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5,413 | volcker says fed policy not linked to rate rise federal reserve board chairman paul volcker said that he did not believe there was a connection between the fed s policies and the recent rise in the prime interest rate by most major u s banks asked by reporters following testimony before the senate banking committee whe... | 4 |
203 | cronus industries inc crns th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln mths oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note excludes income from discontinued operations of vs for qtr and mln vs for year excludes extraordinary charge of for current qtr and for... | 2 |
2,036 | cie bancaire in one for five bonus share issue cie bancaire a subsidiary of recently privatised banking group cie financiere de paribas pari pa said it is issuing mln new francs nominal shares on the basis of one for five already held the operation will begin on march a spokesman said cie bancaire also said it has incr... | 2 |
3,959 | federal mogul corp fmo sets regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record may reuter | 2 |
489 | u s wine exports rose per cent last year exports of american wine rose per cent last year to a total of million gallons the wine institute said the san francisco based promotional group said per cent of the exported wine was from california and the top three markets were canada japan and britain japan which edged out b... | 7 |
1,823 | china s january grain exports fall china s grain exports in january totaled tonnes down pct from january customs figures show they gave no detailed breakdown the official china economic news quoted the figures as showing tea exports rose pct to tonnes during the month imports of wool rose pct to tonnes over the same pe... | 3 |
4,221 | associated newspapers has pct of northern star northern star holdings ltd said britain s associated newspapers holdings plc will hold pct of its enlarged issued capital after applying to acquire mln shares in its recently announced placement associated was one of the major investors participating in the previously repo... | 0 |
5,377 | carolyn bean cben completes acquisition carolyn bean publishing ltd said it has completed the acquisition of greeting card company millen cards which had sales of over dlrs in for undisclosed terms the company said pct of millen s cards have been sold in the northeast and mid atlantic states but bean expects to increas... | 0 |
2,211 | skippers inc skip semi annual dividend semi annual div four cts vs four cts pay april record april reuter | 2 |
1,479 | h j heinz co rd qtr shr cts vs cts | 2 |
2,325 | payless cashways inc pci st qtr feb net shr cts vs seven cts net vs sales mln vs mln qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay april six record march six reuter | 2 |
4,382 | marketing systems masy seeks acquisitions marketing systems of america inc said it has retained richter cohen and co to assist in efforts to redirect its business through merger or acquisition the company said as consideration for services to be renedered it has agreed to grant richter five year warrants to buy common ... | 0 |
4,754 | getty petroleum gty sets stock dividend getty petroleum corp said its board declared a five pct stock dividend payable on april to shareholders of record april the company also declared a regular cash dividend of four cts a share and reported net income rose to mln dlrs from mln dlrs reuter | 2 |
2,235 | suburban bancorp subba unit wins judgment suburban bancorp said a cook county circuit court ruled in favor of one of its companies suburban bancorp of bartlett formerly bartlett state bank on claims against six former directors suburban bank of barlett claimed that the former directors breached their fiduciary duties a... | 0 |
4,208 | white house panel said urging japan retaliation the white house economic policy council decided to recommend trade sanctions against japan for violations of the u s japanese semiconductor agreement industry sources said they would give no details noting that the white house had not commented on the decision the adminis... | 7 |
3,219 | gpu gpu sees tmi fuel problems resolved general public utilities corp said the water clarity problem delaying the removal of fuel from the damaged unit two of the three mile island nuclear power plant appears to have been resolved the company said the slower than expected removal of the fuel which has been primarily du... | 2 |
119 | 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... | 0 |
1,847 | opec defending dlr price subroto says indonesian energy minister subroto said opec is deliberately under its production ceiling of mln barrels to defend its dlr a barrel price target he told reporters at an energy conference in jakarta that opec had decided to maintain its price level of dlrs we are deliberately defend... | 1 |
5,167 | closure of bp sweden refinery forecast a swedish finance ministry committee forecast that british petroleum plc bp l may have to close its refinery in gothenburg because of an anticipated worsening of the swedish petroleum industry s competitiveness it said in a report that the future of the swedish refining business w... | 1 |
