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Stock market trading: Dun & Bradstreet reports higher revenue, lower earnings

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., symbol DNB on New York, is the world’s largest provider of credit reports on individual companies. Companies use these reports to make lending and purchasing decisions, and to cut their credit losses.

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The company gets two-thirds of its revenue from credit reports. The rest comes from other information products, including software to help other companies manage customer data and Internet sites.

In the three months ended March 31, 2011, Dun & Bradstreet’s revenue from ongoing operations rose 5.4%, to $403.6 million from $382.8 million a year earlier. The company earned $64.4 million, down 2.3% from $65.9 million. Earnings per share were unchanged at $1.29 due to fewer shares outstanding. These figures exclude unusual items such as restructuring costs and losses on the sale of investments.

Dun & Bradstreet is a dividend paying stock. Its annual rate of $1.44 yields 1.9%.

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