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uk may revoke japanese financial licenses the british government may revoke the licences of selected japanese banks and securities companies operating in london s financial city when they come up for renewal next summer if progress is not made towards opening up japan s markets to foreign competition government sources...
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foodarama supermarkets inc fsm st qtr jan shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln notel prior year net includes pretax charge dlrs for reopening of eight stores reuter
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hughes tool ht says baker bko merger alive hughes tool co chairman w a kistler said its counter proposal to merge with baker international corp was still under consideration and that a merger was in the best interests of both companies our hope is that we can come to a mutual agreement that is good for both companies k...
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encor energy corp inc yr net loss mln vs profit mln
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optrotech ltd optkf year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note net includes gain dlr gain from quantity discount rebates on purchases of materials in prior years reuter
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western security bank th qtr net shr profit ten cts vs loss six cts net profit vs loss year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit assets mln vs mln deposits mln vs mln loans mln vs mln reuter
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4,757
harvard industries hava announces stock split harvard industries inc said its board approved a two for one stock split in the form of a special stock dividend of its outstanding common stock the special dividend is payable may to stockholders of record april the split will be effected by one additional share for each c...
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pearson concentrates on four sectors pearson plc pson l said the recent sale of its fairey engineering companies in a mln stg management buy out was part of its policy of concentrating on four key sectors in a statement with its results the company said its information and entertainments sector s financial times ft new...
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york financial corp yfed declares qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may five record april reuter
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1,794
anglo american aivj j year to dec shr cts vs final div vs making vs pre tax mln rand vs mln net mln vs mln tax mln vs mln att to outside shareholders mln vs mln pref div mln vs same turnover billion vs billion div pay may register march note full name is anglo american industrial corp ltd reuter
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nigerian currency firms at latest auction the nigerian naira firmed pct against the dollar after banks were disqualified from bidding at today s weekly foreign exchange auction the central bank said the naira finished at to the dollar against last week only mln dlrs of the mln dlrs on offer was sold with all bidding ba...
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zayre zy plans more store openings in zayre corp said it plans to open additional zayre stores new t j maxx stores and hit or miss shops in in addition zayre said it plans to add six new bj s wholesale clubs and eight new homeclubs to its warehouse group earlier the company reported earnings ended january of mln dlrs o...
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early march opec output seen well below ceiling opec crude oil output in the first few days of march was running at about mln bpd down from a mln bpd average for february and well below the mln bpd ceiling the group adopted in december a reuter survey shows the figures were polled by reuters correspondents from oil tra...
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koninklijke nederlandse papierfabrieken knpn as net profit mln guilders vs mln turnover billion guilders vs same earnings per share guilders vs on capital expanded by pct to mln outstanding shares proposed dividend per share guilders vs note full company name is koninklijke nederlandse papierfabrieken nv reuter
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csr selling delhi to exxon unit drops delhi float csr ltd csra s and exxon corp xon unit esso exploration and production australia inc said csr has agreed to sell its delhi australia fund daf to esso for mln australian dlrs the sale is effective from tomorrow they said in a joint statement the previously announced floa...
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equatorial communications co equa th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs nil net loss vs profit rev mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit rev mln vs mln avg shares vs note fourth qtr net includes a one time restructuring charge of mln dlrs net income includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts reuter
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rubbermaid rbd completes acquisitions rubbermaid inc said it completed the previously announced acquisitions of viking brush ltd a canadian maker of brushes brooms and other cleaning aids and the little tikes manufacturing licensee in ireland terms were not disclosed the acquisition of the tikes licensee is part of the...
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lifestyle lif bombay amend merger agreement lifestyle restaurants inc said it reduced the number of bombay palace restaurants inc common shares to be received in its previously announced merger agreement under the amended deal lifestyle shareholders will get one bombay share for each six instead of five lifestyle share...
