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ECUADOR TO ASK OPEC TO RAISE EXPORT QUOTA
Ecuador will ask OPEC to raise its oil export quota by 100,000 barrels per day to 310,000 to compensate for lost output due to last week's earthquake, deputy Energy Minister Fernando Santos Alvite said. Santos Alvite, who arrived in Caracas last night to discuss an aid plan for Ecuador, did not say when...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN FURTHER 442 MLN STG HELP
The Bank of England said it provided the market with a further 442 mln stg assistance during the morning to offset a liquidity shortage it estimated at 1.60 billion stg, revised up from 1.55 billion The bank bought outright eight mln stg of band one treasury bills and five mln stg of band one bank bills...
Corporate News
JACOBS SUCHARD EXPECTS ANOTHER EXCELLENT YEAR
Jacobs Suchard AG <JACZ.Z> hopes for another excellent year in 1987 after a 27 pct increase in 1986 net profit. Results in the first few months show it heading in the right direction, company president Klaus Jacobs said. The group reported 1986 net profit of 190.9 mln Swiss francs compared with 150.4...
Commodities and Trade
JAPAN FIRM PLANS TO SELL U.S. FARMLAND TO JAPANESE
A Japanese real estate company said it will launch a campaign to sell land in U.S. Farming areas to rich Japanese. Higashi Nippon House said it would offer around 2,200 acres of land in Illinois, California, Florida and Indiana from early April to gauge response. It set up International Farm Corp of A...
Corporate News
TAFT <TFB> REJECTS 145 DLR/SHR OFFER
Taft Broadacasting Co said its board of directors unanimously decided not to accept the pending buyout proposal of <Theta Corp>, an investor group led by Dudley Taft. The decision was based on, among other things, the advice of its financial advisors, Goldman Sachs and Co, that the offer of 145 dlr...
Corporate News
PAKISTAN COULD IMPORT 100,000 TONNES OF PALM OIL
Pakistan is likely to import 100,000 tonnes of refined, bleached and deodorised palm oil between April and June this year, vegetable oil dealers said. They said the import would be financed by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) which signed an agreement with Pakistan earlier this week in Jeddah, Saudi A...
Market and Economy
TREASURY SECRETARY BAKER DECLINES COMMENT ON G-6
U.S. Treasury Secretary James Baker declined comment on the February 22 Paris accord between the six major industrial nations under which they agreed to foster exchange rate stability. Asked by reporters after a speech before the National Fitness Foundation banquet what, if any, currency intervention ...
Corporate News
BEL FUSE INC <BELF> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 22 cts vs 13 cts Net 1,063,000 vs 639,000 Sales 7,489,000 vs 4,656,000 Year Shr 55 cts vs 28 cts Net 2,633,000 vs 1,343,000 Sales 23.3 mln vs 17.9 mln
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SOUTHWEST REALTY <SWL> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 44 cts vs profit 1.13 dlrs Net loss 1,544,000 vs profit 3,912,000 NOTE: Cash flow 1,010,000 dlrs or 29 cts shr vs 2,835,000 dlrs or 82 cts shr.
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SOUTHWEST REALTY <SWL> HAS LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
Southwest Realty Ltd said it believes it could make all of its scheduled montly debt service payments for 1987 despite the falloff in its rental operations, but making the payments would probably severely impair its liquidity and restrict its ability to maintain the quality of its properties. The comp...
Corporate News
D.H. HOLMES CO LTD <HLME> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 12-1/2 cts vs 12-1/2 cts prior Pay April One Record March 20
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POPE EVANS <PER> REPURCHASES SHARES
Pope, Evans and Robbins Inc said it has repurchased 780,000 common shares from Putnam Mills Corp principals Sidney and Peter Kaplan for 2.25 dlrs per share. It said the purchase price will be applied against the 1,700,000 dlrs Putnam Mills currently owes Pope Evans for merchandise. Pope Evans has about...
