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MINNEAPOLIS — A stronger credit-card business helped Target’s net income rise 2.7 percent in the first quarter, to $689 million, or 99 cents a share, for the three months ended April 30. Revenue rose 2.2 percent to $15.93 billion.
John Deere said its fiscal second-quarter profit soared 65 percent because of strong demand for its agricultural equipment, and Staples missed expectations and its shares closed sharply down.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
