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american hoist and derrick co aho st qtr net qtr ended march shr profit cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss rev mln vs mln note qtr net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs reuter
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5,117
np energy npeeq says trustee appointed np energy corp said the u s bankruptcy court has indicated it will appoint a trustee to oversee the company s chapter bankruptcy proceedings it said it hopes the appointment will thwart hostile actions being pursued by two unsecured creditors to whose claims the company objects np...
1
4,631
acton atn to sell unit for gain acton corp said it has agreed to sell its five michigan cable television systems to wisconsin cablevision inc for about dlrs resulting in a gain of about six mln dlrs the company said the sale is subject to review by local authorities the systems have about subscribers acton said proceed...
0
3,065
german veba placement said likely early next week the placement of the german federal government s pct stake in utility veba ag vebg f would probably take place early next week banking sources said share dealers said speculation had arisen in the early pre bourse market that the veba announcement could come as early as...
0
3,838
iran says has better weapons than silkworm iranian prime minister mir hossein mousavi said iran had more effective missiles at its disposal than the shore to sea missiles which had provoked u s concern tehran radio reported a u s state department spokesman said last week iran had acquired chinese made silkworm missiles...
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tribune trb scripps scrp exchange papers tribune co said it exchanged cash and the assets of eight of its sunbelt publishing co community publications circulated in the naples and fort myers fla area for assets of nine community papers in suburban tampa and st petersburg published by gulf coast newspapers inc gulf coas...
0
2,981
vulcan vul withdraws jones vining jnsv bid vulcan corp said it was discontinuing its efforts to negotiate a purchase of the common stock of jones and vining inc on february vulcan a cincinnati maker of shoe lasts and other products offered five dlrs a share for all of jones and vining common subject to certain conditio...
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1,806
brazil cancels oil purchase from saudi arabia brazil s state oil company petrobras cancelled a mln dlr crude oil purchase from saudi arabia after the saudis refused to accept credit guarantees from the bank of brazil a petrobras official said export director carlos santana told a press conference the saudis were the fi...
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340
f w woolworth co z th qtr jan net shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln note share data restated to reflect two for one stock split in may reuter
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2,795
xtra xtr to buy fruehauf ftr unit xtra corp said it agreed to acquire all the stock of rentco trailer corp a wholly owned subsidiary of fruehauf corp for about mln dlrs rentco had revenues of about mln dlrs the transaction is expected to be completed in april and is subject to regulatory approval reuter
0
3,985
treasury s baker says he stands by paris pact to foster stable currencies
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1,845
miyazawa says exchange rates will stay stable finance minister kiichi miyazawa told a press conference he thinks exchange rates will remain stable due to the currency accord reached in paris last month by six major industrialised nations but he did not say for how long the dollar has hovered around yen since the six ag...
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4,306
gros denies court action against brazil central bank president francisco gros denied rumours that foreign creditors had filed court actions against brazil to seek payment of its billion dlr debt there is no court action against brazil gros said in a television interview brazil last month suspended interest payments on ...
4
1,886
echlin inc ech dividend increased pct qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record april two reuter
2
4,287
cornerstone finanical corp cstn sets payout qtrly div eight cts vs eight cts prior pay may record april reuter
2
2,615
information solutions inc isol st qtr jan shr two cts vs six cts net vs revs vs reuter
2
1,417
jc penney jcp up on smith barney opinion j c penney co s stock rose sharply after analyst william smith of smith barney recommended the stock based on the company s strong earnings momentum and the possibility of a stock buyback dividend hike or stock split traders said i am very impressed with the strong basic earning...
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3,739
weeks petroleum ltd wpma mel calendar shr cents vs final div nil vs same making nil vs same pre tax profit mln dlrs vs mln net mln vs mln turnover mln vs mln other income mln vs mln shrs mln vs same note net is after tax mln vs mln interest mln vs mln depreciation mln vs mln and minorities nil vs same other income mln ...
