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jim walter corp jwc sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april one record march reuter
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miyazawa says dollar below yen is counter to paris accord
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nova an alberta corp th qtr shr loss cts vs loss dlrs
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resturant associates industries inc raa th qtr shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note results for and week periods ended january vs and week periods ended december net in both periods includes gain of dl...
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golden poultry chik to make acquisition golden poultry co inc said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase privately held food distributor don lowe foods inc of pompano beach fla for undisclosed terms subject to approval by both boards it said tampa operations of lowe are not involved in the sale reuter
0
5,044
natioonal medical enterprises inc rd qtr oper shr cts vs cts
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canadian satellite communications six mths net period ended february oper shr profit six cts vs loss cts oper profit vs loss revs vs note current shr and net exclude tax gain of dlrs or five cts share full name canadian satellite communications inc reuter
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uncertainty surrounds ec sugar tender result trade considerable uncertainty surrounds the outcome of today s ec white sugar tender traders here said noting it remains overshadowed by european operator threats to move over tonnes of sugar into intervention they said that due to the dispute between the commission and pro...
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ecuador says it will pay debt when it can president leon febres cordero said ecuador would honour its debt when it had the capacity to make payments but said foreign banks had calculated oil would have to be dlrs a barrel for ecuador to meet its commitments ecuador said on friday that last week s earthquake was forcing...
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westar mining ltd th qtr loss shr not given oper loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr not given oper loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note pct owned by british columbia resources investment corp note continued qtr excludes extraordinary loss of mln dlrs versus loss of mln dlrs in prior year year excludes extra...
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kansas city southern ksu merger response kansas city southern industries inc said an attempt by santa fe southern pacific co sfx to reopen the proposed merger of the atchison topeka and santa fe railway co and the southern pacific transportation co offers nothing truly new in a letter to shippers kansas city chairman l...
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3,924
stanwood corp snw th qtr jan shr loss dlrs vs profit one cts net loss mln vs profit dlrs revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note th qtr includes loss of for termination of licensing agreement and loss of dlr for termination of womens wear operation reuter
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5,811
mercantile bank n a mtrc raises prime rate mercantile bancorp said its mercantile bank n a raised its prime rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
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1,096
spar sees sees strong five year growth spar aerospace ltd reporting a sharply lower profit said it anticipated solid profit and revenue growth during the next five years looking to the longer term spar is confident that its continuing concentration on advanced robotics satellite based communications and electro optical...
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major swiss banks raise customer time deposit rates point to three pct credit suisse
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u s home sales fell pct in january sales of new single family homes in the united states fell pct in january from december to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of units the commerce department said the department revised downward december s sales to a pct rise to units from the previously reported pct increase the janu...
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smith international inc sii th qtr loss newport beach calif shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note current qtr net includes pretax charges of mln dlrs against inventory adjustments and currency costs related to fluctua...
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1,885
boliden says results burdened by loss writeoff swedish mining and metals group boliden ab blds st forecast a return to profitability during after recording a billion crown loss burdened by a massive write off the company which consolidated the swedish wholesale and investment conglomerate ahlsell ab this year said the ...
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ameriana savings bank asbi th qtr net shr not given net vs year shr not given net vs note company went public in february net includes pretax loan loss recovery dlrs vs provision dlrs in quarter and provisions dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
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4,129
dixons says citicorp to withdraw cyclops offer dixons group plc said it received a letter on march from citicorp capital investors ltd part of the cyacq investor group making a rival bid for cyclops corp cyl proposing to drop the group s offer if dixons would sell cyclops industrial businesses to citicorp cyacq s main ...
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utilicorp ucu completes acquisition utilicorp united inc said it completed the acquisition of west virginia power from dominion resources for about mln dlrs the sale was approved by the west virginia public service commission in january and became effective march one west virginia s management will continue to be respo...
