Societe Generale reports 7.8 percent rise in 2Q net profit to 1.03B euros By: CNBC.com News August 01, 2014 at 01:07 AM EDT French lender Societe Generale reported a 7.8 percent rise in net profit on Friday, to 1.030 billion euros ($1.38 billion). Read More >> Related Stocks: Societe Generale Spo ADR