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rostenkowski says he will oppose protectionist trade bill in u s house
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eastpark realty trust ert qtly div qlty div cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter
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817
kaiser aluminum klu raises product prices kaiser aluminum and chemical corp said it is increasing prices for a broad range of common alloy coil flat sheet and plate products the company said prices to distributors and direct customers on shipments of new orders placed march and after will be increased by four to eight ...
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6,500
careplus cpls seeks approval in acquisition careplus inc said it will seek shareholder approval of its proposed acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of professional care inc pci in connection with the acquisition shareholders will be requested to approval the merger of careplus into its n...
0
4,130
primark corp pmk regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable mary record april reuter
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5,785
conrac corp rejects mark iv industries tender offer explores alternatives
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2,702
mcdermott mdr says stake violates law mcdermott international inc said the purchase of a pct block of its stock was an apparent violation of the laws of panama its country of incorporation the company said a detailed disclosure of an acquisition offer must be made to the panamanian national securities commission or to ...
0
3,268
somerset savings bank sosa th qtr feb net shr cts vs na net vs year net vs assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln loans net mln vs mln note some per shr amounts not available as company converted to public ownership in july reuter
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1,488
dutch retailer ahold sees unchanged profit dutch food retailer ahold nv ahln as expects unchanged profits in but said it will take advantage of the lower dollar to expand further in the u s turnover will grow but net profits are expected to remain around the level of mln guilders due to higher dutch taxes and a three y...
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5,353
bass group emerges as possible taft tfb bidders the bass group once thought by analysts to be eager to sell its holdings in taft broadcasting co emerged as another potential bidder for the ohio broadcasting company the bass group which holds pct of taft said it had talked with other taft stockholders and some company m...
0
6,091
sheldahl inc shel nd qtr feb net shr cts vs four cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs nine cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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590
telxon corp tlxn sees higher revenues telxon corp reported it expects revenues for the quarter ending march to be between to mln dlrs the company said earnings per share for the period should be between cts to cts the company is making an announcement at this time in response to analysts fourth quarter revenues and ear...
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3,095
kinder care inc kndr first qtr net qtr ends dec shr one cent vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note the company changed its fiscal year end from aug to dec qtr prior ended jan and included two more weeks than current qtr current qtr includes loss for accounting change reuter
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1,473
canadian pacific ltd th qtr oper net cts vs cts
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4,445
n z trade surplus mln dlrs in february preliminary trade figures for february show an excess of exports over imports of mln n z dlrs a statistics department statement said this compares with a mln dlr deficit revised from mln in january and a mln dlr deficit in february exports rose to mln dlrs from mln revised from in...
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1,728
nicor inc gas regular dividend set qtly div cts vs cts previously pay may record march reuter
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4,170
corrected manhattan national mlc th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln mths oper shr profit six cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln company corrects to show profit rather than a loss for current mths oper shr and oper net reuter
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4,167
clabir corp clg th qtr jan net shr profit cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs avg shrs mln vs year shr profit two cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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4,278
commercial metals co cmc nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs st half shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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1,659
canada leading indicator up pct in december after pct november gain official
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3,025
united biscuits pretax profit mln stg vs mln in wks to jan
12
6,396
household int l hi projects earnings rise household international inc said it expects its fully diluted earnings per share for the first quarter to be about pct above the same year ago period it also looks for full year fully diluted earnings to be about pct higher than the record dlrs a share reported for chairman don...
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veba s raab karcher raises operating profit raab karcher ag a trading subsidiary of veba ag vebg f said it increased operating profit in despite a sharp decline in turnover and added there were good chances this profit level could be held in operating profit rose to just under mln marks in from around mln in however th...
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basix corp bas th qtr loss oper shr loss eight cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln mths oper shr loss dlrs vs profit cts oper net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note oper excludes loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or cts a share for year ago qtr and dlrs or cts a share for year ago mth...
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1,403
barclays midland follow natwest base rate cut barclays bank plc bcs l and midland bank plc mdbl l said they are cutting their base lending rates to pct from pct the cuts follow a similar move by national westminster bank plc nwbl l the rate changes take effect tomorrow reuter
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cocoa consumers accept compromise buffer plan consumer members of the international cocoa organization icco accepted a final buffer stock rules compromise on the condition that producers also agree consumer spokesman peter baron said the full council was meeting at gmt to discuss the compromise which was put together y...
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most ec states said to be against oils fats tax a majority of european community ec member states are either against or have strong reservations over a tax on both imported and domestically produced oils and fats proposed by the european commission senior diplomats said they said a special committee of agricultural exp...
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gelco corp gel nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note fiscal second quarter and first half earnings include a gain of mln dlrs and exclude preferred dividend requirements of five mln dlrs in the quarter and mln dlrs...
