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SOUTHERN NATIONAL CORP <SNAT> SETS STOCK SPLIT
Southern National corp said its board declared a three-for-two stock split, payable to shareholders of record on May 22. A company spokeswoman said the payable date for the split has not yet been fixed but would be shortly after the record date.
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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR<NSM> CITES IMPROVED RESULTS
National Semiconductor Corp said improved results at its Semiconductor Group helped reduce losses in the third quarter and nine months. In the quarter ended March 8, the group had a modest sales increase and major improvement in operating performance compared to the year-ago quarter, the company said. ...
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N.Z. QUARTERLY CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NARROWS
New Zealand's current account deficit for the quarter ended December 31, 1986 narrowed to 567 mln dlrs from 738 mln, revised down from 742 mln, for the September quarter and from 733 mln a year earlier, the statistics department said. The deficit for the year ended December narrowed to 2.75 billion dl...
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EC COLD AID FOOD SCHEME MAY BE MADE PERMANENT
Emergency action to distribute European Community (EC) food surpluses to the poor has proved so successful that the EC executive Commission may propose a permanent scheme, a Commission spokesman said. Almost 60,000 tonnes of food was taken out of EC stores between January 20, when Agriculture Ministers ...
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FED MAY ADD RESERVES, ECONOMISTS SAY
The Federal Reserve may intervene in the government securities market to add reserves today, some economists said, although others felt that the Fed was likely to refrain from any action. Those who believed the Fed will intervene said it would probably add temporary reserves indirectly via 1.5 to two ...
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BERLINER BANK OUTLINES LOSSES
<Berliner Bank AG> has suffered losses of between 25 mln and 30 mln marks on credits extended by its Stuttgart branch by bank officials who exceeded their powers, a bank spokesman said. The spokesman, replying to queries about press reports, said he could not rule out the possibility that the final l...
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HUGHES SUPPLY INC <HUG> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 10 cts vs 10 cts prior Pay May 22 Record May 8
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KLEINERT'S INC <KLRT> 1ST QTR ENDS FEB 28 NET
Shr 24 cts vs 18 cts Net 359,000 vs 297,000 Revs 5,724,000 vs 6,430,000 Avg shrs 1,475,0000 vs 1,668,000 NOTE: qtrs include tax gain of 147,000 vs 137,000. Prior qtr ended March 1, 1986.
Commodities and Trade
U.S. SUPREME COURT ALLOWS OFFSHORE ALASKAN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
U.S. SUPREME COURT ALLOWS OFFSHORE ALASKAN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
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MICRODYME CORP <MCDY> 1ST QTR FEB ONE LOSS
Shr loss nine cts vs profit two cts Net loss 397,000 vs profit 76,000 Revs 3,763,000 vs 6,467,000
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U.S. COURT ALLOWS OFFSHORE ALASKAN EXPLORATION
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that oil and gas exploration can proceed on two tracts off the Alaska coast which were leased by the federal government to eight major oil companies. The ruling was an important victory for the oil companies and the Reagan administration's controversial off-shore leasing ...
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TRANSAMERICA SELLS OCCIDENTAL LIFE AUSTRALIA
Equity investment company <Battery Group Ltd> said it had agreed to buy <Occidental Life Insurance Co of Australia Ltd> from TransAmerica Corp <TA> of the U.S. For 105 mln Australian dlrs. The acquisition has been made possible by the efforts of its major shareholder, <Pratt and Co Financial...
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LOWER TAX OFFSETS LOWER SHELL U.K. UPSTREAM PROFIT
<Shell U.K. Ltd's> pre-tax profit on exploration and production operations fell to 869 mln stg in 1986 from 2.12 billion in 1985 due to the fall in oil prices last year, Shell U.K. Finance director Nigel Haslam said. But he told a press conference that due to the high marginal tax rate on North Sea o...
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CALNY INC REJECTS PEPSICO INC ACQUISITION OFFER
CALNY INC REJECTS PEPSICO INC ACQUISITION OFFER
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DIXONS PLANS TO LET CYCLOPS <CYL> OFFER EXPIRE
Dixons Group PLC said it does not plan to extend the expiration date of its tender offer for any and all common shares of Cyclops Corp beyond tonight. Dixons said it would accept shares validly tendered and not withdrawn by midnight tonight. Dixons, which is offering 90.25 dlrs a share for Cyclops, ...
