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BRITISH CALEDONIAN GROUP ANNOUNCES BIG LOSSES
<British Caledonian Group>, Britain's second largest airline, has announced a 19.3 mln stg pretax loss for the financial year ending last October, compared with a record pre-tax profit of 21.7 mln stg in 1985, chairman Sir Adam Thomson told reporters. A decline in U.S. Transatlantic traffic following...
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FED ADDS RESERVES VIA CUSTOMER REPURCHASES
The Federal Reserve entered the U.S. Government securities market to arrange 1.5 billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements, a Fed spokesman said. Dealers said Federal funds were trading at 6-1/4 pct when the Fed began its temporary and indirect supply of reserves to the banking system.
Commodities and Trade
HAPAG ORDERS NEW CONTAINER SHIP FROM CHINA
<Hapag Lloyd AG> said it ordered a new container vessel from China for its Australia service. The order was given to the <Hudong shipyards> in Shanghai after lengthy negotiations with West German shipbuilders, the company said in a statement. The Chinese firm offered to build the vessel at ove...
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FRENCH CGE UNIT TAKES 34 PCT STAKE IN ESCA CORP
State-owned <Cie Generale d'Electricite>'s electrical contracting unit <CGEE ALSTHOM> has taken a 34 stake in the U.S. Computer firm <ESCA Corp>, CGEE ALSTHOM chairman Philippe Boisseau told a press conference. According to an agreement in principle between the two companies CGEE ALSTHOM could ...
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PARTNERS CALL GENCORP <GY> RESPONSE UNPRODUCTIVE
General Acquisition Co said it was disappointed by Gencorp's response to its tender offer and asked how the company might give better value to shareholders. Gencorp had earlier urged shareholders to reject a 100 dlr per share tender offer from General Acquisition, an affiliate of Wagner and Brown and AF...
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U.S. MAY DROP TARIFFS IF JAPAN OPENS - YEUTTER
The U.S. Is willing to drop tariffs on Japanese electronic imports if Japan shows it will abide by an agreemement opening its markets to American goods, U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said in a TV interview. "But there has to be a clear indication that they are willing to act," he said. ...
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SEDGWICK BUYS BSI INCORP
Sedgwick Group Plc <SDWK.L> said its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary Sedgwick Tomenson Inc had acquired BSi Incorp for a maximum eight mln Canadian dlrs. The funds will be raised through the issue of up to 1.16 mln ordinary Sedgwick shares to the vendors of BSi by no later than 31 January 1991. Some...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET SHORTAGE FORECAST REVISED UP
The Bank of England said it had revised its estimate of the deficit in the money market today up to a record two billion stg, before taking account of its morning operations, from 1.85 billion at midday. The Bank has provided the system with around 1.71 billion stg assistance so far today.
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REXNORD <REX> SELLS UNIT TO NEOAX <NOAX>
Rexnord Inc, 96 pct owned by Banner Industries Inc <BNR> following a recent tender offer, said it has completed the sale of its Fairfield Manufacturing Co subsidiary to NEOAX Inc for 70.5 mln dlrs in cash. Rexnord said it still plans to sell its Process Machinery Division and Mathews Conveyor Co as p...
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U.S. LEADING INDICATORS ROSE 0.7 PCT IN FEB AFTER REVISED 0.5 PCT JAN FALL
U.S. LEADING INDICATORS ROSE 0.7 PCT IN FEB AFTER REVISED 0.5 PCT JAN FALL
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JAPAN WILL ASK COMPANIES TO BOOST IMPORTS
Japan's Minister of International Trade and Industry, Hajime Tamura, will meet representatives from 151 of the nation's largest companies next week and appeal to them to do their best to increase imports, ministry officials said. The meeting was unveiled as part of a plan to boost imports and help head ...
Commodities and Trade
U.S. LEADING INDEX ROSE 0.7 PCT IN FEBRUARY
The U.S. index of leading indicators rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7 pct in February after a revised 0.5 pct January fall, the Commerce Department said. The department previously said the index fell 1.0 pct in January. The February increase left the index at 187.1 over its 1967 base of 100, and was...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN FURTHER 168 MLN STG HELP
The Bank of England said it had provided the money market with a further 168 mln stg assistance in the afternoon session. This takes the Bank's total help so far today to 1.88 billion stg and compares with its estimate of a record two billon stg shortage in the system. The central bank purchased bank bi...
