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may department stores co ma raises dividend qtly div cts vs cts previously pay june record june one reuter
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rogers rog adopts rights plan rogers corp said its board approved a shareholder rights plan designed to protect its shareholders in the event of an attempted hostile takeover rogers said the plan is not being adopted in response to any specific takeover attempt under the plan shareholders may buy one share of common st...
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top discount rate at u k bill tender falls to pct
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dcny corp dcy hikes qtly dividend discount corp of new york said its board of directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to cts a share from cts a share dcny said the dividend is payable april to shareholders of record april since the last two for one stock split in may the corpoartion has customarily declared cnt...
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2,906
baker fentress and co bkfr votes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr payable june record may reuter
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4,078
bank of boston bkb sees improved st quarter bank of boston corp expects first quarter earnings will range between cts and one dlr a share up from cts a share last year chairman william brown said he told shareholders the company has a mln dlr exposure in loans to brazil if that country defaults on its debt payments if ...
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scan graphics captive venture capital merge scan graphics inc said it has completed a merger with captive venture capital inc in which former shareholders of scan graphics have beome majority shareholders of the merged company and the scan graphics board has been named the board of the merged company it said the merged...
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baker bko to sell oilwell pump unit baker international corp said it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets and business of the electric submersible oilwell pump product line in the continental u s of its baker oil tools inc subsidiary to trico industries inc tro for an undisclosed amount of cash and othe...
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5,402
milton roy co mrc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay june record may reuter
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u s oil tax break proposal to be examined the white house said a proposal for a tax break for the oil industry would undergo review spokesman marlin fitzwater said president reagan had no position on recommendations submitted by energy secretary john herrington to encourage investment in the hard hit domestic oil indus...
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marsh and mclennan cos inc mmc sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april six reuter
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3,931
snc group expects higher earnings sales snc group inc expects earnings to rise to dlrs a share from cts a share last year with revenues climbing to about mln dlrs from last year s mln dlrs president alex taylor said before the annual meeting snc canada s second biggest engineering and construction group became the coun...
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5,050
security pacific provident national lift prime security pacific national bank and provident national bank said they increased their prime lending rates a quarter point to pct they said the move is effective immediately reuter
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northern indiana public svc ni again omits div northern indiana public service company said it again omitted its quarterly common stock dividend which would have been payable in may nipsco said it has not paid a qtly dividend since december following an adverse decision by the indiana supreme court denying amortization...
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volcker urges industrial nations to keep trade markets open to foster growth
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peoples ban corp peop sees st quarter net up peoples ban corp said it expects to report first quarter earnings of over six mln dlrs including a gain of dlrs from the settlement of a dispute with the internal revenue service and the sale of four banking offices in vancouver wash the company said it expects to report nor...
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safeguard scientific sfe unit buys subsidiary safeguard scientific inc said its subsidiary coherent communications systems corp purchased a telecommunications equipment business for an undisclosed amount of cash notes and coherent common stock safeguard said it bought the business unit from comsat telesystems inc a sub...
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2,049
saudi oil minister sees no need to alter pact saudi arabian oil minister hisham nazer said opec s december agreement to stabilize oil prices at dlrs a barrel was being implemented satisfactorily and there was no immediate need to change it nazer in an interview with reuters and the television news agency visnews said s...
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mr gasekt co mrgc rd qtr dec shr loss cts vs profit eight cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln nine months shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss mln vs profit mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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dixons says sec moving on cyclops cyl tender dixons group plc said the securities and exchange commission has authorized but not commenced the filing of an action against it concerning its waiver of a condition in its tender offer for cyclops corp dixons has offered to buy about pct of cyclops shares the sec action dea...
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pesch sees shareholder support in ami ami bid chicago physician leroy pesch said he has had discussions with several american medical international inc shareholders and sees support for a restructuring of the company pesch said he has discussed his sweetened billion dlr takeover bid for american medical with several la...
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energy development edp completes may mep buy energy development partners ltd said it has completed the acquisition of may energy partners ltd for depositary units following approval yesterday by may energy unitholders energy development said may petroleum inc mayp general partner of may energy will distribute about ene...
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macandrews forbes begins revlon rev offer macandrews and forbes group inc said it began an dlr a share cash offer for all common stock of revlon group inc it does not already own the offer which is being made by a wholly owned subsidiary revmac acquisition corp is subject to financing and at least mln shares being tend...
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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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home federal of the rockies hrok th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit year shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit note home federal savings and loan association of the rockies net includes tax credits of dlrs in quarter and dlrs in year net includes pretax loan loss provisions of dlrs vs d...
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4,883
valhi vhi reports pro forma earnings valhi inc formed by the march merger of amalgamated sugar co into llc corp said it had unaudited pro forma earnings of mln dlrs or cts a share for the six months ended december valhi said these results were prepared as if the merger had occurred july and on substantially the same ba...
