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u k money market deficit forecast at mln stg the bank of england said it forecast a shortage of around mln stg in the money market today among the main factors affecting liquidity bills for repurchase by the market will drain some mln stg while bills maturing in official hands and the take up of treasury bills will tak...
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helm h sells additional shares in bamberger helm resources inc said that pursuant to the exercise of an overallotment option by underwriters in bamberger polymers inc s initial public offering it has sold another bamberger shares and reduced its ownership in bamberger to pct from pct to date helm has sold bamberger s f...
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1,774
first financial ffmc in stock split first financial management corp said its board declared a three for two stock split of its common stock the split will be effected by a pct stock dividend for shareholders of record march to be distributed on april six reuter
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671
british aide criticizes u s protectionism a senior british official said that protectionist bills being considered by congress could trigger retaliation by the european community eec and threaten the global trading system paul channon secretary for trade and industry said if congress passed legislation to curb textile ...
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westar mining ltd th qtr loss shr not given oper loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr not given oper loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note pct owned by british columbia resources investment corp note continued qtr excludes extraordinary loss of mln dlrs versus loss of mln dlrs in prior year year excludes extra...
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256
int l minerals igl buys animal products unit international minerals and chemical corp said it completed its acquisition of johnson and johnson co s pitman moore unit a producer of animal health products terms of the acquisition were not disclosed international minerals and chemical said annual sales of the unit are abo...
0
5,370
emery air freight said hutton group ends offer for purolator courier
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1,080
schwab safe co ss ups payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
2
540
swift energy co sfy th qtr net shr cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
2
4,886
chemical chl raises prime rate to pct chemical bank the main bank subsidiary of chemical new york corp said it is raising its prime lending rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
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160
warwick insurance managers inc wimi th qtr oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes investment gains dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year year net excludes dlr tax credit share adjusted for one for two reverse ...
2
1,011
cie financiere de paribas pari pa year parent company net profit mln francs vs mln dividend five francs vs no comparison note the financial and banking group was privatised by the government in january this year reuter
2
4,077
bank of boston expects st qtr earnings from cts to dlrs shr vs cts
2
955
instrumentarium acquires nokia subsidiary finland s medical group instrumentarium oy inmr he said it has acquired electronics components importers and marketers ferrado oy and insele oy subsidiaries of finland s electronics group nokia oy noks he it said in a statement ferrado and insele will be merged into instrumenta...
0
3,105
thompson medical co inc tm sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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4,966
multibank financial corp mltf in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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3,618
oil tax break ridiculed by u s house taxwriter a house taxwriter said energy secretary james herrington s outrageous plan to restore an old tax break for oil companies was both bad tax and energy policy rep pete stark a california democrat and senior house ways and means committee member said herrington s plan for a pc...
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2,532
cathay pacific airways net profit billion h k dlrs vs mln
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2,584
measurex corp mx st qtr net shr cts vs cts qtrly div six cts vs cts prior net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note pay for dividend was march to shareholders of record on feb reuter
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4,800
standard oil raises alaska north slope by dlrs effective april one
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1,287
cbt discusses major changes for renovation chicago board of trade cbt agricultural and financial futures markets could be in for a period of major upheaval later this year if the exchange goes ahead with planned renovation a cbt spokesman told reuters the exchange was looking at a number of options to identify the most...
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2,603
sensormatic electronics corp snsr rd qtr net feb end shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note prior year net both periods after mln dlr writeoff reuter
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4,510
aec inc aece sets regular payout qtrly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay april record april reuter
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4,337
islamic banks establish mln dlr trade portfolio the islamic development bank idb and islamic banks signed an agreement to establish a mln dlr trade portfolio to finance trade among islamic countries idb sources said they said idb s share in the portfolio which will only finance exports and imports of the private sector...
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marriott mhs to sell hotel four seasons hotels said it and vms realty partners of chicago have agreed to purchase the santa barbara biltmore hotel from marriott corp for an undisclosed amount it said the venture will rename the hotel the four seasons biltmore at santa barbara and invest over mln dlrs in improvements on...
0
4,584
interlink says not planning bid for purolator british package courier interlink express plc does not plan to bid for the whole or part of purolator courier corp pcc n a spokesman said there is no intention of making any sort of approach to purolator the spokesman told reuters adding it would be a case of david versus g...
0
4,739
welbilt welb completes acquisitions welbilt corp said it completed the previously announced acquisitions of the assets of l and m manufacturing co and food machinery engineering co two manufacturers of automated bakery production equipment headquartered in toronto reuter
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208
i m s international inc imsi sets quarterly qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay march record march reuter
2
2,502
marcus corp mrcs rd qtr feb five net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note net includes tax credits of dlrs in the third quarter and dlrs in the nine months compared with dlrs and dlrs in the periods reuter
2
4,550
london int l selling hot water bottle unit london international group plc lonl l said it had agreed to sell its haffenden moulding co ltd unit to melton medes ltd for mln stg haffenden is a moulder of hot water bottles and also produces a variety of rubber and plastic mouldings the book value of its assets is mln stg l...
