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TOKYO BIDS TO STOP CHIP ROW BECOMING TRADE WAR
Japan is seeking to prevent its computer chips dispute with the U.S. From erupting into a full-scale trade war, government officials said. "We hope that the dispute on this specific issue won't have an adverse effect on our overall relationship with the United States," a Ministry of International Trade ...
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FED EXPECTED TO ADD TEMPORARY RESERVES
The Federal Reserve is expected to enter the U.S. Government securities market to add temporary reserves, economists said. They expect it to supply the reserves indirectly by arranging 1.5 to two billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements. The Fed may add the reserves directly instead via System r...
Corporate News
U.S. APPEARS TO TOLERATE FURTHER DLR DECLINE
In a bid to hasten Japan's promise to speed up its economic growth and open markets to foreign trade, top U.S. officials appear once again to have signaled their tolerance of a lower dollar. Treasury Secretary James Baker and one of his top aides, Assistant Secretary David Mulford, said last week there ...
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BALDRIGE PREDICTS END OF U.S.-JAPAN TRADE DISPUTE
The United States and Japan will soon settle their trade dispute over semiconductors, U.S. Commerce secretary Malcolm Baldrige said on television. Baldrige, referring to the U.S.-Japan trade agreement on semiconductors, said: "Their government wants to live up to it. Their industries haven't been doing ...
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U.S. BANKER PREDICTS FURTHER DOLLAR FALL THIS YEAR
A leading U.S. Banker said the dollar was likely to fall another five to 10 pct this year and an improvement in the huge American trade deficit would be only temporary at current world exchange rate levels. Kurt Viermetz, worldwide treasurer of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co, told Arab currency traders meetin...
Corporate News
INVESTOR GROUP PUTS PRESSURE ON GENCORP <GY>
An investor partnership, seeking to acquire GenCorp Inc, said it would attempt to unseat the company's board of directors and take other hostile actions if the firm refuses to discuss its 2.3 billion dlr takeover bid. General Acquisition Co, comprising investors Wagner and Brown and glass-maker AFG Indu...
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UNITED BANKS COLORADO <UBKS> ACQUISITION CLEARED
United Banks of Colorado Inc said it has received Federal Reserve Board approval to acquire IntraWest Financial Corp <INTW> in an exhcnmage of 0.7234 United share for each IntraWest share. The company said the acquisition is still subject to 30-day review by the U.S. Justice Department and is expecte...
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SUFFIELD'S <SSBK> COASTAL <CSBK> BUY CLEARED
Suffield Financial Corp said it has received approvcal from the Maine Bureau of Banking for its proposed acquisition of Coastal Bancorp of Portland, Maine, and the acquisition is expected to close around April One. The approval was the last regulatory clearance required for the transaction.
Market and Economy
MARKETING SYSTEMS <MASY> SEEKS ACQUISITIONS
Marketing Systems of America Inc said it has retained Richter, Cohen and Co to assist in efforts to redirect its business through merger or acquisition. The company said as consideration for services to be renedered, it has agreed to grant Richter five-year warrants to buy 231,000 common shares at 32 ct...
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EC INDUSTRY OUTPUT GROWTH SLOWS IN 1986
European Community industrial output increased by an average of around two pct last year, compared with 3.3 pct growth recorded in 1985 against a year earlier, the EC statistics office Eurostat said. Growth was highest in Portugal at five pct, while in Greece output contracted by 0.3 pct, Eurostat said ...
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ORACLE SYSTEMS <ORCL> FILES FOR OFFERING
Oracle Systems Corp said it has filed for an offering of 2,300,000 common shares, after adjustment for a recent two-for-one stock split, including 800,000 to be sold by shareholders. The company said lead underwriters are Alex. Brown and Sons Inc <ABSB> and <Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securiti...
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SKANSKA TO TAKE STAKE IN CANADIAN FIRM
Swedish construction and real estate company Skanska AB <skbs.St.> said it will sell its 49 pct holding in Canadian building firm <Canadian Foundation Company Ltd> to rival <Banister Continental Ltd>. A company spokeswoman told Reuters Skanska will receive Banister shares as payment, giving the...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 129 MLN STG ASSISTANCE
The Bank of England said it had provided the money market with assistance worth 129 mln stg in the afternoon session. This compares with the Bank's forecast of a shortage in the system today of around 100 mln stg. The central bank purchased 129 mln stg bank bills in band one at 9-7/8 pct.
