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u s bank discount borrowings average mln dlrs a day in march week fed says
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lifestyle restaurants inc lif st qtr jan shr loss cts vs loss eight cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note current st qtr loss included a gain of dlrs and dlrs from the sale of restaurant leases reuter
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brazil oil output fell in february usage up brazilian crude oil and liquefied natural gas production fell to an average barrels per day in february from in the same month the state oil company petrobras said the drop was due to operating problems in the campos basin the country s main producing area where output was do...
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bank of japan calls for long term efforts on trade the short term effect of foreign exchange rate movements in correcting international trade imbalances appears to be waning and long term efforts are required to cut japan s chronic dependence on external demand the bank of japan said in a monthly report japan s trade s...
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republicbank rpt to reclassify brazil loans republicbank corp said it has placed mln dlrs of all intermediate and term loans to brazil on a non accrual basis as of march it said the reclassification will reduce first quarter earnings by mln dlrs after taxes and mln dlrs after taxes for all of if brazil does not change ...
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alcoa declines specific comment on options trade alcoa officials acknowledged the possibility that they may have a position in the off exchange aluminum options market but declined specific comment on trade speculation that the company is holding a large outstanding position an alcoa aluminum company of america source ...
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pan atlantic re inc pnre th qtr net oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs note net excludes realized investment loss dlrs vs gain dlrs in quarter and gains dlrs vs dlrs in year year net excludes tax credit dlrs reuter
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5,288
computer microfilm comi sees higher net computer microfilm corp said it expects revenues of over mln dlrs and higher earnings in the company today reported earnings of dlrs on revenues of dlrs up from earnings of dlrs and revenues of dlrs a year before reuter
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u k to sell off remaining pct stake in bp the british conservative government said it would sell off its remaining pct shareholding in british petroleum co plc bp l during the next financial year which starts on april treasury financial secretary norman lamont made the announcement to parliament he said the government ...
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nca corp ncac th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,414
world zinc stocks fall tonnes in february world closing stocks of primary zinc at smelters excluding eastern bloc countries fell tonnes in february to tonnes from revised from in january compared with in february provisional european zinc institute figures show february closing stocks of primary zinc at european smelte...
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group seeks prime medical pmsi holder list a group of investment firms led by far hills n j investor natalie koether said it is seeking information about the shareholders of prime medical services inc over which it has said it is seeking control in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group which in...
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japan and thailand to jointly extract rare metals japan s agency of natural resources and energy said it will begin experiments with thailand at the end of march to start commercial production of rare metals in under a joint project an agency official said it will set up a mln yen pilot plant in bangkok which will extr...
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american medical international inc ami net nd qtr shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln st half shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit mln vs loss mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note period ended february prior year net both periods includes pretax asset writedowns of mln...
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john fairfax ltd ffxa s first half weeks ended dec net shr cents vs int div cents vs pre tax mln dlrs vs mln net mln vs mln turnover mln vs mln other income mln vs mln shrs mln vs mln note div pay may reg april net is after tax mln dlrs vs mln interest mln vs mln depreciation mln vs mln and minorities vs but before net...
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asbestec industries asbs sets stock split asbestec industries inc said its board declared a three for two stock split payable april record april three reuter
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honeywell bull sees revenue growth honeywell bull inc owned by honeywell inc hon cie des machines bull and nec corp said it expects its revenues to increase to pct over its current level of about billion dlrs honeywell bull president jerome meyer also told the press conference the company was profitable adding the comp...
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amoskeag bank amkg to seek rehearing amoskeag bank shares inc and portsmouth savings bank said they will file motions for a rehearing with the new hampshire supreme court of its march ruling that overturned state regulatory approval of amoskeag s acquisition portsmouth the ramifications of this decision we believe go w...
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cathay pacific airways ltd caph hk year shr h k cents vs final div cents making cents no comparison net billion dlrs vs mln turnover billion dlrs vs billion note dividend payable may books close may to note company floated in april and is now pct owned by swire pacific ltd swpc hk pct by hongkong and shanghai banking c...
