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calny clny rejects pepsico acquisition offer calny inc said its board rejected as inadequate the unsolicited offer by pepsico inc pep subsidiary taco bell corp for all calny s outstanding common stock at dlrs cash per share taco bell recently acquired pct of calny s outstanding stock calny said calny said it retained o...
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allegheny power system inc ayp sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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petrobras cancels oil purchase from saudi arabia brazil s state oil company petrobras has cancelled a mln dlr crude oil purchase from saudi arabia after the saudis refused to accept credit guarantees from the bank of brazil and did not disclose reasons a petrobras official said export director carlos santana told repor...
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imtec imtc gets merger offer imtec inc said some shareholders of computer identics inc cidn have proposed a merger of the two companies the company said the shareholders had previously expressed dissatisfaction with computer identics management and had informed computer identics that the present board no longer had the...
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eager technology acquires nuclad eager technology inc said it signed a letter of intent to acquire nuclad inc a private colorado corporation and its subsidiaries terms of the acquisition were not disclosed reuter
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baker bko sues to force hughes ht merger baker international corp said it has filed suit in state court in houston to compel hughes tool co to complete its proposed merger with baker late yesterday hughes said it had terminated the merger agreement because baker would not agree to an alternative divestiture plan devise...
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monfort mnft soars on acquisition agreement monfort of colorado inc soared to in over the counter trading responding to an announcement late yesterday that the firm will be acquired by conagra inc cag according to a letter of intent signed by both companies conagra will offer of its own shares for each of monfort s mln...
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mitchell energy and development corp mnd payout qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april two record march reuter
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636
unicorp american corp uac th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mlnm note year net includes gain mln dlrs from sale of eight real estate properties reuter
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4,911
chase cmb buys borg warner bor unit chase manhattan corp said chase trans info a subsidiary of its chase manhattan bank n a unit has bought borg warner corp s traffic services business including an illinois processing center for an undisclosed sum borg warner traffic services provides freight bill pre audit payment and...
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4,608
heck s inc hex th qtr jan three net shr losses not given net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln year shr losses not given net loss mln vs loss sales mln vs mln note company operating in chapter bankruptcy year net includes four mln dlr lifo charge and dlr credit from pension plan termination reuter
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1,097
taft tfb bidders would sell entertainment unit a proposed buyout of taft broadcasting co by dudley taft and other investors includes a plan to sell the company s entertainment group according to one of the investors jonathan nelson managing director of narragansett capital corp narr which is participating in the buyout...
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avana defence document forecasts profits rise avana group plc defending itself against a bid from ranks hovis mcdougall plc rhml l rhm forecast a mln stg rise in profits in the year it said pretax profit should rise to mln stg in the year to april from mln previously and reach mln in it expects share earnings to rise t...
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1,850
d h holmes co ltd hlme th qtr net shr cts vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note share adjusted for three pct stock dividend in january pretax net profits dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and loss dlrs vs profit dlrs in year latest year net includes pretax gains of dlrs in quarter and d...
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3,360
american motors corp gets qualified audit on financial statements
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918
conagra cag to acquire monfort mmft conagra inc agreed to acquire monfort of colorado inc in a stock transaction both companies said according to the letter of intent signed by the companies conagra will acquire all of monfort s mln outstanding shares for mln of its own shares based on conagra s closing price of dlrs t...
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1,597
kidston says higher net reflects gold sale rise kidston gold mines ltd attributed the rise in net profit to higher prices and an increase in gold sales to ounces from ounces in the placer development ltd offshoot which operates australia s largest gold mine in north queensland earlier reported net profit rose to mln dl...
2
2,377
federated department stores inc th qtr shr dlrs vs dlrs
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4,096
foreign firms hope to join japan telecom company president nobuo ito of international telecom japan inc itj one of two rival firms seeking to enter japan s international telecommunications market said it will offer a stake in the company to foreign firms but he declined to specify what share the firms would take and to...
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sand technology sndcf mulling reverse split sand technology systems inc said it is considering a reverse stock split of at least one for and expects to report a second quarter profit compared to a loss last year the stock consolidation is something we re discussing but it s not definite sand technology president jerry ...
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fed says it buys mln dlrs of bills for customer may through sept maturity
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soviet grain products ministry criticised the soviet communist party has criticised the country s grain products ministry for failing to ensure proper grain storage turning out poor quality bread and for unsatisfactory book keeping pravda said the party daily said that losses in the industry owing to waste and theft am...
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comp u card international inc cucd th qtr net january end oper shr profit cts vs loss six cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net excludes extraordinary tax charge dlrs vs credit dlrs in...
