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icco to examine buffer stock details tomorrow the international cocoa council icco adjourned for the day after a detailed proposal on buffer stock rules was distributed and executive committee officials were elected delegates said producers ec consumers and all consumers are scheduled to hold separate meetings tomorrow...
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chemfix technologies inc cfix nd qtr net ended feb shr profit one ct vs loss four cts net profit vs loss revs vs six mths shr profit three cts vs loss eight cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
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iif executive sees interest rates declining institute of international finance managing director horst schulmann said that his orgnaization has been forecasting further declines of interest rates in the first half this year and then a levelling off and there is no reason to change that speaking to reporters the bank re...
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south korean money supply rises in february south korea s m money supply rose pct to billion won in february from billion in january when it fell a revised pct from december provisional bank of korea figures show the february figure was up pct from a year earlier m money supply rose pct to billion won in february from ...
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westinghouse wx sees higher earnings growth westinghouse electric corp said earnings per share growth will exceed sales growth and will be in the double digit range through in the company earned dlrs a share on revenues of billion dlrs speaking at a meeting for securities analysts douglas danforth westinghouse s chairm...
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lucky stores lks edelman in standstill pact lucky stores inc said it and investor asher edelman agreed on a settlement that prohibits edelman and his group from taking specified actions to obtain control of the company and that limits the edelman group s ownership of lucky s stock to less than five pct of any voting se...
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gus makes mln stg agreed offer for pantherella great universal stores plc gus l said it has made an agreed offer for pantherella plc valuing the company at mln stg and each pantherella ordinary share at pence the offer is based on eight new a non voting ordinary shares in gus plus stg for every ordinary pantherella the...
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3,199
eldorado bancorp eldb sets pct dividend eldorado bancorp said its board declared a pct stock dividend payable april to shareholders of record april three reuter
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3,757
sunshine mining co th qtr shr loss cts vs loss cts
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4,461
guinness seeks u k injunction against saunders guinness plc guin l will seek an injunction in the u k high court today to freeze the assets of former chairman ernest saunders in its attempts to recover mln stg paid to a jersey company as part of the company s takeover battle for distillers co plc a spokesman said he sa...
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2,147
cannon can audit to show significant loss the cannon group inc said its financial statements will show substantial losses for fiscal and significant downward adjustments in previously reported stockholders equity the company also said its audit being conducted by arthur young and co will cover the year ended january in...
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worthington industries inc wthg rd qtr net qtr ended feb shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note shr data adjusted for for stock split paid october reuter
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1,908
canada january trade surplus mln dlrs canada had a trade surplus of mln dlrs in january compared with an upward revised mln dlrs surplus in december statistics canada said the december surplus originally was reported at mln dlrs the january surplus last year was billion dlrs january exports seasonally adjusted were bil...
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federal reserve weekly report feb two weeks ended feb total vault cash vs inc cash equal to req res vs one week ended feb daily avgs mlns bank borrowings down including seasonal loans up including extended loans up float down balances adjustments down currency down treasury deposits down reuter
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standard logic inc stdl st qtr loss qtr ends jan oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs vs note oper net excludes loss from discontinued operations of vs loss for prior qtr excludes tax carryforward for prior qtr reuter
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1,224
warrantech corp rd qtr dec net shr profit nil vs loss nil net profit vs loss revs vs nine mths shr loss nil vs loss nil net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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2,405
ivory coast confirms presence at cocoa talks a senior ivory coast agriculture ministry official confirmed his country s backing for a new international cocoa pact and said ivorian delegates would be present at talks on its buffer stock starting this week the official told reuters that ivorian agriculture minister denis...
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gte gte unit to sell infortext products infortext systems inc said it finalized a two year agreement under which gte services corp and eight affiliates will sell infortext s line of personal computer based telephone call accounting systems gte services a unit of gte corp evaluated competitive call accounting systems th...