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BAIRD <BATM> GETS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
Baird Corp said the Massachusetts state court for Suffolk county has granted it a temporary restraining order prohibiting Mark IV Industries Inc <IV> from further purchases of Baird stock until Mark IV complies with the Massachusetts Anti-Takeover Statute. The company said Mark IV currently owns at l...
Corporate News
JACOBS SUCHARD SEES 100,000 TONNE COCOA SURPLUS
Jacobs Suchard AG expects a world cocoa surplus of around 100,000 tonnes in 1987 compared with a 104,000 tonne surplus in 1986, Jens Sroka, head of commodity buying, told a news conference. The company expects prices to remain at around current levels despite the likelihood of agreement on buffer stock ...
Corporate News
DUDLEY TAFT AND NARRAGANSETT CAPITAL TO PURSUE TAFT BROADCASTING BID
DUDLEY TAFT AND NARRAGANSETT CAPITAL TO PURSUE TAFT BROADCASTING BID
Corporate News
GENERAL MINING UNION CORP LTD (GENM.J) YEAR NET
Shr 616 cts vs 481 Final div 150 cts vs 140, making 230 vs 195 Pre-tax 705.4 mln rand vs 485.2 mln Net 591.7 mln vs 458.0 mln Tax 79.2 mln vs 82.2 mln Attrib to outside shareholders 123.7 mln vs 52.3 mln
Corporate News
U.S. RETAIL SALES ROSE 4.1 PCT IN FEB, NON-AUTO SALES ROSE 1.5 PCT
U.S. RETAIL SALES ROSE 4.1 PCT IN FEB, NON-AUTO SALES ROSE 1.5 PCT
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U.S. RETAIL SALES RISE 4.1 PCT IN FEBRUARY
U.S. retail sales rose 4.77 billion dlrs, or 4.1 pct, in February to a seasonally adjusted 122.29 billion dlrs, the Commerce Department said. The increase came after a revised 7.4 pct drop in January sales to a level of 117.52 billion dlrs. The department previously reported January retail sales fell 5....
Financial Reports
DUDLEY TAFT TO PURSUE TAFT BROADCAST <TFB> BID
Taft Broadcasting Co vice chairman Dudley Taft and Narragansett Capital Inc <NARR> said they intend to pursue their effort to acquire Taft Broadcasting despite the rejection yesterday of their 145 dlr per share offer by the Taft Broadcasting board. Dudley Taft and Narragansett, in a joint statement, ...
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HARPER GROUP <HARG> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 24 cts vs 31 cts Net 2,245,000 vs 2,885,000 Revs 50.7 mln vs 46.5 mln Avg shrs 9,396,000 vs 9,270,000 Year Oper shr 96 cts vs 99 cts Oper net 8,994,000 vs 9,220,000 Revs 191.5 mln vs 174.7 mln Avg shrs 9,394,000 vs 9,282,000 NOTE: 1985 year net excludes 1,360,...
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CANADA LEADERS FAIL TO SET PACT ON FREE TRADE
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said he held "frank" discussions with the Canadian province premiers on the pace of free trade talks with the United States, but the longstanding issue of provincial ratification remains to be settled. Speaking to reporters after nearly five hours of meetings with the 10 ...
Corporate News
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION CORP <HSRC> 4TH QTR
Shr profit eight cts vs loss 10 cts Net profit 622,000 vs loss 564,000 Revs 7,508,000 vs 1,913,000 Year Shr profit 15 cts vs loss 28 cts Net profit 933,000 vs loss 1,548,000 Revs 19.8 mln vs 4,799,000
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BALDRIGE OPPOSES JAPANESE PURCHASE OF FIRM
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige has asked the White House to consider blocking the planned Japanese acquisition of a major U.S. supercomputer and semiconductor manufacturer for national security reasons, U.S. officials said. The officials, who asked not to be named, said yesterday that Baldrige ha...
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FIRST UNION <FUNC> ACQUISITION ADVANCES
First Union Corp said shareholders of First North Port Bancorp of Northport, Fla., have approved a merger into First Union for 40 dlrs per share, or about 5,100,000 dlrs. The company said the acquisition is still subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during the second quarter...
