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other milds coffee producers to meet may coffee producers belonging to the other milds group will meet may in guatemala to discuss the possibility of restoring export quotas producer delegates told reporters after the closing session of the international coffee organization ico executive board meeting the other milds g...
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perkin elmer pkn acquires high tech firm perkin elmer corp said it acquired atomika technische physik based in munich west germany a high technology concern specializing in surface science instruments terms of the acquisition were not disclosed it said atomika will became a part of its physical electronics division bas...
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baker says he stands by paris currency agreement treasury secretary james baker said he stood by the paris agreement among leading industrial nations to foster exchange rate stability around current levels i would refer you to the paris agreement which was a recognition the currencies were within ranges broadly consist...
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fuqua industries inc fqa sets quarterly qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april one record march reuter
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samson energy co limited partnership sam year net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln notes loss includes write down of mln dlrs in the carrying value of oil and gas properties taken in the first quarter cash flow from operationswas dlrs or dlrs per unit vs dlrs or dlrs per unit reuter
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bankers trust new york corp bt qtly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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reagan says u s needs to lessen oil imports president reagan said the united states must do more to lessen its reliance on imported oil president reagan said during a nationally televised news conference that the rising u s reliance on foreign oil is a problem that the administration is studying we have to study this m...
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trans world airlines twa files on usair u trans world airlines said it told the securities and exchange commission it does not intend to seek control of usair group or to acquire more of its stock at this time twa also said it is amending its application with the department of transportation to seek control of usair th...
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u k money market liquidity position expected flat the bank of england said it has forecast a flat position in the money market today among the main factors maturing assistance and take up of treasury bills will drain mln stg and a rise in note circulation mln stg but the outflow will be offset by mln stg exchequer tran...
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aetna aet reaches agreement to buy company aetna life and casualty co said it reached an agreement to acquire a pct interest in universal life and general insurance sdn bhd ulg a malaysian composite insurance company the company said the pct balance will continue to be owned by malaysia apera group of private investors...
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u s m money supply rose 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 pol...
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tonen sekiyu and exxon unit studying resin project tonen sekiyukagaku kk and exxon chemical co a petrochemical division of exxon corp xon said they agreed to accelerate a study to set up an equally owned joint venture to make waterwhite resin in japan details of the venture to be based on exxon chemical technology will...
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dome pete dmp takes billion dlr writedown dome petroleum ltd earlier reporting a billion dlr loss compared to year earlier profit of mln dlrs said the loss was mainly due to write downs totalling billion dlrs before a reduction in deferred income taxes of mln dlrs the loss also includes mln dlrs in accumulated foreign ...
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bell petroleum bpsio regal to form plan bell petroleum services inc said it agreed to begin talks with regal international inc to form a plan of reorganization under which bell would become a subsidiary of regal the plan would be subject to bankruptcy court approval due to bell s status as a debtor in possesion under c...
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tandy brands tab sells unit tandy brands inc said it sold its grate home and fireplace division to an investor group that includes some members of grate s management for dlrs in cash and secured notes the company said the sale will not materially offset the dlr non recurring charge it took against the sale of the divis...
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fed s heller urges broad reform to aid banking federal reserve board governor robert heller said the banking system could be strengthened by permitting formation of financial services holding companies involved in areas like banking insurance real estate and securities in a speech prepared for delivery in new york to t...
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new chief elected for world sugar organisation dominican alfredo ricart will take over as executive director of the international sugar organization iso in mid april iso officer in charge constantin politoff said previous iso chief william miller retired at end february last year ricart told reuters his first aim is pu...
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thermo process tpsi acquisition terminated thermo process systems inc said its proposed acquisition of the surface combustion division of privately held midland ross corp has been terminated because mutually satisfactory terms could not be established reuter
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washington national corp wnt votes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record march reuter
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philadelphia suburban psc buys software firm philadelphia suburban corp said it acquired mentor systems inc a lexington ky computer software company for common stock detailed terms were not disclosed mentor specializes in public sector accounting systems it has employees at its lexington facility four branch offices in...
