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dravo drv to have first quarter loss dravo corp said it expects a first quarter loss of about cts per share compared with a year earlier profit of one ct and said operating earnings for all of may not match s earnings of cts per share from continuing operations dravo saidperformance so far this year in its engineering ...
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philippine trade secretary pleased with gatt talks philippine secretary of trade and industry jose concepcion who two days ago expressed doubts about agreements produced at international conferences said he was pleased with the latest gathering here concepcion told reuters in an interview that the informal general agre...
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u s single family home sales fell pct in jan after revised pct dec gain
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winnebago industries inc wgo nd qtr net period ended february shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note period ended march one reuter
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1,979
saudi output said at year low to help opec saudi arabian oil output has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year giving fresh evidence of the kingdom s determination to keep oil prices at dlrs a barrel as agreed by opec last december oil industry sources said they said saudi output in the first eight days of marc...
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5,570
montreal trustco inc year net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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2,053
united stationers inc ustr sets dividend qtly dividend six cts vs six cts pay april record march reuter
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china closes second round of offshore oil bids china has closed the second round of bidding by foreign firms for offshore oil exploration rights the china daily has reported it quoted a spokesman for the china national offshore oil corp cnooc as saying china signed eight contracts with foreign firms for blocks in the p...
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mannesmann buys indirect majority stake in sachs mannesmann ag mmwg f said it has reached a series of agreements giving it an indirect majority stake in the fichtel und sachs ag car parts group the takeover is contingent on approval from the federal cartel office in west berlin a spokesman said adding that mannesmann w...
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4,590
int l broadcasting ibca sets reverse split international broadcasting corp said shareholders at its annual meeting approved a one for reverse stock split the split will be effective after completion of filing requirements it said new certificates will be needed it added the media company said it currently has common sh...
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healthvest hvt sells shares healthvest a maryland real estate investment trust said it began selling five mln shares of common stock at dlrs a share the company said it is also selling shares to healthcare international inc hii giving the company a pct stake in healthvest reuter
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2,442
pechiney signs letters of intent with soviet union pechiney pukg pa said it signed two letters of intent with the soviet union covering the setting up of packaging and packaging materials joint ventures it said one proposed venture would produce aluminium packaging for food and cosmetics the other envisaged pechiney pu...
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u s grain certs save mln dlrs amstutz the use of generic commodity certificates or certs for fiscal years will save the government to mln dlrs department of agriculture undersecretary daniel amstutz said speaking at a house agriculture subcommittee hearing on the use of the certificates amstutz said that the issuance o...
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morgan jpm places brazil loans on nonaccrual j p morgan and co inc parent of morgan guaranty trust co of new york said that it will place billion dlrs of medium and long term loans to brazil on a non accrual basis matching similar action by bankamerica corp bac earlier today the move which follows brazil s suspension o...
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u k merger clearances the secretary of state for trade and industry said he had decided not to refer the proposed acquisition by reed international plc reed l of technical publishing company inc to the monopolies and mergers commission the proposed acquisition by rosehaugh plc of the general funds investment trust plc ...
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6,093
u k money market given mln stg late help the bank of england said it had provided the money market with around mln stg late assistance this takes the bank s total help today to some mln stg and compares with its estimate of a mln stg shortage reuter
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rainbow lifts progressive stake to pct rainbow corp ltd said it has lifted its stake in supermarket group progressive enterprises ltd to pct from pct it said in a statement it has bought an extra mln shares at prices ranging from n z dlrs to progressive is currently the subject of both a proposed merger with rainbow an...
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6,051
industrial action ends at south african mine about black miners returned to work after a week long industrial action at south africa s largest gold mine mine owner anglo american corp of south africa ltd angl j said a spokesman for the mining house said the action started on wednesday last week when thousands of miners...
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talking point wendy s international wen takeover speculation buoyed wendy s international inc s stock even after coca cola co took the fizz out of market rumors by denying it was an interested suitor wendy s retreated from an earlier high of and lost a point when coca cola ko said the rumors were untrue however wendy s...
