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UtiliCorp United Inc said it
has closed the previously announced acquisition of West
Virginia Power from Dominion Resources Inc for about 21 mln
dlrs.
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Chicago physician LeRoy Pesch said he
has had discussions with several American Medical International
Inc shareholders and sees support for a restructuring of the
company.
Pesch said he has discussed his sweetened, 1.91 billion dlr
takeover bid for American Medical with several large
shareholders, including the big... | [
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Shr 16 cts vs 22 cts
Net 1,226,597 vs 1,327,016
Revs 6,598,580 vs 5,921,828
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Coastal Bancorp said the U.S.
Federal Reserve Board approved the acquisition of Coastal by
Suffield Financial Corp <SSBK>.
The acquisition still requires approval from the Banking
Department in Maine, the company noted.
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Qtr ended Dec 31
Shr profit nil vs loss nil
Net profit 858 vs loss 3,957
Revs 7,372 vs 1,500
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AMCA International Ltd said it finalized
agreement to sell certain assets and inventories of its
Dominion Bridge steel service center operations to <Federal
Industries Ltd>'s Russelsteel Inc unit. Terms were undisclosed.
It said the sale involved assets and operations of the
general line of steel service centers... | [
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<Scott's Hospitality Inc> said it
acquired Capital Food Services Ltd, Ottawa's largest catering
and food service company, for undisclosed terms.
Scott's said it would operate Capital Food as a separate
unit under Capital's current name and management.
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Union National Corp said it
signed a definitive agreement under which its First National
Bank and Trust Co of Washington unit will merge with <Second
National Bank of Masontown>.
Under a previously announced merger agreement, each share
of Second National's common stock will be converted into 25
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Several analysts said they do not
believe another suitor will top the 265 mln dlr bid for
Purolator Courier Corp by E.F. Hutton LBO Inc and a management
group from Purolator's courier division.
There had been speculation another offer might be
forthcoming, but analysts mostly believe the 35 dlrs per share
price bei... | [
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Shr 15 cts vs 55 cts
Net 557,000 vs 2,020,000
Revs 8,872,000 vs 13,908,000
Year
Shr 60 cts vs 2.52 dlrs
Net 2,198,000 vs 9,313,000
Revs 36.9 mln vs 55.7 mln
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Qtr ended Jan 31
Shr 33 cts vs 29 cts
Net 14.8 mln vs 11 mln
Revs 108.6 mln vs 70.0 mln
Avg shrs 45.2 mln vs 37.6 mln
Nine mths
Shr 88 cts vs 76 cts
Net 36.7 mln vs 28.7 mln
Revs 260.4 mln vs 193.0 mln
Avg shrs 41.9 mln vs 37.8 mln
Note: Net for nine mths includes gains from disp... | [
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Qtly div 25 cts vs 25 cts
Pay April 24
Record March 31
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Shr 24 cts
Net 412,737
Revs 605,321
Year
Shr 93 cts
Net 1,577,892
Revs 2,345,261
NOTE: Full name CPL Real Estate Investment Trust.
Company was formed Dec 30, 1985.
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Shr loss 85 cts vs loss 88 cts
Net loss 2,410,000 vs loss 2,466,0000
Revs 24.0 mln vs 23.9 mln
Year
Shr loss 1.18 dlrs vs loss 81 cts
Net loss 3,338,000 vs loss 2,275,000
Revs 101.4 mln vs 112.3 mln
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Shr profit four cts vs loss 16 cts
Net profit 155,383 vs loss 577,336
Note: Net includes tax credit of 51,226 dlrs or one ct per
share.
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Shr 81 cts vs 57 cts
Net 3,660,273 vs 2,437,914
Revs 28.5 mln vs 23.1 mln
Six mths
Shr 29 cts vs 12 cts
Net 1,325,755 vs 483,559
Revs 31.7 mln vs 26.4 mln
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Ferro Corp said it has formed a
joint venture with Paris-based Alsthom Inudstrial Group to
export U.S. epxertise in specialty composite materials to the
European market.
