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KUWAIT MINISTER SAYS NO EMERGENCY OPEC TALKS SET
Kuwait's oil minister said in a newspaper interview that there were no plans for an emergency OPEC meeting after the recent weakness in world oil prices. Sheikh Ali al-Khalifa al-Sabah was quoted by the local daily al-Qabas as saying that "none of the OPEC members has asked for such a meeting." He...
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AUSTRALIA LEADING INDEX CONTINUES RISE IN DECEMBER
Westpac Banking Corp and the Melbourne University Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research said their leading index of Australian economic activity rose for the ninth successive month in December. The index rose to 134.1 (base 1980) from 129.8 in November and 122.8 a year earlier, the Westpac-I...
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JAPAN CANNOT BEAR FURTHER YEN RISE, MINISTER SAYS
Japan cannot bear a further rise of the yen, Foreign Minister Tadashi Kuranari said. "A further stronger yen would be a misfortune for Japan and the Japanese people would not be able to bear such a burden," he told reporters. The minister said he wants to tell U.S. Political leaders of the sacrifi...
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BANK OF ENGLAND DOES NOT INTERVENE IN MONEY MARKET
The Bank of England said it did not operate in the money market during the morning. Initially, the bank forecast a liqudity shortage of some 300 mln stg for the market today. Overnight interbank sterling traded at the 11-1/4 1/8 pct level for most of the morning while period rates have eased on th...
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U.S. URGES BANKS TO WEIGH PHILIPPINE DEBT PLAN
The U.S. is urging reluctant commercial banks to seriously consider accepting a novel Philippine proposal for paying its interest bill and believes the innovation is fully consistent with its Third World debt strategy, a Reagan administration official said. The official's comments also suggest that debt...
Industrial and Sector News
POUND AND CANADIAN DOLLAR CAPTURING ATTENTION
Interest in the currency futures market has shifted to the soaring British pound and the potentially explosive Canadian dollar, and away from the dull Continental and Japanese currencies, analysts said. The June pound, which added 6.3 cents over the past week-and-a-half to reach a new contract high of 1...
Commodities and Trade
NEW WORLD PICTURES TO HAVE GAIN FROM SALE OF FIVE PCT OF TAFT BROADCASTING
NEW WORLD PICTURES TO HAVE GAIN FROM SALE OF FIVE PCT OF TAFT BROADCASTING
Financial Reports
JAMAICA AGREES DRAFT BANK DEBT RESCHEDULING
Jamaica agreed in principle with its bank advisory committee on a rescheduling of 181 mln dlrs of foreign commercial bank debt falling due between 1987 and 1989, the Jamaican Information Service said. Repayments on the debt will be stretched out over 12 years with 8-1/2 years' grace at 1-1/4 percentage ...
Commodities and Trade
TAIWAN PLANS NEW TARIFF CUTS
Taiwan plans another round of deep tariff cuts this year to help narrow its trade surplus with the U.S., A senior economic planner said. Wang Chao-Ming, vice-chairman of the council for economic planning and development, told Reuters Taiwan would further reduce import tariffs on 1,700 products sometime ...
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VEGETABLE OILS MAY TIGHTEN DESPITE SEED SURPLUS
Lower production of coconut and palm oils could lead to a decline in vegetable oil stocks this year despite growing supplies of oilseeds, senior oilseeds analyst for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Mario Balletto said. Balletto told a conference of Canadian farmers at Alberta Agriculture's annual farm out...
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PORTUGUESE TRADE DEFICIT NARROWS IN 1986
Portugal's trade deficit narrowed in 1986 to 336.5 billion escudos from 354.8 billion in 1985, according to provisional National Statistics Institute figures. Imports totalled 1,412.6 billion escudos and exports 1,076.1 billion compared with 1,326.5 billion and 971.7 billion in 1985. Expressed in ...
Commodities and Trade
BRAZIL'S GROS TO MEET BANKS ON TRADE LINE ISSUE
Brazil's central bank governor Francisco Gros will meet senior commercial bankers here today in a new attempt to defuse the anger generated by the country's unilateral suspension of interest payments on 68 billion dlrs of foreign commercial bank debt, bankers said. Gros will meet representatives of Citi...
