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jones medical industries inc jmed th qtr net shr six cts vs five cts net vs sales vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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providence energy pvy finalizes acquisition providence energy corp said it completed the purchase of north attleboro gas co terms were not disclosed north attleboro serves residential customers commercial customers and industrial customers reuter
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pneumatic scale co pnu sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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new rubber pact appears in the balance negotiations on a new international natural rubber agreement inra are approaching the make or break point and prospects for a future pact appear to be in the balance delegates said manaspas xuto of thailand chairman of the inra renegotiation conference is holding consultations wit...
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gould gld completes sale of french battery unit gould inc said it has completed the sale of its french battery business compagnie francaise d electro chimie to a group of investors including the unit s employees and gnb inc of minnesota gould did not disclose terms of the deal gould said the move is part of its previou...
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correction non communist february aluminium in today s london item non communist february aluminium output up ipai please read in first paragraph and throughout daily average primary aluminium production correcting from average unwrought aluminium production reuter
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arco sells two agricultural research operations atlantic richfield co said it sold its plan cell research institute unit and its arco seed co operations in two transactions for undisclosed prices the company said it sold dublin calif based plant cell research to montedision spa of milan italy and arco seed co to u f ge...
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5,254
bow valley industries bvi sets secondary issue bow valley industries ltd said it filed a preliminary short form prospectus in canada and the united states for a secondary offering of pct of outstanding common stock or common shares being sold by certain shareholders the company said bowcan holdings inc a holding compan...
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correction ashton tate item in torrance calif item ashton tate tate th qtr net please read quarter average shares as mln not mln reuter
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nymex rule change seen boosting energy trade the new york mercantile exchange said it will introduce exchanges for physicals efps to its energy futures markets april one an exchange spokeswoman said the change will allow oil traders that do not hold a futures position to initiate after the exchange closes a transaction...
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ec industry output growth slows in european community industrial output increased by an average of around two pct last year compared with pct growth recorded in against a year earlier the ec statistics office eurostat said growth was highest in portugal at five pct while in greece output contracted by pct eurostat said...
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torchmark tmk authorizes stock repurchase torchmark corp said its board authorized the purchase from time to time of a significant portion of its pct convertible subordinated debentures as of february it said there were outstanding mln dlrs of the principal amount of debenures the company also said it plans to redeem t...
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restoration of coffee export quotas before october seems unlikely ico producer delegates
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american barrick abx sells ohio assets american barrick resources corp said it sold two coal supply agreements and substantially all assets at its two coal mines in ohio to peabody coal co of henderson kentucky for an undisclosed price the company said proceeds from this sale together with the sale of the remaining coa...
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3,779
waste management wmx hikes chemlawn chem bid waste management inc said it amended its offer to buy the outstanding shares of chemlawn corp to dlrs a share on thursday the company said it was prepared to bid dlrs a share up from its original dlrs a share offer as a result of the price increase made through waste managem...
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2,449
german bank sees higher gold price for gold is expected to continue its rise this year due to renewed inflationary pressures especially in the u s hamburg based vereins und westbank ag said it said in a statement the stabilisation of crude oil prices and the organisation of petroleum exporting countries efforts to achi...
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allegheny international ag sells wilkinson allegheny international inc said it sold its wilkinson sword consumer group to the swedish match co of stockholm for for mln dlrs after settlement of intercompany transactions between the wilkinson sword groups and allegheny the net payment by swedish match will amount to abou...
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3,714
twa twa in court settlement with usair u trans world airlines inc said it reached an agreement yesterday in federal court with usair group inc that prevents twa from buying additional shares of usair under the agreement twa which holds about pct of usair stock will not buy more usair shares before april and will not do...
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6,498
hi shear industries inc hsi sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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fed sets two billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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rubber leaf disease seen affecting supply prices the leaf disease corenes pora which has affected some rubber trees in sri lanka and indonesia is likely to force a cut in supply and push up depressed prices a malaysian rubber disease researcher said trees with leaves hit by the fungus disease cannot be saved and must b...
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falcon cable systems fal th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs vs year shr loss dlrs vs loss seven cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs note net losses included extraordinary losses of in th qtr vs year ago and extraordinary losses for year of vs a year ago reuter
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sumita says bank will intervene if necessary bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said in a statement the central bank will intervene in foreign exchange markets to stabilise exchange rates if necessary in close cooperation with other major industrial nations sumita said the bank will take adequate measures including ...
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concord fabrics inc cis nd qtr oper net ended march one oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln six mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note excludes net gain of dlrs or cts shr in current qtr and six mths from disposal of discontinued operations year ago excludes loss of dlrs or three cts in q...