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC <ICLB>
Shr nine cts vs seven cts Net 676,000 vs 509,000 Revs 48.5 mln vs 39.9 mln 1st half Shr 12 cts vs 17 cts Net 923,000 vs 1,248,000 Revs 94.1 mln vs 79.5 mln NOTE:Current half net includes charge 500,000 dlrs from reversal of investment tax credits.
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NORWEGIAN CENTRAL BANK RESERVES FALL IN JANUARY
Norway's Central Bank reserves totalled 91.06 billion crowns in January, against 93.07 billion in December and 105.29 billion in January 1986, the central bank said in its monthly balance sheet. Foreign exchange reserves totalled 83.68 billion crowns, compared with 85.52 billion in December and 99.19 bi...
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CRA LTD <CRAA.S> 1986 NET
Net 138.20 mln dlrs vs 87.80 mln. Shr 24.8 cents vs 17.8 Final div to announced after July 1, vs final 10 cents making 15. Sales revenue 4.81 billion vs 4.69 billion Investment income 116.93 mln vs 60.61 mln Shrs 494.35 mln vs 494.22 mln. NOTE - Net is after tax 171.03 mln dlrs v...
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GNB JOINS IN LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF FRENCH UNIT
<GNB Inc> said it joined with the management of the French company Compagnie Francaise d'Electro-Chimie to purchase the company for an undisclosed amount. The French company, which produces lead-acid batteries, had sales in 1986 of 75 mln dlrs, GNB said.
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OIL TAX BREAK RIDICULED BY U.S. HOUSE TAXWRITER
A House taxwriter said Energy Secretary James Herrington's "outrageous" plan to restore an old tax break for oil companies was both bad tax and energy policy. Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat and senior House Ways and Means Committee member, said Herrington's plan for a 27.5 pct depletion allowanc...
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CALNY <CLNY> REJECTS PEPSICO ACQUISITION OFFER
Calny Inc said its board rejected as inadequate the unsolicited offer by PepsiCo Inc <PEP> subsidiary Taco Bell Corp for all Calny's outstanding common stock at 11.50 dlrs cash per share. Taco Bell recently acquired 9.9 pct of Calny's outstanding stock, Calny said. Calny said it retained Oppenh...
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K MART CORP RAISES DIVIDEND 17.6 PCT, VOTES THREE-FOR-TWO STOCK SPLIT
K MART CORP RAISES DIVIDEND 17.6 PCT, VOTES THREE-FOR-TWO STOCK SPLIT
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MALAYSIA RE-IMPOSES EXPORT DUTIES ON RUBBER
The Malaysian government said it has re-imposed export duties on rubber at 3/8 cent per kilo after the gazetted price moved above the threshold price of 210 cents per kilo. The gazetted price, effective March 1, rose to 213-1/2 cents per kilo from February's 207. The duty for research remains at 3...
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FED GOVERNOR SUPPORTS COMMODITY PRICE GUIDE
Robert Heller, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, said commodity prices could form a useful guide for setting domestic and international monetary policy. Speaking to the conservative Heritage Foundation, Heller said, "A broadly based commodity price index may be worth ex...
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K MART <KM> RAISES PAYOUT, VOTES SPLIT
K mart Corp said its board approved a 17.6 pct increase in the quarterly dividend and declared a three-for-two stock split. The company raised its dividend to 43.5 cts a presplit share, up from the previous 37 cts a share. After the split, the new quarterly dividend rate is equivalent to 29 cts a shar...
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SOUTHMARK <SM> SELLS NATIONAL HERITAGE STAKE
National Heritage Inc, a unit of Southmark Corp, said it began an initial public offering of two mln shares of common stock at a price of 9.50 dlrs a share. All the shares are being offered by National Heritage, which will trade under symbol NHER on Nasdaq, through lead underwriter Drexel Burnham Lamber...
