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AMERICAN STORES <ASC> SEES LOWER YEAR NET
American Stores Co said it expects to report earnings per share of 3.70 to 3.85 dlrs per share on sales of slightly over 14 billion dlrs for the year ended January 31. The supermarket chain earned 4.11 dlrs per share on sales of 13.89 billion dlrs last year. The company did not elaborate.
Corporate News
CAMPBELL SOUP CO <CPB> SETS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div 36 cts vs 36 cts Pay April 30 Record April 7
Financial Reports
EQUITABLE RESOURCES INC <EQT> IN REGULAR PAYOUT
Qtly div 30 cts vs 30 cts prior Pay June one Record May eight NOTE: Current dividend is equivalent to previous quarterly dividend of 45 cts per share, after giving effect to 3-for-2 stock split effective March 3, 1987.
Corporate News
ELECTROSOUND GROUP INC <ESG>3RD QTR FEB 28 LOSS
Oper shr loss one cts vs loss five cts Oper net loss 15,000 vs loss 79,000 Revs 6,244,000 vs 8,148,000 Avg shrs 1,912,000 vs 1,537,000 Nine mths Oper shr profit 19 cts vs profit 22 cts Oper net profit 347,000 vs profit 341,000 Revs 22.6 mln vs 28.5 mln Avg shrs 1,840,00...
Financial Reports
BP <BP> MAY HAVE TO RAISE BID - ANALYSTS
British Petroleum Co PLC may have to raise its planned 70 dlrs a share tender offer for the publicly traded shares of Standard Oil Co <SRD>, analysts said. "There's a lot of speculation here that someway or other they would be forced to come up with another bid," said Rosario Ilaqua of L.F. Rothschil...
Financial Reports
KASLER CORP <KASL> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr profit three cts vs loss seven cts Net profit 161,000 vs loss 367,000 Revs 24.3 mln vs 26.5 mln
Financial Reports
VIACOM <VIA> SETS RECORD DATE FOR MERGER VOTE
Viacom International Inc said it set April 6 as the record date for shareholders entitled to vote at a special meeting to be held to vote on the proposed merger of Arsenal Acquiring Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of <Arsenal Holdings Inc> into Viacom. It said the date of the special meeting has not ...
Financial Reports
NO GRAIN SHIPMENTS TO THE USSR -- USDA
There were no shipments of U.S. grain or soybeans to the Soviet Union in the week ended March 19, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department's latest Export Sales report. The USSR has purchased 2.40 mln tonnes of U.S. corn for delivery in the fourth year of the U.S.-USSR grain agreement. Total...
Financial Reports
COURIER <CRRC> SEES SECOND QUARTER LOSS
Courier Corp said it expects to report a small loss for the second fiscal quarter against a profit of 828,000 dlrs a year ago. The company attributed the loss to competitive pressures which have cut gross margins. In addition, it said it is incurring significant expenses from management programs aimed ...
Financial Reports
CONTINUING CARE ASSOCIATES <CONC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr four cts vs two cts Net 59,700 vs 27,300 Revs 3,123,900 vs 1,911,900 12 mths Shr six cts vs nine cts Net 94,100 vs 81,600 Revs 9,802,000 vs 5,922,000 NOTE: qtr 1986 and qtr prior includes tax gain 9,000 and 1,900, respectively; and year 1986 and year prior includes tax ...
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USDA COMMENTS ON EXPORT SALES REPORT
Corn sales of 2,806,300 tonnes in the week ended March 19 were the highest level since mid-November, 1979, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The department said the USSR dominated the week's activity with purchases of 1.4 mln tonnes (which were earlier reported under the daily reporting system). Oth...
