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BUNDESBANK LEAVES CREDIT POLICIES UNCHANGED
The Bundesbank left credit policies unchanged after today's regular meeting of its council, a spokesman said in answer to enquiries. The West German discount rate remains at 3.0 pct, and the Lombard emergency financing rate at 5.0 pct.
Commodities and Trade
JAPAN/U.S. WILL BE AT ODDS WHILE TRADE LOPSIDED
Japan is doing all it can to solve its trade problems with the United States but the two nations will remain at odds as long as the trade account is lopsided in Japan's favour, a senior official said. "So long as there is an external imbalance there will be trade friction and ...Harsh words between the ...
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FRANCE SOLD WHEAT FLOUR TO CHINA - ONIC
France has sold between 50,000 to 100,000 tonnes of wheat flour to China, the Director General of France's Cereal Intervention Board (ONIC) Bernard Vieux said. He gave no further details of the sale, but added French millers were worried about the unfair competition facing French flour due the lack of e...
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PERU COFFEE CROP UNAFFECTED BY RAINS
Recent heavy rains have not affected the Peru coffee crop and producers are looking forward to a record harvest, the president of one of Peru's four coffee cooperative groups said. Justo Marin Ludena, president of the Cafe Peru group of cooperatives which accounts for about 20 pct of Peru's exports, t...
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DECISION EXPECTED ON U.K ROYAL ORDNANCE SALE
U.K. Defence secretary George Younger is expected to announce the government's decision on the sale of state-owned arms manufacturer <Royal Ordnance> today, parliamentary sources said. The government originally intended to float the munitions and explosives concern on the stock market, but last July ...
Corporate News
JAPANESE GROUPS URGE DRASTIC ECONOMIC PACKAGE
Japan's leading economic organisations urged the Government to prepare drastic pump-priming measures even at the cost of shelving Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's planned tax reforms, officials involved said. Officials of the Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren) said in a meeting with gove...
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SYRIA SEEKING WHITE SUGAR ON APRIL 8 - TRADE
Syria will hold a buying tender on April 8 for 36,000 tonnes of white sugar for shipment in June, July and August at a rate of 12,000 tonnes a month, traders said.
Corporate News
HOOGOVENS EXPECTS CLEAR LOSS IN 1987
<Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken NV> said it expected a "clear loss" for 1987. The company reported its 1986 profits were 44 pct lower at 154.6 mln guilders than in the year before. Turnover was 18 pct lower than in 1985. The main reason fo the fall in turnover was ...
Commodities and Trade
GERMAN MARCH COST OF LIVING DATA CONFIRMED
The cost of living was unchanged in March compared with February but stood 0.2 pct lower than in the same month in 1986, the Federal Statistics Office said. This confirms provisional figures released at the end of last month. In February the cost of living in West Germany rose 0.1 pct from January...
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SEASONAL STABILISATION SEEN FOR COFFEE PRICES
The onset of cooler weather in Brazil during the southern hemisphere winter is expected to have a stabilising effect on a weak coffee market, West German trade sources said. "The annual fear of frost in Brazil will probably grip the market sometime this month until June or early July," one trader said...
Commodities and Trade
GERMAN INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES 3.2 PCT IN FEBRUARY
West German industrial production, seasonally adjusted, rose a provisional 3.2 pct in February after a downwards revised decline of 3.4 pct in January, the Economics Ministry said. The ministry had originally estimated that industrial production fell 3.0 pct in January. The February figure is like...
Market and Economy
TOSHIBA REGRETS LINK WITH U.K. ACCESS ISSUE
Toshiba Corp <TSBA.T> said it regrets its plan to enter the U.K. Business facsimile and telephone market may be caught up in a diplomatic row over the position of Cable and Wireless Plc's <CAWL.L> in the Japanese market. Britain is considering how to retaliate against Japan's attempt to prevent Ca...
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WESTPAC IN N.Z. RAISES INDICATOR LENDING RATE
Westpac Banking Corp in New Zealand said it will increase its indicator lending rate by 1.5 percentage points to 22.5 pct from April 7. Westpac said in a statement the increase reflects high costs of funding. The bank said nervousness in the wholesale deposit market is creating uncertainty about t...
