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ec commission details sugar tender the european commission confirmed it authorised the export of tonnes of current series white sugar at a maximum rebate of european currency units ecus per kilos out of this traders in the u k received tonnes in the netherlands in denmark and in west germany tonnes reuter
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the national bank of new zealand ltd year to december net profit mln n z dlrs vs mln pre tax profit mln vs mln total assets billion vs billion notes the company is pct owned by lloyds bank plc lloy l results include for the time first a pre tax profit of mln n z dlrs from australian unit lloyds bank nza ltd reuter
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2,577
canada prime minister says a major trade deal emerging with u s
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montana power co mtp votes quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record april reuter
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6,351
caesars world board approves recapitalization caesars world inc caw said its directors unanimously approved a recapitalization plan under which stockholders will get a cash distribution of dlrs per share via a one time special cash dividend and will retain their common stock ownership in caesars world caesars world sai...
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4,565
lilly industrial coatings inc licia st qtr feb end shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note share adjusted for five pct stock dividend in august reuter
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3,900
commonwealth edison co cwe months net period ended feb shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs billion vs billion avg shrs vs note per share earnings reflect payment of preferred dividend requirements reuter
12
1,593
ultramar says fourth quarter showed improvements ultramar plc umar l said that while its fourth quarter had improved from the operational point of view several special charges adversely affected results overall the year had not been a good one with upstream operations dramatically hit by the fall in crude oil prices an...
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4,483
u k money market forecast revised to show surplus the bank of england said it had revised its forecast of the liquidity position in the money market today to a surplus of mln stg after it estimated a flat position earlier this morning reuter
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newcor inc new st qtr jan net shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
12
5,586
pennzoil pzl sees lower first qtr pennzoil co chairman j hugh liedtke told a meeting of analysts that the company expects its first quarter net to be down considerably before an unusual item from the loss of cts a share reported a year ago liedtke did not say how large the unusual item would be we re still closing our ...
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3,037
barclays bank said its cutting base lending rate to pct pct from pct
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top discount rate at uk bill tender rises to pct
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4,061
fed says it sets billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements
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2,503
aldershot agrees to acquire intracoastal refining aldershot resources ltd said it signed an interim agreement to acquire pct of the outstanding shares of intracoastal refining inc of conroe texas aldershot will pay a certain number of shares of common stock based on book value and up to a maximum of one mln shares unde...
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48
ivaco inc year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs billion vs billion note results include extraordinary gain of dlrs or six cts a share from secondary share offering of canron unit reuter
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3,057
u s gnp price deflator rose pct in th qtr unchanged
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5,504
cri insured ii cii estimates dividends cri insured mortgage investments ii inc said it expects to distribute about to dlrs per share from operations for all of and about to dlrs including the proceeds of the gain from the sale of the brighton meadows mortgage through january the company today paid a dividend of dlrs pe...
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2,856
federated department stores inc th qtr shr dlrs vs dlrs
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6,193
du pont dd to sell cleveland plant du pont co said it agreed to sell its cleveland chemical plant the oldest site currently operated by the company to two employees terms were not disclosed closing is expected in the second quarter following approval of definitive agreements products made at the plant represent less th...
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3,329
east rand mines expect higher gold production east rand proprietary mines ltd said that barring any major disruption in production it expects gold output to top tonnes after dropping to tonnes last year from in chairman clive knobbs said in the annual report the mine was expected to mill a higher tonnage while capital ...
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pillsbury co psy votes quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay may record may reuter
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3,238
cpc cpc sees higher earnings per share cpc international inc said it expects earnings per share to increase over levels we are confident that will top in earnings per share and are optimistic about our longer term future as well the company said in its annual report in cpc earned mln dlrs or dlrs a share on revenues of...
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1,396
donald trump said he has agreed to purchase crosby estate s resorts shares
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5,665
de tomaso industries inc dtom year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note translated from italian lire in u s dollar equivalents at the exchange rate prevailing at dec reuter
12
6,368
cocoa buffer stock may face uphill battle trade the international cocoa organization icco buffer stock could face an uphill battle to halt the downtrend in world cocoa prices when it begins buying operations in the next few weeks cocoa traders said traders said they believed buffer stock purchases could reach tonnes in...
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systematics inc syst regular payout qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay march record february reuter
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2,600
rainier rban completes acquisition rainier bancorp said it completed the acquisition of tacoma wash based united bank for mln dlrs worth of rainier stock united a savings bank with mln dlrs in assets and offices will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary rainier said rainier which last month agreed to merge with securit...
