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wallenbergs fight bid for swedish match stake sweden s wallenberg group fought back a bid by the london based swedish financier erik penser to secure a large stake in swedish match smbs st one of the companies at the core of their business empire a statement issued by the wallenberg holding companies ab investor and fo...
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schlumberger slb may have alternate buyer schlumberger ltd most likely has an alternate buyer lined up for its fairchild semiconductor unit wall street analysts said i think its clear that in cancelling its agreement with fujitsu schlumberger has signaled that it has another deal in the works said paul johnson a semico...
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merrimac industries inc mmac th qtr net shr five cts vs cts net vs sales vs year shr cts vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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5,264
sec clarifies position on tender offer changes the securities and exchange commission reminded corporate raiders and others tendering for the shares of companies that they must extend the period their offers are open if key conditions are changed specifically the agency said those making tender offers for companies sto...
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2,891
blockbuster entertainment bbec selling unit blockbuster entertainment corp said it will sell its investment in amtech corp to the company chairman david cook and president kenneth anderson the company said the sale is taking place because amtech is not compatible with blockbuster s main line of business will require su...
0
2,860
ameritrust amtr sets two for one stock split ameritrust corp said its board declared a two for one stock split and management intends to recommend to directors an increase in the quarterly dividend to at least cts per share presplit from the current cts the company said shareholders at the may annual meeting will be as...
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956
fuqua industries inc fqa sets quarterly qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april one record march reuter
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214
cronus industries inc crns sells unit cronus industries inc said it agreed to sell its heat transfer equipment business southwestern engineering co for a slight premium over book value plus a release of cronus from liability on approximately three mln dlrs of subsidiary indebtedness the company said the sale to a subsi...
0
1,070
holly sugar corp hly sets regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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1,081
physicians insurance co pico th qtr net shr cts vs cts net dlrs vs dlrs revs mln dlrs vs mln dlrs avg shrs vs mths shr dlrs vs cts net dlrs vs dlrs revs mln dlrs vs mln dlrs avg shrs vs note per share amounts for qtr and year prior have been restated to reflect a six for five stock split in august revs for qtr include ...
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387
royal bank of canada st qtr shr cts vs dlrs
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4,712
centuri inc cent year net oper shr cts vs six cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note and years exclude loss discontinued operations dlrs and dlrs respectively reuter
2
2,987
azure ventures to buy advertising unit azure ventures ltd said it signed a letter of intent to acquire john paul richards and associates inc the company said if the merger is approved by shareholders of both companies the shareholders of john paul richards would become majority shareholders owning pct of the common sto...
0
3,850
hovnanian enterprises hov earnings to rise hovnanian enterprises inc said the company s earnings for year would exceed the dlrs a share previously announced and could go as high as dlrs for fiscal year ended feb the company posted net earnings of mln dlrs or dlrs per share on revenues of mln dlrs for fiscal year these ...
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2,877
pagurian corp ltd year net shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note shares outstanding mln vs mln avg shrs not given company recently raised equity and voting interests in hees international corp to pct and pct respectively reuter
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5,256
u s jobs data said to rule out fed tightening a steep drop in goods producing jobs detracted from u s march non farm payroll employment and makes it unlikely that the federal reserve will tighten monetary policy to defend the dollar economists said u s march non farm payroll employment rose less than the gain of to the...
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a h a automotive technologies corp year net shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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osr osrc to make acquisition osr corp said it has agreed to acquire the properties and assets of telcom international group for mln common shares which would give former telcom owners an pct interest in the combined company telcom is an international film and television distributor the assets being acquired consist mos...
0
3,446
rexham rxh gets takeover offer rexham corp a maker of packaging materials and machinery said it received an unsolicited offer of dlrs a share from nortek inc ntk nortek a providence r i textile manufacturer has disclosed it holds rexham shares or about pct of the outstanding the company said rexham said it does not wel...
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942
tpa of america inc tps th qtr loss shr loss five cts net loss revs avg shrs mln year shr loss seven cts net loss revs mln avg shrs mln note company started operating in august results reflect change in fiscal year from november end reuter
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2,796
wickes companies wix completes sale of unit wickes companies inc said it completed the sale of its sequoia supply division to a new company created by the management of that division paul hylbert president of sequoia has been named president and chief executive officer of the new company reuter
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gatt sets up dispute panel on canadian herring the ruling gatt council set up a formal dispute panel to examine a u s complaint that a canadian law prohibiting export of unprocessed herring and salmon was discriminatory david wood official spokesman of the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt told a news briefin...
