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NATIONAL BANC OF COMMERCE CO <NBCC> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 14 cts vs 14 cts prior Pay April Eight Record March 26
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HARSCO CORP <HSC> SETS REGULAR PAYOUT
Qtrly div 25 cts vs 25 cts Pay May 15 Record April 15
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MADAGASCAR COCOA PRODUCTION ESTIMATED HIGHER
Madagascar's cocoa production is estimated 13 pct higher this year at 2,720 tonnes, up from 2,400 in 1986, Agriculture Ministry officials said. This improvement reflects the government's efforts over the last seven years to extend existing cocoa plantations and plant new higher yielding varieties, parti...
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COMPUTER ASSOCIATES <CA> SETS TWO FOR ONE SPLIT
Computer Associates International Inc said its board has declared a two-for-one stock split, payable May Seven, record April Seven.
Financial Reports
SWISS NET CAPITAL EXPORTS RISE IN 1986
Increased activity by Switzerland's banks pushed net capital exports to a provisional 11.7 billion francs last year from 10.0 billion in 1985, the National Bank said in a pre-publication copy of its annual report. It also said the current account surplus of the Swiss balance of payments reached a provis...
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ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY OPENING STILL MARCH 31
The St Lawrence Seaway between Lake Ontario and Montreal is still scheduled to open for the shipping season on March 31, a Seaway official said. The Great Lakes could have been open for traffic earlier this month due to the mild Winter, but scheduled repairs to the Welland Canal joining Lake Erie with L...
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DUTCH GRAIN LEVY TEST CASE TO START IN APRIL
A large Dutch animal feed compounder will begin formal legal proceedings early next month as a test case on the way the EC grain co-responsibility levy is applied, a spokesman for Dutch grain and feed trade association, Het Comite, told Reuters. Het Comite has been co-ordinating national actions against...
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Z-SEVEN FUND SEES HIGHER 1987 NET
<Z-Seven Fund Inc> said it expects to earn six dlrs a share in 1987, up from 4.20 dlrs a share in 1986. The company said the 1986 net earnings were up 30 pct from 3.22 dlrs in 1985. Net asset value in 1986 rose 35 pct to 16.09 dlrs a share from 11.89 a year earlier, adjusted for a three-for-two sto...
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U.S. ASKS JAPAN END AGRICULTURE IMPORT CONTROLS
The U.S. Wants Japan to eliminate import controls on agricultural products within three years, visiting U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Allen Wallis told Eishiro Saito, Chairman of the Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren), a spokesman for Keidanren said. The spokesman quot...
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SPANISH REFINER PLANS GASOLINE ADDITIVE PLANT
Spain's state refiner Empresa Nacional de Petroleo S.A. (EMP) plans to build its second unit for production of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), a gasoline additive replacing lead, company sources said. The Coruna-based plant, with an annual capacity of 27,000 tonnes, and a 55,000-tonnes-per-year faci...
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WALL STREET STOCKS/U.S. OIL COMPANIES
British Petroleum Co PLC's announcement that its U.S. subsidiary intends to tender for the 45 pct of Standard Oil Co <SRD> it does not already own, catapulted U.S. oil stocks sharply higher this morning, traders and analysts said. "It raises the specter of additional consolidation in the industry a...
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ROY F. WESTON INC <WSTNA> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 15 cts vs 11 cts Net 900,334 vs 482,705 Revs 28.7 mln vs 18.8 mln Avg shrs 6,195,527 vs 4,551,105 Shr 51 cts vs 31 cts Net 2,713,912 vs 1,402,696 Revs 98.7 mln vs 67.9 mln Avg shrs 5,369,833 vs 4,551,105 NOTE: Share adjusted for three-for-two stock split effecitiv...
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MOBIL <MOB> TO UPGRADE REFINERY UNIT
Mobil Corp said it will spend over 30 mln dlrs to upgrade a gasoline-producing unit at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery. It said the unit is a catalytic reformer, which converts low-octane components of gasoline into high-octane components for use in Super Unleaded gasoline. The company said the mode...
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BLOCKBUSTER <BBEC> TO ACQUIRE LICENSEE
Blockbuster Entertainment Corp said it agreed to buy <Southern Video>, a Blockbuster licensee in San Antonio. Blockbuster said it will issue 80,460 shares of its common stock for all the net assets of Southern Video. The company said after the acquisition is complete, it intends to open additio...