Corporate News
ICO BOARD PASSES OVER COFFEE QUOTA ISSUE
Executive board members of the International Coffee Organization, ICO, passed over the issue of export quota negotiations at its regular meeting here, delegates said. No move was made to reopen dialogue on export quotas and no further discussion on the issue is likely during the three-day talks, they ...
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HUDSON FOODS <HFI> TO MAKE ACQUISITION
Hudson Foods Inc said it has agreed in principle to acquire Thies Cos Inc, a poultry, beef and pork products provider to midwest supermarkets and food distributors with sales of about 69 mln dlrs for the year ended November One. The company said a definitive agreement is expected to be signed in April...
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IVORY COAST BOOSTS MAIZE OUTPUT
Ivory Coast maize output has risen steadily during the last two decades and the country aims to produce two mln tonnes annually "very rapidly," the official daily Fraternite Matin reported. It said the country reached self-sufficiency in maize three years ago and harvested a record 530,000 tonnes in 198...
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ESSO MALAYSIA REPORTS HIGHER PROFIT IN 1986
Esso Malaysia Bhd, a unit of Exxon Corp of the U.S., Reported net profit of 70 mln ringgit from its petroleum and ammonia operations in 1986 compared with 48.7 mln in 1985. Chairman Gerald F Cox said the improved performance was mainly due to product prices falling more slowly than crude prices during the y...
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THAILAND BUYS YUGOSLAV CRANES IN BARTER DEAL
The Cabinet approved a plan for the Port Authority of Thailand to buy six gantry cranes from Metalna Co of Yugoslavia for about 13.4 mln dlrs, a government spokesman said. He said Thailand will pay for 25 pct of the cost of the cranes in U.S. Dlrs and the rest by sales of rice, textiles and other comm...
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JEWELMASTERS <JEM> SEES NET BELOW ESTIMATES
Jewelmasters Inc said it expects to report net income for the year ended January 31 20 to 25 pct below analysts' estimates of 1,750,000 dlrs or 95 cts per share. Jewelmasters sales sales for the year just ended were about 52.5 mln dlrs. In the prior year it earned 1,650,000 dlrs on sales of 45.1 mln dlr...
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ALUMINIUM CAPACITY GROWTH TREND SEEN INSUFFICIENT
Aluminium capacity expansion planned for the period after 1990 will be insufficient to supply any acceleration in demand growth, let alone an increase on the scale which seems likely, according to analyst Anthony Bird Associates' 1987 Aluminium Review. By 1995 non-socialist world primary capacity will n...
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ALPHA INDUSTRIES <AHA> SELLS DIVISION
Alpha Industries Inc said it has sold its Microelectronics Division to Triax Corp for undisclosed terms, retroactive to February One. It said the division has yearly revenues of about 12 mln dlrs and makes RF microwave components for the defense electronics industry. Alpha said it plans to concent...
Commodities and Trade
NORWEGIAN UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS IN MARCH
Unemployment fell in March to 36,510, or 1.7 pct of the workforce, compared with 39,700 (1.9 pct) in February and 38,839 (2.2 pct) in March 1986, the Labour Directorate said.
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J.C. PENNEY DECLARES TWO FOR ONE SPLIT, RAISES QUARTERLY
J.C. PENNEY DECLARES TWO FOR ONE SPLIT, RAISES QUARTERLY
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LONDON MEAT FUTURES NEED MARKETING - CHAIRMAN
Pigmeat and beef futures, which have been thinly traded on the London Meat Futures Exchange, LMFE, despite lower physical prices and the introduction of new contracts, need more effective marketing, LMFE chairman Pat Elmer said in his annual report. In 1986 the Exchange introduced live cattle and pig ca...
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INTERLINK SAYS NOT PLANNING BID FOR PUROLATOR
British package courier <Interlink Express Plc> does not plan to bid for the whole or part of Purolator Courier Corp <PCC.N>, a spokesman said. "There is no intention of making any sort of approach to Purolator," the spokesman told Reuters, adding, "it would be a case of David versus Goliath." ...