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5,396
japan february unemployment falls to pct pct in january official
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spendthrift farms sfi gets bid for control spendthrift farm inc said it has received three tentative proposals to acquyire control of the company it said it is evaluating the proposals and will not comment further unless a definitive agreement is reached reuter
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hongkong bank of canada st qtr jan net net mln vs not given note results not comparable with last year due to november acquisition of bank of british columbia subsidiary of hongkong and shanghai banking corp reuter
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adams russell electronics aare in purchase adams russell electronics co inc said it has acquired hermetronics plc a maker of hermetic integrated circuit packages for about dlrs the company said hermetronics is expected to have sales of over dlrs for the year ending this month reuter
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4,994
anz bank says it will cut australian prime to pct from on march
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twa twa sees benefits in usair u merger trans world airlines inc which disclosed that it does not intend to seek control of usair group at this time said it still believes a combination of the two airlines would have benefits to both in a filing with the securities and exchange commission twa which is controlled by car...
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data general dgn to take nd qtr charge data general corp said it expects to record an extraordinary pretax charge of about mln dlrs in the second quarter ended march the company said the charge will result from a redemption of debt on may data general said it will redeem mln dlrs of outstanding pct sinking fund debentu...
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dixie yarns dxyn to acquire ti caro inc dixie yarns inc and ti caro inc jointly said they signed a merger agreement calling for dixie to acquire all ti caro s stock in exchange for three mln of dixie s common the companies said the previously announced merger has been approved by ti caro s board and is expected to clos...
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rospatch to respond to diagnostic bid
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harcourt brace hbj sets harper hpr deadline harcourt brace jovanovich inc said it has told harper and row publishers inc representatives that it intends to withdraw its proposal to acquire harper and row for dlrs per share in cash if the parties have not made satisfactory progress in discussions by the close of busines...
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zim energy zimr to sell shares privately zim energy corp said it has entered into an agreement for a group consisting of strategy and development inc norsk vikingolje a s of oslo and mis gas corp which already owns one third of zim to buy to mln new common shares at cts each in association with polo energy corp and jag...
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carter wallace inc car sets regular payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record april reuter
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hre properties hre cuts quarterly hre properties said its board cut the quarterly dividend to cts per share from cts payable april to holders of record march hre said the board reduced the dividend due to the continuing impact of overbuilding in its office building markets and its inability to replace the income from h...
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salant qslt files reorganization plan salant corp said it and its thomson co inc and obion co inc subsidiaries have filed a joint reorganization plan with the u s bankruptcy court and expect to emerge from chapter bankruptcy in the near future the company said a hearing on the adequacy of the associated disclosure plan...
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french february inflation between and pct vs pct in january official
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american international petroleum to buy assets american international petroleum corp aipn said it agreed to acquire for one mln dlrs the assets of a western louisiana oil and gas company american international would not identify the company american said assets included nine leases totalling acres various working inter...
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mitsubishi chemical industries ltd mcit t year year ended january parent shr yen vs div five yen vs same net billion vs billion current billion vs billion operating billion vs billion sales billion vs billion note company forecast for current year parent div five yen net seven to eight billion current billion sales bil...
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pantera pant and pizza pza agree to merge pantera s corp said it agreed in principle to acquire pizza inn inc in a cash and stock transaction under terms of the proposed transaction each pizza inn share can be exchanged for either three dlrs in cash plus the lesser of shares of pantera s common stock or dlrs market val...
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twa confirms ownership of pct of usair group
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chrysler to take over renault stake in american motors says renault
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new zealand press group buys more texas newspapers independent newspapers ltd inl said it bought two more community newspapers in houston texas through a subsidiary there for an undisclosed sum inl said in a statement houston community newspapers inc bought the south west advocate and the south bend advocate with combi...
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1,738
ppg industries ppg sees growth in ppg industries inc will continue to show earnings growth in despite a difficult economic climate the company said in its annual report mailed to shareholders today for the company s earnings rose five pct to mln dlrs on revenues that increased eight pct to billion dlrs earnings per sha...
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am international am cites strong prospects am international inc reporting an operating loss for the january second quarter said prospects for the balance of the fiscal year remain good it said orders at its harris graphics subsidiary acquired in june continue to run at a strong pace for the six months orders rose pct o...
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trico tro gets chinese contract trico industries inc said it has received a six mln dlr contract to supply hydraulic lift equipment for heavy crude oil production for the chinese ministry of petroleum industry the company said the equipment is for use in the laiohe oilfield miles northeast of peking and will equip a we...