Commodities and Trade
SERVICE RESOURCES CORP <SRC> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr profit five cts vs loss 1.71 dlrs Oper net profit 196,000 vs loss 2,388,000 Sales 40.5 mln vs 43.2 mln Avg shrs 2,212,000 vs 1,482,000 Year Oper shr profit 71 cts vs loss 6.24 dlrs Oper net profit 1,799,000 vs loss 8,991,000 Sales 154.5 mln vs 145.0 mln NOTE: N...
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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS INC <TDS> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 22 cts vs 22 cts Oper net 2,058,000 vs 2,129,000 Revs 44.5 mln vs 35.7 mln Avg shrs 9,589,000 vs 9,348,000 Year Oper shr 94 cts vs 94 cts Oper net 8,889,000 vs 8,570,000 Revs 155.0 mln vs 123.4 mln Avg shrs 9,450,000 vs 9,174,000 NOTE: Net excludes discon...
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NEW WORLD PICTURES <NWP> SELLS TAFT <TFB> STAKE
New World Pictures Ltd said it sold 456,900 shares or about five pct of Taft Broadcasting Co common stock for a gain of 17.8 mln dlrs. The company said in a brief statement that it acquired the stock in late 1986. It gave no further details and company officials were not immediately available for comme...
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SOVIET ECONOMIST SEES FEW GAINS IN U.S. TRADE
There is little chance Soviet exports to the United States will rise in 1987, but Moscow's current trade reforms should result in more trade in manufactured goods in future, a Soviet economist said. Sergey Frolov, chief economist at Amtorg Trading Corp, an agent for Soviet trade organisations and indust...
Financial Reports
SWISS SIGHT DEPOSITS FALL 2.88 BILLION FRANCS
Sight deposits of commercial banks at the Swiss National Bank fell 2.88 billion Swiss francs in the first 10 days of March to 7.65 billion, the National Bank said. Foreign exchange reserves rose 3.30 billion francs to 33.94 billion. Sight deposits are a major indicator of money market liquidity in...
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ECUADOR CRUDE OIL EXPORTS STOPPED FOR FIVE MONTHS
Ecuador needs 120 mln dlrs to repair the damage to its oil export pipeline caused by last week"s earthquake, which will stop crude exports for five months, energy and mines minister Javier Espinosa Teran said. Espinosa said yesterday the pipeline, which carries crude from jungle fields to the Pacific Oc...
Corporate News
SOUTHLIFE HOLDING CO <SLHC> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr seven cts vs 20 cts Oper net 347,855 vs 787,117 Revs 6,748,868 vs 6,849,499 Avg shrs 5,391,666 vs 4,277,157 Year Oper shr 56 cts vs 46 cts Oper net 2,617,528 vs 2,003,661 Revs 27.1 mln vs 27.3 mln Avg shrs 4,763,793 vs 3,377,157 NOTE: Net excludes realize...
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ALGERIA REGULATES USE OF COFFEE ADDITIVES
The Algerian authorities have regulated the addition of chickpeas and barley used to make imported coffee go further, the official APS news agency reported. Taking advantage of scarcity, private roasters were selling ground coffee mixtures which were 75 pct non-coffee, it said. Since the beginning of Ma...
Corporate News
HUTCHISON SEES HIGHER PAYOUT, SATISFACTORY PROFITS
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd <HWHH.HK> expects satisfactory profits in 1987 and will pay a higher dividend for the year, chairman Li Ka-shing said. He did not make any specific projections for the company's earnings this year but he said the firm will pay a dividend of not less than 32.5 cents per share aft...
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TALKING POINT/OIL SERVICES TURNAROUND SEEN
The oil services industry is on the verge of a recovery because of rising crude prices, oil industry analysts said. The analysts, who issued buy recommendations on some stocks, said the recovery in oil services should begin in the second half of 1987, after drilling activity bottoms out in the first h...
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CREDITANSTALT SEES HIGHER 1987 DIVIDEND
Creditanstalt-Bankverein <CABV.VI> is likely to raise its 1987 dividend from the 1986 payment of 12 pct of share capital, deputy general-director Guido Schmidt-Chiari said. The 1985 dividend was 10 pct, unchanged from the previous year and Schmidt-Chiari noted that the parent bank's share capital h...
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CPC <CPC> TO SELL UNIT TO HI-PORT <HIPT>
CPC International Inc said it has agreed in principle to sell its Peterson/Puritain Inc subsidiary to Hi-Port Industries Inc. CPC said the sale is not expected to have a significant impact on its earnings and is subject to approval by boards of both companies. Terms were not disclosed. Peterson/P...
