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hutton lbo extends expiration for dlr shr offer for purolator to april from today
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goodyear gt to receive mln dlrs for unit goodyear tire and rubber co said it will receive about mln dlrs in cash from loral corp lor for the business of goodyear aerospace corp goodyear said the previously announced acquisition by loral is expected to be completed march when loral announced the transaction january the ...
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5,468
gaf corp offers dlrs a share cash for borg warner
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2,766
u k money market deficit forecast at mln stg the bank of england said it forecast a shortage of around mln stg in the money market today among the main factors affecting liquidity bills maturing in official hands and the take up of treasury bills will drain some mln stg while banker s balances below target will take ou...
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central pennsylvania financial corp cpsa payout qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record april reuter
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pulitzer publishing co pltzc declares qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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india buys up to cargoes sugar traders india bought up to cargoes of white sugar at a buying tender today which originally called for just two to three cargoes of march april shipment traders said london trader e d and f man said it sold two cargoes at dlrs a tonne cif for march april shipment with an option to sell an...
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spain raises banks reserve requirement the bank of spain said it raised the reserve requirement for banks and savings banks to pct of deposits from pct to drain excess liquidity which threatened money supply and inflation targets in a statement issued late last night the central bank said the measure would take effect ...
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first interstate i estimates loss on brazil first interstate bancorp chairman joseph pinola said the bank holding company would lose about mln dlrs per year after taxes if it had to put its medium and long term debt on non accrual status in an interview he said that could result in about a pct decline in annual earning...
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federal reserve weekly m components feb week feb vs feb daily avg billions seasonally adjusted unadjusted currency vs vs demand depos vs vs other check vs vs savings vs vs small time vs vs mmdas commercial bank only vs o n repos vs o n euros vs reuter
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canterra energy to drill well off nova scotia canterra energy ltd said it will drill an exploratory well on the scotian shelf about kilometers east southeast of halifax nova scotia drilling will begin in late april in meters of water and will be drilled to a total depth of meters canterra said canterra will operate the...
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american brands amb sees higher st qtr net american brands inc said it expects first quarter net earnings to exceed the record mln dlrs or dlrs a share it earned for the year ago quarter the company also said it believes sales in the first quarter will surpass record sales of billion dlrs last year the company said uni...
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cyacq amends cyclops offer conditions says citicorp expands financing
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japan october december gnp up pct july sept revised rise official
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gemini food corp six mths january net shr profit one ct vs loss one ct net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,715
earthworm tractor co inc worm year loss oper shr loss cts vs profit two cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note oper includes accrued interest of from financing of capital goods transaction with prudential bache trade corp year ago oper excludes extraordinary gain of reuter
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2,668
twa said it does not intend to seek control of usair acquire more stock at this time
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1,009
rotterdam port subsidy to end july minister dutch social affairs minister louw de graaf announced he is withdrawing the annual mln guilder labour subsidy for rotterdam s strike hit general cargo sector as from july late last month de graaf said that if the dispute was not settled by monday this week he would withdraw t...
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sumita says little room for bank to ease policy bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said there is little room left for the central bank to further ease its credit policy as interest rates levels are now approaching their lower limit the government should instead seek ways of making the best use of its fiscal policy h...
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shearson has pct of chicago milwaukee chg shearson lehman brothers inc the brokerage subsidiary of american express co axp said it has acquired shares of chicago milwaukee corp or pct of its total outstanding common stock in a filing with the securities and exchange commission shearson said it bought the stake for mln ...
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2,098
lvi group inc lvi th qtr oper net oper shr profit two cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs note th qtr and year oper net excludes a gain of dlrs and dlrs respectively for carryforwards and...
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syntech interenational inc syne th qtr net shr profit six cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs vs year shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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u s first time jobless claims fall in week new applications for unemployment insurance benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted in the week ended feb from in the prior week the labor department said the number of people actually receiving benefits under regular state programs totaled in the week ended feb the latest peri...
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new venezuela debt interest rate goes into effect the new interest rate of pct over libor on venezuelan public sector debt payments goes into effect today finance minister manuel azpurua said azpurua told reporters yesterday the reduction from the previous margin of pct above libor will save the country some mln dollar...
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peru short term trade lines rise to mln dlrs peru s short term foreign trade credit lines have more than doubled to mln dlrs under president alan garcia s month administration central bank general manager hector neyra told reporters that many of the credits were for day terms and could be used several times a year the ...
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mitchell energy and development corp mnd net th qtr jan shr five cts vs cts net vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr cts vs dlrs net vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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3,091
federal express corp fdx rd qtr feb net oper shr cts vs cts oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note net excludes losses from discontinued operations of nil vs mln dlrs in quarter and mln dlrs vs mln dlrs...
