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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. Reuter
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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 Reuter
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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. Reuter
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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 Reuter
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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. Reuter
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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 shares of Union ...
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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 Reuter
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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 Reuter
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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. Reuter
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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 Reuter
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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. Reuter
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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 Reuter
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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 hedged in ...
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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. Reuter
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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. Reuter
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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 Reuter
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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 equipment and replacement market...
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Qtly dividend 28 cts vs 28 cts Pay April 24 Record April 10 Reuter
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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 4,676,...
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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 convertible note to Ven...
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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 this year, the same rate ...
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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 Reuter
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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 Reuter
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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 in tandem with Rexnord's common ...
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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, Fidelity International Ltd, a Bermuda-based...
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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. Hartford ...
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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 Group...
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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. However, trading...
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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. The union represents a...
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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 of 2,1...
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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 Note: Shr/avg shrs data show ...
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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. Reuter
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Qtly div 28 cts vs 28 cts prior Pay April 20 Record March 31 Reuter
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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. Net earnings were 326 mln d...
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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, in...
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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 issue certi...
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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 4.9 ml...
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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 share cash, or 242 mln dlrs, in...
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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. Partly...
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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. Ayala told an oil seminar the project,...
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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 also aided by lower interest rates...
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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 analysts' forecasts yesterday...
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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. In January 1985, before the Nat...
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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...
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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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