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SUPRADUR COS INC <SUPD> YEAR NET
Oper shr 1.58 dlrs vs 77 cts Oper net 1,648,000 vs 817,000 Sales 25.7 mln vs 20.5 mln NOTE: Net excludes discontinued operations gain 451,000 dlrs vs loss 4,310,000 dlrs.
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SOUTH KOREA TO RESIST CURRENCY REVALUATION
South Korean Finance Minister Chung In-yong will resist pressure for a currency revaluation to cut South Korea's trade surplus with the United States when he meets Treasury Secretary James Baker next week, Finance Ministry officials said. They said Chung would leave Monday to attend the International ...
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PENNEY <JCP> SETS STOCK SPLIT, RAISES QUARTERLY
J.C. Penney Co Inc said its board declared a two-for-one stock split and raised the quarterly dividend 12 cts per share on a presplit basis to 74 cts. Both are payable May One to holders of record April 10.
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HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES INC <HB> 1ST QTR FEB 28
Shr 31 cts vs 28 cts Net 11.9 mln vs 10.9 mln Revs 167.2 mln vs 154.0 mln
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U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 215 MLN STG LATE HELP
The Bank of England said it had provided the money market with late assistance of around 215 mln stg. This takes the bank's total help today to some 2.096 billion stg and compares with its forecast of a two billion stg shortage in the system today.
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CABLE SAYS CONSORTIUM PROPOSALS NOT ACCEPTABLE
Cable and Wireless Plc <CAWL.L> said proposals to resolve a dispute over entry to Japan's telecommunications market were not acceptable. A company spokesman said the proposals appear to have been made in today's edition of the Japanese daily Asahi by Fumio Watanabe, head of a telecommunications commi...
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U.S./JAPAN TRADE WAR NOT IN UK'S INTEREST - LAWSON
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson said the United States and Japan must work to avert a possible trade war, and he added that a trade war would not be in the interests of Britain. Lawson told journalists that "the prospects for the (U.K.) economy look very very good - providing we can avoid ...
Market and Economy
GAF CORP OFFERS 36 DLRS A SHARE CASH FOR BORG-WARNER
GAF CORP OFFERS 36 DLRS A SHARE CASH FOR BORG-WARNER
Commodities and Trade
ECONOMISTS CUT AUSTRIAN GDP GROWTH FORECAST
The Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) said it has cut its forecast for Austria's 1987 gross domestic product growth to a real one pct from a two pct forecast made last December. WIFO chief Helmut Kramer told a new conference that he saw the one pct figure, which compares with 1.8 pct last year, as ...
Commodities and Trade
FERRUZZI MAY FLOAT UP TO 49 PCT OF PARIS UNIT
<Gruppo Ferruzzi> is studying a project which could result in a public share offer of up to 49 pct of its French unit <European Sugar (France)> and could raise around 400 mln dlrs, Ferruzzi chairman Raul Gardini said. Gardini told Reuters the operation under consideration was aimed at "internation...
Corporate News
CORRECTED - GAF CORP OFFERS 46 DLRS A SHARE CASH FOR BORG-WARNER (CORRECTING AMOUNT)
CORRECTED - GAF CORP OFFERS 46 DLRS A SHARE CASH FOR BORG-WARNER (CORRECTING AMOUNT)
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U.S. TREASURY'S BAKER SEES RATE STABILITY
Treasury Secretary James Baker said the agreement among the industrial countries reached in Paris last month should foster stability of exchange rates at around current levels. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Baker outlined many of the measures taken designed to achieve more ba...
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GAF <GAF> SEEKS ALL OF BORG-WARNER <BOR>
GAF Corp said it has made an all cash merger proposal to Borg-Warner Corp at 46 dlrs per share for all the company's common stock. Following a meeting yesterday with Borg-Warner officials and investment bankers, GAF said, it is today delivering a letter to the Borg-Warner board outling the terms of the ...
Commodities and Trade
LIBERTY ALL-STAR <USA> SETS INITIAL PAYOUT
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund said it declared an initial dividend of five cts per share, payable April two to shareholders of record March 20. It said the dividend includes a quarterly dividend of three cts a share and a special payout of two cts a share, which covers the period from November three, 198...
