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esquire radio and electronics inc ee th qtr shr profit cts vs profit four cts annual div cts vs cts prior yr net profit vs profit revs vs mths shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs note annual dividend payable april to stockholders of record on march reuter
2
4,184
media general inc ups qtly div to cts shr from cts sets stock split
2
2,811
spectran corp sptr th qtr shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note th qtr includes mln dlr restructuring charge and writedowns of dlrs year includes writedown of mln dlrs reuter
2
1,765
lvi group inc lvi th qtr oper net oper shr profit two cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs note th qtr and year oper net excludes a gain of dlrs and dlrs respectively for carryforwards and...
2
2,403
steinhardt group has pct of holiday hia a group led by new york investor michael steinhardt told the securities and exchange commission it bought a pct stake in holiday corp common stock as an investment the group said it paid mln dlrs for its mln holiday shares of which were bought since feb at the same time group mem...
0
3,459
dixons says citicorp to withdraw cyclops offer dixons group plc said it received a letter on march from citicorp capital investors ltd part of the cyacq investor group making a rival bid for cyclops corp cyl proposing to drop the group s offer if dixons would sell cyclops industrial businesses to citicorp cyacq s main ...
0
1,494
bayly bayl buys majority of chutes bayly corp said it acquired pct of chutes corp a maker of denim oriented sportswear headquartered in seattle wash terms were not disclosed reuter
0
3,270
falcon cable fal sets initial distribution falcon cable systems co said its set an initial quarterly cash distribution of cts per unit payable may to unitholders of record march the partnership made its initial public offering in december falcon said it expects to pay cash distributions to limited partners at an annual...
2
770
fed not expected to take money market action the federal reserve is not expected to intervene in the u s government securities market to add or drain reserves economists said most economists said they did not expect the fed to add reserves with federal funds trading below six pct they said the funds rate s softer tone ...
4
4,475
bass group says it has had talks on seeking control of taft broadcasting
0
2,281
atcor atco says outlook depends on steel atcor inc said the magnitude of any earnings recovery in fiscal depends on the direction of steel pricing and how fast the company s severe operating problems in its consumer segment are resolved atcor s consumer segment represents about pct of its sales in a letter to sharehold...
2
908
metro mobile cts inc mmct first qtr loss qtr ends dec shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
2
4,307
southwestern bell sbc votes split ups payout southwestern bell corp said its board voted a three for one stock split and increased the dividend pct to dlrs a share on a post split basis the increased dividend will be cts a share payable may one to holders of record april southwestern bell said the stock split is its fi...
2
4,278
lsb industries lsb agrees to acquire bank lsb industries inc said it agreed to acquire northwest federal savings and loan association for dlrs as part of the agreement lsb said it also would transfer assets valued of not less than mln dlrs to northwest federal which is located in woodward okla reuter
0
1,027
liffe february volumes down but eurodollars up total futures and options turnover on the london international financial futures exchange liffe fell slightly during february although daily average eurodollar volume set a new record liffe said today total futures and options turnover last month was contracts down from ja...
5
4,778
otf equities inc otfe th qtr net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
2
1,680
investors to raise cyclops cyl tender price cyacq corp an investor group bidding for cyclops corp said it would raise its outstanding tender offer price for cyclops common to dlrs a share from dlrs if certain conditions were met the increased offer would exceed the dlrs a share price offered by dixons group plc in a te...
0
3,034
nrm energy co nrm sets regular payout qtly cash distribution five cts vs five cts prior pay april record march reuter
2
3,948
varity corp year shr loss cts vs loss cts
2
4,246
national medical enterprises inc nme rd qtr periods ended feb oper shr cts vs cts oper shr diluted cts vs cts oper net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper shr diluted dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note year ago nine months op...
