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test/16592 |@title international:1 research:1 irdv:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 six:1 ct:2 vs:3 three:1 net:1 152:1 360:1 94:1 141:1 revs:1 4:2 073:1 911:1 116:1 333:1 note:1 international:1 research:1 development:1 corp:1 full:1 name:1 company:1
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH <IRDV> 1ST QTR NET Shr six cts vs three cts Net 152,360 vs 94,141 Revs 4,073,911 vs 4,116,333 NOTE: International Research and Development Corp is full name of company.
test/16593
test/16593 |@title brooklyn:1 union:1 bu:1 unit:1 expand:1 drilling:1 |@word brooklyn:2 union:2 gas:2 co:3 exploration:3 inc:1 unit:1 say:1 enter:1 200:1 mln:1 dlr:1 three:1 year:2 oil:1 development:1 venture:1 smith:1 offshore:2 agreement:1 call:1 drilling:1 10:1 12:1 well:1 per:1 primarily:1 gulf:2 mexico:1 area:1 texas:2 louisiana:2 coasts:1 30:1 40:1 onshore:1 coast:1 wells:1
BROOKLYN UNION'S <BU> UNIT TO EXPAND DRILLING Brooklyn Union Gas Co's Brooklyn Union Exploration Co Inc unit said it entered a 200 mln dlr three-year gas and oil exploration and development venture with Smith Offshore Exploration Co. The agreement calls for drilling of 10 to 12 offshore wells per year, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico area off the Texas and Louisiana coasts and 30 to 40 onshore Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast wells.
test/16597
test/16597 |@title correct:1 goodyear:1 gt:1 sell:1 celeron:1 |@word goodyear:4 tire:1 rubber:1 co:1 say:3 expect:2 sell:1 celeron:2 corp:1 oil:1 gas:1 subsidiary:1 two:2 billion:1 dlrs:1 month:1 company:2 annual:1 meeting:1 rober:1 mercer:2 chairman:1 chief:1 executive:1 officer:1 also:1 report:2 profit:1 one:1 dlr:1 share:2 continue:2 operation:2 first:1 quarter:1 year:1 ago:1 period:1 loss:1 59:1 cent:1 seven:1 interested:1 buy:2 may:1 form:1 consortium:1 unit:1
(CORRECTED) - GOODYEAR <GT> TO SELL CELERON Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co said it expects to sell its Celeron Corp oil and gas subsidiary for about two billion dlrs in about two months. After the company's annual meeting, Rober Mercer, Goodyear's chairman and chief executive officer, also said Goodyear expects to report a profit of more than one dlr a share from continuing operations in the first quarter. In the same year-ago period, Goodyear reported a loss of 59 cents a share from continuing operations. Mercer said about seven companies are interested in buying Celeron and they may form a consortium to buy the unit.
test/16598
test/16598 |@title int:1 l:1 research:1 development:1 irdv:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 six:1 ct:2 vs:3 three:1 net:1 152:1 360:1 94:1 141:1 revs:1 4:2 073:1 911:1 116:1 333:1 note:1 full:1 name:1 international:1 research:1 development:1 corp:1
INT'L RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT <IRDV.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr six cts vs three cts Net 152,360 vs 94,141 Revs 4,073,911 vs 4,116,333 Note: Full name is International Research and Development Corp.
test/16599
test/16599 |@title bank:2 new:2 england:2 corp:2 1st:2 qtr:2 shr:2 1:2 04:2 dlrs:2 vs:2 83:2 ct:2 |@word
BANK OF NEW ENGLAND CORP 1ST QTR SHR 1.04 DLRS VS 83 CTS BANK OF NEW ENGLAND CORP 1ST QTR SHR 1.04 DLRS VS 83 CTS
test/16600
test/16600 |@title honeywell:1 hon:1 cite:1 cost:1 cut:1 gain:1 |@word honeywell:6 inc:2 say:9 gain:1 20:1 1:1 pct:1 1987:3 first:5 quarter:5 operate:1 earning:2 result:4 cost:2 cut:1 effort:1 begin:2 last:2 year:4 report:1 operating:2 rise:1 43:1 7:1 mln:4 dlrs:2 96:1 ct:2 share:3 36:1 4:1 79:1 period:2 ago:1 well:2 company:2 three:1 sector:1 offset:1 high:2 interest:1 due:1 finance:1 december:1 acquisition:1 sperry:2 aerospace:3 sharing:1 federal:1 systems:1 subsidiary:1 pre:1 tax:1 profit:1 bull:1 show:1 clear:1 benefit:1 restructuring:1 chairman:1 edson:1 spencer:1 business:2 produce:1 even:1 though:1 see:1 significant:1 improvement:1 external:1 market:2 environment:1 total:1 order:5 substantially:1 sharp:1 increase:2 defense:1 addition:1 new:1 group:1 domestic:1 industrial:1 automation:2 control:2 modestly:1 1986:2 home:1 build:1 flat:1 u:1 international:2 great:1 strength:1 europe:1 end:1 intend:1 complete:1 repurchase:1 3:2 remain:1 five:1 buyback:1 program:1
HONEYWELL <HON> CITES COST CUTTING FOR GAIN Honeywell Inc said a gain of 20.1 pct in its 1987 first quarter operating earnings was the result of cost cutting efforts which began last year. Honeywell reported 1987 first quarter operating earnings rose to 43.7 mln dlrs or 96 cts a share from 36.4 mln dlrs or 79 cts in the same period a year ago. Better operating results in each of the company's three sectors offset higher interest costs in the first quarter due to financing the December acquisition of Sperry Aerospace and the sharing of the Federal Systems subsidiary pre-tax profit with Honeywell Bull Inc, Honeywell said. 'Our first quarter results show clear benefits of our restructuring,' chairman Edson Spencer said. 'All of our businesses are producing better results than last year, even though we do not see significant improvement in the external market environment,' he said. Total orders in the first quarter were up substantially, with a sharp increase in aerospace and defense orders in addition to those of the new Sperry Aerospace group, it said. Domestic industrial automation and control orders were modestly higher than the same period in 1986, it said. Orders in Honeywell's home and building automation and control business were flat in the U.S. and up in international markets, it said. International orders increased, with the greatest strength in Europe, Honeywell said. The company said that by year-end 1987, it intends to complete the repurchase of 3.3 mln shares remaining of a five mln share buyback program which began in 1986.
test/16601
test/16601 |@title ccc:1 credit:1 guarantee:1 rice:1 algeria:1 usda:1 |@word commodity:1 credit:4 corporation:1 ccc:1 authorize:1 3:1 0:2 mln:2 dlrs:2 guarantee:4 sale:3 u:3 rice:1 algeria:2 fiscal:2 year:2 1987:3 export:2 program:2 gsm:1 102:1 agriculture:1 department:2 say:1 additional:1 increase:1 cumulative:1 agricultural:1 product:1 469:1 eligible:1 coverage:1 new:1 line:1 must:1 register:1 september:1 30:1 aid:1
CCC CREDIT GUARANTEES FOR RICE TO ALGERIA - USDA The Commodity Credit Corporation, CCC, has authorized 3.0 mln dlrs in credit guarantees for sales of U.S. rice to Algeria for fiscal year 1987 under the Export Credit Guarantee Program, GSM-102, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The additional guarantees increase the cumulative fiscal year 1987 program for sales of U.S. agricultural products to Algeria to 469.0 mln dlrs. To be eligible for the credit guarantee coverage, all sales under the new line must be registered and exported by September 30, 1987, the department aid.
test/16602
test/16602 |@title mgm:2 ua:1 communications:1 2nd:1 qtr:1 feb:1 28:1 loss:1 |@word shr:2 loss:5 34:1 ct:2 net:2 17:1 1:3 mln:8 vs:4 profit:2 10:1 revs:2 106:1 2:3 101:1 six:2 mth:2 28:1 14:1 4:1 11:1 6:1 237:1 179:1 5:1 note:1 company:2 say:1 year:1 ago:1 per:1 share:1 give:1 comparable:1 due:1 certain:1 allocation:1 expense:1 turner:1 entertainment:1 group:1 make:1 subsequent:1 period:1 1987:1 result:1 reflect:1 tbs:1 merger:1 agreement:1 operation:1 independent:1 agent:1 1986:1 datum:1 include:1 extraordinary:1 tax:1 carryforward:1 gain:1 185:1 000:1 dlrs:1 qtr:1
MGM/UA COMMUNICATIONS <MGM> 2ND QTR FEB 28 LOSS Shr loss 34 cts Net loss 17.1 mln vs profit 10.1 mln Revs 106.2 mln vs 101.2 mln Six mths Shr loss 28 cts Net loss 14.4 mln vs profit 11.6 mln Revs 237.2 mln vs 179.5 mln Note: Company said year ago per share not given as not comparable due to certain allocations of expenses from the Turner Entertainment Group, not made in subsequent periods. 1987 results reflect the TBS merger agreement and operations of the company as independent agent. 1986 data includes extraordinary tax loss carryforward gains of 1,185,000 dlrs in qtr and six mths.
test/16604
test/16604 |@title homestake:1 mulls:1 buy:1 ore:1 reserve:1 |@word homestake:4 mining:1 co:1 consider:2 acquire:2 gold:4 ore:1 reserve:3 addition:2 company:2 exploration:4 effort:1 chief:1 executive:1 harry:1 conger:6 tell:1 reuters:1 interview:1 say:7 move:1 acquisition:2 represent:1 change:1 acquistion:1 policy:1 current:1 cash:1 position:1 120:1 mln:4 dlrs:4 would:1 available:1 two:1 line:1 credit:1 total:1 150:1 draw:1 could:1 use:1 finance:1 anticipate:1 1987:4 budget:1 1986:2 spending:3 27:1 3:1 precious:1 metal:1 may:1 slightly:2 high:1 last:3 year:3 17:1 7:1 oil:1 gas:1 less:1 9:1 6:1 pct:2 see:1 production:4 669:1 594:1 ounce:3 however:1 first:1 quarter:1 mclaughlin:1 10:1 low:1 45:1 400:2 due:1 start:1 problem:1 believe:1 price:1 hold:1 u:1 dlr:1 level:1 rest:1
HOMESTAKE MULLS BUYING ORE RESERVES Homestake Mining Co is considering acquiring more gold ore reserves in addition to the company's exploration efforts, chief executive Harry Conger told Reuters in an interview. Conger said, 'the move to consider acquisitions represents a change in the company's acquistions policy.' Conger said all of Homestake's current cash position of 120 mln dlrs would be available to acquire reserves. In addition, Homestake has two lines of credit totaling 150 mln dlrs which have not been drawn on and could be used to finance an acquisition, he said. Conger said he anticipates 1987 exploration budget will be about the same as 1986 spending of 27.3 mln dlrs. Conger said exploration for precious metals may be slightly higher than last year's spending of 17.7 mln dlrs while oil and gas exploration spending will be slightly less than last year's 9.6 pct. Conger said he sees Homestake's 1987 gold production about the same as 1986 gold production of 669,594 ounces. However, 1987 first quarter production from its McLaughlin reserve will be about 10 pct lower than last year's 45,400 ounces due to start-up production problems. He said he believes gold prices will hold above the 400 U.S. dlr an ounce level for the rest of 1987.
