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n y bank discount borrowings nil in week the eight major new york city banks did not borrow from the federal reserve in the week ended wednesday march a fed spokesman said it was the second half of a two week bank statement period that ended on wednesday the banks did not borrow in the first week of the period reuter
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cramer inc crmr th qtr loss shr loss eight cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss sales vs year shr profit four cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
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22
farmers group inc fgrp th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs billion vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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1,427
property trust of america ptras year net ope shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes gains from sale of investments of dlrs vs dlrs reuter
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2,452
hospital staffing services inc hssi st qtr feb oper shr six cts vs two cts oper net vs revs vs note prior year net excludes dlr tax credit reuter
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2,248
newcor inc new st qtr jan net shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
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5,100
nv hoogovens net profit mln guilders vs mln official
2
647
trans lux tlx sets five pct stock dividend trans lux corp said its board declared a five pct stock dividend payable april nine to holders of record march the company said directors also declared regular quarterly dividends on presently outstanding shares of both classes of common payable april nine to holders of record...
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3,524
williams holdings bids mln stg for norcros industrial holding company williams holdings plc said it was bidding mln stg for the ordinary shares of building products and packaging group norcros plc the offer would be made on the basis of new williams shares for every in norcros or p a share norcros shares firmed to p at...
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5,326
lawson says u k election not only ems bar british chancellor of the exchequer nigel lawson said the next u k election was not the only element standing in the way of full british membership of the european monetary system ems but he added that arguments against joining had weakened prime minister margaret thatcher wide...
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2,453
viatech inc vtk year net shr dlrs vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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4,376
japan carefully considering money policy sumita bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said the central bank will carefully consider its monetary policy in light of the recent sharp fall of the dollar asked if the bank of japan will consider a further cut in its discount rate he said he now thinks the bank will have to ...
5
1,770
bank of montreal cuts prime rate to pct from pct effective friday
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1,078
hmo america inc hmoa year loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
2
4,599
terra mines ltd tmexf year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs vs note includes writedown of mln dlrs for the costs of mineral properties and deferred exploration and development bullmoose lake in the northwest territories reuter
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669
keane inc kean th qtr shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mn vs mln note shares adjusted to reflect the distribution of one share of class b common stock for every two shares of common stock held of record as of july reuter
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5,471
ussr exchange rates soviet state bank effective april roubles per hundred unless stated u s stg bfr dmk dfl lit can dkr nkr ffr skr unch fin mrk unch sfr yen aus sch aus dlr unch pak rup unch ind rup unch irn ryl unch lib din one unch mrc drhm unch
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3,514
yeutter says u s japan trade difficulties remain u s trade representative clayton yeutter said he was unsure whether some of the trade issues straining u s japanese relations would be resolved before the two countries open trade talks in late april we are having high level discussions on them the issues within the unit...
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3,201
endotronics endo target of investigation endotronics inc said it is the target of a formal private investigation by the securities and exchange commission as well as the federal bureau of investigation the company also said its independent accounts peat marwick mitchell and co served notice that its report on endotroni...
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2,782
gencorp gy to study general partner bid gencorp inc chairman william reynolds said the company s board and its financial and legal advisors will study the unsolicited tender offer from general partners right now our advice to all our shareholders is to wait until the board advises them of its position which will happen...
0
4,131
bp managing director says company does not plan to hike dlrs standard offer
0
1,443
perini corp pcr sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record may reuter
2
1,415
ben and jerry s homemade inc bjic th qtr net shr cts vs two cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs avg shrs vs reuter
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4,440
metromail corp mtml rd qtr march net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln nine months shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln reuter
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4,498
morrison inc morr rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs one dlr net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note per share data reflect march five pct stock distribution cash dividend is payable april to holders of record april reuter
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1,255
usda estimates soviet grain crop at mln tonnes vs in feb year ago
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3,364
anacomp aac gets funds to buy datagraphix anacomp inc said it finalized the financing of its mln dlrs purchase of datagraphix inc from general dynamics corp gd the financing arranged by drexel burnham lambert consists of mln dlrs of bank financing the private placement of mln dlrs of senior subordinated notes and mln d...
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1,312
sumita says little room for bank to ease policy bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said there is little room left for the central bank to further ease its credit policy as interest rates levels are now approaching their lower limit the government should instead seek ways of making the best use of its fiscal policy h...
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4,894
autospa lube to buy control of cardis cds autospa corp said it has signed an agreement to purchase shares of eight pct convertible preferred stock of cardis corp representing voting control for mln dlrs the company said the preferred purchase will be financed by an investment group led by autospa it said it will also r...