2
2,002
lifestyle restaurants lif adjusts revenues lifestyle restaurants inc said revenues for the first quarter ended january were mln dlrs and not the mln dlrs it had reported earlier the company also said a note attached to its earnings concerning a gain in on certain sales was incorrect and should be disregarded reuter
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5,153
health images inc himg th qtr loss shr loss one ct vs loss seven cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs note share after preferred dividends reuter
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4,176
atcor atco cuts dividend atcor inc said it cut its quarterly dividend to three cts per share from cts because of depressed earnings the dividend is payable april to holders of record april it said it will continue to review the dividend on a quarterly basis reuter
2
5,170
stoltenberg says paris accord policy to continue west german finance minister gerhard stoltenberg said the currency agreement reached in paris in february had been successful and would be continued stoltenberg told journalists before he attends next week s international monetary fund meeting in washington that the stra...
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biotech research laboratories inc btrl th qtr shr profit one ct vs loss seven cts net profit vs loss revs vs year shr loss seven cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs vs shr out vs reuter
2
4,939
dionics inc dion year net shr seven cts vs cts net vs revs vs reuter
2
4,214
jardine matheson holdings ltd jard hkg year shr h k cents vs adjusted final div cents vs making vs net mln dlrs vs mln turnover billion vs billion note profits excluded extraordinary items mln dlrs vs losses mln dividend payable after general meeting on june books close april to may note bonus issue of four new b share...
2
1,357
opec reaffirms commitment to fixed prices ceiling opec has reaffirmed its commitment to fixed crude oil prices of around dlrs a barrel and an overall output ceiling of mln barrels per day bpd to defend prices its president rilwanu lukman said he told a news conference here after due consultation with my colleagues in o...
1
3,689
numerex corp nmrx nd qtr jan loss shr loss seven cts vs profit five cts net loss vs profit sales vs six mths shr loss five cts vs profit nine cts net loss vs profit sales vs reuter
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3,449
security capital scc suspends dividends security capital corp said it has suspended quarterly cash dividend payments indefinitely the company also said its board has withdrawn authroization for the company to buy its stock on the open market its previous dividend payment was five cts on february security capital said t...
2
2,393
clothestime inc ctme th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
2
5,090
singapore banks say diversification key to growth singapore s major banks are diversifying and gradually shifting their asset holdings from loans to debt instruments banking sources said the banks following the trend are the overseas union bank ltd united overseas bank ltd oversea chinese banking corporation and the de...
2
1,667
modern controls inc mocon th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
2
1,480
h j heinz raises quarterly to cts from cts
2
3,966
fed approves chemical bank acquisition of texas commerce bancshares
0
360
intek diversified corp idcc th qtr net shr three cts vs three cts net vs revs vs year shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs reuter
2
5,479
helig meyers co hmy year feb shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln dlrs vs mln revs mln vs mln note results reflect year month period because company changed fiscal year to end february from march reuter
2
2,055
pepsico offers to acquire calny inc for dlrs a share
0
2,313
hanson sells finlays unit for mln stg hanson trust plc hnsn l said it will sell its finlays confectionery tobacco and newsagent business to a specially formed company finlays plc for an estimated mln stg cash the chain of stores was acquired when hanson took over imperial group plc last year reuter
0
4,120
goldfield corp gv th qtr net loss shr loss four cts vs loss five cts net loss vs loss revs vs year shr profit four cts vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs note excludes loss from discontinued operations of four cts per share in the quarter and loss cts in the year year excludes extraordinary gain of two cts a share ...
2
414
willcox and gibbs inc wg th qtr net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note net includes extraordinary gain of mln dlrs or cts per share in th qtr and mln or dlrs for the year reuter
2
2,366
owens corning ocf completes sale of plants owens corning fiberglas corp said it has completed the previously announced sale of its three foam products plants to atlas roofing corp for undisclosed terms the sale is part of its restructuring the company said reuter
0
3,356
japan says it trying to expand domestic demand japan has assured a meeting of trade ministers it is making every effort to expand domestic demand and restructure its economy japanese trade representative tsomu hata told an informal general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt meeting that in addition to demand boosting ...