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japan february external reserves record billion dlrs january billion
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barringer resources inc barr year end dec shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs note net includes dlrs or cts a share for gain on cancellation of long term debt through a debenture offer reuter
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portuguese grain agency ban to remain ec sources a ban by a portuguese court on the state buying agency epac taking part in cereals import tenders open to private traders will remain unless it is reversed in portugal or challenged in the european court of justice european commission sources said they denied a statement...
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cb and t cbtb to make acquisition cb and t bancshares inc said the board of carrolton state bank of carrolton ga has approved a merger into cb and t for an undisclosed amount of stock subject to approval by regulatory agencies and carrolton shareholders carrolton has mln dlrs in assets reuter
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5,277
minister sees enough ec states against oils tax enough european community ec states appear to be opposed to the proposals by the ec commission for a european currency unit ecu a tonne tax on vegetable oils fats and marine oils to block adoption by ec ministers british farm minister michael jopling said he told a news c...
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circuit systems csyi buys board maker circuit systems inc said it has bought all of the stock of ionic industries inc in exchange for shares of its common following the exchange there will be shares of circuit systems stock outstanding ionic holders will own about pct of the outstanding stock of circuit systems it said...
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6,519
allegheny ag prefered shareholders file suit allegheny international inc which has agreed to a merge with a jointly formed first boston inc affiliate in a deal worth mn dlrs said shareholders of its preferred stock have filed a class action complaint against the company the complaint alleges among other things that the...
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fisons plc fisn l year to end shr p vs p div p vs p making p vs p pre tax profit mln stg vs mln turnover mln vs mln tax mln vs mln finance charges mln vs mln minority interest mln vs mln extraordinary debit being closure and restructuring costs mln vs mln operating profit includes pharmaceutical mln vs mln scientific e...
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u s navy said increasing presence near gulf defence secretary caspar weinberger has ordered the u s navy to increase its presence near the gulf in an effort to fulfil president reagan s pledge to keep oil flowing to europe and japan the new york times reported the newspaper quoted pentagon officials as saying the navy ...
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bp australia reports mln dlr year loss the british petroleum co of australia ltd reported a mln dlr net loss for against a mln dlr profit in after sales fell to billion dlrs from billion the british petroleum co plc bp l unit attributed the deficit to stock losses arising from the drop in crude prices in the first half...
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minorco mnrcy half year dec shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln note net includes one mln dlr extraordinary gain and net icludes four mln dlrs extraordinary loss reuter
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adc telecommunications inc adct st qtr net periods ended jan shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln backlog mln vs mln reuter
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nl industries inc nl sets qtrly payout qtrly div five cts vs five cts qtr pay april one record march reuter
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buckhorn inc bkn sees higher profits in buckhorn inc said itd nine million dlr backlog for orders and a less expensive operating environment should yield significant levels of operating profits for buckhorn a manufacturer of reusable plastic shipping and storage containers recorded or dlrs per share operating net loss ...
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potomac electric power co pom jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs billion vs billion avg shr mln vs mln note latest mths net includes gain cts per share for sale of virginia service territory to dominion resources inc d reuter
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ceasars world says it is studying unsolicited dlr per shr offer by martin sosnoff
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american international aig sells african unit american international group inc said it sold its south african subsidiary american international insurance co ltd to johannesburg insurance holdings ltd a holding company owned by a consortium of shareholders led by rand merchant bank terms were not disclosed and company o...
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wheeling and lake erie railway co wle div qtly div dlrs vs dlrs pay may record april note dividend paid to all shareholders other than norfolk southern corp s nsc norfolk and western railway co reuter
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ico board passes over coffee quota issue executive board members of the international coffee organization ico passed over the issue of export quota negotiations at its regular meeting here delegates said no move was made to reopen dialogue on export quotas and no further discussion on the issue is likely during the thr...