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5,832
republic savings and loan rsla sets dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april note company s full name is republic savings and loan association of wisconsin reuter
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4,891
fidelity fnf unit acquires california concern fidelity national financial inc said its fidelity national title insurance co subsidiary acquired the operations of safeco title insurance co in the northern california counties of alameda contra costa and san mateo terms of the acquisition were not disclosed reuter
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3,448
u s personal income rose pct in february u s personal income rose pct or billion dlrs in february to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of billion dlrs the commerce department said the increase followed a revised pct rise in personal income during january earlier the department estimated january personal income was unch...
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american vanguard corp amgd year net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note th qtr figures not given reuter
12
1,583
work at chittagong port halted by strike cargo handling remains halted at bangladesh s chittagong port since nearly workers walked out on monday following a pay dispute the port workers association said today fourteen ships are stranded at the port port officials said they would meet association leaders today to try to...
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hanson trust han sells unit reichhold chemicals inc said it is part of a group that has purchased pcr inc from hanson trust plc s scm corp subsidiary it said other group members include jacksonville fla businessman jack c demetree and managers of pcr reichhold said it made a modest cash investment pcr makes high perfor...
0
1,419
charan sees at least pct rise in profit charan industries inc a distributor of toys and other consumer products expects net profit to rise at least pct over last year s mln dlrs president earl takefman told reporters before the annual meeting we grew basically pct last year i m not sure we re going to be able to grow p...
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2,790
south american fish meal production at record high production of fish meal by the three south american producers chile peru and equador last year reached mln tonnes equalling the record output of the international association of fish meal manufacturers iafmm said however iafmm said in a statement that it expected chile...
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3,179
morrison knudsen mrn sees year net falling morrison knudsen corp said its earnings for are likely to be lower than those for due to lower than expected growth in engineering and construction and a previously predicted decline in earnings of its national steel and shipbuilding unit the company earned mln dlrs in includi...
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2,152
u s house panel approves trade bill the u s house ways and means trade subcommittee unanimously approved a toned down version of legislation designed to toughen u s trade laws and wedge open foreign markets to more u s goods the measure now goes to the full house ways and means committee next week but major changes are...
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county savings bank csba sets stock dividend county savings bank said its board declared a five pct stock dividend payable april to shareholders of record today reuter
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2,589
biffex members to ballot on merger members of the baltic international freight futures exchange biffex are to be balloted at the end of this week on whether it will merge with the london commodity exchange or come under a new umbrella of baltic futures exchanges a biffex official said the final decision will be left wi...
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american express axp viewing shearson options american express co rumored to be considering a spinoff of part of shearson lehman brothers inc said it is studying a range of options for its brokerage unit that could improve shearon s access to capital and help it meet broadening international competition in a joint stat...
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1,296
mono gold says partnership agrees to buy shares mono gold mines inc said nim and co ltd partnership agreed to buy flow through shares with an aggregate purchase price of up to dlrs it said subject to fulfillment of certain conditions the price of the shares to nim will be cts per share and said it will issue shares to ...
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2,932
herrington says he may call for oil tax benefits energy secretary john herrington said he may recommend to the white house that the domestic oil industry be given tax benefits to help it produce more oil and head off increasing u s dependence on foreign oil he said also at a news conference that he would recommend to t...
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australian minister sees targeted oil tax strategy australia s crude oil tax strategy is probably best tackled in terms of a targeted rather than broadly based approach federal resources and energy minister gareth evans told a meeting here he told the australian petroleum exploration association apea annual conference ...
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1,994
cyacq offers to raise cyclops buyout to dlrs shr from dlrs
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5,090
cornerstone finanical corp cstn sets payout qtrly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay may record april reuter
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764
total still expects billion franc loss french oil group total cie francaise des petroles tpn pa is still expecting a billion franc consolidated net loss including minority interests for after taking account of stock losses of billion francs the company said in a communique after a board meeting here in late january gro...
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bundesbank sets new repurchase tender the bundesbank set a new tender for a day securities repurchase agreement offering banks liquidity aid at a fixed bid rate of pct a central bank spokesman said banks must make their bids by gmt today funds will be allocated by gmt tomorrow and credited to accounts later in the day ...
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westworld community health wchi th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current year results include charges related to closing or divestitures of facilities and other assets full name westworld commu...
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5,582
pennzoil sees lower st qtr net before unusual item against year ago loss cts
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938
fed not expected to take money market action the federal reserve is not expected to intervene in the u s government securities market to add or drain reserves economists said most economists said they did not expect the fed to add reserves with federal funds trading below six pct they said the funds rate s softer tone ...