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U.S. M-1 MONEY SUPPLY RISES 1.2 BILLION DLRS IN MARCH 16 WEEK, FED SAYS
U.S. M-1 MONEY SUPPLY RISES 1.2 BILLION DLRS IN MARCH 16 WEEK, FED SAYS
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U.S. BANK DISCOUNT BORROWINGS AVERAGE 302 MLN DLRS A DAY IN MARCH 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
U.S. BANK DISCOUNT BORROWINGS AVERAGE 302 MLN DLRS A DAY IN MARCH 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
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U.S. BANK NET FREE RESERVES 603 MLN DLRS IN TWO WEEKS TO MARCH 25, FED SAYS
U.S. BANK NET FREE RESERVES 603 MLN DLRS IN TWO WEEKS TO MARCH 25, FED SAYS
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VALLEY FEDERAL <VFED> SPLITS STOCK TWO-FOR-ONE
Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association said its board declared a two-for-one stock split for its common stock. The split will be effected in the form of a 100 pct stock dividend, to be issued April 30 to stockholders of record March 31.
Corporate News
ATCOR <ATCO> CUTS DIVIDEND
Atcor Inc said it cut its quarterly dividend to three cts per share from 12 cts because of depressed earnings. The dividend is payable April 15 to holders of record April 6. It said it will continue to review the dividend on a quarterly basis.
Corporate News
U.S. M-1 MONEY SUPPLY RISES 1.2 BILLION DLR
U.S. M-1 money supply rose 1.2 billion dlrs to a seasonally adjusted 740.2 billion dlrs in the March 16 week, the Federal Reserve said. The previous week's M-1 level was revised to 739.0 billion dlrs from 738.7 billion, while the four-week moving average of M-1 rose to 739.1 billion dlrs from 738.3 bill...
Financial Reports
TERRANO CORP <TRNO> YEAR DEC 31 OPER NET
Oper shr profit 12 cts vs loss 1.15 dlrs Oper net profit 300,286 vs loss 2,855,887 Revs 2,456,616 mln vs 2,979,206 Avg shrs 2,527,720 vs 2,482,197 NOTE: 1986 earnings exclude extraordinary gain from forgiveness of debt through reorganization under Chapter 11 of 280,505 dlrs, or 11 cts a sh...
Commodities and Trade
ATCOR INC <ATCO> CUT DIVIDEND
Qtly div three cts vs 12 cts prior Pay April 15 Record April 6
Commodities and Trade
UNILEVER HAS IMPROVED MARGINS, VOLUMES IN 1986
Unilever Plc <UN.A> and NV group reported improvements in margins and underlying sales volume growth of five pct in 1986 after stripping out the effects of falling prices, disposals and currency movements, Unilever Plc chairman Michael Angus said. He told reporters that volumes in North America incre...
Commodities and Trade
STANDARD OIL <SRD> SEES BOOST IN 1987 CASH FLOW
Standard Oil Co expects the sale of assets and federal tax refunds resulting from last year's loss to add about one billion dlrs to its normal cash flows from operations in 1987, its annual report said. Last year, the report noted, the cash flow from operations dropped to 1.8 billion dlrs from 3.5 billi...
Commodities and Trade
FORMER HERSTATT DEALER CAN BE SUED, COURT RULES
The former chief currency dealer of Herstatt Bank, which collapsed in 1974 on foreign exchange speculation in West Germany's biggest banking crash, can stand trial for damages, a court ruled. The court overturned a claim by Danny Dattel that a case for damages should not be allowed after such a long int...
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NEXT FEW MONTHS CRUCIAL FOR OIL - HERNANDEZ
Energy and Mines Minister Arturo Hernandez Grisanti today told a meeting of regional oil exporters the next few months will be critical to efforts to achieve price recovery and stabilize the market. Hernandez said while OPEC and non-OPEC nations have already made some strides in their efforts to streng...
Commodities and Trade
HOWARD B. WOLF INC <HBW> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr two cts vs three cts Net 21,080 vs 35,393 Revs 2,026,017 vs 2,476,068 Nine mths Shr five cts vs six cts Net 48,567 vs 59,527 Revs 6,231,242 vs 6,519,473
Market and Economy
BURR-BROWN <BBRC> SEES LOWER 1ST QTR EARNINGS
Burr-Brown Corp said its first quarter 1987 results will show profits significantly below the 1,058,000 dlrs, or 11 cts per share, earned in the first quarter last year. The company said the profit decline will be the result of an increase in reserves for inventory valuation. The increase will be to c...
