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6ship | 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... |
0acq | shv says it making tender offer for up to mln shares in ic gas |
2earn | 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 |
0acq | wallenbergs fight bid for swedish match stake sweden s wallenberg group fought back a bid by the london based swedish financier erik penser to secure a large stake in swedish match smbs st one of the companies at the core of their business empire a statement issued by the wallenberg holding companies ab investor and fo... |
0acq | shv says it making tender offer for ic gas shv united kingdom holding co ltd said it was making a tender offer for up to mln ordinary shares in imperial continental gas association icgs l it said in a statement the offer was on the basis of p for each ic gas ordinary and p for every one stg nominal of ic gas loan stock... |
0acq | sale tilney buys stake in u s insurance broker sale tilney plc said it has purchased pct of the ordinary share capital of b and r international inc a u s insurance broker for mln dlrs sale is paying mln dlrs in cash on completion with the balance plus interest to be paid in equal instalments over the next six years b a... |
2earn | estimated drop in japan corporate profits trimmed the combined profits of japan s major corporations excluding financial institutions are forecast to fall pct in the year ending march compared to the pct decline projected in late november wako research institute of economics said the private research body also said in ... |
4interest | japan to promote interest rate liberalisation the bank of japan decided at a policy board meeting to promote further interest rate liberalisation by lowering the minimum denomination of regulation free large deposits and by raising the interest rate ceiling on money market certificates mmcs a central bank official said... |
0acq | exco buys u s government securities broker exco international plc a subsidiary of british and commonwealth shipping co plc bcom l said it had agreed in principle to buy an pct stake in rmj holdings corp for about mln dlrs exco chairman richard lacy told reuters the acquisition was being made from bank of new york co in... |
0acq | coloroll agrees to buy u s wallcoverings company coloroll group plc said it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the business and assets of wallco inc and related companies for mln dlrs miami based wallco manufactures and distributes wallcoverings and showed a pretax profit of mln dlrs on turnover of mln... |
7trade | sweden to go ahead with s african trade sanctions sweden s ruling social democratic party gave full power to the government to decree unilateral trade sanctions against south africa prime minister ingvar calrsson said carlsson told a news conference the party decided the fight against apartheid took priority over swede... |
7trade | japan u s set to begin high level trade talks japan and the u s kick off top level trade talks tomorrow amid signs officials from both sides are growing increasingly irritated with each other the talks held annually at sub cabinet level to review the whole gamut of u s japan economic relations will pave the way for ame... |
2earn | carlton communications optimistic for carlton communications plc has started the current financial year well with accounts for the first four months showing a healthy increase on the same period last year and chairman m p green told the annual meeting he looked forward to with optimism the issue of mln shares in adr fo... |
1crude | gulf arab deputy oil ministers to meet in bahrain deputy oil ministers from six gulf arab states will meet in bahrain today to discuss coordination of crude oil marketing the official emirates news agency wam reported wam said the officials would be discussing implementation of last sunday s agreement in doha by gulf c... |
1crude | saudi arabia reiterates commitment to opec accord saudi arabian oil minister hisham nazer reiterated the kingdom s commitment to last december s opec accord to boost world oil prices and stabilize the market the official saudi press agency spa said asked by the agency about the recent fall in free market oil prices naz... |
1crude | kuwait minister says no emergency opec talks set kuwait s oil minister said in a newspaper interview that there were no plans for an emergency opec meeting after the recent weakness in world oil prices sheikh ali al khalifa al sabah was quoted by the local daily al qabas as saying that none of the opec members has aske... |
7trade | taiwan plans new tariff cuts taiwan plans another round of deep tariff cuts this year to help narrow its trade surplus with the u s a senior economic planner said wang chao ming vice chairman of the council for economic planning and development told reuters taiwan would further reduce import tariffs on products sometim... |
2earn | hutchison sees higher payout satisfactory profits hutchison whampoa ltd hwhh hk expects satisfactory profits in and will pay a higher dividend for the year chairman li ka shing said he did not make any specific projections for the company s earnings this year but he said the firm will pay a dividend of not less than ce... |
0acq | scientific micro systems smsi acuires supermac scientific micro systems inc said it has acquired supermac technology a rapidly growing supplier of enhancement products and disc drive subsystems for the apple personal computer market scientific micro said it acquired all the common stock of supermac in exchange for mln ... |
0acq | american express axp viewing shearson options american express co rumored to be considering a spinoff of part of shearson lehman brothers inc said it is studying a range of options for its brokerage unit that could improve shearon s access to capital and help it meet broadening international competition in a joint stat... |
