04:11 PM EST - Power Corporation of Canada : said net income rose 3.6 percent in the first quarter. The company, controlled by Montreal's wealthy Desmarais family, said it earned $376 million, or 80 cents a diluted share, for the three months ended March 31. That was up from $363 million, or 77 cents a share, in the same 2007 period. Power Corporation of Canada
shares T.POW are trading up 7 cents at $33.48.
