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fed s heller says he wants to see stronger japanese demand for american goods
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cineplex odeon corp year oper shr basic dlrs vs cts
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1,103
monoclonal antibodies mabs buys company monoclonal antibodies inc said it signed an agreement in principle to buy genesis labs inc for about mln dlrs of common stock the agreement is subject to shareholders approval and other conditions reuter
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4,244
natioonal medical enterprises inc rd qtr oper shr cts vs cts
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4,412
fed sets two billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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dranetz technologies inc dran year dec net shr cts vs cts qtly div six cts vs six cts prior net vs revs mln vs mln note net includes one time charge of dlrs or five cts a share from discontinuation of boat sentry and lakontek products qtly div payable april to shareholders of record march reuter
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1,843
japan corporate profits in last quarter up current profits of japan s major firms in the october december quarter rose four pct from a year earlier to billion yen against a pct year on year rise in the preceding quarter the finance ministry said the improved earnings resulted mainly from a pct profit increase in non ma...
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2,286
financial trustco capital ltd hikes payout qtly div cts vs six cts pay march record march note co also declares ct qtly div on special shares issued in december with same pay and record dates reuter
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2,912
corrected federal paper board co fbo payout qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record march company corrects amount of previous payment in march item to show there was no change reuter
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488
maui land and pinapple co inc quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay march record feb reuter
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1,707
digimed corp nd qtr dec loss shr loss two cts vs loss five cts net loss vs loss sales vs avg shrs vs six mths shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs avg shrs vs reuter
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358
scott s hospitality acquires capital food scott s hospitality inc said it acquired all issued shares of capital food services ltd of ottawa terms were not disclosed scott s said capital food had sales of more than mln dlrs and will continue to operate under its present name with existing management capital food provide...
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1,131
ici sells stake in lister and co imperial chemical industries plc ici l said it had today placed its pct stake in lister and co plc with l messel and co and that it had now been placed widely among institutions lister is a manufacturer dyer and finisher of cotton silk wool and man made fibres reuter
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2,226
henley group heng sets fisher distribution henley group inc said it declared a special dividend distribution of one fisher scientific group inc share for every henley shares previously it said it would pay one fisher share for every outstanding but it changed the ratio because of the reduction in its outstanding shares...
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2,773
bfi communications systems inc th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs reuter
2
324
mobil plans to open office in peking mobil oil corp of u s plans to open an office in peking to develop oil exploration opportunities in china the china daily said it quoted mobil president richard tucker currently in peking as saying he is optimistic about investment prospects in china and that peking will continue to...
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1,777
brown transport btcu declares first payout brown transport co inc said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of four cts a share payable april to stockholders of record march reuter
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1,389
regency cruises inc ship th qtr net shr profit nine cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs avg shrs mln vs mln note company began operations nov reuter
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1,229
united cities ucit makes acquisition united cities gas co said it has acquired lyle propane gas co a cairo ga propane gas distributor for undisclosed terms it said lyle has sales of about four mln gallons annually and serves about customers in seven counties in southwest georgia and north florida reuter
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3,600
american cyanamid acy changes record date american cyanamid co said subject to approval by its board it has changed the record date for the quarterly dividend it will pay on june to may from may to coincide with the record date for a two for one stock split that was declared at the same time the dividend on a post spli...
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1,440
national savings move points to lower u k rates u k interest rates look set to move lower even after monday s half point cut in bank base rates to pct analysts said citing as evidence the suspension of a british national savings issue yesterday the department of national savings effectively a treasury department unit y...
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usx x unit raises some crude postings marathon petroleum company a subsidiary of usx corp x said it raised the contract price it pays for three grades of crude oil effective march illinois sweet and indiana sweet are both being raised cts a barrel to dlrs bbl and the southern michigan grade is being raised cts bbl also...
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recoton corp rcot th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note includes income tax credits of dlrs and mln dlrs in and respectively and dlrs in qtr current qtr after tax provision of dlrs reuter
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borman s brf to buy safeway s utah division safeway stores inc said it agreed to sell the assets and operations of its salt lake city division to borman s inc under undisclosed terms the division includes operating supermarkets in five states most of which are in utah idaho and wyoming together with distribution and ma...
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1,072
two hundred people rescued from sinking ferry about people were rescued some badly hurt from a sinking cross channel ferry carrying approximately people off the belgian port of zeebrugge a port control spokesman said the spokesman contacted by telephone said only one third of car ferry the herald of free enterprise own...
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gulf barge freight higher in nearbys on call gulf barge freight rates continued to show a firmer tone in the nearbys on the assumption that changes in the gulf posted prices will encourage increases in both pik and roll activity and barges shipments with a total of barges traded this morning on the st louis merchants e...
