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u k intervention board details ec sugar sales a total tonnes of current series white sugar received export rebates of a maximum european currency units ecus per kilos at today s european community ec tender the u k intervention board said out of this traders in the u k received tonnes in the netherlands in denmark and ...
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royal resources corp rrco nd qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs first half shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs note losses include charges of mln dlrs in both periods vs mln dlrs in both periods for write down of oil and gas properties reuter
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dutch cocoa bean imports rise in january total dutch imports of cocoa beans rose to tonnes in january from in january while exports fell to tonnes from the central bureau of statistics said cocoa butter imports rose slightly to tonnes from while exports fell slightly to from tonnes imports of cocoa powder fell to tonne...
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4,050
wickes wix plans reverse split calls debt wickes cos inc said its board authorized a one for five reverse stock split and plans to call the company s its pct senior subordianted debentures due the company said it will seek shareholder approval of the reverse stock split at the annual shareholders meeting scheduled for ...
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waste management amends chemlawn offer raising it to dlrs a share from dlrs
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2,203
miyazawa says exchange rates will stay stable finance minister kiichi miyazawa told a press conference he thinks exchange rates will remain stable due to the currency accord reached in paris last month by six major industrialised nations but he did not say for how long the dollar has hovered around yen since the six ag...
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brazil trade surplus rises in february the trade surplus doubled in february to mln dlrs from january s mln but was below the mln of february official figures show the director of the banco do brasil s foreign trade department cacex roberto fendt told reporters the upturn in february confirmed a rising trend in exports...
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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 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 subscribers acton said proceed...
0
3,267
u s bank income shows first drop in years problems in the farmbelt and oilpatch regions contributed to the first decline in overall income for u s banks in a quarter century the federal deposit insurance corp fdic said the nation s commercial banks had net income of billion dlrs in down slightly from s record billion d...
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api says distillate stocks off mln bbls gasoline off mln crude off mln
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2,126
u s bank discount borrowings average mln dlrs a day in march week fed says
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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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first world cheese inc fwch th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit nil net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs vs year shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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4,469
delta group dltl l year to jan shr net basis p vs p shr nil basis p vs p div p making p vs p pretax profit mln stg vs mln net after tax mln vs mln outside shareholders interests mln vs mln extraordinary debit vs mln turnover mln vs mln profit breakdown by activity electrical equipment mln stg vs mln engineering mln vs ...
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736
varian var buys analytichem international varian associates inc said it acquired all the outstanding stock of closely held analytichem international inc for an undisclosed amount of cash analytichem based in harbor city calif is a supplier of bonded phase preparation products used to prepare chemical samples for analys...
0
5,529
renault rena pa yr ended dec consolidated net loss billion francs vs loss billion consolidated net turnover billion francs vs billion consolidated debt billion francs vs billion net loss car making billion francs vs loss billion net loss industrial vehicles mln vs loss billion note the company said the consolidated net...
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6,343
zambian currency falls at foreign exchange auction the zambian currency further depreciated yesterday at the second auction since the introduction of a two tier foreign exchange system last month the central bank of zambia said the kwacha was pegged at to the dollar compared to last week s rate of to the dollar the ban...
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furniture ufurf ups bench craft sofa stake universal furniture ltd said in a filing with the securities and exchange commission that it had increased its stake in bench craft inc common stock to shares or pct of the total outstanding universal said its universal furniture industries n v unit bought bench craft shares m...
0
514
beneficial corp to sell insurance unit removing company from insurance business
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3,499
public service co of n h pnh omits dividend public service co of new hampshire said its board voted to omit the quarterly dividend which would have been paid on may the company said the omission is the thirteenth consecutive dividend omission reuter
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5,058
u k money market given further mln stg help the bank of england said it gave the money market a further mln stg assistance in the afternoon session this takes the bank s total assistance so far today to mln stg and compares with its forecast shortage which it earlier revised up to mln stg from mln the central bank purc...
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fed says it sets two billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements
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australia said to rely too much on oil taxes the government s over reliance on revenue from crude oil is adversely affecting australia s economic performance australian petroleum exploration association apea chairman dennis benbow said over one third of australia s indirect tax income is derived from oil at a time of f...
