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LIFFE FEBRUARY VOLUMES DOWN, BUT EURODOLLARS UP
Total futures and options turnover on the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) fell slightly during February, although daily average Eurodollar volume set a new record, LIFFE said today. Total futures and options turnover last month was 822,378 contracts, down from January's 881,778, ...
Commodities and Trade
COLOMBIAN OIL EXPORTS NOT AFFECTED BY QUAKE
Colombian oil installations were not damaged by an earthquake which shook Ecuador and southern Colombia last night and there are no plans to suspend exports, a spokesman for the state-run oil company Ecopetrol said. He said no damage was reported, unlike in Ecuador where indefinite force majeure was dec...
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CHICAGO MILWAUKEE <CHG> GREETS SHEARSON STAKE
Chicago Milwaukee Corp said it welcomed an investment by Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc in its company. Yesterday, Shearson Lehman, a subsidiary of American Express Co (AXP), disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it holds a 5.35 pct interest in Chicago Milwaukee. Chicago Milw...
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DAUPHIN DEPOSIT <DAPN> TO MAKE ACQUISITION
Dauphin Deposit Corp said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Colonial Bancorp Inc of New Holland, Pa., in an exchange of 3.6 to 4.4 Dauphin shares for each colonial share, depending on the market value of Dauphin shares just before the merger takes place. The company said the acquisition is sub...
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VAN DORN CO <VDC> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 27-1/2 cts vs 27-1/2 cts prior Pay May One Record April 17
Commodities and Trade
M.D.C. HOLDINGS INC <MDC> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 10 cts vs 10 cts prior Pay March 31 Record March 16
Corporate News
CHUBB CORP <CB> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 42 cts vs 42 cts prior Pay April Seven Record March 20
Market and Economy
CRUDE OIL PRICES UP AS STOCKS, OUTPUT FALL
U.S. crude oil prices rose above 18 dlrs a barrel this week and industry analysts said the price could rise another dollar as inventories fall. "OPEC is keeping its production down, and in the cash market there is tight supply of crude with short transportation time to major refining centers," said Dan...
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MGE PLANNING APRIL 6 START UP OF HFCS CONTRACT
The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE) will start trading futures contracts in high fructose corn syrup on April 6 if the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approves the contract as expected next week. Pat Henderson, spokesperson for the MGE, said the exchange expects contract approval at CFTC's ...
Commodities and Trade
FIRST FEDERAL BROOKSVILLE <FFBV> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div four cts vs four cts prior Pay March 31 Record March 20 NOTE: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Brooksville.
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ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA <AA> REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 30 cts vs 30 cts in prior qtr Payable May 25 Record May one
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<TECHNIGEN PLATINUM CORP> IN METALS FIND
Technigen Platinum corp said it initial results of a 13-hole drilling program on its R.M. Nicel platinum property in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, indicate "extensive" near-surface zones "highly" enriched in gold, platinum and palladium were found in rocks on the periphery of a sulphide deposit. It said valu...
Commodities and Trade
SIEMENS WANTS TO AMEND TELECOM PLUS <TELE> PACT
Telecom Plus International Inc said <Siemens AG>'s Siemens Information Systems wants to amend its agreement to purchase Telecom's 65 pct interest in Tel Plus Communications to delay payment of 25 mln dlrs for 11 months. Telecom's shareholders are scheduled to vote on the 165 mln dlr transaction Monda...
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LUCKY STORES SAYS IT AND INVESTOR EDELMAN REACHED STANDSTILL AGREEMENT
LUCKY STORES SAYS IT AND INVESTOR EDELMAN REACHED STANDSTILL AGREEMENT
Market and Economy
PIONEER GROUP UNIT GETS MORE GHANA GOLD LAND
The Pioneer Group Inc said its 70 pct-owned Teberebie Goldfields Ltd venture was granted an additional concession of land in Ghana to seek and mine gold. The State Gold Mining Corp of Ghana granted the venture an additional 14.5 square kilometers in Teberebie, Ghana, contiguous to 11.5 square kilometers...
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INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORP <IMC> DIVIDEND
Qtly div 29-1/2 cts vs 29-1/2 cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 27
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HADSON CORP <HADS> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit four cts vs loss 99 cts Net profit 545,000 vs loss 13.1 mln Revs 75.3 mln vs 37.9 mln Avg shrs 14.8 mln vs 13.1 mln Year Shr profit 34 cts vs profit 34 cts Net profit 4,908,000 vs profit 4,487,000 Revs 216.8 mln vs 117.7 mln Avg shrs 14.6 mln vs 13.1 mln ...
