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CONFIDENCE IN OPEC FIRMS U.S. ENERGY FUTURES
Renewed confidence in OPEC's ability to limit production helped U.S. energy futures settle above yesterday's closing prices, according to analysts. They also said the heating oil contract found additional support from a short-covering rally on the close. April crude closed 24 cts higher to 17.75 dlr...
Financial Reports
TREASURY SAYS ONLY REAGAN, BAKER SPEAK ON DLR
The U.S. Treasury repeated a White House statement that only President Reagan and Treasury Secretary James Baker are authorized to speak on the dollar. A Department spokesman was commenting on remarks by Commerce Department Under-Secretary Robert Ortner that the yen was undervalued 10 or 15 pct against ...
Market and Economy
USDA COMMENTS ON EXPORT SALES
Corn sales gained 2,494,900 tonnes in the week ended February 26, the highest weekly total since August 1984 and two and three-quarter times the prior week's level, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. In comments on its Export Sales Report, the department said sales of 1.0 mln tonnes to the USSR -- pr...
Market and Economy
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES INC <FCI> 10 MOS DEC 31
Shr loss 1.62 dlrs vs profit 83 cts Net loss 17.2 mln vs profit 8.3 mln Revs 264.0 mln vs 338.0 mln NOTE:Year ago figures based on 12 months ended February 28, 1986 because company changed reporting period to end December 31. 1986 10 months loss includes 10.3 mln dlrs writedown of certain...
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CARVER CORP <CAVR> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 20 cts vs 17 cts Net 680,000 vs 533,000 Sales 6,473,000 vs 5,996,000 Year Shr 57 cts vs 84 cts Net 1,967,000 vs 2,099,000 Sales 20.8 mln vs 19.0 mln
Commodities and Trade
QATAR UNVEILS BUDGET FOR FISCAL 1987/88
The Gulf oil state of Qatar, recovering slightly from last year's decline in world oil prices, announced its first budget since early 1985 and projected a deficit of 5.472 billion riyals. The deficit compared with a shortfall of 7.3 billion riyals in the last published budget for 1985/86. In a sta...
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INTER-CITY GAS CORP 4TH QTR SHR 36 CTS VS 68 CTS
INTER-CITY GAS CORP 4TH QTR SHR 36 CTS VS 68 CTS
Financial Reports
UNICORP <UAC>, LINCOLN IN DEFINITVE PACT
Unicorp American Corp said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lincoln Savings Bank FSB. Under terms of the agreement announced in January, Lincoln would be acquired by a unit of Unicorp which is minority-owned by Lincoln president Alton Marshall. The acquisition will take place through a vo...
Commodities and Trade
U.S. M-1 MONEY SUPPLY RISES 1.9 BILLION DLRS IN FEB 23 WEEK, FED SAYS
U.S. M-1 MONEY SUPPLY RISES 1.9 BILLION DLRS IN FEB 23 WEEK, FED SAYS
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U.S. BANK DISCOUNT BORROWINGS AVERAGE 233 MLN DLRS A DAY IN MARCH 4 WEEK, FED SAYS
U.S. BANK DISCOUNT BORROWINGS AVERAGE 233 MLN DLRS A DAY IN MARCH 4 WEEK, FED SAYS
Financial Reports
COFFEE FALL NOT SEEN AFFECTING COLOMBIA'S DEBT
The sharp fall in international coffee prices will not affect Colombia's external credit situation, finance minister Cesar Gaviria told reuters. He said the current depression on world coffee markets was not totally unexpected and would have no immediate bearing on Colombia's financial state which he de...
Commodities and Trade
U.S. M-1 MONEY SUPPLY RISES 1.9 BILLION DLRS
U.S. M-1 money supply rose 1.9 billion dlrs to a seasonally adjusted 738.5 billion dlrs in the February 23 week, the Federal Reserve said. The previous week's M-1 level was revised to 736.6 billion dlrs from 736.7 billion dlrs, while the four-week moving average of M-1 rose to 736.7 billion dlrs from 73...
Commodities and Trade
GULF BOND, STOCK MARKETS LAG BEHIND, GIB SAYS
Gulf money markets have grown reasonably well during the past decade, but bond and stock markets remain to a large extent fragmented and lag behind, <Gulf International Bank BSC> (GIB) said. The bank's economist Henry Azzam said in a review of Gulf capital markets that investors have to relinquish tr...