Commodities and Trade
PULITZER PUBLISHING CO <PLTZC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 47 cts vs 40 cts Net 4,258,000 vs 5,942,000 Revs 92.6 mln vs 77.1 mln Avg shrs 8,977,000 vs 15.0 mln Year Shr 1.22 dlrs vs 1.34 dlrs Net 16.4 mln vs 20.0 mln Revs 329.1 mln vs 272.1 mln Avg shrs 13.5 mln vs 15.0 mln NOTE: Interest expense 4,384,000 dlrs vs 545...
Corporate News
HUGHES TOOL SAYS IT APPROVES REVISED TERMS FOR MERGER WITH BAKER INTERNATIONAL
HUGHES TOOL SAYS IT APPROVES REVISED TERMS FOR MERGER WITH BAKER INTERNATIONAL
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OPEC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FIXED PRICES, CEILING
OPEC has reaffirmed its commitment to fixed crude oil prices of around 18 dlrs a barrel and an overall output ceiling of 15.8 mln barrels per day (bpd) to defend prices, its president Rilwanu Lukman said. He told a news conference here "After due consultation with my colleagues in OPEC, I hereby wish to...
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DUTCH PORT UNION TO MEET PARLIAMENTARIANS TODAY
Dutch port and transport union, FNV, is presenting its case against 800 planned redundancies in Rotterdam's general cargo sector to parliament's standing committee on social affairs today, a union spokesman said. With 285 of the 4,000-strong workforce on strike, the union will tell the committee the gov...
Industrial and Sector News
QINTEX AGAIN EXTENDS PRINCEVILLE <PVDC> OFFER
<Qintex America Ltd> said it is again extending its offer of 13 dlrs a share for 3.3 mln Princeville Development Corp shares until today from yesterday. At midnight yesterday, 7,242,117 Princeville shares had been tendered, up from 5,887,165 shares 24 hours earlier. Qintex said it is extending th...
Financial Reports
ST. JOE GOLD <SJG> TO DEVELOP MINE
St. Joe Gold Corp said it plans to proceed with development of its Golden Patricia gold property in northwestern Ontario. It said about five mln dlrs will be spent to continue underground development and obtain operating permits and another 10.2 mln dlrs is expected to be required to complete undergro...
Financial Reports
NOVELL <NOVL> SETS TWO FOR ONE STOCK SPLIT
Novell Inc said its board declared a two-for-one stock split, payable to holders of record at the close of business on MArch 31. It said shareholders at the annual meeting approved a doubling of authorized common shares to 30 mln from 15 mln and a limitation of directors' liability.
Financial Reports
AGENCY TO REVIEW JOHNSON/JOHNSON <JNJ> SWEETNER
Johnson and Johnson said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified the company its food additive petition for a high-intensity sweetener has been formally accepted and now will be reviewed by the agency. The company said the product, with the generic name of sucralose, is made from sugar and ta...
Corporate News
HEART FEDERAL <HFED> SETS TWO FOR ONE SPLIT
Heart Federal Savings and Loan Association said its board declared a two-for-one stock split, payable April 30 to holders of record April 15. The company said the split is subject to shareholder approval at the April 15 annual meeting of an increase in authorized common shares to 10 mln from five mln. ...
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NOVO INDUSTRI A/S (NVO.CO) YEAR 1986
Pre-tax income 788 mln Danish crowns vs 872 mln Sales 4.21 billion crowns vs 4.11 billion Income after tax 521 mln crowns vs 604 mln Earnings per 20-crown share 20.45 crowns vs 23.79 Dividend 20 pct (unchanged).
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OVERMYER CORP <OMCO> REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 10 cts vs 10 cts in prior qtr Payable March 31 Record March 23
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UNIFORCE TEMPORARY PERSONNEL INC <UNFR> 4TH QTR
Shr 18 cts vs 14 cts Net 556,036 vs 403,945 Sales 15.6 mln vs 13.6 mln Avg shrs 3,132,555 vs 2,934,285 Year Shr 60 cts vs 48 cts Net 1,805,229 vs 1,400,247 Sales 60.1 mln vs 52.3 mln Avg shrs 3,012,917 vs 2,940,219 NOTE: 1985 share data adjusted to reflect three f...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 106 MLN STG ASSISTANCE
The Bank of England said it gave the money market assistance worth 106 mln stg this afternoon, buying bank bills at the rates established on Monday. The Bank bought 11 mln stg of band one bills at 10-3/8 pct and 95 mln stg of band two paper at 10-5/16 pct. This is the first time that it has intervened t...