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GREECE SCRAPS U.S. BASE CLOSURE REQUEST
Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou has withdrawn a request to Washington to suspend operations at an American army base near Athens as a Greek-Turkish row over oil rights in the Aegean eased. A Turkish research ship which Greece had threatened to tackle if it sailed into disputed waters in the Aegean Sea...
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MERIDIAN BANCORP INC <MRDN> SETS REGULAR PAYOUT
Qtly div 25 cts vs 25 cts prior Pay April one Record March 15
Corporate News
LSB INDUSTRIES INC <LSB> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit five cts vs loss 2.11 dlrs Net profit 375,061 vs loss 10.4 mln Revs 39.9 mln vs 37.8 mln Avg shrs 6,536,008 vs 4,939,895 12 mths Shr profit 47 cts vs loss 3.37 dlrs Net profit 2,837,288 vs loss 16.6 mln Revs 169.1 mln vs 149.4 mln Avg shrs 6,037,640 vs 4,937,...
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PANAMA SUGAR VESSEL SAFELY DOCKED AT GREENOCK
The Panamanian motor vessel Northern 1, 4,217 dwt, was safely towed into Greenock over the weekend after having its crankshaft broken off the Scottish coast during severe weather, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence said. Northern 1 was loaded with 3,000 tons of sugar from Demerara.
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JAPAN SET TO RIDE OUT YEN RISE, OFFICIALS SAY
The government is determined to ride out the latest sharp rise of the yen without taking panic measures because it expects the currency's appreciation to prove temporary, senior officials said. "The market has already located a ceiling (for the yen) and market forces are pushing the dollar back up a bit...
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SAGE ANALYTICS <SAII> SETS STOCK SPLIT
Sage Analytics International Inc said its board has declared a three-for-two stock split, payable June 22 to holders of record on June Eight. The company also said it will redeem warrants till outstanding on June Two at 10 cts each. Each two warrants allow the purchase of one common share at six dlrs t...
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H.K. DEALERS SAY NAKASONE G-6 COMMENT TOO LATE
Remarks by Japan's Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone that last month's G-6 meeting agreed to stabilize the dollar above 150 yen have come too late to influence currency trading, dealers said. After Nakasone's statement the dollar rose to 146.40/50 yen from an initial low of 144.20/40 and New York's Frida...
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JAPAN CONDUCTS CURRENCY SURVEY OF BIG INVESTORS
A Finance Ministry official said the ministry has recently conducted a survey on foreign exchange transactions by institutional investors but declined to say if it was aimed at moderating their dollar sales. However, financial market sources said they had heard the ministry has asked life insurance and ...
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JAPANESE SEEN LIGHTENING U.S. BOND HOLDINGS
The dollar's tumble to a record low of 144.70 yen in Tokyo today motivated some major Japanese investors to lighten their U.S. Bond inventory further and is expected to spur diversification into investment assets including foreign and domestic shares, dealers said. The key U.S. 7-1/2 pct Treasury bond d...
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PERU ANNOUNCES LARGE NEW GOLD FIND
President Alan Garcia said Peru has found gold deposits worth an estimated 1.3 billion dlrs in a jungle region near the Ecuadorean border about 1,000 km north of here. He told reporters yesterday the deposits, located at four sites near the town of San Ignasio, contained the equivalent of 100 tonnes of ...
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NEWS CORP LTD TO ACQUIRE HARPER AND ROW PUBLISHERS INC FOR 65 DLRS/SHARE
NEWS CORP LTD TO ACQUIRE HARPER AND ROW PUBLISHERS INC FOR 65 DLRS/SHARE
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CANADIAN WORLDWIDE ENERGY BUYS TRITON<OIL> UNIT
<Canadian Worldwide Energy Ltd> said it acquired Triton Energy Corp's wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Triton Petroleum Ltd, for the issue of 3.75 mln common shares of Canadian Worldwide, subject to regulatory approvals. The company said the transaction will increase Triton Energy's holding in Can...
