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saudi arabia decides to accept brazil credit saudi arabia has lifted the condition it imposed on the sale of oil to brazil and will accept banco do brasil s credit guarantees state oil company petrobras said in a statement petrobras cancelled a mln dlr crude oil purchase from the saudis yesterday after they refused to ...
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japan line selling tankers and bulkers major tanker operator japan line ltd jlit t is selling vlccs and several bulk carriers for scrap or further trading industry sources said the tanker disposals include japan orchid dwt japan lupinus dwt sovereign dwt rosebay dwt saffron dwt and cattleya dwt all of which have been r...
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u s leading indicators fell pct in jan after revised pct dec rise
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scs compute inc scom rd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss one dlr vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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schlumberger slb ends pact to sell fairchild schlumberger ltd said it terminated an agreement in principle for fujitsu ltd to buy pct of its fairchild semiconductor operations the company said the rising political controversy in the u s concerning the venture made it unlikely that the sale of the fairchild stake could ...
0
6,490
staley continental sta regular dividend set qtly div cts vs cts previously pay june eight record may reuter
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3,562
alliance financial corp alfl dividend set qtly div cts vs cts previously pay april record march reuter
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5,325
venezuela wants to boost its refining capacity venezuela s state oil company petroleos de venezuela s a wants to raise its worldwide refining capacity by barrels of per day a company official attending the national petroleum refiners association meeting here said he declined to be identified but said pdvsa has the capa...
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6,447
weis markets wmk in three for two stock split weis markets inc said its board declared a three for two stock split for holders of record may with a distribution date of may the company also said a regular quarterly dividend of cts per share on the pre split shares will be paid may to shareholders of record may reuter
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2,722
atcor atco says outlook depends on steel atcor inc said the magnitude of any earnings recovery in fiscal depends on the direction of steel pricing and how fast the company s severe operating problems in its consumer segment are resolved atcor s consumer segment represents about pct of its sales in a letter to sharehold...
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cornucopia resources ltd in drilling program cornucopia resources ltd said an extensive drill and sampling program will begin in mid april at its ivanhoe gold property in north central nevada it said it will seek to increase the present reserves of eight mln short tons grading ounce of gold per ton that had been found ...
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partners call gencorp gy response unproductive general acquisition co said it was disappointed by gencorp s response to its tender offer and asked how the company might give better value to shareholders gencorp had earlier urged shareholders to reject a dlr per share tender offer from general acquisition an affiliate o...
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4,689
crystal oil co cor th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss mln revs vs mln year oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes losses from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs for qtr and mln dlrs vs mln dlrs for year reuter
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3,040
bank of england invites borrowing at pct the bank of england said it had invited those discount houses wishing to use borrowing facilities to do so at gmt today at a rate of pct for days this compares with the bank s present band one dealing rate of pct the bank of england s announcement was quickly followed by barclay...
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u k retail prices rise pct in february the retail price index rpi britain s measure of inflation rose pct in february on a revised basis to give a year on year rise of pct the employment department said in january the index rose pct for a pct year on year rise on both the previous base and the new index the february rp...
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peru announces large new gold find president alan garcia said peru has found gold deposits worth an estimated billion dlrs in a jungle region near the ecuadorean border about km north of here he told reporters yesterday the deposits located at four sites near the town of san ignasio contained the equivalent of tonnes o...
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t h e fitness rfit buys livingwell unit t h e fitness inc said it agreed to buy livingwell inc s manufacturing unit powercise international inc for mln t h e fitness shares valued at about mln dlrs this acquisition includes all of livingwell s rights to its recently announced powercise fitness equipment in a separate t...
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5,511
canada industry prices fall pct in month the canadian industrial product price index base fell pct in february after rising pct in january statistics canada said a significant part of this monthly decrease was attributable to the impact of the increase of the canadian dollar on prices for wood pulps newspaper aluminum ...
