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4,952 | first chicago fnb unit buys banks first chicago corp s american national bank unit said it completed the acquisition of four suburban chicago banks with combined assets of about mln dlrs the banks are national bank of north evanston elgin national bank first national bank of schiller park and merchants and manufacturer... | 0 |
3,286 | sulpetro loss due to writedowns asset disposals sulpetro ltd said its fiscal year net loss of mln dlrs or dlrs per share was due to several factors the largest of which was a writedown of mln dlrs of oil and gas properties sulpetro also recorded a writeoff of deferred charges amounting to mln dlrs a loss of mln dlrs on... | 2 |
4,785 | chelsea chd sees lower nd qtr net chelsea industries inc said earnings for its fiscal second quarter ended march will be sharply lower than the dlrs or cts a share it earned for the same quarter last year it also said it lowered its earnings forecasts for the remainder of the fiscal year in fiscal the company earned dl... | 2 |
4,499 | vanderbilt vago to raise common merge vanderbilt gold corp said shareholders at a special meeting approved its reincorporation in delaware an increase in authorized common to mln shares from mln shares and a non qualified stock option plan it also said shareholders approved the merger of morning star mine interests hel... | 0 |
5,398 | fed sets two day system repurchases fed says | 5 |
3,715 | borg warner says it discussed possible takeover with irwin jacobs | 0 |
1,286 | dupont dd unit raises crude oil prices conoco inc a subsidiary of dupont corp said it was increasing its contract prices for crude oil between cts and one dlr a barrel effective today conoco said the increase brings its price for the u s benchmark crude west texas intermediate to dlrs a barrel up one dlr south louisian... | 1 |
282 | pittway corp pry th qtr net shr dlrs vs two dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
937 | twa twa sues usair u over poison pill trans world airlines inc said it filed suit in delaware chancery court against usair group inc and its board of directors seeking to invalidate its poison pill anti takeover plan twa vice president and general counsel mark buckstein said twa also sought a declaratory judgement from... | 0 |
642 | danaher corp dhr th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs rev mln vs mln note fourth qtr net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts per share versus mln dlrs or cts a share in s fourth qtr and an extraordinary charge of dlrs or six cts a share net includes extraordinary gain ... | 2 |
2,411 | lawson oil tax breaks to help new fields revenue two new u k tax relief measures for oil producers announced today are aimed at encouraging developments in the north sea to go ahead and boost opportunities for the offshore supplies industry the inland revenue said in a post budget statement earlier chancellor of the ex... | 1 |
1,534 | southernnet inc sout th qtr net shr cts vs four cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
5,295 | doe issues offer to buy alaska power unit the u s energy department issued a request for proposals to buy the snettisham hydroelectric project a major part of the alaska power administration it said invitations were sent to two alaskan electric utilities the city and borough of anchorage and the state of alaska it did ... | 0 |
2,501 | sigmaform corp sgma rd qtr jan net shr one ct vs five cts net vs sales vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
4,929 | crownamerica inc crna nd qtr ended feb shr two cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note nd qtr and six mths ended march one reuter | 2 |
5,323 | gulf states gsu sees end to cash by may gulf states utilities co said its condition has significantly deteriorated and that its operating cash reserves will be inadequate by may unless it receives additional financing or rate relief from state public utilities commissions in texas and louisiana in the company s newly r... | 2 |
889 | shell francaise returns to profit in shell francaise sfmf pa a subsidiary of shell petroleum nv returned to the black last year for the first time since with parent company net profit of mln francs against losses of mln in and billion in in it posted a profit of mln the company said in a statement that cash flow had im... | 2 |
1,107 | reported dead in ferry disaster at least people died when a car ferry struck a pier as it left belgium for britain a nurse who took part in the rescue operation said jan van moerbeke a male nurse said on coming off the herald of free enterprise that he had found six people on top of the vessel who were dead there were ... | 6 |
2,589 | bell atlantic corp bel increases payout qtrly div cts vs cts pay may one record march reuter | 2 |
5,305 | u s company earnings highlights first quarter anchor financial corp shr cts vs nine months biomet inc shr cts vs federal co shr dlrs vs richardson electronics shr cts vs year eac industries inc oper shr loss cts vs loss cts fine art acquisitions shr cts vs mangood corp oper shr loss dlrs vs loss reuter | 2 |
2,032 | china reports mln dlr two month trade deficit china s trade deficit totalled mln dlrs in the first two months of this year according to figures released by the state statistics bureau the new china news agency quoted the bureau as saying foreign trade totalled billion dlrs in the period of which exports were worth bill... | 7 |