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2,015
reuter inc reut th qtr shr cts vs six cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln note net includes mln dlrs in tax loss carryback reuter inc is a spindle maker it is not connected with reuters holdings plc reuter
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2,976
jayark corp jaya rd qtr ends jan loss shr nil vs nil net loss vs loss revs vs nine mths shr profit nine cts vs profit two cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
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3,085
publicker industries inc pul th qtr loss shr loss five cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss four cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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3,691
berliner bank suffers losses on stuttgart loans berliner bank ag has suffered losses of between and mln marks through credits granted by its stuttgart branch by officials there exceeding their powers a bank spokesman said in answer to queries the spokesman declined to say exactly how large the losses were berliner bank...
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alc alcc anticipates st qtr profit alc communications corp said that because of strong traffic growth and cost reductions it anticipates reporting a profit for the first quarter of versus a loss of mln dlrs or cts a share for the first quarter of earlier the company reported a net after tax loss for of mln dlrs or dlrs...
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norstar nor fleet flt outline merger fleet financial group said that its board and the board of norstar bancorp have agreed to merge the two bank holding companies in a transaction which would create a billion dlr asset bank holding company under terms of the transaction each norstar shareholder will receive shares of ...
0
1,174
taft tfb given deadline on buyout proposal narragansett capital inc narr said it and dudley s taft have requested a response from taft broadcasting co by march earlier today taft broadcasting said taft the company s vice chairman and narragansett had offered dlrs for each of taft s mln outstanding shares the company sa...
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4,750
krupp has satisfactory results the fried krupp gmbh krpg d steel and engineering group said it had a satisfactory despite a provisional pct fall in total group sales to billion marks from billion the previous year third party turnover declined to billion from billion in while orders slipped to billion marks from billio...
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texaco canada txc lowers crude postings texaco canada said it lowered the contract price it will pay for crude oil canadian cts a barrel effective today the decrease brings the company s posted price for the benchmark grade edmonton swann hills light sweet to canadian dlrs a bbl texaco canada last changed its crude oil...
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city investing trust cnvlz sets cash payout city investing co liquidating trust said it declared a cash distribution of cts a unit payable april to unit holders of record april one the trust last paid a stock distribution of general development corp gdb shares in july reuter
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5,351
royal dutch rd unit raises heavy fuel prices scallop petroleum corp a subsidiary of royal dutch shell group said today it raised contract prices for heavy fuel cts to dlrs a barrel effective today the increase brings the price for pct sulphur to dlrs up pct sulphur to dlrs up pct sulphur to dlrs up cts one pct sulphur ...
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general electric ge to sell datel unit general electric co s ge semiconductor business said it agreed to sell its datel unit to a group led by the unit s president nicolas tagaris terms were not disclosed tagaris founded the company which produces precision data acquisition conversion and control components and subsyst...
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2,390
trading range likely to continue in debt futures u s economic data due out next week is unlikely to hold any surprises that will shake u s interest rate futures out of their relatively narrow trading range of the last months financial analysts said people don t seem to have any firm conviction about the current strengt...
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news corp nws unit corrects dividend rate news corp ltd s fox television stations inc subsidiary said it will pay an accrued dividend of dlrs per share not the dlrs it reported earlier in connection with the april redemption of shares of increasing rate exchangeable guaranteed preferred stock for dlrs per share plus ac...
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rexnord inc rex st qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln note fiscal net loss includes a pretax charge of mln dlrs from restructuring and an after tax charge of about seven mln dlrs from debt prepayment premiums fiscal net profit includes a pretax gain of mln dlrs on the sale of so...
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doe secretary favors higher spr fill rate energy secretary john herrington said he believes the reagan administration will review its decision to cut the fill rate of the strategic petroleum reserve because of a department report issued yesterday warning of growing u s dependence on oil imports as part of this study i ...
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german producer prices fall pct in february west german producer prices fell pct in february from january and were pct below prices in february last year the federal statistics office said in january producer prices rose pct from december the first monthly rise since october but they were down pct from a year earlier t...
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danish credit downgrading not dramatic minister finance minister palle simonsen said today s downgrading of denmark s credit rating by standard and poor s corp should not be over dramatised standard and poor s said it had downgraded the kingdom of denmark s long term external debt to aa from aa plus following the count...
