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triumph capital inc to make acquisition triumph capital inc said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire first securities transfer systems inc of pompano beach fla for undisclosed terms the company said it is also entering the commercial finance business through the formation of triumph financial corp it said the n...
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tribune swab fox cos inc tsfc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs nil net loss vs profit year shr loss cts vs profit five cts net loss vs profit note earnings restated for discontinued operations per share results reflect payment of preferred dividends company did not release revenues reuter
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del e webb investment dwpa th qtr net shr eight cts vs cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs del e webb investment properties inc reuter
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bilzerian may seek control of pay n pak pnp investor paul bilzerian disclosed he holds a pct stake in pay n pak stores inc common stock and is considering seeking control of the retail building material firm bilzerian said he and a tampa fla investment firm he controls called bicoastal financial corp may acquire additi...
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the national bank of new zealand ltd year to december net profit mln n z dlrs vs mln pre tax profit mln vs mln total assets billion vs billion notes the company is pct owned by lloyds bank plc lloy l results include for the time first a pre tax profit of mln n z dlrs from australian unit lloyds bank nza ltd reuter
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arab forex association elects new chairman the inter arab cambist association ica elected abdullah al dakhil of kuwait s burgan bank its new chairman succeeding hani ramadan of beirut riyad bank for a three year term ica officials said the annual meeting elected three vice chairmen ezzedine saidane of banque internatio...
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h and h oil tool co hhot th qtr loss shr loss six cts vs profit two cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note year includes special charge of dlrs or cts per shr on write down of rental equipment reuter
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2,658
horn and hardart co hor th qtr net shr dlrs vs two cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net both periods includes mln dlr gain from sale of real estate year net includes charge mln dlrs from restructuring of bojan...
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4,326
denning mobile robotics inc gard th qtr loss shr loss nine cts loss cts net loss vs loss avg shrs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss avg shrs vs note company has no revs as it is in product development stage shr and avg shrs data reflect for reverse split in november reuter
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north american biologicals inc nbio th qtr oper shr one ct vs three cts oper net vs revs mln vs avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr six cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs note net excludes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
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correction macandrews and forbes holdings in new york story headlined macandrews and forbes holdings bids for revlon pls read in headline and first paragraph macandrews and forbes considers bid for revlon and in first paragraph macandrews and forbes holdings inc said it is considering making a proposal corrects from bi...
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first mississippi corp frm sets payout qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april record march reuter
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3,637
honeybee inc hbe th qtr net oper shr cts vs five cts oper net vs sales vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln note net excludes discontinued operations nil vs gain dlrs in quarter and losses dlrs vs dlrs in year year net excludes dlr provision for loss on disposal of discontinued operations reuter
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5,198
fhlbb changes short term discount note rates the federal home loan bank board adjusted the rates on its short term discount notes as follows maturity new rate old rate maturity days pct pct days days pct pct days days pct pct days days pct pct days pct days pct days pct days reuter
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gsw inc year net oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs revs mln vs mln note net excludes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or dlrs shr from sale of camco inc shares vs yr ago loss of mln dlrs or dlrs shr reuter
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4,178
atcor inc atco cut dividend qtly div three cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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4,526
fretter inc fttr th qtr jan net shr loss five cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,216
supermarkets general sgl gets unsolicited bid supermarkets general corp said it received an unsolicited proposal from a third party to acquire the company at dlrs per share in cash supermarkets also said it retained shearson lehman brothers inc to advise its board of directors on the proposal supermarkets general curre...
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utilicorp ucu acquires dominion d subsidiary utilicorp united inc said it has closed the previously announced acquisition of west virginia power from dominion resources inc for about mln dlrs reuter
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3,700
altron inc alrn th qtr jan shr loss cts vs loss five cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note net loss includes loss mln dlrs for nonrecurring reserve for closing costs of facility writeoffs and sales of real estate reuter
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canadian pacific cp seeks buyer for unit canadian pacific ltd said it retained wood gundy inc to seek a buyer for maple leaf mills ltd of toronto the company said maple leaf had sales of mln dlrs and an after tax profit of mln dlrs it is a diversified agriproducts company which produces and sells industrial and consume...
