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Nestle SA, the worlds biggest food and drink company, reported 6.1 percent growth in first-half net profit Thursday despite rising transport and raw materials costs and slowing bottled water sales amid criticism from environmentalists.

Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday its second-quarter net profit dropped 35 percent as the strength of the euro, the continued exit of traditional landline consumers and higher debt costs ate into revenue.

Deutsche Telekom , Europe's largest telecoms group by sales, said it expected its mobile business to remain insulated from the global economic downturn as it stuck to its full-year profit forecasts.

Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday its second-quarter net profit dropped 35 percent as the strength of the euro, the continued exit of traditional landline consumers and higher debt costs ate into revenue.

Deutsche Telekom , Europe's largest telecoms group, on Thursday said it would stick to its full-year profit forecast because of growth in its mobile phone business, which it expected to remain insulated from a global economic downturn as more customers turn to mobile internet services.

T-Mobile USA, the country's fourth-largest wireless carrier, Thursday said it added a net 668,000 new subscribers in the second quarter, for a total of 31.5 million.

Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday its second-quarter net profit dropped 35 percent as the strength of the euro, the continued exit of traditional landline consumers and higher debt costs ate into revenue.

Deutsche Telekom , Europe's largest telecoms group, on Thursday said it would stick to its full-year profit forecast because of growth in its mobile phone business, which it expected to remain insulated from a global economic downturn as more customers switch from using fixed lines to access the internet.

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Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday its second-quarter net profit dropped 35 percent as the strength of the euro, the continued exit of traditional landline consumers and higher debt costs ate into revenues.

Deutsche Telekom reports a 35% profit drop during the second quarter and the T-Mobile owner also reports falling revenue as it struggles in Britain.

Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday its second quarter net profit fell 35 percent as the strength of the euro, among other factors, ate into revenues. However, it maintained its full-year earnings forecast.

Deutsche Telekom's Net Slips Deutsche Telekom said net profit fell 35% on one-time effects, a stronger euro and higher interest payments, and confirmed its outlook.

BELLEVUE, Wash.----T-Mobile USA, Inc. today reported second quarter 2008 results. At the end of the quarter, T-Mobile USA had 31.5 million customers, adding 668,000 net new customers during the second quarter, OIBDA of $1.58 billion, up 14% compared to the second quarter of 2007, and blended churn of 2.7% consistent with the second quarter of 2007.