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<TRANS CANADA GLASS LTD> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 11 cts vs loss eight cts Net loss 500,000 vs loss 500,000 Sales 47.4 mln vs 37.5 mln Year Shr profit 70 cts vs profit 89 cts Net profit 4.4 mln vs profit 5.3 mln Sales 195.5 mln vs 148.3 mln
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GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL INC <GEO>
Year Oper shr 1.23 dlrs vs 1.85 dlrs Oper shr diluted 1.23 dlrs vs 1.79 dlrs Oper net 6,799,000 vs 9,321,000 Revs 7,474,000 vs 12.4 mln Avg shrs 4,503,000 vs 4,350,000 Avg shrs diluted 4,508,000 vs 5,206,000 NOTE: Net excludes gains from discontinued operations of 386,000 d...
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FIRST CITY INDUSTRIES INC <FCY> 4TH QTR NET
Opoer shr profit 17 cts vs loss 96 cts Oper net profit 2,293,000 vs loss 7,110,000 Sales 116.0 mln vs 108.3 mln Year Oper shr loss 2.03 dlrs vs loss 2.12 dlrs Oper net loss 13.8 mln vs loss 11.6 mln Sales 454.0 mln vs 446.4 mln NOTE: Net excludes gains from discontinued opera...
Commodities and Trade
MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORP <MPET> 3RD QTR JAN 31
Shr loss nil vs profit nil Net loss 90,656 vs profit 892 Revs 2,194,242 vs 2,481,784 Avg shrs 19.5 mln vs 16.1 mln Nine mths Shr profit nil vs loss one ct Net profit 42,824 vs loss 149,150 Revs 6,364,992 vs 6,503,811 Avg shrs 19.5 mln vs 16.1 mln NOTE: Net include...
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TERRA MINES LTD <TMEXF> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 89 cts vs loss 17 cts Net loss 13.9 mln vs loss 1,996,000 Revs 204,000 vs 2,087,000 Note: 1986 includes writedown of 12.5 mln dlrs for the costs of mineral properties and deferred exploration and development Bullmoose Lake in the Northwest Territories.
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MERRILL CORP <MRLL> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 17 cts vs 17 cts Net 777,000 vs 595,000 Revs 12.9 mln vs 11.7 mln Year Shr 68 cts vs 48 cts Net 2,957,000 vs 1,614,000 Revs 49.4 mln vs 38.6 mln Avg shrs 4,344,204 vs 3,337,284
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D.O.C. OPTICS CORP <DOCO> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 11 cts vs profit 12 cts Net loss 286,817 vs profit 292,014 Revs 9,972,379 vs 9,413,304 Year Shr profit 63 cts vs profit 57 cts Net profit 1,547,893 vs profit 1,481,703 Revs 43.9 mln vs 41.0 mln Avg shrs 2,474,820 vs 2,617,768
Commodities and Trade
U.S. SETS CORN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT HALF PIK CERTS
The upcoming five-month deficiency payments to corn and sorghum farmers will be made half in cash and half in generic commodity certificates, a senior Agriculture Department official told Reuters. Around 300 mln dlrs of the in-kind certificates, or "certs," will be mailed out to farmers around March 15 ...
Corporate News
U.S. TREASURY'S BAKER SEES EXPANSION CONTINUING
Treasury Secretary James Baker said that the current expansion, which he noted was in its fifth year, will continue in the period ahead. He told the House Appropriations Committee that "there is every prospect that the current expansion will continue unabated through 1987 and the years beyond." Ba...
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EC APPROVES MEDITERRANEAN FINANCIAL PACKAGES
EC ministers have approved financial packages for several Mediterranean states totalling 1.6 billion European currency units, an EC official said. The packages, part of special EC trade agreements with Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Algeria, Morocco and Jordan until 1992, include 615 mln Ecus in grant...
Commodities and Trade
SOVIET UNION FEATURES IN U.K. GRAIN EXPORTS
The Soviet Union featured prominently in U.K. Grain exports outside the EC for the period July 1/March 13, taking a combined total of 1.10 mln tonnes of wheat and barley out of all-destination U.K. Exports of 7.16 mln tonnes, the Home Grown Cereals Authority said, quoting provisional Customs and Excise figu...