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BRAZIL SOY HARVEST 13 PCT COMPLETE - NEWSLETTER
Brazil's soybean harvest was 13 pct complete by March 20, the Safras e Mercado newsletter said. This compares with an historic average for this time of year of 20 pct. The newsletter gave the following figures for the progress of the harvest in the main producer states: Parana: 40 pct Ma...
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CONTEL <CTC> TO BUY WALKER COUNTY TELEPHONE
Contel Corp said it has agreed in principle to acquire <Walker County Telephone Co> of LaFayette, Ga., for an undisclosed amount of common stock. Walker has 7,600 customers in northeast Georgia. The company said the agreement is subject to approval by regulatory agencies, both boards and Walker s...
Commodities and Trade
MULFORD SAYS G-6 WANTS STABILITY
Treasury Assistant Secretary David Mulford said the Paris agreement among leading industrial nations is intended to produce "reasonable stability" in exchange markets over the next few months. He told a Senate Banking subcommittee the Group of Five nations and Canada agreed in Paris to "see if there can...
Market and Economy
THERMO PROCESS <TPSI> COMPLETES ACQUSITION
Thermo Process Systems Inc said it completed its purchase of Thermo Process Services Inc, a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corp <TMO>. Thermo Process Systems said it issued 2,590,000 shares of its common stock to Thermo Electron in connection with the sale.
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SIEMENS RAISES STAKE IN TELECOM PLUS OF U.S.
Siemens AG's <SIEG.F> fully-owned subsidiary Siemens Informations Systems Inc. Has raised its stake in Telecom Plus Communications Inc. By 65 pct to 100 pct, a Siemens spokesman said. He added that Telecom Plus Communications was the largest independent supplier of telephone exchange systems in the U...
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FRUEHAUF POSTS 20.3 MLN DLR 1986 LOSS
Fruehauf Corp, which went private in December through a leveraged buyout, said the predecessor company had a 1986 loss of 60.9 mln dlrs compared to earnings of 70.5 mln dlrs in 1985. Sales of the predecessor company were 2.68 billion dlrs compared to 2.56 billion dlrs in 1985, including the sales by t...
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MICHIGAN GENERAL <MGL> TO SELL KRESTMARK UNIT
Michigan General Corp said it agreed to sell substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of its Krestmark subsidiaries to LCB Holdings Inc for 6.5 mln dlrs cash. Sale of Texas-based Krestmark, a maker of doors, door frames and other products, will allow Michigan General to concentrate on r...
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RABBIT SOFTWARE <RABT> TO MERGE WITH CTI DATA
Rabbit Software Corp said it agreed in principle to merge with <CTI Data Inc>, a privately owned communications company. According to terms, CTI holders and employees will receive 200,000 shares of Rabbit stock and royalties on sales of CTI Products. CTI will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Rabbi...
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COMSTOCK GROUP INC <CSTK> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 60 cts vs loss 43 cts Net loss 3,012,000 vs loss 2,114,000 Revs 102.8 mln vs 134.9 mln Year Shr loss 1.48 dlr vs loss four cts Net loss 7,338,000 vs loss 180,000 Revs 354.9 mln vs 469.2 mln NOTE: 1986 4th qtr and year net includes a loss of 623,000 dlrs and a gain ...
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U.S. SENATE HITS EC OILS TAX, VOWS RETALIATION
The Senate voted to condemn the proposed European common market tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils and said it would result in retaliation. The non-binding Senate resolution, a sense of Senate sentiment, was approved on a 99 to 0 vote. "The administration should communicate to the European ...
Corporate News
HEALTHMATE INC SAYS AUDITORS INTEND TO QUALIFY ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HEALTHMATE INC SAYS AUDITORS INTEND TO QUALIFY ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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HARSCO CORP <HSC> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 25 cts vs 25 cts prior Pay May 15 Record April 15
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MILASTAR CORP <MILA> 3RD QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss two cts vs loss four cts Net loss 44,000 vs loss 85,000 Sales 370,000 vs 299,000 Nine mths Shr loss seven cts vs loss three cts Net loss 134,000 vs loss 56,000 Sales 1,211,000 vs 1,069,000 NOTE: Prior nine mths net includes 10,000 dlr loss on sale of marketable sec...
