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conrac cax urges no action on bid conrac corp said it is asking shareholders to take no action on the dlr per share tender offer for all its shares launched this morning by mark iv industries inc iv the company said its board will study the offer with financial and legal advisors and make a recommendation to shareholde...
0
3,941
redkin laboratories inc rdkn qtly dividend shr five cts vs five cts prior qtr pay april record april reuter
2
1,959
maxtor mxtr agrees to acquire u s design maxtor corp and u s design corp usdc said they reached definitive agreement covering the acquisition of u s design by maxtor they said the arrangement which is subject to a number of conditions including u s design shareholder approval calls for maxtor to issue mln dlrs worth of...
0
3,036
group has pct of atlantic research atrc a group led by halcyon investments a new york securities and risk arbitrage partnership said it has acquired shares of atlantic research corp or pct of the total outstanding common stock in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the halcyon group said it bought the ...
0
5,286
thoratec laboratories corp year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
2
5,249
mid state mssl first federal in deal mid state federal savings and loan association said it and first federal savings and loan association of brooksville ffbv reached a definitive merger agreement as previously announced brooksville shareholders will get cash and stock in exchange for their shares the transaction is ex...
0
520
nwa inc th qtr shr profit cts vs loss nine cts
2
617
firm agrees to merge with lotoquik int l chatsworth enterprises inc a publicly held shell corporation said it signed a letter of intent to merger with lotoquik international ltd a nassau bahamas based maker of video lottery machines under terms of the merger agreement chatsworth said lotoquik shareholders would own a m...
0
2,450
wainco oil wol completes wildcat well wainco oil corp said it has completed a wildcat well on its grandmarais prspect in jefferson davis parish la which is currently producing at a rate of mln cubic feet of gas and barrels of condensate daily the company said it has a pct working interest in the well which is flowing f...
1
4,335
china postpones plan to scrap parallel currency chinese vice premier tian jiyun said plans to scrap the country s parallel currency foreign exchange certificates fecs had been postponed due to objections from foreign businessmen and others but tian told a news conference the chinese government still considered fecs uns...
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1,931
holly corp hoc nd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs st half oper shr four cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current half net excludes dlr loss from discontinued oil and natural gas operations share adjusted for three for one stock split and reca...
2
2,680
savannah electric and power co sav ups dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter
2
4,583
j c penney declares two for one split raises quarterly
2
2,823
volatility likely to remain low in debt futures financial analysts see little chance that u s interest rate futures will break out of their narrow ranges and low volatility during the remainder of the week we got a little volatility wednesday said staley commodities international analyst jerome lacey but for the moment...
4
2,500
howell corp hwl th qtr loss shr profit six cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note current qtr net includes writedown of mln dlrs of net investment in company s oil and gas properties year ago results restated to reflect re...
2
4,368
b and c reorganises commercial operations british and commonwealth shipping co plc bcom l said that it would reorganise its commercial and service operations into a single public grouping with autonomous management the group has expanded rapidly in the past year through the mln stg acquisition of exco international plc...
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3,226
allied lyons sees substantial second half growth allied lyons plc will report substantial growth in the second half of fiscal ended march chairman derrick holden brown said in answer to reporters queries you will certainly see substantial growth in allied lyons in the second half holden brown said following a presentat...
2
1,657
wilcox and gibbs inc wg sets payout semi div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
2
2,290
wings west airlines wing rd qtr net qtr ended jan shr one ct vs nine cts net vs revs vs note nine mth data unavailable reuter
2
3,622
k mart km raises payout votes split k mart corp said its board approved a pct increase in the quarterly dividend and declared a three for two stock split the company raised its dividend to cts a presplit share up from the previous cts a share after the split the new quarterly dividend rate is equivalent to cts a share ...
2
2,611
american physicians service amph th net shr profit five cts vs profit two cts net profit vs profit revs vs mths shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note full name of company is american physicians service group inc reuter
2
2,591
gencorp gy group holds pct stake general partners a texas general partnership equally owned by affiliates of wagner and brown and afg industries inc afg said it currently holds common shares or about pct of gencorp inc s gy outstanding common stock general partners said it began a dlrs a share cash tender offer for all...