2,380 | atlantic express inc st half dec net shr not given net revs mln note company went public during reuter | 2 |
3,852 | hadson hads to acquire pct of seaxe seax hadson corp said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire pct of the outstanding common stock of seaxe energy corp the company said it will buy the pct interest in seaxe from shareholders owning restricted or controlled shares for less than hadson common shares it said cl... | 0 |
4,180 | next few months crucial for oil hernandez energy and mines minister arturo hernandez grisanti today told a meeting of regional oil exporters the next few months will be critical to efforts to achieve price recovery and stabilize the market hernandez said while opec and non opec nations have already made some strides in... | 1 |
2,496 | williams industries inc wmsi nd qtr net qtr ended jan shr cts vs three cts net vs revs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note current six mths revs include mln dlrs in revs from john f beasley construction co a wholly owned unit reuter | 2 |
1,533 | crew union sets pact with pacific southwest psg pacific southwest airlines said it reached an agreement with the southwest crew controllers association needed to satisfy conditions of usair group s u proposed acquisition of psa psa said this is the third of four unions agreement is needed with for usair s acquisition t... | 0 |
3,784 | rowley scher rsch to have loss for year rowley scher reprographics inc said it expects to report an operating loss and a loss from the sale of its mid south repro subsidiary for the year ending march last year the company reported earnings of dlrs rowley scher did not disclose details of the sale of mid south repro it ... | 2 |
3,765 | china to tighten import control cut export costs china should tighten imports of ordinary goods and restrict or even forbid import of goods which can be made domestically premier zhao ziyang said he told the national people s congress china s parliament that the country s foreign exchange is limited and must be used wh... | 7 |
4,885 | vms strategic land trust vlans sets payout vms strategic land trust declared an initial dividend of cts a share payable may to shareholders of record april the dividend represents a pct annual return based on the company s original offering price in december of dlrs a share the return is guaranteed through december the... | 2 |
1,975 | weyerhaeuser said it sees significant increases in earnings in | 2 |
2,978 | pop radio popx gets rite aid rad pop radio corp said it has signed a seven year agreement to provide rite aid corp with in store customized disc jocky hosted radio programs resulting in an increase of more than pct in the total number of stores pop now has under contract value was not disclosed reuter | 0 |
1,026 | insituform iglsf raises stake in unit insituform group ltd of guernsey channel islands said it has exercised an option to convert a stg loan to affiliate insituform permaline ltd to common shares raising its stake in the unit to pct from pct the remainder is held by permaline s management and an investment group insitu... | 0 |
4,951 | manufacturers national mntl unit lifts rate manufacturers national corp s manufacturers bank wilmington said it increased the interest rate on its no fee variable rate mastercard to pct from pct the new interest rate applies to the second quarter the rate on the card is set quarterly reuter | 4 |
2,837 | china taiwan trade via hong kong fell in the value of trade between china and taiwan via hong kong fell pct to billion h k dlrs in from billion dlrs in hong kong s census and statistics department said taiwan s exports to china through hong kong fell to billion dlrs last year from billion in while china s exports rose ... | 7 |
3,327 | booker says starts well booker plc bokl l said had started well and the group had the resources to invest in its growth business both organically and by acquisition it was commenting on figures for which showed pretax profits rising to mln from mln previously profits from the u s accounted for pct of the total the resu... | 2 |
3,324 | booker plc bokl l year shr p vs p div p vs p making p vs p turnover billion stg vs billion pretax profit mln vs mln tax mln vs mln interest paid mln vs mln minority interests mln debit vs same extraordinary items mln profit vs mln loss pretax profit includes agribusiness mln vs mln health products mln vs mln wholesale ... | 2 |
2,058 | baldrige warns of world trade war danger u s commerce secretary malcolm baldrige predicted congress will pass a reasonable trade bill this year and said tough protectionist legislation could prompt a trade war the mood of the congress right now is as tough on trade as i ve ever seen it in six years in washington baldri... | 7 |
4,669 | treasury s baker not concerned by bond declines treasury secretary james baker asked whether he was concerned about yesterdays precipitous decline in bond prices said he was not questioned by reporters as he left a house committee hearing baker said no when asked about the bond decline adding that it was a reflection o... | 7 |
3,103 | illinois tool works itw sells two divisions illinois tool works inc said it completed the sale of its drill and end mill division pine bluff arkansas and eclipse counterbore division detroit to newly formed eclipse industrial pruducts inc based in st louis terms were not disclosed all employees at both locations will b... | 0 |
