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INDIA DETAILS RAIN/FLOOD DAMAGE TO GRAIN IN 1986
Rain and floods in India last year damaged about 69,000 tonnes of grain intended for human consumption during storage and transportation, food and civil supplies minister H. K. L. Bhagat told Parliament. He did not give comparative figures and said the government-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) ha...
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TROPICAL FOREST DEATH COULD SPARK NEW DEBT CRISIS
The death of the world's tropical rain forests could trigger a new debt crisis and social and biological disasters, scientists and ecologists involved with the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) said. At stake is the ability of developing nations, including Brazil, Mexico and the Philippi...
Financial Reports
BANK OF FINLAND WILL ANNOUNCE NEW MEASURES
The Bank of Finland called a news conference at 1200 GMT to announce new measures for the "development of the system of monetary control." A spokesman for the Bank declined to give further details. Banking sources said they expected the bank to announce it will actively take part in the interbank ma...
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JAPAN SLIGHTLY REDUCES SUGAR CONSUMPTION ESTIMATE
The Agriculture Ministry said it revised its April-June sugar consumption estimate down to 623,300 tonnes on a refined basis, from 637,800 estimated at the end of December. It said the estimate for domestically produced sugar supply for the same period was revised to 190,400 tonnes from the earlier es...
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U.S. APPROVES BUYOUT OF COASTAL BANCORP <CSBK>
Coastal Bancorp said the U.S. Federal Reserve Board approved the acquisition of Coastal by Suffield Financial Corp <SSBK>. The acquisition still requires approval from the Banking Department in Maine, the company noted.
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GERMAN VEBA PLACEMENT SAID LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK
The placement of the German federal government's 25.6 pct stake in utility Veba AG <VEBG.F> would probably take place early next week, banking sources said. Share dealers said speculation had arisen in the early pre-bourse market that the Veba announcement could come as early as today. But one bankin...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 728 MLN STG EARLY HELP
The Bank of England said it had provided the money market with 728 mln stg assistance in response to an early round of bill offers from the discount houses. Earlier, the Bank had estimated the shortage in the system today at 950 mln stg. The central bank purchased 625 mln stg of bills for resale t...
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Feb daily ave unwrought aluminium output 33,900 tonnes, up 400 tonnes, IPAI.
Feb daily ave unwrought aluminium output 33,900 tonnes, up 400 tonnes, IPAI.
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STANDARD BANK UNABLE TO MAKE EARNINGS FORECAST
Standard Bank Investment Corp Ltd (SPRJ.J) chairman Henri de Villiers said he could not predict profits for the bank this year because of South Africa's continuing political unrest. De Villiers also warned in the annual report that "failing prompt and decisive political action, South Africa faces a fu...
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NON-COMMUNIST FEBRUARY ALUMINIUM OUTPUT UP, IPAI
Non-Communist daily average unwrought aluminium production in February was 33,900 tonnes, up 400 tonnes from a downwardly revised 33,500 tonnes in January and compared with 32,900 tonnes in February 1986, provisional figures from the International Primary Aluminium Institute (IPAI) show. Total product...
Commodities and Trade
EC APPROVES 25,000 TONNES OF BARLEY EXPORTS
The European Community authorised the export of 25,000 tonnes of barley yesterday, bringing the cumulative total at weekly tenders since the series started last June to 3.33 mln tonnes, close to the 3.37 mln under licence in the same year ago period, traders said. All bids for wheat were rejected. Howev...