Corporate News
BANK OF JAPAN INTERVENES JUST AFTER TOKYO OPENING
The Bank of Japan intervened just after the Tokyo market opened, buying dollars at around 147.65 yen, dealers said. They were unsure of the amount of the central bank's purchasing, but it seemed to prevent the dollar from weakening against the yen amid bearish sentiment for the U.S. Currency, they sai...
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BUNDESBANK LEAVES CREDIT POLICIES UNCHANGED
The Bundesbank left credit policies unchanged after today's regular meeting of its council, a spokesman said in answer to enquiries. The West German discount rate remains at 3.0 pct, and the Lombard emergency financing rate at 5.0 pct.
Corporate News
JAPAN WARNS OF ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENT IN TRADE ROW
Japan is sending a three-man team to Washington to try to halt threatened trade sanctions that officials warn could spark a wave of anti-U.S. Sentiment here. The team will lay the groundwork for high-level emergency talks next week aimed at defusing an increasingly bitter row over trade in computer micr...
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JAPAN/U.S. WILL BE AT ODDS WHILE TRADE LOPSIDED
Japan is doing all it can to solve its trade problems with the United States but the two nations will remain at odds as long as the trade account is lopsided in Japan's favour, a senior official said. "So long as there is an external imbalance there will be trade friction and ...Harsh words between the ...
Industrial and Sector News
BANK OF FRANCE FOREIGN ASSETS RISE LATEST WEEK
Weekly figures published by the Bank of France showed its gross foreign assets rose by about two billion francs last week, when it was reported by banks to have intervened on the foreign exchange markets to support the dollar against the yen. The figures showed its gold, foreign currency and other ext...
Corporate News
BANKAMERICA <BACP> RAISES PRIME RATE TO 7.75 PCT
BankAmerica Corp, following moves by other major banks, said it has raised its prime rate to 7.75 pct from 7.50 pct, effective today.
Commodities and Trade
LME DETAILS MARCH 1987 TURNOVER
The London Metal Exchange, LME, issued turnovers for March 1987, with figures for corresponding period 1986 in brackets. All in tonnes except Silver which in troy ounces. Copper higher grade nil (2,526,425), Standard cathodes nil (6,325), Grade A 2,429,200 (nil), Standard Copper 17,050 (nil), Lead...
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NEWS CORP <NWS> STARTS HARPER/ROW <HPR> BID
News Corp Ltd of Australia said it has started its previously announced tender offer for all shares of Harper and Row Publishers Inc at 65 dlrs per share. In a newspaper advertisement, the company said the offer is conditioned on received of at least 51 pct of Harper and Row's shares. The offering and ...
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INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY <ITX> SEES 4TH QTR LOSS
International Technology corp said it expects to report a loss for the fourth quarter ended March 31 of about 20 cts per share, compared with a year-earlier profit of 11 cts. The company blamed the expected loss on regulatory and permitting issues that limited the full utilization of hazardous waste t...
Financial Reports
WESTLB LUXEMBOURG REPORTS LOWER 1986 NET PROFIT
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale <WELG.F> said its wholly-owned Luxembourg subsidiary WestLB International SA posted a decline in 1986 net profit to 12.6 mln marks from 48.5 mln a year earlier. WestLB International will pay a 12.5 mln mark dividend to WestLB, down from 47.7 mln a year earlier. ...
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40 MINERS TRAPPED BY FIRE IN GASPE COPPER MINE
Some 40 miners were trapped underground today by a fire in a copper mine in the Gaspe area of eastern Quebec, officials said. There were no reports of any deaths. A mine official said that the fire broke out last night and about 25 of the miners made it to safety. He said telephone contact had...
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OTHER MILDS COFFEE PRODUCERS TO MEET MAY 4
Coffee producers belonging to the "Other Milds" group will meet May 4 in Guatemala to discuss the possibility of restoring export quotas, producer delegates told reporters after the closing session of the International Coffee Organization, ICO, executive board meeting. The "Other Milds" group, comprisin...
