Spain's Iberdrola core profit up 5.7 percent y/y on growth abroad
July 22, 2015 at 02:22 AM EDT
MADRID, July 22 (Reuters) - Spanish power company Iberdrola , currently in a $3 billion takeover of U.S. firm UIL Holdings, posted on Wednesday an annual 5.7 percent rise in first-half core profits, spurred by new renewable energy capacity and business abroad.