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santa anita cos sar th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current qtr and year figures exclude losses from discontinued operations of dlrs and dlrs respectively and disposition gain of mln dlrs in both periods prior qtr and yea...
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acceleration corp acle th qtr shr cts vs cts net mln vs year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln note net includes tax loss carryforward gain of dlrs reuter
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greyhound corp g completes bus line sale greyhound corp said it completed the sale of its greyhound lines unit to dallas based gli holdings inc for mln dlrs in cash securities royalties and other considerations greyhound said gli is authorized to continue using the familiar running dog logo on a red white and blue shie...
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steego corp stg rd qtr jan loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln nine mths oper shr loss nine cts vs loss two cts oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln note current nine mths net includes dlr pretax gain on sale of property prior year net both periods includes pretax gain dlrs on pe...
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eastman kodak acquires pct interest in enzon inc
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triangle microwave trmw in talks on buyout triangle microwave inc said it is involved in talks on its possible purchase by a substantial u s company it did not identify triangle said no agreement has yet been reached and there can be no assurance that one will be reached any acquisitioon would be subject to approval by...
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n y traders say latin coffee producers to meet several traders and analysts here told reuters latin american coffee producers will meet this weekend in managua nicaragua the purpose they said is to review the breakdown of international coffee organization quota talks last month and try to formulate a unified position a...
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union carbide says operating profits for th qtr were mln dlrs vs loss three mln dlrs
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baker bko to sell oilwell pump unit baker international corp said it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets and business of the electric submersible oilwell pump product line in the continental u s of its baker oil tools inc subsidiary to trico industries inc tro for an undisclosed amount of cash and othe...
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treasury s baker sees billion dlr u s trade deficit reduction this year
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rockwell rok sees improvement in rockwell international corp continues to expect significant improvement in results despite the somewhate disappointing performance of one of its business segments president donald beall told reuters rockwell reported net earnings in its first quarter ended december of mln dlrs or dlrs p...
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s africa gold mining industry had record year the gold mining industry had another exceptional year in with tonnage milled revenues and profits reaching high levels the chamber of mines said nearly mln tons of ore was milled three pct higher than the prior year while revenues rose pct to billion rand and profits increa...
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canada oil industry set for recovery analysts firmer crude oil prices government aid packages and corporate spending cuts will help canada s oil industry recover from last year sharp downturn industry analysts said they said there will be significant earnings gains in compared to last year s dismal results when oil pri...
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talking point piedmont pie carl icahn s bold takeover bid for usair group u has clouded the fate of piedmont aviation inc which was being courted by usair yesterday icahn s transworld airlines inc twa made a billion dlr offer for usair group the move complicated a usair takeover offer for piedmont which was believed to...
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a h robins qrah files monthly report a h robins co said it filed its consolidated net earnings report for february which amounted to dlrs compared to for the comparable month the year prior consolidated net earnings for the two months ended feb amounted to mln dlrs compared to mln dlrs for the comparable period a year ...
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investors to raise cyclops cyl tender price cyacq corp an investor group bidding for cyclops corp said it would raise its outstanding tender offer price for cyclops common to dlrs a share from dlrs if certain conditions were met the increased offer would exceed the dlrs a share price offered by dixons group plc in a te...
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ico talks set to end with no quota debate the international coffee organization executive board meeting will end tomorrow without any move to reopen the debate on restoring coffee export quotas delegates said talks have focused on administrative matters and verification of stocks in producer countries they said produce...
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outokumpu to close nickel refinery during summer the finnish metal and mining group outokumpu oy said it will close its nickel refinery at harjavalta in central finland for six weeks in july and august this year due to current low prices on the nickel market we consider nickel prices as bad at the moment although they ...
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graphic industries inc grph th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs revs ln vs mln reuter
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nestle to acquire nabisco canada businesses swiss based nestle s a s nestle enterprises ltd unit said it signed a letter of intent to acquire nabisco brands ltd s club melrose dickson and chase and sanborn businesses for undisclosed terms nestle said the final agreement subject to required approvals would be signed sho...