Commodities and Trade
<ALOHA INC> BUYOUT COMPLETED
Aloha Inc said its leveraged buyout by AQ Corp, which acquired 91 pct of Aloha common and 82 pct of Aloha preferred in a tender offer that concluded December 26, has been completed for 28.50 dlrs per common or preferred share. AQ is controlled by Aloha chairman Hung Wo Ching, vice chairman Sheridan C....
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN FURTHER 152 MLN STG HELP
The Bank of England said it had given the money market a further 152 mln stg assistance in the afternoon session. This takes the Bank's total help so far today to 497 mln stg and compares with its forecast of a shortage in the system of around 700 mln stg which it earlier revised down from 800 mln. ...
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BANK OF FRANCE LEAVES INTERVENTION RATE UNCHANGED AT 7-3/4 PCT - OFFICIAL
BANK OF FRANCE LEAVES INTERVENTION RATE UNCHANGED AT 7-3/4 PCT - OFFICIAL
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HONG KONG FIRM UPS WRATHER<WCO> STAKE TO 11 PCT
Industrial Equity (Pacific) Ltd, a Hong Kong investment firm, said it raised its stake in Wrather Corp to 816,000 shares, or 11.3 pct of the total outstanding common stock, from 453,300 shares, or 6.3 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Industrial Equity, which is principally o...
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FRENCH FREE MARKET CEREAL EXPORT BIDS DETAILED
French operators have requested licences to export 422,000 tonnes of free market maize, 212,000 tonnes of barley and 20,000 tonnes of feed wheat at today's EC tender, trade sources said. For the maize, rebates requested range between 129.25 and 138.74 European currency units per tonne, for the barley ...
Industrial and Sector News
BANK OF FRANCE LEAVES INTERVENTION RATE UNCHANGED
The Bank of France said it left its intervention rate unchanged at 7-3/4 pct when it injected funds to the market against first category paper in todays money market intervention tender. Money market dealers had earlier expressed mixed views on a possible quarter point cut. The rate was last adjus...
Industrial and Sector News
NP ENERGY <NPEEQ> SAYS TRUSTEE APPOINTED
NP Energy Corp said the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has indicated it will appoint a trustee to oversee the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. It said it hopes the appointment will thwart "hostile" actions being pursued by two unsecured creditors to whose claims the company objects. NP further ...
Commodities and Trade
CPC INTERNATIONAL <CPC> SELLS SOUTH AFRICAN UNIT
CPC International Inc said it has completed the sale of its South African subsidiary Robertsons Pty Ltd to a consortium of European and South African investors for an undisclosed amount in excess of book value due to the increasing difficulty of operating there. It said the operation accounted for less ...
Market and Economy
<GIANT YELLOWKNIFE MINES LTD> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 23 cts vs 46 cts Net 987,000 vs 1,990,000 Revs 14.6 mln vs 15.0 mln Year Shr 89 cts vs 1.32 dlrs Net 3,846,000 vs 5,690,000 Revs 58.1 mln vs 56.6 mln
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NORTH EAST INSURANCE CO <NEIC> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 85 cts vs loss 1.36 dlrs Net loss 1,653,386 vs loss 2,646,876 Year Shr loss 12 cts vs loss 1.30 dlrs Net loss 236,469 vs loss 2,522,293 NOTE: Year net includes realized investment gains of 734,609 dlrs vs 645,438 dlrs.
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U.S. FIRST TIME JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE IN WEEK
New applications for unemployment insurance benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 355,000 in the week ended March 21 from 341,000 in the prior week, the Labor Department said. The number of people actually receiving benefits under regular state programs totaled 2,480,000 in the week ended March 14, t...
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MELLON BANK EXPECTS TO REPORT A FIRST QUARTER LOSS OF 55 MLN TO 65 MLN DLRS
MELLON BANK EXPECTS TO REPORT A FIRST QUARTER LOSS OF 55 MLN TO 65 MLN DLRS
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FIRST CHICAGO <FNB> RAISES PRIME RATE
First Chicago Corp said its First National Bank of Chicago raised its prime rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct, effective immediately.