test/16606
test/16606 |@title interfirst:2 corp:2 1st:2 qtr:2 loss:2 28:2 ct:4 vs:2 profit:2 three:2 |@word
INTERFIRST CORP 1ST QTR LOSS 28 CTS VS PROFIT THREE CTS INTERFIRST CORP 1ST QTR LOSS 28 CTS VS PROFIT THREE CTS
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test/16607 |@title kuwaiti:1 daily:1 say:1 opec:2 credibility:1 stake:1 |@word credibility:2 face:2 fresh:3 scrutiny:3 come:2 week:3 amid:1 sign:1 significant:1 rise:2 supply:3 oil:8 international:3 market:3 kuwait:1 daily:2 al:1 qabas:1 say:10 article:1 headline:1 gulf:1 source:6 middle:1 east:1 production:2 1:1 4:1 mln:1 bpd:1 warn:3 opec:8 official:3 price:4 could:1 pressure:2 company:2 seek:1 cheap:1 whether:2 producer:1 behind:1 report:1 mideast:1 output:2 specify:1 contact:1 would:2 today:1 monday:1 activity:1 european:1 american:1 quote:1 march:2 demonstrate:1 commitment:1 quota:2 agreement:1 member:1 raise:1 last:2 give:2 detail:1 dealer:1 wait:1 see:1 able:1 control:2 day:1 cheat:1 produce:1 begin:1 anew:1 maybe:1 barrel:2 fall:2 18:2 perhaps:1 17:1 80:1 dlrs:2 next:1 believe:1 return:1 may:2 open:1 door:1 contract:1 similar:1 struggle:1 apparently:1 refer:1 resistance:1 buyer:1 lift:1 qatar:1 unless:1 discount:1 one:1 find:1 solidarity:1 end:1 april:1 start:1 note:1 demand:1 usually:1 onset:1 summer:1
KUWAITI DAILY SAYS OPEC CREDIBILITY AT STAKE OPEC's credibility faces fresh scrutiny in coming weeks amid signs of a significant rise in supplies of oil to international oil markets, the Kuwait daily al-Qabas said. In an article headlined, 'Gulf oil sources say Middle East production up 1.4 mln bpd,' it warned OPEC's official prices could face fresh pressure from international oil companies seeking cheaper supplies. It did not say whether only OPEC or both OPEC and other producers were behind the reported rise in Mideast output. Nor did it specify if the sources were official or other contacts. 'The sources said the credibility of OPEC would come under fresh scrutiny from today (Monday), with activity in the European and American markets,' the daily said. The sources were quoted as saying that after OPEC had in March demonstrated its commitment to quota agreements, some members had raised output last week. It gave no details. 'Dealers in oil markets were now waiting to see if Opec was able to control production, or whether the days of cheating and producing over quotas has begun anew,' it said. The sources warned that 'maybe the (price of a) barrel of oil will fall below 18, perhaps 17.80 dlrs this week or next if there is no control on supplies,' it said. 'The sources believed a return of oil below 18 dlrs a barrel may open the doors for international oil companies to pressure OPEC over contract prices, similar to the struggle last March,' it said, apparently referring to resistance by buyers to lift from Qatar unless it gave price discounts. 'More than one official has warned OPEC would find its solidarity under scrutiny by the end of April or start of May,' it said, noting demand usually fell with the onset of summer.
test/16608
test/16608 |@title willamette:1 industries:1 wmtt:1 4th:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 90:1 ct:2 vs:3 30:1 net:1 22:1 9:1 mln:3 7:1 567:1 000:1 sale:1 323:1 0:1 272:1 1:1 note:1 per:1 share:1 figure:2 reflect:1 april:1 25:1 1986:1 five:1 three:1 stock:1 split:1 full:1 year:1 available:1
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES <WMTT> 4TH QTR NET Shr 90 cts vs 30 cts Net 22.9 mln vs 7,567,000 Sales 323.0 mln vs 272.1 mln Note: per share figures reflect April 25, 1986 five-to-three stock split. Full year figures not available.
test/16610
test/16610 |@title marine:2 midland:2 banks:2 inc:2 1st:2 qtr:2 1:4 74:2 dlrs:4 vs:2 89:2 |@word
MARINE MIDLAND BANKS INC 1ST QTR 1.74 DLRS VS 1.89 DLRS MARINE MIDLAND BANKS INC 1ST QTR 1.74 DLRS VS 1.89 DLRS
test/16611
test/16611 |@title american:1 century:1 act:1 restate:1 earning:1 |@word american:2 century:2 corp:1 say:5 restate:2 earning:1 fiscal:1 year:2 end:2 june:2 30:2 1986:3 provide:1 additional:1 five:4 mln:4 dlrs:5 loan:3 loss:4 allowance:2 cause:1 net:1 14:1 937:2 000:2 instead:1 9:1 company:3 change:1 come:1 talk:1 securities:1 exchange:1 commission:1 judgement:1 consider:3 collectible:2 note:1 financial:1 statement:1 make:1 provision:1 less:1 require:1 spite:1 sec:2 decision:1 still:1 feel:1 possible:1 adequate:1 relevant:1 information:1 determine:1 collectibility:1 dlr:1 receivable:1 continue:1 disagreement:1 staff:1 would:1 good:1 interest:1
AMERICAN CENTURY <ACT> RESTATES EARNINGS American Century Corp said it has restated its earnings for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1986 to provide an additional five mln dlrs to its loan loss allowance, causing a restated year-end net loss of 14,937,000 dlrs, instead of 9,937,000 dlrs. The company said the change came after talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the company's judgement in considering the five mln dlrs collectible. In the note to its 1986 financial statement, American Century said it considered the five mln dlrs collectible, making its loan loss provision less than required. The company said in spite of the SEC decision, it still feels its allowance for possible loan losses at June 30, 1986 was adequate and that it has considered all relevant information to determine the collectibility of the five mln dlr receivable. But, it said continued disagreement with the SEC staff would not be in its best interest.
test/16615
test/16615 |@title interfirst:1 corp:1 ifg:1 1st:1 qtr:1 loss:1 |@word shr:1 loss:3 28:1 ct:2 vs:9 profit:2 three:1 net:3 18:1 9:2 mln:9 2:5 1:4 asset:2 16:2 7:1 billion:7 19:1 8:1 deposit:1 14:2 loan:2 12:1 4:2 note:1 include:1 security:1 gain:1 20:1 13:1 charge:1 total:2 41:1 42:1 provision:1 56:1 6:1 52:1 non:1 perform:1 24:1 799:1
INTERFIRST CORP <IFG> 1ST QTR LOSS Shr loss 28 cts vs profit three cts Net loss 18.9 mln vs profit 2.1 mln Assets 16.7 billion vs 19.8 billion Deposits 14.1 billion vs 16.2 billion Loans 12.2 billion vs 14.4 billion Note: Net includes securities gains of 20.4 mln vs 13.1 mln. Net charge-offs totaled 41.9 mln vs 42.2 mln, while provisions for loan losses was 56.6 mln vs 52.2 mln. Non-performing assets totaled 1.24 billion vs 799 mln.
test/16619
test/16619 |@title marine:1 midland:1 banks:1 inc:1 mm:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 1:4 74:1 dlrs:7 vs:6 89:1 net:2 35:2 3:2 mln:8 38:1 2:3 asset:1 24:1 5:3 billion:6 21:1 8:1 deposit:1 16:3 9:3 loan:3 18:1 0:1 note:1 qtr:2 include:1 pre:1 tax:2 provision:2 7:2 result:1 loss:2 reserve:1 interest:1 due:1 medium:1 long:1 term:1 brazilian:1 investment:1 gain:2 versus:1 15:1 last:1 year:1 first:2 quarter:3 44:1 prior:1
MARINE MIDLAND BANKS INC <MM> 1ST QTR NET Shr 1.74 dlrs vs 1.89 dlrs Net 35.3 mln vs 38.2 mln Assets 24.5 billion vs 21.8 billion Deposits 16.9 billion vs 16.1 billion Loans 18.9 billion vs 16.0 billion NOTE: Qtr includes pre-tax provision of 9.7 mln dlrs, resulting in 5.7 mln dlrs after-tax loss, for reserve against interest due on medium- and long-term Brazilian loans. Net investment gains for the qtr were 2.2 mln dlrs versus a gain of 15.5 mln in last year's first quarter. Provision for loan losses in the quarter was 35.3 mln dlrs vs 44.1 mln dlrs the prior first quarter.
test/16621
test/16621 |@title fourth:1 national:1 corp:1 stake:1 acquire:1 |@word fourth:3 national:3 corp:2 say:3 investor:1 group:1 lead:1 management:1 acquire:1 73:1 pct:1 stake:1 company:2 interfirst:1 ifc:1 dallas:1 bank:2 hold:2 firm:1 spokesman:1 deal:1 cash:1 would:1 disclose:1 amount:1 500:1 mln:1 dlrs:1 asset:1 statement:1 continue:1 operate:1 four:1 subsidiary:1 retain:1 employee:1
<FOURTH NATIONAL CORP> STAKE ACQUIRED Fourth National Corp said an investor group led by management has acquired a 73 pct stake in the company from Interfirst Corp <IFC>, a Dallas bank holding firm. A Fourth National spokesman said the deal was for cash but would not disclose the amount. Fourth National, a bank holding company with about 500 mln dlrs in assets, said in a statement that it will continue to operate its four subsidiaries and retain its employees.
test/16622
test/16622 |@title del:1 webb:1 wbb:1 unit:1 sell:1 joint:1 venture:1 stake:1 |@word del:2 e:2 webb:3 corp:2 say:2 properties:1 unit:1 sell:1 one:2 half:2 interest:2 224:1 acre:1 towne:1 meadow:1 mix:1 use:1 development:1 near:1 mesa:1 gilbert:1 ariz:1 klukwan:1 inc:1 alaskan:1 native:1 cooperative:1 term:1 sale:1 disclose:1 venture:1
DEL WEBB <WBB> UNIT SELLS JOINT VENTURE STAKE Del E. Webb Corp said its Del E. Webb Properties Corp unit sold one-half of its interest in the 224-acre Towne Meadows mixed-use development near Mesa and Gilbert, Ariz., to Klukwan Inc, an Alaskan native cooperative. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Webb said it had a one-half interest in the venture.
test/16623
test/16623 |@title bank:1 new:1 england:1 corp:1 bkne:1 1st:1 qtr:1 |@word shr:1 1:1 04:1 dlrs:1 vs:2 83:1 ct:1 net:1 51:1 7:1 mln:2 39:1 4:1
BANK OF NEW ENGLAND CORP <BKNE.O> 1ST QTR Shr 1.04 dlrs vs 83 cts Net 51.7 mln vs 39.4 mln
test/16624
test/16624 |@title u:2 exporter:2 report:2 350:2 000:2 tonne:2 corn:2 sell:2 unknown:2 destination:2 1986:2 87:2 |@word
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 350,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS FOR 1986/87 U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 350,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS FOR 1986/87
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test/16625 |@title canandaigua:1 wine:1 co:1 inc:1 cdg:1 2nd:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word qtr:1 end:1 feb:1 28:1 shr:2 35:1 ct:4 vs:6 38:1 net:2 1:4 682:1 047:1 817:1 820:1 revs:2 36:1 mln:4 29:1 9:1 six:1 mth:1 73:1 75:1 3:2 518:1 515:1 606:1 689:1 74:1 62:1 7:1
CANANDAIGUA WINE CO INC <CDG.A> 2ND QTR NET Qtr ended Feb 28 Shr 35 cts vs 38 cts Net 1,682,047 vs 1,817,820 Revs 36.1 mln vs 29.9 mln Six mths Shr 73 cts vs 75 cts Net 3,518,515 vs 3,606,689 Revs 74.1 mln vs 62.7 mln
test/16626
test/16626 |@title 13:2 apr:2 1987:2 |@word
13-APR-1987 13-APR-1987
test/16627
test/16627 |@title u:2 trade:2 panel:2 rule:2 brazilian:2 orange:2 juice:2 import:2 impose:2 dutue:2 |@word
U.S. TRADE PANEL RULES AGAINST BRAZILIAN ORANGE JUICE IMPORTS, WILL IMPOSE DUTUES U.S. TRADE PANEL RULES AGAINST BRAZILIAN ORANGE JUICE IMPORTS, WILL IMPOSE DUTUES
test/16628
test/16628 |@title florida:1 progress:1 corp:1 fpc:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:2 83:1 ct:2 vs:8 94:1 net:2 41:1 2:1 mln:8 45:1 5:1 revs:2 428:1 4:2 429:1 6:2 avg:2 shrs:2 49:2 8:1 48:1 1:3 12:1 month:1 3:3 59:1 dlrs:2 53:1 176:1 9:1 164:1 87:1 billion:2 70:1 46:1 note:1 1986:1 first:1 quarter:1 profit:1 restate:1 one:1 cent:1 share:1 result:1 previously:1 report:1 pooling:1 interest:1 merger:1 mid:1 continent:1 life:1 insurance:1 co:1
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP <FPC> 1ST QTR NET Shr 83 cts vs 94 cts Net 41.2 mln vs 45.5 mln Revs 428.4 mln vs 429.6 Avg shrs 49.8 mln vs 48.1 mln 12 months Shr 3.59 dlrs vs 3.53 dlrs Net 176.9 mln vs 164.4 mln Revs 1.87 billion vs 1.70 billion Avg shrs 49.3 mln vs 46.6 NOTE: 1986 first quarter profits restated down one cent a share as a result of previously reported pooling of interests merger with Mid-Continent Life Insurance Co.
