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siemens rebutts u s criticism on cgct offer siemens ag sieg f rebutted u s criticism it is blocking american telephone and telegraph corp s t n at and t entry into french telecommunications firm compagnie generale constructions telephoniques cgct management board member hans baur told journalists that the acquisition o...
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viacom via sets record date for merger vote viacom international inc said it set april as the record date for shareholders entitled to vote at a special meeting to be held to vote on the proposed merger of arsenal acquiring corp a wholly owned subsidiary of arsenal holdings inc into viacom it said the date of the speci...
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1,224
harris cuts cyclops cyl stake to pct harris associates l p a chicago investment advisory firm said it cut its stake in cyclops corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission harris said it sold cyclops common shares between jan and ...
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u s credit market outlook prime rate the prospect that other banks will follow industry leaders citibank and chase manhattan in raising their prime rate is likely to cast a pall over the credit markets today economists said bond prices had been making a smart recovery from two days of heavy selling when citibank surpri...
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sea containers scr expects better first qtr sea containers ltd predicted its first quarter fiscal net earnings would improve by mln dlrs over the same period a year ago the company said got off on a much better footing than fiscal from which the company recorded a loss of mln dlrs or dlrs per share on revenues of mln d...
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3,012
first interstate i estimates brazil risks first interstate bancorp said its pre tax income could be reduced by about mln dlrs if it decides to reclassify its mln dlrs in medium to long term loans to brazil as nonperforming but the company stressed in a filing with the securities and exchange commission that it believes...
2
4,896
progressive savings prsl th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs profit three cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit three cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note full name progressive savings and loan association current year figures include mln dlr incrase to reserves for estimated real estate an...
2
323
woolworth underwoods fail to agree on bid underwoods plc said it had not been possible to agree terms on a bid to be made by woolworth holdings plc wluk l during talks the two companies had been holding exploratory discussions no spokesman for either company was immediately available to say why terms could not be agree...
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824
anglo american gold investment co ltd aagiy year to feb shr cts vs pre tax mln rand vs mln net mln vs mln tax nil vs mln final div cts making cts vs div payable april register march reuter
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5,401
super rite foods inc srfi sets qtrly payout qtrly div five cts vs five cts prior pay april record april
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272
peoples bancorporation peop quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
2
3,147
entex energy development ltd eed sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record march reuter
2
4,226
essilor international essi pa year ended dec provisional consolidated net attributable profit mln francs vs mln investments mln vs mln dividend on ordinary shares francs vs francs dividend on priority shares francs vs francs reuter
2
4,099
house of fabrics hf sees results improving house of fabrics inc said it expects growth in earnings and revenues as the current fiscal year progresses it said it will open about super stores this year house of fabrics now operates stores the company today reported earnings for the year ended january of dlrs on sales of ...
2
3,851
sunstar foods inc sunf nd qtr feb net shr cts vs not reported net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note six months net includes a loss from discontinued operations equal to two cts a share net includes losses from discontinued operations of four cts in the quarter and six cts in the s...
2
3,319
german bond yields seen falling in near term west german bond yields could decline over the next few months if recent efforts to stabilize exchange rates as seen in last month s paris pact extend to keeping down european interest rates banking economists said but in the longer term domestic yields could rise under agre...
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4,748
bowl america inc bwla ups payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
2
2,426
plains plns posts reserves increases plains resources inc said that as of december its estimated proved oil and gas reserves rose by pct to mln barrels from mln barrels and proved developed reserves rose pct to four mln barrels from mln barrels a year ago the company said its year end reserves did not include the oil a...
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5,243
white house says interest rates reflect market the white house said the rise in interest rates was unfortunate in a general sense but reflected market forces there s always movement up and down and the basic fact is that we believe the economy is strong and growing and there will always be fluctuations in the interest ...