Corporate News
HUMANA <HUM> DECLARES SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS PLAN
Humana Inc said its board approved a shareholder rights plan, or so-called poison pill plan, to ensure its shareholders receive fair treatment in the event of a proposed takeover. Humana said it is now aware of any effort to gain control of the company. Under the plan its board declared a dividend...
Commodities and Trade
FREMONT GENERAL CORP <FRMI> 4TH QTR OPER NET
Oper shr profit 63 cts vs loss 1.15 dlrs Oper net profit 6,629,000 vs loss 12.4 mln Revs 23.6 mln vs 22.4 mln Year Oper shr profit 1.65 dlrs vs loss 1.28 dlrs Oper net profit 17.5 mln vs loss 13.8 mln Revs 93.1 mln vs 86.8 mln Note: Oper data does not include loss from discon...
Corporate News
GREAT WESTERN FINANCIAL <GWF> UNIT BUYS BANKS
Great Western Financial Corp's subsidiary Great Western Bank said it will purchase three retail banking branches in south Florida with total deposits of 90 mln dlrs. Great Western said it will purchase branches in Deerfield Beach and Hollywood with approximately 80 mln dlrs in deposits from Guardian S...
Corporate News
HUGHES <HT> CHANGES STANCE ON MERGER AFTER SUIT
A one billion dlr lawsuit pushed Hughes Tool Co into an about-face on its rejection of a proposed merger with Baker International Corp <BKO>, Wall Street analysts said. Last night, Hughes said the planned merger with Baker was off. Baker then filed a suit seeking punitive damages from Hughes for ca...
Commodities and Trade
ARMTEK <ARM> SELLS TIRE, TRUCK TIRE BUSINESS
Armtek Corp, formerly known as Armstrong Rubber Co, said it signed agreements with <Condere Corp> for the sale of its Natchez, Miss. tire plant and its S and A Truck Tire Sales and Services Corp. Terms were not disclosed. Armtek spokesman John Sievers said S and A is a 50 mln dlr business. Earl...
Market and Economy
ELXSI LTD <ELXSF> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss four cts vs loss 34 cts Net loss 2,922,000 vs loss 19.9 mln Revs 4,071,000 vs 8,012,000 Year Shr loss 23 cts vs loss 79 cts Net loss 17.3 mln vs loss 46.2 mln Revs 22.4 mln vs 28.6 mln
Financial Reports
<NEWSCOPE RESOURCES LTD> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 94 cts vs profit 28 cts Net loss 6,319,337 vs profit 1,702,016 Revs 2,899,513 vs 5,239,106 Note: 1986 net includes 5,250,000 dlr writedown of oil and gas properties.
Corporate News
SAUDI ARABIA REITERATES COMMITMENT TO OPEC PACT
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Hisham Nazer reiterated the kingdom's commitment to last December's OPEC accord to boost world oil prices and stabilise the market, the official Saudi Press Agency SPA said. Asked by the agency about the recent fall in free market oil prices, Nazer said Saudi Arabia "is fully ...
Market and Economy
FERC ISSUES TAKE-OR-PAY GAS POLICY PLAN
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a proposed policy statement for the recovery of take-or-pay costs imposed by existing natural gas contracts between producers and pipelines. It put out the statement, by 5-0 vote, for a 30-day comment period. It also put out an alternative policy s...
Corporate News
TIMES MIRROR CO <TMC> QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div 41 cts vs 41 cts Pay June 10 Record May 29
Corporate News
INTER-CITY GAS CORP <ICG> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 36 cts vs 68 cts Net 10.0 mln vs 16.1 mln Revs 441.6 mln vs 470.8 mln YEAR Shr 86 cts vs 1.77 dlrs Net 29.1 mln vs 44.1 mln Revs 1.43 billion vs 1.54 billion Note: 1986 fl-yr net includes 9.3 mln dlr writedown of U.S. oil and gas properties partly offset by 1.1 mln dlr ...
