Gold will reach higher levels in the first quarter of the new year.

Revenue reached $10.9 billion in the quarter, nearly 30 percent more than the $8.4 billion last year.

Orlando's lead reached 19 points early in the fourth quarter and never shrank below 8.

Despite the huge losses, which reached $99.2 million in the fourth quarter of last year, service has been improving.

The company said its worldwide stent sales reached $700 million in the second quarter.

The company's revenue reached $142 million in the most recent quarter, 93 percent more than the same period a year earlier.

Many analysts said the slowdown had reached its bottom in the second quarter.

Revenue from software reached $4.41 billion in the third quarter, up 8.5 percent from a year earlier.

"It reached the bottom in the first quarter of this year," when the growth rate was only 3.3 percent annually.

The company said that daily and Sunday circulation reached record highs in the quarter.