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SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY CORP <SHOS> 3RD QTR FEB 28
Shr loss 23 cts vs loss 11 cts Net loss 1,128,412 vs loss 548,054 Sales 9,827,784 vs 12.1 mln Nine mths Shr loss 19 cts vs profit 11 cts Net loss 926,924 vs profit 527,004 Sales 32.3 mln vs 37.5 mln
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ELDER-BEERMAN STORES CORP <ELDR> 4TH QTR FEB ONE
Oper shr 89 cts vs 1.31 dlrs Oper net 3,345,000 vs 4,885,000 Sales 126.8 mln vs 120.1 mln Year Oper shr 1.67 dlrs vs 2.15 dlrs Oper net 6,299,000 vs 8,013,000 Sales 380.9 mln vs 352.1 mln NOTE: Share adjusted for five pct stock dividend. Prior year net both periods excl...
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TREASURY'S BAKER SAYS COOPERATION WORKING
Treasury Secretary James Baker said that the agreement in Paris to cooperate in exchange rate changes showed that the process of coordination agreed to at the Tokyo summit was working. He told the House Appropriations Committee the meeting "demonstrated that the process is working." He noted that ...
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AKZO PLANNING US INVESTMENTS
Dutch chemicals group Akzo NV <AKZO.AS> said it hoped to consolidate its core activities this year by making small acquisitions in the US. Akzo chairman Aarnoud Loudon told a news conference on its 1986 report that the company wanted to achieve the same level of US investments it had before it diveste...
Commodities and Trade
OECD SEES MAJOR ADJUSTMENT FOR AUSTRALIA
Australia faces a major medium term adjustment to reduce debt and improve its economic performance, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said in its latest annual review of the Australian economy. It said Australia had a current external deficit of 5-3/4 pct of gross domestic produc...
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U.S. SUGARBEET PLANTINGS SEEN RISING IN 1987
Representatives of U.S. sugar grower organizations said they expect some increase the area planted to sugarbeets this year and said the prospects for the 1987 cane sugar crop also are good. Dave Carter, president of the U.S. beet sugar association, said plantings may be up in two major beet growing stat...
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HECK'S INC <HEX> 4TH QTR JAN THREE NET
Shr losses not given Net loss 7,800,000 vs loss 5,400,000 Sales 181.2 mln vs 182.0 mln Year Shr losses not given Net loss 17.8 mln vs loss 4,900,000 Sales 566.3 mln vs 523.3 mln NOTE: Company operating in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 1986 year net includes four mln dlr LIFO c...
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CAPITAL BANCORP <CAPB> SEES GAIN ON UNIT SALE
Capitol Bancorp said it has sold its 80 pct interest in CAP Mortgage Co Inc for 3.1 mln dlrs, adding this is expected to result in an after tax gain of about 900,000 dlrs to be reported in the first quarter. Capitol Bancorp said the CAP Mortgage interest was sold to Michael M. Bronstein, president of CA...
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4G DATA SYSTEMS <GGGG> 3RD QTR NET
qtr ends Jan 31 Shr nil vs nil Net 2,213 vs 16,288 Revs 1,418,019 vs 795,522 Avg shrs 6,650,000 vs 4,150,000 Nine mths Shr two cts vs three cts Net 118,984 vs 103,384 Revs 4,066,605 vs 2,741,241 Avg shrs 6,650,000 vs 3,969,444
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<NIKI-LU INDUSTRIES INC> YEAR NET
Oper shr profit 18 cts vs loss 38 cts Oper net profit 577,000 vs loss 1,147,000 Revs 16.3 mln vs 19.8 mln Avg shrs 3,227,625 vs 3,057,206 NOTE: 1986 net excludes 485,000 dlr tax credit.
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WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES INC <WCS> 2ND QTR NET
Shr 69 cts vs 64 cts Net 7,046,000 vs 6,492,000 Sales 85.7 mln vs 79.6 mln Six Mths Shr 1.28 dlrs vs 1.19 dlrs Net 13,098,000 vs 12,006,000 Sales 166.3 mln vs 153.3 mln NOTE: Periods end January 31, 1987 and 1986, respectively.
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COLOROCS CORP <CLRX> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 28 cts vs loss 29 cts Net loss 2,086,477 vs loss 1,466,907 Revs 218,864 vs 60,000 Avg shrs 7,510,781 vs 4,990,168
Commodities and Trade
CSCE RESTRUCTURES COFFEE FUTURES DAILY LIMITS
The Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange has expanded the normal daily trading limit in Coffee "C" contracts to 6.0 cents a lb, from the previous 4.0 cents, effective today, the CSCE said. The new daily limits apply to all but the two nearby positions, currently May and July, which trade without limits. ...