Market and Economy
CLABIR <CLG> DIVIDENDS NOT TAXABLE
Clabir Corp said it has determined all dividends paid on its Class A common in 1986 are not taxable as dividend income. While this is a preliminary estimate, the company said, it may be used by shareholders when preparing 1986 income tax returns.
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MORE GOLD DETECTED AT DOYON MINE
Lac Minerals Ltd and Cambior Inc said they completed a second hole at their jointly owned Doyon mine in Quebec, which showed two significant gold intersections. One intersection graded 0.33 ounce gold per short ton over 44 feet at depth of 1,411 feet, while the other graded 0.22 ounce gold per ton over ...
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LENNAR <LEN> SEES STRONG EARNINGS FOR 1987 YEAR
Lennar Corp chairman and president, Leonard Miller, said the current backlog of orders and the strong economy point to strong revenues and earnings for the balance of fiscal 1987. He said the company's backlog of sales deposits on Feb 28 was 2,416, an increase of 976 units over the previous year. ...
Commodities and Trade
YUGOSLAV TRADE FALLS SHARPLY STATISTICS SHOW
Yugoslav trade is declining rapidly this year in hard currency terms, according to the latest Federal Statistics Office (FSO) figures. The FSO figures showed total exports from January 1 to March 23 valued at 875.59 billion dinars, compared with 667.18 billion dinars in the same period last year. ...
Corporate News
WALBRO <WALB> SEES STRONG 1ST QTR RESULTS
Walbro Corp said it expects its first-quarter results to reach "all-time highs." It projected sales exceeding 32 mln dlrs, or up 21 pct from the 26,488,000 dlrs reported for the 1986 first quarter. It said the previous high for a single quarter was 27,179,000 dlrs for the 1986 fourth quarter. Walb...
Commodities and Trade
CANADA GDP UP 0.1 PCT IN JANUARY
Canada's gross domestic product rose 0.1 pct, seasonally adjusted, in January after gaining 1.0 pct in December but falling 0.1 pct and 0.3 pct in November and October, Statistics Canada said. January's rise, in 1981 prices, was fueled largely by a 0.5 pct gain in the goods producing sector. Output in ...
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SRI LANKA APPEALS FOR DROUGHT RELIEF AID
Sri Lanka has appealed to 24 countries for emergency aid to help 2.4 mln villagers affected by the country's worst drought in 36 years, government officials said. Embassies received letters over the weekend outlining aid needed for a sixth of Sri Lanka's population in 13 districts. The letter said t...
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MOBIL FRANCE TO TAKE 10 PCT STAKE IN PRIMAGAZ
Mobil Corp's <MOB> Mobil Oil Francaise unit said it will take a stake of about 10 pct in the French butane and propane gas distribution company <Primagaz> in exchange for the transfer to Primagaz of Mobil's small and medium bulk propane activity. Small and medium bulk propane sales totalled 55,000...
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METROMAIL <MTML> SEES FLAT YEAR NET
Metromail Corp said it expects earnings for the year to be about flat due to higher expenses caused by an expansion of data processing capabilities and startup costs associated with new cooperative programs that will continue into the fourth quarter. The company today reported earnings for the nine mont...
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REGENCY CRUISTS <SHIP> CORRECTS EARNINGS
Regency Cruises Inc said its earnings per share for the year 1986 were 36 cts per share, not the 37 cts it reported on March 11. The company lost 10 cts per share in 1985.
Corporate News
MORRISON INC <MORR> ACQUIRES CUSTOM MANAGEMENT
Morrison Inc, a diversified food service company, said it acquired Custom Management Corp, based in Kingston, Penn., for an undisclosed amount. Custom manages some 215 food contract management operations and about 65 environmental service accounts, producing about 100 mln dlrs in annual revenues.
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ANECO REINSURANCE CO LTD <ANECF> YEAR NET
Shr profit 80 cts vs loss 1.60 dlrs Net profit 1,673,960 vs loss 3,292,663 NOTE: 1986 net includes gain on bond portfolio of 1,160,000 dlrs and 5,600,000 dlr provision for losses on discontinued liability and multi-peril lines of reinsurance.
