10:59 AM EST - Bombardier Inc. : has reported a near-tripling of first-quarter profit to US$226 million and has brought back shareholder dividends cancelled three years ago when the transportation manufacturer's financial picture was not so rosy. The international plane and train maker, based in Montreal but keeping its accounts in U.S. dollars, said Wednesday that earnings per share were 12 cents in the quarter ended April 30 on revenue that increased 21 percent from a year ago to $4.8 billion. Bombardier Inc.
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