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TRADE INTERESTS READY FOR FIGHT IN U.S. CONGRESS
U.S. lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown between protectionists and free traders as a major trade bill winds its way through committees to a vote by the full House of Representatives in late April. In a move to toughen U.S. enforcement of trade laws, a key House subcommittee last week approved a ton...
Corporate News
ENDOTRONICS <ENDO> EXPECTS LOSS FOR YEAR
Endotronics Inc said it expects to incur "substantial losses" for the second quarter ending March 31 and fiscal year ending Sept 30, 1987. As one factor behind the anticipated loss, Endotronics cited a dispute by one of its Japanese distributors, <Yamaha Inc>, over payment of a 3,686,000 dlr promisso...
Financial Reports
French February year on year inflation 3.4 pct vs three pct January - official
French February year on year inflation 3.4 pct vs three pct January - official
Financial Reports
CONTINENTAL AIR HOLDERS TO GET FURTHER PAYMENT
Texas Air Corp said under a settlement of class action litigation with <Mutual Shares Corp>, former minority shareholders of Continental Airlines Inc will receive an additional 3.75 dlrs per share. In February, Texas Air acquired the minority interest in Continental that it did not already own for 16...
Commodities and Trade
CRONUS INDUSTRIES INC <CRNS> 4TH QTR LOSS
Oper Shr loss 40 cts vs loss 10 cts Oper net loss 2,136,000 vs loss 467,000 Revs 21.9 mln vs 12.9 mln 12 mths Oper shr loss 63 cts vs loss 30 cts Oper net loss 3,499,000 vs loss 1,756,000 Revs 82.0 mln vs 54.5 mln NOTE: Excludes income from discontinued operations of 1,478,...
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COCOA CONSUMERS NARROW GAP ON BUFFER STOCK ISSUE
Representatives of cocoa consuming countries at an International Cocoa Organization, ICCO, council meeting here have edged closer to a unified stance on buffer stock rules, delegates said. While consumers do not yet have a common position, an observer said after a consumer meeting, "They are much more ...
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CCC ACCEPTS WHEAT BID FOR W AFRICA COUNTRIES
The Commodity Credit Corportion, CCC, has accepted a bid for an export bonus to cover the sale of 15,000 tonnes of U.S. wheat to West African countries, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The dark northern spring wheat is for shipment May 15-June 15, 1987. The bonus of 40.05 dlrs per tonne was ...
Commodities and Trade
LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS <LEIX> SEES ORDERS OFF
Lowrance Electronics Inc said results from operations in the third and fourth quarter may not be comparable to the first and second quarters, which were strong because of orders for new sonar equipment. For the six months ended Jan 31, the company reported net income almost tripled to 951,000 dlrs or 34...
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CANADA MANUFACTURING UTILIZATION RATE RISES
Utilization of Canadian manufacturing capacity rose to 77.2 pct in the fourth quarter of 1986 from 77 pct in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said. "Although the change was small, this marked the first quarter since the third quarter of 1985 in which the utilization rates for manufacturing as a whol...
Financial Reports
FRENCH INFLATION SLOWS IN FEBRUARY
French inflation slowed in February to between 0.1 and 0.2 pct against 0.9 pct in January, the National Statistics Institute (INSEE) said. The retail price index showed a year-on-year rise of 3.4 pct against three pct in January. An INSEE official said the final figure for February would be released lat...
Financial Reports
MERCURY ENTERTAINMENT CORP <MCRY> YEAR NOV 30
Shr loss four cts vs loss one ct Net loss 413,021 vs loss 163,932 Revs 600,971 vs 665,800
Financial Reports
CAPITOL BANCORP <CAPB> TO RESTATE NET TO LOSS
Capitol Bancorp said it expects to restate its results for 1986 to a loss of about one mln dlrs due to a reclassification of loans recommended by auditor Ernst and Whinney. The company said the restatement also reflects a substantial increase in reserves of its principal subsidiary, Capitol Bank and T...
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U.S. SOY PRODUCERS THINK EC OILS TAX UNLIKELY
American soybean producers are confident the proposed European Community (EC) tax on vegetable oils and fats will be rejected but are leaving nothing to chance, American Soybean Association (ASA) president-elect Wayne Bennett said. Bennett, who is leading one of three soybean producer delegations on a...
