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franklin new york tax free income fund payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter
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hoechst ag completes celanese cz acquisition hoechst ag of west germany said it has completed the acquisition of celanese corp hoechst acquired a majority of celanese shares in a recent tender offer at dlrs per common share reuter
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liffe february volumes down but eurodollars up total futures and options turnover on the london international financial futures exchange liffe fell slightly during february although daily average eurodollar volume set a new record liffe said today total futures and options turnover last month was contracts down from ja...
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usx x unit raises some crude postings marathon petroleum company a subsidiary of usx corp x said it raised the contract price it pays for three grades of crude oil effective march illinois sweet and indiana sweet are both being raised cts a barrel to dlrs bbl and the southern michigan grade is being raised cts bbl also...
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u s treasury proposes s african uranium imports the u s treasury proposed allowing temporary imports of south african uranium ore and uranium oxide until july under certain conditions pending clarification of anti apartheid laws passed by congress last fall the treasury said it proposed allowing the temporary imports b...
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bhp net seen around mln dlrs for nine months australia s largest company the broken hill pty co ltd brkn s bhp is expected to report a net profit of around mln to mln dlrs tomorrow for the first nine months ended february share analysts polled by reuters said this would be well below the mln dlrs earned in the first th...
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3,833
sun state savings sssl sees higher earings sun state savings and loan expects to report an earnings increase this year over chairman edward janos told shareholders at the company s annual meeting in a statement janos said core earnings are expected to average mln dlrs per quarter or six mln dlrs for the year while sale...
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5,667
coleman cln sees st qtr charge coleman co said it expects a first quarter charge against earnings of mln dlrs or cts a share as a result of its voluntary program to replace condensing heat exchangers in its early model series high efficiency residential gas furnaces the company said extensive testing indicates a proble...
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933
signtech inc nine mths jan net shr cts vs cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,126
ivey properties inc raises quarterly dividend ivey properties inc said it raised its quarterly dividend to cts a share from cts and declared both an extra dividend of cts a share and a pct stock dividend it said the dividends will be paid april one to shareholders of record march for the stock dividend ivey said it wil...
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carlton communications optimistic for carlton communications plc has started the current financial year well with accounts for the first four months showing a healthy increase on the same period last year and chairman m p green told the annual meeting he looked forward to with optimism the issue of mln shares in adr fo...
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chirac sees quick decision on cgct french prime minister jacques chirac told u s congressmen france would announce a decision in two to three weeks on which group is to control its second largest communications firm compagnie generale de construction telphoniques french sources said they said chirac promised that franc...
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5,789
allis chalmers ah estimates proceeds of sale allis chalmers corp said it expects cash proceeds from the proposed sale of its solids processing equipment and minerals systems businesses to exceed mln dlrs with no material gain or loss anticipated from the planned sale closing of the sale to boliden ab of sweden would be...
0
5,650
getty petroleum gty sets stock dividend getty petroleum corp said its board declared a five pct stock dividend payable on april to shareholders of record april the company also declared a regular cash dividend of four cts a share and reported net income rose to mln dlrs from mln dlrs reuter
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final crop u s cotton ginnings final crop u s cotton ginnings totaled running bales vs bales at the end of the season and bales at end season the u s census bureau said the bureau said upland cotton ginnings from the final crop totaled bales vs bales in and bales in american pima ginnings from the final crop totaled ba...
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reagan renews anti protectionism stand white house says trade war unlikely
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autospa lube to buy control of cardis cds autospa corp said it has signed an agreement to purchase shares of eight pct convertible preferred stock of cardis corp representing voting control for mln dlrs the company said the preferred purchase will be financed by an investment group led by autospa it said it will also r...
0
1,832
eia says distillate stocks off mln gasoline off crude off mln
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4,359
financial corp fin not holding buyout talks financial corp of america said it is not holding discussions with anyone regarding a buyout of the company but a spokeswoman pointed out that financial corp has said publicly for nearly two years that in the company s view a merger would be one method of increasing the compan...
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2,217
first farwest corp ffws th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs profit nil net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit dlrs net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note net both periods includes dlr loss from discontinued operations due to settlement of lawsuit and redemption of preferred reuter
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minstar inc mnst th qtr net oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr loss eight cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note operating net loss excludes income from discontinued operations equal to cts in the quarter and ...
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investment firm boosts purolator pcc stake halcyon investments a new york investment partnership that deals mainly in risk arbitrage and stock trading said it raised its purolator courier corp stake to shares or pct from or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission halcyon whose managing partner is al...
