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palmer lewis co inc lwis th qtr net qtr ends jan shr three cts vs one cent qtrly div seven cts vs seven cts prior net vs revs mln vs mln mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note effective july one the company acquired the outstanding stock of western american forest product inc for cash and convertible debenture...
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austria does not intervene to support dollar the austrian national bank did not intervene on the foreign exchange markets today to support the dollar deputy banking department chief herbert danzinger told reuters he denied a suggestion by a dealer at one vienna bank that the national bank had sold marks to support the ...
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baker says g pact just a start treasury secretary james baker said the agreement among industrial nations in paris last month is only a start in washington s drive to intensify economic cooperation among leading countries in a speech to the national newspaper association baker said the six steps beginning with the plaz...
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home savings durham hsld sets stock dividend home savings and loan association inc of durham n c said its board declared a pct stock dividend payable april to holders of record april three reuter
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european beet plantings seen little changed european sugar beet plantings are expected to show little change from last year despite recent firmness in world prices analysts and industry sources said a reuter survey of planting intentions showed that while so far european community ec growers plan unchanged to lower are...
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oxford financial buys clancy systems oxford financial inc said it acquired clancy systems international inc for an undisclosed sum the company said clancy has developed a fully automated parking citation system currently in use in oklahoma city the university of california at sacramento and in a pilot program in san fr...
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coca cola ko says rumors incorrect a coca cola co spokesman said rumors the company is interested in acquiring wendy s international wen are not true those rumors are not correct said carlton curtis an assistant vice president at coke we have stated many times that coca cola co has no interest in an acquisition in the ...
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u s grain carloadings fall in week u s grain carloadings totaled cars in the week ended march down pct from the previous week but pct above the corresponding week a year ago the association of american railroads reported grain mill product loadings in the week totalled cars up pct from the previous week and pct above t...
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bank of japan buys dollars around yen dealers
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iea sees one pct growth in oecd oil demand growth in oil consumption in the western industrialised countries is likely to slow to around one pct this year compared with pct in the international energy agency iea said oil use in the countries of the oecd increased by around one pct in first quarter to mln bpd the iea sa...
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mobil plan to open peking office china daily says mobil corp mob n of the u s plans to open an office in peking to develop oil exploration opportunities in china the china daily said it quoted mobil president richard tucker currently in peking as saying he is optimistic about investment prospects in china and that peki...
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u s feb housing starts rose pct to mln permits rose pct to mln
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st jude medical stjm votes dividend rights st jude medical inc said its board declared a special dividend of one right for each outstanding share held of the company s common stock payable to holders of record april six it said each right entitles the holder to buy one tenth of a share of preferred stock of st jude at ...
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satellite music network inc smni year net oper shr four cts vs three cts oper net vs revs mln vs avg shrs vs note net excludes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs reuter
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4,580
consolidated norex to acquire triweb resources consolidated norex resources ltd said it agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of triweb resources ltd a privately held oil and gas company with land holdings and production base in alberta and saskatchewan the company said specific details relating to purcha...
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lord abbett and co declares mutual fund divs lord abbett value appreciation fund annual div cts vs cts prior long term capital gain vs cts prior short term capital gain cts vs cts prior pay april record march lord abbett u s government securities fund daily div cts vs cts prior pay april record april lord abbett tax fr...
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cinram ltd th qtr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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6,523
helig meyers co hmy year feb shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln dlrs vs mln revs mln vs mln note results reflect year month period because company changed fiscal year to end february from march reuter
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consolidated stores corp cns th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note prior year net includes dlr tax credit share adjusted for two for one stock split in june reuter
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senator wants stronger air merger regulation the chairman of the senate antitrust subcommittee said the transportation department was allowing too many airline mergers and proposed its authority be transfered to the justice department the transportation department s antitrust enforcement has been disastrous permitting ...
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american stores asc sees lower year net american stores co said it expects to report earnings per share of to dlrs per share on sales of slightly over billion dlrs for the year ended january the supermarket chain earned dlrs per share on sales of billion dlrs last year the company did not elaborate reuter
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spartech sptn sets reverse split debenture sale spartech corp said it plans a one for five reverse stock split and has filed a registration statement with the securities and exchange commission covering a planned mln dlr offering of convertible subordinated debentures due spartech said the debenture offering will be un...
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tierco group inc tier year ended dec loss shr loss cts vs loss dlr net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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fed sets two billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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van dorn co vdc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
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2,506
dart seeks supermarkets sgl negotiations dart group inc said it is preparted to negotiate all terms of its proposed acquisition of supermarkets general corp early this month dart made an unsolicited offer of dlrs a share in cash for supermarkets general s stock releasing a letter sent friday to supermarkets general dar...