Corporate News
SWEDISH UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN AS DATA IS REVISED
A new method of calculating Sweden's unemployment figures reduced the number of jobless by a sixth, a spokesman for the Central Bureau of Statistics (SCB) said, reporting a substantial drop in the past year. According to the revised data there were 94,000 jobless in February representing 2.2 pct of the ...
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ECONOMIC SPOTLIGHT - EMS MARKS EIGHTH BIRTHDAY
The European Monetary System marks its eighth anniversary still vulnerable to turmoil in world money markets despite creating an island of currency rate stability in Europe, economists say. But many economists say the system, which holds eight European Community currencies within narrow fluctuation bands, r...
Corporate News
INTERMAGNETICS GENERAL <INMA> COMPLETES BUY
Intermagnetics General Corp said it completed the purchase of the advanced products department of Air Products and Chemicals Inc <APD>. Terms were not disclosed. The department, which makes cryogenic equipment, will continue operating at its present location in Allentown, Pa., the company said....
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ITALY'S FERRUZZI TAKES OVER SPANISH MILL
Italy's Ferruzzi SpA has taken a 67 pct stake in Spanish sunflower seed and cotton mill Cooperativa Agricola del Guadalete SA (GUADALCO), sources at GUADALCO said. The Italian firm's Spanish subsidiary, Ferruzzi Espana SA, took the majority equity stake, with the remaining 33 pct retained by GUADALCO. ...
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CCC ACCEPTS BID FOR DAIRY CATTLE TO KUWAIT
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has accepted a bid for an export bonus to cover the sale of 380 head of dairy cattle to Kuwait, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The dairy cattle are for shipment on or before May 31, 1987, it said. The bonus of 1,465.00 dlrs per head was made to America...
Financial Reports
<AMERICAN HOECHST CORP> YEAR NET
Net 38 mln vs 5.7 mln Revs 1.71 billion vs 1.69 billion NOTE: Fully owned subsidiary of Hoechst AG.
Corporate News
FED EXPECTED TO SET CUSTOMER REPURCHASES
The Federal Reserve is expected to intervene in the government securities market to add reserves via two to 2.5 billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements, economists said. Economists said the Fed will inject temporary reserves indirectly to offset pressure on the Federal funds rate associated wit...
Commodities and Trade
LEVITT CORP <LVT> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 42 cts vs 11 cts Oper net 1,433,000 vs 382,000 Revs 38.6 mln vs 20.1 mln Year Oper shr 60 cts vs 49 cts Oper net 2,033,000 vs 1,682,000 Revs 90.4 mln vs 73.0 mln NOTE: 1985 4th qtr and year excludes extraordinary credit of 349,000 dlrs or 11 cts per share.
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EEP SHOULD BE USED TACTICALLY, YEUTTER SAYS
U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said the Export Enhancement Program, EEP, should be used as a "tactical tool" and not as a general policy. Yeutter made the comment in response to a question whether the U.S. should expand the EEP to cover grain sales to the Soviet Union. He did not commen...
Commodities and Trade
NATIONAL PIZZA <PIZA> CORRECTS FIGURE
National Pizza Co said the seven Straw Hat Piza restaurants in Los Angeles and Bakersfield, Calif., that it announced plans to buy Friday are expected to generate annual sales of about 3,800,000 dlrs, not the eight mln dlrs the company originally announced. The company said it will convert the restauran...
Commodities and Trade
BENGUET CORP <BE> CALENDAR 1986
Net income 154.7 mln pesos vs 127.5 mln Operating revenues 4.42 billion vs 3.3 billion Operating profit 621.2 mln vs 203.4 mln Earnings per share 4.80 vs 3.95 NOTE: Company statement said gold operations contributed 74 pct of consolidated earnings.
Financial Reports
TBG HOLDINGS N.V. <TGBN.AS> 1986 YEAR NET
Net profit 34 mln dlrs vs 43 mln dlrs. Turnover 1.82 billion dlrs vs 1.83 billion. NOTE: Company lowered to nine pct from 13.5 pct interest rate on outstanding subordinated loan for period august 1, 1987, to July 31, 1988. TBG, formerly known as <Thyssen-Bornemisza Group>, reports in dlrs s...