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1,149
m corp inc year dec net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note share results reflect two for one stock split in june reuter
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4,492
oracle corp orcl rd qtr feb net shr cts vs eight cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note share adjusted for two for one stock split current year net includes capitalized software costs of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in nine mths reuter
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180
sdc sydney development corp nine mths loss period ended december oper shr loss dlrs vs loss cts oper loss vs loss revs vs note current shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or five cts shr versus extraordinary gain of dlrs or four cts shr reuter
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3,283
tel offshore trust teloz ups quarterly payout qtly distribution cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record march reuter
12
1,588
gkn pretax profit mln stg vs mln
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2,548
luby s cafeterias inc lub nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net mln vs sales mln vs mln note current year net both periods includes dlr gain from land sale share adjusted for three for two split in august reuter
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5,176
basf ag basf f year year to december world group pre tax profit billion marks vs billion world group turnover billion vs billion world group investment in fixed assets billion vs billion parent company pre tax profit billion vs billion parent turnover billion vs billion parent domestic turnover billion vs billion paren...
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6,332
comterm inc year jan loss oper shr loss cts vs profit eight cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note net excludes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts shr from settlement of provision for discontinued operations vs yr ago tax gain of dlrs or three cts shr reuter
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184
viacom via receives two revised offers viacom international inc said it received revised merger offers from national amusements inc and mcv holdings inc the company said the special committee plans to meet later today to review both offers viacom said national amusements arsenal holdings inc raised the value of its off...
0
1,263
patrick petroleum co ppc year loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs mln avg shrs vs note current year includes tax credit of dlrs reuter
12
1,295
cyacq extends tender for cyclops cyl cyacq corp said it extended its dlr a share tender offer for cyclops corp to march from today cyacq was formed by citicorp capital investors ltd and audio video affiliates inc ava to acquire cyclops the tender offer began on february six the offer is conditioned upon at least pct of...
0
4,683
baldrige sees u s trade gap dropping soon commerce secretary malcolm baldrige said the u s trade deficit should start to decline soon possibly in the figures for february or march we could see the trade deficit start down in february or march baldrige said in an appearance before the senate governmental affairs committ...
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american barrick abx sells coal assets american barrick resources corp said it sold two coal supply agreements and certain mining equipment representing substantially all of the assets of its two ohio coal mines to peabody coal co of kentucky terms were not disclosed proceeds from the sale combined with the sale of the...
0
1,626
opec reaffirms commitment to fixed prices ceiling opec has reaffirmed its commitment to fixed crude oil prices of around dlrs a barrel and an overall output ceiling of mln barrels per day bpd to defend prices its president rilwanu lukman said he told a news conference here after due consultation with my colleagues in o...
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1,936
borg warner to sell industrial products business for about mln dlrs
0
5,309
republic pictures corp rpica th qtr loss oper shr loss two cts vs profit eight cts oper net loss vs profit revs vs year oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note current qtr and year figures exclude losses from discontinued operations of dlrs or seven cts per share and dlrs or nin...
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0
bahia cocoa review showers continued throughout the week in the bahia cocoa zone alleviating the drought since early january and improving prospects for the coming temporao although normal humidity levels have not been restored comissaria smith said in its weekly review the dry period means the temporao will be late th...
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diamond shamrock dia cuts crude prices diamond shamrock corp said that effective today it had cut its contract prices for crude oil by dlrs a barrel the reduction brings its posted price for west texas intermediate to dlrs a barrel the copany said the price reduction today was made in the light of falling oil product p...
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1,563
miyazawa says paris accord helping stabilise rates finance minister kiichi miyazawa said the paris currency accord has contributed to the stability of exchange rates miyazawa told a press conference the agreement reached last month in paris by six major industrial nations to cooperate in bringing about currency stabili...
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sweden sets october deadline for s africa boycott sweden announced its promised program of unilateral economic sanctions against south africa and gave firms an october deadline to cut trading links foreign trade minister anita gradin said a trade boycott of south africa and neighbouring namibia would take effect from j...
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dom republic sells czarnikow tons sugar the dominican republic sold long tons of sugar for immediate delivery with an option for tons more to czarnikow rionda of new york the state sugar council announced it was not immediately clear when the sale was made or at what price a council communique said the sale was made at...
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comtech cmtl to sell premier microwave comtech inc said it agreed in principle to sell pct of its outstanding shares in premier microwave corp for seven mln dlrs it said the buyers include an investment group composed of the unit s management the company said it expects the sale to close in the next few weeks proceeds ...
0
2,687
consolidated pipe lines co year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
12
5,817
certificated cotton stocks certificated cotton stocks deliverable on the new york cotton exchange no cotton futures contract as of march were reported at bales unchanged from the previous day s figure there were no bales awaiting review and bales awaiting decertification reuter
7
3,484
corrected federal paper board co fbo payout qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record march company corrects amount of previous payment in march item to show there was no change reuter
12
3,006
cpc international inc cpc regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
12
6,016
american hoist and derrick co aho st qtr net qtr ended march shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss rev mln vs mln note qtr net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs reuter
12
3,581
heldor industries hldr st qtr loss qtr ends jan shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs revs vs note qtr includes tax gain for insurance claims qtr also includes non recurring expense for discontinued operations and consolidation of four distribution service centers reuter
12
2,487
everest and jennings international eja th qtr shr profit nine cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln year shr profit dlrs vs loss cts net profit mln vs loss sales mln vs mln note net both periods includes dlr provision for plant closing net includes gains on sale of west los angeles real estate of dlrs in ...
