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CORROON AND BLACK <CBL> COMPLETES ACQUISITION
Carroon and Black Corp said it completed the acquisition of <Poggi-Harrison Agency Inc> and <Risk Control Inc>. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Separately, Carroon said it also completed the acquisition of <Rosskopf, Rapp and Schmidt Insurance Agency>, based in El Monte, Cal...
Commodities and Trade
TULTEX <TTX> INCREASES DIVIDEND
Qtly div nine cts vs eight cts prior Payable July one Record June 12
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WAVEHILL INTERNATIONAL TO MAKE ACQUISITION
<Wavehill International Ventures Inc> said it has agreed to acquire Personal Computer Rental Corp of Coral Gables, Fla., in a transaction in which shareholders of Personal Computer will receive shares respresenting about a 25 pct interest in the combined company. The company said it will have about t...
Commodities and Trade
BENETTON OF ITALY SEES EXPANSION, ACQUISITIONS
<Benetton SpA> of Italy expects to further diversify into financial services and is weighing possible acquisitions, a Benetton spokeswoman here said. "We are thinking of diversification outside of the retail line," the spokeswoman said. "We are looking at financial services and other manfacturing co...
Commodities and Trade
TULTEX CORP <TTX> 1ST QTR FEB 28
Shr 23 cts vs 28 cts Net 4.3 mln vs 5.1 mln Revs 64.5 mln vs 67.1 mln NOTE:1986 reflects two for one stock split, effective July 31
Financial Reports
FEDERATED FIN'L SAVINGS <FEDF> INITIAL PAYOUT
Federated Financial Savings said it declared an initial quarterly dividend of 85 cts a share April 27, record April 13. This is the first dividend paid by Federated since its conversion to a stock company from a mutual on Jan 28, 1987.
Financial Reports
REXNORD <REX> SEES MAY MERGER WITH BANNER <BNR>
Rexnord Inc said it expects to merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banner Industries Inc in early May. Late last month, Banner said it completed a tender offer for and held 96 pct of Rexnord's common shares.
Financial Reports
SECURITY PACIFIC <SPC> COMPLETES MERGER
Security Pacific Corp said it completed its planned merger with Diablo Bank following the approval of the comptroller of the currency. Security Pacific announced its intention to merge with Diablo Bank, headquartered in Danville, Calif., in September 1986 as part of its plan to expand its retail network...
Financial Reports
<BURKE-PARSONS-BOWLBY> CORP SETS REGULAR PAYOUT
Qtrly div three cts vs three cts prior Pay May 15 Record April 24
Commodities and Trade
WARBURG BEGINS TENDER OFFER FOR SYMBION <SYMB>
Symbion Inc said <Warburg, Pincus Capital Co L.P.> began a tender offer to purchase up to 2.5 mln shares, or about 33 pct, of Symbion's shares at 3.50 dlrs per share. Warburg already owns about 26 pct of Symbion. Symbion has 7,472,000 shares outstanding. The company makes artificial hearts. Sy...
Commodities and Trade
SEAGRAM CO LTD YEAR SHR 4.45 DLRS VS 3.44 DLRS
SEAGRAM CO LTD YEAR SHR 4.45 DLRS VS 3.44 DLRS
Corporate News
L'AIR LIQUIDE <AIRP.PA> YEAR ENDED DEC 31
Parent company net profit 754.45 mln francs vs 674.1 mln. Dividend 19.50 francs vs same. NOTE - Company said the dividend would apply to shares issued under capital increases during 1986. This means a 32 pct rise in total dividend payments to 528.14 mln francs on 1986 results from 399.62 mln the pre...
Financial Reports
SOLAR SYSTEMS <SSDN>, INKEY OF SPAIN SET PACT
Solar Systems by Sundance Inc said it agreed to buy a 45 pct interest in a company that will sell condoms produced by INKEY SA of Spain. It said a spermicide used in INKEY's condoms contains an ingredient that may help prevent the sexual transmission of AIDS. The ingredient was cited in an article in th...