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usx x unit raises some steel prices usx corp said its uss steelmaking division increased prices on plate and h pile products effective with may three shipments it said the price base on carbon and high strength low alloy or hsla h piles will increase by cts per pound effective with shipments beginning june the price on...
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desoto dso sells industrial chemical assets desoto inc said it sold the plant inventory and certain other assets of some of its industrial chemical operations to plastic specialities and technologies inc a privately held company headquartered in parsippany new jersey terms were not disclosed desoto s industrial chemica...
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5,093
werner enterprises inc wern th qtr yr net qtr ends feb shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs reuter
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central banking system inc csys qtly dividend qtly div ten cts vs ten cts pay april record april reuter
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5,954
upland minerals acquires brazil mining firm upland minerals and chemicals corp said it agreed to acquire consolidated brazilian mines international inc a public company with one mln acres of diamond and gold properties in brazil terms were not disclosed consolidated owns mining concessions in three regions of eastern a...
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2,040
unr industries inc unriq th qtr net shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln year shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
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calmar clmi seeks to be acquired by kebo ab calmar inc said keboo ab of sweden which now owns about pct of calmark has approved the acquisition of remaining calmar shares at dlrs in cash at the request of the calmar board calmar said a special meeting of its board will be held march nine to form a special committee of ...
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northeast eastern thailand face severe drought thirteen provinces mainly in northeast and eastern thailand have been suffering a worse than average drought since mid february and the dry spell is expected to last until early may deputy interior minister santi chaiviratana said santi told reporters the government is lau...
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commercial metals co cmc sets qtly dividend qtly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay april record april reuter
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rowley scher rsch to have loss for year rowley scher reprographics inc said it expects to report an operating loss and a loss from the sale of its mid south repro subsidiary for the year ending march last year the company reported earnings of dlrs rowley scher did not disclose details of the sale of mid south repro it ...
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redkin laboratories inc rdkn qtly dividend shr five cts vs five cts prior qtr pay april record april reuter
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1,434
moody s may downgrade piedmont aviation pie moody s investors service inc said it may downgrade mln dlrs of debt of piedmont aviation inc because of the airline s agreement to be acquired by usair group inc u the rating agency said its review would focus on the effect of the acquisition on piedmont s financial leverage...
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6,424
new bedford institution for savings nbbs year net mln vs note company went public in march reuter
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exxon official urges planning for next oil surge world governments should prepare for an inevitable significant increase in the price of oil as non middle east supplies diminish exxon corp xon director and senior vice president donald mcivor said policymakers must also face up to the reality that the bulk of world oil ...
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chemie linz expects sharply higher loss state owned chemie linz ag is likely to record a loss of some mln schillings compared with a mln loss in a company spokesman said falling sales and lower world prices of fertilisers were largely responsible for the sharp increase along with the effects of the dollar s fall which ...
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york financial yfed splits stock york financial corp parent company of york federal savings and loan association said its board of directors declared a five for four stock split in the form of a pct stock dividend the company said it will distribute the split on may to shareholders of record april reuter
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pilgrim venture in merger agreement pilgrim venture corp said it signed a letter of intent to merge with marketing technologies group inc rockville center n y under terms of the agreement pilgrim a publicly held corporation said it will issue two mln shares of authorized but unissued restricted common stock to marketin...
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1,500
bci holdings to sell bottled water division bci holdings corp said its beatrice u s food corp retained shearson lehman brothers inc to assist in the sale of its national bottled water business it said products of the subsidiary based in monterey park calif are sold under the arrowhead brand name in california and arizo...
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4,035
reliable life insurance co rlifa year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs note net includes gain dlrs from chjange in accounting for pension plans and investment gaions of over three mln dlrs reuter
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3,438
pagurian corp ltd year net shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note shares outstanding mln vs mln avg shrs not given company recently raised equity and voting interests in hees international corp to pct and pct respectively reuter
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french january industrial production fell pct official
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treasury balances at fed rose on march treasury balances at the federal reserve rose on march to billion dlrs from billion dlrs the previous business day the treasury said in its latest budget statement balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to billion drls from billion dlrs on the same respective days the treasur...