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LITTLE PRINCE PRODUCTIONS LTD<LTLP>1ST QTR LOSS
Qtr ended Dec 31 Shr profit nil vs loss nil Net profit 858 vs loss 3,957 Revs 7,372 vs 1,500
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U.K. FEB RETAIL PRICES UP 0.4 PCT, BASE REVISED, YEAR-ON-YEAR RISE 3.9 PCT - OFFICIAL
U.K. FEB RETAIL PRICES UP 0.4 PCT, BASE REVISED, YEAR-ON-YEAR RISE 3.9 PCT - OFFICIAL
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UK AVERAGE GDP RISES PRELIMINARY 2.6 PCT IN 1986, UP 0.7 PCT IN 4TH QTR - OFFICIAL
UK AVERAGE GDP RISES PRELIMINARY 2.6 PCT IN 1986, UP 0.7 PCT IN 4TH QTR - OFFICIAL
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U.K. AVERAGE GDP RISES 2.6 PCT IN 1986
Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) on the average basis of output, expenditure and income rose by 2.6 pct in 1986 after a 3.4 pct increase a year earlier, Central Statistical Office (CSO) preliminary figures show. In the fourth quarter, GDP rose 0.7 pct over the previous quarter and was up 3.3 pct o...
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U.K. RETAIL PRICES RISE 0.4 PCT IN FEBRUARY
The Retail Price Index (RPI), Britain's measure of inflation, rose 0.4 pct in February on a revised basis, to give a year-on-year rise of 3.9 pct, the Employment Department said. In January, the index rose 0.4 pct for a 3.9 pct year-on-year rise on both the previous base and the new index. The Feb...
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DANISH WHOLESALE PRICES FALL 0.5 PCT IN FEBRUARY
Denmark's wholesale price index fell 0.5 pct in February, giving a year-on-year fall of 4.9 pct, the National Statistics Office said. The index, base 1980, stood at 135 in February, a fall of one point compared to January, against 142 in February 1986.
Financial Reports
BANK OF SPAIN SUSPENDS ASSISTANCE, DRAINS FUNDS
The Bank of Spain suspended its daily money market assistance and offered to drain funds with three- and seven-day repurchase agreements at 12-1/2 pct, money market sources said. The sources said the measures were a further attempt to rein in money supply and were likely to force some institutions to ...
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CANADA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ROSE 0.4 PCT IN FEBRUARY, STATISTICS CANADA SAID
CANADA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ROSE 0.4 PCT IN FEBRUARY, STATISTICS CANADA SAID
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CANADA FEBRUARY CONSUMER PRICES UP 0.4 PCT
The Canadian consumer price index rose 0.4 pct in February, to 135.8, base 1981, compared with a 0.2 pct rise in January and a 0.4 pct rise in February last year, Statistics Canada said. The February year-one year rise was 4.0 pct compared with a 3.9 pct rise in January.R
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BOLIVIAN MINERS CALL GENERAL STRIKE
About 9,000 miners employed by the state corporation, Comibol, declared a general strike as from midnight (0400 gmt) to press for higher salaries, a statement by the federation for Bolivian mine workers said. It said the strike was called to defend the nationalised mining industry. The miners were will...
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KLM EXPANDS TALKS WITH BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH
KLM Royal Dutch Airways <KLM.AS> said it agreed to take full control of a partially owned Dutch-based parcel delivery service and will offer a minority stake in it to British and Commonwealth Shipping Plc <BCOM.L> KLM, seeking to strengthen its market position in the fast growing door-to-door deli...
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RAINBOW SAYS BRIERLEY UPSETTING PROGRESSIVE MERGER
<Rainbow Corp Ltd> said <Brierley Investments Ltd> (BIL) is trying to disrupt Rainbow's planned merger with <Progressive Enterprises Ltd>. Rainbow chairman Allan Hawkins said in a statement, "In our opinion BIL have deliberately tried to create anomalies in the market prices of Rainbow and Prog...
Commodities and Trade
U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN FURTHER 31 MLN STG HELP
The Bank of England said it gave the money market another 31 mln stg in assistance in the morning session. This brings the Bank's total help today to 759 mln stg and compares with its estimate of a 1.05 billion stg money market shortage which it earlier revised up from 950 mln stg. The central ban...