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templeton energy inc tmpl th qtr net shr profit four cts vs loss six cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr profit three cts vs loss five cts net profit vs revs mln vs mln note includes results of louisiana energy and development corp acquired in november reuter
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sugar traders forecast likely ec sugar rebate london traders say the european community is likely to award a maximum rebate of european currency units per kilos at today s tender while traders in paris predict a maximum award of ecus last week the ec awarded licences for tonnes at a rebate of ecus trade views differed ...
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icn pharmaceutical inc icn st qtr feb net oper shr cts vs four cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note oper data does not include extraordinary gains of dlrs or cts per shr in current quarter and dlrs or eight cts per shr in year ago quarter from sales of certain marketable securities reuter
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usf and g corp fg raises quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts in the prior quarter payable april record march reuter
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first american financial famr in special payout first american financial corp said its board declared a special dividend of cts per share and the regular ct quarterly dividend both payable april to holders of record march reuter
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jc penney jcp up on smith barney opinion j c penney co s stock rose sharply after analyst william smith of smith barney recommended the stock based on the company s strong earnings momentum and the possibility of a stock buyback dividend hike or stock split traders said i am very impressed with the strong basic earning...
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ico pact unlikely by autumn italian adviser the prospects of the international coffee organization ico reaching an agreement on coffee export quotas before september appear dim alberto hesse former president of the european coffee federation said there is no real goodwill in certain delegations to go to quotas hesse wh...
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british farm minister attacks subsidies farm subsidies and protectionist moves threaten healthy trade on both sides of the atlantic michael jopling british minister of agriculture fisheries and food warned it would not be sensible to provoke another dispute between europe and the united states jopling said in remarks p...
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wickes cos inc th qtr shr loss two cts vs profit cts
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neoax inc noax th qtr shr loss cts vs loss six cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note th qtr and year net reflects dividend requirements of mln dlrs and mln dlrs and charges of dlrs and mln dlrs respectively which is not accruable or payable...
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barclays midland follow natwest base rate cut barclays bank plc bcs l and midland bank plc mdbl l said they are cutting their base lending rates to pct from pct the cuts follow a similar move by national westminster bank plc nwbl l the rate changes take effect tomorrow the base rate reductions came after the bank of en...
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kiddie products inc kidd year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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hanson han to sell bond s delivery service hanson industries the u s arm of hanson trust plc said contracts have been exchanged in london for the sale of bond s delivery service to rockwood holdings plc for about mln dlrs in cash completion is subject to rockwood shareholder approval in its most recent financial year b...
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2,915
repap enterprises corp inc th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss nine cts net profit mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit nine cts net profit mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note full year results include extraordinary loss of one mln dlrs or three cts per share reuter
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u s japanese open talks on semiconductors u s and japanese officials meet tomorrow to try to settle a dispute over semiconductor trade and to cut short the mln dlr penalty tariffs president reagan has ordered imposed on japanese exports but u s officials held out little hope that any accord could be reached before the ...
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u k money market deficit revised upward the bank of england said it has revised its estimate of today s shortfall to mln stg from mln reuter
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mca inc mca sets regular qtrly payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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mixed asian reaction to new rubber pact governments of major asian producing countries have welcomed the conclusion of a new international natural rubber agreement inra but growers and traders are unhappy with the development according to views polled by reuter correspondents officials in malaysia indonesia and thailan...
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vermont financial services vfsc sets payout vermont financial services corp said its board approved a regular cts per share cash dividend payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
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borman s inc brf th qtr net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales billion vs mln note fiscal net includes tax credits of cts for the fourth quarter and dlrs for the year compared with cts and cts in the respective periods of fiscal reuter
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jardine matheson profits seen up sharply in a strong performance by its retail businesses and affiliates will enable jardine matheson holdings ltd jard hkg to report on friday a big leap in net profit in stock analysts said they told reuters they expect the firm to show earnings of between mln and mln h k dlrs last yea...