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SWISS SIGHT DEPOSITS RISE 3.10 BILLION FRANCS
Sight deposits by commercial banks at the Swiss National Bank rose by 3.10 billion Swiss francs to 10.53 billion in the last 10 days of February, the National Bank said. Foreign exchange reserves fell 3.06 billion francs to 30.64 billion. Sight deposits are an important measure of Swiss money ma...
Commodities and Trade
SAND TECHNOLOGY <SNDCF> MULLING REVERSE SPLIT
Sand Technology Systems Inc said it is considering a reverse stock split of at least one-for-10 and expects to report a second-quarter profit, compared to a loss last year. The stock consolidation "is something we're discussing, but it's not definite," Sand Technology president Jerry Shattner told Reu...
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<CONCORDE VENTURES INC> IN MERGER AGREEMENT
Concorde Ventures Inc said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Englewood, Colo., homebuilder Winley Inc for 12 mln common shares. The investment company said after the merger the combined company will have 15 mln shares outstanding. For the year ended January 31, Winley earned 116,000 dlrs ...
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DUNE RESOURCES <DNLAF> RESERVES ROSE IN 1986
Dune Resources Ltd said its oil reserves increased 225 pct during 1986 while its natural gas reserves were up six pct. The company said its proven oil reserves were estimated at 605,682 barrels on December 31, up from 186,655 barrels a year earlier boosted by discoveries during the year put at 423,659 ...
Corporate News
BORG-WARNER TO SELL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 240 MLN DLRS
BORG-WARNER TO SELL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 240 MLN DLRS
Financial Reports
JAPAN ECONOMY MAY BE NEAR BOTTOM, ECONOMISTS SAY
The worst may be just about over for Japan's battered economy but economists said they do not expect a vigorous recovery anytime soon. Japanese bank economists polled by Reuters said the economy's 18 month-old slowdown is likely to end in the first half of this year, helped by rising exports, stepped-up gov...
Commodities and Trade
QINTEX 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. As reported yesterday, Qintex said, about seven mln Princeville shares had been tendered in response to the offer. Qintex said it is extending t...
Corporate News
CORRECTED-NETWORK VIDEO INC <NVID> 3RD QTR
Feb 28 end Shr five cts vs one ct Net 161,019 vs 50,745 Revs 1,048,543 vs 478,700 Avg shrs 3,217,500 vs 4,350,000 Nine mths Shr 12 cts vs four cts Net 390,179 vs 169,275 Revs 2,658,692 vs 1,478,066 Avg shrs 3,217,500 vs 4,350,000 NOTE: Corrects reversed figu...
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2-MAR-1987 09:39:50.97
2-MAR-1987 09:39:50.97
Commodities and Trade
BANKERS OPPOSE STRICT TAIWAN CURRENCY CONTROLS
Taiwan imposed currency controls today in what bankers called a desperate move to prevent speculation as the Taiwan dollar appreciated against the U.S. currency. The strict controls will require proof that large remittances to Taiwan are connected to commercial transactions rather than currency speculat...
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SAUDI SUPERTANKER REPORTED HIT BY IRAN OFF UAE
Iran attacked the Saudi Arabian supertanker Arabian Sea off the United Arab Emirates last night but the vessel was able to proceed after the incident, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence reported. The 315,695-dwt Arabian Sea had set sail on Tuesday after loading oil at the Saudi port of Ras Tannurah. Lloyds sa...
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TAIWAN TO RELAX IMPORT CURBS ON MORE GOODS
Taiwan will relax import controls on more foreign goods, a government spokesman said today. The move was to allow greater access to Taiwan markets by overseas trading partners, especially the United States, an official of the Council for Economic Planning and Development told Reuters. Import curbs...
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U.K. RETAILERS SEE GROWTH IN CONSUMER SPENDING
U.K. Retailers expect consumer spending to accelerate in March after a disappointing increase in February, according to a monthly survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Fifty-nine pct of the 325 retailers questioned for the latest Distributive Trades Survey expected sales to be higher ...
