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southern mineral corp smin th qtr loss shr loss two cts vs profit three cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr profit eight cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs vs note per share figures adjusted for four for three stock distribution effective dec results include an extraordinary tax benefit of dlrs or one ct a...
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6,170
brazilian coffee rainfall the following rainfall was recorddd in the areas over the past hours parana state umuarama millimetres paranavai mm londrina mm maringa mm sao paulo state presidenze prudente mm votuporanga mm franca nil catanduva mm sao carlos nil sao simao nil reuter
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u s health inc ushi nd qtr jan net shr cts vs seven cts net vs revs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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4,488
dart group raises supermarkets general sgl bid dart group corp said it has raised its offer to acquire supermarkets general corp to dlrs in cash and three dlrs in exchangeable preferred stock per supermarkets general share from dlrs per share in cash the company said it would also be willing to negotiate a plan with th...
0
1,133
tpa of america inc tps th qtr loss shr loss five cts net loss revs avg shrs mln year shr loss seven cts net loss revs mln avg shrs mln note company started operating in august results reflect change in fiscal year from november end reuter
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2,661
new plan realty trust npr nd qtr net qtr ends jan shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note earnings were restated to reflect the three for two stock split on april one reuter
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texas oil regulator calls for state tax breaks texas railroad commissioner james nugent saying that the ailing oilpatch cannot wait for congress to act today urged texas state lawmakers to adopt incentives to find new oil reserves and to exempt severance taxes on oil produced from stripper wells nugent said in a speech...
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kuwait minister says no emergency opec talks set kuwait s oil minister said in a newspaper interview that there were no plans for an emergency opec meeting after the recent weakness in world oil prices sheikh ali al khalifa al sabah was quoted by the local daily al qabas as saying that none of the opec members has aske...
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4,091
juno lighting inc juno st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs reuter
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1,276
usda to conduct survey for avian influenza u s agriculture department animal health officials are conducting a national survey of live bird markets and auctions to check for signs of avian influenza an infectious viral disease of poultry the department said the survey will locate poultry dealers and live bird markets t...
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4,965
chavin raises stake in myers myr chicago real estate developer leonard chavin told the securities and exchange commission he had raised his stake in the l e meyers co group to pct from pct he also said an investment banker repesenting him met with myers officers telling them of his plans for a takeover and that he may ...
0
5,956
national royalty corp nroc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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1,567
soviet economist sees few gains in u s trade there is little chance soviet exports to the united states will rise in but moscow s current trade reforms should result in more trade in manufactured goods in future a soviet economist said sergey frolov chief economist at amtorg trading corp an agent for soviet trade organ...
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first boston fbc swiss affiliate boosts stake first boston the swiss affiliate of first boston inc said it raised its stake in the company to shares or pct of the total from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission financiere credit suisse said it bought first boston common shares between f...
0
3,457
manor care inc mnr rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note year net includes charge of dlrs or six cts a share for debt redemption reuter
12
1,094
spar aerospace ltd year net shr basic cts vs dlrs shr diluted cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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4,434
comprehensive care corp cmph rd qtr net qtr ended feb shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
12
1,586
tesco associate buys pct of hillards tesco plc tsco l said that county ltd had yesterday bought on its behalf mln shares or around pct in hillards plc for between p and p a share tesco yesterday launched a mln stg bid for the north of england supermarket chain which hillards promptly rejected hillards shares were last ...
0
3,515
rexnord rex sees may merger with banner bnr rexnord inc said it expects to merge with a wholly owned subsidiary of banner industries inc in early may late last month banner said it completed a tender offer for and held pct of rexnord s common shares reuter
0
2,063
investors up intermedics itm stake to pct a group of investment firms told the securities and exchange commission they raised their stake in intermedics inc to shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct bessemer securities corp a new york investment firm cilluffo associates l p a new york investment part...
0
4,175
miyazawa says time has come for major nations to act on exchange rates
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u s ruling on brazil fcoj may come tomorrow a decision on final dumping duties on frozen orange juice from brazil may not be issued until tomorrow commerce department officials said they said the department has until midnight tonight to set the duty but may not make the finding public until tomorrow a preliminary duty ...
