AKRON, Ohio (AP) _ FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $463 million.

The Akron, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 85 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to 82 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 81 cents per share.

The utility company posted revenue of $3.12 billion in the period.

FirstEnergy expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.55 to $2.65 per share.

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