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U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER FALLS 375 MLN DLRS IN FEB 18 WEEK, FED SAYS
U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER FALLS 375 MLN DLRS IN FEB 18 WEEK, FED SAYS
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TAIWAN PLANS MISSION TO CLOSE TRADE GAP WITH U.S.
Taiwan's leading industrial organisation said it will send its first buying mission to the U.S. Later this year in an effort to reduce the country's trade surplus with Washington. A spokesman for the Chinese National Federation of Industries told Reuters the mission was part of a broader plan to switc...
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Commodities and Trade
NEWMAN, HAWKER DISCUSS ELECTRIC MOTOR MERGER
<Newman Industries Plc> said it was discussing the possible merger of its electric motor operations with Hawker Siddeley Group Plc's <HSID.L> <Brook Crompton Parkinson Motors Ltd> unit. Newman has electric motor operations in the U.K. And Australia. The company gave no further details but said ...
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AKZO BUYS RHONE-POULENC HOUSEHOLD UNITS
Dutch chemical group Akzo N.V. <AKZO.AS> said it agreed to take over household product subsidiaries of French group Rhone-Poulenc <RHON.PA> for an undisclosed sum. Under the agreement, Akzo will acquire the household product activities of the Lyons-based <Rhodic> and Remalard-based <Buhler...
Commodities and Trade
SWISS BANKER WANTS BOND RATINGS, SHARE DISCLOSURE
A top Swiss banker called for an obligatory, continuous rating for all Swiss franc bonds and said he believed anyone buying more than five pct of a company should be made to declare their share. In comments at a news conference of <Vontobel Holding AG>, chairman Hans Vontobel said he believed it was ...
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ITALIAN JANUARY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS 3.4 PCT
Italian industrial production fell 3.4 pct in January, compared with the same month last year, the national statistics institute Istat said. The rise follows a year-on-year increase in December 1986 of 4.5 pct. Istat's industrial production index, base 1980, not seasonally adjusted, registered 93....
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BERLINER BANK SUFFERS LOSSES ON STUTTGART LOANS
<Berliner Bank AG> has suffered losses of between 10 and 100 mln marks through credits granted by its Stuttgart branch by officials there exceeding their powers, a bank spokesman said in answer to queries. The spokesman declined to say exactly how large the losses were. Berliner Bank has suspended th...
Commodities and Trade
REAGAN SAYS U.S. NEEDS TO LESSEN OIL IMPORTS
President Reagan said the United States must do more to lessen its reliance on imported oil. President Reagan said during a nationally televised news conference that the rising U.S. reliance on foreign oil is a problem that the administration is studying. "We have to study this more," Reagan said. "...
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BANK OF SPAIN SUSPENDS ASSISTANCE, DRAINS FUNDS
The Bank of Spain suspended its daily money market assistance and offered to drain funds with three- and seven-day repurchase agreements at 12-1/2 pct, money market sources said. The sources said the measures were a further attempt to rein in money supply and were likely to force some institutions to ...
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TRICO <TRO> GETS CHINESE CONTRACT
Trico Industries Inc said it has received a six mln dlr contract to supply hydraulic lift equipment for heavy crude oil production for the Chinese Ministry of Petroleum Industry. The company said the equipment is for use in the Laiohe oilfield 350 miles northeast of Peking and will equip a 140-well pr...
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AMCA <AIL> TO SELL SOME DOMINION BRIDGE ASSETS
AMCA International Ltd said it finalized agreement to sell certain assets and inventories of its Dominion Bridge steel service center operations to <Federal Industries Ltd>'s Russelsteel Inc unit. Terms were undisclosed. It said the sale involved assets and operations of the general line of steel ser...
