French carmaker Peugeot is up 8.7%, in Paris after reiterating its 2008 operating margin target, when many people had expected it to be lower.
On June 26th the firm's shares fell by 9% when it cut its operating-profit target.
The dominance of Microsoft's Windows operating system means it is the preferred target of hackers.
Non-IFRS operating profit is expected to be at the high end of its previous target range of 4.45 billion to 4.65 billion Euros at constant currencies, resulting in operating margins improving 0.5 to 1 percentage points.
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In comparison to one of its chief competitors, Target, it is both cheaper and boasts better operating margins.
The adjusted operating profit margin is already within the 5% to 7% target exit for fiscal 2007.
Nokia continues to target a 3 billion Euro cut in non-IFRS operating expenses by the end of 2013.
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That would be an operating margin of 8.5%, not a particularly ambitious target.
Mr Mulally suspects that it will take until 2001 to raise Boeing's net operating margin on passenger jets from the present measly 1% to the target level of 7-8% set by Mr Condit.
He also noted that Cisco is targeting a high-20% operating margin over the next 3-5 years versus the mid-20% target discussed last year.
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Wal-Mart, which competes with retailers like Costco, Target, Best Buy and Amazon, recently released its third quarter operating report for 2010.
At the same time, Learjet was working on the Learjet 45, a totally new fuselage design, which would also target the light jet buyer seeking more range and cabin size together with operating costs less than a typical midsize aircraft.
They were arrested because many ICE agents were operating under a quota policy that gave credit for arrests of any undocumented person, not just the target.
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer, on the call also discussed Custom Audiences, which is a way for advertisers to target customers they already have a relationship with on Facebook.
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Northern Ireland Electricity's (NIE) Chief operating officer, Billy Graham, told the Enterprise Committee that he struggled to see the 40% target of alternative energy being achieved by 2020, on 18 November 2010.
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