12:01 PM EST - Empire Company : posted fourth quarter net earnings of $66.5 million or $1.01 per share, compared to $64.8 million or $0.99 per share in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly revenues realized by the company rose 6.2% to $3.5 billion from $3.2 billion in the prior year quarter. Empire Company
shares T.EMP.A are trading up 49 cents at $42.00.
