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u s tells japan to do more to cut trade surplus u s undersecretary of state for economic affairs allen wallis said he had urged japan to do much more to reduce its large trade surplus with the united states our central message to japan this week was that while we have made progress in some areas much needs to be done h...
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quantech qant needs additional funds quantech electronics corp said it is investigating available means of raising additional funds needed to finance continuing operations but there is no assurance that it will succeed the company said it continues to experience negative cash flow today it reported a loss for the third...
2
1,598
kidston gold mines ltd year shr cents vs yr div cents vs net mln dlrs vs mln turnover mln vs mln other income mln vs shrs mln vs same note company paid total cents in previously declared quarterly divs vs net is after tax dlrs vs interest mln vs mln and depreciation mln vs mln reuter
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2,938
federated fin l savings fedf initial payout federated financial savings said it declared an initial quarterly dividend of cts a share april record april this is the first dividend paid by federated since its conversion to a stock company from a mutual on jan reuter
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1,998
southam unit acquires winnipeg community papers southam inc said its flyer force unit acquired three community newspapers in winnipeg with a combined circulation of for undisclosed terms southam said the newspapers the herald the lance and metro one will be printed at its canadian publishers division in winnipeg flyer ...
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580
ec appoints new trade chief the european community commission today appointed its chief spokesman hugo paemen as its top official in charge of multilateral trade negotiations a commission spokesman said paemen a belgian official who had previously been chief aide to former external affairs commissioner etienne davignon...
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3,297
nigeria changes auction rules to defend the naira nigeria s central bank has changed the rules governing its foreign exchange auctions in what analysts see as a means of defending the naira currency which has depreciated steadily the bank said in a statement that from april banks bidding for foreign exchange would have...
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4,360
tesco buys pct of hillards tesco plc tsco l said county bank ltd had bought shares in hillards plc on its behalf increasing its stake to pct the shares were bought at p each tesco is making an opposed mln stg bid for hillards hillards shares at gmt were quoted one penny firmer at p while tesco was one penny easier at p...
0
71
mayfair industries inc mayf th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs avg shrs vs mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note excludes tax gain of dlrs for qtr and year reuter
2
3,857
life of indiana corp lifi th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit reuter
2
3,097
treasury s baker supports fed monetary policy treasury secretary james baker said in a newspaper interview that he supports the current course of federal reserve board monetary policy the course of fed policy is quite adequate as far as we are concerned baker said in an interview with the new york times in the intervie...
5
2,835
swissair net mln swiss franc vs mln div francs vs
2
1,937
mindscape buys harcourt brace hbj unit mindscsape inc said it agreed to buy the educational software unit of holt rinehart and winston inc a subsidiary of harcourt brace jovanovich inc for undisclosed terms sales of the division which had been purchased by holt rinehart from cbs peaked at about mln dlrs in mindscape sa...
0
2,571
ships held up at calcutta some indian ships have been held up at calcutta port after four days of industrial action by local seamen a spokesman for the shipowners association insa said the dispute has prevented local crewmen signing on and off but has not affected foreign ships with international crews docking at calcu...
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60
wilfred american educational wae regular div qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay april three record march reuter
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635
trans world airlines makes dlr share cash merger proposal for usair
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4,787
orion capital corp oc th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes realized capital gains of vs for qtr and mln vs mln for year net also includes gain on termination of p...
2
3,673
leucadia national corp luk th qtr net shr dlrs vs cts shr diluted dlrs vs cts net mln vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note earnings per share reflect the two for one split effective january per share amounts are calculated after preferred stock di...
2
2,983
erbamont erb acquires antibioticos s a erbamont n v said its major shareholder montedison spa which owns pct of its common and farmitalia carlo erba its pct owned subsidiary have acquired antibioticos s a and related subsidiaries terms of the acquisition were not disclosed reuter
0
368
berkshire gas co bgas pays regular qtlry div qtrly div cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
2
987
united industrial corp uic th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit sales mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit dlrs net loss vs profit mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net includes tax credits of mln dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year year net includes dlr loss from discontinued opera...
