And Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday its profit more than tripled in the third quarter, despite a 12% fall in revenue.

雅虎公司(Yahoo Inc .)周二说，虽然收入下滑了12%，但第三财季公司利润增长了两倍以上。

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Societe Generale analyst Irene Himona said the results marked a strong quarter for BP, despite the fall in profit.

BBC: BP's profits edge lower but beat forecasts

The share price fall comes despite Moody's reporting a 66% jump in net profit for the last quarter of 2012.

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Despite record sales last year, the company reported a 1.3% fall in operating profit.

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