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC <DRAM> 2ND QTR MARCH FIVE
Shr loss 46 cts vs loss 51 cts Net loss 10.9 mln vs loss 9,782,818 Revs 20.1 mln vs 9,437,270 Avg shrs 23.5 mln vs 19.3 mln 1st half Shr loss 90 cts vs loss 1.11 dlrs Net loss 20.6 mln vs 21.4 mln Revs 38.9 mln vs 14.5 mln Avg shrs 22.8 mln vs 19.2 mln
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BIOSEARCH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC <BPMI> 4TH QTR
Shr loss seven cts vs loss 23 cts Net loss 381,000 vs loss 1,071,000 Sales 4,531,000 vs 4,409,000 Year Shr loss 21 cts vs loss 98 cts Net loss 1,098,000 vs loss 4,658,000 Sales 17.8 mln vs 17.3 mln
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MOORE FINANCIAL GROUP INC <MFGI> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 30 cts vs 30 cts prior Pay April 16 Record April Three
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DUTCH JANUARY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RISES 4.8 PCT
Industrial production rose 4.8 pct on a seasonally-adjusted basis in January compared with December while rising 2.8 pct from January last year, Central Bureau of Statistics figures show. In December, industrial production fell by 2.8 pct from November while rising 2.9 pct compared with December 1985. ...
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BONN EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR U.S. ON EC VEG OIL TAX
The West German government expressed support for the U.S. Position in opposing the proposed European Community tax on vegetable oils and fats, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said. The spokesman, speaking from Bonn, said, "We have good reason to think West Germany holds to its resistance to the proposed tax....
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SENATE WANTS JAPAN SEMICONDUCTER PACT ENFORCED
The U.S. Senate has unanimously called for President Reagan immediately to force Japan to live up to a pledge to stop dumping its microchips and open its markets to U.S. Chipmakers. The Senate voted 93 to 0 to urge Reagan to impose penalties on Japanese high-technology products containing semiconductors...
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FLEET <FLT> COULD FACE CONNECTICUT DIVESTITURE
Fleet Financial Group said it might have to sell its First Connecticut Corp subsidiary as a result of its proposed 1.3 billion dlr acquisition of Norstar Bancorp <NOR>. Under Connecticut banking law, New England based bank holding companies such as Fleet are not allowed to operate Connecticut banks...
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JAPAN UNDER ATTACK OVER TRADE SURPLUS
Japan's economic policies face fierce international attack as hopes fade of a substantial drop in its trade surplus, international monetary sources said. At a meeting this week in Paris, senior government officials from major nations are considering an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developme...
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GEODOME <GOEDF> TO START MINE CONSTRUCTION
Geodome Resources Ltd said following receipt of a feasibility study from Raytheon Co's <RTN> Stearns Catalytic unit, it will proceed with construction and pre-production stripping at its Sunbeam Mine in Custer County, Idaho, as quickly as possible. The company said the study found proven ore reserves...
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M.D.C. ASSET INVESTORS <MIR> IN INITIAL PAYOUT
M.D.C. Asset Investors Inc, which recently went public, said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of 45 cts per share, payable April 15 to holders of record April One.
Commodities and Trade
JAPAN SAYS OECD STUDY ON SUBSIDIES STILL ONGOING
Japanese Agriculture Ministry officials said a study of agriculture subsidies by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, is still under way and will be completed sometime next month. The officials said the study has been inaccurate so far, and they said Japan would comment on th...
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VOLCKER SAYS TRADE DEFICIT IS MAJOR CHALLENGE
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker said the U.S. Trade deficit is a challenge for the U.S. Equal to the Soviet Union launching of Sputnik. "The international challenge implicit in our huge trade deficit has become the 1980s equivalent to the launch of Sputnik by the Russians in the 1950s, whe...