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australian gas light co counter bids for tmoc the australian gas light co agl said it will offer one share plus one dlr cash for every two shares in oil and gas producer tmoc resources ltd in a counter bid to the previously reported takeover offer by santos ltd stos s the offer values tmoc shares at dlrs each based on ...
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usda official sees billion dlrs certificates there will be seven to eight billion dlrs of generic certificates on the market by the end of harvest an agriculture department official said the commodity credit corp will depend heavily on certificates to relieve storage problems this year ralph klopfenstein deputy adminis...
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electromedics elmd to take st qtr charge electromedics inc said it expects to take a dlr charge against first quarter results due to the conversion of debentures the company said however it expects positive operating comparisons for the period electromedics lost dlrs in last year s first quarter reuter
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italy s february payments balance in surplus italy s overall balance of payments showed a surplus of billion lire in february compared with a deficit of billion in january provisional bank of italy figures show the february surplus compared with a deficit of billion lire in the same month for for the first two months o...
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alaska air group inc alk qtly dividend shr four cts vs four cts prior qtr pay may five record april reuter
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transco partnership txp gas reserves rise transco exploration partners ltd said participation in new discoveries increased its proved gas reserves to billion cubic feet in up from billion cubic feet in the previous year proved reserves of liquids remained about the same at mln barrels the company said in the annual jus...
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firm sells entire allegheny int l ag stake southeastern asset management inc and its two controlling shareholders said they sold their entire pct stake in allegheny international inc in a filing with the securities and exchange commission southeastern a memphis tenn investment advisor said it sold the entire share stak...
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united banks colorado ubks acquisition cleared united banks of colorado inc said it has received federal reserve board approval to acquire intrawest financial corp intw in an exhcnmage of united share for each intrawest share the company said the acquisition is still subject to day review by the u s justice department ...
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venezuela to lend ecuador bpd of crude venezuela will lend ecuador barrels per day of crude oil over the next few months to help it meet its export commitments energy and mines minister arturo hernandez grisanti said today he said that under the terms of this loan agreed during a visit here this week by ecuador s deput...
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cineplex odeon corp year net oper shr basic dlrs vs cts oper shr diluted cts vs cts oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net excludes extraordinary gain of dlrs or cts shr basic and eight cts shr diluted net involves week reporting period to reflect change in yr end to coincide with calendar yr ...
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tribune trb scripps scrp exchange papers tribune co said it exchanged cash and the assets of eight of its sunbelt publishing co community publications circulated in the naples and fort myers fla area for assets of nine community papers in suburban tampa and st petersburg published by gulf coast newspapers inc gulf coas...
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ico producers to present new coffee proposal international coffee organization ico producing countries will present a proposal for reintroducing export quotas for months from april with a firm undertaking to try to negotiate up to september any future quota distribution on a new basis ico delegates said distribution fr...
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india again in market for sugar trade india has called a fresh buying tender for up to four tonne cargoes of white sugar on march traders here said the tender calls for one cargo of prompt sugar and two to three with march april shipment sugar or the same as the eight cargoes bought at a tender two days ago that tender...
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saudi oil minister foresees no need for new opec measures before june
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norway s wholesale prices rise pct in february norway s wholesale price index base rose pct in february to after a pct rise in january to the central bureau of statistics said the year on year increase for february was pct compared with pct in january and pct in february it added reuter
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macandrews forbes unit begins offer to buy all revlon group not already owned
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allwaste alws to make acquisition allwaste inc said it has agreed in principle to acquire an air moving and related industrial services company it did not identify for up to dlrs in common stock reuter
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wilson brothers completes sale wilson brothers said it completed the sale of most of the assets of its enro shirt co inc enro at ease inc and foxcroft shirt ltd subsidiaries to enro acquisition corp for about mln dlrs half in cash and half in subordinated promissory notes enro acquisition is a newly formed corporation ...