3,263 | niagara mohawk nmk to cut costs niagara mohawk corp said it is cautiously optimistic about results improvements for and said it is studying measures to cut operating costs these measures include freezing management salaries abolishing vacant positions and reducing overtime a spokesman said the company had no current pl... | 2 |
2,276 | royal bank canada brazil unit sees growth royal bank of canada s ry small brazilian commercial bank subsidiary banco royal do canada brasil s a sees opportunities for its own growth with an expected substantial increase in brazilian exports to canada banco royal president michael brennan said they brazilian exporters a... | 2 |
1,941 | arco sells two agricultural research operations atlantic richfield co said it sold its plan cell research institute unit and its arco seed co operations in two transactions for undisclosed prices the company said it sold dublin calif based plant cell research to montedision spa of milan italy and arco seed co to u f ge... | 0 |
706 | bundesbank leaves credit policies unchanged the bundesbank left credit policies unchanged after today s regular meeting of its council a spokesman said in answer to enquiries the west german discount rate remains at pct and the lombard emergency financing rate at pct reuter | 4 |
1,486 | wall street stocks tenneco inc tgt tenneco inc a company that has long been rumored to be a takeover candidate rose sharply today when speculation surfaced that investor t boone pickens may be targeting the company for an acquisition traders and analysts said tenneco spokesman joseph macrum said we have no comment to m... | 0 |
5,201 | tandy tan rd quarter revenues up pct tandy corp said consolidated sales and operating revenues for the third quarter ended march totaled nearly mln dlrs up pct from mln dlrs last year the company said third quarter earnings will be released in the latter part of april tandy said march sales and oprating revenues totale... | 2 |
2,108 | endotronics endo expects loss for year endotronics inc said it expects to incur substantial losses for the second quarter ending march and fiscal year ending sept as one factor behind the anticipated loss endotronics cited a dispute by one of its japanese distributors yamaha inc over payment of a dlr promissory note in... | 2 |
946 | mcandrews and forbes are offering dlrs per share for revlon stock | 0 |
3,430 | geo a hormel and co hrl qtly div cts vs cts previously pay may record april reuter | 2 |
4,831 | h k banks to raise prime rates soon dealers say banks in hong kong are likely to raise prime rates by half a percentage point to pct following a one quarter point prime rate increase by two major u s banks yesterday dealers said they told reuters local banks may decide on the increase at this weekend s routine meeting ... | 4 |
213 | mercury entertainment mcry sees better results mercury entertainment corp said it expects improved results in the company today reported a loss for the year ended november of dlrs on revenues of dlrs compared with a loss of dlrs on revenues of dlrs a year before reuter | 2 |
3,616 | international clinical laboratories inc iclb shr nine cts vs seven cts net vs revs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note current half net includes charge dlrs from reversal of investment tax credits reuter | 2 |
2,831 | japan march interim trade surplus falls japan s customs cleared trade surplus fell to billion dlrs in the first days of march from a billion surplus a year earlier the ministry of finance said the march interim surplus compared with a billion dlr surplus in the same february period fob exports in the first days of marc... | 7 |
4,407 | biogen bgenf may sell european operations biogen nv said as part of a program to reduce expenses it is in talks on the sale of its geneva switzerland operations the company gave no details reuter | 0 |
1,021 | valtek inc valt rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
184 | franklin california tax free income fund payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter | 2 |
245 | talking point viacom international via a bidding war for viacom international inc one of the largest u s entertainment companies pitted a management group and other investors against national amusements inc a closely held theater operator both sides raised their bids over the weekend a source close to the management si... | 0 |
4,818 | emery air eaf to bid for purolator pcc emery air freight corp said it plans to begin tomorrow a dlr a share tender offer for pct of the outstanding common stock of purolator courier corp the company said the tender offer is the first step in a plan to buy pct of the purolator shares following the tender offer emery sai... | 0 |
1,535 | senator lugar calls for cargo preference repeal the senior republican on the u s senate agriculture committee richard lugar of indiana called for repeal of the cargo preference law that aids the american shipping industry but which he said hurts farmers cargo preference is a costly special interest operated at the expe... | 6 |
1,352 | talking point oil services turnaround seen the oil services industry is on the verge of a recovery because of rising crude prices oil industry analysts said the analysts who issued buy recommendations on some stocks said the recovery in oil services should begin in the second half of after drilling activity bottoms out... | 1 |
