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french inflation slows in february french inflation slowed in february to between and pct against pct in january the national statistics institute insee said the retail price index showed a year on year rise of pct against three pct in january an insee official said the final figure for february would be released later...
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ico coffee producers to discuss market situation international coffee organization ico producers will meet at gmt est for a general discussion of the market situation producer spokesman lindenberg sette said the brazilian delegate said several producers requested the meeting but brazil was not among them the ico execut...
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u s feb consumer credit rose billion dlrs u s consumer instalment credit rose a seasonally adjusted billion dlrs in february after a revised rise of mln dlrs in january the federal reserve board said the annual rate of growth in february was pct up from pct in january previously the fed said consumer credit rose mln dl...
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u s business loans fall mln dlrs in feb week fed says
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vallen corp valn rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note current nine mths net excludes dlr gain from termination of pension plan reuter
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3,232
novar electronics corp novr th qtr jan three shr loss eight cts vs loss eight cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr profit eight cts vs profit four cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note quarter net includes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs reuter
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1,370
southern co to take mln dlr charge on projected vogtle cost rise
12
3,628
electro scientific esio rd qtr feb loss shr loss cts vs nil net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln electro scientific industries reuter
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1,750
dutch parliament offers little help in port row dutch members of parliament said they could do little to help resolve the dispute over redundancies in rotterdam port s general cargo sector and urged the union and employers to sort out their differences themselves both sides gave evidence to the all party standing commi...
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shell canada schedules annual refinery shutdown shell canada ltd pct owned by royal dutch shell group rd st scheduled its annual maintenance refinery shutdowns during the next two months company spokeswoman judy wish said wish said refineries will stockpile production before the shutdowns to maintain normal supply whil...
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cuba tells traders sugar exports may be delayed cuba has told international sugar operators who have bought its sugar for shipment in march that these contracts will take second place to cuba s direct shipments to its export markets dealers here said some traders who have received telexes from cuba said the language of...
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houston oil royalty trust rth distribution monthly dist cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter
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3,473
countrywide credit ccr sets higher dividend countrywide credit industries inc said its board declared an eight ct per share quarterly dividend up from seven cts last quarter and a two pct stock dividend the cash dividend is payable april to holders of record march and the stock dividend is payable april to holders of r...
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peripheral systems psix agress to buy company peripheral systems inc said it agreed in principle to acquire the outstanding shares of nucell inc the agreement calls for an exchange of one share of peripheral for each share of nucell subject to approval by both companies boards it said peripheral said its increased invo...
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1,554
lindner says he discussed control of taft tfb financier carl lindner who holds a pct stake in taft broadcasting co told the securities and exchange commission he has discussed with the company the possibility of seeking control of it lindner the cincinnati ohio investor who controls american financial corp said his tal...
0
3,807
dillard dept stores inc dds declares qtly div qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay may record march reuter
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931
zayre corp th qtr shr cts vs cts
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3,927
u s senators say sanctions likely on microchips the united states will likely impose sanctions soon on imports of japanese microchips senators said today after a private meeting with commerce secretary malcolm baldrige although the senators said baldrige told them no decision would be taken until a final determination ...
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general partners is terminating offer for gencorp inc
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2,170
german wholesale prices fall pct in february west german wholesale prices fell pct in february from january to stand pct lower than in february the federal statistics office said in january wholesale prices rose pct from december to stand pct below their level in january wholesale price declines were led by starch prod...
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msa realty corp sss th qtr net shr profit four cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs note earnings include a loss from carryforward of investment tax credits of dlrs in the quarter and a gain of dlrs or four cts a share for the ...
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sedgwick buys bsi incorp sedgwick group plc sdwk l said its wholly owned canadian subsidiary sedgwick tomenson inc had acquired bsi incorp for a maximum eight mln canadian dlrs the funds will be raised through the issue of up to mln ordinary sedgwick shares to the vendors of bsi by no later than january some shares alr...
0
5,045
liberian ship grounded in suez canal refloated a liberian motor bulk carrier the dw tonnes nikitas roussos which was grounded in the suez canal yesterday has been refloated and is now proceeding through the the canal lloyds shipping intelligence said reuter
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american express axp may sell shearson stake american express co said it and its shearson lehman brothers inc subsidiary have been holding talks on the possible equity investment in shearson lehman by nippon life insurance co of japan the company said the discussions have led to a general understanding by which nippon ...
0
2,713
phh group phh regular qtly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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petro canada cut crude prices by canadian dlrs bbl effective march one
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3,384
ec sugar tender seen as concession to producers the rebate granted at yesterday s ec sugar tender represents some concession to producers complaints that they are losing money on exports outside the bloc ec commission officials said the maximum rebate of european currency units ecus per kilos was ecus below what produc...