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fed expected to add reserves the federal reserve is expected to enter the u s government securities market to add reserves during its usual intervention period today economists said with federal funds trading at a steady pct most economists expect an indirect injection of temporary reserves via a medium sized round of ...
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enseco inc ncco th qtr loss oper shr loss six cts vs profit seven cts oper net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr loss six cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note excludes extraordinary credit of four cts a share in fourth quarter and cts in year reuter
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harper hpr gets bid from harcourt hbj harper and row publishers inc said it received an acquisition offer from harcourt brace jovanovich inc to acquire all of harper and row s shares at dlrs a share in cash harper said it will consider the proposal including such possible concerns as anti trust and other legal consider...
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1,718
shv withdraws ic gas offer shv holdings nv said it is withdrawing its take over bid for imperial continental gas association icgs l after failing to gain the minimum number of pledges sought from ic gas shareholders shv said in a statement it had sought to gain ic gas shares under a p offer for ic gas ordinary stock bu...
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3,394
feb sterling bank lending up billion stg after rise in jan official
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american locker group inc algi th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss six cts net profit vs loss sales vs year shr profit dlrs vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln note full year includes gains of two cts per share from discontinued operations and four cts per share from disposal of assets reuter
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house trade bill drafting postponed the house ways and means trade subcommittee postponed until next week its opening session to start drafting major changes to u s trade laws a committee aide said the subcommittee had not yet completed the preparatory work to start writing the legislation the aide said reuter
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centel corp cnt regular payout set qtly div cts vs cts previously pay april record april seven reuter
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6,137
horiz n agrees to mln stg bid from bass bass plc bass l and horizon travel plc said terms have been agreed for an offer worth around mln stg for horizon by bass the offer values each horizon share at some of a bass ordinary share or p this is based on a price of p the bass share quotation at gmt on april horizon said i...
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1,816
wallace computer services inc wcs dividend qtly div cts vs cts previously pay june record june one reuter
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3,331
far west financial fwf to buy progressive progressive savings and loan association prsl said it has agreed in principle to be purchased by far west financial corp s far west savings and loan association the acquisition would be a cash merger with progressive shareholders receiving up to three dlrs per share the company...
0
2,336
weigh tronix inc wght th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
12
2,142
citgo raises crude postings cts today wti to dlrs bbl
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2,944
equion corp equi nd qtr jan net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln six mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs for qtr and dlrs vs dlrs for six mths note year ago results restated to reflect change in accounting principle effective august one ...
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6,200
tsr inc tsri rd qtr feb net shr seven cts vs four cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,993
union pacific says will sign pact in caracas on march for sale of half its corpus christi refinery
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rykoff sexton inc ryk rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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1,281
alfin inc afn nd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs vs six mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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2,244
healthco international inc hlco th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper shr diluted cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs avg shrs diluted vs year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs avg shrs diluted vs note net both periods excludes charge dlrs from ...
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white house welcomes retail sales figures the white house welcomed the february retail sales figures showing a pct rise following a slow performance in january spokesman marlin fitzwater told reporters the february sales growth was broad based and good news for the economy commerce department figures showed a larger th...
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northern indiana public svc ni again omits div northern indiana public service company said it again omitted its quarterly common stock dividend which would have been payable in may nipsco said it has not paid a qtly dividend since december following an adverse decision by the indiana supreme court denying amortization...
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shaw s supermarkets inc shaw year jan shr dlrs vs dlrs semi annual div six cts vs six cts prior payment net mln vs mln sales billion vs mln note dividend is payable april one to holders of record march nine reuter
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1,544
dupont dd unit raises crude oil prices conoco inc a subsidiary of dupont corp said it was increasing its contract prices for crude oil between cts and one dlr a barrel effective today conoco said the increase brings its price for the u s benchmark crude west texas intermediate to dlrs a barrel up one dlr south louisian...
