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Tuesday, April 29
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# Taiwan Semiconductor reports 49 percent rise in 1Q profit AP - Tue Apr 29, 11:35 PM ET

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip maker by revenue, reported better-than-expected first-quarter net profit as its margins improved.
# ADM 3Q profit jumps 42 pct in volatile commodities markets AP - Tue Apr 29, 8:02 PM ET

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co. cashed in on volatile prices and heavy demand for the corn, soybeans and wheat it processes to generate a 42 percent increase in third-quarter profits.
# Farm Machinery, Other Ag Giants Slide On Agco's Full-Year Earnings Warning Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 6:42 PM ET

Shares of farm machinery stocks went south Tuesday after Agco Corp. forecast full-year earnings below analyst views, citing the impact of rising materials costs on margins.
# Flextronics Earnings Beat Estimates; Shares Rise TechWeb - Tue Apr 29, 6:16 PM ET

The company was helped by a faster-than-expected integration of former competitor Solectron, which it bought for $3.6 billion last year.
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A MasterCard is seen in this photo taken Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Boston. MasterCard's profit more than doubled in the first quarter as more customers outside the United States used their credit and debit cards for purchases. Boston, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.(AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
MasterCard profit more than doubles as card use abroad rises AP - Tue Apr 29, 5:52 PM ET

NEW YORK - MasterCard's profit more than doubled in the first quarter as more customers outside the United States used their credit and debit cards for purchases.

Declines in Europe, tubular lower US Steel profit AP - Tue Apr 29, 5:48 PM ET

PITTSBURGH - United States Steel Corp. reported a 14 percent drop in first-quarter earnings Tuesday as record sales failed to offset declines in its European and tubular businesses.