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prudential corp pretax profit mln stg vs mln
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laser photonics lazr sells common shares laser photonics inc said it sold shares of its common stock to investors for one mln dlrs under a previously announced agreement in connection with the investment the company said it will restructure its board there will be eight members three of whom were designated by the new ...
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3,728
bayou byou in definitie merger agreement bayou resources inc said it reached an definite agreement to be acquired by patrick petroleum co through a stock and cash transaction valued at six dlrs per bayou share bayou also reported net loss of three cts or dlrs for the fourth quarter compared with a net income of dlrs or...
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1,632
k mart corp th qtr shr dlrs vs nine cts
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japan u s set to begin high level trade talks japan and the u s kick off top level trade talks tomorrow amid signs officials from both sides are growing increasingly irritated with each other the talks held annually at sub cabinet level to review the whole gamut of u s japan economic relations will pave the way for ame...
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4,015
iwc ups soviet grain import estimate three mln tonnes to mln official
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1,194
amc amo studying chrysler c proposal american motors corp said it is studying a proposed merger with chrysler corp american motors said it received a letter from chrysler corp advising us of their proposal to enter into a merger transaction with american motors corp in a brief statement the company said we are studying...
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2,780
national data ndac in pact with signature national data communications inc said it is no longer obligated to issue its majority shareholder signature capital corp mln common shares under a previous agreement national said it entered into a new agreement with signature which would have owned about pct of national s comm...
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3,796
one valley bancorp ovwv raises quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march note one valley bancorp of west virginia inc reuter
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unicorp canada uni a cuts purolator pcc stake unicorp canada corp told the securities and exchange commission it cut its stake in purolator courier corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct unicorp a management and investment holding company controlled by its chairman george mann said it sold pu...
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1,077
hyponex corp hypx year net shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,621
qintex extends princeville pvdc offer qintex america ltd said it is again extending its offer of dlrs a share for mln princeville development corp shares until today from yesterday as reported yesterday qintex said about seven mln princeville shares had been tendered in response to the offer qintex said it is extending...
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5,205
du pont dd to sell cleveland plant du pont co said it agreed to sell its cleveland chemical plant the oldest site currently operated by the company to two employees terms were not disclosed closing is expected in the second quarter following approval of definitive agreements products made at the plant represent less th...
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1,040
hadson corp hads th qtr net shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net included gain on sale of foreign properties of mln dlrs or dlrs per share and a writedown of oil and ...
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233
diagnostic products dpcz sees earnings growth diagnostic products corp president and chief executive officer sigi ziering said he expects to maintain the same compound average annal net income growth in as the company has for the past five years we expect the same performance in net income over the next five years as w...
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3,314
woolworths ltd wlwa s yr ended feb shr cents vs final div nil vs cents making six for year vs pre tax profit mln dlrs vs mln net mln vs mln turnover billion vs billion other income mln vs mln shrs mln vs mln note net is after tax credit mln vs tax paid mln depreciation mln vs mln interest mln vs mln and minorities vs m...
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potomac electric power co pom january net oper shr cts vs cts oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln mths oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note mths oper net excludes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts per share from sale of virginia service territory to virginia power reuter
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5,054
century business credit corp cty th qtr shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs revs mln vs mln note revs includes dlr finder s fee net includes gain from sale of securities dividends dlrs from lease recalculations revs includes finder s fee and gain from sale of asset reuter
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1,145
applied circuit acrt sells electronics business applied circuit technology inc act said it has agreed in principal to sell its primary computer electronics business to the sanpao group of san francisco act said it has not disclosed the deal s terms but added that pct of the sale price is in cash with the remainder to b...
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american security asec to release information american security corp said a release will be forthcoming shortly regarding its pending merger with maryland national corp mdnt approved by its stockholders october american was halted on nasdaq pending a news announcement reuter
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standard trustco sees better year standard trustco said it expects earnings in to increase at least to pct from the dlrs or dlrs per share recorded in stable interest rates and a growing economy are expected to provide favorable conditions for further growth in president brian o malley told shareholders at the annual m...
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may ma reports strong st qtr start may department stores co reporting record results for the fourth quarter ended january said it is encouraged about the new fiscal year by a strong start in february and march the company said its merger last year with associated dry goods which was accounted for as a pooling of intere...
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citicorp cci rules out credit card price war american express co s axp recent launch of a new optima credit card with relatively low interest rates and fees will increase competition with bank credit card issuers but will not lead to a pricing war a senior citicorp offical said over the next two to three years a very i...