3,079 | 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... | 7 |
3,533 | miyazawa says u s likely to intervene finance minister kiichi miyazawa told parliament s lower house finance committee that the u s is expected to intervene in the foreign exchange market to stabilise exchange rates political sources said asked if the u s federal reserve board agreed in paris last month to intervene to... | 5 |
4,474 | covington technologies inc covt year net oper shr profit eight cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note current year figures exclude operating loss carryforward gain of dlrs and loss from discontinued operations of dlrs prior year figures exclude loss from discontinued operations of mln dlrs reuter | 2 |
713 | usair u rejects twa twa takeover bid usair group inc said its board has rejected trans world airlines inc s offer to acquire usair for dlrs per share in cash as grossly in adequate and not in the best interests of usair shareholders employees or passengers the company said the unsolicited bid by the carl c icahn led tw... | 0 |
5,410 | volcker says fed policy not responsible for prime rate rise | 4 |
4,664 | neco npt bidder extends tender offer investor david laroche said he has extended his cash offer to buy shares of neco enterprises inc at dlrs each until april the tender offer was to have expired yesterday in a filing with the securities and exchange commission laroche a north kingstown r i investor who already holds n... | 0 |
3,609 | fed may add reserves economists say the federal reserve may intervene in the government securities market to add reserves today some economists said although others felt that the fed was likely to refrain from any action those who believed the fed will intervene said it would probably add temporary reserves indirectly ... | 4 |
610 | computer horizons chrz in acquisition computer horizons corp said it purchased computerknowledge inc a software training education company headquartered in dallas terms were not disclosed reuter | 0 |
4,404 | mexican first qtr crude exports seen at dlrs the average price of mexico s crude oil exports in first quarter will be dlrs per barrel according to preliminary figures issued in a press release by the state oil company petroleos mexicanos pemex it gave no direct comparison with the year ago figure but said crude and pro... | 1 |
870 | opec president says output well below ceiling opec conference president rilwanu lukman said the group was producing well below the mln bpd ceiling it set in december partly because liftings had been delayed or postponed by customers unwilling to pay fixed opec prices lukman during a brief visit to london on his way hom... | 1 |
1,280 | richmond hill rich riverhead end merger talks richmond hill savings bank and riverhead savings bank fsb said they terminated their previously announced merger negotiations the banks gave no reason for ending the talks which began on january reuter | 0 |
5,231 | kentucky central to declare stock dividend kentucky central life insurance co said the company said it will declare a pct stock dividend on monday accordingly it said it filed a registration statement with the securities and exchange commission for a proposed offering of three mln shares of its class a non voting commo... | 2 |
829 | hooper holmes sherlock inc hoop th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs mths shr cts vs cts net vs rwevs vs avg shares vs reuter | 2 |
3,976 | clabir clg ambrit abi call off merger clabir corp and ambrit corp said they called off their plans for clabir to buy the pct voting interest in ambrit that it does not already own the companies said they agreed not to pursue the merger because several actions recently taken by ambrit would mean substantial delays in co... | 0 |
5,353 | bp scottish refinery set to restart this week the british petroleum bp l co plc s refinery at grangemouth scotland shut down after an explosion and fire in the hydrocracker on march will probably be back in operation towards the week end a refinery spokesman said he said the refinery will resume at about half its barre... | 1 |
4,313 | canadian satellite communications six mths net period ended february oper shr profit six cts vs loss cts oper profit vs loss revs vs note current shr and net exclude tax gain of dlrs or five cts share full name canadian satellite communications inc reuter | 2 |
1,062 | clary corp th qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss nine cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
123 | purolator pcc in buyout with hutton efh new jersey based overnight messenger purolator courier corp said it has agreed to be acquired for about mln dlrs by a company formed by e f hutton lbo inc and certain managers of purolator s u s courier business analysts have said that purolator has been for sale for some time pu... | 0 |
1,333 | preussag says payment of a dividend not certain a spokesman for preussag ag prsg f said it was not yet certain whether the company would pay a dividend on results he was commenting on a preussag statement which said results in were lower than in preussag has frequently said its results came under further pressure in fo... | 2 |
2,269 | bankamerica bac chair says bank turning around bankamerica corp chairman a w clausen said the bank holding company is turning around and is back on the road to profitability in a speech to the san francisco chamber of commerce clausen said he was absolutely convinced bankamerica would return to its position of preemine... | 2 |