Corporate News
WILLCOX AND GIBBS INC <WG> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 42 cts vs 41 cts Oper net 2,322,000 vs 1,785,000 Sales 72.3 mln vs 59.8 mln Avg shrs 5,527,000 vs 4,355,000 Year Oper shr 1.48 dlrs vs 1.40 dlrs Oper net 7,637,000 vs 5,973,000 Sales 261.7 mln vs 224.7 mln Avg shrs 5,165,000 vs 4,277,000 NOTE: 1985 operat...
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MELLON BANK SAYS IT WILL CUT DIVIDEND TO 35 CTS A SHR FROM 69 CTS
MELLON BANK SAYS IT WILL CUT DIVIDEND TO 35 CTS A SHR FROM 69 CTS
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AMERICAN BARRICK <ABX> SELLS OHIO ASSETS
American Barrick Resources Corp said it sold two coal supply agreements and substantially all assets at its two coal mines in Ohio to <Peabody Coal Co> of Henderson, Kentucky, for an undisclosed price. The company said proceeds from this sale, together with the sale of the remaining coal assets, shou...
Corporate News
COMERICA <CMCA> RAISES PRIME RATE
Comerica Inc said it raised its prime interest rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct, effective April 1.
Market and Economy
NORTH EAST <NEIC> MAY VIOLATE CAPITAL RULES
North East Insurance Co said due to the magnitude of its losses in 1986 and 1985, it may be found in violation of minimum capital and surplus requirements by officials in Maine and New York and be subject to sanctions and administrative actions in those and other states. The company today reported a 198...
Corporate News
ELECTROMEDICS INC <ELMD> YEAR NET
Shr profit nil vs loss three cts Net profit 140,022 vs loss 882,869 Revs 13.3 mln vs 8,870,035 Avg shrs 45.0 mln vs 35.0 mln Backlog 1,683,000 vs 978,000 NOTE: Current year net includes tax credit of 51,000 dlrs.
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ELECTROMEDICS <ELMD> TO TAKE 1ST QTR CHARGE
Electromedics Inc said it expects to take a 150,000 dlr charge against first quarter results due to the conversion of debentures. The company said, however, it expects "positive" operating comparisons for the period. Electromedics lost 6,000 dlrs in last year's first quarter.
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GE <GE> PROFIT OUTLOOK AIDED BY ENGINE ORDER
One of General Electric Co's biggest businesses, aircraft engines, will ride a wave of increasing profits into 1991 because of a new contract worth 650 mln dlrs, Wall Street analysts said. Previously, it was expected the business would peak and decline at some point in the next five years. The improved ...
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SHELDAHL INC <SHEL> 2ND QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 24 cts vs four cts Net 663,000 vs 109,000 Sales 20.5 mln vs 13.9 mln Six mths Shr 48 cts vs nine cts Net 1,311,000 vs 255,000 Sales 43.2 mln vs 30.0 mln Avg shrs 2,719,205 vs 2,804,048
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MELLON <MEL> SEES LARGE FIRST-QUARTER LOSS
Mellon Bank Corp said it expects to report a loss for the first quarter in the range of 55 mln to 65 mln dlrs or 2.13 to 2.15 dlrs a share. The company also said it intends to reduce its second quarter common stock dividend to 35 cts a share from 69 cts. Mellon said it will make a provision for loan...
Market and Economy
TURKISH CENTRAL BANK SETS LIRA/DOLLAR, DM RATES
Turkey's Central Bank set a lira/dollar rate for April 3 of 782.50/786.41 to the dollar, down from 780.00/783.90. It set a lira/D-mark rate of 428.30/430.44 to the mark, up from 429.15/431.30.
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 40 MLN STG LATE HELP
The Bank of England said it had provided the money market with around 40 mln stg late assistance. This takes the Bank's total help today to some 537 mln stg and compares with its estimate of a 700 mln stg shortage.