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dasa corp dasa year net shr profit three cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs reuter
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volcker pushes spending cuts over trade bill federal reserve board chairman paul volcker said reducing the federal budget deficit was a more important goal for congress than drafting trade legislation reduce the budget deficit volcker responded when asked by a member of the senate banking committee about trade legislat...
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first union func acquisition advances first union corp said shareholders of first north port bancorp of northport fla have approved a merger into first union for dlrs per share or about dlrs the company said the acquisition is still subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during the second quart...
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firm agrees to merge with lotoquik int l chatsworth enterprises inc a publicly held shell corporation said it signed a letter of intent to merger with lotoquik international ltd a nassau bahamas based maker of video lottery machines under terms of the merger agreement chatsworth said lotoquik shareholders would own a m...
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unitrode corp utr th qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note income before taxes for the mths ended jan includes gains for fire insurance settlement and unusual charges of for provisions for estimated cost of seve...
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corrected austria growth forecast revised austrian gross domestic product growth for this year is likely to be between and pct helmut kramer head of the semi official institute for economic research wifo said this compared with a two pct growth forecast made by the wifo last december kramer made the forecast at a meeti...
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u s feb durable goods orders rose pct nondefense durables rose pct
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gca corp gca year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note loss includes loss of mln dlrs from discontinued operations loss includes gain of mln dlrs from discontinued operations reuter
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5,655
overland express inc over year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note includes loss of mln dlrs from restructuring note loss includes mln dlrs for restructuring costs associated with disposal of property loss also includes the sale at a loss of the company s aircraft reuter
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2,137
unocal raises most crude prices cts today wti at dlrs
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conchemco inc ckc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april six record march reuter
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2,914
coastal cgp sees increase in profits coastal corp said it expected earnings for to be significantly above profits of mln dlrs last year in a letter to shareholders appearing in the company s newly issued annual report coastal chairman oscar wyatt did not elaborate on how much earnings were expected to increase the prof...
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3,270
ameritech ait regular dividend set qtly div dlrs vs dlrs pay may record march note full name is american information technologies corp reuter
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1,806
coke affiliate to sell delaurentiis deg stake de laurentiis entertainment group inc said embassy communications a californai general partnership affiliated with coca cola co ko plans to sell its pct stake in the company in a filing with the securities and exchange commission for a secondary offering de laurentiis said ...
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morse shoe inc mrs th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs reuter
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enterra corp en th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note net both periods includes mln dlr weritedown of assets of services segment and southeast asian joint venture reuter
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1,865
ecuador to ask opec to raise export quota ecuador will ask opec to raise its oil export quota by barrels per day to to compensate for lost output due to last week s earthquake deputy energy minister fernando santos alvite said santos alvite who arrived in caracas last night to discuss an aid plan for ecuador did not sa...
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princeville development corp pvdc year loss shr diluted loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs diluted vs note current year includes loss of mln dlrs from takeover defense expenses also includes losses of mln dlrs vs dlrs from equity in limited partnerships reuter
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soviet minister says trade boost up to french soviet first deputy prime minister vsevolod murakhovsky said at the end of a brief visit here his country wanted to boost joint business with france but that a reduction of france s trade deficit with the soviet union depended on the french murakhovsky who is also chairman ...
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bp units seek five billion dlr revolving credit to support standard oil tender
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inter city gas corp th qtr shr cts vs cts
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talks fail to end brazilian seamen s strike pay talks aimed at ending a week old national seamen s strike collapsed today and the strike will continue a union official said the walkout by brazil s seamen has idled ships in various ports jorge luis leao franco a senior official of the national merchant marine union told...
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bank of england does not operate in money market the bank of england said it had not operated in the money market during the morning session earlier the bank revised its forecast of the liquidity position to flat from its original estimate of a mln stg surplus reuter
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u k money market offered early assistance the bank of england said it had invited an early round of bill offers from the discount houses after forecasting a very large shortage of around billion stg in the money market today more
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mid state mssl first federal in deal mid state federal savings and loan association said it and first federal savings and loan association of brooksville ffbv reached a definitive merger agreement as previously announced brooksville shareholders will get cash and stock in exchange for their shares the transaction is ex...
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u s approves buyout of coastal bancorp csbk coastal bancorp said the u s federal reserve board approved the acquisition of coastal by suffield financial corp ssbk the acquisition still requires approval from the banking department in maine the company noted reuter
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charter crellin inc crtr year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs one mln reuter
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5,342
reef energy rfen enters pipeline agreement reef energy corp said its board entered into agreements with penteco corp a private tulsa based company to buy a pct interest in the general partnership of penteco east central pipeline and a pct interest in lincoln gas and marketing corp penteco east is a gas gathering and tr...
