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K MART <KM> SELLING KRESGE TO MCCRORY
K mart Corp said it agreed to sell most of the U.S. Kresge and Jupiter stores to McCrory Corp, a subsidiary of privately held Rapid American Corp. It said the agreement covers 76 stores in 21 states including inventory and fixtures. The price depends on the amount of the inventory that will be in the st...
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TANDY <TAN> 3RD QUARTER REVENUES UP 12 PCT
Tandy Corp said consolidated sales and operating revenues for the third quarter, ended March 31, totaled nearly 776.0 mln dlrs, up 12 pct from 693.4 mln dlrs last year. The company said third quarter earnings will be released in the latter part of April. Tandy said March sales and oprating revenue...
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PHILIP MORRIS <MO> UP ON RECOMMENDATIONS
The stock of Philip Morris Cos rose today following recommendations by First Boston Corp and Morgan Stanley and Co, traders said. Philip Morris gained 1-3/4 to 88-1/4. First Boston's analyst was unavailable for comment. Morgan Stanley's David Hill said he just assumed coverage of Philip Morris...
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PAKISTAN NOT SEEN AS MAJOR WHEAT EXPORTER
Pakistan is not emerging as a major wheat exporter as world market prospects are not good enough, Sartaj Aziz, Special Assistant on Food and Agriculture to the Pakistani Prime Minister, said in an interview. No exports are planned for the next 12 months or so and plans last year to sell one mln tonnes t...
Market and Economy
KLEER-VU INDUSTRIES TO SELL COSMETICS UNIT
<Kleer-Vu Industries> said the company's board authorized the sale of its Neslemur Co, its cosmetic and toiletries company. The company said it is evaluating two separate proposals and will complete the sale within 10 days.
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MEMORY PROTECTION <MPDI> COMPLETES ACQUISITION
Memory Protection Devices Inc said it completed its acquisition of the assets and liabilities of Bogen, a division of <Lear/Siegler>, for 9,200,000 dlrs in cash. Under the newly-structured company, Memory said it expects to report consolidated sales of 18 mln dlrs to 20 mln dlrs and should be profi...
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DU PONT <DD> TO SELL CLEVELAND PLANT
Du Pont Co said it agreed to sell its Cleveland chemical plant, the oldest site currently operated by the company, to two employees. Terms were not disclosed. Closing is expected in the second quarter, following approval of definitive agreements. Products made at the plant represent less than ...
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SPAIN RAISES CALL MONEY RATE TO 14.5 PCT
The Bank of Spain said it raised its rate for overnight call money to 14.5 pct from 14 pct with immediate effect at today's daily auction for assistance funds. The move followed comments yesterday by central bank governor Mariano Rubio, who said money supply growth was too fast. The bank said late...
Commodities and Trade
FEDERAL CO <FFF> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 1.00 dlr vs 34 cts Net 16.9 mln vs 5,696,000 Revs 371.3 mln vs 303.2 mln Avg shrs 16.9 mln vs 16.3 mln Nine mths Shr 3.55 dlrs vs 1.66 dlrs Net 59.3 mln vs 27.1 mln Revs 1.02 billion vs 912.8 mln Avg shrs 16.7 mln vs 16.3 mln
Financial Reports
FLOWERS INDUSTRIES INC <FLO> HIKES PAYOUT
Qtly div 14-1/2 cts vs 14 cts prior Pay May 4 Record April 17
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FINE ART ACQUISITIONS LTD <FAAA> 4TH QTR NET
Shr three cts vs three cts Net 141,224 vs 118,192 Sales 5,849,695 vs 3,717,794 Avg shrs 4,975,000 vs 4,925,000 Year Shr 15 cts vs 10 cts Net 720,126 vs 474,879 Sales 18.2 mln vs 11.5 mln Avg shrs 4,959,932 vs 4,902,778 NOTE: 1985 year net includes gain of 58,000 d...
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NORTHERN TELECOM PROPOSES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT
NORTHERN TELECOM PROPOSES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT
Industrial and Sector News
GERBER <GEB> SETS DEADLINE FOR UNIT'S BUYOUT
Gerber Products Co said it has given management of its CWT Inc trucking subsidiary 60 days to pursue a leveraged buyout of the subsidiary. It said CWT Inc, which has operations in the Midwest and Southeast, has annual revenues of approximately 135 mln dlrs.
