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First Place Financial posts2nd-quarter earnings
WARREN -- First Place Financial Corp. earned $4.33 million in its second fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31. This was an increase of 1 percent over the same quarter a year earlier.
The holding company for First Place Bank and other financial services companies said revenue growth offset higher expenses that were partly the result of its expansion initiatives.
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Delphi Corp. reports31% earnings drop
DETROIT -- Delphi Corp., the world's largest automotive parts supplier, said fourth-quarter earnings fell 31 percent to $82 million as it continued restructuring initiatives, including 8,500 job cuts it announced in October.
Excluding $46 million in restructuring charges, Delphi said net income was $128 million, or 23 cents per share. The results were at the high end of its guidance of $110 million to $130 million and topped estimates of 21 cents per share from a consensus of analysts polled by Thomson First Call.
Revenue last quarter rose 4 percent to $7.26 billion from $7 billion a year earlier.
From Vindicator staff and wire reports