But she did right by them, lifting their income by 10 percent in 1982.

It is also expected to lift the value-added tax, which ranges from 7 to 14 percent, by 3 percent over two years.

He believed that the Fed was aware of this danger and would lift rates by 0.5 percent.

The company expects to lift sales and profit by at least 5 percent in 2006.

The failure to agree is expected to end an oil rally that has lifted prices by nearly 50 percent since January.

Dell's announcement, made before the markets opened, lifted its shares by more than 8 percent.

He said Vivendi expected to lift its operating earnings by 20 percent for the full year.

Last year, Parmalat lifted its net earnings by 22 percent, to $64 million, on revenues of $2.2 billion.

The encouraging figures lifted the key stock market index here by 2.66 percent, to 4.059.24.

News of the deal lifted Neon shares by 5.4 percent, to $7.31.