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canadian oil companies raise crude prices petro canada the state owned oil company said it raised the contract price it will pay for crude oil canadian cts a barrel effective march six petro canada s posted price for the benchmark light sweet grade edmonton swann hills at api gravity now stands at canadian dlrs bbl the...
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honeybee inc hbe th qtr net oper shr cts vs five cts oper net vs sales vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note net excludes discontinued operations nil vs gain dlrs in quarter and losses dlrs vs dlrs in year year net excludes dlr provision for loss on disposal of discontinued operations reuter
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ceradyne inc crdn th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales vs avg shrs vs year shr profit one ct vs profit cts net profit vs profit sasles mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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lsb industries lsb agrees to acquire bank lsb industries inc said it agreed to acquire northwest federal savings and loan association for dlrs as part of the agreement lsb said it also would transfer assets valued of not less than mln dlrs to northwest federal which is located in woodward okla reuter
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kobe rubber exchange to extend trading hours the kobe rubber exchange said it will extend its trading hours from may to enable more operators to use the exchange subject to ministry of international trade and industry approval the exchange will add a sixth session starting at local time and will close the account for t...
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venezuela to lend oil to ecuador for export venezuela will supply ecuador with an as yet undetermined amount of crude oil to help it meet export commitments seriously affected by last week s earthquake energy and mines minister arturo hernandez grisanti said he gave few details about the deal but said a crude oil loan ...
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medchem products inc mdch nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs st half shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs reuter
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1,801
corrected rexnord rex to sell railway unit rexnord inc said it signed a definitive agreement to sell its railway maintenance equipment co subsidiary to oak industries inc terms were withheld also participating in the agreement was banner industries inc which previously agreed to acquire rexnord railway maintenance had ...
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german march cost of living pct below year ago feb pct below official
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investors increase stake in frost sullivan one of a pair of private investors in frost and sullivan inc told the securities and exchange commission he increased his stake in the firm by about two pct to pct he is theodore cross princeton n j editor of business and society review the other investor is mason slaine cos c...
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deloitte haskins sells gets stake in company deloitte haskins and sells an accounting and consulting firm said it bought a stake in holland systems corp a software and services company the company also said it set up a venture with holland systems to develop and market an integrated line of information management produ...
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union national unbc signs definitive pact union national corp said it signed a definitive agreement under which its first national bank and trust co of washington unit will merge with second national bank of masontown under a previously announced merger agreement each share of second national s common stock will be con...
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canadian money supply falls in week canadian narrowly defined money supply m fell mln dlrs to billion dlrs in week ended march bank of canada said m a which is m plus daily interest chequable and non personal deposits fell mln dlrs to billion dlrs and m which is m a plus other notice and personal fixed term deposit fel...
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sony foresees continued slump in earnings sony corp sne t group net income is expected to be down pct for the five months ending march from the same period a year ago at around billion yen if the yen dollar rate remains at the present level managing director tsunao hashimoto told a press conference sony will have an ir...
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general devices inc gdic year net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note net includes pretax gain dlrs from sale of worldwide computer services inc subsidiary and dlr tax credit reuter
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1,286
hmo america inc hmoa year loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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6,453
more u s grain certificates needed study says more generic grain certificates should be released onto the market in order for the u s certificate program to have its full effect on commodities according to a study by sparks commodities inc the agriculture department should make grain deficiency payments and paid land d...
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academy insurance group inc acig th qtr net shr profit two cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note results include losses of nil vs dlrs or three cts a share in quarter and dlrss or three cts a share...
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taiwan s savings at record high taiwan has over one trillion taiwan dlrs in savings official statistics show figures released yesterday show all forms of savings by individuals and public and private firms including bank deposits certificates of deposits and bond s are running at about pct of gross national product gnp...