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booker says starts well booker plc bokl l said had started well and the group had the resources to invest in its growth business both organically and by acquisition it was commenting on figures for which showed pretax profits rising to mln from mln previously profits from the u s accounted for pct of the total the resu...
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3,642
micropro international corp mpro th qtr net quarter ended feb shr four cts vs seven cts net vs revs vs year shr four cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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progress at rubber pact talks reported slow negotiators at a united nations conference on natural rubber are making slow progress towards reaching an agreement delegates said the conference which began monday is widely seen as the final effort to adopt a new international natural rubber agreement inra before the curren...
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arundel corp arl th qtr net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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videotron buys into exhibit company groupe videotron ltd said it agreed to buy pct of groupe promexpo inc a company which specializes in product exhibits for three mln dlrs reuter
0
3,941
next world trade negotiations must succeed nz ministers from more than nations were told by new zealand that the next international negotiations on liberalising trade would be the last this century and the cost of failure could not be measured trade minister mike moore told his colleagues at a welcoming ceremony before...
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viacom said it has new national amusements mcv holdings bids
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affiliated publications afp to buy billboard affiliated publications inc said it agreed to acquire all the outstanding stock of billboard publications inc for mln dlrs in cash from a shareholder group led by boston ventures limited partnership affiliated which owns the company that publishes the boston globe said the a...
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2,167
u s officials disagree on reducing budget deficit senior u s economic officials disagree on the likelihood the government can meet its budget deficit reduction targets beryl sprinkel chairman of the council of economic advisers reiterated the reagan administration s opposition to a tax increase and its pledge to reduce...
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financial benefit group inc fbgia year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note share adjusted for stock dividend and reverse split reuter
12
4,542
key u s house panel finishes major trade bill the house ways and means committee completed action on legislation to toughen u s trade laws chairman dan rostenkowski said the committee s consideration of one of the most controversial provisions a plan to force major trade surplus countries to cut their trade imbalance w...
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firstcorp fcr sees gain on condemnation firstcorp inc said it weill report an after tax gain of dlrs or cts per share primary and cts fully diluted from the proposed condemnation and acquisition of a parking deck it operates by wake county the company said if it reinvested proceeds in a similar property within months t...
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3,036
bank of england said it invited borrowings at pct later today
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new york business loans fall mln dlrs commercial and industrial loans on the books of the major new york banks excluding acceptances fell mln dlrs to billion in the week ended march the federal reserve bank of new york said including acceptances loans fell mln dlrs to billion commercial paper outstanding nationally ros...
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valley federal vfed splits stock two for one valley federal savings and loan association said its board declared a two for one stock split for its common stock the split will be effected in the form of a pct stock dividend to be issued april to stockholders of record march reuter
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3,662
philippine copper smelter faces shipment delays copper shipments are likely to be delayed because of power problems at philippine associated smelting and refining corp pasar the country s only smelter a company official said asked to confirm reports by new york copper trade sources about pasar s shipment problems marke...
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amrep corp axr rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note share adjusted for three for two stock split in december reuter
12
3,398
u k unemployment falls in february unemployment in the u k fell a provisional seasonally adjusted in february to total mln or pct of the workforce the employment department said in january seasonally adjusted unemployment fell by a revised to pct it said initially the january position was reported as flat the unadjuste...
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landmark savings lsa completes office sale landmark savings association said it completed the sale of its whitehall pa office including deposits of about mln dlrs to parkvale savings association landmark said it realized a gain of about mln dlrs on the sale the price was not disclosed reuter
0
3,771
entex energy development ltd eed sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record march reuter
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6,088
north east neic may violate capital rules north east insurance co said due to the magnitude of its losses in and it may be found in violation of minimum capital and surplus requirements by officials in maine and new york and be subject to sanctions and administrative actions in those and other states the company today ...
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att t phone proposal to help profits american telephone and telegraph co s proposal to deregulate its long distance phone service is unlikely to produce a radical change in phone rates but it should help the company s profits analysts said deregulation will mean more pricing discounts for large volume users but status ...