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4,480
venezuela wants to boost its refining capacity venezuela s state oil company petroleos de venezuela s a wants to raise its worldwide refining capacity by barrels of per day a company official attending the national petroleum refiners association meeting here said he declined to be identified but said pdvsa has the capa...
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1,082
bradley brly announces long term lease bradley real estate trust said it signed a year lease for property in downtown minneapolis to bced minnesota inc the lease will increase net income by about cts a share on a post february three for two stock split basis for the trust reported net income of mln dlrs or cts a share ...
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4,514
u s credit markets end under extreme pressure the u s credit market ended under extreme pressure as the dollar s continued slide on the currency markets triggered an avalanche of u s securities sales pushing prices to lows dealers and analysts said this was a bloodbath said one money market economist we ve been trading...
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2,433
norstar nor sets acquisition for stock norstar bancorp said it has agreed in principle to acquire united national bank of callicoon n y by exchanging three norstar common shares for each of the united shares outstanding based on the recent price of norstar s stock it said the proposed tax free exchange would have a mar...
0
5,178
altex aii sets acquisition of computer firms altex industries inc said it has agreed in principle to buy pct of two privately held affiliated computer retail companies for an undisclosed amount altex said the denver based companies had revenues of over seven mln dlrs last year they are integrated management data system...
0
3,371
patrick petroluem has definitive accord to buy bayou resources
0
631
texas oil regulator calls for state tax breaks texas railroad commissioner james nugent saying that the ailing oilpatch cannot wait for congress to act today urged texas state lawmakers to adopt incentives to find new oil reserves and to exempt severance taxes on oil produced from stripper wells nugent said in a speech...
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3,402
allied products corp adp year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net includes tax credits of mln dlrs or dlrs a share reuter
2
4,446
unifast industries inc ufst year net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
2
5,383
u s calls for greater gatt checks on trade the united states has appealed for stronger powers for the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt to enforce world trade rules the call by u s deputy trade representative michael smith at a special committee meeting into the future of gatt follows a series of bilateral tr...
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5,043
mobil mob raises west coast crude postings mobil corp said it raised its west coast crude postings effective today the buena vista light grade at degrees api gravity was raised dlrs a barrel to dlrs bbl while the huntington beach light grade at degrees was raised about dlrs bbl to dlrs bbl the heavier wilmington grade ...
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1,671
cyacq offers to raise cyclops buyout to dlrs shr from dlrs
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1,012
correction heineken year in item headlined heineken n v hein as year please read in first line pre tax profit mln guilders vs mln corrects year ago comparison to mln from mln reuter
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5,150
centronics corp cen year loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss total income vs nil note resultes restated for discontinued operations and exclude discontinued operations loss dlrs vs gain dlrs reuter
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1,096
united companies uncf declares stock dividend united companies financial corp said its board declared a two pct stock dividend payable april eight to holders of record march the board also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of cts payable april one to holders of record march reuter
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4,926
tierco group inc tier year ended dec loss shr loss cts vs loss dlr net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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390
group trims material sciences msc stake an investor group led by central national gottesman inc a new york investment firm and its executive vice president edgar wachenheim said they cut their stake in material sciences corp to less than five pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group said it...
0
3,350
humana inc hum nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion reuter
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2,914
sand technology systems sndcf nd qtr net ended january shr nil vs nil net profit vs loss sales vs avg shrs vs six mths shr loss one ct vs loss one ct net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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2,843
fairfax says higher tax hits first half earnings media group john fairfax ltd ffxa s said that its flat first half net profit partly reflected the impact of changes in the australian tax system fairfax earlier reported net earnings edged up pct to mln dlrs in the weeks ended december from mln a year earlier although pr...
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746
bankamerica bac to sell german banking unit bankamerica corp said it agreed to sell bankhaus centrale credit ag its german consumer banking subsidiary and german credit card operations to banco de santander of spain terms were not disclosed the deal is expected to close in the second quarter the bank holding company sa...
0
3,200
pan am s pn main unit to report smaller loss pan am corp said its largest division the atlantic will report a first quarter loss that will be substantially lower than that reported a year ago in the st qtr pan am reported a net loss of mln dlrs which included foreign exchange losses of mln the company did not say how m...
2
573
goodyear tire gt details tax refund goodyear tire and rubber co said its results include a tax refund of mln dlrs from the costs of restructuring the company in a successful defense against a takeover attempt by james goldsmith chairman robert mercer said heavy restructuring costs related to the takeover attempt combin...
