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aldershot agrees to acquire intracoastal refining aldershot resources ltd said it signed an interim agreement to acquire pct of the outstanding shares of intracoastal refining inc of conroe texas aldershot will pay a certain number of shares of common stock based on book value and up to a maximum of one mln shares unde...
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3,716
cyclops corp says cyacq s amended offer restates original conditions
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2,043
transport development group plc tdgl l year shr p vs p final dividend p making p vs p pre tax profit mln stg vs mln turnover mln stg vs mln operating profit mln stg vs mln net interest mln vs mln tax mln vs mln profit after tax mln vs mln minority interest vs net tangible assets per ordinary shr p vs p reuter
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2,668
first american fiama sees gain from sale first american bank and trust co said its pct owned associated mortgage investors amims subsidiary has sold its new england operations for about dlrs in cash and dlrs in stock resulting in a first quarter gain for first american of about dlrs after tax the company said the sale ...
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4,471
colonial bancgroup clbga buys farmers colonial bancgroup said it acquired farmers and merchants bank a baldwin county bank with assets of mln dlrs through an exchange of stock valued at about mln dlrs colonial said it also signed letters of intent to acquire first federal bank in opelika athens limestone bank in athens...
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4,555
kleinwort benson lonsdale plc kbll l year shr p vs p adjusted div p making p vs p adjusted pretax profit mln stg vs mln net after tax mln vs mln extraordinary credit after tax mln vs nil note the extraordinary credit represents substantitally the after tax profit on sale of company s interest in m and g group plc after...
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3,680
alexander s alx nd qtr ends feb net shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note includes a change in accounting for investment tax credit of or cts per share in six mths prior first qtr includes non recurring charge of for compa...
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5,211
anchor financial corp st qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln note earnings per share for affected by issuance of shares of common stock in december reuter
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950
krelitz industries inc krlz rd qtr net period ended jan shr seven cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note prior year period ended sept comparable periods reflect change in fiscal yearend to april from december reuter
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1,245
europe shipping exports to s africa off pct the volume of european exports to south africa carried by container line vessels has declined pct in the last two years british shipping executive antony butterwick said butterwick told reporters that despite the drop and low freight rates the shipping conference he heads wil...
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clark equipment ckl stake acquired clark equipment co said it was informed by arthur m goldberg acting on behalf of a group of investors that the group had accumulated shares or about pct of clark s outstanding common stock it said goldberg recently approached clark to repurchase the shares however negotiations for the...
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4,126
federated department fds raises qtly dividend federated department stores inc said it raised its quarterly common stock dividend to cts a share from cts an increase of pct the company said it also approved a two for one stock split in the form of a pct stock dividend at the same time federated said it will ask sharehol...
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4,223
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 maturing in official hands will drain some mln stg while a rise in note circulation and bankers balances below target will take out ar...
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3,014
triangle home products inc thp th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs year shr loss cts vs loss five cts net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
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927
wichita wro to buy fountain oil fgas wichita industries inc said it agreed to buy fountain oil and gas inc wichita said it it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of fountain in an exchange for about mln newly issued wichita common shares wichita presently has about mln shares outstanding the transaction calls fo...
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3,569
sterivet stvtf sets three for one share split sterivet laboratories ltd said the board authorized a three for one split of its outstanding common shares subject shareholder approval at the annual meeting reuter
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2,806
u k to sell off remaining pct stake in bp the british conservative government said it would sell off its remaining pct shareholding in british petroleum co plc bp l during the next financial year which starts on april treasury financial secretary norman lamont made the announcement to parliament he said the government ...
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1,837
bank of england offers early help to money market the bank of england said it invited an early round of bill offers to help ease tight conditions in the money market the bank estimated today s liquidity shortage at about billion stg bills maturing in official hands and the treasury bill take up would drain billion stg ...
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4,779
dome petroleum ltd year oper shr loss dlrs vs loss two cts
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2,423
university patents inc upt nd qtr jan net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs six mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs note prior year excludes income from discontinued operations of cts per share in the quarter and cts per share in the year reuter
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4,238
bank of france buys dollars at paris fixing dealers
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thunander corp thdr year net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note results include operations of bmd of new england inc acquired sept reuter
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1,309
china allows nationwide foreign exchange saving people throughout china can now open foreign exchange accounts at the bank of china the official shenzhen economic zone daily said previously only residents of guangdong and fujian provinces could do this the paper also said the minimum for opening a fixed deposit account...
