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cyclops corp reforms board after dixons group fails to get majority of cyclops stock
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san diego gas sdo sees decision hurting net san diego gas and electric co said a california public utilities commission decision to reconsider allowing only mln dlrs of the mln dlrs in san onofre nuclear station costs it disallowed makes it likely that earnings in will be reduced at least cts per share the company said...
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2,616
westronic inc wstx year loss shr loss dlr vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
12
912
french official reserves billion francs end jan billion end dec official
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1,603
japan s jobless seen rising to pct in the yen s rise against the dollar is expected to boost japan s unemployment rate to an average pct in the fiscal year beginning april from january s record three pct the private nomura research institute said the official estimate is pct the research arm of nomura securities co for...
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dixons plans to let cyclops cyl offer expire dixons group plc said it does not plan to extend the expiration date of its tender offer for any and all common shares of cyclops corp beyond tonight dixons said it would accept shares validly tendered and not withdrawn by midnight tonight dixons which is offering dlrs a sha...
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texas air to give former continental air holders another dlrs a share
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1,405
donald trump to buy crosby resorts rtb stock casino hotel operator and real estate developer donald trump said he has agreed to purchase the class b common stock of resorts international inc held by the family and estate of late resorts chairman james crosby for dlrs per share trump said he is also considering a tender...
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3,140
cont l illinois says brazil moratorium could cut st qtr net by mln dlrs
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3,709
ohio edison sells pct of nuclear interest for mln dlrs
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1,553
bancroft bcv files suit against zico bancroft convertible fund inc said it filed a lawsuit in federal court in newark n j seeking to block a hostile dlr a share takeover offer by zico investment holdings inc bancroft said the suit also names michael b javett principal officer of zico and first fidelity bancorp s ffb fi...
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1,946
dow chemical co dow regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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i m s international inc imsi sets quarterly qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay march record march reuter
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756
talking point general motors gm general motors corp staged an explosive rally on wall street after a share buyback program announced yesterday but analysts said gm s future remains clouded by stiff competition and erosion of market share gm shares rose to in active trading analysts agreed that investors liked the repur...
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3,617
national bancorp inc nibca year end loss oper shr loss dlr oper loss dlrs note prior year results are not available as company completed its public offering in april reuter
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2,023
merrill lynch mer fires vaskevitch merrill lynch and co inc fired the head of the mergers department in its london office today saying he had been unable to provide a satisfactory explanation in response to insider trading charges filed yesterday by the securities and exchange commission merrill had suspended the offic...
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kenya signs pact to establish own shipping line kenya has signed an agreement with british and german interests to establish a shipping line that will handle pct of the country s external trade sources close to the deal said the state owned kenya ports authority kpa signed an agreement with the hamburg based shipping l...
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wilfred american educational corp wae th qtr shr two cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note net both periods includes gain dlrs from cancellation of debt quarter net includes reversal of dlrs in investment tax credits reuter
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87
techamerica group inc tch th qtr loss shr loss six cts vs not available net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss nine cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,828
canadian gypsum co ltd year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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6,225
kentucky central to declare stock dividend kentucky central life insurance co said the company said it will declare a pct stock dividend on monday accordingly it said it filed a registration statement with the securities and exchange commission for a proposed offering of three mln shares of its class a non voting commo...
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florida commercial banks inc flbk dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march note quarterly dividend for prior quarter included special payout of five cts a share reuter
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6,330
investor boosts first western fwes stake poul erik moller a santa monica calif investor said he raised his stake in first western financial corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission moller said he bought first western common sh...
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5,140
essex communications corp essxa year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note year ago resulted restated to exclude michigan cable systems sold in reuter
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4,955
former herstatt dealer can be sued court rules the former chief currency dealer of herstatt bank which collapsed in on foreign exchange speculation in west germany s biggest banking crash can stand trial for damages a court ruled the court overturned a claim by danny dattel that a case for damages should not be allowed...
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geico corp gec raises qtrly dividend qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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italy sets rules for company holdings in banks companies will henceforth be able to own stakes in banks but these should not constitute a dominant holding an italian government committee ruled the interministerial committee on credit and savings headed by treasury minister giovanni goria said its decision reflected the...
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hughes ht approves merger with baker bko an overwhelming majority of hughes tool co shareholders approved a merger agreement with baker international corp based on revised terms that allow the companies additional time to sell a drilling bit business as required by the u s justice department hughes chairman william kis...
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5,409
csr selling delhi to exxon unit drops delhi float csr ltd csra s and exxon corp xon unit esso exploration and production australia inc said csr has agreed to sell its delhi australia fund daf to esso for mln australian dlrs the sale is effective from tomorrow they said in a joint statement the previously announced floa...
