Instruct: Retrieve semantically similar text.
Query: Earnings before interest and tax jumped to 4.55 billion euros ($5.34 billion) from 1.90 billion a year earlier, VW said in a statement on Thursday. "I am firmly convinced that our financial footing is adequate to cope with the transformation in the automotive industry and topics of the future," finance chief Frank Witter said in the statement.
VW say something on Thursday.  
The money was good quality.
It was a good company
The year will be a good financial year
There are plans regarding money
There is some action goings on.
They agree with something
this is one of several cases to be made
The situation is fluid
There is ownership.
There is enough income to cover payroll.
the company made money two years ago.
the support is ongoing. 
There are rumors mentioned in the statement
The motion was successful
The operation is ongoing
The matter is important. 
Something got more value 
there was prior findings
Some netting is normal.
The company is more profitable now compared to a year ago
there was a report
5.34 billion was a new record
5.34 billion was lower than the year before
5.34 billion was a new high