Ferro said although the airframe and aerospace industries
are the prime users of composite materials today, it plans to
develop applications for t... | [
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The New York Mercantile Exchange said
it will introduce exchanges for physicals (EFPS) to its energy
futures markets April one.
An exchange spokeswoman said the change will allow oil
traders that do not hold a futures position to initiate, after
the exchange closes, a transaction that can subsequently be
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<CCL Industries Inc>'s Continental Can
Canada Inc unit said it acquired the Wallaceburg, Ontario,
metal can making operations of Nestle Enterprises Ltd, wholly
owned by <Nestle SA>, of Switzerland. Terms were undisclosed.
Continental Can said it would supply Nestle's equivalent
can requirements under a long-t... | [
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<MFS Managed Muncipal Trust Bond>
said it declared a monthly payout income distribution of 5.7
cts a share compared with 5.6 cts for the previous month.
It said the distribution is payable March 20 to
shareholders of record March two.
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MFS Municipal Income Trust said it
declared a monthly income distribution of 5.7 cts a share
compared with 5.5 cts a share paid in the previous month.
It said the distribution is payable March 27 to
shareholders of record March 13.
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Shr 1.35 dlrs vs two dlrs
Net 6,195,000 vs 9,202,000
Sales 157.5 mln vs 151.6 mln
Year
Shr 6.02 dlrs vs 6.78 dlrs
Net 27,608,000 vs 31,117,000
Sales 585.7 mln vs 541.3 mln
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Armtek Corp, previously the
Armstrong Rubber Co, said it agreed to sell its industrial tire
and assembly division to a Dyneer Corp <DYR> for an undisclosed
sum.
It said the agreement covers the division's tire production
facility in Clinton, Tenn., and its plants serving original
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Qtly dividend 28 cts vs 28 cts
Pay April 24
Record April 10
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Greece, responding to a warning by Turkey
against conducting oil activities in the Aegean Sea, said today
it had the right to decide where and how to do research or
drilling work in the area.
A government spokesman said the Greek position was made
clear to Turkey's ambassador Nazmi Akiman when he met Greek
Foreign ... | [
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Leucadia National Corp said two of
its subsidiaries have acquired a 7.2 pct stake in Minstar Inc,
a corporation controlled by corporate raider Irwin Jacobs and
used by him in his forays to acquire stock in companies.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Leucadia said its LNC Investments Inc, a N... | [
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Oper shr loss eight cts vs profit 20 cts
Oper net loss 768,000 vs profit 1,962,000
Revs 49.0 mln vs 43.6 mln
12 mths
Oper shr loss 1.41 dlrs vs profit 96 cts
Oper net loss 13.6 mln vs profit 9,305,000
Revs 175.3 mln vs 140.7 mln
Note: Oper excludes loss from discontinued operations of
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Microbiological Research Corp
said it entered into a letter of intent for a proposed business
combination with privately owned <DataGene Scientific
Laboratories Inc>, and <Milex Corp> a newly formed company,
through a stock swap.
It also said it received 100,000 dlrs from the sale of a
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French industry is failing to produce the
goods its markets need and its loss of competitiveness has left
the government little room for manoeuvre to reflate the
economy, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development said.
With gross domestic product likely to grow only 2.1 pct
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Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management
Inc, a New York investment firm and subsidiary of PaineWebber
Group Inc, said it raised its voting stake in Shaer Shoe Corp
to 76,000 shares, or 7.5 pct, from 52,100 shares, or 5.1 pct.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Mitchell Hutchins said it bought 11,90... | [
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Shr 32 cts vs 22 cts
Net 3,454,000 vs 2,224,000
Revs 33.2 mln vs 28.1 mln
Nine mths
Shr 64 cts vs 38 cts
Net 6,935,000 vs 3,877,000
Revs 86.8 mln vs 70.9 mln
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Shr profit 14 cts vs profit two cts
Net profit 452,723 vs profit 50,581
Revs 5,065,543 vs 2,898,363
Year
Shr profit 45 cts vs loss 15 cts
Net profit 1,276,472 vs loss 340,081
Revs 16.0 mln vs 9,304,466
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Rexnord Inc said it will redeem
all of its preferred stock purchase rights for 10 cts a right
effective today.