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reported dead in ferry disaster at least people died when a car ferry struck a pier as it left belgium for britain a nurse who took part in the rescue operation said jan van moerbeke a male nurse said on coming off the herald of free enterprise that he had found six people on top of the vessel who were dead there were ...
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australian unions launch new south wales strikes australian trade unions said they have launched week long strikes and other industrial action in new south wales nsw to protest against new laws that would reduce injury compensation payments union sources said talks with the state government broke down last night but th...
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investor group cuts dba systems dbas stake a group led by new york investors david bellet and chester siuda said it lowered its stake in dba systems inc to shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group said it sold dba common shares between f...
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arkla alg proposal to settle dispute arkla inc said it and international paper co ip filed a proposal with the arkansas public service commission designed to resolve the dispute between the two over ip s plan to build natural gas pipelines for its paper mill facilities at pine bluff and camden arkla s pipeline division...
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japan february money supply rises pct japan s broadly defined money supply average of m plus certificate of deposits cds rose a preliminary pct in february from a year earlier compared with an pct rise in january the bank of japan said the seasonally adjusted february average of m plus cds supply rose pct from january ...
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diamond shamrock raises crude posted prices one dlr effective march wti now dlrs bbl
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canada january trade surplus mln dlrs after december mln dlrs surplus
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ldbrinkman corp ldbc nd qtr jan loss shr loss seven cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln six mths shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
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endevco ei agrees to buy mississippi pipeline endevco inc said it has agreed to acquire a mile inch pipeline in marion and pearl river counties mississippi for undisclosed terms the company said the pipeline was recently constructed from the poplarville gas field in pearl river county to a proposed interconnect with a ...
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anitec image technology corp antc sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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burke parsons bowlby corp sets regular payout qtrly div three cts vs three cts prior pay may record april reuter
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cpi corp cpic to post higher results cpi corp said it expects to post higher sales and earnings for its fiscal year ended february when it officially reports results in three weeks it said preliminary figures show total sales of mln dlrs up pct from mln dlrs in its fiscal year net earnings from continuing operations ro...
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horn and hardart co hor th qtr net shr dlrs vs two cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net both periods includes mln dlr gain from sale of real estate year net includes charge mln dlrs from restructuring of bojan...
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dylex ltd year jan net shr cts vs one dlr net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion note excludes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or two cts per share from public issue of affiliate s shares reuter
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avery avry sees qtr year loss avery inc said the company will not show a profit in the next quarter and will probably not show a profit in speaking at the annual shareholders meeting chairman nelson peltz declined to estimate when the company would become profitable peltz said uniroyal chemical co acquired last year wo...
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opec within output ceiling subroto says opec remains within its agreed output ceiling of mln barrels a day and had expected current fluctuations in the spot market of one or two dlrs indonesian energy minister subroto said he told reporters after meeting with president suharto that present weakness in the spot oil mark...
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sterling m up pct in february m down the main measure of u k broad money sterling m grew a provisional seasonally adjusted pct in february after a rise of pct in january the bank of england said the narrow measure m fell a provisional adjusted to one pct after a pct drop in january the bank said unadjusted annual growt...
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anacomp aac gets funds to buy datagraphix anacomp inc said it finalized the financing of its mln dlrs purchase of datagraphix inc from general dynamics corp gd the financing arranged by drexel burnham lambert consists of mln dlrs of bank financing the private placement of mln dlrs of senior subordinated notes and mln d...
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shearson lehman upgrades u s oil stocks analyst sanford margoshes of shearson lehman brothers said he recommended a number of oil stocks today now that it is apparent that opec has succeeded in holding to its prescribed production quotas it is clear that opec through jawboning and quota restraint will boost the price o...