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MOST JAPAN FIRMS NOT RENEWING IRAN TERM CONTRACTS
Most Japanese companies have decided not to renew term contracts to lift Iranian crude oil because spot prices remain considerably lower than OPEC's official levels, industry sources said. They said a cargo of the Mideast benchmark crude Dubai traded yesterday at 16.50 dlrs a barrel, compared to its o...
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POSSIS <POSS> VOTES 100 PCT STOCK DIVIDEND
Possis Corp said its board approved a 100 pct stock dividend payable May One, record March 27. At the company's annual meeting Wednesday, Possis said shareholders approved a proposal to increase the authorized common shares to 20 mln from eight mln. The company currently has about 3.9 mln shares outstan...
Financial Reports
SEAL INC <SINC> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 29 cts vs 16 cts Net 610,000 vs 329,000 Sales 6,714,000 vs 4,582,000
Financial Reports
DOW CHEMICAL CO <DOW> REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 50 cts vs 50 cts prior Pay April 30 Record March 31
Financial Reports
TELCO <TELC> DELAYS DEFENSIVE RIGHTS OFFERING
Telco Systems Inc said its plan to distribute a dividend of common stock purchase rights to shareholders of record on March 16 has been delayed pending the completion of necessary regulatory approvals.
Corporate News
CONSOLIDATED TVX SAYS IT WILL ISSUE SHARES TO BUY STAKES IN THREE BRAZIL MINING FIRMS
CONSOLIDATED TVX SAYS IT WILL ISSUE SHARES TO BUY STAKES IN THREE BRAZIL MINING FIRMS
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CLAYTON AND DUBILIER NEW JOINT UNIT TO BUY FIRM
Clayton and Dubilier Inc and senior management of a unit of Borg-Warner Corp <BOR> said it will form a new company to buy Borg-Warner's industrial products group for about 240 mln dlrs. Borg-Warner industrial products has sales of about 300 mln dlrs from three divisions, which provide advanced techno...
Financial Reports
U.S. HEALTH INC <USHI> 2ND QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 10 cts vs seven cts Net 1,541,000 vs 1,056,000 Revs 20.1 mln vs 17.0 mln 1st half Shr 19 cts vs 11 cts Net 2,945,000 vs 1,742,000 Revs 38.2 mln vs 35.2 mln
Market and Economy
K MART CORP 4TH QTR SHR 2.11 DLRS VS NINE CTS
K MART CORP 4TH QTR SHR 2.11 DLRS VS NINE CTS
Commodities and Trade
UK MONEY MARKET GIVEN FURTHER TWO MLN STG HELP
The Bank of England said it gave the market further assistance of two mln stg during the afternoon, buying that amount of band two bank bills at 10-5/16 pct. The bank has given the market assistance worth 1.503 billion stg today to offset a shortage it estimated at a revised 1.60 billion.
Corporate News
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS CO <ESC> 1ST QTR JAN 31
Shr 13 cts vs 15 cts Net 2,193,000 vs 1,918,000 Revs 18.2 mln vs 15.2 mln NOTE: Share after preferred dividends.
Financial Reports
GENERAL MINING (GENM.J) CAUTIONS ON 1987 PROFITS
General Mining Union Corp Ltd chairman Derek Keys cautioned that profits may not rise this year if the rand stays at its current level of 48 U.S. Cents. "We would do well to repeat last year's results if the rand stays depressed," Keys said. The level of the dividend, however, "ought not to be aff...
Corporate News
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO <CL> SETS PAYOUT
Qtrly div 34 cts vs 34 cts Pay May 15 Record April 24
Financial Reports
ISCO INC <ISKO> 2ND QTR ENDS JAN 30 NET
Shr 12 cts vs 13 cts Net 414,968 vs 449,533 Revs 5,726,722 vs 5,276,627 Six mths Shr 23 cts vs 33 cts Net 779,981 vs 1,116,857 Revs 11.3 mln vs 11.3 mln
Commodities and Trade
CCC REALLOCATES CREDIT GUARANTEES TO EL SALVADOR
The Commodity Credit Corporation, CCC, has reallocated two mln dlrs in credit gurantees previously earmarked for sales of U.S. protein meals to cover sales of vegetable oil and tallow to El Salvador, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The action reduces coverage for sales of protein meals to 14 mln...
