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Fluor Shares Jump 4% On Strong Earnings Report

Fluor Corp.

shares jumped as much as 4% at the open Friday as investors reacted to the engineering and industrial construction company's latest quarterly results. Fluor reported late Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 11% to $154.9 million, or 91 cents a share, topping Wall Street forecasts of 86 cents a share. The rally propelled Fluor shares to the top end of the S&P 500 gainers list Friday, extending the stock's year-to-date advance to nearly 17%.Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc....

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