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bryn mawr bank corp bmtc ups dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior payable may one record april note bryn mawr was reorganized as a holding company on january resulting in each share of bryn mawr trust co being converted into three shares of the new holding company s stock the cts dividend represents a pct increase over p...
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mcdonald s mcd up on reaffirmed recommendation mcdonald s corp rose sharply today after receiving a second recommendation in as many sessions traders said today analyst richard simon of goldman sachs and co reaffirmed his recommendation of the stock and put it on his focus list traders familiar with the recommendation ...
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empire of carolina inc emp year net shr dlrs vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note results restated to include deltona corp dlt investment on equity method reuter
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marcus mrcs votes pct stock dividend marcus corp said its board voted a pct stock dividend to be distributed may record april it said the dividend applies equally to holders of its common stock and class b common reuter
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willcox and gibbs inc wg th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note operating net excludes gains of dlrs or cts a share in quarter and dlrs or dlrs a share in year from tax carryforwards reuter
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metropolitan federal mftn to make acquisition metropolitan federal savings and loan association said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire american trust of hendersonville tenn for an undisclosed amount of cash american trust had year end assets of over mln dlrs reuter
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comdata network agrees to higher offer from welsh carson anderson
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tribune trb completes cable system sale tribune co said it completed the sale of the danville va cable television system to cablevision industries ltd partnership affiliated with cablevision industries inc of liberty n y it said the danville system was one of two systems acquired by tribune on september as part of its ...
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taft tfb stock rises on proposal taft broadcasting co stock rose almost three points today as its vice chairman and an investment group proposed to sweeten a takeover offer for the company however several arbitragers said they would shy away from the stock at its current price levels since it is unclear how high biddin...
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rospatch corp rejects offer from diagnostic retrieval systems inc
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franklin gold fund cuts dividend semi div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter
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japan consumer prices unchanged in february japan s consumer price index base was unchanged at in february from a month earlier the government s management and coodination agency said the index showed a pct drop in january the february index was down one pct from a year earlier for the third consecutive year on year dr...
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pantasote inc pnt th qtr loss oper shr loss four cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln note net excludes extraordinary charges from provision for roofing products warranties and costs from sale of printing laminate division o...
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cbi survey points to surge in u k output british manufacturers expect output to grow rapidly in the four coming months a confederation of british industry cbi survey shows the cbi s monthly trends survey for march shows that pct of the polled u k firms expect to raise output in the next four months only nine pct expect...
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john adams life corp jalc th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs vs year oper shr profit nil vs profit dlrs oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes realized investment gains of dlrs vs dlrs quarter and dlrs vs dlrs year net both periods exclu...
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philippines liquidity rises loan demand falls liquidity in the philippines rose in december while loan demand and short term lending rates fell the central bank said a bank official said m rose pct to a provisional billion pesos at the end of december from a month earlier for a year on year gain of pct she said short t...
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stanadyne stna united technologies end talks stanadyne inc said it terminated discussions about its proposed purchase of united technologies corp s diesel systems utx unit the reason was not disclosed reuter
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charming shoppes inc chrs th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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investor group has talks with pesch on ami ami wedge group inc a houston investment firm with a pct stake in american medical international inc said it has had talks with pesch and co which is seeking control of the company in a filing with the securities and exchange commission wedge which is owned by issam fares a le...
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measurex mx sells south african unit measurex corp said it completed the sale of its measurex south africa pty subsidiary to a group of employees who manage the operation measurex a maker of computer integrated manufacturing systems said the subsidiary represented less than one pct of worldwide revenues and the sale wi...
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monetary authorities said to lose credibility the monetary authorities of the major industrialised countries lost their credibility this week as the dollar was sold off despite pleas from ministers and widespread central bank intervention dealers said the dollar s fall below yen which follows last month s paris currenc...
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manufacturers national mntl raises prime manufacturers national bank of detroit said it increased its prime rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
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cabot medical corp cbot st qtr jan net shr four cts vs two cts net vs revs vs reuter
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bank of england drains money market liquidity the bank of england said it drained liquidity from the money market when it sold mln stg of treasury bills due march at rates between and pct earlier the bank estimated a surplus of around mln stg in the system today reuter
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thai sugar production increases thai sugar production totalled tonnes in january an increase of pct on january according to figures received by the international sugar organization november and december production figures also exceeded last year s totals with the result that output in the first three months of the seas...
