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EC AGREES ON NEED TO STRENGTHEN EMS
European Community (EC) finance ministers and central bankers agreed on the need for greater cooperation to strengthen the European Monetary System (EMS) against international market turbulence, officials said. "There was a general will to reinforce the European Monetary System, with all that implies," ...
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ZAMBIAN CURRENCY FALLS AT FOREIGN EXCHANGE AUCTION
The Zambian currency further depreciated yesterday at the second auction since the introduction of a two-tier foreign exchange system last month. The (central) Bank of Zambia said the kwacha was pegged at 16.99 to the dollar, compared to last week"s rate of 15 to the dollar. The bank, which offere...
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U.S. NAVY SAID INCREASING PRESENCE NEAR GULF
Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger has ordered the U.S. Navy to increase its presence near the Gulf in an effort to fulfil President Reagan's pledge to keep oil flowing to Europe and Japan, The New York Times reported. The newspaper quoted Pentagon officials as saying the Navy would keep the aircraft c...
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ALGERIAN, SPANISH FIRMS AGREE QUICKSILVER PRICE
Algerian and Spanish producers which together meet 40 pct of the Western market's needs in quicksilver have agreed to apply a minimum selling price of 300 dlrs per unit, the Algerian news agency APS said. The agreement was made during a meeting here last week between Algeria's Entreprise Nationale des N...
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CHINA'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FALL DURING 1986
China's foreign exchange reserves totalled 10.514 billion dlrs at end-1986, up from 10.37 billion at end-September but down from 11.9 billion at end-1985, according to central bank figures published by the New China News Agency. The agency said 2.072 billion dlrs of the reserves was held by the state ...
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IEA SEES ONE PCT GROWTH IN 1987 OECD OIL DEMAND
Growth in oil consumption in the Western industrialised countries is likely to slow to around one pct this year compared with 2.3 pct in 1986, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Oil use in the 24 countries of the OECD increased by around one pct in first quarter 1987 to 35.9 mln bpd, the IEA sa...
Corporate News
MARCH U.S. PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX UP AT 53.9
The U.S. economy in March improved at a faster rate than in February, with the National Association of Purchasing Management's composite index rising to 53.9 pct from 51.9 pct, the NAPM said. The first quarter average for the index also was 53.9 pct. The NAPM said that, if this average were to continue ...
Financial Reports
<MDS HEALTH GROUP LIMITED> IN QTLY PAYOUT
Qtly div six cts vs six cts prior Pay April one Record March 23
Financial Reports
U.S. CREDIT MARKET OUTLOOK - CAUTIOUS TRADING
U.S. Bond trading is likely to remain cautious in the near term with a possible downward price bias as market participants focus on trends in the dollar, the economy and Federal Reserve policy, economists said. Most expect the economy to continue showing modest gains, that the dollar has more room to fa...
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NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LOWERS BENCHMARK PRIME
National Australia Bank Ltd <NABA.S> said it lowered its benchmark prime lending rate to 18.25 pct from 18.5, effective today, but left its base rate at 18.5. The benchmark reduction brings the rate into line with the prime rates of most of Australia's trading banks, including those of two of the oth...
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CAESARS WORLD BOARD APPROVES RECAPITALIZATION
Caesars World Inc <CAW> said its directors unanimously approved a recapitalization plan under which stockholders will get a cash distribution of 25 dlrs per share via a one-time special cash dividend and will retain their common stock ownership in Caesars World. Caesars World said it expects to raise...
Corporate News
AUSTRALIAN GAS LIGHT CO COUNTER-BIDS FOR TMOC
<The Australian Gas Light Co> (AGL) said it will offer one share plus one dlr cash for every two shares in oil and gas producer <TMOC Resources Ltd> in a counter-bid to the previously reported takeover offer by Santos Ltd <STOS.S>. The offer values TMOC shares at 4.75 dlrs each, based on AGL's ...