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1,897
glynwed sees further progress in glynwed international plc glyn l in a statement accompanying their results that present indications are that has started well and it is confident that the year will be one of further progress the company added that results in the u s were poor and the deterioration in the south african ...
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2,127
u s bank net free reserves mln dlrs in two weeks to march fed says
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1,105
paradyne pdn pleads guilty to criminal charge paradyne corp said it pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy to defraud the social security administration and agreed to pay mln dlrs in fines and costs to the u s government the company also reached agreements in principle for an mln dlr settlement of class actio...
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6,021
mr gasekt co mrgc rd qtr dec shr loss cts vs profit eight cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln nine months shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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4,475
kloeckner und co s profit falls about pct kloeckner co kgaa the international trading group said its domestic group net profit fell by around pct against adding that the profit resulted largely from a writing back of reserves the company which gave no profit figures posted a domestic group net profit of mln marks in it...
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convenient food mart cfmi agrees to buy chain convenient food mart inc said it has tentatively agreed to buy all the outstanding stock of plaid pantries inc and two associated businesses in oregon and washington for undisclosed terms plaid pantries owns and operates convenience stores in the portland and seattle areas ...
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5,055
tektronix inc tek rd qtr net qtr ends march shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note per share for yr and qtr prior restated to reflect two for one stock split in jan reuter
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6,119
utilicorp ucu seeks to split stock utilicorp united inc said its management is recommending to the board of directors a three for two stock split and an increase in the quarterly cash dividend rate currently at cts per common share the company said it is also submitting to shareholders at its may annual meeting a propo...
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6,469
textron txt plans sale of avco division textron inc said it plans to sell its avco specialty materials division as part of its debt reduction and restructuring the company said it will use proceeds from the sale to reduce the debt incurred by its acquisition of ex cell o corp last year textron said morgan stanley and c...
0
476
coffee talks collapse eases need for u s bill the collapse of international coffee organization ico talks on export quotas yesterday removes the immediate need to reinstate u s legislation allowing the customs service to monitor coffee imports analysts here said the reagan administration proposed in trade legislation o...
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japan warns of anti u s sentiment in trade row japan is sending a three man team to washington to try to halt threatened trade sanctions that officials warn could spark a wave of anti u s sentiment here the team will lay the groundwork for high level emergency talks next week aimed at defusing an increasingly bitter ro...
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sage analytics saii sets stock split sage analytics international inc said its board has declared a three for two stock split payable june to holders of record on june eight the company also said it will redeem warrants till outstanding on june two at cts each each two warrants allow the purchase of one common share at...
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sensormatic snsr ups checkrobot ckrb stake sensormatic electronics corp said it upped its investment in checkrobot inc in the form of mln dlrs of convertible preferred stock raising its stake in checkrobot to pct from pct on a fully diluted basis reuter
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5,388
group sells stake in comdata network cdn a group of investment firms which had once sought control of comdata network inc told the securities and exchange commission it sold its remaining share or pct stake in the company the group which had owned as much as pct of the total said it sold the stake on march at dlrs a sh...
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4,854
german retailers expect good west german retailers expect another good year in even though they will not be able to repeat the sharp increase in turnover they enjoyed in the general association of the german retail trade hde said hde president wolfgang hinrichs said retailers would be satisfied with a real turnover inc...
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p and f industries inc pfina th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year share adjusted for one for five reverse split in october reuter
12
2,620
magnetic technologies corp mtcc st half net jan end shr not given net profit vs loss sales vs reuter
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4,960
media general inc ups qtly div to cts shr from cts sets stock split
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nwa inc nwa th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss nine cts net profit mln vs loss two mln revs billion vs mln year shr profit dlrs vs profit dlrs net profit mln vs profit mln revs billion vs billion reuter
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1,900
next plc nexl l five months to end january shr p vs p div p vs p pretax profit mln stg vs mln net interest payable mln vs stg net after tax vs mln turnover excluding vat mln vs mln note the company said it intends to issue a second interim statement for the six months to july and to pay a related dividend in early reut...