5,458 | coca cola bottling coke terminates talks coca cola bottling co consolidated said it terminated negotiations with the proposed purchaser of its wholly owned subsidiary headquartered in vancouver b c the company said it is vigorously continuing its efforts to sell its canadian operations substantially on the terms and co... | 0 |
1,571 | leigh pemberton opposes takeover protection rules the bank of england does not favour the introduction of rules to shield companies from hostile takeover attempts its governor robin leigh pemberton said instead merchant banks advising bidding companies must show restraint and responsibility to avoid the excesses that h... | 0 |
4,026 | philips electrical sells stake in unidare philips electrical ireland ltd has arranged the sale of the one mln ordinary shares it holds in its subsidiary unidare aluminium ltd unidare said the placing has been arranged through allied irish investment bank plc at an ex dividend price of irish pence per share reuter | 0 |
385 | continental gic sees net up from tax law continental corp said the fresh start provision of the tax reform act of may add to to earnings per share the insurance holding company had net earnings of mln dlrs or or per share in john loynes continental chief financial officer said the fresh start provision allowed the comp... | 2 |
3,567 | transnational industries trsl sees loss transnational industries inc said due to continuing manufacturing difficulties at its alloytek inc jet engine component subsidiary it expects to report a net loss of about dlrs or cts per share for the fourth quarter ended january it said revenues for the period were about mln dl... | 2 |
774 | mercantile stores co inc th qtr shr dlrs vs dlrs | 2 |
1,116 | malaysia bails out another commercial bank malaysia s central bank said it acquired a pct stake in ailing united asian bank bhd uab the sixth largest commercial bank in the country to rebuild public confidence in it uab called for a rights issue last november to raise mln ringgit to rectify its capital deficiency follo... | 0 |
1,755 | ottawa seeks explanation of credit card rates minister of state for finance tom hockin said he has asked the canadian bankers association an industry lobby group for an explanation of the level of credit card interest rates hockin said he hopes to here the association s response on the important issue soon hockin was r... | 4 |
1,641 | international american home sets acquisition international american homes inc said it has contracted to acquire diversified shelter group ltd for about dlrs to be paid pct in cash and pct in international american common stock to be valued on a day trading average prior to closing it said the price is based on diversif... | 0 |
4,033 | best products co inc th qtr shr dlrs vs cts | 2 |
3,615 | dixons plans to let cyclops cyl offer expire dixons group plc said it does not plan to extend the expiration date of its tender offer for any and all common shares of cyclops corp beyond tonight dixons said it would accept shares validly tendered and not withdrawn by midnight tonight dixons which is offering dlrs a sha... | 0 |
522 | castle and cooke inc cke th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit rev billion vs billion avg shares vs note fourth quarter includes after tax loss from discontinued flexi van operations of mln dlrs primary earnin... | 2 |
5,247 | richardson electronics rell rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln nine months shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln note fiscal per share data reflects dilutive effect of shares issued for april convertible debenture conversion company s full name is richarson electronics ltd reuter | 2 |
1,198 | twa twa declines comment on usair u a transworld airlines inc official said the airline has no comment on usair group inc s planned buyout of piedmont aviation inc twa however has pursued its application with the department of transportation for a takeover of usair according to mark buckstein twa general counsel and vi... | 0 |
4,217 | bhp sees strong fourth quarter but lower year net the broken hill pty co ltd brkn s said it expects a strong full year result helped by sigificant investment allowance credits in the fourth quarter but net will fall short of the record mln dlrs earned in ended may the group earlier reported its net earnings dropped to ... | 2 |
4,531 | group sells stake in comdata network cdn a group of investment firms which had once sought control of comdata network inc told the securities and exchange commission it sold its remaining share or pct stake in the company the group which had owned as much as pct of the total said it sold the stake on march at dlrs a sh... | 0 |
3,856 | p h glatfelter co glp increases dividend p h glatfelter said its board increased its quarterly dividend on its common stock to cts per share from cts per share the prior quarter it said the dividend is payable may to shareholders of record april in addition the company said it authorized the repurchase of up to an addi... | 2 |