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IEA FORECASTS SLOWER GROWTH IN OECD OIL DEMAND
Growth in oil consumption in the Western industrialized countries is likely to slow to around one pct this year compared with 2.3 pct in 1986, the International Energy Agency said. Oil use in the 24 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) increased by around ...
Market and Economy
PHILIPPINE COFFEE EXPORTS SEEN FALLING SHARPLY
Philippine coffee exports are expected to fall sharply due to a combination of the International Coffee Organisation's (ICO) decision not to revive export quotas and higher local prices, ICO Certifying Agency official Dante de Guzman told Reuters. He said exporter registrations dropped from an average ...
Corporate News
HARPER INTERNATIONAL INC <HNT> 3RD QTR NET
Qtr ended Jan 31 Shr 12 cts vs 19 cts Net 369,000 vs 358,000 Revs 7,076,000 vs 6,712,000 Avg shrs 3,050,000 vs 1,850,000 Nine mths Shr 53 cts vs 63 cts Net 1,523,000 vs 1,158,000 Revs 22.6 mln vs 20.7 mln Avg shrs 2,852,198 vs 1,850,000
Financial Reports
MIYAZAWA SEES BIG NATIONS REAFFIRMING PARIS PACT
Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa told a parliamentary committee he expects major nations to reafffirm the currency pact they struck in Paris when they meet this week in Washington, political sources said. The Minister also was quoted as saying he expects major nations to take coordinated action to ensur...
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LEADING COCOA PRODUCERS DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL PACT
Leading cocoa producers will discuss whether newly-agreed rules on an international cocoa buffer stock will succeed in reversing a sharp fall in world prices when they start four day's of talks here later today, conference sources said. Another topic likely to be discussed at the twice-yearly meeting ...
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5-APR-1987 23:45:47.90
5-APR-1987 23:45:47.90
Commodities and Trade
SOUTH KOREA'S 1987 GNP SEEN GROWING NINE PCT
South Korea's gross national product (gnp) is forecast to grow by nine pct in 1987, surpassing the government's original forecast of eight pct and against a 12.5 pct rise in 1986, an Economic Planning Board report said. The report reviewing the country's economy in the first three months of this year sa...
Financial Reports
BURST AGRITECH INC <BRZT> YEAR NOV 30 LOSS
Net loss 705,496 vs loss 182,766 Sales 642,590 vs 1,126,315
Commodities and Trade
THAI RICE EXPORTS FALL IN WEEK TO MARCH 31
Thailand exported 75,160 tonnes of rice in the week ended March 31, down from 88,785 tonnes the previous week, the Commerce Ministry said. It said the government and private exporters shipped 36,552 and 38,608 tonnes respectively. Private exporters concluded advance weekly sales for 22,086 tonnes ...
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26-FEB-1987
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API SAYS DISTILLATE STOCKS OFF 4.4 MLN BBLS, GASOLINE OFF 30,000, CRUDE UP 700,000
API SAYS DISTILLATE STOCKS OFF 4.4 MLN BBLS, GASOLINE OFF 30,000, CRUDE UP 700,000
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CHINESE CROPS HIT BY FROST, SNOW AND RAIN IN MARCH
Wheat and rapeseed crops in east China suffered considerable damage because of frost during a spell of unusually cold weather in late March, the China Daily said. It said average temperatures for the last 10 days of March in most of east China were three to five degrees centigrade below average. Snow fe...
Financial Reports
JAPAN CENTRAL BANK INTERVENES IN TOKYO AFTERNOON
The Bank of Japan intervened in early afternoon Tokyo trading to support the dollar against active selling by institutional investors and speculative selling by overseas operators, dealers said. The central bank had also bought dollars against the yen in morning trade. The dollar traded around 145...
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CHASE-AMP BANK TO LOWER AUSTRALIAN PRIME RATE TO 17.75 PCT FROM 18.25 TOMORROW
CHASE-AMP BANK TO LOWER AUSTRALIAN PRIME RATE TO 17.75 PCT FROM 18.25 TOMORROW
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ALCAN 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 tonnes but was operating at about half that in January, spokesman Fernand Leclerc said. ...