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whittaker corp wkr st qtr jan net oper shr cts vs cts qtly div cts vs cts prior oper net vs sales mln vs mln note prior year net excludes loss from discontinued operations of dlrs company said common shares outstanding down significantly to reflecting retirement of about shares since start of restructurining in august ...
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taiwan steel firm sees lower exports more output state owned china steel corp said its steel exports will drop to some tonnes in the year ending june from more than in production by the company taiwan s largest steel maker is expected to rise to mln tonnes from mln a spokesman told reuters he attributed the export decl...
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mott s super markets inc msm th qtr jan shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss dlr net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mnln reuter
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taiwan to study suspending forex controls premier yu kuo hua ordered financial officials to quicken the pace of relaxing foreign exchange controls and study the possibility of suspending the controls a cabinet statement said the statement quoted yu as telling finance ministy and central bank officials the relaxation wa...
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egyptian central bank dollar rate unchanged egypt s central bank today set the dollar rate for commercial banks for march at dollars unchanged from the previous rate reuter
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asian dollar assets exceed billion dlrs the asian dollar market continued to expand in december with total assets and liabilities rising to billion u s dlrs from billion in november and billion in december the monetary authority of singapore said it said the increase came mainly from interbank activity with interbank l...
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gantos inc gtos th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note fiscal year ended feb reuter
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4,407
kirschner kmdc completes purchase kirschner medical corp said it completed the acquisition of minnesota mining and manufacturing s mmm orthopedic metal implant line division the acquisition price is mln dlrs in cash a six mln dlr three year note and shares of kirschner common stock the division had sales of mln dlrs in...
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south korea s leading indicators fall in december south korea s index of leading indicators fell pct to base in december after a pct rise in november representing a pct year on year gain from december economic planning board provisional figures show the index is based on indicators which include export values letters o...
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first national bank of boston bkb raises prime the first national bank of boston the main banking unit of bank of boston said it is raising its prime lending rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
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system software associates ssax st qtr net periods end january and shr cts vs nine cts net vs revs vs note system software associates inc is full name of company reuter
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bei holdings ltd beih st qtr jan net shr cts vs eight cts net vs rev mln vs mln note qtr includes extraordinary gain of dlrs or six cts a share versus dlrs or two cts a share in fiscal s first qtr reuter
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bulletin says tin price may rise to ringgit the tin price is likely to rise to ringgit a kilo this year because of the producers accord on export quotas and the reluctance of brokers and banks to sell the metal at lower prices a malaysian government bulletin said the malaysian tin bulletin said it is in producers inter...
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national semiconductor nsm cites improved results national semiconductor corp said improved results at its semiconductor group helped reduce losses in the third quarter and nine months in the quarter ended march the group had a modest sales increase and major improvement in operating performance compared to the year ag...
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british compound feed production detailed feed compounds balancers and concentrates produced in britain in the five weeks ended january totalled tonnes against tonnes produced in the same period ministry of agriculture figures show however cattle calf feed output the largest single component was pct down at tonnes agai...
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bally bly completes purchase of golden nugget bally manufacturing corp said it completed the acquisition of the golden nugget casino hotel in atlantic city new jersey from golden nugget inc bally also acquired from golden nugget various parcels of real estate in atlantic city it noted the transaction included mln dlrs ...
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service resources corp src th qtr net oper shr profit five cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs year oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln note net excludes losses from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs mln dlrs in year ne...
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benguet corp be calendar net income mln pesos vs mln operating revenues billion vs billion operating profit mln vs mln earnings per share vs note company statement said gold operations contributed pct of consolidated earnings reuter
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2,041
century telephone ctl to sell properties century telephone enterprises inc said it has accepted an offer to sell its cable television properties in michigan tennessee florida arkansas and louisiana for a substantial gain the company said details were not disclosed reuter
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cooper says offer must include class a shares cooper canada ltd said it told those who have expressed interest in acquiring control of the company that it would entertain no offer unless it were made to holders both of class a non voting shares and voting common reuter
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3,766
balance computer corp rd qtr jan loss shr loss one ct vs profit five cts net loss vs profit rev vs nine months shr profit one ct vs profit five cts net profit vs profit rev vs note the company was delisted from the nasdaq in november third qtr net includes extraordinary credit of dlrs or four cts a share reuter
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campeau and edward debartolo complete purchase campeau corp and the edward j debartolo corp have closed on their previously announced purchase of five of the regional shopping centers of allied stores corp campeau said it and the debartolo association will each hold a pct ownership interest in the shopping centers camp...