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american realty arb sets record date for offer american realty trust said its board has set april as the record date for its previously announced rights offering and the rights will be issued on april and expire may shareholders will be able to subscribe for shares for each share held at a price of dlrs per share reute...
2
2,872
progressive bank inc psbk qtly div seven cts vs seven cts in prior qtr payable april record march reuter
2
55
opec may have to meet to firm prices analysts opec may be forced to meet before a scheduled june session to readdress its production cutting agreement if the organization wants to halt the current slide in oil prices oil industry analysts said the movement to higher oil prices was never to be as easy as opec thought th...
1
4,169
campbell soup co cpb sets quarterly dividend qtly div cts vs cts pay april record april reuter
2
102
cheung kong holdings ltd ckgh hk year shr h k dlrs vs final div cents vs making cents vs net billion dlrs vs mln note earnings excluded extraordinary gains of mln dlrs vs mln bonus issue one for four vs nil share split four for one dividend payable june books close may reuter
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3,186
universal resources uvr holders approve merger universal resources corp said its shareholders approved the merger of the company with questar corp str separately universal said it will redeem its pct debentures due december on april at pct of face amount plus accrued interest universal said it will operate as a wholly ...
0
4,732
taro vit industries ltd tarof year loss shr loss eight cts vs profit nil net loss vs profit sales vs reuter
2
5,023
hi port industries inc hipt th qtr net oper shr cts vs eight cts oper net vs revs vs mths oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln note yr figures excludes extraordinary item of dlrs or cts per share for termination of its non contributory pension plan yr figures excludes dlrs or cts per share representing insur...
2
1,274
u s sells mo bills at pct stop pct mo pct stop pct
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3,539
nakasone intervenes in microchip dispute 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 s anger o...
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4,562
lasmo set to benefit from future oil price rises london and scottish marine oil plc lasmo lasl l will have an advantage when oil prices rise again and it is confident this will happen early in the next decade the company said in a statement accompanying results lasmo said its advantage comes from its reserves of oil an...
2
4,256
metropolitan financial mpc to acquire company metropolitan financial corp said it signed an agreement to acquire the stock of closely held rothschild financial corp st paul minn details of the purchase were withheld it said rothschild in originated mln dlrs of mortgage loans and its loan servicing portfolio stands at b...
0
1,001
leaseway transportation corp ltc th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit dlrs vs profit dlrs oper net profit mln vs mln revs billion vs billion note net excludes gains from discontinued leasing operations of mln dlrs vs mln dlrs in year and mln dlrs vs ml...
2
3,699
nashua nsh to purchase private disc maker nashua corp said it signed a letter of intent to purchase lin data corp a private manufacturer of high capacity rigid discs for storage of computer data under the terms of the letter nashua said it will acquire all classes of lin stock for mln dlrs in addition it said it will l...
0
3,119
carteret savings cbc completes sale of branches carteret savings bank said it has completed the previously announced sale of six virginia branches to charter federal savings and loan association chfd carteret said it has opened a retail banking office in vienna va as the next step in its move to build a strong presence...
0
3,276
lilco lil revises net to include loss long island lighting co said it revised its preliminary net income to include a mln dlrs after tax provision for its investment in the jamesport nuclear units due to the provision it said its revised net income was mln dlrs or dlrs per share after deducting for preferred stock divi...
2
4,640
chevron chv nippon oil form joint venture chevron corp said its chevron u s a inc unit and tokyo based nippon oil co ltd agreed to conduct a joint venture oil exploration and development program on selected chevron leaseholds in the united states about onshore and offshore exploratory wells will be drilled under the ag...
1
496
florida commercial banks inc flbk dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march note quarterly dividend for prior quarter included special payout of five cts a share reuter
2
2,540
united biscuits ubis l weeks to january shr p vs p div p vs p making p vs p turnover billion stg vs billion pretax profit mln vs mln tax mln vs mln trading profit mln vs mln trading profit includes ub foods europe mln vs mln ub restaurants mln vs same ub foods u s mln vs mln other mln vs mln unallocated costs mln vs ml...