Corporate News
PIC'N'SAVE CORP <PICN> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 45 cts vs 50 cts Net 18.0 mln vs 19.9 mln Sales 116.1 mln vs 108.8 mln Year Shr 1.01 dlrs vs 1.04 dlrs Net 39.8 mln vs 41.1 mln Sales 304.5 mln vs 278.1 mln NOTE: Share adjusted for three-for-two split in June 1986.
Market and Economy
GOODYEAR TIRE TO RECEIVE 588 MLN DLRS FOR GOODYEAR AEROSPACE FROM LORAL CORP
GOODYEAR TIRE TO RECEIVE 588 MLN DLRS FOR GOODYEAR AEROSPACE FROM LORAL CORP
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HUGHES TOOL <HT> BOARD APPROVES MERGER
Hughes Tool Co said its board voted at a special meeting last night to approve a new agreement with regulators that would allow the company to complete its proposed merger with Baker International Corp <BKO>. The agreement, approved by the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday, will give the merged co...
Corporate News
AGENCY TO REVIEW JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SWEETENER
Johnson and Johnson said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified the company its food additive petition for a high-intensity sweetener has been formally accepted and now will be reviewed by the agency. The company said the product, with the generic name of sucralose, is made from sugar and ta...
Financial Reports
HANSON TRUST PLC UNIT TO SELL KAISER CEMENT TERMINAL AND PLANT FOR 50 MLN DLRS
HANSON TRUST PLC UNIT TO SELL KAISER CEMENT TERMINAL AND PLANT FOR 50 MLN DLRS
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TRITON ENERGY <OIL> AFFILIATE IN CANADIAN FIND
Triton Energy Corp said its 70 pct owned <Canadian Worldwide Energy Ltd> affiliate's Lasmo et al Tableland 4-36-2-10W2 well in Saskatchewan flowed 567 barrels of 37 degree gravity oil through a 17/64 inch choke from depths of 8,531 to 8,548 feet and 636 barrels of oil per day through a 20/64 inch choke f...
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HUNGARY HOPES DEVALUATION WILL END TRADE DEFICIT
National Bank of Hungary first vice-president Janos Fekete said he hoped a planned eight pct devaluation of the forint will spur exports and redress last year's severe trade deficit with the West. Fekete told Reuters in an interview Hungary must achieve at least equilibrium on its hard currency trade. ...
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ECUADOR DEPUTY MINISTER SEEKS OIL AID IN VENEZUELA
Ecuador's deputy energy minister Fernando Santos Alvite arrived here last night for talks on further Venezuelan assistance to his country's oil industry following last week's earthquake, officials said. Ecuador was obliged to suspend crude oil exports for an expected five months as a result of damage to...
Financial Reports
HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating today's hog slaughter at about 295,000 to 308,000 head versus 305,000 week ago and 308,000 a year ago. Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to 132,000 head versus 130,000 week ago and 126,000 a ...
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GOODYEAR <GT> TO RECEIVE 588 MLN DLRS FOR UNIT
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co said it will receive about 588 mln dlrs in cash from Loral Corp <LOR> for the business of Goodyear Aerospace Corp. Goodyear said the previously announced acquisition by Loral is expected to be completed March 13. When Loral announced the transaction January 12, the company...
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VEBA'S RAAB KARCHER RAISES 1986 OPERATING PROFIT
Raab Karcher AG, a trading subsidiary of VEBA AG <VEBG.F>, said it increased operating profit in 1986 despite a sharp decline in turnover, and added there were good chances this profit level could be held in 1987. Operating profit rose to just under 120 mln marks in 1986, from around 100 mln in 198...
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES <HOV> SPLITS STOCK
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc said its board of directors has declared a two-for-one split of its outstanding common stock. The company said shareholders will receive one additional share for each share held at the close of business on March 23, 1987 and additional shares will be distributed on April 13, ...