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texas utilities co txu mths feb net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
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suffield financial ssbk gets fed approval suffield financial corp said the federal reserve board approved its application to acquire coastal bancorp csbk portland me suffield said it still needs the approval of the superintendent of maine s banking department reuter
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leader ldco buys petrosurance stake leader development corp said it has purchased shares of convertible preferred stock in petrosurance inc for dlrs in cash and real estate petrosurance specializes in property and casualty insurance for the oil industry leader said the stock is convertible into a petrosurance common le...
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btr nylex raises offer for borg warner australia btr nylex ltd said it will increase its takeover offer for borg warner corp s bor listed unit borg warner australia ltd bwa to five dlrs each from four dlrs for all issued ordinary and preference shares the new offer values the diversified auto parts manufacturer s mln o...
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astrotech aix director buys company stock astrotech international corp said its director s kent rockwell who controls rockwell venture capital inc will buy pct of the company s cumulative preferred stock it said will buy up to shares of astrotech s dlrs cumulative preferred stock it said the shares are owned by w f roc...
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first boston affiliate to acquire allegheny int l for dlrs shr
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neither side optimistic on rotterdam port issues employers and the port union fnv are to meet again this afternoon to attempt a settlement of the six week old dispute in rotterdam s general cargo sector but neither side is optimistic spokesmen for both sides told reuters little progress was made in last night s three h...
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onyx petroleum exploration co ltd year loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs note shr and net after dlr writedown on oil and gas property values reuter
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taiwan proposes further tariff cuts taiwan said it plans another round of tariff cuts possibly within a month to try to narrow its trade surplus with the u s vice finance minister ronald ho said a high level economic committee recommended tariff cuts on products requested by washington including apples chocolates and f...
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astro med inc alot th qtr net shr cts vs nine cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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u k money market deficit revised to mln stg the bank of england said it had revised its estimate of the shortage in the money market back to its initial forecast of mln stg at midsession the central bank changed the shortfall to mln and provided assistance worth mln stg through bank bill purchases in bands one and two ...
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att t chairman says dividend will not be cut american telephone and telegraph co does not plan to reduce its regular quarterly dividend of cts a share on its common stock said james e olson chairman it has been the intent to set the dividend at a level so that it could be sustained through the ups and downs of the busi...
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metro funding shareholders approve merger metro funding corp said its shareholders approved its merger into maxcom corp and its change of incorporation from nevada to delaware metro funding also said its subsidiary comet corp will be renamed maxcom usa the company also reported shareholders approved the authorization o...
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1,860
turbo resources ltd year net oper shr nine cts vs three cts oper shr diluted eight cts vs three cts oper net mln vs five mln revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes extraordinary income of seven mln dlrs vs four mln on tax loss carryforward offset by writedowns of three mln dlrs vs eight mln on u s oil and gas propertie...
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3,075
trico tro gets chinese contract trico industries inc said it has received a six mln dlr contract to supply hydraulic lift equipment for heavy crude oil production for the chinese ministry of petroleum industry the company said the equipment is for use in the laiohe oilfield miles northeast of peking and will equip a we...
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calmar clmi seeks to be acquired by kebo ab calmar inc said keboo ab of sweden which now owns about pct of calmark has approved the acquisition of remaining calmar shares at dlrs in cash at the request of the calmar board calmar said a special meeting of its board will be held march nine to form a special committee of ...
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twa twa makes merger offer for usair u trans world airlines said it has proposed a cash merger of usair group with twa in which the holders of usair common would receive dlrs in cash in exchange for their stock twa said the offer was made in a letter to edmin colodny chairman and president of usair twa said however tha...
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augat inc aug sets quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
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bankers trust new york corp bt qtly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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overland express inc over year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note includes loss of mln dlrs from restructuring note loss includes mln dlrs for restructuring costs associated with disposal of property loss also includes the sale at a loss of the company s aircraft reuter
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bankers trust co raises broker loan rate bankers trust co said it raised its broker loan rate to pct from seven pct effective immediately u s trust co which also quotes its broker loan rate publicly is posting a pct rate reuter
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newman hawker discuss electric motor merger newman industries plc said it was discussing the possible merger of its electric motor operations with hawker siddeley group plc s hsid l brook crompton parkinson motors ltd unit newman has electric motor operations in the u k and australia the company gave no further details...