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conable warns protectionism might spread world bank president barber conable expressed concern that trade protectionism at the heart of a new showdown between the united states and japan might spread throughout the industrial world but in an interview with reuters conable said the action by the united states to slap ta...
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planters corp pnbt st qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs reuter
12
3,544
greyhound g buys general motors gm bus unit greyhound corp said it has signed a definitive agreement to buy general motors corp s u s transit bus and parts business for an undisclosed sum the agreement tentatively set in january includes production tooling design and equipment for urban transit buses inventories and tr...
0
5,051
tektronix inc rd qtr shr ctws vs cts
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4,109
societe generale reports higher profits france s societe generale sgen pa bank which will be sold to the private sector in the second half of this year reported increased profits for last year societe generale one of the three largest state owned banking groups said in a statement that its parent company profit for tot...
12
6,106
britton lee blii sees first quarter loss britton lee inc said it expects to report a loss on lower sales than it had anticipated for the first quarter the company earned dlrs before a dlr tax credit on sales of dlrs in the year ago period
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3,486
u k revises retail price index from february the u k government tomorrow will release the first of its retail price index rpi figures calculated on a revised group of components and rebased on january as previously announced the employment department said the index britain s measure of inflation is for february earlier...
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bell atlantic corp bel increases payout qtrly div cts vs cts pay may one record march reuter
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717
comdata network cdn in new acquisition talks comdata network inc said it is in active talks with other parties on a possible acquisition or recapitalization of comdata in an effort to maximize shareholder values comdata said rosewood financial inc together with cypress partners lp and driftwood ltd have acquired over f...
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386
finnish unemployment at pct in december finnish unemployment was pct in december last year compared with pct in november and pct in december the central statistical office said it said people were unemployed in december in november and in december reuter
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newpark resources inc year ended dec loss oper shr loss dlr vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note and oper net excludes a loss of mln dlrs or cts a share and mln dlrs or dlrs a share respectively for discontinued operations net also excludes a gain of mln dlrs or dlrs a share for credit on debt res...
12
3,813
permian basin royalty pbt hikes distribution cash distribution cts vs cts pay april record march note trust s full name is permian basin royalty trust reuter
12
3,790
firm has allegheny int l ag preferred stake spear leeds and kellogg a new york brokerage partnership said it has acquired shares of allegheny international inc s dlr convertible preferred stock or pct of the total outstanding in a filing with the securities and exchange commission spear leeds said it bought the stake f...
0
1,231
dauphin deposit dapn to make acquisition dauphin deposit corp said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire colonial bancorp inc of new holland pa in an exchange of to dauphin shares for each colonial share depending on the market value of dauphin shares just before the merger takes place the company said the acquis...
0
3,277
urs corp urs st qtr jan net shr primary cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs pimary vs reuter
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3,946
explosion at bp oil refinery in scotland an explosion followed by a fire ripped through a british petroleum bp oil refinery killing one man a bp spokesman said the fire was confined to one plant at the acre refinery at grangemouth miles west of edinburgh the cause and extent of the damage had yet to be determined two p...
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bp grangemouth refinery shut hydrocracker damaged the entire british petroleum co plc refinery at grangemouth in scotland has been shut down following the explosion and fire that severely damaged the hydrocracker at the site a refinery spokesman said he said the rest of the bpd refinery including the bpd catalytic crac...
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oils fats stocks seen falling sharply in visible stocks of oils and fats are probably peaking now and are likely to fall sharply by october this year the oil world newsletter said oil world forecast that stocks of oils and fats may be cut to only mln tonnes at the end of this season compared with mln a year earlier its...
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henley heng has santa fe southern sfx stake henley group said in a k filing with the securities and exchange commission that it has mln shares or close to five pct of santa fe southern pacific corp a spokesman said in response to questions from reuters the henley spokesman said the filing was as of december but that th...
0
4,258
advanced computer techniques actp year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
12
2,374
anthes industries inc th qtr net oper shr cts vs nine cts oper net vs revs not given year oper shr cts vs six cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note qtr excludes extraordinary loss of dlrs or nine cts share versus gain of dlrs or five cts shr note continued year excludes extraordinary loss of dlrs or cts share versus ext...
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216
strober organization inc strb th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs five mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs five mln reuter
12
4,420
gencorp gy takeover group cancels hearing the investor group seeking to acquire gencorp inc said it agreed to cancel a court hearing after gencorp withdrew three proposals that if approved would have made it more costly and difficult to acquire the akron ohio based company earlier today gencorp said it will not ask sha...
0
2,965
marcor maar expects fiscal year profit marcor development co inc said it expects to post a profit for its fiscal year ended february of about two mln dlrs compared to a year earlier loss of mln dlrs during the prior year the company operated as f and m importing a publicly held wholesale food distributor during march l...
