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imperial ica declares first div since imperial corp of america said it declared a cts dividend and four pct stock dividend on april to holders of record april this is the first dividend payment since the company said reuter
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times mirror co tmc quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay june record may reuter
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hudson s bay co th qtr net ended january oper shr profit dlrs vs profit dlrs oper net profit mln vs profit mln revs billion vs billion year oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit mln vs loss revs billion vs billion note excludes writeoff of mln dlrs primarily due to investment in dome petroleum ltd dmp reuter
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gatt meeting hears plea for african debt relief debt among african countries will continue to grow and their economies will remain stifled unless developed countries lower their interest rates nigerian trade minister samaila mamman said today he told an informal meeting of the general agreement on tariffs and trade the...
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ultramar sells u k marketing units for mln stg ultramar plc umar l said it had reached agreement in principle to sell its wholly owned u k marketing companies to kuwait petroleum corp for around mln stg ultramar s marketing units include ultramar golden eagle ltd which in made a profit of around mln stg before financin...
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sandusky plastics inc spi sets quarterly qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay march record march reuter
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u s oil tax would not affect pdvsa champlin deal an eventual oil import fee in the united states will make no difference to champlin petroleum corp s joint venture agreement signed today with petroleos de venezuela pdvsa champlin chairman william adams said this was an aspect which was discussed at length during the ne...
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seaboard corp seb week year net shr dlrs net mln revs mln note company changed its reporting period to dec from may it said prior year comparisons were thus not applicable reuter
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frontier texas corp nd qtr nov net oper shr profit one ct vs loss four cts oper net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs st half oper shr profit nil vs loss eight cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs avg shrs vs note current year net both periods excludes tax credit of dlrs reuter
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viacom via nat l amusements seek fast merger the chiefs of viacom international inc and national amusements inc said they met and agreed to work together to complete the previously announced merger of the two companies as expeditiously as possible a spokeswoman for viacom declined to say if the executives had set a tim...
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current exchange rates almost within levels agreed by major nations sumita
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southwestern public service co sps nd qtr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note year ago restated reuter
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investment group raises robeson rbsn stake a group of affiliated miami based investment firms led by fundamental management corp said it raised its stake in robeson industries corp to shares or pct of the total from or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group said it bought robeson common s...
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peabody holding completes acquisition peabody holding co inc said it has completed its acquisition of substantially all eastern gas and fuel associate s efu coal properties for pct of peabody holding s stock peabody said the purchase includes seven underground mines and seven coal preparation plants currently operated ...
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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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saxon oil development partners sax in payout qtly div two cts vs two cts prior pay may record march note full name saxon oil development partners lp reuter
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lsb bancshares inc lxbk raises payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april one reuter
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zambia to retain currency auction says kaunda zambia will retain its foreign exchange auction system despite the suspension of weekly auctions since january president kenneth kaunda said we have not run away from the auction it hasn t been abolished at all he told reuters in an interview he said the system would be rei...
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adams express co adx sets regular payout div cts vs cts pay april record april note company pays dividend of cts three times annually with a bulk payment at the end of the fiscal year to equal annual dividend of cts reuter
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waste management corp votes two for one stock split and boosts qtly dividend to cts
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union pacific says will sign pact in caracas on march for sale of half its corpus christi refinery
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talking point borg warner corp bor borg warner corp will vigorously resist gaf corp s dlr per share takeover offer but the midwest conglomerate may fall prey to another offer either from gaf or its own management analysts believe analysts also said borg warner may attempt to escape gaf through a restructuring the specu...
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discus corp disc th qtr loss shr loss six cts vs loss seven cts net loss vs loss rev mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss rev mln vs mln reuter
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lifetime lft to buy shares of nippon lace 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 lifetime will buy four mln unissued shares or a ...
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decision expected on u k royal ordnance sale u k defence secretary george younger is expected to announce the government s decision on the sale of state owned arms manufacturer royal ordnance today parliamentary sources said the government originally intended to float the munitions and explosives concern on the stock m...