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bermuda star line bsl to make acquisition bermuda star line inc said it has agreed in principle to acquire passenger ss liberte from barnstead shipping ltd for use in its new york montreal northeast passages cruises starting this summer the company said it is working to conclude a lease financing or other financing for...
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after g round one goes to central banks central banks have easily beaten back the foreign exchange market s first test of the industrialized nations recent pact to stabilize currencies analysts said in active trading this week the market pushed the dollar sterling the canadian dollar and australian dollar higher but op...
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german steel subsidies cannot continue minister economics minister martin bangemann said the state could not continue to pour money into west germany s ailing steel and coal industries because the subsidies endangered other parts of the economy the situation is completely absurd from an economic point of view bangemann...
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tuesday morning inc tues th qtr net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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g t c transcontinental group ltd st qtr net shr cts vs nine cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note period ended january reuter reuter
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6,004
coffee futures at six year low under dlr lb coffee futures dipped further today and closed below dlr a pound for the first time in six years coffee for delivery in may ended at cents a pound on the coffee sugar and cocoa exchange down cent and the lowest price since august prices have been falling steadily since the in...
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4,588
reichhold rci exploring sale of european unit reichhold chemicals inc said it is exploring the sale of its stake in its european subsidiary reichhold chemie ag reichhold chemie ag headquartered in rausen switzerland had sales in excess of mln dlrs last year it is pct owned by reichhold the rest is owned by german and s...
0
4,527
ccc accepts bonus bid on cattle for egypt usda the commodity credit corporation has accepted a bid for an export bonus to cover the sale of head of dairy cattle to egypt the u s agriculture department said the delivery period for the cattle is april june it said the bonus of dlrs per head was made to esmah nevada inc a...
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b c resources has agreement on credit facility british columbia resources investment corp earlier reporting higher full year operating losses said it reached agreement in principle with five lenders providing for a mln dlr credit facility over a four year term the company said the credit facility is extendable under ce...
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3,468
wisconsin power and light co wpl votes payout qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay may record april reuter
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4,429
mikron instrument co mikr st qtr jan shr three cts vs four cts net vs revs vs reuter
12
2,279
italian interbank rate rises in february italy s average interbank rate rose to a provisional pct in february from pct in january figures from the bank of italy show weighted average rate on bank lending was a provisional pct in february compared with in january while average weighted rate paid on deposits eased a prov...
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usda report on cattle slaughter meat purchases the u s agriculture department said an estimated head of dairy cattle were slaughtered during the week ending march as a result of the whole herd dairy buyout program the cumulative total of cattle slaughtered under the program from april through march is estimated at head...
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norway s trade deficit widens in february norway s trade deficit widened in february to mln crowns from mln crowns in january and mln crowns in february last year the central bureau of statistics said exports dropped to billion crowns last month compared with billion in january and billion in february it added crude oi...
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southwestern bell sbc votes split ups payout southwestern bell corp said its board voted a three for one stock split and increased the dividend pct to dlrs a share on a post split basis the increased dividend will be cts a share payable may one to holders of record april southwestern bell said the stock split is its fi...
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5,880
conolog corp cnlg nd qtr jan net shr two cts vs two cts net vs revs vs six mths shr three cts vs three cts net vs revs vs reuter
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producer split heats up coffee quota talks talks on the possibility of reintroducing global coffee export quotas have been extended into today with sparks flying yesterday when a dissident group of exporters was not included in a key negotiating forum the special meeting of the international coffee organization ico cou...
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3,518
seagram co ltd year shr dlrs vs dlrs
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3,512
benetton of italy sees expansion acquisitions benetton spa of italy expects to further diversify into financial services and is weighing possible acquisitions a benetton spokeswoman here said we are thinking of diversification outside of the retail line the spokeswoman said we are looking at financial services and othe...
0
4,001
american variety acquisition pact terminated american variety international inc said its agreement to acquire first national entertainment corp has been terminated because first national was not able to fulfill terms of the agreement it said due to protracted negotiations with first national several american variety di...