Financial Reports
AVAQ INTERNATIONAL TO SEEK COMMITMENT ON DEAL
<AVAQ International Inc> said it intends to require Gates Learjet Corp <GLJ> to honor its agreement to sell its shares to the company. AVAQ said it made the statement in response to an offer by <Interconnect Capital Corp> for all of Gates Learjet shares after what it believed to be an agreement...
Financial Reports
SPAIN TO RELAX EXCHANGE CONTROLS
The Bank of Spain is relaxing exchange controls to help put Spanish banks on an equal footing with European Community competitors by the 1993 deadline for the ending of restrictions, a central bank spokesman said. "The measures to take effect by June were designed to lift restrictions on foreign currenc...
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STANDARD PRODUCTS CO <STD> RAISES QUARTERLY
Qtly div 20 cts vs 16 cts prior Pay April 24 Record April 10
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AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONS INC <SP> 2ND QTR NET
Jan 31 end Shr 31 cts vs 44 cts Net 5,705,000 vs 8,101,000 Revs 50.6 mln vs 67.2 mln 1st half Shr 63 cts vs 71 cts Net 11.6 mln vs 13.2 mln Revs 80.9 mln vs 105.2 mln NOTE: Current half net includes 750,000 dlr charge from reorganization.
Financial Reports
COOPER LASERSONICS INC <ZAPS> 1ST QTR LOSS
Period ended January 31. Shr loss 22 cts vs profit one ct Net loss 4,700,000 vs profit 150,000 Sales 15.0 mln vs 16.7 mln Avg shrs 21,538,000 vs 19,259,000 Note: Prior qtr figures include gain of 1.1 mln dlrs, or six cts per share, from discontinued operations.
Financial Reports
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES <DEI> 1ST QTR OPER NET
Period ended Jan 31 Oper shr two cts vs eight cts Oper net 96,000 vs 449,000 Sales 37.6 mln vs 35.8 mln Avg shrs 5,317,900 vs 5,689,277 NOTE: Full name is Diversified Industries Inc Earnings exclude gains from utilization of tax loss carryforwards of 62,000 dlrs, or one ct a shar...
Financial Reports
HOECHST CELANESE SETS EXPANSION PROGRAM
Hoechst AG's <HFAG.F> U.S. unit, Hoechst Celanese Corp, said it has begun projects that will cost more than 150 mln dlrs. The unit was formed last month when Hoechst completed the acquisition of Celanese for 2.84 billion dlrs. The company said it will expand its Sanwet super absorbent polymers ...
Corporate News
GOLDEN NUGGET INC <GNG> 4TH QTR LOSS
Oper shr loss 20 cts vs loss 19 cts Oper net loss 7,001,000 vs loss 6,761,000 Revs 93.0 mln vs 90.6 mln Avg shrs 35.2 mln vs 34.8 mln Year Oper shr profit 10 cts vs profit 65 cts Oper net profit 3,419,000 vs profit 22.6 mln Revs 381.7 mln vs 385.0 mln Avg shrs 33.8 mln ...
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OPPENHEIMER INDUSTRIES <OPP> SEES YEAR LOSS
Oppenheimer Industries Inc said it expects to report a loss for the year ended January 31 of about 980,000 dlrs, compared with a profit of 211,074 dlrs a year before. The company blamed the loss on the continuing depression in agriculture, the discontinuance of several programs due to the passage if t...
Financial Reports
LUBY'S CAFETERIAS INC <LUB> 2ND QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 31 cts vs 26 cts Net 5,645,000 vs 4,737,000 Sales 55.2 mln vs 50.6 mln 1st half Shr 60 cts vs 53 cts Net 10.9 mln vs 9,659,000 Sales 110.4 mln vs 102.2 mln NOTE: Current year net both periods includes 474,000 dlr gain from land sale. Share adjusted for three-for-t...