0
3,220
echlin ech expects continued profit growth echlin inc said it expects further earnings increases for the second half of fiscal ending in august due to unit sales growth and improved operations as expected market conditions have improved so that demand for automotive replacement parts is gradually and steadily expanding...
2
4,686
gencorp gy alternative plan due within a week a william reynolds chairman and chief executive of gencorp inc told shareholders he expects to announce a company alternative to a dlr per share hostile tender within a week last night the company urged shareholders to reject the tender reynolds urged shareholders to be pat...
0
1,695
wildlife unit proposes alaska refuge oil study the national wildlife federation rejected an interior department draft plan to open wilderness lands in northern alaska to oil and gas exploration the federation the nation s largest conservation group said further study was needed to assess any possible damage that develo...
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5,103
bundesbank leaves credit policies unchanged
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healthvest hvt sells shares healthvest a maryland real estate investment trust said it began selling five mln shares of common stock at dlrs a share the company said it is also selling shares to healthcare international inc hii giving the company a pct stake in healthvest reuter
0
771
brown group inc th qtr shr cts vs cts
2
4,872
ransburg corp rbg st qtr feb loss oper shr loss cts vs profit one ct oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note earnings exclude gains from utilization of tax loss carryforwards of dlrs or one ct a share vs dlrs or three cts a share reuter
2
2,210
scientific systems services inc sssv th qtr shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr profit two cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
2
928
pemex lowers february far east crude oil prices the mexican state oil company petroleos mexicanos pemex said its far east customers would be charged dlrs per barrel for isthmus crude in february and dlrs for the heavier maya pemex said this was cts less than january isthmus and cts less than january maya far east custo...
1
5,289
petrobras sees raising export of fuel in brazil s state oil company petrobras is pledging to export mln cubic meters of fuel or mln barrels in a company spokesman said he said that represents a total sale worth mln dlrs the volume is pct higher over sales which totalled mln cubic meters or mln barrels the united states...
1
4,783
dome petroleum ltd dmp year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss two cts net loss billion vs profit mln revs billion vs billion note shr and net include writedowns totalling billion dlrs before a reduction in deferred income taxes of mln dlrs net also includes mln dlrs in accumulated foreign exchange losses canadian funds note c...
2
860
fed s johnson says he does not see increasing pressure on interest rates
4
1,184
petro canada to drill two terra nova test wells petro canada canada s state owned oil company said it will drill two delineation wells this summer at the terra nova oil field offshore newfoundland evaluation of test results and preliminary engineering work should put petro canada in a position to propose a development ...
1
5,046
transducer systems inc year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr profit seven cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note reflects tax benefit of reflects tax benefit of for quarter and for year reuter
2
3,917
summit tax exempt bond fund sua sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay aug record april one reuter
2
2,693
bionomic sciences bsii sees profitability bionomic sciences international inc said it expects to start operating profitably by the fourth quarter the company today reported a profit of dlrs for the first half ended january after a dlr gain on the sale of assets and a dlr extraordinary loss a year before it lost dlrs af...
2
2,288
bindley western industries inc bind th qtr net oper shr primary cts vs cts oper shr diluted cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs primary vs avg shrs diluted mln vs mln year oper shr primary cts vs cts oper shr diluted cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs primary vs avg shrs diluted mln vs note rev...
2
874
bei holdings ltd beih st qtr jan net shr cts vs eight cts net vs rev mln vs mln note qtr includes extraordinary gain of dlrs or six cts a share versus dlrs or two cts a share in fiscal s first qtr reuter
2
5,217
graphic media inc gmed year net ended jan shr nine cts vs eight cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note restated reuter
2
2,475
mony real estate investors mym rd qtr feb oper shr nine cts vs cts qtly div cts vs cts prior oper net vs total income vs nine mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs total income mln vs mln note current year net both periods includes dslr provision for possible losses net excludes gains from sale of investment of dlrs vs ...