Commodities and Trade
BROWN TRANSPORT CO INC <BTCI> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit 26 cts vs profit 10 cts Net profit 1,371,000 vs profit 482,000 Revs 48 mln vs 45.7 mln Avg shrs 5.20 mln vs 5.15 mln 12 mths Shr profit 1.05 dlrs vs loss 34 cts Net profit 5,454,000 vs loss 1,766,000 Revs 191.7 mln vs 185.2 mln Avg shrs 5.20 mln vs 5.15 mln ...
Financial Reports
METRO MOBILE CTS INC <MMCT> FIRST QTR LOSS
Qtr ends Dec 31 Shr loss 33 cts vs loss 16 cts Net loss 5,632,426 vs loss 2,373,358 Revs 3,277,976 vs 1,535,550 Avg shrs 16.9 mln vs 14.4 mln
Corporate News
COFFEE QUOTA TALKS CONTINUE, NO ACCORD SEEN LIKELY
The International Coffee Organization (ICO ) council talks on reintroducing export quotas continued with an extended session lasting late into Sunday night, but delegates said prospects for an accord between producers and consumers were diminishing by the minute. The special meeting, called to stop the ...
Market and Economy
<SPAR AEROSPACE LTD> YEAR NET
Shr basic 42 cts vs 1.41 dlrs Shr diluted 42 cts vs 1.33 dlrs Net 4,394,000 vs 13,070,000 Revs 191.0 mln vs 223.3 mln
Corporate News
PESCH UNIT SEEKS BALANCE OF REPUBLIC HEALTH
Alpha Health Systems Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pesch and Co, said it submitted a merger proposal to the board of REPH Acquisition Co, the parent company of Republic Health Corp, which is 64 pct owned by Pesch interests. The balance of REPH's common stock is owned by members of Republic manage...
Corporate News
SPAR SEES SEES STRONG FIVE-YEAR GROWTH
<Spar Aerospace Ltd>, reporting a sharply lower 1986 profit, said it anticipated solid profit and revenue growth during the next five years. "Looking to the longer term, Spar is confident that its continuing concentration on advanced robotics, satellite-based communications and electro-optical defens...
Market and Economy
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP <CHPK> REGULAR DIV
Qtly div 28-3/4 cts vs 28-3/4 cts prior Pay April three Record March 13
Corporate News
MEATPACKERS REJECT OCCIDENTAL <OXY> UNIT OFFER
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 222 rejected a new contract proposal from Iowa Beef Processors Inc and remain out of work, union spokesman Allen Zack said. In mid-December, Iowa Beef, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corp, closed its beef processing plant at Dakota City, Nebraska, b...
Corporate News
SWIFT INDEPENDENT PACKING CO <SFTPr> 1ST QTR NET
Periods ended January 31 Net 1,443,000 vs 3,539,000 Revs 765.2 mln vs 685.8 mln
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CHEMLAWN SAYS IT REJECTS 27 DLRS PER SHARE TENDER OFFER FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHEMLAWN SAYS IT REJECTS 27 DLRS PER SHARE TENDER OFFER FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT
Corporate News
FRANCE, YUGOSLAVIA COMMISSION TO BOOST TRADE
France and Yugoslavia agreed to set up a joint economic commission as part of efforts to promote commercial links and industrial cooperation between the two countries. The French Finance Ministry said the commission, to be composed of businessmen, was agreed during talks between Foreign Trade Minister...
Financial Reports
CHEMLAWN <CHEM> REJECTS WASTE'S <WMX> OFFER
ChemLawn Corp said its board rejected Waste Management Inc's 27 dlr-per-share tender offer and urged its shareholders not to tender their shares. ChemLawn said its board asked management and its financial advisor, Smith Barney, Harris Upham And Co Inc, to seek other purchasers of the company to maximize...
Financial Reports
(CAMBIOR INC) FIVE MTHS DEC 31 NET
Shr 39 cts vs not given Net 8,801,000 vs not given Revs 33.2 mln vs not given
Financial Reports
CONAGRA <CAG> TO ACQUIRE MONFORT <MMFT>
ConAgra Inc agreed to acquire Monfort of Colorado Inc in a stock transaction, both companies said. According to the letter of intent signed by the companies, ConAgra will acquire all of Monfort's 4.3 mln outstanding shares for 10.75 mln of its own shares. Based on ConAgra's closing price of 34 dlr...