Corporate News
KLOECKNER SEES FURTHER GROWTH IN ENGINEERING
Kloeckner-Werke AG <KLKG.F> should have turnover this year around 1985/86's 2.4 billion marks though more growth is likely in engineering in coming years, management board chairman Herbert Gienow said. He told a news conference at the trade fair here that by the mid-1990s turnover should reach betwee...
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CITIBANK SELLS MARK/AUSTRALIAN DLR WARRANTS
Citicorp said that on behalf of its Citibank N.A. Subsidiary, it is issuing 100,000 naked currency warrants priced at 67-1/2 marks each to purchase Australian dlrs for marks at a rate of 1.1825 marks per Australian dlr. The current rate is 1.2850 marks per Australian dlr. Each warrant is for a nominal a...
Market and Economy
FIRST FEDERAL FORT MYERS <FFMY> TO MAKE PURCHASE
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Fort Myers said its board has executed a letter of intent to acquire First Presidential Savings and Loan Association of Sarasota, Fla., for 8,500,000 dlrs in cash. The company said a definitive agreement is expected to be executed by May 15 and the transacti...
Financial Reports
ELI LILLY AND CO PLANS TO SELL ITS ELIZABETH ARDEN SUBSIDIARY
ELI LILLY AND CO PLANS TO SELL ITS ELIZABETH ARDEN SUBSIDIARY
Commodities and Trade
SAN DIEGO GAS <SDO> SEES DECISION HURTING NET
San Diego Gas and Electric Co said a California Public Utilities Commission decision to reconsider allowing only 20 mln dlrs of the 69 mln dlrs in San Onofre nuclear station costs it disallowed makes it likely that earnings in 1987 will be reduced at least 36 cts per share. The company said if the decis...
Corporate News
ELI LILLY <LLY> TO SELL ELIZABETH ARDEN UNIT
Eli Lilly and Co said its board decided to sell Elizabeth Arden Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary that manufactures and markets cosmetics and fine fragrance products. It said the business, which had sales of 67 mln dlrs when it was acquired in 1971, had sales last year of 398 mln dlrs, up 12 pct from 198...
Commodities and Trade
MADRID METRO HALTED AS SPANISH STRIKES SPREAD
An estimated 1.2 mln metro users in Madrid were stranded today as striking railway workers halted the underground transport system, industry sources said. The strikers joined coal miners, steel and oil refinery workers in Spain's latest wave of stoppages over wage demands. Some 10,000 pitmen in the nort...
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BELGIAN UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS IN MARCH
Belgian unemployment, based on the number of jobless drawing unemployment benefit, fell to 11.8 pct of the working population at the end of March from 12.1 pct at end of February, the National Statistics Office said. The rate compares with 12.0 pct at the end of March, 1986. The total number of jobl...
Corporate News
KEY CENTURION <KEYC> COMPLETES ACQUISITIONS
Key Centurion Bancshares Inc said it has completed the previously-announced acquisitions of Union Bancorp of West Virginia Inc and Wayne Bancorp Inc.
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CB AND T <CBTB> COMPLETES ACQUISITION
CB and T Bancshares Inc said it has completed the acquisition of First Community Bancshares Inc Of Tifton, Ga., which as assets of 62 mln dlrs.
Financial Reports
COLOMBIA BUYS 25,000 TONNES FRENCH WHEAT - TRADE
Colombia recently bought 25,000 tonnes of French soft wheat at 108 dlrs per tonne, c and f, for end-April shipment, trade sources said. This follows the country's tender for 25,000 tonnes of optional origin wheat for shipment April 20-30, they said. France had not sold wheat to Colombia for several ...
Corporate News
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES RESUMES DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK, PAYS 15 CTS
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES RESUMES DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK, PAYS 15 CTS
Financial Reports
ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT BUYS INTO ASTRA
The Zimbabwe government has bought 85 pct of the equity in <Astra Corporation> for 25.5 mln dlrs from Netherlands-based <Bommenede Houdstermaatschappij (Nederland BV)>, Astra announced. Astra owns five companies with interests in engineering, paint manufacture and the distribution of farm machiner...