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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...
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north carolina federal ncfs raises prime rate north carolina federal savings and loan association said it has raised its prime rate to pct from pct effective yesterday following moves by major banks reuter
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midway airlines mdwy sets holder rights plan midway airlines inc which has frequently been mentioned as an acquisition target said it declared a shareholder rights plan holders will get a dividend of one preferred share purchase right on each outstanding share of common stock each right when exercisable will entitle th...
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consolidated plantations bhd six months to december shr cents vs cents interim dividend four cents vs same group net mln ringgit vs mln pre tax mln vs mln turnover mln vs mln note dividend pay april register april reuter
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mangood corp mab year oper loss oper shr loss vs loss dlrs oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note earnings exclude a gain on restructuring of dlrs or dlrs a share reuter
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cross boosts frost and sullivan frsl holdings a shareholder group led by new york investor theodore cross said in a securities and exchange commission filing that it boosted its stake in frost and sullivan inc common stock to shares or pct of the total outstanding the group said cross bought shares in the open market b...
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zambia copper investments ltd johannesburg march halfyear ended december shr net u s cents vs loss pre tax dlrs vs net earnings vs loss mln foreign tax gain vs extraordinary items nil vs loss mln period reuter
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team inc tmi rd qtr feb net shr profit five cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln nine mths shr profit six cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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club mediterranee cmi pa year ended october parent company net profit mln francs vs mln dividend francs vs same including francs tax credit note company earlier reported consolidated net profit mln francs vs mln and consolidated attributable profit of mln vs mln reuter
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3,021
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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dixie yarns dxyn to acquire ti caro inc dixie yarns inc and ti caro inc jointly said they signed a merger agreement calling for dixie to acquire all ti caro s stock in exchange for three mln of dixie s common the companies said the previously announced merger has been approved by ti caro s board and is expected to clos...
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att philips bid for cgct outlined american telephone and telegraph co and philips telecommunications bv apt would hold pct through direct and indirect holdings in france s cie generale de constructions telephoniques if a joint bid with french partners for the soon to be privatised firm succeeds a director at one of the...
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first interstate seeks acquisition less than two months after first interstate bancorp withdrew its bold attempt to buy bankamerica corp chairman joseph pinola is still looking for a good buy but he is also looking at ways to avoid being bought in a wide ranging interview pinola said he s looking for ways to improve pr...
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sec probes tre tre takeover attempt the federal securities and exchange commission sec is looking for possible securities laws violations in connection with an unsuccessful bid by hollywood producer burt sugarman to take over tre corp attorneys contacted by sec investigators said during the takeeover attempt a unit of ...
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modulaire modx buys boise homes property modulaire industries said it acquired the design library and manufacturing rights of privately owned boise homes for an undisclosed amount of cash boise homes sold commercial and residential prefabricated structures modulaire said reuter
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grandview acquires control of u k ticket group consolidated grandview inc said it acquired a pct stake in all ticket group plc of london for undisclosed terms the seller was also undisclosed all ticket is a special events travel company with exclusive european rights to ual inc ual s united airlines apollo system booki...
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fed expected to add reserves the federal reserve is expected to intervene in the government securities market to add temporary reserves via customer or system repurchase agreements economists said most economists said the fed will inject reserves indirectly via customer repurchases but they added that the fed might opt...
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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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american express up on rumors pct of shearson to be sold to japanese firm traders say
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lifestyle restaurants inc lif st qtr jan shr loss cts vs loss eight cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note current st qtr loss included a gain of dlrs and dlrs from the sale of restaurant leases reuter
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imperial bancorp iban sets five pct dividend imperial bancorp said it declared a five pct stock dividend payable may to shareholders of record april reuter
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iroquois brands ltd ibl th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln mths oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note excludes gain dlrs a share versus gain cts in the quarter and gain dlrs a share versus gain dlrs in the year from discontinued and dispo...