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treasury s baker says u s remains prepared to foster exchange rate stability
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brazil seamen continue strike after court decision hundreds of marines were on alert at key brazilian ports after seamen decided to remain on indefinite strike even after the higher labour court yesterday ruled it illegal union leaders said the halt the first national strike by seamen in years started on february and u...
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german bank sees good soviet trade prospects soviet west german trade is expected to develop favourably due to moscow s increasing openness to east west economic relations dresdner bank ag s moscow representative michael stein said he told a bank presentation the soviet union was last year hit by the fall in world oil ...
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ducommun inc dco quarterly dividend qtly div five cts vs five cts pay april record april reuter
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3,686
quick and reilly group bqr th qtr feb shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlr net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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fleet flt aims to speed merger with norstar fleet financial group hopes its proposed merger with norstar bancorp nor ranked as the largest u s banking merger can be completed by the beginning of according to an executive of fleet robert lougee director of corporate communications for rhode island based fleet told reute...
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3,552
no proof of more chernobyl grain damage diplomats western agricultural attaches in moscow said they had no evidence to substantiate rumours that last april s chernobyl nuclear disaster had a worse effect on soviet grain than first reported current soviet interest in chartering ships to carry grain from the u s helped p...
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loctite loc sees better than expected net loctite corp said it expects third quarter earnings to be higher than security analysts forecasts of to cts a share last year the company earned cts per share in the third quarter it attributed its better than expected forecast to sales growth which it said were particularly st...
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mark resources inc year loss shr not given loss mln revs mln note prior year results not given results include accounts of pct owned precambrian shield resources ltd acquired november reuter
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2,853
american express axp may sell shearson stake american express co said it and its shearson lehman brothers inc subsidiary have been holding talks on the possible equity investment in shearson lehman by nippon life insurance co of japan the company said the discussions have led to a general understanding by which nippon ...
0
1,798
court lifts restraining order on mark iv iv baird corp batm said the massachusetts state court for suffolk county has lifted a temporary restraining order prohibiting mark iv industries inc from further purchases of baird stock according to filings with the securities and exchange commission mark iv owns at least pct o...
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2,772
mony financial buys united administrators uai mony financial services said it purchased united administrators inc in an effort to secure a larger market share for its group insurance line mony said this acquisition coupled with its purchase of kelly associates in contributes to its goal of expanding its group business ...
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servo corp of america sca st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs reuter
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air canada to comment on gelco gec unit report state owned air canada said it will make a statement at est concerning a published report that the airline has agreed to acquire gelco corp s canadian unit gelco express ltd an air canada spokesman said the spokesman declined to comment on the toronto globe and mail report...
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corrected gaf corp offers dlrs a share cash for borg warner correcting amount
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3,885
continental health affiliates inc cthl th qtr shr cts vs five cts net vs revs mln vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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2,162
nbd bancorp nbd regular dividend set qtly div cts vs cts previously pay may record april nine reuter
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3,414
trade proposes new ec grain intervention rules the european community ec cereals trade lobby organisation coceral said it has written to ec farm commissioner frans andriessen to propose a new system for sales into intervention which it claims could save the ec budget money it proposes that applications for intervention...
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canadian foremost continues macedon sale talks canadian foremost ltd earlier reporting lower net profit said negotiations are continuing concerning the previously announced sale of the company s pct interest in macedon resources ltd if concluded the sale would be refelected in the company s results foremost said withou...
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4,322
corning glass works glw buys fiber optic stake corning glass works said it bought a pct interest in technology dynamics inc a woodinville wash company involved in research and development of fiber optic sensors the purchase price was not disclosed privately held technology dynamics plans to introduce its first line of ...
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royal bank canada sees higher loan losses royal bank of canada said it estimates loan losses at one billion dlrs a mln dlr increase over last year royal bank said it set its provisions given the continued debt servicing problems in the north american energy industry and the uncertain outlook for energy prices and also ...