Market and Economy
<ANCHOR FINANCIAL CORP> 1ST QTR NET
Shr 31 cts vs 31 cts Net 226,000 vs 173,000 Assets 73.1 mln vs 62.5 mln Deposits 54.6 mln vs 51.5 mln NOTE: earnings per share for 1987 affected by issuance of 166,750 shares of common stock in December 1986.
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TSR INC <TSRI> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr seven cts vs four cts Net 161,000 vs 107,000 Revs 5,852,000 vs 4,794,000 Nine mths Shr 23 cts vs 24 cts Net 553,000 vs 610,000 Revs 18.2 mln vs 14.2 mln
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TIME <TL> IN TALKS ON CABLE NEWS CONSORTIUM
N.J. Nicholas Jr., president and chief operating officer of Time Inc, told security analysts the company is now engaged in talks to join a consortium of cable companies that will invest in Cable News Network. Nicholas declined to give any details, but said an announcement might be ready in a few days. H...
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ABNORMAL RADIATION FOUND IN SOVIET TEA/HAZELNUTS
Abnormally high levels of radiation were found in Soviet tea and hazelnuts more than nine months after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, West German residents in Moscow were advised this week. In a letter to the West German community here, Ambassador Joerg Kastl said laboratory tests on food samples bough...
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SALLIE MAE ADJUSTS SHORT-TERM DISCOUNT NOTE RATES
The Student Loan Marketing Association said its rates on short-term discount notes were as follows: MATURITY NEW RATE OLD RATE MATURITY 5-14 days 5.65 pct 5.60 pct 5-14 days 15-78 days 5.00 pct 5.00 pct 15-81 days 79-85 days 5.83 pct 5.75 pct 82-88 days 89-360...
Commodities and Trade
HARRIS CUTS STAKE IN BELL INDUSTRIES <BI>
Harris Associates L.P., a Chicago investment advisory limited partnership, said it lowered its stake in Bell Industries Inc to 1,015,800 shares, or 18.7 pct of the total outstanding, from 1,083,800 shares, or 20.0 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Harris said it sold 68,000 B...
Corporate News
CYPRUS LOWERS COPPER PRICE ONE CT TO 66 CTS
Cyprus Minerals Company said it is decreasing its electrolytic copper cathode price by one cent to 66.0 cents a pound, effective immediately.
Commodities and Trade
FREDDIE MAC ADJUSTS SHORT-TERM DISCOUNT RATES
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp adjusted the rates on its short-term discount notes as follows: MATURITY RATE OLD RATE MATURITY 31 days 5.95 pct 6.00 pct 32 days
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MAVERICK RESTAURANT CORP <MAVR> 4TH QTR LOSS
Ended Jan 31 Shr loss 50 cts vs loss one ct Net loss 2,475,739 vs loss 68,691 Revs 3,689,770 vs 3,292,733 Year Shr loss 50 cts vs loss two cts net loss 2,472,582 vs loss 112,936 Revs 14.8 mln vs 13.2 mln NOTE: Current periods include charge of 2.25 mln dlrs or 45 cts ...
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GRAPHIC MEDIA INC <GMED> YEAR NET
Ended Jan 31 Shr nine cts vs eight cts Net 246,000 vs 369,000 Revs 20.4 mln vs 11.2 mln Avg shrs 2,123,000 vs 1,882,000 NOTE: 1985 restated.
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TIME <TL> 1987 EARNINGS MAY BE 4.25 DLRS SHARE
Time Inc's chief financial officer, Thayer Bigelow, told security analysts the company is "comfortable" with Wall Street estimates that 1987 earnings will be in a range of 3.75 dlrs to 4.25 dlrs per share. In 1986, Time reported earnings of 5.95 dlrs per share, including a number of special items. ...