2
195
franklin utilities fund sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter
2
110
sweden to go ahead with s african trade sanctions sweden s ruling social democratic party gave full power to the government to decree unilateral trade sanctions against south africa prime minister ingvar calrsson said carlsson told a news conference the party decided the fight against apartheid took priority over swede...
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5,029
le peep restaurants inc lpep th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year shr loss dlr vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
2
1,943
chemlawn chem seeks bids by march chemlawn corp said it has asked potential purchasers of the company to submit their proposals by est on march chemlawn said if waste management inc wmx intends to participate in the bidding process it will have to submit a confidentiality agreement to chemlawn financial advisor smith b...
0
412
intermedics inc itm st qtr feb one net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note current st qtr oper net excludes operating loss carryforward of or cts per share st qtr oper net excludes loss carryforward of dlrs or one ct per share and loss from discontinued operations of dlrs reuter
2
3,156
entex energy development ltd eed year loss unit loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg units vs note net includes writedown of oil and gas properties of ln dlrs vs mln dlrs and writedown of geothermal property of mln dlrs vs mln dlrs reuter
2
3,039
western tele communications wtlca th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes loss from discontinued operations of dlrs vs gain of dlrs for qtr and gain of dlrs vs gain of dlrs for year note full name is western tele commun...
2
841
first eastern corp febc completes acquisition first eastern corp said it has completed the acquisition of peoples bank of nanticoke pa in an exchange of first eastern shares for each peoples share peoples has assets of about mln dlrs reuter
0
3,404
dwg dwg completes sale of unit dwg corp said it has completed the previously announced sale of its texsun corp subsidiary to texsun corp subsidiary to sundor brands inc for mln dlrs and the assumption of liabilities it said proceeds have been placed in escrow pending the outcome of talks with lenders reuter
0
2,808
far west financial fwf to buy progressive progressive savings and loan association prsl said it has agreed in principle to be purchased by far west financial corp s far west savings and loan association the acquisition would be a cash merger with progressive shareholders receiving up to three dlrs per share the company...
0
2,008
saudi arabia decides to accept brazil credit saudi arabia has lifted the condition it imposed on the sale of oil to brazil and will accept banco do brasil s credit guarantees state oil company petrobras said in a statement petrobras cancelled a mln dlr crude oil purchase from the saudis yesterday after they refused to ...
1
582
grossman s inc gros th qtr loss oper shr loss nine cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit sales mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss sales billion vs mln note net includes discontinued operations gain dlrs vs loss mln dlrs in quarter and losses mln dlrs vs mln dlrs in year net incl...
2
5,331
u s credit market outlook cautious trading u s bond trading is likely to remain cautious in the near term with a possible downward price bias as market participants focus on trends in the dollar the economy and federal reserve policy economists said most expect the economy to continue showing modest gains that the doll...
5
2,968
dresser industries di sees return to profit dresser industries inc said it expects the joint ventures it has entered into and a gradual improvement in the energy market to allow it to regain profitability before the end of the current year dresser earned dlrs for the year ended october after a mln dlr gain from a chang...
2
4,906
continental illinois cil raises prime rate continental illinois corp said it has raised its prime rate to from reuter
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1,360
novell novl sets two for one stock split novell inc said its board declared a two for one stock split payable to holders of record at the close of business on march it said shareholders at the annual meeting approved a doubling of authorized common shares to mln from mln and a limitation of directors liability reuter
2
456
margaux controls inc margx rd qtr 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 current periods include loss of mln dlrs from discontinued operations reuter
2
5,013
moore medical corp mmd to make acquisition moore medical corp said it plans to acquire privately held penta products a wholesale distributor of generic durgs for undisclosed terms reuter
0
2,061
zim energy zimr to sell shares privately zim energy corp said it has entered into an agreement for a group consisting of strategy and development inc norsk vikingolje a s of oslo and mis gas corp which already owns one third of zim to buy to mln new common shares at cts each in association with polo energy corp and jag...