Corporate News
HOUSE 0/92 PLAN SEEN SCALED-BACK TO 1987 WHEAT
Key members of the House Agriculture committee have agreed to scale-back the 0/92 provision of a pending disaster aid bill to cover only 1987 crop wheat, but a broader 0/92 proposal is likely to be resurrected later, Congressional sources said. The sources said key lawmakers including Reps. Glenn Engl...
Financial Reports
FAVORED TRADE STATUS FOR MOSCOW STILL OPPOSED
The Reagan administration wants to encourage expanded trade with the Soviet Union but does not believe Moscow yet warrants most-favored-nation treatment, Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead said. "It seems to me that more trade between us is better than less trade," he told a forum on U.S.-Soviet t...
Corporate News
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS <MD> NOT APPROACHED BY PESCH
McDonnell Douglas Corp, which has a five mln dlr investment in Republic Health Corp <REPH>, said it has not been approached to sell its shares in Republic Health. Earlier, Alpha Health Systems Corp, a unit of Pesch and Co, said it submitted a merger proposal to the board of REPH Acquisition Co, the p...
Corporate News
PARADYNE <PDN> PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIMINAL CHARGE
Paradyne Corp said it pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy to defraud the Social Security Administration and agreed to pay 1.2 mln dlrs in fines and costs to the U.S. Government. The company also reached agreements in principle for an 8.1 mln dlr settlement of class action law suits. A...
Financial Reports
SOUTH AFRICAN FIRM TO CONTINUE TESTS
South Africa's state-owned energy firm Soekor said it would continue tests after striking oil some 120 kms (75 miles) south-southwest of Mossel Bay. During production tests, about 5,000 barrels of oil and five mln cubic feet of gas per day were produced, it said. "This oil discovery will be followed...
Corporate News
GREECE REPEATS IT CAN DECIDE ON AEGEAN DRILLING
Greece, replying to a warning from Turkey that it will stop Athens from seeking oil in the Aegean Sea, repeated today that it has an exclusive right to decide where or when to drill in the area. A government spokesman said in a statement that if Ankara believed Greece was contravening international law,...
Financial Reports
NCA CORP <NCAC> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 45 cts vs loss 1.34 dlrs Net loss 1,240,000 vs loss 3,621,000 Revs 6,264,000 vs 4,626,000 Year Shr loss 90 cts vs loss 2.01 dlrs Net loss 2,487,000 vs loss 5,406,000 Revs 20.8 mln vs 21.7 mln
Financial Reports
BIOMEDICAL DYNAMICS CORP <BMDC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit one ct vs loss two cts Net profit 52,405 vs loss 67,967 Sales 289,572 vs 188,713 Year Shr loss one cts vs loss five cts Net loss 51,019 vs loss 201,680 Sales 1.1 mln vs 490,935
Financial Reports
SANTA FE SOUTHERN PACIFIC APPEALS MERGER RULING
Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp will later today formally ask the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to reconsider its earlier rejection of the merger of the holding company's railroad assets, a company spokesman said. "We expect to file papers late tonight" asking the ICC to reopen the rail mer...
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BRAZIL DEBT SEEN PARTNER TO HARD SELL TACTICS
Brazil's recent announcement of a suspension in interest payments on 68 billion dlrs of foreign debt gave the banking system the jitters and confirmed views among many international economists and commodities analysts that Brazil will continue to flex its trading muscles in 1987. The developing world's ...
Financial Reports
IEA SAYS OPEC FEBRUARY CRUDE OUTPUT 16.1 MLN BPD
OPEC produced an average 16.1 mln barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in February, down from 16.5 mln the previous month and an overall 17.3 mln bpd in fourth quarter 1986, the International Energy Agency said. A few OPEC countries last month exceeded the production quotas set at their last conference in...
Financial Reports
U.S. SENATE GROUP URGES SUBSIDIES FOR USSR
A majority of the Senate Agriculture Committee urged President Reagan to reverse his opposition to export subsidies to the Soviet Union as a way to get its negotiators to purchase some 500 mln dlrs in American wheat. The group, led by committee chairman Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, urged Reagan to...