Commodities and Trade
FHLBB CHANGES SHORT-TERM DISCOUNT NOTE RATES
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board adjusted the rates on its short-term discount notes as follows: MATURITY NEW RATE OLD RATE MATURITY 30-273 days 5.00 pct 5.00 pct 30-273 days 274-294 days 5.90 pct 5.92 pct 274-294 days 295-344 days 5.00 pct 5.00 pct 295-344 days 345-360 days 5.93 p...
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GOODYEAR <GT> CHAIRMAN CRITICIZES CORPORATE RAIDS
The chairman of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, a concern that survived a recent hostile takeover bid, charged that "terrorists in three-piece suits" are undermining the nation's industrial base. In a speech to a meeting of south Florida business executives, Goodyear Chairman Robert Mercer lashed out at corpor...
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FED EXPECTED TO TAKE NO MONEY MARKET ACTION
The Federal Reserve is expected to take no reserve-management action in the U.S. Government securities market during its usual intervention period, economists said. They said that, if the Fed does act, it will likely add temporary reserves indirectly by arranging one to 1.5 billion dlrs of customer repu...
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AGENCY REPORTS 30 SHIPS WAITING AT PANAMA CANAL
The Panama Canal Commission, a U.S. government agency, said in its daily operations report that there was a backlog of 30 ships waiting to enter the canal early today. Over the next two days it expects -- 4/03 4/04 Due: 36 28 Scheduled to Transit...
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LAND'S END INC <LEYS> VOTES INITIAL PAYOUT
Land's End Inc said its board declared a dividend of 10 cts a share payable April 30, record April 13. It is the company's first dividend since it became a public entity last October.
Corporate News
<TIVERTON PETROLEUMS LTD> NINE MTHS DEC 31 NET
Shr six cts vs five cts Net 459,131 vs 289,433 Revs 1,808,832 vs 1,680,240
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ALLWASTE <ALWS> TO ACQUIRE SERVICE FIRM
Allwaste Inc said it agreed in principle to acquire all outstanding stock of a company in the industrial service business for 1.98 mln dlrs in common stock. It did not identify the company to be acquired.
Corporate News
GLOBAL RAISES HEAVY FUELS PRICES
global petroleum corp said today it raised the posted cargo prices for number six fuel in the new york harbor 20 cts to 1.45 dlrs a barrel, effective today. the increase brings the prices for one pct sulphur to 21.30 dlrs, up 20 cts; two pct sulphur 20.85 dlrs, up one dlr; 2.2 pct sulphur 20.50, up 1.25...
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SOO LINE <SOO> TO SELL LAKE STATES DIVISION
Soo Line Corp said it agreed to sell its Lake States Transportation Division to the newly formed Wisconsin Central Ltd. The division conducts rail operations over about 2,000 miles of railroad in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois. Soo Line said in January it was seeking bids for the property...
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BP SAYS NO PLANS TO CLOSE SWEDISH REFINERY
The British Petroleum Co Plc <BP.L> said it had no plans to close its refinery in Gothenburg, despite forecasts by a Swedish finance ministry committee that it might be planning such a move. The committee said the refinery's future looked bleak because the Swedish petroleum industry's competitiveness...
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USDA CORRECTS TURKEY CREDIT ANNOUNCEMENT
The U.S. Agriculture Department said an announcement by the department yesterday concerning 15.0 mln dlrs in additional credit guarantees for exports of U.S. commodities to Turkey contained two inaccuracies. First, the USDA said its announcement should not have said that plywood was excluded from the ad...
Corporate News
PLYWOOD CREDITS EYED BY REAGAN ADMINISTRATION
The Reagan administration is debating whether to provide government credit guarantees for the export of plywood, a U.S. Agriculture Department official said. As a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, the United States has agreed not to provide any concessional credi...
Commodities and Trade
POPE AND TALBOT <POP> SEES HIGHER 1ST QTR NET
Pope and Talbot Inc said it expects first quarter earnings to total about one dlr per share, compared with a year-earlier loss of nine cts per share. Each of the company's business segments contributed to the sharp improvement, Pope and Talbot said. The wood products company also said it expects to ...