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KANSAS EXCHANGE HITS CFTC POSITION LIMIT PLAN
The Kansas City Board of Trade, KCBT, has asked federal futures regulators to modify a proposal to raise the Chicago Board of Trade's, CBT, speculative position limits on wheat futures contracts, saying the plan would put the the Kansas exchange "at a serious competitive disadvantage." The Commodity F...
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FERRUZZI MAY FLOAT UP TO 49 PCT OF PARIS UNIT
Gruppo Ferruzzi is studying a project which could result in a public share offer of up to 49 pct of its French unit European Sugar (France) and could raise around 400 mln dlrs, Ferruzzi chairman Raul Gardini said. Gardini told Reuters the operation under consideration was aimed at "international markets...
Market and Economy
GANDALF <GANDF> ACQUIRES STAKE IN DATA/VOICE
Gandalf Technologies Inc said it acquired a significant minority equity interest in privately held Data/Voice Solutions Corp, of Newport Beach, Calif., for undisclosed terms. Gandalf did not specify the size of the interest. Data/Voice is a three-year-old designer and manufacturer of a multiproces...
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KEYCORP <KEY> AGREES TO ACQUIRE UTAH BANK
Keycorp said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Commercial Security Bancorp <CSEC> by exchanging Keycorp common valued at 63 dlrs for each Commercial Securities share. Keycorp said this gives the transaction an indicated value of 102 mln dlrs. Keycorp said the amount of its stock t...
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AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP <AMGD> YEAR NET
Shr 57 cts vs 27 cts Net 1,002,000 vs 470,000 Sales 15.9 mln vs 12.0 mln Note: 4th qtr data not available
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EXXON <XON> OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION ROSE IN 1986
Exxon Corp said in its annual report that it raised production in 1986 although it did not replace all oil and gas produced. The company said that it added about four pct to production bringing it to 1.8 mln bpd, the highest level since 1979, based largely on increased production of oil overseas but add...
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SOVIET UNION SEEN WATCHING CHINA GATT APPLICATION
China's application to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is seen as a test case by the Soviet Union, which will probably demand to follow China, a top European Community official said. Willy de Clercq, External Relations Commissioner of the European Communities, told a news conferen...
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ROCKY MOUNT UNDERGARMENT <RMUC> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 53 cts vs loss 32 cts Net loss 1,548,000 vs loss 929,000 Revs 9,362,000 vs 11.3 mln 12 mths Shr loss 82 cts vs profit 17 cts Net loss 2,408,000 vs profit 452,000 Revs 40.9 mln vs 39.5 mln NOTE: full name of company is Rocky Mount Undergarment Co Inc.
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U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY SEES HIGHER GNP GROWTH
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige said a 0.7 pct rise in February's index of leading indicators pointed to stronger economic growth in the first half of 1987. In a statement commenting on the rise last month after a 0.5 pct January decline, Baldrige noted the leading index was rising at an 8.0 pct ann...
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U.S. SENATE LEADERS SEE NO TRADE WAR BREWING
The Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders praised President Reagan for retaliating against Japan for violating a semiconducter accord but dashed cold water on ideas it was the first shot in a trade war. Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd and Republican leader Bob Dole both told the Senate Reagan...
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DYR LIQUIDATING <DYR> SETS LIQUIDATING PAYOUT
DYR Liquidating Corp, formerly Dyneer Corp, said its board declared a third liquidating dividend of one dlr per share payable to shareholders of record on April 14 and said it will file a certificate of dissolution on that date. The company said shareholders of record on that date will acquire benefic...
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NETWORK SECURITY CORP <NTWK> YEAR NET
Shr 1.24 dlrs vs 19 cts Shr diluted 1.11 dlrs vs 19 cts Net 11.9 mln vs 1,830,000 Revs 79.3 mln vs 46.1 mln NOTE: 1986 net includes pretax charge 8,300,000 dlrs from increases and reserves and writeoffs of low-yielding assets and pretax gain 20.8 mln dlrs from sale of Multi-Family subsidia...