2
4,148
pda engineering pdas halts software shipments pda engineering said it has temporarily deferred shipmetns of its patran software for ibm computers due to a technical problem with the program the company said the deferral will reduce its thrid quarter revenues and earnings pda said it anticipates resuming shipments in th...
2
3,639
ec member states cool on cereal plans european community ec member states have generally given a cool initial reaction to proposals by the european commission for cereal price changes and related measures in the coming season ec diplomats said they said that in meetings of the ec special committee on agriculture repres...
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4,092
usair u cleared to buy piedmont pie shares usair group inc said the u s department of transportation has issued an order allowing it to purchase and hold in a voting trust the piedmont aviation inc shares usair is seeking in its current dlr per share tender offer the company said the new order supersedes an order issue...
0
2,644
vista chemical vc sees year net higher vista chemical co said it expects earnings for the year ending september to be up substantially but extensive planned downtime at two of its plants is expected to affect third quarter results it said it is looking at a number of financial options for increasing shareholder value b...
2
4,232
bank of spain suspends assistance the bank of spain suspended its daily money market assistance obliging borrowers to take funds from the second window where on wednesday rates were raised to pct compared with pct for normal overnight funds money market sources said in view of high borrower demand the suspension was li...
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5,183
hilton hlt st qtr earnings up about pct hilton hotels corp said its first quarter net income rose pct paced by strength in both hotels and gaming based on preliminary results the company said net income rose to about mln dlrs or cts a share from mln dlrs or cts a share in s initial three months reuter
2
1,023
rocky mountain medical corp rmedu st qtr loss dec shr loss one ct net loss revs note company went public in april reuter
2
3,688
charter co qchr th qtr oper loss oper shr loss one ct vs loss four cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper profit vs profit mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note th qtr and year oper net excludes a gain of mln dlrs and mln dlrs or cts pe...
2
5,337
chase amp bank to lower australian prime rate to pct from tomorrow
4
3,672
mobex completes grant industries gtx tender mobex corp a private building product concern said as of late yesterday it had accepted about mln shares or pct of grant industries inc under a tender offer the dlrs a share cash offer expired at est yesterday mobex said its mobex acquisition corp unit accepted shares of gran...
0
2,221
united tote inc tote st qtr jan net shr nil vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
2
3,495
avalon avl stake sold by deltec avalon corp said that deltec panamerica sa has arranged to sell its pct stake in avalon and that deltec s three representatives on avalon s board had resigned an avalon spokeswoman declined to indentify the buyer of deltec s stake or give terms of the sale in addition avalon said three o...
0
607
cri insured cii to set special distribution cri insured mortgage investments inc said its advisor will recommend a special distribution of cts per share due to the sale of a federally insured first mortgage on park meadows i in madison wis for dlrs it said it received a dlr return of capital and dlrs in income on the s...
2
310
fisons plc fisn l year to end shr p vs p div p vs p making p vs p pre tax profit mln stg vs mln turnover mln vs mln tax mln vs mln finance charges mln vs mln minority interest mln vs mln extraordinary debit being closure and restructuring costs mln vs mln operating profit includes pharmaceutical mln vs mln scientific e...
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1,256
dart darta makes offer for supermarkets sgl dart group corp said it offered to buy supermarkets general corp for dlrs per share in cash earlier supermarkets general said an unsolicited third party had made the offer analysts estimated the value at about billion dlrs based on mln shares outstanding kidder peabody and co...
0
2,509
grace gra completes retail unit sale w r grace and co said it completed the sale of its bermans the leather experts retail business to a new company in a management led buyout grace received mln dlrs cash and will record a pretax gain of about mln dlrs in the first quarter the company said an additional pretax gain of ...
0
2,702
service corp international srv sets quarterly qtly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay april record april reuter
2
2,655
nl industries inc th qtr shr loss cts vs profit seven cts
2
2,369
royal resources rrco makes acquisition royal resources corp said it has exercised its optioon to purchase montagu mining investments inc from samuel montagu ltd of london for dlrs in cash and common shares the company said montagu s main asset is a pct interest in the hog ranch joint venture which operates the open cut...