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1,001
ducommun inc dco sells division ducommun inc said it sold its airdrome parts co division to a group of investors headed by airdrome s management for a cash price of mln dlrs ducommun said the sale coupled with its sale last month of metermaster were steps taken to improve the company s balance sheet and that no further...
0
5,498
rocky mount undergarment rmuc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs mln mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note full name of company is rocky mount undergarment co inc reuter
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5,484
elder beerman stores corp eldr th qtr feb one oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs sales mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs sales mln vs mln note share adjusted for five pct stock dividend prior year net both periods excludes gain dlrs from reversion of overfunded pension plans year net includes pretax lifo ...
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3,100
bank of england lends one billion stg at pct the bank of england said it had lent one billion stg to the discount market for fourteen days at pct this brings the banks total help today to some billion stg and satisfies the estimated shortage in the system today which it had earlier estimated at billion stg the bank s a...
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4,607
imo delaval imd sets initial dividend imo delaval said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of cts per share payable april to holders of record on april reuter
12
4,005
fruit loom ftl to sell unit for mln dlrs fruit of the loom inc said it agreed to sell its general battery corp subsidiary to exide corp for about mln dlrs in cash the proposed sale will complete fruit of the loom s previously announced plan to divest itself of unrelated businesses proceeds from the proposed transaction...
0
3,043
veba share placement still expected this month the sale of the government s pct stake in veba ag vebg f is still expected this month banking sources closely linked with the transaction said a spokesman for the finance ministry said no exact date had yet been set for the privatisation which the government has tabled for...
0
1,788
heinz hnz has higher net despite higher costs h j heinz co said net income for the third quarter rose pct despite an pct increase in marketing expenses meanwhile the company said it raised its quarterly dividend to cts a share from cts a share in part on the expectation that its tax rate under the new tax law will resu...
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6,297
february fomc votes unchanged monetary policy the federal open market committee at its february meeting voted nine to one to maintain the then existing degree of reserve restraint minutes showed the fomc issued an asymmetric inter meeting policy directive which gave greater possibility to firmer rather than easier poli...
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3,945
raimond expects ec gulf problems will be solved french foreign minister jean bernard raimond predicted in a published interview a successful end to negotiations to admit gulf petrochemical exports into the european community ec negotiations have been under way between the community and the six nation gulf cooperation c...
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chi chi s inc chic rd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit eight cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note current year net both periods includes mln dlr pretax charge for disposition of underperforming company owned restaurants current ye...
12
2,461
alusuisse shares fall after capital cut news bearer shares of schweizerische aluminium ag aluz z alusuisse fell sharply as trading resumed after a one day suspension on friday when the firm disclosed plans for a capital cut the bearers held mainly by foreign investors dropped swiss francs to but volume was not particul...
12
2,462
egypt soviets to renegotiate arms debt terms egypt and the soviet union are expected to sign an agreement in moscow next week settling cairo s three billion dlr military debt egyptian officials said one official who asked to remain anonymous told reuters a draft agreement would reduce to zero from two pct future intere...
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oe inc th qtr 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 avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
12
555
d h howden and co ltd increases dividend semi annual cts vs cts prior pay june record june reuter
12
2,532
intermagnetics general inma completes buy intermagnetics general corp said it completed the purchase of the advanced products department of air products and chemicals inc apd terms were not disclosed the department which makes cryogenic equipment will continue operating at its present location in allentown pa the compa...
0
4,728
trade surplus cut would benefit japan sumita bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said it is in japan s national interest to make greater efforts to reduce its trade surplus he told business executives the most important issues for the world economy are the correction of international trade imbalances and a solution t...
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fed sets billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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viceroy resource corp details gold assays viceroy resource corp said recent drilling on the lesley ann deposit extended the high grade mineralization over a width of feet assays ranged from about ounces of gold per short ton over a foot interval at a depth of to feet to about ounces of gold per ton over a foot interval...
