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soo line soo to sell lake states division soo line corp said it agreed to sell its lake states transportation division to the newly formed wisconsin central ltd the division conducts rail operations over about miles of railroad in minnesota wisconsin michigan and illinois soo line said in january it was seeking bids fo...
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5,392
envirosure management corp envs st qtr loss qtr ended nov shr loss nil vs profit nil net loss vs profit revs vs reuter
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1,132
ecuador s consumer prices rise pct in february ecuador s consumer price index rose pct in february to base the national statistics and census institute said the rise compared to a pct rise in january and a pct rise in february the institute said accumulated overall inflation for the first two months of this year was pc...
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2,645
cheyenne software chey in acquisition talks cheyenne software inc said it is in preliminary talks on the acquisition of compouter hardware distribution firm f a components inc and its freeman owings inc subsidiary the company said f a had sales of mln dlrs for and expects to report a loss for the year cheyenne said the...
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2,341
oilman has pct of qed exploration qedx kansas oilman nicholas powell told the securities and exchange commission he has acquired shares of qed exploration inc or pct of the total outstanding common stock powell who heads prairie resources corp and mack c colt inc both kansas oil and gas exploration companies said he bo...
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5,554
international biotechnologies ibio th qtr shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note net loss includes non recurring charges of dlrs and dlrs full name is international biotechnologies inc reuter
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4,589
ual said donald trump was interested in ual stock as investment
0
5,279
economic spotlight u s congress raps japan the u s congress is making japan with its enormous worldwide trade surplus the symbol of the u s trade crisis and the focus of its efforts to turn around america s record trade deficit japan has come to symbolize what we fear most in trade the challenge to our high technology ...
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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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4,775
foote mineral co in letter of intent to merge into rio tinto zinc
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5,879
centerre ctbc acquires benefit plan services centerre bancorp said it completed the acquisition of benefit plan services inc maryland heights mo which specializes in designing and administering small and moderately sized pension plans terms were not disclosed reuter
0
1,406
usair u wins court order against twa twa usair group inc said a u s district court in pittsburgh issued a temporary restraining order to prevent trans world airlines inc from buying additional usair shares usair said the order was issued in response to its suit charging twa chairman carl icahn and twa violated federal ...
0
1,217
cetec corp cec th qtr net oper shr two cts vs eight cts oper net vs sales vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note current qtr and year figures exclude loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or cts per share prior qtr and year figures exclude losses from discontinued operations of mln dlrs or ct...
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5,992
atlantic to raise high sulphur fuel prices atlantic fuels marketing corp said today it will raise the posted cargo prices for high sulphur fuels in new york harbor to cts per barrel effective april two the increase brings the prices for two pct sulphur to dlrs up cts pct sulphur to dlrs up cts pct sulphur to dlrs up ct...
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940
regal international rgl ups bell bpsiq bid bell petroleum services inc said regal international inc has doubled its offer for bell stock to one regal share for each bell share from half a share previously the company said it is seriously considering the new offer but has also received an expression of interest for a po...
0
4,576
tcby enterprises tcby splits stock tcby enterprises inc said its board has approved a three for two split of its common stock with a distribution to be made on april to stockholders of record on april the split will increase the number of outstanding shares to over mln from about mln shares now the company said tcby en...
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2,221
turbo resources ltd year net oper shr nine cts vs three cts oper shr diluted eight cts vs three cts oper net mln vs five mln revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes extraordinary income of seven mln dlrs vs four mln on tax loss carryforward offset by writedowns of three mln dlrs vs eight mln on u s oil and gas propertie...
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3,153
att t sets payout for regular dividend qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record march reuter
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2,305
canadian money supply rises in week canadian narrowly defined money supply m rose mln dlrs to billion dlrs in week ended march bank of canada said m a which is m plus daily interest chequable and non personal deposits rose mln dlrs to billion dlrs and m which is m a plus other notice and personal fixed term deposit ros...