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2,125
house speaker backs oil import forecast plan house speaker jim wright endorsed a proposal to require the president to take action to reduce oil imports if they threaten to top pct of u s consumption wright told reporters the plan by sen lloyd bentsen a fellow texas democrat was positive and useful oil imports peaked in...
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subroto sees oil market continuing bullish indonesian energy minister subroto said he sees the oil market continuing bullish with underlying demand expected to rise later in the year he told a press conference in jakarta at the end of a two day meeting of south east asian energy ministers that he saw prices stabilizing...
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thai m money supply rises in january thailand s m money supply rose pct to an estimated billion baht in january after increasing pct in december the bank of thailand said it said year on year m grew pct in january after an pct increase in december the central bank said m rose pct to an estimated billion baht in january...
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cyclops cyl will not give data to group cyclops corp said its board rejected a request by cyacq corp an investor group for more non public information about cyclops a maker of specialty steels and an electronics retailer cyclops cited its agreement to be acquired by britain s dixons group plc for dlrs a share under a t...
0
4,799
standard srd referring bp bp bid to group standard oil co said british petroleum co plc s proposed offer of dlrs a share for the pct of standard s stock not held by bp is being referred to a special committee of the company s board this committee which is composed of the independent non exective directors of the compan...
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6,139
belgium cuts treasury certificate rates the belgian national bank cut interest rates on one two and three month treasury certificates to pct from pct effective immediately the bank said in a telex message the bank last adjusted its short term treasury certificate rates on march when it also reduced rates for all three ...
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lori corp lrc th qtr oper net loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note th qtr and year oper net excludes a loss of dlrs for discontinued operations and a a gain of dlrs and dlrs respecitvely for extraor...
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justice dept supports dismissal of twa application for usair control
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media general meg a ups dividend sets split media general inc said it raised the annual dividend on its class a and class b common stock to cts a share from cts the company said it also declared a two for one stock split of both stock issues which is subject to shareholder approval of an increase in the number of autho...
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madagascar coffee production seen lower in madagascar s available coffee output is estimated at tonnes this year down from in due to a rundown of government agricultural services and the poor state of feeder roads in rural areas agriculture ministry sources said this is after accounting for the loss of some to tonnes d...
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japan has little new to offer in microchip dispute the japanese government appears to have little new to offer to settle a dispute with the u s over computer chips trade analysts and government officials said the u s has threatened to impose tariffs worth up to mln dlrs on japanese electronics exports to the u s in ret...
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meridian energy castone end letter of intent meridian energy inc and castone development corp a privately held company jointly announced that they have decided to terminate the letter of intent under which meridian would have acquired castone reuter
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3,064
ferruzzi negotiating european acquisition italy s gruppo ferruzzi is in the advanced stages of negotiations that could result in an acquisition worth some hundreds of billions of lire in the european agro industrial sector a company spokesman told reuters the spokesman declined to identify the other party or parties in...
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gabelli group cuts gencorp gy stake to pct a group led by new york investor mario gabelli told the securities and exchange commission it cut its stake in gencorp inc to shares or pct of the total from shares or pct the gabelli group said it sold gencorp common shares between march and at prices ranging from to dlrs a s...
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2,612
integrated circuits ictm sets record date integrated circuits inc said it set march as the record date for its previously announced pct stock dividend the company said it will distribute the dividend on march reuter
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magellan corp sets merger with balzac magellan corp said it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire balzac investments inc in a transaction that will result in former balzac shareholders owning about pct of the combined company the company said on completion of the merger the combined company wopuld be known as ...
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ec appoints new trade chief the european community commission today appointed its chief spokesman hugo paemen as its top official in charge of multilateral trade negotiations a commission spokesman said paemen a belgian official who had previously been chief aide to former external affairs commissioner etienne davignon...