Corporate News
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SARA LEE <SLE> TO BUY 34 PCT OF DIM
Sara Lee Corp said it agreed to buy a 34 pct interest in Paris-based DIM S.A., a subsidiary of BIC S.A., at a cost of about 84 mln dlrs. DIM S.A., a hosiery manufacturer, had 1985 sales of about 260 mln dlrs. The investment includes the purchase of 360,537 newly issued DIM shares valued at about 5...
Financial Reports
BRAZIL OIL OUTPUT FELL IN FEBRUARY, USAGE UP
Brazilian crude oil and liquefied natural gas production fell to an average 583,747 barrels per day in February from 596,740 in the same 1986 month, the state oil company Petrobras said. The drop was due to operating problems in the Campos Basin, the country's main producing area, where output was down ...
Financial Reports
MEDIA GENERAL INC UPS QTLY DIV TO 68 CTS/SHR FROM 64 CTS, SETS STOCK SPLIT
MEDIA GENERAL INC UPS QTLY DIV TO 68 CTS/SHR FROM 64 CTS, SETS STOCK SPLIT
Market and Economy
CORRECTED - MEDIA GENERAL INC UPS ANNUAL DIV TO 68 CTS/SHR FROM 64 CTS, SETS STOCK SPLIT (CORRECTS TO SHOW RAISE IN ANNUAL DIV, NOT QTLY)
CORRECTED - MEDIA GENERAL INC UPS ANNUAL DIV TO 68 CTS/SHR FROM 64 CTS, SETS STOCK SPLIT (CORRECTS TO SHOW RAISE IN ANNUAL DIV, NOT QTLY)
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CENTRAL CAPITAL PLANS THREE-FOR-TWO STOCK SPLIT
<Central Capital Corp> said it planned a three-for-two split of its common and class A subordinate voting shares, subject to shareholder approval at the April 23 annual meeting. It said the split would raise the amount of common shares to about 25.2 mln from 16.8 mln and subordinate voting shares t...
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WHITE HOUSE UNIT DECIDES ON SEMICONDUCTORS
The White House Economic Policy Council made a recommendation to President Reagan whether to retaliate against Japan for alleged unfair practices in semiconductor trade, U.S. officials said. They would not disclose the council's recommendation, but the officials said earlier it was likely the council wo...
Commodities and Trade
NORTHERN INDIANA <NI> 12 MTHS FEB 28 LOSS
Shr loss 66 cts vs profit 1.07 dlrs Net loss 20,957,000 vs profit 11,041,000 Revs 1.54 billion vs 1.85 billion Avg shrs 73.2 mln vs 71.7 mln NOTE: 1986 net excludes charge of 94.8 mln dlrs or 1.32 dlrs a share from abandonment of Bailly nuclear plant. Northern Indiana Public Service Co...
Financial Reports
CHAVIN RAISES STAKE IN MYERS (MYR)
Chicago real estate developer Leonard Chavin told the Securities and Exchange Commission he had raised his stake in the L.E. Meyers Co Group to 11 pct from 9.7 pct. He also said an investment banker repesenting him met with Myers' officers, telling them of his plans for a takeover and that he may soli...
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CANAMAX, PACIFIC TRANS-OCEAN APPROVE PRODUCTION
<Canamax Resources Inc> and <Pacific Trans-Ocean Resources Ltd> said they conditionally approved starting production at their jointly owned Ketza River gold deposit in the Yukon after a study recommended the move. They said production was conditional on approval of a water license and arrangement ...
Financial Reports
CAMPBELL RED LAKE MINES LTD 4TH QTR SHR 21 CTS VS 10 CTS
CAMPBELL RED LAKE MINES LTD 4TH QTR SHR 21 CTS VS 10 CTS
Market and Economy
GOLD PRODUCTION TO START AT KETZA RIVER
Canamax Resources Inc and Pacific Trans-Ocean Resources Ltd said they conditionally approved starting production at their jointly owned Ketza River gold deposit in the Yukon after a study recommended the move. They said production was conditional on approval of a water license and arrangement of appropr...