0
5,077
hanson trust to sell u s chemicals unit hanson trust plc hnsn l said its u s subsidiary hanson industries inc is to sell pcr inc a speciality chemicals unit for mln dlrs cash to chemical partners inc pcr had sales of mln dlrs in fiscal and an operating loss of dlrs reuter
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saudi success seen in curbing opec production saudi arabia will succeed in pressuring other members of the organization of petroleum exporting countries to stay within their production quotas said morgan stanley group managing director john wellemeyer wellemeyer speaking to reporters at an offshore oil engineering conf...
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belgian central bank buys currency to repay debt the belgian national bank bought foreign currencies against francs on the open market in the week ended march a bank spokesman said in line with central bank policy he declined to give any details of the amount bought the foreign currency purchased was used by the treasu...
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gull inc gll rd qtr feb nt shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note prior nine mths net includes gain dlrs from insurance payment reuter
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3,014
ibp oxy plant reopens without incident iowa beef processors inc said hundreds of its employees returned to work at its dakota city nebraska beef processing plant without incident last week iowa beef said it would lift a lockout in effect at the plant since mid december which affected members of the united food and comm...
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5,477
magellan petroleum corp mpet rd qtr jan shr loss nil vs profit nil net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr profit nil vs loss one ct net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln note net includes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs in quartrer and dlrs vs dlrs in nine mths reuter
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5,585
manhattan nat l mlc holders vote stock sale manhattan national corp said its shareholders overwhelmingly approved a proprosal through which union central life insurance co took control of the company by acquiring about mln shares of newly issued manhattan national common stock for mln dlrs the company said the transact...
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886
e f hutton efh starts purolator pcc bid e f hutton group inc said it has started its previously announced offer to purchase up to common shares of purolator courier corp at dlrs each in a newspaper advertisement the company said the offer proration period and withdrfawal rights will expire april one unless extended the...
0
2,845
genetic laboratories inc genl nd qtr loss period ended jan net loss vs loss sales vs six mths net profit vs loss sales vs reuter
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2,057
safeguard health sfgd th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note full name safeguard health enterprises inc current qtr and year figures include mln dlr reserve for estimated loss from proposed divestment of one third...
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sweden s boliden ab takes over u s allis chalmers corp for mln crowns official
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westinghouse interested in merger of radio unit westinghouse electric corp wx said it is still open to a merger of its radio operations with general electrics co s ge nbc radio operations we have left the door open and ge is reassessing the merger and so are we westinghouse chairman douglas danforth told reuters at the...
0
2,235
great american bancorp grtb th qtr net shr profit seven cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss mths shrs loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln loans mln vs mln reuter
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6,244
white house says interest rates reflect market the white house said the rise in interest rates was unfortunate in a general sense but reflected market forces there s always movement up and down and the basic fact is that we believe the economy is strong and growing and there will always be fluctuations in the interest ...
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chase amp bank cuts australian prime to pct chase amp bank ltd said it will lower its prime lending rate to pct from effective tomorrow the bank is the first to lower its prime rate below the pct set by a few banks in the last few days in a continuation of a downward trend which began late last month other prime rates ...
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rio coffee trade prefers no pact to quota cut the failure of talks to introduce new coffee export quotas within the international coffee agreement ica was preferable to the alternative of brazil having a sharply reduced quota as had been proposed president of the rio de janeiro coffee trade association carlos calmon sa...
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bull and bear group a bnbga cuts fund payouts bull and bear group a said it lowered its monthly dividends on three of its funds it said it lowered its tax free income fund bltfx to cts from cts its u s government guaranteed securities fund bbusx to cts from cts and its high yield fund bulhx to cts from cts all dividend...
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manufacturers national mntl unit lifts rate manufacturers national corp s manufacturers bank wilmington said it increased the interest rate on its no fee variable rate mastercard to pct from pct the new interest rate applies to the second quarter the rate on the card is set quarterly reuter
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sime darby bhd six months to december shr cents vs cents interim dividend three cents vs same group net mln ringgit vs mln pre tax mln vs mln turnover billion vs billion note dividend pay may register april reuter
12
3,411
fi tek corp to make acquisition fi tek corp said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire voice systems and services inc for an undisclosed amount of stock it said on completion of the acquisition it would change its name to voice systems and services inc it said vboice systems has received a dlr contract to provide...