2
3,865
ual said donald trump was interested in ual stock as investment
0
1,328
belgian central bank buys currency to repay debt the belgian national bank bought foreign currencies against francs on the open market in the week ended march a bank spokesman said in line with central bank policy he declined to give any details of the amount bought the foreign currency purchased was used by the treasu...
5
1,195
wall street stocks american express axp american express co s stock fell sharply reflecting in part investors disappointment that the company did not make an announcement about its plans for brokerage unit shearson lehman brothers traders said the company has said it is studying options for its shearson unit traders sa...
0
4,516
johnson products inc jpc nd qtr feb loss shr loss three cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss rev mln vs mln six months shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss rev mln vs mln note net includes loss from discontinued operations of dlrs or two cts a share versus or cts a share in the prior nd qtr six months net inc...
2
3,206
allied lyons sees hiram walker profits rising allied lyons plc sees rising profits from pct owned liquor producer hiram walker gooderham and worts in the current fiscal year ending in early march chairman derrick holden brown said in a speech prepared for delivery to toronto analysts we anticipate that hiram walker pro...
2
5,219
fhlbb changes short term discount note rates the federal home loan bank board adjusted the rates on its short term discount notes as follows maturity new rate old rate maturity days pct pct days days pct pct days days pct pct days days pct pct days reuter
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5,391
volcker sees tight policy hurting investment federal reserve board chairman paul volcker said a restrictive monetary policy would be damaging to investment and that a better course would be to restrain spending a restrictive monetary policy would hit investment you don t want to put interest rates up unless you have to...
5
440
aid corp aidc raises quarterly dividend qtly div nine cts vs eight cts in prior qtr payable march record march reuter
2
1,968
sierra health services inc sie th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit six cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln reuter
2
1,209
supermarkets general gets unsolicited bid for dlrs shr cash
0
3,255
bei beih acquires ivey rowton and associates bei holdings ltd said it acquired ivey rowton and associates a nashville tenn based bank marketing firm terms were not disclosed reuter
0
3,499
bay financial corp bay rd qtr feb shr loss dlrs vs profit two cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln nine months shr loss dlrs vs loss two cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note includes gain on disposition of investments of dlrs in rd qtr and dlrs in nine months respectively includes gain on disposition of ...
2
395
fed adds reserves via customer repurchases the federal reserve entered the u s government securities market to arrange billion dlrs of customer repurchase agreements a fed spokesman said dealers said federal funds were trading at pct when the fed began its temporary and indirect supply of reserves to the banking system...
4
1,291
washington nat l wnt buys united presidential washington national corp s washington national insurance co said it bought the remaining pct of united presidential corp s upco outstanding shares at dlrs a share cash the acquisition of the shares is part of a plan of exchange approved by united presidential shareholders a...
0
1,342
new world pictures to have gain from sale of five pct of taft broadcasting
2
3,369
cooper development co bugs st qtr jan net shr profit seven cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note current year net includes pretax gain on sale of product line of mln dlrs and charge dlrs posttax on expensing of a portion of unamorized debt issuance costs of unit current year resul...
2
1,254
usda estimates ussr grain imports mln tonnes vs in feb in
3
2,238
twa files application seeking right to raise usair stake to pct
0
2,461
venezuela ecuador oil loan under discussion venezuela has still to work out final details of its plan to supply ecuador with barrels per day of crude oil to compensate that country for lost exports caused by earthquake damage a senior petroleos de venezuela pdvsa official said we have yet to finalize details on how the...
1
2,579
great atlantic and pacific tea co gap th qtr oper shr cts vs cts oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion 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 results for and week periods ended feb and and week periods ended feb operating net excludes...
2
3,197
york financial yfed splits stock york financial corp parent company of york federal savings and loan association said its board of directors declared a five for four stock split in the form of a pct stock dividend the company said it will distribute the split on may to shareholders of record april reuter
2
1,986
firstier inc frst sets regular quarterly div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
2
4,431
cherokee group inc chke st qtr feb net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note share adjusted for two for one stock split in february reuter
2
3,203
sun state savings sssl sees higher earings sun state savings and loan expects to report an earnings increase this year over chairman edward janos told shareholders at the company s annual meeting in a statement janos said core earnings are expected to average mln dlrs per quarter or six mln dlrs for the year while sale...