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MALAYSIA RAISES DUTY ON PROCESSED PALM OIL
The government said it raised the export duty on processed palm oil (PPO) to 64.06 ringgit per tonne from 40.96 ringgit, effective from March 1. Export duty on crude palm oil (CPO) was unchanged at 16.06 ringgit per tonne. The gazetted price of PPO rose to 796.8604 ringgit per tonne from 719.8286....
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GHANA COCOA PURCHASES STILL AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
The Ghana Cocoa Board said it purchased 456 tonnes of cocoa in the 23rd week, ended March 12, of the 1986/87 main crop season, compared with 684 tonnes the previous week and 784 tonnes in the 23rd week ended March 20 of the 1985/86 season. Cumulative purchases so far this season stand at 217,235 tonne...
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OWENS-ILLINOIS <OI> ACQUISITION COMPLETED
OII HoLdings Corp, a concern formed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co, said it completed its previously announced acquisition of Owens-Illinois Inc. Under terms of the February 10 agreement, OII paid 60.50 dlrs per common share and 363 dlrs per 4.75 dlrs convertible preferred share. OII said each ...
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HECLA <HL> TO BUY MINE STAKE FROM BP <BP> UNIT
Hecla Mining Co said it has agreed to purchase a 28 pct interest in the Greens Creek Joint Venture from British Petroleum Co PLC's Amselco Minerals Inc unit. The venture expects to bring into production a gold-silver-lead-zinc ore body on Admiralty Island, Alaska, containing about 3,500,000 short tons...
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CHRYSLER, LAMBORGHINI STILL IN JOINT VENTURE TALKS
Joint venture talks that could lead to Chrysler Corp <C> taking a stake in Italian car maker <Automobili Lamborghini SpA> are continuing, a Lamborghini spokesman said. He told Reuters the two companies are discussing a number of topics ranging from "a joint venture in the production area to Chry...
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MOSCOW SUPPORTS FREE GULF NAVIGATION, ENVOY SAYS
The Soviet Union supports the freedom of navigation in the Gulf and does not support any act which would cause the deterioration of the situation in the region, its ambassador to Kuwait, Ernest Zverev, told the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA. "We support the freedom of navigation in the Arabian Gulf and the...
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BELGIUM DETAILS PRICING PLAN FOR ECU GOLD COIN
The 50 European Currency Unit gold coins which go on sale tomorrow in Belgium will be priced at a premium of seven pct to the value of the gold they contain, a Finance Ministry spokesman said. The price will be calculated daily, based on the daily gold fixing in London. Belgium is minting an initial 50,...
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DATA ARCHITECTS INC <DRCH> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 19 cts vs 14 cts Net 487,000 vs 344,000 Revs 7,492,000 vs 5,883,000
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PASSPORT TRAVEL INC <PPTI> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr two cts vs nil Net 20,406 vs 2,348 Sales 6,191,000 vs 6,249,000
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comalco ltd 1986 net profit 57.1 mln dlrs vs loss 69.1 mln
comalco ltd 1986 net profit 57.1 mln dlrs vs loss 69.1 mln
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HI-SHEAR INDUSTRIES INC <HSI> 3RD QTR FEB 28 NET
Oper shr 28 cts vs 33 cts Oper net 1,647,000 vs 1,910,000 Revs 19.7 mln vs 17.5 mln Nine mths Oper shr 82 cts vs 84 cts Oper net 4,787,000 vs 8,748,000 Revs 55.9 mln vs 53.0 mln NOTE: Prior year net excludes tax credits of 29,000 dlrs in quarter and 1,761,000 dlrs in nine m...
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PRUDENTIAL RECORDS BEST RESULTS IN SIX YEARS
<Prudential Corporation Plc>, which earlier announced a 62 pct rise in 1986 pre-tax profits, said it had recorded its best general insurance result for six years but had not reached satisfactory levels of profit in other areas. Group Chief Executive Brian Corby told a news conference that despite r...
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CRS SIRRINE <DA> TO TAKE WRITE-OFF
CRS Sirrine Inc said it plans a major restructuring of its balance sheet that will include a write-off of between 39 mln and 43 mln dlrs, most of which would be intangible goodwill from the company's past acquisitions. The company said the remainder of its write-off would include a one-time expense fo...