12
4,123
seismic enterprises inc seis th qtr loss shr loss eight cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss five cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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2,193
petrobras cancels oil purchase from saudi arabia brazil s state oil company petrobras has cancelled a mln dlr crude oil purchase from saudi arabia after the saudis refused to accept credit guarantees from the bank of brazil and did not disclose reasons a petrobras official said export director carlos santana told repor...
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intermedics inc itm st qtr feb one net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note current st qtr oper net excludes operating loss carryforward of or cts per share st qtr oper net excludes loss carryforward of dlrs or one ct per share and loss from discontinued operations of dlrs reuter
12
6,445
acme precision acl sets holder vote on buyout acme precision products inc said it set its annual meeting for may for shareholders to vote on the proposed management led leveraged buyout of the company the record date for the meeting will be april with proxy materials to be sent to shareholders on or before april the bu...
0
1,275
coradian corp cdin year net shr profit one cent vs loss cts net profit dlrs vs loss revs mln vs mln note company said net is before extraordinary items and taxes and declined to provide data on those items reuter
12
731
genova inc gnva st qtr dec net oper shr profit four cts vs loss four cts oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs note prior year net includes dlr tax credit but excludes dlr gain on early debt retirement reuter
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742
cri insured cii to set special distribution cri insured mortgage investments inc said its advisor will recommend a special distribution of cts per share due to the sale of a federally insured first mortgage on park meadows i in madison wis for dlrs it said it received a dlr return of capital and dlrs in income on the s...
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5,089
innopac inc six mths february net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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997
anglo american gold investment co ltd aagiy year to feb shr cts vs pre tax mln rand vs mln net mln vs mln tax nil vs mln final div cts making cts vs div payable april register march reuter
12
1,709
groundwater technology inc gwti rd qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
12
4,062
fed adds reserves via customer repurchases the federal reserve entered the u s government securities market to arrange billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements a fed spokesman said dealers said federal funds were trading at pct when the fed began its temporary and indirect supply of reserves to the banking system...
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adobe adb high plains hpoc to merge adobe resources corp and high plains oil corp said they reached an agreement in principle under which high plains will be merged into a unit of adobe under terms of the agreement the companies said each share of high plains common stock not owned by adobe or held in the high plains t...
0
4,682
baldrige sees u s trade deficit starting to decline in feb or march data
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mickelberry mbc completes sale of unit mickelberry corp said it has completed the previously announced sale of the pct of its c and w group subsidiary that it had retained to n w ayer inc for undisclosed terms ayer bought the other pct next year mickelberry said it will report a gain on the transaction reuter
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papua new guinea plans resources investment agency the papua new guinea government will establish a public corporation to invest in resources projects minerals and energy minister john kaputin said we intend to provide a means through which less privileged individuals can become part owners and beneficiaries from the d...
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tm communications tmci completes purchase tm communications inc said it has completed the acquisition of radio station knss fm of reno nev for about dlrs in cash reuter
0
3,559
to fitness tfit in distribution deal to fitness inc said it has been named exclusive florida distributor for the hardpack version of the frozen dessert tofutti by tofutti brands inc tof replacing pillsbury co s psy haagen dazs reuter
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5,222
u k money market given mln stg assistance the bank of england said it had provided the money market with assistance worth mln stg in the afternoon session this compares with the bank s forecast of a shortage in the system today of around mln stg the central bank purchased mln stg bank bills in band one at pct reuter
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ec agrees on need to strengthen ems european community ec finance ministers and central bankers agreed on the need for greater cooperation to strengthen the european monetary system ems against international market turbulence officials said there was a general will to reinforce the european monetary system with all tha...
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u s weather cotton summary usda noaa cotton planting continued progressing in the week ended april but cold wet weather in the south hampered seedbed preparation the joint agricultural weather facility of the u s agriculture and commerce departments said in a summary of its weather and crops bulletin the agency said pl...
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analysts peg u s cotton seedings mln acres u s cotton farmers are likely to plant about mln acres in the coming season based on an average of estimates offered by cotton market analysts gearing up for the u s agriculture department s planting intentions report next tuesday the annual report gives cotton traders their f...
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u n conference formally adopts new international natural rubber agreement chairman
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computer language research in clri th qtr shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln qtly div three cts vs three cts prior year shr profit two cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note dividend payable april one to shareholders of record march reuter
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554
international technology itx makes acquisition international technology corp said it has purchased western emergency services inc in a pooling of interests transaction international technology a hazardous materials management company said it purchased western emergency an environmental services firm to offer a broader ...
0
5,580
big bear inc bgbr nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
12
5,856
bethlehem steel bs sets plate price increases bethlehem steel corp said its base price for carbon plates and high strength and low alloy plates will be increased by dlrs to dlrs a short ton effective july one the company said its composite prices for alloy plates will also be increased dlrs per ton on the same date add...