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5,692
oil prices said now based on futures price energy futures now set the standard for oil pricing said arnold safer president of the energy futures group inc a consulting firm petroleum futures trading at the new york mercantile exchange literally set spot market prices in the u s he said adding that some oil products sel...
10
3,955
new cooper basin gas pool discovery reported delhi petroleum pty ltd said a second gas flow has been recorded in the epsilon formation of the toolachee block on pel five and six signifying a new pool discovery the kerna four appraisal well flowed gas at cubic meters a day with four kiloliters of condensate through a mm...
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1,086
armtek arm sells tire truck tire business armtek corp formerly known as armstrong rubber co said it signed agreements with condere corp for the sale of its natchez miss tire plant and its s and a truck tire sales and services corp terms were not disclosed armtek spokesman john sievers said s and a is a mln dlr business...
0
453
belgian unemployment falls in february belgian unemployment based on the number of jobless drawing unemployment benefit fell to pct of the working population at the end of february from pct at the end of january the national statistics office said the rate compares with pct at the end of february the total number of jo...
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6,211
land s end inc leys votes initial payout land s end inc said its board declared a dividend of cts a share payable april record april it is the company s first dividend since it became a public entity last october reuter
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4,681
nordson ndsn sets for split nordson corp said its board declared a for stock split to be paid as a pct stock dividend on april to shareholders of record april as a result the number of shares outstanding will increase to mln from mln the maker of industrial equipment said reuter
12
4,385
treasury balances at fed rose on march treasury balances at the federal reserve rose on march to billion dlrs from billion dlrs on the previous business day the treasury said in its latest budget statement balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to billion dlrs from billion dlrs on the same respective days the trea...
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1,150
dome petroleum reaffirms dome mines stake for sale at right price spokesman says
0
4,120
auditors lift qualification on brunswick bc auditors of brunswick corp lifted a four year qualification on the company s financial statements vice president finance frederick florjancic told securities analysts here the financial results for the diversified leisure and defense aerospace company had been qualifed by art...
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5,459
norwegian unemployment falls in march unemployment fell in march to or pct of the workforce compared with pct in february and pct in march the labour directorate said reuter
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hk hotels soars on takeover speculation the price of hongkong and shanghai hotels ltd shlh hk s stock soared on speculation of a takeover battle between major shareholders the kadoorie family and the evergo industrial enterprise ltd evgh hk group stock brokers said they noted heavy buying in hk hotel shares after an an...
0
1,414
u s has to midnight to set orange juice duties a decision on final dumping duties on frozen orange juice from brazil may not be issued until tomorrow commerce department officials said they said the department has until midnight tonight to set the duty but may not make the finding public until tomorrow a preliminary du...
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4,012
gatt meeting hears plea for african debt relief debt among african countries will continue to grow and their economies will remain stifled unless developed countries lower their interest rates nigerian trade minister samaila mamman said today he told an informal meeting of the general agreement on tariffs and trade the...
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shell canada shc to sell tankers to socanav shell canada ltd said its shell canada products ltd unit will sell three tankers effective april one to socanav inc terms were not disclosed shell also said it will contract exclusively from socanav normal marine distribution requirements for domestic markets with some except...
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copper study group considered at geneva meeting major copper producing and consuming countries are considering a u s proposal to set up a study group to review the world copper market delegates said the u s initiative was introduced last december at a meeting held here under the auspices of the united nations conferenc...
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zambia to retain currency auction says kaunda zambia will retain its foreign exchange auction system despite the suspension of weekly auctions since january president kenneth kaunda said we have not run away from the auction it hasn t been abolished at all he told reuters in an interview he said the system would be rei...
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tin council winding up verdict appealed amalgamated metal trading amt today lodged an appeal against the ruling which prevented its petition to wind up the international tin council itc the verdict was given by mr justice millett on january when amt led an effort by itc creditors to recover sums claimed by banks and lo...
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1,755
transco exploration partners ltd exp in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june one record may eight reuter
12
3,522
kentucky smelters get relief on higher rates owners of two aluminum smelters in kentucky received temporary relief from higher electric rates after a decision tuesday by state regulators denying a rate hike to big rivers electric corp of henderson ky but the owners of the smelters national southwire aluminum co and alc...
