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allison s place inc alls th qtr net shr seven cts vs cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
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5,397
brokerage firm ups stake in allegheny ag the new york brokerage firm of spear leeds and kellogg told the securities and exchange commission it had increased its preferred stock in allegheny international inc to pct from pct it said it may buy additional shares but had not decided whether to offer its shares in response...
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900
great western financial gwf unit buys banks great western financial corp s subsidiary great western bank said it will purchase three retail banking branches in south florida with total deposits of mln dlrs great western said it will purchase branches in deerfield beach and hollywood with approximately mln dlrs in depos...
0
4,181
howard b wolf inc hbw rd qtr feb net shr two cts vs three cts net vs revs vs nine mths shr five cts vs six cts net vs revs vs reuter
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345
national fsi inc nfsi th qtr loss shr loss six cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note year figures pro forma for purchase accounting adjustments resulting from march reeacquisition of company by its original shareholders before august initial...
2
5,463
enro holding buys enro shirt and foxcroft enro holding corp said it acquired enro shirt co and foxcroft ltd from wilson bros for mln dlrs enro holding is owned pct by investors and pct by management and others the investor group bought pct of the common equity and supplied five mln dlrs in mezzanine financing managemen...
0
473
american vanguard corp amgd year net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note th qtr figures not given reuter
2
624
bear automotive service bear th qtr oper net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note full company name is bear automotive service equipment co oper shr excludes extraordinary profit from utilization of tax loss carryforward of d...
2
4,197
great american gtam sees charge writedown great american corp said preliminary findings by regulatory examiners of its ambank subsidiary will result in a first quarter charge of mln dlrs and a writedown of mln dlrs the charge will be made against the allowance for possible loan losses and the writedown is of other real...
2
99
japan s ntt forecasts profits fall in nippon telegraph and telephone corp ntt expects its profits to fall to billion yen in the year ending march from a projected billion this year the company said total sales for the same period are expected to rise to billion yen from a projected billion this year ntt said in a busin...
2
2,647
stone and webster inc sw sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april one reuter
2
2,879
jordan sudan sign mln dlr barter trade pact jordan and sudan signed a barter trade agreement under which they will exchange mln dlrs worth of goods a year sudanese officials said they said sudan will export corn sesame peanuts spices and cow hides while jordan will export cement tomato puree chemicals and pharmaceutica...
7
4,692
northview corp novc year net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
1,392
scs compute inc scom rd qtr jan loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln nine mths shr loss one dlr vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs mln vs mln reuter
2
895
carver corp cavr th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
2
461
goodyear gt chairman criticizes corporate raids the chairman of goodyear tire and rubber co a concern that survived a recent hostile takeover bid charged that terrorists in three piece suits are undermining the nation s industrial base in a speech to a meeting of south florida business executives goodyear chairman robe...
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2,216
international fine foods makes acquisition international fine foods inc said it has acquired distributors inc of west babylon n y for common shares plus contingent shares based on future earnings distributes fresh squeezed juices and had a loss on sales of about one mln dlrs in its first year of operation reuter
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mclean industries mii unit transers service mclean industries inc said its shipping subsidiary united states lines inc reached an agreement in principle to transfer its south american service to american transport lines inc a subsidiary of crowley maritime corp under the terms of the agreement united states lines will ...
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combustion csp completes accuray acra buy combustion engineering inc said it has completed the previously announced acquisition of accuray corp in a merger trasaction that closed friday at dlrs per share reuter
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4,528
harper international hnt in acquisition harper international inc said it intends to buy the major asset patents and trade name of demarkus corp a designer and installer of process gas systems for the soft drink and brewing industries the purchase price is about dlrs demarkus sales were dlrs in reuter
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4,795
linear films lner sees lower fourth qtr net linear films inc said it sees lower earnings in the fourth quarter ending march compared with a year ago due to lower profit margins on stretch film from price increases of polyethelene resin a key raw material in last year s fourth quarter it earned dlrs or cts a share a spo...
2
4,601
d o c optics corp doco 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 avg shrs vs reuter
2
2,099
salant corp qslt th qtr nov net oper shr profit cts vs profit cts oper net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln note year net includes pretax provision for loss on sale of subsidiary of dlrs year net includes pretax loss dlrs from plant closing...
2
1,703
samson energy co limited partnership sam year net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln notes loss includes write down of mln dlrs in the carrying value of oil and gas properties taken in the first quarter cash flow from operationswas dlrs or dlrs per unit vs dlrs or dlrs per unit reuter
2
1,193
french week t bill average rate falls to pct from pct official
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5,341
tesco extends hillards offer tesco plc tsco l said it was extending its mln stg contested bid for hillards plc until may it said it now controlled pct of hillards shares comprising acceptances of the offer for mln or pct and mln or pct owned by itself its pension fund or its associates it also controlled convertible pr...
