The company is sticking to its goal of having positive operating leverage for the year.

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The company has set itself a goal of keeping annual operating expense growth at less than 3 percent for the next two years as it moves to revamp its business, particularly its travel division.

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The company now sees adjusted operating margin in the quarter of 4%, down from a previous goal of 5%.

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Mr Demel at Fiat Auto says he stands by the goal of breaking even at the operating level in 2005, and moving out of net losses a year later.

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The two sides agreed to jointly seek federal funding to help pay for the operating costs and long-term finances, already a stated goal of Messrs.

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Analysts say Honda needs to phase out those generous incentives to meet a bullish goal of achieving an operating profit of 6% of sales for the current year, up from a paltry 2.9% of sales last year but still down from a high of 9.1% in 2002.

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The company is expected to deliver a 10% operating margin this year, still shy of its goal for a 14% margin by 2013.

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Long-term, the company has a goal of growing that unit 3%-5% a year, with operating margins of 7%-9%, and 15%-25% returns on invested capital.

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Their ultimate goal is to develop a fast technique that can be used to start repairing the heart on the operating table immediately following a heart attack, ultimately improving the survival rates for heart attack patients.

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