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u s urges banks to weigh philippine debt plan the u s is urging reluctant commercial banks to seriously consider accepting a novel philippine proposal for paying its interest bill and believes the innovation is fully consistent with its third world debt strategy a reagan administration official said the official s comm...
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san paolo di torino to acquire californian bank italian state bank istituto bancario san paolo di torino said its fully owned san paolo u s holding co of wilmington in the u s had signed a letter of intent to acquire valley national bank of california san paolo said in a statement that subject to obtaining official aut...
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northern telecom ltd nt declares stock split two for one stock split pay may note split is subject to approval of shareholders at april annual meeting company also said it will increase dividend on post split shares to six cts from five cts reuter
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penril pnl seeks to sell two units penril corp said it is seeking to sell its triplett electrical instrument corp subsidiary in bluffton ohio and triplett s alltest division in hoffman estates ill as part of a plan to concentrate on its three profitable division and reduce its debt load the company also said it is eval...
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bkla bancorp dec year net shr cts vs cts net vs loans mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln assets mln vs mln reuter
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1,243
reading rdgc to sell philadelphia properties reading co said it has agreed in principle to convey properties it owns in and around the philadelphia convention center site to the city of philadelphia and the philadelphia convention center authority it said in exchange it will receive about mln dlrs in cash rights to acq...
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knutson mortgage knmc sees strong second qtr knutson mortgage corp said it expects strong earnings performance for its initial fiscal second quarter earnings ending march since going public in september albert holderson knutson chairman said he expects earnings of about cts per share for the quarter as a result of a st...
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berry petroleum norris oil noil to merge berry petroleum co said its board and the norris oil co board approved a merger agreement that calls for norris to become a wholly owned berry subsidiary berry a privately owned company which already owns pct of norris oil s stock said the agreement calls for norris public share...
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australian tug crews delay foreign container ships tug crews are preventing the movement of foreign flag container vessels in and out of the ports of sydney melbourne and fremantle shipping sources said they said maritime unions imposed bans on late wednesday for reasons that are obscure but seem to be linked with clai...
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carolina power and light co cpl sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
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reagan renews anti protectionism stand white house says trade war unlikely
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fairchild deal failure seen making japanese wary schlumberger ltd s slb n decision to end an agreement in principle for fujitsu ltd itsu t to buy pct of its fairchild semiconductor corp and the political furore that surrounded the proposed sale will make japanese companies more cautious in their efforts to acquire u s ...
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westinghouse interested in merger of radio unit westinghouse electric corp wx said it is still open to a merger of its radio operations with general electrics co s ge nbc radio operations we have left the door open and ge is reassessing the merger and so are we westinghouse chairman douglas danforth told reuters at the...
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kenan transport co ktco sets quarterly qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay april record march reuter
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oppenheimer ups viacom via stake to pct oppenheimer and co a new york brokerage firm said it raised its stake in viacom international inc to the equivalent of shares or pct of the total from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission oppenheimer said it bought a net viacom common shares betwe...
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yeutter concerned about u s export picture u s trade representative clayton yeutter said he expects imports to fall soon but he was concerned about the lack of improvement in u s exports given the dollar s decline in the last months i m convinced we re about to see an improvement on the import side i m more concerned a...
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firm has allegheny int l ag preferred stake spear leeds and kellogg a new york brokerage partnership said it has acquired shares of allegheny international inc s dlr convertible preferred stock or pct of the total outstanding in a filing with the securities and exchange commission spear leeds said it bought the stake f...
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weis markets wmk in three for two stock split weis markets inc said its board declared a three for two stock split for holders of record may with a distribution date of may the company also said a regular quarterly dividend of cts per share on the pre split shares will be paid may to shareholders of record may reuter
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wilfred american educational corp wae th qtr shr two cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note net both periods includes gain dlrs from cancellation of debt quarter net includes reversal of dlrs in investment tax credits reuter
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pemex signs mln dlr japan loan for pipeline mexican state oil firm petroleos mexicanos pemex signed for a mln dlr untied loan from the export import bank of japan to finance its pacific petroleum project pemex japan representative tito ayal said no further details on the loan were immediately available ayala told an oi...
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canada vows to fight u s potash action external affairs minister joe clark today vowed to do everything possible to fight the u s action against canadian potash exports but also warned against raising the alarm too early in the dispute in the latest flashpoint in canadian u s trade relations the u s international trade...
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argyll sells subsidiary s assets for mln stg food and drink retailer argyll group plc ayll l said it has agreed to sell its u k subsidiary george morton ltd to seagram united kingdom ltd for about mln stg in cash the consideration for morton s fixed assets stocks debtors and goodwill is payable on completion of the sal...