Market and Economy
HONEYWELL <HON> DEBT RISES ON SPERRY BUYOUT
Honeywell Inc said its total debt rose by more than 85 pct in 1986, mainly due to its 1.02 billion dlr acquisition of the Sperry Aerospace Group. At yearend, according to the company's 1986 annual report, Honeywell's total debt stood at 1.44 billion dlrs, compared with 776.6 mln dlrs in 1985. Hone...
Corporate News
MCINTYRE MINES <MP> COMPLETES UNIT SALE
McIntyre Mines Ltd said it completed the previously announced sale of all shares of wholly owned Smoky River Coal Ltd and certain related assets to Smoky River Holdings Ltd for a nominal cash consideration. McIntyre did not specify the cash amount of the sale. Smoky River Holdings is an Alberta comp...
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CHINA CALLS FOR BETTER TRADE DEAL WITH U.S.
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...
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MEDIA GENERAL <MEG.A> UPS DIVIDEND, SETS SPLIT
Media General Inc said it raised the annual dividend on its class A and class B common stock to 68 cts a share from 64 cts. The company said it also declared a two-for-one stock split of both stock issues, which is subject to shareholder approval of an increase in the number of authorized class A shares...
Commodities and Trade
INVESTMENT GROUP UPS STAKE IN SCANDINAVIA <SCF>
A multinational shareholder group told the Securities and Exchange Commission it increased its stake in Scandinavia Fund Inc to 35.5 pct, from 30.5 pct. The investors include Ingemar Rydin Industritillbehor AB, of Sweden, and VBI Corp, of the West Indies.
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CAMPBELL RED LAKE MINES LTD <CRK> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 21 cts vs 10 cts Net 10,798,000 vs 4,704,000 Revs 47.4 mln vs 32.9 mln YEAR Shr 58 cts vs 54 cts Net 29.1 mln vs 25.8 mln Revs 187.7 mln vs 134.7 mln Note: 1986 net includes 2.8 mln dlr extraordinary gain in 4th qtr and 6.5 mln dlr fl-yr extraordinary loss involving p...
Commodities and Trade
(CORRECTED)-<AMERICAN VARIETY INTERNATIONAL INC>
Shr loss seven cts vs profit 11 cts Net loss 76,888 vs profit 106,885 Revs 752,234 vs 922,036 (corrects year ago per share to profit, instead of loss in item that ran on March 23)
Financial Reports
OIL EXECUTIVES SEE GRADUAL RISE IN PRICES
Top executives with Tenneco Corp <TGT> and Sabine Corp <SAB> said they expected world oil prices to gradually increase over the next two years as U.S. reliance on imports of oil from the Middle East grows. "I believe we have bottomed out and can look forward to a trend of gradually increasing pri...
Commodities and Trade
U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY SAYS EXPORT RISE NEEDED
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige said after the release of a sharply lower January leading indicator index that a pickup in exports is needed. "The best tonic for the economy now would be a pickup in net exports," he said in a statement after the department reported the index fell 1.0 pct in January ...
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REPORT SAYS SOVIET ECONOMIC PLANS TOO OPTIMISTIC
The Soviet economy has grown at an increased rate under Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership, but his goals may be too ambitious, according to a report from U.S. intelligence agencies. The report was prepared jointly by the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency for the Congressiona...
Commodities and Trade
GREAT AMERICAN CORP SEES 1ST QTR CHARGE OF 14.1 MLN DLRS AGAINST LOAN LOSS ALLOWANCE
GREAT AMERICAN CORP SEES 1ST QTR CHARGE OF 14.1 MLN DLRS AGAINST LOAN LOSS ALLOWANCE
Commodities and Trade
GREAT AMERICAN <GTAM> SEES CHARGE, WRITEDOWN
Great American Corp said preliminary findings by regulatory examiners of its AMBANK subsidiary will result in a first quarter charge of 14.1 mln dlrs and a writedown of 1.4 mln dlrs. The charge will be made against the allowance for possible loan losses, and the writedown is of other real estate. ...