2
1,828
alusuisse group net loss mln swiss francs loss mln
2
3,172
generale de banque heller buy factoring unit generale de banque sa genb br and heller overseas corp of chicago have each taken pct stakes in factoring company sa belgo factors generale de banque said in a statement it gave no financial details of the transaction sa belgo factors turnover in was billion belgian francs r...
0
2,463
great pacific industries inc year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
3,711
kirschner kmdc completes purchase kirschner medical corp said it completed the acquisition of minnesota mining and manufacturing s mmm orthopedic metal implant line division the acquisition price is mln dlrs in cash a six mln dlr three year note and shares of kirschner common stock the division had sales of mln dlrs in...
0
2,848
nippon life seeking tie with u s securities house nippon life insurance co is pursing a possible link with an american securities house to expand its overseas investment portfolio a company spokesman said but he declined to comment on rumours the company would take a pct stake in shearson lehman brothers an investment ...
0
1,154
renault chrysler in accord for chrysler to buy amc regie nationale des usines renault rena pa said it and chrysler corp c have signed a letter of intent in which chrysler plans to buy american motors corp amo n pct owned by renault renault president raymond levy said in a statement issued by the french state car group ...
0
2,301
cathay pacific profit seen above target buoyed by low fuel prices and favourable currency factors cathay pacific airways ltd s caph hk profits are expected to surpass the airline s forecast of one billion h k dlrs stock analysts said analysts said they expect the airline to show net earnings of between billion and bill...
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8
united presidential corp upco th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note results include adjustment of dlrs or cts shr for year and both periods from improvement in results of its universal life business than first estimated reuter
2
4,034
best products co bes th qtr jan net shr profit dlrs vs profit cts net profit mln vs profit mln sales mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit eight cts net loss mln vs profit sales vs note current year net both periods includes prtax provisions for restructuring operations of dlrs in quarter and mln dlrs in year latest y...
2
755
pepsico pep upgraded by kidder peabody kidder peabody and co analyst roy burry issued a strong buy recommendation on pepsico inc citing an improved profit outlook for both domestic soft drinks and frito lay snack foods pepsico climbed to on shares by midmorning burry forecast earnings of dlrs per share in and dlrs in i...
2
2,484
killearn properties inc kpi rd qtr net qtr ends jan shr cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
2
1,404
network video inc nvid rd qtr feb net shr one ct vs five cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr four cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
2
605
frost and sullivan inc frsl nd qtr jan shr profit cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs vs st half shr profit cts vs loss eight cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
2
1,390
seaman furniture co inc seam rd qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs sales mln vs mln reuter
2
587
webcor electronics wer in technical default webcor electronics inc said it remains in technical and payment default under its revolving credit agreement and in technical default under certain other obligations to its lender although its lender has not enforced its right to demand payment of the debt in full it continue...
2
978
some shipping restrictions remain on rhine limited shipping restrictions due to high water remain in force on parts of the west german stretch of the rhine river between the dutch border and the city of mainz but most are expected to be lifted this weekend water authority officials said the restrictions caused by high ...
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canadian imperial sees lower loan losses canadian imperial bank of commerce earlier reporting higher net income for the first quarter ended january said it expects loan losses to be lower than last year s mln dlrs however the bank said it will maintain the high level of provisioning for loan losses established last yea...
2
1,836
japan rejects u s objections to fairchild sale a foreign ministry official dismissed arguments made by senior u s government officials seeking to block the sale of a u s microchip maker to a japanese firm they appear to be linking completely unrelated issues shuichi takemoto of the foreign ministry s north american div...
0
4,210
bp australia reports mln dlr year loss the british petroleum co of australia ltd reported a mln dlr net loss for against a mln dlr profit in after sales fell to billion dlrs from billion the british petroleum co plc bp l unit attributed the deficit to stock losses arising from the drop in crude prices in the first half...