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megaphone international inc infl th qtr loss oper shr loss three cts vs loss three cts oper net loss vs loss revs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss res vs note net both periods excludes dlr gain from settlement of old obligations reuter
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4,975
convest energy partners ltd cep th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs vs year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note net includes oil and natural gas writedowns of mln dlrs in quarter and mln dlrs in year reuter
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suspensions parts industries ltd spilf year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note full name is suspensions and parts industries ltd reuter
2
4,379
investor group puts pressure on gencorp gy an investor partnership seeking to acquire gencorp inc said it would attempt to unseat the company s board of directors and take other hostile actions if the firm refuses to discuss its billion dlr takeover bid general acquisition co comprising investors wagner and brown and g...
0
4,186
central capital plans three for two stock split central capital corp said it planned a three for two split of its common and class a subordinate voting shares subject to shareholder approval at the april annual meeting it said the split would raise the amount of common shares to about mln from mln and subordinate votin...
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permian pbt raises crude prices permian corp said that effective march it raised its posted prices for crude oil cts a barrel the raise brought its posted prices for west texas intermediate up by cts to dlrs a barrel west texas sour was also raised by cts to dlrs a barrel a permian spokesman said that the south louisia...
1
3,058
krung thai bank to take over sayam bank the state owned krung thai bank ltd will start taking over state owned sayam bank ltd and complete the process in a year finance minister suthee singhasaneh told a press conference he said the takeover decision was made this week to stem the current heavy losses of sayam and to a...
0
1,603
taft tfb rejects dlr shr offer taft broadacasting co said its board of directors unanimously decided not to accept the pending buyout proposal of theta corp an investor group led by dudley taft the decision was based on among other things the advice of its financial advisors goldman sachs and co that the offer of dlrs ...
0
1,069
landmark savings lsa completes office sale landmark savings association said it completed the sale of its whitehall pa office including deposits of about mln dlrs to parkvale savings association landmark said it realized a gain of about mln dlrs on the sale the price was not disclosed reuter
0
2,133
national fuel gas co nfg sets mail date national fuel gas co said its mail date for its previously announced two for one stock split is june the company which announced the split last week had said the record date for the split is may reuter
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2,897
jim walter corp jwc nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln first half shr dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln avg shrs diluted mln vs mln note net includes gains of dlrs or two cts a share in quarter and dlrs or fo...
2
2,348
memory protection mpdi sees bogen closing memory protection devices inc said it expects to close the previously announced acquisition of the assets and liabilities of bogen a division of lear siegler inc on april one memory protection devices said it received a senior loan commitment letter as well as the requisite wai...
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pharmacia ab phab st year sales billion crowns vs billion profit after financial items mln crowns vs mln the results include a once off writedown of mln crowns for intangible assets mainly the know how paid for in the takeover of a number of high tech companies by the group pharmacia said earnings per share after real ...
2
4,697
pennzoil pzl sees lower first qtr pennzoil co chairman j hugh liedtke told a meeting of analysts that the company expects its first quarter net to be down considerably before an unusual item from the loss of cts a share reported a year ago liedtke did not say how large the unusual item would be we re still closing our ...
2
4,087
macneal schwendler corp mns th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note prior year net excludes dlr loss from discontinued operations and dlrs on disposal share adjusted for stock dividends reuter
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4,774
concord fabrics inc cis nd qtr oper net ended march one 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 excludes net gain of dlrs or cts shr in current qtr and six mths from disposal of discontinued operations year ago excludes loss of dlrs or three cts in q...
2
4,318
education systems espc year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs note current net includes non recurring loss on investments of full name is education systems and publications corp reuter
2
5,457
hi shear industries inc hsi sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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1,495
intelligent systems mlp inp makes cash payout intelligent systems master limited partnership said it will make a cash distribution of cts a unit in early april to unitholders of record as of march the company said continued strength in its results prompted the move intelligent systems added that if current plans to sel...