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<MARATHON NATIONAL BANK> YEAR NET
Shr 78 cts vs 51 cts Net 725,000 vs 451,000 Assets 98.5 mln vs 85.9 mln Loans 40.5 mln vs 28.8 mln Deposits 90.4 mln vs 78.7 mln
Commodities and Trade
MACMILLAN BLOEDEL <MMBLF> STOCK SPLIT APPROVED
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd said shareholders approved the company's previously reported proposed three-for-one stock split.
Corporate News
CTC DEALER TO APPEAL CANADIAN TIRE DECISION
CTC Dealer Holdings Ltd said it would appeal a previously reported Ontario court ruling upholding an Ontario Securities Commission decision to block CTC's bid for 49 pct of <Canadian Tire Corp Ltd> common shares. CTC, a group of Canadian Tire dealers, added that it also extended its tender offer to M...
Commodities and Trade
PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD TAKES 51 MLN DLR WRITEDOWN
<Precambrian Shield Resources Ltd>, earlier reporting a large loss against year-ago profit, said the 1986 loss was mainly due to a 51,187,000 dlr writedown on its U.S. operations, uneconomic coal and other mineral properties. Precambrian, which is 89 pct owned by <Mark Resources Inc>, said it to...
Commodities and Trade
URS CORP <URS> REGULAR STOCK DIVIDEND
Qtly div five pct stock vs five pct stock Pay April 16 Record April six
Commodities and Trade
DUCOMMUN INC <DCO> QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div five cts vs five cts Pay April 30 Record April 15
Commodities and Trade
TEKTRONIX INC <TEK> QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div 15 cts vs 15 cts Pay May 4 Record April 10 Note: previous dividend restated to reflect January 26 two-for-one stock split.
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<MCM CORP> TO DELAY YEAREND REPORT
McM Corp said it has been forced to delay the release of its fourth quarter and yearend results until it can determine the effects on its balance sheet of a possible increase in liabilities at a unit. Earlier this month, the company's Occidental Fire and Casualty Co unit paid 26 mln dlrs to a unit of &l...
Commodities and Trade
FED DATA INDICATE POLICY LIKELY TO STAY ON HOLD
Federal Reserve data released today indicate that there has been no policy change in recent weeks and that none is likely at next week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, economists said. "The Fed continues to be accommodative in its provision of reserves, indicating that there has been no p...
Corporate News
BLASIUS INDUSTRIES INC <BLAS> 3RD QTR LOSS
Qtr ended Feb 28 Oper shr loss one ct vs profit 12 cts Oper net profit 3,000 vs profit 218,000 Revs 12.0 mln vs 10.6 mln Avg shrs 2,421,000 vs 1,602,000 Nine mths Oper shr profit 28 cts vs profit 24 cts Oper net profit 639,000 vs profit 500,000 Revs 34.6 mln vs 31.2 mln...
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GAINSCO INC <GAIN> 4TH QTR NET
Shr nil vs four cts Net 12,000 vs 140,000 Revs 4,446,000 vs 3,998,000 Avg shrs 4,364,000 vs 3,461,000 Year Shr 60 cts vs 22 cts Net 2,257,000 vs 774,000 Revs 18.3 mln vs 21.1 mln Avg shrs 3,788,000 vs 3,461,000 Note: Net includes realized gains on investment...
Market and Economy
GATT WARNS U.S. ON FEDERAL BUDGET, PROTECTIONISM
The United States' emphasis on its foreign trade deficit is misplaced and the country's real problem lies in its large federal budget deficit, the General Agreeement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) said. By stressing its record trade deficit of 169.8 billion dlrs last year, the U.S. Was fuelling protection...
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OREGON ALUMINUM SMELTER INCREASING OUTPUT
Northwest Aluminum Co said it will open a second pot line in mid-May, bringing the smelter here to 80 pct of its production capacity. Northwest Aluminum President Brett Wilcox, who leased the 30-year-old smelter from Martin Marietta Corp., said production would increase from around 45 tons a year at pre...
Commodities and Trade
KENYAN ECONOMY FACES PROBLEMS, PRESIDENT SAYS
The Kenyan economy is heading for difficult times after a boom last year, and the country must tighten its belt to prevent the balance of payments swinging too far into deficit, President Daniel Arap Moi said. In a speech at the state opening of parliament, Moi said high coffee prices and cheap oil in 1...