12
2,504
derlan acquires pct of aurora industries derlan industries ltd said it acquired pct of aurora industries inc of montgomery illinois for an undisclosed price closing is subject to completion of legal formalities derlan said reuter
0
1,859
britain calls on japan to increase imports britain today called on japan to increase foreign imports or risk the rise of protectionism and the harm it would bring to it and other trading nations british trade and industry secretary paul channon said japan must heed a report issued by a japanese government advisory body...
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5,863
roadway motor plazas inc rd qtr jan shr two cts vs one cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine months shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
12
6,197
fine art acquisitions ltd faaa th qtr net shr three cts vs three cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note year net includes gain of dlrs or one cent a share from tax loss carryforward reuter
12
5,071
tokheim tok sees improving sales in tokheim corp manufacturer of electronic petroleum marketing systems said it expects shipments of tokheim convenience systems tcs its new family of dispensers to improve its sales trend throughout tokheim said shipments of tcs will begin in the second quarter earlier the company repor...
12
651
merrimac industries inc mmac th qtr net shr five cts vs cts net vs sales vs year shr cts vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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5,690
giant food inc gfs a th qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vsd dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note had weeks vs weeks in th qtr had weeks vs weeks in reuter
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4,325
plenum publishing corp plen th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs gross income mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln gross income mln vs mln note share adjusted for five for two stock split effective yesterday net includes gains on sale of securities pretax of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
12
2,470
warburg pincus starts symbion symb bid warburg pincus capital corp said it has started a tender offer for up to common shares of symbion inc at dlrs each in a newspaper advertisement the firm said the opffer is not conditioned on receipt of any minimum number of shares but is conditioned on holders of nor more than sym...
0
1,308
sandox buys stauffer seeds sandoz corp s northrup king co said it bought stauffer seeds a unit of stauffer chemical co terms were not disclosed reuter
0
1,632
novo industri a s nvo co year pre tax income mln danish crowns vs mln sales billion crowns vs billion income after tax mln crowns vs mln earnings per crown share crowns vs dividend pct unchanged reuter
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269
mercury entertainment mcry sees better results mercury entertainment corp said it expects improved results in the company today reported a loss for the year ended november of dlrs on revenues of dlrs compared with a loss of dlrs on revenues of dlrs a year before reuter
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5,923
control resource industries inc crix th qtr shr loss five cts vs profit eight cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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3,571
azure ventures to buy advertising unit azure ventures ltd said it signed a letter of intent to acquire john paul richards and associates inc the company said if the merger is approved by shareholders of both companies the shareholders of john paul richards would become majority shareholders owning pct of the common sto...
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947
report due on oil imports and national security a presidential commission that has been studying oil imports including their effect on national security is to to make its report soon the white house said spokesman marlin fitzwater said the panel set up last october to examine u s oil import needs would make its report ...
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650
molecular genetics inc mogn th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs revs vs avg shrs vs note current year net both periods excludes charge dlrs from cumulative effect of accounting change for patents net both periods include...
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3,671
german veba placement said likely early next week the placement of the german federal government s pct stake in utility veba ag vebg f would probably take place early next week banking sources said share dealers said speculation had arisen in the early pre bourse market that the veba announcement could come as early as...
0
327
little prince productions ltd ltlp st qtr loss qtr ended dec shr profit nil vs loss nil net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
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1,589
u k money market shortage forecast at mln stg the bank of england said it forecast a liquidity shortage of around mln stg in the market today among the main factors the bank said bills maturing in official hands and the treasury bill take up would drain mln stg from the system while below target bankers balances and a ...
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british caledonian group announces big losses british caledonian group britain s second largest airline has announced a mln stg pretax loss for the financial year ending last october compared with a record pre tax profit of mln stg in chairman sir adam thomson told reporters a decline in u s transatlantic traffic follo...
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economic spotlight bolivia bolivia once latin america s most delinquent debtor is preparing for a second international monetary fund agreement after an economic stabilisation program has effectively slowed inflation and reduced public spending a fund spokesman said an imf team would visit la paz shortly to discuss term...
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painewebber pwj unit ups shaer shoe shs stake mitchell hutchins asset management inc a new york investment firm and subsidiary of painewebber group inc said it raised its voting stake in shaer shoe corp to shares or pct from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission mitchell hutchins said it...