Financial Reports
BRITISH AEROSPACE RAISES SYSTEM DESIGNERS STAKE
British Aerospace Plc <BAEL.L> said it has increased its stake in <Systems Designers Plc> to 22.1 pct or 25.46 mln ordinary shares following the purchase of 10.45 mln ordinary shares. The British Aerospace Pension Fund holds 2.15 mln ordinary shares in Systems, representing a stake of 1.9 pct. ...
Corporate News
OWENS AND MINOR INC <OBOD> RAISES QTLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div eights cts vs 7.5 cts prior Pay March 31 Record March 13
Market and Economy
ESSELTE BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC <ESB> UPS PAYOUT
Qtly div 18 cts vs 14 cts prior Pay March 31 Record March 25
Financial Reports
KATY INDUSTRIES INC <KT> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr profit 32 cts vs loss 66 cts Oper net profit 2,454,000 vs loss 3,558,000 Sales 96.1 mln vs 91.4 mln Year Oper shr profit 72 cts vs loss 63 cts Oper net profit 6,495,000 vs loss 1,833,000 Sales 368.1 mln vs 322.1 mln NOTE: Earnings exclude losses from discontinued c...
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<PMI FUND INC> SETS MONTHLY DIVIDENDS
PMI Fund Inc said its board declared monthly dividends of six cts for April, four cts for May, five cts for June, seven cts for July and six cts for August. The fund, which customarily omits dividends in March and September, last paid six cts in February. Dividends declared today are payable April Thre...
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MERRY-GO-ROUND ENTERPRISES INC <MGRE> 4TH QTR
Jan 31 end Shr 51 cts vs 38 cts Net 3,254,000 vs 2,423,000 Sales 65.9 mln vs 51.1 mln Year Shr 1.18 dlrs vs 1.15 dlrs Net 7,485,000 vs 7,285,000 Sales 207.5 mln vs 164.1 mln
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TENERA LP <TLPZV> SETS INITIAL QUARTERLY
TENERA LP said it will make an initial quarterly distribution of 17 cts per unit on April 15 to holders of record March 31. The partnership said the dividend is greater than it had expectd to pay and was warranted by fourth quarter results and anticipated results for this year's first quarter. TEN...
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HANSON <HAN> UNIT TO SELL KAISER TERMINAL/PLANT
Hanson Industries, the U.S. arm of Hanson Trust PLC <HAN>, said it has proposed to sell, in separate transactions, Kaiser Cement's Northwest Terminals and Montana City plant, to Lone Star Industries Inc <LCE> and <Ash Grove Cement West Inc>, respectively for a total of 50.2 mln dlrs. Hanson s...
Financial Reports
ECUADOR OFFICIAL SEEKS OIL AID IN VENEZUELA
Ecuador's deputy energy minister Fernando Santos Alvite arrived here last night for talks on further Venezuelan assistance to his country's oil industry following last week's earthquake, officials said. Ecuador was obliged to suspend crude oil exports for an expected five months as a result of damage to...
Financial Reports
SCIENTIFIC MICRO SYSTEMS <SMSI> ACUIRES SUPERMAC
Scientific Micro Systems Inc said it has acquired Supermac Technology, a rapidly growing supplier of enhancement products and disc drive subsystems for the Apple personal computer market. Scientific Micro said it acquired all the common stock of Supermac in exchange for 1.05 mln shares of its own common...
Corporate News
U.S. 4TH QTR BALANCE OF PAYMENTS TRADE DEFICIT WAS RECORD 38.37 BILLION DLRS
U.S. 4TH QTR BALANCE OF PAYMENTS TRADE DEFICIT WAS RECORD 38.37 BILLION DLRS
Financial Reports
NY TRADERS SAY E.C. SOLD 71,000 TONNES OF WHITE SUGAR AT TENDER.
NY TRADERS SAY E.C. SOLD 71,000 TONNES OF WHITE SUGAR AT TENDER.
Financial Reports
U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN LATE HELP OF 240 MLN STG
The Bank of England said it provided the money market with unspecified late assistance of around 240 mln stg. This brings its total assistance on the day to 346 mln stg compared with a liquidity shortfall it estimated at a revised 250 mln stg. Overnight interbank sterling was being offered at eigh...