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broader u s eep sought by republican lawmakers republican members of the house agriculture committee said they will propose amendments tomorrow to a pending trade bill increasing funding for the export enhancement program eep and significantly expanding the scope of the program at a press conference republican lawmaker...
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union pacific unp closes venezuelan partnership union pacific corp said it has closed the previously announced partnership with petroleos de venezuela sa venezuela s national oil company to own a barrel per day refinery in corpus christi texas union pacific said the partnership called champlin refining co will acquire ...
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4,656
cpl real estate cntrs cuts regular payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior payable april record april note full name of company is cpl real estate trust investment reuter
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4,243
stormy weather to disrupt north sea shipping very stormy weather is likely in the north sea through saturday disrupting shipping in the region private forecaster accu weather inc said rain will accompany the strong winds that are expected over the north sea today into tonight saturday will also be very windy and cooler...
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2,892
manor care inc mnr rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note year net includes charge of dlrs or six cts a share for debt redemption reuter
2
3,072
swiss banker wants bond ratings share disclosure a top swiss banker called for an obligatory continuous rating for all swiss franc bonds and said he believed anyone buying more than five pct of a company should be made to declare their share in comments at a news conference of vontobel holding ag chairman hans vontobel...
0
4,760
allied signal ald completes unit sale allied signal inc said it completed the previously announced sale of its linotype group to commerzbank ag of west germany the purchase price was not disclosed eschborn west germany based linotype had sales of more than mln dlrs the company said reuter
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1,642
precision aerotech inc par rd qtr jan net oper shr cts vs two cts oper net vs sales vs avg shrs vs nine mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note current year net both periods excludes dlr gain from retirement of notes backlog mln vs mln at start of fiscal year reuter
2
655
eastpark realty trust ert th qtr net shr dlrs vs cts net vs rev vs year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs rev mln vs mln note fourth qtr and had gains on real estate investments of dlrs or a share and dlrs or a share respectively this compares with a loss of dlrs or cts a share and again of mln dlrs or a share for the fourth qtr...
2
1,793
shawmut corp shas sets regulary dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april one record march reuter
2
1,633
environmental systems co esc st qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note share after preferred dividends reuter
2
4,177
terrano corp trno year dec oper net oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs avg shrs vs note earnings exclude extraordinary gain from forgiveness of debt through reorganization under chapter of dlrs or cts a share reuter
2
2,153
fbx corp fbxc year nov net shr cts vs three cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
223
congress video group inc cvgi rd qtr net qtr ends dec shr profit three cts vs loss three cts net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes tax gain carryforward from discontinued operations of master s merchandise group in year p...
2
5,065
deak buys johnson matthey commodities deak international a foreign currency and precious metals firm announced the acquisition of johnson matthey commodities of new york from minories finance limited a unit of the bank of england the purchase valued at mln dlrs follows the recent acquisition of london s johnson matthey...
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3,516
kuwait says opec mln bpd below ceiling kuwaiti oil minister sheikh ali al khalifa al sabah said opec was producing well below its oil output ceiling and this would help prices move higher according to a kuwaiti newspaper interview the al rai al aam newspaper quoted him as saying opec was pumping mln barrels per day bpd...
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1,087
mono gold says partnership agrees to buy shares mono gold mines inc said nim and co ltd partnership agreed to buy flow through shares with an aggregate purchase price of up to dlrs it said subject to fulfillment of certain conditions the price of the shares to nim will be cts per share and said it will issue shares to ...
0
4,532
gencorp gy rejects unsolicited takeover bid gencorp inc said its board urged shareholders to reject the hostile unsolicited dlr a share tender offer made march by general acquisition inc an affiliate of wagner and brown and afg industries inc gencorp also said it is developing a financially superior alternative that wo...
0
1,502
lamson and sessions co lms th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs profit five cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note excludes discontinued operations loss dlrs a share versus loss nine cts in the quarter and loss dlrs a share versus loss c...
2
3,322
bundesbank sets day securities repurchase tender at fixed pct
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4,847
lower interest rates seen following irish budget financial markets welcomed public spending cuts announced by ireland s new minority government in its budget saying the move would lead to lower interest rates finance minister ray macsharry making cuts across the board reduced the exchequer borrowing requirement to bill...
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fed sets billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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3,049
transamerica corp ta quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
2
2,018
saudi oil minister sees no need to alter opec pact saudi arabian oil minister hisham nazer said opec s december agreement to stabilise oil prices at dlrs a barrel was being implemented satisfactorily and there was no immediate need to change it nazer in an interview with reuters and the television news agency visnews s...
