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bankamerica bacp raises prime rate to pct bankamerica corp following moves by other major banks said it has raised its prime rate to pct from pct effective today reuter
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piedmont management co inc pman th qtr shr cts vs dlrs net mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln note year th qtr include capital gains of mln dlrs and mln dlrs respectively and extraordinary gain of mln dlrs and mln dlrs respectively year and th qtr include capital gains of mln dlrs and mln dlrs respectively...
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838
western security bank th qtr net shr profit ten cts vs loss six cts net profit vs loss year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln loans mln vs mln reuter
12
4,620
hershey oil corp hso th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
12
1,602
btr plc btrx l year shr p vs p div p making p vs p pretax profit mln stg vs mln turnover billion vs billion tax mln vs mln operating profit mln vs mln operating profit includes other income mln vs mln financial costs mln vs mln minorities mln vs mln earnings mln vs mln extraordinary credit mln vs mln debit reuter
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2,114
key u s house trade subcommittee approves bill to toughen u s trade laws
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unilever plc and nv th qtr to dec london march unilever plc share p vs p making p vs p for full year unilever nv share guilders vs guilders making guilders vs guilders unilever plc final div p making p vs p unilever nv final div guilders making guilders vs guilders combined pre tax profit mln stg vs same making billion...
12
757
partnership cuts stake in erc international erc parsow partnership ltd a nevada investment partnership said it lowered its stake in erc international inc to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission parsow said it sold erc common share...
0
3,452
pillsbury co rd qtr shr cts vs cts
12
4,206
drought hits thai rubber and fruit growers a drought that began seven weeks ago is hurting orchards and rubber plantations in thailand and officials said it could last until may the government is trucking water into parched farms in parts of northeastern eastern and southern provinces but not enough to satisfy farmers ...
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5,819
guillevin international inc year jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
12
3,863
integrated generics ign may sell pct of unit integrated generics inc said it is discussing with an unnamed pharmaceutical distributor the sale of pct of its a n d a development corp subsidiary for dlrs integrated said its subsidiary biopharmaceutics is negotiating with the same unnamed distributor to sell it five presc...
0
1,932
healthsouth rehabilitation corp hsrc th qtr shr profit eight cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs reuter
12
5,792
taft tfb had not completed tv station sale taft broadcasting co said the sale of its independent television stations to tvx broadcast group which had been set for yesterday did not occur tvx and its investment bankers salomon inc s sb salomon brothers advised taft the closing would not be consumated as scheduled the co...
0
2,077
sun raises crude postings cts effective today wti to dlrs bbl
10
5,622
culp inc culp sets quarterly qtly div two cts vs two cts prior pay may record april reuter
12
3,835
major tin centers paralysed bolivia union says a strike by miners employed by the state corporation comibol has paralysed tin production in the major centers of huanuni corocoro siglo catavi and colquiri the conflicts secretary of the bolivian miners federation cristobal aranibar told reuters the strike began at midnig...
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amoco s first south china sea exploratory well flows barrels of oil daily
10
1,131
u s money growth slows sharply economists say u s money supply growth is slowing down rapidly and some economists believe that all three of the federal reserve s main monetary aggregates may even have contracted in february a contraction is unlikely to be a major concern for the fed especially as it would follow a long...
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4,391
acklands ltd st qtr feb net shr three cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
12
5,699
standard oil raises alaska north slope by dlrs effective april one
10
3,230
reliable life insurance co rlifa ups dividends qtly div class a cts vs cts prior qtly div class b cts vs cts prior pay june one record may one reuter
12
3,604
wardair international ltd year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note current net includes gain of dlrs a share on disposal of assets m w ward holds pct voting interest reuter
12
3,191
amoco said well off trinidad flows mln cubic feet natural gas daily
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3,481
agency rent a car agnc sets stock dividend agency rent a car inc said its board declared a five pct stock dividend payable may to holders of record on may the company also said it plans to increase the size of its rental fleet in the year ending january by to pct and expand its rental office network reuter
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3,139
economic spotlight japan shipbuilders recovery japan s ailing shipbuilding industry plans to refloat itself in a few years from the twin rocks of recession and a strong yen through capacity and workforce cuts and greater use of computers industry sources told reuters the salvage measures which include a government spon...
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oppenheimer industries opp sees year loss oppenheimer industries inc said it expects to report a loss for the year ended january of about dlrs compared with a profit of dlrs a year before the company blamed the loss on the continuing depression in agriculture the discontinuance of several programs due to the passage if...
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1,453
servicemaster svm sets quarter distribution servicemaster l p approved a second quarter cash distribution of cts payable april record march previously servicemaster said it would pay in an indicated cash distribution of dlrs a share including cts a share which would be paid before april in other action the company set ...