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soviets said to see new floor for grain output the intensive technology concept for grain production has put a new floor under ussr grain production the u s agriculture department s officer in moscow said in a field report the report quoting a broadcast on radio moscow said that due to intensive technology grain produc...
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4,653
washington gas light co wgl hikes payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
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5,296
dow dow sees record annual profits in dow chemical co believes strong margins for chemical products could result in record earnings this year chairman paul oreffice said i m hoping we will have the best year in our history profit wise he told reporters following a speech at the american institute of chemical engineers ...
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5,581
northview corp novc year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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586
kasler corp kasl st qtr jan net shr profit three cts vs loss seven cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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739
mitchell energy and development corp mnd payout qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april two record march reuter
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1,821
vista resources inc vist th qtr net shr dlrs vs one dlr net vs revs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
12
6,048
uk reserves rise underlying billion dlrs in march official
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treasury balances at fed fell on march treasury balances at the federal reserve fell on march to billion dlrs from billion dlrs the previous business day the treasury said in its latest budget statement balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to billion dlrs from billion dlrs on the same respective days the treasur...
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dutch official warns of more trade conflicts already strained relations between the u s and the european community ec are likely to get worse before they get better director general of the dutch economics ministry s foreign affairs division frans engering said speaking at an american chamber of commerce lunch in the ha...
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malaysia says rubber pact depends on consumers malaysia said the success of talks opening today on a new international natural rubber agreement inra depends on how flexible consumer countries are rubber producer and consumer countries meet for days in geneva from tomorrow to try to hammer out a rubber pact after they f...
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timminco acquires universal adhesives timminco ltd said it acquired universal adhesives inc of memphis for undisclosed terms in a move to expand timminco s operations into the united states the company said universal adhesives with five u s plants has annual sales of mln u s dlrs which will double timminco s presence i...
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japan firm develops ultra heat resisting rubber shin etsu chemical co ltd said it had developed an ultra thermal resistance rubber which can be used at centigrade continuously without losing its properties shin etsu put potential demand for the product at two tonnes a month mainly for microwave ovens and as a sealant b...
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kay corp kay th qtr net oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes results of kay jewelers inc a former subsidiary on dec company distributed remaining pct interest in subsidiary to kay corp holders amts restated in connection with comp...
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new lme aluminium contract welcomed by trade the london metal exchange s lme decision to introduce a dollar denominated aluminium contract with the port of singapore listed as a delivery point is a positive move physical traders and lme dealers said earlier this week the lme declared that a pct minimum purity aluminium...
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broad acquires vogt and conant unit broad corp said it acquired the construction activities of vogt and conant co of cleveland the combined companies to be called broad vogt and conant inc will be the largest structural steel erection company in the u s combined sales of the two operations were more than mln dlrs in re...
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1,173
hawker siddeley offer for clarostat clr ends hawker siddeley group plc s offer of dlrs a share for all of clarostat mfg co inc s stock was scheduled to expire at est yesterday company officials were unavailable for comment as to why the american stock exchange had stopped trading in clarostat s stock for a pending news...
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653
u k money market given mln stg late help the bank of england said it had provided the money market with late assistance of around mln stg this brings the bank total help so far today to some mln stg and compares with its latest forecast of a mln stg shortage in the system today reuter
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henley group said has close to five pct or mln shares of santa fe southern pacific as investment
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1,496
usair u seeks two billion loan for takeovers usair group inc said it seeking two billion dlrs in bank debt to complete its takeover of piedmont aviation inc pie and its pending acquisition of ps group inc s pacific southwest airlines in a filing with the securities and exchange commission that details its proposed dlr ...
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4,634
quaker chemical corp qchm sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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royal resources rrco sets vote on sale royal resources corp said its board set an april a shareholders meeting to vote on the sale of its oil and gas properties for dlrs an increase in authorized common to mln shares from mln and the change of the company s name to royal gold inc the company has agreed to sell its oil ...
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ferro corp foe sets joint venture ferro corp said it has formed a joint venture with paris based alsthom inudstrial group to export u s epxertise in specialty composite materials to the european market ferro said although the airframe and aerospace industries are the prime users of composite materials today it plans to...
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al laboratories inc bmd th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note net for qtr and yr and adjusted to reflect retroactive effect of three for two stock splits distributed to shareholders in july and august net includes results of operations of parmed pharmaceuticals...