2,252 | armtek arm unit leveraged buyout completed condere corp formed by former managers of armtek corp said it completed the acquisition of a tire plant and other assets of armtek for undisclosed terms in addition to a tire manufacturing plant condere bought s and a truck tire sales and service corp which operates sears truc... | 0 |
31 | bdm international bdm increases qtrly divs annual div class a cts vs cts prior annual div class b cts vs cts prior payable april one record march note full name is bdm international inc reuter | 2 |
1,183 | amc says it is studying chrysler buyout proposal and will comment when appropriate | 0 |
2,631 | timberland industries inc timb th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
173 | kapok corp kpk year sept loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note prior year net includes gain on sale of property of dlrs reuter | 2 |
2,949 | tie telecommunications canada ltd th qtr net oper shr one ct vs six cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note previous oper net excludes dlrs of extraordinary expenses for qtr and dlr gain for year tie communications inc tie holds pct interest reuter | 2 |
2,563 | sea galley stores inc seag th qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
3,730 | fleet to acquire assets of mark iv iv unit fleet aerospace corp said it agreed in principle to acquire the assets and operations of the engineered magnetics division of gulton industries inc a unit of mark iv industries inc terms were undisclosed los angeles based engineered magnetics designs and produces custom power ... | 0 |
4,316 | dean foods co df raises dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record may reuter | 2 |
2,504 | healthvest hvt buys tennessee medical complex healthvest said it acquired the eastwood hospital medical complex in memphis from healthcare international inc for mln dlrs cash healthcare international will continue to operate the hospital under a lease agreement the company said reuter | 0 |
2,561 | texaco tx to cease posting texas oil price texaco refining and marketing an operating subsidiary of texaco inc said it would cease to post crude oil prices for west texas crudes at the end of this month following a decision to discontinue purchase of crude oil from leases a texaco spokesman in houston said but it will ... | 1 |
1,539 | philippine debt talks delayed for consultations today s debt rescheduling talks between the philippines government and its bank advisory committee were postponed until thursday to give the banks more time to consider manila s novel proposal for paying part of its interest bill in notes instead of cash bankers said the ... | 4 |
200 | kapok corp kpk st qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter | 2 |
150 | jim walter corp jwc regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april one record march reuter | 2 |
3,919 | baker says u s willing to cooperate to stabilize exchange rates | 5 |
3,465 | mark iv iv unit to begin conrac cax tender mark iv industries inc said it plans to begin a tender offer at dlrs a share for all outstanding shares of conrac corp cax a stamford conn maker of control instruments and telecommunications products mark iv said it owns about shares or about pct of conrac s outstanding shares... | 0 |
284 | petrolite corp plit sets payout qtly dividend cts vs cts pay april record april reuter | 2 |
2,230 | telequest inc telq th qtr dec loss shr loss nine cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales vs avg shrs vs year shr profit one ct vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter | 2 |
4,372 | asian dollar market assets fall in january the gross size of the asian dollar market contracted to billion u s dlrs in january down billion dlrs from december reflecting a decline in interbank activity the monetary authority of singapore mas said in its latest monthly bulletin the assets stood at billion dlrs in januar... | 5 |
2,708 | amour inc to make acquisition amour inc said it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire bard international associates inc for mln common shares in a transaction that would give former bard shareholders control of the combined company bard makes tennis and squash racquets and accessories reuter | 0 |
4,094 | house of fabrics inc hf th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note prior year net both periods includes dlr charge from sale of craft showcase stores reuter | 2 |
1,137 | standard pacific spf acquires south bay s l standard pacific lp said it has acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of south bay savings and loan association of newport beach the firm said over the weekend that it will conduct its savings and loan activities through standard pacific savings fa a federa... | 0 |
303 | opec within output ceiling subroto says opec remains within its agreed output ceiling of mln barrels a day and had expected current fluctuations in the spot market of one or two dlrs indonesian energy minister subroto said he told reporters after meeting with president suharto that present weakness in the spot oil mark... | 1 |
3,331 | japan long term prime seen cut to record low soon japan s long term banks will soon cut their prime rate now at a record low pct by or percentage point in response to falling secondary market yields on their five year debentures long term bankers said the long term prime rate is customarily set percentage point above t... | 4 |