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china sugar output seen lower usda china s sugar crop has been revised to mln tonnes raw value down four pct from the previous forecast and five pct below the previous season the u s agriculture department said in its world production and trade report the department attributed the decline to relatively poor profitabili...
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great country bank gcbk rd qtr net qtr ends feb shr cts vs n a net vs nine mths shr dlrs vs n a net vs assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln loans mln vs mln note earnings per share data not presented for as great country bank converted from a mutual to a capital stock savings bank on jan such information is misleading...
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avery avy sets two for one stock split avery said its board authorizerd a two for one stock split an increased in the quarterly dividend and plans to offer four mln shares of common stock the company said the stock split is effective march with a distribution of one additional share to each shareholder of record march ...
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talking point purolator courier pcc emery air freight corp topped a leveraged buyout offer for purolator courier corp by about mln dlrs but wall street is reacting as though another offer may surface purolator s stock climbed today to over emery s dlr per share offer emery topped a dlr per share or mln dlr offer from e...
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ultramar net loss mln stg vs mln profit
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telephone and data systems inc tds th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes discontinued operations gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in quarter and gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in year net both periods includes charge dlrs ...
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dwg corp dwg rd qtr jan net oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net excludes discontinued operations loss dlrs vs profit dlrs in quarter and loss dlrs vs...
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s l acquisition raises u s toll to the federal home loan bank board fhlbb announced the acquisition of home savings and loan association in seattle washington by interwest savings bank of oak harbour washington the fhlbb said home savings was the th troubled savings institution requiring federal action this year it sai...
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fcoj supplies significantly above year ago usda total supply of frozen concentrated orange juice fcoj in is expected to be significantly above year earlier levels even with carry in stocks well below the previous season the u s agriculture department said in a summary of its fruit situation report the department said f...
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josten s jos to sell unit to careercom crcm josten s corp said it agreed to sell its proprietary school business to careercom corp for mln dlrs in cash and about mln careercom common shares upon completion of the proposed transaction josten s will own pct of careercom s stock which it intends to hold for investment pur...
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gerber grb buys gerber systems gsti shares gerber scientific inc said its gst acquisition corp purchased shares of its pct owned gerber systems technology pursuant to a january tender offer following the purchase gerber made a capital contribution to gst of all the shares it owned resulting in pct ownership by gst reut...
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gencorp gy bidder plans sale of aerospace unit general partners controlled by privately held wagner and brown and by afg industries inc said plans to sell gencorp inc s aerospace and soft drink bottling divisions if it succeeds in acquiring the company in a filing with the securities and exchange commission general par...
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madagascar extends amoco oil exploration agreement madagascar extended its oil exploration agreement with the u s firm amoco corp an for months to allow for further studies of the morondava basin on the southwest coast a government statement said it said the existing five year agreement due to expire this july was exte...
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rose s stores inc rsto th qtr jan shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion reuter
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ambassador financial afgi unit to buy builder ambassador financial group inc said its ambassador real estate equities corp agreed to buy heritage quality construction co inc ambassador said its unit would purchase pct of heritage s stock for an initial payment of approximately dlrs and subsequent payments in cash over ...
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lomak lomk strata strata in merger pact lomak petroleum inc and strata corp based in columbus ohio jointly said they entered into a merger agreement for strata to become a wholly owned subsidiary of lomak under the merger s terms strata shareholders will receive cts per share of strata common and warrants to buy about ...
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hudson valley patrol agrees to buy guard firm hudson valley patrol inc said it agreed to acquire privately held federal protection services inc a palm beach fla security firm for common shares and other considerations hudson valley which provides guard and patrol services in upstate n y said federal protection services...
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allwaste alws to acquire service firm allwaste inc said it agreed in principle to acquire all outstanding stock of a company in the industrial service business for mln dlrs in common stock it did not identify the company to be acquired reuter
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tandy tan rd quarter revenues up pct tandy corp said consolidated sales and operating revenues for the third quarter ended march totaled nearly mln dlrs up pct from mln dlrs last year the company said third quarter earnings will be released in the latter part of april tandy said march sales and oprating revenues totale...