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empire of carolina inc emp th qtr net shr cts vs cts net dlrs vs dlrs revs mln dlrs vs mln dlrs mths shr dlrs vs cts net dlrs vs dlrs revs mln dlrs vs mln dlrs note empire s investment in the deltona corp is reported on the equity method beginning the fourth qtr of amounts for and the first three qtrs of have been rest...
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japan m plus cd money supply rose pct in year to february jan official
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bombay cury bases growth on location costs bombay palace restaurants inc with its emphasis on location and low food costs expects its sales to increase pct to about mln dlrs from about mln dlrs in according to president sant s chatwal chatwal told members of the dallas financial community at a lunchtime briefing we go ...
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eastgroup properties egp dividend jackson miss may qtly div cts vs cts prior payable april record april note company paid cts special dividend along with prior quarter s dividend reuter
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scholastic inc schl rd qtr feb net shr dlrs vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln nine months shr dlrs vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln note qtr net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs versus dlrs for fiscal s third quarter and a non recurring pre tax gain of dlrs reuter
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gencorp to sell los angeles television station to walt disney co
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hungary to devalue forint against western units hungary is to devalue the forint by an average of eight pct against western currencies the official news agency mti said mti did not say when the devaluation would become effective but it expected new rates to be announced later today hungary devalued the forint by a simi...
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morrison inc morr acquires custom management morrison inc a diversified food service company said it acquired custom management corp based in kingston penn for an undisclosed amount custom manages some food contract management operations and about environmental service accounts producing about mln dlrs in annual revenu...
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centerior energy corp cx sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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u s lead inventories rise in february abms lead stocks held by u s refiners rose to short tons at the end of february from short tons revised higher at the end of january the american bureau of metal statistics reported production of lead decreased to short tons in february from short tons in january shipments from pla...
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swiss capital exports rise in january swiss capital exports rose to billion francs in january after billion in december and a year earlier billion the swiss national bank said new bond issues accounted for billion of the total after december s billion and credits mln after mln in january before the national bank ended ...
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german cost of living falls in march on year ago the cost of living in west germany was provisionally unchanged in march compared with february but fell pct against march the federal statistics office said in february the cost of living rose pct from january but fell pct compared with february the office said final fig...
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canbra foods ltd sets special one time five dlr common shr cash payout
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np energy npeeq says trustee appointed np energy corp said the u s bankruptcy court has indicated it will appoint a trustee to oversee the company s chapter bankruptcy proceedings it said it hopes the appointment will thwart hostile actions being pursued by two unsecured creditors to whose claims the company objects np...
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u k money market given further mln stg help the bank of england said it provided the money market with a further mln stg assistance in the afternoon session this takes the bank s total help so far today to mln stg and compares with its revised estimate of a mln stg shortage in the system which it earlier revised up fro...
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wilshire woc chief named to jacobs jec board wilshire oil co of texas which has a pct stake in jacobs engineering group inc said its chairman siggi wilzig was appointed to the jabobs board in a filing with the securities and exchange commission wilshire which holds jacobs common shares said wilzig was appointed to the ...
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genovese drug stores inc spec sets quarterly qtly div five cts vs five cts prior pay april record april reuter
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alusuisse sees possible break even in schweizerische aluminimum ag aluz z alusuisse may be able to break even this year after cleansing its balance sheet for chief executive hans jucker said the threshold of profitability has returned to the foreseeable future he said we expect already in approximately to break even th...
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seagate technology sgat rd qtr march net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths shr dlrs vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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unocal ucl raises crude oil postings unocal corp said it raised the contract price it will pay for most grades of crude oil cts a barrel effective today the increase brings unocal s posted price for the u s benchmark grade west texas intermediate to dlrs a barrel it also brought the price for west texas sour to dlrs a ...
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u k money market shortage forecast revised down the bank of england said it revised down its estimate of the deficit in the system today to mln stg from mln reuter
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gpu gpu sees tmi fuel problems resolved general public utilities corp said the water clarity problem delaying the removal of fuel from the damaged unit two of the three mile island nuclear power plant appears to have been resolved the company said the slower than expected removal of the fuel which has been primarily du...
