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arkansas best abz sees lower first qtr net arkansas best corp said its first quarter earnings will be significantly lower than fully diluted earnings of cts per share in last year s first quarter the company said pricing competition and lower traffic levels in the motor carrier industry hurt its first quarter results h...
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investors have pct of datarex systems drx a small investor group led by melvyn gelch a providence r i surgeon told the securities and exchange commission it has acquired shares of datarex systems inc or pct of the total outstanding common stock the gelch group said it bought the stake for about dlrs for investment purp...
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ameritrust amtr proposes for stock split ameritrust corp said its board proposed a two for one split of its common subject to stockholder approval at its may annumal meeting the company also said it intends to recommend an increase in its annual regular dividend to at least two dlrs per share before the split beginning...
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japan october december gnp rises pct japan s gross national product gnp rose a real pct in the october december quarter after an upwardly revised pct increase the previous three months the economic planning agency epa said the rise in the july september quarter had originally been put at pct the annualized growth rate ...
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quantech electronics corp qant rd qtr dec shr loss cts vs loss six cts net loss vs loss revs vs nine mths shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note prior year net includes losses from discontinued operations of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in nine mths reuter
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donegal group inc dgic year net shr six cts net revs note company formed in august reuter
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overmyer corp omco regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable march record march reuter
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u s treasury s mulford reaffirms g pact to foster currency stability around current levels
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warwick insurance managers inc wimi th qtr oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes investment gains dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year year net excludes dlr tax credit share adjusted for one for two reverse ...
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n y business loans fall mln dlrs in feb week fed says
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liberty all star usa sets initial payout liberty all star equity fund said it declared an initial dividend of five cts per share payable april two to shareholders of record march it said the dividend includes a quarterly dividend of three cts a share and a special payout of two cts a share which covers the period from ...
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staodynamics inc sdyn th qtr net shr three cts vs six cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs year shr cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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nordbanken to auction its fermenta shares sweden s nordbanken banking group said it would sell the mln b free shares deposited as loan collateral by fermenta ab s frms st founder and former chief executive refaat el sayed and it planned to buy them up itself the bank said the sale by public auction on march was because...
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ccl unit acquires nestle canada can operations ccl industries inc s continental can canada inc unit said it acquired the wallaceburg ontario metal can making operations of nestle enterprises ltd wholly owned by nestle sa of switzerland terms were undisclosed continental can said it would supply nestle s equivalent can ...
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4,073
intelligent business ibcc st qtr jan shr three cts vs nil net vs revs vs note full name is intelligent business communications corp reuter
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kidston says higher net reflects gold sale rise kidston gold mines ltd attributed the rise in net profit to higher prices and an increase in gold sales to ounces from ounces in the placer development ltd offshoot which operates australia s largest gold mine in north queensland earlier reported net profit rose to mln dl...
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four seasons buying marriott mhs hotel four seasons hotels inc and vms realty partners said they agreed to acquire the santa barbara biltmore hotel in california from marriott corp for undisclosed terms closing was expected by march they added the companies said they would jointly own the hotel and rename it the four s...
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ford motor co of canada ltd fc th qtr net shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note pct owned by ford motor co f reuter
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sigma mines details gold ore reserves sigma mines quebec ltd pct owned by dome mines ltd dm said its sigma mine had proven and probable reserves at the end of of tons with an average grade of ounces of gold a ton sigma said the reserves are equivalent to years future production at current milling rates the reserves com...
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tisch brothers lower tosco tos stake an investment partnership led by four sons of loews corp ltr chairman lawrence tisch said it cut its tosco corp stake to the equivalent of shares or pct of the total from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the partnership flf associates said it sol...
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crs sirrine da to take write off crs sirrine inc said it plans a major restructuring of its balance sheet that will include a write off of between mln and mln dlrs most of which would be intangible goodwill from the company s past acquisitions the company said the remainder of its write off would include a one time exp...
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caribou energy reverse split approved caribou energy inc said shareholders have approved a one for reverse split that will take effect by tomorrow and the company has changed its name to texas petroleum corp reuter
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fed approves chemical bank acquisition of texas commerce bancshares
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federal reserve weekly report feb two weeks ended feb daily avgs mlns net free reserves vs bank borrowings vs including seasonal loans vs including extended loans vs excess reserves vs required reserves adj vs required reserves vs total reserves vs non borrowed reserves vs monetary base vs reuter
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singapore bank credit rises in january total loans and advances extended by banks in singapore rose in january to billion singapore dlrs from billion in december but fell from billion a year ago the monetary authority of singapore said it said the increase was concentrated in loans to the manufacturing and real estate ...
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reagan ready to impose trade curbs against japan president reagan was ready to impose retaliatory trade action against japan for breaking its semiconductor agreement with the united states white house officials said there was no immediate indication when reagan might act on the recommendations of his economic policy co...
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marshall steel ltd year net oper shr five cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note former name marshall drummond mccall inc results include extraordinary gains of dlrs or cts per share in and dlrs or cts in from income tax reduction reuter
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5,793
cyclops cyl names dixons officials to board cyclops corp said it has reconstituted its board to include three dixons group plc executives following dixons acquisition of pct of cyclops shares in a dlr per share tender offer cyclops said remaining on the six member board are chairman and chief executive w h knoell presi...
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4,874
first wisconsin fwb to buy minnesota bank first wisconsin corp said it plans to acquire shelard bancshares inc for about mln dlrs in cash its first acquisition of a minnesota based bank first wisconsin said shelard is the holding company for two banks with total assets of mln dlrs first wisconsin which had assets at ye...
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5,860
deak international buys johnson matthey deak international a foreign currency and precious metals firm announced the acquisition of johnson matthey commodities of new york from minories finance limited a unit of the bank of england the purchase valued at mln dlrs follows the recent acquisition of london s johnson matth...
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valley resources vr sets stock split ups payout valley resources inc said its board declared a three for two stock split and raised the quarterly cash dividend on the pre split shares to cts from cts the company said both the split and the dividend are payable april to holders of record march reuter
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queensland press board recommends murdoch offer the queensland press ltd qpl board said it unanimously recommended the one billion dlr takeover bid by cruden investments pty ltd a family company of news corp ltd ncpa s chief executive rupert murdoch the dlrs a share cash only offer is nearly double the market price bef...
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2,460
turkish trade deficit widens in turkey s trade deficit rose to billion dlrs in from billion in following increased imports from western countries figures from the state statistics institute show exports were down pct at billion dlrs compared with billion in while imports were down pct at billion dlrs from billion total...
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toronto sun plans two for one stock split toronto sun publishing corp said it planned a two for one split of its common shares subject to regulatory approval and approval by shareholders at the april annual meeting reuter
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investor paul bilzerian has pct pay n pak stake may seek control
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4,937
u s commercial paper rises mln dlrs in march week fed says
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trade interests ready for fight in u s congress u s lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown between protectionists and free traders as a major trade bill winds its way through committees to a vote by the full house of representatives in late april in a move to toughen u s enforcement of trade laws a key house subcommit...
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lincoln savings lnsb sets first payout lincoln savings bank said its board declared an initial dividend of cts per share payable april to shareholders of record april reuter
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united auto workers union says it supports chrysler amc merger
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bhp to merge bhp minerals and utah international the broken hill pty co ltd brkn s said it will merge its bhp minerals division and utah international inc into a single business unit under a common management structure the merger will be effective june coinciding with the retirement of utah international chairman and c...
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6,509
seeq technology inc seeq nd qtr march shr profit eight cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs avg shrs vs six mths shr loss nine cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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coopervision inc eye qtly dividend shr cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record april reuter
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carolin mines crlnf has new assay results carolin mines ltd said recent assays of tailings at its hope british columbia mine indicated that ounces of gold per ton ranged from to there were only trace amounts of platinum and palladium the company said carolin said the results sharply disagreed with an earlier assay perf...
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bankamerica says it expects to report a profit for first quarter
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standard products co std raises quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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vms strategic vlans sets initial dividend vms strategic land trust said it delcared an initial quarterly cash dividend of cts a share payable may to shareholders of record april the company also said that effective today it will be trading on the nasdaq system under the symbol vlans reuter
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u s credit market outlook prime rate the prospect that other banks will follow industry leaders citibank and chase manhattan in raising their prime rate is likely to cast a pall over the credit markets today economists said bond prices had been making a smart recovery from two days of heavy selling when citibank surpri...
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japan conducts currency survey of big investors a finance ministry official said the ministry has recently conducted a survey on foreign exchange transactions by institutional investors but declined to say if it was aimed at moderating their dollar sales however financial market sources said they had heard the ministry...
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agency reports ships waiting at panama canal the panama canal commission a u s government agency said in its daily operations report that there was a backlog of ships waiting to enter the canal early today over the next two days it expects due scheduled to transit end day backlog average waiting time tomorrow super tan...
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life of indiana corp lifi th qtr loss shr loss two cts vs profit six cts net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs vs year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes tax credits of dlrs in quartger and dlrs in year reuter
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communications corp of america nd qtr dec shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln six months shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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world bank chief urges more japanese investment world bank president barber conable called on japan to boost investment in developing nations for its own sake as well as that of the world economy japan has the means to make a major contribution to development in the third world he told about japanese businessmen and ac...
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taiwan plans mission to close trade gap with u s taiwan s leading industrial organisation said it will send its first buying mission to the u s later this year in an effort to reduce the country s trade surplus with washington a spokesman for the chinese national federation of industries told reuters the mission was pa...
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unicorp american corp uac sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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healthmate inc hmte th qtr loss shr loss five cts vs loss six cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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nigeria changes auction rules to defend the naira nigeria s central bank has changed the rules governing its foreign exchange auctions in what analysts see as a means of defending the naira currency which has depreciated steadily the bank said in a statement that from april banks bidding for foreign exchange would have...
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swedish trade surplus rises in february sweden s trade surplus rose to billion crowns in february from billion in january and billion in february the central bureau of statistics said the trade surplus for the first two months of the year rose to billion crowns from billion in the corresponding period of the report sai...
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service resources src unit in acquisition chas p young co a subsidiary of service resources corp said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire atwell fleming printing ltd of canada for about mln dlrs the transaction is expected to close in april on february chas p young said it had aquired pct of the shares of sorg ...
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6,526
tcw convertible securities cvt sets dividend tcw convertible securities fund inc said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of three cents per share payable april to shareholders of record april tcw said it anticipates paying a regular quarterly dividend the company made its initial public stock offering mar...
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brazil s gros to meet banks on trade line issue brazil s central bank governor francisco gros will meet senior commercial bankers here today in a new attempt to defuse the anger generated by the country s unilateral suspension of interest payments on billion dlrs of foreign commercial bank debt bankers said gros will m...
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u s eep veg oil proposals still under review u s agriculture department proposals to offer tonnes of subsidized vegetable oil to four countries are still under consideration by an interagency trade policy group a usda official close to the group said the official who asked not to be identified dismissed a report circul...
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helig meyers co hmy increases dividend qtly div eight cts vs seven cts prior payable may record april reuter
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mitsubishi motors australia makes mln dlr loss mitsubishi motors australia ltd mmal reported a mln dlr net loss in calendar from a mln dlr profit in on turnover of mln dlrs from mln mmal pct owned by mitsubishi motors corp mimt t and mitsubishi corp mitt t said a tight market meant it had failed to recover mln dlrs in ...
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franco nevada says stock rise due to drilling franco nevada mining corp ltd said the gain in its stock price today is related to deep drilling being conducted by american barrick resources corp at the goldstrike claims in the carlin camp in northern nevada franco nevada stock is up two at seven dlrs per share on the to...
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michigan national corp mnco votes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record april reuter
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arvin arv ses flat st qtr results arvin industries inc said higher interest costs from borrowings to make acquisitions will produce earnings flat with last year s cts a share results arvin said it might earn cts to cts a share in the quarter these results also reflect the seasonally low sales pattern of automotive repl...
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american agronomics corp agr nd qtr feb shr profit one cts vs loss three cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln six months shr profit six cts vs loss six cts net profit mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note six months includes gain of four cts from change in accounting principle reuter
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italy m up pct in months to end january italian m money supply rose a provisional pct seasonally adjusted in the three months to end january the bank of italy said the bank said m which measures notes and coins in circulation plus bank and post office deposit accounts fell to a provisional billion lire in january from ...
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warehouse club wclb to take charge warehouse club inc said it expects to take a one time charge of about five mln dlrs on its june third quarter results from closing of two unprofitable chicago area units the company said it will continue to operate warehouses in illinois indiana michigan ohio and pennsylvania it added...
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kleinert s inc klrt st qtr ends feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs note qtrs include tax gain of vs prior qtr ended march reuter
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kapok corp kpk year sept loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note prior year net includes gain on sale of property of dlrs reuter
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1,464
bank of zambia pays out foreign currency arrears the bank of zambia has paid out foreign exchange arrears from three auctions conducted last year a bank spokesman said we have now cleared three auctions and are left with only four worth eight mln dlrs the spokesman said without specifying the amount paid out the bank h...
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fed expected to add temporary reserves the federal reserve is expected to enter the u s government securities market to add temporary reserves economists said they expect it to supply the reserves indirectly by arranging to two billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements the fed may add the reserves directly instead...
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bp units seek five billion dlr revolving credit bp international and bp north america are seeking a five billion dlr four year syndicated credit facility in support of british petroleum co plc s tender offer for the pct of standard oil co it does not already own morgan guaranty trust co of new york said as arranger the...
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j p morgan jpm increases prime rate j p morgan and co inc said it is raising its prime lending rate to pct from pct effective today most major u s banks are now posting a pct rate citibank was the first to announce an increase on tuesday reuter
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novell novl sets two for one stock split novell inc said its board declared a two for one stock split payable to holders of record at the close of business on march it said shareholders at the annual meeting approved a doubling of authorized common shares to mln from mln and a limitation of directors liability reuter
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german tax cuts raised by billion marks senior officials in the west german coalition government said tax cuts planned for next year would be increased by billion marks in line with a pledge made by finance minister gerhard stoltenberg at last month s international monetary conference in paris gerold tandler general se...
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del laboratories inc dli 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 per share figures adjusted to reflect four for three stock split paid march reuter
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mindscape buys harcourt brace hbj unit mindscsape inc said it agreed to buy the educational software unit of holt rinehart and winston inc a subsidiary of harcourt brace jovanovich inc for undisclosed terms sales of the division which had been purchased by holt rinehart from cbs peaked at about mln dlrs in mindscape sa...
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goodyear tire to receive mln dlrs for goodyear aerospace from loral corp
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amre inc amre rd qtr jan net shr five cts vs one ct net vs revs mln vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net two mln vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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super rite foods inc srfi sets qtrly payout qtrly div five cts vs five cts prior pay april record april
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weisfield s inc weis quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
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u s cotton certificate expiration date extended expiration dates on upland cotton certificates issued under the upland cotton program are being extended the agriculture department announced the certificates are being extended because of a shortage of commodity credit corporation inventory available for exchange with ce...
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stewart warner corp stx th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit dlrs net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln note earnings include a provision for restructuring costs of dlrs or dlrs a share pre tax and the effect of adoption of fasb which reduced pension exp...
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national westminster bank said it cutting base rate to pct from pct
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miyazawa says u s likely to intervene finance minister kiichi miyazawa told parliament s lower house finance committee that the u s is expected to intervene in the foreign exchange market to stabilise exchange rates political sources said asked if the u s federal reserve board agreed in paris last month to intervene to...
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copley properties inc cop increases dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter
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fed may supply reserves in the money markets there is a slightly better than even chance that the federal reserve will enter the u s government securities market to add temporary reserves economists said they said the fed would supply the reserves indirectly via around billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements fed...
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s a y sayi to take rd qtr loss from sale s a y industries inc said it expects a loss of about two mln dlrs in its third quarter ended february from the proposed sale of its omnilab inc health care unit s a y said its board of directors approved the unit s sale because omnilab was losing about dlrs a quarter we no longe...
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allied research associates inc arai year net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note backlog as of february mln dlrs vs mln dlrs a year before reuter
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norstar nor fleet flt to merge norstar bancorp said that its board and the board of fleet financial group have approved a definitive agreement to merge a norstar spokesman said that a press release containing further details on the merger would be issued shortly reuter
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chrysler c amc buyout valued at billion chrysler corp s proposed acquisition of american motors corp is valued at about billion dlrs including the cost of acquisition and the mln dlrs in american motor debt that chrysler will assume analysts said they said chrysler s cost of acquisition was valued at mln dlrs paid in c...
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preussag says payment of a dividend not certain a spokesman for preussag ag prsg f said it was not yet certain whether the company would pay a dividend on results he was commenting on a preussag statement which said results in were lower than in preussag has frequently said its results came under further pressure in fo...
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first sarasota holders approve acquisitions first sarasota bancorp said its shareholders approved the acquisition of its city commercial bank subsidiary by first union corp s func first union national bank of florida the purchase price of the outstanding shares is about mln dlrs the transaction subject to regulatory ap...
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china calls for better trade deal with u s china called on the united states to remove curbs on its exports to give it favourable trading status and ease restrictions on exports of high technology but the u s embassy replied that chinese figures showing years of trade deficits with the u s out of the last are inaccurat...
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gencorp gy fixes rights separation date gencorp inc said that because it is continuing to evaluate general acquisition inc s tender offer it has fixed april subject to further extension as the date the rights to purchase preferred shares will trade separately from the common stock as a result of the tender offer this e...
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eqk realty investors ekr th qtr net shr nine cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs mln mths shr cts net revs mln note mth figures not available for since company started operations march reuter
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cocoa council chairman seeks buffer compromise international cocoa organization icco council chairman denis bra kanon said he will attempt to reach a compromise on buffer stock rules for the international cocoa agreement bra kanon called for bilateral consultations among producers and consumers thursday morning to reso...
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oxoco inc year loss oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note excludes loss mln for discontinued compressor operations vs loss mln year prior excludes gain of mln for extinguishment of debt from company s chapter filing and subsequent reorganization reuter
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