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Japan February consumer prices unchanged (0.4 pct January drop) - official
Japan February consumer prices unchanged (0.4 pct January drop) - official
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JAPAN CONSUMER PRICES UNCHANGED IN FEBRUARY
Japan's consumer price index (base 1985) was unchanged at 99.7 in February from a month earlier, the government's Management and Coodination Agency said. The index showed a 0.4 pct drop in January. The February index was down one pct from a year earlier for the third consecutive year-on-year drop. ...
Financial Reports
N.Z. FOREIGN RESERVES FALL SLIGHTLY IN FEBRUARY
New Zealand's official foreign reserves fell slightly to 7.13 billion N.Z. Dlrs in February from 7.15 billion in January but were sharply above 2.85 billion in February 1986, the Reserve Bank said in its weekly statistical release.
Industrial and Sector News
Bank of Japan buys dollars around 149.00 yen - Tokyo dealers
Bank of Japan buys dollars around 149.00 yen - Tokyo dealers
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WHITE HOUSE PANEL SAID URGING JAPAN RETALIATION
The White House Economic Policy Council decided to recommend trade sanctions against Japan for violations of the U.S.-Japanese semiconductor agreement, industry sources said. They would give no details, noting that the White House had not commented on the decision. The administration has been under pr...
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NAKASONE TO VISIT WASHINGTON IN LATE APRIL
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone will make an official week-long visit to the United States from April 29 and hold talks in Washington with President Reagan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masaharu Gotoda told reporters. Government sources said Nakasone would try to resolve growing bilateral trade friction and...
Commodities and Trade
INDIA STEPS UP COUNTERTRADE DEALS TO CUT TRADE GAP
India is searching for non-communist countertrade partners to help it cut its trade deficit and conserve foreign exchange. Wheat, tobacco, tea, coffee, jute, engineering and electronic goods, as well as minerals including iron ore, are all on offer in return for crude oil, petroleum products, chemical...
Commodities and Trade
BP AUSTRALIA REPORTS 16.15 MLN DLR YEAR LOSS
The <British Petroleum Co of Australia Ltd> reported a 16.15 mln dlr net loss for 1986 against a 73.38 mln dlr profit in 1985 after sales fell to 2.27 billion dlrs from 2.94 billion. The British Petroleum Co Plc <BP.L> unit attributed the deficit to stock losses arising from the drop in crude pric...
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JAPAN SEAMLESS PIPE MAKERS TO FORM EXPORT CARTEL
Four major Japanese steelmakers plan to form a seamless pipe export cartel for markets other than the U.S. And the European Community for a year from April to keep prices above output costs, company officials involved said. The companies are Nippon steel Corp <NSTC.T>, Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd &...
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ANZ BANK SAYS IT WILL CUT AUSTRALIAN PRIME TO 18.25 PCT FROM 18.5 ON MARCH 30
ANZ BANK SAYS IT WILL CUT AUSTRALIAN PRIME TO 18.25 PCT FROM 18.5 ON MARCH 30
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JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LTD <JARD.HKG> YEAR 1986
Shr 126 H.K. Cents vs 42 (adjusted) Final div 30 cents vs 10, making 40 vs 10 Net 479 mln dlrs vs 157 mln Turnover 10.4 billion vs 10.5 billion Note - Profits excluded extraordinary items 52 mln dlrs vs losses 426 mln. Dividend payable after general meeting on June 4, books close April 22 ...
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BHP CO LTD NET PROFIT 603.0 MLN DLRS FIRST THREE QTRS VS 813.0 MLN
BHP CO LTD NET PROFIT 603.0 MLN DLRS FIRST THREE QTRS VS 813.0 MLN
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JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LTD <JARD.HKG> YEAR 1986
Shr 126 H.K. Cents vs 42 (adjusted) Final div 30 cents vs 10, making 40 vs 10 Net 479 mln dlrs vs 157 mln Turnover 10.4 billion vs 10.5 billion Note - Profits excluded extraordinary items 52 mln dlrs vs losses 426 mln. Dividend payable after general meeting on June 4, books close April 22 ...