0
226
final trust for thrift institutions payout set massachusetts financial services co said it has set the final income and capital gain distributions for trust for thrift institutions high yield series of dlrs and dlrs respectively payable today reuter
2
3,907
middle south msu to consider dividend middle south utilities inc will not consider payment of a common stock dividend until there is another ruling on a mississippi supreme court order rolling back rates at the company s mississippi power and light co subsidiary chairman edwin lupberger said he told security analysts m...
2
1,382
ecuador official seeks oil aid in venezuela ecuador s deputy energy minister fernando santos alvite arrived here last night for talks on further venezuelan assistance to his country s oil industry following last week s earthquake officials said ecuador was obliged to suspend crude oil exports for an expected five month...
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2,699
carolina power and light co cpl qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior payable may one record april reuter
2
676
robertson ups capital wire cwcc stake to pct new york investor julian robertson and several investment partnerships he controls said they raised their stake in capital wire and cable corp to shares or pct of the total from or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission robertson and his tiger jaguar pum...
0
2,180
msa realty corp sss th qtr net shr profit four cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs avg shrs vs note th qtr and yr net includes a loss of dlrs and a gain of dlrs respecitvely for extraordinary item net assumes all warrants exercised fo...
2
5,399
corroon and black cbl complete acquisition corroon and black corp said it completed the acuqisition of contractors planning group inc in an exchange of shares contractors is headquartered in garden city n y and has branch offices in philadelphia boston and cheshire conn reuter
0
4,941
waxman industries inc waxm regular payout qtly div class a two cts vs two cts prior qtly div class b one ct vs one ct prior pay april record april reuter
2
4,784
holder communications hold to buy five firms holder communications corp said it agreed to buy five privately held companies with combined revenues expected to be about mln dlrs holder plans to issue mln common shares to buy the nashville based companies all of which are owned by jack norman and joe shaw their families ...
0
4,633
usx x consolidated natural cng end talks usx corp s texas oil and gas corp subsidiary and consolidated natural gas co have mutually agreed not to pursue further their talks on consolidated s possible purchase of apollo gas co from texas oil no details were given reuter
0
2,972
quaker state ksf arranges mln dlr credit quaker state oil refining corp said it signed a mln dlr revolving credit and term loan agreement with a group of six banks for which mellon bank n a is agent the four year arrangement has an additional four year term loan amortization agreement quaker said quaker said the credit...
2
3,657
sigma research onc sigr nd qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs profit one ct net loss vs profit revs vs six mths shr loss cts vs profit two cts net loss vs profit revs vs note year ago net includes gain from tax carryforwards of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year reuter
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1,492
kurzweil music systems inc kurm th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
2
4,974
more u s banks join in prime rate cut chemical bank the main bank subsidiary of chemical new york corp and marine midland banks inc said they were raising the prime lending rate to pct from pct effective immediately in st louis mercantile bancorp said its mercantile bank n a was also raising its prime rate to pct from ...
4
4,837
u k money market shortage forecast revised up the bank of england said it had revised its estimate of the shortage in the money market up to billion stg from billion before taking account of its early operations the bank has provided mln stg assistance so far today reuter
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2,436
mortgage growth investors mtg st qtr feb shr cts vs cts net vs qtly div cts vs cts prior avg shrs vs note dividend payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
2
2,752
vestar securities inc ves sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march note company said prior qtr includes end of year additional four cts dividend reuter
2
4,453
cherokee group chke st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln per share figures adjusted for two for one stock split of february reuter
2
799
bank of england resists pressure for rate cut the bank of england again fought against money and bond market pressure for a pre budget interest rate cut leaving the pound to take the strain with a further rise in its trade weighted index to a six month high it closed at its best level since september at pct of its valu...