Commodities and Trade
TESCO FORECASTS PROFITS RISE THIS YEAR
Tesco Plc <TSCO.L> said in a statement it expects pre-tax profits of 166 mln stg for the year ending February 28, 1987, before nine mln stg of net property profits. This compares with 122.9 mln stg pretax profits and a net 8.1 mln on property sales the previous year. It said the forecast was in its forma...
Financial Reports
UNOCAL <UCL> UNIT CUTS CRUDE OIL POSTED PRICES
Unocal Corp's Union Oil Co said it lowered its posted prices for crude oil one to 1.50 dlrs a barrel in the eastern region of the U.S., effective Feb 26. Union said a 1.50 dlrs cut brings its posted price for the U.S. benchmark grade, West Texas Intermediate, to 16 dlrs. Louisiana Sweet also was lowered...
Financial Reports
BUSINESS COMPUTER <BCSI> HAD 4TH QUARTER PROFIT
Business Computer Solutions Inc said it expects to report a profit for the fourth quarter ended February 28 -- its first quarterly profit ever -- of about 175,000 dlrs on revenues of about 750,000 dlrs. A year before, it lost 217,852 dlrs on sales of 469,274 dlrs. The company attributed the improved re...
Financial Reports
FED SAYS IT SETS THREE-DAY SYSTEM REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
FED SAYS IT SETS THREE-DAY SYSTEM REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Financial Reports
MIM TO ACQUIRE STAKE IN GERMAN COPPER PRODUCER
Mount Isa Mines Holding Ltd plans to acquire a 30 pct stake in Europe's largest primary copper producer, Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, a spokesman for Metallgesellschaft AG said. MIM intends to take Preussag AG's total 20 pct share in the copper producer in exchange for some three pct of MIM's share capi...
Financial Reports
J.W. MAYS INC <MAYS> 2ND QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 2.27 dlrs vs 74 cts Net 4,945,989 vs 1,612,624 Revs 28.2 mln vs 27.9 mln Six mths Shr 1.57 dlrs vs three cts Net 3,417,659 vs 73,614 Revs 47.0 mln vs 46.8 mln NOTE: Current periods include pretax gain of 4.3 mln dlrs from sale of leasehold of Glen Oaks store in Queens, ...
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CIRCUS CIRCUS ENTERPRISES <CIR> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 16 cts vs 14 cts Oper net 5,818,000 vs 5,284,000 Revs 88.2 mln vs 69.7 mln Year Oper shr 96 cts vs one dlr Oper net 36,101,000 vs 37,375,000 Revs 374.0 mln vs 307.0 mln Note: Current qtr and year figures exclude extraordinary losses on early debt retirement of 1.7 ...
Financial Reports
FED ADDS RESERVES VIA THREE-DAY REPURCHASES
The Federal Reserve entered the U.S. Government securities market to arrange three-day System repurchase agreements, a Fed spokesman said. Dealers said that Federal funds were trading at 6-1/4 pct when the Fed began its temporary and direct supply of reserves to the banking system.
Financial Reports
PANHANDLE'S <PEL> TRUNKLINE REDUCES GAS RATES
Panhandle Eastern Corp's Trunkline Gas Co pipeline subsidiary said it is reducing the commodity component of its wholesale natural gas rate four pct, effective immediately. In a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Trunkline said, it is reducing its commodity rate -- the portion of th...
Commodities and Trade
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO <NFG> SETS MAIL DATE
National Fuel Gas Co said its mail date for its previously-announced two-for-one stock split is June 19, 1987. The company, which announced the split last week, had said the record date for the split is May 29, 1987.
Corporate News
COMTECH <CMTL> TO SELL PREMIER MICROWAVE
Comtech Inc said it agreed in principle to sell 95 pct of its outstanding shares in Premier Microwave Corp for seven mln dlrs. It said the buyers include an investment group composed of the unit's management. The company said it expects the sale to close in the next few weeks. Proceeds will be use...
Corporate News
INVESTMENT FIRMS HAVE 5.9 PCT OF PUROLATOR <PCC>
A group of affiliated New York-base investment firms and funds told the Securities and Exchange Commission they have acquired 453,300 shares of Purolator Courier Corp, or 5.9 pct of the total outstanding. The group, led by Mutual Shares Corp, said it bought the stock for investment purposes. It al...