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GULF RESOURCES AND CHEMICAL CORP <GRE> 4TH QTR
Oper shr profit 34 cts vs loss 53 cts Oper net profit 3,337,000 vs 4,881,000 Revs 32.7 mln vs 49.6 mln Year Oper shr profit 20 cts vs loss 90 cts Oper net profit 2,374,000 vs loss 9,381,000 Revs 126.9 mln vs 160.5 mln NOTES: Operating net excludes loss 6,050,000 dlrs, or 64 ...
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TEXAS INTERNATIONAL CO <TEI> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 36 cts vs loss 36 cts Net loss 20.1 mln vs loss 12.6 mln Revs 12.5 mln vs 24.9 mln Avg shrs 55.8 mln vs 34.7 mln Year Shr loss 1.11 dlrs vs loss 1.05 dlrs Net loss 50.8 ln vs loss 31.9 mln Revs 63.7 mln vs 106.9 mln Avg shrs 45.8 mln vs 30.2 mln NOTE: Net...
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SCIENTIFIC MICRO <SMSI> SEES HIGHER REVENUES
Scientific Micro Systems Inc said it expects first quarter revenues to rise by about 60 pct to 24 mln dlrs, compared with the 15 mln reported for the first quarter last year. The company said it experienced revenue growth across all product lines during the quarter. It also said revenue growth sho...
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BOLT BERANEK <BBN> FILES FOR DEBENTURE OFFERING
Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering a 75 mln dlr issue of convertible subordinated debentures due 2012. A portion of the proceeds will be used to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Network Switching Systems ...
Industrial and Sector News
HENLEY GROUP SAID HAS CLOSE TO FIVE PCT OR 7.9 MLN SHARES OF SANTA FE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AS INVESTMENT
HENLEY GROUP SAID HAS CLOSE TO FIVE PCT OR 7.9 MLN SHARES OF SANTA FE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AS INVESTMENT
Commodities and Trade
MEXICAN FIRST QTR CRUDE EXPORTS SEEN AT 15.25 DLRS
The average price of mexico's crude oil exports in first quarter 1987 will be 15.25 dlrs per barrel, according to preliminary figures issued in a press release by the state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). It gave no direct comparison with the year-ago figure but said crude and products sales we...
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TEXAS INTERNATIONAL <TEI> HAS UNQUALIFIED AUDIT
Texas International Inc said it has received an unqualified audit opinion from auditor Arthur Andersen and Co. The company had received a qualified opinion on 1985 financial statements subject to its ability to resolve negotiations with its U.S. bank group. Subsequently, it sold almost all its domest...
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TENNECO <TGT> BUYS UNISYS <UIS> UNIT
Tenneco Inc said its Newport News Shipbuilding subsidiary has completed the purchase of the Sperry Marine Systems division of Unisys Corp for about 70 mln dlrs. Sperry Marine has annual revenues of about 100 mln dlrs.
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BIOGEN <BGENF> MAY SELL EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
Biogen NV said as part of a program to reduce expenses, it is in talks on the sale of its Geneva, Switzerland operations. The company gave no details.
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COFFEE TALKS COLLAPSE EASES NEED FOR U.S. BILL
The collapse of International Coffee Organization, ICO, talks on export quotas yesterday removes the immediate need to reinstate U.S. legislation allowing the customs service to monitor coffee imports, analysts here said. The Reagan administration proposed in trade legislation offered Congress last mont...
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MILTOPE GROUP INC <MILT> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 10 cts vs 29 cts Net 584,000 vs 1,688,000 Sales 19.8 mln vs 16.9 mln Avg shrs 5,959,000 vs 5,762,000 Year Shr 68 cts vs 96 cts Net 4,013,000 vs 5,430,000 Sales 68.1 mln vs 61.3 mln Avg shrs 5,934,000 vs 5,679,000 Backlog 67.9 mln vs 60.6 mln
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ALOETTE COSMETICS INC <ALET> 4TH QTR DEC 31 NET
Shr 12 cts vs 12 cts Net 337,000 vs 235,000 Revs 3,350,000 vs 1,642,000 Avg shrs 2,935,734 vs 2,000,000 Year Shr 69 cts vs 56 cts Net 1,815,000 vs 1,112,000 Revs 12.1 mln vs 7,709,000 Avg shrs 2,648,257 vs 2,000,000
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INTERNATIONAL PROTEINS CORP <PRO> YEAR NET
Oper shr 49 cts vs 22 cts Oper net 1,018,000 vs 468,000 Sales 95.0 mln vs 98.3 mln NOTE: Net excludes tax credits of 284,000 dlrs vs 310,000 dlrs.