0acq | ropak ropk has pct of buckhorn bkn ropak corp said it received and accepted about common shares and series a convertible preferred shares of buckhorn inc at four dlrs and dlrs each respectively in response to its tender offer that expired friday and it now owns pct of buckhorn voting power the company had owned common ... |
0acq | penril pnl seeks to sell two units penril corp said it is seeking to sell its triplett electrical instrument corp subsidiary in bluffton ohio and triplett s alltest division in hoffman estates ill as part of a plan to concentrate on its three profitable division and reduce its debt load the company also said it is eval... |
0acq | dale burdett inc faces damage claim dale burdett inc said it faces damages claims totalling about dlrs from the former owners of burdett publications inc the company said on february its predecessor nolex development inc acquired burdett publications inc in an exchange of mln common shares for all burdett publications ... |
0acq | purolator pcc in buyout with hutton efh new jersey based overnight messenger purolator courier corp said it has agreed to be acquired for about mln dlrs by a company formed by e f hutton lbo inc and certain managers of purolator s u s courier business analysts have said that purolator has been for sale for some time pu... |
0acq | financial santa barbara fsb to make purchase financial corp of santa barbara said it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase stanwell financial the lending operations unit of mortgage banking company stanwell mortgage for undisclosed terms reuter |
2earn | bbc ag brown boveri und cie bbcz z year parent company net profit mln swiss francs vs mln orders received billion francs vs billion sales billion francs vs billion group sales billion francs vs billion group orders billion francs vs billion reute |
0acq | marriott mhs to sell hotel four seasons hotels said it and vms realty partners of chicago have agreed to purchase the santa barbara biltmore hotel from marriott corp for an undisclosed amount it said the venture will rename the hotel the four seasons biltmore at santa barbara and invest over mln dlrs in improvements on... |
2earn | brown boveri omits dividend plans warrant bond bbc ag brown boveri und cie bbcz z said it will omit dividend in for the second consecutive year it said it planned to invite shareholders and non voting stockholders to subscribe to a warrant bond issue of around mln swiss francs to be made after the june annual meeting t... |
0acq | viacom said it has new national amusements mcv holdings bids |
0acq | laroche starts bid for neco npt shares investor david f la roche of north kingstown r i said he is offering to purchase common shares of neco enterprises inc at dlrs each he said the successful completion of the offer plus shares he already owns would give him pct of neco s common shares la roche said he may buy more a... |
2earn | sdc sydney development corp nine mths loss period ended december oper shr loss dlrs vs loss cts oper loss vs loss revs vs note current shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of dlrs or five cts shr versus extraordinary gain of dlrs or four cts shr reuter |
0acq | senior engineering makes mln dlr us purchase senior engineering group plc said it reached agreement with cronus industries inc to acquire the whole share capital of south western engineering co for mln dlrs cash this sum is being financed by a term loan south western is one of the u s s leading manufacturers of heat tr... |
2earn | cheung kong chairman sees strong results in cheung kong holdings ltd ckgh hk is expecting strong results this year after reporting better than expected profits in chairman li ka shing said he did not give a specific earnings projection but he told reporters the firm will pay total dividends of not less than cents a sha... |
2earn | whittaker corp st qtr oper shr cts vs cts |
0acq | viacom via receives two revised offers viacom international inc said it received revised merger offers from national amusements inc and mcv holdings inc the company said the special committee plans to meet later today to review both offers viacom said national amusements arsenal holdings inc raised the value of its off... |
2earn | waste management corp votes two for one stock split and boosts qtly dividend to cts |
0acq | pittston agrees to acquire wtc international in exchange of stock |
2earn | tuesday morning inc tues th qtr net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs year shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs reuter |
0acq | diagnostic retrieval systems inc makes mln dlr bid for rospatch corp |
0acq | miller tabak has pct of penn traffic pnf miller tabak hirsch and co said it has received an accepted common shares of penn traffic co in response to its dlr per share tender offer that expired friday and together with the shares it already owned it now has about pct of penn traffic the company said penn traffic is expe... |
2earn | waste management wmx votes split ups payout waste management corp said its board voted a two for one stock split payable april record march in other action waste management directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend to cts from cts payable april three record march reuter |
2earn | porex technologies porx sets initial dividend porex technologies corp said its board declared an initial annual dividend of cts per share its first payout payable march to holders of record march reuter |
2earn | davis water dwws declares stock dividend davis water and waste industries inc said its board declared a pct stock dividend payable march to holders of record march reuter |
2earn | medco containment mccs sets initial payout medco containment services inc said its board declared an initial annual dividend of cts per share its first payout payable march to holders of record march reuter |
0acq | pittston pco agrees to acquire wtc waf pittston co said it has tentatively agreed to acquire wtc international n v in a tax free exchange of stock pittston said it agreed to exchange common share for each of the about wtc common shares outstanding pittston said wtc s three principal shareholders who own pct of its stoc... |