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ENFIELD CORP PLANS NOTES, PREFERRED ISSUE
<Enfield Corp Ltd> said it planned to issue 60 mln dlrs principal amount of notes and 1.6 mln class E preferred shares at 25 dlrs a share. The notes would bear 8 pct yearly interest, mature March 31, 2002 and be convertible to common shares on either March 31, 1997 or the business day before a fixed ...
Corporate News
WICHITA <WRO> TO BUY FOUNTAIN OIL <FGAS>
Wichita Industries Inc said it agreed to buy Fountain Oil and Gas Inc. Wichita said it it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Fountain in an exchange for about 11 mln newly issued Wichita common shares. Wichita presently has about 3.6 mln shares outstanding. The transaction calls for the...
Financial Reports
ARGENTINE INFLATION ROSE 6.5 PCT IN FEBRUARY
Argentina's cost of living index grew 6.5 pct in January, down from last month's 7.6 pct, the National Statistics Institute said. It said consumer prices rose 98.9 pct over the last 12 months, against 81.9 pct inflation in the calendar year 1986.
Commodities and Trade
CANADA-EGYPT WHEAT NEGOTIATIONS TO CONTINUE
Canadian and Egyptian wheat negotiators failed to conclude an agreement on Canadian wheat exports to Egypt during talks last week, but the Canadian team will return to Cairo for further negotiations, Canadian embassy officials said. An embassy official declined to identify which issues remained to be ...
Financial Reports
PEMEX LOWERS FEBRUARY FAR EAST CRUDE OIL PRICES
The Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) said its Far East customers would be charged 17.25 dlrs per barrel for Isthmus crude in February and 14.45 dlrs for the heavier Maya. Pemex said this was 32 cts less than January Isthmus and 15 cts less than January Maya. Far East customers...
Financial Reports
N.Z. DECEMBER QUARTER RETAIL SALES FALL 13.2 PCT
Retail sales in the quarter ended December 31 fell a seasonally adjusted 13.2 pct compared with a 7.8 pct rise in the September quarter and a 1.3 pct fall a year ago period, the Statistics Department said. Actual retail sales in the December quarter totalled 6.17 billion N.Z. Dlrs compared with 6.70 bil...
Financial Reports
REPH ACQUISITION TO NEGOTIATE PESCH MERGER BID
REPH Acquisition Co said its board appointed a special committee to negotiate the terms of an offer made earlier today by <Pesch and Co> to merge with its Republic Health Corp <REPH> unit. Pesch, through its Alpha Health Systems Corp unit, offered to acquire the 36 pct of Republic Health stock tha...
Corporate News
HUNT GROUP HAS COMDATA STAKE, SEEKS INFLUENCE
An investor group led by members of the Hunt family of Dallas, Texas, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it has acquired a 6.2 pct stake in Comdata Network Inc <CDN> and may try to influence company policy. The investor group, led by Rosewood Financial Inc, said it opposes a company recapita...
Industrial and Sector News
ARGENTINA-BRAZIL TRADE JUMPED 90 PCT IN 1986
Trade between Argentina and Brazil jumped 90 pct in 1986 versus 1985, Foreign Minister Dante Caputo said. Speaking to reporters, Caputo said the near doubling in trade showed the "tangible and immediate results" of a wide- ranging economic integration accord signed by the presidents of both countries ...
Corporate News
SANTA FE SOUTHERN PACIFIC APPEALS MERGER RULING
Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp will later today formally ask the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to reconsider its earlier rejection of the merger of the holding company's railroad assets, a company spokesman said. "We expect to file papers late tonight" asking the ICC to reopen the rail mer...
Corporate News
E.A. VINER HOLDINGS LTD <EAVKF> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 10 cts vs profit seven cts Net loss 918,000 vs profit 585,000 Revs 5,475,000 vs 4,430,000 YEAR Shr profit 32 cts vs loss 24 cts Net profit 2,909,000 vs loss 1,501,000 Revs 23.7 mln vs 15.0 mln Note: 1986 4th qtr net includes 1.5 mln U.S. dlr, or 17 ct shr, writedow...
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INDONESIAN WHEAT IMPORTS EXPECTED TO FALL IN 1987
Indonesia's wheat imports are expected to fall to 1.5 mln tonnes in calendar 1987 from 1.69 mln in 1986, the U.S. Embassy's annual agriculture report said. It said the drop was expected, because there will be a drawdown on stocks built up near the end of 1986. It said wheat stocks at the end of 1986...