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gca corp gca year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note loss includes loss of mln dlrs from discontinued operations loss includes gain of mln dlrs from discontinued operations reuter
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593
pico products inc ppi nd qtr jan shr profit three cts vs loss nine cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln six months shr loss two cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note net includes gain of or one cts in nd qtr and six months for discount on early long term debt repayment reuter
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3,362
alco standard asn completes acquisition delta business systems inc said it has completed a previously announced merger into alco standard corp delta said it expects sales of about mln dlrs for the year ending in april reuter
0
1,054
southtrust sotr to acquire four banks southtrust corp a billion dlr multibank holding company said it entered into agreements to acquire four florida banks with assets totalling more than mln dlrs terms of the agreements were not disclosed the four banks are central bank of volusia county with assets of mln dlrs bank o...
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2,139
amerihealth inc ahth th qtr loss oper shr loss one ct vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs vs year oper shr loss six cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note net excludes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year and gains on termination of pension plan of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year ...
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902
armtek arm sells tire truck tire business armtek corp formerly known as armstrong rubber co said it signed agreements with condere corp for the sale of its natchez miss tire plant and its s and a truck tire sales and services corp terms were not disclosed armtek spokesman john sievers said s and a is a mln dlr business...
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1,179
barclays midland follow natwest base rate cut barclays bank plc bcs l and midland bank plc mdbl l said they are cutting their base lending rates to pct from pct the cuts follow a similar move by national westminster bank plc nwbl l the rate changes take effect tomorrow the base rate reductions came after the bank of en...
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first women s bank investor group offer expires the investor group owning about pct of the outstanding capital stock of the first women s bank said a cash tender offer for the bank s remaining outstanding shares at dlrs per share expired on march three the investors said about shares or about pct of the outstanding had...
0
4,279
universal holding corp uhco th qtr net shr na net profit vs profit revs vs year shr na net loss vs profit revs mln vs reuter
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2,945
modulaire industries modx th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit dlrs net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note per share date adjusted to reflect pct stock dividend of march reuter
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rotterdam port subsidy to end july minister dutch social affairs minister louw de graaf announced he is withdrawing the annual mln guilder labour subsidy for rotterdam s strike hit general cargo sector as from july late last month de graaf said that if the dispute was not settled by monday this week he would withdraw t...
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investor paul bilzerian has pct pay n pak stake may seek control
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3,760
bat sees strong performance from all sectors a strong performance from all bat industries plc s bti l major sectors enabled the group s pretax profits to pass the one billion stg level for the third year running chairman patrick sheehy said in a statement the group earlier reported a pct rise in profits to billion whic...
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novar electronics novr sees results improving novar electronics corp said it expects improved earnings this year due to a rapid expansion of its logic one computerized buolding management system customer base and expectations of good crime deterrent business the company today reported earnings for the year ended januar...
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4,381
suffield s ssbk coastal csbk buy cleared suffield financial corp said it has received approvcal from the maine bureau of banking for its proposed acquisition of coastal bancorp of portland maine and the acquisition is expected to close around april one the approval was the last regulatory clearance required for the tra...
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senator says energy report assumptions flawed sen pete domenici a main sponsor of legislation to set an oil import fee said the administration s energy security report was based on flawed economic assumptions the new mexico republican said the report did not take into account the last few weeks drop in domestic oil pro...
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2,953
state street boston corp stbk sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april one reuter
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4,628
sun city industries sni sees higher net sun city industries inc said preliminary unaudited results of ongoing operations for the fiscal year ended january are expected to rise over pct to dlrs or cts per share from the dlrs or cts reported last year total net income is expected to reach mln dlrs which includes mln dlrs...
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5,407
japan cuts chip supply may produce shortage japan is attempting to cut back semiconductor production to forstall the mln dlrs in u s tariffs on japanese electronic goods set to take effect april industry analysts said the move is likely to create a sharp price rise and a possible shortage of the key computer components...
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hosposable products inc hosp th qtr net shr cts vs eight cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
2
4,716
baldrige says u s to go ahead with japanese sanctions
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waste management ends tender offer for chemlawn
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1,244
montedison acquires arco research unit montedison spa moni mi has acquired a pct stake in plant cell research institute pcri of california from atlantic richfield co arc n for several tens of millions of dollars a senior montedison executive said renato ugo a member of montedison s management committee told reporters t...
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893
confidence in opec firms u s energy futures renewed confidence in opec s ability to limit production helped u s energy futures settle above yesterday s closing prices according to analysts they also said the heating oil contract found additional support from a short covering rally on the close april crude closed cts hi...
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2,826
monsanto mtc says debt was cut in mondanto co said it has paid off two thirds of the debt from its billion dlr acquisition of g d searle and co by the end of this lowered the company s debt to capitalization ratio from pct at the end of to pct it said the company also said that chemical sales accounted for pct of its s...
