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summit petroleum corp sells shares summit petroleum corp said it sold mln shares or pct of its common stock to halbert and associates inc the company said the shares were previously held by consolidated energy corp and harken oil and gas inc hogi in addition david d halbert president and chief executive officer of halb...
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first union fur leaves dividend unchanged first union real estate investments said its board left the quarterly dividend unchanged at cts per share payable april record march the trust which has raised its quarterly dividend frequently in the past two years and in the first quarter in both years said the tax reform act...
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malaysia cuts gazetted rubber price malaysia said it cut the gazetted price of rubber to cents per kg from cents in march effective immediately no export duty is applicable at this level against cent per kg last month because the government raised the export duty threshold price to cents per kg in early the cess for ru...
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brazilian bank workers decide on national strike brazilian bank workers voted to launch a nationwide strike this month compounding labour unrest arising from the failure of the government s anti inflation plan at a rally in this city about km northwest of sao paulo about bank workers voted to strike on march unless the...
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pdvsa to sign champlin refinery deal march petroleos de venezuela s a said it will sign a contract march to buy a half interest in a corpus christi texas refinery and related operations the contract to be signed by pdvsa and champlin petroleum s parent company the union pacific corp unp will create a new joint venture ...
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mercantile stores co inc th qtr shr dlrs vs dlrs
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3,075
dixons group said it accepts pct of cyclops shares in tender
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5,310
equipment co of america ecoa th qtr net oper shr seven cts vs four cts oper net vs sales vs avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note net excludes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
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600
alcan to close west german smelter alcan aluminium ltd is closing its aluminum smelter in ludwigshafen west germany this june due to high operating costs an alcan spokesman said the smelter near frankfurt had annual capacity of about tonnes but was operating at about half that in january spokesman fernand leclerc said ...
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944
antibiotics in feed aid deadly bacteria study a study of salmonella poisoning has uncovered new evidence that the common practice of feeding antibiotics to cattle is helping to create deadly bacteria that can infect humans and resist medicines researchers at the federal centers for disease control tracked the spread of...
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senator says energy report assumptions flawed sen pete domenici a main sponsor of legislation to set an oil import fee said the administration s energy security report was based on flawed economic assumptions the new mexico republican said the report did not take into account the last few weeks drop in domestic oil pro...
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boothe financial corp bcmp th qtr net shr one ct vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note restated to reflect tax loss carryforwards reuter
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ec sugar import levies the following import levies for white and raw sugar are effective tomorrow in european currency units ecu per kilos white sugar denatured and non denatured versus previously raw sugar denatured and non denatured versus previously the rate for raws is based on pct yield reuter
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service control bids for american service service control corp said it has started a tender offer for all shares of american service corp at dlrs each in a newspaper advertisement the company said the offer and withdrawal rights expire april nine unless extended the american service board has approved the offer which i...
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2,682
cityfed ctyf to sell consumer lending offices cityfed financial corp said its city federal savings bank has a preliminary agreement to sell consumer lending offices to goldome fsb for undisclosed terms goldome is the largest mutual savings bank in the u s cityfed said it decided to sell its consumer lending offices out...
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exco buys u s government securities broker exco international plc a subsidiary of british and commonwealth shipping co plc bcom l said it had agreed in principle to buy an pct stake in rmj holdings corp for about mln dlrs exco chairman richard lacy told reuters the acquisition was being made from bank of new york co in...
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3,783
amc amo takes no action on chrysler c bid american motors corp said its directors reviewed a chrysler corp merger proposal but took no action on it the company said its directors met in new york today at a regularly scheduled meeting the board s review is continuing with the company s independent legal and financial ad...
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houston oil trust ho omits march distribution houston oil trust said there will be no cash distribution to the unit holders in march the most significant factor for the lack of a distribution this month is the establishment of additional special cost escrow accounts the company said adding that there may be no cash dis...
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p and o pretax profit mln stg vs mln
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2,939
u s fhl banks sets pct pct pct rates on billion dlr offer
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bayou byou in definitie merger agreement bayou resources inc said it reached an definite agreement to be acquired by patrick petroleum co through a stock and cash transaction valued at six dlrs per bayou share bayou also reported net loss of three cts or dlrs for the fourth quarter compared with a net income of dlrs or...
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2,591
docugraphix inc docx rd qtr jan loss shr loss six cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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5,493
colorocs corp clrx year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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2,213
portuguese february consumer prices rise one pct portugal s consumer prices rose one pct last month after a pct increase in january and a pct rise in february the national statistics institute said the consumer price index base rose to from in january and compared with in february this gave a year on year february infl...