Commodities and Trade
CSM SYSTEMS INC <CSMS> YEAR ENDED DEC 31 LOSS
Shr loss 20 cts vs profit 24 cts Net loss 173,578 vs profit 211,324 Revs 4,558,244 vs 5,595,644 NOTE: Earnings per share restated retroactively for all periods to reflect 20 pct stock dividend in April 1984 and 25 pct stock split September 1985. Revenues include progress receivables on lon...
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Ia-So Minn direct hogs estimated rcpts 95,000 vs actual week ago 93,000 and actual year ago 93,000.
Ia-So Minn direct hogs estimated rcpts 95,000 vs actual week ago 93,000 and actual year ago 93,000.
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FED SETS TWO BILLION DLR CUSTOMER REPURCHASE, FED SAYS
FED SETS TWO BILLION DLR CUSTOMER REPURCHASE, FED SAYS
Commodities and Trade
GLOBAL RAISES HEAVY FUELS PRICES
Global Petroleum Corp said today it raised its posted prices for numbers six fuel cargoes in the new york harbor 70 cts to 1.60 dlrs per barrel, depending on grade. Effective today, the new prices are: 0.3 pct sulphur 22.50 dlrs, up 1.25; 0.5 pct sulphur 21.85 dlrs, up 1.60; one pct sulphur 20.10 dlrs...
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FED ADDS RESERVES VIA CUSTOMER REPURCHASES
The Federal Reserve entered the U.S. Government securities market to arrange two billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements, a Fed spokesman said. Dealers said Federal funds were trading at 6-3/8 pct when the Fed began its temporary and indirect supply of reserves to the banking system.
Corporate News
BOW VALLEY INDUSTRIES<BVI> SETS SECONDARY ISSUE
Bow Valley Industries Ltd said it filed a preliminary short form prospectus in Canada and the United States for a secondary offering of 22.8 pct of outstanding common stock, or 9,362,197 common shares, being sold by certain shareholders. The company said Bowcan Holdings Inc, a holding company principa...
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<CORNUCOPIA RESOURCES LTD> IN DRILLING PROGRAM
Cornucopia Resources Ltd said an extensive drill and sampling program will begin in mid-April at its Ivanhoe gold property in north central Nevada. It said it will seek to increase the present reserves of eight mln short tons grading 0.045 ounce of gold per ton that had been found by USX Corp <X> on ...
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PANSOPHIC SYSTEMS INC <PNS> 3RD QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 70 cts vs 56 cts Net 6,197,000 vs 4,880,000 Revs 24.1 mln vs 17.1 mln Nine mths Shr 1.38 dlrs vs 1.20 dlrs Net 12.1 mln vs 10.4 mln Revs 52.5 mln vs 41.8 mln
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COGNITRONICS CORP <CGN> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 78 cts vs loss 18 cts Net loss 1,671,000 vs loss 382,000 Revs 3,261,000 vs 4,427,000 Year Shr loss 1.35 dlr vs loss 15 cts Net loss 2,902,000 vs loss 331,000 Revs 13.5 mln vs 16.1 mln NOTE: 1986 and 1985 4th qtr net includes charges of 867,000 dlrs or 40 cts a shar...
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ALLEGHENY INTERNATIONAL SELLS WILKINSON SWORD GROUP FOR 230 MLN DLRS
ALLEGHENY INTERNATIONAL SELLS WILKINSON SWORD GROUP FOR 230 MLN DLRS
Commodities and Trade
HENLEY <HENG> HAS SANTA FE SOUTHERN <SFX> STAKE
Henley Group said in a 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has 7.9 mln shares or close to five pct of Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp, a spokesman said. In response to questions from Reuters, the Henley spokesman said the filing was as of December 31, 1986, but that the comp...