0
4,769
coleman cln sees st qtr charge coleman co said it expects a first quarter charge against earnings of mln dlrs or cts a share as a result of its voluntary program to replace condensing heat exchangers in its early model series high efficiency residential gas furnaces the company said extensive testing indicates a proble...
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5,161
mim completes part of norddeutsche affinerie buy mim holdings ltd mima s said it has issued mln shares to preussag ag prsg f to complete the previously announced purchase of pct of norddeutsche affinerie ag from preussag terms of the acquisition of pct of norddeutsche affinerie from degussa ag dgsg f are currently bein...
0
1,049
group to boost fairchild industries fen stake an investor group led by new york investor george soros said it was dissatisfied with fairchild industries inc management and was considering boosting its holdings to as much as pct of the aerospace and aviation company s outstanding stock the group already controls fairchi...
0
559
unitrode corp utr th qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note income before taxes for the mths ended jan includes gains for fire insurance settlement and unusual charges of for provisions for estimated cost of seve...
2
4,052
u k money market gets mln stg late help the bank of england said it provided about mln stg in late help to the money market bringing the total assistance today to mln stg this compares with the bank s revised estimate of a mln stg money market shortfall reuter
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3,294
neoax inc noax th qtr shr loss cts vs loss six cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note th qtr and year net reflects dividend requirements of mln dlrs and mln dlrs and charges of dlrs and mln dlrs respectively which is not accruable or payable...
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2,756
auditors lift qualification on ps indiana pin auditors for public service co of indiana inc lifted a qualification in effect for two years on its financial results according to the company s annual shareholders report psi s report was qualified in and when its auditors arthur andersen and co questioned the utility s ab...
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4,560
uk money market given further mln stg help the bank of england said it provided the market with a further mln stg assistance during the morning after revising its estimate of the liquidity shortage to billion stg before taking account of its early round of bill purchases initially the bank put the likely shortage at so...
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1,807
u s house panel approves trade bill the u s house ways and means trade subcommittee unanimously approved a toned down version of legislation designed to toughen u s trade laws and wedge open foreign markets to more u s goods the measure now goes to the full house ways and means committee next week but major changes are...
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braniff inc bair th qtr loss jan shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit dlr net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs from tax loss carryforward in year and loss of dlrs in th qtr reuter
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3,057
chinese port underused despite congestion nearby the chinese port of ningbo is working well below capacity despite being only miles from shanghai which is seriously congested a port official said jiang feng xiang said the port the deepest in china handled mln tonnes of cargo last year up from mln in but well below its ...
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franklin massachusetts insured cuts payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march note franklin massachusetts insured tax free income fund reuter
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967
selecterm inc sltm th qtr loss shr loss not given vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note pretax net profits dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
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20
gulf barge freight rates up further on call gulf barge freight rates firmed again on the outlook for steady vessel loadings at the gulf increasing the demand for barges to supply those ships dealers said no barges traded today on the st louis merchants exchange call session versus yesterday quotes included delivery thi...
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1,362
novo industri a s nvo co year pre tax income mln danish crowns vs mln sales billion crowns vs billion income after tax mln crowns vs mln earnings per crown share crowns vs dividend pct unchanged reuter
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5,348
wormald to acquire stake in holmes protection fire protection and security group wormald international ltd woia s said british listed holmes protection group inc has agreed to issue it with mln common shares of one u s cent par value at stg each the two groups have also begun exploratory talks on a possible merger of t...
0
3,947
lear siegler holding corp plans to divest aerospace subsidiary
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2,605
winnebago industries inc wgo nd qtr net period ended february shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note period ended march one reuter
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4,409
aloette cosmetics inc alet th qtr dec net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs avg shrs vs reuter
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355
sara lee sle to buy pct of dim sara lee corp said it agreed to buy a pct interest in paris based dim s a a subsidiary of bic s a at a cost of about mln dlrs dim s a a hosiery manufacturer had sales of about mln dlrs the investment includes the purchase of newly issued dim shares valued at about mln dlrs and a loan of a...
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4,356
arbed sees need to maintain pressure on costs the recent deterioration in the steel market makes it important for arbed sa arbb br to maintain efforts to reduce costs the company said in a statement it reported that its competitive position had weakened considerably in the second half of leading to a seven pct cut in s...
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talking point general motors gm general motors corp staged an explosive rally on wall street after a share buyback program announced yesterday but analysts said gm s future remains clouded by stiff competition and erosion of market share gm shares rose to in active trading analysts agreed that investors liked the repur...