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FLOWERS INDUSTRIES INC <FLO> 3RD QTR MARCH 7
March 7 end Shr 17 cts vs 23 cts Net 3,998,000 vs 5,317,000 Sales 189.4 mln vs 159.6 mln Nine mths Shr 64 cts vs 68 cts Net 14.9 ln vs 15.9 mln Sales 540.9 mln vs 464.7 mln NOTE: Twelve and 36-week periods.
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FLOWERS INDUSTRIES <FLO> SEES LOWER YEAR NET
Flowers Industries Inc said it expects lower earnings for the current year due to operating losses incurred by recent acquisitions and possible nonrecurring losses resulting from its restructuring efforts. For the year ended June 28, Flowers earned 29.5 mln dlrs. Today it reported nine month earnings of...
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TECHNITROL INC <TNL> 4TH QTR
Shr 54 cts vs 47 cts Net 1.1 mln vs 941,000 REvs 8.9 mln vs 10.3 mln Year Shr 1.65 dlrs vs 1.64 dlrs Net 3.3 mln vs 3.3 mln Revs 37.4 mln vs 39.0 mln
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COMALCO LTD <CMAC.S> 1986 NET
Net profit 57.1 mln dlrs vs loss 69.1 mln. Net is equity accounted Pre-equity accounted net 39.90 mln dlrs vs loss 49.11 mln Pre-equity shr profit 7.1 cents vs loss 8.7 Final div to be announced after July 1 vs first and final 1.0 cent. Sales 1.88 billion vs 1.78 billion Other in...
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ALCAN UPS ALUMINIUM INGOT AND BILLET PRICES
Alcan Aluminium Ltd. in Montreal said it increased yesterday its prices for unalloyed ingot and extrusion billet by two cents a lb, effective with shipments beginning May 1. The new price for unalloyed ingot is 64.5 cents a lb while the new price for extrusion billet is 72.5 cents a lb. "We feel v...
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CORRECTED-HECLA <HL> TO BUY MINE STAKE FROM BP
Hecla Minging Co said it has agreed to purchase a 28 pct interest in the Greens Creek Joint Venture from British Petroleum Co PLC's <BP> Amselco Minerals Inc unit. The venture expects to bring into production a gold-silver-lead-zinc ore body on Admiralty Island, Alaska, containing about 3,500,000 s...
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GENERAL NUTRITION INC <GNC> 4TH QTR NET
Qtr ends Jan 31 Shr profit eight cts vs loss 38 cts Net profit 2,466,000, vs loss 12,691,000 Revs 111.1 mln vs 106.8 mln 12 mths Shr profit 20 cts vs loss 47 cts Net profit 6,591,000 vs loss 15.5 mln Revs 342.6 mln vs 370.4 mln NOTE: includes provision for store closing...
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CP AIR, PACIFIC WESTERN AIRLINES SET NEW NAME
<Pacific Western Airlines Corp> said the airline resulting from the previously announced merger of its Pacific Western Airlines Ltd unit and Canadian Pacific Air Lines Ltd would be named Canadian Airlines International Ltd, effective April 26. Pacific Western said the two airlines' services and sch...
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DRAWDOWN SEEN IN U.S. DISTILLATE STOCKS
Tonight's American Petroleum Institute oil inventory report is expected to show another drawdown in distillate stocks of between two and 7.5 mln barrels for the week ending March 20, oil analysts and traders said. They said they expect gasoline inventories to be depleted by about one to four mln barrels...
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STERLING OUTLOOK CLOUDED BY TEST OF PARIS ACCORD
The move by foreign exchange markets to test the strength of the Paris currency accord has thrown into question the near-term outlook for sterling, until recently one of the main beneficiaries of the agreement, analysts said. Since the six-nation accord last month, sterling has risen sharply, adding alm...
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JAPAN'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SEEN RISING TO 3.5 PCT
Japan's unemployment rate is expected to continue to climb to about 3.5 pct within the next year from January's three pct record, senior economists, including Susumu Taketomi of Industrial Bank of Japan, said. December's 2.9 pct was the previous worst level since the government's Management and Coordina...