Financial Reports
MODULAIRE INDUSTRIES <MODX> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 12 cts vs profit 37 cts Net loss 350,738 vs profit 1,095,991 Revs 18.8 mln vs 15.8 mln Year Shr profit 28 cts vs profit 1.29 dlrs Net profit 831,901 vs profit 3,000,716 Revs 60.6 mln vs 48.2 mln Avg shrs 2,996,903 vs 2,756,596 Note: Per share date adjusted to r...
Corporate News
KENTUCKY SMELTERS GET RELIEF ON HIGHER RATES
Owners of two aluminum smelters in Kentucky received temporary relief from higher electric rates after a decision Tuesday by state regulators denying a rate hike to (Big Rivers Electric Corp) of Henderson, Ky. But the owners of the smelters, (National Southwire Aluminum Co) and Alcan Aluminium Ltd <A...
Commodities and Trade
SEAGRAM CO LTD <VO> YEAR JAN 31 NET
Shr 4.45 dlrs vs 3.44 dlrs Shr diluted 4.30 dlrs vs 3.34 dlrs Net 423.5 mln vs 319.1 mln Sales 3.34 billion vs 2.97 billion Avg shrs 95.1 mln vs 92.6 mln NOTE: U.S. funds. Net includes equity in earnings of Du Pont Co <DD> of 169.1 mln dlrs vs 75.7 mln dlrs and dividend income...
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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC <APD> IN PAYOUT
Qtly div 20 cts vs 20 cts prior Pay May 11 Record April Three
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J.P. STEVENS AND CO <STN> IN PAYOUT
Qtly div 30 cts vs 30 cts prior Pay April 30 Record April Three
Financial Reports
<TIE/TELECOMMUNICATIONS CANADA LTD> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr one ct vs six cts Oper net 48,000 vs 556,000 Revs 19.0 mln vs 26.5 mln Year Oper shr 19 cts vs 46 cts Oper net 1,586,000 vs 3,971,000 Revs 90.8 mln vs 103.1 mln NOTE: Previous oper net excludes 404,000 dlrs of extraordinary expenses for qtr and 991,000 dlr gain for...
Corporate News
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK <PEBW> RAISES QUARTERLY
Qtly div 12 cts vs 10 cts prior Pay April 24 Record April One
Financial Reports
DEP CORP DEPC 2ND QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr three cts vs 16 cts Net 127,000 vs 605,000 Sales 14.4 mln vs 9,726,000 Six Mths Shr 17 cts vs 30 cts Net 678,000 vs 1,141,000 Sales 24.6 mln vs 19.2 mln
Market and Economy
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP <FSS> REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 20 cts vs 20 cts previously Pay June Two Record May 12
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STATE STREET BOSTON CORP <STBK> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 10 cts vs 10 cts prior Pay April 15 Record April One
Financial Reports
MARSH AND MCLENNAN COS INC <MMC> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 47-1/2 cts vs 47-1/2 cts prior Pay May 13 Record April Six
Financial Reports
U.S. INTEC INC <INTK> 4TH QTR NET
Shr six cts vs five cts Net 188,000 vs 130,000 Revs 12.2 mln vs 10.1 mln Avg shrs 3,029,930 vs 2,764,544 12 mths Shr 81 cts vs 1.45 dlrs Net 2,463,000 vs 3,718,000 Revs 52.4 mln vs 47.5 mln Avg shrs 3,029,930 vs 2,566,680 NOTE: net for 1985 includes 500,000, or 20...
Financial Reports
JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC <WILLB> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div Class A 27-1/2 cts vs 27-1/2 cts Qtly div Class B 24-1/2 cts vs 24-1/2 cts Pay April 10 Record April Three
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API SAYS U.S. CRUDE OIL OUPUT OFF FROM YEAR AGO
The American Petroleum Institute said that U.S. crude oil production in February declined 9.8 pct from year-ago levels to about 8.3 mln barrels a day. In its monthly report on U.S. oil supplies and stocks, API said that domestic demand for petroleum products, as measured by products supplied, continued ...