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2,398
allwaste alws to buy related company allwaste inc said it entered into an agreement in principle to acquire all the outstanding common of a related air moving and industrial services company it did not disclose the name of the company allwaste which preforms air moving and related services said it will swap shares of i...
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1,220
bank of zambia pays out foreign currency arrears the bank of zambia has paid out foreign exchange arrears from three auctions conducted last year a bank spokesman said we have now cleared three auctions and are left with only four worth eight mln dlrs the spokesman said without specifying the amount paid out the bank h...
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5,038
campeau and edward debartolo complete purchase campeau corp and the edward j debartolo corp have closed on their previously announced purchase of five of the regional shopping centers of allied stores corp campeau said it and the debartolo association will each hold a pct ownership interest in the shopping centers camp...
0
1,740
first granite bancorp inc agrees to be acquired by magna group inc for stock
0
4,036
ethyl corp ey units complete acquisiton ethyl corp said its subsidiaries completed the acquisiton of nelson research and development co nelr the merger was approved following completion on jan of a tender offer valued at approximately mln dlrs the company said it added that nelson based in irvine calif will be operated...
0
578
equitable of iowa cos eqica th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs cts oper net mln vs revs mln vs mln note net excludes realized gains on investment of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and vs mln dlrs in year net excludes discontinued massachusetts casualty operations loss dlrs vs gain...
2
4,569
mannesmann sees difficult year for capital goods mannesmann ag mmwg f expects a difficult year for the capital goods industry in chief executive werner dieter told a news conference dieter said west german producers would see a downturn in foreign business because of lower energy prices and the higher mark as well as a...
2
51
city national corp ctyn raises dividend shr cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
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4
brown forman inc bfd th qtr net shr one dlr vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs mln reuter
2
4,918
delta air lines completes acquisition of western air
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3,452
lesco inc lsco st qtr feb loss shr loss cts vs profit three cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
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2,536
sun hung kai co ltd year shr h k cents vs final div six cents vs three making nine cents vs net mln dlrs vs mln note extraordinary gains mln dlrs vs mln special bonus four cents vs nil dividend payable may books close april to may reuter
2
3,875
rcm technologies inc rcmt st qtr jan loss shr loss one ct vs loss one ct net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
2
4,909
tca cable tv inc tcat sets quarterly qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april record april nine reuter
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297
canadian seafarers threaten strike canadian seafarers are almost certain to go on strike this spring in a refusal to meet rollbacks in wages and benefits asked for by their employers seafarers international union official roman gralewicz said it s percent i guarantee you a strike gralewicz said in an interview the unio...
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creditanstalt bankverein cabv v year cons banking gp net profit mln schillings vs mln cons banking gp balance sheet total at year end billion schillings vs billion parent bank net profit mln vs mln parent bank balance sheet total billion vs billion parent bank dividend pct vs pct parent bank div payout mln schillings v...
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4,373
nakasone sounds conciliatory note in chip dispute prime minister yasuhiro nakasone sounded a conciliatory note in japan s increasingly bitter row with the united states over trade in computer microchips japan wants to resolve the issue through consultations by explaining its stance thoroughly and correcting the points ...
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midivest acquires assets of business aviation midivest inc said it acquired all the assets of business aviation inc of sioux falls s d for an undisclosed amount of stock midivest said it expects to sell to of the renovated beechcraft planes next year it said management will also lease these airborne intensive care unit...
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568
system software associates ssax st qtr net periods end january and shr cts vs nine cts net vs revs vs note system software associates inc is full name of company reuter
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2,399
exxon xon may close one french refinery exxon corp the world s largest oil company said in a published interview today that it was reviewing its worldwide refinery operations and might decide to close on of its french refineries lee r raymond exxon s new president singled out the possibility of a closure of one of exxo...
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3,847
central maine power co ctp sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
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2,336
baker international to sell electric submersible oilwell pump unit
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estimated drop in japan corporate profits trimmed the combined profits of japan s major corporations excluding financial institutions are forecast to fall pct in the year ending march compared to the pct decline projected in late november wako research institute of economics said the private research body also said in ...
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2,364
peoples heritage phbk to make acquisition peoples heritage bank said it has agreed to purchase northeast leasing co inc a portland maine lessor of office equipment for about common shares it said norhteast had year end receivables of dlrs reuter
0
4,463
jmb realty trust jmbrs nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs six months shr cts vs cts net vs reuter
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163
shell canada cuts crude oil prices by up to canadian dlrs bbl effective march one
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mobil plan to open peking office china daily says mobil corp mob n of the u s plans to open an office in peking to develop oil exploration opportunities in china the china daily said it quoted mobil president richard tucker currently in peking as saying he is optimistic about investment prospects in china and that peki...