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PLENUM PUBLISHING CORP <PLEN> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 63 cts vs 45 cts Net 3,623,067 vs 2,607,977 Gross income 10.1 mln vs 10.1 mln Year Shr 2.12 dlrs vs 1.74 dlrs Net 12.2 mln vs 10.0 mln Gross income 38.1 mln vs 36.8 mln NOTE: Share adjusted for five-for-two stock split effective yesterday. Net includes gains on sa...
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HONEYBEE INC <HBE> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 11 cts vs five cts Oper net 248,000 vs 122,000 Sales 7,269,000 vs 5,481,000 Year Oper shr 55 cts vs 14 cts Oper net 1,288,000 vs 333,000 Sales 26.2 mln vs 17.6 mln NOTE: Net excludes discontinued operations nil vs gain 103,000 dlrs in quarter and losses 82,000 dlrs...
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SCIENTIFIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC <SCMS> NET
2nd qtr Jan 31 Shr loss three cts vs loss seven cts Net loss 352,000 vs loss 568,000 Revs 636,000 vs 640,000 Avg shrs 12.7 mln vs 8,377,000 1st half Shr loss six cts vs loss 10 cts Net loss 594,000 vs loss 865,000 Revs 1,245,000 vs 1,063,000 Avg shrs 10.5 mln vs 8...
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EC MEMBER STATES COOL ON CEREAL PLANS
European Community (EC) member states have generally given a cool initial reaction to proposals by the European Commission for cereal price changes and related measures in the coming season, EC diplomats said. They said that in meetings of the EC Special Committee on Agriculture representatives of most ...
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PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO <PSR> IN PAYOUT
Qtly div 50 cts vs 50 cts prior Pay May One Record April 10
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CORRECTED - MANHATTAN NATIONAL CORP <MLC> 4TH
Oper shr loss 20 cts vs loss 81 cts Oper net loss 1,042,000 vs loss 4,077,000 Revs 38.5 mln vs 50.3 mln 12 mths Oper shr loss six cts vs loss 43 cts Oper net loss 336,000 vs loss 2,176,000 Revs 137.8 mln vs 209.1 mln NOTE: In item moved March 23, company corrects its error to...
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SYSTEMATICS INC <SYST> REGULAR PAYOUT
Qtly div three cts vs three cts prior Pay March 13 Record February 27
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SOUTH KOREAN TRADE SURPLUS NARROWS IN FEBRUARY
South Korea's customs-cleared trade surplus narrowed to 110 mln dlrs in February from 525 mln in January, provisional trade ministry figures show. In February 1986 there was a deficit of 264 mln dlrs. February exports rose to 2.87 billion dlrs, fob, from 2.83 billion in January and 2.30 billion in F...
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STANDARD CHARTERED BOOSTED BAD-DEBT PROVISIONS
Standard Chartered Plc <STCH.L>, faced with a recession in the key Singapore and Malaysian markets and an ongoing depression in the shipping industry, boosted its bad-debt provisions in 1986, chairman Lord Barber said. Barber said in a statement on the bank's 1986 results that bad and doubtful debt p...
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COLOMBIA COFFEE REVENUE SHARPLY DOWN IN JAN/FEB
Colombia's coffee export revenue dropped 97 mln dlrs to 233.6 mln dlrs for the first two months of the year against 330.9 mln dlrs in the similar period of 1986, central bank preliminary figures show. Experts attributed the fall to lower world market prices following the failure to re-introduce internat...
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STE FRANCAISE DES PETROLES BP <PBPF.PA> 1986 YEAR
Net result breakeven (no profit or loss) vs breakeven Operating loss 836 mln francs vs 654 mln Net turnover 12.70 billion francs vs 24.34 billion Sales of petroleum products 9.7 mln tonnes vs 10.6 mln Note - Company said in a statement 1986 results were affected by the sharp fall in crude oi...
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OLIVETTI DOES NOT EXCLUDE STAKE IN SGS-THOMSON
Ing C Olivetti EC SpA <OLIV.M> does not exclude the possibility of investing in a semiconductor venture currently under discussion between Italy's <STET - Societa Finanziaria Telefonica P.A.> and France's Thomson-CSF <TCSF.PA>, an Olivetti spokesman said. He said that if Olivetti were approache...
