3M profit falls, shares rise on 2009 hopes
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090129/2009_01_29t101224_450x300_us_3m.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=L8kPgRYnCMsFDGvqIGT1JQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Chairman, president and chief executive officer at 3M, George Buckley speaks during the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London, November 24, 2008. (Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090129/bs_nm/us3m)Reuters - 3M Co said on Thursday that fourth-quarter profit and sales fell due to the economic downturn, but the company's stock rose 3 percent on hopes that the industrial manufacturer is well-positioned for growth in the latter half of 2009.</p><br clear="all"/>
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