.bodytext {float: left; } .floatimg-left-hort { float:left; margin-top:10px; margin-right: 10px; width:300px; clear:left;} .floatimg-left-caption-hort { float:left; margin-bottom:10px; width:300px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} .floatimg-left-vert { float:left; margin-top:10px; margin-right:15px; width:200px;} .floatimg-left-caption-vert { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; font-size: 10px; width:200px;} .floatimg-right-hort { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 300px;} .floatimg-right-caption-hort { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 300px; font-size: 10px; } .floatimg-right-vert { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px;} .floatimg-right-caption-vert { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px; font-size: 10px; } .floatimgright-sidebar { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px; border-top-style: double; border-top-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black;} .floatimgright-sidebar p { line-height: 115%; text-indent: 10px; } .floatimgright-sidebar h4 { font-variant:small-caps; } .pullquote { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 150px; background: url(http://www.dmbusinessdaily.com/DAILY/editorial/extras/closequote.gif) no-repeat bottom right !important ; line-height: 150%; font-size: 125%; border-top: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid;} .floatvidleft { float:left; margin-bottom:10px; width:325px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} .floatvidright { float:right; margin-bottom:10px; width:325px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} Sauer-Danfoss Inc., General Growth Properties Inc. and American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced earnings at the close of the U.S. stock markets today.

Sauer-Danfoss announced that net sales climbed 18 percent to $451.8 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2007, compared with $381.9 million a year ago. Net income for the quarter was $5.5 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with $7.1 million, or 15 cents per share, for the third quarter of 2006.

General Growth said quarterly funds from operations from core properties increased 27 percent on higher mall occupancy, Reuters reported. General Growth reported operating revenues of $237.8 million, or 80 cents per share, compared with $186.8 million, or 63 cents per share, a year ago.

American Equity reported third-quarter operating income of 28 cents per share, 2 cents below the Reuters Estimates consensus of 30 cents, Yahoo! Finance reported. Revenues fell 27 percent from a year ago to $189.3 million. Analysts had expected a $196.8 million figure.