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1,706
blue gass breeders blgr completes acquisition blue grass breeders inc said it has completed the acquisition of equine enterprises inc for four mln common shares it said it is obligated to deliver another shares on the attainment of a certain level of shareholders equity during any fiscal quarter within months of closin...
0
1,602
jacobs suchard expects another excellent year jacobs suchard ag jacz z hopes for another excellent year in after a pct increase in net profit results in the first few months show it heading in the right direction company president klaus jacobs said the group reported net profit of mln swiss francs compared with mln in ...
2
333
burlington coat factory warehouse corp bcf net jan end shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
2
4,103
knight ridder inc krn sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april six reuter
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baker sees lower japanese trade surplus u s treasury secretary james baker said the japanese trade surplus would begin to decline this year he told the national newspaper association you re going to see a reduction in the japanese trade surplus some of it this year but he said the reduction would be due principally to ...
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business computer bcsi had th quarter profit business computer solutions inc said it expects to report a profit for the fourth quarter ended february its first quarterly profit ever of about dlrs on revenues of about dlrs a year before it lost dlrs on sales of dlrs the company attributed the improved results to increas...
2
3,457
iraq replaces oil minister in big govt shuffle iraqi president saddam hussein carried out his first major government shakeup in five years tonight naming a new oil minister in shuffling three posts one minister was dropped in the shuffle announced in a presidential decree it gave no reason for the changes in the govern...
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1,056
hughes tool ht up on merger speculation hughes tool co rose one to on shares apparently reflecting a belief that baker international corp bko will be able to persaude hughes to go along with a previously announced merger analysts said this week hughes seemed to back out of the merger but then said it was still interest...
0
806
community bank system cbsi buys nichols bank community bank systems inc and the nichols national bank said they have signed a definitive agreement for nichols to become a member of the cbsi group of banks for an exchange of stock worth mln dlrs cbsi said it expects to complete the deal pending nichols shareholder and r...
0
4,389
news corp ltd to acquire harper and row publishers inc for dlrs share
0
2,937
tultex corp ttx st qtr feb shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note reflects two for one stock split effective july reuter
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172
s k i ltd skii nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln six months shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln reuter
2
2,219
quadrex corp quad th qtr jan loss shr loss eight cts vs loss cts net loss vs los revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
2
1,762
rose s stores inc rsto th qtr jan shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion reuter
2
2,158
french adjusted february trade deficit mln francs vs january deficit billion
7
3,374
westworld community health wchi th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current year results include charges related to closing or divestitures of facilities and other assets full name westworld commu...
2
4,767
de tomaso industries inc dtom year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note translated from italian lire in u s dollar equivalents at the exchange rate prevailing at dec reuter
2
3,574
advanced computer techniques actp year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
1,519
lamson sessions lms drops rail parts operations lamson and sessions co said it has decided to discontinue operations of youngstown steel door a maker of components and equipment for railroad freight cars the company said the unit is to be sold sometime this year so was included as discontinued operations in its results...
2
5,447
cannon can sells stake in hbo cannon venture cannon group inc said it agreed in principle to sell its pct interest in the hbo cannon video joint venture to the home box office unit of time inc tl the company said it is making the sale because in the near future all of its video products will be licensed in the united s...
0
2,229
twa said it does not intend to seek control of usair acquire more stock at this time
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4,876
medar mdxr acquires owens illinois oi unit medar inc said it acquired automatic inspection devices inc a subsidiary of owens illinois inc toledo ohio through an exchange of stock for pct of the company automatic designs and manufactures a line of machine vision systems for the packaging pharmaceutical electronics and c...
0
3,570
campbell red lake crk sets quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april note canadian funds reuter
2
1,300
investment firms up stake in mcgill mftg mgll a group of affiliated investment firms led by bermuda based fidelity international ltd and boston based fmr corp told the securities and exchange commission it raised its stake in mcgill manufacturing co inc the group said it raised its stake to shares or pct of the total o...