0
2,301
holly corp hoc nd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs st half oper shr four cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current half net excludes dlr loss from discontinued oil and natural gas operations share adjusted for three for one stock split and reca...
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1,636
pic n save corp picn th qtr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln note share adjusted for three for two split in june reuter
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brazilian coffee rainfall the following rainfall was recorded in the areas over past hours parana state umuarama nil paranavai millimetres londrina nil maringa nil sao paulo state presidente prudente o mm votuporanga mm franca mm catanduva mm sao carlos nil sao simao nil reuter vb
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sullivan mines inc year loss oper shr loss cts vs profit four cts oper loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or four cts share shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or two cts share reuter
12
3,269
vestar securities inc ves sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march note company said prior qtr includes end of year additional four cts dividend reuter
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4,080
coca cola spokesman said rumors coke seeking takeover of wendy s are not correct
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3,294
hawker siddeley canada to sell unit hawker siddeley canada inc said that due to poor market conditions for railway freight car manufacturing it plans to sell its trenton works division in trenton nova scotia hawker siddeley said it set aside a provision of mln dlrs for the proposed sale it also said lower earnings were...
0
6,191
kleer vu industries to sell cosmetics unit kleer vu industries said the company s board authorized the sale of its neslemur co its cosmetic and toiletries company the company said it is evaluating two separate proposals and will complete the sale within days reuter
0
207
daewoo corp calendar div won vs won net profit billion won vs billion sales billion won vs bilion note company has set sales target of billion reuter
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u s bank discount borrowings average mln dlrs in feb week fed says
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telemedia to buy harrowsmith equinox magazines telemedia inc said its telemedia publishing inc subsidiary agreed to buy privately owned harrowsmith and equinox magazines for an undisclosed amount of cash telemedia said the acquisition is expected to have a small positive impact on short term earnings harrowsmith an alt...
0
5,681
dome petroleum ltd dmp year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss two cts net loss billion vs profit mln revs billion vs billion note shr and net include writedowns totalling billion dlrs before a reduction in deferred income taxes of mln dlrs net also includes mln dlrs in accumulated foreign exchange losses canadian funds note c...
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linear lner sees lower comparable th qtr net linear films inc said its fourth quarter earnings for the period ended march will be lower than the dlrs or cts a share reported in the year ago quarter on sales of mln dlrs the company attributed the lower earnings to narrowing profit margins on stretch film linear also sai...
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eqk green acres lp ega raises quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay aug record june reuter
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quebec caisse earns three billion dlrs in caisse de depot et placement du quebec the government agency which manages the province s pension funds said its investment portfolio earned a net profit of almost three billion canadian dlrs in an increase of mln dlrs over the agency said in its annual statement that it had as...
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1,037
nova subsidiary raises u s polyethylene prices novacor inc a unit of nova an alberta corp said it would raise prices for u s customers by five cts a pound on linear low density and low density polyethylene effective april the company did not immediately disclose the actual new prices a novacor official later said in re...
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yeutter says u s should stress trade negotiations as long term u s trade policy
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aztec manufacturing co aztc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs qtly div two cts vs two cts prior net loss vs loss sales vs year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln note dividend pay april record april net both periods includes pretax charge dlrs from writedown of assets and provision dlrs for...
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community bank cbsi to make acquisition community bank system inc said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire nichols community bank for dlrs in common stock it said subject to approval by nichols shareholders and regulatory authorities the transaction is expected to be completed later this year reuter
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4,675
u s securities group backs insider restraints the securities industry association backed a variety of restraints on insider trading and hostile corporate takeovers and asked congress to define insider trading in law the industry trade association called on u s securities firms to take steps to protect sensitive corpora...
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u s reaffirms opposition to ec oils tax plan a meeting among government agencies today reaffirmed the strong opposition of the united states to a proposed new tax on vegetable oils and fats in the european community u s trade officials said representatives of the major government agencies agreed at a trade policy revie...