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legal and general group plc year shr p vs p div p making p an increase of pct pretax profit mln stg vs mln net after tax mln stg vs mln pretax profit mln stg vs mln consists of long term business mln stg vs mln u s long term business mln vs mln fund management mln vs mln short term business mln vs loss mln associate co...
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alpha industries aha sells division alpha industries inc said it has sold its microelectronics division to triax corp for undisclosed terms retroactive to february one it said the division has yearly revenues of about mln dlrs and makes rf microwave components for the defense electronics industry alpha said it plans to...
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conagra inc cag regular dividend set qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june one record april reuter
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core industries inc cri nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note results include gain on sale of land of dlrs or six cts a share results include loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or four cts a share in the quarter and dlrs or six cts a share in t...
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coleman sees cts a shr st qtr charge from heat exchanger replacement program
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information solutions inc isol st qtr jan shr two cts vs six cts net vs revs vs reuter
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canada building permits rise in november led by the non residential sector canadian building permits issued in november rose pct to billion dlrs seasonally adjusted from billion dlrs in october statistics canada said residential permits fell pct to billion dlrs from billion dlrs in october while the number of units app...
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twa twa confirms ownership of usair u stock trans world airlines inc said it owns more than four mln usair group shares or about pct of the total outstanding twa said it may acquire additional shares in the open market in private transactions through a tender offer or otherwise subject to department of transportation a...
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japan personal savings soar in japanese personal savings grew pct in from helped by a sharp increase in stock investments by individuals the bank of japan said outstanding savings on december totalled billion yen funds in investment trusts alone totalled billion yen up pct from a year earlier the outstanding balance al...
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pepsico offers to acquire calny inc for dlrs a share
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tag group to cut valero energy vlo stake an investor group told the securities and exchange commission it plans to cut its stake in valero energy corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct the group led by tag group s a of luxembourg said it filed with the sec on feb a notice that it proposes to ...
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paton reports u s green coffee roastings higher u s roastings of green coffee in the week ended march were about kilo bags including that used for soluble production compared with bags in the corresponding week of last year and about bags in the week ended march george gordon paton and co inc reported it said cumulativ...
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singapore land ltd lndh si first half feb shr cts vs cts int div nil vs nil group net mln dlrs vs mln turnover mln dlrs vs mln note the company said group net profits for the year ending this aug should amount to mln dlrs reuter
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salant corp qslt th qtr nov net oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln note year net includes pretax provision for loss on sale of subsidiary of dlrs year net includes pretax loss dlrs from plant closing...
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data architects inc drch st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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aec inc aece sets regular payout qtrly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay april record april reuter
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infinity infta to purchase am fm station infinity broadcasting corp said it entered an agreement to acquire radio stations kvil am fm from sconninx broadcasting co for mln dlrs upon completion of the transaction infinity will own nine fm and four am stations in major markets the transaction is subject to fcc approval r...
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horizon bancorp hzb sets regular payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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delta says court order will not delay merger delta air lines dal said a court order requiring western air lines wal to arbitrate with two of its unions will not delay the april merger between the two airlines the order which was issued by the ninth circuit court of appeals requires western to discuss with its two union...
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latin coffee meeting to be held in managua representatives from brazil colombia mexico and nicaragua will meet here friday to discuss the economic impact of falling coffee prices a nicaraguan official announced vice minister of foreign trade bernardo chamorro said that participating in the meeting will be the heads of ...
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japan alerts gatt to south korea import plan japan told the general agreement on tariffs and trade that south korea s five year import diversification plan violated the spirit of the world trade governing body a foreign ministry spokesman said the notification came in japan s answer to a recent gatt questionnaire on un...
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western federal savings bank wfpr ups payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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cp air pacific western airlines set new name pacific western airlines corp said the airline resulting from the previously announced merger of its pacific western airlines ltd unit and canadian pacific air lines ltd would be named canadian airlines international ltd effective april pacific western said the two airlines ...