Rexnord said the rights will be redeemed because it is
expected its shares will be tendered under a January 30
takeover offer from Banner Acquisition Corp. The rights trade
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(Groupe Cantrex Inc) said it plans to
merge a new wholly-owned subsidiary a merger agreement with
(CAP Appliance Purchasers Inc), of Woodstock, Ontario, a group
of about 400 appliance and electronics retailers.
It said CAP shareholders will receive 140,700 first
preferred Groupe Cantrex shares entitling the holders... | [
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Two affiliated investment firms and
the investment funds they control said they raised their
combined stake in LDBrinkman Corp to 653,600 shares, or 10.9
pct of the total outstanding from 585,600 shares, or 9.7 pct.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
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Hartford Insurance Group, a unit
of New York-based ITT Corp, said higher worldwide premiums help
boost net income for the 1986 fourth quarter to 88.6 mln dlrs,
from net income of 36.7 mln dlrs for the 1985 quarter.
For the full year, Hartford said it earned 329 mln dlrs, up
from 151.4 mln dlrs in 1985.
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The federal Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) is looking for possible securities laws
violations in connection with an unsuccessful 1986 bid by
Hollywood producer Burt Sugarman to take over TRE Corp,
attorneys contacted by SEC investigators said.
During the takeeover attempt, a unit of Sugarman's Giant
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February volume at the Chicago Board of
Trade, CBT, declined 14 pct from the year-ago month to
8,191,266 contracts, the exchange said.
A relatively steady interest rate climate reduced volume in
the most active contract, Treasury bond futures, by 17.5 pct
from a year ago to 4,307,645 contracts.
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Grain trade representatives continued
to speculate that the Reagan administration will offer
subsidized wheat to the Soviet Union, while U.S. Agriculture
Department officials said there was no substance to the
reports.
"It's pure fiction," said one senior official at USDA's
Foreign Agricultural Service, referring t... | [
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Canadian seafarers are almost certain
to go on strike this spring in a refusal to meet rollbacks in
wages and benefits asked for by their employers, Seafarers'
International Union official Roman Gralewicz said.
"It's 99.9 percent--I guarantee you a strike," Gralewicz
said in an interview.
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Oper shr loss 22 cts vs profit 10 cts
Oper net loss 1,626,000 vs pofit 702,000
Revs 98.3 mln vs 105.1 mln
12 mths
Oper shr profit 18 cts vs profit 82 cts
Oper net profit 1,293,000 vs profit 5,940,000
Revs 396.2 mln vs 396.7 mln
Note: Oper net excludes loss from discontinued operations
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Qtr ended Jan 31
Shr 1.16 dlrs vs 1.15 dlrs
Net 32.4 mln vs 33.5 mln
Revs 629.0 mln vs 538.6 mln
Avg shrs 32.1 mln vs 29.2 mln
12 mths
Shr 2.35 dlrs vs 2.29 dlrs
Net 74.5 mln vs 66.9 mln
Revs 1.85 billion vs 1.60 billion
Avg shrs 31.7 mln vs 29.2 mln
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Kentucky Central Life Insurance
Co said it declared a semi-annual dividend of 55 cts per share,
payable March 31 to shareholders or record March 19.
The dividend is equal to the company's previous semi-annual
payout.
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Qtly div 28 cts vs 28 cts prior
Pay April 20
Record March 31
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Ford Europe's net earnings soared by 71
per cent last year to 559 mln dlrs, Kenneth Whipple, chairman
of Ford Europe, said.