Financial Reports
PRIME MEDICAL <PMSI> SAYS MERGER TALKS END
Prime Medical Services Inc said merger talks with National HMO Corp <NHMO> have been terminated. Prime gave no reason for the termination of the talks with National HMO.
Commodities and Trade
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK OF MONTANA <FFSM> DIV
Qtly div seven cts vs seven cts prior Payable April 28 Record April three
Corporate News
ICI <ICI> SEEKS GAINS IN SPECIALTY BUSINESSES
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, the largest chemical company in the United Kingdom, will expand its specialty chemicals and drug businesses this year, and better its 1986 results, said chairman-elect Denys Henderson. "We expect to shift our company toward higher value-added businesses and continue to ...
Financial Reports
<CCR VIDEO CORP> 1ST HALF FEB 28 NET
Shr profit 10 cts vs loss one ct Net profit 647,390 vs loss 75,967 Sales 2,120,027 vs 1,666,908 NOTE: Current year net includes 456,004 dlr gain from debt extinguishment.
Financial Reports
NEW RUBBER PACT TO BE FORMALLY ADOPTED TOMORROW
A new International Natural Rubber Agreement (INRA) will be formally adopted tomorrow, chairman of the negotiating conference Manaspas Xuto of Thailand said. "The successful negotiation of the new agreement represents a significant step forward in international economic cooperation," he told a news conf...
Financial Reports
INVESTMENT GROUP HAS MOORE-HANDLEY <MHCO> STAKE
A group of New York investment companies told the Securities and Exchange Commission they have acquired 173,000 shares of Moore-Handley Inc, or 6.9 pct of the total outstanding common stock. The firms, Robert H. Barker and Co, J.M.R. Barker Foundation, Quaker Hill Associates L.P., Upland Associates L.P....
Commodities and Trade
EC MAY OFFER INTERVENTION SUGAR TO LOCAL MARKET
Sugar which EC producers plan to sell into intervention may be offered by the European Commission for sale within the Community, broker C. Czarnikow says in its latest sugar review. The Commission will propose to offer the sugar at a very nominal premium of 0.01 European Currency Unit (Ecu) to the int...
Financial Reports
INT'L HYDRON CORP <HYD> 4TH QTR OPER NET
Oper shr profit six cts vs loss 20 cts Oper net profit 734,000 vs loss 2,312,000 Revs 16.8 mln vs 13.9 mln Year Oper shr profit 30 cts vs profit three cts Oper net profit 3,342,0000 vs profit 318,000 Revs 67.5 mln vs 52.6 mln NOTE: Excludes loss of 41,000 dlrs or nil vs gain ...
Financial Reports
GERMAN BANKS SEE LOW INTEREST RATES CONTINUING
The Association of German Cooperative Banks said in a financial survey that domestic interest rates would continue to remain low for the time being. It said the Bundesbank could hold them down despite strong foreign influence and it saw no interest-straining factors in the economy that could affect the ...
Corporate News
ICCO TO EXAMINE BUFFER STOCK DETAILS TOMORROW
The International Cocoa Council, ICCO, adjourned for the day after a detailed proposal on buffer stock rules was distributed and executive committee officials were elected, delegates said. Producers, EC consumers and all consumers are scheduled to hold separate meetings tomorrow to review the proposal, ...
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FED'S JOHNSON URGES STRONGER ALLIED GROWTH
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson said that the U.S.'s main industrial partners should expand their domestic growth. In a speech to a women's group here, Johnson said, "There is room for stronger domestic growth in those countries ... strong enough to absorb growth in U.S. export market...
Corporate News
U.K. MONEY DATA MAY EASE RATE CUT, ANALYSTS SAY
Slower than expected growth in Britain's narrow M0 money supply measure in February will help spur a further cut in U.K. Interest rates if a surge in sterling's value requires such a move, economic analysts said. M0, the only targeted money supply measure left after Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Law...
Financial Reports
FED'S JOHNSON SEES INFLATION CONTROLLED
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson said inflationary pressures are under control and noted "wage and price pressures are very moderate." Johnson told a women's group that the U.S. was not seeing the kind of cost pressures of the past. He said the trade imbalance was a serious trouble...