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yeutter says u s should stress trade negotiations as long term u s trade policy
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tel offshore trust teloz ups quarterly payout qtly distribution cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record march reuter
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2,280
n z ports reopen but further closures possible harbour workers returned to work this morning after a strike in support of pay claims closed new zealand s ports for hours yesterday but the harbour workers union told reporters the pay dispute is not settled and the union s national executive will meet here tomorrow to de...
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commercial credit ccc unit sells division commercial credit co said its american health and life insurance co sold its ordinary life insurance business to american national insurance co anat american national will assume the business no later than august commercial credit said the sale is part of a restructuring progra...
0
791
houston oil royalty trust rth payout lower mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
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1,743
masco corp mas regular dividend set qtly div nine cts vs nine cts previously pay may record april reuter
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5,283
dreyfus a bonds plus inc monthly payout mtly div cts vs cts prior paid april record march reuter
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4,563
call money pressure from large german banks one or two large west german banks effectively drained the domestic money market of liquidity at the end of the month in order to achieve higher rates from their overnight deposits money dealers said as a result call money soared in active trading to around the lombard rate o...
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allied supermarkets asu files proposed merger allied supermarkets inc said it filed a registration statement with the securities and exchange commission for a proposed merger with the vons companies a supermarket combination store operator allied said the statement covers mln dlrs of senior subordinated discount debent...
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5,193
american west bank first qtr net net vs assets mln vs mln deposits mln loans mln vs mln note earnings per share and deposits figure not supplied by company reuter
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ford motor co of canada ltd fc th qtr net shr dlrs vs cts net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note pct owned by ford motor co f reuter
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4,993
agency reports ships waiting at panama canal the panama canal commission a u s government agency said in its daily operations report that there was a backlog of ships waiting to enter the canal early today over the next two days it expects due scheduled to transit end day backlog average waiting time tomorrow super tan...
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sale tilney buys stake in u s insurance broker sale tilney plc said it has purchased pct of the ordinary share capital of b and r international inc a u s insurance broker for mln dlrs sale is paying mln dlrs in cash on completion with the balance plus interest to be paid in equal instalments over the next six years b a...
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721
keltic inc year net shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs vs note shr after november class a subordinate floating share issue reuter
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2,793
ault inc ault rd qtr march one net shr profit eight cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales vs nine mths shr profit five cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs reuter
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5,431
cooperative energy tests oil at two wells cooperative energy development corp said two exploratory oil wells in the zama area of alberta tested and barrels a day and will increase the company s daily oil production by pct the company did not immediately elaborate on total production figures the wells flowing oil from t...
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st lawrence seaway opens shipping season the st lawrence seaway said the first ship of the season passed through the st lambert lock here this morning officially opening the mile long waterway s shipping season the seaway has said it expects little increase in freight levels this year from last year when it moved mln t...
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artistic greetings artg sees recovery in net artistic greetings inc said it expects a rebound in profits and an increase in sales in as costs connected with computerization staffing traning and catalog sales start to taper off today it reported earnings of dlrs down from dlrs a year before on revenues of dlrs up from d...
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investment firm raises certron crtn stake louart corp a los angeles investment firm said it raised its stake in certron corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission louart said it bought certron shares between sept and march at a ...
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537
usf and g corp fg raises quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts in the prior quarter payable april record march reuter
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1,920
holly corp hoc nd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln six mths shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit mln revs mln vs mln note six months fiscal includes loss of cts per share from discontinued operations per share figures also reflect partial three for one stock split effe...
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iran has anti ship missiles near gulf paper iran has deployed about six large missiles near the strait of hormuz which increase the threat to shipping in the gulf the new york times said the paper quoted u s intelligence sources as saying the missiles appeared to be of a chinese design known as hy which is based on the...
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mcclain industries mccl sets stock split mcclain industries inc said its board declared a four for three stock split payable record april the company also said it plans to open within the next days a square foot plant in macon ga that will allow it to expand production of transfer trailers and other products reuter
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group seeks prime medical pmsi holder list a group of investment firms led by far hills n j investor natalie koether said it is seeking information about the shareholders of prime medical services inc over which it has said it is seeking control in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group which in...
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combined int l pma raises payout votes split combined international corp said its board voted to increase the quarterly dividend pct to cts a share from cts payable may record may it said directors also approved a two for one stock split subject to approval by shareholders of a proposed capital stock amendment at the a...
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corroon and black cbl completes acquisition carroon and black corp said it completed the acquisition of poggi harrison agency inc and risk control inc terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed separately carroon said it also completed the acquisition of rosskopf rapp and schmidt insurance agency based in el monte ca...
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holzstoff ag ghoz bs year net profit mln swiss francs vs mln turnover mln vs mln cash flow mln vs mln proposed dividend francs vs same note company plans one for two rights issue of participation certificates of nominal francs conditions not yet set reuter
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