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prudential insurance year earnings the prudential insurance company of america a privately held company said today that net income in rose to billion dlrs from the billion dlrs reported the year earlier assets under management rose to billion dlrs in from billion dlrs in while consolidated assets jumped to billion dlrs...
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meese sees a plus in chrysler amc merger attorney general edwin meese said he saw some benefit in the proposed purchase of american motors co amo by chrysler corp c in that it would return the smallest of the u s auto manufacturers to american hands meese told the house appropriations subcommittee that consideration wo...
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canadian foremost ltd year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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revlon buys germaine monteil cosmetics from beecham group for undisclosed terms
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mobex completes grant industries gtx tender mobex corp a private building product concern said as of late yesterday it had accepted about mln shares or pct of grant industries inc under a tender offer the dlrs a share cash offer expired at est yesterday mobex said its mobex acquisition corp unit accepted shares of gran...
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belgian minister unveils privatisation plan belgian budget minister guy verhofstadt has proposed a plan to sell off shares in several state owned enterprises including national airline sabena and the postal and telecommunications authority government sources said they said the plan could raise more than billion francs ...
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group has pct of unicorp american uac two affiliated new york investment firms and an investment advisor told the securities and exchange commission they have acquired shares of unicorp american corp or pct of the total outstanding the group which includes mutual shares corp said it bought the stake for mln dlrs for in...
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midland mla sets stock split midland co said its board declared a two for one stock split subject to approval of a doubling of authorized common shares at the annual meeting on april and an increase in the quarterly dividend to cts pre split from cts the dividend is payable april record march and the split would be pay...
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nat l healthcare nhci to sell five hospitals national heathcare inc said it signed an agreement to sell five rural hospitals to a private corporation for about mln dlrs including the assumption of six mln dlrs of debt the company said it plans to complete the sales which are subject to various regulatory approvals by t...
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rafidain bank s jordan branch raises capital the jordan branch of iraq s rafidain bank said it will raise paid up capital to comply with the country s minimum requirement of five mln dinars by drawing on profits from its operations in the country jordan s government asked banks in early to comply with the new capital r...
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taiwan proposes further tariff cuts taiwan said it plans another round of tariff cuts possibly within a month to try to narrow its trade surplus with the u s vice finance minister ronald ho said a high level economic committee recommended tariff cuts on products requested by washington including apples chocolates and f...
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ferry disaster may rank among worst tragedies fading hope for passengers trapped aboard a partially sunk channel ferry raised fears the accident could rank among this centuries worst peacetime shipping tragedies belgian transport minister herman de croo said there was no hope of rescuing any of about passengers trapped...
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u s business loans fell mln dlrs in march week fed says
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klm to take pct stake in air uk klm royal dutch airlines klm a said it agreed to take a pct stake in air u k ltd a subsidiary of british and commonwealth shipping plc bcom l in a transaction worth around two mln stg a klm spokesman said klm already cooperated closely with air uk which runs flights a week to amsterdam s...
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american dynamics amdc to sell pct stake american dynamics corp and meridian reserve inc said they signed a definitive agreement under which meridian will buy mln shares or pct of american dynamics common stock under terms of the agreement santa ana calif based meridian said it will pay columbus based american dynamics...
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hudson s bay to sell wholesale unit hudson s bay co said it signed a letter of intent to sell its hudson s bay wholesale unit to a private investment group terms were not disclosed the company said normal paul a member of the private investment group will head hudson s bay wholesale management the unit s existing manag...
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chemlawn chem seeks bids by march chemlawn corp said it has asked potential purchasers of the company to submit their proposals by est on march chemlawn said if waste management inc wmx intends to participate in the bidding process it will have to submit a confidentiality agreement to chemlawn financial advisor smith b...
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southern new england telecom sng declares div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march note company s full name is southern new england telecommunications corp reuter
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itt canada ltd year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note shr after preferred dividends itt corp itt owns pct of itt canada common shares reuter
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