Financial Reports
OUTOKUMPU RESTRUCTURES COPPER DIVISION
Finland's mining and metals group Outokumpu Oy <OUTO.HE>, which last week reported a 1986 loss of 83 mln markka after three successive years of profits, said it restructured its key copper processing division in an attempt to rationalize production and improve profitability. Outokumpu's Managing Dire...
Commodities and Trade
U.S. TRADE DEFICIT 38.37 BILLION DLRS IN 4TH QTR
The U.S. merchandise trade deficit on a balance of payments basis was a record 38.37 billion dlrs in the October to December fourth quarter, the Commerce Department said. The record trade shortfall came after a revised 37.15 billion dlr third quarter deficit. The department previously reported the thi...
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UK INTERVENTION BD SAYS EC SETS WHITE SUGAR TENDER REBATE 43.248 ECUS.
UK INTERVENTION BD SAYS EC SETS WHITE SUGAR TENDER REBATE 43.248 ECUS.
Commodities and Trade
BAYER USA <BAYRY> AFFILIATES INCREASED SALES
Bayer USA Inc said sales of its affiliated operating cmpanies based in the U.S. increased in 1986 by 4.4 pct from the previous year. Combined sales were 4.2 billion dlrs, up from 4.0 billion dlrs in 1985, the company said. However, the company said net income was 106.9 mln dlrs, three pct below 19...
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AMERICAN EXPRESS <AXP> VIEWING SHEARSON OPTIONS
American Express Co, rumored to be considering a spinoff of part of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc, said it is studying a range of options for its brokerage unit that could improve Shearon's access to capital and help it meet broadening international competition. In a joint statement, American Express and...
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DEB SHOPS INC <DEBS> SETS STOCK SPLIT
Deb Shops Inc said its board declared a 100 pct stock dividend and will increase the quarterly dividend to four cts from 3-1/4 cts after adjustm,ent for the split. The company said the split is payable April 17 to holders of record March 25. The dividend increase will be effective with the April 30 p...
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CANADA LEADING INDICATOR UP 0.4 PCT IN DECEMBER, AFTER 0.4 PCT NOVEMBER GAIN - OFFICIAL
CANADA LEADING INDICATOR UP 0.4 PCT IN DECEMBER, AFTER 0.4 PCT NOVEMBER GAIN - OFFICIAL
Commodities and Trade
CONTINENTAL HEALTH <CTHL> PURCHASES MARKETECH
Continental Health Affiliates Inc said that it has acquired <Marketech Inc>, an 80 pct partner in <Diatronics Nutrition Services>. Continental said Diantronics Nutrition Services is a joint venture with physicians providing patient-ready home infusion therapy products and services to outpatients o...
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VISUAL GRAPHICS SETS DIVIDENDS
Visual Graphics Corp <VGCA> <VGCB> said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 7-1/2 cts per share on its class "B" common stock and 8-1/4 cts per share on class "A" common stock payable April Three to shareholders of record as of March 23. The company set up the two classes of common stock i...
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DEB SHOPS INC <DEBS> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 71 cts vs 57 cts Net 5,457,000 vs 4,299,000 Sales 62.9 mln vs 50.1 mln Year Shr 1.65 dlrs vs 1.37 dlrs Net 12.6 mln vs 10.4 mln Sales 181.4 mln vs 147.1 mln
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SIGMA MINES DETAILS GOLD ORE RESERVES
<Sigma Mines (Quebec) Ltd>, 65 pct owned by Dome Mines Ltd <DM>, said its Sigma Mine had proven and probable reserves at the end of 1986 of 4,902,940 tons, with an average grade of 0.139 ounces of gold a ton. Sigma said the reserves are equivalent to 10 years future production at current milling r...
Corporate News
REGENCY CRUISES INC <SHIP> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit nine cts vs loss two cts Net profit 1,419,000 vs loss 314,000 Revs 8,097,000 vs 4,794,000 Avg shrs 15.8 mln vs 15.5 mln Year Shr profit 37 cts vs loss 10 cts Net profit 5,695,000 vs loss 1,268,000 Revs 40.9 mln vs 4,794,000 Avg shrs 15.6 mln vs 12.5 mln ...