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ENSERCH CORP <ENS> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 20 cts vs 20 cts prior Pay June One Record May 15
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NESTLE TO ACQUIRE NABISCO CANADA BUSINESSES
Swiss-based <Nestle S.A.>'s Nestle Enterprises Ltd unit said it signed a letter of intent to acquire <Nabisco Brands Ltd>'s Club, Melrose, Dickson and Chase and Sanborn businesses for undisclosed terms. Nestle said the final agreement, subject to required approvals, would be signed shortly. ...
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FED'S HELLER SAYS HE WANTS TO SEE STRONGER JAPANESE DEMAND FOR AMERICAN GOODS
FED'S HELLER SAYS HE WANTS TO SEE STRONGER JAPANESE DEMAND FOR AMERICAN GOODS
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METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL CORP <MFC> VOTES PAYOUT
Qtly div 11 cts vs 11 cts prior qtr Pay 30 April Record 15 April
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GOODYEAR <GT> UNIT TO START UP PIPELINE
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co said the All American Pipeline of its Celeron Corp subsidiary will start line fill activities on March 30 as it begins operating. The company said about five mln barrels of oil will be required to pack the completed segment of the line, which runs 1,225 miles from near Santa ...
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MICROSIZE INC <MSIZ> 2ND QTR ENDS FEB 28 NET
Shr profit one cent vs loss 2.6 cts Net profit 59,198 vs loss 132,702 Revs 634,616 vs 485,730 six mths Shr profit one cent vs loss four cts Net profit 49,669 vs loss 208,278 Revs 1,056,452 vs 944,330
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<PAUL'S PLACE INC> CONTROL CHANGES
Paul's Place Inc said chairman, president and treasurer Paul D. Lambert has sold 240 mln common shares to other board members, advisory board members Alan H. Marcove and Gerald M. Marcove and an unaffiliated purchaser it did not name. Terms were not disclosed. The company said Alan Marvoce has bee...
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CYACQ AMENDS CYCLOPS OFFER CONDITIONS, SAYS CITICORP EXPANDS FINANCING
CYACQ AMENDS CYCLOPS OFFER CONDITIONS, SAYS CITICORP EXPANDS FINANCING
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GORDON JEWELRY <GOR> COMPLETES SALE OF UNIT
Gordon Jewelry Corp said it has completed the previously-announced sale of the assets of its catalog showroom stores to privately-held Carlisle Capital Corp for an undisclosed amount of cash and notes in excess of book value.
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FED'S HELLER URGES JAPANESE TO BUY U.S. GOODS
A member of the Federal Reserve Board, Robert Heller, said he wanted to see stronger Japanese demand for American goods. "What I was advocating here was more Japanese purchases of American goods," Heller said in response to a question about the dollar's weakness in currency markets. He told a Heri...
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TAJON RANCH CO <TRC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr five cts vs nine cts Net 560,000 vs 1,247,000 Revs 7,597,000 vs 4,619,000 Year Shr ten cts vs 17 cts Net 1,225,000 vs 2,161,000 Revs 26.5 mln vs 23.3 mln
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CENTERIOR ENERGY CORP <CX> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 64 cts vs 64 cts prior Pay May 15 Record April 16
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SUFFIELD FINANCIAL CORP <SFCP> RAISES QUARTERLY
Qtly div five cts vs three cts prior Pay April 10 Record March 31
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CYACQ CUTS CONDITIONS ON CYCLOPS <CYL> BID
Cyacq Corp, an investor group bidding for Cyclops Corp, said it amended its outstanding 92.50 dlrs a share tender offer for Cyclops to eliminate two conditions and modify a third one. The group, which includes Audio/Video Affiliates Inc and a unit of Citicorp <CCI>, said it also obtained additional ...
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TIN PACT EXTENSION LIKELY - ITC DELEGATES
An extension of the sixth International Tin Agreement, ITA, for one or two years beyond June 30 is increasingly likely, International Tin Council, ITC, delegates said following a special council session today. A formal decision will be taken at the quarterly council session on April 8-9 when decisions a...
