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innovex invx completes purchase of lucht innovex inc said it has completed the purchase of substantially of the interest in lucht engineering inc that it did not already own prior to this move innovex owned pct of lucht the company said innovex said it bought the shares by exchanging shares of unregistered innovex comm...
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3,748
brussels ferruzzi says it will pay mln dlrs to cpc international for european mills
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1,775
bank of nova scotia cuts prime rate to pct from pct effective tomorrow
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aequitron medical inc aqtn rd qtr loss period ended january shr loss five cts vs profit eight cts net loss vs profit sales vs nine mths shr profit six cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs reuter
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3,874
rsi corp rsic nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note share after stock splits net includes discontinued operations loss four cts shr vs nil in quarter and loss seven cts vs gain one ct in half reuter
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1,126
ecuador to export no oil for four months official the suspension of ecuador s crude oil shipments after an earthquake cut an oil pipeline will last at least four months a senior energy ministry official said the official said ecuador could resume exports after repairing a km section of the km pipeline which links jungl...
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4,304
conagra inc cag regular dividend set qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june one record april reuter
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344
national amusements again ups viacom via bid viacom international inc said national amusements inc has again raised the value of its offer for viacom s publicly held stock the company said the special committee of its board plans to meet later today to consider this offer and the one submitted march one by mcv holdings...
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743
comdata cdn in merger agreement comdata network inc said it has entered into a letter of intent with a limited partnership managed by welsh carson anderson and stowe wcas to merge comdata into a corproration to be formed by wcas comdata said in the merger each share of the company s stock would be converted at the hold...
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5,107
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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2,832
mitsui and co buys stake in imatron a mitsui and co mits t spokesman said its subsidiary mitsui and co usa inc bought two mln dlrs of newly issued shares in imatron inc an unlisted california based medical equipment manufacturer mitsui and co usa is now imatron s fifth largest shareholder with pct of the firm s outstan...
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3,290
national hmo corp nhmo nd qtr jan shr loss nine cts vs profit nine cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln six months net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note net loss includes writeoff of deferred start up costs totaling dlrs reuter
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4,921
treasury s baker hopes prime rate rise temporary treasury secretary james baker said he hopes yesterday s small increase in two major money center banks prime rate was a temporary phenomenon i hope it was a temporary blip upward he told a house appropriations subcommittee he said the decline in interest rates since pre...
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carpet firm unit cuts allied products adp stake a group led by gfi nevada inc a subsidiary of general felt industries a saddlebrook n j carpet maker said it cut its stake in allied products corp to shares or pct from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission gfi said it sold allied products ...
0
2,548
bank of england signals half point cut in short term rates dealers
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1,819
hearst buys houston chronicle for mln dlrs the hearst corp is buying the houston chronicle from houston endowment inc for mln dlrs the announcement was made jointly by frank bennack jr president and chief executive officer of hearst and richard johnson president of the chronicle the houston endowment is selling the pap...
0
3,982
penobscot shoe co pso st qtr feb net shr cts vs six cts net vs revs vs note current qtr net includes a gain of dlrs mostly from the sale of securities and property reuter
2
1,175
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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265
little prince productions ltd ltlp st qtr loss qtr ended dec shr profit nil vs loss nil net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
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1,665
british telecom cautious on earnings prospects british telecommunications plc s bty l profit growth prospects for the coming years will be reduced by increasing competition and continued costs for replacing old telephone systems deputy chairman graeme odgers said speaking at a news conference on the third quarter resul...
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4,954
conolog corp cnlg nd qtr jan net shr two cts vs two cts net vs revs vs six mths shr three cts vs three cts net vs revs vs reuter
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4,140
home savings bank hmsb sets initial quarterly home savings bank said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of nine cts per share payable april record april six reuter
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2,838
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 a rise in note circulation will take out ar...
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washington national corp wnt votes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record march reuter
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389
dasa corp dasa year net shr profit three cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs reuter
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281
mfs municipal income trust mfm sets payout mfs municipal income trust said it declared a monthly income distribution of cts a share compared with cts a share paid in the previous month it said the distribution is payable march to shareholders of record march reuter
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4,657
national bancshares nbct to have gain on sale national bancshares corp of texas said it has completed the previously announced sale of credit card accounts of to lomas and nettleton financial corp lnf for mln dlrs resulting in a gain of dlrs reuter
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784
chrysler c sets stock split higher dividend chrysler corp said its board declared a three for two stock split in the form of a pct stock dividend and raised the quarterly dividend by seven pct the company said the dividend was raised to cts a share from cts on a pre split basis equal to a ct dividend on a post split ba...