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klm seeks stake in british courier service klm royal dutch airlines klm as said it is negotiating for a minority stake in a british and commonwealth shipping plc bcom l courier service in a transaction which might include a convertible loan issue klm already active in the fast growing door to door delivery market throu...
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5,334
csc industries unit to increase prices copperweld steel co cpsl a subsidiary of csc industries inc said it will increase from market price levels its bar semi finished and leaded products effective july one hot rolled and cold finished bar wil be increase dlrs per net ton while semi finished products will be increased ...
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quebec february housing starts fall quebec housing starts fell in february to a four pct drop from last year when growth in quebec housing starts was among the highest in the canada the canada mortgage and housing corp said the february rate seasonally adjusted now stands at down from in january the government agency s...
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lowrance electronics inc leix nd qtr jan shr profit cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs st half shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln reuter
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3,665
non communist steel output continues to fall steel output in the major non communist producing countries fell sharply in february continuing a long running trend international iron and steel institute figures showed production in the countries which report their figures to it was pct below the february level at mln ton...
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uk feb retail sales rise provisional pct jan fall pct official
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international clinical laboratories inc iclb shr nine cts vs seven cts net vs revs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note current half net includes charge dlrs from reversal of investment tax credits reuter
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4,363
alexander s alx nd qtr feb shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln six months shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln note six months includes dlr charge six months includes net gain reuter
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may ma to sell sycamore division the may department stores co said it has signed an agreement to sell its sycamore specialty store division to an investment group that includes syacmore senior management may said it expects to close the deal which includes the entire division and its employees in april sycamore has wom...
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3,958
dart group flexible on supermarkets sgl bid dart group corp said it told supermarkets general corp sgl it was flexible on the price it would pay to acquire the company dart has said it would offer dlrs cash for each sgl share if the sgl board recommended the offer to shareholders sgl has termed the billion dlr offer un...
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4,032
kings road entertainment inc kren rd qtr net shr loss seven cts vs loss cts net loss vs revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs mln avg shrs vs note prior year net includes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in nine mths reuter
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sec moves to discipline allegheny int l ag the securities and exchange commission sec staff is seeking authority to take enforcement action against allegheny international inc the pittsburgh based industrial and consumer products firm said allegheny made the disclosure in documents filed with the sec in connection with...
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3,985
yeutter sees u s japan verging on trade conflict the united states and japan are on the brink of serious conflict on trade especially over semiconductors japanese unwillingness for public bodies to buy u s super computers and barriers to u s firms seeking to participate in the eight billion dlr kansai airport project u...
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f w woolworth s z profits rise pct the specialty retailing area continues to pay off for f w woolworth co once known only as a five and dime store chain which said its income rose pct it was the fourth consecutive year of profit increases for the new york based retailer which was founded over years ago woolworth s inco...
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talking point santa fe southern sfx santa fe southern pacific corp may have more difficulty combining its two railroads than fending off a possible takeover by henley group heng which has accumulated almost a five pct stake in the real estate and railroad conglomerate analysts said takeover speculation has surrounded s...
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mobil raises west coast crude prices between one dlr and dlrs bbl today
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echlin ech expects continued profit growth echlin inc said it expects further earnings increases for the second half of fiscal ending in august due to unit sales growth and improved operations as expected market conditions have improved so that demand for automotive replacement parts is gradually and steadily expanding...
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brougher insurance group inc bigi th qtr loss shr loss nine cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit year shr profit cts vs profit dlrs net profit vs profit reuter
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1,699
sigma mines details gold ore reserves sigma mines quebec ltd pct owned by dome mines ltd said its sigma mine had proven and probable reserves at the end of of tons with an average grade of ounces of gold a ton sigma said the reserves are equivalent to years future production at current milling rates the reserves compri...
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cargill u k strike talks to resume tuesday three consecutive days of talks between management and unions aimed at ending the three month old strike at cargill u k ltd s oilseed processing plant at seaforth ended yesterday without resolving the situation although some progress was made a company spokesman said fresh tal...
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