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2,400
soros group has b f goodrich gr stake an investor group led by new york investor george soros said it acquired a pct stake in b f goodrich co common stock as an investment the group said it paid about mln dlrs for the goodrich shares which are being held by quantum fund n v a netherlands antilles investment firm advise...
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1,498
wall street stocks ich corp ich ich corp s stock continued under pressure because of lower earnings expectations wall street analysts said the stock was down one today at and down about four since thursday when ich announced it would be reporting lower than expected fourth quarter net income the company said it would r...
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4,159
rockefeller center properties rcp ups payout rockefeller center properties inc said it raised its quarterly dividend to cts from cts a share the dividend is payable april to shareholders of record april reuter
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commonwealth mortgage cma sets payout qtrly div cts class a vs cts qtrly div one cent class b vs nil pay may record march note prior qtr pro rated on day basis for abbreviated qtr full name of company commonwealth mortgage of america reuter
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2,600
nfs financial nfsf sets initial dividend nfs financial corp said its board declared an initial dividend of five cts per share payable april to holders of record march reuter
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3,289
multi media sees year end loss multi media barter ltd said it expects to report a net loss of dlrs or cts a share for the year ended december compared to a loss of or cts a share in the prior year the fourth quarter resulted in a net loss of or four cts compared to a loss of or six cts a shares last year it said it is ...
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821
gemcraft inc gemh year net shr cts vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes dlr pretax charge from writedown of land and abandonment of land and pretax charges of dlrs from pending rescission offer settlements with u s agencies adjustment of the prior booking of residuals arising from collateralize...
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gulf bond stock markets lag behind gib says gulf money markets have grown reasonably well during the past decade but bond and stock markets remain to a large extent fragmented and lag behind gulf international bank bsc gib said the bank s economist henry azzam said in a review of gulf capital markets that investors hav...
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sun electric corp se st qtr jan oper net oper shr profit nine cts vs loss seven cts oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note oper net excludes extraordinary profit of dlrs or six cts a shr and dlrs or one ct a share respectively in and quarters from utilization of tax loss carryforwards reuter
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81
mail boxes etc mail rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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3,747
nissan affiliate to acquire u s autoparts maker kokusan kinzoku kogyo co ltd kkk a japanese autoparts maker owned pct by nissan motor co ltd nsan t has exchanged a memorandum to acquire over pct of u s autoparts firm master cast co to avoid losses on u s sales caused by the yen s rise against the dollar a kkk spokesman...
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treasury s baker says he stands by paris pact treasury secretary james baker said he stood by the paris agreement among leading industrial nations to foster exchange rate stability around current levels i would refer you to the paris agreement which was a recognition the currencies were within ranges broadly consistent...
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pancanadian to sell british interests pancanadian petroleum ltd said it agreed to sell its working interest in its north sea properties and its british unit canadian pacific oil and gas of canada ltd to whitehall petroleum ltd a private british company pancanadian pct owned by canadian pacific ltd cp said it would rece...
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dixons group audio video ava end litigation dixons group plc said that pursuant to an agreement with audio video affiliates inc part of an investor group that made a rival bid for cyclops corp cyl all litigation between them has been dismissed as part of the agreement dixons said cyacq corp the audio video investor gro...
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3,317
exxon official urges planning for next oil surge world governments should prepare for an inevitable significant increase in the price of oil as non middle east supplies diminish exxon corp xon director and senior vice president donald mcivor said policymakers must also face up to the reality that the bulk of world oil ...
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iif executive sees interest rates declining institute of international finance managing director horst schulmann said that his orgnaization has been forecasting further declines of interest rates in the first half this year and then a levelling off and there is no reason to change that speaking to reporters the bank re...
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experts had expressed fears over ro ro safety as a british government investigation got under way into the sinking of the car ferry herald of free enterprise with heavy loss of life experts said doubts had already been expressed about the roll on roll off type of ship shipping minister lord brabazon said a preliminary ...
