FNF's 3Q Earnings Rise

Fidelity National Financial Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has reported net income of $277.3 million ($1.99 per share) for the third quarter, compared with $143.5 million ($1.16 per share) a year earlier.The company pointed out that its results included $52 million in pretax realized investment gain and $53 million in expense items that had been previously disclosed. Those items had a net effect of $1 million in pretax expenses on the results and less than one-half-cent on earnings per share, FNF said. Fidelity National can be found on the Web at http://www.fnf.com.