Commodities and Trade
PEAT MARWICK, KMG MAIN HURDMAN TO COMPLETE MERGER
Peat Marwick and KMG Main Hurdman said their merger will be completed tomorrow. The new firm, to be known as KPMG Peat Marwick, will rank among the largest public account and consulting firms in the U.S. based on combined 1986 revenues of 1.35 billion dlrs, 1,825 partners and a total staff of 16,500 in ...
Market and Economy
DUTCH MONEY MARKET DEBT EASES IN WEEK
Loans and advances from the Dutch Central Bank to the commercial banks fell 1.01 billion guilders to 9.5 billion guilders in the week ending March 30, the Bank's weekly return showed. Dealers said payments by the Dutch state, partly in the form of civil service wages, had outweighed payments to the St...
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BORG-WARNER <BOR> EXAMINING GAF <GAF> PROPOSAL
Borg-Warner Corp in a statement said it has received GAF Corp's 46 dlrs a share acquisition proposal and will have no comment until its board of directors has had a chance to examine it thoroughly.
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NORTH AMERICAN BIOLOGICALS INC <NBIO> 4TH QTR
Oper shr one ct vs three cts Oper net 99,000 vs 327,000 Revs 12.1 mln vs 8,800,000 Avg shrs 15.5 mln vs 11.3 mln Year Oper shr six cts vs 11 cts Oper net 841,000 vs 956,000 Revs 44.1 mln vs 34.4 mln Avg shrs 15.3 mln vs 8,519,677 NOTE: Net excludes tax credits of ...
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CRI INSURED II <CII> ESTIMATES DIVIDENDS
CRI Insured Mortgage Investments II Inc said it expects to distribute about 1.55 to 1.65 dlrs per share from operations for all of 1987 and about 1.68 to 1.75 dlrs including the proceeds of the gain from the sale of the Brighton Meadows mortgage through January 31. The company today paid a dividend of 1...
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LME LISTS BRAZILIAN ALUMINIUM BRAND
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has listed the aluminium brand "CBA' produced by Cia Brasileira de Aluminio at its Mairinque, Sao Paulo, plant. The brand will constitute good delivery from April 1, the LME said.
Market and Economy
GUATEMALA TO HOST OTHER MILDS COFFEE MEETING
Guatemala will host a meeting of other milds coffee producers probably in May to discuss basic export quotas, the Guatemalan delegate to the International Coffee Organization, ICO, said. No firm date has been set for the talks, Ambassador Rene Montes told reporters at the ICO executive board meeting her...
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AUDIO/VIDEO <AVA> TO GET EXPENSES FROM DIXONS
Audio/Video Affiliates Inc said it will receive an undisclosed amount from <Dixons Group PLC> in connection with the termination of Cyacq Corp's 92.50 dlr per share tender offer for Cyclops Corp <CYL>. The company said the amount from Dixons is in lieu of reimbursement expenses for the Cyacq tende...
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REPUBLIC <RSLA> TO MERGE WITH PIONEER SAVINGS
Republic Savings and Loan Association and <Pioneer Savings> of Racine, Wis., said they have signed a definitive agreement to combine the two associations into a publicly held holding company to be called Republic Capital Group Inc. The associations said they would form the company by exchanging Rep...
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<NEW HARDING GROUP INC> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 19 cts Net 653,000 Revs 45.6 mln Note: Prior results not given due to November, 1986 acquisition of 56 pct stake in Continuous Colour Coat Ltd
Commodities and Trade
BROUGHER <BIGI> TO SELL 40 PCT OF SUBSIDIARY
Brougher Insurance Group Inc said it plans to sell 40 pct of the stock of its subsidiary, Intercontinental Corp, for one mln dlrs to three European insurance companies. The parent company said it signed a letter of intent to sell the stock to <WASA Europeiska Forsakrings AB> of Sweden, <Europeis...
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CANADA INDUSTRY PRICES FALL 0.2 PCT IN MONTH
The Canadian industrial product price index, base 1981, fell 0.2 pct in February after rising 0.2 pct in January, Statistics Canada said. "A significant part of this monthly decrease was attributable to the impact of the increase of the Canadian dollar on prices for wood pulps, newspaper, aluminum, nick...
Financial Reports
OMNICOM GROUP INC <OMCM> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit 27 cts vs profit 51 cts Net profit 6,600,000 vs profit 12,231,000 Revs 211.7 mln vs 193.4 mln 12 mths Shr loss 17 cts vs profit 1.27 dlrs Net loss 4,077,000 vs profit 30,142,000 Revs 753.5 mln vs 673.4 mln NOTE: in qtr ended 1986 the company recognized expenses of ...