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JAPAN'S NTT FORECASTS PROFITS FALL IN 1987/88
<Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp> (NTT) expects its profits to fall to 328 billion yen in the year ending March 31, 1988 from a projected 348 billion this year, the company said. Total sales for the same period are expected to rise to 5,506 billion yen from a projected 5,328 billion this year, NT...
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LUCKY STORES <LKS>, EDELMAN IN STANDSTILL PACT
Lucky Stores Inc said it and investor Asher Edelman agreed on a settlement that prohibits Edelman and his group from taking specified actions to obtain control of the company and that limits the Edelman group's ownership of Lucky's stock to less than five pct of any voting securities. The arrangement ...
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ATT <T> PHONE PROPOSAL TO HELP PROFITS
American Telephone and Telegraph Co's proposal to deregulate its long distance phone service is unlikely to produce a radical change in phone rates, but it should help the company's profits, analysts said. "Deregulation will mean more pricing discounts for large volume users, but status quo for resident...
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CME SETS MAY 29 START FOR LUMBER FUTURES OPTIONS
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) board of governors announced today the options on Random Length lumber futures will begin trading on May 29. The contract received Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approval on January 21 after being submitted for review last October 13. Initially, o...
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TWA CONFIRMS OWNERSHIP OF 15 PCT OF USAIR GROUP
TWA CONFIRMS OWNERSHIP OF 15 PCT OF USAIR GROUP
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STRUTHERS WELLS <SUW> SEES 1986 NOV 30 LOSS
Struthers Wells Corp said it expects to report a loss, without tax benefit, of about 16 mln dlrs for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1986, versus a profit of 295,000 dlrs in fiscal 1985. The company added, however, that about 13.6 mln dlrs of the loss relates to discontinued operations and disposal o...
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SOROS GROUP TELLS SEC IT MAY BUY UP TO 49.9 PCT OF FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES
SOROS GROUP TELLS SEC IT MAY BUY UP TO 49.9 PCT OF FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES
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TWA <TWA> CONFIRMS OWNERSHIP OF USAIR <U> STOCK
Trans World Airlines Inc said it owns more than four mln USAir Group shares or about 15 pct of the total outstanding. TWA said it may acquire additional shares in the open market, in private transactions, through a tender offer or otherwise, subject to Department of Transportation approval. TWA ha...
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SILVER STATE MINING <SSMC> CORRECTS NET
Silver State Mining Corp said it has corrected its 1986 fourth quarter net income to 485,380 dlrs from 528,790 dlrs reported earlier today. The company earned 286,969 dlrs in last year's fourth quarter.
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STEWART-WARNER CORP 4TH QTR SHR LOSS 3.86 DLRS VS PROFIT 37 CTS
STEWART-WARNER CORP 4TH QTR SHR LOSS 3.86 DLRS VS PROFIT 37 CTS
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GROUP TO BOOST FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES (FEN) STAKE
An investor group led by New York investor George Soros said it was dissatisfied with Fairchild Industries Inc management and was considering boosting its holdings to as much as 49.9 pct of the aerospace and aviation company's outstanding stock. The group already controls 1,647,481 Fairchild Industries ...
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PAYLESS CASHWAYS <PCI> SEES BETTER FIRST QTR
Payless Cashways Inc chairman David Stanley told analysts the company's first quarter results to be reported March 17 will be better than the seven cts per share reported in the year ago quarter. "It was not a wonderful sales quarter, but it only represents 14 pct of the year's total results," Stanley s...
Corporate News
STEWART-WARNER CORP <STX> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 3.86 dlrs vs profit 37 cts Net loss 24,973,000 vs profit 2,389,000 Sales 62.5 mln vs 65.3 mln Year Shr loss 3.22 dlrs vs profit 1.32 dlrs Net loss 20,861,000 vs profit 8,515,000 Sales 268.0 mln vs 272.7 mln NOTE: 1986 earnings include a provision for restructuring ...
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MONITERM CORP <MTRM> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 15 cts vs loss 11 cts Net loss 632,000 vs loss 437,000 Revs 3,206,000 vs 2,650,000 Year Shr loss 19 cts vs loss 24 cts Net loss 793,000 vs loss 1,004,000 Revs 11.5 mln vs 14.4 mln NOTE: Prior year figures restated to reflect merger in March 1986 with Amtron Corp. ...