2earn | sdc sydney cost review may eliminate products sdc sydney development corp earlier reporting an increased nine month operating loss said a cost control review now underway may result in cost reduction and elimination of unprofitable and non strategic products and services the company s operating loss for the nine months... |
2earn | multi step products inc six mths dec loss shr loss cts loss revs note initial public listing december reuter |
0acq | consolidated tvx says it will issue shares to buy stakes in three brazil mining firms |
2earn | whittaker corp wkr st qtr jan net oper shr cts vs cts qtly div cts vs cts prior oper net vs sales mln vs mln note prior year net excludes loss from discontinued operations of dlrs company said common shares outstanding down significantly to reflecting retirement of about shares since start of restructurining in august ... |
2earn | stop and shop cos inc shp th qtr jan net oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln year oper shr dlrs vs dlrs oper net mln vs mln sales billion vs billion avg shrs mln vs mln notes operating net excludes losses of mln dlrs or cts a share vs dlrs or two cts a share in quarter and... |
2earn | jim walter corp jwc regular dividend qtly div cts vs cts in prior qtr payable april one record march reuter |
0acq | diagnostic drs makes a bid for rospatch rpch diagnostic retrieval systems inc said it has made an offer to acquire through a wholly owned unit all outstanding shares of rospatch corp s common stock for dlrs a share cash or about mln dlrs drs a warfare systems producer said it would make the transaction through a cash t... |
2earn | whittaker wkr to have gains from sales whittaker corp said it will have a gain on the sale of discontinued businesses after any operating losses from the businesses up until the dates of disposition but it will defer reporting the gain until its restructuring program hsa been substantially completed the company said in... |
0acq | the japan fund jpn gets buyout offer the japan fund inc said it has received an unsolicited offer from sterling grace capital management lp acting together with certain other persons and entities to purchase all the assets of the fund at five pct below its aggregate net asset value the japan find said tne deal is subje... |
2earn | samsung co calendar div won vs won net profit billion won vs billion sales billion vs billion note company has set sales target of billion won reuter |
2earn | daewoo corp calendar div won vs won net profit billion won vs billion sales billion won vs bilion note company has set sales target of billion reuter |
0acq | corning to offer share for each hazleton share under earlier agreement |
0acq | bank of new york bk to have gain on unit sale bank of new york co said it and the management of rmj securities corp have agreed to sell pct of their interests in rmj holding corp to british and commonwealth holdings plc and bank of new york expects to realize a substantial gain on the transaction rmj holding is the hol... |
0acq | corning glw hazleton hlc set excahnge ratio corning glass works said the exchange ratio for its previously announced acquisition of hazleton laboratories corp has been established at corning common share for each hazleton common share corning said the prospectus regarding the merger is expected to be mailed tomorrow to... |
0acq | bally bly completes purchase of golden nugget bally manufacturing corp said it completed the acquisition of the golden nugget casino hotel in atlantic city new jersey from golden nugget inc bally also acquired from golden nugget various parcels of real estate in atlantic city it noted the transaction included mln dlrs ... |
2earn | warwick insurance managers inc wimi th qtr oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs avg shrs vs year oper shr cts vs cts oper net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs vs note net excludes investment gains dlrs vs dlrs in quarter and dlrs vs dlrs in year year net excludes dlr tax credit share adjusted for one for two reverse ... |
2earn | gelco corp nd qtr shr cts vs cts |
2earn | strober organization inc strb th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs five mln year shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln avg shrs vs five mln reuter |
1crude | shell canada cuts crude oil prices by up to canadian dlrs bbl effective march one |
2earn | brenco inc bren declares qtly dividend qtly div three cts vs three cts prior pay april six record march reuter |
2earn | massachusetts investors growth stock fund payout qtly div from income cts vs dlrs in prior qtr including capital gains of dlrs payable march record february reuter |
2earn | premdor inc th qtr net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln year shr dlrs vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter |
0acq | american nursery ansy buys florida nursery american nursery products inc said it purchased miami based heinl s nursery inc for undisclosed terms heinl s nursery has sales of about mln dlrs and owns acres of which are in shade houses and about square feet cover greenhouses shipping and office facilities reuter |
2earn | mfs managed sectors trust dividend increased semi annual div from income of cts vs cent in prior period payable march record february reuter |
0acq | esselte business esb unit buys antonson unit esselte business systems inc s esselte meto division said it has acquired the antonson america co a subsidiary of antonson machines ab of sweden esselte said the antonson unit based in laporte indiana manufactures scales and label printers the company said the purchase is pa... |
0acq | four seasons buying marriott mhs hotel four seasons hotels inc and vms realty partners said they agreed to acquire the santa barbara biltmore hotel in california from marriott corp for undisclosed terms closing was expected by march they added the companies said they would jointly own the hotel and rename it the four s... |