2
2,761
tie communications inc tie th qtr loss oper shr loss dlrs vs loss cts oper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln mths oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note for the qtr and yr loss reflects pretax loss of mln and mln which included a writedown of inventory and restructuring cha...
2
868
homestead financial hfl ups cash dividend homestead financial corp said it has increased the dividend on its class a common shares to cts a share from five cts prior while declaring an initial dividend on its class b common stock of cts a share homestead said the two classes of stock emerged as part of its recapitaliza...
2
4,809
nature s bounty inc nbty year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
2
5,274
metromedia buys warrant for shares of orion metromedia co said it purchased from time inc s tl home box office inc a warrant to purchase shares of common stock of orion pictures corp opc the price for the warrant was mln dlrs metromedia said it added that it now owns pct of the outstanding common stock of orion reuter
0
5,373
volcker says exchange rate adjustment enough to narrow u s trade deficit
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4,002
bp units seek five billion dlr revolving credit to support standard oil tender
0
1,079
dtd enterprises inc in reorganization dtd enterprises inc said it filed an k report indicating that eagleslair development corp had assumed control of the company under a reorganization plan signed last month the company said d gerald lach president of eagleslair was named president and a director of dtd in addition dt...
0
2,048
bank of china takes stake in baii holdings bank of china has taken a stake in luxembourg based finance company baii holdings sa a spokesman for baii said the stake was between three and five pct but no further details of the deal which was announced simultaneously in paris london and hong kong were immediately availabl...
0
1,936
infinite graphics inc infg rd qtr jan net shr profit two cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs nine mths shr profit eight cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs reuter
2
4,707
energy ventures cinc engy th qtr net net profit vs loss revs vs year net profit vs loss revs vs mln reuter
2
4,614
gandalf gandf acquires stake in data voice gandalf technologies inc said it acquired a significant minority equity interest in privately held data voice solutions corp of newport beach calif for undisclosed terms gandalf did not specify the size of the interest data voice is a three year old designer and manufacturer o...
0
1,887
national entertainment corp nent rd qtr net jan end shr six cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs note prior year net both periods includes dlr tax credit reuter
2
4,727
genex corp gnex year loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs vs mln note current year includes writedown of mln dlrs reuter
2
871
lucky stores inc lks reinstates quarterly div qtly div cts vs nil pay april record march note in quarters preceeding th qtr dividend was cts reuter
2
1,969
firecom inc frcm rd qtr jan loss shr loss two cts vs profit two cts net loss vs profit sales vs nine mths shr loss one cent vs profit four cts net loss vs profit sales vs reuter
2
4,735
royex offers dlrs shr and dlrs warrant for international corona
0
3,545
kuwait says opec mln bpd below ceiling kuwaiti oil minister sheikh ali al khalifa al sabah said opec was producing well below its oil output ceiling and this would help prices move higher according to a kuwaiti newspaper interview the al rai al aam newspaper quoted him as saying opec was pumping mln barrels per day bpd...
1
3,683
new process co noz sets qtly payout new process co said it declared a quarterly dividend of cts the regular dividend it pays during the first three quarters of the year the dividend is payable may to shareholders of record april last year new process paid an annual dividend of dlrs by paying cts a share in each of the ...
2
2,713
american express axp up on shearson rumors american express co climbed to on rumors the company was about to announce an agreement to sell pct of its shearson lehman brothers unit to nippon blife insurance of japan traders said speculation about an impending deal rumored to be worth mln dlrs also sent shares of other u...
0
1,028
colombian oil exports not affected by quake colombian oil installations were not damaged by an earthquake which shook ecuador and southern colombia last night and there are no plans to suspend exports a spokesman for the state run oil company ecopetrol said he said no damage was reported unlike in ecuador where indefin...
1
3,482
graphic industries grph ends buyout talks graphics industries inc said it terminated negotiations for the acquisition of holladay tyler printing corp rockville md the companies on march announced that they had signed an agreement in principle for the acquisition no reason was given termination of the negotiations reute...