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5,638
butler btlr to purchase naturalite butler manufacturing co said it signed a letter of intent to purchase naturalite inc a designer of skylights terms were not disclosed naturalite had sales of about mln dlrs in the transaction is expected to be completed in may and subject to both boards approvals reuter
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2,786
economists see sluggish japanese economy ahead the japanese economy will remain sluggish in the months ahead after turning in its worst performance for years in private economists said consumer spending a main driving force of domestic demand was likely to remain lacklustre although brisk housing and business investmen...
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5,374
neoax noax buys rexnord rex unit neoax inc said it bought rexnord inc s fairfield manufacturing co for mln dlrs cash the unit makes custom gears for industrial use and had sales of mln dlrs in its oct fiscal year reuter
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1,369
additional ccc credit guarantees for hungary the commodity credit corporation ccc has authorized an additional mln dlrs in credit guarantees for sales of vegetable protein meals to hungary for fiscal year the u s agriculture department said the additional guarantees increase the vegetable protein meal credit line to ml...
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4,942
equitable resources inc eqt in regular payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june one record may eight note current dividend is equivalent to previous quarterly dividend of cts per share after giving effect to for stock split effective march reuter
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2,513
u k money market given mln stg late help the bank of england said it provided the money market with late assistance of around mln stg this takes the bank s total help today to some billion stg and compares with its estimated deficit of around billion reuter
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prime medical pmsi says merger talks end prime medical services inc said merger talks with national hmo corp nhmo have been terminated prime gave no reason for the termination of the talks with national hmo reuter
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6,003
deak buys johnson matthey commodities deak international a foreign currency and precious metals firm announced the acquisition of johnson matthey commodities of new york from minories finance limited a unit of the bank of england the purchase valued at mln dlrs follows the recent acquisition of london s johnson matthey...
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165
hutchison sees higher payout satisfactory profits hutchison whampoa ltd hwhh hk expects satisfactory profits in and will pay a higher dividend for the year chairman li ka shing said he did not make any specific projections for the company s earnings this year but he said the firm will pay a dividend of not less than ce...
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3,882
champion parts creb asks declaratory judgment champion parts rebuilders inc said it asked the federal district court in chicago for a declaratory judgment upholding its recent mln dlr sale of common shares and warrants to echlin inc ech champion said in hearings thursday morning before the federal judge on its lawsuit ...
0
1,012
domco industries ltd st qtr jan net shr four cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,757
total erickson resources ltd tlexf year net shr profit nine cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs note net includes mln dlr or nine ct a shr writedown of nine pct stake in trans canada resources ltd results reflect only six mths of mining operations due to merger of erickson gold mines ltd and total eastcan explor...
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3,420
carter hawley hale stores inc chh th qtr loss ended jan shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net profit mln vs profit mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln notes share results after provision for preferred dividen...
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towle manufacturing co qtow th qtr oper loss oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current year excludes gain of mln dlrs from disposal of discontinued operations shr figures after...
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1,863
australian unemployment eases in february australia s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to pct of the estimated workforce in february from pct in january compared with pct a year earlier the statistics bureau said the number of unemployed declined to from in january against in february it said but unadjusted ...
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usair gets approval to buy piedmont shares in tender
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5,475
geothermal resources international inc geo year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs revs vs mln avg shrs vs avg shrs diluted vs note net excludes gains from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs year net excludes gain dlrs from sale of discontinued operations net includes tax credits of dl...
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4,471
babcock expects further progress in babcock international plc babk l said in a statement accompanying final results for showing pretax profits up to mln stg from mln in that overall further progress is expected in the predicted slowdown of the u s automobile industry is affecting the north american group although the i...
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u s lard consumption in february u s factory usage of lard in the production of both edible and inedible products during february totaled mln lbs vs a revised mln lbs in january according to census bureau figures in the year earlier period usage which includes hydrogenated vegetable and animal fats and other oils in pr...
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belgolux trade moves into surplus in the belgo luxembourg economic union bleu moved into a narrow trade surplus of billion francs in after a billion franc deficit in figures given by a spokesman for the national statistics institute show he said imports fell last year to billion francs from in while exports were also l...
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foothill group fgi sees better first quarter don gevirtz chairman of the foothill group inc told reuters the company s first quarter results will be up sharply over last year s eight cents a share first quarter results will be dramatically better he said following a presentation to analysts he cited a sharp drop in non...
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ec ministers extend beef milk marketing years european community agriculture ministers agreed to extend the milk and beef marketing years to the end of may belgian minister paul de keersmaeker told a news conference he said the reason for the two month extension of the only ec farm product marketing years which end dur...
