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bundesbank bought dollars against yen dealers say the bundesbank entered the open market in the late morning to buy dollars against yen in concert with the bank of france dealers said the bundesbank came into the market when the dollar was around yen just after it had fallen below to touch at gmt the move had little ef...
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continental bank canada sets distribution continental bank of canada a subsidiary of lloyds bank plc lloy l said it intends to redeem all existing preferred shares and distribute a stock dividend to common shareholders the initial distribution will be in cumulative redeemable retractable floating rate class a preferred...
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harper group harg th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note year net excludes dlr loss from discontinued operations share adjusted for three for two stock split reuter
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ferruzzi negotiating european acquisition italy s gruppo ferruzzi is in the advanced stages of negotiations that could result in an acquisition worth some hundreds of billions of lire in the european agro industrial sector a company spokesman told reuters the spokesman declined to identify the other party or parties in...
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international technology itx buys firm international technology corp said it has purchased privately held western emergency service inc in a stock transaction western emergency an environmental services firm has annual sales of between one and two mln dlrs compared to international technology s roughly mln dlr annual s...
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trade surplus cut would benefit japan sumita bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said it is in japan s national interest to make greater efforts to reduce its trade surplus he told business executives the most important issues for the world economy are the correction of international trade imbalances and a solution t...
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juno lighting inc juno st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs reuter
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5,300
colombia s main oil pipeline attacked state run oil company ecopetrol said colombia s main oil pipeline was bombed again and pumping of barrels per day was suspended a spokeswoman for the company said that the early morning dynamite attack was the st in the last nine months on the cano limon covenas pipeline which link...
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iowa grain elevator explodes burns an explosion and fire today damaged a grain elevator in bancroft iowa destroying thousands of bushels of grain authorities said the pre dawn explosion ripped the wooden elevator open and a fire that followed continued burning at late morning but had been contained according to a dispa...
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1,897
consumers financial corp cfin net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln note net includes investment gains of cts a share versus six cts a share for and extraordinary gain of seven cts a share reuter
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1,393
securities dealer has leaseway ltc stake alpine associates a cresskill n j securities dealer told the securities and exchange commission it has acquired shares of leaseway transport corp or pct of the total outstanding common stock alpine a limited partnership said it bought the stock for mln dlrs as an investment in t...
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3,759
nippon steel to reduce dividend nippon steel corp nstc t plans to reduce its dividend to three yen in the year ending march from the five yen of a company spokesman said the company estimated parent company current losses at billion yen in including a gain of billion yen from the sale of securities this compares with a...
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4,097
siemens raises stake in telecom plus of u s siemens ag s sieg f fully owned subsidiary siemens informations systems inc has raised its stake in telecom plus communications inc by pct to pct a siemens spokesman said he added that telecom plus communications was the largest independent supplier of telephone exchange syst...
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consolidated tvx says it will issue shares to buy stakes in three brazil mining firms
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856
dual lite inc mdt sets quarterly qtly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay may record april reuter
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2,044
mai plc mlll l six months to december shr p vs p div p vs p pretax profit mln stg vs mln net after tax mln vs extraordinary credit mln stg vs nil turnover mln vs note the extraordinary item comprises profit less losses on the sale of certain subsidiaries less related tax and minority interests pretax profit comprises s...
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burr brown bbrc sees lower st qtr earnings burr brown corp said its first quarter results will show profits significantly below the dlrs or cts per share earned in the first quarter last year the company said the profit decline will be the result of an increase in reserves for inventory valuation the increase will be t...
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houston industries inc hii increases div qtly div cts vs cts prior payable june record may reuter
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2,457
u s fhl banks sets rates on debt offering the office of finance federal home loan banks said it set rates on today s debt offering of pct on its billion dlr issue pct on a billion dlr issue and pct on a mln dlr issue it said the issues which are for settlement march mature march march and march respectively the office ...
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peoples savings bank pebw raises quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april one reuter
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japan says it trying to expand domestic demand japan has assured a meeting of trade ministers it is making every effort to expand domestic demand and restructure its economy japanese trade representative tsomu hata told an informal general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt meeting that in addition to demand boosting ...
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golden poultry chik to make acquisition golden poultry co inc said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase privately held food distributor don lowe foods inc of pompano beach fla for undisclosed terms subject to approval by both boards it said tampa operations of lowe are not involved in the sale reuter
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2,856
belvedere corp blv th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss avg shrs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss avg shrs vs note net excludes realized investment gains of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
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3,282
canada s clark sees trade as most urgent problem trade is the most urgent problem facing u s canadian relations because of a pressing need to reach a new bilateral pact within the coming months joe clark canadian secretary of state for external affairs said negotiators for the two countries have been meeting for more t...