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voicemail international inc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs mths shr loss cts vs cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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4,089
allegheny ai sued over proposed buyout allegheny international inc said it and first boston inc s fbc sunter holdings corp subsidiary have been named as defendants in a class action filed in the court of common pleas for allegheny county pa which seeks an injunction against allegheny s proposed merger into sunter the c...
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5,567
butler btlr to buy skylight manufacturer butler mfg co said it signed a memorandum of intent to acquire naturalite inc a manufacturer of skylights it said garland texas based naturalite had sales in of about mln dlrs terms were not disclosed reuter
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4,020
american motors amo statement qualified american motors corp said its auditors qualified the company s financial report the report was qualified due to uncertainties surrounding the previously announced arbitration award against american motors former subsidiary am general corp the award is being contested the report w...
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pizza inn inc pza th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr profit three cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes tax credits dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and tax provision dlrs vs credit dlrs in year year revenues include mln dlrs from...
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5,321
lower refinery operations seen producing profits u s refiners will have to reduce operations if they want to be profitable this year said industry officials attending the national petroleum refiners association meeting here if the refining sector can discipline itself to refine about mln barrels of crude oil a day we h...
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san paolo di torino cuts prime rate to pct from pct official
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u s m money supply falls mln dlrs u s m money supply fell mln dlrs to a seasonally adjusted billion dlrs in the march week the federal reserve said the previous week s m level was revised to billion dlrs from billion while the four week moving average of m rose to billion dlrs from billion commenting on february growth...
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welbilt corp welb th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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5,152
malaysia expects rubber shortage in april may malaysia said it expects a natural rubber shortage in april and may because of the effects of current wintering on rubber trees the expected shortage and stronger demand for rubber goods especially condoms and surgical gloves by consumers is likely to push up prices the mal...
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van dorn co vdc th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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fed data suggest stable u s monetary policy latest federal reserve data suggest that the central bank voted to maintain the existing degree of pressure on banking reserves at its regular policy making meeting two weeks ago money market economists said the numbers were a little disappointing but i think we can take mr v...
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bank of japan calls for long term efforts on trade the short term effect of foreign exchange rate movements in correcting international trade imbalances appears to be waning and long term efforts are required to cut japan s chronic dependence on external demand the bank of japan said in a monthly report japan s trade s...
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colombia s main oil pipeline attacked state run oil company ecopetrol said colombia s main oil pipeline was bombed again and pumping of barrels per day was suspended a spokeswoman for the company said that the early morning dynamite attack was the st in the last nine months on the cano limon covenas pipeline which link...
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lumonics inc year loss oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note loss excludes extraordinary loss of dlrs or cts shr including corporate reorganization discontinuing of u s operations and inventory writedown of u s subsidiaries vs yr ago loss of dlrs or cts shr reuter
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2,097
asamera inc asm year loss oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note net excludes tax gain of mln dlrs or three cts shr vs yr ago gain of mln dlrs or cts shr net includes mln dlr charge for reduction in carrying value of refinery and related assets net includes mln dlr gain on ...
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2,042
volt information sciences inc volt st qtr shr cts vs seven cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg mln vs mln note net includes mln dlr pretax gain on settlement dlrs gain on securities sale interest expense net of investment income of mln dlrs and dlrs in fiscal change of european operations method resulted in pre tax translat...
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6,071
news corp nws starts harper row hpr bid news corp ltd of australia said it has started its previously announced tender offer for all shares of harper and row publishers inc at dlrs per share in a newspaper advertisement the company said the offer is conditioned on received of at least pct of harper and row s shares the...
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6,384
brazil seamen s strike ends a brazilian seamen s strike which began on february and has been tapering off for weeks has now ended a seamen s spokesman said the spokesman said the seamen had signed an agreement with the state owned lloyd brasileiro company on saturday for a pct salary rise the national strike had been t...
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national fuel gas co nfg sets mail date national fuel gas co said its mail date for its previously announced two for one stock split is june the company which announced the split last week had said the record date for the split is may reuter
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u s capacity use rate pct in february u s factories mines and utilities operated at pct of capacity in february compared with a revised pct in january and december the federal reserve board said the fed previously said the rate was pct in january and pct in december a surge in automobile assemblies in february and a ga...
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fed buying one billion dlrs of bills for customer account fed says
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correction federal paper fbt raises payout in item appearing march please read headline federal paper board co fbt raises payout also please read qtly div cts vs cts corrects headline and dividend figure to show payout was raised
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pacificare phsy in talks to acquire hmo pacificare health systems inc said it is in negotiations to acquire capital health care a member health maintenance organization servicing salem and corvallis ore the company said it will not disclose terms or other details of the acquisition until negotiations are completed reut...