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2,900
noma industries ltd year net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note prior year shr restated for june two for one stock split reuter
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4,933
decision industries dic sees st qtr loss decision industries corp said it expects to report an operating loss of cts a share for the first quarter ending march mainly due to lower profit margins and higher sales and marketing costs in the st quarter of last year when the company s quarter ended feb it earned dlrs or ct...
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4,637
owens corning fiberglas ocf sells foam unit owens corning fiberglas corp said it sold its controlling interest in its french foam insulation producing subsidiary to a lafarege corp laf subsidiary owens corning said it sold its interest in sentuc porxpan sa for an undisclosed price reuter
0
5,427
cgee alsthom year to end december dividend francs vs consolidated net profit mln francs vs mln of which attributable to group mln vs mln consolidated net turnover billion francs vs billion parent company net profit mln vs mln parent co net turnover billion vs billion note the electrical contracting company is pct owned...
12
2,567
biotechnology development biod th qtr loss shr loss five cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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2,817
clabir clg unit agres to buy popsicle canada clabir corp said its pct owned affiliate ambrit inc abi has agreed to acquire the popsicle industries division of sara lee corp of canada ltd for about mln canadian dlrs in cash clabir said the purchase from the sara lee corp sle subsidiary is worht about mln u s dlrs the ag...
0
780
twa twa makes merger offer for usair u trans world airlines said it has proposed a cash merger of usair group with twa in which the holders of usair common would receive dlrs in cash in exchange for their stock twa said the offer was made in a letter to edmin colodny chairman and president of usair twa said however tha...
0
6,018
novamin board to recommend breakwater bwrlf bid novamin inc said its board will recommend to shareholders the takeover offer made by breakwater resources ltd breakwater is offering to exchange one breakwater share for each two shares of novamin the company said breakwater will issue about mln shares for all novamin sha...
0
843
reagan s remarks help gold to recover in hong kong gold rose by about u s cents an ounce following a statement by president ronald reagan that the arms for hostages deal with iran was a mistake dealers said bullion rose to dlrs from an initial low of this compares with the opening of and new york s close of dealers not...
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danaher corp dhr th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs rev mln vs mln note fourth qtr net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts per share versus mln dlrs or cts a share in s fourth qtr and an extraordinary charge of dlrs or six cts a share net includes extraordinary gain ...
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3,770
german money supply growth slows in february west germany s money supply growth slowed in february after january s sharp rise but the trend is still definitely upward the bundesbank said in a statement growth in the traditionally broad m aggregate was only moderate in february while cash in circulation deposits with st...
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murgold resources mgdvf details assays murgold resources inc said assays received from feet of drifting on the number three vein at the chester township property south of timmins ontario indicate an average of ounce of gold per ton across an average width of five feet for the foot length the last working face assayed o...
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4,555
dallas investor cuts stake in mcdermott mdr a group led by dallas investor harold simmons told the securities and exchange commission it had reduced its stake in mcdermott international inc by one pct to under five pct the group had said in a march filing announcing acquisition of pct of the firm s stock that it might ...
0
6,430
malta tenders for white sugar today trade malta is tendering to buy tonnes white sugar today for arrival in two equal parts in may and june traders said reuter
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sumita says little room for bank of japan to further ease credit policy
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scientific systems services inc sssv th qtr shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr profit two cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,731
jones and vining said vulcan corp offers five dlrs a share for jones
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3,423
national capital ncets to make sale national capital real estate trust said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its irvine commercial center in irvine calif to shuwa corp of california for mln dlrs it said the buyer has pl aced dlrs into an escrow account as a nonrefundable deposit the trust said existin...
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2,421
german retail turnover rises one pct in january west german retail turnover rose a real one pct in january compared with the same month a year earlier according to provisional data from the federal statistics office there were shopping days in january this year the same as in january a statistics office statement said ...
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suralco alumina exports dropped pct in feb the surinam aluminum company suralco registered a pct drop in alumina exports in february after its operations were shut down by worker violence and guerrilla sabotage the official surinam news agency sna reported sna said suralco s alumina exports dropped to tonnes in februar...