Financial Reports
UTILICORP RECOMMENDS THREE-FOR-TWO SPLIT, DIVIDEND INCREASE AND ADDITIONAL CLASS OF STOCK
UTILICORP RECOMMENDS THREE-FOR-TWO SPLIT, DIVIDEND INCREASE AND ADDITIONAL CLASS OF STOCK
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GPU <GPU> DECLARES FIRST DIVIDEND SINCE 1979
General Public Utilities Corp said its board declared a dividend of 15 cts per share on common stock, its first dividend since it omitted payment in February 1980 as a result of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979. The company said it was able to declare the dividend due to progress in the ...
Corporate News
BRITTON LEE <BLII> SEES FIRST QUARTER LOSS
Britton Lee Inc said it expects to report a loss on lower sales than it had anticipated for the first quarter. The company earned 119,000 dlrs before a 70,000 dlr tax credit on sales of 7,227,000 dlrs in the year-ago period.
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NEW DUTCH SPECIAL ADVANCES UNCHANGED AT 5.3 PCT
The Dutch central bank announced new 12-day special advances at an unchanged rate of 5.3 pct to cover money market tightness for the period April 3 to 15. The amount will be set at tender on April 3 between 0700 and 0730 hours GMT. The new facility replaces the current 4.2 billion guilders of nin...
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EC TO BOOST SPENDING ON JOB CREATION THIS YEAR
The European Community (EC) is to boost spending to help the jobless this year. The EC's executive commission said in a statement spending on its so-called social fund would rise to 3.1 billion European Currency Units from 2.5 billion ECUs in 1986. The fund is designed to help boost job creation and imp...
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JACOBS TAKES MAJORITY STAKE IN COTE D'OR
Jacobs Suchard AG said it acquired a "comfortable majority" interest in its takeover bid for Cote d'Or SA, Belgium's leading producer of chocolate. In a statement, Jacobs said it had acquired all the shares tendered by the time its offer expired on March 30. The offer, for 100 pct of Cote d'Or at 8,050 ...
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YEUTTER SAYS U.S. SHOULD STRESS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AS LONG-TERM U.S. TRADE POLICY
YEUTTER SAYS U.S. SHOULD STRESS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AS LONG-TERM U.S. TRADE POLICY
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HOLIDAY <HIA> RECAPITALIZATION APPROVED
Holiday Corp said the New Jersey Casino Control Commission has approved its recapitalization plan, providing the final regulatory approval needed. The company said it expects to announce next week the record date for the special 65 dlr per share dividend shareholders will receive under the plan and to p...
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COMP-U-CARD INTERNATIONAL INC <CUCD> 4TH QTR NET
January 31 end Oper shr profit 16 cts vs loss six cts Oper net profit 2,879,000 vs loss 958,000 Revs 41.9 mln vs 24.1 mln Avg shrs 18.2 mln vs 15.8 mln Year Oper shr profit 49 cts vs profit 18 cts Oper net profit 8,660,000 vs profit 2,832,000 Revs 141.8 mln vs 87.5 mln ...
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YEUTTER STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF TRADE TALKS
U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter stressed the importance of trade negotiations to open foreign markets rather than trade restrictions in a statement to the Senate Finance Committee. "In the long term we cannot repeatedly bludgeon other nations into opening their markets with threats of U.S. r...
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EC MUST EXPLAIN FARM POLICY TO U.S., FRANCE SAYS
The U.S. and the European Community could enter into a new trade dispute unless urgent action is taken to explain EC farm policy to the U.S. Congress, French official sources said. They said Prime Minister Jacques Chirac planned to urge EC Commission president Jacques Delors to send a team of experts ...
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CENTRONICS CORP <CEN> YEAR LOSS
Oper shr loss 11 cts vs loss 36 cts Oper net loss 2,383,000 vs loss 4,285,000 Total income 2,194,000 vs nil NOTE: Resultes restated for discontinued operations and exclude discontinued operations loss 5,755,000 dlrs vs gain 4,933,000 dlrs.