Commodities and Trade
CARPET FIRM UNIT CUTS ALLIED PRODUCTS<ADP> STAKE
A group led by GFI Nevada Inc, a subsidiary of General Felt Industries, a Saddlebrook, N.J. carpet maker, said it cut its stake in Allied Products Corp to 169,888 shares, or 3.4 pct, from 288,652 shares, or 5.8 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, GFI said it sold 114,000 Allied...
Corporate News
TALKS FAIL TO END BRAZILIAN SEAMEN'S STRIKE
Pay talks aimed at ending a week-old national seamen's strike collapsed today and the strike will continue, a union official said. The walkout by Brazil's 40,000 seamen has idled 160 ships in various ports, Jorge Luis Leao Franco, a senior official of the National Merchant Marine Union, told Reuters. ...
Corporate News
SHEARSON HAS 5.4 PCT OF CHICAGO MILWAUKEE <CHG>
Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc, the brokerage subsidiary of American Express Co <AXP>, said it has acquired 131,300 shares of Chicago Milwaukee Corp, or 5.4 pct of its total outstanding common stock. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Shearson said it bought the stake for 18.8 mln...
Corporate News
VINER <EAVKF> VIABLE AFTER HECK'S <HEX> MOVE
E.A. Viner Holdings Ltd said the earlier reported Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Heck's Inc <HEX>, in which Viner holds 408,000 shares, would not materially affect Viner's capital position or its ability to carry on its profitable brokerage business. Viner said its brokerage subsidiary, Edward A. Vi...
Financial Reports
TWA <TWA> SUES USAIR <U> OVER POISON PILL
Trans World Airlines Inc said it filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court against USAir Group Inc and its board of directors seeking to invalidate its "poison pill" anti-takeover plan. TWA vice president and general counsel Mark Buckstein said TWA also sought a declaratory judgement from the court that its...
Corporate News
<FOUR SEASONS HOTELS INC> YEAR NET
Oper shr 99 cts vs 54 cts Oper net 9,515,000 vs 3,449,000 Revs 509.3 mln vs 440.5 mln Note: 1985 net excludes extraordinary gain of 1.2 mln dlrs.
Financial Reports
<IVEY PROPERTIES INC> RAISES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Ivey Properties Inc said it raised its quarterly dividend to 18 cts a share from 14 cts and declared both an extra dividend of 27 cts a share and a 50 pct stock dividend. It said the dividends will be paid April one to shareholders of record March 16. For the stock dividend, Ivey said it will pay...
Corporate News
MEXICO SUSPENDS OVERSEAS COFFEE SALES
Mexico has temporarily suspended overseas coffee sales due to falling prices triggered by the failure of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) meeting to agree a quota system at its latest meeting, the official Notimex news agency said. "We're just waiting a while for prices to improve," an unid...
Financial Reports
GROUP BOOSTS SCANDINAVIA FUND <SCF> STAKE
A shareholder group led by a Swedish investment firm and a Norwegian investor said it raised its stake in the Scandinavia Fund Inc to 2,165,300 shares, or 33.3 pct of the total, from 1,978,900 shares, or 30.5 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the group, which includes Ingemar...
Financial Reports
OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FIRM UPS FRANCE FUND STAKE
VBI Corp, an offshore-based investment firm, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it raised its stake in the France Fund Inc <FRN> to 681,800 shares, or 9.1 pct of the total, from 551,000, or 7.4 pct. VBI, which is based in Turks and Caicos Islands, the British West Indies, said it bought the ...
Corporate News
COSTA RICA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT REFORMING ICO
Costa Rica's economy minister said he sees new hope for winning changes in the International Coffee Organisation system of export quotas. Minister Luis Diego Escalante, who serves as president of the Costa Rican Coffee Institute, said he was hopeful because of the support offered Costa Rica and other sm...
Corporate News
U.S. MONEY GROWTH SLOWS SHARPLY, ECONOMISTS SAY
U.S. money supply growth is slowing down rapidly, and some economists believe that all three of the Federal Reserve's main monetary aggregates may even have contracted in February. A contraction is unlikely to be a major concern for the Fed, especially as it would follow a long period of torrid growth...