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1,396
transtech industries inc trti year net oper shr cts vs seven cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes dlr loss from discontinued operations reuter
2
4,858
cpc international to sell stakes in asian units for mln dlrs to ajinomoto
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4,198
marathon national bank year net shr cts vs cts net vs assets mln vs mln loans mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln reuter
2
2,511
taunton savings bank tsbk sets first dividend taunton savings bank said its board declared an initial cash dividend of six cts per share taunton which went public last june said the rate was based on outstanding shares it said the dividend was payable april to shareholders of record march the company said it did not kn...
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1,066
inland vacuum industries inc ivac st qtr net qtr ends jan shr six cts vs eight cts net dlrs vs dlrs revs vs reuter
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5,242
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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5,034
mobil raises west coast crude prices between one dlr and dlrs bbl today
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3,167
group has pct of unicorp american uac two affiliated new york investment firms and an investment advisor told the securities and exchange commission they have acquired shares of unicorp american corp or pct of the total outstanding the group which includes mutual shares corp said it bought the stake for mln dlrs for in...
0
1,982
to fitness inc tfit year dec loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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32
systematics inc syst regular payout qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay march record february reuter
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5,025
mellon mel republic rpt lift prime rates mellon bank na of pittsburgh and republic bank of dallas have both raised their prime lending rates to pct from effective immediately reuter
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1,272
noranda to spin off forest interests into separate company
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2,218
seven oaks qpon in telemarketing venture seven oaks international inc said it has formed a new pct owned subsidiary called seven oaks direct inc to offer a full line of telemarketing services it said seven oaks direct management will own the remaining pct the company said initial costs connected with the startupo of a ...
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4,150
fair lanes fair shareholders approve merger fair lanes inc said its shareholders approved the previously announced merger with maricorp inc a unit of northern pacific corp under terms of the merger fair lanes said each of its shares of common stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of btr realty inc wh...
0
3,175
virco manufacturing corp vir th qtr net qtr ended jan shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note figures include losses from discontinued operations in qtr of dlrs vs dlrs a year earlier and for the year of dlrs vs dlrs a year ago reuter
2
2,282
zzzz best co inc zbst rd qtr net shr cts vs four cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs eight cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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4,957
unicorp voting stake hiked in union enterprises union enterprises ltd said holders of mln or pct of its class a series one preferred shares requested to retract their shares under terms of the issue thus raising unicorp canada corp s voting stake in union to pct from union said it paid about mln dlrs on april for the r...
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2,871
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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1,523
alabama investor ups penobscot shoe pso stake donaldson bramham lee an investor from birmingham alabama said he raised his stake in penobscot shoe co to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission lee said he bought penobscot common shar...
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741
transportation agency gives final okay for us air pacific southwest acquisition
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4,367
mannesmann buys indirect majority stake in sachs mannesmann ag mmwg f said it has reached a series of agreements giving it an indirect majority stake in the fichtel und sachs ag car parts group the takeover is contingent on approval from the federal cartel office in west berlin a spokesman said adding that mannesmann w...
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3,843
novamin in proposed buyout by breawater bwrlf novamin inc said it received a proposed takeover offer from breakwater resources ltd involving a swap of one breakwater share for two novamin common shares it said the proposal also called for conversion of outstanding novamin warrants into breakwater common shares on the s...
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2,372
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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830
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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267
scott s hospitality acquires capital food scott s hospitality inc said it acquired capital food services ltd ottawa s largest catering and food service company for undisclosed terms scott s said it would operate capital food as a separate unit under capital s current name and management reuter
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1,795
anglo american aivj j year to dec shr cts vs final div vs making vs pre tax mln rand vs mln net mln vs mln tax mln vs mln att to outside shareholders mln vs mln pref div mln vs same turnover billion vs billion div pay may register march note full name is anglo american industrial corp ltd reuter
2
4,458
willcox and gibbs wg to make acquisition willcox and gibbs inc said it has agreed to acquire atlantia electric parts distributor b and w electric supply co for an undisclosed amount of cash b and w had sales of about eight mln dlrs in its most recent year willcox said it plans further expansion in the atlanta area reut...