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BANK OF BOSTON EXPECTS 1ST QTR EARNINGS FROM 90 CTS TO 1.00 DLRS/SHR VS 79 CTS
BANK OF BOSTON EXPECTS 1ST QTR EARNINGS FROM 90 CTS TO 1.00 DLRS/SHR VS 79 CTS
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BANK OF BOSTON <BKB> SEES IMPROVED 1ST QUARTER
Bank of Boston Corp expects first quarter earnings will range between 90 cts and one dlr a share, up from 79 cts a share last year, Chairman William Brown said. He told shareholders the company has a 190 mln dlr exposure in loans to Brazil if that country defaults on its debt payments. If a default does...
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LIBYA REPORTEDLY BOUGHT WHITE SUGAR
Libya is reported to have recently bought two cargoes of white sugar from operators at around 229/230 dlrs a tonne cost and freight, traders said. The shipment period required was not specified.
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USAIR GETS APPROVAL TO BUY 9,309,394 PIEDMONT SHARES IN TENDER
USAIR GETS APPROVAL TO BUY 9,309,394 PIEDMONT SHARES IN TENDER
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FED EXPECTED TO ADD RESERVES
The Federal Reserve is expected to enter the U.S. government securities market to add reserves during its usual intervention period today, economists said. With federal funds trading at a steady 6-3/16 pct, most economists expect an indirect injection of temporary reserves via a medium-sized round of cu...
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DOLLAR/YEN INTERVENTION RESPONDS TO PRESSURE
The Bank of France intervened to buy small amounts of dollars and sell yen in Paris today to stabilise the exchange rates agreed at last month's meeting of Finance Ministers of the Group of Five and Canada, foreign exchange dealers said. But they said recent central bank intervention in the foreign ex...
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WALL STREET STOCKS/U.S. OIL COMPANIES
British Petroleum Co PLC's announcement that its U.S. subsidiary intends to tender for the 45 pct of Standard Oil Co <SRD> it does not already own, catapulted U.S. oil stocks sharply higher this morning, traders and analysts said. "It raises the specter of additional consolidation in the industry a...
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FIRSTCORP <FCR> SEES GAIN ON CONDEMNATION
Firstcorp Inc said it weill report an after-tax gain of 1,827,000 dlrs or 56 cts per share primary and 42 cts fully diluted from the proposed condemnation and acquisition of a parking deck it operates by Wake County. The company said if it reinvested proceeds in a similar property within 24 months, the ...
Corporate News
NORCEN SEES IMPROVEMENT IN 1987 EARNINGS
<Norcen Energy Resources Ltd>, 41 pct owned by <Hees International Corp>, said earnings and cash flow will improve in 1987, even if oil and gas prices remain at 1986 levels. The improvement will result from production increases, lower taxes and royalties, reduced financing costs and from operati...
Commodities and Trade
COCOA COUNCIL HEAD TO PRESENT BUFFER COMPROMISE
International Cocoa Organization, ICCO, council chairman Denis Bra Kanon will present a compromise proposal on buffer stock rules to producer and consumer delegates either later today or tomorrow morning, delegates said. Bra Kanon held private bilateral consultations with major producers and consumers...
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SIEMENS REBUTTS U.S. CRITICISM ON CGCT OFFER
Siemens AG <SIEG.F> rebutted U.S. Criticism it is blocking American Telephone and Telegraph Corp's <T.N>, AT and T, entry into French telecommunications firm <Compagnie Generale Constructions Telephoniques>, CGCT. Management board member Hans Baur told journalists that the acquisition of a join...
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MULFORD DISAPPOINTED IN NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED (NICS) EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CURRENCIES
MULFORD DISAPPOINTED IN NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED (NICS) EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CURRENCIES
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FORD <F> NEARS GM <GM> IN EXECUTIVE BONUSES
Ford Motor Co neared General Motors Corp last year in executive bonuses, while it topped the larger automaker in profit sharing payments to workers. Ford, which outstripped GM in earnings last year, said its 1986 incentive bonuses totaled 167 mln dlrs, slightly behind General Motors' 169.1 mln. Ge...
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MULFORD SAYS GERMANY, JAPAN SHOULD DO MORE
Treasury Assistant Secretary David Mulford said he did not believe that West Germany and Japan have yet carried out their international responsibilities. "I do not believe they have up to this time," Mulford told a Senate banking subcommittee. He said that for the U.S. trade deficit to continue im...