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american travellers atvc to make acquisition american travellers corp said it has entered into an agreement to purchase isl life insurance co of dallas a corporate shell with active licenses to operate in states for about dlrs the company said closing is expected by late spring and will result in american travellers be...
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1,098
sandox buys stauffer seeds sandoz corp s northrup king co said it bought stauffer seeds a unit of stauffer chemical co terms were not disclosed reuter
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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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hughes u s rig count rises to u s drilling activity rose last week with the number of working rotary rigs up by to against working rigs one year ago hughes tool co said the improvement was the first increase this year in the weekly rig count which had dropped steadily since early january when a total of rotary rigs wer...
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dean foods co df rd qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales billion vs mln reuter
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stone sto splits stock raises payout stone container corp said it is splitting its common stock for and increasing its dividend pct the dividend of cts a share an increase of five cts over the prior cts a share on pre split shares is payable june to holders of record may the stock split also is payable june to holders ...
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subroto sees oil market continuing bullish indonesian energy minister subroto said he sees the oil market continuing bullish with underlying demand expected to rise later in the year he told a press conference in jakarta at the end of a two day meeting of south east asian energy ministers that he saw prices stabilizing...
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campbell red lake mines ltd th qtr shr cts vs cts
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presidential realty corp pdo annual net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs rev mln vs mln note net gain from property investments dlrs or cts per share vs dlrs or cts per share reuter
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4,059
harsco corp hsc sets regular payout qtrly div cts vs cts pay may record april reuter
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2,045
ecuador says it will pay debt when it can president leon febres cordero said ecuador would honour its debt when it had the capacity to make payments but said foreign banks had calculated oil would have to be dlrs a barrel for ecuador to meet its commitments ecuador said on friday that last week s earthquake was forcing...
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weatherford wii suspends preferred payouts weatherford international said it suspended indefinitely payment of its regular quarterly dividend of cts per share on its convertible exchangeable cumulative preferred stock weatherford said this will be the sixth non payment of the dividend on the stock it said payment would...
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zenith national insurance znat qtly dividend shr cts vs cts prior qtr pay may record april note full name zenith national insurance corp reuter
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freeport mcmoran oil and gas fmr payout rises mthly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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1,320
bejam group plc bjam l weeks to january shr p vs p div p vs p pre tax profit mln vs mln tax mln vs mln turnover mln vs mln note company said it was unlikely second half profits will show same rate of increase as first but it had great confidence in prospects for future growth reuter
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zayre corp th qtr shr cts vs cts
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volcker urges quick aid to debtor nations federal reserve board chairman paul volcker said that debtor nations have made much progress in laying the groundwork for economic growth but a solution to world debt difficulties was endangered by inaction on new financing there is clearly a danger that adequate financing arra...
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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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natwest rabo unit reports pct profit growth dutch bank f van lanschot bankiers n v co owned by national westminster plc nwbl l and rabobank b a rabn a said net profit rose pct to mln guilders on a pct higher balance sheet total of billion van lanschot bankiers is a subsidiary of van lanschot beleggingscompagnie b v in ...
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canbra foods ltd year net oper shr profit dlrs vs loss cts oper profit vs loss revs not given note shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or cts share on sale of stafford foods unit reuter
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hudson s bay co year oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs
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morgan grenfell pretax profit mln stg vs mln
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clearwater fine foods acquires channel foods clearwater fine foods inc a canadian company minority owned by hillsdown holdings plc of london has acquired channel foods ltd a cornwall england producer of chilled smoke fish and pate products hillsdown said privately held clearwater was sold for three mln stg the company ...
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u s shoe inc th qtr shr cts vs cts
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bond defers rights issue mulls project partners bond corp international ltd a subsidiary of the australian based bond corp holdings ltd bona s said it would defer its planned rights issue but still wants the issue to be made before july no date has been set for the issue announced in january in a document to shareholde...