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SIGMA RESEARCH ONC <SIGR> 2ND QTR DEC 31 LOSS
Shr loss 27 cts vs profit one ct Net loss 532,376 vs profit 15,584 Revs 1,899,719 vs 2,432,256 Six mths Shr loss 78 cts vs profit two cts Net loss 1,521,002 vs profit 30,145 Revs 3,235,907 vs 5,276,119 Note: year ago net includes gain from tax carryforwards of 5,000 dlrs in...
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JAPAN MOVES TO TIGHTEN CHIP-EXPORT CURBS
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) acted to tighten restrictions on microchip exports to countries other than the U.S. To preserve a U.S.-Japan pact on semiconductor trade, but major Japanese chipmakers doubt its usefulness. A MITI spokesman said his ministry had asked chipmakers to...
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KODAK <EK> TO CUT POLYESTER FIBER OPERATIONS
Eastman Kodak Co said it will reduce capacity and employment levels in two polyester fiber operations of its Eastman Chemicals division. A company spokesman said the company will take "some writeoff" in connection with the action in the first quarter and there will probably be a further "carryover" writ...
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HEAVY SIGNUP SEEN IN 1987 CORN PROGRAM - USDA
With less than a week remaining to enroll in the 1987 feedgrains program, Agriculture Department officials said that final signup will probably exceed last year's level of 85 pct. Enrollment in USDA's basic acreage reduction program will likely total close to 90 pct, Agricultural Stabilization and Con...
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ILLINOIS CO-OP FUTURES DISSOLUTION VOTE SET
The shareholders of Illinois Cooperative Futures Co., the futures trading arm of many Midwest farm cooperatives for more than 25 years, will vote Wednesday on its possible dissolution. The directors of the company called a special meeting and recommended its dissolution last month, citing falling volume...
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CONRAC <CAX> SOARS FOLLOWING MARK IV <IV> BID
Heavy buying by speculators boosted Conrac Corp 7-7/8 to 29, higher than a 25-dlr-per-share cash tender offer announced by Mark IV Industries Inc <IV>. "It's a case of ChemLawn euphoria," said one arbitrageur, referring to a recent hostile tender that began at 27 dlrs per share and ended when ChemLaw...
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LASER PHOTONICS <LAZR> SELLS COMMON SHARES
Laser Photonics Inc said it sold 615,385 shares of its common stock to investors for one mln dlrs under a previously-announced agreement. In connection with the investment, the company said it will restructure its board. There will be eight members, three of whom were designated by the new investors, th...
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CROWLEY, MILNER AND CO<COM> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 4.11 dlrs vs 3.51 dlrs Net 2,091,000 vs 1,785,000 Sales 38.8 mln vs 34.3 mln Year Shr 3.42 dlrs vs 3.57 dlrs Net 1,740,000 vs 1,815,000 Sales 113.0 mln vs 104.1 mln Qtly div 25 cts vs 25 cts previously Pay April 30 Record April 15
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CONRAC <CAX> URGES NO ACTION ON BID
Conrac Corp said it is asking shareholders to take no action on the 25-dlr-per-share tender offer for all its shares launched this morning by Mark IV Industries Inc <IV>. The company said its board will study the offer with financial and legal advisors and make a recommendation to shareholders by A...
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<D'OR VAL MINES LTD> FINDS HIGH-GRADE ORDER
D'Or Val Mines Ltd said a recent drill hole from the surfrace has intersected high-grade ore in a downdip extension of the Discovery Vein in its D'Or Val Mine in northern Quebec. The company said 42.3 feet of the hole graded 0.92 ounce per short ton of gold, including a 17.5 foot section grading 2.17 ...
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FINNISH UNEMPLOYMENT AT 6.7 PCT IN DECEMBER
Finnish unemployment was 6.7 pct in December last year compared with 6.8 pct in November and 6.1 pct in December 1985, the Central Statistical Office said. It said 173,000 people were unemployed in December 1986, 174,000 in November and 157,000 in December 1985.