Financial Reports
TOFUTTI BRANDS <TOF> SEES PROFIT FOR NEW YEAR
Tofutti Brands Inc said it is changing its fiscal year to a calendar year from a year ending July 31, and it expects to be profitable on higher sales in 1987. The company lost 658,000 dlrs on sales of 11.6 mln dlrs in the year ended July 31. A company spokesman said Tofutti will be reporting earnings...
Financial Reports
DIGITECH INC <DGTC> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr two cts vs eight cts Net 270,000 vs 1,212,000 Revs 1,858,000 vs 1,420,000 Avg shrs 16,817,618 vs 12,507,671
Financial Reports
UNION VOTES TO STRIKE DAKOTA CITY IBP PLANT
Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, UFCW, local 222 voted Sunday to go on strike against Iowa Beef Processors Inc Dakota City, Nebraska, plant, effective Tuesday. The company submitted their latest offer to the union at the same time announcing that they would end the lockout as of ...
Corporate News
BELGIUM REVISES DOWN 1987 GNP GROWTH FORECASTS
The Belgian government has lowered its forecast for the nominal increase in gross national product in 1987 to 3.5 pct from an originally forecast 3.9 pct, Prime Minister Wilfried Martens said in a statement to parliament. He said this revision, which brings government forecasts more closely into line wi...
Financial Reports
INVESTOR GROUP HAS TALKS WITH PESCH ON AMI <AMI>
WEDGE Group Inc, a Houston investment firm with a 5.5 pct stake in American Medical International Inc, said it has had talks with Pesch and Co, which is seeking control of the company. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, WEDGE, which is owned by Issam Fares, a Lebanese citizen livin...
Corporate News
CABOT MEDICAL CORP <CBOT> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr four cts vs two cts Net 240,902 vs 106,054 Revs 3,408,481 vs 2,566,769
Financial Reports
AMERIHEALTH INC <AHTH> 4TH QTR LOSS
Oper shr loss one ct vs loss 11 cts Oper net profit 89,000 vs loss 323,000 Revs 9,603,000 vs 6,116,000 Year Oper shr loss six cts vs loss 21 cts Oper net profit 158,000 vs loss 629,000 Revs 34.6 mln vs 22.8 mln NOTE: 1986 net excludes tax credits of 170,000 dlrs in quarter ...
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BANKS SEE GERMAN GROWTH OF AT LEAST TWO PCT
External risks for the economy have increased, but growth of two to 2.5 pct this year is still possible, according to President of the West German Federation of Banks, Hanns Christian Schroeder-Hohenwarth. Schroeder-Hohenwarth told a news conference the further fall of the dollar since the start of this...
Industrial and Sector News
CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICAL <CAAN> SEES FIRST QTR LOSS
Cambridge Analytical Associates Inc said it expects to incur a loss for the first quarter of fiscal 1987 equal to or greater than its loss of 240,697 dlrs for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1986. Cambridge said it expects revenues for the first quarter to be approximately the same as those record...
Corporate News
SETON <SEL> GETS BUYOUT OFFER FROM CHAIRMAN
Seton Co said its board has received a proposal from chairman and chief executive officer Philip D. Kaltenbacher to acquire Seton for 15.75 dlrs per share in cash. Seton said the acquisition bid is subject to Kaltenbacher arranging the necessary financing. It said he intends to ask other members of s...
Financial Reports
MRS FIELDS PLANS TO OPEN MORE STORES
U.S. Based speciality food retailer <Mrs Fields Inc>, which earlier announced pre-tax profits of 17.1 mln dlrs in 1986 against 6.8 mln in 1985, said it plans further growth this year with the opening of 125 new stores in the U.S. The company, which is quoted on London's Unlisted Securities Market (US...
Financial Reports
BRAZIL SAYS DEBT CRISIS IS WORLD PROBLEM
Brazilian Finance Minister Dilson Funaro said his country's foreign debt crisis could only be solved by changes in the international financial system. Speaking to a business conference he said "It is not Brazil that has to make adjustments with the IMF (International Monetary Fund). It is the internatio...