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MEXICAN FIRST QTR CRUDE EXPORTS SEEN AT 15.25 DLRS
The average price of mexico's crude oil exports in first quarter 1987 will be 15.25 dlrs per barrel, according to preliminary figures issued in a press release by the state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). It gave no direct comparison with the year-ago figure but said crude and products sales we...
Commodities and Trade
COMBUSTION <CSP> COMPLETES ACCURAY <ACRA> BUY
Combustion Engineering Inc said it has completed the previously-announced acquisition of AccuRay Corp in a merger trasaction that closed Friday at 45 dlrs per share.
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U.S. SEES NO NEW COFFEE AGREEMENT TALKS SOON
The United States does not expect the executive board meeting of the International Coffee Organization, ICO, to call for a new round of negotiations on reinstating coffee quotas, a U.S. government official said. The official, a member of the U.S. delegation to ICO talks earlier this year, said no new co...
Corporate News
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS <INP> SETS INITIAL PAYOUT
Intelligent Systems Master Limited Partnership said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of 25 cts per unit, payable April 10 to holders of record March 31. The partnership, formed at year-end by the conversion of Intelligent Systems Corp from corporate form, said its board has approved in...
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QUEST MEDICAL INC <QMED> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss six cts vs profit two cts Net loss 463,473 vs profit 126,835 Revs 3,506,066 vs 3,082,499 Year Shr loss four cts vs profit three cts Net loss 323,214 vs profit 187,893 Revs 13.8 mln vs 10.8 mln
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FORMER TREASURY OFFICIAL URGES CURRENCY REFORMS
Former Treasury official C. Fred Bergsten said a new exchange rate system is needed to replace the fixed and flexible exchange rate systems which he said had not worked. "I prefer a move to 'target zones' in which the major countries would determine ranges of 15-20 pct within which they would pledge t...
Commodities and Trade
TRADE SEES U.S. CORN EXPORTS UP, WHEAT/BEANS OFF
Grain traders and analysts expect lower wheat and soybean exports and higher corn exports than a year ago in the USDA's export inspection report today. Corn export guesses ranged from 27.0 mln to 32.0 mln bushels, compared with the 27.6 mln inspected last week and 20.5 mln a year ago. Soybean expo...
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OPPENHEIMER HAS SIX PCT OF CYCLOPS <CYL>
Oppenheimer, the brokerage and investment subsidiary of Oppenheimer Group Inc, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it has acquired 243,400 shares of Cyclops Corp, or 6.0 pct of the total outstanding. Oppenheimer said it bought the stake in connection with risk arbitrage and other investment acti...
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DUNE RESOURCES LTD <DNLAF> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit one ct vs loss two cts Net profit 27,000 vs loss 69,000 Revs 295,000 vs 264,000 Year Shr loss eight cts vs loss three cts Net loss 262,000 vs loss 88,000 Revs 1,004,000 vs 1,248,000
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AW COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC <AWCSA> YEAR END DEC 31
Shr 18 cts vs 17 cts Net 584,493 vs 540,977 Revs 4,685,930 vs 4,524,315
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DOW<DOW> RAISES STYRENE-BUTADIENE LATEX PRICES
Dow Chemical Co said it increased prices by nine cts a pound (solids) for styrene-butadiene latex and plastic pigments, effective May One. Dow did not release the percentage increase. It said the increase will affect the floor covering markets, paper, paperboard and specialty markets. It said the ...
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ALLEGHENY INTERNATIONAL <AG> SELLS WILKINSON
Allegheny International Inc said it sold its Wilkinson Sword Consumer Group to the <Swedish Match Co> of Stockholm for for 230 mln dlrs. After settlement of intercompany transactions between the Wilkinson Sword groups and Allegheny, the net payment by Swedish Match will amount to about 160 mln dlrs. ...
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DATRON CORP <DATR> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 19 cts vs 13 cts Net 166,000 vs 118,000 Rev 3.2 mln vs 2.5 mln Year Shr 34 cts vs 30 cts Net 303,000 vs 269,000 Rev 10.8 mln vs 10.2 mln
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C.O.M.B. <CMCO> SELLS THREE RETAIL STORES
C.O.M.B. Co said it sold three of its retail stores in Omaha to Bob Cummins Enterprises Inc, a retail closeout merchandiser. It said the sale is consistent with its previously announced Retail Division restructuring plans.