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KUWAIT MAY RE-REGISTER GULF TANKERS - NEWSPAPER
Kuwait may re-register part of its tanker fleet with foreign flag jurisdictions, including the U.S. And USSR, in an attempt to protect them from Iranian missile attacks in the Gulf war zone, U.S. Officials were quoted by the New York Times as saying. The transfers would allow the country of registration...
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CHASE-AMP BANK CUTS AUSTRALIAN PRIME TO 17.75 PCT
<Chase-AMP Bank Ltd> said it will lower its prime lending rate to 17.75 pct from 18.25, effective tomorrow. The bank is the first to lower its prime rate below the 18 pct set by a few banks in the last few days in a continuation of a downward trend which began late last month. Other prime rates...
Corporate News
SWISS CONSUMER PRICES RISE ONE PCT IN MARCH
Swiss consumer prices rose one pct in the year to March, the same rise as in the year to February, and against 0.9 pct in the year to March 1986, the Federal Statistics Office said. In March alone, prices rose 0.1 pct after a 0.3 pct rise in February. The March index, base 1982, was 109.7 against ...
Financial Reports
Nixdorf world group 1986 net profit 222.42 mln marks vs 172.29 mln, div 10 marks
Nixdorf world group 1986 net profit 222.42 mln marks vs 172.29 mln, div 10 marks
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PANCANADIAN TO SELL BRITISH INTERESTS
<PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd> said it agreed to sell its working interest in its North Sea properties and its British unit, Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas of Canada Ltd, to Whitehall Petroleum Ltd, a private British company. PanCanadian, 87 pct-owned by Canadian Pacific Ltd <CP>, said it would recei...
Corporate News
JAPAN'S LIPC TO BUY BEEF ON APRIL 23
Japan's Livestock Industry Promotion Corp (LIPC) said that on April 28 it will import 7,515 tonnes of beef for the first half of the 1987 fiscal year started on April 1 under the simultaneous buy and sell tender system, against 6,813 a year ago. The system calls on the agency to buy beef from trading ...
Commodities and Trade
JAPAN'S LIPC TO BUY BEEF ON APRIL 23
Japan's Livestock Industry Promotion Corp (LIPC) said that on April 28 it will import 7,515 tonnes of beef for the first half of the 1987 fiscal year started on April 1 under the simultaneous buy and sell tender system, against 6,813 a year ago. The system calls on the agency to buy beef from trading ...
Financial Reports
TELXON <TXLN> SEES SLIGHTLY HIGHER 4TH QTR NET
Telxon Corp said it expects per-share earnings for its fourth quarter ending March 31 to be about 23 cts to 26 cts on revenues of 26 mln dlrs to 28 mln dlrs. For the year-ago quarter, the company earned 22 cts a share, adjusted for a three-for-two stock split, on revenues of 24.2 mln dlrs. The c...
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TESCO EXTENDS HILLARDS OFFER
Tesco Plc <TSCO.L> said it was extending its 151 mln stg contested bid for <Hillards Plc> until May 1. It said it now controlled 9.8 pct of Hillards shares, comprising acceptances of the offer for 1.5 mln, or 3.1 pct, and 3.2 mln, or 6.7 pct, owned by itself, its pension fund or its associates. ...
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Bundesbank sets 28-day securities repurchase tender at fixed 3.80 pct
Bundesbank sets 28-day securities repurchase tender at fixed 3.80 pct
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GULF APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES <GATS> SELLS UNITS
Gulf Applied Technologies Inc said it sold its subsidiaries engaged in pipeline and terminal operations for 12.2 mln dlrs. The company said the sale is subject to certain post closing adjustments, which it did not explain.
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REID-ASHMAN <REAS> TO DIVEST TEST PRODUCT UNIT
Reid-Ashman Inc said it has decided to divest its test products division, located in Santa Clara. The company said it will entertain offers through March 30. It also said Steven Reid, a company founder and president of the test division, has made an offer to purchase the unit. The company's test d...