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BRAZILIAN SEAMEN SAY 14,000 NOW BACK AT WORK
About 14,000 of Brazil's 40,000 seamen are now back at work after pay accords with 21 shipping companies but the rest are still on strike, a spokesman at strike headquarters said today. The seamen began a national stoppage on February 27. The spokesman, talking by telephone from Rio de Janeiro, sa...
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FED BUYS 500 MLN DLRS OF BILLS FOR CUSTOMER
The Federal Reserve purchased about 500 mln dlrs of U.S. Treasury bills for a customer, a spokeswoman said. She said that the Fed bought bills maturing in June and July, and on August 27 and September 10 for regular delivery tomorrow. Dealers said that Federal funds were trading at 6-1/8 pct whe...
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PENN TRAFFIC CO <PNF> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 33 cts vs 46 cts Net 1,350,000 vs 1,886,000 Revs 150.1 mln vs 127.9 mln Year Shr 1.76 dlr vs 1.59 dlr Net 7,300,000 vs 6,567,000 Revs 548 mln vs 510.5 mln NOTE: First three quarters of 1986 have been restated to reflect adoption in 4th qtr of new pension accounting proc...
Financial Reports
CALUMET INDUSTRIES <CALI> SEES 2ND QTR LOSS
Calumet Industries Inc said it expects to report a loss from operations for its second quarter ending March 31, despite a strong unit sales increase. In the same year-ago period the company reported net income of 366,953 dlrs, or 18 cts a share. Chairman S. Mark Salvino said the expected loss is p...
Financial Reports
BANKERS SEE SHARP RISE IN THAI FOREIGN RESERVES
Thailand's improving economy will likely cause foreign reserves to increase to at least five billion dlrs by end-1987 from a record of nearly 4.2 billion at end-February, private bankers said. Bank of Thailand statistics show foreign reserves rose to 3.95 billion at end-January from 3.03 billion a year ...
Commodities and Trade
COCOA BUFFER STOCK ACCORD CLOSER, DELEGATES SAY
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) moved closer to an agreement on buffer stock rules, with many delegates saying they expect to reach an accord by Friday. "Everyone is convinced the buffer stock rules should be in place by Friday so the buffer stock can be put into operation Monday," a consume...
Corporate News
FINANCIAL CORP <FIN> NOT HOLDING BUYOUT TALKS
Financial Corp of America said it is not holding discussions with anyone regarding a buyout of the company. But a spokeswoman pointed out that Financial Corp has said publicly for nearly two years that in the company's view a merger would be one method of increasing the company's capital. "If an o...
Commodities and Trade
PDVSA INCOME ON OIL SALES FELL 45 PCT IN 1986
The state oil company Petroeleos de Venezuela ended 1986 with a decrease of 45 pct in income from oil sales even though it surpassed its own export goal by almost 100,000 barrels a day, Minister of Energy and Mines Arturo Hernandez Grisanti said. Speaking to a news conference following the PDVSA annual ...
Financial Reports
AMERICAN NETWORK INC <ANWI> DEC 31 YEAR NET
Shr profit 16 cts vs loss 1.40 dlrs Net profit 3,000,000 vs loss 6,570,000 Revs 91.7 mln vs 66.9 mln Avg shrs 19,078,072 vs 4,708,896 Note: Current year net includes nine mln dlr net gain from settlement of litigation.
Corporate News
SIGNET BANKING CORP REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 31 cts vs 31 cts prior Payable APril 22 Record April three
Corporate News
MOTT'S SUPER MARKETS INC <MSM> 4TH QTR JAN 3
Shr loss 15 cts vs loss 1.12 dlrs Net loss 414,331 vs loss 3.1 mln Revs 73.8 mln vs 69.1 mln Year Shr loss 99 cts vs loss 1.69 dlr Net loss 2.7 mln vs loss 4.7 mln Revs 276.9 mln vs 290.1 mnln
Financial Reports
SWEDEN HAS CURRENT PAYMENTS SURPLUS IN 1986
Sweden had a 1986 current balance of payments surplus of 7.6 billion crowns compared with a deficit of 10.1 billion the preceding year, according to preliminary figures from the central bank. The December current account had a 100 mln crowns deficit against a yearago 200 mln deficit.December trade balan...
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