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I.M.S. INTERNATIONAL INC <IMSI> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div four cts vs four cts prior Pay March 27 Record March 13
Financial Reports
U.S. INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY USE RATE ROSE TO 79.8 PCT IN FEB FROM 79.6 PCT IN JAN
U.S. INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY USE RATE ROSE TO 79.8 PCT IN FEB FROM 79.6 PCT IN JAN
Financial Reports
BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT <BIOD> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss five cts vs loss 17 cts Net loss 154,654 vs loss 419,606 Revs 517,699 vs 374,108 Year Shr loss 28 cts vs loss 56 cts Net loss 821,979 vs loss 1,368,591 Revs 1,650,657 vs 1,285,473
Financial Reports
HECHINGER CO <HECH> 4TH QTR NET
Shr primary 28 cts vs 22 cts Shr diluted 26 cts vs 21 cts Net 8,637,000 vs 6,577,000 Sales 140.3 mln vs 116.8 mln Year Shr primary 92 cts vs 77 cts Shr diluted 88 cts vs 75 cts Net 28.3 mln vs 23.1 mln Sales 588.4 mln vs 479 mln
Financial Reports
METEX <MTX> CHAIRMAN SELLS SHARES
Metex Corp said its chairman and chief executive officer Alan Cohen sold 78,375 shares of Metex common stock to Metropolitan Consolidated Industries Inc <MONY>. The company said the selling price was 11.25 dlrs per share with an option for Metropolitan Consolidated Industries to purchase up to 42,7...
Financial Reports
AROUND 3.5 MLN ACRES SAID TO BE IDLED BY 0/92
A 0/92 program would have very little impact on U.S. acreage, prompting farmers to idle only an additional 3.5 mln acres of cropland every year, according to a report from the Agriculture Department. The savings resulting from the additional 3.5 mln acres idled would be a little over 400 mln dlrs in loa...
Commodities and Trade
AMERICAN SECURITY <ASEC> TO RELEASE INFORMATION
American Security Corp said a release will be forthcoming shortly regarding its pending merger with Maryland National Corp <MDNT>, approved by its stockholders October 10. American was halted on NASDAQ pending a news announcement.
Corporate News
BANNER <BNR> COMPLETES TENDER FOR REXNORD <REX>
Banner Industries Inc said 19.8 mln of the outstanding 20 mln shares in Rexnord Inc were tendered pursuant to its 26.25 dlr a share offer that closed at midnight EST Feb 27. Together with the five mln Rexnard shares it already owns, the company said it now holds a 97 pct stake in the company. It s...
Financial Reports
SVENSKA CELLULOSA AB <SCAB.ST> 1986 YEAR
Group profit after net financial items 1.39 billion crowns vs 1.32 billion Sales 15.22 billion crowns vs 12.61 billion Profit per share 20.50 crowns vs 19.60 Proposed dividend five crowns vs 4.40
Financial Reports
COLOMBIA COFFEE EXPORTERS BELIEVE IN PRAGMATISM
Private coffee exporters say Colombia's more pragmatic coffee marketing policy will ensure that the country does not suffer excessively from current depressed prices and erratic market conditions. Gilberto Arango, president of the exporters' association, said in an interview that Colombia, the world's s...
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BELGIAN GOVERNMENT TO CUT FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT
Belgian Prime Minister Wilfried Martens announced to Parliament a plan to reduce the 1987 government financing requirement by 20.6 billion francs. He said this will enable the requirement to be held to 419.7 billion francs, against the previous government target of 417.8 billion, or eight pct of gross n...
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ROYAL TRUST PLOTS AGGRESSIVE GLOBAL EXPANSION
<Royal Trustco Ltd>, in a move unique among Canadian trust companies, is pursuing a bold global expansion that could someday lift the foreign share of its yearly earnings to 50 pct, president Michael Cornelissen said. First Marathon Securities Ltd financial services analyst Michael Walsh said Royal T...
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SALOMON RAISES CATERPILLAR <CAT> OPINION
Salomon Brothers Inc said it raised its opinion on Caterpillar Inc's stock to an aggressive buy from a hold because of a brighter earnings outlook for 1988. Salomon analyst David Sutliff said in a statement he sees 1988 earnings of 3.35 dlrs a share, up from an earlier forecast of three dlrs for the yea...