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u s declines comment on schlumberger slb move a u s commerce department spokesman said the agency would have no comment on schlumberger ltd s announcement that it had terminated an agreement in principle to sell its fairchild semiconductor corp unit to fujitsu ltd sclumberger had said that controversy surrounding the v...
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cooper says offer must include class a shares cooper canada ltd said it told those who have expressed interest in acquiring control of the company that it would entertain no offer unless it were made to holders both of class a non voting shares and voting common reuter
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5,246
graphic media inc gmed year shr nine cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note restated for reversal of certain tax benefits and reflects preferred stock dividend requirements reuter
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jim walter corp jwc sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april one record march reuter
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1,510
american motors amo weighs takeover proposal american motors corp said its directors met wednesday to review the takeover proposal which the corporation received monday from chrysler corp c amc said its board has retained independent investment and legal advisers and expects to meet periodically over the next several w...
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1,696
gemini food corp six mths january net shr profit one ct vs loss one ct net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,024
systems for health care inc year loss shr loss cts vs nil net loss vs profit revs vs note per share results give retroactive effect to one for reverse stock split in march loss includes recurring expenses of dlrs related to acquisitions and initial advertising campaigns reuter
2
3,425
allegheny ai sued over proposed buyout allegheny international inc said it and first boston inc s fbc sunter holdings corp subsidiary have been named as defendants in a class action filed in the court of common pleas for allegheny county pa which seeks an injunction against allegheny s proposed merger into sunter the c...
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nobel s bofors to sell its singapore holding nobel industries sweden sa nobl st said its arms subsidiary ab bofors plans to sell its pct stake in allied ordnance co of singapore ltd because of its part in weapons exports which contravene swedish law the events we have uncovered are unacceptable and highly regrettable i...
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2,960
investment group has moore handley mhco stake a group of new york investment companies told the securities and exchange commission they have acquired shares of moore handley inc or pct of the total outstanding common stock the firms robert h barker and co j m r barker foundation quaker hill associates l p upland associ...
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2,184
gencorp st qtr shr cts vs cts
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3,990
linde turnover up in first two months of engineering group linde ag s ling f world group turnover rose to mln marks in the first two months of pct more than in the same period management board chairman hans meinhardt said but world group incoming orders fell pct to mln marks meinhardt told the annual news conference ex...
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768
conchemco inc ckc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april six record march reuter
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allwaste alws to make acquisition allwaste inc said it has agreed in principle to acquire an air moving and related industrial services company it did not identify for up to dlrs in common stock reuter
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1,171
imatron imat sells stake to mitsui mitsy imatron inc said mitsui and co ltd of japan has purchased a two mln dlr equity interest in imatron at market price and was granted a day option to make another two mln dlr investment at the same price imatron said mitsui the exclusive importer of imatron s ultrafast computed tom...
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page petroleum ltd year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note net includes nine mln dlr extraordinary loss for oil and gas writedowns and unrealized foreign exchange losses vs yr ago loss of mln dlrs reuter
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5,304
investor lifts myers myr stake to pct leonard chavin a chicago real estate developer who has said he is considering seeking control of l e myers co group said he raised his stake in the company to shares or pct from or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission chavin said he bought myers common shares...
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belden and blake energy co bbe th qtr shr loss dlrs vs profit five cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note th qtr includes write off of about dlrs or cts and writdown of assets of mln dlrs year includes mln dlrs st qtr writedown reuter
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3,755
belgolux trade swings into january deficit the belgo luxembourg economic union recorded a provisional trade deficit of billion francs in january after a december surplus of billion francs revised upwards from a provisional surplus of billion the national statistics office said in january the union recorded a deficit of...
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cannon can sells library to weintraub weintraub entertainment group inc said it agreed to acquire cannon group s screen entertainment film library the library was purchased in may as part of cannon s acquisition of screen entertainment ltd from bond corp holdings ltd the library has over theatrical motion pictures term...
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four seasons buying marriott mhs hotel four seasons hotels inc and vms realty partners said they agreed to acquire the santa barbara biltmore hotel in california from marriott corp for undisclosed terms closing was expected by march they added the companies said they would jointly own the hotel and rename it the four s...
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3,189
southeast banking corp stb declares qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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immucor blud splits stock immucor inc said its board of directors has declared a five for four stock split in the form of a pct stock dividend payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
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4,230
elders resources ltd first half ended dec net shr cents vs int div cents vs nil net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln other income mln vs mln shrs mln vs mln note two for seven non renounceable rights issue of pct five year subordinated convertible redeemable unsecured notes at dlrs each each note is convertible into one sha...