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MORE INTERMEDIATE U.S. WHEAT CREDITS FOR MOROCCO
The Commodity Credit Corporation has approved an additional 45.0 mln dlrs under its interemdiate export credit guarantee program, GSM-103, for sales of U.S. wheat to Morocco, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The action increases Morocco's cumulative fiscal year 1987 program for wheat under GSM-103 ...
Commodities and Trade
STARS TO GO <STAR> GETS STORES, AGREEMENT
Stars to Go Inc said it completed its acquisition of 650 video centers previously owned by CVS International Inc and located in Circle K Corp <CKP> stores. In conjunction with the acquistion, Circle K also granted it the exclusive right to install video cassette rental centers in all existing 3,500 C...
Commodities and Trade
POLYSAR IN JOINT VENTURE ON FINLAND LATEX PLANT
Polysar Ltd, wholly owned by <Canada Development Corp>, said it agreed to form a joint venture with Raision Tehtaat, of Finland, to build a synthetic rubber latex plant in southern Finland. Project cost and plant capacity were not disclosed. The joint venture, to be 51 pct owned by Raision Tehtaa...
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STERLING DRUG INC <STY> INCREASES PAYOUT
Qtrly div 38 cts vs 33 cts Pay June 1 Record May 7 NOTE: company said this is the largest dividend increase in 15 years.
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CAMPBELL'S <CCH> MESTON LAKE SETS GOLD TARGETS
<Meston Lake Resources Inc>, 65.3 pct owned by Campbell Resources Inc, said it will begin commercial output at its Joe Mann mine in the Chibougamu area of Quebec at an initial daily rate of 500 short tons of ore grading 0.15 ounce of gold per ton. It said it will improve throughput to 700 tons a day ...
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WARBURG PINCUS DECLINES TO UP SYMBION <SYMB> BID
Warburg, Pincus Capital Co L.P., an investment partnership, said it told representatives of Symbion Inc it would not increase the 3.50-dlr-per-share cash price it has offered for the company. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Warburg Pincus said one of its top executives, Rodman M...
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NEW YORK FUTURES EXCHANGE TO RELOCATE
Lewis Horowitz, president of the New York Futures Exchange, said the New York Stock Exchange board yesterday approved in principle an agreement to relocate the futures exchange at the New York Cotton Exchange. The agreement is subject to the approval of the Cotton Exchange board, which meets Tuesday, Ap...
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EC WHEAT RELEASE UNLIKELY TO SATISFY U.K. DEMAND
The European Commission's decision to release an additional 300,000 tonnes of British intervention feed wheat for the home market will provide only moderate relief in an increasingly tight market, traders said. Some operators had been anticipating a larger tonnage, pointing out that at this week's U.K. ...
Commodities and Trade
CALIFORNIA FIRM HAS FIVE PCT OF MODULAIRE <MODX>
PBS Building Systems of America Inc, an Anaheim, Calif., company, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it has acquired 150,000 shares of Modulaire Industries, or 5.0 pct of the total outstanding common stock. PBS, whose subsidiaries design, make, sell and lease nonresidential relocatable modular ...
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BOISE CASCADE <BCC> COMPLETES SALE OF UNIT
Boise Cascade Corp said it completed the previously announced sale of its Consumer Packaging Division to Sonoco Products Co <SONO> for approximately 175 mln dlrs.
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KENTUCKY CENTRAL TO DECLARE STOCK DIVIDEND
Kentucky Central Life INsurance Co said the company said it will declare a 200 pct stock dividend on Monday. Accordingly, it said it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange COmmission for a proposed offering of three mln shares of its class a non-voting common stock, which refl...
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MCA INC <MCA> SETS REGULAR QTRLY PAYOUT
Qtrly div 17 cts vs 17 cts prior Pay April 13 Record March 25
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CHILE, CHINA TO ESTABLISH PEKING COPPER PLANT
The Chilean state copper corporation, Codelco, the privately-owned Chilean copper fabricator Madeco and Chinese interests are to establish a copper tube plant in Peking, Codelco's U.K. Subsidiary Chile Copper Ltd said. The plant is designed to produce 5,000 tonnes in the first five years and 8,000 tonne...