0
1,238
siemens wants to amend telecom plus tele pact telecom plus international inc said siemens ag s siemens information systems wants to amend its agreement to purchase telecom s pct interest in tel plus communications to delay payment of mln dlrs for months telecom s shareholders are scheduled to vote on the mln dlr transa...
0
435
acceptance insurance holdings inc acpt year oper shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes realized investment gains of dlrs vs dlrs net excludes dlr tax credit reuter
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3,919
marcom telecommunications mrcm nd qtr jan oper shr loss five cts vs loss six cts oper net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs six mths oper shr loss seven cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss net vs avg shrs vs note current year nd qtr and six mths excludes a loss dlrs for discontinued operations prior year nd qtr and si...
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co steel inc th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mn vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note qtr shr and net exclude tax gain of dlrs or cts share versus gain of dlrs or dlrs share year shr and net exclude tax gain of dlrs or cts share versus ...
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430
national sea products ltd th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note qtr excludes extraordinary gain of dlrs or five cts share versus extraordinary loss of dlrs or shr nil in qtr note continued year excludes extraordinary gain of dlrs or cts sha...
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thailand s foreign reserves fall in february thailand s foreign reserves of gold special drawing rights and convertible currencies fell to billion dlrs at end february from billion the previous month but were above the billion held at the same time last year the bank of thailand said it said the reserves were equal to ...
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royal dutch shell group of cos th qtr net shr royal dutch petroleum co rd dlrs vs dlrs final royal dutch dividend of guilders for total guilders vs guilders for shr shell transport and trading co plc sc dlrs vs dlrs final shell transport dividend pence for total of pence vs pence for group net billion vs billion group ...
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2,936
hospital staffing services inc hssi st qtr feb oper shr six cts vs two cts oper net vs revs vs note prior year net excludes dlr tax credit reuter
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749
gatt council defers decision on semiconductors the ruling gatt council deferred a decision on whether to set up a dispute panel on the basis of a european community complaint against the u s japanese agreement on exports of computer semiconductors david woods spokesman of the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt...
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premier industrial corp pre rd qtr net ended feb shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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1,436
usair u and unit remain under moody s review moody s investors service inc said the mln dlrs of debt of usair group inc and its usair inc unit remain under review for possible downgrade the rating agency cited usair group s proposed acquisition of piedmont aviation inc pie as well as trans world airlines inc s twa prop...
0
4,454
swire pacific ltd swpc hkg year shr a h k cents vs adjusted shr b cents vs final div a cents vs making vs adjusted final div b cents vs making vs net billion dlrs vs billion turnover billion vs billion note net profits excluded extraordinary gains of billion dlrs vs mln the non recurrent earnings mainly derived from th...
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pegasus gold inc pgulf th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note current qtr includes gain of mln dlrs from tax benefit reuter
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4,367
telecom tele completes sale telecom plus international inc said it completed the sale of its pct interest in tel plus communications inc to siemens information systems inc for about mln dlrs telecom received mln dlrs at closing with the balance to be paid in installments siemen said it will dispute various matters in t...
0
3,602
art s way manufacturing co artw rd qtr net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs nine mths shr profit dlrs vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs note fiscal net profit includes tax credits of dlrs in the quarter and dlrs in the nine months periods end february and respectively art s way manufactu...
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u k retailers see growth in consumer spending u k retailers expect consumer spending to accelerate in march after a disappointing increase in february according to a monthly survey by the confederation of british industry cbi fifty nine pct of the retailers questioned for the latest distributive trades survey expected ...
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uae government paper yields unchanged yields on certificates of deposit issued by the united arab emirates central bank were unchanged at pct the bank said the yield applies to maturities of one two three and six months reuter
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latin coffee producers seek ico price support this weekend s meeting of latin american coffee producers here will call for the international coffee organisation ico to start talks aimed at firming prices nicaraguan foreign trade minister alejandro martinez cuenca said he said those countries which had confirmed their p...