0
4,996
hunt manufacturing co hun sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
2
2,291
twa twa sees benefits in usair u merger trans world airlines inc which disclosed that it does not intend to seek control of usair group at this time said it still believes a combination of the two airlines would have benefits to both in a filing with the securities and exchange commission twa which is controlled by car...
0
1,032
m d c holdings inc mdc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
2
2,149
salomon raises caterpillar cat opinion salomon brothers inc said it raised its opinion on caterpillar inc s stock to an aggressive buy from a hold because of a brighter earnings outlook for salomon analyst david sutliff said in a statement he sees earnings of dlrs a share up from an earlier forecast of three dlrs for t...
2
5,354
britain warns japan over trade row british corporate affairs minister michael howard told japan to resolve the row over the u k firm cable and wireless plc s cawl l shareholding in a new japanese telecommunications company or face an abrupt deterioration in trade relations in meetings with both the foreign and telecomm...
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1,031
van dorn co vdc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
2
460
harris cuts stake in bell industries bi harris associates l p a chicago investment advisory limited partnership said it lowered its stake in bell industries inc to shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission harris said it sold bell common shares bet...
0
700
canon inc cann t year ended decmeber group shr yen vs net billion yen vs billion pretax billion yen vs billion operating billion yen vs billion sales billion vs billion note the company attributed the profit fall largely to the yen s appreciation during the period domestic sales rose pct to billion yen from a year earl...
2
3,746
china s first joint venture bank reports profit china s first joint venture bank xiamen international bank xib reported a group net profit of about mln hong kong dlrs in the bank s first full year of operation general manager liu shuxun declined to give a profit forecast saying targets were under study assistant genera...
2
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gatt council defers decision on semiconductors the ruling gatt council deferred a decision on whether to set up a dispute panel on the basis of a european community complaint against the u s japanese agreement on exports of computer semiconductors david woods spokesman of the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt...
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3,551
norcros rejects mln stg bid from williams norcros plc ncro l the building products and packaging group said its board had no hesitation in unanimously rejecting this morning s mln stg bid from williams holdings plc the industrial holding firm the company said williams p per share offer was unsolicited and unwelcome and...
0
2,019
saudi businessmen to discuss private sector saudi arabian business leaders assembled for a conference aimed at thrashing out problems facing the private sector of the kingdom s oil dependent economy the meeting of some top businessmen from across saudi arabia comes at a time of guarded optimism in industry and commerce...
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3,211
biflyx nd qtr dec net shr nil vs nil net profit vs loss revs vs six mths shr nil vs nil net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
2
2,351
trans world music corp twmc th qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter
2
645
measurex mx sells south african unit measurex corp said it completed the sale of its measurex south africa pty subsidiary to a group of employees who manage the operation measurex a maker of computer integrated manufacturing systems said the subsidiary represented less than one pct of worldwide revenues and the sale wi...
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4,698
quantum venture ups computer network cmnt stake computer network technology corp cnt said that quantum venture partners lp a private investment limited partnership has acquired an additional shares of cnt common stock raising its stake in cnt to pct from pct of the currently outstanding shares cnt said quantum bought t...
0
2,921
panama canal official confirms no toll rise panama canal toll charges will not rise in the year to end september despite last october s landslide which dumped mln cubic yards of debris into the waterway canal commission administrator dennis mcauliffe said he told a press conference that in confirming the commission s e...
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4,734
u s official to visit japan as trade row grows undersecretary of state michael armacost will visit tokyo next week for meetings with high level officials that will include talks on the growing trade row over japanese semiconductor electronics products he is the first high level u s official to visit japan since preside...
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1,554
bank of b c revises share payout estimate bank of british columbia said it revised its estimate of shareholder distributions from last november s sale of most of the bank s assets to hongkong bank of canada to between cts and dlrs a share from cts to dlrs a share the bank said the estimate could rise to between dlrs an...
2
2,834
india trade deficit falls india s trade deficit is provisionally estimated at billion rupees in the first months of fiscal ending march compared with billion in the year ago period the commerce ministry said exports rose in the latest period to billion rupees from the a year earlier billion and imports to billion from ...
7
4,074
healthmate inc says auditors intend to qualify its financial statements
2
2,020
citroen expects higher profits helped by ax automobiles citroen expects rising sales of its new ax compact car to help boost profits significantly this year continuing a financial recovery after six straight years of losses president jacques calvet said speaking to reporters during weekend trials for the new ax sports ...
2
2,167
equitable banc ebnc boss has ameritrust stake a group controlled by equitable bancorp chairman alfred lerner said it has acquired a pct stake in ameritrust corp amtr and may buy up to pct if obtains regulatory approval in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group said it bought its stake of mln ame...
