Utility Suez 9-month core earnings rise 6.7 percent

PARIS (Reuters) - French waste and water group Suez said its core earnings in the first nine months of the year rose 6.7 percent to 2.05 billion euros (1.82 billion pounds), boosted by a strong performance at its key European recycling division. Nine-month revenues rose 13 percent to 12.7 billion euros, including a 12 percent or 1.34 billion euro effect due to the first-time consolidation of Suez's GE Water acquisition. Suez confirmed its 2018 earnings guidance for revenue growth of about nine..