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old fashion foods inc offi rd qtr feb 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 reuter
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2,001
minn bank okla thrift actions taken beaver creek state bank in beaver creek minn failed and the bank s insured assets were transferred to citizens state bank of silver lake minn the federal deposit insurance corp said separately the federal home loan bank board said victor federal savings and loan association of muskog...
0
5,234
u k firm ups italy fund ita stake to pct lloyds investment managers ltd a london based investment firm said it raised it stake in italy fund to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission lloyds said it bought the additional italy fund c...
0
1,432
chemlawn chem in talks on being acquired chemlawn corp said it has started talks on the possible sale of the company with various parties that it did not identify the company said the talks began after it considred and rejected waste management inc s wmx dlr per share tender offer for all its sharesd chemlawn gave no d...
0
3,312
woolworths ltd reports mln dlr net profit yr end feb vs mln
2
257
jwt jwt not approached by group seeking shares jwt group inc has not been approached by former ted bates worldwide chairman robert jacoby about the possibility of a syndicate buying a pct stake in jwt group on a friendly basis a company spokesman said he said jwt would have no comment on an advertising age report that ...
0
3,313
bell resources says it buys mln bhp shares taking holding to pct
0
3,842
novamin says it received proposed takeover bid from breakwater
0
2,552
toyota motors signs purchase agreement with pnb the state owned philippine national bank pnb will fund toyota motor corp s toyo t planned purchase of its bankrupt former local partner s manufacturing facilities for at least mln pesos a bank official told reporters toyota has informed the philippine government it plans ...
0
1,014
bancroft bcv shareholders rebuke zico offer bancroft convertible fund inc the target of an unfriendly cash offer by zico investment holdings inc said its shareholders approved proposals requiring a pct affirmative vote of all outstanding shares before fundamental changes in its status could be made previously only a si...
0
1,536
eia says distillate stocks off mln gasoline off crude off mln
1
5,324
hk shanghai bank standard chartered bank raise prime one half point to pct
4
1,768
diamond shamrock dia raises crude postings diamond shamrock said it raised the contract price it will pay for crude oil cts a barrel effective today the increase brings the company s posted price for the benchmark grade west texas intermediate to dlrs bbl diamond shamrock last changed its postings on march reuter
1
1,698
lincoln national corp lnc votes dividend qtly div cts vs cts prior qtr pay may record april reuter
2
1,954
plm plma unit ends merger talks plm cos inc said its plm power co unit broke off merger discussions with sunlaw energy corp of beverly hills calif in january plm power entered into a letter of intent to negotiate a potential acquisition of sunlaw subject to substantial due diligence the company said but it also said th...
0
4,764
transworld liquidating twt to distribute transworld corp liquidating trust said it expects to make an initial distribution to beneficiaries valued at dlrs per unit from the proceeds of the sale of hilton international co the value of the distribution assumes yesterday s closing price of ual s common stock of dlrs per s...
2
1,742
eqk realty investors ekr th qtr net shr nine cts vs cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs mln mths shr cts net revs mln note mth figures not available for since company started operations march reuter
2
452
american aircraft buys into helicopter builder american aircraft corp said it has acquired a pct interest in privately owned hunter helicopter of nevada inc for an undisclosed amount of stock an american aircraft official said the company has an option to acquire the remaining pct hunter helicopter is in the business o...
0
3,848
pep boys pby sets split raises quarterly manny moe and jack inc said its board declared a three for one stock split and raised the quarterly dividend to six cts presplit from cts both are payable july to holders of record july one and the the split is subject to shareholder approval at the may annual meeting of an incr...
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4,200
ctc dealer to appeal canadian tire decision ctc dealer holdings ltd said it would appeal a previously reported ontario court ruling upholding an ontario securities commission decision to block ctc s bid for pct of canadian tire corp ltd common shares ctc a group of canadian tire dealers added that it also extended its ...