Industrial and Sector News
GREYHOUND <G> BUYS GENERAL MOTORS <GM> BUS UNIT
Greyhound Corp said it has signed a definitive agreement to buy General Motors Corp's U.S. Transit Bus and Parts business for an undisclosed sum. The agreement, tentatively set in January, includes production tooling, design and equipment for urban transit buses, inventories and trademark identification...
Financial Reports
EXCEL BANCORP <XCEL> SETS INITIAL DIVIDEND
Excel Bancorp Inc said its board declared an initial dividend of 10 cts per share, payable April 20 to holders of record on April Six.
Corporate News
CHAMPION <CHA> TO EXPAND ALBERTA MILL
Champion International Corp, based in Stamford, Conn., said it will expand its mill in Hinton, Alberta, at a cost of about 285 mln Canadian dlrs. The expansion will double the facility's pulping operation to 424,000 short tons per year. The mill produces softwood kraft pulp which is sold to other Champi...
Financial Reports
MARK IV SAYS IT DOES NOT PLAN BAIRD <BATM> BUY
Mark IV Industries Inc <IV>, which has said it is mulling a bid to seek control of Baird Corp, said it has no present plans to acquire more than 25 pct of the company's total outstanding common stock. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mark IV said its top officials told Baird e...
Financial Reports
ALBERTSON'S <ABS> ADOPTS STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Albertson's Inc said its board has adopted a stockholder rights plan intended to protect them in the event of any proposed takeover of the company. Under the plan, stockholders will receive a dividend distribution of one right for each share of common stock held on March 23. The rights are exercis...
Financial Reports
HARRIS-TEETER PROPERTIES INC <HTP> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 24 cts vs 24 cts prior Pay May Eight Record April 17
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CANADA 91-DAY T-BILLS AVERAGE 6.89 PCT, MAKING BANK RATE 7.14 PCT
CANADA 91-DAY T-BILLS AVERAGE 6.89 PCT, MAKING BANK RATE 7.14 PCT
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DRESSER INDUSTRIES <DI> SEES RETURN TO PROFIT
Dresser Industries Inc said it expects the joint ventures it has entered into and a gradual improvement in the energy market to allow it to regain profitability before the end of the current year. Dresser earned 9,600,000 dlrs for the year ended October 31 -- after a 95.0 mln dlr gain from a change in a...
Financial Reports
EC MINISTERS ANNOUNCE PLAN FOR STEEL CLOSURES
European Community (EC) industry ministers agreed on a plan for voluntary steel plant closures, drawn up by industry lobby group Eurofer, and calculated to lead to the loss of about 22,000 jobs. The ministers resolved that the proposed closures, which should bring production capacity more in line with w...
Corporate News
U.S. GRAIN TRADE CALLS SHULTZ REMARK SIGNIFICANT
A statement yesterday by Secretary of State George Shultz after he met with wheat growers that U.S. agricultural products must be competitively priced was significant in that he recognized the importance of the Soviet market and the need for U.S. prices to be at world market levels, U.S. grain trade industr...
Other
NYNEX INCREASES QTRLY DIV TO 95 CTS FROM 87 CTS end of body
NYNEX INCREASES QTRLY DIV TO 95 CTS FROM 87 CTS end of body
Industrial and Sector News
ROSPATCH <RPCH> REJECTS DIAGNOSTIC <DRS> BID
Rospatch Corp said it rejected a proposal by Diagnostic Retrieval Systems Inc to acquire its stock at 22 dlrs a share. Rospatch's board believes that the long term interests of its shareholders will be best served by continuing as an independent public company at this time, the company said in respons...
Commodities and Trade
BURNUP AND SIMS INC <BSIM> 3RD QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr profit five cts vs loss 40 cts Net profit 669,000 vs loss 4,256,000 Revs 46.1 mln vs 43.8 mln Avg shrs 13.9 mln vs 10.5 mln Nine mths Shr profit 42 cts vs loss 23 cts Net profit 5,529,000 vs loss 2,219,000 Revs 152.2 mln vs 139.6 mln Avg shrs 13.3 mln vs 9,489,000 ...