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BUNDESBANK SETS NEW REPURCHASE TENDER
The Bundesbank set a new tender for a 28-day securities repurchase agreement, offering banks liquidity aid at a fixed bid rate of 3.80 pct, a central bank spokesman said. Banks must make their bids by 1400 GMT today. Funds will be allocated by 0900 GMT tomorrow and credited to accounts later in the da...
Corporate News
PACIFIC LIGHTING COPR <PLT> QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div 87 cts vs 87 cts Pay Feb 17 Record Jan 20
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CETEC CORP <CEC> QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div five cts vs five cts Pay May 22 Record May 8
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API SAYS DISTILLATE, GAS STOCKS OFF IN WEEK
Distillate fuel stocks held in primary storage fell by 4.4 mln barrels in the week ended Feb 27 to 127.10 mln barrels from 131.50 mln the previous week, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said. In its weekly statistical bulletin, the oil industry trade group said gasoline stocks fell 30,000 barrels ...
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MOET-HENNESSY PROPOSES HIGHER DIVIDEND
YEAR TO END-DEC 1986 Proposed dividend 45 francs vs 34.50 francs Note - Full name of company is Moet-Hennessy SA <MHSP.PA>
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JONES MEDICAL INDUSTRIES INC <JMED> 4TH QTR NET
Shr six cts vs five cts Net 199,037 vs 135,587 Sales 1,594,895 vs 1,368,959 Avg shrs 3.1 mln vs 2.5 mln Year Shr 25 cts vs 19 cts Net 695,398 vs 446,426 Sales 5,785,365 vs 4,520,781 Avg shrs 2.8 mln vs 2.4 mln
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MAUI LAND AND PINAPPLE CO INC QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div 12-1/2 cts vs 12-1/2 cts Pay March 31 Record Feb 27
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SOVIET GRAIN PRODUCTS MINISTRY CRITICISED
The Soviet Communist Party has criticised the country's Grain Products Ministry for failing to ensure proper grain storage, turning out poor quality bread and for unsatisfactory book keeping, Pravda said. The party daily said that losses in the industry owing to waste and theft amounted to 7.3 mln roubl...
Corporate News
COCOA BUFFER STOCK MAY FACE UPHILL BATTLE - TRADE
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) buffer stock could face an uphill battle to halt the downtrend in world cocoa prices when it begins buying operations in the next few weeks, cocoa traders said. Traders said they believed buffer stock purchases could reach 75,000 tonnes in a matter of weeks wi...
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German February capital account deficit 7.53 billion marks vs Jan 11.91 billion surplus - Bundesbank
German February capital account deficit 7.53 billion marks vs Jan 11.91 billion surplus - Bundesbank
Financial Reports
U.S. WINE EXPORTS ROSE 15 PER CENT LAST YEAR
Exports of American wine rose 14.9 per cent last year to a total of 7.2 million gallons, the Wine Institute said. The San Francisco-based promotional group said 95 per cent of the exported wine was from California and the top three markets were Canada, Japan and Britain. Japan, which edged out Bri...
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GERMAN CAPITAL ACCOUNT IN DEFICIT IN FEBRUARY
West Germany recorded a net outflow of 7.53 billion marks on the February capital account, combining long and short term capital flows, compared with a net inflow of 11.91 billion marks in January, the Bundesbank said. This compared with a net outflow of 3.51 billion marks in February 1986, the Bundesba...
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TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS WIDENS IN FIRST QUARTER
Taiwan's trade surplus widened to 4.18 billion U.S. Dlrs in the first quarter of 1987 from 3.05 billion a year ago, the government statistics department said. First quarter exports rose to 11.25 billion U.S. Dlrs from 8.38 billion in the same period in 1986. Imports rose to 7.08 billion from 5.33 billio...
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INVESTMENT GROUP RAISES ROBESON <RBSN> STAKE
A group of affiliated Miami-based investment firms led by Fundamental Management Corp said it raised its stake in Robeson Industries Corp to 238,000 shares, or 14.6 pct of the total, from 205,000 or 12.8 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the group said it bought 32,800 Robeso...
