or 38 cents a share the prior year.
The oil and natural gas company reported net income of $562 million, or 90 cents a share, compared with $639 million, or 98 cents a share, a year earlier.
"It doesn't even compare to what we've done in the boardroom."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