Corporate News
AARON BROTHERS ART MARTS INC <AARN> 4TH QTR NET
Qtr ended Jan 31 Shr 48 cts vs 38 cts Net 1,171,000 vs 794,000 Revs 15.6 mln vs 14.0 mln Year Shr 85 cts vs eight cts Net 1,831,000 vs 266,000 Revs 50.4 mln vs 46.5 mln
Commodities and Trade
QUAKER STATE <KSF> ARRANGES 100 MLN DLR CREDIT
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp said it signed a 100 mln dlr revolving credit and term loan agreement with a group of six banks, for which Mellon Bank N.A. is agent. The four-year arrangement has an additional four-year term loan amortization agreement, Quaker said. Quaker said the credit line will...
Corporate News
EC TO ABOLISH TAX ON SPANISH MAIZE EXPORTS
The European Community Commission has decided to abolish a special tax of eight Ecus per tonne imposed on exports of Spanish maize, Commission sources said. They said the tax, which applies to Spanish sales to EC and non-EC countries alike, would no longer be required on exports from Spanish ports south...
Commodities and Trade
GREAT <GAMI> TO BUY STANDARD<SRD> UNITS' ASSETS
Great American Management and Investment Inc said its 80 pct-owned subsidiary agreed to buy certain assets of two subsidiaries of Standard Oil Co, for 40 mln dlrs and the assumption of certain liabilities. Great American Industrial Group Inc agreed to acquire all the U.S. and United Kingdom assets of Pf...
Other
KMS INDUSTRIES INC <KMSI> YEAR NET
Oper shr three cts vs three cts Oper net 511,000 vs 550,000 Revs 19.7 mln vs 17.7 mln Avg shrs 15,777,000 vs 16,074,000 NOTE: Earnings exclude gains from utilization of tax loss caryforwards of 398,000 dlrs, or three cts a share vs 455,000 dlrs, or three cts a share
Market and Economy
WICKES COS INC 4TH QTR SHR LOSS TWO CTS VS PROFIT 14 CTS
WICKES COS INC 4TH QTR SHR LOSS TWO CTS VS PROFIT 14 CTS
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SYNTECH INTERENATIONAL INC <SYNE> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit six cts vs loss 4.51 dlrs Net profit 815,167 vs loss 12,955,562 Revs 7,981,022 vs 2,954,488 Year Shr profit 16 cts vs loss 7.22 dlrs Net profit 2,446,100 vs loss 19,175,931 Revs 23.6 mln vs 14.6 mln
Market and Economy
TO-FITNESS <TFIT> IN DISTRIBUTION DEAL
To-Fitness Inc said it has been named exclusive Florida distributor for the hardpack version of the frozen dessert Tofutti by Tofutti Brands Inc <TOF>, replacing Pillsbury Co's <PSY> Haagen Dazs.
Corporate News
FIRST FINANCIAL <FFMC> BIDS FOR COMDATA <CDN>
First Financial Management corp said it has offered to acquire Comdata Network Inc for 18 dlrs per share in cash and stock, or a total of about 342.7 mln dlrs. The company said for each Comdata share it would exchange half a First Data share and enough cash to bring the total value up to 18 dlrs per sha...
Financial Reports
POP RADIO <POPX> GETS RITE AID <RAD>
POP Radio Corp said it has signed a seven-year agreement to provide Rite Aid Corp with in-store customized disc jocky-hosted radio programs, resulting in an increase of more than 50 pct in the total number of stores POP now has under contract. Value was not disclosed.
Financial Reports
ALLIANCE FINANCIAL CORP <ALFL> DIVIDEND SET
Qtly div 22 cts vs 22 cts previously Pay April 15 Record March 31
Financial Reports
NYNEX <NYN> INCREASES QTRLY CASH DIVIDEND
Nynex Corp said it is raising its quarterly dividend to 95 cts from 87 cts payable May 1, 1987, to shareholders of record March 31. The company said this was the third consecutive year it has raised its quarterly cash dividend. It added it had a two-for-one stock split in May 1986.