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i r e financial corp if year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note per share data reflects elimination of shares owned by pct owned subsidiary and reflect one for three reverse stock split effective march reuter
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2,774
fortune forf to acquire marine savings fortune financial group inc s fortune savings bank subsidiary said it executed a definitive agreement to buy marine savings and loan association of florida for mln dlrs it said the agreement has been approved by the directors of both banks and is subject to approval of marine shar...
0
1,365
u k money market given mln stg assistance the bank of england said it gave the money market assistance worth mln stg this afternoon buying bank bills at the rates established on monday the bank bought mln stg of band one bills at pct and mln stg of band two paper at pct this is the first time that it has intervened tod...
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top discount rate at u k bill tender rises to pct
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henley heng has santa fe southern sfx stake henley group said in a k filing with the securities and exchange commission that it has mln shares or close to five pct of santa fe southern pacific corp a spokesman said in response to questions from reuters the henley spokesman said the filing was as of december but that th...
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3,652
gordon jewelry gor completes sale of unit gordon jewelry corp said it has completed the previously announced sale of the assets of its catalog showroom stores to privately held carlisle capital corp for an undisclosed amount of cash and notes in excess of book value reuter
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2,131
j w mays inc mays nd qtr jan net shr dlrs vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln six mths shr dlrs vs three cts net vs revs mln vs mln note current periods include pretax gain of mln dlrs from sale of leasehold of glen oaks store in queens n y and gain of mln dlrs from benefit of tax loss carryforwards year ago six mths include...
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1,925
transit financial holdings inc th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs not given year shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
2
4,536
commercial metals co cmc sets qtly dividend qtly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay april record april reuter
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4,271
safety kleen sk to buy mckesson mck unit safety kleen corp said it agreed in principle to acquire mckesson envirosystems co a subsidiary of mckesson corp it said mckesson envirosystems current annual gross revenues are about mln dlrs the company collects flammable solvents from its industrial customers for a fee after ...
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3,753
bat industries plc bti l year shr p vs p div p vs p making p vs p turnover billion stg vs billion operating profit billion vs billion pretax profit billion vs billion tax mln vs mln note the company said shareholders would be given the option of receiving dividend in cash ordinary shares or combination of the two opera...
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5,233
occidental oxy unit sells division occidental petroleum corp s occidental chemcial corp said it sold the process chemicals division it acquired as part of the september purchase of diamond shamrock chemicals to henkel kgaa of dusseldorf west germany terms were not disclosed the division makes specialty industrial chemi...
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1,449
quaker oats co oat regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts previously pay april record march reuter
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5,037
tcf banking and savings hikes prime rate tcf banking and savings fa said it is raising its prime rate to pct from pct effective today reuter
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1,921
white house says trade bill generally good white house spokesman marlin fitzwater said the administration had some disagreements with the trade bill that cleared a house subcommittee yesterday but generally felt good about the bill generally we feel very good about the bipartisan consideration of the trade legislation ...
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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...
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france to sell stake in societe generale unit the french government is to sell to the public its pct direct holding in societe generale stgn pa s regional bank subsidiary societe generale alsacienne de banque sogenal from next monday sogenal officials said sogenal founded in and nationalised in is the leading french re...
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4,025
fluorocarbon co fcbn th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln note prior year net includes gain dlrs from discontinued operations in year and loss in quarter and gain dlrs in year from disposal of discontinued reuter
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1,738
attacks affect colombia s oil outlook ecopetrol continuous rebel raids against oil pipelines and foreign exploration camps endanger colombia s present oil bonanza franciso chona manager of the state run oil company ecopetrol said it seems the subversion wants to end with our oil bonanza he told reporters he was speakin...
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merchants group inc mrch th qtr oper net oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note th qtr and yr oper net exclude realized investment gains of dlrs and dlrs respectively which includes provision for income taxes ...
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taft tfb stock rises on proposal taft broadcasting co stock rose almost three points today as its vice chairman and an investment group proposed to sweeten a takeover offer for the company however several arbitragers said they would shy away from the stock at its current price levels since it is unclear how high biddin...