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547
fertility and genetics research baby st qtr periods ended december shr loss cts vs loss seven cts net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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5,749
malaysia declines to state position on cocoa pact government officials in malaysia a major cocoa producer have declined to say whether it will join the international cocoa agreement icca for which buffer stock rules were agreed in london last week ministry of primary industries officials said in january the cabinet wou...
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york international yrk to make acquisitions york international corp said it has agreed to acquire frick co and frigid coil frick inc for undisclosed terms the company said frick makes refrigeration equipment and compressors and frigid coil also makes refrigeration equipment together the two had revenues of about mln dl...
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517
omnicom group omcm sets regular payout qtlry div cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
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2,660
united tote inc tote st qtr jan net shr nil vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
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5,146
japan s chip makers angered by u s sanction plans japanese computer chip makers reacted angrily to news the united states plans to take retaliatory action against them for allegedly failing to live up to an agreement on trade in computer microchips electronic industries association of japan eiaj chairman shoichi saba s...
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hutchison unit buys container cranes from japan container port operator hong kong international terminals ltd a pct held unit of hutchison whampoa ltd hwhh hk said it has placed a mln h k dlr order for seven quayside container cranes of tons each with japan s mitsui engineering and shipbuilding co ltd mset t for may to...
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whitehall corp wht th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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jamaica agrees draft bank debt rescheduling jamaica agreed in principle with its bank advisory committee on a rescheduling of mln dlrs of foreign commercial bank debt falling due between and the jamaican information service said repayments on the debt will be stretched out over years with years grace at percentage poin...
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argyll energy corp year loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs note shr and net after dlr writedown on property and other assets reuter
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4,103
mts acquisition had talks with pratt hotel southmark on caesars world purchase
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4,039
moto photo inc moto th qtr net oper shr profit one ct vs loss six cts oper net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs note share after poreferred dividends current year net both periods excludes dlr tax loss carryforward reuter
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pension insurance group pgai th qtr net shr profit two cts vs profit two cts net profit vs profit revs vs mths shr profit four cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs vs note full name of company is pension insurance group of america inc reuter
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cpc international cpc sells south african unit cpc international inc said it has completed the sale of its south african subsidiary robertsons pty ltd to a consortium of european and south african investors for an undisclosed amount in excess of book value due to the increasing difficulty of operating there it said the...
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3,564
vulcan vul withdraws jones vining jnsv bid vulcan corp said it was discontinuing its efforts to negotiate a purchase of the common stock of jones and vining inc on february vulcan a cincinnati maker of shoe lasts and other products offered five dlrs a share for all of jones and vining common subject to certain conditio...
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6,306
sci scis buys fortune fsys computer assets fortune systems corp and sci systems inc said they signed a letter of intent covering the purchase of fortune s microcomputer business assets for an unspecified amount of cash fortune systems makes a desktop computer systems reuter
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1,673
canada december leading indicator up pct canada s leading composite indicator advanced pct in december after gaining pct in the two previous months statistics canada said the unfiltered index rose pct in the month a turnaround from the pct decline in november the federal agency said the manufacturing groups continued t...
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singapore m money supply pct up in january singapore s m money supply rose pct in january to billion singapore dlrs after a pct increase in december the monetary authority of singapore said year on year m grew by pct in january compared with an pct growth in december the january rise was largely seasonal reflecting an ...
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sun city industries sni sees higher net sun city industries inc said preliminary unaudited results of ongoing operations for the fiscal year ended january are expected to rise over pct to dlrs or cts per share from the dlrs or cts reported last year total net income is expected to reach mln dlrs which includes mln dlrs...
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bank sees modest recovery in gulf arab economies the emirates industrial bank has predicted a modest economic recovery in the gulf arab states following higher oil revenues a bank study carried by the emirates news agency wam said total oil revenues of the six gulf cooperation council gcc countries were likely to reach...
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continental general cgic sets stock dividend continental general insurance co said its board of directors declared a pct stock dividend on common shares payable april one to shareholders of record march the company yesterday paid a quarterly cash dividend of cts a share unchanged from the previous quarter to shareholde...
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farmers group inc fgrp th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs billion vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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hong kong firm ups wrather wco stake to pct industrial equity pacific ltd a hong kong investment firm said it raised its stake in wrather corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission industrial equity which is principally owned by...
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2,565
mrs fields plans to open more stores u s based speciality food retailer mrs fields inc which earlier announced pre tax profits of mln dlrs in against mln in said it plans further growth this year with the opening of new stores in the u s the company which is quoted on london s unlisted securities market usm said it als...
