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CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — CME Group Inc. (CME) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $814.6 million.
The Chicago-based company said it had net income of $2.24 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.37 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.27 per share.
The parent company of the Chicago Board of Trade and other exchanges posted revenue of $1.44 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.43 billion.
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