2earn | stone sto splits stock raises payout stone container corp said it is splitting its common stock for and increasing its dividend pct the dividend of cts a share an increase of five cts over the prior cts a share on pre split shares is payable june to holders of record may the stock split also is payable june to holders ... |
2earn | s k i ltd skii nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln six months shr cts vs cts net vs rev mln vs mln reuter |
2earn | kapok corp kpk year sept loss shr loss cts vs profit cts net loss vs profit revs mln vs mln note prior year net includes gain on sale of property of dlrs reuter |
1crude | study group urges increased u s oil reserves a study group said the united states should increase its strategic petroleum reserve to one mln barrels as one way to deal with the present and future impact of low oil prices on the domestic oil industry u s policy now is to raise the strategic reserve to mln barrels from i... |
2earn | k tron international inc ktii th qtr net oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs year oper shr profit cts vs loss dlrs oper net profit vs loss revs mln vs mln note net includes pretax unusual gain dlrs vs loss dlrs in quarter and losses dlrs vs dlrs in year items include settlement of paten... |
2earn | presidential realty corp pdo annual net shr dlrs vs dlrs net vs rev mln vs mln note net gain from property investments dlrs or cts per share vs dlrs or cts per share reuter |
0acq | 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... |
0acq | montedison concludes talks with antibioticos montedison spa moni mi said it has concluded its negotiations with spanish pharmaceuticals company antibioticos sa a company spokesman told reuters we have concluded the talks and we are now awaiting authorization from spanish authorities he declined to comment further earli... |
0acq | utilicorp ucu completes acquisition utilicorp united inc said it completed the acquisition of west virginia power from dominion resources for about mln dlrs the sale was approved by the west virginia public service commission in january and became effective march one west virginia s management will continue to be respo... |
1crude | study group urges increased u s oil reserves a study group said the united states should increase its strategic petroleum reserve to one mln barrels as one way to deal with the present and future impact of low oil prices on the domestic oil industry u s policy now is to raise the strategic reserve to mln barrels from i... |
0acq | carbide uk looks to acquisitions for growth union carbide corp is looking to acquisitions and joint ventures to aid its chemicals and plastics growth according the h w lichtenberger president of chemicals and plastics describing this as a major departure in the company s approach to commercial development he told the a... |
0acq | corrected bankamerica negotiating sale of units bank of america nt and sa s bac n west german branch said it is negotiating the sale of bankhaus centrale credit ag a small local west german bank it acquired in and of its west german visa credit card operation michael seibel bank of america vice president and regional m... |
2earn | franklin gold fund cuts dividend semi div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter |
2earn | franklin california tax free income fund payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter |
2earn | franklin age high income fund sets payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter |
1crude | petro canada cut crude prices by canadian dlrs bbl effective march one |
2earn | franklin federal tax free income fund payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter |
2earn | franklin new york tax free income fund payout mthly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter |
2earn | franklin u s government securities fund payout mthly div six cts vs six cts prior pay march record march two reuter |
2earn | first mississippi corp frm sets payout qtly div six cts vs six cts prior pay april record march reuter |
6ship | rotterdam port union and employers to meet dutch port and transport union fnv agreed to an employers request to reconvene abandoned peace talks tonight to try to end strikes that have disrupted rotterdam s general cargo sector for the past six weeks a union spokesman said talks broke down thursday when the union walked... |
2earn | jim walter corp jwc sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april one record march reuter |
2earn | 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... |
2earn | duro test corp dur nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln mln six mths shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln reuter |
2earn | franklin utilities fund sets payout qtly div cts vs cts prior pay march record march two reuter |
2earn | gelco corp gel nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln six mths shr cts vs cs net vs revs mln vs mln avg shrs mln vs mln note fiscal second quarter and first half earnings include a gain of mln dlrs and exclude preferred dividend requirements of five mln dlrs in the quarter and mln dlrs... |
2earn | internchange financial services isbj payout up qtly div cts vs cts prior pay april record march note interchange financial services corp reuter |
0acq | kapok corp kpk in technical default kapok corp said it is in techical default of its loans from southeast banking corp stb and murray steinfeld but is negotiating with the lenders it said neither has declared the loans due the company said it has agreed to sell the peter pan restaurant in urbana md for dlrs or one mln ... |
2earn | newport corp nesp nd qtr jan net shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs six mths shr cts vs cts net vs sales mln vs mln reuter |
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