AFP: Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB on Thursday posted a 25 percent drop in third quarter net profit although order books grew strongly, fuelled partly by demand for renewable energy. Net profit in the third quarter reached 774 million dollars (560.1 million euros), compared to a figure of 1.04 billion dollars for the same period last year that was boosted by a 380 million adjustment for provisions, it said. The result exceeded third quarter net profit of 634 million dollars forecast by analysts…