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2,220
dreyer s grand dryr restates rth quarter loss dreyer s grand ice cream said it has restated its previously reported fourth quarter loss to dlrs or cts per share because it has now decided to take a charge of about dlrs to provide for losses of midwest distributing co which was acquired december dreyer s said the restat...
12
1,028
green mountain power corp gmp sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
12
2,377
southam unit acquires winnipeg community papers southam inc said its flyer force unit acquired three community newspapers in winnipeg with a combined circulation of for undisclosed terms southam said the newspapers the herald the lance and metro one will be printed at its canadian publishers division in winnipeg flyer ...
0
4,829
comstock group inc cstk th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlr vs loss four cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note th qtr and year net includes a loss of dlrs and a gain dlrs or cts per share for an extraordinary item reuter
12
4,394
charter co qchr to complete reorganization charter co the huge petrochemical concern in bankruptcy proceedings stemming from hundreds of dioxin related claims said it and all of its subsidiaries except the independent petrochemical corp will complete their reorganization on march it said that on that date it will depos...
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1,847
astec industries inc aste th qtr dec shr loss nine cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note net includes loss of three cts or mln dlrs in th qtr and loss of cts or dlrs in year from discontinued operations reuter
12
2,010
dranetz technologies inc dran year dec net shr cts vs cts qtly div six cts vs six cts prior net vs revs mln vs mln note net includes one time charge of dlrs or five cts a share from discontinuation of boat sentry and lakontek products qtly div payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
12
5,186
singapore welcomes new lme aluminium contract move singapore welcomed the london metal exchange s lme decision to list singapore as a delivery point for the lme s new dollar denominated aluminium contract tay thiam peng manager for international trading at the trade development board said the decision would boost singa...
1
1,712
property trust of america ptras year net ope shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes gains from sale of investments of dlrs vs dlrs reuter
12
1,416
u k issues one billion stg bond tranche the bank of england said it was taking onto its books a further one billion stg tranche of pct treasury loan stock due payable stg pct on application the stock was issued to the bank at stg pct and will be available for dealings from march with the remainder of the amount payable...
22
4,183
sumita says bank of japan will intervene if necessary
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2,714
telco systems inc telc nd qtr march one loss shr loss nine cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln six mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
12
4,113
manhattan national corp mlc th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln mths oper shr loss six cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note qtrs and prior exclude net realized investment gains of dlrs and dlrs respectively and years and prior exclude realized investment...
12
4,088
iraqi oil minister replaced official iraq s oil minister qassem ahmed taqi has been moved to the heavy industries ministry the official iraqi news agcny ina said tonight it quoted a presidential decree appointing oil ministry undersecretary isam abdul rahim al chalaby as the new oil minister the ministers of industry a...
10
454
pharmacia ab phab st year sales billion crowns vs billion profit after financial items mln crowns vs mln the results include a once off writedown of mln crowns for intangible assets mainly the know how paid for in the takeover of a number of high tech companies by the group pharmacia said earnings per share after real ...
12
4,272
bond corp has no comment on allied speculation bond corp holdings ltd bona s of australia said it had no comment on an article in a london evening newspaper speculating on its plans for a bid approach to u k ddrinks and food giant allied lyons plc alld l tony oates bond corp s executive director for finance and adminis...
0
3,357
cuban sugar output seen at mln tonnes cuban sugar output this season is put at around mln tonnes raw value by broker c czarnikow in its monthly sugar market review allowing for around tonnes for the current year s domestic usage it would leave around mln tonnes for export of which czarnikow estimates about mln tonnes w...
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first women s bank investor group offer expires the investor group owning about pct of the outstanding capital stock of the first women s bank said a cash tender offer for the bank s remaining outstanding shares at dlrs per share expired on march three the investors said about shares or about pct of the outstanding had...
0
1,701
u s hosuing completions fell pct in january u s completions of new homes fell pct in january to a seasonally adjusted rate of mln units from mln in december the commerce department said the january fall came after a strong pct rise from november s rate of mln units and brought completions to pct above the january level...
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varity vat sees improved results after st qtr varity corp earlier reporting a full year loss against a prior year profit said improvement is expected in the balance of fiscal as new products fill the inventory pipeline cutbacks in operating costs are realized and its newly acquired dayton walther business is fully inte...
12
5,026
elders resources ltd first half ended dec net shr cents vs int div cents vs nil net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln other income mln vs mln shrs mln vs mln note two for seven non renounceable rights issue of pct five year subordinated convertible redeemable unsecured notes at dlrs each each note is convertible into one sha...
12
3,059
sea galley stores inc seag th qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
12
3,982
u k longer cyclical indicator rises in february the u k longer leading cyclical indicator rose in february by pct after january s pct rise figures from the central statistical office show the indicator base which shows trends in the economy months ahead was put at in february compared with in january and in february th...