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firstier inc frst sets regular quarterly div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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canada real th qtr gdp rose pct after rd qtr pct rise official
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japan fund jpn seekers confident of financing the sterling grace capital management l p group said it is confident financing can be arranged if the japan fund s board recommend s the group s acquisition proposal the group which also includes anglo american security fund l p and t b pickens iii tuesday proposed an entit...
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5,816
allied supermarkets asu files proposed merger allied supermarkets inc said it filed a registration statement with the securities and exchange commission for a proposed merger with the vons companies a supermarket combination store operator allied said the statement covers mln dlrs of senior subordinated discount debent...
0
2,748
japan to release gnp figures later today the economic planning agency will announce gross national product gnp figures for the october december quarter today at hrs local time gmt agency officials told reuters in the july september quarter gnp rose pct from the previous three months reuter
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leading industrial nations to meet in april leading industrial nations will meet again next month to review their accord on currency stability but u s officials said financial markets are convinced for now the countries will live up to commitments to speed up economic growth the narrow currency movements of recent week...
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santa fe southern pacific appeals merger ruling santa fe southern pacific corp will later today formally ask the u s interstate commerce commission icc to reconsider its earlier rejection of the merger of the holding company s railroad assets a company spokesman said we expect to file papers late tonight asking the icc...
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3,689
swiss banker wants bond ratings share disclosure a top swiss banker called for an obligatory continuous rating for all swiss franc bonds and said he believed anyone buying more than five pct of a company should be made to declare their share in comments at a news conference of vontobel holding ag chairman hans vontobel...
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cocoa buffer stock rules effective immediately the cocoa buffer stock rules just decided by the international cocoa organization icco council will take effect immediately delegates said that means the buffer stock manager is likely to begin buying cocoa within two or three weeks after organizing communication systems a...
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hanson trust han completes kaiser purchase hanson trust plc said kaiser cement shareholders today approved the previously announced merger agreement making kaiser cement an indirect wholly owned unit of hanson trust hanson said that promptly following the filing of the certificate of merger kaiser cement common shares ...
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3,591
n y business loans fall mln dlrs in march week fed says
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navistar nav up on higher earnings opinion navistar international corp s stock rose after brokerage house sanford c bernstein and co raised its earnings estimate of the company based on expectations of better truck orders and truck tonnage traders said navistar led the active list with a gain of to on volume of mln sha...
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1,782
paralax vido agrees to acquire american video paralax video enterprises inc said it has agreeed to acquire american video group inc in exchange for paralax restricted common shares and three year warrants to buy restricted shares at six dlrs a share paralax said holders of some american video convertible debentures hav...
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810
viacom via merger expected in to days sumner redstone president of national amusements inc predicted he can win regulatory approvals to wrap up the billion dlr acquisition of viacom international inc in to days redstone catapulted himself into the big leagues of entertainment early today when a group of viacom managers...
0
3,565
tempo tpo to sell cable systems to eagle tempo enterprises inc said it signed a letter of intent to sell seven cable television systems representing about subscribers to eagle cable terms of the acquisition were not disclosed reuter
0
2,348
general cinema corp gcn class b dividend qtly div class b cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
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3,439
unilever plc adjusts dividend unilever plc un as said a reduction in u k advance corporation tax act has prompted the company to adjust its final dividend to p per share from the originally declared p unilever s final dividend amounted p the adjustment stemmed from the dividend equalisation agreement between the britis...
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fcs laboratories fcsi terminates deal talks fcs laboratories inc said merger discussions with an unnamed privately held company in the health care field have ended without an agreement the previously announced negotiations began last august the company said it s disappointing to spend so much time on these negotiations...
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1,458
abms says u s zinc stocks higher in february total u s slab zinc stocks held by smelters rose to short tons at the end of february from short tons at the end of january the american bureau of metal statistics reported zinc production increased to short tons in february from short tons in january shipments from smelters...