0
2,417
noma industries ltd year net shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note prior year shr restated for june two for one stock split reuter
2
4,937
barnes group b expects sales to grow modestly barnes group said it expects sales and net income for will be up slightly over without supplying specific figures barnes told shareholders at its annual meeting it expected net income to improve at a rate exceeding its growth in sales which was two pct higher than the compa...
2
1,705
energy optics inc nd qtr jan net shr profit nil vs loss five cts net profit vs loss revs vs st half shr profit one ct vs loss cts net profit vs loss revs vs reuter
2
156
corning to offer share for each hazleton share under earlier agreement
0
1,379
merry go round enterprises inc mgre th qtr jan end shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
2
2,613
philip crosby pcro sees lower th qtr results philip crosby associates inc said it expects its audited results for s fourth quarter to be lower than its previously estimated to cts per share philip crosby jr executive vice president said normal accounting adjustments as well as a review of the company s international op...
2
4,311
computer network technology cmnt th qtr loss shr loss eight cts vs loss eight cts net loss vs loss rev vs nil year shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss vs loss rev vs nil note company s full name is computer network technology corp revenues n a because was initial year of product revenue reuter
2
4,971
hutton lbo extends expiration for dlr shr offer for purolator to april from today
0
3,869
basf corp year net net mln dlrs vs mln sales billion vs billion note wholly owned by basf ag of west germany reuter
2
5,063
union bank raises its prime rate to pct the union bank subsidiary of standard chartered plc said today it was raising its prime lending rate to pct from pct effective immediately reuter
4
5,069
livingwell inc well year shr six cts vs three cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note increase in earnings due to elimination of preferred dividend requirements reuter
2
5,445
premdor plans two for one stock split premdor inc said it planned a two for one common stock split subject to shareholder approval at the may annual meeting it said the split if approved would take effect on may premdor manufactures and sells wood doors reuter
2
288
microbio mrc plans acquisition financing microbiological research corp said it entered into a letter of intent for a proposed business combination with privately owned datagene scientific laboratories inc and milex corp a newly formed company through a stock swap it also said it received dlrs from the sale of a convert...
0
5,218
time tl earnings may be dlrs share time inc s chief financial officer thayer bigelow told security analysts the company is comfortable with wall street estimates that earnings will be in a range of dlrs to dlrs per share in time reported earnings of dlrs per share including a number of special items bigelow said in adj...
2
3,421
sweet victory inc svic year shr loss dlrs vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs dlrs vs dlrs reuter
2
1,344
brazil s gros to meet banks on trade line issue brazil s central bank governor francisco gros will meet senior commercial bankers here today in a new attempt to defuse the anger generated by the country s unilateral suspension of interest payments on billion dlrs of foreign commercial bank debt bankers said gros will m...
4
2,942
seagram co ltd year shr dlrs vs dlrs
2
4,056
salant corp slt st qtr feb net oper shr profit seven cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss sales mln vs mln note current year net excludes dlr tax credit company operating in chapter bankruptcy reuter
2
58
torchmark tmk authorizes stock repurchase torchmark corp said its board authorized the purchase from time to time of a significant portion of its pct convertible subordinated debentures as of february it said there were outstanding mln dlrs of the principal amount of debenures the company also said it plans to redeem t...
2
3,972
metrobanc mtbc shareholders approve merger metrobanc a federal savings bank said its shareholders approved the previously announced merger with comerica inc cmca a bank holding company metrobanc said the merger is still subject to regulatory approval reuter
0
2,951
dep corp depc nd qtr jan net shr three cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter
2
1,437
the raymond corp raym declares qtly div qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march reuter
2
1,144
southern co to take mln dlr charge on projected vogtle cost rise
2
1,050
payless cashways pci sees better first qtr payless cashways inc chairman david stanley told analysts the company s first quarter results to be reported march will be better than the seven cts per share reported in the year ago quarter it was not a wonderful sales quarter but it only represents pct of the year s total r...