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3,432
porsche half year earnings called satisfactory dr ing h c f porsche ag pshg f said earnings in first half year were satisfactory despite burdens caused by the dollar s weakness against the mark and stagnating domestic demand in its semi annual shareholders report porsche said first half turnover fell six pct to billion...
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5,706
analysts see slow move to higher u s prime rate quarter point prime rate increases to pct by citibank and chase manhattan bank today will be followed by other banks only after they see clearer signs of the federal reserve s policy intentions economists said based on the spread between banks cost of funds and the prime ...
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thompson medical co inc tm sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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215
gelco corp nd qtr shr cts vs cts
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3,711
ec and comecon ends talks with progress the european community ec and soviet led comecon ended talks here having made progress on setting up formal trade relations but no breakthrough because of comecon s refusal to recognise west berlin as part of the ec delegates said negotiators were trying to reach agreement on the...
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unionist urges retaliation against japan william bywater president of the international union of electronic workers called on president reagan to retaliate against japan for unfair practices in semiconductor trade he said in a statement a crash program was needed in the semiconductor industry to prevent the united stat...
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economists cut austrian gdp growth forecast the institute for economic research wifo said it has cut its forecast for austria s gross domestic product growth to a real one pct from a two pct forecast made last december wifo chief helmut kramer told a new conference that he saw the one pct figure which compares with pct...
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1,722
newport pharmaceuticals nwph rd qtr loss period ended january shr loss six cts vs profit one ct net loss vs profit revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shre loss nine cts vs loss five cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs note full name newport pharmaceuticals international inc reuter
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1,114
pemex lowers february far east crude oil prices the mexican state oil company petroleos mexicanos pemex said its far east customers would be charged dlrs per barrel for isthmus crude in february and dlrs for the heavier maya pemex said this was cts less than january isthmus and cts less than january maya far east custo...
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1,925
dudley taft and narragansett capital to pursue taft broadcasting bid
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5,245
tenneco tgt buys unisys uis unit tenneco inc said its newport news shipbuilding subsidiary has completed the purchase of the sperry marine systems division of unisys corp for about mln dlrs sperry marine has annual revenues of about mln dlrs reuter
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1,205
cms advertising sets for stock split cms advertising inc said its board has approved a three for two stock split in the form of a dividend payable march to holders of record march the company said a similar split was paid december eight leaving it with shares outstanding cms advertising said the next split will result ...
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4,141
cooper development bugs restates results cooper development co said it revised results for the year ended october to a loss of mln dlrs or dlrs per share down from the previously reported loss of mln dlrs or cts per share the restatement was made because of change in the method of accounting for a combination of severa...
12
4,058
canada southern petroleum ltd nd qtr loss period ended december shr loss one ct vs profit two cts net loss vs profit revs vs six mths shr loss one ct vs profit four cts net loss vs profit revs vs reuter
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2,926
hre properties hre st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs gross income vs note net includes gains on sale of real estate of dlrs vs dlrs reuter
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5,930
canadian imperial bank lowering visa rates canadian imperial bank of commerce said it was lowering the interest rate on its visa credit card to pct from pct effective with the may billing statement the bank said it was also halving its yearly visa card user fee to six dlrs but would retain its ct fee for each transacti...
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6,040
firs ec beet sugar estimate unchanged mln tonnes white equivalent
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4,378
petroleum equipment tools co ptco th qtr shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,078
u s m money supply rises billion dlrs in feb week fed says
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fed will buy bills for customer after auction the federal reserve said it will enter the u s government securities market after the est weekly bill auction to purchase around mln dlrs of treasury bills for customers a spokesman said he said the fed will purchase bills with maturities from may through september dealers ...
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australian fourth qtr gdp rises pct after pct third qtr rise official
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1,100
france yugoslavia commission to boost trade france and yugoslavia agreed to set up a joint economic commission as part of efforts to promote commercial links and industrial cooperation between the two countries the french finance ministry said the commission to be composed of businessmen was agreed during talks between...
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italian wholesale prices up pct in january the wholesale price index rose pct month on month in january after increasing by pct in december the national statistics institute istat said the index base equals registered in january compared with in december the january figure represents a fall over january of pct after a ...
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carbide uk looks to acquisitions for growth union carbide corp is looking to acquisitions and joint ventures to aid its chemicals and plastics growth according the h w lichtenberger president of chemicals and plastics describing this as a major departure in the company s approach to commercial development he told the a...
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5,120
computer network technology cmnt th qtr loss shr loss eight cts vs loss eight cts net loss vs loss rev vs nil year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss rev vs nil note company s full name is computer network technology corp revenues n a because was initial year of product revenue reuter
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4,169
bay financial corp bay rd qtr feb shr loss dlrs vs profit two cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln nine months shr loss dlrs vs loss two cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note includes gain on disposition of investments of dlrs in rd qtr and dlrs in nine months respectively includes gain on disposition of ...