Financial Reports
ECUADOR'S CONSUMER PRICES RISE 2.5 PCT IN FEBRUARY
Ecuador's consumer price index rose 2.5 pct in February to 562.4 (base 1978), the National Statistics and Census Institute said. The rise compared to a 1.8 pct rise in January and a 2.5 pct rise in February 1986. The Institute said accumulated overall inflation for the first two months of this yea...
Corporate News
WEST GERMAN FISHMEAL IMPORTS HIGHEST IN 15 YEARS
West German gross fishmeal imports rose 60,260 tonnes, or 14.6 pct, last year to 471,891 tonnes, the highest level since 1972, trade sources said. Re-exports fell by 6.6 pct, resulting in a surge in net imports from 175,901 to 251,708 tonnes, an increase of 43 pct. Total West German consumption was ...
Financial Reports
TPA OF AMERICA INC <TPS> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss five cts Net loss 753,000 Revs 8,932,000 Avg shrs 16.0 mln Year Shr loss seven cts Net loss 995,000 Revs 27.9 mln Avg shrs 14.8 mln NOTE: Company started operating in August 1985. Results reflect change in fiscal year from November 30 end.
Financial Reports
SILVER STATE MINING <SSMC> SEES PRODUCTION RISE
Silver State Mining Corp said it expects gold production this year to be more than double 1986's 17,458 ounces. The company's 1985 production was 2,050 ounces.
Financial Reports
ZAMBIA TO RETAIN CURRENCY AUCTION, SAYS KAUNDA
Zambia will retain its foreign-exchange auction system despite the suspension of weekly auctions since January 24, President Kenneth Kaunda said. "We have not run away from the auction. It hasn't been abolished at all," he told Reuters in an interview. He said the system would be reintroduced after ...
Corporate News
MCGRATH RENTCORP <MGRC> SEES NET RISING
McGrath RentCorp said as a result of its December acquisition of Space Co, it expects earnings per share in 1987 of 1.15 to 1.30 dlrs per share, up from 70 cts in 1986. The company said pretax net should rise to nine to 10 mln dlrs from six mln dlrs in 1986 and rental operation revenues to 19 to 22 ml...
Financial Reports
SILVER STATE MINING CORP <SSMC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr one ct vs one ct Net 528,790 vs 286,969 Revs 2,537,803 vs 773,729 Year Shr seven cts vs one ct Net 2,429,576 vs 404,394 Revs 6,726,327 vs 1,150,961
Financial Reports
SIZZLER RESTAURANTS INTERNATIONAL INC <SIZZ> NET
Shr 15 cts vs 14 cts Net 2,547,000 vs 2,242,000 Revs 56.7 mln vs 44.0 mln Avg shrs 17.6 mln vs 15.6 mln Nine mths Shr 54 cts vs 54 cts Net 9,249,000 vs 8,334,000 Revs 173.3 mln vs 134.3 mln Avg shrs 17.1 mln vs 15.5 mln
Corporate News
MCANDREWS AND FORBES ARE OFFERING 18.50 DLRS PER SHARE FOR REVLON STOCK
MCANDREWS AND FORBES ARE OFFERING 18.50 DLRS PER SHARE FOR REVLON STOCK
Corporate News
U.K. MONEY MARKET DEFICIT REVISED TO 550 MLN STG
The Bank of England said it had revised its estimate of the shortage in the money market back to its initial forecast of 550 mln stg. At midsession the central bank changed the shortfall to 500 mln and provided assistance worth 96 mln stg through bank bill purchases in bands one and two at established d...
Commodities and Trade
DONEGAL GROUP INC <DGIC> YEAR NET
Shr six cts Net 155,764 Revs 6,506,792 NOTE: Company formed in August 1986.
Financial Reports
PETER MILLER APPAREL GROUP 3RD QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss 28 cts vs profit seven cts Net loss 931,000 vs profit 7,000 Revs 2.3 mln vs 2.0 mln Nine mths Shr loss 55 cts vs profit seven cts Net loss 1,619,000 vs profit 185,000 Revs 7.7 mln vs 7.1 mln NOTE: Shr figures adjusted for issue of 600,000 shares in October, 1986. A...