Commodities and Trade
EC GRANTS EXPORT LICENCES 197,000 TONNES FREE MARKET MAIZE, ZERO BARLEY - PARIS TRADERS
EC GRANTS EXPORT LICENCES 197,000 TONNES FREE MARKET MAIZE, ZERO BARLEY - PARIS TRADERS
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PIER 1 IMPORTS <PIR> DECLARES STOCK SPLIT
Pier 1 Imports Inc said its board declared a three-for-two split of its common stock and its 25 cents preferred stock, and declared a regular quarterly dividend of two cents per share on the pre-split shares of common stock outstanding. Pier 1 also declared a 12.5 pct annual dividend increase for the ...
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LANCER CORP <LACR> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 12 cts vs 15 cts Net 282,000 vs 360,000 Revs 5,261,000 vs 5,348,000 Avg shrs 2,336,000 vs 2,335,000 Year Shr 91 cts vs 1.04 dlrs Net 2,149,000 vs 2,075,000 Revs 28.2 mln vs 28.3 mln Avg shrs 2,356,000 vs 2,001,000 NOTE: 1986 quarter net includes 72,000 dlr cha...
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MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORP <MNS> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 16 cts vs 11 cts Net 1,888,000 vs 1,307,000 Revs 7,365,000 vs 5,877,000 Year Oper shr 58 cts vs 40 cts Oper net 7,005,000 vs 4,866,000 Revs 27.1 mln vs 21.1 mln NOTE: Prior year net excludes 263,000 dlr loss from discontinued operations and 2,073,000 dlrs on disposal. ...
Industrial and Sector News
NICHOLS INSTITUTE <LAB> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr two cts vs one ct Net 83,000 vs 32,000 Revs 11.2 mln vs 7,625,000
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FIRST MEDICAL DEVICES CORP <FMDC> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 97 cts Net loss 1,364,453 Sales 737,971 NOTE: Company in development stage.
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HEALTHMATE <HMTE> EXPECTS QUALIFIED OPINION
HealthMate Inc said its auditors, Laventhol and Horwath, indicated they will issue a qualified opinion on the company's financial statements. The company, which went public in March 1985, earlier reported losses for the fourth quarter. It said the auditor's statement, known as a "subject to" opini...
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HEALTHMATE INC <HMTE> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss five cts vs loss six cts Net loss 473,784 vs loss 489,257 Revs 268,797 vs 81,725 Avg shrs 9,245,247 vs 8,035,326 Year Shr loss 17 cts vs loss 20 cts Net 1,512,534 vs loss 1,553,592 Revs 1,448,310 vs 515,225 Avg shrs 8,745,132 vs 7,619,863
Commodities and Trade
USAIR <U> CLEARED TO BUY PIEDMONT <PIE> SHARES
USAir Group Inc said the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued an order allowing it to purchase and hold in a voting trust the 9,309,394 Piedmont Aviation Inc shares USAir is seeking in its current 69 dlr per share tender offer. The company said the new order supersedes an order issued by the d...
Commodities and Trade
FED SETS TWO BILLION DLR CUSTOMER REPURCHASE, FED SAYS
FED SETS TWO BILLION DLR CUSTOMER REPURCHASE, FED SAYS
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HOUSE OF FABRICS INC <HF> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 34 cts vs 20 cts Net 2,253,000 vs 1,332,000 Sales 89.7 mln vs 85.9 mln Year Shr 94 cts vs 64 cts Net 6,191,000 vs 4,257,000 Sales 316.4 mln vs 286.7 mln NOTE: Prior year net both periods includes 2,100,000 dlr charge from sale of Craft Showcase stores.
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GERMAN RETAILERS EXPECT GOOD 1987
West German retailers expect another good year in 1987 even though they will not be able to repeat the sharp increase in turnover they enjoyed in 1986, the General Association of the German Retail Trade (HDE) said. HDE President Wolfgang Hinrichs said retailers would be satisfied with a real turnover in...
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GERMAN WAGE ROUND SAID TO LIMIT MONETARY OPTIONS
The Bundesbank's options for West Germany monetary policy are limited for the foreseeable future by the delicate stage of wage negotiations between unions and employers, economists and money market dealers said. Call money fell in quite active trading today, dropping to 3.40/50 pct from 3.55/65 pct yest...