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japan wholesale prices fall pct in february japan s overall wholesale price index base fell pct in february from a month earlier to for the second consecutive month on month fall the bank of japan said wholesale prices fell pct in january from december the index fell pct from a year earlier for the st straight year on ...
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iea forecasts slower growth in oecd oil demand growth in oil consumption in the western industrialized countries is likely to slow to around one pct this year compared with pct in the international energy agency said oil use in the member countries of the organization for economic cooperation and development oecd incre...
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french household consumption falls in february french household consumption of industrial goods fell pct seasonally adjusted to billion francs last month from billion in january the national statistics institute insee said this brought consumption back down to the december level it added insee said that the fall was du...
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pope and talbot pop sees higher st qtr net pope and talbot inc said it expects first quarter earnings to total about one dlr per share compared with a year earlier loss of nine cts per share each of the company s business segments contributed to the sharp improvement pope and talbot said the wood products company also ...
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rogers rog sees st qtr net up significantly rogers corp said first quarter earnings will be up significantly from earnings of dlrs or four cts share for the same quarter last year the company said it expects revenues for the first quarter to be somewhat higher than revenues of mln dlrs posted for the year ago quarter r...
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sri lanka to uproot or bud diseased rubber trees sri lanka will uproot rubber trees that are more than two years old and affected by the leaf disease corynespora the head of the government s rubber research institute told reuters rodney de mel said affected trees less than two years old would undergo base budding attac...
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u s supreme court allows delta western merger u s supreme court justice sandra day o connor early this morning lifted an appeals court injunction blocking the planned merger of delta dal airlines inc and western airlines wal the court said o connor s action came hours after a three judge panel of the th u s circuit cou...
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hanson han unit to sell kaiser terminal plant hanson industries the u s arm of hanson trust plc han said it has proposed to sell in separate transactions kaiser cement s northwest terminals and montana city plant to lone star industries inc lce and ash grove cement west inc respectively for a total of mln dlrs hanson s...
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network netw to take rd qtr charge network control corp said it intends to take a dlr charge against earnings for the third quarter ended march and said sales for the quarter would be about dlrs about pct below sales in the same year ago quarter network said it is taking the charge due to the significant increase in ac...
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beecham group bhamy to sell unit privately held investment firm dubin clark and co said it has signed a definitive agreement for an investment group it heads to acquire roberts consolidated industries from beecham group plc for mln dlrs roberts makes and distributes accessories adhesives and tools used in carpet instal...
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humana inc nd qtr shr cts vs cts
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indonesia seen at crossroads over economic change indonesia appears to be nearing a political crossroads over measures to deregulate its protected economy the u s embassy says in a new report to counter falling oil revenues the government has launched a series of measures over the past nine months to boost exports outs...
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wallace computer services inc wcs nd qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln note periods end january and respectively reuter
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dorsey dsy completes sale of unit dorsey corp said it completed the sale of substantially all its dorsey trailers inc subsidiary assets to trailer acquisition corp whose stockholders include a former dorsey vice president and several executives of the dorsey trailers management team terms of the acquisition were not di...
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moto photo moto sees better st quarter moto photo inc president michael adler said he expects the company s first quarter earnings for fiscal to be better than the same quarter a year ago adler said however that the quarter would still be a loss primarily because it is the low season for the imaging business photo moto...
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harcourt hbj disappointed with harper hpr harcourt brace jovanovich inc said it is disappointed that no negotiations with harper and row publishers inc are underway harcourt made a dlrs a share unsolicited bid on march on march harcourt said three of its officers met with harper s financial advisor but has had no discu...
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british aerospace pretax profit mln stg vs mln
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divi hotels nv dvh rd qtr net shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note nine months fiscal includes extraordinary gain of cts per share reuter
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rochester gas and electric corp rgs in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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