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Rolls-Royce Net Soars on Currency Contracts

Jul. 30, 2009
LONDON (AP) -- Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce PLC on Thursday reported a six-fold surge in first-half profit to 1.86 billion pounds ($3 billion) as it marked up the value of foreign currency hedges on its books.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler