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bellsouth bls completes purchase for shares bellsouth corp said it completed its previously announced agreement to acquire dataserv inc for an exchange of shares bellsouth said under the nov agreement it exchanged one of its common shares for every dataserv common shares the exchange reflects the feb three for two bell...
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zimbabwe gdp rises pct in zimbabwe s real gross domestic product increased pct in according to preliminary figures published by the central statistical office cso this contrasts with a rise of more than nine pct in the main reason for the slower rate of economic growth was a drop in the real value of agricultural outpu...
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florida weekly crop report florida s citrus groves continue in very good condition acccording to the latest report by the u s department of agriculture s florida agricultural statistics service late week rains and thunderstorms came at an opportune time warm daytime temperatures and good soil moisture have produced an ...
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senate s proxmire urges curbs on takeovers senate banking committee chairman william proxmire called for curbs of hostile corporate takeovers and new restrictions on risk arbitrageurs at the very least it is high time that we require all risk arbitrageurs to register seperately and specifically with the securities and ...
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goodrich gr to phase out some businesses b f goodrich co said it will phase out the production of aircraft tires missile and marine products and molded rubber products in akron ohio by the end of laying off about salaried production maintenance and support services employees the company said layoffs will start within t...
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advanced institutional aims cuts workforce advanced institutional management software inc said it has cut its workforce to from and closed its atlanta office to cut expenses and improve profitability the company said it is also in the process of reducing its office space in four of its six offices nationwide advanced a...
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uk cross field prt relief favours smaller fields the cross field allowance relief on petroleum revenue tax prt announced by u k chancellor of the exchequer nigel lawson this week will favour smaller non prt paying fields according to stockbrokers wood mackenzie and co the cross field allowance offsets up to pct of qual...
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india buys white sugar from london traders india yesterday bought two cargoes of white sugar from london traders for april may shipment and granted the trade houses the option to sell an additional two cargoes at the same price for may june shipment the firms involved said e d and f man and woodhouse drake and carey bo...
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vicorp restaurants inc vres st qtr feb net shr profit dlrs vs loss cts net profit mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note current year net includes gain dlrs from the sale of its specialty restaurants unit charge dlrs from addition to insurance reserves dlr tax credit and dlr charge from debt repayment reuter
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talking point oil services turnaround seen the oil services industry is on the verge of a recovery because of rising crude prices oil industry analysts said the analysts who issued buy recommendations on some stocks said the recovery in oil services should begin in the second half of after drilling activity bottoms out...
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canada february unemployment pct canada s february unemployment rate seasonally adjusted fell to pct from pct in january statistics canada said the rate was pct in february last year seasonally adjusted employment in february was compared with in january while unemployment slipped to from reuter
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bonneville pacific corp bpco rd qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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5,590
quest qbio signs pact with alza aza quest biotechnology inc said its quest blood substitute inc subsidiary executed an agreement with alza corp aza which will make alza a preferred shareholder of its subsidiary quest said the agreement also offers alza the right to acquire up to pct of the unit s equity in exchange for...
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brown group inc th qtr shr cts vs cts
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u k money market deficit forecast at mln stg the bank of england said it forecast a shortage of around mln stg in the money market today among the main factors affecting liquidity bills maturing in official hands and the take up of treasury bills will drain some mln stg while bankers balances below target will take out...
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harper and row hpr to mull options after bids harper and row publishers inc said its board of directors decided to take no action on two takeover bids that the company has received instead it appointed a committee of independent directors to study strategic alternatives for the year old firm the alternatives include co...
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gartner group gart acquires comtec program gartner group inc said it acquired sole ownership of the comtec market research program gartner said its wholly owned subsidiary purchased the interests of its former partners for an aggregate price of plus a percentage of net sales proceeds on future sales of certain products...
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philips electrical sells stake in unidare philips electrical ireland ltd has arranged the sale of the one mln ordinary shares it holds in its subsidiary unidare aluminium ltd unidare said the placing has been arranged through allied irish investment bank plc at an ex dividend price of irish pence per share reuter
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liberty all star equity fund initial div qtly div five cts vs n a payable april two record march note dividend includes special two cts per share for the period beginning with the fund s commencement of operations on novebmer three through december reuter
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1,343
thai natural rubber exports rise in thai natural rubber exports rose to tonnes in from a year earlier the private board of trade said japan the biggest buyer imported tonnes of thai rubber in up from the previous year it said other major buyers were the u s at tonnes up from in china and west germany exports to france ...
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martin lawrence limited editions mlle year net shr cts vs six cts net vs revs mln vs note th qtr data not given reuter
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imperial oil imo a in talks with suppliers imperial oil ltd pct owned by exxon corp xon is negotiating with it major crude oil suppliers concerning the effects of a trial deregulation of alberta s shut in crude oil production scheduled to be implemented on june a company spokesman said from our point of view it s a que...
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cacex denies brazil fcoj price rise rumours there has been no rise in the price of frozen concentrated orange juice fcoj a spokesman for the banco do brasil s foreign trade department cacex said he was responding to rumours in the international market that brazil had raised its fcoj prices in range of to dlrs per tonne...
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safety kleen sk to buy mckesson mck unit safety kleen corp said it agreed in principle to acquire mckesson envirosystems co a subsidiary of mckesson corp it said mckesson envirosystems current annual gross revenues are about mln dlrs the company collects flammable solvents from its industrial customers for a fee after ...
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4,436
sterling bancorp year net shr dlrs vs cts net ca assets mln vs mln note th qtr data not given reuter
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coffee quota talks continue but no agreement yet coffee quota talks at the international coffee organization council meeting here continued this afternoon but producers and consumers still had not reached common ground on the key issue of how to estimate export quotas delegates said the member contact group was examini...
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5,636
overland express inc over year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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3,030
cathay pacific forecasts good performance cathay pacific airways ltd caph hk forecast another good year in in view of good growth in both passenger and cargo traffic volumes early this year over the year earlier period the airline did not quantify its performance in early but said it would take delivery of one boeing c...
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japan s ntt forecasts profits fall in nippon telegraph and telephone corp ntt expects its profits to fall to billion yen in the year ending march from a projected billion this year the company said total sales for the same period are expected to rise to billion yen from a projected billion this year ntt said in a busin...
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chilean gdp up pct in central bank says chile s gross domestic product rose pct last year to billion dollars compared to a pct rise in the previous year the central bank said it said initial projections were for a pct increase in gdp this year the sectors which registered the greatest growth in were fisheries with pct ...
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canada banks could see pressure on brazil loans canada s major banks will likely face stiff pressure to declare their brazilian loans non performing if as expected major u s banks take similar action after the end of their first quarter tomorrow analysts said american bankers said last week that slow progress in debt t...
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comalco ltd cmac s net net profit mln dlrs vs loss mln net is equity accounted pre equity accounted net mln dlrs vs loss mln pre equity shr profit cents vs loss final div to be announced after july vs first and final cent sales billion vs billion other income mln vs mln shrs mln vs same note net is after tax paid mln d...
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fleet flt could face connecticut divestiture fleet financial group said it might have to sell its first connecticut corp subsidiary as a result of its proposed billion dlr acquisition of norstar bancorp nor under connecticut banking law new england based bank holding companies such as fleet are not allowed to operate c...
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woolworth u k says growth prospects exciting woolworth holdings plc wluk l which earlier announced a pre tax profits rise of pct over said its prospects for growth were very exciting the profit figure of mln stg exceeded a forecast by some pct made during the hostile bid by dixons group plc dxns l last year and the com...
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bankers welcome spanish reserve requirement hike bankers welcomed the bank of spain s decision to raise the reserve requirement for banks and savings banks saying it reflected the socialist government s determination not to ease up in the fight against inflation despite the painful social effects of four years of auste...
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hapag orders new container ship from china hapag lloyd ag said it ordered a new container vessel from china for its australia service the order was given to the hudong shipyards in shanghai after lengthy negotiations with west german shipbuilders the company said in a statement the chinese firm offered to build the ves...
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shell canada said it raised crude prices by canadian cts a barrel today
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howard b wolf inc hbw rd qtr feb net shr two cts vs three cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr five cts vs six cts net vs revs vs reuter
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alcan australia lifts aluminium ingot price alcan australia ltd said it increased the list price of pct purity aluminium ingot to dlrs a tonne from dlrs effective immediately reuter
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consolidated natural gas co cng in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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harris lifts builders transport truk stake harris associates l p a chicago investment advisor said it raised its stake in builders transport inc to the equivalent of shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission harris said it bought builders transport...
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correction macandrews and forbes holdings in new york story headlined macandrews and forbes holdings bids for revlon pls read in headline and first paragraph macandrews and forbes considers bid for revlon and in first paragraph macandrews and forbes holdings inc said it is considering making a proposal corrects from bi...
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china postpones plan to scrap parallel currency chinese vice premier tian jiyun said plans to scrap the country s parallel currency foreign exchange certificates fecs had been postponed due to objections from foreign businessmen and others but tian told a news conference the chinese government still considered fecs uns...
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u k february adjusted sterling m rises pct m down to one pct official
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yeutter says u s budget deficit reduction key to trade deficit solution
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canrad cnrd acquires measurement systems canrad inc said it acquired the measurement systems division of page wilson corp for an undisclosed amount of cash canrad said the acquisition is expected to increase its annual revenues by about mln dlrs reuter
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u s wine exports rose per cent last year exports of american wine rose per cent last year to a total of million gallons the wine institute said the san francisco based promotional group said per cent of the exported wine was from california and the top three markets were canada japan and britain japan which edged out b...
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avery avy st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln reuter
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3,661
rainbow and equiticorp place ultramar stake new zealand investment companies rainbow corp ltd and equiticorp holdings ltd have placed the majority of their joint shareholding in oil and gas conglomerate ultramar plc umar l at prices up to stg per share the companies said in a statement the companies said they had bough...
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uganda re routes coffee exports through kisumu long delays at the railway crossing on the kenyan border have led uganda to re route its coffee exports through a ferry link with the kenyan port of kisumu across lake victoria ugandan officials based in kenya said uganda has a direct rail link with the kenyan port of momb...
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canada economy expected to grow moderately canadian economic growth is expected to slow further in but an improved the trade picture should keep the country from recession economists said the economy is ready for about a pct rate of growth over the course of said carl beigie chief economist at dominion securities pitfi...
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saudi oil minister sees no need to alter pact saudi arabian oil minister hisham nazer said opec s december agreement to stabilize oil prices at dlrs a barrel was being implemented satisfactorily and there was no immediate need to change it nazer in an interview with reuters and the television news agency visnews said s...
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lange predicts n z inflation to fall to pct new zealand s inflation rate could fall to eight pct in the coming year prime minister david lange said he said forecasts to be released soon by research groups would predict a rate of around eight or nine pct in the months to the end of march against pct in calendar i predic...
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mickelberry corp mbc sets qtly payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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fed sets two day system repurchases the federal reserve entered the government securities market to arrange two day repurchase agreements for system account a spokeswoman for the new york fed said fed funds were trading at pct at the time of the direct injection of temporary reserves dealers said most economists had ex...
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laidlaw transportation ldmfa sees better year laidlaw transportation ltd said earnings per share for the current fiscal year should increase by substantially more than the pct average annual growth experienced in the last four years revenues for the year ended august will be about billion dlrs including gsx corp the u ...
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twa files application seeking right to raise usair stake to pct
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stanhome inc sth raises quarterly two cts qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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franklin age high income fund sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter
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lloyds bank matches base rate cut to pct lloyds bank plc lloy l said it is cutting its base lending rate to pct from pct effective tomorrow the reduction follows similar moves from the three other british clearing banks national westminster bank plc nwbl l led the way this morning after the bank of england lowered its ...
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u s housing completions fell pct in jan completions of new homes fell pct in january to a seasonally adjusted rate of mln units from mln in december the commerce department said the january fall came after a strong pct rise from november s rate of mln units and brought completions to pct above the january level of mln ...
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quest medical inc qmed th qtr loss shr loss six cts vs profit two cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss four cts vs profit three cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
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4,383
numerex corp nmrx nd qtr jan loss shr loss seven cts vs profit five cts net loss vs profit sales vs six mths shr loss five cts vs profit nine cts net loss vs profit sales vs reuter
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snet sng sees good earnings southern new england telecommunications corp snet said it expects to have good earnings in against dlrs per share or mln dlrs in the company also said it expects capital spending to rise to about mln dlrs in up from mln dlrs a year ago however senior vice president of finance daniel miglio t...
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ausimont compo nv aus th qtr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note translated at italian lire to dollar reuter
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horizon corp hzn th qtr net oper shr profit dlrs vs loss eight cts oper net profit mln vs loss revs mln vs year oper shr profit dlrs vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year net both periods excludes dlr loss from discontinued oper...
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sunter acquisition begins tender for allegheny international inc
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uslico corp usvc increases dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior payable march record march reuter
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2,350
trade bill to change agriculture trade laws the house ways and means committee is moving toward passage of a trade bill that sponsors said was intended to help open foreign markets to u s agricultural goods and to modify some u s agricultural trade laws the trade subcommittee voted to require president reagan to take i...
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clary corp th qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss nine cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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olson industries inc olsn th qtr net oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs sales mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year net excludes discontinued operations gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in quarter and gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in...
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two japanese steelmakers capital spending falls kawasaki steel corp kaws t said its parent company s capital spending in the year from april will fall to billion yen from billion in the current year and sumitomo metal industries ltd smit t said its capital spending will drop to billion yen from billion both companies s...
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soviet economist sees few gains in u s trade there is little chance soviet exports to the united states will rise in but moscow s current trade reforms should result in more trade in manufactured goods in future a soviet economist said sergey frolov chief economist at amtorg trading corp an agent for soviet trade organ...
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general mills gis sees strong th qtr results general mills inc reporting stronger results for the third quarter ended february said it expects the momentum to continue in the fourth quarter the company said it expects to report strong earnings per share growth and a record return on equity in fiscal it said this should...
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mcm corp mcmc sets quarterly qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april record march reuter
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niagara mohawk nmk to cut costs niagara mohawk corp said it is cautiously optimistic about results improvements for and said it is studying measures to cut operating costs these measures include freezing management salaries abolishing vacant positions and reducing overtime a spokesman said the company had no current pl...
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mcclain industries mccl sets stock split mcclain industries inc said its board declared a four for three stock split payable record april the company also said it plans to open within the next days a square foot plant in macon ga that will allow it to expand production of transfer trailers and other products reuter
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white engine bought by private investor white engine a manufacturer of industrial and automotive diesel and gasoline engines with more than mln dlrs in sales said it has been sold to a group of group investors white engine said the purchase is led by donald stewart a private investment banker along with white senior ex...
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1,083
fremont general corp frmi th qtr oper net oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net profit mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note oper data does not include loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or cts per shr in th qtr loss of mln dlr...
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consolidated tvx says it will issue shares to buy stakes in three brazil mining firms
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investor lifts myers myr stake to pct leonard chavin a chicago real estate developer who has said he is considering seeking control of l e myers co group said he raised his stake in the company to shares or pct from or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission chavin said he bought myers common shares...
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1,889
jacobs suchard ag jacz z year net mln swiss francs vs mln turnover billion vs billion dividend per bearer vs francs francs per registered vs francs francs per participation certificate vs francs cash flow mln vs mln note confirms forecast of results issued in january operating profit mln vs mln depreciation mln up pct ...
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anitec image technology corp antc nd qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note share adjusted for three for two october stock split reuter
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scientific micro systems smsi acuires supermac scientific micro systems inc said it has acquired supermac technology a rapidly growing supplier of enhancement products and disc drive subsystems for the apple personal computer market scientific micro said it acquired all the common stock of supermac in exchange for mln ...
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3,391
uk average earnings rose pct in january underlying rise pct official
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ajinomoto to buy out joint food venture partner ajinomoto co inc ajin t said it will sign around end april to buy the pct of knorr foods co ltd capitalised at four billion yen that it does not already own from its u s partner cpc international inc ajinomoto will also acquire pct each of cpc s two sales subsidiaries and...
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4,299
calny inc rejects pepsico inc acquisition offer
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6,171
average discount rate at uk bill tender pct the average rate of discount at today s u k treasury bill tender rose to pct from pct last week the bank of england said this week s mln stg offer of day bills met applications of mln stg the bank said applications for bills dated monday to friday at the top accepted rate of ...
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ventra buys joint venture leasing ventra management inc an over the counter company said it acquired joint venture leasing inc for mln venture shares valued at mln dlrs joint venture was organized in september to establish leasing joint ventures with manufacturers and vendors of computer equipment as a result of the ac...
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greenwood resources grrl sells company stake greenwood resources inc said it has sold its common share majority holding in new london oil ltd of london to an affiliate of guinness peat group plc of london and an affiliate of sidro sa of belgium for a total of dlrs in cash the company said it will apply the proceeds of ...
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u s cargo preference squabble continues the u s agriculture department said it will begin charging interest tomorrow on the over mln dlrs the department of transportation dot owes usda to pay for its share of the cost of shipping food aid on u s vessels usda general sales manager melvin sims told the senate appropriati...
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bramalea ltd year net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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3,173
may department stores co th qtr shr dlrs vs dlrs
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malaysia s gold and foreign exchange reserves rise malaysia s gold and foreign exchange reserves rose to billion ringgit in february from billion in january and billion in february bank negara malaysia said the central bank said cumulative assets at end february fell to billion ringgit from billion at end january but w...
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mellon bank says it will cut dividend to cts a shr from cts
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avon says it to buy giorgio inc a fragrance company for mln dlrs
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senate wants japan semiconducter pact enforced the u s senate has unanimously called for president reagan immediately to force japan to live up to a pledge to stop dumping its microchips and open its markets to u s chipmakers the senate voted to to urge reagan to impose penalties on japanese high technology products co...
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mony financial buys united administrators uai mony financial services said it purchased united administrators inc in an effort to secure a larger market share for its group insurance line mony said this acquisition coupled with its purchase of kelly associates in contributes to its goal of expanding its group business ...
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rubbermaid rbd completes acquisitions rubbermaid inc said it completed the previously announced acquisitions of viking brush ltd a canadian maker of brushes brooms and other cleaning aids and the little tikes manufacturing licensee in ireland terms were not disclosed the acquisition of the tikes licensee is part of the...
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engineering measurements co emco rd qtr net qtr ends jan shr four cts vs cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs note excludes discontinued operations gain of dlrs in the third quarter fiscal and loss of dlrs in the nine months fiscal reuter
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