Commodities and Trade
THE CHUBB CORP <CB> SETS QTRLY PAYOUT
Qtrly 42 cts vs 42 cts prior Pay April 7 Record March 20
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CHINA SIGNS WORLD BANK LOAN FOR TIANJIN PORT
China has signed a 130 mln dlr loan agreement with the World Bank to partly finance 12 new berths with an annual capacity of 6.28 mln tonnes at the 20 mln tonne a year capacity Tianjin port, the New China News Agency said. China will provide 370 mln yuan for the project and a Chinese company won a bid a...
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SOUTHTRUST <SOTR> TO ACQUIRE FOUR BANKS
SouthTrust Corp, a 5.1 billion dlr multibank holding company, said it entered into agreements to acquire four Florida banks with assets totalling more than 233.2 mln dlrs. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed. The four banks are: Central Bank of Volusia County, with assets of 59.3 mln dlrs, ...
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CARLING O'KEEFE SELLS STAR OIL UNIT TO UNITED COAL CANADA FOR 57 MLN DLRS
CARLING O'KEEFE SELLS STAR OIL UNIT TO UNITED COAL CANADA FOR 57 MLN DLRS
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HUGHES TOOL <HT> UP ON MERGER SPECULATION
Hughes Tool Co rose one to 12-1/4 on 1,658,000 shares, apparently reflecting a belief that Baker International Corp <BKO> will be able to persaude Hughes to go along with a previously announced merger, analysts said. This week Hughes seemed to back out of the merger but then said it was still interes...
Commodities and Trade
AETNA <AET> REACHES AGREEMENT TO BUY COMPANY
Aetna Life and Casualty Co said it reached an agreement to acquire a 49 pct interest in Universal Life and General Insurance Sdn Bhd <ULG>, a Malaysian composite insurance company. The company said the 51 pct balance will continue to be owned by Malaysia Apera Group of private investors. The tr...
Corporate News
CARLING O'KEEFE<CKB> SELLS OIL UNIT, TAKES GAIN
Carling O'Keefe Ltd said it sold its Star Oil and Gas Ltd unit to United Coal (Canada) Ltd for about 57 mln dlrs cash. Carling said it will record an extraordinary gain of about two mln dlrs after tax, or nine cts a common share resulting from the sale. The company did not elaborate further on fin...
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CHANNEL FERRY REPORTED SINKING OFF BELGIUM
The channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise from the British Townsend Thorensen company was sinking off the Belgian coast tonight with 463 people on board, the Dutch newsagency ANP reported today. An unspecified number of people had fallen into the water, it said, quoting the pilot organisation in this ...
Commodities and Trade
PATRICK PETROLEUM CO <PPC> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 1.22 dlrs vs profit 27 cts Net loss 8,812,432 vs profit 1,847,560 Revs 7,981,198 vs 10.3 mln Avg shrs 7,187,941 vs 6,828,368 NOTE: Current year includes tax credit of 800,000 dlrs.
Commodities and Trade
EPITOPE INC <EPTO> 1ST QTR DEC 31 LOSS
Shr loss 24 cts vs loss nine cts Net loss 216,697 vs loss 47,344 Sales 144,403 vs 118,391
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<CLARY CORP> 4TH QTR DEC 31 LOSS
Shr loss 12 cts vs loss 16 cts Net loss 214,000 vs 309,000 Revs 3,056,000 vs 2,545,000 Year Shr loss 43 cts vs loss nine cts Net loss 754,000 vs loss 159,000 Revs 11.4 mln vs 11.4 mln
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LLOYDS BANK CANADA 1ST QTR PROFIT RISES SHARPLY
Lloyds Bank Canada, a unit of <Lloyds Bank International PLC>, said net profit soared to 3,053,000 dlrs for the first quarter ended January 31 from 9,000 dlrs a year earlier. Loan loss provisions, a mandatory five-year averaging of actual loan losses, also rose in the first quarter to 6,375,000 dlr...
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BRAZIL STRIKES CAUSE GOVERNMENT MAJOR PROBLEMS
Strikes by Brazil's 40,000 seamen and by petrol station owners in four states are causing major headaches to a government already wrestling with a debt crisis. A week ago seamen began their first national strike for 25 years and union leaders say they have seriously affected Brazilian exports by makin...