0
5,632
welbilt welb completes acquisitions welbilt corp said it completed the previously announced acquisitions of the assets of l and m manufacturing co and food machinery engineering co two manufacturers of automated bakery production equipment headquartered in toronto reuter
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254
newport corp nesp nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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5,001
south korea plans pct budget rise in south korea plans to increase the size of its budget in by to pct from this year s billion won economic planning board officials said the proposed boost is based on a government forecast that gross national product gnp will grow by more than pct and the gnp deflator by pct in agains...
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3,908
lilco revises net to include mln dlr loss provision
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4,744
ec sugar tender seen as further concession the rebates granted at yesterday s ec sugar tender represent a further concession to producers complaints that they are losing money on exports outside the bloc trade sources said they said the maximum rebate of european currency units ecus per kilos was ecus below what produc...
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cbt discusses major changes for renovation chicago board of trade cbt agricultural and financial futures markets could be in for a period of major upheaval later this year if the exchange goes ahead with planned renovation a cbt spokesman told reuters the exchange was looking at a number of options to identify the most...
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fed expected to add reserves the federal reserve is expected to intervene in the government securities market to add temporary reserves via customer or system repurchase agreements economists said most economists said the fed will inject reserves indirectly via customer repurchases but they added that the fed might opt...
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akzo revises profit up slightly dutch chemicals group akzo nv akzo as said in its annual report it had revised its net profit figure up to mln guilders from a provisional mln guilders announced in january the turnover figure was unchanged at billion guilders akzo said it would be difficult to maintain this profit level...
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4,696
la quinta motor inns inc lqm rd qtr feb net shr profit cts vs loss nine cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln nine mths shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note current net includes gain on sale of inns of dlrs for qtr and dlrs for nine mths reuter
12
2,880
exxon xon may close one french refinery exxon corp the world s largest oil company said in a published interview today that it was reviewing its worldwide refinery operations and might decide to close on of its french refineries lee r raymond exxon s new president singled out the possibility of a closure of one of exxo...
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3,734
usacafes usf sets higher dividend usacafes lp said its board declared a quarterly dividend of cts per unit its first since converting to a limited partnership the company as usacafes inc had paid a quarterly dividend of nine cts per share it said the restructuring as a partnership has substantially increased the cash a...
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871
usair group rejects trans world airlines takeover bid
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3,415
italian net reserves rise in february italy s net official reserves rose to billion lire in february from a previously reported billion in january the bank of italy said gold holdings at end february totalled billion lire unchanged on january convertible currencies totalled billion lire up from billion in january while...
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tokyo bank of japan buys small amount of dollars dealers said
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australian offer for san miguel shares diversified investment company ariadne australia ltd has offered billion pesos for mln shares in the philippine brewing firm san miguel a manila newspaper reported the sunday times quoted a letter sent yesterday to president corazon aquino from ariadne s chairman new zealander bru...
0
1,045
lucky stores inc lks reinstates quarterly div qtly div cts vs nil pay april record march note in quarters preceeding th qtr dividend was cts reuter
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2,500
bralorne resources ltd year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note includes charge of mln dlrs due to writedown of oil and gas interests writeoff of goodwill and patents provision against disposal of surplus inventory losses on disposition of operating units and writedown of assets hel...
12
3,366
some south african miners return to work some black workers returned to work after staging one day strikes at two mines on monday the national union of mineworkers and the companies that own the mines said about miners resumed work at the grootvlei gold mine east of johannesburg after protesting the transfer of colleag...
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4,685
varity corp vat th qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs loss one ct net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs profit revs billion vs billion note current yr loss includes reorganization charge of mln dlrs vs yr ago reorganization charge of mln dlrs shr after preferred divs u s dlrs reuter
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crew union sets pact with pacific southwest psg pacific southwest airlines said it reached an agreement with the southwest crew controllers association needed to satisfy conditions of usair group s u proposed acquisition of psa psa said this is the third of four unions agreement is needed with for usair s acquisition t...
0
5,483
southern hospitality corp shos rd qtr feb shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln reuter
12
1,730
perini corp pcr sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record may reuter
12
627
chauvco resources ltd year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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2,100
volcker sees no clearcut evidence that u s trade deterioration has yet been reversed
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first eastern corp febc completes acquisition first eastern corp said it has completed the acquisition of peoples bank of nanticoke pa in an exchange of first eastern shares for each peoples share peoples has assets of about mln dlrs reuter
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fairfax says higher tax hits first half earnings media group john fairfax ltd ffxa s said that its flat first half net profit partly reflected the impact of changes in the australian tax system fairfax earlier reported net earnings edged up pct to mln dlrs in the weeks ended december from mln a year earlier although pr...
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