FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) _ The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $1.02 billion.

The Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 84 cents per share.

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

The parent of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other stores posted revenue of $12.53 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $12.31 billion.

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