2
790
selkirk communications ltd th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net vs revs mln vs mln note current oper net excludes extraordinary income of dlrs in qtr and dlrs in year vs previous losses of dlrs and dlrs respectively reuter
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2,535
philippines social security to buy san miguel shrs the philippines social security system sss is planning to buy eight mln shares in diversified brewer san miguel corp smc smc chief financial officer ramon del rosario said he told reporters the government organisation had expressed interest in one seat on smc s man boa...
0
1,305
miyazawa says paris accord helping stabilise rates finance minister kiichi miyazawa said the paris currency accord has contributed to the stability of exchange rates miyazawa told a press conference the agreement reached last month in paris by six major industrial nations to cooperate in bringing about currency stabili...
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4,481
primebank pmbk sets pct stock dividend primebank federal savings bank said its board declared a pct stock dividend to be distributed about april to holders or record march reuter
2
4,459
mischer corp mshr th qtr loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln reuter
2
1,814
bryn mawr bank corp bmtc ups dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior payable may one record april note bryn mawr was reorganized as a holding company on january resulting in each share of bryn mawr trust co being converted into three shares of the new holding company s stock the cts dividend represents a pct increase over p...
2
1,268
conoco raises crude oil prices up to one dlr barrel wti at dlrs
1
379
ford motor co of canada ltd th qtr shr dlrs vs cts
2
4,220
japan acts to cool u s anger on telecoms dispute japan has sought to assure the u s it is not trying to keep foreign equity in a new japanese international telecommunications company below the legal limit of pct a post and telecommunications ministry official said in a letter sent yesterday postal minister shunjiro kar...
0
2,759
arkansas best abz sees lower first qtr net arkansas best corp said its first quarter earnings will be significantly lower than fully diluted earnings of cts per share in last year s first quarter the company said pricing competition and lower traffic levels in the motor carrier industry hurt its first quarter results h...
2
1,482
oak industries oak to buy rexnord rex unit oak industries said it signed a definitive agreement to buy the stock of rexnord inc s railway maintenance equipment co unit for an undisclosed sum the company said railway maintenance had revenues of mln dlrs oak said the acquisition is part of its two tier strategy of buying...
0
3,347
humana inc nd qtr shr cts vs cts
2
1,457
consolidated natural gas co cng in payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay may record april reuter
2
3,780
enterra corp en th qtr loss shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss revs mln vs mln note net both periods includes mln dlr weritedown of assets of services segment and southeast asian joint venture reuter
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5,106
hoogovens expects clear loss in koninklijke nederlandsche hoogovens en staalfabrieken nv said it expected a clear loss for the company reported its profits were pct lower at mln guilders than in the year before turnover was pct lower than in the main reason fo the fall in turnover was the lower rate of the dollar the c...
2
2,528
php healthcare corp phph rd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs nine mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net includes tax credits of dlrs vs dlrs for qtr and dlrs vs dlrs for nine mths reuter
2
1,840
mannesmann considering majority stake in fichtel a mannesmann ag mmwg f spokesman said the company has lodged an application with the federal cartel office for approval of a possible majority stake in car parts company fichtel und sachs ag he described the application as a precautionary move and said no agreement on bu...
0
4,030
trizec corp ltd st qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note company owns pct of bramalea ltd reuter
2
2,973
great gami to buy standard srd units assets great american management and investment inc said its pct owned subsidiary agreed to buy certain assets of two subsidiaries of standard oil co for mln dlrs and the assumption of certain liabilities great american industrial group inc agreed to acquire all the u s and united k...
0
1,232
london grain freights wheat ria luna mt norrkoping and djuron ec mexico dlrs option loading uddevalla at cents less continental reference new york grain freights of march brokers say the charterer of the saturn from us gulf to japan is reported to be nordstrom and thulin while the antigone is reported to have been arra...
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4,032
foote mineral fte to merge into rio tinto foote mineral co said it has signed a letter of intent to merge into rio tinto zinc corp plc for cash the company said at the time of the acquisition its assets will include only lithium and ferrosilicon operations foote which is pct owned by newmont mining corp nem has signed ...
