06:26 AMDiageo (DEO): H2 profits fell 8.1% to £546M ($1B). Sales rose 9.9% to £3.8B. Full-year profit climbed 2.1% to £1.52B, just short of £1.56B consensus. DEO sees 2009 operating profit growth of 7-9%, vs. this year's 9%. Shares -0.9% in London. [Bloomberg]
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