Germany's BMW, the world's largest premium carmaker, said on Thursday its 2006 pre-tax profit rose by a quarter to a record 4.124 billion euros ($5.4 billion) on buoyant demand for its top selling ...

AXA, Europe's second-biggest insurer, reported a 9.9% rise in 2006 sales on Thursday as robust market conditions spurred higher sales of products throughout the sector. Total sales rose to 78.775 ...

Germany's Lufthansa said Monday that its earnings grew strongly in 2006 as passenger numbers increased. Lufthansa said preliminary figures showed that its net profit for the full year increased to ...

French tyre maker Michelin said Thursday that net profit for 2006 fell 36% from a year earlier, squeezed by restructuring charges and high raw material costs. Michelin, Europe's largest tyre company ...

Private-equity powerhouse Blackstone Group LP said Monday that Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman made $400 million in 2006 -- almost double the combined compensation for the CEOs of Wall Street's ...

Citigroup awarded Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince $25.98 million in compensation for 2006, about 13% more than a year earlier, though costs grew twice as fast as revenue. Prince was given ...

Oct 4 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Orange Lake Timeshare Trust 2006-A(OLTT 2006-A) notes and revised the Rating Outlook as follows: --Class A notes at 'AAsf', Outlook to Stable from ...