0
4,882
southmark sm completes acquisition southmark corp said it has completed the purchase of georgia international life insurance co from capital holding corp cph for cash and southmark securities worth over mln dlrs reuter
0
1,423
fed sets two billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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3,349
cityquest makes mln stg bid for wickes cityquest plc a newly formed company is making a recommended mln stg offer for builders merchants and diy do it yourself company wickes plc wickes said in a statement undertakings to accept what is effectively a management buyout have been accepted by holders of pct of the shares ...
0
4,323
first national corp ftnc th qtr shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs nil year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs nil reuter
2
758
canadian imperial bank of commerce st qtr share basic cts vs cts
2
2,266
bankamerica chairman says bank is turning around heading to profitability
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2,732
allison s place alls sales increase in february allison s place inc president marvin schenker said company owned stores sales for february increased pct over the same period last year he said comparable store sales in february increased pct the company which owns and franchises a total of clothing outlets where all art...
2
3,061
rainbow and equiticorp place ultramar stake new zealand investment companies rainbow corp ltd and equiticorp holdings ltd have placed the majority of their joint shareholding in oil and gas conglomerate ultramar plc umar l at prices up to stg per share the companies said in a statement the companies said they had bough...
0
542
buffton corp buff buys b and d instruments buffton corp said it completed the purchase of b and d industruments inc for two mln dlrs cash and shares of common stock it said b and d is a private company headquartered in kansas and had sales of dlrs in buffton said the company designs and manufactures aviation computer d...
0
4,830
u k merger clearances the secretary of state for trade and industry said he had decided not to refer the proposed acquisition by reed international plc reed l of technical publishing company inc to the monopolies and mergers commission the proposed acquisition by rosehaugh plc of the general funds investment trust plc ...
0
5,172
german chemical industry sees lower profits west germany s chemical industry fears mounting risks will hurt earnings but hopes turnover will stabilize around s billion marks josef strenger a board member of the industry association vci said strenger management board chairman of bayer ag bayg f told a news conference at...
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4,062
dutch grain levy test case to start in april a large dutch animal feed compounder will begin formal legal proceedings early next month as a test case on the way the ec grain co responsibility levy is applied a spokesman for dutch grain and feed trade association het comite told reuters het comite has been co ordinating...
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volcker pushes spending cuts over trade bill federal reserve board chairman paul volcker said reducing the federal budget deficit was a more important goal for congress than drafting trade legislation reduce the budget deficit volcker responded when asked by a member of the senate banking committee about trade legislat...
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gencorp gy unit to sell los angeles tv station gencorp said its rko general subsidiary agreed to sell khj tv in los angeles to walt disney co dis for mln dlrs cash plus working capital and other adjustments at closing the company said under the agreement in principle rko s application to renew the station s broadcast l...
0
1,948
ecuador begins work on oil pipeline to colombia construction workers today began building a km mile pipeline to link ecuador s jungle oilfields to a pipeline in colombia through which ecuadorean crude could be pumped to the pacific coast ecuadorean energy minsitry officials said they said it would take about two months...
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riverside group inc rsgi th qtr shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note net includes mln dlrs gain on disposal of unit includes operations of dependable insurance gruop inc reuter
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4,610
g data systems gggg rd qtr net qtr ends jan shr nil vs nil net vs revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr two cts vs three cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
2
1,804
interconnect offers to buy gates learjet glj interconnect capital corp said it sent a letter to the board of gates learjet corp offering to buy the company for dlrs a share gates corp which owns pct of gates learjet agreed earlier this week to sell its shares to a partnership formed by privately held cobey corp and a u...
0
3,576
mcrae industries mri a increases payout mccrae industries inc said it raised its preferred dividend on its class a common stock to cts per share from cts per share it said the dividend was payable april to shareholders of record april reuter
2
2,685
eldorado bancorp eldb sets pct dividend eldorado bancorp said its board declared a pct stock dividend payable april to shareholders of record april three reuter
2
3,281
eastpark realty trust ert qtly div qlty div cts vs cts prior payable april record april reuter
2
1,849
aep industries inc aepi st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
2
913
swift independent packing co sftpr st qtr net periods ended january net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
5,225
pope and talbot pop sees higher st qtr net pope and talbot inc said it expects first quarter earnings to total about one dlr per share compared with a year earlier loss of nine cts per share each of the company s business segments contributed to the sharp improvement pope and talbot said the wood products company also ...