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canadian pacific ltd th qtr oper net cts vs cts
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balance computer corp rd qtr jan loss shr loss one ct vs profit five cts net loss vs profit rev vs nine months shr profit one ct vs profit five cts net profit vs profit rev vs note the company was delisted from the nasdaq in november third qtr net includes extraordinary credit of dlrs or four cts a share reuter
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harleysville group hgic seeks to acquire firm harleysville group inc said it was in talks to acquire atlantic mutual fire insurance co a property and casualty insurer licensed in five southern states the company said it believes an acquisition could be completed by june subject to approval by regulatory and atlantic mu...
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adobe adb high plains hpoc to merge adobe resources corp and high plains oil corp said they reached an agreement in principle under which high plains will be merged into a unit of adobe under terms of the agreement the companies said each share of high plains common stock not owned by adobe or held in the high plains t...
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tultex corp ttx sets quarterly dividend qtly div eights cts vs eight cts prior pay april one record march reuter
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akzo buys rhone poulenc household units dutch chemical group akzo n v akzo as said it agreed to take over household product subsidiaries of french group rhone poulenc rhon pa for an undisclosed sum under the agreement akzo will acquire the household product activities of the lyons based rhodic and remalard based buhler...
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3,018
norris oil co noil dec year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs note current year loss includes mln dlr writedown of oil and gas properties under full cost accounting method reuter
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4,632
u s stock market overreacts to tariffs yeutter u s trade representative clayton yeutter said the stock market overreacted to a u s decision last week to proceed with tariffs on some japanese computer products speaking to reporters prior to testifying at a house agriculture committee hearing yeutter said it is difficult...
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methode electronics inc methb regular payout qtly div class b cts vs cts prior class a two cts vs two cts prior pay april record april reuter
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4,956
boatmen s national bank boat raises prime boatmen s bancshares said its boatmen s national bank raised the prime rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
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explosion at bp oil refinery in scotland an explosion followed by a fire ripped through a british petroleum bp oil refinery killing one man a bp spokesman said the fire was confined to one plant at the acre refinery at grangemouth miles west of edinburgh the cause and extent of the damage had yet to be determined two p...
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ameritrust amtr sells two mln shares ameritrust corp said it sold two mln shares of its common stock to an investment group named clevebaco ltd partnership the partnership is controlled by alfred lerner and a subsidiary of the progressive corp prog is the limited partner according to the company ameritrust said it was ...
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piedmont management co inc pman th qtr shr cts vs dlrs net mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln note year th qtr include capital gains of mln dlrs and mln dlrs respectively and extraordinary gain of mln dlrs and mln dlrs respectively year and th qtr include capital gains of mln dlrs and mln dlrs respectively...
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u s senate leaders see no trade war brewing the senate s democratic and republican leaders praised president reagan for retaliating against japan for violating a semiconducter accord but dashed cold water on ideas it was the first shot in a trade war senate democratic leader robert byrd and republican leader bob dole b...
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u s house plan seeks to bar foreign takeover a u s house subcommittee voted to give president reagan authority to block foreign takeovers of u s companies similar to the takeover of fairchild semiconductor corp by fujitsu ltd which was withdrawn the energy and commerce subcommittee on commerce approved as an amendment ...
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environmental power corp powr year net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
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3,849
pep boys manny moe and jack inc pby th qtr jan end shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln note latest year net includes three cts shr gain from sale of assets reuter
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chemlawn corp echolab inc sign definitive merger agreement
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n z ports reopen but further disruption likely new zealand ports reopened at hrs local time gmt march after being closed since march because of a strike over pay claims by watersiders a waterside federation spokesman said but industrial action by other port workers is likely to cause further disruption harbour workers ...
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triangle microwave trmw in talks on buyout triangle microwave inc said it is involved in talks on its possible purchase by a substantial u s company it did not identify triangle said no agreement has yet been reached and there can be no assurance that one will be reached any acquisitioon would be subject to approval by...
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3,691
treasury balances at fed rose on march treasury balances at the federal reserve rose on march to billion dlrs from billion dlrs on the previous business day the treasury said in its latest budget statement balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to billion dlrs from billion dlrs on the same respective days the trea...
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vista management inc to make acquisition vista management inc said it has agreed to acquire general energy development inc for over dlrs in cash with financing to come from mortgage loans on the national auto service centers general energy operates reuter
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4,394
walbro walb sees strong st qtr results walbro corp said it expects its first quarter results to reach all time highs it projected sales exceeding mln dlrs or up pct from the dlrs reported for the first quarter it said the previous high for a single quarter was dlrs for the fourth quarter walbro estimated income for the...
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pennwalt corp psm qtly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior payable may one record april three reuter
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canada day t bills average pct making bank rate pct
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yeutter sees u s japan verging on trade conflict the united states and japan are on the brink of serious conflict on trade especially over semiconductors japanese unwillingness for public bodies to buy u s super computers and barriers to u s firms seeking to participate in the eight billion dlr kansai airport project u...