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(CORRECTED)-MICROPRO INTERNATIONAL CORP <MPRO> NET
2nd qtr Shr four cts vs seven cts Net 500,000 vs 900,000 Revs 9,200,000 vs 10.5 mln 1st half Shr four cts vs 12 cts Net 600,000 vs 1,500,000 Revs 17.6 mln vs 20.8 mln NOTE: Period ended February 28. Company corrects period in March 19 item
Market and Economy
C.O.M.B. <CMCO> TO ACQUIRE REST OF CABLE VALUE
C.O.M.B. Co said its board has approved a proposal to acquire the 50 pct of Cable Value Network held by its cable television industry partners in exchange for warrants for C.O.M.B. common. The company, which already owns the other 50 pct of CVN, said it plans to change its name to CVN. C.O.M.B. sa...
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HOME SAVINGS DURHAM <HSLD> SETS STOCK DIVIDEND
Home Savings and Loan Association Inc of Durham, N.C., said its board declared a 20 pct stock dividend, payable April 28 to holders of record April Three.
Corporate News
TWA IN LEGAL STIPULATION NOT TO PURSUE THE ACQUISITION OF USAIR
TWA IN LEGAL STIPULATION NOT TO PURSUE THE ACQUISITION OF USAIR
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Top discount rate at U.K. Bill tender falls to 9.1250 pct
Top discount rate at U.K. Bill tender falls to 9.1250 pct
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CANADA NORTHWEST TO SELL PREFERRED SHARES
<Canada Northwest Energy Ltd> said it reached agreement in principle to sell one mln preferred shares by way of private placement to raise 32.5 mln dlrs for oil and gas exploration. The 5.4 pct cumulative redeemable convertible series D preferred shares will be flow-through shares entitling holders ...
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SCOTT'S HOSPITALITY ACQUIRES CAPITAL FOOD
<Scott's Hospitality Inc> said it acquired Capital Food Services Ltd, Ottawa's largest catering and food service company, for undisclosed terms. Scott's said it would operate Capital Food as a separate unit under Capital's current name and management.
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INDIA, AUSTRALIA AGREE TO IMPROVE TWO-WAY TRADE
Indian and Australian businessmen signed a memorandum of understanding to boost two-way trade and joint industrial ventures in both countries, spokesmen of the Indo-Australia Business Council told reporters. The Indian Council said it hoped India's exports to Australia would improve in the next few mont...
Financial Reports
OHIO EDISON SELLS 30 PCT OF NUCLEAR INTEREST FOR 509 MLN DLRS
OHIO EDISON SELLS 30 PCT OF NUCLEAR INTEREST FOR 509 MLN DLRS
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HIGH WINDS KEEP VESSELS TRAPPED IN BALTIC ICE
Strong south-easterly winds were keeping many vessels trapped in the ice off the Finnish and Swedish coasts in one of the worst icy periods in the Baltic for many years, the Finnish Board of Navigation said. In Finland and Sweden up to 50 vessels were reported to be stuck in the ice, and even the larges...
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EC AND COMECON ENDS TALKS WITH PROGRESS
The European Community (EC) and Soviet-led Comecon ended talks here, having made progress on setting up formal trade relations, but no breakthrough because of Comecon's refusal to recognise West Berlin as part of the EC, delegates said. Negotiators were trying to reach agreement on the draft of a join...
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OHIO EDISON <OEC> SELLS 30 PCT OF NUCLEAR INTEREST
Ohio Edison Co said it has completed the sale and leaseback of 30 pct of its 30 pct interest in Unit One of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, receiving 509 mln dlrs for the interest. The utility said the share of its interest in the 1,205 megawatt generating plant was sold to a group of institutional inv...
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GEODOME SETS IDAHO GOLD/SILVER MINE CONSTRUCTION
Geodome Resources Ltd said following receipt of a feasibility study from Raytheon Co's Stearns Catalytic unit it will proceed with construction and pre-production stripping at its Sunbeam Mine in Custer County, Idaho, as quickly as possible. The company said the study found proven ore reserves of 3,30...
Financial Reports
STANLEY INTERIORS <STHF> SAYS RESULTS REDUCED
Stanley Interiors Corp said its first quarter shipments and operating income were lower than expected due to snowstorms in January and February that forced the closing of some of its manufacturing facilities for up to six days. Stanley said, however, that any reduction in first quarter operating incom...