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6,218
polysar in joint venture on finland latex plant polysar ltd wholly owned by canada development corp said it agreed to form a joint venture with raision tehtaat of finland to build a synthetic rubber latex plant in southern finland project cost and plant capacity were not disclosed the joint venture to be pct owned by r...
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3,595
u s m money supply rises mln dlrs in march week fed says
33
1,258
carling o keefe sells star oil unit to united coal canada for mln dlrs
0
4,785
ethyl corp ey units complete acquisiton ethyl corp said its subsidiaries completed the acquisiton of nelson research and development co nelr the merger was approved following completion on jan of a tender offer valued at approximately mln dlrs the company said it added that nelson based in irvine calif will be operated...
0
1,785
bayly bayl buys majority of chutes bayly corp said it acquired pct of chutes corp a maker of denim oriented sportswear headquartered in seattle wash terms were not disclosed reuter
0
5,751
h k banks to raise prime rates soon dealers say banks in hong kong are likely to raise prime rates by half a percentage point to pct following a one quarter point prime rate increase by two major u s banks yesterday dealers said they told reuters local banks may decide on the increase at this weekend s routine meeting ...
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renewal of u s ussr grain pact said uncertain prospects for renewal of the five year u s ussr grains agreement are uncertain at this point a soviet trade official told reuters the current trade imbalance between the united states and the soviet union high u s commodity prices and increased world grain production make a...
17
6,510
nacco industries nc to report nd qtr gain nacco industries inc said it will report a gain in the second quarter of about mln dlrs or dlrs a share from the sale of stock of a subsidiary nacco said its north american coal corp unit has received notice that consolidation coal co a unit of du pont co dd will exercise an op...
12
2,981
manufacturers hanover corp mhc sets dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april one reuter
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527
raytech corp ray th qtr dec net shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note th qtr and yr includes loss carryfoward of dlrs and dlrs respectively reuter
12
1,185
france fund inc frn sets initial dividend france fund inc said its board declared an initial dividend of dlrs per share payable april six to holders of record march the fund said the dividend represents two cts per share for net investment income realized during and dlrs from net taxable gains realized during the year ...
12
1,166
biotech research laboratories inc btrl th qtr shr profit one ct vs loss seven cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr loss seven cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs shr out vs reuter
12
2,977
bio vascular inc st qtr jan loss shr loss three cts vs profit two cts net loss vs profit sales vs avg shrs vs reuter
12
2,308
infinite graphics inc infg rd qtr jan net shr profit two cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs nine mths shr profit eight cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs reuter
12
1,071
n y business loans rise mln dlrs in feb week fed says
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bundesbank leaves credit policies unchanged the bundesbank left credit policies unchanged after today s regular meeting of its council a spokesman said in answer to enquiries the west german discount rate remains at pct and the lombard emergency financing rate at pct reuter
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4,962
central capital plans three for two stock split central capital corp said it planned a three for two split of its common and class a subordinate voting shares subject to shareholder approval at the april annual meeting it said the split would raise the amount of common shares to about mln from mln and subordinate votin...
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2,280
paint company has metex mtx stake may buy more metropolitan consolidated industries inc a new york paint company said it has acquired shares of metex corp or pct of the total and left open the possibility that it might acquire more through a merger in a filing with the securities and exchange commission metropolitan sa...
0
1,587
ultramar plc umar l year shr p loss vs p earnings div p making p vs p net loss mln stg vs mln profit operating profit before tax mln vs mln turnover billion vs billion cost of sales billion vs billion gross profit mln vs mln distribution costs and administrative expenses mln vs mln share of profits in associates mln vs...
12
4,340
paul s place inc control changes paul s place inc said chairman president and treasurer paul d lambert has sold 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...
0
4,333
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 wer...
0
3,478
usda asks tight insect rules for grain shipments the u s agriculture department is proposing tighter federal standards setting allowable limits on insect infestations in grain shipments the changes in the standards would include the following establishing equal tolerances for the number of live insects in shipments of ...
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3,458
adtec inc jail rd qtr feb net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs nine mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs note net excludes tax loss carryforwards dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs reuter
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837
southland slc unit raises crude prices southland corp s citgo petrleum corp said it raised the contract price it will pay for all grades of crude oil by one dlr a barrel effective today the increase brings citgo s posted price for west texas intermediate to dlrs a bbl west texas sour is also now priced at dlrs bbl and ...
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4,100
mts acquisition has negligible number of caesars world shares
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750
first southern fsfa to make acquisition first southern federal savings and loan association said it has agreed in principle to acquire horizon financial corp and horizon funding corp from victor federal savings and loan association of muskogee okla for undisclosed terms the company said the purchase is subject to appro...