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3,557
kms industries inc kmsi year net oper shr three cts vs three cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note earnings exclude gains from utilization of tax loss caryforwards of dlrs or three cts a share vs dlrs or three cts a share reuter
12
5,624
wall street stocks ames dept stores add ames department stores inc fell to in what analysts said was a reaction to a surprise announcement earlier today by the company that earnings in the fiscal year ended january will decline sharply ames said it expects to report earnings of between and cts per share compared with d...
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3,142
cont l illinois cil says moratorium may cut net continental illinois corp said if the brazilian debt moratorium remains in effect it may place its medium and long term loans to brazil on a cash basis this would increase non performing loans by about mln dlrs and reduce income before taxes and net income by about mln dl...
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amoco reports south china sea oil find the u s amoco petroleum corp has reported an offshore oil find at its pearl river basin concession in the south china sea the new china news agency said it said the liu hua a well produced at around barrels per day at a depth of metres the news agency said amoco plans to drill a s...
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houston oil ho reserves study completed houston oil trust said that independent petroleum engineers completed an annual study that estimates the trust s future net revenues from total proved reserves at mln dlrs and its discounted present value of the reserves at mln dlrs based on the estimate the trust said there may ...
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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 n a vs n a total reserves n a vs n a non borrowed reserves n a vs n a monetary base n a vs n...
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becor western bcw gets offer to be acquired becor western inc said investment limited partnership of greenwich conn and randolph w lenz are offering to acquire becor for dlrs per share subject to becor s receipt of at least mln dlrs from the proposed sale of its western gear corp subsidiary becor said it has also recei...
0
3,149
camco signs letter of intent for reed tool pearson plc pson l said camco inc its pct owned u s oil and oil services subsidiary signed a letter of intent covering camco s purchase from baker international corp bko n of substantially all the business of reed tool co reed a leading manufacturer of drilling bits had sales ...
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5,467
u s japan trade war not in uk s interest lawson u k chancellor of the exchequer nigel lawson said the united states and japan must work to avert a possible trade war and he added that a trade war would not be in the interests of britain lawson told journalists that the prospects for the u k economy look very very good ...
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cocoa buffer stock accord closer delegates say the international cocoa organization icco moved closer to an agreement on buffer stock rules with many delegates saying they expect to reach an accord by friday everyone is convinced the buffer stock rules should be in place by friday so the buffer stock can be put into op...
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pep boys pby sets split raises quarterly manny moe and jack inc said its board declared a three for one stock split and raised the quarterly dividend to six cts presplit from cts both are payable july to holders of record july one and the the split is subject to shareholder approval at the may annual meeting of an incr...
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clabir clg ambrit abi call off merger clabir corp and ambrit corp said they called off their plans for clabir to buy the pct voting interest in ambrit that it does not already own the companies said they agreed not to pursue the merger because several actions recently taken by ambrit would mean substantial delays in co...
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usda estimates soviet grain crop at mln tonnes vs in feb year ago
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gencorp gy group holds pct stake general partners a texas general partnership equally owned by affiliates of wagner and brown and afg industries inc afg said it currently holds common shares or about pct of gencorp inc s gy outstanding common stock general partners said it began a dlrs a share cash tender offer for all...
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crime control inc th qtr net loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net loss includes a fourth quarter charge of mln dlrs from writeoffs of certain assets net loss includes a charge of about ml...
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rockefeller center properties rcp ups payout rockefeller center properties inc said it raised its quarterly dividend to cts from cts a share the dividend is payable april to shareholders of record april reuter
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british telecom rd qtr ended dec shr p vs p making p vs p for nine months pre tax profit mln stg vs mln making billion stg vs billion net profit before minorities mln vs mln making mln vs mln note company s full name is british telecommunications plc bty l third quarter turnover billion stg vs billion making billion vs...
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uniforce temporary unfr sets split uniforce temporary personnel inc said it declared a three for two stock split payable may to stockholders of record april reuter
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volcker urges industrial nations to keep trade markets open to foster growth
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best products co bes th qtr jan net shr profit dlrs vs profit cts net profit mln vs profit mln sales mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit eight cts net loss mln vs profit sales vs note current year net both periods includes prtax provisions for restructuring operations of dlrs in quarter and mln dlrs in year latest y...
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fbx corp fbxc year nov net shr cts vs three cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,701
currency futures climb likely to be checked the surge in currency futures since friday on the heels of the reagan administration s proposed tariffs on japanese imports is likely to be curtailed in the coming week financial analysts said the market is taking a breather now and i would expect it to last a little longer s...
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hosposable products inc hosp th qtr net shr cts vs eight cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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1,210
int l totalizator itsi sees better st qtr international totalizator systems inc vice president of finance joel graff said he expects to report an improved first quarter compared to the dlr loss reported in the year ago quarter a profit looks quite favorable graff said last week the automated ticket systems supplier rep...