523 | voicemail international inc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs mths shr loss cts vs cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter | 2 |
1,560 | venezuela to lend oil to ecuador for export venezuela will supply ecuador with an as yet undetermined amount of crude oil to help it meet export commitments seriously affected by last week s earthquake energy and mines minister arturo hernandez grisanti said he gave few details about the deal but said a crude oil loan ... | 1 |
1,763 | phillips p raises crude postings cts phillips petroleum said it raised the contract price it will for all grades of crude oil cts a barrel effective today the increase brings phillip s posted price for the west texas intermediate and west texas sour grades to dlrs a bbl phillips last changed its crude oil postings on m... | 1 |
2,803 | metro mobile mmct declares stock dividend metro mobile cts inc said it declared a pct stock dividend the dividend will be distributed on april to holders of record march reuter | 2 |
2,990 | odyssey filmpartners odyy drops merger talks odyssey filmpartners ltd said is terminated discussions to acquire united color labs pursuant to a jan letter of intent for it to buy the company for stock and cash reuter | 0 |
691 | hcc industries hcci quarterly dividend qtly div three cts vs three cts pay march record march reuter | 2 |
2,089 | ausimont compo nv aus raises quarterly qtly div eight cts vs five cts prior pay april record april three reuter | 2 |
504 | florida commercial banks inc flbk qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior payable march record march reuter | 2 |
3,950 | baldrige sees u s trade deficit starting to decline in feb or march data | 7 |
1,146 | usair u acquires pct of piedmont pie usair group inc said it has acquired piedmont aviation inc shares about pct on a fully diluted basis from norfolk southern corp nsc the acquisition of piedmont by usair has been approved by the directors of both companies usair said it has been advised by norfolk southern that the c... | 0 |
2,850 | sanwa bank acquires small stake in portuguese bank sanwa bank ltd anwa t has agreed to buy a two pct stake in oporto based banco portugues de investmento sarl bpi portugal s largest merchant bank a sanwa official said sanwa will purchase the shares from international finance corp a bpi shareholder and sister organisati... | 0 |
2,575 | mobex says about pct of grant gtx tendered mobex corp said grant industries inc common shares about pct of the mln outstanding have been tendered in response to mobex s offer the company said its offer of dlrs a share for the stock has been extended to est march from march reuter | 0 |
3,984 | consolidate capital trust ciots th qtr net shr cts vs nil net mln vs avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs avg shrs vs note net is after depreciation full name is consolidated captial income opportunity trust reuter | 2 |
361 | community bank cbsi to make acquisition community bank system inc said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire nichols community bank for dlrs in common stock it said subject to approval by nichols shareholders and regulatory authorities the transaction is expected to be completed later this year reuter | 0 |
4,999 | dynalectron dyn buys aviation facility dynalectron corp said it purchased certain assets of standard aero inc including leasehold rights to its aircraft modification and maintenance facility in phoenix ariz terms were not released the facility consists of square feet of hangar and shop space dynalectron will operate th... | 0 |
849 | sis corp sisb year net shr one ct vs nil net vs revs mln vs mln reuter | 2 |
3,132 | cogeco buys fm station plans share issue cogeco inc said it agreed to acquire pct of quebec city radio station cjmf fm and will issue subordinated voting shares of the company to cover a portion of the purchase price it said the purchase price and other terms of the transaction have not been disclosed the transaction i... | 0 |
363 | pharmacia forecasts higher earnings pharmacia ab phab st forecast earnings after financial items of one billion crowns in vs mln last year on condition that exchange rates remained at their present parities sales would in such circumstances go up to six billion crowns from billion in it said a weakening dollar was main... | 2 |
2,275 | precision target marketing inc ptmi rd qtr shr profit one cts vs loss two cts net vs loss revs mln dlrs vs mln nine months shr profit five cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note rd qtr ended january rd qtr and nine months includes dlrs and dlrs gains respectively from tax loss carryforward reuter | 2 |
1,316 | kaufhof considering taking stake in hapag lloyd west german retail group kaufhof ag kfhg f is considering taking a stake in shipping and transport group hapag lloyd ag hplg f but has yet to reach a final decision a spokesman said in response to queries press reports said kaufhof wanted a stake of up to pct in hapag llo... | 0 |
62 | nova wins government okay for husky hyo deal nova the canadian company that owns pct of husky oil ltd said it received government approval for a transaction under which union faith canada holding ltd would buy a pct stake in husky nova said the minister of regional and industrial expansion michel cote ruled that union ... | 0 |
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