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docugraphix inc docx rd qtr jan loss shr loss six cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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5,308
olin oln unit acquires image technology olin corp s olin hunt specialty products inc said it acquired image technology corp for undisclosed terms image technology makes chemicals for the semiconductor industry reuter
0
2,547
singapore government takes over goodwood shares the singapore government has taken over mln dlrs worth of goodwood park hotel ltd shares and loan stock certificates belonging to the company s chairman khoo teck puat banking sources said khoo is a major shareholder of the national bank of brunei bhd nbb which closed in ...
0
2,179
integrated circuits ictm sets record date integrated circuits inc said it set march as the record date for its previously announced pct stock dividend the company said it will distribute the dividend on march reuter
2
3,891
investors increase stake in frost sullivan one of a pair of private investors in frost and sullivan inc told the securities and exchange commission he increased his stake in the firm by about two pct to pct he is theodore cross princeton n j editor of business and society review the other investor is mason slaine cos c...
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2,412
shoney s inc shon st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts qtly div four cts vs four cts prior net mln vs revs m ln vs mln note qtly div is payable april to shareholders of record april three reuter
2
4,441
orange ojay in definitive pact to sell units orange julius international inc said it entered into a definitive agreement to sell orange julius of america and orange julius canada limited to h c holdings inc owned by branford castle inc a merchant banker members of its management and certain of its shareholders orange s...
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3,704
gartner group gart acquires comtec program gartner group inc said it acquired sole ownership of the comtec market research program gartner said its wholly owned subsidiary purchased the interests of its former partners for an aggregate price of plus a percentage of net sales proceeds on future sales of certain products...
0
3,978
friedman industries inc frd quarterly div qtly div seven cts vs seven cts prior pay june one record may four reuter
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2,198
harris teeter properties htp reports earnings harris teeter properties inc reported fourth quarter fiscal earnings per share of cts on earnings of dlrs the realty investment trust company started operations in august and had no comparable figures it said reuter
2
1,474
first boston fbc swiss affiliate boosts stake first boston the swiss affiliate of first boston inc said it raised its stake in the company to shares or pct of the total from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission financiere credit suisse said it bought first boston common shares between f...
0
4,018
u k money market forecast revised to deficit the bank of england said it revised its estimate of today s money market shortfall to around mln stg from a flat position reuter
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3,462
ibm ibm rebound seen by bernstein analyst international business machines corp hit by a two year earnings slump should begin a come back by the end of and post strong growth in analyst rick martin of sanford c bernstein co inc said there will be increasing momentum in earnings albeit not until later this year martin sa...
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5,116
bank of france leaves intervention rate unchanged at pct official
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1,957
wolverine world wide inc www th qtr loss shr loss six cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln note year results include mln dlr restructuring charge in nd qtr of reuter
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1,340
bank of england does not intervene in money market the bank of england said it did not operate in the money market during the morning initially the bank forecast a liqudity shortage of some mln stg for the market today overnight interbank sterling traded at the pct level for most of the morning while period rates have ...
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caesars world caw bid valued at mln dlrs mts acquisition corp said it will need about mln dlrs to acquire the caesars world inc shares not owned by its owner martin t sosnoff the estimate came in mts acquisition s proxy statement to caesars world shareholders describing its offer of dlrs a share for their stock which w...
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3,278
eastgroup properties egp dividend jackson miss may qtly div cts vs cts prior payable april record april note company paid cts special dividend along with prior quarter s dividend reuter
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3,063
abbey national said it cutting u k mortgage rate by pct to pct
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lumonics inc year loss oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note loss excludes extraordinary loss of dlrs or cts shr including corporate reorganization discontinuing of u s operations and inventory writedown of u s subsidiaries vs yr ago loss of dlrs or cts shr reuter
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1,166
donald trump said he has agreed to purchase crosby estate s resorts shares
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3,339
finland february trade surplus at mln markka finland had a mln markka trade surplus in february following an mln markka surplus in january and a mln surplus in february customs board preliminary figures showed exports in february were billion markka and imports billion compared with exports of billion and imports of bi...
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acceptance insurance holdings inc acpt year oper shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes realized investment gains of dlrs vs dlrs net excludes dlr tax credit reuter
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1,926
sporting life inc splf nd qtr jan net oper shr loss six cts vs profit four cts oper net loss vs profit revs vs st half oper shr profit six cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs vs note prior year net excludes extraordinary credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in half current quarter net includes dlr tax credi...
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1,319
nippon oil sees sharply lower sales and profits nippon oil co ltd npol t predicted parent company net profit of about nine billion yen in the year ending march down pct from a year earlier president yasuoki takeuchi told a press conference current profit for the year was estimated at to billion yen down to pct from a y...
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2,224
lynch corp lgl unit buys television station lynch corp subisidiary lynch entertainment corp said it formed a general partnership called coronet communications co which has acquired whbf tv station in rock island ill the company said the price for the station a cbs television network affiliate was mln dlrs the company a...