Financial Reports
INT'L MINERALS <IGL> BUYS ANIMAL PRODUCTS UNIT
International Minerals and Chemical Corp said it completed its acquisition of Johnson and Johnson Co's Pitman-Moore unit, a producer of animal health products. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. International Minerals and Chemical said annual sales of the unit are about 45 mln dlrs. Pi...
Financial Reports
VULCAN <VUL> WITHDRAWS JONES/VINING <JNSV> BID
Vulcan Corp said it was discontinuing its efforts to negotiate a purchase of the common stock of Jones and Vining Inc. On February 6, Vulcan, a Cincinnati maker of shoe lasts and other products, offered five dlrs a share for all of Jones and Vining common, subject to certain conditions. Vulcan sai...
Other
TEMPO <TPO> TO SELL CABLE SYSTEMS TO EAGLE
Tempo Enterprises Inc said it signed a letter of intent to sell seven cable television systems, representing about 5,000 subscribers, to <Eagle Cable>. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Other
ERBAMONT <ERB> ACQUIRES ANTIBIOTICOS S.A.
Erbamont N.V. said its major shareholder <Montedison SpA>, which owns 85 pct of its common, and Farmitalia Carlo Erba, its 75 pct owned subsidiary, have acquired <Antibioticos S.A.> and related subsidiaries. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Corporate News
UK CROSS FIELD PRT RELIEF FAVOURS SMALLER FIELDS
The "cross field allowance" relief on Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT) announced by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson this week will favour smaller non-PRT paying fields, according to stockbrokers Wood Mackenzie and Co. The cross field allowance offsets up to 10 pct of qualifying spending on a ne...
Market and Economy
CONGRESSMEN URGE U.S. SOYBEAN PROGRAM CHANGES
Several leading farm-state Congressmen said they will press the U.S. Agriculture Department to implement some kind of marketing loan to make soybeans exports competitive while protecting farm income. Speaking at a House grains subcommittee hearing, chairman Dan Glickman, D-Kan., proposed that Congressme...
Financial Reports
RAISE IN BRAZIL FCOJ EXPORT PRICES NOT CONFIRMED
There is no confirmation that Brazil's major processors of Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice, FCOJ, will raise export prices of the product to 1,375 dlrs per tonne from April 1, a spokesman for the Brazilian Association of Citrus Juice Industries (Abrassuco) said. Asked to comment on a report from New Yo...
Financial Reports
ALDEN ELECTRONICS <ADNEA> SETS LOWER DIVIDEND
Alden Electronics Inc said its board declared an annual dividend of 15 cts per share on Class A and B common stock, down from 25 cts last year due to an expected drop in earnings for the year ended March 28. The dividend is payable April 15 to holders of record on April 3. Alden earned 1,357,000 d...
Financial Reports
WICKES COS INC <WIX> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss two cts vs profit 14 cts Net loss 2,515,000 vs profit 28,569,000 Sales 1.41 billion vs 885.2 mln Avg shrs 239.2 mln vs 104.4 mln Year Shr profit 33 cts vs profit 47 cts Net profit 83,750,000 vs profit 76,130,000 Sales 4.77 billion vs 2.81 billion Avg shrs 198.8...
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JWT <JWT> NOT APPROACHED BY GROUP SEEKING SHARES
JWT Group Inc has not been approached by former Ted Bates Worldwide Chairman Robert Jacoby about the possibility of a syndicate buying a 35 pct stake in JWT Group on a friendly basis, a company spokesman said. He said JWT would have no comment on an Advertising Age report that Jacoby is considering head...
Commodities and Trade
AZURE VENTURES TO BUY ADVERTISING UNIT
<Azure Ventures Ltd> said it signed a letter of intent to acquire John Paul Richards and Associates Inc. The company said if the merger is approved by shareholders of both companies, the shareholders of John Paul Richards would become majority shareholders, owning 60 pct of the common stock, of the...