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1,048
longview fibre co lfbr quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
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shell to declare norway s draugen field commercial a s norske shell royal dutch shell group s rd as norwegian subsidiary said it has nearly concluded a billion crown development scheme for norway s draugen oil field and will declare the field commercial in the near future pending government approval of the scheme the f...
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south korea to keep trade surplus years south korean trade minister rha woong bae said his nation would maintain a trading surplus for three to five years as a way to cut its foreign debt he said in an interview with reuter that after a few years it was likely south korea would drop barriers to foreign goods and move t...
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burlington northern inc st qtr shr profit cts vs loss dlrs
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m d c holdings inc mdc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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5,316
colonial bancgroup clbga buys farmers colonial bancgroup said it acquired farmers and merchants bank a baldwin county bank with assets of mln dlrs through an exchange of stock valued at about mln dlrs colonial said it also signed letters of intent to acquire first federal bank in opelika athens limestone bank in athens...
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5,985
j p morgan says brazil action will reduce first quarter net by about mln dlrs
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japan long term prime seen cut to record low soon japan s long term banks will soon cut their prime rate now at a record low pct by or percentage point in response to falling secondary market yields on their five year debentures long term bankers said the long term prime rate is customarily set percentage point above t...
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telebyte technology inc tbti year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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technitrol inc tnl th qtr shr cts vs cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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uaw says it back chrysler c amc amo merger the united auto workers uaw union said it supports chrysler corp s proposal to buy american motors corp as creating a good match that potentially points the way to a more secure future for workers at both companies we believe our members interests can be well served within the...
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u s price data suggest moderate inflation latest consumer price data indicate u s inflation will be moderate in even though it will be above last year s pace economists said inflation is not such a constructive factor as this time last year but it s not building up a large head of steam said allan leslie of discount co...
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u s treasury s baker opposes tax increase u s treasury secretary james baker said that he opposes a federal tax increase to help reduce the budget deficit and favors spending cuts instead i don t think it s a tax increase is a very good idea and i m quite confident that president reagan doesn t think it s a very good i...
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commonwealty realty crtyz bay bay end talks commonwealth realty trust said preliminary merger talks with bay financial corp have been terminated due to a failure to agree on terms reuter
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banner bnr completes tender for rexnord rex banner industries inc said mln of the outstanding mln shares in rexnord inc were tendered pursuant to its dlr a share offer that closed at midnight est feb together with the five mln rexnard shares it already owns the company said it now holds a pct stake in the company it sa...
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5,404
japan housing starts rise in february japan s housing starts in february rose pct from a year earlier to the th successive year on year gain the construction ministry said february housing starts were up pct from in january when they fell pct from a month earlier but rose pct from a year earlier higher housing starts w...
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stars to go star gets stores agreement stars to go inc said it completed its acquisition of video centers previously owned by cvs international inc and located in circle k corp ckp stores in conjunction with the acquistion circle k also granted it the exclusive right to install video cassette rental centers in all exis...
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philippine coffee exports seen falling sharply philippine coffee exports are expected to fall sharply due to a combination of the international coffee organisation s ico decision not to revive export quotas and higher local prices ico certifying agency official dante de guzman told reuters he said exporter registration...
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crown resources crrs plans energy unit sale crown resources corp said it plans to sell its oklahoma based oil and gas unit as part of its strategy to focus on developing precious metals properties the company said it bought the wyona water flood oil and gas unit in for dlrs crown said the wyona field is fully developed...
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4,253
campbell red lake crk sets quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april note canadian funds reuter
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uk feb trade deficit mln stg vs deficit mln in jan official
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canadian foremost continues macedon sale talks canadian foremost ltd earlier reporting lower net profit said negotiations are continuing concerning the previously announced sale of the company s pct interest in macedon resources ltd if concluded the sale would be refelected in the company s results foremost said withou...
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1,804
bangor hydro electric co bang sets dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
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mci mcic president sees profit improvement mci communications corp president bert roberts said he expects mci s financial performance to improve in the current quarter compared to the previous quarter he said american telephone and telegraph co long distance rate cuts had cut into mci s fourth quarter performance but a...
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4,534
ec export licences for tonnes white sugar at rebate ecus french traders
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poco petroleums ltd st qtr jan net shr eight cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,817
iroquois brands ltd ibl th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln mths oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note excludes gain dlrs a share versus gain cts in the quarter and gain dlrs a share versus gain dlrs in the year from discontinued and dispo...