test/16630
test/16630 |@title u:1 agency:1 rule:1 brazil:1 orange:1 juice:1 |@word u:5 international:1 trade:1 commission:1 itc:6 vote:2 authorize:1 commerce:8 department:3 impose:1 anti:7 dumping:7 duty:4 import:8 brazilian:8 frozen:3 concentrated:3 orange:7 juice:7 3:1 2:1 favor:1 petition:1 final:3 ruling:5 matter:1 today:1 consistent:1 march:1 9:1 activate:1 1:2 96:2 pct:4 stephen:1 vastagh:5 investigator:1 say:9 find:1 injure:1 producer:2 already:1 rule:2 unfairly:1 price:1 lower:1 margin:1 preliminary:3 decision:2 last:2 fall:1 set:1 8:1 5:1 government:1 require:2 bond:2 post:1 since:1 october:1 23:1 one:1 major:2 cutrale:1 would:3 exclude:1 account:1 40:1 total:1 supply:1 december:1 1985:1 november:1 1986:1 united:2 states:2 equivalent:1 546:1 mln:2 gallon:2 worth:1 622:1 dlrs:1 currently:1 35:1 cent:1 per:1 tariff:1 spokesman:1 agency:1 forward:1 report:1 case:1 april:1 22:1 process:1 order:1 transmit:1 custom:1 liquidate:1 entry:1 date:1 begin:1 assess:1 12:1 exporter:1 include:1 three:1 shipper:1 affect:1
U.S. AGENCY RULES AGAINST BRAZIL ORANGE JUICE The U.S. International Trade Commission, ITC, voted to authorize the Commerce Department to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of Brazilian frozen concentrated orange juice. The ITC voted 3-2 in favor of the anti-dumping petition in its final ruling on the matter. Today's ITC ruling was consistent with the Commerce Department's final ruling of March 9, and activates an anti-dumping duty of 1.96 pct on imports of Brazilian frozen concentrated orange juice, Stephen Vastagh, ITC investigator said. The ITC found that Brazilian orange juice imports have injured U.S. producers. The Commerce Department had already ruled that the imports were unfairly priced, and lowered to 1.96 pct the anti-dumping margin that in a preliminary decision last fall had been set at 8.5 pct, Vastagh said. The U.S. government has been requiring bond to be posted on imports of Brazilian frozen concentrated orange juice since Commerce's preliminary ruling of last October 23, he said. Commerce had ruled that one major Brazilian producer -- Cutrale -- would be excluded from the anti-dumping duty. Brazilian imports account for about 40 pct of total U.S. supply, Vastagh said. Between December 1985 and November 1986, the United States imported the equivalent of 546 mln gallons of Brazilian orange juice worth 622 mln dlrs, he said. Currently, the United States requires a 35-cent per gallon tariff on orange juice imports, Vastagh said. An ITC spokesman said the agency would forward its final report on the anti-dumping case to Commerce by April 22. Commerce then will process the anti-dumping order and transmit it to U.S Customs, which will liquidate bond entries dating from Commerce's preliminary ruling and begin assessing duties, Vastagh said. He said about 12 Brazilian orange juice exporters, including three major shippers, would be affected by the decision.
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test/16633 |@title national:1 city:1 bancorp:1 ncbm:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 37:1 ct:2 vs:2 27:1 net:1 1:1 194:1 000:2 870:1
NATIONAL CITY BANCORP <NCBM.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr 37 cts vs 27 cts Net 1,194,000 vs 870,000
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test/16635 |@title oneok:1 inc:1 oke:1 2nd:1 qtr:1 feb:1 28:1 net:1 |@word shr:2 1:3 21:1 dlrs:4 vs:6 80:1 net:2 16:1 9:2 mln:8 24:1 6:4 revs:2 230:1 289:1 12:2 mth:2 97:1 2:1 37:1 27:1 32:1 4:1 648:1 875:1 7:1 note:1 company:1 report:1 earning:1 qtrly:1 include:1 previous:1 figure:1
ONEOK INC <OKE> 2ND QTR FEB 28 NET Shr 1.21 dlrs vs 1.80 dlrs Net 16.9 mln vs 24.6 mln Revs 230.9 mln vs 289.6 mln 12 mths Shr 1.97 dlrs vs 2.37 dlrs Net 27.6 mln vs 32.4 mln Revs 648.6 mln vs 875.7 mln NOTE: company reports earnings qtrly and includes the previous 12 mths figures.
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test/16636 |@title texaco:1 tx:1 say:1 oil:1 flow:1 establish:1 |@word texaco:13 inc:1 establish:1 key:3 oil:11 supply:9 line:6 follow:2 yesterday:1 court:7 filing:4 protection:1 chapter:3 11:3 u:3 bankrupcty:1 code:1 say:19 elton:3 yates:3 coordinator:1 worldwide:1 operation:1 several:1 company:10 willing:1 start:1 trade:1 tell:2 reuter:1 interview:1 last:5 week:4 state:2 number:1 domestic:1 international:1 supplier:4 demand:3 cash:3 shipment:2 case:2 cut:6 altogether:1 bank:3 also:4 credit:5 manufacturers:1 hanover:1 corp:2 mhc:1 would:4 one:1 billion:2 dlr:2 chase:1 manhattan:1 cmb:1 j:1 p:1 morgan:2 co:7 jpm:1 guaranty:1 trust:1 ask:2 deposit:1 cover:1 transaction:1 severe:3 condition:1 creditor:2 arise:1 unfavorable:1 ruling:1 monday:2 supreme:2 ongoing:1 dispute:1 pennzoil:1 pzl:1 acquisition:1 getty:1 1984:1 high:1 texas:1 must:1 consider:1 plea:1 10:1 3:1 bond:1 appeal:1 stay:1 long:1 could:2 rule:1 begin:1 halt:2 wednesday:1 turn:1 avalanche:1 point:1 run:1 system:1 anywhere:1 near:1 capacity:1 less:2 half:1 jeapordy:1 produce:1 shortage:1 mid:1 may:1 situation:2 appear:1 much:1 sonatrach:1 algerian:2 national:1 cancel:2 future:1 delivery:1 crude:2 natural:1 gas:1 occidental:1 petroleum:2 oxy:1 atlantic:1 richfield:1 arc:1 special:1 safeguard:1 british:1 plc:1 bp:1 refuse:1 accept:1 order:1 fuel:1 today:2 big:1 k:1 fact:1 go:1 decline:1 identify:1 petroleos:1 de:1 venezuela:1 venezuelan:1 large:1 portion:1 two:1 ago:1 yate:1 add:2 expect:2 meet:1 venezuelans:1 later:1 attempt:1 reestablish:2 talk:1 take:1 place:1 bankruptcy:2 specialist:1 likely:2 allow:1 secure:1 business:2 usual:1 martin:1 klein:1 attorney:1 new:1 york:1 law:1 firm:1 dreyer:1 traub:1 nervous:1 bunch:1 people:1 dust:1 settle:1 reevaluate:1 extend:1 official:1 immediately:1 available:1 whether:2 discussion:1 hold:1
TEXACO <TX> SAYS SOME OIL FLOWS RE-ESTABLISHED Texaco Inc has re-established some key oil supply lines following yesterday's court filing for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankrupcty code, said Elton Yates, Texaco's coordinator of worldwide operations. 'Several companies say they are willing to start trading,' Yates told Reuters in an interview. The company last week had stated that a number of domestic and international oil suppliers were demanding cash for oil shipments, and in some cases, had cut supplies altogether. Banks had also cut credit lines, it said in court filings. Manufacturers Hanover Corp <MHC> and other banks told Texaco it would cut off a one billion dlr credit line, Texaco said in the court filing. Chase Manhattan Corp <CMB> and J.P. Morgan Co's <JPM> Morgan Guaranty Trust Co asked for deposits to cover transactions, it said. The severe conditions with suppliers and creditors arose from an unfavorable ruling last Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court in Texaco's ongoing dispute with Pennzoil Co <PZL> over the acquisition of Getty Oil Co in 1984. The High Court said Texas Courts must consider Texaco's plea to cut its 10.3 billion dlr bond while appealing the case. 'Most of the suppliers stayed with us as long as they could,' Elton said. But following Monday's Supreme Court ruling, Texaco's suppliers began demanding cash and halting supplies. 'It wasn't until last Wednesday that it turned into an avalanche,' he said. 'Supplies were cut to the point where we could not run the system at anywhere near capacity.' He said less than half of Texaco's oil supplies had been in jeapordy, but the cut off would have produced severe shortages by mid-May. Now the situation appears much less severe, Elton said. It said that Sonatrach, the Algerian national oil company, canceled future deliveries of crude oil and natural gas, Occidental Petroleum Co <OXY> demanded cash for crude, and Atlantic Richfield Co <ARC> asked for special safeguards. The company also said British Petroleum Co PLC <BP> last week refused to accept an order for fuel oil. But Yates today said, 'a big U.K. company has in fact said they would go on supplying. They had cancelled last week.' He declined to identify the company. <Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.>, the Venezuelan state oil company that supplies a large portion of Texaco's oil, also halted shipments two weeks ago, Yates said. But he added that Texaco expected to meet with the Venezuelans later today in an attempt to reestablish that key supply line. Talks were also expected to take place with the Algerians, he added. Bankruptcy specialists said it was likely Texaco's chapter 11 filing would allow the company to secure its credit lines and oil supplies that are key to the company's business. 'It will be business as usual for Texaco,' said Martin Klein, a bankruptcy attorney at the New York law firm Dreyer and Traub. 'Creditors are a nervous bunch of people,' he said. 'But when the dust settles they will reevaluate the situation and will likely extend credit to the chapter 11 company.' But other officials at Texaco were not immediately available to say whether discussions were being held with its banks, or whether credit lines had been reestablished.
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test/16638 |@title national:1 city:1 bancorp:1 ncbm:1 10:1 pct:1 dividend:1 |@word national:1 city:1 bancorp:1 say:1 director:1 annual:1 meeting:1 declare:1 10:1 pct:1 stock:1 dividend:1 payable:1 may:1 22:1 record:1 april:1 24:1
NATIONAL CITY BANCORP <NCBM.O> 10 PCT DIVIDEND National City Bancorp said directors at the annual meeting declared a 10 pct stock dividend payable May 22, record April 24.
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test/16641 |@title flagler:1 bank:1 corp:1 flgla:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 25:1 ct:2 vs:5 23:1 net:1 488:1 000:2 443:1 asset:1 289:1 3:1 mln:6 213:1 9:1 deposit:1 254:1 188:1 5:1 loan:1 156:1 4:2 123:1 note:1 per:1 share:1 amount:1 adjust:1 stock:1 dividend:1
FLAGLER BANK CORP <FLGLA.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr 25 cts vs 23 cts Net 488,000 vs 443,000 Assets 289.3 mln vs 213.9 mln Deposits 254 mln vs 188.5 mln Loans 156.4 mln vs 123.4 mln NOTE: Per share amounts adjusted for stock dividends.