1
3,185
permian basin royalty pbt hikes distribution cash distribution cts vs cts pay april record march note trust s full name is permian basin royalty trust reuter
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3,382
moto photo inc moto th qtr net oper shr profit one ct vs loss six cts oper net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs note share after poreferred dividends current year net both periods excludes dlr tax loss carryforward reuter
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4,738
gould gld division gets financing gould inc s systems protection division said it selected merrill lynch interfunding inc to provide financing for the purchase of the division from the parent company terms were not disclosed the agreement was announced in february and gould expects the transaction to be completed by th...
0
3,800
thomson mckinnon u s government fund dividend mthly div cts vs cts in prior month payable april six record marcxh reuter
2
815
prudential insurance year earnings the prudential insurance company of america a privately held company said today that net income in rose to billion dlrs from the billion dlrs reported the year earlier assets under management rose to billion dlrs in from billion dlrs in while consolidated assets jumped to billion dlrs...
2
1,441
nicor inc gas regular dividend set qtly div cts vs cts previously pay may record march reuter
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4,136
old republic int l corp oldr hikes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record june reuter
2
2,745
murray ohio myo sees higher st qtr earnings the murray ohio manufacturing co said it expects first quarter earnings to be higher than the dlrs or dlrs per share it recorded for the first quarter of last year the company which produces lawn mowers and bicycles said earnings are ahead of last year due to increased lawn a...
2
2,007
saudis drop condition for oil sale to brazil saudi arabia has dropped its condition that brazil secure international bank guarantees before saudia arabia would ship it oil the state oil company petrobras said in a statement petrobras said the saudis will accept banco do brasil credit guarantees petrobras cancelled a ml...
1
3,089
ohio edison sells pct of nuclear interest for mln dlrs
0
5,002
nissan motor nsany sees second half profit nissan motor co ltd of japan said it expects that it was profitable in the second half ended yesterday after a first half operating loss of billion yen nissan chief financial officer atsushi muramatsu in a speech before an automotive seminar said he attributed the improvement ...
2
4,155
commonwealth energy system ces dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable may one record april reuter
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1,339
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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cpl reit cntrs th qtr net shr cts net revs year shr cts net revs note full name cpl real estate investment trust company was formed dec reuter
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amca ail to sell some dominion bridge assets amca international ltd said it finalized agreement to sell certain assets and inventories of its dominion bridge steel service center operations to federal industries ltd s russelsteel inc unit terms were undisclosed it said the sale involved assets and operations of the gen...
0
5,320
comterm inc year jan loss oper shr loss cts vs profit eight cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note net excludes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts shr from settlement of provision for discontinued operations vs yr ago tax gain of dlrs or three cts shr reuter
2
1,950
desoto inc dso regular dividend set qtly div cts vs cts previously pay april record march reuter
2
4,580
thailand buys yugoslav cranes in barter deal the cabinet approved a plan for the port authority of thailand to buy six gantry cranes from metalna co of yugoslavia for about mln dlrs a government spokesman said he said thailand will pay for pct of the cost of the cranes in u s dlrs and the rest by sales of rice textiles...
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dixons gets only pct of cyclops cyl in bid dixons group plc said only about shares of cyclops corp common stock or pct on a fully diluted basis were tendered and not withdrawn under its bid for all shares that expired yesterday but the companmy has still decided to accept all shares validly tendered the company said it...
0
1,318
hillsdown says early results encouraging hillsdown holdings plc hldn l said early results for were encouraging and the combination of its investment and acquisition strategies enabled it to look forward confidently for an excellent result for the year the company was commenting on results which showed pre tax profit ri...
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1,130
iran selling discounted crude japan traders say japanese customers have bought nearly six mln barrels of crude oil from the national iranian oil company nioc at a substantial discount to the official price and western traders have received even larger discounts japanese traders involved in the transactions told reuters...
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taft tfb given deadline on buyout proposal narragansett capital inc narr said it and dudley s taft have requested a response from taft broadcasting co by march earlier today taft broadcasting said taft the company s vice chairman and narragansett had offered dlrs for each of taft s mln outstanding shares the company sa...
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1,170
midland bank said it cutting its base rate to pct from pct
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aar corp air rd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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3,470
driver harris co drh th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shr and mths shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net loss yr and qtr includes a charge of or cts per share for expenses related to restructuring of company s domestic alloy busi...
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3,104
national patent development corp npd in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april one reuter
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2,625
general devices inc gdic year net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note net includes pretax gain dlrs from sale of worldwide computer services inc subsidiary and dlr tax credit reuter
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