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TWA <TWA> IN COURT SETTLEMENT WITH USAIR <U>
Trans World Airlines Inc said it reached an agreement yesterday in federal court with USAir Group Inc that prevents TWA from buying additional shares of USAir. Under the agreement, TWA, which holds about 15 pct of USAir stock, will not buy more USAir shares before April 23 and will not do so after tha...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GETS 186 MLN STG AFTERNOON HELP
The Bank of England said it had given the money market a further 186 mln stg assistance in the afternoon session. This brings the Bank's total help so far today to 945 mln stg and compares with its revised forecast of a one billion stg deficit. The central bank bought bank bills outright comprising 51 ...
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CRI INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS LP <CRM> PAYOUT
Mthly div 16-1/2 cts vs 16-1/2 cts prior Pay May 15 Record March 31
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AMERICAN MOTORS <AMO> BOARD MEETING ON TAKEOVER
American Motors Corp's board of directors is meeting this morning in New York to consider Chrysler Corp's <C> 1.5 billion dlr takeover offer, an American Motors spokesman said. The spokesman reiterated statements made earlier in the week that the regularly scheduled meeting was being held. The ...
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KEATING SEES LOWER AUSTRALIAN CURRENT DEFICIT
Australian Treasurer Paul Keating said he expects the country's 1986/87 current account deficit to be one billion dlrs lower than the 14.7 billion forecast in the August budget. Keating told a financiers' dinner that February's 750 mln dlr deficit, against January's 1.23 billion, was "in the groove" of the ...
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TREASURY'S BAKER SUPPORTS FED MONETARY POLICY
Treasury Secretary James Baker said in a newspaper interview that he supports the current course of Federal Reserve Board monetary policy. "The course of Fed policy is quite adequate as far as we are concerned," Baker said in an interview with the New York Times. In the interview, Baker declined to ...
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UNION NATIONAL <UNBC> SIGNS DEFINITIVE PACT
Union National Corp said it signed a definitive agreement under which its First National Bank and Trust Co of Washington unit will merge with <Second National Bank of Masontown>. Under a previously announced merger agreement, each share of Second National's common stock will be converted into 25 sh...
Commodities and Trade
UNIVERSAL RESOURCES <UVR> TO VOTE ON MERGER
Universal Resources Corp said it is holding a special shareholders meeting this morning to vote on the previously-proposed merger between it and Questar Corp <STR>. Universal, whose stock was delayed this morning on the American Stock Exchange, said it will release a statement later in the day on t...
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SONEX RESEARCH <SONX> CUSTOM AUTO USES MORE GAS
Sonex Research Inc said its modified 1986 British Ford Escort passed the European emissions test, but reported the engine consumed 35 pct more fuel than the stock engine. Sonex said its engine is not equipped with a catalytic converter and does not use exhaust gas recirculation or an emission air pump...
Commodities and Trade
LOUISIANA PACIFIC <LPX> BUYS OREGON SAWMILL
Louisiana Pacific Corp has agreed to pay 3,475,000 dlrs for the bankrupt Harris Pine Sawmill in Pendleton, Ore., the mill's bankruptcy trustee said. Louisiana Pacific refused to indicate whether it would repoen the lumber mill which was closed after the sawmill owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church ...
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INTERNATIONAL PAGURIAN HAS FIVE MONTH PROFIT
<International Pagurian Corp Ltd> said it had net profit of 3.3 mln dlrs or three cts a share for the period August 15 to December 31, 1986, based on 55.2 mln shares outstanding. Revenues for the full year ended December 31, 1986 were 5.5 mln dlrs and net assets at year end were 317.5 mln dlrs. ...