Financial Reports
KRELITZ INDUSTRIES INC <KRLZ> 3RD QTR NET
Period ended Jan 31 Shr seven cts vs 14 cts Net 136,000 vs 274,000 Sales 48.4 mln vs 38.2 mln Nine mths Shr 30 cts vs 17 cts Net 573,000 vs 328,000 Sales 140.0 mln vs 102.4 mln NOTE: Prior year period ended Sept 30 Comparable periods reflect change in fisca...
Market and Economy
DONEGAL <DGIC> PROJECTS FULL YEAR RESULTS
Donegal Group Inc, which today reported earnings of 155,764 dlrs on revenues of 6,506,792 dlrs for the period from August 26 startup through the end of 1986, said it expects "much improved" profits for the full year 1987 on revenues of about 32 mln dlrs.
Corporate News
MACANDREWS AND FORBES HOLDINGS BIDS FOR REVLON
McAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc said it will offer 18.50 dlrs per share for all of Revlon Group Inc's <REV> outstanding common stock. McAndrews said terms of the acquisition have not been determined and are subject to the acquisition of financing. Revlon closed yesterday on the New York Stock E...
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HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating today's hog slaughter at about 300,000 to 305,000 head versus 292,000 week ago and 316,000 a year ago. Saturday's hog slaughter is guesstimated at about 30,000 to 55,000 head. Cattle slaughter is guess...
Market and Economy
BOREALIS IN GOLD EXPLORATION PACT WITH FARAWAY
<Borealis Exploration Ltd> said it entered into an agreement with <Faraway Gold Mines Ltd> of Vancouver, British Columbia, under which Faraway will acquire an interest in Borealis's Whale Cove Gold Property in the Keewatin district of the Northwest Territories. Faraway will spend 1.5 mln dlrs on e...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GETS 350 MLN STG AFTERNOON HELP
The Bank of England said it provided assistance worth 350 mln stg during the afternoon session which takes total help so far today to 446 mln stg against a shortage estimated at around 550 mln stg. The central bank purchased outright bank bills comprising 120 mln stg in band one at 10-7/8 pct and 227 ml...
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IMRE <IMRE> SELLS STOCK TO EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
IMRE Corp said it has received commitments for a group of European institutions to buy about 400,000 IMRE shares for 2,500,000 dlrs, with closing expected on March 16.
Corporate News
INSTRUMENTARIUM ACQUIRES NOKIA SUBSIDIARY
Finland's medical group Instrumentarium Oy <INMR.HE> said it has acquired electronics components importers and marketers <Ferrado Oy> and <Insele Oy>, subsidiaries of Finland's electronics group Nokia Oy <NOKS.HE>. It said in a statement Ferrado and Insele will be merged into Instrumentarium...
Commodities and Trade
FUQUA INDUSTRIES INC <FQA> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div six cts vs six cts prior Pay April One Record March 20
Commodities and Trade
<M-CORP INC> YEAR DEC 28 NET
Shr 73 cts vs 55 cts Net 1,691,878 vs 1,117,747 Revs 7.1 mln vs 4.9 mln Avg shrs 2.3 mln vs 2.0 mln NOTE: Share results reflect two-for-one stock split in June, 1986.
Financial Reports
DOME PETROLEUM REAFFIRMS DOME MINES STAKE FOR SALE AT RIGHT PRICE, SPOKESMAN SAYS
DOME PETROLEUM REAFFIRMS DOME MINES STAKE FOR SALE AT RIGHT PRICE, SPOKESMAN SAYS
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COMMONWEALTH MORTGAGE <CCMC> BUYS ARMONK FIRM
Commonwealth Mortgage Co said it purchased Westfiar Funding Corp of Armonk, N.Y., for an undisclosed amount of cash. Commonwealth said Westfair originated 60 mln dlrs of residential mortgage loans during 1986.
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<M-CORP INC> RAISES DIVIDEND
Semi-annual div 7-1/2 cts vs five cts Pay April nine Record March 26
Financial Reports
PERMIAN <PBT> RAISES CRUDE PRICES
Permian Corp said that effective march 5 it raised its posted prices for crude oil 50 cts a barrel. The raise brought its posted prices for West texas Intermediate up by 50 cts to 17.00 dlrs a barrel. West Texas Sour was also raised by 50 cts to 17.00 dlrs a barrel. A Permian spokesman said th...
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