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sea containers ltd scr th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln mths shr loss dlrs vs profit dlrs net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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1,655
u k money market given late help of mln stg the bank of england said it provided the money market with unspecified late assistance of around mln stg this brings its total assistance on the day to mln stg compared with a liquidity shortfall it estimated at a revised mln stg overnight interbank sterling was being offered...
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5,963
le peep restaurants inc lpep th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year shr loss dlr vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
12
3,190
savannah electric and power co sav ups dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter
12
2,325
brazil industrial growth rate slowed in january the growth rate of brazilian industrial output slowed in january to pct above the same month after rising pct in december brazilian geography and statistics institute figures show the result is in line with the declining trend in the growth rate since october the institut...
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buffton buff to post investigation charge buffton corp said it will conduct an investigation on a plant designated as a superfund site which will result in a charge of about six cts per share in its second quarter in the year ago second quarter buffton reported net income of cts a share or dlrs on sales of mln dlrs the...
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3,009
technodyne inc tnd nd qtr net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln six mths shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note quarter ends january excludes extraordinary gain of six cts per share in the quarter and cts in the six months excludes discontinued operations loss of ...
12
5,284
metromail corp mtml rd qtr march net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln nine months shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln reuter
12
3,143
cypress savings association cypsa th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss vs year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss note net includes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
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92
suffield financial ssbk gets fed approval suffield financial corp said the federal reserve board approved its application to acquire coastal bancorp csbk portland me suffield said it still needs the approval of the superintendent of maine s banking department reuter
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4,991
white house panel said urging japan retaliation the white house economic policy council decided to recommend trade sanctions against japan for violations of the u s japanese semiconductor agreement industry sources said they would give no details noting that the white house had not commented on the decision the adminis...
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quartz engineering and materials qrtz st qtr qtr ended dec shr nil vs nil net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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4,216
prudential corp pretax profit mln stg vs mln
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2,948
simmons airlines inc simm nd qtr loss period end jan shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln six mths shr nil vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note prior yr results restated to reflect change in value of aircraft resulting in increase of or five cts shr for six mths reu...
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holzstoff ag ghoz bs year net profit mln swiss francs vs mln turnover mln vs mln cash flow mln vs mln proposed dividend francs vs same note company plans one for two rights issue of participation certificates of nominal francs conditions not yet set reuter
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broader u s eep sought by republican lawmakers republican members of the house agriculture committee said they will propose amendments tomorrow to a pending trade bill increasing funding for the export enhancement program eep and significantly expanding the scope of the program at a press conference republican lawmaker...
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china trying to increase cotton output paper says china s cotton output must rise above the level of mln tonnes or supply will fall short of increasing demand the china daily said demand in rose pct over output in fell from mln tonnes in and a record mln in official figures show the china daily attributed the decline t...
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lieberman enterprises inc rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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exxon xon sees synfuels role by year development of costly shale oil liquified coal and other kinds of synthetic fuels halted in recent years because of cheap and abundant petroleum supplies will become economic again when world oil prices top dlrs a barrel an exxon co usa executive said joe mcmillan a senior vice pres...
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1,036
yellow freight yell sees lower st qtr net yellow freight system inc said its expects first quarter profits to be substantially below the mln dlrs or cts a share earned in the same period a year ago revenues have been depressed by recent price discounting added costs from expansion programs lower shipping volumes and in...
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4,441
current exchange rates almost within levels agreed by major nations sumita
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waste management says waiting period ends on its chemlawn bid
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cyprus lowers copper price cts to cts cyprus minerals company said it is decreasing its electrolytic copper cathode price by cents to cents a pound effective immediately reuter
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3,866
icn pharmaceuticals icn seeking acquisition icn pharmaceuticals inc has about mln dlrs in cash and another billion dlrs in available credit which it intends to use to buy a pharmaceutical company chairman milan panic said at the company s annual meeting he said an acquisition could take place in the next months the com...
0
4,603
ec inflation starts to rise again in february inflation in the european community which fell to its lowest since the s between november and january started to take off again last month figures from the ec statistics office eurostat showed consumer prices were on average three pct higher than in february the office said...
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usda s amstutz confident of ec oils tax defeat u s agriculture undersecretary daniel amstutz said he was confident that a european community ec proposal to tax vegetable and marine oils and fats would not be approved by the community asked by reuters if he was confident the plan eventually would be defeated amstutz sai...
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piedmont aviation recesses meeting without taking action on merger proposals
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time tl earnings may be dlrs share time inc s chief financial officer thayer bigelow told security analysts the company is comfortable with wall street estimates that earnings will be in a range of dlrs to dlrs per share in time reported earnings of dlrs per share including a number of special items bigelow said in adj...