Corporate News
USDA TO REDUCE CITRUS ESTIMATING PROGRAM
the U.S. Agriculture Department's National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) said it will change its citrus estimate program for California and Arizona, starting in 1988. NASS said it will discontinue California forecasts for lemons during December, February, March, May and June and for grapefru...
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AGREEMENT REACHED IN GREEK ALUMINA DEAL WITH MOSCOW
Greece and the Soviet Union have reached agreement in Moscow on a joint venture for a 450 mln dlr alumina plant in Greece, government spokesman Yannis Roubatis said. Roubatis told reporters the Soviet Union agreed to buy the plant's entire annual output of 600,000 tonnes of alumina. More details would...
Market and Economy
<TRIMAC LTD> YEAR NET
Shr nine cts vs six cts Net 3,500,000 vs 2,500,000 Revs 294.0 mln vs 351.5 mln Note: 1986 year includes tax gain of 1,700,000 dlrs
Financial Reports
NO INTERVENTION, DOLLAR FIXED AT 1.8218 MARKS
The Bundesbank did not intervene as the dollar was fixed lower at 1.8218 marks after 1.8243 yesterday, dealers said.
Financial Reports
BANK OF JAPAN INTERVENES SHORTLY AFTER TOKYO OPENS
The Bank of Japan bought a small amount of dollars at around 145.95 yen shortly after the Tokyo market opened, dealers said. But the dollar then fell on speculative selling by trading houses, they said. The dollar had opened here at 145.95 yen against 145.85/90 yen in New York and 146.00 yen at th...
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BANK OF JAPAN TO SELL 800 BILLION YEN IN BILLS
The Bank of Japan will sell tomorrow a total of 800 billion yen worth of financing bills from its holdings to help absorb a projected money market surplus of 1,300 billion yen, money traders said. Of the total, 400 billion yen will yield 3.8502 pct on sales from money houses to banks and securities hous...
Corporate News
NO INTERVENTION, DOLLAR FIXED AT 1.8218 MARKS
The Bundesbank did not intervene as the dollar was fixed lower at 1.8218 marks after 1.8243 yesterday, dealers said. Dealers said dollar trading was very quiet over the European morning, with operators made wary by today's meeting of the Group of Five finance ministers and central bank chiefs ahead of...
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WORMALD TO ACQUIRE STAKE IN HOLMES PROTECTION
Fire protection and security group Wormald International Ltd <WOIA.S> said British-listed <Holmes Protection Group Inc> has agreed to issue it with 6.15 mln common shares of one U.S. Cent par-value at 1.72 stg each. The two groups have also begun exploratory talks on a possible merger of the Holme...
Corporate News
WEST GERMAN 1986 OIL MEALS, CAKES USE UP
West German consumption of oilmeals and oil cakes last year rose by 2.4 pct to 6.3 mln tonnes, the agriculture ministry said. It said in a statement the increase was exclusively due to sharply higher use of rape products, which went up by 8.9 pct to 1.08 mln tonnes. Use of soy products dropped 7.2...
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OPPENHEIMER UPS VIACOM <VIA> STAKE TO 7.7 PCT
Oppenheimer and Co, a New York brokerage firm, said it raised its stake in Viacom International Inc to the equivalent of 2,709,600 shares, or 7.7 pct of the total, from 2,232,400 shares, or 6.3 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Oppenheimer said it bought a net 477,200 Viacom ...
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KUWAIT MAY RE-REGISTER GULF TANKERS - NEWSPAPER
Kuwait may re-register part of its tanker fleet with foreign flag jurisdictions, including the U.S. And USSR, in an attempt to protect them from Iranian missile attacks in the Gulf war zone, U.S. Officials were quoted by the New York Times as saying. The transfers would allow the country of registration...