2
834
safecard services sfcd sets split ups payout safecard services inc said its board declared a three for two stock split and is maintaining the quarterly dividend on post split shares at the same six cts it now pays for an effective pct increase both the split and the dividend are payable april to holders of record march...
2
3,243
clark equipment ckl buys mln shares clark equipment co said it has purchased shares of its common stock from an investor group led by arthur m goldberg for dlrs a share it said the purchase reduces the number of shares of clark common stock to be purchased under its stock repurchase plan announced march at the time the...
0
3,433
wolverine www to sell two subsidiaries wolverine world wide inc said it signed a letter of intent to sell to an investment group two subsidiaries kaepa inc an athletic footwear maker and its international marketing arm kara international inc terms were not disclosed wolverine said the action continues the restructuring...
0
1,002
nch corp nch rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln nine mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales mln vs mln reuter
2
490
trimac ltd year net shr nine cts vs six cts net vs revs mln vs mln note year includes tax gain of dlrs reuter
2
5,400
colonial clbga to acquire pensacola bank colonial bancgroup said it and the liberty bank of pensacola fla signed a letter of intent for colonial to acquire liberty terms of the acquisition were not dislcosed colonial said the acquisition was its first move toward acquiring and out of state bank under alabama s regional...
0
5,042
bankamerica says it expects to report a profit for first quarter
2
3,510
nakasone intervenes in microchip dispute with u s prime minister yasuhiro nakasone intervened to try to resolve japan s escalating dispute with the u s over semiconductor trade government officials said at today s cabinet meeting nakasone told trade and industry minister hajime tamura to redouble his efforts to calm u ...
7
1,290
chrysler c amc buyout valued at billion chrysler corp s proposed acquisition of american motors corp is valued at about billion dlrs including the cost of acquisition and the mln dlrs in american motor debt that chrysler will assume analysts said they said chrysler s cost of acquisition was valued at mln dlrs paid in c...
0
1,918
franklin resources ben says net may double franklin resources inc said it believes earnings could double this year as compared to a year ago when the company reported income of mln dlrs on mln dlrs in revenues franklin resources is a financial services company its fiscal year ends september reuter
0
2,004
venezuela to lend up to mln barrels of oil venezuela will lend ecuador up to mln barrels of crude oil to help it meet its export commitments and its domestic energy demand ecuadorean energy and mines minister javier espinosa said today in a statement ecuador was forced to suspend exports after the pipeline connecting i...
1
4,349
basf world group pre tax profit billion marks vs billion
2
2,171
general cinema gcn sees flat net general cinema corp said it expects flat net income for fiscal ending oct against mln dlrs or dlrs a share a year ago the company said the costs of a restructuring at its carter hawley hale stores inc unit and the previous purchase of an pct stake in cadbury schweppes plc will lead to t...
2
1,944
gts corp gtsc th qtr dec loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs note net both periods includes dlr writedown of value of seismic laboratory and dlr increase in reserve for doubtful accounts reuter
2
4,984
london ore enquiries fixtures south africa salvador brazil long tons manganese ore end april callao crotone mt minerals spot geraldton tampico mt bulk mineral sands fio itea dunkirk mt bauxite seven days all purposes tampico north spain mt ore two days shinc shex one port german north sea usg mt bulk ore reuter
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533
camco inc cam sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
2
3,727
digigraphic systems corp th qtr oper loss oper shr loss one ct vs loss seven cts oper net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss dlrs oper net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs note earnings exclude losses from discontinued operations of dlrs or three cts a share vs dlrs or two cts a share in th...