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ALLIED-SIGNAL <ALD> TO SELL ELECTRONICS UNIT
Allied-Signal Inc said it agreed to sell its Amphenol Products unit to a subsidiary of LPL Investments Group <LPLI>, a Wallingford, Conn., investment company, for 430 mln dlrs cash. Closing is expected soon, pending appropriate approvals, the company said. LPL indicated that at closing, warrants will...
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JAPANESE CRUSHERS BUY CANADIAN RAPESEED
Japanese crushers bought 4,000 to 5,000 tonnes of Canadian rapeseed in export business overnight for May shipment, trade sources said.
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PORTUGAL'S GDP FORECAST TO GROW FOUR PCT THIS YEAR
Portugal's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow around four pct this year, the same rate as in 1986, according to a Bank of Portugal forecast. Total investment this year, the country's second as a member of the European Community (EC), will rise nearly 10 pct, again the same rate as last year, the cen...
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ASAMERA <ASM> TO FORM NEW MINING UNIT
Asamera Inc said it will transfer all its mineral interests into a new wholly owned subsidiary, Asamera Minerals Inc, which will later issue up to 15 pct of its shares to the public. The mineral interests will include Asamera's 51 pct interest in the Cannon gold mine in Wenatchee, Wash. Asamera said t...
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OCCIDENTAL <OXY> UNIT SELLS DIVISION
Occidental Petroleum Corp's Occidental Chemcial Corp said it sold the Process chemicals division it acquired as part of the September 1986 purchase of Diamond Shamrock Chemicals to Henkel KGAA of Dusseldorf, West Germany. Terms were not disclosed. The division makes specialty industrial chemicals...
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SOVIET GRAINS SEEN ENTERING SPRING ON SHAKY NOTE
Soviet winter grains could be off to a faulty start this spring after enduring an usually dry fall and cold winter, weather and crop analysts said. Prospects for another near-record grain harvest in the Soviet Union appear dim at this point, but it is premature to forecast any major crop problems, analy...
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NORANDA MINE SEEN BELOW FULL OUTPUT FOR MONTHS
Noranda Inc said production will remain shut down at its fire-damaged copper mine here until it can completely examine the mine. If it decides to keep the mine open it would take four or five months before it could resume full production. Company spokesman Dale Coffin said the investigation could ...
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U.K. FIRM UPS ITALY FUND <ITA> STAKE TO 12 PCT
Lloyds Investment Managers Ltd, a London-based investment firm, said it raised it stake in Italy Fund to 760,500 shares, or 12.0 pct of the total outstanding common stock, from 466,000 shares, or 7.4 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lloyds said it bought the additional 294,5...
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INVESTOR HAS FIVE PCT OF SAGE DRILLING <SAGE>
Arthur Appleton, a Chicago investor, told the Securities and Exchange Commission he has acquired 39,000 shares of Sage Drilling Co Inc, or 5.1 pct of the total outstanding common stock. Appleton said he bought the stock for 116,554 dlrs for investment purposes. Depending on several circumstances, ...
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AM INTERNATIONAL INC <AM> 2ND QTR JAN 31
Oper shr loss two cts vs profit seven cts Oper shr profit 442,000 vs profit 2,986,000 Revs 291.8 mln vs 151.1 mln Avg shrs 51.7 mln vs 43.4 mln Six mths Oper shr profit nil vs profit 12 cts Oper net profit 3,376,000 vs profit 5,086,000 Revs 569.3 mln vs 298.5 mln Avg sh...
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COLECO INDUSTRIES <CLC> SEES PROFIT IN 1987
Coleco Industries Inc said it expects to return to profitability in 1987. Earlier, Coleco reported a net loss of 111.2 mln dlrs for the year ended December 31 compared to a profit of 64.2 mln dlrs in the year earlier. In a prepared statement, the company said the dramatic swing in operating result...
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ALCAN (AL) TO CLOSE WEST GERMAN SMELTER
(Alcan Aluminium Ltd) is closing its aluminum smelter in Ludwigshafen, West Germany this June due to high operating costs, an Alcan spokesman said. The smelter, near Frankfurt, had annual capacity of about 44,000 metric tons but was operating at about half that in January, spokesman Fernand Leclerc said...