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dylex ltd year jan net shr cts vs one dlr net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion note excludes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or two cts per share from public issue of affiliate s shares reuter
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2,215
u s senator uncommitted on offering bill senator richard lugar of indiana ranking republican on the u s senate agriculture committee has not decided whether to introduce an administration backed bill to apply the so called provision to through grain crops an aide to the senator said the reagan administration has asked ...
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lennar len completes acquisition lennar corp said it completed the previously announced acquisition of development corp of america dca consequently it said the american stock exchange suspended trading of development corp s common stock pct subordinated debentures due and pct subordinated debentures due lennar said the...
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926
enfield corp plans notes preferred issue enfield corp ltd said it planned to issue mln dlrs principal amount of notes and mln class e preferred shares at dlrs a share the notes would bear pct yearly interest mature march and be convertible to common shares on either march or the business day before a fixed redemption d...
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1,178
chrysler c in deal to buy amc amo chrysler corp said it agreed in principle with french state owned renault to acquire american motors corp in which renault is controlling shareholder under a deal in which amc stockholders other than renault would receive chrysler common stock with a market value of four dlrs for each ...
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3,624
owens illinois oi acquisition completed oii holdings corp a concern formed by kohlberg kravis roberts and co said it completed its previously announced acquisition of owens illinois inc under terms of the february agreement oii paid dlrs per common share and dlrs per dlrs convertible preferred share oii said each commo...
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daewoo corp calendar div won vs won net profit billion won vs billion sales billion won vs bilion note company has set sales target of billion reuter
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fairfield communities inc fci mos dec shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note year ago figures based on months ended february because company changed reporting period to end december months loss includes mln dlrs writedown of certain assets reuter
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currencies better reflect fundamentals baker treasury secertary james baker said currencies were now within ranges that better reflected economic fundamentals in a speech to the annual meeting of the inter american development bank he said excchange have moved into ranges that better reflect economic fundamentals he no...
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biotech capital bitc to buy magazine biotech capital corp said it agreed to buy high technology magazine from the goldhirsh group of boston terms were not disclosed the magazine publishes information about emerging technologies and their impact on business it has a circulation of and is the largest of its kind in the w...
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2,382
shearson lehman upgrades u s oil stocks analyst sanford margoshes of shearson lehman brothers said he recommended a number of oil stocks today now that it is apparent that opec has succeeded in holding to its prescribed production quotas it is clear that opec through jawboning and quota restraint will boost the price o...
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centronics cen sets preferred purchase rights centronics corp said its board declared a dividend distribution of one preferred share purchase right on each outstanding common share payable to holders of record april the rights which will expire years later will entitle shareholders to buy one hundredth of a share of a ...
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sizzler restaurants international inc sizz net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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1,327
u k money market shortage forecast at mln stg the bank of england said it forecast a liquidity shortage of around mln stg in the market today among the main factors the bank said bills maturing in official hands and the treasury bill take up would drain mln stg from the system while below target bankers balances and a ...
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2,690
publicker industries inc pul th qtr loss shr loss five cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss four cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note year net includes gain dlrs from settlement of litigation with belcher oil co dlr provision connected with re...
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prudential records best results in six years prudential corporation plc which earlier announced a pct rise in pre tax profits said it had recorded its best general insurance result for six years but had not reached satisfactory levels of profit in other areas group chief executive brian corby told a news conference tha...
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5,342
bundesbank sets day securities repurchase tender at fixed pct
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idea inc idea to buy private firm idea inc said it signed a letter of intent to buy privately held structural instrumentation inc the purchase for an undisclosed sum will be made mostly with idea common stock the company said idea said the purchase will add about cts per share to its fiscal earnings idea reported earni...
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3,420
coca cola ko says rumors incorrect a coca cola co spokesman said rumors the company is interested in acquiring wendy s international wen are not true those rumors are not correct said carlton curtis an assistant vice president at coke we have stated many times that coca cola co has no interest in an acquisition in the ...
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anz bank says it will cut australian prime to pct from on march
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dynamics corp dya in settlement with cts cts dynamics corp of america said it has reached an agreement with cts corp resolving all differences between the two companies it said as a result of the settlement cts s special board committee has stopped soliciting orders to purchase some or all of cts dynamics which now own...