2
4,805
acceleration acle cuts stake in united coasts acceleration corp said it sold a pct stake in the common stock of united coasts corp to the sheet metal workers national pension fund the company said it agreed to sell the fund an additional pct of hartford conn based united when the fund receives approval from the directo...
0
3,839
tricentrol to concentrate on proven reserves tricentrol plc tct l said it will concentrate most of its efforts this year on its proven oil and gas reserves in order to maximise benefits to shareholders in the mid to long term it said in a statement we are confident that substantial development funds will be available t...
2
1,965
oilman has pct of qed exploration qedx kansas oilman nicholas powell told the securities and exchange commission he has acquired shares of qed exploration inc or pct of the total outstanding common stock powell who heads prairie resources corp and mack c colt inc both kansas oil and gas exploration companies said he bo...
0
4,336
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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873
longview fibre co lfbr quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record march reuter
2
300
kentucky central life kenca sets payout kentucky central life insurance co said it declared a semi annual dividend of cts per share payable march to shareholders or record march the dividend is equal to the company s previous semi annual payout reuter
2
2,799
texstyrene corp foam mths dec loss shr loss cts net loss revs mln avg shrs mln note company went public february reuter
2
3,650
paul s place inc control changes paul s place inc said chairman president and treasurer paul d lambert has sold mln common shares to other board members advisory board members alan h marcove and gerald m marcove and an unaffiliated purchaser it did not name terms were not disclosed the company said alan marvoce has bee...
0
2,607
sierra spring water co wtr th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit six cts net loss vs profit rev mln vs mln year shr loss seven cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit rev mln vs mln reuter
2
3,873
todd shipyards corp omits qtly common div sets preferred payout
2
2,995
united jersey banks ujb to merge two banks united jersey banks said it plans to merge two of its southern new jersey member banks into one mln dlr organization it said united jersey bank fidelity bank based in pennsauken will be merged into united jersey bank south in order to improve customer service and maximize effi...
0
3,608
national semiconductor nsm cites improved results national semiconductor corp said improved results at its semiconductor group helped reduce losses in the third quarter and nine months in the quarter ended march the group had a modest sales increase and major improvement in operating performance compared to the year ag...
2
3,087
top discount rate at u k bill tender falls to pct
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3,458
caesars caw has no comment on mts talks caesars world inc declined immediate comment on news that martin sosnoff s mts acquisition corp has held preliminary talks with two companies on the possibility of forming a joint venture to pursue the acquisition of caesars earlier today mts said it held talks with pratt hotel c...
0
5,411
u s urges surplus nations to boost growth leading industrial nations will be reviewing the paris agreement to stabilize exchange rates foster increased worldwide growth and reduce trade imbalances but the u s thinks the accord has been successful so far a senior u s treasury official said the paris accord will be revie...
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bally bly considering sale of six flags bally manufacturing corp said it is considering the sale of its six flag theme amusement park unit and would use the proceeds to pay off debt in addition to the possible sale of the amusement parks bally plans to sell a minority stake in its health club chain to the public the co...
0
3,858
consolidated norex to acquire triweb resources consolidated norex resources ltd said it agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of triweb resources ltd a privately held oil and gas company with land holdings and production base in alberta and saskatchewan the company said specific details relating to purcha...
0
4,922
delta dal completes western air wal buy delta air lines inc said it completed the acquisition of western air lines inc this morning the action follows u s supreme court justice sandra day o connor s overnight granting of delta and western s request to stay an earlier injunction against the deal issued by the u s court ...
0
5,381
gold fields of s africa profit falls in quarter st qtr to march working profit mln rand vs mln tax mln vs mln net mln vs mln tonnes milled mln vs mln gold production kgs vs kgs gold revenue mln rand vs mln working costs mln vs mln avg price per kg rand vs note full name of company is gold fields of south africa ltd gld...