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NORANDA SETS TEMPORARY MINE SHUTDOWN
<Noranda Inc> said production will remain shut down at its fire-damaged copper mine here until it can completely examine the mine. The fire, which started Wednesday and burned itself out late yesterday, killed one miner and trapped 56 others underground for about 24 hours. The 56 were eventually brou...
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CIS TECHNOLOGIES<CIH> TO SELL SHARES TO SWISS CO
CIS Technologies Inc said it executed a formal share purchase agreement with Swiss Reinsurance Co of Zurich, Switzerland. Under terms of the agreement, Swiss Re will acquire 5.5 mln newly issued CIS stock at 2.50 dlrs a share, or 13.8 mln dlrs. This purchase represents 30 pct of the outstanding shares. ...
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COPLEY PROPERTIES INC <COP> INCREASES DIVIDEND
Qtly div 42 cts vs 41.5 cts prior Payable APril 28 Record April 14
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COLOMBIAN INFLATION STABLE AT AROUND 20 PCT
Colombia's cost of living index rose 2.71 pct in March, after a 2.03 pct increase in February and a 2.21 pct rise in March 1986, the government statistics institute said. The result brought year-on-year inflation to 20.36 pct compared with 22.65 pct at end-March 1986 and 19.77 pct for the year ending ...
Market and Economy
FHLBB SAYS MORTGAGE RATES CONTINUE DECLINE
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board said home mortgage rates fell from early February to early March to their lowest point in nine years, but the rate of decline was slower than it had been in recent months. The bank board said the average effective commitment rate for fixed-rate mortgages for single famil...
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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 Avg shrs 6,194,000 vs 6,155,461 First half 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 Avg shrs 6,174,731 vs 6,155,461...
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CANADIAN MONEY SUPPLY M-1 FALLS 291 MLN DLRS IN WEEK, BANK OF CANADA SAID
CANADIAN MONEY SUPPLY M-1 FALLS 291 MLN DLRS IN WEEK, BANK OF CANADA SAID
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BENEFICIAL <BNL> UNIT SALE APPROVED
Beneficial Corp said the sale of its American Centennial Insurance Co subsidiary to <First Delaware Holdings Inc> was approved by the Delaware Insurance Department. Under the transaction, American Centennial will receive a cash infusion of 200 mln dlrs, including the settlement of tax sharing agree...
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<ITT CANADA LTD> YEAR NET
Shr 5.56 dlrs vs 3.88 dlrs Net 47.5 mln vs 33.2 mln Revs 254.5 mln vs 243.5 mln Note: shr after preferred dividends ITT Corp <ITT> owns 100 pct of ITT Canada common shares
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CANADIAN MONEY SUPPLY FALLS IN WEEK
Canadian narrowly-defined money supply M-1 fell 291 mln dlrs to 32.44 billion dlrs in the week ended March 25, Bank of Canada said. M-1-A, which is M-1 plus daily interest chequable and non-personal deposits, fell 7 mln dlrs to 75.14 billion dlrs and M-2, which is M-1-A plus other notice and personal ...
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UNION TO PROTEST DART'S SUPERMARKETS <SGL> BID
The United Food And Commercial Workers said that more than 1,000 rank-and-file members of the union will demonstrate Monday at Dart Group Corp's headquarters protesting Dart's proposed 1.73 billion dlr takover of Supermarkets General <SGL>. Supermarkets is best known for its Pathmark chain of super...
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FCS LABORATORIES <FCSI> TERMINATES DEAL TALKS
FCS Laboratories Inc said merger discussions with an unnamed privately-held company in the health care field have ended without an agreement. The previously announced negotiations began last August, the company said. "It's disappointing to spend so much time on these negotiations and have them fai...
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS INTEREST RATES REFLECT MARKET
The White House said the rise in interest rates was "unfortunate in a general sense" but reflected market forces. "There's always movement up and down and the basic fact is that we believe the economy is strong and growing and there will always be fluctuations in the interest rate, but the economy is ...