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life of indiana corp lifi th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit reuter
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1,568
china allows nationwide foreign exchange saving people throughout china can now open foreign exchange accounts at the bank of china the official shenzhen economic zone daily said previously only residents of guangdong and fujian provinces could do this the paper also said the minimum for opening a fixed deposit account...
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investor disappointed at caesars caw response investor martin sosnoff said in a statement that he was disappointed in caesars world inc s response to his dlrs a share offer to buy the company the company had said the offer was inadequate and that it was exploring restructuring or sale of the company to another party so...
0
5,986
houston industries inc hii increases div qtly div cts vs cts prior payable june record may reuter
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4,248
comdata cdn accepts new welsh carson bid comdata network inc said it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge into a company formed by welsh carson anderson and stowe iv for either dlrs in cash or dlrs in cash and a unit of securities per comdata share the company said each unit of securities would consist of c...
0
1,794
invacare ivcr expects higher sales invacare corp chairman president and chief executive officer a malachi mixon iii said he expects the home healthcare equipment company to post sales increases in the to pct range in mixon said the increases should come from internal growth as well as potential acquisitions invacare is...
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adsteam to acquire pct of u k property company the adelaide steamship co ltd adsa s adsteam said it will subscribe to mln shares in listed british property developer markheath securities plc at p each subject to shareholder approval the subscription expected to take place in may will give adsteam pct of markheath adste...
0
5,431
uk money market given further mln stg help the bank of england said it provided the market with a further mln stg assistance during the morning after revising its estimate of the liquidity shortage to billion stg before taking account of its early round of bill purchases initially the bank put the likely shortage at so...
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financial corp fin unit completes purchase financial corp of america s american savings and loan association said it completed the previously announced purchase of retail savings branches from great western financial corp s gwf great western savings american savings said the purchases boost its deposits by about mln dl...
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234
study group urges increased u s oil reserves a study group said the united states should increase its strategic petroleum reserve to one mln barrels as one way to deal with the present and future impact of low oil prices on the domestic oil industry u s policy now is to raise the strategic reserve to mln barrels from i...
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3,316
americus trust atu and atp initial dividend americus trust for american telephone and telegraph shares series two said it will distribute an initial dividend of cts on may to shareholders of record march reuter
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4,449
two japanese steelmakers to cut capital spending nippon steel corp nstc tok said it will cut its capital spending by pct to billion yen in the year starting april from a year earlier due to the postponement of furnace improvements nisshin steel co ltd said it will spend billion yen in for rationalisation and facility i...
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baker sees to billion dlr drop in trade gap treasury secretary james baker said he expected the u s trade deficit to fall by billion to billion dlrs in commenting on the deficit during an interview on cable news network baker said i think you re going to see a to billion dlr reduction this year the deficit was billion ...
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hoechst ag world group pretax profit billion marks vs billion
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insituform iglsf raises stake in unit insituform group ltd of guernsey channel islands said it has exercised an option to convert a stg loan to affiliate insituform permaline ltd to common shares raising its stake in the unit to pct from pct the remainder is held by permaline s management and an investment group insitu...
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5,497
soviet union seen watching china gatt application china s application to join the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt is seen as a test case by the soviet union which will probably demand to follow china a top european community official said willy de clercq external relations commissioner of the european commu...
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chase amp bank to lower australian prime rate to pct from tomorrow
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lone star lce agrees to buy concrete operations lone star industries inc said it has agreed to acquire ready mixed concrete and aggregates businesses from riedel international inc of portland ore for an undisclosed amount of cash lone star s one sentence statement gave no further details and company spokesmen were not ...
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6,419
rolls approaches float with profits set to rise state owned engine maker rolls royce plc launches its prospectus for privatisation tomorrow with many analysts forecasting higher profits this year but it is likely to miss contracts to power the proposed airbus industrie a aircraft the company s so called pathfinder pros...