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CENTRONICS <CEN> SETS PREFERRED PURCHASE RIGHTS
Centronics Corp said its board declared a dividend distribution of one preferred share purchase right on each outstanding common share payable to holders of record April 9. The rights, which will expire 10 years later, will entitle shareholders to buy one-hundredth of a share of a new series of prefer...
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MCCLAIN INDUSTRIES <MCCL> SETS STOCK SPLIT
McClain Industries Inc said its board declared a four-for-three stock split, payable 30, record April 15. The company also said it plans to open within the next 90 days a 114,000 square foot plant in Macon, Ga., that will allow it to expand production of transfer trailers and other products.
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HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS <HCI> IN SPECIAL MEETING
Heritage Communications Inc said it expects to hold a special shareholder meeting in May to consider its proposed acquisition by an investor group including members of senior management and Tele-communications Inc <TELE>. The company said it is seeking to obtain all regulatory approvals needed to c...
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CHEROKEE GROUP INC <CHKE> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 22 cts vs 16 cts Net 2,460,000 vs 1,730,000 Sales 37.0 mln vs 27.3 mln NOTE: Share adjusted for two-for-one stock split in February 1987.
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LOUISIANA PACIFIC <LPX> TO BUY WALLBOARD PLANT
Louisiana Pacific Corp said it reached a non-binding agreement in principle to buy a gypsum wallboard plant in Seattle from Norwest Gypsum. Purchase price and other details of the agreement were not disclosed.
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U.S. BANK DISCOUNT BORROWINGS 310 MLN DLRS
U.S. bank discount window borrowings less extended credits averaged 310 mln dlrs in the week to Wednesday February 25, the Federal Reserve said. The Fed said that overall borrowings in the week fell 131 mln dlrs to 614 mln dlrs, with extended credits up 10 mln dlrs at 304 mln dlrs. The week was the seco...
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KNUTSON MORTGAGE CORP <KNMC> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 10 cts vs 10 cts prior Pay April 13 Record March 13
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NOBEL'S BOFORS TO SELL ITS SINGAPORE HOLDING
Nobel Industries Sweden SA <NOBL.ST> said its arms subsidiary, <AB Bofors>, plans to sell its 40 pct stake in <Allied Ordnance Co of Singapore Ltd> because of its part in weapons exports which contravene Swedish law. "The events we have uncovered are unacceptable and highly regrettable incident...
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ICO BOARD SEEN UNLIKELY TO SET NEW COFFEE TALKS
Chances that the International Coffee Organization, ICO, executive board meeting this week will agree to resume negotiations on export quotas soon look remote, ICO delegates and trade sources said. ICO observers doubted Brazil or key consuming countries are ready to give sufficient ground to convince th...
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MINISTER SEES ENOUGH EC STATES AGAINST OILS TAX
Enough European Community (EC) states appear to be opposed to the proposals by the EC Commission for a 330 European currency unit (Ecu) a tonne tax on vegetable oils, fats and marine oils to block adoption by EC ministers, British Farm Minister Michael Jopling said. He told a news conference held during...
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DRAVO <DRV> TO HAVE FIRST QUARTER LOSS
Dravo Corp said it expects a first quarter loss of about 30 cts per share, compared with a year-earlier profit of one ct, and said operating earnings for all of 1987 may not match 1986's earnings of 61 cts per share from continuing operations. Dravo saidperformance so far this year in its engineering ...
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ECONOMIC SPOTLIGHT - U.S. CONGRESS RAPS JAPAN
The U.S. Congress is making Japan, with its enormous worldwide trade surplus, the symbol of the U.S. trade crisis and the focus of its efforts to turn around America's record trade deficit. "Japan has come to symbolize what we fear most in trade: the challenge to our high technology industries, the thre...
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GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP <GPU> TWO MTHS NET
Shr 97 cts vs 81 cts Net 60.8 mln vs 51.1 mln Revs 487.4 mln vs 529.7 mln 12 mths Shr 3.42 dlrs vs 2.18 dlrs Net 215.0 mln vs 137.2 mln Revs 2.74 billion vs 2.88 billion NOTE: 1986 results restated for change in accounting.