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4,912
republic savings and loan rsla sets dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april note company s full name is republic savings and loan association of wisconsin reuter
2
3,062
guinness starts court action against saunders guinness plc guin l said it has started court proceedings against former chairman and chief executive ernest saunders and non executive director thomas ward for recovery of mln stg the money was paid to ward via marketing and acquisition consultants ltd in jersey guinness s...
0
2,595
sec moves to discipline allegheny int l ag the securities and exchange commission sec staff is seeking authority to take enforcement action against allegheny international inc the pittsburgh based industrial and consumer products firm said allegheny made the disclosure in documents filed with the sec in connection with...
0
5,057
gencorp takes no action on stock dividend gencorp inc said its board took no action with respect to a two pct stock dividend at its annual meeting yesterday due to the press of other business specifically the company s pending takeover offer by general acquisition corp formed by afg industries inc and wagner and brown ...
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365
first federal savings ffkz year net shr cts vs one dlr net vs assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln loans mln vs mln qtly div six cts vs six cts prior qtr pay april record march note net includes charges from accounting changes from one time expenses associated with a proxy contest and an increase in loan reserves firs...
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3,491
chicago futures leader says markets can adapt foreign currency futures markets would not be harmed if the leading industrial countries agreed to restrict currency movements to within a narrow band said leo melamed chairman of the chicago mercantile exchange s cme executive committee the target zone would not affect our...
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u s approves buyout of coastal bancorp csbk coastal bancorp said the u s federal reserve board approved the acquisition of coastal by suffield financial corp ssbk the acquisition still requires approval from the banking department in maine the company noted reuter
0
4,817
emery air freight corp to offer dlrs shr for purolator courier corp
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1,160
stora close to completing papyrus takeover sweden s stora kopparbergs bergslags ab skps st said it has now acquired pct of shares in rival pulp and paper makers papyrus ab thus passing the threshold above which it can compulsorily buy the rest of the company remaining shareholders would have until later this month to s...
0
1,991
enzo biochem inc enzo nd qtr jan net shr one ct vs three cts net vs revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln six mths shr five cts vs six cts net vs revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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1,388
deb shops inc debs th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln reuter
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796
investment firm boosts purolator pcc stake halcyon investments a new york investment partnership that deals mainly in risk arbitrage and stock trading said it raised its purolator courier corp stake to shares or pct from or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission halcyon whose managing partner is al...
0
1,355
pulitzer publishing co pltzc th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note interest expense dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year year net reflects undisclosed amount of expenses for defense of takeover effort re...
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5,482
tcw convertible securities cvt sets dividend tcw convertible securities fund inc said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of three cents per share payable april to shareholders of record april tcw said it anticipates paying a regular quarterly dividend the company made its initial public stock offering mar...
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4,804
lilly lly cuts liposome co lipo stake eli lilly and co told the securities and exchange commission it cut its stake in liposome co inc to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct lilly said it sold liposome common shares on march at eight dlrs each as long as lilly s stake in liposome is b...
0
5,084
lifetime lft exchange offer accepted lifetime corp said retirement housing corp has accepted its previously announced acquisition offer retirement will operate autonomously as a separate subsidiary reuter
0
2,471
western federal savings bank wfpr ups payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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1,400
kelsey hayes canada ltd year net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note shr restated to reflect january stock split pct owned by kelsey hayes co reuter
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4,582
alpha industries aha sells division alpha industries inc said it has sold its microelectronics division to triax corp for undisclosed terms retroactive to february one it said the division has yearly revenues of about mln dlrs and makes rf microwave components for the defense electronics industry alpha said it plans to...
0
3,159
amc amo takes no action on chrysler c bid american motors corp said its directors reviewed a chrysler corp merger proposal but took no action on it the company said its directors met in new york today at a regularly scheduled meeting the board s review is continuing with the company s independent legal and financial ad...
0
3,968
gencorp gy bid could be raised group says an investor group said it might be willing to raise its dlr per share offer for gencorp but so far the company has turned down requests for a meeting we might be able to see some additional value if we could meet and get more financial data said joel reed speaking for the inves...
0
164
brenco inc bren declares qtly dividend qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay april six record march reuter
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2,012
s l acquisition raises u s toll to the federal home loan bank board fhlbb announced the acquisition of home savings and loan association in seattle washington by interwest savings bank of oak harbour washington the fhlbb said home savings was the th troubled savings institution requiring federal action this year it sai...
