The Dutch firm's underlying profitability in the last quarter - net of the fine and various restructuring costs - improved to 875m euros, beating the expectations of most market analysts.

BBC: Philips to exit hi-fis and DVD players

More than 98% of my net worth is in Berkshire stock, all of which will go to various philanthropies.

FORBES: Buffett Says Berkshire Has Picked Next CEO, Won't Name Names

Though it is human nature to put various banking and brokerage accounts into buckets, your net worth is calculated by totaling everything you own.

FORBES: Retirement Savings Deadlines Approaching

Various costs are subtracted from the revenues to calculate various progressively smaller measures of profit and loss: gross income, net income, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), taxable income, etc.

FORBES: An America In Decline Literally Becomes The 'New' Great Britain

Thanks to rising stockmarkets and better management at the various subsidiaries, Investor's net worth has increased from SKr50.1 billion at the end of 1995 to SKr87.1 billion by the end of March 1997.

ECONOMIST: Is it a bird? Is it a manager?

The net effect of Mr Osborne's various tax-raising and tax-cutting changes will be to raise revenue by 0.4% of GDP by the end of the parliament.

ECONOMIST: Britain's emergency budget