First-Quarter Profits Up 0.2%: The slim increase...
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
First-Quarter Profits Up 0.2%: The slim increase in corporate after-tax earnings marked the second consecutive rise after three quarters of decline, the Commerce Department said. Earnings rose 2.8% in the October-December period of 1989. They fell 1.1% in the first quarter of last year, 7.2% in the second and 5.4% in the third.