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1,045
soros group tells sec it may buy up to pct of fairchild industries
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4,920
south atlantic financial corp soaf th qtr shr cts vs cts net vs year shr cts vs cts net vs note per shr amounts reported after preferred stock dividend requirements reuter
2
5,148
yeutter stresses importance of trade talks u s trade representative clayton yeutter stressed the importance of trade negotiations to open foreign markets rather than trade restrictions in a statement to the senate finance committee in the long term we cannot repeatedly bludgeon other nations into opening their markets ...
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154
samsung co calendar div won vs won net profit billion won vs billion sales billion vs billion note company has set sales target of billion won reuter
2
4,134
chris craft industries inc ccn regular payout chris craft industies inc said it declared a regular two pct stock dividend on both its common stock and class b common stock which is equal the two pct stock dividends the company paid for the prior quarter the dividends are payable on april to shareholders of record april...
2
3,867
bi inc biac sets reverse split bi inc said it is implementing a one for reverse split to shareholders of record today it said any fractional shares will be redeemed for cash reducing its free trading stock in public hands to shares from mln and its total shares outstanding to from mln shareholders approved the reverse ...
2
881
pitt des moines inc pdm to acquire steel unit pitt des moines inc said it will acquire chicago steel corp in exchange for a portion of its stock reuter
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2,790
air canada courier buy sharply alters industry air canada s mln u s dlr acquisition of gelco corp s gec canadian unit has dramatically altered canada s fast growing courier industry largely dominated by u s companies until this year company officials and analysts said state owned air canada takes over the country s sec...
0
4,487
brougher insurance group inc bigi th qtr loss shr loss nine cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit year shr profit cts vs profit dlrs net profit vs profit reuter
2
1,783
eaton vance corp eavn st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs avg shrs vs reuter
2
5,258
us west usw hikes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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1,048
stewart warner corp th qtr shr loss dlrs vs profit cts
2
4,090
healthmate hmte expects qualified opinion healthmate inc said its auditors laventhol and horwath indicated they will issue a qualified opinion on the company s financial statements the company which went public in march earlier reported losses for the fourth quarter it said the auditor s statement known as a subject to...
2
3,703
great atlantic and pacific tea co inc gap div qtly div cts vs cts prior payable may one record april reuter
2
648
kaneb energy partners ltd kep th qtr loss shr loss one cent net loss revs mln mths shr loss dlrs net loss mln revs mln note in february kaneb services inc contributed all of its domestic oil and gas operations to kaneb partners which was newly formed and exchanged approximately depositary units respresenting limited pa...
2
2,330
u k money market receives mln stg assistance the bank of england said it had provided the money market with mln stg help in the afternoon session the bank did not operate in the market in the morning and earlier revised its estimate of the shortage in the system today down to mln stg from mln the central bank purchased...
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service corp international srv rd qtr net qtr ended jan shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note net for nine mths includes gains from dispositions of dlrs or four cts a share vs dlrs or two cts a share avg shrs an...
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626
chase manhattan studying italian expansion chase manhattan bank n a is considering expanding its operations in italy particularly in the consumer banking sector a chase manhattan official said robert d hunter chase manhattan area executive for europe africa and the middle east said at a news conference that plans to br...
0
4,166
lomak lomk strata strata in merger pact lomak petroleum inc and strata corp based in columbus ohio jointly said they entered into a merger agreement for strata to become a wholly owned subsidiary of lomak under the merger s terms strata shareholders will receive cts per share of strata common and warrants to buy about ...
0
4,622
borg warner bor examining gaf gaf proposal borg warner corp in a statement said it has received gaf corp s dlrs a share acquisition proposal and will have no comment until its board of directors has had a chance to examine it thoroughly reuter
0
353
kasler corp kasl st qtr jan net shr profit three cts vs loss seven cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
2
433
butler btlr to sell part of unit butler manufacturing co said it agreed in principal to sell part of its controls division to enercon data corp of minneapolis terms of the sale were not disclosed the transaction expected to be closed in march involves the controls division s energy management and power line carrier pro...
0
2,409
jamesway corp jmy th qtr jan net shr primary cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs primary vs avg shrs diluted vs year shr primary dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs year revs mln vs mln avg shrs primary vs avg shrs diluted vs note includes after tax lifo charges of dlrs vs dlr...
2
3,003
jp stevens and co inc stn sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april reuter
2
2,067
northern air freight nafi gets rejects bid privately held pilot air freight said it met with officials of northern air freight inc to try to negotiate a friendly acquisition of northern but northern s management had no interest in the proposal northern has annual revenues of about mln dlrs and is based in seattle reute...