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165
massachusetts investors growth stock fund payout qtly div from income cts vs dlrs in prior qtr including capital gains of dlrs payable march record february reuter
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3,171
mark iv corrects agreement with baird batm mark iv industries inc iv which has said it may consider a bid to seek control of baird corp said baird has not agreed to hold off on any defensive measures without giving mark iv at least hours notice in a filing with the securities and exchange commission mark iv corrected a...
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3,981
genova gnva signs definitive merger agreement genova inc said it signed a definitive agreement for the previously announced merger with genova products inc under the agreement genova products will pay dlrs a share for the pct of genova s outstanding common shares it does not already own the company said it plans to com...
0
301
bank of new england corp bkne qtly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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2,534
paper says u s may seek to curb foreign takeovers the reagan administration will consider curbing foreign takeovers of security sensitive industries such as semiconductors and computers the new york times said quoting an unnamed senior administration official i think there s a strong sentiment here that some industries...
0
3,969
fed approves chemical new york chl merger chemical new york corp and texas bancshares inc tcb said the federal reserve board approved their proposed billion dlr merger the companies also said the securities and exchange commission declared effective as of march the registration statement covering the securities chemica...
0
1,979
ldbrinkman corp ldbc nd qtr jan loss shr loss seven cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln six mths shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,477
american agronomics corp agr nd qtr feb shr profit one cts vs loss three cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln six months shr profit six cts vs loss six cts net profit mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note six months includes gain of four cts from change in accounting principle reuter
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3,651
cyacq amends cyclops offer conditions says citicorp expands financing
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3,578
charming shoppes inc chrs raises quarterly qtly div three cts vs cts prior pay april record april six reuter
2
4,969
sis sisb completes wendy s wen unit buy sis corp said it has completed the acquisition of its franchisor sisters international inc from wendy s international inc for mln dlrs in stock it said the purchase includes restaurants in ohio operates by sisters giving sis a total of restaurants and franchise relationships in s...
0
689
house trade bill drafting postponed the house ways and means trade subcommittee postponed until next week its opening session to start drafting major changes to u s trade laws a committee aide said the subcommittee had not yet completed the preparatory work to start writing the legislation the aide said reuter
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cannon can audit to show significant loss the cannon group inc said its financial statements will show substantial losses for fiscal and significant downward adjustments in previously reported stockholders equity the company also said its audit being conducted by arthur young and co will cover the year ended january in...
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4,251
tektronix inc rd qtr shr ctws vs cts
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400
omnicom group inc omcm th qtr net shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln mths shr loss cts vs profit dlrs net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note in qtr ended the company recognized expenses of for restructing the combined operations of bbdo doyle dane bernbach and needham harper worldwide in...
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4,252
american medical international inc ami payout qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable may one record april reuter
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am international inc am nd qtr jan oper shr loss two cts vs profit seven cts oper shr profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln six mths oper shr profit nil vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note per shr calculated after payment of preferred dividends results exclude...
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3,345
jamesway jmy sets split higher cash payout jamesway corp said its board declared a two for one stock split and increased the quarterly cash dividend by pct the company said the dividend on the pre split shares was increased to four cts from three cts it said both the split and the dividend are payable may to holders of...
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tandem computers tndm sees higher net tandem computers inc said it expects higher earnings and revenues in its second fiscal quarter ending march against a year ago we feel we will continue to see higher growth in the quarter james treybig president and and chief executive officer told a meeting of securities analysts ...
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4,247
abidjan port activity rises the tonnage of goods passing through ivory coast s main port of abidjan rose pct last year according to the ivorian chamber of commerce its monthly report said mln tonnes of goods passed through the port last year compared with mln the year before exports fell to mln from mln tonnes while im...
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lawson products inc laws raises qtly payout qtly div seven cts vs six cts prior pay april record april three reuter
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3,556
ecolab ecl starts bid for chemlawn chem ecolab inc said it has started its previously announced tender offer for all shares of chemlawn corp at dlrs each in a newspaper advertisement the company said the offer and withdrawal rights expire april unless extended the chemlawn board has approved the tender and a merger at ...
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varian var buys analytichem international varian associates inc said it acquired all the outstanding stock of closely held analytichem international inc for an undisclosed amount of cash analytichem based in harbor city calif is a supplier of bonded phase preparation products used to prepare chemical samples for analys...
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3,675
integrated resources inc ire th qtr net oper primary shr dlr vs dlrs oper diluted shr cts vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs primary vs avg shrs diluted mln vs mln year oper shr dlr vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note oper net excludes mln dlrs for discontinued operations th q...
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