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test/16642 |@title national:1 city:1 corp:1 ncty:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:3 primary:1 87:1 ct:6 vs:10 83:1 dilute:1 85:1 74:1 net:4 35:1 9:3 mln:8 30:1 6:3 avg:1 shrs:1 41:1 0:1 34:2 2:2 asset:2 13:1 95:1 billion:6 12:2 deposit:1 10:1 21:1 24:1 loan:3 22:1 7:1 89:1 return:1 1:2 07:1 pct:2 05:1 note:1 include:2 security:1 gain:1 seven:1 two:1 loss:2 provision:1 20:1 charge:1 total:1 15:1 brine:1 reserve:1 end:1 qtr:1 120:1 5:1
NATIONAL CITY CORP <NCTY.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr primary 87 cts vs 83 cts Shr diluted 85 cts vs 74 cts Net 35.9 mln vs 30.6 mln Avg shrs 41.0 mln vs 34.2 mln Assets 13.95 billion vs 12.34 billion Deposits 10.21 billion vs 9.24 billion Loans 9.22 billion vs 7.89 billion Return on assets 1.07 pct vs 1.05 pct Note: Net includes securities gains of seven cts a shr vs two cts. Net includes loan loss provision of 20.2 mln vs 12.6 mln. Net charge-offs totaled 15.6 mln, brining the loan loss reserve at the end of the qtr to 120.5 mln.
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test/16644 |@title bank:1 new:1 england:1 bkne:1 post:1 pro:1 forma:1 net:1 |@word bank:2 new:2 england:2 corp:1 report:2 pro:2 forma:2 first:6 quarter:6 earning:1 reflect:1 combine:2 operation:1 pending:1 merger:4 conifer:1 group:1 rise:2 60:1 mln:8 dlrs:11 89:1 ct:3 share:3 49:1 75:1 1986:3 expect:1 close:1 april:1 22:1 early:1 net:3 income:2 take:1 account:1 1:1 04:1 83:1 note:1 include:2 restatement:2 recent:1 acquisition:1 39:1 8:2 1987:1 result:1 nonrecurre:1 expense:3 4:2 7:2 exclude:1 growth:1 operating:1 company:1 reduce:1 14:3 pct:4 12:2 loan:1 lease:1 increase:1 34:1 19:3 5:1 billion:2 deposit:1 grow:1 6:1 provision:1 possible:1 credit:1 loss:1 compare:1 last:1 year:1 charge:1 10:1 9:1
BANK OF NEW ENGLAND <BKNE.O> POST PRO FORMA NET Bank of New England Corp reported that pro forma first quarter earnings, which reflect its combined operations under a pending merger with the Conifer Group, rose to 60 mln dlrs, or 89 cts a share, from 49 mln dlrs, or 75 cts a share in 1986. The merger is expected to close on April 22. Earlier, Bank of New England reported first quarter net income, not taking the merger into account, rose to 1.04 dlrs from 83 cts a share. NOTE:First quarter of 1986 does not include restatement from recent acquisitions. After restatement, net income was 39.8 mln dlrs. The 1987 pro forma first quarter results include nonrecurring merger expenses of 4.7 mln dlrs. Excluding these expenses, growth in operating expenses of the combined companies was reduced from 14 pct to 12 pct during the first quarter. Loans and leases increased 34 pct to 19.5 billion dlrs and deposits grew 14 pct to 19.6 billion dlrs. The provision for possible credit losses was 14.4 mln dlrs in the first quarter compared with 19.7 mln dlrs last year. Net charge-offs were 10.9 mln dlrs, down from 12.8 mln dlrs in 1986.
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test/16645 |@title burnham:1 american:1 propoerties:1 bapyz:1 2nd:1 qtr:1 |@word qtr:1 end:1 march:1 31:1 net:3 268:1 760:1 vs:4 235:1 274:1 revs:2 721:1 882:1 575:1 806:1 six:1 mth:1 472:1 642:1 464:1 042:1 1:2 372:1 453:1 059:1 462:1 note:1 per:1 share:1 datum:1 give:1 comparable:1 figure:1 depreciation:1
BURNHAM AMERICAN PROPOERTIES <BAPYZ.O> 2ND QTR Qtr ended March 31 Net 268,760 vs 235,274 Revs 721,882 vs 575,806 Six mths Net 472,642 vs 464,042 Revs 1,372,453 vs 1,059,462 Note: per share data not given, as not comparable to net figures, which are before depreciation.
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test/16646 |@title canada:1 wilson:1 comment:1 dome:1 dmp:1 |@word finance:1 minister:1 michael:1 wilson:3 say:1 early:1 comment:1 tax:3 implication:1 transcanada:2 pipelines:1 ltd:2 4:1 3:1 billion:1 dlr:1 offer:2 dome:2 petroleum:1 specific:1 course:1 make:1 detail:1 element:1 proposal:1 tell:1 house:1 commons:1 daily:1 question:2 period:1 opposition:1 party:1 possible:1 loss:1 revenue:1 takeover:1 complete:1 large:1 credit:1 hold:1
CANADA'S WILSON HAS NO COMMENT ON DOME (DMP) Finance Minister Michael Wilson said it was too early to comment on the tax implications of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd's 4.3 billion dlr offer for Dome Petroleum Ltd. 'The specific offer by TransCanada is just in the course of being made and we don't have the details of all the elements of the proposal,' Wilson told the House of Commons daily question period. Opposition parties were questioning Wilson about a possible loss of tax revenue if the takeover was completed because of the large tax credits held by Dome.
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test/16648 |@title dauphin:1 deposit:1 dapn:1 acquire:1 colonial:1 |@word dauphin:7 deposit:4 corp:3 say:4 sign:1 definitive:1 agreement:2 acquire:1 colonial:5 bancorp:2 inc:1 call:1 merge:2 subsidiary:1 new:1 holland:1 farmers:1 national:1 bank:3 trust:1 co:1 lead:1 company:1 shareholder:1 receive:1 3:1 6:1 4:2 share:2 common:1 stock:1 depend:1 current:1 market:1 value:1 dec:1 31:1 1986:1 colonia:1 asset:1 150:1 mln:1 dlrs:1
DAUPHIN DEPOSIT <DAPN> TO ACQUIRE COLONIAL Dauphin Deposit Corp said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire <Colonial Bancorp Inc>. The agreement calls for Colonial to be merged into Dauphin Deposit Corp, and Colonial's subsidiary, New Holland Farmers National Bank, to be merged into Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Co, the lead bank of Dauphin Deposit Corp, the company said. Shareholders of Colonial will receive between 3.6 and 4.4 shares of Dauphin common stock for each share of Colonial, depending on Dauphin's current market value, it said. As of Dec 31, 1986, Colonia Bancorp had assets of 150 mln dlrs, Dauphin said.
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test/16649 |@title kuwaiti:1 daily:1 say:1 opec:2 credibility:1 stake:1 |@word credibility:2 face:2 fresh:3 scrutiny:3 come:2 week:3 amid:2 sign:1 significant:1 rise:2 supply:3 oil:8 international:3 market:4 kuwait:1 daily:1 al:1 qabas:1 say:8 article:1 headline:1 gulf:1 source:6 middle:1 east:1 production:2 1:1 4:1 mln:1 bpd:1 witness:1 new:1 surplus:1 whisper:1 return:2 cheat:2 day:2 warn:3 opec:8 official:3 price:4 could:1 pressure:2 company:2 seek:1 cheap:1 whether:2 producer:1 behind:1 report:2 mideast:1 output:2 specify:1 contact:1 would:2 monday:1 activity:1 european:1 american:1 quote:1 march:2 demonstrate:1 commitment:1 quota:2 agreement:1 member:1 raise:1 last:2 give:2 detail:1 dealer:1 wait:1 see:1 able:1 control:2 produce:1 begin:1 anew:1 maybe:1 barrel:2 fall:2 18:2 perhaps:1 17:1 80:1 dlrs:2 next:1 believe:1 may:2 open:1 door:1 contract:1 similar:1 struggle:1 apparently:1 refer:1 resistance:1 buyer:1 lift:1 qatar:1 unless:1 discount:1 one:1 find:1 solidarity:1 end:1 april:1 start:1 note:1 demand:1 usually:1 onset:1 summer:1
KUWAITI DAILY SAYS OPEC CREDIBILITY AT STAKE OPEC's credibility faces fresh scrutiny in coming weeks amid signs of a significant rise in supplies of oil to international oil markets, the Kuwait daily al-Qabas said. In an article headlined 'Gulf oil sources say Middle East production up 1.4 mln bpd' and 'Markets witness new surplus amid whispers of return to cheating days,' it warned OPEC's official prices could face fresh pressure from international oil companies seeking cheaper supplies. It did not say whether only OPEC or Opec and other producers were behind the reported rise in Mideast output. Nor did it specify if the sources were official or other contacts. 'The sources said the credibility of OPEC would come under fresh scrutiny from Monday, with activity in the European and American markets,' it said. The sources were quoted as saying that after Opec had in March demonstrated its commitment to quota agreements, some members had raised output last week. It gave no details. 'Dealers in oil markets were now waiting to see if Opec was able to control production, or whether the days of cheating and producing over quotas has begun anew,' it reported. 'The sources warned that maybe the (price of a) barrel of oil will fall below 18, perhaps 17.80 dlrs this week or next if there is no control on supplies. 'The sources believed a return of oil below 18 dlrs a barrel may open the doors for international oil companies to pressure Opec over contract prices, similar to the struggle last March,' it said, apparently referring to resistance by buyers to lift from Qatar unless it gave price discounts. 'More than one official has warned Opec would find its solidarity under scrutiny by the end of April or start of May,' it said, noting demand usually fell with the onset of summer.
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test/16650 |@title treasury:1 balance:1 fed:1 fall:1 april:1 9:1 |@word treasury:3 balance:3 federal:1 reserve:1 fall:2 april:2 10:1 3:2 373:1 billion:6 dlrs:6 523:1 previous:1 business:1 day:2 say:1 late:1 budget:1 statement:1 tax:1 loan:1 note:1 account:1 11:2 645:1 869:1 respective:1 operate:1 cash:1 total:1 15:2 018:1 compare:1 392:1 9:1
TREASURY BALANCES AT FED FELL ON APRIL 9 Treasury balances at the Federal Reserve fell on April 10 to 3.373 billion dlrs from 3.523 billion dlrs on the previous business day, the Treasury said in its latest budget statement. Balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to 11.645 billion dlrs from 11.869 billion dlrs on the same respective days. The Treasury's operating cash balance totaled 15.018 billion dlrs compared with 15.392 billion dlrs on April 9.
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test/16651 |@title doe:1 resolve:1 issue:1 royal:1 dutch:1 rd:1 unit:1 |@word energy:1 department:1 say:3 approve:1 final:2 form:1 agreement:2 resolve:1 remain:1 issue:3 shell:3 oil:3 co:1 pricing:3 allocation:1 control:1 end:1 1981:1 royal:1 dutch:1 group:1 unit:1 agree:1 pay:1 20:1 mln:2 dlrs:2 settle:2 refiner:1 160:1 crude:1 doe:2 make:1 pact:1 modify:1 reflect:1 compliance:1 tertiary:1 incentive:1 program:1 provision:1 version:1 publish:1 last:1 dec:1 31:1
DOE RESOLVES ISSUES WITH ROYAL DUTCH <RD> UNIT The Energy Department said it had approved in final form an agreement that resolves all remaining issues with Shell Oil Co over oil pricing and allocation controls that ended in 1981. Under the agreement, The Royal Dutch/Shell Group unit agreed to pay 20 mln dlrs to settle refiner pricing issues and 160 mln dlrs to settle crude oil pricing issues, DOE said. DOE said that before making the pact final, it modified it to reflect Shell's compliance with the Tertiary Incentive Program, a provision not in the version published last Dec 31.
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test/16652 |@title cellular:1 communication:1 comm:1 close:1 buyout:1 |@word cellular:2 communications:1 inc:1 say:2 unit:1 purchase:1 6:1 99:1 pct:2 interest:1 cincinnati:2 non:1 wireline:1 system:2 result:1 transaction:1 company:1 100:1
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS <COMM.O> CLOSES BUYOUT Cellular Communications Inc said that a unit purchased a 6.99 pct interest in the Cincinnati non-wireline cellular system. As a result of the transaction, the company said it now owns 100 pct of the system in Cincinnati.