4,069 | 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... | 0 |
1,042 | att t phone proposal to help profits american telephone and telegraph co s proposal to deregulate its long distance phone service is unlikely to produce a radical change in phone rates but it should help the company s profits analysts said deregulation will mean more pricing discounts for large volume users but status ... | 2 |
3,937 | allis chalmers ah sells swiss unit allis chalmers corp said it has sold its elex ag unit in zurich switzerland to private investors for an undisclosed amount the company said elex produces electrostatic precipitators used in air pollution control reuter | 0 |
782 | zayre corp zy th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs rev billion vs billion year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs rev billion vs billion note th qtr net includes pre tax gain of mln dlrs from sale of real estate and real estate development company fiscal net includes extraordinary charge of mln dlrs or six cts a share all per sha... | 2 |
4,314 | french ministerial meeting held on cgct sale finance minister edouard balladur industry minister alain madelin and telecommunications minister gerard longuet met for more than an hour today to discuss the imminent sale of the french telephone switching group cie generale de constructions telephoniques a spokesman for l... | 0 |
2,730 | del val financial corp dvl sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay july one record june reuter | 2 |
4,187 | white house unit decides on semiconductors the white house economic policy council made a recommendation to president reagan whether to retaliate against japan for alleged unfair practices in semiconductor trade u s officials said they would not disclose the council s recommendation but the officials said earlier it wa... | 7 |
1,201 | fed sets billion dlr customer repurchase fed says | 5 |
2,209 | amcast industrial corp acst nd qtr march one shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs st half shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter | 2 |
1,289 | grand metropolitan plc unit to sell business grand metropolitan plc said its grandmet usa inc unit decided to sell its physical fitness and exercise equipment business the company said morgan stanely and co inc is advising it on the sale of the business reuter | 0 |
1,771 | weinberger opposes fujitsu buying u s firm defense secretary caspar weinberger will join commerce secretary malcolm baldrige in fighting fujitsu ltd s itsu t plan to buy pct of fairchild semiconductor corp pentagon officials said he weinberger opposes it it is not in the best interests of the country to have more of th... | 0 |
2,737 | rada electronic industries radif nine mths net ended december shr three cts vs nine cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs note full name rada electronic industries ltd reuter | 2 |
2,477 | h j heinz hnz poised for record year h j heinz co is within sight of our nd consecutive year of new records in financial growth for the fiscal year ending april chairman and chief executive officer anthony o reilly told investment analysts o reilly who declined to make a specific projection said the food company is str... | 2 |
3,415 | lowe s cos inc low qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter | 2 |
3,338 | study says oil price fall spurs bankruptcies the sharp drop in world oil prices the past year triggered a pct increase in bankruptcies in the country s oil states according to a study released by the american petroleum institute api api said the dunn and bradstreet study found that business failures rose nationally by ... | 1 |
2,684 | norstar nor fleet flt to merge norstar bancorp said that its board and the board of fleet financial group have approved a definitive agreement to merge a norstar spokesman said that a press release containing further details on the merger would be issued shortly reuter | 0 |
1,666 | tenney engineering inc tny th qtr net shr two cts vs nine cts net vs revs vs mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
1,450 | jones and vining jnsv gets vulcan vul bid jones and vining inc said vulcan corp one of its main competitors in the production of shoe lasts has offered to acquire jones and vining for five dlrs a share jones and vining said a management effort to take the company private will go ahead at dlrs per share the form of the ... | 0 |
5,321 | sabine royalty trust sbr sets monthly payout cash distribution cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter | 2 |
4,704 | quest biotechnology qbio unit in merger pact quest biotechnology inc said its new subsidiary quest blood substitute inc signed the agreement and plan of merger with hunt research corp and its affiliate icas corp it said quest blood expects to complete the merger within the next several weeks terms were not disclosed in... | 0 |
3,218 | senator wants stronger air merger regulation the chairman of the senate antitrust subcommittee said the transportation department was allowing too many airline mergers and proposed its authority be transfered to the justice department the transportation department s antitrust enforcement has been disastrous permitting ... | 0 |