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hughes tool says it approves revised terms for merger with baker international
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1,457
supermarkets general sgl gets unsolicited bid supermarkets general corp said it received an unsolicited proposal from a third party to acquire the company at dlrs per share in cash supermarkets also said it retained shearson lehman brothers inc to advise its board of directors on the proposal supermarkets general curre...
0
6,030
deutsche agrees full takeover of former eurasbank deutsche bank ag dbkg f has agreed to take over the outstanding pct in deutsche bank asia ag the former european asian bank ag from creditanstalt bankverein cabv vi deutsche management board joint spokesman alfred herrhausen told a news conference euras broke even in an...
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kansas city ksu ready to buy southern pacific kansas city southern industries inc said it is ready to promptly purchase the southern pacific transportation co from santa fe southern pacific corp sfx if the interstate commerce commission rejects sante fe s attempt to reopen the merger of southern and the atchison tokepa...
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piedmont pie takes no action piedmont aviation inc said its board meeting recessed today without taking action on proposals to combine piedmont with other corporations piedmont has received opposing bids from norfolk southern corp and us air corp earlier today trans world airlines inc offered to either buy piedmont sui...
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1,836
harper and row gets bid from harcourt brace jovanovich for dlrs shr
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bank of b c revises share payout estimate bank of british columbia said it revised its estimate of shareholder distributions from last november s sale of most of the bank s assets to hongkong bank of canada to between cts and dlrs a share from cts to dlrs a share the bank said the estimate could rise to between dlrs an...
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two hundred people rescued from sinking ferry about people were rescued some badly hurt from a sinking cross channel ferry carrying approximately people off the belgian port of zeebrugge a port control spokesman said the spokesman contacted by telephone said only one third of car ferry the herald of free enterprise own...
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dunlop malaysian industries bhd six months to december shr cts vs cts interim dividend one cent vs same group net mln ringgit vs mln pre tax mln vs nine mln turnover mln vs mln note dividend pay april register april reuter
12
2,650
skippers inc skip semi annual dividend semi annual div four cts vs four cts pay april record april reuter
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2,809
baker international to sell electric submersible oilwell pump unit
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5,975
bankamerica says st qtr net to be cut by mln dlrs due to brazilian loans
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milton roy co mrc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record may reuter
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6,116
north carolina federal ncfs raises prime rate north carolina federal savings and loan association said it has raised its prime rate to pct from pct effective yesterday following moves by major banks reuter
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willcox and gibbs inc wg th qtr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts per share in th qtr and mln or dlrs for the year reuter
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quest biotechnology qbio unit in merger pact quest biotechnology inc said its new subsidiary quest blood substitute inc signed the agreement and plan of merger with hunt research corp and its affiliate icas corp it said quest blood expects to complete the merger within the next several weeks terms were not disclosed in...
0
5,810
cominco ltd cuts lead price in canada cominco ltd said its cominco metals division lowered the price for lead metal sold in canada by canadian cts per pound to canadian cts per pound reuter
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bundesbank gross reserves rise at march close the bundesbank s gross currency reserves rose mln marks in the last week of march to billion marks the bundesbank said in a statement at the same time its foreign liabilities rose mln to billion producing a rise in net reserves of mln to billion on march the bundesbank prov...
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mark iv corrects agreement with baird batm mark iv industries inc iv which has said it may consider a bid to seek control of baird corp said baird has not agreed to hold off on any defensive measures without giving mark iv at least hours notice in a filing with the securities and exchange commission mark iv corrected a...
0
1,511
business editor theodore cross offers dlrs share for harper and row
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3,529
federal signal corp fss regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts previously pay june two record may reuter
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5,617
cellular communications inc comm nine mths dec end shr loss dlrs vs loss six cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs notel company changed fiscal year to december end prior year net includes gain dlrs from sale of minority interests in connecticut partnerships reuter
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u s house plan seeks to bar foreign takeover a u s house subcommittee voted to give president reagan authority to block foreign takeovers of u s companies similar to the takeover of fairchild semiconductor corp by fujitsu ltd which was withdrawn the energy and commerce subcommittee on commerce approved as an amendment ...