0
2,778
gencorp gy group to seek anti greenmail vote gamco investors inc an affiliate of gabelli and co plans to propose an anti greenmail provision at the gencorp inc annual meeting march according to gamco chairman mario gabelli greenmail often involves the repurchase of shares at a premium by a company from an unwanted inve...
0
3,833
maytag myg sees capital spending up in maytag co said it expects capital spending in to increase to about mln dlrs from mln dlrs in maytag chairman and chief executive officer daniel krumm said the company plans a significant investment at its admiral refrigerator plant in galesburg ill as well as continued spending fo...
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1,610
baird batm gets temporary restraining order baird corp said the massachusetts state court for suffolk county has granted it a temporary restraining order prohibiting mark iv industries inc iv from further purchases of baird stock until mark iv complies with the massachusetts anti takeover statute the company said mark ...
0
4,968
chemical fabrics cmfb agreement terminated chemical fabrics corp said an agreement in principle under which oc birdair inc would have purchased assets related to the architectural structures business of dow corning corp s odc inc division has been terminated under that agreement chemical fabrics would also have become ...
0
5,296
warehouse club wclb to take charge warehouse club inc said it expects to take a one time charge of about five mln dlrs on its june third quarter results from closing of two unprofitable chicago area units the company said it will continue to operate warehouses in illinois indiana michigan ohio and pennsylvania it added...
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2,428
worthington industries inc wthg rd qtr net qtr ended feb shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note shr data adjusted for for stock split paid october reuter
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769
dst systems inc dsts regular payout set qtly div five cts vs five cts prior pay april record march reuter
2
468
kasler corp kasl st qtr jan net shr profit three cts vs loss seven cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
2
832
amrep corp axr rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine mths shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note share adjusted for three for two stock split in december reuter
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3,126
virateck inc vira st qtr feb oper loss oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper loss vs profit revs vs note oper data does not include year ago extraordinary gain of dlrs or nine cts per shr reuter
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3,714
gottschalks inc got th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
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2,359
automatix inc aitx th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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4,619
dyr liquidating dyr sets liquidating payout dyr liquidating corp formerly dyneer corp said its board declared a third liquidating dividend of one dlr per share payable to shareholders of record on april and said it will file a certificate of dissolution on that date the company said shareholders of record on that date ...
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4,426
datron corp datr th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln reuter
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2,966
harris teeter properties inc htp sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may eight record april reuter
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981
peter miller apparel group inc rd qtr loss period ended january shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss vs profit sales vs nine mths shr loss cts vs profit seven cts net loss vs profit sales vs note per share reflects issue of shares in october reuter
2
2,628
brad ragan inc brd sets quarterly qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay may record april reuter
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4,266
restaurant associates ra a sets st qtr gain restaurant associates industries inc said it expects to record a pretax gain of mln dlrs in the first quarter from the sale and lease of real estate the company said it received a mln dlrs partial payment in connection with the sale of property in manhattan and an additional ...
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772
regal international rgl ups bell bpsiq bid bell petroleum services inc said regal international inc has doubled its offer for bell stock to one regal share for each bell share from half a share previously the company said it is seriously considering the new offer but has also received an expression of interest for a po...
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hanson trust han completes kaiser purchase hanson trust plc said kaiser cement shareholders today approved the previously announced merger agreement making kaiser cement an indirect wholly owned unit of hanson trust hanson said that promptly following the filing of the certificate of merger kaiser cement common shares ...
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4,493
ball bll ends talks with monsanto mtc ball corp said it was unable to complete negotiations to acquire the plastic container business of monsanto co it said the two companies had entered into exclusive negotiations last october neither company provided details on why the talks were terminated reuter
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3,902
treasury s baker says exchange rate changes will reduce trade deficit this year
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firm sells entire allegheny int l ag stake southeastern asset management inc and its two controlling shareholders said they sold their entire pct stake in allegheny international inc in a filing with the securities and exchange commission southeastern a memphis tenn investment advisor said it sold the entire share stak...
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3,745
jardine matheson profits seen up sharply in a strong performance by its retail businesses and affiliates will enable jardine matheson holdings ltd jard hkg to report on friday a big leap in net profit in stock analysts said they told reuters they expect the firm to show earnings of between mln and mln h k dlrs last yea...
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761
mci mcic president sees profit improvement mci communications corp president bert roberts said he expects mci s financial performance to improve in the current quarter compared to the previous quarter he said american telephone and telegraph co long distance rate cuts had cut into mci s fourth quarter performance but a...