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KAUFMAN, BOARD <KB> UNITS CUT QUAKER <KSF> STAKE
Kaufman and Board Inc and its insurance subsidiaries said they lowered their stake in Quaker State Oil Refining Corp to 1,795,908 shares, or 6.9 pct of the total outstanding, from 2,120,908 shares, or 8.1 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Kaufman and Board group, which in...
Commodities and Trade
BUSINESSMAN HAS 5.7 PCT OF ARDEN GROUP <ARDNA>
Saul Brandman, a California business executive, told the Securities and Exchange Commission he has acquired 118,714 shares of Arden Group Inc, or 5.7 pct of the total outstanding common stock. Brandman, chairman of Domino of California Inc, a Los Angeles garment maker, said he bought the stake for 3.1 m...
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FORD MOTOR CO OF CANADA LTD 4TH QTR SHR 8.17 DLRS VS 55 CTS
FORD MOTOR CO OF CANADA LTD 4TH QTR SHR 8.17 DLRS VS 55 CTS
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FED WILL BUY BILLS FOR CUSTOMER AFTER AUCTION
The Federal Reserve said it will enter the U.S. Government securities market after the 1300 EST weekly bill auction to purchase around 900 mln dlrs of Treasury bills for customers, a spokesman said. He said the Fed will purchase bills with maturities from May through September 10. Dealers said Fed...
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METROMAIL CORP <MTML> 3RD QTR MARCH 1 NET
Shr 25 cts vs 32 cts Net 2,414,500 vs 3,027,500 Rev 26.2 mln vs 23.5 mln Nine months Shr 76 cts vs 82 cts Net 7,214,900 vs 7,752,800 Rev 69.2 mln vs 64.9 mln
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ORANGE <OJAY> IN DEFINITIVE PACT TO SELL UNITS
Orange Julius International Inc said it entered into a definitive agreement to sell Orange Julius of America and Orange Julius Canada Limited to H.C. Holdings Inc, owned by Branford Castle Inc, a merchant banker, members of its management and certain of its shareholders. Orange said the purchase price w...
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SIERRACIN CORP <SER> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr profit nine cts vs loss 26 cts Oper net profit 313,000 vs loss 860,000 Revs 18.8 mln vs 16.4 mln Year Oper shr profit 45 cts vs loss 47 cts Oper net profit 1,543,000 vs loss 1,582,000 Revs 72.7 mln vs 61.4 mln Note: Current qtr and year figures exclude losses from ...
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COMPUTER MICROFILM CORP <COMI> YEAR NET
Shr 23 cts vs 14 cts Net 439,100 vs 259,948 Revs 9,918,413 vs 9,683,392 NOTE: Share adjusted for five pct stock dividend.
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COMPUTER MICROFILM <COMI> SEES HIGHER 1987 NET
Computer Microfilm corp said it expects revenues of over 12.5 mln dlrs and higher earnings in 1987. The company today reported 1986 earnings of 439,100 dlrs on revenues of 9,918,413 dlrs, up from earnings of 259,948 dlrs and revenues of 9,683,392 dlrs a year before.
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KEVLIN MICROWAVE CORP <KVLM> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr profit nil vs profit five cts Net profit 9,879 vs profit 118,852 Revs 1,581,894 vs 1,878,052 Avg shrs 2,627,952 vs 2,617,090 Nine mths Shr loss two cts vs profit 24 cts Net loss 51,001 vs profit 619,860 Revs 4,006,024 vs 6,646,587 Avg shrs 2,532,959 vs 2,621,397 ...
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UNIFAST INDUSTRIES INC <UFST> YEAR NET
Shr 62 cts vs 19 cts Net 961,826 vs 226,429 Sales 22.8 mln vs 16.1 mln Avg shrs 1,543,230 vs 1,172,039
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AZTEC MANUFACTURING CO <AZTC> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 77 cts vs loss 1.49 dlrs Qtly div two cts vs two cts prior Net loss 3,860,000 vs loss 7,541,000 Sales 2,538,000 vs 3,648,000 Year Shr loss 78 cts vs loss 1.58 dlrs Net loss 3,935,000 vs loss 7,999,000 Sales 10.5 mln vs 16.3 mln NOTE: Dividend pay April 24, reco...
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