12
995
applied solar energy corp solr st qtr net qtr ended jan shr profit nine cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs note net includes extraordinary gain of dlrs or two cts per shr reuter
12
3,788
no force majeure on lead from capper pass u k smelter capper pass denied rumours that the company had declared or was about to declare force majeure on lead deliveries this followed trader talk on the london metal exchange lme after broker bids were made at increased premiums for capper pass brand material traders said...
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liebert corp lieb approves merger liebert corp said its shareholders approved the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of emerson electric co emr under the terms of the merger each liebert shareholder will receive shares of emerson stock for each liebert share reuter
0
3,840
hudson s bay co th qtr net ended january oper shr profit dlrs vs profit dlrs oper net profit mln vs profit mln revs billion vs billion year oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit mln vs loss revs billion vs billion note excludes writeoff of mln dlrs primarily due to investment in dome petroleum ltd dmp reuter
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3,981
dresdner declines comment on scrip share report a dresdner bank ag drsd f spokesman said the bank had no comment on newspaper reports that shareholders would be offered free subscription shares dresdner shares surged to open marks higher at before climbing further other bank stocks also rose strongly and dealers cited ...
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alusuisse aluz z year net loss mln swiss francs vs loss mln gross sales billion vs billion operating income mln francs vs mln net extraordinary charges mln vs mln note company plans pct capital reduction banks to convert mln francs of credit facilities to subordinated loans no immediate plans for capital increase compa...
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2,345
firecom inc frcm rd qtr jan loss shr loss two cts vs profit two cts net loss vs profit sales vs nine mths shr loss one cent vs profit four cts net loss vs profit sales vs reuter
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5,198
rugby well prepared for new cement competition rugby portland cement plc rbyl l said it was well placed to operate in the new circumstances following the ending in february of the year old cement manufacturers common price and marketing arrangements in a statement following the release of its results it stated that the...
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sun sun raises heating oil barge price sun co s sun refining and marketing subsidiary said it increased the price it charges contract barge customers for heating oil in new york harbor cent a gallon effective today they said the cent increase brings sun s contract barge price to cts the recent price hike represents the...
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gulf applied technologies gats sells units gulf applied technologies inc said it sold its subsidiaries engaged in pipeline and terminal operations for mln dlrs the company said the sale is subject to certain post closing adjustments which it did not explain reuter
0
6,236
colombian inflation stable at around pct colombia s cost of living index rose pct in march after a pct increase in february and a pct rise in march the government statistics institute said the result brought year on year inflation to pct compared with pct at end march and pct for the year ending february the government...
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non communist february aluminium output up ipai non communist daily average unwrought aluminium production in february was tonnes up tonnes from a downwardly revised tonnes in january and compared with tonnes in february provisional figures from the international primary aluminium institute ipai show total production i...
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most japan firms not renewing iran term contracts most japanese companies have decided not to renew term contracts to lift iranian crude oil because spot prices remain considerably lower than opec s official levels industry sources said they said a cargo of the mideast benchmark crude dubai traded yesterday at dlrs a b...
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ec oils tax no longer major issue association the proposed european community ec tax on vegetable oils and fats is no longer a major issue on the agenda and the ec commission merely used it as a threat the west german feed stuffs industry association mfi said association chairman ulrich wagner told a news conference th...
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businessman has pct of del e webb dwp a john cotton an arizona businessman told the securities and exchange commission he has acquired the equivalent of shares of class a common shares in del e webb investment properties or pct of the total cotton president of finalco group inc a paradise valley ariz data processing eq...
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banco santander to buy west germany s cc bank banco santander signed a letter of intent with bank of america bac to purchase its west german affiliate bankhaus centrale credit ag cc bank the bank said in a statement amplifying an earlier report from frankfurt the incorporation of cc bank in our group will provide a maj...
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5,990
british petroleum raises north sea butane prices by dlrs a tonne today
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fluorocarbon co fcbn th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln note prior year net includes gain dlrs from discontinued operations in year and loss in quarter and gain dlrs in year from disposal of discontinued reuter
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5,299
investor group has circle express cexx stake an investor group controlled by new york investor david rocker told the securities and exchange commission it has acquired shares of circle express inc or pct of the total outstanding common stock the group rocker partners ltd and compass investments ltd said it bought the s...
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5,027
nakasone to visit washington in late april prime minister yasuhiro nakasone will make an official week long visit to the united states from april and hold talks in washington with president reagan chief cabinet secretary masaharu gotoda told reporters government sources said nakasone would try to resolve growing bilate...
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new harding group inc st qtr jan net shr cts net revs mln note prior results not given due to november acquisition of pct stake in continuous colour coat ltd reuter
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5,029
nakasone hard pressed to soothe u s anger on trade prime minister yasuhiro nakasone will visit washington next month in a bid to defuse mounting u s anger over japanese trade policies but western diplomats said they believed his chances of success were slim boxed in by powerful political pressure groups and widespread ...