2
1,315
hillsdown holdings plc hldn l year shr p vs p div p vs p making p vs p adjusted for three for one capitalisation pre tax profit mln stg vs mln turnover billion vs billion tax mln vs mlnprofit attributable mln vs mln cost of sales billion vs mln gross profit mln vs mln distribution costs mln vs mln adminstrative expense...
2
5,236
cis technologies cih to sell shares to swiss co cis technologies inc said it executed a formal share purchase agreement with swiss reinsurance co of zurich switzerland under terms of the agreement swiss re will acquire mln newly issued cis stock at dlrs a share or mln dlrs this purchase represents pct of the outstandin...
0
4,328
taiwan to study suspending forex controls premier yu kuo hua ordered financial officials to quicken the pace of relaxing foreign exchange controls and study the possibility of suspending the controls a cabinet statement said the statement quoted yu as telling finance ministy and central bank officials the relaxation wa...
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686
amvestors financial corp avfc th qtr net oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln year oper shr profit cts vs loss cts oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note th qtr and yr oper net excludes dlrs and dlrs or cts per share respectively for realized investment gains qtr and yr oper net...
2
1,102
houston oil trust ho omits march distribution houston oil trust said there will be no cash distribution to the unit holders in march the most significant factor for the lack of a distribution this month is the establishment of additional special cost escrow accounts the company said adding that there may be no cash dis...
2
3,988
sumita says major nations will continue to cooperate to stabilize currencies
5
4,870
bundesbank will not hold press conference tomorrow the bundesbank will not hold a press conference after its regular fortnightly council meeting tomorrow a spokesman said in answer to enquiries bundesbank vice president helmut schlesinger will chair the meeting as president karl otto poehl has a private engagement the ...
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2,030
carlton buys stake in central independent tv carlton communications plc ccml l said in a statement it had purchased a pct stake or some mln shares in central independent television from ladbroke group plc ladb l at p per share the consideration of mln stg will be met with mln stg in cash and the issue of one million or...
0
5,072
bii enterprises inc year nov net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter
2
2,570
harcourt brace sets march deadline in harper and row bid
0
3,152
autoclave engineers inc aclv qtly dividend qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay april record march reuter
2
524
molecular genetics inc mogn th qtr loss oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs loss revs vs avg shrs vs year oper shr loss cts vs loss cts oper net loss vs revs vs avg shrs vs note current year net both periods excludes charge dlrs from cumulative effect of accounting change for patents net both periods include...
2
5,073
scottish and york holdings ltd year loss shr loss cts vs loss dlrs net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note shr after payment of preferred stock dividends reuter
2
4,204
mcm corp to delay yearend report mcm corp said it has been forced to delay the release of its fourth quarter and yearend results until it can determine the effects on its balance sheet of a possible increase in liabilities at a unit earlier this month the company s occidental fire and casualty co unit paid mln dlrs to ...
2
3,279
sunbelt nursery group inc sbn nd qtr feb shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln six months shr loss cts vs loss cts net loss mln vs loss mln revs mln vs mln reuter
2
3,517
peninsular and oriental year earnings per one stg of deferred stock p vs div p making vs turnover billion stg vs billion pretax profit mln vs mln tax mln vs mln note company s full name is peninsular and oriental steam navigation co plc porl l net operating costs billion stg vs billion share of profits of associates ml...
2
509
u s congress to look at soil program exemptions the senate agriculture committee is expected to take up a bill tomorrow that would exempt from government conservation regulations those farmers who have rotated alfalfa and other multiyear grasses and legumes with row crops committee staff said under current so called so...
3
667
murphy raises crude oil posted prices one dlr bbl wti to dlrs today
1
1,654
corrected insituform of north america inc insua th qtr shr nine cts vs four cts net vs revs vs avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs avg shrs vs note year net excludes dlr tax credit corrects march item to exclude tax credit reuter
2
5,001
canadian imperial bank lowering visa rates canadian imperial bank of commerce said it was lowering the interest rate on its visa credit card to pct from pct effective with the may billing statement the bank said it was also halving its yearly visa card user fee to six dlrs but would retain its ct fee for each transacti...