0
2,026
japan line selling tankers and bulkers major tanker operator japan line ltd jlit t is selling vlccs and several bulk carriers for scrap or further trading industry sources said the tanker disposals include japan orchid dwt japan lupinus dwt sovereign dwt rosebay dwt saffron dwt and cattleya dwt all of which have been r...
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am international am cites strong prospects am international inc reporting an operating loss for the january second quarter said prospects for the balance of the fiscal year remain good it said orders at its harris graphics subsidiary acquired in june continue to run at a strong pace for the six months orders rose pct o...
2
2,454
interactive technologies inc itxi st qtr net shr nine cts vs eight cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs note periods end january and respectively reuter
2
2,722
cpc cpc sees higher earnings per share cpc international inc said it expects earnings per share to increase over levels we are confident that will top in earnings per share and are optimistic about our longer term future as well the company said in its annual report in cpc earned mln dlrs or dlrs a share on revenues of...
2
439
american aircraft corp buys private firm american aircraft corp said it has acquired a pct interest in privately held hunter helicopter of nevada inc the purchase was made for an undisclosed amount of american aircraft stock the company said it said the acquisition will increase shareholder equity in american aircraft ...
0
4,303
plaza group completes merger transaction plaza group said it completed a transaction in which it merged its wholly owned subsidiary flyfaire international inc into shefra inc a public company in return for a controlling interest in shefra with completion of the merger shefra changed its name to flyfaire international i...
0
305
transamerica sells occidental life australia equity investment company battery group ltd said it had agreed to buy occidental life insurance co of australia ltd from transamerica corp ta of the u s for mln australian dlrs the acquisition has been made possible by the efforts of its major shareholder pratt and co financ...
0
1,395
vhc ltd vhcl th qtr oper net oper shr profit cts vs loss one ct oper net profit vs loss revs vs na year oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs na avg shrs vs note excludes gains of dlrs or cts and dlrs or cts in current qtr and year respectively from benefit of tax loss carryforwards year a...
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3,438
talking point wendy s international wen takeover speculation buoyed wendy s international inc s stock even after coca cola co took the fizz out of market rumors by denying it was an interested suitor wendy s retreated from an earlier high of and lost a point when coca cola ko said the rumors were untrue however wendy s...
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4,796
auditors qualify mco resources mcr report mco resources inc said its independent auditors have qualified their opinion on the company financial statements for in which it posted a net loss of mln dlrs or dlrs a share on revenues of mln mco said the qualfied opinion related to its realization of the carrying amount of i...
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263
glamis gold ltd glgvf six mths dec net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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2,208
hudson valley patrol agrees to buy guard firm hudson valley patrol inc said it agreed to acquire privately held federal protection services inc a palm beach fla security firm for common shares and other considerations hudson valley which provides guard and patrol services in upstate n y said federal protection services...
0
673
general host gh sees year loss general host corp said it will report a loss from continuing operations and a sharp decline in net income for the year ended january due to substantial operating losses in its frank s nursery and crafts unit for the year ended january general reported net income of mln dlrs the company sa...
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35
coradian corp cdin th qtr net shr profit three cts vs loss three cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr profit one cent vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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23
potomac electric power co pom jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs billion vs billion avg shr mln vs mln note latest mths net includes gain cts per share for sale of virginia service territory to dominion resources inc d reuter
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4,788
avon products avp sees higher earnings avon products inc the diversifed conglomerate that had a strong turn around in said it expects sales and earnings to climb higher this year in its annual report the company also said it expects to maintain its current annual two dlr dividend on the basis of continued upward earnin...
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italy s bnl negotiating purchase of german bank italy s state owned banca nazionale del lavoro bnl said it is negotiating to buy a west german bank as part of its foreign expansion policy bnl president nerio nesi told a news conference the italian bank was currently involved in talks but declined to name the german ins...
0
1,712
unr industries inc unriq th qtr net shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln year shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
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