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Japan February external reserves record 51.73 billion dlrs (January 51.46 billion)
Japan February external reserves record 51.73 billion dlrs (January 51.46 billion)
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DOME PETE<DMP> SAID TO BE PRESSED TO SELL ENCOR
Dome Petroleum Ltd is under pressure from one of its largest creditors, <Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce>, to sell its 42 pct stake in <Encor Energy Corp Ltd>, energy industry analysts said. Dome has pledged its 42.5 mln Encor shares as security for part of its debt to Commerce Bank, estimated ...
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PATRICK PETROLEUM CO <PPC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr nil vs one ct Net 59,608 vs 95,909 Revs 2,921,629 vs 2,918,682 Avg shrs 7,062,172 vs 7,273,020 Year Shr loss 1.22 dlrs vs profit 27 cts Net loss 8,812,432 vs profit 1,847,560 Revs 3,070,327 vs 3,195,710 Avg shrs 7,187,941 vs 6,828,368
Industrial and Sector News
INLAND VACUUM INDUSTRIES INC <IVAC> 1ST QTR NET
Qtr ends Jan 31 Shr six cts vs eight cts Net 103,436 dlrs vs 134,360 dlrs Revs 1,762,270 vs 1,282,463
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IRANIAN OIL MINISTER ARRIVES IN ALGERIA
Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh arrived in Algiers at the head of a large delegation for talks on stabilizing oil prices, the official news agency APS said. In a brief arrival statement, he said Iran and Algeria were engaged in "continuous and stronger cooperation" on the world petroleum market...
Corporate News
DEL LABORATORIES INC <DLI> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 16 cts vs 55 cts Net 232,000 vs 814,000 Revs 22.4 mln vs 22 mln Year Shr 2.07 dlrs vs 2.43 dlrs Net 3,108,000 vs 3,670,000 Revs 106.7 mln vs 101.1 mln NOTE: Per share figures adjusted to reflect four-for-three stock split paid March 26, 1986.
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JAPAN FEBRUARY RESERVES RECORD 51.73 BILLION DLRS
Japan's external reserves rose to a record 51.73 billion dlrs at the end of February from the previous record of 51.46 billion at end-January, the Finance Ministry said. End-February reserves last year were 27.58 billion dlrs. In January, the nation's foreign reserves showed the largest-ever month...
Commodities and Trade
CHILEAN GDP UP 5.7 PCT IN 1986, CENTRAL BANK SAYS
chile's gross domestic product rose 5.7 pct last year to 18.8 billion dollars, compared to a 2.4 pct rise in the previous year, the central bank said. It said initial projections were for a 4.6 pct increase in gdp this year. The sectors which registered the greatest growth in 1986 were fisheries w...
Commodities and Trade
LANDMARK SAVINGS <LSA> COMPLETES OFFICE SALE
Landmark Savings Association said it completed the sale of its Whitehall, Pa., office, including deposits of about 31 mln dlrs, to Parkvale Savings Association. Landmark said it realized a gain of about 1.1 mln dlrs on the sale. The price was not disclosed.
Commodities and Trade
U.S. FEEDGRAINS GROUP ATTACKS CANADA CORN RULING
The U.S. Feedgrains Council is surprised and disappointed by the Canadian Import Tribunal's decision that imports of corn from the U.S. are materially injuring Canadian corn producers, a council spokesman said. "At a time when the world is attempting to liberalize trade in the new rounnd of multilateral...
Commodities and Trade
HOLLY SUGAR CORP <HLY> SETS REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 25 cts vs 25 cts prior Pay March 31 Record March 18
Corporate News
CORADIAN CORP <CDIN> YEAR NET
Shr profit one cent vs loss 37 cts Net profit 148,000 dlrs vs loss 1,686,000 Revs 11.4 mln vs 10.9 mln NOTE: Company said net is before extraordinary items and taxes and declined to provide data on those items
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USDA TO CONDUCT SURVEY FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA
U.S. Agriculture Department animal health officials are conducting a national survey of live-bird markets and auctions to check for signs of avian influenza, an infectious viral disease of poultry, the department said. The survey will locate poultry dealers and live-bird markets that sell live birds dir...
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TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE RESCUED FROM SINKING FERRY
About 200 people were rescued, some badly hurt, from a sinking cross Channel ferry carrying approximately 540 people off the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, a port control spokesman said. The spokesman, contacted by telephone, said only one third of car ferry, the Herald of Free Enterprise owned by the Bri...
