BAE Systems meets earnings forecasts, sees more growth this year
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LONDON (Reuters) - British defence company BAE Systems met forecasts with annual earnings growth of 7% and said work on F-35 fighter jets and its Qatar Typhoon contract would help earnings to grow by a mid-single digit percentage next year. Earnings per share came in at 45.8 pence for 2019, at the upper end of a forecast for a mid-single digit rise on 2018's 42.9 pence, helped by an improved operational performance and a slightly lower tax rate. The maker of Typhoon fighter jets, combat..