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ltx corp ltxx nd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs st half shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note prior year net includes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in half reuter
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6,479
hubco inc hco st qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs assets mln vs mln reuter
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3,954
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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hanson sells finlays unit for mln stg hanson trust plc hnsn l said it will sell its finlays confectionery tobacco and newsagent business to a specially formed company finlays plc for an estimated mln stg cash the chain of stores was acquired when hanson took over imperial group plc last year reuter
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6,421
american sports advisors piks to liquidate american sports advisors inc said it has agreed to sell its sports handicapping and publication business to professor enterprises for about dlrs and intends to liquidate after closing the transaction is subject to shareholder approval professor is owned by american sports pres...
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4,376
citicorp cci rules out credit card price war american express co s axp recent launch of a new optima credit card with relatively low interest rates and fees will increase competition with bank credit card issuers but will not lead to a pricing war a senior citicorp offical said over the next two to three years a very i...
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india gets mln dlr world bank loan the world bank said it approved a mln dlr loan for india to help lessen that country s dependence on imported oil and spur development of its own petroleum resources the bank said the loan will be used to boost production by injecting gas in the partially depleted assam oil fields and...
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rocky mount rmuc expects profit in first qtr hal weiss chairman president and chief executive officer of rocky mount undergarment co inc said he expects the company to show a profit for the first quarter fiscal weiss said sales for have been strong following a net loss of dlrs or cts a share for the fourth quarter of f...
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security capital scc suspends dividends security capital corp said it has suspended quarterly cash dividend payments indefinitely the company also said its board has withdrawn authroization for the company to buy its stock on the open market its previous dividend payment was five cts on february security capital said t...
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investor mulls kappa kpa radiation rads merger michael krupp a golden colo businessman and major shareholder of kappa networks inc said he and kappa s management are considering seeking a merger between kappa and radiation systems inc in a filing with the securities and exchange commission krupp said companies he contr...
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1,445
exxon xon raises heating oil price traders oil traders in the new york area said exxon corp s exxon u s a increased the price it charges contract barge customers for heating oil in new york harbor by cts a gallon effective saturday march they said the increase brought exxon s contract barge price to cts a gallon trader...
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puritan bennett pben makes acquisition puritan bennedtt corp said it has acquired a majority interest in medicom inc which makes a heart monitor for use in diagnosing heart disorders for undisclosed terms the company said the device will be sold under the name companion heart monitor reuter
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george weston ltd year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion reuter
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international thomson organisation ltd year shr p vs p net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note figures in sterling share results after deducting preferred share dividends of one mln pounds sterling in reuter
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4,256
u k money market given further mln stg help the bank of england said it provided the money market with assistance of mln stg in the afternoon session this takes the bank s total help so far today to mln stg and compares with its estimate of a mln stg shortage the central bank bought outright mln stg in bank bills in ba...
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german net currency reserves rise west german net currency reserves rose by mln marks in the third week of march to billion following a fall of billion marks in the previous week the bundesbank said non currency reserves were unchanged at about billion marks bringing net monetary reserves to billion reuter
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gaf gaf plans no changes if offer accepted gaf corp chairman samuel heyman told reuters he did not foresee major changes in borg warner bor if gaf s dlr per share offer to acquire borg warner is successful we have great respect for borg warner mangagement heyman said following a speech at the american institute of chem...
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2,721
n z ports reopen but further closures possible harbour workers returned to work this morning after a strike in support of pay claims closed new zealand s ports for hours yesterday but the harbour workers union told reporters the pay dispute is not settled and the union s national executive will meet here tomorrow to de...
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south korean wholesale prices up pct in march south korea s wholesale price index base rose pct to in march after a pct rise in february but was pct lower than its march level the bank of korea said the march consumer price index same base rose pct to after a pct gain in february for a year on year rise of pct reuter
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pacific lighting copr plt quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay feb record jan reuter
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mobil mob to restructure exploration unit mobil oil corp said it will restructure its dallas based mobil exploration and producing services inc operations april one to provide stronger technological support to its u s and overseas operations mobil said the operation will consist of two new units technical services and ...
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american network inc anwi dec year net shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current year net includes nine mln dlr net gain from settlement of litigation reuter
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5,444
french cge unit takes pct stake in esca corp state owned cie generale d electricite s electrical contracting unit cgee alsthom has taken a stake in the u s computer firm esca corp cgee alsthom chairman philippe boisseau told a press conference according to an agreement in principle between the two companies cgee alstho...
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stanley works swk makes acquisitions stanley works said it has acquired acme holding corp a maker of sliding and folding door hardware and the designs patents and other righs of plan a flex designer co which provides kits for home design and remodeling projects it said acme had sales of over mln dlrs terms were not dis...
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bergen brunswig corp bbca nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs mln revs billion vs billion reuter
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