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3,234
scholastic inc schl rd qtr feb net shr dlrs vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln nine months shr dlrs vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln note qtr net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs versus dlrs for fiscal s third quarter and a non recurring pre tax gain of dlrs reuter
2
1,616
healthsouth rehabilitation corp hsrc th qtr shr profit eight cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs reuter
2
5,306
freedom savings and loan ass n frdm year end shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln note loss includes operating loss of mln dlrs or dlrs a share including an additional loan loss provision of mln dlrs write downs in the value of real estate of mln dlrs and an extraordinary loss of mln dlrs for early retir...
2
965
far west industries inc year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
1,647
dainippon ink to invest in quixote quix quixote corp said dainippon ink and chemicals inc of japan will buy shares of quixote common stock a pct stake for mln dlrs or dlrs a share it said the two companies also agreed to share the results of their research and development activities in optical disc technology dainippon...
0
2,460
equion corp equi nd qtr jan net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln six mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs for qtr and dlrs vs dlrs for six mths note year ago results restated to reflect change in accounting principle effective august one ...
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3,724
gencorp gy fixes rights separation date gencorp inc said that because it is continuing to evaluate general acquisition inc s tender offer it has fixed april subject to further extension as the date the rights to purchase preferred shares will trade separately from the common stock as a result of the tender offer this e...
0
5,121
mellon bank expects to report a first quarter loss of mln to mln dlrs
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3,550
u k money market given mln stg assistance the bank of england said it had provided the money market with mln stg assistance in the morning session this compares with the bank s forecast of a mln stg shortage in the system today the central bank bought bills outright in band two at pct comprising mln stg bank bills and ...
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3,749
madagascar extends amoco oil exploration agreement madagascar extended its oil exploration agreement with the u s firm amoco corp an for months to allow for further studies of the morondava basin on the southwest coast a government statement said it said the existing five year agreement due to expire this july was exte...
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economic spotlight china must preserve farmland if we go on using up farmland as we have done since there will be none left in years to grow grain on xu jinfeng a middle aged official in fengbang village on the edge of shanghai sums up the dilemma china faces as it tries to feed its more than one billion people and at ...
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2,029
japan business decline seen bottoming out the extended decline in japan s overall business performance was likely to bottom out in the current january march quarter the finance ministry said improved corporate earnings and better prospects for the stability of the yen had made companies more optimistic it said after ca...
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2,246
three d departments inc tdd nd qtr jan shr four cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
2,169
rainier rban completes acquisition rainier bancorp said it completed the acquisition of tacoma wash based united bank for mln dlrs worth of rainier stock united a savings bank with mln dlrs in assets and offices will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary rainier said rainier which last month agreed to merge with securit...
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1,231
medical properties mpp sets monthly dividend the board of medical properties inc said it has declared an initial monthly cash dividend of cts a share and has adopted a monthly dividend policy the initial dividend will be payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
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2,516
public service enterprise peg two months net period ends february shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note full name public service enterprise group inc reuter
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5,022
national royalty corp nroc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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4,375
philadelphia exchange to extend hours for asia the philadelphia stock exchange phlx a leading trader of currency options plans to extend its trading hours to serve australasian and far eastern markets exchange president nicholas giordano said he told reporters the phlx will open a new session between and hours u s est ...
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2,365
codenoll technology corp codn th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs avg shrs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales vs avg shrs vs reuter
2
5,098
guinness to sell retail interests guinness plc guin l said that as part of a new strategy for the company it will be selling its retail interests to concentrate resources on developing its international beverage businesses among the firms to be sold are martin s and gordon drummond pharmacies the eleven convenience sto...
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90
indonesia seen at crossroads over economic change indonesia appears to be nearing a political crossroads over measures to deregulate its protected economy the u s embassy says in a new report to counter falling oil revenues the government has launched a series of measures over the past nine months to boost exports outs...
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firm acquires american nutrition works inc nusource investments inc a publicly held shell company said it acquired american nutrition works inc through a transaction in which american nutrition shareholders received mln shares of nusource stock in exchange for their shares american nutrition operates a chain of stores ...
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