2
4,554
nippon columbia to make bonus stock issues nippon columbia co ltd ncol t will make a one for bonus stock issue on july to pay back remaining premiums accumulated by mln shares issued at market price through public placement in september a spokesman said the bonus issue will bring its outstanding capital shares to mln f...
2
3,056
taiwan s export orders fall in february export orders for taiwanese products fell pct to billion u s dlrs in february from billion in january but rose nearly pct from billion a year earlier an economic ministry official said he attributed the fall to the rising taiwan dollar february orders for electric and electronic ...
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1,169
barclays bank said it cutting base lending rate to pct from pct
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3,417
computer devices inc th qtr shr loss one cnt vs profit one cnt net loss vs profit revs vs mln year shr profit seven cts vs profit nine cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note th qtr and year includes gain of dlrs and dlrs respectivley year includes gain of dlrs from tax loss carryforwards reuter
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4,572
french cge unit takes pct stake in esca corp state owned cie generale d electricite s electrical contracting unit cgee alsthom has taken a stake in the u s computer firm esca corp cgee alsthom chairman philippe boisseau told a press conference according to an agreement in principle between the two companies cgee alstho...
0
1,381
hanson han unit to sell kaiser terminal plant hanson industries the u s arm of hanson trust plc han said it has proposed to sell in separate transactions kaiser cement s northwest terminals and montana city plant to lone star industries inc lce and ash grove cement west inc respectively for a total of mln dlrs hanson s...
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3,330
dresdner declines comment on scrip share report a dresdner bank ag drsd f spokesman said the bank had no comment on newspaper reports that shareholders would be offered free subscription shares dresdner shares surged to open marks higher at before climbing further other bank stocks also rose strongly and dealers cited ...
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4,001
bhp net seen around mln dlrs for nine months australia s largest company the broken hill pty co ltd brkn s bhp is expected to report a net profit of around mln to mln dlrs tomorrow for the first nine months ended february share analysts polled by reuters said this would be well below the mln dlrs earned in the first th...
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1,674
unilever fragrance unit has lower earnings the flavours and fragrances firm naarden international n v acquired by anglo dutch food and detergents group unilever plc n v un as last year said net profits for fell pct to mln guilders naarden said earnings were hit by the fall in the value of both the dollar and sterling n...
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4,985
helm resources inc h th qtr loss oper shr loss two cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit two cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note net excludes discontinued operations gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in quarter and gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in year net excludes extraordin...
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3,901
arden international aiki larkville note period ended december earnings exclude losses from discontinued operations of dlrs or one ct a share vs dlrs or three cts a share for the year earnings exclude gains from tax loss carryforwards of dlrs or one ct a share vs dlrs or two cts a share in the quarter and dlrs or one ct...
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5,222
allwaste alws to acquire service firm allwaste inc said it agreed in principle to acquire all outstanding stock of a company in the industrial service business for mln dlrs in common stock it did not identify the company to be acquired reuter
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afg industries inc afg quarterly dividend qtly div four cts vs four cts pay april record march reuter
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3,381
deloitte haskins sells gets stake in company deloitte haskins and sells an accounting and consulting firm said it bought a stake in holland systems corp a software and services company the company also said it set up a venture with holland systems to develop and market an integrated line of information management produ...
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3,269
lilco revises net to include mln dlr loss provision
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293
cantrex unit to merge with ontario group groupe cantrex inc said it plans to merge a new wholly owned subsidiary a merger agreement with cap appliance purchasers inc of woodstock ontario a group of about appliance and electronics retailers it said cap shareholders will receive first preferred groupe cantrex shares enti...
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2,632
municipal financial corp st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln assets mln vs mln reuter
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498
united fire and casualty th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss avg shrs vs year shr profit dlrs vs profit cts net profit vs profit avg shrs vs note full company name is united fire and casualty co net includes realized gains of dlrs and dlrs respectively in qtr and year and of dlrs and dlrs respectiv...
2
4,275
hanson trust to sell u s chemicals unit hanson trust plc hnsn l said its u s subsidiary hanson industries inc is to sell pcr inc a speciality chemicals unit for mln dlrs cash to chemical partners inc pcr had sales of mln dlrs in fiscal and an operating loss of dlrs reuter
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1,883
davis water dwws releases pre split earnings davis water and waste industries inc said it has restated its earnings on a pre stock split basis for fiscal s third quarter and nine months ended january which were reported march on a post four for three stock split basis the company said its earnings per share for the thi...
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4,352
indonesia limits oil price impact finance minister indonesia has minimised the economic impact of falling oil prices kept inflation within limits and boosted exports finance minister radius prawiro said indonesia was badly hit by last year s steep plunge in crude prices which cut revenue from oil exports by half but pr...