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japan gnp rises pct in calendar pct in official
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leader ldco buys petrosurance stake leader development corp said it has purchased shares of convertible preferred stock in petrosurance inc for dlrs in cash and real estate petrosurance specializes in property and casualty insurance for the oil industry leader said the stock is convertible into a petrosurance common le...
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5,916
ausimont compo aus sells unit ausimont compo nv said it has sold the assets of its equipment and machinery division for about six mln dlrs to an investment group including the unit s management resulting in a modest pretax gain that will be included in first quarter results the unit had sales of five mln dlrs in reuter
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izvestia says soviet winter crops need reseeding the government daily izvestia said a considerable amount of soviet winter crops need to be reseeded and the state grain harvest target of mln tonnes will not be easy to fulfil without giving figures the newspaper said a considerable part of the winter crops must be resee...
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swiss sight deposits rise billion francs sight deposits by commercial banks at the swiss national bank rose by billion swiss francs to billion in the last days of february the national bank said foreign exchange reserves fell billion francs to billion sight deposits are an important measure of swiss money market liquid...
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general public utilities resumes dividends on common stock pays cts
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american oil and gas corp aog th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note results have been restated to reflects equity investment in welltech inc for one month ended dec and its investment in american well servicing for the...
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5,249
international proteins corp pro year net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note net excludes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs reuter
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686
mirtone international inc st qtr dec net shr two cts vs two cts net vs revs vs reuter
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invacare corp ivcr th qtr net shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit dlrs vs profit dlrs rev mln dlrs vs mln dlrs mths shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit dlrs vs loss dlrs revs mln dlrs vs mln dlrs reuter
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2,840
peoples heritage phbk to make acquisition peoples heritage bank said it has agreed to purchase northeast leasing co inc a portland maine lessor of office equipment for about common shares it said norhteast had year end receivables of dlrs reuter
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5,031
bank of france again buying dollars sources say the bank of france intervened in the paris foreign exchange market this morning for the third successive day banking sources said like yesterday it bought dollars and sold yen in small amounts they said one dealer said it was seen in the market twice in early dealing buyi...
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fortune forf to acquire marine savings fortune financial group inc s fortune savings bank subsidiary said it executed a definitive agreement to buy marine savings and loan association of florida for mln dlrs it said the agreement has been approved by the directors of both banks and is subject to approval of marine shar...
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southwestern bell votes three for one stock split pct dividend increase
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osr osrc to make acquisition osr corp said it has agreed to acquire the properties and assets of telcom international group for mln common shares which would give former telcom owners an pct interest in the combined company telcom is an international film and television distributor the assets being acquired consist mos...
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diplomat electronics dpec to cut costs diplomat electronics corp said it will reduce expenses by four mln dlrs a year in an effort to stem losses and return to a positive net worth the company also said certain lenders agreed to take a pct stake in the company by converting seven mln dlrs of debt into preferred stock d...
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advanced tobacco atpi merger talks end advanced tobacco products inc said it has ended talks on being acquired by sterling drug inc sty but has resumed acquisition talks with other parties the company had previously announced that a major u s based company that it did not identify was evaluating its nicotine technology...
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mannesmann considering majority stake in fichtel a mannesmann ag mmwg f spokesman said the company has lodged an application with the federal cartel office for approval of a possible majority stake in car parts company fichtel und sachs ag he described the application as a precautionary move and said no agreement on bu...
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5,598
energy ventures cinc engy th qtr net net profit vs loss revs vs year net profit vs loss revs vs mln reuter
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farah fra again omits quarterly dividend farah inc said it omitted its quarterly common stock dividend for the second consecutive quarter the company which last paid a quarterly common dividend of cts a share in december said it will consider future dividend payments on the basis of improved profitability and cash flow...
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new process co noz sets qtly payout new process co said it declared a quarterly dividend of cts the regular dividend it pays during the first three quarters of the year the dividend is payable may to shareholders of record april last year new process paid an annual dividend of dlrs by paying cts a share in each of the ...
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