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3,835
communications and cable inc ccab st qtr net oper shr seven cts vs loss nil oper net vs loss revs vs note net excludes gains from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs current year net includes gain dlrs from sale of cellular telephone investment prior year figures restated for discontinued operations reuter
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3,992
trade surplus cut would benefit japan sumita bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said it is in japan s national interest to make greater efforts to reduce its trade surplus he told business executives the most important issues for the world economy are the correction of international trade imbalances and a solution t...
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investment firm has pct of cyclops cyl halcyon investments a new york risk arbitrage and securities dealing partnership told the securities and exchange commission it has acquired shares of cyclops corp or pct of the total outstanding halcyon said it bought the stake for mln dlrs as part of its ordinary risk arbitrage ...
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4,729
culp inc culp sets quarterly qtly div two cts vs two cts prior pay may record april reuter
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1,083
dumez unit has pct of westburne wbi dumez investments i inc said pct of westburne international industries ltd s outstanding common shares have been deposited under its takeover bid it said it has received about shares under its dlrs per share offer which expired yesterday dumez said it will proceed to acquire the rema...
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2,077
endotronics sees heavy losses in qtr from withdrawal of japan distributor
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1,997
autrex inc st qtr january net shr one cts vs two cts net vs revs vs reuter
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418
raytech corp ray th qtr dec net shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr profit dlrs vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note th qtr and yr includes loss carryfoward of dlrs and dlrs respectively reuter
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5,196
eac industries inc eac th qtr oper loss period ended jan oper shr loss cts vs loss dlrs oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln note earnings exclude a loss on sale of discontinued operations of dlrs or one ct a share vs a gain of dlrs or cts a sh...
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1,749
thermwood corp thm nd qtr jan net shr three cts vs three cts net vs sales vs six mths shr four cts vs four cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs reuter
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2,661
craftmatic contour crcc sees higher profits craftmatic contour industries inc said it would report substantial profits for the first quarter of fiscal ending march the company recorded net income of dlrs or cts per share on revenues of mln dlrs reuter
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5,115
aloha inc buyout completed aloha inc said its leveraged buyout by aq corp which acquired pct of aloha common and pct of aloha preferred in a tender offer that concluded december has been completed for dlrs per common or preferred share aq is controlled by aloha chairman hung wo ching vice chairman sheridan c f ing and ...
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bfg partial operating profits fall sharply in bank fuer gemeinwirtschaft ag bkfg f bfg partial operating profits fell to mln marks in from mln in new majority shareholder aachener und muenchener beteiligungs ag amvg f amb said but total operating and extraordinary profits including earnings from currency and securities...
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jamaica agrees draft bank debt rescheduling jamaica agreed in principle with its bank advisory committee on a rescheduling of mln dlrs of foreign commercial bank debt falling due between and the jamaican information service said repayments on the debt will be stretched out over years with years grace at percentage poin...
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on line software osi rd qtr feb net shr primary cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln nine months shr primary cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln note company s full name is on line software international inc the qtr and year to date results include the operations since the end of ...
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2,935
tultex ttx increases dividend qtly div nine cts vs eight cts prior payable july one record june reuter
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4,742
overland express inc over year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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3,648
goodyear gt unit to start up pipeline goodyear tire and rubber co said the all american pipeline of its celeron corp subsidiary will start line fill activities on march as it begins operating the company said about five mln barrels of oil will be required to pack the completed segment of the line which runs miles from ...
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3,821
tseng laboratories inc tsng th qtr net shr profit one ct vs loss nil net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr profit one ct vs profit one ct net profit vs profit revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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1,691
mobil mob to restructure exploration unit mobil oil corp said it will restructure its dallas based mobil exploration and producing services inc operations april one to provide stronger technological support to its u s and overseas operations mobil said the operation will consist of two new units technical services and ...
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5,195
biomet inc bmet rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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2,432
repap enterprises corp inc th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss nine cts net profit mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit nine cts net profit mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note full year results include extraordinary loss of one mln dlrs or three cts per share reuter
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1,617
first union func acquisition advances first union corp said shareholders of first north port bancorp of northport fla have approved a merger into first union for dlrs per share or about dlrs the company said the acquisition is still subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during the second quart...
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4,196
great american corp sees st qtr charge of mln dlrs against loan loss allowance
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2,232
chicago dock and canal docks rd qtr net period ended jan shr cts vs cts net vs nine mths shr dlrs vs cts net vs note full name is chicago dock and canal trust nine months earnings include gain from dispositions of real estate of dlrs or dlrs a share reuter
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tandy brands tab sells unit tandy brands inc said it sold its grate home and fireplace division to an investor group that includes some members of grate s management for dlrs in cash and secured notes the company said the sale will not materially offset the dlr non recurring charge it took against the sale of the divis...