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1,110
iea says opec february crude output mln bpd opec produced an average mln barrels per day bpd of crude oil in february down from mln the previous month and an overall mln bpd in fourth quarter the international energy agency said a few opec countries last month exceeded the production quotas set at their last conference...
10
4,767
mickelberry corp mbc th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note quarter net includes dlr tax credit reuter
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17
handy and harman hnh th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss three cts net loss vs loss rev mln vs mln months shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit rev mln vs mln note net loss for th qtr includes charge for restructuring of mln dlrs after tax or cts a share net loss includes after tax special charge of mln dlrs or ct...
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183
whittaker corp st qtr oper shr cts vs cts
12
5,305
wichita industries inc wro th qtr net shr profit cts vs profit eight cts net profit vs profit revs vs year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs note results include credits of and for the latest qtr and yr vs and for prior periods from tax loss carryforwards results include after tax gains of for both per...
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4,889
federated department fds raises qtly dividend federated department stores inc said it raised its quarterly common stock dividend to cts a share from cts an increase of pct the company said it also approved a two for one stock split in the form of a pct stock dividend at the same time federated said it will ask sharehol...
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578
tiverton petroleums ltd nine mths dec net shr six cts vs five cts net vs revs vs reuter
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1,517
united brands inc th qtr shr profit six cts vs loss cts
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emhart corp emh set to increase earnings emhart corp said it plans to increase worldwide revenues and earnings at an annual compounded growth rate of pct and about pct respectively it said these objectives were based on several assumptions including a four pct average inflation rate through and a two pct to three pct g...
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rostenkowski opposes protectionist trade bill house ways and means committee chairman dan rostenkowski said congress must avoid a temptation to pass a protectionist trade bill this year in remarks prepared for delivery before the national press club rostenkowski d ill predicted major trade legislation will be sent to p...
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bristol myers trust byu extends expiration americus shareowner service corp said the americus trust for bristol myers will continue to accept tendered bristol meyers co bmy shares until december one extending the original expiration date of april one for eight months if the common stock price exceeds the trust s termin...
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1,820
aero services international inc aeroe year shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note net loss includes loss of mln dlrs or cts a share from discontinued operations revenues include revenues for the last eight months of beckett aviation acquired in september of year ended september reuter
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2,772
french january payments surplus billion francs billion december surplus official
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3,349
u s house panel votes to ease export controls a key house panel voted to greatly ease government controls on exports as several house committees moved rapidly toward approval of major changes in trade laws they hope will help solve u s trade woes the house foreign affairs subcommittee on international economic policy v...
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spain to launch export drive spain unveils a billion peseta plan this month aimed at boosting exports to reach european community levels director general of the infe export institute apolonio ruiz ligero said the target is to raise exports to pct of gross domestic product over the next four years compared to pct now he...
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intelligent systems mlp inp rd qtr dec net shr profit cts vs profit five cts net profit vs profit rev mln vs mln avg shares vs nine months shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss rev mln vs mln note third qtr net includes gain from discontinued operations of mln dlrs or cts a share vs or two cts a share in fiscal...
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3,213
butler btlr completes sale of livestock unit butler manufacturing co said it completed sale of its livestock systems division and part of its control division in separate transactions to two unrelated parties butler s livestock systems division was sold to an investor group including the president of the operations and...
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4,541
brazil seamen say strike near end about half of brazil s seamen have returned to work after accords with companies and the national strike which began on february looks close to ending a union spokesman said the spokesman speaking from strike headquarters in rio de janeiro estimated that ships were strike bound the sea...
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british telecom third quarter pre tax profit mln stg vs mln
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3,195
sugar prices too low to boost latin output latin american sugar producers are awaiting further rises in world market prices before moving to boost production official and trade sources said although prices have risen to around eight from five u s cents per lb in the past six months they are still below the region s nin...
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bolivian miners call general strike about miners employed by the state corporation comibol declared a general strike as from midnight gmt to press for higher salaries a statement by the federation for bolivian mine workers said it said the strike was called to defend the nationalised mining industry the miners were wil...
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kurzweil kurm has reduced work force kurzweil music systems inc said it has taken steps this year to reduce costs including a to pct reduction in its work force a spokesman said the company now has about employees it said other reductions include the use of professional services administrative costs manufacturing overh...
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india bought at least eight cargoes sugar trade india bought eight cargoes of white sugar at a buying tender this week but also gave sellers options to sell an extra eight cargoes at the same prices traders said four international firms shared the business which gave each of them sales of two cargoes of mar apr shipmen...