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FOXBORO CO <FOX> 4TH QTR LOSS
Oper shr loss one ct vs loss 2.65 dlrs Oper net loss 100,000 vs loss 32.7 mln Revs 142.3 mln vs 168.8 mln 12 mths Oper shr profit 57 cts vs loss 2.76 dlrs Oper net profit 7,072,000 vs loss 34.2 mln Revs 544.0 mln vs 572.2 mln Note: 1986 oper net excludes tax credits of 2,149,...
Commodities and Trade
LYNG SAYS NO DECISIONS TAKEN AT CABINET COUNCIL
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng said no decisions were taken today at a White House Economic Policy Council meeting. Speaking to reporters on his return from the meeting, Lyng said only about five minutes of the session dealt with agriculture issues. "It was not a decision making meeting,"...
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TREASURY BALANCES AT FED FELL ON MARCH 5
Treasury balances at the Federal Reserve fell on March 5 to 3.467 billion dlrs from 3.939 billion dlrs the previous business day, the Treasury said in its latest budget statement. Balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to 14.350 billion dlrs from 14.391 billion dlrs on the same respective days. ...
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NICARAGUA, ROMANIA, PARAGUAY LOSE TRADE RIGHTS
President Reagan formally ended preferential duty-free trade treatment for exports from Nicaragua, Romania and Paraguay under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). He took the action after determining that the three countries are not taking steps to give their workers internationally recognized...
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U.S. FEEDGRAIN 0/92 SUPPORTERS EVALUATE POSITION
Advocates of a 0/92 plan for feedgrains will likely delay offering their proposals if a disaster aid bill before the House Agriculture Committee is scaled back to include only 1987 winter wheat, congressional sources said. The disaster aid bill, introduced by Rep. Glenn English (D-Okla.), sparked shar...
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ALFIN INC <AFN> 2ND QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss 20 cts vs profit 14 cts Net loss 1,417,000 vs profit 933,000 Revs 5,623,000 vs 5,403,000 Avg shrs 6,957,300 vs 7,115,248 Six mths Shr loss 18 cts vs profit 43 cts Net loss 1,269,000 vs profit 3,079,000 Revs 15.7 mln vs 14.2 mln Avg shrs 7,195,720 vs 7,115,248 ...
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BELL AND HOWELL <BHW> COMPLETES SALE OF UNIT
Bell and Howell Co said it completed the sale of its computer output microfilm business to COM Products Inc, a unit of privately-held <LeBow Industries Inc>. The sum of the deal was not disclosed. The unit makes a device that prints data directly from a computer onto microfilm.
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U.S. BUSINESS LOANS FALL 618 MLN DLRS IN FEB 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
U.S. BUSINESS LOANS FALL 618 MLN DLRS IN FEB 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
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U.S. BUSINESS LOANS FALL 618 MLN DLRS
Business loans on the books of major U.S. banks, excluding acceptances, fell 618 mln dlrs to 278.88 billion dlrs in the week ended February 25, the Federal Reserve Board said. The Fed said that business loans including acceptances fell 897 mln dlrs to 281.23 billion dlrs.
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HYPONEX CORP <HYPX> YEAR NET
Shr 85 cts vs 1.20 dlrs Net 5,130,000 vs 7,236,000 Revs 93.6 mln vs 91.9 mln
Corporate News
HMO AMERICA INC <HMOA> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 33 cts vs profit 38 cts Net loss 2,359,978 vs profit 2,805,389 Revs 76.2 mln vs 61.8 mln Avg shrs 7,096,886 vs 7,392,586
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TECHNIGEN PLATINUM CORP IN METALS FIND
Technigen Platinum corp said initial results of a 13-hole drilling program on its R.M. Nicel platinum property in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, indicate extensive near-surface zones highly enriched in gold, platinum and palladium. The metals were found in rocks on the periphery of a sulphide deposit. I...
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AMERICAN PORK CONGRESS TO BE OVERHAULED IN 1988
The National Pork Producers Council, NPPC, announced at this year's American Pork Congress, APC, that the Congress and trade show will be divided into two parts in 1988. Next years APC, held in Atlanta, will be a business session only and will continue to be the first week of March. The trade show...
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<DTD ENTERPRISES INC> IN REORGANIZATION
DTD Enterprises Inc said it filed an 8-K report indicating that <EaglesLair Development Corp> had assumed control of the company under a reorganization plan signed last month. The company said D. Gerald Lach, president of EaglesLair, was named president and a director of DTD. In addition, DTS's...