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japan shipbuilders seek cartel to restrict output japanese shipbuilders have applied to the state s fair trade commission to form a cartel to restrict tonnage built to about half of total capacity for the year starting april officials of the shipbuilders association of japan said under the plan yards capable of buildin...
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payless cashways inc pci st qtr feb net shr cts vs seven cts net vs sales mln vs mln qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay april six record march six reuter
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2,999
telephone and data systems inc tds year net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes discontinued operations a gain of dlrs or cts a share vs a loss of dlrs or seven cts a share net includes charge of dlrs from repeal of investment tax credits company corrects year per share operati...
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1,239
lucky stores says it and investor edelman reached standstill agreement
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5,453
hudson foods hfi to make acquisition hudson foods inc said it has agreed in principle to acquire thies cos inc a poultry beef and pork products provider to midwest supermarkets and food distributors with sales of about mln dlrs for the year ended november one the company said a definitive agreement is expected to be si...
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2,850
systematics inc syst rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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london metal freights rotterdam karachi mt shredded scrap bin qasim shanghai mt pig iron fhex shex chungjin manila mt steel coils liner discharge bilbao one port vietnam mt steels fio end april singapore mizushima mt steel scrap fiot reuter
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japan joining international cocoa agreement japan is in the process of joining the international cocoa organisation icco which will bring the number of members in the body to icco officials said japan is completing constitutional procedures necessary to its accession to the icco and is expected to become an importing m...
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ec sugar tender said to mark no change in policy the maximum rebate granted at yesterday s european community ec sugar tender marked no change in policy towards producers complaints that they are losing money on exports outside the ec ec commission sources said they said this was despite the fact that the commission ac...
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bangladesh sugar production almost doubles bangladesh s sugar production increased by nearly tonnes over last year s season to total tonnes at the end of this year s season the sugar and food industries corp said the increased output will enable bangladesh to cut imports corporation officials told reuters the country h...
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imre imre sells stock to european institutions imre corp said it has received commitments for a group of european institutions to buy about imre shares for dlrs with closing expected on march reuter
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5,480
d o c optics corp doco th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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735
fieldcrest cannon inc fld sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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2,051
coastal bancorp csbk sets quarterly qtly div five cts vs five cts prior pay april record march reuter
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3,103
u k intervention board details ec sugar sales a total tonnes of current series white sugar received export rebates of a maximum european currency units ecus per kilos at today s european community ec tender the u k intervention board said out of this traders in france received tonnes in denmark in west germany in the n...
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oesterreichische laenderbank ag olbv vi parent bank net profit mln schillings vs mln parent bank balance sheet total billion vs billion parent bank cash flow mln vs mln dividend pct vs pct on nominal share capital of billion vs billion cons banking gp balance sheet total billion vs billion reuter
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scott s hospitality acquires capital food scott s hospitality inc said it acquired all issued shares of capital food services ltd of ottawa terms were not disclosed scott s said capital food had sales of more than mln dlrs and will continue to operate under its present name with existing management capital food provide...
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3,889
audio video ava sweetens bid for cyclops cyl an investment group led by audio video affiliates inc said it raised its tender offer to acquire cyclops corp to dlrs a share from dlrs a share the group cyacq acquisition corp also said it extended the offer until april three from march the group said it added several condi...
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3,106
n y cocoa traders still cautious on icco new york cocoa traders reacted with caution to today s developments at the international cocoa organization talks in london saying there is still time for negotiations to break down i would be extremely cautious to go either long or short at this point said jack ward president o...
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texaco inc tx mln dlr defense contract texaco refining and marketing inc is being awarded a mln dlr defense logistics agency contract for jet fuel the defense department said it said work on the contract which was awarded as part of a multi contract procurement program is expected to be completed by march reuter
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toshiba regrets link with u k access issue toshiba corp tsba t said it regrets its plan to enter the u k business facsimile and telephone market may be caught up in a diplomatic row over the position of cable and wireless plc s cawl l in the japanese market britain is considering how to retaliate against japan s attemp...