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ico talks on coffee quotas to resume at noon talks on coffee export quotas at the international coffee organization ico special council session will resume at noon gmt today following a last minute decision taken early this morning to extend the meeting hours ico officials said an member contact group will meet at midd...
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4,832
harsco corp hsc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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stoltenberg says paris accord policy to continue west german finance minister gerhard stoltenberg said the currency agreement reached in paris in february had been successful and would be continued stoltenberg told journalists before he attends next week s international monetary fund meeting in washington that the stra...
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coffee fall not seen affecting colombia s debt the sharp fall in international coffee prices will not affect colombia s external credit situation finance minister cesar gaviria told reuters he said the current depression on world coffee markets was not totally unexpected and would have no immediate bearing on colombia ...
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vms strategic land trust vlans sets payout vms strategic land trust declared an initial dividend of cts a share payable may to shareholders of record april the dividend represents a pct annual return based on the company s original offering price in december of dlrs a share the return is guaranteed through december the...
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correction march yugoslav trade falls in belgrade item of yesterday yugoslav trade falls in st qtr on year ago please read on page one this year current exchange rates were used for the first time instead of a fixed rate of dinars to the dollar corrects from reuter
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world bank report criticises peru economic plan a confidential world bank report on the peruvian economy said the government s strategy does not offer good prospects for medium and long term growth and is likely to quickly lead to inflation the report published today by an economic monthly the peru report said the succ...
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federal reserve money supply report feb one week ended feb m up previous week revised to from avge weeks vs week ago vs avge weeks vs week ago vs monthly aggregates adjusted avgs in billions m jan vs dec vs m jan vs dec vs m jan vs dec vs l dec vs nov vs domestic debt dec vs nov vs reuter
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pickens sees continued slump in working rigs t boone pickens the texas oilman and financier said he believes the heady days the oil service industry had in the early s when over oil rigs were once reported operating will not return in his lifetime pickens told reuters he expects the rig count to drop to below before re...
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canadian money supply m falls mln dlrs in week bank of canada said
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u s feb durable goods rose pct new orders for durable goods received by u s manufacturers rose billion dlrs or pct in february to billion dlrs the commerce department said excluding defense orders rose pct compared with a revised january decline of pct in january durable goods fell a revised pct instead of the previous...
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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 dlrs cash per share taco bell recently acquired pct of calny s outstanding stock calny said calny said it retained o...
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1,389
stora close to completing papyrus takeover sweden s stora kopparbergs bergslags ab skps st said it has now acquired pct of shares in rival pulp and paper makers papyrus ab thus passing the threshold above which it can compulsorily buy the rest of the company remaining shareholders would have until later this month to s...
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5,535
fed sets billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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air products and chemicals inc apd in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april three reuter
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2,659
philip crosby associates pca earnings delayed philip crosby associates inc said its fourth quarter and annual earnings report will be delayed two more weeks the company cited the recent in house embezzlement and a subsequent review by auditors of its international situation as reason for the delay philip crosby however...
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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 prod...
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two brazilian shipping firms settle with strikers two small shipping companies reached a pay deal with striking seamen late yesterday but union leaders said most of brazil s seamen were still on strike a union spokesman in rio de janeiro said the seamen had accepted a pct pay raise offer from the companies globo and fl...
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ec commission declines comment on sugar offer the european community ec commission declined to give an official reaction to reports that a group of european operators plan to offer one mln tonnes of sugar into intervention in protest at commission export policies however a spokesman for the commission confirmed the off...
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thai sugar production continues high in feb thai sugar production continued at a high level in february latest figures received by the international sugar organization iso show the figures show stocks at end february of mln tonnes raw value against mln a year earlier analysts said this was a new peak for the date produ...
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canada day t bills average pct making bank rate pct
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genova gnva to merge into genova products genova inc said its shareholders approved a merger into genova products inc which will be consumated within a few days under the agreement genova said each of its shareholders will receive dlrs per share in cash reuter
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4,864
knight ridder inc krn sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april six reuter
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general nutrition inc gnc th qtr net qtr ends jan shr profit eight cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln mths shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note includes provision for store closings of foreign operations of for qtr and for qtr prior includes provision for store closing ...
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normal work resumes at new zealand ports normal work has resumed at new zealand ports as negotiations between harbour board workers and employers continue wellington harbour board workers union secretary ross wilson told reporters talks late yesterday ended with agreement to take unresolved issues before an industrial ...
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laser photonics lazr sells common shares laser photonics inc said it sold 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 ...
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