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philippine long distance phi year net shr primary pesos vs pesos shr diluted pesos vs pesos qtly div pesos vs pesos net billion vs mln revs billion vs billion note full name philippine long distance telephone co figures quoted in philippine pesos dividend payable april to holders or record march exchange rate on day of...
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doskocil dosk shareholders vote reverse split doskocil cos inc said its shareholders approved a one for reverse stock split which is expected to become effective by april the company said the reverse split will reduce the its outstanding shares to about six mln from mln reuter
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mco holdings inc mco th qtr loss oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs oper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year oper shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs doper net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note operating losses exclude profits of mln dlrs or dlrs a share in quarter and mln dlrs or dlrs a share in year from discon...
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pizza inn inc pza th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr profit three cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes tax credits dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and tax provision dlrs vs credit dlrs in year year revenues include mln dlrs from...
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ferc decision could cut columbia gas cg net columbia gas system inc said a federal energy regulatory commission decision today on natural gas cost recovery could reduce its earnings by about dlrs a share the company said this could bring earnings for below columbia s stated goal of earning no less than its dlrs per sha...
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southeast china crops saved by heavy rain the heaviest rains for seven months are believed to have saved more than one mln hectares of drought threatened crops in southeast china the official new china news agency said this week s rains have alleviated drought conditions in guangdong province the agency said china has ...
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dale burdett inc faces damage claim dale burdett inc said it faces damages claims totalling about dlrs from the former owners of burdett publications inc the company said on february its predecessor nolex development inc acquired burdett publications inc in an exchange of mln common shares for all burdett publications ...
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cross and trecker ctco to sell unit cross and trecker corp said its warner and swasey subsidiary will seek to sell its grinding division to focus on other areas of its business the company said the grinding division had sales last year of about mln dlrs it makes grinding machines reuter
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pubco corp pubo year net oper shr cts vs nine cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes tax credits of vs current year results include proceeds from termination of a pension plan reuter
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moore mccormack mmc to sell globe unit moore mccormack resources inc said it agreed in principle to sell its globe metallurgical inc unit to cyprus minerals co cypm for undisclosed terms the sale expected to close by mid april is subject to certain conditions including board approval at both companies globe produces si...
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shv withdraws ic gas offer shv holdings nv said it is withdrawing its take over bid for imperial continental gas association icgs l after failing to gain the minimum number of pledges sought from ic gas shareholders shv said in a statement it had sought to gain ic gas shares under a p offer for ic gas ordinary stock bu...
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atico financial corp atfc th qtr net shr cts vs dlrs net vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs dlrs net vs mln revs mln vs mln note th qtr and yr amounts include acquisition of pct of common of atico formerly peninsula federal savings and loan association on january th qtr and yr net include net gain of mln dlrs or dl...
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borg warner up amid rumors irwin jacobs sold stock arbitrageurs say
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universal holding corp uhco th qtr loss shr profit nil vs profit nine cts net profit vs profit revs vs year shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs note net includes capital gains of vs for qtr and vs for year current year net includes charge of from contract obligation to former chairman reuter
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1,029
chicago milwaukee chg greets shearson stake chicago milwaukee corp said it welcomed an investment by shearson lehman brothers inc in its company yesterday shearson lehman a subsidiary of american express co axp disclosed in a securities and exchange commission filing that it holds a pct interest in chicago milwaukee ch...
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mine safety appliances mnes to sell unit mine safety appliances co said it agreed to sell its filter products division to donaldson co inc dci for undisclosed terms it said the filter products unit will be relocated from its plant in pennsylvania to a donaldson facility in illinois it said it expects a number of the un...
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ambassador financial afgi unit to buy builder ambassador financial group inc said its ambassador real estate equities corp agreed to buy heritage quality construction co inc ambassador said its unit would purchase pct of heritage s stock for an initial payment of approximately dlrs and subsequent payments in cash over ...
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alusuisse shares fall after capital cut news bearer shares of schweizerische aluminium ag aluz z alusuisse fell sharply as trading resumed after a one day suspension on friday when the firm disclosed plans for a capital cut the bearers held mainly by foreign investors dropped swiss francs to but volume was not particul...