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europe on sidelines in u s japan microchip row rising imports of japanese made cars and electronic goods may upset west european officials but they generally seem prepared to stay on the sidelines in the latest trade row between the united states and japan japan s huge trade surplus is a sore point in west europe as it...
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initials plus iinc sees sharp sales increase initials plus said it expects sales in the year ending january to exceed mln dlrs the company had sales last year of dlrs initials said it expects to turn profitable some time in and sees sales of mln dlrs annually by the end of the company said it now has over personal reta...
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5,075
galactic resources ltd galcf year loss shr loss dlrs net loss mln revs mln note prior results not given shr and net include change in accounting policy resulting in loss of mln dlrs or dlrs share results in u s funds reuter
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3,892
jefferies makes market in cyclops cyl jefferies and co said it is making a market in the stock of cyclops corp at to cyclops received a sweetened offer of dlrs per share from cyacq acquisition corp led by audio video affiliates inc ava reuter
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2,642
commonwealth mortgage cma sets payout qtrly div cts class a vs cts qtrly div one cent class b vs nil pay may record march note prior qtr pro rated on day basis for abbreviated qtr full name of company commonwealth mortgage of america reuter
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1,136
silver state mining corp ssmc th qtr net shr one ct vs one ct net vs revs vs year shr seven cts vs one ct net vs revs vs reuter
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2,410
harper and row hpr to mull options after bids harper and row publishers inc said its board of directors decided to take no action on two takeover bids that the company has received instead it appointed a committee of independent directors to study strategic alternatives for the year old firm the alternatives include co...
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1,248
soros group tells sec it may buy up to pct of fairchild industries
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pacific nuclear systems in pacn th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs mln reuter
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pesch sees shareholder support in ami ami bid chicago physician leroy pesch said he has had discussions with several american medical international inc shareholders and sees support for a restructuring of the company pesch said he has discussed his sweetened billion dlr takeover bid for american medical with several la...
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3,643
explosive fabricators inc st qtr jan net net vs revs vs reuter
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royal gold and silver corp st qtr net ended january shr profit two cts vs loss one ct net profit vs loss sales vs nil note includes gain of dlrs from sale reuter
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dollar general corp dolr qtly dividend qtly div five cts vs five cts prior payable april three reocrd march reuter
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2,434
cie bancaire in one for five bonus share issue cie bancaire a subsidiary of recently privatised banking group cie financiere de paribas pari pa said it is issuing mln new francs nominal shares on the basis of one for five already held the operation will begin on march a spokesman said cie bancaire also said it has incr...
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commercial national corp cncl cuts quarterly commercial national corp said it cut its quarterly dividend to cts per share from cts due to current expectations for earnings the company said the dividend is payable april to holders of record march reuter
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australian minister says agriculture gatt priority australian trade minister john dawkins said if the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt does not give high priority to agricultural trade reform it will be neglecting the area of greatest crisis in a statement to the informal gatt trade ministers conference here...
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swire expects continued growth this year swire pacific ltd swpc hkg expects continued growth in all divisions this year though it sees problems in the marine sector chairman michael miles said he told reporters has started well for cathay pacific airways which looks forward to another good year swire properties expects...
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k mart corp km th qtr jan net shr dlrs vs nine cts net vs revs billion vs billion avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs billion vs billion avg shrs vs note latest year earnings include a loss in each period of mln dlrs or cts a share for a premium paid in the early call of a mln dlr pct year debenture earnings ...
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oppenheimer sells six pct cyclops cyl stake oppenheimer the brokerage and investment subsidiary of oppenheimer group inc told the securities and exchange commission it sold its entire pct stake of cyclops corp oppenheimer said it sold the share stake on march at dlrs a share it said it initially bought the stock in con...
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iraq replaces oil minister in big govt shuffle iraqi president saddam hussein carried out his first major government shakeup in five years tonight naming a new oil minister in shuffling three posts one minister was dropped in the shuffle announced in a presidential decree it gave no reason for the changes in the govern...
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