0
4,702
inverness buys assets from parent silverton inverness petroleum ltd said it acquired the oil and gas assets of its controlling shareholder silverton resources ltd for mln dlrs effective march inverness said it issued class a convertible retractable redeemable preferred shares in exchange for the assets which include al...
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1,347
new world pictures nwp sells taft tfb stake new world pictures ltd said it sold shares or about five pct of taft broadcasting co common stock for a gain of mln dlrs the company said in a brief statement that it acquired the stock in late it gave no further details and company officials were not immediately available fo...
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186
petro canada cut crude prices by canadian dlrs bbl effective march one
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1,538
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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5,184
pioneer sugar says csr takeover offer too low pioneer sugar mills ltd said it considered the proposed dlrs a share cash takeover offer announced by csr ltd csra s on march to be too low in view of the group hk uiie and prospects pioneer recommended in a statement that shareholders retain their stock pending the board s...
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3,884
allied signal ald to sell linotype unit allied signal inc said it agreed to sell its linotype group unit to commerzbank ag of west germany for an undisclosed amount allied signal said commerzbank is expected to offer shares of the unit to the public later this year the company said the agreement is subject to approval ...
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1,165
gulf resources gre to have gain on stock sale gulf resources and chemical corp said it has sold shares of imperial continental gas association for pence a share or mln stg in a private transaction for a pretax gain of about mln dlrs gulf resources said it still owns mln shares of imperial continental or a pct interest ...
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1,306
australian reserve bank in buying intervention the reserve bank said at local time it was offering to buy short dated government securities in the short term money market the bank s action followed its purchase of short dated government stock and six day repurchase agreements earlier in the session money market traders...
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baker sees to billion dlr drop in trade gap treasury secretary james baker said he expected the u s trade deficit to fall by billion to billion dlrs in commenting on the deficit during an interview on cable news network baker said i think you re going to see a to billion dlr reduction this year the deficit was billion ...
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2,176
data systems inc toot st qtr jan net shr three cts vs four cts net vs revs vs reuter
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3,635
cp air pacific western airlines set new name pacific western airlines corp said the airline resulting from the previously announced merger of its pacific western airlines ltd unit and canadian pacific air lines ltd would be named canadian airlines international ltd effective april pacific western said the two airlines ...
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3,020
napco international npco th qtr oper net oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs revs vs year oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs revs vs note operating net for the quarter and year excludes a loss on the disposal of certain businesses of mln dlrs and a loss from discontinued operations of dlrs in the quarter and dlrs in the yea...
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3,994
hoechst ag world group pretax profit billion marks vs billion
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inter city gas corp icg th qtr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note fl yr net includes mln dlr writedown of u s oil and gas properties partly offset by mln dlr extraordinary gain from tax gains and proceeds from sale of minnesota utility oper...
2
3,009
pse inc pow th qtr shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit five cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
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2,608
gelco gel to sell canadian courier unit gelco corp said it signed a letter of intent to sell its canadian courier unit gelco express ltd to air canada for about mln dlrs u s it said consummation of the transaction depends on execution of a definitive agreement which is expected in may as part of its restructuring plan ...
0
188
franklin new york tax free income fund payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter
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5,312
brazil makes second amazon oil discovery the brazilian state oil company petrobras has made a second oil discovery in the amazon region president jose sarney said he said the well had an initial flow of cubic meters of gas and barrels of oil per day it is situated kilometres from the first well to be discovered in the ...
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4,339
arab banker says too soon for single currency gulf arab states must coordinate economic policies more closely before moving towards their goal of a unified currency system the president of the arab bankers association said hikmat nashashibi told a news conference at the end of an arab currency traders meeting we have t...
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austrian banks divided over interest rate cut calls for a cut in austrian interest rates have grown in recent days but bank chiefs are divided over the issue karl vak general director of the zentralsparkasse und kommerzialbank wien called today for a cut of up to half a percentage point in interest rates across the boa...
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home shopping hsn to purchase tv station home shopping network inc said its silver king broadcasting co inc unit entered a definitive contract to buy the broadcasting assets of tv station kwvt channel in the portland salem ore area for undisclosed terms additionally the company said kwvt which serves homes began broadc...
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34
investment firms cut cyclops cyl stake a group of affiliated new york investment firms said they lowered their stake in cyclops corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group led by mutual shares corp said it sold cyclops ...