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ROCKWOOD HOLDING CO <RKWD> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit 78 cts vs loss 38 cts Net profit 3,108,000 vs loss 1,510,000 Revs 35.5 mln vs 47.1 mln Year Shr profit 2.42 dlrs vs loss 2.01 dlrs Net profit 9.6 mln vs loss eight mln Revs 157.2 mln vs 182.2 mln NOTE: Includes extraordinary gains of 22 cts per share and 36 cts i...
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CANADA PRIME MINISTER SAYS A MAJOR TRADE DEAL EMERGING WITH U.S.
CANADA PRIME MINISTER SAYS A MAJOR TRADE DEAL EMERGING WITH U.S.
Commodities and Trade
FORUM <FOUR> ENDS BEVERLY <BEV> PURCHASE DEAL
Forum Group Inc said it has terminated its agreement in principle to buy eight retirement living centers in six states from Beverly Enterprises due to a failure to reach a satisfacotry definitive agreement.
Market and Economy
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INTEREST SHARES <MUO> QTLY DIV
Qtly div 36 cts vs 36 cts prior Pay April one Record March 13
Financial Reports
SOME 7,000 MINERS GO ON STRIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Some 7,000 black miners went on strike at South African gold and coal mines, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said. A NUM spokesman said 6,000 workers began an underground sit-in at the Grootvlei gold mine, owned by General Union Mining Corp, to protest the transfer of colleagues to different j...
Financial Reports
FBX CORP <FBXC> YEAR NOV 30 NET
Shr 11 cts vs three cts Net 313,000 vs 80,000 Revs 12.5 mln vs 11.3 mln
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U.S. CAPACITY USE RATE 79.8 PCT IN FEBRUARY
U.S. factories, mines and utilities operated at 79.8 pct of capacity in February, compared with a revised 79.6 pct in January and December, the Federal reserve Board said. The Fed previously said the rate was 79.7 pct in January and 79.5 pct in December. A surge in automobile assemblies in Februar...
Financial Reports
UNION VOTES TO STRIKE DAKOTA CITY IBP PLANT
The United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 222 said its members voted Sunday to strike the Iowa Beef Processors Inc Dakota City, Neb., plant, effective Tuesday. The company said it submitted its latest offer to the union at the same time announcing that on Tuesday it would end a lockout that ...
Corporate News
Balladur maintains 1987 2.5 pct inflation target after February 3.4 pct year-on-year
Balladur maintains 1987 2.5 pct inflation target after February 3.4 pct year-on-year
Financial Reports
CSCE TO PUT ADDITIONAL MARGIN ON JULY COCOA
A 250 dlr spot charge will be added to the New York cocoa futures, July delivery, contract starting Wednesday, March 18, the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange said. The March delivery ceases trading March 17, making May and July the two nearby unlimited positions. Previously, March and May were unlimited...
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<COOPER CANADA LTD> YEAR NET
Shr 23 cts vs 42 cts Net 1,387,000 vs 2,532,000 Revs 80.5 mln vs 82.6 mln
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TAB PRODUCTS CO <TBP> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 27 cts vs 22 cts Net 1,866,000 vs 1,476,000 Revs 33.0 mln vs 30.3 mln Nine Mths Shr 71 cts vs 57 cts Net 4,828,000 vs 3,857,000 Revs 92.0 mln vs 89.0 mln
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MARKEL CORP <MAKL> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 32 cts vs 18 cts Net 1,200,466 vs 545,670 Revs 8.2 mln vs 6.4 mln Year Shr 1.52 dlrs vs 27 cts Net 4,972,683 vs 1,046,460 Revs 33.3 mln vs 23 mln
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SCIENCE ACCESSORIES CORP <SEAS> 1ST QTR NET
Qtr ends Jan 31 Shr two cts vs two cts Net 78,537 vs 72,364 Revs 626,942 vs 640,030
Corporate News
French adjusted February trade deficit 400 mln francs vs January deficit 2.5 billion
French adjusted February trade deficit 400 mln francs vs January deficit 2.5 billion
Corporate News
BIFFEX MEMBERS TO BALLOT ON MERGER
Members of the Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange (BIFFEX) are to be balloted at the end of this week on whether it will merge with the London Commodity Exchange or come under a new umbrella of Baltic futures exchanges, a BIFFEX official said. The final decision will be left with the BIFFEX b...