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REGAL PETROLEUM LTD <RPLO> YEAR
Shr loss nine cts Net loss 1.4 mln Revs 630,118 dlrs NOTE:Due to change in fiscal year, prior 4th qth and year cannot be presented on comparable basis. 1986 loss includes writedowns approximating 1.4 mln dlrs.
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CANTERBURY PRESS INC YEAR NOV 30
Shr 1.1 cts vs 1.7 cts Net 26,708 vs 35,084 Revs 447,548 vs 243,161 NOTE:1986 net includes 4,300 dlrs gain from tax credit and 1985 includes gain of 8,300 dlrs gain from credit.
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GRAPHIC MEDIA INC <GMED> YEAR
Shr nine cts vs 19 cts Net 188,000 vs 362,000 Revs 20.4 mln vs 11.3 mln NOTE:1985 restated for reversal of certain tax benefits. 1986 and 1985 reflects preferred stock dividend requirements.
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HANSON TRUST <HAN> COMPLETES KAISER PURCHASE
Hanson Trust PLC said Kaiser Cement shareholders today approved the previously announced merger agreement making Kaiser Cement an indirect wholly owned unit of Hanson Trust. Hanson said that promptly following the filing of the certificate of merger Kaiser Cement common shares will be delisted from th...
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RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS <RELL> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 20 cts vs 20 cts Net 1,981,000 vs 1,689,000 Rev 24.7 mln vs 19.6 mln Nine months Shr 59 cts vs 53 cts Net 5,855,000 vs 4,360,000 Rev 70.9 mln vs 51.9 mln NOTE: Fiscal 1986 per share data reflects dilutive effect of shares issued for April 1986 convertible debenture co...
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DIVERSIFIED HUMAN RESROUCES GROUP <HIRE> YEAR
Shr loss five cts vs profit 72 cts Net loss 79,069 vs profit 829,737 Revs 14.4 mln vs 14.1 mln NOTE:1985 includes extraordainy credit of 11 cts.
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MID-STATE <MSSL>, FIRST FEDERAL IN DEAL
Mid-State Federal Savings and Loan Association said it and First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Brooksville <FFBV> reached a definitive merger agreement. As previously announced, Brooksville shareholders will get cash and stock in exchange for their shares. The transaction is expected to b...
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MEMOTEC DATA COMPLETES TELEGLOBE ACQUISITION
<Memotec Data Inc> said it completed the previously announced 488.3 mln dlr acquisition of Teleglobe Canada from the federal government. Memotec Data said Teleglobe, which has provided Canada's overseas telecommunications services since 1950, now becomes Teleglobe Canada Inc, a unit of Memotec. ...
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U.S., JAPANESE OPEN TALKS ON SEMICONDUCTORS
U.S. and Japanese officials meet tomorrow to try to settle a dispute over semiconductor trade and to cut short the 300 mln dlr penalty tariffs President Reagan has ordered imposed on Japanese exports. But U.S. officials held out little hope that any accord could be reached before the tariffs of 100 per ...
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AMERON <AMN> ADOPTS SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Ameron Inc said its board adopted a rights plan designed to protect shareholders from potentially unfair takeover tactics. The plan calls for distribution of one right for each of its outstanding common shares and each right entitles the holder to buy one/one-hundredth of a share of newly authorized S...
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FCS LABORATORIES <FCSI> ENDS MERGER TALKS
FCS Laboratories said its merger talks with another unidentified company in the health care field ended without agreement. The talks began last August, the company said. The company also said it will no longer actively seek out potential merger partners, but will respond to serious inquiries.
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UK MINISTER LOOKS TO EASE TENSION WITH JAPAN
The U.K. government hopes for a breakthrough on the deadlock with Japan over trade policies during next week's visit to Tokyo by Corporate Affairs Minister Michael Howard, political sources said. Howard, who leaves for Japan tomorrow, told Reuters he will try to promote understanding on trade issues dur...
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CONABLE WARNS PROTECTIONISM MIGHT SPREAD
World Bank President Barber Conable expressed concern that trade protectionism, at the heart of a new showdown between the United States and Japan, might spread throughout the industrial world. But in an interview with Reuters, Conable said the action by the United States to slap tariffs on certain elec...