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ICO PRODUCERS TO PRESENT NEW COFFEE PROPOSAL
International Coffee Organization, ICO, producing countries will present a proposal for reintroducing export quotas for 12 months from April 1 with a firm undertaking to try to negotiate up to September 30 any future quota distribution on a new basis, ICO delegates said. Distribution from April 1 would ...
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WHITTAKER CORP <WKR> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Oper shr 17 cts vs 25 cts Qtly div 15 cts vs 15 cts prior Oper net 1,522,000 vs 3,501,000 Sales 98.0 mln vs 86.3 mln NOTE: Prior year net excludes loss from discontinued operations of 1,817,000 dlrs. Company said common shares outstanding down significantly to 7,814,000, reflecting r...
Corporate News
BORG-WARNER <BOR> TO SELL UNIT FOR 240 MLN DLRS
Borg-Warner Corp said it agreed to sell its industrial products group to <Clayton and Dubilier Inc> and senior management of the group, for about 240 mln dlrs. Clayton and Dubilier is a New York-based private investment firm, which has completed two other management-led buyout transactions since Dece...
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PANAMANIAN WHEAT SHIP STILL GROUNDED OFF SYRIA
The Panamanian bulk carrier Juvena is still aground outside Tartous, Syria, despite discharging 6,400 tons of its 39,000-ton cargo of wheat, and water has entered the engine-room due to a crack in the vessel bottom, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence Service said. The Juvena, 53,351 tonnes dw, ran aground out...
Financial Reports
GUARDIAN-MORTON SHULMAN AGREES TO TAKEOVER BID
<Guardian-Morton Shulman Precious Metals Inc> said Morton Shulman and Guardman Investment Management Services Inc agreed in principle for Andrew Sarlos to make a takeover bid for all special shares and series II warrants of Guardian-Morton, subject to regulatory approval and completion of definitive docu...
Commodities and Trade
K MART CORP <KM> 4TH QTR JAN 28 NET
Shr 2.11 dlrs vs nine cts Net 285,000,000 vs 10,500,000 Revs 7.35 billion vs 6.76 billion Avg shrs 134,300,000 vs 131,600,000 Year Shr 4.35 dlrs vs 1.73 dlrs Net 582,300,000 vs 221,200,000 Revs 24.13 billion vs 22.33 billion Avg shrs 134,300,000 vs 131,600,000 NOT...
Commodities and Trade
HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating today's hog slaughter at about 290,000 to 310,000 head versus 309,000 week ago and 328,000 a year ago. Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to 131,000 head versus 129,000 week ago and 127,000 a ...
Financial Reports
VAN OMMEREN ACQUIRES DUTCH GAS CONTAINER UNIT
Dutch shipping and transport group PHS Van Ommeren NV <OMMN.AS> said it has taken over a small Dutch gas container firm as a first step in establishing a world-wide gas container organisation. The firm, Liquid and Gas Transport BV (LGT), employs 10 people and has a fleet of 200 gas containers. ...
Financial Reports
DORCHESTER HUGOTON LTD <DHULZ> RAISES PAYOUT
Qtly div 10 cts vs eight cts prior Pay April 16 Record March 31
Corporate News
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN <HOME> SETS ACQUISITION
International American Homes inc said it has contracted to acquire <Diversified Shelter Group Ltd> for about 11,850,000 dlrs to be paid 73 pct in cash and 27 pct in International American common stock to be valued on a 30 day trading average prior to closing. It said the price is based on Diversified...
Corporate News
EC COMMISSION HAS OPEN ATTITUDE ON STEEL QUOTAS
The EC Commission said it was adopting an "open attitude" about whether a system of production quotas should remain for the indefinite future on heavy steel products which account for about 45 pct of all EC steel goods. In a statement, the Commission reiterated its view that the industry needs to lose b...
