Accenture Reports 3rd quarter growth to be 9% & plans more for Fourth.

Accenture raised growth target for its financial year ending August as it reported strong growth in the third quarter on Thursday.

The company reported a revenue of $8.4 billion for the third quarter, up 9% from the previous year, beating its own forecast.In sequential terms, Accenture's revenue rose 6% in the third quarter but the company's fourth quarter revenue forecast implies a 1% decrease to a 1% increase in revenue.