2
1,996
borg warner bor board oks sale of unit borg warner corp said its directors approved the sale for about mln dlrs of its industrial products division to a new york based private investment firm clayton and dubilier inc and senior management of the group yesterday the company said it agreed to sell the division which has ...
0
3,379
raven industries inc rav th qtr jan net shr profit six cts vs loss nine cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs year shr profit dlrs vs profit dlrs net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln reuter
2
3,778
e d and f man to buy into hong kong firm the u k based commodity house e d and f man ltd and singapore s yeo hiap seng ltd jointly announced that man will buy a substantial stake in yeo s pct held unit yeo hiap seng enterprises ltd man will develop the locally listed soft drinks manufacturer into a securities and commo...
0
4,391
clabir clg dividends not taxable clabir corp said it has determined all dividends paid on its class a common in are not taxable as dividend income while this is a preliminary estimate the company said it may be used by shareholders when preparing income tax returns reuter
2
3,815
bank of england drains money market liquidity the bank of england said it drained liquidity from the money market when it sold mln stg of treasury bills due march at rates between and pct earlier the bank estimated a surplus of around mln stg in the system today reuter
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3,113
cooper canada said it received takeover offers cooper canada ltd said it has received takeover offers from a number of companies the company also said that discussions are continuing but no definitive arrangements have been made it gave no further details reuter
0
4,694
sceptre resources ltd srl year net shr seven cts vs two cts net vs revs mln vs mln note shr after preferred divs reuter
2
1,036
aluminum co of america aa regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable may record may one reuter
2
252
int l hydron corp hyd th qtr oper net oper shr profit six cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs profit three cts oper net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note excludes loss of dlrs or nil vs gain dlrs or nil in qtr and gain dlrs or two cts vs gain dlrs or one ct in year fr...
2
1,892
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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3,725
american international aig sells african unit american international group inc said it sold its south african subsidiary american international insurance co ltd to johannesburg insurance holdings ltd a holding company owned by a consortium of shareholders led by rand merchant bank terms were not disclosed and company o...
0
4,515
inland vacuum ivac sets stock split inland vacuum inc said is board proposed a two for one stock split payable to shareholders of record april the board also elected phillip frost chairman succeeding john durkin who remains president and chief executive officer frost in early february bought pct of the company durkin s...
2
1,662
old dominion systems inc odsi st qtr jan shr loss cts vs profit five cts net loss vs profit revs vs reuter
2
1,537
sylvan learning corp slvn nine months dec shr loss cts vs profit eight cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note net includes negative effect of accounting change of or five cts a share reuter
2
327
unilever plc and nv th qtr to dec london march unilever plc share p vs p making p vs p for full year unilever nv share guilders vs guilders making guilders vs guilders unilever plc final div p making p vs p unilever nv final div guilders making guilders vs guilders combined pre tax profit mln stg vs same making billion...
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4,839
hoogovens concludes takeover of philips cirex unit dutch steel concern hoogovens groep bv said it had reached agreement with nv philips gloeielampenfabrieken pglo as on its takeover of cirex a specialised philips precision wax moulding unit neither party would reveal financial details of the deal initially announced in...
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f w woolworth co th qtr shr dlrs vs dlrs
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teva teviy sells promedico subsidiary teva pharmaceutical industries ltd based in israel said it sold its wholly owned promedico subsidiary to foreign investors for four mln dlrs it said the book value of the unit is about mln dlrs teva said it will continue to market promedico s products through its wholly owned subsi...
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2,234
infinite graphics infg sees higher th qtr infinite graphics inc expects earnings for the fourth quarter ending april to exceed the dlrs or seven cts a share posted a year ago chairman clifford f stritch jr told a meeting of financial analysts stritch also said the company s annual revenues should exceed mln dlrs up fro...
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1,527
brae corp brae rd qtr dec loss shr loss dlrs vs profit two cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note includes losses from discontinued operations of dlrs vs loss dlrs in rd qtr and dlrs loss vs dlrs loss in nine mths reuter
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