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reagan says u s needs to lessen oil imports president reagan said the united states must do more to lessen its reliance on imported oil president reagan said during a nationally televised news conference that the rising u s reliance on foreign oil is a problem that the administration is studying we have to study this m...
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gambro ab gamb st year mln crowns vs mln sales billion vs billion proposed dividend crowns vs crowns reuter
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national westminster bank says it cutting base lending rate to pct from pct
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ceasars world caw studying sosnoff offer ceasars wold inc said its board is studying the unsolicited and conditional tender offer for all its common shares at dlrs per share from martin t sosnoff a company spokesman said the board expects to make a recommendation shortly but could not specify a time period ceasars worl...
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ic inds icx to sell certain assets to mlx ic industries inc said its abex corp subsidiary agreed to sell its sintered friction materials business in italy to troy michigan based mlx corp for undisclosed terms completion of the proposed transaction is subject to approval by the italian government it said reuter
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saudi oil minister foresees no need for new opec measures before june
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heart federal hfed sets two for one split heart federal savings and loan association said its board declared a two for one stock split payable april to holders of record april the company said the split is subject to shareholder approval at the april annual meeting of an increase in authorized common shares to mln from...
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martin lawrence limited editions mlle year net shr cts vs six cts net vs revs mln vs note th qtr data not given reuter
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2,635
kinder care kndr sees higher earnings in kinder care inc projected its earnings to be mln dlrs richard grassgreen president of the company said earnings per share are expected to be between cts and one dlr in comparison to cts earnings per share for the fiscal year ended august and cts for the trailing months ended nov...
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treasury balances at fed fell on march treasury balances at the federal reserve fell 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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bank of england invites borrowing at pct the bank of england said it had invited those discount houses wishing to use borrowing facilities to do so at gmt today at a rate of pct for days this compares with the bank s present band one dealing rate of pct the bank of england s announcement was quickly followed by barclay...
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banner industries inc bnr completes purchase banner industries inc said it completed the purchase of all rexnord inc rex common shares for its dlrs per share cash tender offer that ended feb the purchase follows banner receiving earlier today mln dlrs under a credit agreement with citicorp industries credit inc and the...
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essex chemical corp esx regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable may record april reuter
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chemlawn chem ecolab econ in merger pact chemlawn corp and ecolab inc said they signed a definitive merger agreement under which ecolab will buy all outstanding chemlawn common stock for dlrs a share in cash for a total of about mln dlrs under terms of the agreement chemlawn said it rescinded its previously announced r...
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adm grain elevator explodes in burlington iowa a grain elevator in burlington iowa exploded today leaving five injured the elevator operated by archer daniels midland co of decatur ill is a terminal elevator on the mississippi river doug snyder assistant to the vice president said the cause of the explosion and the ext...
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maxxam group inc mxm th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note net includes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and mln dlrs in year results include pct stake in pacific lumber co from december through february and pct ...
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teck to increase stake in trilogy resource trilogy resource corp said teck corp agreed to purchase mln trilogy common shares at one dlr per share in a private placement which would increase its stake in trilogy to pct from pct trilogy also said its board approved a private placement of mln common shares at a price of c...
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foote mineral fte sells cambridge plant foote mineral co said it signed a letter of intent with shieldalloy corp a wholly owned subsidiary of metallurg inc for the sale of its cambridge ohio business the company said the sale which will be explained in greater detail after the definitive agreement has been signed is pa...
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japan seeks to strengthen paris currency accord japan will seek to strengthen the paris accord on currency stability at the meeting of the group of seven leading industrial nations tomorrow japanese officials said however the officials travelling with japanese finance minister kiichi miyazawa and who asked not to be id...
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motel lp six sets cash distribution qtly cash distribution cts vs cts prior pay may record march note prior quarter dividend was an initial payout based on operations for a partial fourth quarter in reuter
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mobile america corp mame year end dec shr dlrs vs dlr net vs revs mln vs reuter
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