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test/16653 |@title athlone:1 industries:1 inc:1 ath:1 set:1 qtly:1 dividend:1 |@word qtly:1 div:1 40:2 ct:2 vs:1 prior:1 pay:1 may:2 15:1 record:1 one:1
ATHLONE INDUSTRIES INC <ATH> SETS QTLY DIVIDEND Qtly div 40 cts vs 40 cts prior Pay May 15 Record May one.
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test/16654 |@title first:1 federal:1 savings:1 bank:1 ffsd:1 2nd:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word qtr:1 end:1 march:1 31:1 shr:2 88:1 ct:1 net:2 973:1 000:4 vs:2 713:1 six:1 mth:1 1:3 35:1 dlrs:1 497:1 464:1 note:1 bank:1 go:1 public:1 dec:1 29:1 1986:1
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK <FFSD.O> 2ND QTR NET Qtr ended March 31 Shr 88 cts Net 973,000 vs 713,000 Six mths Shr 1.35 dlrs Net 1,497,000 vs 1,464,000 Note: Bank went public on Dec 29, 1986.
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test/16655 |@title plantronics:1 inc:1 plx:1 3rd:1 qtr:1 march:1 28:1 net:1 |@word shr:2 39:1 ct:2 vs:6 32:1 net:4 2:2 524:1 000:4 046:1 00:1 sale:4 28:1 5:2 mln:5 23:1 nine:3 mth:3 1:2 01:1 dlrs:2 09:1 6:3 323:1 990:1 80:1 68:1 8:1 note:1 current:1 qtr:1 include:2 447:1 dlr:2 gain:2 asset:2 prior:1 3:1 4:1
PLANTRONICS INC <PLX> 3RD QTR MARCH 28 NET Shr 39 cts vs 32 cts Net 2,524,000 vs 2,046,00 Sales 28.5 mln vs 23.5 mln Nine Mths Shr 1.01 dlrs vs 1.09 dlrs Net 6,323,000 vs 6,990,000 Sales 80.6 mln vs 68.8 mln Note: Current qtr and nine mth net include 447,000 dlr gain on asset sales. Prior nine mth net includes 3.4 mln dlr asset sale gain.
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test/16656 |@title gaf:3 seek:1 information:1 borg:1 warner:1 bor:1 |@word corp:2 say:5 explore:1 option:1 response:1 merrill:6 lynch:4 capital:1 partners:1 4:2 23:1 billion:1 dlr:1 offer:3 borg:7 warner:7 ask:2 information:2 supply:1 gaf:5 spokesman:2 company:2 order:1 enable:1 fully:1 evaluate:1 alternative:1 also:1 confirm:1 raise:2 bid:1 48:2 dlrs:3 cash:3 46:1 per:2 share:2 friday:1 50:1 89:1 pct:2 package:1 security:1 balance:1 transaction:3 take:1 private:1 form:1 leverage:1 buyout:1 intend:1 sell:1 asset:1 may:1 force:1 finance:1 deal:1 source:2 familiar:1 management:1 participant:1 manager:1 retain:1 position:1 investor:2 involve:1 include:1 pension:1 fund:1 insurance:1 institutional:1 analyst:1 believe:1 19:1 9:1 speculation:1 drive:1 stock:1 1:1 3:2 8:3 49:2 5:2 heavy:1 trading:1 close:1
GAF <GAF> SEEKS INFORMATION ON BORG-WARNER<BOR> GAF Corp said it is exploring its options in response to Merrill Lynch Capital Partners' 4.23 billion dlr offer for Borg-Warner Corp, and it has asked for all information that was supplied to Merrill Lynch. A GAF spokesman said the company asked for the information in order to enable GAF to fully evaluate its alternatives. The spokesman also confirmed that GAF did raise its bid to 48 dlrs cash from 46 dlrs per share on Friday. Merrill is offering 48.50 dlrs per share cash for 89 pct of Borg-Warner, and a package of cash and securities for the balance. The transaction with Merrill Lynch will take Borg-Warner private in the form of a leveraged buyout. Merrill Lynch does not intend to sell Borg-Warner assets, but it may be forced to do so in financing the deal, said sources familiar with the transaction. Borg-Warner has said its management is not a participant in the transaction, but managers will retain their positions. The investors involved with Merrill include pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors, sources said. Analysts believe GAF, which owns 19.9 pct of Borg-Warner, will raise its offer. That speculation drove Borg-warner stock up 1-3/8 to 49-5/8 in heavy trading. GAF closed at 49-5/8, off 3/4.
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test/16658 |@title abu:1 dhabi:1 marketing:1 say:1 breach:1 opec:1 pact:1 |@word senior:1 abu:2 dhabi:2 oil:8 official:1 say:5 remark:1 publish:1 today:1 emirate:1 large:1 producer:1 united:1 arab:1 emirates:1 uae:1 succeed:1 market:7 crude:3 without:1 breach:1 opec:4 accords:1 khalaf:1 al:1 oteiba:3 marketing:2 director:1 national:1 co:1 adnoc:5 tell:1 company:2 petroleum:1 community:1 magazine:1 also:1 keen:1 keep:1 good:1 customer:2 relation:1 maintain:1 dialogue:1 care:1 accordance:1 condition:1 take:1 necessary:1 step:1 guarantee:1 production:3 present:1 policy:2 base:1 adherence:1 decision:1 december:2 1986:1 control:1 establish:1 new:1 pricing:2 system:1 attempt:1 stabilize:1 add:1 agree:1 last:3 limit:1 15:1 8:1 mln:3 bpd:3 return:1 fix:1 price:2 average:2 18:1 dlrs:1 barrel:1 stabilization:1 future:1 depend:1 much:1 discipline:1 show:1 year:2 world:1 drop:1 difficult:1 ever:1 practical:1 flexible:1 implement:1 relate:1 changed:1 environment:1 sale:2 jump:1 609:1 000:2 73:1 pct:2 export:2 refined:2 product:2 total:2 eight:1 metric:1 tonne:2 67:1 1985:1 476:1 7:1 2:1
ABU DHABI MARKETING SAID NOT BREACHING OPEC PACT A senior Abu Dhabi oil official said in remarks published today the emirate, largest producer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was succeeding in marketing its crude oil without breaching OPEC accords. Khalaf al-Oteiba, Marketing Director at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), told the company's Petroleum Community magazine ADNOC was also keen to keep good customer relations. 'The company will maintain its dialogue with and care for its customers in accordance with market conditions...And take necessary steps to guarantee marketing its production,' he said. 'The present oil marketing policy of ADNOC is based on adherence to OPEC decisions of December 1986 to control production and establish a new pricing system in an attempt to stabilize the market,' he added. OPEC agreed last December to limit production to 15.8 mln bpd and return to fixed prices averaging 18 dlrs a barrel. Oteiba said stabilization of the oil market in the future depended on how much discipline OPEC showed. Oteiba said last year, when world oil prices dropped, was ADNOC's most difficult ever but 'a practical and flexible pricing policy was implemented to relate to the changed market environment.' He said crude oil sales last year jumped to an average 609,000 bpd of which 73 pct was exported. Refined product sales totalled eight mln metric tonnes, of which 67 pct was exported. In 1985, ADNOC marketed a total of 476,000 bpd of crude oil and 7.2 mln tonnes of refined products.
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test/16662 |@title rhnb:2 corp:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 61:1 ct:2 vs:5 55:1 net:1 695:1 252:1 633:1 329:1 loan:1 125:1 2:2 mln:6 89:1 9:2 deposit:1 209:1 172:1 asset:1 245:1 5:2 207:1
RHNB CORP <RHNB> 1ST QTR NET Shr 61 cts vs 55 cts Net 695,252 vs 633,329 Loans 125.2 mln vs 89.9 mln Deposits 209.2 mln vs 172.9 mln Assets 245.5 mln vs 207.5 mln
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test/16663 |@title kraft:1 kra:1 complete:1 acquisition:1 |@word kraft:1 inc:1 say:2 complete:1 acquisition:1 holleb:2 co:1 foodservice:1 distributor:1 base:1 bensenville:1 ill:1 term:1 withhold:1 1986:1 sale:1 85:1 mln:1 dlrs:1
KRAFT <KRA> COMPLETES ACQUISITION Kraft Inc said it completed the acquisition of Holleb and Co, a foodservice distributor based in Bensenville, Ill. Terms were withheld. It said Holleb's 1986 sales were about 85 mln dlrs.
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test/16664 |@title first:1 america:1 bank:1 inc:1 fabk:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 1:2 12:1 dlrs:2 vs:6 27:1 net:1 15:1 000:3 11:1 900:1 avg:1 shrs:1 9:1 642:1 403:1 8:1 322:1 245:1 loan:1 4:2 57:1 billion:6 3:1 29:1 deposit:1 6:1 80:1 75:2 asset:1 7:1 5:1 37:1
FIRST OF AMERICA BANK INC <FABK.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr 1.12 dlrs vs 1.27 dlrs Net 15,000,000 vs 11,900,000 Avg shrs 9,642,403 vs 8,322,245 Loans 4.57 billion vs 3.29 billion Deposits 6.80 billion vs 4.75 billion Assets 7.75 billion vs 5.37 billion
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test/16665 |@title lomak:1 petroleum:1 inc:1 lomk:1 year:1 loss:1 |@word shr:1 loss:4 10:1 ct:2 vs:4 19:1 net:1 1:1 348:1 000:2 2:2 410:1 rev:1 11:1 mln:4 22:1 3:1 acg:1 shrs:1 13:1 8:1 12:1 9:1
LOMAK PETROLEUM INC <LOMK.O> YEAR LOSS Shr loss 10 cts vs loss 19 cts Net loss 1,348,000 vs loss 2,410,000 Revs 11.2 mln vs 22.3 mln Acg shrs 13.8 mln vs 12.9 mln
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test/16667 |@title newmont:1 nem:1 stake:1 du:1 pont:1 dd:1 decline:1 |@word newmont:2 mining:1 corp:1 hold:2 5:3 250:1 376:1 du:1 pont:1 co:1 share:2 2:3 pct:2 outstanding:2 end:1 1986:1 970:1 141:1 year:1 earlier:1 annual:1 report:1 say:1 correct:1 march:1 30:1 item:1 show:1 holding:1 decrease:1
NEWMONT <NEM> STAKE IN DU PONT <DD> DECLINES Newmont Mining Corp held 5,250,376 Du Pont Co shares, or about 2.2 pct of those outstanding, at the end of 1986, down from the 5,970,141 shares, or 2.5 pct of those outstanding, it held a year earlier, Newmont's annual report said. --Corrects March 30 item to show holdings decreased.
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test/16668 |@title bankeast:1 corp:1 benh:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 35:1 ct:2 vs:4 29:1 net:1 3:2 732:1 000:2 131:1 asset:1 1:2 09:1 billion:1 861:1 2:1 mln:4 deposit:1 817:1 7:2 mlnvs:1 705:1 loan:1 704:1 553:1 4:1 note:1 1986:1 result:1 restate:1 reflect:1 acquisition:1 united:1 banks:1 corp:1
BANKEAST CORP <BENH.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr 35 cts vs 29 cts Net 3,732,000 vs 3,131,000 Assets 1.09 billion vs 861.2 mln Deposits 817.7 mlnvs 705.7 mln Loans 704.1 mln vs 553.4 mln Note: 1986 results restated to reflect acquisition of United Banks Corp.
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test/16670 |@title ust:1 corp:1 utsb:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 41:1 ct:2 vs:4 31:1 net:1 4:2 568:1 656:1 3:1 461:1 674:1 asset:1 1:4 7:1 billion:4 deposit:1 46:1 19:1 note:1 1986:1 result:1 restate:1 reflect:1 100:1 pct:1 stock:1 dividend:1
UST CORP <UTSB.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr 41 cts vs 31 cts Net 4,568,656 vs 3,461,674 Assets 1.7 billion vs 1.4 billion Deposits 1.46 billion vs 1.19 billion Note: 1986 results restated to reflect a 100 pct stock dividend.