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mcfarland mcfe to buy petrominerals ptro mcfarland energy inc said its board and that of petrominerals corp have approved a definitive agreement for mcfarland to acquire petrominerals in an exchange of stock mcfarland said it would exchange one common share for each petrominerals shares mcfarland said former holders of...
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5,216
maverick restaurant corp mavr th qtr loss ended jan shr loss cts vs loss one ct net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss two cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note current periods include charge of mln dlrs or cts for restaurant closings reuter
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baker says g pact just a start treasury secretary james baker said the agreement among industrial nations in paris last month is only a start in washington s drive to intensify economic cooperation among leading countries in a speech to the national newspaper association baker said the six steps beginning with the plaz...
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former herstatt dealer can be sued court rules the former chief currency dealer of herstatt bank which collapsed in on foreign exchange speculation in west germany s biggest banking crash can stand trial for damages a court ruled the court overturned a claim by danny dattel that a case for damages should not be allowed...
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medar mdxr changes fiscal year medar inc said it changed the end of its fiscal year to december from march the company in reporting its annual results said the change was made to bring its financial reporting in phase with the order cycle of its major customers medar earlier said it lost dlrs in its final quarter compa...
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1,896
holiday corp hia comsat cq close sale holiday corp and communications satellite corp said they closed the previously announced sale to comsat of holiday s pct interest in hi net communications their joint venture that provides in room video entertainment to hotels by satellite under terms of the deal comsat paid holida...
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1,773
core industries inc cri nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note results include gain on sale of land of dlrs or six cts a share results include loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or four cts a share in the quarter and dlrs or six cts a share in t...
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3,436
initials plus iinc sees sharp sales increase initials plus said it expects sales in the year ending january to exceed mln dlrs the company had sales last year of dlrs initials said it expects to turn profitable some time in and sees sales of mln dlrs annually by the end of the company said it now has over personal reta...
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siebe completes acquistion of ranco rni siebe plc of the u k said it completed the acquisition of ranco inc following approval by ranco shareholders according to the terms of the deal ranco holders will receive dlrs a share in cash ranco will be transferred to one of siebe s u s subsidiaries robertshaw controls co ranc...
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fed expected to add reserves economists say the federal reserve is expected to enter the u s government securities market to add reserves today economists said they said the fed would probably supply temporary reserves indirectly by arranging one to two billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements after averaging pct...
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first financial ffmc buys confidata first financial management corp said it acquired confidata corp a unit of north ridge bank paying dlrs in cash and pledging a guarantee on a dlr confidata note held by north ridge first financial which provides data processing services to community banks and other financial instituti...
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standard srd referring bp bp bid to group standard oil co said british petroleum co plc s proposed offer of dlrs a share for the pct of standard s stock not held by bp is being referred to a special committee of the company s board this committee which is composed of the independent non exective directors of the compan...
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fed buys one billion dlrs of bills for customer the federal reserve is buying one billion dlrs of treasury bills for customer account for delivery today a spokesman for the bank said fed funds were trading at pct at the time of the purchase which came several hours before the fed normally transacts business for its cus...
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acklands ltd st qtr feb net shr three cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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1,727
petrie stores corp pst sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april o reuter
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4,650
cortronic corp ctrn year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs nil note company in development stage reuter
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4,170
equitable resources inc eqt in regular payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june one record may eight note current dividend is equivalent to previous quarterly dividend of cts per share after giving effect to for stock split effective march reuter
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5,464
spartech sptn reverse stock split approved spartech corp said shareholders at the annual meeting approved a reverse stock split of the common stock on a one for five basis the company said the split was necessary in preparation for an offering of mln dlrs in convertible subordinated debentures expected to be made soon ...
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air canada to acquire calgary courier company air canada the state owned airline said it signed a letter of intent to acquire pct of ems corp a calgary based messenger service which operates in western canada and the u s gelco corp gel earlier said air canada agreed to buy its canadian gelco express ltd unit for mln u ...
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correction shaw s supermarkets earnings in item headlined shaw s supermarkets inc shaw year jan please read per share earnings drs vs dlrs correcting order of results reuter
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