4
4,722
lightning minerals inc year loss shr loss four cts vs loss six cts net loss vs loss revs mln vs reuter
2
44
liebert corp lieb approves merger liebert corp said its shareholders approved the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of emerson electric co emr under the terms of the merger each liebert shareholder will receive shares of emerson stock for each liebert share reuter
0
5,394
ocean bio chem inc obci year net shr eight cts vs seven cts net vs sales vs reuter
2
4,080
fed expected to add reserves the federal reserve is expected to enter the u s government securities market to add reserves during its usual intervention period today economists said with federal funds trading at a steady pct most economists expect an indirect injection of temporary reserves via a medium sized round of ...
4
702
papua new guinea plans resources investment agency the papua new guinea government will establish a public corporation to invest in resources projects minerals and energy minister john kaputin said we intend to provide a means through which less privileged individuals can become part owners and beneficiaries from the d...
1
1,844
two brazilian shipping firms settle with strikers two small shipping companies have reached a pay deal with striking seamen but union leaders said most of brazil s seamen were still on strike a union spokesman in rio de janeiro said the seamen had accepted a pct pay offer from the companies globo and flumar which have ...
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3,240
peps boys manny moe and jack pby set payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record april one reuter
2
2,408
zambian exchange auction to resume at end of march zambia will reintroduce a modified foreign exchange auction at the end of this month as part of a new two tier exchange rate central bank governor leonard chivuno said chivuno told a press conference at the end of three weeks of negotiations with the international mone...
5
1,739
parker drilling suspends quarterly dividend
2
1,035
first federal brooksville ffbv sets quarterly qtly div four cts vs four cts prior pay march record march note first federal savings and loan association of brooksville reuter
2
2,965
mark iv says it does not plan baird batm buy mark iv industries inc iv which has said it is mulling a bid to seek control of baird corp said it has no present plans to acquire more than pct of the company s total outstanding common stock in a filing with the securities and exchange commission mark iv said its top offic...
0
356
china calls for better trade deal with u s china called on the united states to remove curbs on its exports to give it favourable trading status and ease restrictions on exports of high technology but the u s embassy replied that chinese figures showing years of trade deficits with the u s out of the last are inaccurat...
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3,168
revlon buys germaine monteil cosmetics from beecham group for undisclosed terms
0
2,922
richardson rell to buy italian semiconductor firm richardson electronics ltd said it agreed to buy for undisclosed terms g e b giant electronics brand a florence italy based distributor of electron tubes and semiconductors reuter
0
5,067
crown resources crrs plans energy unit sale crown resources corp said it plans to sell its oklahoma based oil and gas unit as part of its strategy to focus on developing precious metals properties the company said it bought the wyona water flood oil and gas unit in for dlrs crown said the wyona field is fully developed...
0
3,559
taiwan proposes further tariff cuts taiwan said it plans another round of tariff cuts possibly within a month to try to narrow its trade surplus with the u s vice finance minister ronald ho said a high level economic committee recommended tariff cuts on products requested by washington including apples chocolates and f...
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3,741
sumita says major nations cooperated to stabilise currencies
5
1,552
restaurant associates inc ra th qtr jan shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln year shr cts vs cts net mln vs mln revs mln vs mln note th qtr includes loss from carryforward shares restated to give effect to to one stock split in the form a pct class a dividend in august reuter
2
2,541
lawson expects interest rate fall soon u k chancellor of the exchequer nigel lawson said he expected british interest rates to fall soon in response to his fiscal budget but he did not say by how much i would be very surprised if there is not a very early further fall in interest rates lawson said in a radio interview ...