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3,861
commercial credit ccc unit sells division commercial credit co said its american health and life insurance co sold its ordinary life insurance business to american national insurance co anat american national will assume the business no later than august commercial credit said the sale is part of a restructuring progra...
0
3,367
sanwa bank acquires small stake in portuguese bank sanwa bank ltd anwa t has agreed to buy a two pct stake in oporto based banco portugues de investmento sarl bpi portugal s largest merchant bank a sanwa official said sanwa will purchase the shares from international finance corp a bpi shareholder and sister organisati...
0
3,816
texas instruments inc txn sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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5,698
servotronics svt sets pct stock dividend servotronics inc said it declared a pct stock dividend payable may to shareholders of record april the company last declared a stock dividend also pct in march reuter
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4,597
todd shipyards corp omits qtly common div sets preferred payout
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5,486
akzo planning us investments dutch chemicals group akzo nv akzo as said it hoped to consolidate its core activities this year by making small acquisitions in the us akzo chairman aarnoud loudon told a news conference on its report that the company wanted to achieve the same level of us investments it had before it dive...
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88
wilfred american educational wae regular div qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay april three record march reuter
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4,067
dwg dwg completes sale of unit dwg corp said it has completed the previously announced sale of its texsun corp subsidiary to texsun corp subsidiary to sundor brands inc for mln dlrs and the assumption of liabilities it said proceeds have been placed in escrow pending the outcome of talks with lenders reuter
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444
u s commerce secretary says export rise needed commerce secretary malcolm baldrige said after the release of a sharply lower january leading indicator index that a pickup in exports is needed the best tonic for the economy now would be a pickup in net exports he said in a statement after the department reported the ind...
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italy consumer prices rise pct in february italy s consumer price index rose pct in february compared with january after rising pct in january over december the national statistics institute istat said the year on year rise in february was pct down from pct in january and compared with pct in february istat said its co...
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u s stock market overreacts to tariffs yeutter u s trade representative clayton yeutter said the stock market overreacted to a u s decision last week to proceed with tariffs on some japanese computer products speaking to reporters prior to testifying at a house agriculture committee hearing yeutter said it is difficult...
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franklin u s government securities fund payout mthly div six cts vs six cts prior pay march record march two reuter
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3,978
zambia copper investments ltd johannesburg march halfyear ended december shr net u s cents vs loss pre tax dlrs vs net earnings vs loss mln foreign tax gain vs extraordinary items nil vs loss mln period reuter
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4,522
reuters to buy i p sharp of canada reuters holdings plc rtrs l said it had agreed in principle to buy i p sharp associates ltd of toronto for mln stg sharp is a time sharing network and database company specialising in finance economics energy and aviation it operates a global packet switching network and global limits...
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4,355
d or val mines ltd finds high grade order d or val mines ltd said a recent drill hole from the surfrace has intersected high grade ore in a downdip extension of the discovery vein in its d or val mine in northern quebec the company said feet of the hole graded ounce per short ton of gold including a foot section gradin...
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ussr exchange rates soviet state bank effective april roubles per hundred unless stated u s stg bfr dmk dfl lit can dkr nkr ffr skr unch fin mrk unch sfr yen aus sch aus dlr unch pak rup unch ind rup unch irn ryl unch lib din one unch mrc drhm unch
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security pacific spc completes merger security pacific corp said it completed its planned merger with diablo bank following the approval of the comptroller of the currency security pacific announced its intention to merge with diablo bank headquartered in danville calif in september as part of its plan to expand its re...
0
889
orange co oj holder raises stake orange co inc said its largest shareholder summit resoureces inc has increased its stake to pct from pct and now owns shares reuter
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425
transamerica ta to have australian sale gain transamerica corp said it will have an after tax gain of about mln u s dlrs on the sale of its occidental life insurance co of australia ltd affiliate to pratt and co financial services pty ltd of melbourne for mln australian dlrs the sale was announced earlier today in aust...
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murphy raises crude oil posted prices one dlr bbl wti to dlrs today
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envoy advises nakasone to prepare for u s visit the japanese ambassador to the u s suggested that prime minister yasuhiro nakasone make efforts to present advanced proposals on trade issues when he visits washington next month ambassador nobuo matsunaga made the recommendation at a meeting with nakasone kyodo news serv...
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circon corp ccon th qtr shr loss two cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mths shr profit two cts vs profit cts net vs revs mln vs reuter
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5,023
thyssen sees good profit despite steel losses thyssen ag thyh f said it expects to post a good profit in despite anticipated losses in its mass steel making operations this year managing board chairman dieter spethmann told the annual meeting the group was satisfied with profit developments in the first half of the fin...
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economic spotlight france awaits economic lift a year after squeezing to power with a narrow bare coalition majority gaullist prime minister jacques chirac has swept away a cobweb of controls and regulations choking the french economy but france is still waiting for a promised industrial recovery the government says wi...