Corporate News
PRECISION AEROTECH INC <PAR> 3RD QTR JAN 31 NET
Oper shr 16 cts vs two cts Oper net 467,000 vs 52,000 Sales 8,954,000 vs 6,338,000 Avg shrs 2,939,459 vs 1,979,916 Nine mths Oper shr 45 cts vs 18 cts Oper net 1,068,000 vs 387,000 Sales 24.5 mln vs 19.6 mln Avg shrs 2,299,764 vs 1,979,916 NOTE: Current year net b...
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GUARDIAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD <GARJ J> YEAR
Shr 100.6 cts vs 76.9 cts Final div 40 cts vs 32 making 58 cts vs 50 Pre-tax 14.17 mln rand vs 8.85 mln Net 10.06 mln vs 7.69 mln Tax 4.10 mln vs 1.16 mln Gross premiums 210.16 mln vs 178.69 mln Net premiums written 143.99 mln vs 123.88 mln Underwriting loss 1.78 mln vs loss ...
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DATAMETRICS CORP <DMCZ> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr diluted five cts vs 13 cts Net 278,780 vs 442,532 Revs 5,101,747 vs 4,293,393 Avg shrs diluted 6,050,968 vs 3,414,145 NOTE: Net includes tax credits of 123,500 dlrs vs 179,000 dlrs.
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STOP AND SHOP COS INC <SHP> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Oper shr 1.80 dlrs vs 1.46 dlrs Oper net 25.0 mln vs 20.2 mln Sales 1.09 billion vs 996.4 mln Avg shrs 13.9 mln vs 13.8 mln Year Oper shr 3.20 dlrs vs 2.57 dlrs Oper net 44.4 mln vs 35.4 mln Sales 3.87 billion vs 3.43 billion Avg shrs 13.9 mln vs 13.8 mln NOTES: O...
Industrial and Sector News
WIENER ENTERPRISES INC <WPB> YEAR JAN 31 NET
Shr 60 cts vs 85 cts Qtly div 10 cts vs 10 cts prior Net 1,407,000 vs 1,996,000 Sales 75.4 mln vs 58.2 mln NOTE: Dividend pay April 16, record April Nine
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K MART <KM> SAYS RECORD 1986 NET "TURNING POINT"
K Mart Corp said its record fiscal 1986 net earnings of 582.3 mln dlrs, a rise from 221.2 mln dlrs a year ago, marked a "major turning point" for the world's second biggest retailer. K Mart said the earnings rise for the fourth quarter ended January 28 to 285 mln dlrs from 10.5 mln dlrs resulted from ...
Financial Reports
DAINIPPON INK TO INVEST IN QUIXOTE <QUIX>
Quixote Corp said Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Inc of Japan will buy 526,315 shares of Quixote common stock, a 6.7 pct stake, for 10 mln dlrs, or 19 dlrs a share. It said the two companies also agreed to share the results of their research and development activities in optical disc technology. Da...
Commodities and Trade
CIRCUIT CITY STORES INC <CC> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 1-1/2 cts vs 1-1/2 cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 30
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KNOLL TO BUY AMERICAN SAVINGS <AAA> SHARES
American Savings and Loan Association of Florida said <Knoll International Holdings Inc> has offered to purchase 500,000 new shares of American Savings for 10 mln dlrs, and the board has accepted Knoll's offer. Knoll already owns 796,413 shares or 9.9 pct of American Savings. American Savings s...
Financial Reports
JIM WALTER CORP <JWC> REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 35 cts vs 35 cts in prior qtr Payable April one Record March 14
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IGENE BIOTECHNOLOGY <IGNE> FINDS CROP LOSS AID
IGENE Biotechnology Inc said its research teams at Auburn and Hebrew universities have found its patented pesticide is highly effective in combating a disease reponsible for approximately three billion dlrs in annual crop losses. The company said it learned ClandoSan controls nematodes, deadly plant p...