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2,422
oshman s sporting goods inc oshm th qtr net qtr ended jan shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes lifo gains of dlrs vs dlrs for qtr and charges of dlrs vs dlrs for year reuter
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3,654
centerior energy corp cx sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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3,474
american express declared a two for one stock split
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3,974
gv medical inc gvmi th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss rev vs nil avg shares vs year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss rev vs nil avg shares vs reuter
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1,899
filtertek inc ftk sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record may one reuter
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4,970
canadian tire major holders not extending pact ctc dealer holdings ltd said canadian tire corp ltd controlling shareholders alfred david and martha billes did not extend an agreement expiring yesterday to tender their shares only to ctc s previously reported offer for pct of canadian tire common shares ctc which alread...
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1,469
u k banks offer fixed rate mortgages at pct two major u k clearing banks announced they will offer a total of mln stg in new mortgages at a fixed interest rate of pct for the first three years below current bank base lending rates of pct midland bank plc mdbl l said it has initially allocated mln stg for home loans at ...
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cargill official defends certificate programs the use of generic in kind commodity certificates has helped ease storage problems and is a necessary part of export promotion programs a senior executive for the world s largest grain company said testifying before the house agriculture subcommittee on wheat soybeans and f...
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2,391
frisch s restaurants inc frs sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april six reuter
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ccr video corp cccr st qtr nov net shr profit two cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
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memotec data inc year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note results include extraordinary gains of dlrs or cts a share in and dlrs or cts a share in reuter
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4,990
penta systems international inc psli th qtr shr loss six cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs loss dlr net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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franklin california tax free sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march note franklin california insured tax free income fund reuter
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2,439
gulf arab ministers discuss economic cooperation finance and economy ministers of the gulf cooperation council gcc opened a two day meeting to discuss further economic integration officials said they said issues to be discussed by the ministers from bahrain kuwait oman qatar saudi arabia and the united arab emirates ua...
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borg warner bor tells of talks with jacobs borg warner corp said it has had discussions with irwin jacobs on his interest in the possibility of minstar inc mnst a jacobs controlled company being given access to certain non public information about borg warner in late february an investor group headed by jacobs offered ...
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1,044
struthers wells suw sees nov loss struthers wells corp said it expects to report a loss without tax benefit of about mln dlrs for the fiscal year ended november versus a profit of dlrs in fiscal the company added however that about mln dlrs of the loss relates to discontinued operations and disposal of subsidiaries the...
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bermuda star line bsl to make acquisition bermuda star line inc said it has agreed in principle to acquire passenger ss liberte from barnstead shipping ltd for use in its new york montreal northeast passages cruises starting this summer the company said it is working to conclude a lease financing or other financing for...
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guinness challenges mln stg payment to lawyer guinness plc guin l the brewing group has challenged a mln stg payment to a u s lawyer who says he organised its controversial takeover of scotch whisky maker the distillers co plc but attorneys for lawyer thomas ward a member of the guinness board told a court yesterday in...
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continental federal conf holder to sell stake continental federal savings and loan association said it was told that an estate holding pct of its stock plans to sell its stake at a premium over the current stock price continental said the estate of harold vernon and certain parties have signed a letter of intent to sel...
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investment firm boosts ldbrinkman dbc stake two affiliated investment firms and the investment funds they control said they raised their combined stake in ldbrinkman corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission fidelity international ltd a ber...
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utilicorp ucu sees higher first quarter utilicorp united corp said it expects to report first quarter earnings of about mln dlrs or about dlrs a share and revenues of about mln dlrs in the comparable quarter a year ago utilicorp earned mln dlrs or cts on revenues of mln dlrs there are mln shares outstanding this year u...
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public service co of colorado psr in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
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dime savings bank of wallingford dibk payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april three reuter
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4,231
nakasone to visit washington in late april prime minister yasuhiro nakasone will make an official week long visit to the united states from april and hold talks in washington with president reagan chief cabinet secretary masaharu gotoda told reporters government sources said nakasone would try to resolve growing bilate...
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report on export markets for u s grain delayed the u s agriculture department s report on export markets for u s grain scheudled for release today has been delayed until wednesday april a department spokeswoman said no reason was given for the delay in releasing the monthly report reuter
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old stone ostn completes acquisition old stone corp said it completed the previously announced acquisition of first federal savings bank of north carolina a shelby n c savings bank for common stock the final purchase price expected to be between seven mln and mln dlrs will be based on an exchange of common stock valued...