Financial Reports
CHASE-AMP BANK CUTS AUSTRALIAN PRIME TO 17.75 PCT
<Chase-AMP Bank Ltd> said it will lower its prime lending rate to 17.75 pct from 18.25, effective tomorrow. The bank is the first to lower its prime rate below the 18 pct set by a few banks in the last few days in a continuation of a downward trend which began late last month. Other prime rates...
Financial Reports
JAPAN CENTRAL BANK INTERVENES IN TOKYO AFTERNOON
The Bank of Japan intervened in early afternoon Tokyo trading to support the dollar against active selling by institutional investors and speculative selling by overseas operators, dealers said. The central bank had also bought dollars against the yen in morning trade. The dollar traded around 145...
Financial Reports
EMPI INC <EMPI> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 25 cts vs profit 11 cts Net loss 446,005 vs profit 185,325 Sales 2.4 mln vs 2.5 mln 12 mths Shr loss 16 cts vs profit 41 cts Net loss 282,305 vs profit 709,787 Sales 10.1 mln vs nine mln
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 224 MLN STG ASSISTANCE
The Bank of England said it had provided the money market with 224 mln stg help in the morning session. This compares with the Bank's forecast of a shortage in the system today of around 850 mln stg which it earlier revised up from 800 mln. The central bank bought bank bills comprising 27 mln stg in b...
Corporate News
EC INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION GROWTH HALTS IN JANUARY
Industrial production in the European Community (EC) in January showed no growth compared with January 1986, the EC statistics office, Eurostat, said in a report. It said the EC industrial production index, base 1980, stood at 103.9 in both months. EC officials said while the lack of growth may ha...
Commodities and Trade
U.S. SENATE PANEL COULD CONSIDER TRADE MEASURE
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee may take up a bill tomorrow that would strengthen the activities of U.S. agricultural trade teams in selected developing countries, committee staff said. The measure, sponsored by committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. John Melcher (D-Mont.), would establ...
Commodities and Trade
FLORIDA PUBLIC <FPUT> SPLITS STOCK, UPS DIV
Florida Public Utilities Co said its board declared a three-for-two stock split on its common stock. It said holders of record April 15 will receive one additional share May one for each two shares held. The company also said it raised the dividend on its common stock by two cts to 33 cts a share ...
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GAO LIKELY TO SHOW CERTS MORE COSTLY THAN CASH
A study on grain certificates due out shortly from the Government Accounting Office (GAO) could show that certificates cost the government 10 to 15 pct more than cash outlays, administration and industry sources said. Analysis that the GAO has obtained from the Agriculture Department and the Office of M...
Industrial and Sector News
CITY INVESTING TRUST <CNVLZ> SETS CASH PAYOUT
City Investing Co Liquidating Trust said it declared a cash distribution of 25 cts a unit, payable April 10 to unit-holders of record April one. The trust last paid a stock distribution of General Development Corp <GDB> shares in July.
Corporate News
FCOJ SUPPLIES SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE YEAR AGO-USDA
Total supply of frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) in 1986/87 is expected to be significantly above year-earlier levels, even with carry-in stocks well below the previous season, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. In a summary of its Fruit Situation Report, the Department said Florida's imports ...
Commodities and Trade
OCCIDENTAL <OXY> IN BIG PERU HEAVY OIL FIND
Occidental Petroleum Corp said the Shiviyacu-23 development well on Block 1-AB in the Peruvian Amazon jungle is producing 6,593 barrels of 22 degree gravity oil per day from depths of 9,543 to 9,547 and 9,556 to 9,599 feet. The company said it is drilling a new exploration well on the block, Southeast...
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LIEBERMAN ENTERPRISES INC 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 51 cts vs 46 cts Shr diluted 44 cts vs 41 cts Net 2,267,000 vs 2,055,000 Sales 87.3 mln vs 70.4 mln Nine mths Shr 1.20 dlrs vs 1.12 dlrs Shr diluted 1.07 dlrs vs 1.03 dlrs Net 5,318,000 vs 4,958,000 Sales 243.7 mln vs 198.7 mln
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FLORIDA COMMERCIAL BANKS INC <FLBK> DIVIDEND
Qtly div 14 cts vs 19 cts prior Pay March 31 Record March 16 Note: Quarterly dividend for prior quarter included special payout of five cts a share.