Whipple, here to attend the Geneva Auto Show which opens on
Thursday, said that the Ford Motor Co unit had sold a record
1.5 million vehicles in Europe in 1986.
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The yen should stabilize at around
152 to 153 to the U.S. Dollar for about a year, the Bank of
Tokyo's economic adviser Koei Narusawa said.
"Both sides are showing clear interest to secure stability
of the currencies. The major target of the Japanese government
is to maintain the yen at above 150, at least for the ... | [
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Opec remains within its agreed output
ceiling of 15.8 mln barrels a day, and had expected current
fluctuations in the spot market of one or two dlrs, Indonesian
Energy Minister Subroto said.
He told reporters after meeting with President Suharto that
present weakness in the spot oil market was the result of
warmer ... | [
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The government's industry aid and
protection review body, the Industries Assistance Commission
(IAC), will hold a 12-month inquiry into the Australian wheat
industry, Primary Industry Minister John Kerin said.
The IAC has been asked to report on the need for assistance
to the industry and the nature, duration and e... | [
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Equity investment company <Battery
Group Ltd> said it had agreed to buy <Occidental Life Insurance
Co of Australia Ltd> from TransAmerica Corp <TA> of the U.S.
For 105 mln Australian dlrs.
The acquisition has been made possible by the efforts of
its major shareholder, <Pratt and Co Financial Services Pt... | [
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Net 138.20 mln dlrs vs 87.80 mln.
Shr 24.8 cents vs 17.8
Final div to announced after July 1, vs final 10 cents
making 15.
Sales revenue 4.81 billion vs 4.69 billion
Investment income 116.93 mln vs 60.61 mln
Shrs 494.35 mln vs 494.22 mln.
NOTE - Net is after tax 171.03 mln dlrs vs 188.52 mln,
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Net profit 57.1 mln dlrs vs loss 69.1 mln.
Net is equity accounted
Pre-equity accounted net 39.90 mln dlrs vs loss 49.11 mln
Pre-equity shr profit 7.1 cents vs loss 8.7
Final div to be announced after July 1 vs first and final
1.0 cent.
Sales 1.88 billion vs 1.78 billion
Other income 52.75 mln v... | [
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The Ministry of International Trade and
Industry (MITI) acted to tighten restrictions on microchip
exports to countries other than the U.S. To preserve a
U.S.-Japan pact on semiconductor trade, but major Japanese
chipmakers doubt its usefulness.
A MITI spokesman said his ministry had asked chipmakers to
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Shr 27.5p vs 24.3p
Div 3.95p vs 3.34p making 6.5p vs 5.5p
Pre-tax profit 85.1 mln stg vs 72.3 mln
Turnover 702.6 mln vs 646.7 mln
Tax 18.4 mln vs 15.2 mln
Finance charges 4.1 mln vs 5.4 mln
Minority interest 0.1 mln vs 0.5 mln
Extraordinary debit, being closure and restructuring costs
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The Philippines must devalue the peso if
it wants its exports to remain competitive, Economic Planning
Secretary Solita Monsod told Reuters.
"The peso/dollar rate has to be undercut to make our exports
more competitive," Monsod said an interview. "No question about
it. I'm saying you cannot argue with success. Taiw... | [
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The U.K. Trade Department said it would
not refer Consolidated Goldfields Plc's <CGLD.L> purchase of
<American Aggregates Corp> to the Monopolies Commission.
Cons Gold said last month that its <ARC America Corp> unit
had agreed to buy the Ohio-based company for 30.625 dlrs a
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The Bank of England said it forecast a
shortage of around 350 mln stg in the money market today.
Among the main factors affecting liquidity, bills maturing
in official hands and the take-up of treasury bills will drain
some 525 mln stg while bankers' balnces below target will take
out around 175 mln stg.