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moulinex stake sold to some institutions the pct stake in moulinex sa moup pa sold by scovill inc of the u s was spread among at least institutional investors worldwide a spokesman for brokers james capel said capel handled the deal the buyers were based in centers ranging from europe to north america and japan he adde...
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tofutti brands tof sees profit for new year tofutti brands inc said it is changing its fiscal year to a calendar year from a year ending july and it expects to be profitable on higher sales in the company lost dlrs on sales of mln dlrs in the year ended july a company spokesman said tofutti will be reporting earnings f...
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2,062
bluefield supply bfld in liquidating payout bluefield supply co said its board declared its second liquidating dividend of dlrs per share payable march to shareholders of record march the company paid an initial liquidating dividend of dlrs per share on january eight reuter
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765
signtech inc nine mths jan net shr cts vs cts net mln vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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3,596
shell u k ltd year sales proceeds billion stg vs billion duty and value added tax billion vs billion net proceeds billion vs billion net profit mln vs mln average capital employed billion vs billion capital and exploration expenditure mln vs mln cash surplus mln vs mln note company is wholly owned subsidiary of royal d...
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cont l illinois says brazil moratorium could cut st qtr net by mln dlrs
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morgan jpm places brazil loans on nonaccrual j p morgan and co inc parent of morgan guaranty trust co of new york said that it will place billion dlrs of medium and long term loans to brazil on a non accrual basis matching similar action by bankamerica corp bac earlier today the move which follows brazil s suspension o...
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esselte business esb unit buys antonson unit esselte business systems inc s esselte meto division said it has acquired the antonson america co a subsidiary of antonson machines ab of sweden esselte said the antonson unit based in laporte indiana manufactures scales and label printers the company said the purchase is pa...
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two u s bancorp usbc units merge u s bancorp s pacific state bank of lincoln city said it plans to merge with u s bancorp s u s national bank of oregon under the pact pacific state will become part of the u s bank branch system the company said the merger is expected to be completed after mid year following regulatory ...
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american city ambj sets initial preferred div american city business journals inc said it declared an initial dividend of cts a share on its recent issue of mln shares of convertible exchangeable preferred stock the dividend is payable march to shareholders of record march american city said adding that future dividend...
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ati medical inc atim nd qtr jan net shr two cts vs eight cts net vs revs vs six mths shr two cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
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4,049
anchor glass agls now sees higher st qtr net anchor glass container corp said first quarter net income is now expected to exceed the mln dlrs earned before extraordinary items in the year earlier quarter previously the company had said first quarter results would likely be lower than for the period due to production di...
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wtd industries wtdi sawmill offer rejected wtd industries inc said its offer to buy the bankrupt harris pine sawmill in pendleton oregon was rejected by the bankruptcy court trustee the company said the bid was rjected in favor of a higher offer reuter
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stop and shop cos inc shp th qtr jan net oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln notes operating net excludes losses of mln dlrs or cts a share vs dlrs or two cts a share in quarter and...
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avery avy st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln reuter
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principal neo tech sells unit principal neo tech inc said it completed the sale of its subsidiary neo tech inc to seismic holdings inc and energy holdings inc of denver colo as part of the price principal neo tech received notes and preferred shares of energy holdings however terms were not disclosed reuter
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kapok corp kpk in technical default kapok corp said it is in techical default of its loans from southeast banking corp stb and murray steinfeld but is negotiating with the lenders it said neither has declared the loans due the company said it has agreed to sell the peter pan restaurant in urbana md for dlrs or one mln ...
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century telephone ctl to sell properties century telephone enterprises inc said it has accepted an offer to sell its cable television properties in michigan tennessee florida arkansas and louisiana for a substantial gain the company said details were not disclosed reuter
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national security insurance co nsic th qtr oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit year oper shr profit dlrs vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss note net excludes realized capital loss dlrs vs gain dlrs in quarter and gains dlrs vs dlrs in year net both periods excludes tax credit dlrs reuter
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1,447
speed o print business sbm th qtr net shr loss seven cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs note results include operations of radio stations wjye fm for the full year and wnnr am for the last six months speed o print business machines corp is full name o...
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elxsi ltd elxsf th qtr loss shr loss four cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss mln revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,393
photronics corp phot year feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs reuter
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daily telegraph in deal with news international hollinger inc said pct owned the daily telegraph plc of london agreed to form a joint venture printing company in manchester england with news international plc financial terms were undisclosed it said the deal involved news international s acquisition of a pct stake in t...
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helmerich and payne inc hp increases div qtly div cts vs nine cts payable june one record may reuter
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resturant associates industries inc raa th qtr shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note results for and week periods ended january vs and week periods ended december net in both periods includes gain of dl...