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SEAMAN FURNITURE CO INC <SEAM> 3RD QTR JAN 31
Shr 64 cts vs 51 cts Net 4,373,000 vs 3,346,000 Sales 59.8 mln vs 45.5 mln Avg shrs 6,808,000 vs 6,600,000 Nine mths Shr 1.57 dlrs vs 1.18 dlrs Net 10.7 mln vs 7,745,000 Sales 167.0 mln vs 123.1 mln
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NOVO INDUSTRI EARNINGS FALL DESPITE INCREASED SALES
Danish-based insulin and enzymes producer Novo Industri A/S (NVO.CO) said pre-tax earnings fell almost 10 pct in 1986 though sales rose by two pct. The pre-tax figure fell to 788 mln crowns from 872 mln in 1985, on sales increased from 4.1 billion to 4.2 billion, giving net earnings of 521 mln crowns ag...
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SCS/COMPUTE INC <SCOM> 3RD QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss 30 cts vs loss 43 cts Net loss 891,000 vs loss 969,000 Revs 1,930,000 vs 1,815,000 Avg shrs 2.9 mln vs 2.2 mln Nine Mths Shr loss one dlr vs loss 1.36 dlrs Net loss 2,622,000 vs loss 3,037,000 Revs 4,638,000 vs 4,105,000 Avg shrs 2.6 mln vs 2.2 mln
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SECURITIES DEALER HAS LEASEWAY <LTC> STAKE
Alpine Associates, a Cresskill, N.J. securities dealer, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it has acquired 565,100 shares of Leaseway Transport Corp, or 5.9 pct of the total outstanding common stock. Alpine, a limited partnership, said it bought the stock for 28.1 mln dlrs as an investment in t...
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EMPIRE OF CAROLINA INC <EMP> YEAR NET
Shr 1.26 dlrs vs 67 cts Net 7,299,000 vs 3,607,000 Revs 52.4 mln vs 40.7 mln Avg shrs 6,028,755 vs 2,408,766 NOTE: 1985 results restated to include Deltona Corp <DLT> investment on equity method.
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VHC LTD <VHCL> 4TH QTR OPER NET
Oper shr profit 18 cts vs loss one ct Oper net profit 387,832 vs loss 29,312 Revs 6,872,630 vs NA Year Oper shr profit 39 cts vs loss 23 cts Oper net profit 835,010 vs loss 441,836 Revs 20.8 mln vs NA Avg shrs 2,135,909 vs 1,885,909 NOTE: Excludes gains of 378,000 dlrs ...
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TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES INC <TRTI> YEAR NET
Oper shr 91 cts vs seven cts Oper net 4,356,774 vs 289,764 Revs 69.2 mln vs 50.2 mln Avg shrs 4,736,692 vs 4,151,672 NOTE: 1985 net excludes 3,027,714 dlr loss from discontinued operations.
Financial Reports
THAI SUGAR PRODUCTION INCREASES
Thai sugar production totalled 960,788 tonnes in January, an increase of 12.7 pct on January 1986, according to figures received by the International Sugar Organization. November and December production figures also exceeded last year's totals with the result that output in the first three months of t...
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CANADA DECEMBER LEADING INDICATOR UP 0.4 PCT
Canada's leading composite indicator advanced 0.4 pct in December after gaining 0.4 pct in the two previous months, Statistics Canada said. The unfiltered index rose 0.8 pct in the month, a turnaround from the 0.3 pct decline in November, the federal agency said. The manufacturing groups continued...
Financial Reports
ANOVA VENTURES SETS DIVIDEND IN DUEVEL SHARES
<ANova Ventures Corp> said its board declared a dividend payable in the form of registered shares of stock in <Duvel Corp>, a blind public pool. ANova describes itself as a publishing and financial services firm specializing in arranging revers acquisitions and mergers between blind pools/shells a...
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CHRYSLER <C> DEAL LEAVES UNCERTAINTY FOR AMC WORKERS
Chrysler Corp's 1.5 billion dlr bid to takeover American Motors Corp <AMO> should help bolster the small automaker's sales, but it leaves the future of its 19,000 employees in doubt, industry analysts say. It was "business as usual" yesterday at the American Motors headquarters, one day after the pro...
Financial Reports
ST. JOE GOLD TO DEVELOP ONTARIO MINE
St. Joe Gold Corp said it plans to proceed with development of its Golden Patricia gold property in northwestern Ontario. It said about five mln dlrs will be spent to continue underground development and obtain operating permits and another 10.2 mln dlrs is expected to be required to complete undergro...