1,279 | news corp nws completes purchase of newspaper the news corp said the south china morning post ltd of hong kong become a wholly owned subsidiary march as previously announced reuter | 0 |
668 | phoenix steel receives offer for claymont mill phoenix steel corp said a group of investors offered to buy its clayton steel plate mill for eight mln dlrs and the assumption of a bond obligation phoenix did not disclose the indentity of the investors phoenix was forced to close the clayton mill last month the company s... | 0 |
5,444 | bermuda star bsl leases vessel bermuda star line inc said it has leased a ton passenger vessel from orley shipping co inc of liberia for a term with options extending for years the vessel ss liberte will be renamed the canadian star and will be used for cruises to montreal from new york beginning in june orley shipping... | 6 |
3,935 | u s securities industry assn backs restraints on takeovers insider trading | 0 |
2,997 | talking point american express axp american express co s plan to sell a stake in its shearson lehman brothers is believed to be a prelude to a public offering of shares in the brokerage unit analysts said american express earlier said it has a general understanding with nippon life insurance co of japan to sell a pct i... | 0 |
4,904 | first national bank corp to buy branch first national bank corp the newly formed parent of first national bank in mount clemens mich and bankers fund life insurance co said it reached an agreement to buy a branch in clinton township from a nonrelated financial institution it said the acquisition brings to the number of... | 0 |
2,321 | ec warns u s and japan on trade tensions the european community ec yesterday warned japan and the united states its main trading partners that friction over trade issues is affecting the ec s relations with both countries ec foreign ministers issued a statement deploring japan s continued trade imbalance and appealed f... | 7 |
2,688 | admac inc jpac rd qt jan loss shr loss dlrs vs profit eight cts net loss vs profit sales vs nine mths shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales vs mln avg shrs vs reuter | 2 |
2,537 | economic spotlight japan buying overseas firms more u s and european firms will be falling prey to japanese corporations bulging with cash and eager to extend their reach further overseas according to merger and acquisitions specialists polled by reuters already rich japanese companies have pounced on u s banks steel a... | 0 |
5,033 | strawbridge and clothier strw th qtr net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note current year includes loss equal to cts shr from takeover defense and loss of cts from loss of investment tax credits reuter | 2 |
957 | m corp inc year dec net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note share results reflect two for one stock split in june reuter | 2 |
1,197 | uaw says it back chrysler c amc amo merger the united auto workers uaw union said it supports chrysler corp s proposal to buy american motors corp as creating a good match that potentially points the way to a more secure future for workers at both companies we believe our members interests can be well served within the... | 0 |
1,174 | control data cda to buy peripherals stake control data corp said it agreed to acquire unisys inc s uis pct stake in magnetic peripherals inc the letter of intent provides that unisys converts from an owner in magnetic peripherals to a customer of control data s data storage products group over a two year period under t... | 0 |
2,667 | may department stores co th qtr shr dlrs vs dlrs | 2 |
5,146 | holiday hia recapitalization approved holiday corp said the new jersey casino control commission has approved its recapitalization plan providing the final regulatory approval needed the company said it expects to announce next week the record date for the special dlr per share dividend shareholders will receive under ... | 2 |
2,930 | fed approves amsouth aso affiliation amsouth corp said the federal reserve board approved the affiliation of first tuskaloosa corp with amsouth the approval was the final regulatory step in the affiliation process which began in august amsouth said under terms of the affiliation each first tuskaloosa shareholder will r... | 0 |
3,439 | patient technology inc pti year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss dlrs oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note year net excludes losses from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs reuter | 2 |
1,446 | ec concerned over u s textile import moves the european community ec expressed disquiet over protectionist moves in the united states to limit imports of textiles and said it would retaliate immediately if ec exports were hit a spokeswoman for the ec commission said ec external trade commissioner willy de clercq had wr... | 7 |
1,453 | science dynamics corp sidy year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter | 2 |
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