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CORRECTED - BANKAMERICA NEGOTIATING UNITS SALE
Bank of America NT and SA's <BAC.N> West German branch said it is negotiating the sale of Bankhaus Centrale Credit AG, a small local West German bank it acquired in 1965, and of its West German Visa credit card operation. Michael Seibel, Bank of America vice-president and regional manager, said the n...
Financial Reports
MACHINE TECHNOLOGY <MTEC> SEES 2ND QTR LOSS
Machine Technology Inc said it expects to report a second quarter loss of 13 to 17 cts per share on sales of about 4,400,000 dlrs. A year earlier, it lost 139,000 dlrs or three cts per share on sales of 4,271,000 dlrs. The company said it booked over six mln dlrs in the quarter and its backlog has...
Corporate News
DOCUGRAPHIX INC <DOCX> 3RD QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss six cts vs loss 18 cts Net loss 31,896 vs loss 753,518 Revs 840,075 vs 716,361 Avg shrs 5.45 mln vs 4.17 mln Nine mths Shr loss 25 cts vs loss 55 cts Net loss 1,271,972 vs loss 2,115,662 Revs 2,071,676 vs 1,933,562 Avg shrs 5.02 mln vs 3.85 mln
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NBD BANCORP <NBD> REGULAR DIVIDEND SET
Qtly div 30 cts vs 30 cts previously Pay May 11 Record April Nine
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TRIANGLE MICROWAVE <TRMW> IN TALKS ON BUYOUT
Triangle Microwave Inc said it is involved in talks on its possible purchase by a "substantial U.S. company" it did not identify. Triangle said no agreement has yet been reached and there can be no assurance that one will be reached. Any acquisitioon would be subject to approval by its shareholders and ...
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YEUTTER REPEATS RETALIATION THREAT ON EC OIL TAX
U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said the United States will retaliate if the European Community adopts a proposed tax on vegetable oils, but he did not say what EC products would be singled-out for reprisal. Speaking to the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) convention here, Yeutter sa...
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CANADA'S MULRONEY SAYS U.S. TRADE DEAL NEARS
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said "significant progress" was being made in trade talks with the United States and a profile of a major deal was emerging. Opening a debate on free trade in the House of Commons, Mulroney said an accord would create thousands of jobs in Canada and bring greater economic p...
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FRANCE REDUCES TRADE DEFICIT IN FEBRUARY
France posted a seasonally adjusted trade deficit of 400 mln francs in February after a 2.5 billion franc deficit in January, the Finance Ministry said. For the first two months of this year the trade deficit, on a seasonally adjusted basis, was 2.9 billion francs. Unadjusted, the February deficit w...
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OSR <OSRC> TO MAKE ACQUISITION
OSR Corp said it has agreed to acquire the properties and assets of Telcom International Group for 10.5 mln common shares, which would give former Telcom owners an 84 pct interest in the combined company. Telcom is an international film and television distributor. The assets being acquired consist most...
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NCR <NCR> SEES GOOD CHANCE FOR RECORD YEAR NET
NCR Corp is very optimistic that it will post record revenues and profits for 1987, Charles E. Exley Jr, chairman and president, said. "Much of our considerable optimism about the future is based on the strength of a continuing flow of new products," Exley told a meeting of securities analysts. "Our cur...
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EQUITABLE BANC <EBNC> BOSS HAS AMERITRUST STAKE
A group controlled by Equitable Bancorp Chairman Alfred Lerner said it has acquired a 9.6 pct stake in AmeriTrust Corp <AMTR> and may buy up to 24.9 pct if obtains regulatory approval. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the group said it bought its stake of 2.0 mln Ameritrust co...
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AMERICAN SECURITY <ASEC> BUYOUT COMPLETED
Maryland National Corp <MDNT> said it has completed the acquisition of American Security Corp in an exchange of 0.81 Maryland share for each of American's 12 mln shares outstanding. The company said the mandatory 30-day review by the U.S. Justice Department was completed today. Maryland Nationa...
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