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health mor inc hmi sets dividend qtly dividend cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
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rank organisation current trading satisfactory rank organisation plc rank l said trading in the current year had continued satisfactorily taking into account seasonal fluctuations association companies such as rank xerox ltd indicated an improved performance a statement issued at the annual meeting said it said it plan...
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federal mogul corp fmo sets regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record may reuter
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lifetime lft exchange offer accepted lifetime corp said retirement housing corp has accepted its previously announced acquisition offer retirement will operate autonomously as a separate subsidiary reuter
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3,675
u k feb retail prices up pct base revised year on year rise pct official
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corroon and black cbl completes acquisition carroon and black corp said it completed the acquisition of poggi harrison agency inc and risk control inc terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed separately carroon said it also completed the acquisition of rosskopf rapp and schmidt insurance agency based in el monte ca...
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3,718
universal resources uvr to vote on merger universal resources corp said it is holding a special shareholders meeting this morning to vote on the previously proposed merger between it and questar corp str universal whose stock was delayed this morning on the american stock exchange said it will release a statement later...
0
2,970
killearn properties inc kpi rd qtr net qtr ends jan shr cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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hutton efh still interested in purolator pcc e f hutton lbo inc is still interested in an acquisition of purolator courier corp and is examining the possibility of raising its dlr per share offer an e f hutton spokesman said hutton s offer was topped by a dlr per share offer from emery air freight corp eaf earlier this...
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6,378
ec industrial production growth halts in january industrial production in the european community ec in january showed no growth compared with january the ec statistics office eurostat said in a report it said the ec industrial production index base stood at in both months ec officials said while the lack of growth may ...
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fortune savings to buy financial fssl branch fortune savings bank said it agreed to buy the deposits and assume the leasehold of a financial security savings and loan association fssl branch here terms of the agreement were not disclosed fortune said the agreement is subject to regulatory approval it also said that if ...
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whittaker wkr completes sale of medical unit whittaker corp said it has completed the previously announced sale of its wholly oiwned whittaker general medical corp subsidiary to r a b holdings inc for undisclosed terms whittaker general medical has annual revenues of about mln dlrs reuter
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armor all products corp armr quarterly div qtly div ten cts vs ten cts pay april record march reuter
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6,104
utilicorp recommends three for two split dividend increase and additional class of stock
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1,240
pioneer group unit gets more ghana gold land the pioneer group inc said its pct owned teberebie goldfields ltd venture was granted an additional concession of land in ghana to seek and mine gold the state gold mining corp of ghana granted the venture an additional square kilometers in teberebie ghana contiguous to squa...
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australian january annual broad money up pct australia s broad money supply rose pct in the year ended january up from a revised pct in december the reserve bank said this compares with the previous january s pct in january broad money growth slowed to pct from december s pct and compared with nil growth in january wit...
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intelligent systems inp sets initial payout intelligent systems master limited partnership said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of cts per unit payable april to holders of record march the partnership formed at year end by the conversion of intelligent systems corp from corporate form said its board ha...
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u s house panel approves trade bill the house ways and means trade subcommittee unanimously approved a toned down version of legislation designed to toughen u s trade laws and wedge open foreign markets to more u s goods the measure now goes to the full house ways and means committee next week but major changes are not...
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lightning minerals inc year loss shr loss four cts vs loss six cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs reuter
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n y business loans fall mln dlrs in march week fed says
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some shipping restrictions remain on rhine limited shipping restrictions due to high water remain in force on parts of the west german stretch of the rhine river between the dutch border and the city of mainz but most are expected to be lifted this weekend water authority officials said the restrictions caused by high ...
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yeutter concerned about u s export picture u s trade representative clayton yeutter said he expects imports to fall soon but he was concerned about the lack of improvement in u s exports given the dollar s decline in the last months i m convinced we re about to see an improvement on the import side i m more concerned a...
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international thomson organisation ltd year shr p vs p
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pakistani decision will hurt kenyan tea exports pakistan s decision to suspend tea import licences will hurt kenyan tea exports in the short term while exporters seek new markets sources close to nairobi broking houses and exporters said broking house officials in the sri lankan capital colombo yesterday told reuters p...
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japan carefully considering money policy sumita bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said the central bank will carefully consider its monetary policy in light of the recent sharp fall of the dollar asked if the bank of japan will consider a further cut in its discount rate he said he now thinks the bank will have to ...
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savoy industries inc savo year shr loss cts vs loss five cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note net includes gain of cts from discontinued operations net includes gain of cts from discontinued operations reuter
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5,095
icco council agrees cocoa buffer stock rules the international cocoa organization icco council reached agreement on rules to govern its buffer stock the device it uses to keep cocoa off the market to stabilise prices icco delegates said the date on which the new rules will take effect has not been decided but delegates...
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