Industrial and Sector News
FRENCH EXPORTERS SEE HIGHER WHEAT SALES TO CHINA
French exporters estimated that around 600,000 tonnes of French soft wheat has been sold to China for delivery in the 1986/87 (July/June) year. Around 300,000 tonnes were exported to China between July 1986 and February this year. Another 100,000 to 150,000 tonnes will be shipped during this month...
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SANDSPORT DATA SERVICES INC <SAND> 3RD QTR NET
Feb 28 end Shr nil vs nil Net 132,804 vs 53,510 Revs 2,001,107 vs 1,467,742 Avg shrs 73.9 mln vs 56.7 mln Nine mths Shr nil vs nil Net 302,316 vs 171,034 Revs 5,230,014 vs 4,112,562 Avg shrs 74.4 mln vs 56.7 mln
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NORTH CAROLINA FEDERAL <NCFS> RAISES PRIME RATE
North Carolina Federal Savings and Loan Association said it has raised its prime rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct, effective yesterday, following moves by major banks.
Commodities and Trade
HEALTH IMAGES INC <HIMG> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss one ct vs loss seven cts Net profit 108,419 vs loss 241,192 Revs 2,044,882 vs 317,266 Year Shr loss 18 cts vs loss 23 cts Net loss 430,027 vs loss 432,982 Revs 5,088,065 vs 416,777 NOTE: Share after preferred dividends.
Financial Reports
SHELL CANADA SEES BETTER PROFIT, LOWER SPENDING
<Shell Canada Ltd>, 72 pct owned by Royal Dutch/Shell Group, anticipates an improved level of earnings in 1987, assuming a continuation of prices and margins that existed at the end of 1986 and early 1987, the company said in the annual report. Shell previously reported 1986 operating profit fell to ...
Financial Reports
UTILICORP <UCU> SEEKS TO SPLIT STOCK
Utilicorp United Inc said its management is recommending to the board of directors a three-for-two stock split and an increase in the quarterly cash dividend rate, currently at 37 cts per common share. The company said it is also submitting to shareholders at its May 21 annual meeting a proposal authori...
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BANK OF SPAIN GOVERNOR SAYS MONEY GROWTH TOO FAST
Bank of Spain governor Mariano Rubio said the central bank was worried that money supply was growing too fast, reflecting excessive internal demand in the Spanish economy, but added that he was confident recent measures would succeed in restricting money growth. In testimony to the economic commission o...
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AMERICAN REALTY <ARB> SETS RECORD DATE FOR OFFER
American Realty Trust said its board has set April 3 as the record date for its previously announced rights offering, and the rights will be issued on April 6 and expire May 22. Shareholders will be able to subscribe for 1.25 shares for each share held, at a price of 3.75 dlrs per share.
Financial Reports
BUCKHORN INC <BKN> 4TH QTR LOSS
Oper shr loss 1.24 dlrs vs profit 19 cts Oper net loss 1,965,000 vs profit 646,000 Revs 10.5 mln vs 11.6 mln Avg shrs 1,741,000 vs 3,581,000 12 mths Oper shr loss 1.55 dlrs vs profit 42 cts Oper net loss vs profit 2,051,000 vs 1,492,000 Revs 42.9 mln vs 45.5 mln Avg shr...
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CARTER-WALLACE INC <CAR> SETS REGULAR PAYOUT
Qtly div 20 cts vs 20 cts prior Pay June 1 Record April 16
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EC SETS EXPORT LICENCES ON 20,000 TONNES MAIZE
The European Community Commission awarded export licences for 20,000 tonnes free market French maize at a maximum export rebate of 129.40 European currency units (Ecus) per tonne, trade sources said here. All requests for export licences for free market feed wheat and barley were rejected, they said. ...
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PAKISTAN TO TENDER FOR RBD PALM OLEIN TOMORROW
Pakistan will tender tomorrow for 12,000 tonnes of refined bleached deodorised palm olein tomorrow, split in two equal cargo lots for first and second half April shipments, traders said. The tender will be financed with Islamic Development Bank credit.
