Q: Excluding legal fees and other charges it expected a loss of between 1 and 4 cents a share .

Excluding litigation charges it made a profit of $ 7.8 million , or 10 cents a share .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: no
Q: A smaller number , 8 per cent , looked for higher profits through price increases .

Another 28 per cent cited stronger demand , while eight per cent intended to boost profits through price increases .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: no
Q: A big surge in consumer confidence has provided the only positive economic news in recent weeks .

Only a big surge in consumer confidence has interrupted the bleak economic news .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A:
yes