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bull and bear group a bnbga cuts fund payouts bull and bear group a said it lowered its monthly dividends on three of its funds it said it lowered its tax free income fund bltfx to cts from cts its u s government guaranteed securities fund bbusx to cts from cts and its high yield fund bulhx to cts from cts all dividend...
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qatar unveils budget for fiscal the gulf oil state of qatar recovering slightly from last year s decline in world oil prices announced its first budget since early and projected a deficit of billion riyals the deficit compared with a shortfall of billion riyals in the last published budget for in a statement outlining ...
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4,366
rugby well prepared for new cement competition rugby portland cement plc rbyl l said it was well placed to operate in the new circumstances following the ending in february of the year old cement manufacturers common price and marketing arrangements in a statement following the release of its results it stated that the...
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hoechst group pre tax profit falls in hoechst ag hfag f said its group pre tax profit in would be slightly lower than the billion marks posted in while parent company pre tax profits rose slightly from the billion in group turnover fell slightly to billion marks from billion in and parent company turnover fell to aroun...
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2,627
exovir xovr sells stock for mln dlrs exovir inc said it sold to an investor group led by mark hammer shares of company common stock and warrants to purchase an additional shares exovir said the transaction increases the group s stake from pct to pct the net proceeds to the company total mln dlrs the company said the wa...
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3,048
pension insurance group pgai th qtr shr profit two cts vs profit two cts net profit vs revs mln vs mln year shr profit four cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note net includes realized investment gains of dlrs in year th qtr and year includes realized investment gains of and dlr respectively reuter
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2,437
shoney s inc shon st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note sixteen week periods reuter
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4,679
data measurement corp dmcb th qtr shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note shrs reflect for stock split reuter
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3,284
sulpetro ltd year oct loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note shr results after deducting preferred share dividends of mln dlrs in both periods current loss includes a mln dlr writedown of oil and gas properties a mln dlr writeoff of deferred charges a mln dlr loss on disposal of u...
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4,699
elcor elk ups qtly div sets stock split elcor corp said it raised its quarterly common stock dividend to cts a share from nine cts and declared a two for one common stock split the company said the increased dividend will be paid on may to shareholders of record april the stock split elcor said will paid in the form of...
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morrison inc morr acquires custom management morrison inc a diversified food service company said it acquired custom management corp based in kingston penn for an undisclosed amount custom manages some food contract management operations and about environmental service accounts producing about mln dlrs in annual revenu...
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4,152
cb and t cbtb to make acquisition cb and t bancshares inc said the board of carrolton state bank of carrolton ga has approved a merger into cb and t for an undisclosed amount of stock subject to approval by regulatory agencies and carrolton shareholders carrolton has mln dlrs in assets reuter
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5,267
snyder soi makes cenergy crg exchange offer snyder oil partners l p told the securities and exchange commission it made an exchange offer to cenergy corp that would allow snyder to acquire up to pct of the company s common stock under the exchange offer which was proposed yesterday to cenergy s officers and directors e...
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1,019
cetec corp cec th qtr net oper shr two cts vs eight cts oper net vs sales vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note current qtr and year figures exclude loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or cts per share prior qtr and year figures exclude losses from discontinued operations of mln dlrs or ct...
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2,236
affiliated publications inc afp sets payout qtrly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay june record may reuter
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comdata network agrees to higher offer from welsh carson anderson
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allis chalmers ah estimates proceeds of sale allis chalmers corp said it expects cash proceeds from the proposed sale of its solids processing equipment and minerals systems businesses to exceed mln dlrs with no material gain or loss anticipated from the planned sale closing of the sale to boliden ab of sweden would be...
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3,924
husky hyo sets meeting to approve merger husky oil ltd said the board called a special meeting for april for shareholders to vote on its previously announced agreement for hong kong based hutchison whampoa ltd and hongkong electric holdings ltd to acquire a pct interest in the company the acquisition requires two third...
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3,108
pubco pubo declares dividend right pubco corp said its board declared a dividend distribution of one common stock purchase right on each outstanding share of pubco s common stock it said each right will entitle shareholders to buy one share of common stock at an exercise price of three dlrs the rights will be exercisab...
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precambrian shield resources ltd year loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note shr and net include dlr writedown on u s operations uneconomic coal operations and other mineral properties reuter
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4,888
marine midland mmb raises prime rate marine midland banks inc said it is raising its prime lending rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
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amstutz says farm trade accord possible in u s agriculture undersecretary daniel amstutz said it is possible to reach a global agreement to scale back agricultural supports in calendar speaking to a senate agriculture appropriations committee hearing amstutz said i think we can reach agreement in calendar amstutz said ...