1
2,508
mccormick and co inc mccrk st qtr net qtr ends feb shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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3,764
nestle sa nesz z year div swiss francs per share and francs per participation certificate unchanged net billion vs billion shr vs turnover billion vs billion addition to reserves mln vs mln reuter
12
4,727
linde ag ling f year domestic group net profit mln marks vs mln turnover billion marks vs billion incoming orders billion marks vs billion order book at end december billion vs billion tax payments mln marks vs mln depreciation of fixed assets mln marks vs mln new investment in fixed assets mln vs mln dividend already ...
12
39
new york business loans fall mln dlrs commercial and industrial loans on the books of the major new york banks excluding acceptances fell mln dlrs to billion in the week ended february the federal reserve bank of new york said including acceptances loans declined mln dlrs to billion commercial paper outstanding nationa...
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5,408
trade friction threatens to topple nakasone prime minister yasuhiro nakasone may have been dealt a fatal political blow by the yen s renewed rapid rise and the threat of a trade war with the united states political analysts said nakasone already under fire over an unpopular tax reform plan may now be forced to resign b...
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australia sells tonnes of sugar to ussr australia sold tonnes of raw sugar to the soviet union for shipment in the next few weeks queensland primary industries minister neville harper said loading of a tonne cargo on the soviet freighter nikolay kuznetsov for shipment to odessa was completed today at the lucinda termin...
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opec may have to meet to firm prices analysts opec may be forced to meet before a scheduled june session to readdress its production cutting agreement if the organization wants to halt the current slide in oil prices oil industry analysts said the movement to higher oil prices was never to be as easy as opec thought th...
10
5,303
willcox and gibbs wg to make acquisition willcox and gibbs inc said it has agreed to acquire atlantia electric parts distributor b and w electric supply co for an undisclosed amount of cash b and w had sales of about eight mln dlrs in its most recent year willcox said it plans further expansion in the atlanta area reut...
0
2,047
grow group inc gro sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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6,371
taiwan trade surplus widens in first quarter taiwan s trade surplus widened to billion u s dlrs in the first quarter of from billion a year ago the government statistics department said first quarter exports rose to billion u s dlrs from billion in the same period in imports rose to billion from billion last year the m...
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total systems services tsys st qtr net shr nine cts vs seven cts net vs revs vs reuter
12
3,318
wickes companies wix completes sale of unit wickes companies inc said it completed the sale of its sequoia supply division to a new company created by the management of that division paul hylbert president of sequoia has been named president and chief executive officer of the new company reuter
0
2,672
chicago dock and canal docks rd qtr net period ended jan shr cts vs cts net vs nine mths shr dlrs vs cts net vs note full name is chicago dock and canal trust nine months earnings include gain from dispositions of real estate of dlrs or dlrs a share reuter
12
4,987
oregon aluminum smelter increasing output northwest aluminum co said it will open a second pot line in mid may bringing the smelter here to pct of its production capacity northwest aluminum president brett wilcox who leased the year old smelter from martin marietta corp said production would increase from around tons a...
1
6,041
u k money market deficit forecast at mln stg the bank of england said it forecast a shortage of around mln stg in the money market today among the main factors affecting liquidity bills for repurchase by the market will drain some mln stg while bills maturing in official hands and the take up of treasury bills will tak...
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4,644
northern states power co nsp votes quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record april reuter
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3,878
clark equipment ckl buys mln shares clark equipment co said it has purchased shares of its common stock from an investor group led by arthur m goldberg for dlrs a share it said the purchase reduces the number of shares of clark common stock to be purchased under its stock repurchase plan announced march at the time the...
0
3,261
great lakes federal glfs hikes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record april note great lakes federal savings and loan is full name of company reuter
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3,464
soviet firm says talks on for philippine mine preliminary talks are on between two state owned philippine banks and soviet metal trading and equipment sales company tsvetmetpromexport on rescuing nonoc mining and industrial corp nmic which operates the philippines only nickel refinery a soviet official said g i valentc...