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396
supradur cos inc supd year net oper shr dlrs vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note net excludes discontinued operations gain dlrs vs loss dlrs reuter
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4,263
mobile communications corp mccaa yr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net includes gain of mln dlrs from sale in dec of a pct interest in its cellular telephone operations to bellsouth corp net income also reflects non recurring charges of dlrs recorded in the fourth qtr primari...
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5,480
kelly oil and gas partners kly year dec shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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453
premier industrial corp pre regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record march reuter
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745
american software inc amswa rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
2
5,451
pacific lighting corp plt qtly dividend shr cts vs cts prior qtr pay may record april reuter
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2,239
coopervision has pct of cooper laser zaps coopervision inc eye told the securities and exchange commission it has acquired shares of cooper lasersonics inc or pct of the total outstanding common stock coopervision said it bought the stake for mln dlrs for investment purposes it said it might buy additional cooper laser...
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1,324
tesco associate buys pct of hillards tesco plc tsco l said that county ltd had yesterday bought on its behalf mln shares or around pct in hillards plc for between p and p a share tesco yesterday launched a mln stg bid for the north of england supermarket chain which hillards promptly rejected hillards shares were last ...
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1,497
heinz hnz has higher net despite higher costs h j heinz co said net income for the third quarter rose pct despite an pct increase in marketing expenses meanwhile the company said it raised its quarterly dividend to cts a share from cts a share in part on the expectation that its tax rate under the new tax law will resu...
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d h howden and co ltd increases dividend semi annual cts vs cts prior pay june record june reuter
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16
agency reports ships waiting at panama canal the panama canal commission a u s government agency said in its daily operations report that there was a backlog of ships waiting to enter the canal early today over the next two days it expects due scheduled to transit end day backlog average waiting time tomorrow super tan...
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u s bill auctions seen at pct the u s treasury s weekly auction is expected to produce an average rate of pct for three month bills and one of pct for six month bills dealers said shortly before auction time on the new bills the rate on the outstanding three month bills was unchanged at pct bid while the rate on the si...
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2,105
west german exports to u s drop sharply west german exports to the united states fell below four billion marks worth in january for the first time since mid provisional bundesbank data showed the figures showed exports were billion marks in january sharply down from december s billion and the lowest since the billion e...
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4,006
u k money market liquidity position expected flat the bank of england said it has forecast a flat position in the money market today among the main factors maturing assistance and take up of treasury bills will drain mln stg and a rise in note circulation mln stg but the outflow will be offset by mln stg exchequer tran...
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308
comalco ltd cmac s net net profit mln dlrs vs loss mln net is equity accounted pre equity accounted net mln dlrs vs loss mln pre equity shr profit cents vs loss final div to be announced after july vs first and final cent sales billion vs billion other income mln vs mln shrs mln vs same note net is after tax paid mln d...
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1,815
price pclb to buy pct of tss seedman price co said it agreed to buy at least pct of the stock of tss seedman s inc for about mln dlrs the terms envision a purchase of the entire company it said the transaction is expected to close at the end of april reuter
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3,489
kings road entertainment kren rd qtr loss qtr ended jan shr loss seven cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs nine mths shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs mln reuter
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986
nordbanken to auction its fermenta shares sweden s nordbanken banking group said it would sell the mln b free shares deposited as loan collateral by fermenta ab s frms st founder and former chief executive refaat el sayed and it planned to buy them up itself the bank said the sale by public auction on march was because...
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dutch official warns of more trade conflicts already strained relations between the u s and the european community ec are likely to get worse before they get better director general of the dutch economics ministry s foreign affairs division frans engering said speaking at an american chamber of commerce lunch in the ha...
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chase manhattan raises prime rate to pct from effective today
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4,596
geothermal resources international inc geo year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs revs vs mln avg shrs vs avg shrs diluted vs note net excludes gains from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs year net excludes gain dlrs from sale of discontinued operations net includes tax credits of dl...
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2,260
transamerica income tai monthly dividend shr cts vs cts prior period pay april record march note full name transamerica income shares inc reuter
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130
sdc sydney development corp nine mths loss period ended december oper shr loss dlrs vs loss cts oper loss vs loss revs vs note current shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or five cts shr versus extraordinary gain of dlrs or four cts shr reuter
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2,491
bio vascular inc st qtr jan loss shr loss three cts vs profit two cts net loss vs profit sales vs avg shrs vs reuter
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222
pantry inc inb talks on being acquired privately held pantry inc which operates convenience stores in five southeastern states said it has engaged alex brown and sons inc absb to explore a possbile sale of the company it said it expects to start talks with prospective acquirers shortly the company said it has been appr...
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correction federal paper fbt raises payout in item appearing march please read headline federal paper board co fbt raises payout also please read qtly div cts vs cts corrects headline and dividend figure to show payout was raised
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