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1,683
network video inc nvid rd qtr feb net shr one ct vs five cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr four cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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6,234
cis technologies cih to sell shares to swiss co cis technologies inc said it executed a formal share purchase agreement with swiss reinsurance co of zurich switzerland under terms of the agreement swiss re will acquire mln newly issued cis stock at dlrs a share or mln dlrs this purchase represents pct of the outstandin...
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5,837
ico quotas before october unlikely delegates the restoration of coffee export quotas before the end of the current coffee year oct sept now seems unlikely given reluctance by international coffee organization ico producers and consumers to resume negotiations on an interim quota accord producer delegates told reporters...
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carme inc came nd qtr jan net shr nine cts vs one ct net vs sales vs six mths shr cts vs five cts net vs sales vs reuter
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american nursery products ansy rd qtr net period ended feb shr profit five cts vs profit four cts net profit vs profit sales vs nine mths shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs avg shrs vs note full name is american nursery products inc reuter
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1,351
chinese industrial growth rate up after weak the value of china s industrial output in january and february this year was pct higher than in the same period the new china news agency said output increased by pct from january to january and pct from february to the agency said the most recent increase was largely due to...
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schering plough sgp mulls dr scholl s sale schering plough corp said it is considering the sale of its dr scholl s businesses in europe latin america and the far east which had sales of about mln dlrs in the company said the transaction is not expected to have a material impact on earnings it said it has engaged merril...
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int l hydron corp hyd th qtr oper net oper shr profit six cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs profit three cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note excludes loss of dlrs or nil vs gain dlrs or nil in qtr and gain dlrs or two cts vs gain dlrs or one ct in year fr...
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firm acquires american nutrition works inc nusource investments inc a publicly held shell company said it acquired american nutrition works inc through a transaction in which american nutrition shareholders received mln shares of nusource stock in exchange for their shares american nutrition operates a chain of stores ...
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gatt to debate u s charges of airbus subsidies the u s will pursue its complaint that european governments unfairly subsidise the airbus industrie aircraft consortium in proceedings at the gatt civil aircraft committee a gatt spokesman said today the u s presented its case for the first time to the aircraft committee o...
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cocoa latest focus for commodity pact negotiators the credibility of government efforts to stabilise fluctuating commodity prices will again be put to the test over the next two weeks as countries try to agree on how a buffer stock should operate in the cocoa market government delegates and trade experts said only two ...
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american television atcma buys time tl unit american television and communications corp said it has completed the acquisition of manhattan cable television inc from time inc for about class b common shares american television was spun off from time in august the company said following this transaction time now owns pct...
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freddie mac adjusts short term discount rates the federal home loan mortgage corp adjusted the rates on its short term discount notes as follows maturity rate old rate maturity days pct pct days reuter
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aequitron medical inc aqtn rd qtr loss period ended january shr loss five cts vs profit eight cts net loss vs profit sales vs nine mths shr profit six cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs reuter
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1,878
renouf sells pct nzi stake to brierley renouf corp ltd said it sold its pct stake in nzi corp ltd to brierley investments ltd bil for mln n z dlrs renouf managing director mike cashin said in a statement it had been renouf s intention to build up a long term strategic position in nzi but it became clear to us that it w...
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former treasury official urges currency reforms former treasury official c fred bergsten said a new exchange rate system is needed to replace the fixed and flexible exchange rate systems which he said had not worked i prefer a move to target zones in which the major countries would determine ranges of pct within which ...
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city national corp ctyn raises dividend shr cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
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centronics corp cen year loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss total income vs nil note resultes restated for discontinued operations and exclude discontinued operations loss dlrs vs gain dlrs reuter
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1,854
rowe furniture corp rowe sets qtly dividend qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay april record march reuter
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correction heineken year in item headlined heineken n v hein as year please read in first line pre tax profit mln guilders vs mln corrects year ago comparison to mln from mln reuter
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u s declines comment on schlumberger slb move a u s commerce department spokesman said the agency would have no comment on schlumberger ltd s announcement that it had terminated an agreement in principle to sell its fairchild semiconductor corp unit to fujitsu ltd sclumberger had said that controversy surrounding the v...
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union to protest dart s supermarkets sgl bid the united food and commercial workers said that more than rank and file members of the union will demonstrate monday at dart group corp s headquarters protesting dart s proposed billion dlr takover of supermarkets general sgl supermarkets is best known for its pathmark chai...
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mcandrews and forbes are offering dlrs per share for revlon stock
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u s senate passes housing bill the senate passed a two year extension of federal housing programs including billion dlrs for lower income housing assistance over two years the vote was to total value of the bill was estimated at billion dlrs the bill permanently extended the authorization for federal housing authority ...