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Saudi riyal interbank deposit rates
eased across the board in a dull market which was long in
day-to-day funds, dealers said.
Today's quiet market continued a lull of several days in
which traders were said to be waiting on the sidelines ahead of
further clues to the direction of oil prices and the Saudi
economy.
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Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos
(Pemex) signed for a 500 mln dlruntied loan from the
Export-Import Bank of Japan to finance its Pacific Petroleum
Project, Pemex Japan representative Tito Ayal said.
No further details on the loan were immediately available.
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Shr profit 15.9p vs 2.25p loss
Div 3p making 4.5p vs nil
Turnover 1.93 billion stg vs 1.99 billion
Pretax profit 134.2 mln vs 11.4 mln loss
Tax 47.2 mln vs nil
Operating profit 163.0 mln vs 92.7 mln
Interest less investment income 13.8 mln vs 37.2 mln
Exceptional debit 15.0 mln vs 66.9 mln
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Comalco Ltd <CMAC.S> said its return
to profit reflected reduced costs, improved primary aluminium
prices and its withdrawal from a Japanese smelter venture.
It said the earlier reported 57.1 mln dlr profit for the
year ended December 31 against a 69.13 mln dlr loss in 1985 was
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CRA Ltd <CRAA.S> said it expected to
pay a final 1986 dividend of not less than 10 cents a share
after July 1, making 13 cents forthe year against 15 in 1985.
The mining and smelting group earlier reported 1986 net
earnings rose to 138.2 mln dlrs from 87.8 mln in 1985, against
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Swiss capital exports rose to 4.64
billion francs in January after 2.54 billion in December and a
year earlier 3.64 billion, the Swiss National Bank said.
New bond issues accounted for 4.12 billion of the total
after December's 2.15 billion, and credits 525.1 mln after
389.9 mln.
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China called on the United States to
remove curbs on its exports, to give it favourable trading
status and ease restrictions on exports of high technology.
But the U.S. Embassy replied that Chinese figures showing
13 years of trade deficits with the U.S. Out of the last 15 are
inaccurate and said Peking itself woul... | [
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The Bundesbank is unlikely to change
its credit policies at its central bank council meeting on
Thursday, as exchange rates and short-term interest rates have
stabilized over the past few weeks, money market dealers said.
Attention in the money market is focused on tomorrow's
tender for a securities repurchase pact... | [
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Mobil Corp <MOB.N> of the U.S. Plans to
open an office in Peking to develop oil exploration
opportunities in China, the China Daily said.
It quoted Mobil president Richard Tucker, currently in
Peking, as saying he is optimistic about investment prospects
in China and that Peking will continue to encourage foreig... | [
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines <KLM.A> said
it agreed to take a 15 pct stake in Air U.K. Ltd, a subsidiary
of British and Commonwealth Shipping Plc <BCOM.L>, in a
transaction worth around two mln stg.
A KLM spokesman said KLM already cooperated closely with Air
UK, which runs 111 flights a week to Amsterdam's Schipo... | [
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ZIMBABWE MAIZE HARVEST LOWER AFTER BUMPER CROPS HARARE, March 3
- Zimbabwe's maize crop in 1986/87 (April/ March) is likely to
be slightly over 1.6 mln tonnes, against 1.83 mln in 1985/86,
Grain Marketing Board figures show.
Maize exports for 1986/87 to January 31, 1987 totalled
315,000 tonnes, with about a fu... | [
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Comalco Ltd said its return to profit
reflected reduced costs, improved primary aluminium prices and
its withdrawal from a Japanese smelter venture.
It said the earlier reported 57.1 mln dlr profit for the
year ended December 31 against a 69.13 mln dlr loss in 1985 was
also aided by lower interest rates on U.S. Dol... | [
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Ultramar Plc <UMAR.L> said it had reached
agreement in principle to sell its wholly owned U.K. Marketing
companies to Kuwait Petroleum Corp for around 50 mln stg.