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kansas city southern industries says it eager to purchase southern pacific railroad
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lennar len sees strong earnings for year lennar corp chairman and president leonard miller said the current backlog of orders and the strong economy point to strong revenues and earnings for the balance of fiscal he said the company s backlog of sales deposits on feb was an increase of units over the previous year lenn...
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gencorp rejects unsolicited takeover bid from afg industries wagner and brown
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macandrews forbes unit begins offer to buy all revlon group not already owned
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5,143
britton lee blii sees first quarter loss britton lee inc said it expects to report a loss on lower sales than it had anticipated for the first quarter the company earned dlrs before a dlr tax credit on sales of dlrs in the year ago period
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senate wants japan semiconducter pact enforced the u s senate has unanimously called for president reagan immediately to force japan to live up to a pledge to stop dumping its microchips and open its markets to u s chipmakers the senate voted to to urge reagan to impose penalties on japanese high technology products co...
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brierley offer for progressive still valid brierley investments ltd bil said its offer of n z dlrs per share for supermarket group progressive enterprises ltd still stands although rainbow corp ltd said today it has pct of progressive bil said in a statement it will review events on a daily basis rainbow announced earl...
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pakistan s trade deficit narrows in february pakistan s trade deficit narrowed to billion rupees provisional in february from billion final in january and compared with billion in february the federal bureau of statistics figures show exports fell to billion rupees provisional in february from billion final in january ...
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hong kong firm ups calmat czm stake to pct industrial equity pacific ltd a hong kong investment firm said it raised its stake in calmat co to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission industrial equity which is principally owned by bri...
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montana power co mtp votes quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay april record april reuter
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minstar inc said it is still interested in acquiring borg warner
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canada january trade surplus mln dlrs after december mln dlrs surplus
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alleghany corp y declares dividend alleghany corp said its board declared a stock dividend of one share of its common for every shares outstanding as the company s dividend on its company for it said the dividend will be distributed on april to holders of record on march alleghany said cash will be paid in lieu of any ...
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margaux controls inc margx rd qtr dec loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs nine mths shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs vs mln note net losses inlcude dlr charge from discontinued operations of building management system sold to cetek system inc on jan reuter
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1,646
k mart km says record net turning point k mart corp said its record fiscal net earnings of mln dlrs a rise from mln dlrs a year ago marked a major turning point for the world s second biggest retailer k mart said the earnings rise for the fourth quarter ended january to mln dlrs from mln dlrs resulted from merchandisin...
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numac oil nmc sees results improving numac oil and gas ltd said it expects significant improvement in operating performance during the company today reported earnings from continuing operations of dlrs down from mln dlrs a yuear earlier due to lower prices for crude oil and pipeline capacity constraints numac said chan...
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norcros breaks off merger talks with williams norcros ncro l plc said it has no intention of proceeding any further with talks on williams holdings plc s suggestion that there would be benefits arising from a merger between the two groups norcros said any such benefits could be achieved through normal trading and did n...
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sheldahl inc shel nd qtr feb net shr cts vs four cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs nine cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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galileo electro optics corp gaeo nd qtr galileo electro optics corp said estimated earnings for the second quarter ended march will be over current analysts estimates of cts to cts per share however the company said it has not closed its books for the quarter and release earnings april reuter
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treasury s baker sees smaller trade deficit treasury secretary james baker predicted the u s trade deficit would decline billion dlrs this year however he acknowledged signs were still lacking on such a decline we think we are beginning to see changes he told the house appropriations committee it has begun to level off...
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general cinema corp gcn common stock dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april recrod april nine reuter
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american building maintenance abm st qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note american building maintenance industries inc reuter
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gale force winds buffet great lakes the national weather service said warnings of gale force winds remained in effect over lakes erie huron and michigan also warnings have been posted for large waves and beach erosion along the shores of the lakes winds gusting to mph caused four to six foot waves along the western and...
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ford f europe earnings up pct last year ford europe s net earnings soared by per cent last year to mln dlrs kenneth whipple chairman of ford europe said whipple here to attend the geneva auto show which opens on thursday said that the ford motor co unit had sold a record million vehicles in europe in net earnings were ...
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leigh pemberton opposes takeover protection rules the bank of england does not favour the introduction of rules to shield companies from hostile takeover attempts its governor robin leigh pemberton said instead merchant banks advising bidding companies must show restraint and responsibility to avoid the excesses that h...
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