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bangemann calls for currency calm west german economics minister martin bangemann urged a halt to the talking down of the dollar by both official and private institutions in the u s saying calm was needed on the foreign exchanges speaking at the opening of the th hanover industry fair bangemann said radical changes in ...
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fairchild industries inc fen th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs oper loss eight cts oper net loss vs profit rev mln vs mln year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss rev mln vs mln note per share results after provision for pfd dividends fourth qtr earnings exclude loss from discontinued operations of mln...
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senate wants japan semiconducter pact enforced the u s senate has unanimously called for president reagan immediately to force japan to live up to a pledge to stop dumping its microchips and open its markets to u s chipmakers the senate voted to to urge reagan to impose penalties on japanese high technology products co...
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hartford national corp hnat regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record march reuter
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jordan petrocanada agree oil exploration project a two year project to search for oil and gas in jordan was agreed in amman by jordan s natural resources authority nra and the canadian company petrocanada international assistance corporation pciac the mln dlr assistance agreement was signed by jordan s minister of ener...
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uganda disappointed by coffee talks failure uganda africa s second largest coffee producer was disappointed by the stalemate in recent coffee talks in london the chairman of the state run coffee marketing board cmb said this has not been good for coffee producers more so in a situation where the prices dropped by pound...
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dart darta makes offer for supermarkets sgl dart group corp said it offered to buy supermarkets general corp for dlrs per share in cash earlier supermarkets general said an unsolicited third party had made the offer analysts estimated the value at about billion dlrs based on mln shares outstanding kidder peabody and co...
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4,328
ec member states cool on cereal plans european community ec member states have generally given a cool initial reaction to proposals by the european commission for cereal price changes and related measures in the coming season ec diplomats said they said that in meetings of the ec special committee on agriculture repres...
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corning glw hazleton hlc set excahnge ratio corning glass works said the exchange ratio for its previously announced acquisition of hazleton laboratories corp has been established at corning common share for each hazleton common share corning said the prospectus regarding the merger is expected to be mailed tomorrow to...
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citizens first bancorp inc cfb raises dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april note prior dividend is adjusted for recent six for five stock split reuter
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jordan sudan sign mln dlr barter trade pact jordan and sudan signed a barter trade agreement under which they will exchange mln dlrs worth of goods a year sudanese officials said they said sudan will export corn sesame peanuts spices and cow hides while jordan will export cement tomato puree chemicals and pharmaceutica...
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ain leasing corp rd qtr jan loss shr loss six cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs nine mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs reuter
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legal and general group pre tax profit mln stg vs mln
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3,860
dryclean usa year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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6,287
scott instruments corp scti year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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4,515
thomson mckinnon income fund dividend mthly div cts vs cts in prior month payable april six record marcxh reuter
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3,096
ultrasystems inc uls th qtr jan net shr cts vs ctsd net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note latest year net includes writeoff of investment in dawn enterprises ethanol refinery of cts shr reuter
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economic spotlight china s foreign debt up china s foreign debt reached billion dlrs by the end of but despite an over exposure to short term credits and yen borrowing china remains very creditworthy with an improved export outlook foreign bankers and chinese officials told reuters foreign bankers said china s total de...
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thai banks weigh new interest rate cut officials of five thai commercial banks are expected to meet tomorrow to seek agreement on cutting interest rates banking sources said they said they expect thai banks to opt for a cut to spur domestic loan demand to help reduce persistent high liquidity on the money market many b...
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american amr sets schedule for aircal merger amr corp s american airlines unit said it plans to complete the integration of aircal into its operations within four to five months american s merger with aircal announced last november received final approval from the department of transportation yesterday american said ri...
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echlin inc nd qtr shr cts vs cts
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first american fiama sees gain from sale first american bank and trust co said its pct owned associated mortgage investors amims subsidiary has sold its new england operations for about dlrs in cash and dlrs in stock resulting in a first quarter gain for first american of about dlrs after tax the company said the sale ...
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duriron duri completes valtek valt purchase duriron co inc said it has completed the acquisition of valtek inc for dlrs per share following valtek shareholder approval yesterday reuter
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taiwan says u s wants taiwan dollar to appreciate the united states wants taiwan s currency to appreciate faster to reduce taiwan s trade surplus with the u s a senior trade official said board of foreign trade director vincent siew told reporters on saturday u s officials told him in washington last week that unless t...
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