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toronto sun plans two for one stock split toronto sun publishing corp said it planned a two for one split of its common shares subject to regulatory approval and approval by shareholders at the april annual meeting reuter
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cominco clt sells stake in canada metal cominco ltd said it sold its pct stake in canada metal co ltd to canada metal senior management for an undisclosed sum cominco said the sale was part of its previously announced policy of divesting non core businesses canada metal is a toronto based producer of lead alloys and en...
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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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izvestia says soviet winter crops need reseeding the government daily izvestia said a considerable amount of soviet winter crops need to be reseeded and the state grain harvest target of mln tonnes will not be easy to fulfil without giving figures the newspaper said a considerable part of the winter crops must be resee...
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h k banks to raise prime rates soon dealers say banks in hong kong are likely to raise prime rates by half a percentage point to pct following a one quarter point prime rate increase by two major u s banks yesterday dealers said they told reuters local banks may decide on the increase at this weekend s routine meeting ...
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nortek inc ntk sets quarterlies qtly div common cts vs cts prior qtly div special common one ct vs one ct pay may eight record april three reuter
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5,239
beneficial bnl unit sale approved beneficial corp said the sale of its american centennial insurance co subsidiary to first delaware holdings inc was approved by the delaware insurance department under the transaction american centennial will receive a cash infusion of mln dlrs including the settlement of tax sharing a...
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telecredit inc tcrd rd qtr jan 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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syntech interenational inc syne th qtr net shr profit six cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs vs year shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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soviet union seen watching china gatt application china s application to join the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt is seen as a test case by the soviet union which will probably demand to follow china a top european community official said willy de clercq external relations commissioner of the european commu...
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rostenkowski says he will oppose protectionist trade bill in u s house
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danaher corp dhr th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs rev mln vs mln reuter
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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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viacom said it has new national amusements mcv holdings bids
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gulf arab deputy oil ministers to meet in bahrain deputy oil ministers from six gulf arab states will meet in bahrain today to discuss coordination of crude oil marketing the official emirates news agency wam reported wam said the officials would be discussing implementation of last sunday s agreement in doha by gulf c...
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3,855
raytheon co rtn sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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3,957
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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3,610
berliner bank outlines losses berliner bank ag has suffered losses of between mln and mln marks on credits extended by its stuttgart branch by bank officials who exceeded their powers a bank spokesman said the spokesman replying to queries about press reports said he could not rule out the possibility that the final lo...
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1,813
the adelaide steamship co ltd adsa s first half first half ended december shr cents vs int div cents vs net mln dlrs vs mln turnover mln vs mln other revenue mln vs mln one for five rights issue at dlrs a share one for four bonus issue on capital enlarged by rights issue shrs mln vs mln note shr applies to total net ml...
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imf world bank to meet amid new inflation fears amid new concerns about inflation interest rate increases and trade confrontations finance ministers and central bankers meet next week to discuss a deteriorating global debt and economic situation the meetings under the auspices of the international monetary fund and wor...
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miyazawa says u s likely to intervene finance minister kiichi miyazawa told parliament s lower house finance committee that the u s is expected to intervene in the foreign exchange market to stabilise exchange rates political sources said asked if the u s federal reserve board agreed in paris last month to intervene to...
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kinder care inc kndr first qtr net qtr ends dec shr one cent vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note the company changed its fiscal year end from aug to dec qtr prior ended jan and included two more weeks than current qtr current qtr includes loss for accounting change reuter
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gencorp gy says buyback better than takeover gencorp inc said the decision by general partners comprised of afg industries and wagner and brown to end its hostile offer for the company supports its belief that the buy back offer it announced yesterday was a financially superior alternative gencorp said it would annouce...
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owens and minor inc obod raises qtly dividend qtly div eights cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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skandia international buys stake in nevi baltic skandia international holding ab the overseas offshoot of swedish insurance group forsakrings ab skandia skds st said it was buying a pct share in the london quoted property and financial services company nevi baltic plc no financial details were given nevi baltic with a ...
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microbiological sciences inc mbls th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs profit nine cts oper net loss vs profit revs vs year oper shr loss two cts vs profit four cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note oper excludes extraordinary gains of for qtr and year reuter
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first connecticut fco sets quarterly payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april three note first connecticut small business investment co reuter
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goldman sells most st pennsylvania fpa stock goldman sachs and co told the securities and exchange commission it sold nearly its entire stake in first pennsylvania corp of shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock goldman sachs said it has about first pennsylvania common shares remaining on february the compa...
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federated department stores inc fds th qtr jan end shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note latest year net excludes mln dlr charge from loss on early debt extinguishment net includes cha...
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sea containers ltd scr th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln mths shr loss dlrs vs profit dlrs net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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