Commodities and Trade
KANSAS LEGISLATOR PREDICTS EEP WHEAT TO SOVIETS
Rep. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., predicted the Reagan administration within the next ten days to two weeks will offer subsidized wheat to the Soviet Union under the Export Enhancement Program, EEP. Roberts made the comment at a press conference held by Republican members of the House Agriculture Committee. ...
Corporate News
SUN CITY INDUSTRIES <SNI> SEES HIGHER NET
Sun City Industries Inc said preliminary unaudited results of ongoing operations for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1987 are expected to rise over 580 pct to 700,000 dlrs or 70 cts per share from the 125,313 dlrs or 12 cts reported last year. Total net income is expected to reach 2.4 mln dlrs, which ...
Corporate News
YEUTTER SAYS STOCK MARKET OVERREACTED TO JAPAN TRADE DISPUTE
YEUTTER SAYS STOCK MARKET OVERREACTED TO JAPAN TRADE DISPUTE
Financial Reports
ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY OPENS SHIPPING SEASON
The St Lawrence Seaway said the first ship of the season passed through the St Lambert lock here this morning, officially opening the 2,300-mile-long waterway's 1987 shipping season. The seaway has said it expects little increase in freight levels this year from last year when it moved 37.6 mln tonnes ...
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ACTON <ATN> TO SELL UNIT FOR GAIN
Acton Corp said it has agreed to sell its five Michigan cable television systems to Wisconsin Cablevision Inc for about 9,500,000 dlrs, resulting in a gain of about six mln dlrs. The company said the sale is subject to review by local authorities. The systems have about 7,500 subscribers. Acton s...
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BEGHIN-SAY SAYS SUGAR OFFER TO EC STILL STANDS
A plan by European producers to sell 854,000 tonnes of sugar to European Community intervention stocks still stands, Andrea Minguzzi, an official at French sugar producer Beghin-Say, said. Last week Beghin-Say president Jean-Marc Vernes said a possible settlement of a row with the EC would lead producer...
Commodities and Trade
EXXON <XON> GAINS DUE TO STREAMLINED OPERATIONS
Exxon Corp said that 1986's 15 pct increase in earnings per share to 7.42 dlrs a share were partially based on its streamlined operations which compensated for the weakness in its exploration earnings and the lowest crude oil prices in a decade. Exxon said economies introduced in its operations from r...
Commodities and Trade
U.S. STOCK MARKET OVERREACTS TO TARIFFS - YEUTTER
U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said the stock market overreacted to a U.S. decision last week to proceed with tariffs on some Japanese computer products. Speaking to reporters prior to testifying at a House Agriculture Committee hearing, Yeutter said it is "difficult to comprehend" that a t...
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WEATHER HURTING YUGOSLAV WHEAT - USDA REPORT
Unfavorable late winter weather conditions in the main wheat growing areas of Yugoslavia indicate dimmed prospects for the emerging winter wheat crop, the U.S. embassy's agricultural officer in Belgrade said. The officer, who travelled through an area from Belgrade to Subotica, said in a field report da...
Commodities and Trade
USX <X>, CONSOLIDATED NATURAL <CNG> END TALKS
USX Corp's Texas Oil and Gas Corp subsidiary and Consolidated Natural Gas Co have mutually agreed not to pursue further their talks on Consolidated's possible purchase of Apollo Gas Co from Texas Oil. No details were given.
Financial Reports
ARVIN INDUSTRIES SEES FLAT 1ST QTR PER SHARE NET COMPARED WITH 59 CTS LAST YEAR
ARVIN INDUSTRIES SEES FLAT 1ST QTR PER SHARE NET COMPARED WITH 59 CTS LAST YEAR
Financial Reports
ROCKY MOUNT <RMUC> EXPECTS PROFIT IN FIRST QTR
Hal Weiss, chairman, president and chief executive officer, of Rocky Mount Undergarment Co Inc, said he expects the company to show a profit for the first quarter fiscal 1987. Weiss said sales for 1987 have been strong following a net loss of 1,548,000 dlrs, or 53 cts a share, for the fourth quarter o...
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