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first bank fbs agrees to sell another bank first bank system inc said it has found a potential buyer for first bank luverne and its office in pipestone minnesota the bank holding company said holding co a corporation controlled by the family of the late robert short will buy first bank luverne the bank has mln dlrs in ...
0
2,004
asa ltd asa st qtr feb net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln note net asset value per share dlrs vs dlrs reuter
12
1,601
german call money eases after liquidity injection call money eased to pct from yesterday following a net injection of billion marks at a rate of pct in fresh funds from this week s securities repurchase agreement dealers said but rates were expected to rise toward the end of the week a major tax payment period by banks...
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csr selling delhi to exxon unit drops delhi float csr ltd csra s and exxon corp xon unit esso exploration and production australia inc said csr has agreed to sell its delhi australia fund daf to esso for mln australian dlrs the sale is effective from tomorrow they said in a joint statement the previously announced floa...
0
4,353
crowley milner and co com th qtr jan net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln qtly div cts vs cts previously pay april record april reuter
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5,945
moore medical corp mmd to make acquisition moore medical corp said it plans to acquire privately held penta products a wholesale distributor of generic durgs for undisclosed terms reuter
0
5,367
steel technologies sttx mitsui set venture steel technologies inc said it agreed to form a joint venture with mitsui and co ltd to make steel products the venture called mi tech steel inc will be set up to serve japanese and domestic automobile and appliance parts makers in the u s a plant will be located near murfrees...
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doe recommends special unit to enrich uranium energy secretary john herrington told congress that a federally chartered corporation would be the best way to manage and operate the government s uranium enrichment program he said in a letter to congressmen that unless the program now run by the energy department is impro...
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inspiration lowers copper price to cts lb inspiration consolidated copper co a subsidiary of inspiration resources corp said it is lowering its base price for full plate copper cathodes one half cent to cents a lb effective immediately reuter
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3,128
deutsche babcock to increase dividend in deutsche babcock ag dbcg f will increase its dividend on results in the year ending september chief executive helmut wiehn said wiehn told a news conference deutsche babcock would double the absolute amount it distributes to shareholders this overall increase would also be due p...
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916
trelleborg take larger slice of boliden swedish tyres process equipment and components firm trelleborg ab said it was taking a larger stake in mining and metals concern boliden ab blds st than it had originally intended trelleborg had previously announced it was exercising an option to acquire up to pct of boliden s vo...
0
5,898
canadian tire major holders not extending pact ctc dealer holdings ltd said canadian tire corp ltd controlling shareholders alfred david and martha billes did not extend an agreement expiring yesterday to tender their shares only to ctc s previously reported offer for pct of canadian tire common shares ctc which alread...
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5,545
cpl real estate cntrs sees lower dividends cpl real estate trust investment said its regular quarterly dividend distribution will be lower than its present cts per share and could be significantly lower starting with the third quarter of the company which lowered the payout from cts to cts this current quarter said it ...
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two hundred feared dead in ferry disaster about people are feared dead after a british cross channel ferry rolled on its side off the belgian coast last night but almost passengers were plucked to safety from the ice cold sea belgian transport minister herman de croo told reporters i fear the dead could be in hundreds ...
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coca cola bottling coke terminates talks coca cola bottling co consolidated said it terminated negotiations with the proposed purchaser of its wholly owned subsidiary headquartered in vancouver b c the company said it is vigorously continuing its efforts to sell its canadian operations substantially on the terms and co...
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miyazawa sees big nations reaffirming paris pact finance minister kiichi miyazawa told a parliamentary committee he expects major nations to reafffirm the currency pact they struck in paris when they meet this week in washington political sources said the minister also was quoted as saying he expects major nations to t...
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eaton vance corp eavn st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs avg shrs vs reuter
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5,060
hanson trust han u s arm sells chemical unit hanson trust plc han said its u s subsidiary hanson industries sold pcr inc a specialty chemicals unit for mln dlrs in cash to chemical partners inc hanson industries said it acquired pcr inc in as part of its purchase of scm corp pcr inc posted an operating loss in of dlrs ...
0
1,193
sun electric corp se st qtr jan net shr profit cts vs loss six cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes tax credits equal to six cts vs one cent in reuter
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2,260
packaging systems paks to buy label firm packaging systems corp said it agreed to acquire walter richter labels inc a privately held maker of woven labels based in paterson n j terms of the acquisition which is expected to be completed within days were not disclosed reuter
0
620
united fire and casualty th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss avg shrs vs year shr profit dlrs vs profit cts net profit vs profit avg shrs vs note full company name is united fire and casualty co net includes realized gains of dlrs and dlrs respectively in qtr and year and of dlrs and dlrs respectiv...
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astro med inc alot th qtr net shr cts vs nine cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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