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1,092
healthcare services hsai sees write offs healthcare services of america inc said it will write off about mln dlrs in non recurring expenses in it also said it expects income from operations to be about breakeven for and the estimated loss for the year to be about the same as the writeoffs results will be released by ma...
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2,466
public service enterprise peg two mths net periods ended february shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln mths shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln notes year ago results restated to reflect application of new accounting for disallowances full name is pub...
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1,442
handleman co hdl sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march reuter
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1,958
hurco companies inc hurc first qtr net shr profit three cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss rev mln vs mln avg shares vs reuter
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2,071
lowrance electronics inc leix nd qtr jan shr profit cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss sales mln vs st half shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit sales mln vs mln reuter
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2,093
dart seeks supermarkets sgl negotiations dart group inc said it is preparted to negotiate all terms of its proposed acquisition of supermarkets general corp early this month dart made an unsolicited offer of dlrs a share in cash for supermarkets general s stock releasing a letter sent friday to supermarkets general dar...
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2,371
amertek inc atekf year net oper shr cts vs eight cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or cts share shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or cts share reuter
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2,676
bevis industries seeks buyer for company bevis industries inc said it retained tucker anthony and r l day inc to seek purchasers of the company or its units it issued no further details the company which makes stainless steel tubing for the chemical petrochemical and oil industries earned dlrs or cts a share in the nin...
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2,197
oxford first corp ofc th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts qtly div six cts vs six cts prior oper net vs revs vs year oper shr dlrs vs one dlr oper net vs revs mln vs mln note net excludes losses from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year dividend pay may five record april share adjusted...
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ryder rdr buys british caledonian unit ryder system inc said it has acquired caledonian airmotive ltd from british caledonian group plc for undisclosed terms caledonian airmotive repairs and rebuilds aircraft engines reuter
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japan fund jpn seekers confident of financing the sterling grace capital management l p group said it is confident financing can be arranged if the japan fund s board recommend s the group s acquisition proposal the group which also includes anglo american security fund l p and t b pickens iii tuesday proposed an entit...
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dome petroleum reaffirms dome mines stake for sale at right price spokesman says
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5,132
kloeckner sees further growth in engineering kloeckner werke ag klkg f should have turnover this year around s billion marks though more growth is likely in engineering in coming years management board chairman herbert gienow said he told a news conference at the trade fair here that by the mid s turnover should reach ...
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3,580
gull inc gll rd qtr feb nt shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln note prior nine mths net includes gain dlrs from insurance payment reuter
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cavalier homes inc cavh th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs note year net excludes dlr tax credit reuter
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2,394
video library inc vlvl th qtr loss shr loss two cts vs profit three cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr profit cts vs loss two cts net profit vs loss revs mln vs avg shrs vs reuter
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251
u s intec inc intk th qtr net shr six cts vs five cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs mths shr cts vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net for includes or cts per share for proceeds of a life insurance policy includes tax benefit for prior qtr of approximately of which relates to a lower effective tax ra...
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775
winland electronics inc th qtr loss shr loss one ct vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss seven cts vs loss one ct net loss vs loss revs vs reuter
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1,003
nationwide had property casualty loss nationwide mutual insurance co said its property casualty companies had a net loss of mln dlrs last year while its life insurance operations earned mln dlrs nationwide said its property casualty group the fourth largest u s property casualty insurer had a mln dlr loss in nationwide...
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1,448
asbestec industries asbs sets stock split asbestec industries inc said its board declared a three for two stock split payable april record april three reuter
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2,518
gates learjet corp glj th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln reuter
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libra bank expects brazil to reach debt accord london march london based libra bank plc said when announcing its annual results that it expected brazil to reach agreement with its creditors over debt repayments in recent years brazil has demonstrated its ability to generate surpluses sufficient to service its debt and ...
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bp grangemouth refinery shut hydrocracker damaged the entire british petroleum co plc refinery at grangemouth in scotland has been shut down following the explosion and fire that severely damaged the hydrocracker at the site a refinery spokesman said he said the rest of the bpd refinery including the bpd catalytic crac...
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3,315
bell resources boosts stake in bhp bell resources ltd said it has executed an underwriting agreement with equiticorp tasman ltd to acquire mln ordinary shares in the broken hill pty co ltd brkn s for mln dlrs bell said in a statement that it now holds pct of bhp s billion shares reuter
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3,215
charter crellin crtr to acquire sebro plastics charter crellin inc said it signed a letter of intent to acquire all outstanding shares of sebro plastics inc s capital stock charter crellin a molded plastic product maker said sebro is a precision molder of engineered specialty plastic products for the automotive industr...
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2,797
ldbrinkman ldbc chief cuts cenergy crg stake ldbrinkman corp chairman l d brinkman and members of his family said they cut their stake in cenergy corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group said it sold cenergy common shares to snyd...