0
3,528
nippon life shearson tie up seen setting trend nippon life insurance co s mln dlr purchase of a pct stake in shearson lehman brothers inc brokerage unit is a shrewd move that other japanese insurers are likely to follow securities analysts said the investment in one of wall street s top brokerage houses is likely to pa...
0
687
piedmont pie takes no action piedmont aviation inc said its board meeting recessed today without taking action on proposals to combine piedmont with other corporations piedmont has received opposing bids from norfolk southern corp and us air corp earlier today trans world airlines inc offered to either buy piedmont sui...
0
4,325
essex communications corp essxa year loss shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs mln note year ago resulted restated to exclude michigan cable systems sold in reuter
2
3,501
ambrit inc abi th qtr jan net shr cts vs nil net vs revs mln vs year shr cts vs nil net vs revs mln vs mln note current year results includes revs of mln dlrs from chocolate co inc which was acquired in march note shr results after preferred dividend payments of dlrs for current qtr and dlrs for current year net includ...
2
2,478
allegheny beverage abev explores unit sale allegheny beverage corp said it has been approached by a group interested in acquiring its foodservice unit service america corp the group includes senior management of service america but no officers of allegheny beverage the company said the company has agreed to permit the ...
0
3,437
sosnoff has small number of caesars caw shares martin t sosnoff said his mts acquisition corp to date has received only a negligible number of caesars world inc shares in response to its dlr per share tender offer for all shares sosnoff also said he has held preliminary talks with pratt hotel corp prat and southmark co...
0
3,066
standard bank unable to make earnings forecast standard bank investment corp ltd sprj j chairman henri de villiers said he could not predict profits for the bank this year because of south africa s continuing political unrest de villiers also warned in the annual report that failing prompt and decisive political action...
2
2,010
trading range likely to continue in debt futures u s economic data due out next week is unlikely to hold any surprises that will shake u s interest rate futures out of their relatively narrow trading range of the last months financial analysts said people don t seem to have any firm conviction about the current strengt...
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3,840
brooklyn union gas co bu sets payout qtrly div cts vs cts prior pay may one record april reuter
2
2,410
taft tfb to continue to review alternatives taft broadcasting co said its board continues to explore alternatives such as a possible financial restructuring in response to a theta corp offer of dlrs per share for taft stock last week taft rejected a dlr a share bid by theta an investment group headed by taft s vice cha...
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1,206
advanced tobacco atpi merger talks end advanced tobacco products inc said it has ended talks on being acquired by sterling drug inc sty but has resumed acquisition talks with other parties the company had previously announced that a major u s based company that it did not identify was evaluating its nicotine technology...
0
3,592
u s energy secretary optimistic on incentives u s department of energy secretary john herrington said he was optimistic about the chances of providing a more generous depletion allowance for oil and gas producers but added that the plan faces strong opposition from some members of the reagan administration herrington s...
1
2,770
hartford national corp hnat regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april record march reuter
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1,820
iel s acmex unit to bid for cheetham industrial equity ltd iel unit acmex holdings ltd said it proposed to make a formal takeover offer for all the issued capital of cheetham ltd a producer of salt animal feed and seeds acmex said in a statement it would offer one share for every two cheetham shares or dlrs cash for ea...
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4,843
guardian royal profit up sharply at mln stg year to dec shr profit p vs loss p final div p making p vs total p pretax profit mln stg vs mln general underwriting loss on short term business vs note company s full name is guardian royal assuance plc grex l underwriting profit on long term insurance business mln stg vs ml...
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1,406
baltek corp btek th qtr net oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs vs year oper shr dlrs vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln notel net excludes tax credit dlrs vs reversal of credit dlrs in quarter and credits dlrs vs dlrs in year reuter
2
3,617
gnb joins in leveraged buyout of french unit gnb inc said it joined with the management of the french company compagnie francaise d electro chimie to purchase the company for an undisclosed amount the french company which produces lead acid batteries had sales in of mln dlrs gnb said reuter
0
3,997
bp says it will tender for remaining pct of standard oil at dlrs a share cash
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2,839
legal and general group pre tax profit mln stg vs mln
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