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SCOTT <SCOT> DECLARES FIRST PAYOUT
Scott and Stringfellow Financial Inc said it declared its first quarterly dividend of three cents per share payable April 15 to shareholders of record April one.
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TEXAS COMMERCE <TCB> SEES IMPROVEMENT IN 1987
Texas Commerce Bancshares Inc said that relatively stable oil prices and the bank's planned merger with Chemical New York Corp <CHL> would help 1987 earnings increase from last year's profits of 20 mln dlrs. Texas Commerce chairman Ben Love, in an interview with Reuters, did not elaborate on how much...
Corporate News
CSCE PUTS ADDITIONAL MARGIN ON JULY COFFEE
An additional margin of 1,000 dlrs will be required on all July 1987 delivery coffee "C" contracts as of the opening of trade Monday, March 23, the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, CSCE, said. The March contract ends trading this week, making May and July the two "spot," or unlimited, contract months n...
Corporate News
ODYSSEY FILMPARTNERS <ODYY> DROPS MERGER TALKS
Odyssey Filmpartners Ltd said is terminated discussions to acquire <United Color Labs>, pursuant to a Jan 27 letter of intent for it to buy the company for stock and cash.
Commodities and Trade
SPRINKEL URGES GREATER GROWTH IN JAPAN, EUROPE
Beryl Sprinkel, chairman of the president's council of economic advisors, said stronger domestic demand growth in Japan and Western Europe is needed to help stimulate U.S. exports without having to rely on futher dollar declines. "Stronger domestic demand growth in the major foreign industrial countri...
Industrial and Sector News
BROWN TRANSPORT <BTCI> SEES RECORD 1987 NET
Brown Transport Co said it expects to report record 1987 results with revenues increasing to 214 mln dlrs and earnings per share between 1.25 dlrs and 1.30 dlrs. Brown reported 1986 net income of 1.05 dlrs per share, or 5.45 mln dlrs, on revenues of 191.7 mln dlrs. Last week the company declared an ...
Commodities and Trade
BOMBAY <CURY> BASES GROWTH ON LOCATION, COSTS
Bombay Palace Restaurants Inc, with its emphasis on location and low food costs, expects its 1987 sales to increase 150 pct to about 22 mln dlrs from about 8.5 mln dlrs in 1986, according to President Sant S. Chatwal. Chatwal told members of the Dallas financial community at a lunchtime briefing, "we g...
Corporate News
AMERITRUST <AMTR> PROPOSES 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT
AmeriTrust Corp said its board proposed a two-for-one split of its common, subject to stockholder approval at its May 14 annumal meeting. The company also said it intends to recommend an increase in its annual regular dividend to at least two dlrs per share before the split, beginning with the May divid...
Market and Economy
FIRST FEDERAL OF MICHIGAN <FFOM> DIVIDEND HIKE
Qtly div 12 cts vs 10 cts previously Pay May 11 Record April 10
Market and Economy
UNITED JERSEY BANKS <UJB> TO MERGE TWO BANKS
United Jersey Banks said it plans to merge two of its southern New Jersey member banks into one 704 mln dlr organization. It said United Jersey Bank/Fidelity Bank, based in Pennsauken, will be merged into United Jersey Bank/South in order to improve customer service and maximize efficiency throughout ...
Industrial and Sector News
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 900,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO THE USSR FOR 1986/87
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 900,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO THE USSR FOR 1986/87
Commodities and Trade
HELDOR INDUSTRIES <HLDR> 1ST QTR LOSS
Qtr ends Jan 31 Shr loss 38 cts vs loss 60 cts Net loss 1,388,000 vs 2,181,000 Revs 8,199,000 vs 6,668,000 NOTE: 1987 qtr includes tax gain 964,000 for insurance claims. 1987 qtr also includes non-recurring expense 150,000 for discontinued operations and consolidation of four distrib...
