Reckitt Benckiser Profit Up, Global Market In Decline
February 09, 2011 at 05:18 AM EST
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Reckitt Benckiser PLC (RB.LN) Wednesday posted a rise in fourth-quarter profit on higher sales, boosted by surging demand for household and personal care products in emerging economies, but the consumer goods and healthcare giant warned of a global market in decline and escalating cost pressures.