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USDA DENIES CHANGES IN TEXAS GULF DIFFERENTIALS
No changes have been made or are being planned in the Agriculture Department's calculation of price differentials between interior grain locations and the Texas Gulf, a senior USDA official said. Ralph Klopfenstein, USDA deputy administrator for commodity operations, told Reuters, "We do not anticipate ...
Commodities and Trade
Lawson says his sterling target comments were misunderstood, and insignificant
Lawson says his sterling target comments were misunderstood, and insignificant
Financial Reports
J.P. MORGAN <JPM> INCREASES PRIME RATE
J.P. Morgan and Co Inc said it is raising its prime lending rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct, effective today. Most major U.S. banks are now posting a 7-3/4 pct rate. Citibank was the first to announce an increase on Tuesday.
Financial Reports
LAWSON SAYS HIS STERLING-TARGET COMMENTS WERE MISUNDERSTOOD AND INSIGNIFICANT
LAWSON SAYS HIS STERLING-TARGET COMMENTS WERE MISUNDERSTOOD AND INSIGNIFICANT
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COLECO INDUSTRIES INC <CLO> 4TH QTR
Shr loss 6.48 DLS VS PROFIT 23 CTS Net loss 110.6 mln vs profit 4.1 mln Revs 74.0 mln vs 152.0 mln Year Shr loss 6.52 dlrs vs profit 3.87 dlrs net loss 111.2 mln vs profit 64.2 mln Revs 501.0 mln vs 776.0 mln
Corporate News
BUCKHORN INC <BKN> SEES HIGHER PROFITS IN 1987
Buckhorn Inc said itd nine million dlr backlog for orders and a less expensive operating environment should yield significant levels of operating profits for 1987. Buckhorn, a manufacturer of reusable plastic shipping and storage containers, recorded 2,051,000, or 1.55 dlrs per share, operating net lo...
Commodities and Trade
ALCAN, BERTONE MAKE ALUMINUM STRUCTURE CAR
Alcan Aluminium Ltd said it joined with Carrozzeria Bertone S.P.A. to exhibit Alcan's technology in aluminum structured vehicles at Geneva's international auto salon. Alcan said it and Bertone have built several Bertone X1/9 sports cars with structures of adhesively bonded sheet aluminum. It said the ...
Corporate News
CCR VIDEO 1ST QTR NOV 30 NET
Shr 2-1/5 cts vs nil Net 156,726 vs 11,989 Sales 1,157,883 vs 890,138
Corporate News
DEL E. WEBB INVESTMENT <DWPA> 4TH QTR NET
Shr eight cts vs 16 cts Net 188,000 vs 354,000 Revs 538,000 vs 594,000 Year Shr 31 cts vs 28 cts Net 692,000 vs 617,000 Revs 2,640,000 vs 906,000 (Del E. Webb Investment Properties Inc)
Commodities and Trade
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 104,000 TONNES OF CORN SOLD TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS FOR 1986/87
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 104,000 TONNES OF CORN SOLD TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS FOR 1986/87
Commodities and Trade
F.W. WOOLWORTH'S <Z> 1986 PROFITS RISE 21 PCT
The specialty retailing area continues to pay off for F.W. Woolworth Co, once known only as a five and dime store chain, which said its 1986 income rose 21 pct. It was the fourth consecutive year of profit increases for the New York-based retailer which was founded over 100 years ago. Woolworth's ...
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DIAMOND SHAMROCK (DIA) CUTS CRUDE PRICES
Diamond Shamrock Corp said that effective today it had cut its contract prices for crude oil by 1.50 dlrs a barrel. The reduction brings its posted price for West Texas Intermediate to 16.00 dlrs a barrel, the copany said. "The price reduction today was made in the light of falling oil product pri...
Corporate News
ROYAL RESOURCES CORP <RRCO> 2ND QTR DEC 31 LOSS
Shr loss 72 cts vs loss 1.48 dlrs Net loss 4,466,006 vs loss 9,091,688 Revs 608,181 vs 1,280,727 Six Mths Shr loss 77 cts vs loss 1.51 dlrs Net loss 4,752,455 vs loss 9,265,457 Revs 1,444,149 vs 2,791,188
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