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5,415
mccormick capital mkor year net shr primary cts vs cts shr diluted cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs reuter
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1,296
lindner says he discussed control of taft tfb financier carl lindner who holds a pct stake in taft broadcasting co told the securities and exchange commission he has discussed with the company the possibility of seeking control of it lindner the cincinnati ohio investor who controls american financial corp said his tal...
0
1,060
patrick petroleum co ppc year loss shr loss dlrs vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs mln avg shrs vs note current year includes tax credit of dlrs reuter
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3,664
fed buys mln dlrs of bills for customer the federal reserve purchased about mln dlrs of u s treasury bills for a customer a spokeswoman said she said that the fed bought bills maturing in june and july and on august and september for regular delivery tomorrow dealers said that federal funds were trading at pct when the...
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webcor electronics inc wer rd qtr dec shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs vs mln nine months shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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coeur d alene mines corp cour th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss one ct net loss vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss ten cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs note loss included one time loss of dlrs on write off of certain silver oil and gas interests reuter
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2,840
economic spotlight saudi arabia reshapes economy higher world oil prices coupled with a new realism ushered in by austerity could lift saudi arabia s economy after five years of falling revenue and growing budget deficits bankers and diplomats said the months ahead will prove critical as the government attempts a balan...
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treasury s baker says he hopes prime rate increases temporary
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iraq reports raids iran s nowruz oil field iraq said its warplanes launched two bombing raids on iran s offshore nowruz oilfield in the northern gulf today a military spokesman quoted by the official iraqi news agency said platforms at the field were reduced to rubble he said attacks on the field miles northwest of ira...
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far west industries inc raises dividend annual div four cts vs cts pay march record march reuter
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borealis in gold exploration pact with faraway borealis exploration ltd said it entered into an agreement with faraway gold mines ltd of vancouver british columbia under which faraway will acquire an interest in borealis s whale cove gold property in the keewatin district of the northwest territories faraway will spend...
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3,900
combustion engineering csp sees st qtr net off combustion engineering inc said it expects first quarter earnings to be to pct below the year ago mln dlrs mainly due to financing costs resulting from the january acquisition of accuray corp the company said it has filed for an offering of four mln common shares and mln d...
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4,109
questech inc qtec year net shr loss nil vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year shr profit cts vs profit cts net profit vs profit revs mln vs mln note current year net includes charge against discontinued operations of dlrs reuter
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u k exports body gets new executive director export credits guarantee department has named malcolm stephens director of export finance at barclay s bank plc and a former career civil servant at ecgd for years to the post of executive director a department spokesman said stephens replaces jack gill who is retiring early...
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australian oil industry to continue tax campaign the council of the australian petroleum exploration association apea said it will press on with its campaign for major improvements to australia s petroleum taxation structure the council said in a statement the industry was bitterly disappointed by the australian govern...
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pacific lighting copr plt quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay feb record jan reuter
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walker telecommunications corp wtel th qtr shr loss cts vs loss nil net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss cts vs profit four cts net loss mln vs profit revs mln vs mln note th qtr loss includes loss of mln dlrs from discontinuance of operations th qtr includes loss of dlrs from discontinued operations th q...
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south korea to maintain trade surplus years south korean trade minister rha woong bae said his nation would maintain a trading surplus for three to five years as a way to cut its foreign debt he said in an interview with reuters that after a few years it was likely south korea would drop barriers to foreign goods and m...
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japan s chip makers angered by u s sanction plans japanese computer chip makers reacted angrily to news the united states plans to take retaliatory action against them for allegedly failing to live up to an agreement on trade in computer microchips electronic industries association of japan eiaj chairman shoichi saba s...
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freedom federal frfe sets initial payout freedom federal savings bank said it voted its first cash dividend of cts a share payable april record march the annual dividend will be cts a share it said reuter
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2,116
levitt corp lvt th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note th qtr and year excludes extraordinary credit of dlrs or cts per share reuter
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r r donnelly dny to sell cable system r r donnelly and sons co said it reached an agreement with adams russell co inc aar to sell adams its rockford ill cable system for an undisclosed price r r donnelly said it expects the deal to close in about days subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions the cable syste...
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4,282
allegheny int l ag sells three overseas units allegheny international inc said it sold three overseas subsidiaries to reil corp ltd a north sydney australia investment group terms were not disclosed the units sold were sunbeam corp ltd australia sunbeam new zealand ltd and victa u k ltd the units make and distribute va...
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1,588
glynwed sees further progress in glynwed international plc glyn l in a statement accompanying their results that present indications are that has started well and it is confident that the year will be one of further progress the company added that results in the u s were poor and the deterioration in the south african ...