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salomon inc sb sets regular quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april one rcord march reuter
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sis sisb completes wendy s wen unit buy sis corp said it has completed the acquisition of its franchisor sisters international inc from wendy s international inc for mln dlrs in stock it said the purchase includes restaurants in ohio operates by sisters giving sis a total of restaurants and franchise relationships in s...
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3,068
harcourt brace sets march deadline in harper and row bid
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4,156
campbell red lake mines ltd crk qtly div qtly div canadian cts vs canadian cts prior pay may record april reuter
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3,007
cimarron petroleum ltd nine mths net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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5,174
basf world group pre tax profit billion marks vs billion
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1,081
u s m money supply rises billion dlrs u s m money supply rose billion dlrs to a seasonally adjusted billion dlrs in the february week the federal reserve said the previous week s m level was revised to billion dlrs from billion dlrs while the four week moving average of m rose to billion dlrs from billion economists po...
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minstar inc said it sold all mln of its borg warner shares
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c t c dealer extends bid for canadian tire c t c dealer holdings ltd said it extended its previously announced offer for pct of canadian tire corp ltd to midnight on march ctc a group of canadian tire dealers which already owns pct of canadian tire is currently appealing in an ontario court against a previously announc...
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3,177
golden enterprises inc gldc rd qtr feb net shr cts vs nine cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,043
stormy weather to disrupt north sea shipping very stormy weather is likely in the north sea through saturday disrupting shipping in the region private forecaster accu weather inc said rain will accompany the strong winds that are expected over the north sea today into tonight saturday will also be very windy and cooler...
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continental air holders to get further payment texas air corp said under a settlement of class action litigation with mutual shares corp former minority shareholders of continental airlines inc will receive an additional dlrs per share in february texas air acquired the minority interest in continental that it did not ...
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cronus industries inc crns sells unit cronus industries inc said it agreed to sell its heat transfer equipment business southwestern engineering co for a slight premium over book value plus a release of cronus from liability on approximately three mln dlrs of subsidiary indebtedness the company said the sale to a subsi...
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5,983
laidlaw ldmfa splits stock hikes payout three for two stock split pay and record date subject to shareholder confirmation may four qtly dividend cts vs four cts pay may record may one note dividends declared on pre split shares laidlaw transportation ltd reuter
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brazilian labour unrest spreads many banks shut brazil s labour unrest is spreading with many banks universities and government statistical offices on strike and more pay disputes looming bankworkers leaders said that a national strike launched yesterday to press for a pct immediate pay rise and monthly salary adjustme...
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interconnect prefers friendly gates glj offer interconnect capital said it seeks to acquire gates learjet corp on friendly terms late yesterday the company said it has offered dlrs per share for all gates learjet shares interconnect capital said it intends to purchase the gates corp loan to gates learjet for mln dlrs s...
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2,046
general host corp gh sets quarterly qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april three record march reuter
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american cablesystems acn to buy cable system american cablesystems corp said it agreed in principal to buy a cable television system in los angeles county from heritage communications inc hci for mln dlrs the company said the system being purchased serves about subscribers in the towns of compton south el monte hawaii...
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4,535
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 west germany received tonnes in the u k in denmark and in ...
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u s senate leaders see no trade war brewing the senate s democratic and republican leaders praised president reagan for retaliating against japan for violating a semiconducter accord but dashed cold water on ideas it was the first shot in a trade war senate democratic leader robert byrd and republican leader bob dole b...
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gencorp gy bid could be raised group says an investor group said it might be willing to raise its dlr per share offer for gencorp but so far the company has turned down requests for a meeting we might be able to see some additional value if we could meet and get more financial data said joel reed speaking for the inves...
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4,442
sumita says major nations cooperated to stabilise currencies
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u k earnings rise pct in year to january u k average earnings rose a seasonally adjusted pct in the year to end january after a pct rise in the year to december the department of employment said the underlying rise was pct after pct in december the january index base was set at a provisional seasonally adjusted down fr...