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crs sirrine plans major restructuring write off of up mln dlrs
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lincoln national corp lnc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
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u k confirms january sterling m rise the bank of england said the broad measure of u k money supply sterling m rose a seasonally adjusted pct in january after a pct rise in december the unadjusted year on year rise was pct after pct in the year to december the narrow measure of money supply m fell by a seasonally adjus...
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u s jobs data said to rule out fed tightening a steep drop in goods producing jobs detracted from u s march non farm payroll employment and makes it unlikely that the federal reserve will tighten monetary policy to defend the dollar economists said u s march non farm payroll employment rose less than the gain of to the...
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bp says it will tender for remaining pct of standard oil at dlrs a share cash
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philip crosby pcro sees lower th qtr results philip crosby associates inc said it expects its audited results for s fourth quarter to be lower than its previously estimated to cts per share philip crosby jr executive vice president said normal accounting adjustments as well as a review of the company s international op...
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u s credit market outlook mini refunding a hefty slice of new u s treasury supply is not the most welcome prospect for a slumbering credit market but at least this week s offerings should provide it with some focus economists said banks and mutual funds have cash that should be put to work so the auctions should breath...
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suralco bauxite refinery reopened the mln tonnes capacity bauxite refinery at paranam in surinam which closed at the end of january after being sabotaged by anti government rebels has now reopened a spokesman for dutch metals company billiton said the refinery is run by suralco jointly owned by the u s company alcoa an...
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uniforce temporary personnel inc unfr th qtr shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note share data adjusted to reflect three for two stock split effective june reuter
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champion products ch approves stock split champion products inc said its board of directors approved a two for one stock split of its common shares for shareholders of record as of april the company also said its board voted to recommend to shareholders at the annual meeting april an increase in the authorized capital ...
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u s steel production rose pct in week steel production rose pct to short tons in the week ended march from short tons the american iron and steel institute reported production so far this year was tons adjusted off pct from tons produced by the nations mills a year ago utilization for the week of march was pct and for ...
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hk shanghai bank standard chartered bank raise prime one half point to pct
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noble affiliates nbl finds natural gas noble affiliates inc said it found natural gas on ship shoal located about miles offshore louisiana in the gulf of mexico the discovery well samedan oil corp s ocs g well number one was drilled in feet of water to a total depth of feet and found feet of net gas pay in a foot gross...
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westpac in n z raises indicator lending rate westpac banking corp in new zealand said it will increase its indicator lending rate by percentage points to pct from april westpac said in a statement the increase reflects high costs of funding the bank said nervousness in the wholesale deposit market is creating uncertain...
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american security asec buyout completed maryland national corp mdnt said it has completed the acquisition of american security corp in an exchange of maryland share for each of american s mln shares outstanding the company said the mandatory day review by the u s justice department was completed today maryland national...
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3,202
admac inc jpac rd qt jan loss shr loss dlrs vs profit eight cts net loss vs profit sales vs nine mths shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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e and b marine ebmi th qtr net edison n j april shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mths shr loss cts vs gain cts net loss vs gain revs mln vs mln reuter
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japan study urges foreign access to farm markets japan should increase foreign access to its farm products market while encouraging further development of domestic agriculture a government report said the white paper on agriculture for the year ended march said active participation in writing world farm trade rules at ...
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noranda mine seen below full output for months noranda inc said production will remain shut down at its fire damaged copper mine here until it can completely examine the mine if it decides to keep the mine open it would take four or five months before it could resume full production company spokesman dale coffin said t...
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winthrop insured mortgage ii wmi sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march note winthrop insured mortgage investors ii reuter
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campbell s cch meston lake sets gold targets meston lake resources inc pct owned by campbell resources inc said it will begin commercial output at its joe mann mine in the chibougamu area of quebec at an initial daily rate of short tons of ore grading ounce of gold per ton it said it will improve throughput to tons a d...
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hanson trust plc unit to sell kaiser cement terminal and plant for mln dlrs
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bank of finland will announce new measures the bank of finland called a news conference at gmt to announce new measures for the development of the system of monetary control a spokesman for the bank declined to give further details banking sources said they expected the bank to announce it will actively take part in th...
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commerce clearing house inc cclr hikes div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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philippine long distance phi year net shr primary pesos vs pesos shr diluted pesos vs pesos qtly div pesos vs pesos net billion vs mln revs billion vs billion note full name philippine long distance telephone co figures quoted in philippine pesos dividend payable april to holders or record march exchange rate on day of...
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u s housing 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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