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2,958
diodes inc dio rd qtr jan net shr profit one cts vs profit four cts net profit vs sales vs nine mths shr loss four cts vs profit nine cts net loss vs profit sales vs reuter
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6,527
n z unemployment rate pct in december quarter new zealand s unemployment rate was pct of the workforce in the quarter ended december unchanged from a revised pct preliminary pct in the previous quarter but slightly above pct in the year earlier quarter the statistics department said the department citing the household ...
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second national building snbl raises dividend qtrly seven cts vs six cts pay april record march note full name of company is second national building and loan reuter
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5,604
white house welcomes rise in indicators the white house welcomed last month s pct increase in the index of leading economic indicators the government s key barometer of future economic growth the increase reversed a decline in january of pct presidential spokesman marlin fitzwater said the new figures signalling more e...
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marriott mhs to sell hotel four seasons hotels said it and vms realty partners of chicago have agreed to purchase the santa barbara biltmore hotel from marriott corp for an undisclosed amount it said the venture will rename the hotel the four seasons biltmore at santa barbara and invest over mln dlrs in improvements on...
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5,774
sosnoff ends pratt prat southmark sm deal investor martin t sosnoff said southmark corp and affiliate pratt hotels corp have ended talks with his mts acquisition corp on a possible joint venture for the acquisition of caesars world inc sosnoff said the talks had not been actively pursued since they were announced march...
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4,835
bank of boston bkb sees improved st quarter bank of boston corp expects first quarter earnings will range between cts and one dlr a share up from cts a share last year chairman william brown said he told shareholders the company has a mln dlr exposure in loans to brazil if that country defaults on its debt payments if ...
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gao likely to show certs more costly than cash a study on grain certificates due out shortly from the government accounting office gao could show that certificates cost the government to pct more than cash outlays administration and industry sources said analysis that the gao has obtained from the agriculture departmen...
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h k banks to raise prime rates soon dealers say banks in hong kong are likely to raise prime rates by half a percentage point to pct following a one quarter point prime rate increase by two major u s banks yesterday dealers said they told reuters local banks may decide on the increase at this weekend s routine meeting ...
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hunt manufacturing co hun st qtr net ended march shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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3,163
nl industries inc nl th qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss mln vs profit sales mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln sales mln vs mln note share after preferred dividends note in july company set a dividend on series c preferred effecting a spin off of its chemical o...
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saudi riyal deposit rates remain firm saudi riyal interbank deposits were steady at yesterday s higher levels in a quiet market traders said they were reluctant to take out new positions amidst uncertainty over whether opec will succeed in halting the current decline in oil prices oil industry sources said yesterday se...
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3,952
japan long term prime seen cut to record low soon japan s long term banks will soon cut their prime rate now at a record low pct by or percentage point in response to falling secondary market yields on their five year debentures long term bankers said the long term prime rate is customarily set percentage point above t...
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5,659
citibank says it raises base rate to pct from pct
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sandoz ag sanz z year group net profit mln swiss francs vs mln dividend francs per francs nominal share vs francs per franc nominal participation certificate vs group turnover billion francs vs billion cash flow mln francs vs mln parent company net profit mln francs vs mln reuter
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coffee may fall more before new quota talks coffee prices may have to fall even lower to bring exporting and importing countries once more round the negotiating table to discuss export quotas ico delegates and traders said the failure last night of international coffee organization ico producing and consuming countries...
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icco delegates accept principles of buffer stock compromise as negotiation base
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marathon raises crude posted prices cts a bbl effective today wti at dlrs bbl
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u s february consumer prices rose pct after pct rise in january
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dome pete dmp said to be pressed to sell encor dome petroleum ltd is under pressure from one of its largest creditors canadian imperial bank of commerce to sell its pct stake in encor energy corp ltd energy industry analysts said dome has pledged its mln encor shares as security for part of its debt to commerce bank es...
0
5,257
allegheny international sells wilkinson sword group for mln dlrs
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2,873
clothestime inc ctme th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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3,767
recommendation reiterated on wang labs wanb analyst thomas mccrann of merrill lynch said he reiterated a buy recommendation of wang laboratories inc noting that a successful cost cutting campaign could reduce the earnings loss expected for the third quarter ending in march wang was the most actively traded stock on the...
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gold production to start at ketza river canamax resources inc and pacific trans ocean resources ltd said they conditionally approved starting production at their jointly owned ketza river gold deposit in the yukon after a study recommended the move they said production was conditional on approval of a water license and...