0
2,579
some miners go on strike in south africa some black miners went on strike at south african gold and coal mines the national union of mineworkers num said a num spokesman said workers began an underground sit in at the grootvlei gold mine owned by general union mining corp to protest the transfer of colleagues to differ...
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2,289
holly corp hoc nd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln six mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note six months fiscal includes loss of cts per share from discontinued operations per share figures also reflect partial three for one stock split effe...
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6,213
global raises heavy fuels prices global petroleum corp said today it raised the posted cargo prices for number six fuel in the new york harbor cts to dlrs a barrel effective today the increase brings the prices for one pct sulphur to dlrs up cts two pct sulphur dlrs up one dlr pct sulphur up dlrs and pct sulphur dlrs u...
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2,943
midway airlines mdwy sets holder rights plan midway airlines inc which has frequently been mentioned as an acquisition target said it declared a shareholder rights plan holders will get a dividend of one preferred share purchase right on each outstanding share of common stock each right when exercisable will entitle th...
0
758
iranian oil minister due in algeria on friday iranian oil minister gholamreza aqazadeh is expected here on friday for talks with his algerian counterpart belkacem nabi the official algerian news agency aps said today aqazadeh who will be accompanied by a large delegation will have talks on bilateral relations in the fi...
10
2,529
capitol bancorp capb to restate net to loss capitol bancorp said it expects to restate its results for to a loss of about one mln dlrs due to a reclassification of loans recommended by auditor ernst and whinney the company said the restatement also reflects a substantial increase in reserves of its principal subsidiary...
12
3,146
chemclear inc cmcl terminates merger talks chemclear inc said it terminated merger talks with environmental systems co esc chemclear said it was unable to reach agreement with environmental which was considering buying chemclear chemclear said it is considering other options including other business combinations and fi...
0
2,700
u s heating oil futures up sharply in april a supply shortage of number two oil in new york for prompt delivery boosted the april heating oil contract on u s energy futures traders said crude oil futures followed but gasoline futures lagged april heating oil ended cts higher to cts a gallon while april crude settled ct...
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5,527
new gasoline grade to raise u s refining costs a new grade of unleaded gasoline now being test marketed will increase refining costs when refiners can least afford it according to officials attending the national petroleum refiners association conference here the new grade of unleaded gasoline has an octane level of co...
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plaza group completes merger transaction plaza group said it completed a transaction in which it merged its wholly owned subsidiary flyfaire international inc into shefra inc a public company in return for a controlling interest in shefra with completion of the merger shefra changed its name to flyfaire international i...
0
2,671
amcast industrial corp acst nd qtr net qtr ends march one shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs six mths shr profit cts vs loss net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note figures for qtr and year prior include pre tax restructuring charge of mln reuter
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3,848
new york state electric nge ends acquisition new york state electric and gas corp said it has terminated its effort to acquire corning natural gas corp it cited as reasons the uncertain regulatory climate in new york state and the depresed price of new york state electric stock which has been caused by the delay in the...
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5,265
dune resources ltd dnlaf th qtr net shr profit one ct vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr loss eight cts vs loss three cts net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
12
6,428
environmental power corp powr year net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
12
3,841
gendis inc th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
12
3,809
ftc eases allied signal ald unit restrictions the federal trade commission said it eased a requirement that allied signal inc s allied corp subsidiary get prior ftc approval before making certain acquisitions in the high purity acid market the ftc said it ended the prior approval requirement because allied no longer ha...
0
5,234
mobil france to take pct stake in primagaz mobil corp s mob mobil oil francaise unit said it will take a stake of about pct in the french butane and propane gas distribution company primagaz in exchange for the transfer to primagaz of mobil s small and medium bulk propane activity small and medium bulk propane sales to...
0
788
wtd industries inc wtdi rd qtr jan net shr profit cts vs loss one ct net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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6,362
nixdorf world group net profit mln marks vs mln div marks
12
1,070
u s commercial paper falls billion dlrs in feb week fed says
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4,152
graphic industries grph ends buyout talks graphics industries inc said it terminated negotiations for the acquisition of holladay tyler printing corp rockville md the companies on march announced that they had signed an agreement in principle for the acquisition no reason was given termination of the negotiations reute...
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taft tfb rejects dlr shr offer taft braodacasting co said its board of directors unanimously decided not to accept the pending proposal of theta corp an investor group led by dudley taft the decision was based on among other things the advise of its financial advisors goldman sachs and co that the offer of dlrs per sha...
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1,247
struthers wells suw sees nov loss struthers wells corp said it expects to report a loss without tax benefit of about mln dlrs for the fiscal year ended november versus a profit of dlrs in fiscal the company added however that about mln dlrs of the loss relates to discontinued operations and disposal of subsidiaries the...
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