Ultramar's marketing units include <Ultramar Golden Eagle
Ltd> which in 1985 made a profit of around 1.4 mln stg before
financing and group adminis... | [
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<Underwoods Plc> said it had not been
possible to agree terms on a bid to be made by Woolworth
Holdings Plc <WLUK.L> during talks.
The two companies had been holding exploratory discussions.
No spokesman for either company was immediately available to
say why terms could not be agreed, nor whether the possibi... | [
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The Bundesbank is unlikely to change
its credit policies at its central bank council meeting on
Thursday, as exchange rates and short-term interest rates have
stabilized over the past few weeks, money market dealers said.
Attention in the money market is focused on tomorrow's
tender for a securities repurchase pact... | [
0,
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The Bank of England said it revised up
its forecast of the shortage in the money market today to
around 500 mln stg from its initial estimate of 350 mln.
REUTER
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Mobil Oil Corp of U.S. Plans to open an
office in Peking to develop oil exploration opportunities in
China, the China Daily said.
It quoted Mobil president Richard Tucker, currently in
Peking, as saying he is optimistic about investment prospects
in China and that Peking will continue to encourage foreign
private ... | [
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Opec remains within its agreed output
ceiling of 15.8 mln barrels a day, and had expected current
fluctuations in the spot market of one or two dlrs, Indonesian
Energy Minister Subroto said.
He told reporters after meeting with President Suharto that
present weakness in the spot oil market was the result of
warmer ... | [
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The Bank of England said it provided 24
mln stg help to the money market in the morning session.
This compares with the bank's upward revised shortage
forecast of around 500 mln stg.
The central bank purchased bank bills outright comprising
two mln stg in band one at 10-7/8 pct and 22 mln stg in band
two at 10-... | [
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UNILEVER PLC AND NV 1986 4TH QTR TO DEC 31
LONDON, March 3
Unilever Plc share 49.57p vs 44.19p, making 177.55p vs
137.96p for full year.
Unilever NV share 10.69 guilders vs 11.82 guilders, making
38.22 guilders vs 36.79 guilders.
Unilever Plc final div 35.18p, making 50.17p vs 38.62p.
Unilever ... | [
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The price of Hongkong and Shanghai
Hotels Ltd <SHLH.HK>'s stock soared on speculation of a
takeover battle between major shareholders the Kadoorie family
and the Evergo Industrial Enterprise Ltd <EVGH.HK> group, stock
brokers said.
They noted heavy buying in Hk Hotel shares after an
announcement by Evergo's &... | [
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<Bryson Oil and Gas Plc> said it paid a
cash consideration of around 5.4 mln dlrs for about 8.6 pct of
<Cenergy Corp>, a U.S. Oil and gas exploration and production
company.
Bryson said its board has been considering a number of
possible investments to expand the company's interests and
believes the opportuni... | [
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Shr 43 cts vs 30 cts
Net 10.6 mln vs 5,967,000
Revs 62.9 mln vs 41.5 mln
Avg shrs 200.7 mln vs 20.2 mln
Year
Shr 1.26 dlrs vs 85 cts
Net 30.1 mln vs 16.6 mln
Revs 210.8 mln vs 121.6 mln
Avg shrs 23.9 mln vs 19.4 mln
NOTE: Share adjusted for January 1987 two-for-one split.
Reuter
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Employers and the port union, FNV, are
to meet again this afternoon to attempt a settlement of the
six-week-old dispute in Rotterdam's general cargo sector, but
neither side is optimistic, spokesmen for both sides told
Reuters.
Little progress was made in last night's three hours of
talks, with both sides largely r... | [
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The Unilever Plc and NV <UN.A> group saw
improved performance in almost all sectors during 1986, the
Anglo-Dutch group said in its results statement.