0
2,168
american security asec buyout completed maryland national corp mdnt said it has completed the acquisition of american security corp in an exchange of maryland share for each of american s mln shares outstanding the company said the mandatory day review by the u s justice department was completed today maryland national...
0
4,093
fed sets two billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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vanguard technologies international inc vti shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
2,277
affiliated publications inc afp sets dividend qtly div eight cts vs eight cts pay june one record may reuter
2
4,485
oxoco inc year loss oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note excludes loss mln for discontinued compressor operations vs loss mln year prior excludes gain of mln for extinguishment of debt from company s chapter filing and subsequent reorganization reuter
2
4,821
commerzbank sees lower operating profit this year commerzbank ag cbkg f management board chairman walter seipp said that from the present viewpoint the bank must expect full operating profit to be lower than in in the first two months of the year partial operating profit excluding trading on the bank s own account decl...
2
4,666
pier imports pir amending dates on split pier imports inc said it amended its record and distribution dates for its previously announced three for two common and cts preferred stock split the split common and cts preferred shares will be distributed on july to shareholders of record june the stock split requires shareh...
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299
dillard department stores inc dds th qtr net qtr ended jan shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note shr avg shrs data show for split in nov reuter
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2,874
convenient food mart inc cfmi th qtr net period ended dec shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs note period ended december share results adjusted for five for four stock split on april and pct stock dividend issued dec reuter
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3,333
iranian tanker attacked over weekend lloyds the iranian steam tanker avaj tonnes dw was attacked and hit at hours on march lloyds shipping intelligence service reported one person was killed the tanker is owned by the national iranian tanker co reuter
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microdyne corp mcdy sets payout semi div three cts vs three cts prior pay june record may reuter
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2,525
d p selected utilities dnp hikes payouts duff and phelps selected utilities inc said it approved payment of higher monthly dividends the closed end investment company approved payment of cts on april record march of five cts payable may record april and of cts payable june record may duff and phelps first monthly divid...
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5,422
north west telecom nowt makes acquisition north west telecommunications inc said it acquired the assets and customer base of com tel systems inc a telephone interconnect firm that operates in la crosse and stevens point wis and rochester minn it said the purchase only includes the businesses in la crosse and rochester ...
0
5,314
houston oil royalty trust rth distribution monthly dist cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter
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atlantic city electric co ate sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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1,121
tractors malaysia holdings bhd six months to december shr cts vs ct interim dividend cts vs nil group net mln ringgit vs mln pre tax mln vs mln turnover mln vs mln note dividend pay may register april reuter
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1,488
miles laboratories inc th qtr net net vs sales mln vs mln year net vs sales billion vs billion note company is a subsidiary of bayer ag of west germany figures exclude miles bayvet animal health business sold jan to mobay corp another bayer ag affiliate reuter
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2,137
digitech inc dgtc st qtr jan net shr two cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
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4,791
giant food inc gfs a th qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vsd dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note had weeks vs weeks in th qtr had weeks vs weeks in reuter
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2,740
cpi corp cpic to post higher results cpi corp said it expects to post higher sales and earnings for its fiscal year ended february when it officially reports results in three weeks it said preliminary figures show total sales of mln dlrs up pct from mln dlrs in its fiscal year net earnings from continuing operations ro...
2
474
harper international inc hnt rd qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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4,522
exxon xon sees synfuels role by year development of costly shale oil liquified coal and other kinds of synthetic fuels halted in recent years because of cheap and abundant petroleum supplies will become economic again when world oil prices top dlrs a barrel an exxon co usa executive said joe mcmillan a senior vice pres...
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5,019
manufacturers national mntl raises prime manufacturers national bank of detroit said it increased its prime rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
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rexcom rxsc to acquire marketing firm rexcom systems corp said it agreed to buy all the assets of postech inc from comtech group international ltd a canadian computer service company for pct of rexcom s voting shares the purchase will be for rexcom common and preferred stock postech the canadian firm s u s marketing ar...
0
2,473
diodes inc dio rd qtr jan net shr profit one cts vs profit four cts net profit vs sales vs nine mths shr loss four cts vs profit nine cts net loss vs profit sales vs reuter
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aetna aet to sell canadian operations aetna life and casualty co said its aetna life and casualty of canada ltd subsidiary has agreed in prnciple to sell its casualty property subsidiary aetna casualty co of canada to laurentian group of montreal for undisclosed terms the company said the agreement is subject to canadi...
