Simone Wallmeyer, a stock broker in Porsche sports car maker’s stocks at the Frankfurt, Germany stock exchange works on the traders’ floor Friday, Jan. 19, 2001. Porsche AG said Friday on their general meeting in Stuttgart, its preliminary net profit for the last six month surged 12 percent despite development costs for a new sport utility vehicle. Shareholders approved a ten for one stock split reducing the price per share to about 350 Euro (329 USD). (AP Photo/Axel Seidemann)