Financial Reports
BP SCOTTISH REFINERY SET TO RESTART THIS WEEK
The British Petroleum <BP.L> Co Plc's refinery at Grangemouth, Scotland, shut down after an explosion and fire in the hydrocracker on March 22, will probably be back in operation towards the week-end, a refinery spokesman said. He said the refinery will resume at about half its 178,500 barrels per da...
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<TIMMINCO LTD> YEAR NET
Oper shr 33 cts vs 33 cts Oper net 3,330,000 vs 2,969,000 Revs 95.9 mln vs 92.0 mln Avg shrs 8,610,068 vs 7,603,219 Note: 1986 net excludes extraordinary gain of 577,000 dlrs or seven cts shr vs yr-ago gain of 71,000 dlrs or one ct shr.
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BRITAIN WARNS JAPAN OVER TRADE ROW
British corporate affairs minister Michael Howard told Japan to resolve the row over the U.K. Firm Cable and Wireless Plc's <CAWL.L> shareholding in a new Japanese telecommunications company or face an abrupt deterioration in trade relations. In meetings with both the foreign and telecommunications ...
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CARDINAL INDUSTRIES <CDNI> RESTATES NET LOWER
Cardinal Industries Inc said it restated earnings for the first nine months of 1986 to 235,000 dlrs, or nine cts per share, from 485,000 dlrs, or 18 cts, reported previously due to the failure of an automated accounting system installed in mid-year and replaced in the fourth quarter. The company said ...
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<UNITED FIRE AND CASUALTY> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit 31 cts vs loss 20 cts Net profit 1,044,424 vs loss 515,425 Avg shrs 3,406,841 vs 2,544,531 Year Shr profit 2.83 dlrs vs profit 42 cts Net profit 8,811,142 vs profit 1,058,503 Avg shrs 3,111,464 vs 2,544,531 Note: Full company name is United Fire and Casualty Co ...
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EGYPTIAN CENTRAL BANK DOLLAR RATE UNCHANGED
Egypt's Central Bak left the dollar rate for Commercial banks for April 8 unchanged at 1.353/67 pounds.
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<POWER CORP OF CANADA> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 30 cts vs 24 cts Oper net 38,686,000 vs 28,384,000 Revs 42.3 mln vs 31.2 mln Year Oper shr 1.05 dlrs vs 94 cts Oper net 136,594,000 vs 110,831,000 Revs 153.3 mln vs 125.1 mln Note: Fourth quarter results exclude extraordinary and other items which raised final 1986...
Industrial and Sector News
BRAZIL SEAMEN'S STRIKE ENDS
A Brazilian seamen's strike, which began on February 27 and has been tapering off for weeks, has now ended, a seamen's spokesman said. The spokesman said the seamen had signed an agreement with the state-owned Lloyd Brasileiro company on Saturday for a 120 pct salary rise. The national strike had ...
Financial Reports
U.S. CORN, SORGHUM PAYMENTS 50-50 CASH/CERTS
Eligible producers of 1986 crop U.S. corn and sorghum will receive an estimated 600 mln dlrs in deficiency payments -- 50 pct in generic commodity certificates and 50 pct in cash, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. It said corn producers will receive about 515 mln dlrs and sorghum producers about 85 ...
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SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD HOLDINGS RISE IN MARCH
South African gold holdings rose 172.56 mln rand to 4.17 billion rand in March after rising 39 mln rand to 4.0 billion rand in February, Reserve Bank figures show. In volume terms gold holdings rose to 5.51 mln ounces in March from 5.26 mln ounces in February, valued at 757.24 rand an ounce for March ve...
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MAGMA RAISES COPPER PRICE 0.50 CT TO 66.00 CTS
Magma Copper Co, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corp, said it is raising its copper cathode price by 0.50 cent to 66.00 cents a lb, effective immediately.