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computer memories inc cmin rd qtr loss period ended december shr loss nine cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs mln nine mths shr loss six cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs mln note current qtr includes tax loss of vs loss of dlrs reuter
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united presidential corp upco th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note results include adjustment of dlrs or cts shr for year and both periods from improvement in results of its universal life business than first estimated reuter
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4,666
u s securities industry assn backs restraints on takeovers insider trading
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1,264
epitope inc epto st qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss nine cts net loss vs loss sales vs reuter
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1,141
peter miller apparel group rd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note shr figures adjusted for issue of shares in october avg shrs not given full name is peter miller apparel group inc reuter
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2,808
dime savings bank of wallingford dibk payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april three reuter
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2,012
bancroft bcf sues zico zico investment holdings inc said that bancroft convertible fund inc filed suit seeking to enjoin zico s dlr a share tender offer for bancroft shares in its complaint bancroft said the tender offer materials and letters to shareholders are false and misleading and that the tender offer violates t...
0
4,370
wean united inc wid th qtr shr loss one dlr vs profit seven cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note earnings reflect preferred dividend requirements year includes one time gain of mln dlrs reuter
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630
dexleigh corp six mths dec net shr four cts vs three cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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3,676
uk average gdp rises preliminary pct in up pct in th qtr official
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messidor to merge with triton beleggingen messidor ltd said it signed a letter of intent to acquire pct of the outstanding shares of triton beleggineng nederland b v a european investment portfolio management company if approved two mln shares of stock held by the messidor ltd officers and directors would be issued to ...
0
4,388
midivest acquires assets of business aviation midivest inc said it acquired all the assets of business aviation inc of sioux falls s d for an undisclosed amount of stock midivest said it expects to sell to of the renovated beechcraft planes next year it said management will also lease these airborne intensive care unit...
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2,076
eqk realty investors i ekr sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay july record june
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phoenix steel receives offer for claymont mill phoenix steel corp said a group of investors offered to buy its clayton steel plate mill for eight mln dlrs and the assumption of a bond obligation phoenix did not disclose the indentity of the investors phoenix was forced to close the clayton mill last month the company s...
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4,164
sprint optimistic despite losses us sprint the telephone venture of gte corp gte and united telecommunications inc ut set up last june is optimistic despite expecting to report a net loss of about mln dlrs this year david m holland president of us sprint s dallas based southwest division told reuters in an interview th...
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neoax noax to sell novatronics for mln dlrs neoax inc said it has agreed to sell the assets and business of its novatronics division to veeco instruments inc vee for mln dlrs neoax said it expects a gain of about nine mln dlrs on the transaction which is expected to becomleted during the second quarter adding the gain ...
0
4,606
todd shipyards tod omits commmon dividend todd shipyards corp said it omitted payment of the quarterly dividend on its common stock and lowered the dividend on its series a preferred stock to cts from cts a share todd said the ct preferred dividend will be paid may one to shareholders of record april the company said i...
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ghana cocoa purchases still ahead of last year the ghana cocoa board said it purchased tonnes of cocoa in the rd week ended march of the main crop season compared with tonnes the previous week and tonnes in the rd week ended march of the season cumulative purchases so far this season stand at tonnes ahead of the tonnes...
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treasury s baker hopes prime rate rise temporary treasury secretary james baker said he hopes yesterday s small increase in two major money center banks prime rate was a temporary phenomenon i hope it was a temporary blip upward he told a house appropriations subcommittee he said the decline in interest rates since pre...
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bankamerica chairman says bank is turning around heading to profitability
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dutch grain levy test case to start in april a large dutch animal feed compounder will begin formal legal proceedings early next month as a test case on the way the ec grain co responsibility levy is applied a spokesman for dutch grain and feed trade association het comite told reuters het comite has been co ordinating...
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pitt des moines pdm gets qualified audit pitt des moines inc said it will receive a qualified opinion from auditors on its and financial statements it said the qualification related to its inability to determine the effects if any of the final resolution of a suit filed against it by washington public power supply syst...
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349
petrolite corp plit sets payout qtly dividend cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
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3,843
ibc president leaves for producer meeting ibc jorio dauster president of the brazilian coffee institute ibc left brazil early today to attend a weekend meeting of latin american coffee producers in managua an ibc official said carlos brasil an adviser to the ibc president said dauster had left rio de janeiro for managu...
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4,559
ec commission details sugar tender the european community commission confirmed it granted export licences for tonnes of current series white sugar at a maximum export rebate of european currency units ecus per kilos out of this traders in west germany received tonnes in the u k in denmark tonnes and in france tonnes re...
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bids awarded for elk hills crude oil the u s department of energy said it has awarded bids for about barrels per day bpd of crude oil from the elk hills naval petroleum reserve in california the contract period runs from april one through july one the doe said successful bidders the amount of crude oil and the price pe...