Corporate News
PHILLIPS <P> TO EMPHASIZE CASH FLOW TO PARE DEBT
Phillips Petroleum Co will emphasize improving its short-term cash flow this year to pare its debt, C.J. "Pete" Silas, chairman, told Reuters in an interview. "Our priority is to get cash flow increased from the assets already installed," he said, but he declined to estimate annual cash flow for 1987. ...
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MERRILL LYNCH<MER> CANADA MULLS BUYING BROKER
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc, wholly owned by Merrill Lynch and Co, is considering acquiring another Canadian securities company as the result of federal and provincial government moves to lift investment dealer ownership restrictions on June 30, according to a published report. "We're talking to a number o...
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MOST AMERICAN AGGREGATES <AMAG> STOCK ACQUIRED
<Consolidated Gold Fields PLC>'s ARC America Corp subsidiary said it has acquired 7,521,643 American Aggregates Corp shares, about 95 pct of those outstanding, as a result of its tender offer which expired February 27. As soon as is practicable, ARC America will acquire American Aggregates, convert...
Market and Economy
BIOTECH CAPITAL <BITC> TO BUY MAGAZINE
Biotech Capital Corp said it agreed to buy High Technology magazine from the Goldhirsh Group of Boston. Terms were not disclosed. The magazine publishes information about emerging technologies and their impact on business. It has a circulation of 200,000 and is the largest of its kind in the world...
Corporate News
PAKISTAN'S TRADE DEFICIT NARROWS IN FEBRUARY
Pakistan's trade deficit narrowed to 2.64 billion rupees (provisional) in February 1987 from 2.85 billion (final) in January and compared with 2.94 billion in February 1986, the Federal Bureau of Statistics figures show. Exports fell to 5.04 billion rupees (provisional) in February from 5.34 billion (fi...
Financial Reports
CORRECTED-INSITUFORM OF NORTH AMERICA INC<INSUA>
4th qtr Shr nine cts vs four cts Net 658,159 vs 299,930 Revs 3,770,341 vs 2,614,224 Avg shrs 7,382,802 vs 6,747,442 Year Oper shr 33 cts vs 18 cts Oper net 2,287,179 vs 1,045,799 Revs 13.1 mln vs 8,577,853 Avg shrs 6,874,505 vs 5,951,612 NOTE: 1985 year net ...
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DIAGNOSTIC <DRS> MAKES A BID FOR ROSPATCH <RPCH>
Diagnostic Retrieval Systems Inc said it has made an offer to acquire, through a wholly owned unit, all outstanding shares of Rospatch Corp's common stock for 22 dlrs a share cash, or about 53 mln dlrs. DRS, a warfare systems producer, said it would make the transaction through a cash tender offer for a...
Commodities and Trade
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO <CL> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 34 cts vs 34 cts prior Pay May 15 Record April 24
Financial Reports
CO-OPERATIVE BANCORP <COBK> RAISES QUARTERLY
Qtly div 12-1/2 cts vs 10 cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 31
Financial Reports
WILCOX AND GIBBS INC <WG> SETS PAYOUT
Semi div 7-1/2 cts vs 7-1/2 cts prior Pay April 30 Record March 31
Corporate News
SAUDI OUTPUT SAID AT YEAR LOW TO HELP OPEC
Saudi Arabian oil output has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, giving fresh evidence of the kingdom's determination to keep oil prices at 18 dlrs a barrel, as agreed by Opec last December, oil industry sources said. They said Saudi output in the first eight days of March averaged 2.6 mln...
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LEADER <LDCO> BUYS PETROSURANCE STAKE
Leader Development Corp said it has purchased 300,000 shares of convertible preferred stock in <Petrosurance Inc> for 1,500,000 dlrs in cash and real estate. Petrosurance specializes in property and casualty insurance for the oil industry. Leader said the stock is convertible into a Petrosurance ...