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court rejects buitoni appeal over iri food unit an appeal by buitoni spa against a court ruling that an accord under which it was to acquire italian state food firm sme societa meridionale finanziaria was not contractually binding has been rejected court officials said an appeal court rejected buitoni s claim that the ...
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computer devices inc th qtr shr loss one cnt vs profit one cnt net loss vs profit revs vs mln year shr profit seven cts vs profit nine cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note th qtr and year includes gain of dlrs and dlrs respectivley year includes gain of dlrs from tax loss carryforwards reuter
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tradestar tirr acquires image video tradestar corp said it acquired image video inc for an undisclosed sum the company said image video produces and distributes videos for the home market image video is scheduled to release video projects in it said reuter
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royal resources rrco makes acquisition royal resources corp said it has exercised its optioon to purchase montagu mining investments inc from samuel montagu ltd of london for dlrs in cash and common shares the company said montagu s main asset is a pct interest in the hog ranch joint venture which operates the open cut...
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ibc president to attend managua coffee meeting brazilian coffee institute ibc president jorio dauster said he will attend a meeting in managua this weekend he told reuters by telephone from brasilia that the meeting involving brazil colombia and central american coffee producers will be strictly to review the coffee ma...
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nps technologies group npsgu th qtr shr n a vs n a net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note net includes dlrs charge net includes credit no share amounts provided for th qtr as nps completed initial offering in august reuter
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cb and t financial corp cbtf year net shr dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net vs reuter
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esselte ab esb st results group profit after net interest items mln crowns vs mln sales billion crowns vs billion estimated profit per share crowns vs proposed dividend four crowns vs reuter
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multi step products inc six mths dec loss shr loss cts loss revs note initial public listing december reuter
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cheung kong holdings ltd ckgh hk year shr h k dlrs vs final div cents vs making cents vs net billion dlrs vs mln note earnings excluded extraordinary gains of mln dlrs vs mln bonus issue one for four vs nil share split four for one dividend payable june books close may reuter
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4,669
florida employers insurance co flae year shr cts vs nine cts net vs note net includes loss of dlrs for extraordinary item reuter
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5,052
american medical international inc ami payout qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable may one record april reuter
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1,842
goldman sells most st pennsylvania fpa stock goldman sachs and co told the securities and exchange commission it sold nearly its entire stake in first pennsylvania corp of shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock goldman sachs said it has about first pennsylvania common shares remaining on february the compa...
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jardine matheson holdings ltd jard hkg year shr h k cents vs adjusted final div cents vs making vs net mln dlrs vs mln turnover billion vs billion note profits excluded extraordinary items mln dlrs vs losses mln dividend payable after general meeting on june books close april to may note bonus issue of four new b share...
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u k money market given mln stg late assistance the bank of england said it provided the money market with late assistance of around mln stg this brings the bank s total help today to some mln stg and compares with its forecast of a shortage in the sytem of around mln stg reuter
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viacom international inc via sets quarterly qtly div seven cts vs seven cts prior pay may eight record april reuter
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american cyanamid acy changes record date american cyanamid co said subject to approval by its board it has changed the record date for the quarterly dividend it will pay on june to may from may to coincide with the record date for a two for one stock split that was declared at the same time the dividend on a post spli...
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brazilian coffee rainfall the following rainfall was recorded in the areas over the past hours parana state umuarama nil paranavai nil londrina nil maringa nil sao paulo state presidente prudente nil votuporanga nil franca nil catanduva nil sao carlos nil sao simao nil minas gerais state guaxupe millimetres tres pontas...
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japan february wholesale prices fall pct pct january drop official
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u s refinery copper stocks fall in january refined copper stocks held by u s refineries fell to short tons at the end of january from short tons at the end of december the american bureau of metal statistics reported commodity exchange comex copper stocks climbed to tons in january from tons in december combined refine...
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hartmarx corp hmx st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note per share results restated for may three for two stock split reuter
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