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japan cuts chip supply may produce shortage japan is attempting to cut back semiconductor production to forstall the mln dlrs in u s tariffs on japanese electronic goods set to take effect april industry analysts said the move is likely to create a sharp price rise and a possible shortage of the key computer components...
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1,893
danish unemployment rises to pct in january denmark s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to pct of the workforce in january from pct in december unchanged from january the national statistics office said the total of unemployed in january was against in december and in january reuter
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841
wtc international waf sets south africa trust wtc international n v said it has sold its affiliates in south africa to an independent trust created to continue the operations in that country the purchase price was about mln dlrs represented by a ten year interest bearing note payable annually at pct to be paid by the t...
0
546
butler btlr to sell part of unit butler manufacturing co said it agreed in principal to sell part of its controls division to enercon data corp of minneapolis terms of the sale were not disclosed the transaction expected to be closed in march involves the controls division s energy management and power line carrier pro...
0
3,631
motel lp six sets cash distribution qtly cash distribution cts vs cts prior pay may record march note prior quarter dividend was an initial payout based on operations for a partial fourth quarter in reuter
12
2,807
sensormatic canada ltd year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
12
290
franklin michigan insured sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march note franklin michigan insured tax free income fund reuter
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6,247
graphic media inc gmed year shr nine cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note restated for reversal of certain tax benefits and reflects preferred stock dividend requirements reuter
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1,769
numac oil nmc sees results improving numac oil and gas ltd said it expects significant improvement in operating performance during the company today reported earnings from continuing operations of dlrs down from mln dlrs a yuear earlier due to lower prices for crude oil and pipeline capacity constraints numac said chan...
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3,465
jim walter corp jwc nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln first half shr dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln avg shrs diluted mln vs mln note net includes gains of dlrs or two cts a share in quarter and dlrs or fo...
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1,216
sun electric corp se st qtr jan oper net oper shr profit nine cts vs loss seven cts oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note oper net excludes extraordinary profit of dlrs or six cts a shr and dlrs or one ct a share respectively in and quarters from utilization of tax loss carryforwards reuter
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1,397
bsn bsn share sale advances bsn corp said its agreement to sell new common shares or a pct interest to unaffiliated european institutional investors for mln dlrs has become definitive the company said closing is expected shortly after the filing of a registration statement with the securities and exchange commission wh...
0
3,607
american home shield corp ahsc th qtr net shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln mths shr profit cts vs loss one cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note revenues figure shows contract revenue not gross contracts written fourth quarter and full year includes extraordinary gain of dlrs an...
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702
stanley works swk sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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1,690
nutmeg industries inc nutm year jan net shr cts net sales mln note share adjusted for five for four stock split in january backlog mln dlrs vs dlrs company began operating january reuter
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4,617
twa sold four mln shares of usair believed to institutions wall street sources
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3,953
coffee conference ends with call to continue talks a meeting of eight latin american coffee producers ended with a call for continued talks aimed at arriving at an agreement to stabilize international prices a statement delivered by the conference s president nicaragua s external trade minister alejandro martinez cuenc...
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6,278
enex resources corp enex th qtr loss shr not given net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss one ct vs profit nine cts net loss vs profit revs vs reuter
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4,369
integrated resources inc ire th qtr net oper primary shr dlr vs dlrs oper diluted shr cts vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs primary vs avg shrs diluted mln vs mln year oper shr dlr vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note oper net excludes mln dlrs for discontinued operations th q...
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zimbabwe coffee output set to rise zimbabwean coffee output will reach tonnes this year up on just over tonnes produced in the commercial coffee growers association said administrative executive robin taylor told the domestic news agency ziana that zimbabwe earned the equivalent of mln u s dlrs from coffee exports last...
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6,237
fhlbb says mortgage rates continue decline the federal home loan bank board said home mortgage rates fell from early february to early march to their lowest point in nine years but the rate of decline was slower than it had been in recent months the bank board said the average effective commitment rate for fixed rate m...
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