0
422
kay corp kay th qtr net oper shr cts vs dlrs oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs revs mln vs mln note oper net excludes results of kay jewelers inc a former subsidiary on dec company distributed remaining pct interest in subsidiary to kay corp holders amts restated in connection with comp...
2
3,004
quebec caisse earns three billion dlrs in caisse de depot et placement du quebec the government agency which manages the province s pension funds said its investment portfolio earned a net profit of almost three billion canadian dlrs in an increase of mln dlrs over the agency said in its annual statement that it had as...
2
4,915
geoffrion leclerc inc six mths net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln note period ended february reuter reuter
2
1,590
next plc nexl l five months to end january shr p vs p div p vs p pretax profit mln stg vs mln net interest payable mln vs stg net after tax vs mln turnover excluding vat mln vs mln note the company said it intends to issue a second interim statement for the six months to july and to pay a related dividend in early reut...
2
1,200
usair u and unit remain under moody s review moody s investors service inc said the mln dlrs of debt of usair group inc and its usair inc unit remain under review for possible downgrade the rating agency cited usair group s proposed acquisition of piedmont aviation inc pie as well as trans world airlines inc s twa prop...
0
4,012
monetary authorities said to lose credibility the monetary authorities of the major industrialised countries lost their credibility this week as the dollar was sold off despite pleas from ministers and widespread central bank intervention dealers said the dollar s fall below yen which follows last month s paris currenc...
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5,094
c and w offered role in new japan telecom company a japanese businessman announced plans for a new telecommunications firm in which britain s cable and wireless plc would be a core company however the plan unveiled by senior federation of economic organizations official fumio watanabe does not specify what stake cable ...
0
3,177
thompson medical co inc tm declares qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
2
4,776
executive house inc year loss shr loss cts vs loss six cts net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
2
1,112
justice asks u s dismissal of twa twa filing the justice department told the transportation department it supported a request by usair group that the dot dismiss an application by trans world airlines inc for approval to take control of usair our rationale is that we reviewed the application for control filed by twa wi...
0
531
perry drug stores inc pds st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
2
5,456
manufacturers mhc in building foreclosure manufacturers hanover corp said its ofp inc unit acquired a dallas office building through foreclosure the company said it foreclosed on the allied bank tower a mln square feet office building at one fountain place dallas reuter
0
2,517
damon creations inc dni th qtr jan three net shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
2
3,801
thomson mckinnon income fund dividend mthly div cts vs cts in prior month payable april six record marcxh reuter
2
2,487
academy insurance group inc acig th qtr net shr profit two cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note results include losses of nil vs dlrs or three cts a share in quarter and dlrss or three cts a share...
2
2,855
first wisconsin fwb to make acquisition first wisconsin corp said it has agreed to acquire north shore bancorp inc of northbrook ill for dlrs in cash or slightly more than twice book value subject to approval by north shore shareholders and regulatory authorities the company said completion is expected in the third qua...
0
2,310
ccic finance ltd year to dec net profit mln h k dlrs vs mln total divs to shareholders mln vs nil note firm underwrote capital market issues in next industrial transaction in may is syndication of a mln u s dlr loan to the shanghai ta chun tyre project the company is a joint venture merchant bank between the bank of ch...
2
5,174
top discount rate at uk bill tender rises to pct
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5,298
cullen frost cfbi to omit dividend cullen frost bankers inc said it will defer paying a cash dividend for the next months due to the economic slump in the texas economy it previously paid a five cents a share dividend in recent quarters it also said its first quarter earnings ended march which it said it will release l...
2
2,842
britoil plc pre tax profit mln stg vs mln
2
4,413
fed adds reserves via customer repurchases the federal reserve entered the u s government securities market to arrange two 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 sy...
5
4,007
german february trade surplus billion marks jan surplus billion official
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2,985
alden electronics adnea sets lower dividend alden electronics inc said its board declared an annual dividend of cts per share on class a and b common stock down from cts last year due to an expected drop in earnings for the year ended march the dividend is payable april to holders of record on april alden earned dlrs l...
2
2,087
bralorne resources ltd year loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note includes charge of mln dlrs due to writedown of oil and gas interests writeoff of goodwill and patents provision against disposal of surplus inventory losses on disposition of operating units and writedown of assets hel...
2
3,767
swire expects continued growth this year swire pacific ltd swpc hkg expects continued growth in all divisions this year though it sees problems in the marine sector chairman michael miles said he told reporters has started well for cathay pacific airways which looks forward to another good year swire properties expects...