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SCHWAB SAFE CO <SS> UPS PAYOUT
Qtly div 13 cts vs 12 cts prior Pay April 17 Record March 31
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PHYSICIANS INSURANCE CO <PICO> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 31 cts vs 53 cts Net 960,143 dlrs vs 1,631,011 dlrs Revs 27.4 mln dlrs vs 18.9 mln dlrs Avg shrs 3,079,533 vs 3,096,095 12 mths Shr 1.01 dlrs vs 92 cts Net 3,113,337 dlrs vs 2,855,755 dlrs Revs 106.5 mln dlrs vs 78.3 mln dlrs Avg shrs 3,079,516 vs 3,089,140 NO...
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BRADLEY <BRLY> ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM LEASE
Bradley Real Estate Trust said it signed a 99-year lease for property in downtown Minneapolis to BCED Minnesota Inc. The lease will increase net income by about 24 cts a share on a post-February 1987 three-for-two stock split basis. For 1986, the Trust reported net income of 1.3 mln dlrs or 38 cts a s...
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DUMEZ UNIT HAS 94 PCT OF WESTBURNE (WBI)
(Dumez Investments I Inc) said 94.7 pct of Westburne International Industries Ltd's outstanding common shares have been deposited under its takeover bid. It said it has received about 11,070,000 shares under its 22.50 dlrs per share offer which expired yesterday. Dumez said it will proceed to acquir...
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CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES TO SELL STAKE
<Canadian Natural Resources Ltd> said it agreed in principle to sell 80 pct of its working interest in certain producing and non-producing natural gas properties located in southwestern Saskatchewan. The transaction is expected to close on April 1, 1987, the company said. It did not identify the buye...
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MALRITE BUYS COX'S RADIO STATION UNIT
<Malrite Guaranteed Broadcast Partners L.P.> said it bought WTRK Inc from <Cox Enterprises Inc> for 13.8 mln dlrs in cash. It said WTRK owns and operates WTRK-FM, a Philadelphia radio station. Transfer of the license for the sation has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission. ...
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JANUARY HOUSING SALES DROP, REALTY GROUP SAYS
Sales of previously owned homes dropped 14.5 pct in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.47 mln units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said. But the December rate of 4.06 mln units had been the highest since the record 4.15 mln unit sales rate set in November 1978, the group sa...
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ICO TALKS ON COFFEE QUOTAS TO RESUME AT NOON
Talks on coffee export quotas at the International Coffee Organization (ICO) special council session will resume at noon gmt today, following a last minute decision taken early this morning to extend the meeting 24 hours, ICO officials said. An 18 member contact group will meet at midday to examine ne...
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CYACQ EXTENDS TENDER FOR CYCLOPS <CYL>
Cyacq Corp said it extended its 80 dlr a share tender offer for Cyclops Corp to March 20 from today. Cyacq was formed by Citicorp Capital Investors Ltd and Audio Video Affiliates INc <AVA> to acquire Cyclops. THe tender offer began on February six. The offer is conditioned upon at least 80 pct ...
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MONO GOLD SAYS PARTNERSHIP AGREES TO BUY SHARES
<Mono Gold Mines Inc> said <NIM and Co Ltd> Partnership agreed to buy flow-through shares with an aggregate purchase price of up to 300,000 dlrs. It said, subject to fulfillment of certain conditions, the price of the shares to NIM will be 79.6 cts per share, and said it will issue 376,955 share...
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USLICO CORP <USVC> INCREASES DIVIDEND
Qtly div 22 cts vs 20 cts prior payable March 27 Record March 18
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USAIR GROUP REQUESTS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ORDER TWA TO DIVEST STAKE
USAIR GROUP REQUESTS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ORDER TWA TO DIVEST STAKE
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DIPLOMAT ELECTRONICS <DPEC> TO CUT COSTS
Diplomat Electronics Corp said it will reduce expenses by four mln dlrs a year in an effort to stem losses and return to a positive net worth. The company also said certain lenders agreed to take a 24 pct stake in the company by converting seven mln dlrs of debt into preferred stock. Diplomat said...
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U.S. CORN GROWERS BLAST CANADA CORN RULING
Canada's ruling in favor of a duty on U.S. corn was a keen disappointment to the National Corn Growers Association and has set a dangerous precedent for other nations to follow, said Mike Hall, lobbyist for the association. "The French corn growers will clearly charge ahead now and just change corn to...