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S. AFRICAN M-3 MONEY GROWTH SLOWS IN JANUARY
South African year-on-year broadly defined M-3 money supply growth slowed to 8.62 pct in January from 9.32 pct in December, Reserve Bank figures show. M-3 fell to 77.98 billion rand in January from 79.31 billion in December, while preliminary February figures show M-3 at 79.42 billion rand for a year-on...
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COMPUSCAN INC <CSCN> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr loss eight cts vs loss 20 cts Net loss 469,000 vs loss 1,104,000 Revs 3,093,000 vs 3,056,000 Nine mths Shr loss 19 cts vs loss 29 cts Net loss 1,098,000 vs 1,646,000 Revs 9,562,000 vs 12.2 mln
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FIRST FEDERAL <FFBN> MERGING INTO BANKEAST <BENH>
First Federal Bank FSB said it has entered into a letter of intent to merge into BankEast Corp for 60 dlrs per First Federal share in BankEast common stock. First Federal said, subject to certain adjustments, including First Federal's earnings prior to the close of the deal, each share of its common sto...
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS <ITW> SELLS TWO DIVISIONS
Illinois Tool Works Inc said it completed the sale of its Drill and End Mill division, Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Eclipse Counterbore division, Detroit, to newly-formed Eclipse Industrial Pruducts Inc, based in St. Louis. Terms were not disclosed. All employees at both locations will be retained, it adde...
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ANALYSTS SEE NO OTHER BIDDER FOR PUROLATOR<PCC>
Several analysts said they do not believe another suitor will top the 265 mln dlr bid for Purolator Courier Corp by E.F. Hutton LBO Inc and a management group from Purolator's courier division. There had been speculation another offer might be forthcoming, but analysts mostly believe the 35 dlrs per sha...
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NATIONAL PATENT DEVELOPMENT CORP <NPD> IN PAYOUT
Qtly div 2-1/2 cts vs 2-1/2 cts prior Pay May One Record April One
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THOMPSON MEDICAL CO INC <TM> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 10 cts vs 10 cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 30
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GULF CANADA <GOC> ASSERTS NO DAMAGE FROM SPILL
Gulf Canada Corp said a discharge of material at its Amauligak drilling site in the Beaufort Sea caused no danger to the environment. Yesterday, the federal department of energy charged Gulf Canada with eight counts of illegal dumping for discharging powdered cement and drilling mud between September 23...
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METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG <METG.F>
Year to September 30, 1986 Domestic group net profit 69.9 mln marks vs 61.4 mln. Parent net profit 53.6 mln vs 43.8 mln. Dividend six marks vs same. Parent payment to disclosed reserves 20 mln vs 15 mln.
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PUBCO <PUBO> DECLARES DIVIDEND RIGHT
Pubco Corp said its board declared a dividend distribution of one common stock purchase right on each outstanding share of Pubco's common stock. It said each right will entitle shareholders to buy one share of common stock at an exercise price of three dlrs. The rights will be exercisable only if a ...
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TECH DATA <TECD> SETS THREE FOR TWO SPLIT
Tech Data Corp said its board declared a three-for-two stock split, payable April 30 to holders of record April 1.
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VERTEX <VETX> TO BUY COMPUTER TRANSCEIVER STAKE
Vertex Industries Inc and <Computer Transceiver Systems Inc> jointly announced an agreement for Vertex to acquire a 60 pct interest in Computer after it completes a proposed reorganization. Computer has been in reorganization proceedings under chapter 11 since September 1986. The companies said...
Financial Reports
RENT-A-CENTER <RENT> VOTES 3 FOR 2 SPLIT
Rent-A-Center Inc said its directors approved a three-for-two stock split payable April 20, record April 3.
Financial Reports
USACAFES <USF> SETS HIGHER DIVIDEND
USACafes LP said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cts per unit -- its first since converting to a limited partnership. The company, as USACafes Inc, had paid a quarterly dividend of nine cts per share. It said the restructuring as a partnership has substantially increased the cash ava...