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u s justice department reviews icahn usair filing the u s department of justice doj is reviewing whether trans world airlines inc twa and chairman carl icahn violated federal antitrust law by failing to seek advance clearance from the doj or the federal trade commission for his extensive open market purchases of usair ...
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5,003
geoffrion leclerc forecasts results geoffrion leclerc inc in reporting sharply higher earnings for the six months ended february said it expects third quarter results to continue at a strong pace and approximate the preceding quarters the brokerage firm earlier reported six month profit rose to mln dlrs from mln dlrs l...
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witco corp wit sets regular qtly payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april one record march reuter
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wavehill international to make acquisition wavehill international ventures inc said it has agreed to acquire personal computer rental corp of coral gables fla in a transaction in which shareholders of personal computer will receive shares respresenting about a pct interest in the combined company the company said it wi...
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1,385
deb shops inc debs sets stock split deb shops inc said its board declared a pct stock dividend and will increase the quarterly dividend to four cts from cts after adjustm ent for the split the company said the split is payable april to holders of record march the dividend increase will be effective with the april payme...
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1,627
seal inc sinc st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales vs reuter
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4,253
dixons boosts cyclops cyl ownership to pct dixons group plc said it bought about cyclops corp common shares boosting its holdings of the company s stock to about pct of those now outstanding and pct on a fully diluted basis dixons said the stock was purchased in a single block transaction at dlrs per share the company ...
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1,911
italian interbank rate rises in february italy s average interbank rate rose to a provisional pct in february from pct in january figures from the bank of italy show weighted average rate on bank lending was a provisional pct in february compared with in january while average weighted rate paid on deposits eased a prov...
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talks fail to end brazilian seamen s strike pay talks aimed at ending a week old national seamen s strike collapsed today and the strike will continue a union official said the walkout by brazil s seamen has idled ships in various ports jorge luis leao franco a senior official of the national merchant marine union told...
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diamond shamrock dia sees better earnings diamond shamrock corp which will split this month into two separate companies expects to show improved earnings in over last year executives of the new company told reuters charles blackburn president and chief executive officer of diamond shamrock and the new company which wil...
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photographic sciencies corp pscx th qtr loss oper shr loss six cts vs profit four cts oper net loss vs profit sales vs avg shrs vs year ope shr profit five cts vs profit five cts oper net profit vs profit sales vs avg shrs vs note net excludes losses from discontinued operations of dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs d...
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3,155
waste management wmx hikes chemlawn chem bid waste management inc said it amended its offer to buy the outstanding shares of chemlawn corp to dlrs a share on thursday the company said it was prepared to bid dlrs a share up from its original dlrs a share offer as a result of the price increase made through waste managem...
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american television atcma buys time tl unit american television and communications corp said it has completed the acquisition of manhattan cable television inc from time inc for about class b common shares american television was spun off from time in august the company said following this transaction time now owns pct...
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3,136
graco inc ggg votes quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay may record april reuter
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bristol myers co bmy sets quarterly qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april three reuter
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2,506
oxford financial buys clancy systems oxford financial inc said it acquired clancy systems international inc for an undisclosed sum the company said clancy has developed a fully automated parking citation system currently in use in oklahoma city the university of california at sacramento and in a pilot program in san fr...
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equity oil co eqty th qtr loss shr loss nine cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs year shr loss six cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note per share figures reflect five pct stock dividend paid december reuter
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china closes second round of offshore oil bids china has closed the second round of bidding by foreign firms for offshore oil exploration rights the china daily has reported it quoted a spokesman for the china national offshore oil corp cnooc as saying china signed eight contracts with foreign firms for blocks in the p...
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southwest realty swl has liquidity problems southwest realty ltd said it believes it could make all of its scheduled montly debt service payments for despite the falloff in its rental operations but making the payments would probably severely impair its liquidity and restrict its ability to maintain the quality of its ...
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rafidain bank s jordan branch raises capital the jordan branch of iraq s rafidain bank said it will raise paid up capital to comply with the country s minimum requirement of five mln dinars by drawing on profits from its operations in the country jordan s government asked banks in early to comply with the new capital r...
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minorco mnrcy half year dec shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln note net includes one mln dlr extraordinary gain and net icludes four mln dlrs extraordinary loss reuter
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1,818
adsteam rights issue to raise mln dlrs the adelaide steamship co ltd adsa s adsteam said its one for five rights issue at dlrs a share will raise mln dlrs for general working capital and investment both in australia and overseas the group announced the issue with its first half earnings and said in a statement that the...
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weatherford international inc wii th qtr loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net loss vs loss mln revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss dlrs net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
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pillsbury psy hurt by restaurant operations pillsbury corp reporting lower earnings for the third quarter ended february said a strong performance by its foods group was offset by restaurants group declines excluding unusual items it said restaurants operating profit was down in the quarter pct from a year ago as sales...
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