Corporate News
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 350,000 TONNES CORN SWITCHED FROM UNKNOWN TO USSR FOR 1986/87
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 350,000 TONNES CORN SWITCHED FROM UNKNOWN TO USSR FOR 1986/87
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COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORP <COUR> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 18 cts vs loss one ct Net loss 1,343,000 vs loss 49,000 Revs 6,778,000 vs 1,976,000 Year Shr loss 67 cts vs loss ten cts Net loss 4,693,000 vs loss 672,000 Revs 14.0 mln vs 7,034,000 Note: 1986 loss included one-time loss of 3,624,000 dlrs on write-off of certain s...
Corporate News
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 143,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO TAIWAN FOR 1986/87, 1987/88
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 143,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO TAIWAN FOR 1986/87, 1987/88
Corporate News
TALKING POINT/AMERICAN EXPRESS <AXP>
American Express Co's plan to sell a stake in its Shearson Lehman Brothers is believed to be a prelude to a public offering of shares in the brokerage unit, analysts said. American Express earlier said it has a general understanding with Nippon Life Insurance Co of Japan to sell a 13 pct interest in S...
Commodities and Trade
ITALIAN PANEL URGES EXCHANGE LIBERALIZATION
Liberalization of Italy's foreign exchange controls should be "gradual" but also "reasonably rapid," a report issued by a study committee nominated by the Italian Treasury Ministry said. The report, looking at the country's financial development prospects, said Italy's large public sector deficit and gro...
Industrial and Sector News
USDA REPORTS CORN SOLD TO USSR, TAIWAN
The U.S. Agriculture Department said private U.S. exporters reported new sales of 900,000 tonnes of corn to the Soviet Union and 350,000 tonnes of corn switched from previously announced unknown destinations to the USSR. The corn is for delivery during the 1986/87 marketing year and under the fourth yea...
Market and Economy
CALTEX RAISES SINGAPORE OIL PRODUCT PRICES
Caltex Petroleum Corp, a joint venture between Chevron Corp <CHV> and Texaco Inc <TX>, said it raised posted prices for several petroleum products in Singapore, effective today. The company said its naphtha posting is up three cts a gallon to 43 cts. It said it is raising jet and kerosene posti...
Market and Economy
PENSION INSURANCE GROUP <PGAI> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit two cts vs profit two cts Net profit 216,000 vs profit 265,000 Revs 1,661,000 vs 1,376,000 12 mths Shr profit four cts vs loss two cts Net profit 528,000 vs loss 290,000 Revs 5,881,000 vs 5,541,000 NOTE: full name of company is pension insurance group of america ...
Financial Reports
ATICO FINANCIAL CORP <ATFC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 30 cts vs 5.92 dlrs Net 1,142,000 vs 16.0 mln Revs 10.6 mln vs 24.2 mln Year Shr 90 cts vs 6.20 dlrs Net 3,320,000 vs 16.9 mln Revs 45.00 mln vs 26.2 mln NOTE: 1986 4th qtr and yr amounts include acquisition of 98.8 pct of common of Atico, formerly Peninsula Federal Sav...
Financial Reports
SEA CONTAINERS LTD <SCR> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 4.95 dlrs vs loss 75 cts Net loss 48.2 mln vs loss 4,644,000 Revs 133.4 mln vs 135.6 mln 12 mths Shr loss 6.28 dlrs vs profit 2.48 dlrs Net loss 67.6 mln vs profit 25.7 mln Revs 638.9 mln vs 573.1 mln Avg shrs 10,771,260 vs 10,355,728
Corporate News
LATIN COFFEE PRODUCERS SEEK ICO PRICE SUPPORT
This weekend's meeting of Latin American coffee producers here will call for the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) to start talks aimed at firming prices, Nicaraguan foreign trade minister Alejandro Martinez Cuenca said. He said those countries which had confirmed their presence were Brazil, Mex...
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AMBASSADOR FINANCIAL <AFGI> UNIT TO BUY BUILDER
Ambassador Financial Group Inc said its Ambassador Real Estate Equities Corp, agreed to buy Heritage Quality Construction Co Inc. Ambassador said its unit would purchase 100 pct of Heritage's stock for an initial payment of approximately 500,000 dlrs and subsequent payments in cash over a five-year pe...
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