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sallie mae adjusts short term discount note rates the student loan marketing association said its rates on short term discount notes were as follows maturity new rate old rate maturity days pct pct days days pct pct days days pct pct days days pct pct days pct days pct days reuter
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oppenheimer raises nwa nwa earnings estimate oppenheimer and co analyst robert mcadoo raised his earnings estimate for nwa inc parent of northwest airlines following a strong quarterly report by the company yesterday according to oppenheimer market strategist michael metz nwa shares rose to in active trading mcadoo rai...
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vereins und westbank to reorganize network und westbank ag vhbg f plans to streamline its branch network to improve its distribution of financial services management board member eberhard rainer luckey said he told a news conference on results that branches in hamburg and schleswig holstein would be merged or closed a ...
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griffin technology inc grif th qtr net ended jan shr loss one ct vs loss eight cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr profit cts vs profit four cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs reuter
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wausau paper mills co wsau nd qtr net period ended feb shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln note per share data restated for pct stock dividends paid to holders of record dec and dec reuter
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charming shoppes inc chrs th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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devtek corp nd qtr jan net shr cts vs nine cts net vs revs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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tokyo bank of japan buys small amount of dollars dealers said
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sosnoff ends deal with pratt southmark on possible venture for caesars bid
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goody products inc good year end oper net oper shr vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note and oper net excludes a loss of dlrs and a profit of dlrs respectively for discontinued operations earnings per shr are restated to reflect for stock split effective july one reuter
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lucky stores says it and investor edelman reached standstill agreement
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norstar bancorp fleet financial group agree to merge
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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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bayer world group pre tax profit billion marks billion official
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skylark co ltd sklk t year group shr yen vs net billion vs billion current billion vs billion operating billion vs billion sales billion vs billion note company forecast for current year is group shr yen net billion current billion and sales billion reuter
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ps group psg usair u move up deadline ps group inc said it and usair group agreed to move up the completion date of usair s acquisition of pacific southwest airlines to april from september originally if the acquisition does not take place by april either party may terminate the agreement the company said the deadline ...
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taiwan trade surplus widens in first quarter taiwan s trade surplus widened to billion u s dlrs in the first quarter of from billion a year ago the government statistics department said first quarter exports rose to billion u s dlrs from billion in the same period in imports rose to billion from billion last year the m...
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cyprus minerals cypm named in suits cyprus minerals co said along with about other companies it has been named a defendant in product liability lawsuits filed in california by individual tireworkers aleging injury as a result of exposure to talc and other products it said other suits are expected to be brought cyprus w...
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mercantile stores co inc mst th qtr net qtr ends jan shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion
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bankers trust bt raises prime lending rate bankers trust co said it has raised its prime lending rate to pct from effective immediately this move is the latest in a series of similar actions by leading u s money center banks including citibank na and chase manhattan bank na over the last hours ameritrust corp of ohio a...
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study predicts u s dependence on foreign oil a government study has concluded the u s will be dependent on oil from the middle east into the next century and must take steps to reduce its vulnerability the new york times said the newspaper said the inter agency government study found a serious oil dependency problem du...
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gencorp says it expects to complete sale of wor tv this week all challenges resolved
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hong kong banks leave interest rates unchanged the hong kong association of banks said it decided to leave interest rates unchanged at today s regular weekly meeting current rates are pct for savings accounts hours seven day call one week and two weeks one month is pct two months pct three and six months are both three...
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geo a hormel hrl votes two for one split geo a hormel and co said its directors voted a two for one split payable june one record april reuter
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charter federal jefferson savings agree to merge
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medchem products inc mdch nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs st half shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs reuter
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talking point purolator courier corp pcc purolator courier corp s stock rose on specualtion that a disgruntled former purolator director would find a new suitor for the company traders said purolator agreed in late february to a dlr a share mln dlr offer from e f hutton lbo inc and certain members of its purolator cour...
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heritage communications hci in special meeting heritage communications inc said it expects to hold a special shareholder meeting in may to consider its proposed acquisition by an investor group including members of senior management and tele communications inc tele the company said it is seeking to obtain all regulator...
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