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COOPER CANADA SAID IT RECEIVED TAKEOVER OFFERS
<Cooper Canada Ltd> said it has received takeover offers from "a number of companies." The company also said that "discussions are continuing, but no definitive arrangements have been made." It gave no further details.
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N.Y. BUSINESS LOANS FALL 195 MLN DLRS IN FEB 18 WEEK, FED SAYS
N.Y. BUSINESS LOANS FALL 195 MLN DLRS IN FEB 18 WEEK, FED SAYS
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U.S. GRAIN ANALYSTS SEE LOWER CORN, SOY PLANTING
Grain analysts surveyed by the American Soybean Association, ASA, projected acreage this year at 59.1 mln acres of soybeans and 64.7 mln acres of corn. In 1986, farmers planted 61.5 mln acres of soybeans and 76.7 mln acres of corn, according to the February 9 USDA supply/demand report. The USDA is to re...
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL AND GAS <FMR> PAYOUT RISES
Mthly div 14.248 cts vs 4.912 cts prior Pay April 10 Record March 31
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ILLINOIS REGIONAL <ILLR> MULLS AFFILIATION
Illinois Regional Bancorp said it is evaluating whether to affiliate with a larger bank holding company or continue to remain independent. The 500 mln dlr-asset bank holding company said that in view of recent investor interest in suburban Chicago banks, it retained Merrill Lynch Capital markets to advi...
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SHELDAHL <SHEL> VOTES THREE-FOR-TWO STOCK SPLIT
Sheldahl Inc said its directors approved a three-for-two stock split, payable April 24, record April 3.
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RUSS TOGS INC <RTS> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 19 cts vs 19 cts prior Pay April 15 Record April One
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BANK OF FINLAND TO TRADE IN BANKS' CERTIFICATES
The Bank of Finland said it has started dealings in banks' certificates of deposits (CDs) with immediate effect and that it was prepared to issue its own paper to stimulate operations on the domestic money market. Bank of Finland Governor Rolf Kullberg told a news conference the Bank will also limit cre...
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CARTERET SAVINGS<CBC> COMPLETES SALE OF BRANCHES
Carteret Savings Bank said it has completed the previously announced sale of six Virginia branches to Charter Federal Savings and Loan Association <CHFD>. Carteret said it has opened a retail banking office in Vienna, Va., as the next step in its move to build a strong presence in the Washington, D...
Commodities and Trade
FED EXPECTED TO SET CUSTOMER REPURCHASES
The Federal Reserve is expected to intervene in the government securities market to add temporary reserves indirectly via 1.5-2.0 billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements, economists said. Federal funds, which averaged 6.06 pct yesterday, opened at 6-1/16 pct and remained there in early trading. ...
Commodities and Trade
MCDONALD'S <MCD> UP ON REAFFIRMED RECOMMENDATION
The stock of McDonald's Corp rose sharply this morning after analyst Daniel Lee of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc reiterated his recommendation of the stock, traders said. McDonald's, an operator of fast food restaurants, rose 1-5/8 to 77-3/8. "Comparable store sales are up 5.6 pct in 1986 vs 1985," ...
Financial Reports
ICN PHARMACEUTICAL INC <ICN> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Oper shr 14 cts vs four cts Oper net 2,959,000 vs 1,103,000 Sales 22.5 mln vs 25.2 mln Note: oper data does not include extraordinary gains of 3,686,000 dlrs, or 17 cts per shr, in current quarter and 975,000 dlrs, or eight cts per shr, in year ago quarter from sales of certain marketable secu...
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AMERICAN FEDERAL COLORADO <AFSL> HALVES PAYOUT
American Federal Savings and Loan Association of Colorado said its board cut the quarterly dividend to 7-1/2 cts per share from 15 cts. The dividend is payable April 14 to holders of record March 31. The company said earnings will continue under pressure this year due to the weakness of the Colora...
Financial Reports