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3,684
petroleum equipment tools co ptco th qtr shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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rb industries rbi completes store sales rb industries inc said it completed the sale of its w and j sloane division to laurence crink jr and a group of investors the definitive agreement provides for a closing on april the division consists of four w and j sloane furniture store in los angeles and orange counties rb in...
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569
geico corp gec raises qtrly dividend qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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1,540
harper and row gets bid from harcourt brace jovanovich for dlrs shr
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5,460
group to buy more intermedics itm shares an investor group including bessemer securities corp and cilluffo associates told the securities and exchange commission it asked federal antitrust regulators for advance clearance to hold more than mln dlrs of intermedics inc common stock the group said it currently holds mln s...
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3,112
usacafes usf sets higher dividend usacafes lp said its board declared a quarterly dividend of cts per unit its first since converting to a limited partnership the company as usacafes inc had paid a quarterly dividend of nine cts per share it said the restructuring as a partnership has substantially increased the cash a...
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2,851
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
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ford motor co of canada ltd fc cuts annual div annual div six dlrs vs dlrs prior pay march record march note payout includes two dlrs a share extra dividend payout includes four dlrs a share extra dividend reuter
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4,683
chirac reagan discuss arms control trade french prime minister jacques chirac opened talks with president ronald reagan expected to focus on superpower arms control moves and trade issues french officials said a major aim of chirac s visit was to present france s concern that the united states might ignore european sec...
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iranian oil minister due in algeria on friday iranian oil minister gholamreza aqazadeh is expected here on friday for talks with his algerian counterpart belkacem nabi the official algerian news agency aps said today aqazadeh who will be accompanied by a large delegation will have talks on bilateral relations in the fi...
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city investing trust cnvlz sets cash payout city investing co liquidating trust said it declared a cash distribution of cts a unit payable april to unit holders of record april one the trust last paid a stock distribution of general development corp gdb shares in july reuter
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1,485
h j heinz co hnz rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts qtly div cts vs cts prior net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note dividend payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
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3,287
american express axp to discuss shearson deal american express co s board of directors monday will discuss the company s arrangement to sell pct of shearson lehman brothers inc to nippon life insurance co a company spokesman said the spokesman would not say whether the board is planning to vote on the understanding bet...
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1,153
mcdowell me to merger with interpharm inc mcdowell enterprises inc said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire an pct interest in privately held interpharm inc for a pct interest in mcdowell the company said subject to contigencies including future sales and profit levels mcdowell could over a four year period...
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3,946
southwestern bell sbc sees earnings dilution southwestern bell corp said that its planned acquisitions of cellular telephone and paging systems including those of metromedia inc will result in some initial earnings dilution and an increase in debt ratio in a letter to shareholders in its annual report the regional bell...
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perkin elmer pkn acquires high tech firm perkin elmer corp said it acquired atomika technische physik based in munich west germany a high technology concern specializing in surface science instruments terms of the acquisition were not disclosed it said atomika will became a part of its physical electronics division bas...
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2,072
commtron corp cmr nd qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs eight mln st half shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs eight mln reuter
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1,987
zondervan corp zond th qtr net shr profit nil vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln mths shr profit cts vs loss three cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
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1,655
colgate palmolive co cl sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
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3,776
olson industries inc olsn th qtr net oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs sales mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year net excludes discontinued operations gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in quarter and gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in...
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5,089
deutsche agrees full takeover of former eurasbank deutsche bank ag dbkg f has agreed to take over the outstanding pct in deutsche bank asia ag the former european asian bank ag from creditanstalt bankverein cabv vi deutsche management board joint spokesman alfred herrhausen told a news conference euras broke even in an...
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1,751
sun sun raises crude postings cts sun co said it raised the contract price it will pay for crude oil cts a barrel effective today the increase brings sun s posted price for the west texas intermediate and west texas sour grades to dlrs bbl the light louisiana sweet grade was also raised cts to dlrs bbl sun co last chan...
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ael industries aelna th qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln mths shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln note year includes charge of dlrs or cts per share for sale of elisra electronic systems ltd reuter
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3,604
hughes supply inc hug th qtr net shr cts vs cts shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
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4,043
price co pclb nd qtr march net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note twelve and week periods reuter
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4,023
mickelberry corp mbc th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note quarter net includes dlr tax credit reuter
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2,097
thermo electron tmo considers unit stake sale thermo electron corp said it has entered into talks with underwriters on the possible public sale of a minority interest in its packaged cogeneration systems subsidiary tecogen inc the company also said it plans to offer convertible subordinated debentures publicly it gave ...
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