0
5,385
volcker urges greater exchange rate stability federal reserve board chairman paul volcker said international policymakers should make improving the stability of exchange rates a major priority in testimony before a senate banking subcommittee volcker said he does not have any specific proposals for improving exchange r...
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2,974
kms industries inc kmsi year net oper shr three cts vs three cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note earnings exclude gains from utilization of tax loss caryforwards of dlrs or three cts a share vs dlrs or three cts a share reuter
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3,183
shl systemhouse inc shkif nd qtr feb net shr cts vs nine cts net vs revs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln note share adjusted for two for one stock split approved in december net includes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in half backlog mln dlrs vs mln dlrs at start of...
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u s okays usair u pacific southwest purchase the u s department of transportation said it gave final approval to usair group s proposed mln dlr acquisition of pacific southwest airlines the department said the acquisition is not likely to substantially lessen competition and would not harm the public interest the depar...
0
3,352
triton group ltd trro th qtr jan net oper shr profit nil vs loss nil oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr profit six cts vs profit five cts oper net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net excludes discontinued operations nil vs gain dlrs in quarter and loss ...
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3,249
great country bank gcbk rd qtr net qtr ends feb shr cts vs n a net vs nine mths shr dlrs vs n a net vs assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln loans mln vs mln note earnings per share data not presented for as great country bank converted from a mutual to a capital stock savings bank on jan such information is misleading...
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2,883
the home depot inc hd th qtr feb one net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs revs billion vs mln reuter
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nixdorf world group net profit mln marks vs mln div marks
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major swiss banks raise customer time deposit rates point to three pct credit suisse
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fed adds reserves via customer repurchases the federal reserve entered the u s government securities market to arrange billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements a fed spokesman said dealers said federal funds were trading at pct when the fed began its temporary and indirect supply of reserves to the banking system...
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2,294
ceasars world files suit against martin sosnoff and mts acquisition on tender offer
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castle and cooke cke takes fourth qtr loss castle and cooke inc said it would take a fourth quarter after tax loss of mln dlrs from the previously reported sale of its flexi van container leasing business to itel corp itel for about mln dlrs earlier the company reported a loss for the fourth quarter ended january of ml...
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5,111
bankamerica bacp raises prime rate to pct bankamerica corp following moves by other major banks said it has raised its prime rate to pct from pct effective today reuter
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1,172
a h robins s qrah january earnings up a h robins co the drug company in bankruptcy proceedings due to litigation over its dalkon shield contraceptive device reported consolidated net earnings for the month ended january of mln dlrs in the corresponding year ago period it reported net earnings of mln dlrs robins said th...
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3,861
navistar nav still expects higher net navistar international corp chairman donald lennox repeated that benefits from recapitalization are likely to boost future earnings for fiscal lennox told the annual meeting that future quarterly and full year earnings from ongoing operations should be significantly above results i...
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viacom via receives two revised offers viacom international inc said it received revised merger offers from national amusements inc and mcv holdings inc the company said the special committee plans to meet later today to review both offers viacom said national amusements arsenal holdings inc raised the value of its off...
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france fund inc frn sets initial dividend france fund inc said its board declared an initial dividend of dlrs per share payable april six to holders of record march the fund said the dividend represents two cts per share for net investment income realized during and dlrs from net taxable gains realized during the year ...
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reef energy rfen enters pipeline agreement reef energy corp said its board entered into agreements with penteco corp a private tulsa based company to buy a pct interest in the general partnership of penteco east central pipeline and a pct interest in lincoln gas and marketing corp penteco east is a gas gathering and tr...
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3,794
american resource corp ltd year net shr five cts vs cts net vs revs not given note prior shr and net include mln u s dlr gain on sale of equity holdings results in u s funds reuter
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2,247
consolidated pipe lines co year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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197
internchange financial services isbj payout up qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march note interchange financial services corp reuter
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1,068
del laboratories inc dli 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 per share figures adjusted to reflect four for three stock split paid march reuter
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5,372
hutton efh ends purolator pcc bid emery air freight corp said it has entered into an agreement with e f hutton group inc efh under which hutton will terminate its merger agreement with purolator courier corp and its pending dlr per share tender offer effective april under its merger agreement hutton has the right to un...
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economic spotlight u s congress raps japan the u s congress is making japan with its enormous worldwide trade surplus the symbol of the u s trade crisis and the focus of its efforts to turn around america s record trade deficit japan has come to symbolize what we fear most in trade the challenge to our high technology ...
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tokheim tok sees improving sales in tokheim corp manufacturer of electronic petroleum marketing systems said it expects shipments of tokheim convenience systems tcs its new family of dispensers to improve its sales trend throughout tokheim said shipments of tcs will begin in the second quarter earlier the company repor...
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