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snyder soi makes cenergy crg exchange offer snyder oil partners l p told the securities and exchange commission it made an exchange offer to cenergy corp that would allow snyder to acquire up to pct of the company s common stock under the exchange offer which was proposed yesterday to cenergy s officers and directors e...
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anchor financial corp st qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln note earnings per share for affected by issuance of shares of common stock in december reuter
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newmont mining nem plans for stock split newmont mining corp s board has proposed a two for one stock split subject to shareholder approval of an increase to mln from mln in authorized common shares the proxy for the company s annual meeting said if holdings voting at the may six meeting in wilmington del approve the i...
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house of fabrics hf sees results improving house of fabrics inc said it expects growth in earnings and revenues as the current fiscal year progresses it said it will open about super stores this year house of fabrics now operates stores the company today reported earnings for the year ended january of dlrs on sales of ...
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ecolab ecl starts bid for chemlawn chem ecolab inc said it has started its previously announced tender offer for all shares of chemlawn corp at dlrs each in a newspaper advertisement the company said the offer and withdrawal rights expire april unless extended the chemlawn board has approved the tender and a merger at ...
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4,013
japan says it trying to expand domestic demand japan has assured a meeting of trade ministers it is making every effort to expand domestic demand and restructure its economy japanese trade representative tsomu hata told an informal general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt meeting that in addition to demand boosting ...
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bank of japan to sell billion yen in bills the bank of japan will sell tomorrow a total of billion yen worth of financing bills from its holdings to help absorb a projected money market surplus of billion yen money traders said of the total billion yen will yield pct on sales from money houses to banks and securities h...
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cooper canada ltd year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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duro test corp dur nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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physicians insurance co pico th qtr net shr cts vs cts net dlrs vs dlrs revs mln dlrs vs mln dlrs avg shrs vs mths shr dlrs vs cts net dlrs vs dlrs revs mln dlrs vs mln dlrs avg shrs vs note per share amounts for qtr and year prior have been restated to reflect a six for five stock split in august revs for qtr include ...
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jmb realty trust jmbrs nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs six months shr cts vs cts net vs reuter
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com corp coms rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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thermo process tpsi completes acqusition thermo process systems inc said it completed its purchase of thermo process services inc a subsidiary of thermo electron corp tmo thermo process systems said it issued shares of its common stock to thermo electron in connection with the sale reuter
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3,076
bankers trust issuing stg dlr currency warrants bankers trust international ltd said it is issuing stg call dlr put currency warrants at an initial offer price of dlrs per warrant the issue is guaranteed by bankers trust new york corp each warrant entitles the holder to exchange dlrs for stg at a rate of stg dlr and th...
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intelligent systems mlp inp makes cash payout intelligent systems master limited partnership said it will make a cash distribution of cts a unit in early april to unitholders of record as of march the company said continued strength in its results prompted the move intelligent systems added that if current plans to sel...
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lear siegler holding corp plans to divest aerospace subsidiary
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louisiana pacific lpx to sell sawmill louisiana pacific corp said it plans to sell its sawmill in lakeview oregon and acres of timberland to ostrander construction co the company said the transaciton shoould be finalized in early april terms were not disclosed reuter
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investment firm has pct of cyclops cyl halcyon investments a new york risk arbitrage and securities dealing partnership told the securities and exchange commission it has acquired shares of cyclops corp or pct of the total outstanding halcyon said it bought the stake for mln dlrs as part of its ordinary risk arbitrage ...
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casey s general stores inc casy rd qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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uk intervention bd says ec sets white sugar tender rebate ecus
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gencorp gy to study general partner bid gencorp inc chairman william reynolds said the company s board and its financial and legal advisors will study the unsolicited tender offer from general partners right now our advice to all our shareholders is to wait until the board advises them of its position which will happen...
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piedmont pie agrees to usair u buyout usair group inc said piedmont aviation inc has agreed to be acquired for dlrs per share the company in a newspaper advertisement said it has started a tender offer for all piedmont shares at that price and the piedmont board with two directors absent has unanimously approved the bi...
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4,850
healthmate inc hmte th qtr loss shr loss five cts vs loss six cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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swissair reports lower profit and dividend swissair swsz z reported a pct drop in net profit to mln swiss francs and said that in line with its new flexible dividend policy it would cut its payout to francs per share from president robert staubli told a news conference that the first two months of this year gave hope t...
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enviropact viro to make acquisition enviropact inc said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire willms trucking co inc for about mln dlrs with completion expected in days in the year ended september willms had revenues of about mln dlrs it transports hazardous waste sand and gravel reuter
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new milford savings bank nmsb raises payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april reord march reuter
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