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Japan February industrial production rose 0.3 pct (0.5 pct January drop) - official
Japan February industrial production rose 0.3 pct (0.5 pct January drop) - official
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THE BROKEN HILL PTY CO LTD <BRKN.S> NINE MONTHS
First nine months ended Feb 28 Shr 47.4 cents vs 65.2 Net 603.0 mln dlrs vs 813.0 mln Sales 6.52 billion vs 6.53 billion Other income 454.9 mln vs 160.2 mln Shrs 1.27 billion vs 1.03 billion. Final div 20 cents vs same, making 37.5 vs same. One-for-five bonus issue Thir...
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JAPAN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RISES IN FEBRUARY
Japan's industrial production index (base 1980) rose 0.3 pct to a seasonally adjusted 122.7 in February from the previous month, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said. Output fell 0.5 pct in January from a month earlier. The preliminary, unadjusted February index rose 0.6 pct from ...
Commodities and Trade
SOUTH KOREA PLANS 11-12 PCT BUDGET RISE IN 1988
South Korea plans to increase the size of its budget in 1988 by 11 to 12 pct from this year's 15,596 billion won, Economic Planning Board officials said. The proposed boost is based on a government forecast that gross national product (gnp) will grow by more than 7.5 pct and the gnp deflator by 3.5 pct ...
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SCOTT'S HOSPITALITY ACQUIRES CAPITAL FOOD
<Scott's Hospitality Inc> said it acquired all issued shares of Capital Food Services Ltd, of Ottawa. Terms were not disclosed. Scott's said Capital Food had 1986 sales of more than 20 mln dlrs and will continue to operate under its present name with existing management. Capital Food provides f...
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JARDINE MATHESON PLANS FOUR-FOR-ONE BONUS ISSUE
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd <JARD.HKG> said it planned a bonus issue of four new "B" shares of 20 H.K. Cents each for every ordinary share of par value two dlrs. A company statement said the firm expects to pay a total 1987 dividend of four cents per "B" share, while the "A" share dividend will b...
Market and Economy
BHP SEES STRONG FOURTH QUARTER BUT LOWER YEAR NET
The Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd <BRKN.S> said it expects a strong full year result, helped by sigificant investment allowance credits in the fourth quarter, but net will fall short of the record 988.2 mln dlrs earned in 1985/86 ended May 31. The group earlier reported its net earnings dropped to 603.0 m...
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Japan Feb current account surplus 7.38 billion dlrs (Jan 4.95 billion surplus)
Japan Feb current account surplus 7.38 billion dlrs (Jan 4.95 billion surplus)
Commodities and Trade
Japan February trade surplus 8.14 billion dlrs (January 5.70 billion surplus)
Japan February trade surplus 8.14 billion dlrs (January 5.70 billion surplus)
Corporate News
JAPAN FEBRUARY CURRENT ACCOUNT, TRADE SURPLUS JUMP
Japan's current account surplus rose to 7.38 billion dlrs in February from 3.89 billion a year ago and from 4.95 billion in January, the Finance Ministry said. The trade surplus rose to 8.14 billion dlrs in February from 4.77 billion a year earlier and 5.70 billion in January. The long-term capital ...
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PHILIPPINES TO LOBBY U.S. FOR HIGHER SUGAR QUOTA
The Philippines will ask the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) to increase its 1987 sugar import quota following market reports that Taiwan will not be able to fulfil its quota, Sugar Regulation Administration (SRA) chairman Arsenim Yulo said. Yulo told Reuters the SRA would also protest a USDA move to...
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ZIMBABWE COFFEE OUTPUT SET TO RISE
Zimbabwean coffee output will reach 13,000 tonnes this year, up on just over 11,000 tonnes produced in 1986, the Commercial Coffee Growers Association said. Administrative Executive Robin Taylor told the domestic news agency ZIANA that Zimbabwe earned the equivalent of 33 mln U.S. Dlrs from coffee expor...