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1,745
sun raises crude postings cts effective today wti to dlrs bbl
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1,398
chrysler c deal leaves uncertainty for amc workers chrysler corp s billion dlr bid to takeover american motors corp amo should help bolster the small automaker s sales but it leaves the future of its employees in doubt industry analysts say it was business as usual yesterday at the american motors headquarters one day ...
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2,064
dixons sells mln woolworth shares dixons group plc dxns l has sold mln shares in woolworth holdings plc wlth l through salomon brothers u k equity ltd a statement from salomon said the shares were placed with about to institutions in europe and the far east dixons retains one mln woolworth shares a dixons spokesman add...
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4,982
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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bonneville pacific corp bpco rd qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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3,394
canada southern petroleum ltd csw nd qtr loss qtr ends dec 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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5,131
u k money market given mln stg late help the bank of england said it had provided the money market with around mln stg late assistance this takes the bank s total help today to some mln stg and compares with its estimate of a mln stg shortage reuter
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nakasone hard pressed to soothe u s anger on trade prime minister yasuhiro nakasone will visit washington next month in a bid to defuse mounting u s anger over japanese trade policies but western diplomats said they believed his chances of success were slim boxed in by powerful political pressure groups and widespread ...
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sandoz ag sanz z year group net profit mln swiss francs vs mln dividend francs per francs nominal share vs francs per franc nominal participation certificate vs group turnover billion francs vs billion cash flow mln francs vs mln parent company net profit mln francs vs mln reuter
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2,616
fairchild industries fen sets regular payout qtrly div five cts vs five cts pay apirl record march reuter
2
429
corrected lifetime lft to buy nippon lace sahres lifetime corp said it agreed to buy five mln shares or pct of nippon lace co ltd for dlrs a share or mln dlrs it said it plans to enter the health care business in japan in addition it said koba electronics co ltd an affiliate of nippon will buy four mln unissued shares ...
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1,514
herley microwave hrly nd qtr jan net shr nine cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs four mln six months shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln note company s full name is herley microwave systems inc reuter
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4,414
bow valley industries bvi sets secondary issue bow valley industries ltd said it filed a preliminary short form prospectus in canada and the united states for a secondary offering of pct of outstanding common stock or common shares being sold by certain shareholders the company said bowcan holdings inc a holding compan...
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5,213
time tl in talks on cable news consortium n j nicholas jr president and chief operating officer of time inc told security analysts the company is now engaged in talks to join a consortium of cable companies that will invest in cable news network nicholas declined to give any details but said an announcement might be re...
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2,472
opec wants dlr oil price oapec official opec believes world oil prices should be set around a fixed average price of dlrs a barrel oapec assistant general secretary abdelaziz al wattari said in a speech to a european community oapec opec seminar in luxembourg released here al wattari said opec believes the world energy...
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carson crn cites impact of tax reform act carson pirie scott and co said the tax reform act of which repealed investment tax credits had a negative impact of cts a share on earnings for the year ended january earlier carson reported yearly per share earnings of dlrs down from dlrs a year ago average shares increased to...
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magnetic technologies mtcc sees improvement magnetic technologies corp said it expects the second half to show continued growth in earnings and sales the company today reported a profit for the first half ended january of dlrs compared with a year earlier loss of dlrs on sales of dlrs up from dlrs in all of last year m...
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2,814
greyhound corp g completes bus line sale greyhound corp said it completed the sale of its greyhound lines unit to dallas based gli holdings inc for mln dlrs in cash securities royalties and other considerations greyhound said gli is authorized to continue using the familiar running dog logo on a red white and blue shie...
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2,047
paribas seeking to adjust ecuador oil facility banque paribas which arranged a mln dlr loan for ecuador last year to pre finance oil exports wants to adjust the terms of the facility to help the country recover from a devastating earthquake bankers said but the french bank s plan which would effectively postpone repaym...
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3,305
u s credit market outlook mini refunding a hefty slice of new u s treasury supply is not the most welcome prospect for a slumbering credit market but at least this week s offerings should provide it with some focus economists said banks and mutual funds have cash that should be put to work so the auctions should breath...
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family dollar stores inc fdo nd qtr feb shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shares mln vs mln first half shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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fremont general corp frmi th qtr oper net oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net profit mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note oper data does not include loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or cts per shr in th qtr loss of mln dlr...
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2,946
seagram co ltd vo year jan net shr dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note u s funds net includes equity in earnings of du pont co dd of mln dlrs vs mln dlrs and dividend income from du pont shares of mln dlrs vs mln dlrs latest year net includes pretax cha...
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