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dallas corp dls th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs pofit revs mln vs mln mths oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or cts a share for year ago qtr and dlrs or dlrs a share for year ago mths ...
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nakasone to visit washington in late april prime minister yasuhiro nakasone will make an official week long visit to the united states from april and hold talks in washington with president reagan chief cabinet secretary masaharu gotoda told reporters government sources said nakasone would try to resolve growing bilate...
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brazilian bank workers decide on national strike brazilian bank workers voted to launch a nationwide strike this month compounding labour unrest arising from the failure of the government s anti inflation plan at a rally in this city about km northwest of sao paulo about bank workers voted to strike on march unless the...
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basix corp bas th qtr loss oper shr loss eight cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln mths oper shr loss dlrs vs profit cts oper net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note oper excludes loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or cts a share for year ago qtr and dlrs or cts a share for year ago mth...
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roadway motor plazas inc rd qtr jan shr two cts vs one cts net vs revs mln vs mln nine months shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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partnership buys pct orange co oj stake parsow partnership ltd an elkhorn neb investment partnership said it bought a pct stake in orange co inc common stock as an investment in a filing with the securities and exchange commission parsow said it had bought all its orange co shares in the open market with funds from its...
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bangemann calls for currency calm west german economics minister martin bangemann urged a halt to the talking down of the dollar by both official and private institutions in the u s saying calm was needed on the foreign exchanges speaking at the opening of the th hanover industry fair bangemann said radical changes in ...
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dune resources ltd dnlaf th qtr net shr profit one ct vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr loss eight cts vs loss three cts net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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3,605
preway inc prew th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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gatt warns u s on federal budget protectionism the united states emphasis on its foreign trade deficit is misplaced and the country s real problem lies in its large federal budget deficit the general agreeement on tariffs and trade gatt said by stressing its record trade deficit of billion dlrs last year the u s was fu...
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frank b hall and co inc fbh th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln year oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note excludes discontinued operations loss of dlrs a share vs dlrs a share in the quarter and loss dlrs a share vs loss dlrs in the f...
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illinois power co ipc two months february net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note per share results reflect payment of preferred dividend requirements reuter
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sumita says bank will intervene if necessary bank of japan governor satoshi sumita said in a statement the central bank will intervene in foreign exchange markets to stabilise exchange rates if necessary in close cooperation with other major industrial nations sumita said the bank will take adequate measures including ...
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economic spotlight polish sanctions poland says u s sanctions have cost its economy billion dlrs and has made clear it wants washington to take a lead in repairing the damage after lifting remaining restrictions two weeks ago polish officials are unable to provide a precise breakdown of the figure saying it takes into ...
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economic spotlight ems marks eighth birthday the european monetary system marks its eighth anniversary still vulnerable to turmoil in world money markets despite creating an island of currency rate stability in europe economists say but many economists say the system which holds eight european community currencies with...
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rospatch rpch rejects diagnostic drs bid rospatch corp said it rejected a proposal by diagnostic retrieval systems inc to acquire its stock at dlrs a share rospatch s board believes that the long term interests of its shareholders will be best served by continuing as an independent public company at this time the compa...
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unitel video shareholder proposes possible sale or liquidation of company
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tribune trb completes cable system sale tribune co said it completed the sale of the danville va cable television system to cablevision industries ltd partnership affiliated with cablevision industries inc of liberty n y it said the danville system was one of two systems acquired by tribune on september as part of its ...
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nl industries inc nl set regular payout qtly div five cts vs five cts prior pay march record march reuter
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iraq turkey oil pipeline cut by landslide turkey oil pipeline near the southern town of adana after it was cut by a landslide the hurriyet and anatolian news agencies said little oil was lost in the landslide friday night because taps on the one mln bpd line were switched off after the accident they said the pipeline w...
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mobil france to take pct stake in primagaz mobil corp s mob mobil oil francaise unit said it will take a stake of about pct in the french butane and propane gas distribution company primagaz in exchange for the transfer to primagaz of mobil s small and medium bulk propane activity small and medium bulk propane sales to...
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api says distillate stocks off mln bbls gasoline off mln crude off mln
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great western savings bank gwsb quarterly div qtly div cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
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republic pictures corp rpica th qtr loss oper shr loss two cts vs profit eight cts oper net loss vs profit revs vs year oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note current qtr and year figures exclude losses from discontinued operations of dlrs or seven cts per share and dlrs or nin...
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national pizza piza corrects figure national pizza co said the seven straw hat piza restaurants in los angeles and bakersfield calif that it announced plans to buy friday are expected to generate annual sales of about dlrs not the eight mln dlrs the company originally announced the company said it will convert the rest...
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anitec image technology corp antc nd qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln st half shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note share adjusted for three for two october stock split reuter
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crs sirrine plans major restructuring write off of up mln dlrs
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