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saudis drop condition for oil sale to brazil saudi arabia has dropped its condition that brazil secure international bank guarantees before saudia arabia would ship it oil state oil company petrobras said in a statement petrobras said the saudis will accept banco do brasil credit guarantees petrobras cancelled a mln dl...
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sterling drug inc sty increases payout qtrly div cts vs cts pay june record may note company said this is the largest dividend increase in years reuter
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e a viner holdings ltd eavkf th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note th qtr net includes mln u s dlr or ct shr writedown of stake in heck s inc hex and u s dlr or three ct shr writedown of arbitrage positions fl yr n...
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franklin minnesota insured sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march note franklin minneosta insured tax free income fund reuter
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taunton savings bank tsbk sets first dividend taunton savings bank said its board declared an initial cash dividend of six cts per share taunton which went public last june said the rate was based on outstanding shares it said the dividend was payable april to shareholders of record march the company said it did not kn...
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brooklyn union gas co bu sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
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kroger kr to buy eight food stores kroger co said it agreed to buy nine retail food stores from the dallas division of safeway stores inc which announced it was closing the store division as part of a restructuring terms were not disclosed kroger expects to take over operation of the stores one of which is under constr...
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offshore investment firm ups france fund stake vbi corp an offshore based investment firm told the securities and exchange commission it raised its stake in the france fund inc frn to shares or pct of the total from or pct vbi which is based in turks and caicos islands the british west indies said it bought the additio...
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gelco gel to sell canadian courier unit gelco corp said it signed a letter of intent to sell its canadian courier unit gelco express ltd to air canada for about mln dlrs u s it said consummation of the transaction depends on execution of a definitive agreement which is expected in may as part of its restructuring plan ...
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rabbit software rabt to merge with cti data rabbit software corp said it agreed in principle to merge with cti data inc a privately owned communications company according to terms cti holders and employees will receive shares of rabbit stock and royalties on sales of cti products cti will become a wholly owned subsidia...
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usair u cuts piedmont pie shares sought usair group inc said it has amended its dlr per share tender offer for shares of piedmont aviation inc to reduce the maximum number it will accept to previously it had sought all shares in a newspaper advertisement usair said the offer and withdrawal rights have not been extended...
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franklin california tax free sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march note franklin california insured tax free income fund reuter
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helmerich and payne inc hp increases div qtly div cts vs nine cts payable june one record may reuter
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syria seeking white sugar on april trade syria will hold a buying tender on april for tonnes of white sugar for shipment in june july and august at a rate of tonnes a month traders said reuter
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agency to review johnson and johnson sweetener johnson and johnson said the u s food and drug administration has notified the company its food additive petition for a high intensity sweetener has been formally accepted and now will be reviewed by the agency the company said the product with the generic name of sucralos...
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spanish refiner plans gasoline additive plant spain s state refiner empresa nacional de petroleo s a emp plans to build its second unit for production of methyl tertiary butyl ether mtbe a gasoline additive replacing lead company sources said the coruna based plant with an annual capacity of tonnes and a tonnes per yea...
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napco international npco th qtr oper net oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs revs vs year oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs revs vs note operating net for the quarter and year excludes a loss on the disposal of certain businesses of mln dlrs and a loss from discontinued operations of dlrs in the quarter and dlrs in the yea...
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2,066
north atlantic technologies natt th qtr shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs note full name is north atlantic technologies inc reuter
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philippines posts mln dlr january trade deficit the philippines posted a trade deficit of mln dlrs in january compared with deficits of mln in january and mln in december government figures show the national census and statistics office ncso said imports of mln dlrs in january were up from mln in january and mln dlrs i...
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cooper cbe asks ftc to end acquisition limits cooper industries inc asked the federal trade commission to vacate a order that requires the company to get ftc approval before making certain acquisitions the ftc said the order was issued as part of a settlement of ftc charges that cooper s merger with gardner denver co w...
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6,156
canada march foreign reserves rise billion u s dlrs official
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