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RECORD N.Z. FUTURES VOLUMES TRADED IN FEBRUARY
The volume of contracts traded on the New Zealand Futures Exchange (NZFE) reached a record 25,559 contracts in February, the International Commodities Clearing House (ICCH) said. The previous high was 22,583 contracts in December 1986. The ICCH said the value of the contracts traded in February wa...
Commodities and Trade
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST <FRT> IN PAYOUT
Qtly div 27 cts vs 27 cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 25
Financial Reports
WHITE HOUSE WELCOMES RETAIL SALES FIGURES
The White House welcomed the February retail sales figures showing a 4.1 pct rise, following a slow performance in January. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater told reporters: "The February sales growth was broad-based and good news for the economy." Commerce Department figures showed a larger than expected ...
Financial Reports
BEAUTICONTROL COSMETICS INC <BUTI> 1ST QTR NET
Qtr ends Feb 28 Shr 10 cts vs 17 cts Net 411,275 vs 584,118 Revs 4,977,818 vs 4,714,581
Financial Reports
OLD DOMINION SYSTEMS INC <ODSI> 1ST QTR JAN 31
Shr loss 11 cts vs profit five cts Net loss 279,726 vs profit 76,591 Revs 1,300,000 vs 2,200,000
Corporate News
SWEDEN SETS OCTOBER DEADLINE FOR S.AFRICA BOYCOTT
Sweden announced its promised program of unilateral economic sanctions against South Africa and gave firms an October deadline to cut trading links. Foreign Trade Minister Anita Gradin said a trade boycott of South Africa and neighbouring Namibia would take effect from July 1, followed by a three-month ...
Commodities and Trade
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC <FNF> 1ST QTR
Jan 31 end Shr profit 49 cts vs loss not given Net profit 1,360,000 vs loss 241,000 Revs 20.8 mln vs 14.3 mln Avg shrs 2,760,000 vs 1,970,000
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BRITISH TELECOM CAUTIOUS ON EARNINGS PROSPECTS
British Telecommunications Plc's <BTY.L> profit growth prospects for the coming years will be reduced by increasing competition and continued costs for replacing old telephone systems, deputy chairman Graeme Odgers said. Speaking at a news conference on the third quarter results which were released e...
Commodities and Trade
NO NEAR TERM BRAZIL COFFEE MOVES EXPECTED
The Brazilian Coffee Institute, IBC, is unlikely to disclose its future export policy until the end of next week at the earliest, trade sources said. IBC president Jorio Dauster is meeting government ministers, producers, exporters and market analysts to assess Brazil's position in the light of the fail...
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TENNEY ENGINEERING INC <TNY> 4TH QTR NET
Shr two cts vs nine cts Net 86,469 vs 325,937 Revs 5,119,637 vs 6,390,995 12 mths Shr 10 cts vs 33 cts Net 354,820 vs 1,148,476 Revs 21.2 mln vs 23.2 mln
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FED NOT EXPECTED TO ADD RESERVES
The Federal Reserve is not expected to intervene in the government securities market today, several economists said. They said the Fed does not have a much of an adding need this week and may wait until tomorrow or Monday before supplying reserves. But a few economists said there was an outside ch...
Commodities and Trade
MODERN CONTROLS INC <MOCON> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 10 cts vs 11 cts Net 226,000 vs 236,000 Sales 1.3 mln vs 1.5 mln Year Shr 38 cts vs 45 cts Net 819,000 vs 1,001,000 Sales 5.8 mln vs 6.4 mln
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INSTINET <INET> SETS MEETING ON MERGER
Instinet Corp said its board has scheduled a special shareholders' meeting for May 21 to vote on its proposed merger into Reuters Holdings PLC <RTRSY>. It said shareholders of record as of April 10 will be eligible to vote at the meeting. Instinet said the meeting date is subject to adjustment, ...
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EC GRANTS 5,000 TONNES SOFT WHEAT EXPORT LICENCES AT 134.75 ECU REBATE - BRUSSELS TRADE
EC GRANTS 5,000 TONNES SOFT WHEAT EXPORT LICENCES AT 134.75 ECU REBATE - BRUSSELS TRADE
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