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DOLLAR GENERAL CORP <DOLR> QTLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div five cts vs five cts prior Payable April three Reocrd March 20
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HEALTHCARE SERVICES <HSAI> SEES WRITE-OFFS
Healthcare Services Of America Inc said it will write off about 16 mln dlrs in non-recurring expenses in 1986. It also said it expects income from operations to be about breakeven for 1986 and the estimated loss for the year to be about the same as the writeoffs. Results will be released by March ...
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USAIR <U> SEEKS ORDER AGAINST TWA <TWA>
USAir Group said it sought the help of the U.S. Department of Transportation in its takeover fight with Trans World Airlines Inc, asking the Department to order TWA to sell its USAir shares. "What they have done is in direct violation of the Federal Aviation Act," USAir said. It said TWA week file...
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PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES INC <PKOH> 4TH QTR NET
Shr loss 52 cts vs profit 1.07 dlr Net loss 2,917,000 vs profit 5,963,000 Revs 34.1 mln vs 40.3 mln Year Shr loss 1.39 dlr vs profit 1.24 dlr Net loss 7,749,000 vs profit 6,946,000 Revs 138.6 mln vs 186.2 mln NOTE: 1986 net includes certain non-recurring charges of about 5,...
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BMC INDUSTRIES INC <BMC> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 1.20 dlrs vs loss 1.97 dlrs Net loss 6,248,000 vs loss 10.2 mln Revs 33.1 mln vs not given Year Shr loss 1.25 dlrs vs loss 13.44 dlrs Net loss 6,508,000 vs loss 69.6 mln Revs 123.4 mln vs not given NOTE: Results include charges of five mln dlrs or 96 cts shr for 19...
Market and Economy
UNITED COMPANIES <UNCF> DECLARES STOCK DIVIDEND
United Companies Financial Corp said its board declared a two pct stock dividend payable APril eight to holders of record March 17. The board also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 12.5 cts payable April one to holders of record March 16.
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U.S. FARM PROGRAMS HELP CANADIAN CORN PRODUCERS
An American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) official said that far from hurting Canadian corn producers, U.S. farm programs benefit all foreign producers. AFBF president Dean Kleckner made the comments in response to the ruling earlier today by the Canadian Import Tribunal that subsidized U.S. corn impo...
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U.N. ISSUES REPORT ON NATURAL GAS CLAUSES
The U.N. Centre on Transnational Corporations has issued a report containing guidelines and recommendations for negotiating natural gas clauses in agreements between transnational petroleum corporations and host countries. The U.N. said the report was aimed at promoting petroleum exploration in areas ...
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TAFT<TFB> BIDDERS WOULD SELL ENTERTAINMENT UNIT
A proposed buyout of Taft Broadcasting Co by Dudley Taft and other investors includes a plan to sell the company's Entertainment Group, according to one of the investors. Jonathan Nelson, managing director of Narragansett Capital Corp <NARR>, which is participating in the buyout plan, declined to s...
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POSITIVE OUTLOOK TEMPERED IN U.S. DEBT FUTURES
Higher oil prices and stronger than expected U.S. employment growth led to sharp losses in U.S. interest rate futures and diminished what had been a positive chart outlook, financial analysts said. The increase of 319,000 in non-farm payroll employment during February was above market expectations for a...
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SANDOX BUYS STAUFFER SEEDS
Sandoz Corp's Northrup King Co said it bought Stauffer Seeds, a unit of Stauffer Chemical Co. Terms were not disclosed.
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ENERGEN <EGN> BUYS MUNICIPAL GAS SYSTEM
Energen Corp said it has acquired the distribution system of the City of Clanton, Ala. for about 1.2 mln dlrs. The 1,800 customer system is the fourth municipal system acquired by Energen's Alabama Gas subsidiary since October 1986, adding a total of 9,600 customers.
Corporate News
SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES INC <SRP> DIVIDEND
Qtly div 43 cts vs 43 cts prior Payable May one Record April 15
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METEX CORP <MTX> 4TH QTR DEC 28
Shr 22 cts vs 49 cts Net 296,994 vs 657,416 Revs 6.5 mln vs 9.5 mln Year Shr 78 cts vs 1.51 dlrs Net 1.0 mln vs 2.0 mln Revs 27.6 mln vs 29.4 mln
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