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FOREIGN FIRMS HOPE TO JOIN JAPAN TELECOM COMPANY
President Nobuo Ito of International Telecom Japan Inc (ITJ), one of two rival firms seeking to enter Japan's international telecommunications market, said it will offer a stake in the company to 10 foreign firms. But he declined to specify what share the firms would take, and told Reuters they would ...
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SIEMENS RAISES STAKE IN TELECOM PLUS OF U.S.
Siemens AG's <SIEG.F> fully-owned subsidiary Siemens Informations Systems Inc. Has raised its stake in <Telecom Plus Communications Inc.> by 65 pct to 100 pct, a Siemens spokesman said. He added that Telecom Plus Communications was the largest independent supplier of telephone exchange systems in ...
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FIRST INTERSTATE SEEKS ACQUISITION
Less than two months after First Interstate Bancorp withdrew its bold attempt to buy BankAmerica Corp, Chairman Joseph Pinola is still looking for a good buy, but he is also looking at ways to avoid being bought. In a wide-ranging interview, Pinola said he's looking for ways to improve profitability and...
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<NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS LTD> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 43 cts vs 21 cts Oper net 6,846,000 vs 3,386,000 Revs 137.1 mln vs 107.6 mln Year Oper shr 1.36 dlrs vs 42 cts Oper net 21,764,000 vs 7,239,000 Revs 516.4 mln vs 454.7 mln Note: 1986 qtr excludes extraordinary gain of 784,000 dlrs or five cts share, versus extraord...
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HOUSE OF FABRICS <HF> SEES RESULTS IMPROVING
House of Fabrics Inc said it expects growth in earnings and revenues as the current fiscal year progresses. It said it will open about 50 super stores this year. House of Fabrics now operates 703 stores. The company today reported earnings for the year ended January 31 of 6,191,000 dlrs on sales ...
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U.S. SENATE HITS EC OILS TAX, VOWS RETALIATION
The Senate voted to condemn the proposed European common market tax on vegetable and fish fats and oils and said it would result in retaliation. The non binding Senate resolution, a sense of Senate sentiment, was approved on a 99 to 0 vote. "The administration should communciate to the European Co...
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KODAK <EK> BUYS STAKE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Eastman Kodak Co said it has reached an agreement to acquire new stock representing a 16 pct interest in industrial biotechnology company <Genencor Inc> for undisclosed terms. Other Genencor shareholders include Staley Continental Inc <STA>, Corning Glass Works <GLW> and Genentech Inc <GENE>...
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AVERY <AVY> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 33 cts vs 30 cts Net 13.0 mln vs 11.9 mln Sales 330.8 mln vs 249.7 mln
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FED SETS TWO BILLION DLR CUSTOMER REPURCHASE
The Federal Reserve entered the U.S. government securities market to arrange two billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements, a spokeswoman for the New York Fed said. Federal funds were trading at 6-3/16 pct at the time of the indirect injection of temporary reserves.
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SENATE SEEKS U.S. PROBE OF CANADIAN CORN LEVY
The Senate voted unanimously to seek an expedited U.S. probe of Canadian tariffs on corn imports to determine if the United States should retaliate. By 99 to 0, the Senate went on record against the 84.9 cents per bushel tariff approved by the Canadian Import Tribunal. The non binding measure aske...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET SHORTAGE FORECAST REVISED DOWN
The Bank of England said it had revised its forecast of the shortage in the money market down to 450 mln stg before taking account of its morning operations. At noon the bank had estimated the shortfall at 500 mln stg.
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KNIGHT-RIDDER INC <KRN> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 25 cts vs 25 cts prior Pay April 13 Record April Six
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TECHNITROL INC <TNL> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 12 cts vs 12 cts prior Pay April 21 Record April Seven
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NATIONWIDE CELLULAR SERVICE INC <NCEL> 4TH QTR
Shr loss six cts vs loss 18 cts Net loss 89,478 vs loss 178,507 Revs 3,894,844 vs 1,964,141 Avg shrs 1,582,790 vs one mln Year Shr loss 43 cts vs loss 81 cts Net loss 534,099 vs loss 811,836 Revs 12.2 mln vs 5,167,573 Avg shrs 1,251,337 vs one mln
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<A.H.A. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CORP> YEAR NET
Shr 43 cts vs 52 cts Shr diluted 41 cts vs 49 cts Net 1,916,000 vs 2,281,000 Revs 32.6 mln vs 22.6 mln
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