Very good progress was made last year, while the recent
acquisition of Chesebrough-Pond's Inc <CBM.N> was a significant
addition which will greatly benefit the ... | [
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Jan 31 end
Shr 1.40 dlrs vs 1.10 dlrs
Net 16.4 mln vs 12.9 mln
Revs 196.2 mln vs 157.5 mln
Reuter
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Greenwood Resources Inc said it has sold
its 4,300,000 common share majority holding in <New London Oil
Ltd> of London to an affiliate of <Guinness Peat Group PLC> of
London and an affiliate of <Sidro SA> of Belgium for a total of
1,700,0000 dlrs in cash.
The company said it will apply the proceeds of the ... | [
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H.J. Heinz <HNZ.N> chairman Tony O'Reilly
would be interested in buying Guinness PLC <GUIN.L>'s brewery
division if it were for sale, a spokesman said.
The spokesman, reacting to Irish and British press reports,
said "He continues to be interested were the group to offer the
brewery side of Guinness for sale.... | [
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Equatorial Communications
Co said it expects to report losses of about 57 mln dlrs for
the fourth quarter and 68 mln dlrs for the full year 1986 on
revenues of about 10 mln dlrs for the quarter and 52 mln dlrs
for the year.
Equatorial said the losses will include a charge of about
45 mln dlrs from costs associated ... | [
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Transamerica Corp said it will have
an after-tax gain of about 10 mln U.S. dlrs on the sale of its
Occidental Life Insurance Co of Australia Ltd affiliate to
<Pratt and Co Financial Services Pty Ltd> of Melbourne for 105
mln Australian dlrs.
The sale was announced earlier today in Australia. Proceeds
will be use... | [
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Shr 1.78 dlrs vs 1.64 dlrs
Net 117 mln vs 106 mln
Sales 2.02 billion vs 1.85 billion
Avg shrs 65.6 mln vs 63.9 mln
Year
Shr 3.25 dlrs vs 2.75 dlrs
Net 214 mln vs 177 mln
Sales 6.50 billion vs 5.96 billion
Avg shrs 65.6 mln vs 63.9 mln
NOTE: Share data restated to reflect two for one ... | [
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<BP Oil Ltd>, the U.K. Marketing and
refining arm of British Petroleum Co Plc <BP.L>, raised its
pretax operating profit on a replacement cost basis to 182 mln
stg in calendar 1986, compared with 66 mln stg in 1985.
Sales and operating revenue fell to 3.1 billion stg from
4.2 billion on a replacement cost bas... | [
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The U.S. Wants Japan to eliminate import
controls on agricultural products within three years, visiting
U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Allen Wallis
told Eishiro Saito, Chairman of the Federation of Economic
Organisations (Keidanren), a spokesman for Keidanren said.
The spokesman quoted Wallis as... | [
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Firstcorp Inc said it weill report
an after-tax gain of 1,827,000 dlrs or 56 cts per share primary
and 42 cts fully diluted from the proposed condemnation and
acquisition of a parking deck it operates by Wake County.
The company said if it reinvested proceeds in a similar
property within 24 months, the gain on the ... | [
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Oper shr 43 cts vs 21 cts
Oper net 6,846,000 vs 3,386,000
Revs 137.1 mln vs 107.6 mln
Year
Oper shr 1.36 dlrs vs 42 cts
Oper net 21,764,000 vs 7,239,000
Revs 516.4 mln vs 454.7 mln
Note: 1986 qtr excludes extraordinary gain of 784,000 dlrs
or five cts share, versus extraordinary loss of 110,... | [
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The Bank of England said it had revised
its forecast of the shortage in the money market down to 450
mln stg before taking account of its morning operations. At
noon the bank had estimated the shortfall at 500 mln stg.
REUTER
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Viacom International Inc said <National
Amusements Inc> has again raised the value of its offer for
Viacom's publicly held stock.
The company said the special committee of its board plans
to meet later today to consider this offer and the one
submitted March one by <MCV Holdings Inc>.
A spokeswoman was un... | [
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