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test/16672 |@title central:1 ill:1 public:1 service:1 cip:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 28:1 ct:2 vs:3 29:1 net:1 10:1 978:1 000:2 11:1 916:1 revs:1 153:1 5:1 mln:2 163:1 4:1 note:1 full:1 name:1 central:1 illinois:1 public:1 service:1 co:1 per:1 share:1 result:1 reflect:1 payment:1 preferred:1 dividend:1
CENTRAL ILL PUBLIC SERVICE <CIP> 1ST QTR NET Shr 28 cts vs 29 cts Net 10,978,000 vs 11,916,000 Revs 153.5 mln vs 163.4 mln NOTE: Full name is Central Illinois Public Service Co Per-share results reflect payment of preferred dividends
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test/16675 |@title thera:1 care:1 inc:1 acquire:1 cushing:1 |@word thera:2 care:2 inc:1 say:1 agree:1 acquire:1 cushing:1 associates:1 glendale:1 calif:1 exchange:1 1:1 480:1 000:1 share:1
<THERA-CARE INC> TO ACQUIRE CUSHING Thera-Care Inc said it agreed to acquire Cushing and Associates of Glendale, Calif., in exchange for 1,480,000 Thera-Care shares.
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test/16676 |@title interco:1 iss:1 complete:1 lane:2 acquisition:1 |@word interco:3 inc:1 say:2 shareholder:2 lane:3 co:1 approve:1 merger:2 two:1 company:1 special:1 meeting:1 previously:1 announce:1 receive:1 1:1 5:1 share:2 common:1 stock:2 hold:1 become:1 effective:1 april:1 14:1
INTERCO <ISS> COMPLETES LANE<LANE> ACQUISITION Interco Inc said its shareholders and those of Lane Co approved a merger of the two companies at special meetings. As previously announced, Lane's shareholders will receive 1.5 shares of Interco common stock for each share of Lane stock held. Interco said the merger becomes effective April 14.
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test/16677 |@title hmo:2 america:1 hmoa:1 agree:1 acquire:1 |@word america:1 inc:1 say:5 sign:1 letter:1 intent:1 mount:2 sinai:2 medical:1 center:1 affiliate:1 provide:1 common:2 preferred:2 stock:2 acquire:1 new:1 profit:2 company:1 control:1 chicago:1 area:1 hospital:1 may:1 elect:1 participate:1 acquisition:1 form:1 transaction:2 yet:3 determine:2 accord:1 term:1 hmo:2 shareholder:1 would:1 receive:2 combination:1 cash:2 debt:1 security:1 issue:1 buyer:1 exchange:1 outstanding:1 share:2 amount:1 per:1 add:1 arrangement:1 financing:2 make:1 assurance:1 closing:1 propose:1 complete:1 expect:1 november:1 2:1 1987:1
HMO AMERICA <HMOA> AGREES TO BE ACQUIRED HMO America Inc said it signed a letter of intent with Mount Sinai Medical Center here and an affiliate, providing that all of its common and preferred stock be acquired by a new not-for-profit company to be controlled by Mount Sinai and other Chicago area not-for-profit hospitals who may elect to participate in the acquisition. The form of the transaction has not yet been determined, it said. According to terms, HMO's shareholders would receive a combination of cash and debt securities to be issued by the buyer in exchange for their outstanding shares of common and preferred stock, it said. The amount of cash per share has not yet been determined, it added. Arrangements for financing have not yet been made and there can be no assurance that any financing will be received, HMO said. Closing of the proposed transaction, if it is completed, is expected on or before November 2, 1987, it said.
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test/16678 |@title everest:1 jennings:1 ej:1 qtly:1 dividend:1 |@word shr:1 five:2 ct:2 vs:1 prior:1 qtr:1 pay:1 may:1 15:1 record:1 april:1 22:1
EVEREST AND JENNINGS <EJ.A> QTLY DIVIDEND Shr five cts vs five cts prior qtr Pay May 15 Record April 22
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test/16679 |@title ps:1 group:1 inc:1 psg:1 qtly:1 dividend:1 |@word shr:1 15:2 ct:2 vs:1 prior:1 qtr:1 pay:1 may:1 18:1 record:1 april:1 27:1
PS GROUP INC <PSG> QTLY DIVIDEND Shr 15 cts vs 15 cts prior qtr Pay May 18 Record April 27
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test/16680 |@title dome:1 dmp:1 benefit:1 takeover:1 speculation:1 |@word share:4 dome:19 petroleum:4 ltd:2 post:1 big:1 gain:2 month:2 u:8 canada:3 stock:5 market:4 foresaw:1 takeover:1 tug:1 war:1 begin:1 debt:4 heavy:1 company:7 rise:2 1:9 4:3 8:1 american:1 exchange:2 31:1 cent:2 44:1 canadian:11 dlrs:14 toronto:2 active:1 high:2 50:1 day:2 recent:2 normally:1 move:1 per:3 transcanada:9 pipeline:1 yesterday:2 announce:1 3:4 billion:13 dlr:2 22:1 bid:3 asset:3 base:2 calgary:2 alberta:2 say:8 also:5 still:1 talk:3 two:3 refuse:1 identify:1 analyst:2 today:2 firm:1 believe:3 foreign:1 oil:7 note:2 stress:1 solution:1 financial:1 difficulty:1 conoco:2 control:1 dupont:1 dd:1 atlantic:2 richfield:2 co:4 arc:1 sell:1 interest:3 1975:1 could:1 get:1 back:1 wilf:1 gobert:4 peters:1 david:1 bryson:2 moss:1 lawson:1 british:2 plc:1 bp:2 mention:1 possible:1 buyer:1 despite:1 70:1 week:1 ago:2 45:1 percent:1 standard:1 srd:1 already:1 independent:1 james:1 hamilton:1 report:2 amoco:2 corp:1 representative:1 immediately:1 available:2 comment:1 characterize:1 action:1 awfully:1 optimistic:1 give:2 offer:5 current:2 shareholder:2 new:2 subsidiary:4 value:1 10:1 common:2 preferred:1 would:7 20:1 pct:2 operate:1 former:1 80:1 however:1 may:1 look:1 potential:2 publicly:1 trade:1 quite:1 bit:1 upside:1 upper:2 end:2 think:1 somebody:1 pay:2 proposal:1 creditor:2 87:1 2:5 90:1 another:1 one:1 750:1 mln:4 secured:1 earn:1 profit:2 certain:1 level:2 detail:1 currently:1 seek:1 restructure:1 six:1 5:2 take:1 several:1 year:1 price:1 want:1 expand:1 speculation:1 capable:1 support:1 three:1 four:1 basis:1 trouble:1 often:1 obscure:1 fact:1 major:1 player:1 gas:3 field:1 hold:1 reserve:1 176:1 barrel:1 crude:1 9:2 cubic:1 foot:1 natural:1 14:1 acre:2 exploration:1 land:2 province:1 heart:1 industry:1 total:1 36:1 across:1 tax:1 credit:1 1986:1 loss:1 65:1 large:1 ever:1
DOME <DMP> BENEFITS FROM TAKEOVER SPECULATION Shares of Dome Petroleum Ltd posted their biggest gain in months in the U.S. and Canada as stock markets foresaw a takeover tug-of-war beginning for the debt-heavy company. Dome rose 1/4 to 1-1/8 on the American Stock Exchange and gained 31 cents to 1.44 Canadian dlrs on the Toronto Stock Exchange, where it was the most active stock. It rose as high as 1.50 dlrs in Toronto during the day. In recent months, Dome has normally moved by only a few cents per day. TransCanada PipeLines yesterday announced a 4.3 billion dlr Canadian (3.22 billion U.S.) bid for all of Dome's assets, but Dome, which is based in Calgary, Alberta, said it is also still talking with two other companies, which it refuses to identify. Market analysts today said the other two firms are believed to be foreign oil companies, noting that TransCanada yesterday stressed that its bid is 'a Canadian solution to the financial difficulties of Dome Petroleum.' 'The talk is about Conoco, which is controlled by DuPont <DD>, and Atlantic Richfield Co <ARC>, which sold its Canadian interest in 1975 and could be getting back in,' said Wilf Gobert of Peters and Co Ltd. David Bryson of Moss Lawson and Co also noted that British Petroleum PLC <BP> is mentioned as a possible buyer, despite BP's 70 U.S. dlr per share bid two weeks ago for the 45 percent of Standard Oil Co <SRD> it does not already own. Calgary-based independent analyst James Hamilton has said in recent reports that Amoco Corp <AN> has also been in talks with Dome. Representatives of Atlantic Richfield, British Petroleum, Conoco and Amoco were not immediately available for comment. Gobert characterized the market action in Dome today as 'awfully optimistic,' given TransCanada's offer to give current Dome shareholders stock in a new subsidiary, which it valued at 1.10 dlrs Canadian per common share. Under the offer, current Dome common and preferred shareholders would own 20 pct of the new subsidiary, which would own and operate all Dome's former assets. TransCanada would own 80 pct. However, Bryson said the market may be looking at the potential for shares in a publicly-traded subsidiary. 'The TransCanada offer has quite a bit of upside potential for Dome,' he said. Gobert said he believes the TransCanada offer is 'at the upper end of what I thought somebody would pay for Dome.' The TransCanada proposal would pay Dome's creditors 3.87 billion Canadian dlrs (2.90 billion U.S. dlrs), with another one billion Canadian dlrs (750 mln U.S. dlrs) available to secured creditors if the Dome subsidiary earns profits above a certain level. TransCanada would not detail the profit level. Dome currently is seeking to restructure about six billion Canadian dlrs (4.5 billion U.S. dlrs) in debt, which it took on several years ago when oil prices were high and the company wanted to expand. 'There has been speculation that Dome's assets are capable of supporting debt of three to four billion dlrs, so on that basis, the TransCanada offer would be at the upper end of that,' Gobert said. Dome's debt troubles have often obscured the fact that it is a major player in the Canadian oil and gas field. It holds reserves of about 176 mln barrels of crude oil and 3.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The company also owns or has an interest in 14.2 mln acres of oil and gas exploration land in the province of Alberta, the heart of Canada's oil industry. Dome owns or has an interest in a total of 36.1 mln acres of land across Canada. The company also has tax credits of about 2.5 billion dlrs Canadian (1.9 billion dlrs U.S.). It reported a 1986 loss of 2.2 billion dlrs (1.65 billion dlrs U.S.), believed to be the largest ever by a Canadian company.
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test/16681 |@title u:1 bill:1 auction:1 rate:1 average:1 5:1 98:1 6:1 08:1 pct:1 |@word u:1 treasury:3 say:2 weekly:1 auction:1 three:6 month:11 bill:10 produce:1 average:6 rate:4 5:7 98:5 pct:13 6:9 08:1 six:6 compare:1 53:1 63:1 sell:1 last:1 week:1 bond:1 equivalent:1 yield:4 17:1 accept:4 bid:8 range:4 92:1 99:3 60:1 high:3 stopout:1 take:1 38:1 10:1 48:1 receive:2 25:1 billion:8 dlrs:10 include:4 1:4 2:3 non:2 competitive:2 public:1 federal:1 reserve:1 180:1 mln:2 foreign:2 international:2 monetary:1 authority:2 24:1 7:1 832:1 8:1 fed:1 price:4 488:1 504:1 486:1 96:3 926:1 977:1 916:1 since:2 june:2 30:1 1986:2 13:1 23:1
U.S. BILL AUCTION RATES AVERAGE 5.98, 6.08 PCT The U.S. Treasury said its weekly auction of three-month bills produced an average rate of 5.98 pct, with a 6.08 pct rate on six-month bills. These rates compared with averages of 5.53 pct for the three- and 5.63 pct for the six-month bills sold last week. The bond-equivalent yield on three-month bills was 6.17 pct. Accepted bids ranges from 5.92 to 5.99 pct and 60 pct of the bids at the high, or stopout rate, were taken. For six months, the yield was 6.38 pct and the bids ranged from 5.98 pct to 6.10 pct with 48 pct of the bids accepted. The Treasury said it received 25.99 billion dlrs of bids for the three-month bills, including 1.2 billion dlrs in non-competitive bids from the public. It accepted 6.6 billion dlrs of bids, including 2.1 billion dlrs from the Federal Reserve and 180 mln dlrs from foreign and international monetary authorities. Some 24.7 billion dlrs in bids for six-month bills were received, including 832 mln dlrs in non-competitives. The Treasury accepted 6.6 billion dlrs, including 1.8 billion dlrs from the Fed and 1.2 billion dlrs from foreign and international authorities. The average price for the three-month bills was 98.488 and prices ranged from 98.504 to 98.486. The average price for the six-months bills was 96.926, and prices ranged from 96.977 to 96.916. The average yield on the three-month bills was the highest since 5.99 pct on June 30, 1986. The average yield on the six-month bills was the highest since 6.13 pct on June 23, 1986.