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texon energy txon in talks on acquisition texon energy corp said it has entered into a preliminary agreement to purchase an pct interest in a privately held specialty plastics manufacturing company it did not name texon said completion of the acquisition is subject to the consent of banks and third parties and the acqu...
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lng imports from algeria unlikely in liquefied natural gas imports from algeria are unlikely to happen in even though its economically feasible u s industry analysts sources said youcef yousfi director general of sonatrach the algerian state petroleum agency indicated in a television interview in algiers that such impo...
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vista management inc to make acquisition vista management inc said it has agreed to acquire general energy development inc for over dlrs in cash with financing to come from mortgage loans on the national auto service centers general energy operates reuter
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santa fe southern sfx appeals merger ruling santa fe southern pacific corp said it filed a petition asking the u s interstate commerce commission to reconsider its earlier rejection of the merger of the holding company s railroad assets the icc had rejected in july the merger of the santa fe and southern pacific railro...
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ceradyne inc crdn th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales vs avg shrs vs year shr profit one ct vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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north korea to resurrect gold mine to repay debt pyongyang and a group of tokyo based north korean businessmen plan to resurrect a north korean goldmine and boost annual output to almost one tonne within two years from pounds at present said li sangsu a spokesman for unzan mine development co the venture partner work w...
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aw computer systems inc awcsa year end dec shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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malaysia welcomes accord on new rubber pact malaysian primary industries minister lim keng yaik welcomed the basic accord reached over the weekend in geneva between producers and consumers on a new international natural rubber agreement inra this is a good development and if a new pact is adopted this week it will augu...
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investment firm raises certron crtn stake louart corp a los angeles investment firm said it raised its stake in certron corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission louart said it bought certron shares between sept and march at a ...
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coleco industries inc clo th qtr shr loss dls vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit dlrs net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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brnf liquidating trust sets distributions brnf liquidating trust said trustees declared a th liquidating dividend of dlrs per unit payable april one to holders of record of its series a b and c certificates on march the trust had paid a th liquidating distribution on january amounting to dlrs on series a dlrs on series...
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miles laboratories inc th qtr net net vs sales mln vs mln year net vs sales billion vs billion note company is a subsidiary of bayer ag of west germany figures exclude miles bayvet animal health business sold jan to mobay corp another bayer ag affiliate reuter
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carolian systems sees lower fiscal profit carolian systems international inc said it anticipates profit for fiscal ending june will be lower than fiscal earnings of dlrs despite an expected revenue increase of pct to more than mln dlrs after an extraordinary expense associated with the december withdrawal of a planned ...
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tseng tsng sees sales increase first qtr tseng laboratories inc said it expects first quarter sales to exceed total sales for the entire year and said it expects earnings for the quarter to grow at a faster rate than sales tseng posted total revenues for of and net income of or cts per share jack tseng president of the...
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precambrian shield resources ltd year loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note shr and net include dlr writedown on u s operations uneconomic coal operations and other mineral properties reuter
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memory protection mpdi completes acquisition memory protection devices inc said it completed its acquisition of the assets and liabilities of bogen a division of lear siegler for dlrs in cash under the newly structured company memory said it expects to report consolidated sales of mln dlrs to mln dlrs and should be pro...
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old dominion systems inc odsi st qtr jan shr loss cts vs profit five cts net loss vs profit revs vs reuter
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camco inc cam sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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hooper holmes sherlock inc hoop th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs mths shr cts vs cts net vs rwevs vs avg shares vs reuter
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bat shares undervalued say stock market analysts bat industries plc bti l results which were at the upper end of market expectations showed the company was in a strong position and that its shares were probably undervalued share analysts said bat shares were down at p in late afternoon trading after a previous p close ...
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automatix inc aitx th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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cb and t cbtb completes acquisition cb and t bancshares inc said it has completed the acquisition of first community bancshares inc of tifton ga which as assets of mln dlrs reuter
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financial performance fpcc pursues expansion financial performance corp said it continued its rapid expansion with a signing of a partnership agreement with gold sierra financial advisors founded by former bank of america officers in capital markets it said the agreement under which it owns pct of the partnership enabl...
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finnish economic growth put at three pct in finland s gross national product is expected to rise by three pct in against two pct in and inflation will be unchanged at about pct the private business survey office etla predicted unemployment in is put at pct in line with last year the office predicted in its regular revi...
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kuwait says opec mln bpd below ceiling kuwaiti oil minister sheikh ali al khalifa al sabah said opec was producing well below its oil output ceiling and this would help prices move higher according to a kuwaiti newspaper interview the al rai al aam newspaper quoted him as saying opec was pumping mln barrels per day bpd...
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