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egyptian crude oil output down on non opec egypt produced mln tonnes about mln barrels of crude in against mln tonnes about mln barrels in according to official figures released today by the egyptian general petroleum corp egpc officials say egypt can produce up to one mln bpd per day but production was cut when world ...
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5,583
sceptre resources ltd srl year net shr seven cts vs two cts net vs revs mln vs mln note shr after preferred divs reuter
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2,728
usp real estate uspts has gain on sale usp real estate investment trust said it will post a first quarter gain of dlrs on the sale of the spanish villa apartments in savannah ga which was completed last week reuter
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3,442
metro funding shareholders approve merger metro funding corp said its shareholders approved its merger into maxcom corp and its change of incorporation from nevada to delaware metro funding also said its subsidiary comet corp will be renamed maxcom usa the company also reported shareholders approved the authorization o...
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3,324
laurentian group sees higher share net laurentian group corp said it expects earnings per share will show about the same proportionate increase as in last year the company had mln dlrs operating profit or cts per share up from mln dlrs or cts per share in shares outstanding increased to mln from mln the american holdin...
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mcdonald s mcd up on reaffirmed recommendation the stock of mcdonald s corp rose sharply this morning after analyst daniel lee of drexel burnham lambert inc reiterated his recommendation of the stock traders said mcdonald s an operator of fast food restaurants rose to comparable store sales are up pct in vs lee said an...
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eia says distillate gas stocks off in week distillate fuel stocks held in primary storage fell by mln barrels in the week ended march six to mln barrels the energy information administration eia said in its weekly petroleum status report the department of energy agency said gasoline stocks were off barrels in the week ...
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mexico suspends overseas coffee sales mexico has temporarily suspended overseas coffee sales due to falling prices triggered by the failure of the international coffee organisation ico meeting to agree a quota system at its latest meeting the official notimex news agency said we re just waiting a while for prices to im...
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2,609
data systems inc toot st qtr jan net shr three cts vs four cts net vs revs vs reuter
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1,431
traders say usda may lower orange crop estimate the u s department of agriculture will probably decrease its estimate of the florida orange crop today to as low as mln boxes from mln boxes analysts and industry sources said the department is scheduled to release the new estimate at hrs est gmt today analysts said the m...
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japan corporate profits in last quarter up current profits of japan s major firms in the october december quarter rose four pct from a year earlier to billion yen against a pct year on year rise in the preceding quarter the finance ministry said the improved earnings resulted mainly from a pct profit increase in non ma...
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agency rent a car inc agnc th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note share adjusted for stock dividends reuter
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1,533
national distillers dr closes almaden sale national distillers and chemical corp said it completed the sale of almaden vineyards inc to heublein inc for about mln dlrs heublein a former subsidiary of rjr nabisco inc rjr was recently acquired by grand metropolitan plc almaden based in san jose calif makes and sells tabl...
0
5,246
biogen bgenf may sell european operations biogen nv said as part of a program to reduce expenses it is in talks on the sale of its geneva switzerland operations the company gave no details reuter
0
5,335
santa fe sfx aware of henley heng stake santa fe southern pacific corp said it has discussed with henley group that company s almost five pct stake and was told the holdings are for investment purposes we have confirmed with the henley group that they own approximately mln shares of santa fe southern pacific common sto...
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consolidate capital trust ciots th qtr net shr cts vs nil net mln vs avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs avg shrs vs note net is after depreciation full name is consolidated captial income opportunity trust reuter
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u s official to visit japan as trade row grows undersecretary of state michael armacost will visit tokyo next week for meetings with high level officials that will include talks on the growing trade row over japanese semiconductor electronics products he is the first high level u s official to visit japan since preside...
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parisian inc pasn th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales 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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800
peru sugar harvest seen lower usda sugar production in peru for the season has been revised to tonnes raw value down pct from the previous forecast and pct below the harvest the u s agriculture department said in its world production and trade report it said while rains in the northern mountain region are improving the...
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boliden says it now leader in mining gear swedish mining and metals group boliden ab blds st said the takeover of the u s allis chalmers corp s ah o mining machinery division made it the world s leading maker of such equipment president kjell nilsson announcing the mln crown deal told a news conference boliden would no...
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japan to ask chip makers to slash output further the ministry of international trade and industry will ask japanese computer microchip makers to further slash output in the second quarter in an effort to save its semiconductor pact with the united states miti officials said the united states has accused japan of renegi...
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sanwa bank acquires small stake in portuguese bank sanwa bank ltd anwa t has agreed to buy a two pct stake in oporto based banco portugues de investmento sarl bpi portugal s largest merchant bank a sanwa official said sanwa will purchase the shares from international finance corp a bpi shareholder and sister organisati...
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