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688
pyro energy corp btu year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,225
japanese seen lightening u s bond holdings the dollar s tumble to a record low of yen in tokyo today motivated some major japanese investors to lighten their u s bond inventory further and is expected to spur diversification into investment assets including foreign and domestic shares dealers said the key u s pct treas...
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idb communications group inc idbx year net period ended december shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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bfg partial operating profits fall sharply in bank fuer gemeinwirtschaft ag bkfg f bfg partial operating profits fell to mln marks in from mln in new majority shareholder aachener und muenchener beteiligungs ag amvg f amb said but total operating and extraordinary profits including earnings from currency and securities...
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3,004
gates learjet corp glj th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
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4,984
blasius industries inc blas rd qtr loss qtr ended feb oper shr loss one ct vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note oper excludes tax credits of and for year ago qtr and nine mths oper inclu...
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polaroid prd up on reaffirmed opinion shares of polaroid corp rose following a reiterated recommendation by merrill lynch and co that focused on strong earnings momentum for the company traders said we have been recommending the stock since it was in the s but we reiterated today because of expectations of strong earni...
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6,405
volcker says exchange rate adjustment enough to narrow u s trade deficit
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economic spotlight japan pushes its chipmakers japanese microchip makers are being strong armed into compliance with a u s japan pact on semiconductors halting predatory pricing and opening japan s market to foreign chips industry analysts said but doubts remain over whether the ministry of international trade and indu...
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chrysler c values amc amo at mln dlrs chrysler corp said it valued its proposed buyout of american motors corp at mln dlrs not counting the effect of a contingent payment that could reach mln dlrs based on amc s future profits a chrysler spokesman told reuters that the letter of intent signed with renault amc s control...
0
1,968
circuit city stores inc cc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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1,261
carling o keefe ckb sells oil unit takes gain carling o keefe ltd said it sold its star oil and gas ltd unit to united coal canada ltd for about mln dlrs cash carling said it will record an extraordinary gain of about two mln dlrs after tax or nine cts a common share resulting from the sale the company did not elaborat...
0
4,740
lucas industries plc lucs l halfyear ended jan shr p vs p interim div p vs same pre tax profit mln stg vs mln net profit before minorities mln vs mln turnover mln vs mln trading profit mln stg vs mln related companies profit mln vs mln interest payable mln vs mln reorganisation and redundancy costs mln vs mln tax mln v...
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5,332
teeco properties l p oper income down teeco properties l p said the partnership recorded income from operations for of dlrs or two cts a unit the partnerhsip said this compared to figures of dlrs or cts a unit results of operations between both years is not comparable since the partnership s principle objective is to s...
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5,134
canadian money supply m falls mln dlrs in week bank of canada said
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first valley corp fivc regular dividend qtly div cts payable april record march reuter
12
5,293
investor has pct of allegheny int l ag a group of firms and funds controlled by new york investor mario gabelli said it has acquired the equivalent of shares of allegheny international or pct of the total outstanding in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the gabelli group said it bought the stake as p...
0
5,644
bowl america inc bwla ups payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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omnicom group inc omcm th qtr net shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln mths shr loss cts vs profit dlrs net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note in qtr ended the company recognized expenses of for restructing the combined operations of bbdo doyle dane bernbach and needham harper worldwide in...
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paribas seeking to adjust ecuador oil facility banque paribas which arranged a mln dlr loan for ecuador last year to pre finance oil exports wants to adjust the terms of the facility to help the country recover from a devastating earthquake bankers said but the french bank s plan which would effectively postpone repaym...
10
2,801
noel industries inc nol st qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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4,880
american nursery products ansy rd qtr net qtr ends feb shr profit five cts vs profit four cts net profit vs profit revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln note full name american nursery products inc reuter
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926
canadian imperial bank of commerce st qtr share basic cts vs cts
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5,947
argentine vegetable oil shipments in argentine vegetable oils shipments during january december totalled tonnes against tonnes in the same period of the argentine grain board said breakdown was as follows cotton sunflower linseed groundnutseed soybean tung olive maize rape nil nil grape nil nil the board added shipment...
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f w woolworth co z th qtr jan net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note share data restated to reflect two for one stock split in may reuter
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2,044
canada malting co ltd year net oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln note excludes extraordinary loss of mln dlrs or dlrs per share reuter
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2,364
sheppard resources to merge with cancer clinic sheppard resources inc said it signed a letter of intent to merge with breast centers inc an owner operator and franchiser of clinics that provide services for the early detection of breast cancer terms were not disclosed after the merger breast centers shareholders would ...
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supermarkets general corp sgl th qtr jan oper shr cts vs cts oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln notes sales are from continuing operations operating net excludes results from discontinued operations...
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