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transport development group plc tdgl l year shr p vs p final dividend p making p vs p pre tax profit mln stg vs mln turnover mln stg vs mln operating profit mln stg vs mln net interest mln vs mln tax mln vs mln profit after tax mln vs mln minority interest vs net tangible assets per ordinary shr p vs p reuter
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ecuador to export no oil for months official the suspension of ecuador s crude oil shipments after an earthquake cut an oil pipeline will last at least four months a senior energy ministry official said the official said ecuador could resume exports after repairing a km section of the km pipeline which links jungle oil...
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4,384
eastman kodak co to sell holdings in icn pharmaceuticals and viratek inc
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diversified industries dei st qtr oper net period ended jan oper shr two cts vs eight cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note full name is diversified industries inc earnings exclude gains from utilization of tax loss carryforwards of dlrs or one ct a share vs dlrs or six cts a share reuter
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1,061
rexcom rxsc to acquire marketing firm rexcom systems corp said it agreed to buy all the assets of postech inc from comtech group international ltd a canadian computer service company for pct of rexcom s voting shares the purchase will be for rexcom common and preferred stock postech the canadian firm s u s marketing ar...
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3,098
nfs financial nfsf sets initial dividend nfs financial corp said its board declared an initial dividend of five cts per share payable april to holders of record march reuter
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2,450
u k retail sales rise pct in february the volume of u k retail sales rose a provisional seasonally adjusted pct in february after falling a final pct in january figures released by the department of trade and industry show the february sales index base was put at a preliminary after a final in january in the three mont...
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ford motor co of canada ltd fc cuts annual div annual div six dlrs vs dlrs prior pay march record march note payout includes two dlrs a share extra dividend payout includes four dlrs a share extra dividend reuter
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gencorp st qtr shr cts vs cts
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varity corp year shr loss cts vs loss cts
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iomega iomg sets management labor layoffs iomega corp said it has laid off over a quarter of its professional and management staff and nearly half of its direct labor force as part of a restructuring and downsizing of its business the company also said it will receive a qualified opinion from the auditors of it financi...
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gencorp gy rejects unsolicited takeover bid gencorp inc said its board urged shareholders to reject the hostile unsolicited dlr a share tender offer made march by general acquisition inc an affiliate of wagner and brown and afg industries inc gencorp also said it is developing a financially superior alternative that wo...
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5,032
bundesbank bought dollars against yen dealers say the bundesbank entered the open market in the late morning to buy dollars against yen in concert with the bank of france dealers said the bundesbank came into the market when the dollar was around yen just after it had fallen below to touch at gmt the move had little ef...
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dollar seen falling unless japan spurs economy underlying dollar sentiment is bearish and operators may push the currency to a new low unless japan takes steps to stimulate its economy as pledged in the paris accord foreign exchange analysts polled by reuters said here the dollar is expected to try its psychological ba...
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humana hum declares shareholders rights plan humana inc said its board approved a shareholder rights plan or so called poison pill plan to ensure its shareholders receive fair treatment in the event of a proposed takeover humana said it is now aware of any effort to gain control of the company under the plan its board ...
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china calls for better trade deal with u s china called on the united states to remove curbs on its exports to give it favourable trading status and ease restrictions on exports of high technology but the u s embassy replied that chinese figures showing years of trade deficits with the u s out of the last are inaccurat...
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bancroft bcv shareholders rebuke zico offer bancroft convertible fund inc the target of an unfriendly cash offer by zico investment holdings inc said its shareholders approved proposals requiring a pct affirmative vote of all outstanding shares before fundamental changes in its status could be made previously only a si...
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williams cos wmb completes sale of unit williams cos said it completed the sale of its agrico chemical co unit to freeport mcmoran resource partners l p frp for an initial mln dlrs cash the company said it will also receive an additional to mln dlrs in five years based on the operating performance of the unit it said t...
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aid corp aidc raises quarterly dividend qtly div nine cts vs eight cts in prior qtr payable march record march reuter
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