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INDIA'S 1986/87 CASTOR OIL EXPORTS FALL - TRADERS
India's castor oil exports are provisionally estimated at 30,000 tonnes in fiscal 1986/87, ending March 31, against 54,000 tonnes in 1985/86 due to a shortfall in the domestic castorseed crop, private traders said. Drought in parts of the country is expected to reduce the castorseed crop to a provisio...
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UNITED STATES LINES LAYS OFF FAR EAST STAFF
<United States Lines Inc> has laid off 260 employees, almost its entire Far East staff, its Hong Kong office general manager Elliott Burnside told Reuters. He also said calls by two of its container ships to Busan, South Korea and Kaohsiung, Taiwan, had been cancelled. He declined comment on loca...
Market and Economy
USDA REJECTS SRI LANKA'S 80 U.S. DLR WHEAT PRICE
Sri Lankan Food Department officials said the U.S. Department of Agriculture rejected a U.S. Firm's offer of 80 U.S. Dlrs per tonne CAF to supply 52,500 tonnes of soft wheat to Colombo from the Pacific Northwest. They said Sri Lanka's Food Department subsequently made a counter-offer to five U.S. Firms ...
Corporate News
PHILIPPINE SUGAR CROP SET AT 1.6 MLN TONNES
Philippine sugar production in the 1987/88 crop year ending August has been set at 1.6 mln tonnes, up from a provisional 1.3 mln tonnes this year, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chairman Arsenio Yulo said. Yulo told Reuters a survey during the current milling season, which ends next month, showed...
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JAPAN SETS ASIDE YEN FUNDS TO PREVENT DLR FALL
The 50-day provisional 1987/88 budget, adopted today by the government, allows the Finance Ministry to issue up to 14,600 billion yen worth of foreign exchange fund financing bills, government sources said. Foreign exchange dealers said the yen funds would be used to buy dollars, to prevent a further do...
Corporate News
MITSUBISHI BUYS INTO DANISH DAIRY PRODUCT FIRM
Mitsubishi Corp <MITT.TOK> said it has taken a 25 pct stake worth five mln krone in <Danish Dairy Farms Ltd> and will jointly market its produce from April. The company was set up last year by three major Danish livestock cooperative federations to expand markets for their dairy products, a Mitsub...
Corporate News
JAPAN ACTS TO COOL U.S. ANGER ON TELECOMS DISPUTE
Japan has sought to assure the U.S. It is not trying to keep foreign equity in a new Japanese international telecommunications company below the legal limit of 33 pct, a Post and Telecommunications ministry official said. In a letter sent yesterday, Postal Minister Shunjiro Karasawa told U.S. Commerce...
Market and Economy
ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS HAS 10 PCT OF NORTHERN STAR
<Northern Star Holdings Ltd> said Britain's <Associated Newspapers Holdings Plc> will hold 9.99 pct of its enlarged issued capital after applying to acquire 15.9 mln shares in its recently announced placement. Associated was one of the major investors participating in the previously reported place...
Corporate News
BELGIAN DECEMBER INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS
Industrial production, excluding construction and adjusted for the number of working days, fell 1.5 pct in December from year earlier levels, the National Statistics Office said. It was also a sharp 16.8 pct below the November level, it said. The office said the production index, base 1980, stood ...
Market and Economy
TWO JAPANESE STEELMAKERS' CAPITAL SPENDING FALLS
Kawasaki Steel Corp <KAWS.T> said its parent company's capital spending in the year from April 1 will fall to 75 billion yen from 110 billion in the current year, and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd <SMIT.T> said its capital spending will drop to 70 billion yen from 85 billion. Both companies said t...
Commodities and Trade
AVANA DEFENCE DOCUMENT FORECASTS PROFITS RISE
<Avana Group Plc>, defending itself against a bid from Ranks Hovis McDougall Plc <RHML.L>, RHM, forecast a 3.4 mln stg rise in profits in the 1986/87 year. It said pretax profit should rise to 23.0 mln stg in the year to April 2, 1987 from 19.6 mln previously, and reach 27.5 mln in 1987/88. It exp...
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