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1,161
allegheny int l ag first boston set merger allegheny international inc said it has entered into an agreement to merge with an affiliate of first boston inc s fpc first boston corp in a transaction valued at about mln dlrs allegheny said the agreement calls for holders of its common to receive dlrs a share holders of th...
0
1,576
saudi banks face further lean period saudi arabia s commercial banks are reporting a further decline in profits for as increasing provisions have to be set aside to cover the burden of non performing loans bankers in the saudi capital said the need to build reserves for bad and doubtful debts may start to decline a lit...
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gulf applied technologies gats sells units gulf applied technologies inc said it sold its subsidiaries engaged in pipeline and terminal operations for mln dlrs the company said the sale is subject to certain post closing adjustments which it did not explain reuter
0
2,035
manila government to take over san miguel board a government commission that controls pct of san miguel corp smc stock will increase its nominees on the firm s member board to nine from six we want to correct business practices ramon diaz chairman of the presidential commission on good government pcgg told reuters righ...
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1,186
mayfair super markets myfra sales increased mayfair super markets said its sales for the second qtr ended feb were mln dlrs an increase of more than pct compared to sales of mln dlrs in the comparable quarter last year the company said sales for the first six months of the year were mln dlrs more than pct above the mln...
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2,006
pratt prat offer for resorts rt expires ph acquisition co a unit of pratt hotel corp said its mln dlrs per share tender offer for all shares of class b common stock of resorts international inc expired as of today about shares were tendered an insufficient number of shares to satisfy the condition that pct of the votin...
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4,543
trade friction threatens to topple nakasone prime minister yasuhiro nakasone may have been dealt a fatal political blow by the yen s renewed rapid rise and the threat of a trade war with the united states political analysts said nakasone already under fire over an unpopular tax reform plan may now be forced to resign b...
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omnicom group omcm sets regular payout qtlry div cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
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5,070
fidelcor ficr unit acquires lazere financial fidelcor inc s fidelcor business credit corp subsidiary said it reached a definitive agreement to acquire a substantial portion of the bank of new england corp s bkne lazere financial corp s assets terms of the acquisition were not disclosed the acquisition is subject to app...
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1,612
general mining union corp ltd genm j year net shr cts vs final div cts vs making vs pre tax mln rand vs mln net mln vs mln tax mln vs mln attrib to outside shareholders mln vs mln reuter
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5,299
investor group cuts rospatch rpch stake a group of new york investors said it lowered its stake in rospatch corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group said it sold a net shares of rospatch common stock between february...
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5,017
bank of new york bk raises prime to pct bank of new york said it raised its prime lending rate a quarter point to pct it said the move is effective immediately reuter
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3,153
waste management amends chemlawn offer raising it to dlrs a share from dlrs
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5,265
gencorp gy unit completes wor tv sale gencorp said its rko general inc subsidiary completed the sale of wor tv to mca inc mca for mln dlrs the federal communications commission approved the sale last december gencorp said the closing was delayed because that decision was appealed by four parties to the u s court of app...
0
2,669
financial security fssla to sell branch financial security savings and loan association said it has agreed to sell its sunrise fla branch to fortune financial group inc forf of clearwater fla for a substantial profit subject to regulatory approval terms were not disclosed reuter
0
1,562
britain calls on japan to increase imports britain today called on japan to increase foreign imports or risk the rise of protectionism and the harm it would bring to it and other trading nations british trade and industry secretary paul channon said japan must heed a report issued by a japanese government advisory body...
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meridian bancorp inc mrdn sets regular payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april one record march reuter
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5,176
top discount rate at uk bill tender pct the top accepted rate of discount at the weekly u k treasury bill tender rose to pct from pct last week applications at the lowest accepted price of stg were allotted around pct of the amount applied for and applications above that price were allotted in full the bank of england ...