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redstone details sweetened viacom via offer investor sumner redstone who leads one of the two groups vying for control of viacom international inc offered to sweeten his bid for the company by dlrs a share cash and dlrs in securities in a filing with the securities and exchange commission redstone who controls dedham m...
0
4,959
first wisconsin nat l bank fwb hikes prime rate first wisconsin national bank said it has raised its prime rate to pct from pct effective today reuter
4
3,166
celina celna shareholders approve sale celina financial corp said shareholders at a special meeting approved a transaction in which the company transferred its interest in three insurance companies to a wholly owned subsidiary which then sold the three companies to an affiliated subsidiary it said the company s interes...
0
4,547
u k money market offered early assistance the bank of england said it had invited an early round of bill offers from the discount houses after forecasting a very large shortage of around billion stg in the money market today more
5
1,634
general mining genm j cautions on profits general mining union corp ltd chairman derek keys cautioned that profits may not rise this year if the rand stays at its current level of u s cents we would do well to repeat last year s results if the rand stays depressed keys said the level of the dividend however ought not t...
2
916
chemlawn chem rejects waste s wmx offer chemlawn corp said its board rejected waste management inc s dlr per share tender offer and urged its shareholders not to tender their shares chemlawn said its board asked management and its financial advisor smith barney harris upham and co inc to seek other purchasers of the co...
0
4,371
bank of england does not operate in money market the bank of england said it had not operated in the money market during the morning session earlier the bank revised its forecast of the liquidity position to flat from its original estimate of a mln stg surplus reuter
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3,807
perception technology pcep to take charge perception technology corp said it expects to take a charge of about dlrs or cts per share against earnings for the second quarter ended march due to the bankruptcy proceeding of customer t c of new york inc perception said it has outstanding lease receivables from t c of about...
2
1,741
parker drilling pkd suspends payout parker drilling co said its board of directors voted to suspend the payment of dividends to shareholders parker drilling said it has been paying a quarterly dividend of one ct a share of common stock the company said it expects to save mln dlrs a year through the dividend suspension ...
2
2,057
failing washington state s l is acquired the federal home loan bank board fhlbb announced the acquisition of home savings and loan association in seattle washington by interwest savings bank of oak harbour washington the fhlbb said home savings was the th troubled savings institution requiring federal action this year ...
0
3,412
phh phh buys two design firms phh group inc said it acquired two design firms for undisclosed terms in the two firms neville lewis associates of new york and walker associates inc of l a produced mln dlrs in total fees reuter
0
3,366
energy factors efac to buy allied ald units energy factors inc said it has signed an agreement to acquire gwf power systems co and combustion power co inc from allied signal inc for undisclosed terms the two allied units operate and are developing cogeneration projects and small petroleum coke fueled power plants reute...
0
2,629
bastian industries inc nd qtr jan loss net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln st half net loss vs loss sales mln vs mln note company recently went private latest quarter net includes dlr tax credit current half net includes gain dlrs pretax from termination of pension plan reuter
2
1,046
twa twa confirms ownership of usair u stock trans world airlines inc said it owns more than four mln usair group shares or about pct of the total outstanding twa said it may acquire additional shares in the open market in private transactions through a tender offer or otherwise subject to department of transportation a...
0
3,161
gatt to debate u s charges of airbus subsidies the u s will pursue its complaint that european governments unfairly subsidise the airbus industrie aircraft consortium in proceedings at the gatt civil aircraft committee a gatt spokesman said today the u s presented its case for the first time to the aircraft committee o...
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mees says second week march opec output mln bpd opec produced only about mln bpd of oil in the second week of march mln bpd below its ceiling largely because of pipeline problems in turkey and ecuador the middle east economic survey mees estimated a landslide breached iraq s one mln bpd pipeline through turkey on march...
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2,257
brazil s trade surplus doubled in february brazil s trade surplus doubled in february to mln dlrs from january s mln but was well below the mln dlrs of february last year official figures show director of the banco do brasil s foreign trade department cacex roberto fendt told reporters the upturn in february confirmed ...
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