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NUCOR CORP <NUE> RAISES QUARTERLY
Qtly div nine cts vs eight cts prior Pay May 12 Record March 31
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<KELSEY-HAYES CANADA LTD> YEAR NET
Shr 1.60 dlrs vs 3.12 dlrs Net 10.6 mln vs 20.6 mln Revs 162.5 mln vs 214.6 mln Note: 1985 shr restated to reflect January 31, 1986 stock split. 73 pct-owned by Kelsey-Hayes Co.
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RIGGS NATIONAL CORP <RIGS> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 27-1/2 cts vs 27-1/2 cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 31
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<PACER SYSTEMS> TO MAKE ACQUISITION
Pacer Systems said it has agreed in principle to acquire the assets of Sea Data Corp, a maker of low-powered electronic systems including undersea intelligent recording sensors and high-density digital data recorders, for one mln dlrs.
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ROPAK <ROPK> HAS 34 PCT OF BUCKHORN <BKN>
Ropak Corp said it received and accepted about 456,968 common shares and 527,035 Series A convertible preferred shares of Buckhorn Inc at four dlrs and 5.75 dlrs each respectively in response to its tender offer that expired Friday, and it now owns 34.4 pct of Buckhorn voting power. The company had ow...
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SPAIN QUALIFIES RESERVE REQUIREMENTS STATEMENT
A Bank of Spain spokesman qualified a bank statement announcing an extension of reserve requirements to convertible peseta funds held by banks, saying the move applied only to future rises above current balances. "The 19 pct reserve requirement will only be applied to further increases in bank's convert...
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SPAIN'S MONEY SUPPLY GROWTH DOUBLES IN FEBRUARY
Spain's broad based M-4 money supply rose at an annualised rate of 16.7 pct in February against 8.1 pct in January and 22.4 pct in February last year, Bank of Spain figures show. The broad-based money supply is measured as liquid assets in public hands plus quasi-monetary assets. Money supply grow...
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DEALERS WARY OVER STERLING INTERVENTION RUMOUR
Foreign exchange market rumours that the the Bank of England has been selling sterling to halt its rise prompted a wary response from dealers who said they saw no obvious confirmation, market sources said. Bank of England officials were not immediately available for comment. Earlier this week, the Bank ...
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TELEPHONE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC <TSSI> 3RD QTR
Nov 30 end Shr four cts vs 11 cts Net 62,986 vs 174,158 Sales 720,906 vs 907,542 Year Shr 18 cts vs six cts Net 277,852 vs 94,263 Sales 2,247,374 vs 2,030,390
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NETWORK VIDEO INC <NVID> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr one ct vs five cts Net 50,745 vs 161,019 Revs 478,700 vs 1,048,543 Avg shrs 4,350,000 vs 3,217,500 Nine mths Shr four cts vs 12 cts Net 169,275 vs 390,179 Revs 1,478,066 vs 2,658,692 Avg shrs 4,350,000 vs 3,217,500
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COMTECH INC <CMTL> 2ND QTR JAN 31 NET
Oper shr profit one ct vs profit two cts Oper net profit 63,000 vs profit 84,000 Sales 5,009,000 vs 4,042,000 1st half Oper shr profit two cts vs loss 17 cts Oper net profit 87,000 vs loss 794,000 Sales 9,838,000 vs 7,368,000 Backlog 17.8 mln vs 11.4 mln NOTE: Current y...
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BALTEK CORP <BTEK> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 21 cts vs 34 cts Oper net 480,000 vs 765,000 Revs 6,386,000 vs 5,862,000 Year Oper shr 1.20 dlrs vs 78 cts Oper net 2,692,000 vs 1,732,000 Revs 25.2 mln vs 20.3 mln NOTEL Net excludes tax credit 35,000 dlrs vs reversal of credit 40,000 dlrs in quarter and credits 7...
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SAHLEN AND ASSOCIATES <SALNU> COMPLETES PURCHASE
Sahlen and Associates Inc said it has completed the purchase of Gleason Securities Service Inc of New York and Gleason Plant Security Inc of Connecticut. Sahlen said the deal's terms were not disclosed, but added that the acquired companies had combined annual revenues of over 18 mln dlrs. Sahle...
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MEM CO INC <MEM> DECLARES QTLY DIV
Qtly div 15 cts vs 15 cts prior Pay May 11 Record March 31.
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