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test/16684 |@title group:1 raise:1 computer:1 memories:1 cmin:1 stake:1 |@word shareholder:1 group:3 lead:1 far:1 hills:1 n:1 j:1 investor:1 natalie:1 koether:1 say:2 raise:1 stake:2 computer:2 memories:1 inc:1 573:1 300:2 share:4 5:2 1:1 pct:3 total:1 outstanding:1 542:1 000:1 4:1 8:1 filing:1 securities:1 exchange:1 commission:1 include:1 sun:1 equities:1 corp:1 investment:1 firm:1 buy:1 net:1 31:2 memorie:1 common:1 since:1 march:1 price:1 range:1 three:1 3:1 16:1 dlrs:1 capital:1 appreciation:1 earlier:1 abandon:1 plan:1 seek:1 control:1 company:1 lower:1 less:1 five:1
GROUP RAISES COMPUTER MEMORIES <CMIN> STAKE A shareholder group led by Far Hills, N.J., investor Natalie Koether said it raised its stake in Computer Memories Inc to 573,300 shares, or 5.1 pct of the total outstanding, from 542,000 shares, or 4.8 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the group, which includes Sun Equities Corp, an investment firm, said it bought a net 31,300 Computer Memories common shares since March 31 at prices ranging from three to 3-5/16 dlrs a share for 'capital appreciation.' The group had earlier abandoned plans to seek control of the company and lowered its stake to less than five pct.
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test/16685 |@title hong:1 kong:1 firm:1 5:1 1:1 pct:1 mcgill:1 mgll:1 |@word industrial:2 equity:2 pacific:1 ltd:2 tell:1 securities:1 exchange:1 commission:1 acquire:1 72:1 600:1 share:1 mcgill:1 manufacturing:1 co:1 inc:1 5:1 1:1 pct:1 total:1 outstanding:1 common:1 stock:1 principally:1 brierley:1 investments:1 publicly:1 hold:1 new:1 zealand:1 firm:1 say:2 buy:1 stake:2 2:1 3:1 mln:1 dlrs:1 investment:1 purpose:1 may:1 add:1 sell:1 plan:1 seek:1 control:1 company:1
HONG KONG FIRM HAS 5.1 PCT OF MCGILL <MGLL.O> Industrial Equity (Pacific) Ltd told the Securities and Exchange Commission it has acquired 72,600 shares of McGill Manufacturing Co Inc, or 5.1 pct of the total outstanding common stock. Industrial Equity, which is principally owned by Brierley Investments Ltd, a publicly held New Zealand firm, said it bought the stake for 2.3 mln dlrs for investment purposes. It said it may add to its stake, or sell some or all of it, but has no plans to seek control of the company.
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test/16687 |@title montgomery:1 street:1 income:1 mts:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 49:1 ct:2 vs:2 50:1 net:1 3:2 922:1 533:1 979:1 580:1 note:1 full:1 name:1 montgomery:1 street:1 income:1 securities:1 inc:1
MONTGOMERY STREET INCOME <MTS> 1ST QTR NET Shr 49 cts vs 50 cts Net 3,922,533 vs 3,979,580 Note: Full name Montgomery Street Income Securities Inc.
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test/16688 |@title northair:1 nrm:1 oppose:1 norqu:1 nqrlf:1 bid:1 |@word northair:4 mines:1 ltd:1 say:4 would:2 oppose:1 quest:3 resources:1 inc:1 earlier:1 report:1 propose:1 takeover:1 bid:1 every:1 mean:1 disposal:1 attempt:1 property:1 grab:1 insult:1 intelligence:1 shareholder:1 offer:1 swap:1 one:2 share:2 plus:1 dlr:1 two:1 seriously:1 dilute:1 equity:1 willa:1 mine:1 british:1 columbia:1 company:1 sound:1 financial:1 position:1 production:1 financing:1 readily:1 arrange:1 require:1 look:1 partner:1 certainly:1 guy:1
NORTHAIR <NRM.TO> OPPOSING NORQUEST <NQRLF> BID Northair Mines Ltd said it would oppose Nor-Quest Resources Inc's earlier reported proposed takeover bid 'with every means at its disposal,' saying 'this attempt at a property grab is an insult to the intelligence of our shareholders.' It said Nor-Quest's offer to swap one Nor-Quest share plus one dlr for two Northair shares would seriously dilute Northair's equity in its Willa mine in British Columbia. 'Our company is in sound financial position and production financing can be readily arranged when required. We're not looking for a partner and if we were, it certainly wouldn't be these guys,' Northair said.
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test/16695 |@title texas:1 air:1 tex:1 unit:1 complete:1 system:1 sale:1 |@word texas:2 air:2 corp:3 eastern:1 airlines:1 say:1 complete:1 previously:1 announce:1 plan:1 sell:1 travel:1 agency:1 automation:2 system:1 systemone:2 direct:1 access:1 inc:2 computer:1 communication:1 support:1 unit:1 eal:1 systems:1 wholly:1 subsidiary:1
TEXAS AIR <TEX> UNIT COMPLETES SYSTEM SALE Texas Air Corp's Eastern Airlines said it completed its previously announced plan to sell its travel agency automation system, SystemOne Direct Access Inc, and its computer and communications support unit, EAL Automation Systems Inc, to SystemOne Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Texas Air Corp.
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test/16698 |@title ncnb:1 corp:1 ncb:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 68:2 ct:2 vs:7 net:1 53:2 9:1 mln:2 2:2 asset:1 26:1 5:1 billion:6 22:1 loan:1 15:1 7:1 13:2 3:1 deposit:1 8:1 11:1 6:1
NCNB CORP <NCB> 1ST QTR NET Shr 68 cts vs 68 cts Net 53.9 mln vs 53.2 mln Assets 26.5 billion vs 22.2 billion Loans 15.7 billion vs vs 13.3 billion Deposits 13.8 billion vs vs 11.6 billion
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test/16700 |@title investment:1 firm:1 5:1 3:1 pct:1 blasius:1 blas:1 |@word fidelity:1 international:1 ltd:1 bermuda:1 base:1 investment:3 advisory:1 firm:2 affiliated:1 american:1 value:1 iii:1 n:1 v:1 say:3 acquire:2 208:1 000:1 share:1 blasius:1 industries:1 inc:1 filing:1 securities:1 exchange:1 commission:1 group:2 buy:1 stake:2 amount:1 5:1 3:1 pct:1 total:1 outstanding:1 common:1 stock:1 equity:1 interest:1 company:2 purpose:1 may:1 raise:1 sell:1 plan:1 seek:1 control:1
INVESTMENT FIRM HAS 5.3 PCT OF BLASIUS <BLAS.O> Fidelity International Ltd, a Bermuda-based investment advisory firm, and an affiliated investment firm, American Values III N.V., said they have acquired 208,000 share of Blasius Industries Inc. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the group said it bought the stake, which amounts to 5.3 pct of the total outstanding common stock, to acquire an equity interest in the company for investment purposes. The group said it may raise its stake or sell some or all of it, and has no plans to seek control of the company.
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test/16705 |@title isc:1 systems:1 iscs:1 3rd:1 qtr:1 march:1 27:1 net:1 |@word shr:2 seven:1 ct:4 vs:6 24:1 net:2 1:1 114:1 000:4 3:2 676:1 revs:2 43:1 6:2 mln:4 41:1 2:1 nine:1 mth:1 25:1 64:1 952:1 9:2 614:1 118:1 119:1
ISC SYSTEMS <ISCS.O> 3RD QTR MARCH 27 NET Shr seven cts vs 24 cts Net 1,114,000 vs 3,676,000 Revs 43.6 mln vs 41.2 mln Nine mths Shr 25 cts vs 64 cts Net 3,952,000 vs 9,614,000 Revs 118.6 mln vs 119.9 mln
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test/16706 |@title slater:1 ssi:1 plan:1 u:1 modernization:1 |@word slater:3 industries:1 inc:1 say:3 plan:1 15:1 mln:1 dlr:1 modernization:2 steels:1 corp:1 fort:1 wayne:1 specialty:1 bar:2 division:1 indiana:1 would:1 involve:1 replacement:1 exist:1 mill:4 high:1 speed:1 quick:1 change:1 continuous:1 new:2 facility:1 lower:1 labor:1 cost:1 enhance:1 product:1 quality:1 range:1 completion:1 date:1 undisclose:1
SLATER <SSI.A.TO> PLANS U.S. MODERNIZATION Slater Industries Inc said it planned a 15 mln dlr modernization of its Slater Steels Corp Fort Wayne specialty bar division in Indiana. It said the modernization would involve replacement of the existing bar mill with a high-speed, quick-change continuous mill. The new facility will lower labor and mill costs and enhance product quality and range, Slater said. Completion date of the new mill was undisclosed.
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test/16707 |@title adams:1 russell:1 aar:1 acquire:1 cable:1 system:1 |@word adams:2 russell:2 co:1 inc:2 say:2 agree:1 acquire:1 cable:1 television:1 system:2 serve:1 7:1 000:1 customer:1 new:1 york:1 state:1 sammons:1 communications:1 undisclosed:1 term:1 operate:1 wellsville:1 amity:1 andover:1 scio:1 willing:1 belmont:1 milo:1 jerusalem:1 benton:1 penn:1 yan:1 n:1
ADAMS-RUSSELL <AAR> TO ACQUIRE CABLE SYSTEMS Adams-Russell Co Inc said it agreed to acquire cable television systems serving about 7,000 customers in New York State from Sammons Communications Inc for undisclosed terms. Adams-Russell said the systems operate in Wellsville, Amity, Andover, Scio, Willing, Belmont, Milo, Jerusalem, Benton and Penn Yan, N.Y.
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test/16708 |@title independent:1 bank:1 corp:1 ibcp:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:2 27:1 ct:2 vs:2 18:1 net:1 477:1 000:2 305:1
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP <IBCP.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr 27 cts vs shr 18 cts Net 477,000 vs 305,000
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test/16710 |@title gulf:1 canada:1 goc:1 acquire:1 suez:1 oil:1 stake:1 |@word gulf:3 canada:2 corp:1 say:3 acquire:1 25:1 pct:3 work:2 interest:2 suez:1 oil:1 concession:2 undisclosed:1 term:1 company:1 agreement:1 operator:1 conoco:2 hurghada:4 inc:1 hispanoil:2 cover:1 168:1 374:1 acre:1 east:1 offshore:1 15:1 6:1 mln:1 u:1 dlr:1 four:1 well:1 program:1 plan:1 1987:1 acquisition:1 subject:1 egyptian:1 government:1 approval:1 block:1 45:1 30:1 balance:1
GULF CANADA <GOC> ACQUIRES SUEZ OIL STAKE Gulf Canada Corp said it acquired a 25 pct working interest in the Gulf of Suez oil concession for undisclosed terms. The company said its agreement with operator Conoco Hurghada Inc and Hispanoil covered the 168,374-acre East Hurghada offshore concession. It said a 15.6 mln U.S. dlr four-well program was planned for 1987. After the acquisition, which is subject to Egyptian government approval, working interests in the Hurghada block will be Conoco Hurghada at 45 pct, Hispanoil 30 pct and Gulf Canada the balance.