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rexnord rex to redeem rights rexnord inc said it will redeem all of its preferred stock purchase rights for cts a right effective today rexnord said the rights will be redeemed because it is expected its shares will be tendered under a january takeover offer from banner acquisition corp the rights trade in tandem with ...
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u s senate panel could consider trade measure the u s senate agriculture committee may take up a bill tomorrow that would strengthen the activities of u s agricultural trade teams in selected developing countries committee staff said the measure sponsored by committee chairman patrick leahy d vt and sen john melcher d ...
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vermont financial services vfsc sets payout vermont financial services corp said its board approved a regular cts per share cash dividend payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
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u s warns of dependence on foreign oil a white house ordered report said that growing u s reliance on foreign oil into the year could have potentially damaging implications for national security the energy department study discusses several options to curb reliance on foreign oil but makes no recommendations president ...
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2,957
prime medical pmsi says merger talks end prime medical services inc said merger talks with national hmo corp nhmo have been terminated prime gave no reason for the termination of the talks with national hmo reuter
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3,653
tajon ranch co trc th qtr net shr five cts vs nine cts net vs revs vs year shr ten cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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ici ici sees growth in pharmaceuticals imperial chemical industries plc expects earnings from its pharmaceuticals operations to grow to about pct of world profits within the next five years compared with a current pct chairman elect denys henderson told financial analysts over the next five years we expect to launch on...
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4,104
technitrol inc tnl sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april seven reuter
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3,174
pan am corp th qtr loss mln dlrs vs profit mln dlrs
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1,218
ferry disaster claims could top mln stg u k insurers could face more than mln stg of insurance claims following the zeebrugge ferry disaster a spokesman for lloyds of london said it could take weeks before the extent of the compensation claims for passengers crew and cargo was known and also before it was known how muc...
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st lawrence seaway to open on schedule the st lawrence seaway and the welland canal linking lakes erie and ontario were expected to open as scheduled on march and april respectively a st lawrence seaway official said the entire seaway is already free of ice due to the mild winter and could be open for navigation today ...
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caesars world caw files suit against sosnoff caesars world inc said it filed a lawsuit against martin t sosnoff and mts acquisition corp regarding its march unsolicited tender offer for caesars world stock the company said it filed in the federal court in the central district of california charging the tender offer whi...
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saudi success seen in curbing opec production saudi arabia will succeed in pressuring other members of the organization of petroleum exporting countries to stay within their production quotas said morgan stanley group managing director john wellemeyer wellemeyer speaking to reporters at an offshore oil engineering conf...
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ducommon inc dco th qtr loss oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln year oper shr loss dlrs vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln note prior qtr and year figures exclude losses from discontinued operations of dlrs and dlrs respectively and respective losses on sale of discon...
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3,142
southeast banking corp stb sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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3,560
standard chartered plc stch l year shr p vs p div p vs p making p vs p pretax profit mln stg vs mln tax mln vs mln operating income billion vs mln operating expenses mln vs mln trading profit before charge for bad and doubtful debts mln stg vs mln charge for bad and doubtful debts mln vs mln share of profits of associa...
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ic industries icx unit to sell off more track illinois central gulf railroad a subsidiary of ic industries inc said it will complete the sale to the chicago missouri and western railway of its mile line from joliet ill to st louis by april the chicago missouri is a wholly owned subsidiary of the venango river corp a tr...
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gould gld sells french battery unit gould inc said it sold its french battery unit cie francaise d electro chimie to a group of investors including the unit s employees and gnb inc of minnesota terms of the sale were not disclosed the unit had sales of mln dlrs reuter
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u s bill auction rates average pct the u s treasury said its weekly auction of three month bills produced an average rate of pct with a pct rate on six month bills these rates compared with averages of pct for the three and pct for the six month bills sold last week the bond equivalent yield on three month bills was pc...
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duriron duri completes valtek valt purchase duriron co inc said it has completed the acquisition of valtek inc for dlrs per share following valtek shareholder approval yesterday reuter
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