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Japanese electronics conglomerate Toshiba Corp posted rental car france a better-than-expected rise in quarterly operating profit on Tuesday, boosted by strong overseas earnings in its social infrastructure division despite sluggish chip sales.
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Toyota Motor Corp is set to raise its 2012 global sales forecast to 8.8 million vehicles from the 8.58 million it had announced in February as it sees solid auto sales in emerging economies, Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, fell short of second-quarter earnings expectations due to the expense of marketing new U.S. brands and higher transport costs there and in Brazil, but it forecast improvements in the second half.
The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 2.65 points, or 0.02%, to 13,073.01 at the close. The Standard Poor's 500 Index edged down just 0.67 of a point, rental car france or 0.05%, to 1,385.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 12.25 points, or 0.41%, to end at 2,945.84.
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