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MINAS DE ALMADEN RAISES MERCURY PRICE
Spain's Minas de Almaden y Arrayanes S.A. has agreed with Algerian producer ENOF to establish a minimum price of 300 dlrs per flask for spot mercury sales, Almaden spokesman Jesus Gallego said. In response to enquiries from Reuters, he said his company had raised the minimum price for its spot sales fro...
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U.S. JOBS DATA SAID TO RULE OUT FED TIGHTENING
A steep drop in goods-producing jobs detracted from U.S. March non-farm payroll employment and makes it unlikely that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy to defend the dollar, economists said. U.S. March non-farm payroll employment rose 164,000, less than the gain of 220,000 to 290,000 the ...
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BRISTOL-MYERS <BMY> REVIEWING SCIMED MERGER
SciMed Life Systems Inc <SMLS> said Bristol-Myers Co is analyzing the pending lawsuit brought against SciMed by <Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Inc> to determine whether to consummate its previously announced plans to merge with SciMed. The company said its was served the suit in Minneapolis on ...
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US WEST <USW> HIKES DIVIDEND
Qtly div 82 cts vs 76 cts prior Pay May 1 Record April 16
Financial Reports
OIL PRICES RISE ON SAUDI EFFORT
Crude oil prices rallied today, moving over 17.00 dlrs a barrel because of Saudi Arabia's determined effort to support prices, analysts said. "The Saudis and other OPEC nations are jawboning the market, hoping to restore confidence and prices and to do this without another meeting," said Sanford Margosh...
Corporate News
BELL PETROLEUM <BPSIO>, REGAL TO FORM PLAN
Bell Petroleum Services Inc said it agreed to begin talks with Regal International Inc to form a plan of reorganization under which Bell would become a subsidiary of Regal. The plan would be subject to Bankruptcy court approval due to Bell's status as a debtor-in-possesion under Chapter 11. the compan...
Corporate News
HEALTHVEST <HVT> DECLARES THREE-WEEK DIVIDEND
Healthvest said its board declared a dividend for the final three weeks of the March quarter of 14 cts, payable April 28 to holders of recrod April 15. Previously, it dclared a special interim dividend of 42 cts for January 1 to March 9 in connection with its recently completed offering. The combi...
Financial Reports
CPI CORP <CPIC> 4TH QTR FEB 7 NET
Shr 43 cts vs 36 cts Net 7,209,000 vs 5,574,000 Sales 77.7 mln vs 58.7 mln Avg shrs 16,676,000 vs 15,478,000 Year Shr 1.12 dlrs vs 1.10 dlrs Net 18,371,000 vs 17,032,000 Sales 257.5 mln vs 198.3 mln Avg shrs 16,411,000 vs 15,433,000 NOTE: Year-ago period ended Feb...
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ADM GRAIN ELEVATOR EXPLODES IN BURLINGTON, IOWA
A grain elevator in Burlington, Iowa, exploded today, leaving five injured. The elevator, operated by Archer Daniels Midland Co. of Decatur, Ill., is a terminal elevator on the Mississippi River, Doug Snyder, assistant to the vice president said. The cause of the explosion and the extent of damage t...
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U.S. GRAIN CARLOADINGS FALL IN WEEK
U.S. grain carloadings totaled 25,744 cars in the week ended March 28, down 4.3 pct from the previous week but 41.6 pct above the corresponding week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported. Grain mill product loadings in the week totalled 10,920 cars, up 0.1 pct from the previous week...
Corporate News
SEC CLARIFIES POSITION ON TENDER OFFER CHANGES
The Securities and Exchange Commission reminded corporate raiders and others tendering for the shares of companies that they must extend the period their offers are open if key conditions are changed. Specifically, the agency said those making tender offers for companies' stock must extend the offers if...
Commodities and Trade
GENCORP <GY> UNIT COMPLETES WOR-TV SALE
GenCorp said its RKO General Inc subsidiary completed the sale of WOR-TV to MCA Inc <MCA> for 387 mln dlrs. The Federal Communications Commission approved the sale last December, GenCorp said. The closing was delayed because that decision was appealed by four parties to the U.S. Court of Appeals, G...
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