2
5,112
news corp nws starts harper row hpr bid news corp ltd of australia said it has started its previously announced tender offer for all shares of harper and row publishers inc at dlrs per share in a newspaper advertisement the company said the offer is conditioned on received of at least pct of harper and row s shares the...
0
5,177
ec ministers will discuss strengthening ems float european community finance ministers and central bankers meet in belgium this weekend to discuss strengthening europe s joint currency float amid continuing worries about turbulence on foreign exchanges belgian finance minister mark eyskens who will host the informal ta...
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744
wajax ltd year net shr cts vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln reuter
2
1,513
coke affiliate to sell delaurentiis deg stake de laurentiis entertainment group inc said embassy communications a californai general partnership affiliated with coca cola co ko plans to sell its pct stake in the company in a filing with the securities and exchange commission for a secondary offering de laurentiis said ...
0
3,634
general nutrition inc gnc th qtr net qtr ends jan shr profit eight cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln mths shr profit cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss mln revs mln vs mln note includes provision for store closings of foreign operations of for qtr and for qtr prior includes provision for store closing ...
2
4,158
u s home uh sees best first qtr since u s home corp said its first quarter ending march will be its most profitable first quarter since the company said in it recorded a profit of dlrs for its first quarter the three following first quarters resulted in losses of dlrs dlrs and dlrs respectively the company said u s hom...
2
4,115
entertainment publications sees cts shr rd qtr loss on units disposal
2
1,064
dome pete dmp said to be pressed to sell encor dome petroleum ltd is under pressure from one of its largest creditors canadian imperial bank of commerce to sell its pct stake in encor energy corp ltd energy industry analysts said dome has pledged its mln encor shares as security for part of its debt to commerce bank es...
0
3,995
bank of france launches money market intervention tender official
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franklin age high income fund sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter
2
3,687
hayes albion hay completes going private deal hayes albion corp said its shareholders approved a plan to merge with and become a wholly onwed subsidiary of privately held harvard industries inc st louis based harvard industries a manufacturer and distributor of automobile supplies held pct of hayes following completion...
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100
china signs world bank loan for tianjin port china has signed a mln dlr loan agreement with the world bank to partly finance new berths with an annual capacity of mln tonnes at the mln tonne a year capacity tianjin port the new china news agency said china will provide mln yuan for the project and a chinese company won...
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3,520
woolworth holdings plc wluk l yr to end january shr p vs shr fully diluted p vs div p vs making vs turnover billion stg vs billion pretax profit mln vs mln tax mln vs mln retail profit b and q mln vs mln comet mln vs mln woolworth mln vs mln other mln loss vs loss property income mln vs mln net interest payable mln vs ...
2
4,649
fed sets billion dlr customer repurchase fed says
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international dairy queen indqa st qtr net ended february shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln avg shares vs note company s full name is international dairy queen inc reuter
2
4,331
united overseas bank ltd uobm si year shr cts vs cts fin div pct gross vs pct group net mln dlrs vs mln note fin div pay may record april reuter
2
1,071
coradian corp cdin year net shr profit one cent vs loss cts net profit dlrs vs loss revs mln vs mln note company said net is before extraordinary items and taxes and declined to provide data on those items reuter
2
4,887
fed buying one billion dlrs of bills for customer account fed says
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kleinwort benson kba unit sets first dividend kleinwort benson international investment ltd s subsidiary kleinwort benson australian income fund a closed end management investment company declared its first quarterly dividend of cts payable april to shareholders of record april reuter
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4,089
first medical devices corp fmdc year loss shr loss cts net loss sales note company in development stage reuter
2
4,330
oversea chinese banking corp ltd ocbm si year shr cts vs cts fin div cts gross vs cts group net mln dlrs vs mln note fin div pay june record may reuter
2
4,561
correction march yugoslav trade falls in belgrade item of yesterday yugoslav trade falls in st qtr on year ago please read on page one this year current exchange rates were used for the first time instead of a fixed rate of dinars to the dollar corrects from reuter
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eli lilly and co plans to sell its elizabeth arden subsidiary
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e and b marine ebmi th qtr net edison n j april shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mths shr loss cts vs gain cts net loss vs gain revs mln vs mln reuter
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4,806
oppenheimer sells six pct cyclops cyl stake oppenheimer the brokerage and investment subsidiary of oppenheimer group inc told the securities and exchange commission it sold its entire pct stake of cyclops corp oppenheimer said it sold the share stake on march at dlrs a share it said it initially bought the stock in con...
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reichhold rci exploring sale of european unit reichhold chemicals inc said it is exploring the sale of its stake in its european subsidiary reichhold chemie ag reichhold chemie ag headquartered in rausen switzerland had sales in excess of mln dlrs last year it is pct owned by reichhold the rest is owned by german and s...
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