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INTERCO INC 4TH QTR SHR 99 CTS VS 97 CTS
INTERCO INC 4TH QTR SHR 99 CTS VS 97 CTS
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KANEB ENERGY <KEP> SAYS JURY RULES FOR IT
Kaneb Energy Partners Ltd, 82 pct owned by Kaneb Services Inc <KAB>, said a juiry in Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Ala., has ruled in its favor and that of Jim Walter Corp <JWC> against Sonat Inc <SNT> in a dispute over a natural gas sales contract. The company said the suit was filed see...
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WHITTAKER <WKR> COMPLETES SALE OF MEDICAL UNIT
Whittaker Corp said it has completed the previously-announced sale of its wholly-oiwned Whittaker General Medical Corp subsidiary to R.A.B. Holdings Inc for undisclosed terms. Whittaker General Medical has annual revenues of about 450 mln dlrs.
Commodities and Trade
STARTEL <STAS> TO HAVE LOSS, SALES DROP
StarTel Corp said it expects to report a first quartter loss on a 25 to 30 pct revenue fall from the year-earlier 2,524,000 dlrs. The company earned 64,000 dlrs in last year's first quarter.
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DATRON SYSTEMS <DTSI> SEES LOWER YEAR NET
Datron Systems Inc said it expects to report a falloff in earnings for the year ended March 31 of about 25 pct from fiscal 1986 levels. In fiscal 1986, Datron earned 1,776,000 dlrs. The company said new orders for the year just ended, however, rose 50 pct to 26 mln dlrs, bringing backlog at year-e...
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DATA GENERAL TO TAKE 18.2 MLN DLR PRETAX CHARGE TO REDEEM 150 MLN DLRS OF DEBT
DATA GENERAL TO TAKE 18.2 MLN DLR PRETAX CHARGE TO REDEEM 150 MLN DLRS OF DEBT
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ENTERRA CORP <EN> SELLS TWO UNITS
Enterra Corp said it has completed the sale of its Hale Fire Pump co and Macomson Machine Co subsidiaries to a company formed by Los Angeles investment firm McBain, Rose Partners for about 27 mln dlrs in cash. Both Hale and Macomson make fire pumps and related equipment.
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<FMD INC> IN MERGER AGREEMENT
FMD Inc said it has agreed to acquire Bankers Protective Financial Corp for 28,836,000 common shares, subject to approval by the Texas State Board of Insurance. Bankers Protective is a life insurance company based in Texas.
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<BEDFORD COMPUTER CORP> YEAR NET
Shr not given Net profit 1,033,000 vs loss 4,346,000 Sales 6,060,000 vs 5,818,000 NOTE: Company operating in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 1985 sales exclude contract revenues of 3,217,000 dlrs. 1986 net includes reversal of 597,000 dlrs of reserves no longer deemed necessary and tax credit 3...
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INTERCO INC <ISS> 4TH QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 99 cts vs 97 cts Net 31,011,000 vs 30,899,000 Sales 651.5 mln vs 583.1 mln Year Shr 3.13 dlrs vs 2.92 dlrs Net 98,643,000 vs 92,347,000 Sales 2.61 billion vs 2.51 billion NOTE: 1986 results reflect two-for-one stock split of July 23, 1986
Corporate News
USDA PROPOSES NAME CHANGES IN BEEF GRADE
The U.S. Agriculture Department proposes to rename the "USDA Good" grade of beef to "USDA Select." The department said the proposed change is in response to a petition from Public Voice for Food and Health Policy and would present a more positive image of this grade of beef and help calorie-conscious co...
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HOUSEHOLD INT'L <HI> PROJECTS EARNINGS RISE
Household International Inc said it expects its fully diluted earnings per share for the first quarter to be about 35 pct above the same year-ago period. It also looks for 1987 full-year fully diluted earnings to be about 20 pct higher than the record 4.31 dlrs a share reported for 1986. Chairma...
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