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test/16711 |@title convergent:1 technologies:1 cvgt:1 see:1 qtr:1 loss:1 |@word convergent:2 technologies:1 inc:1 say:2 expect:2 report:3 first:2 quarter:4 loss:3 twice:1 size:1 4:1 8:1 mln:1 dlr:1 fourth:1 1986:2 profit:1 2:1 100:1 000:1 dlrs:1 five:1 ct:1 per:1 share:1 company:1 result:1 decline:1 traditional:1 oem:1 business:2 system:1 group:1 anticipate:1 reflect:1 low:1 operating:1 margin:1 start:1 cost:1 new:1 product:1 manufacturing:1 high:1 plan:1 expense:1
CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES <CVGT.O> SEES QTR LOSS Convergent Technologies Inc said it expects to report in the first quarter a loss more than twice the size of the 4.8-mln-dlr loss reported in the fourth quarter of 1986. Convergent reported a first quarter 1986 profit of 2,100,000 dlrs, or five cts per share. The company said results declined in the quarter both in its traditional OEM business and its business systems group. The anticipated loss reflects lower than expected operating margins, start-up costs for new product manufacturing and higher than planned expenses.
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test/16714 |@title interco:2 iss:1 shareholder:1 approve:1 merger:1 |@word inc:1 say:2 shareholder:2 lane:4 co:1 approve:1 merger:2 two:1 company:1 stockholder:1 receive:1 1:1 5:1 share:2 interco:2 common:2 stock:2 outstanding:1
INTERCO <ISS> SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE MERGER INTERCO Inc said its shareholders and shareholders of the Lane Co <LANE.O> approved the merger of the two companies. In the merger, Lane's stockholders will receive 1.5 shares of INTERCO common stock for each outstanding share of Lane common stock, INTERCO said.
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test/16715 |@title john:1 h:1 harland:1 co:1 jh:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 30:1 ct:2 vs:3 25:1 net:1 10:1 5:1 mln:3 8:1 697:1 589:1 revs:1 71:1 9:2 64:1
JOHN H. HARLAND CO <JH> 1ST QTR NET Shr 30 cts vs 25 cts Net 10.5 mln vs 8,697,589 Revs 71.9 mln vs 64.9 mln
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test/16717 |@title traveler:1 realty:1 income:1 investor:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 32:1 ct:4 vs:3 38:1 qtrly:1 div:1 35:2 prior:1 net:1 731:1 055:1 865:1 117:1 note:1 dividend:1 payable:1 may:1 20:1 shareholder:1 record:1 april:1 24:1
<TRAVELERS REALTY INCOME INVESTORS> 1ST QTR NET Shr 32 cts vs 38 cts Qtrly div 35 cts vs 35 cts prior Net 731,055 vs 865,117 NOTE: dividend payable May 20 to shareholders of record April 24.
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test/16718 |@title dotronix:1 inc:1 dotx:1 buy:1 video:1 monitor:1 |@word dotronix:4 inc:2 say:2 agree:1 principle:1 buy:1 video:2 monitors:1 privately:1 hold:1 company:1 payment:1 acquisition:1 issue:1 312:1 500:1 unregistered:1 share:1 common:1 stock:1 note:1 worth:1 1:2 8:1 mln:3 dlrs:5 payable:1 three:1 year:2 70:1 000:1 cash:1 monitor:1 sale:2 fiscal:1 end:2 april:1 30:1 1986:2 7:2 6:1 income:1 659:1 663:1 six:1 month:1 dec:1 31:1 previously:1 report:1
DOTRONIX INC <DOTX.O> TO BUY <VIDEO MONITORS> Dotronix Inc said it agreed in principle to buy Video Monitors Inc, a privately-held company. In payment for the acquisition, Dotronix will issue 312,500 unregistered shares of its common stock, notes worth 1.8 mln dlrs payable over three years, and about 70,000 dlrs in cash. Dotronix said Video Monitors' sales for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1986, were 7.6 mln dlrs. Dotronix had income of 659,663 dlrs on sales of 7.1 mln dlrs for the six months ended Dec. 31, 1986, as previously reported.
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test/16719 |@title develcon:1 electronics:1 ltd:1 dlcff:1 2nd:1 qtr:1 loss:1 |@word period:1 end:1 feb:1 28:1 shr:2 loss:7 34:1 ct:4 vs:6 58:1 net:2 1:1 252:1 000:8 2:2 145:1 revs:2 4:1 539:1 3:2 504:1 six:1 mth:1 66:1 86:1 428:1 163:1 9:1 033:1 8:1 192:1
DEVELCON ELECTRONICS LTD <DLCFF> 2ND QTR LOSS Period ended Feb 28 Shr loss 34 cts vs loss 58 cts Net loss 1,252,000 vs 2,145,000 Revs 4,539,000 vs 3,504,000 SIX MTHS Shr loss 66 cts vs loss 86 cts Net loss 2,428,000 vs loss 3,163,000 Revs 9,033,000 vs 8,192,000
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test/16723 |@title texaco:1 filing:1 add:1 uncertainty:1 oil:1 market:1 u:1 |@word oil:4 trader:11 say:11 texaco:16 inc:1 filing:3 protection:3 chapter:3 11:5 bankruptcy:5 code:3 add:5 uncertainty:1 already:1 skittish:1 market:2 opinion:1 divide:1 impact:1 hold:1 wet:1 barrel:1 trading:5 today:2 one:3 everyone:1 talk:1 assess:2 company:4 situation:1 relation:1 deal:1 concerned:1 whether:2 receive:1 payment:1 supply:3 however:4 less:2 worried:2 first:2 pay:2 community:2 connect:2 shipping:2 industry:2 new:3 york:3 get:2 crude:3 run:2 refinery:2 asset:3 would:2 worth:2 anything:2 file:3 u:2 yesterday:2 fail:2 reach:2 settlement:2 pennzoil:4 billion:2 dlrs:2 court:2 award:2 illegally:2 interferre:2 propose:2 purchase:2 getty:2 co:2 reluctance:1 trade:3 great:1 change:1 another:2 tend:1 toward:1 prudence:1 dealing:1 require:2 cash:1 prepayment:1 letter:1 credit:1 continue:1 usual:2 open:1 line:1 basis:1 describe:1 activity:1 business:1 adding:1 feel:1 secure:1 lien:1 put:1 apparent:1 effect:1 future:2 although:1 exchange:3 may:1 lower:2 position:2 limit:2 high:1 margin:2 mercantile:1 president:1 rosemary:1 mcfadden:2 decline:1 comment:1 proprietary:1 information:1 matter:1 procedure:1 possible:1 allowable:1 increase:1 requirement:1 financial:1 trouble:1
TEXACO FILING ADDS UNCERTAINTY IN OIL MARKET U.S. oil traders said Texaco Inc's filing for protection under the Chapter 11 bankruptcy code is adding uncertainty to an already skittish oil market, but opinions are divided on the impact to the market. 'The filing is holding up wet barrel trading today,' said one trader. 'Everyone is talking about it, assessing their company's situations in relation to Texaco,' he added. Some traders said companies that deal with Texaco are concerned about whether they will receive payment or supplies under the bankruptcy filing. However, others were less worried. 'The first paid will be the trading community and those connected with Texaco in the shipping industry,' one New York trader said. 'If Texaco doesn't get crude supplies it can't run its refineries, so its other assets would not be worth anything,' he added. Texaco filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code yesterday after failing to reach a settlement with Pennzoil on an 11 billion dlrs court award for illegally interferring with Pennzoil's proposed purchase of Getty Oil Co. However, others were less worried. 'The first paid will be the trading community and those connected with Texaco in the shipping industry,' one New York trader said. 'If Texaco doesn't get crude supplies it can't run its refineries, so its other assets would not be worth anything,' he added. Texaco filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code yesterday after failing to reach a settlement with Pennzoil on an 11 billion dlrs court award for illegally interferring with Pennzoil's proposed purchase of Getty Oil Co. 'There is some reluctance to trade with Texaco but no great change,' said another trader, adding that traders are tending toward prudence in their dealings with the company. Traders are assessing whether to require cash prepayment or letters of credit, or to continue to trade as usual with Texaco on an open line basis, he said. Another trader, however, described today's activity as business as usual, adding that traders feel more secure because no liens can be put on Texaco's assets while it is in bankruptcy. Traders said there was no apparent effect of the Texaco filing on crude futures trading although they said the exchange might lower Texaco's position limit and require higher margins for Texaco's trades. New York Mercantile Exchange President Rosemary McFadden declined to comment on Texaco's futures trading, saying that is is proprietary information. McFadden did say, however, that as a matter of procedure, it is possible the exchange can lower allowable position limits or increase margin requirements for companies that are in financial trouble.
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test/16725 |@title valley:1 national:1 corp:1 vncp:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 1:2 18:1 dlrs:2 vs:5 15:1 net:2 19:2 7:1 mln:2 3:1 asset:1 10:1 05:1 billion:6 9:1 62:1 deposit:1 8:2 56:1 04:1 loan:1 6:2 95:1 71:1
VALLEY NATIONAL CORP <VNCP.O> 1ST QTR NET Shr 1.18 dlrs vs 1.15 dlrs Net 19.7 mln vs 19.3 mln Assets 10.05 billion vs 9.62 billion Deposits 8.56 billion vs 8.04 billion Net loans 6.95 billion vs 6.71 billion
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test/16726 |@title otter:1 tail:1 power:1 co:1 ottr:1 set:1 dividend:1 |@word qtly:1 dividend:1 73:2 ct:2 vs:1 pay:1 june:1 10:1 record:1 may:1 15:1
OTTER TAIL POWER CO <OTTR.O> SETS DIVIDEND Qtly dividend 73 cts vs 73 cts Pay June 10 Record May 15
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test/16727 |@title merrill:1 get:1 30:1 mln:1 dlr:1 fee:1 borg:1 bor:1 deal:1 |@word merrill:15 lynch:15 co:3 inc:2 mer:1 subsidiary:2 seek:1 take:2 borg:11 warner:11 corp:2 say:14 could:2 realize:1 30:4 mln:11 dlr:7 fee:7 effort:1 whether:1 deal:7 value:1 4:1 7:1 billion:2 dlrs:11 succeed:1 filing:1 securities:1 exchange:1 commission:1 capital:2 partners:1 would:4 receive:2 survive:1 company:6 act:1 dealer:2 manager:2 merger:3 complete:1 also:3 break:2 fail:1 reason:1 include:1 another:2 party:1 hold:1 40:1 pct:3 stock:4 tender:5 50:3 among:1 high:1 set:1 offer:6 agreement:1 either:1 compensation:1 service:1 market:1 back:1 group:2 investor:1 organize:1 launch:2 48:3 share:6 90:1 board:2 approve:2 plan:1 intend:1 thwart:1 unsolicited:1 gaf:3 agree:1 redeem:1 outstanding:1 series:1 preferred:2 pay:1 option:1 exercise:1 price:1 effective:1 representative:1 discuss:1 possible:1 leveraged:1 buyout:2 early:2 last:1 december:1 time:1 tell:2 consider:2 43:1 cash:2 security:1 feb:1 24:1 decide:1 talk:1 revive:1 46:1 proposal:2 march:1 31:1 unlike:1 management:1 ask:1 part:1 new:3 condition:1 upon:1 payment:1 addition:1 get:1 17:1 cover:1 expense:2 continue:1 operate:1 current:1 officer:1 keep:1 position:1 flexibility:1 purpose:1 redistribute:1 asset:1 number:1 subsdiarie:1 entity:1 create:1 carry:1 estimate:1 130:1 connect:1 250:1 need:1 repay:1 certain:1 debt:1 finance:1 expect:1 borrow:1 3:1 5:1 bank:1 sell:4 100:2 common:1 non:1 voting:1 650:1 subordinated:1 note:1 public:1 204:1 subordinate:1 discount:1 debenture:1 raise:1
MERRILL TO GET 30 MLN DLR FEE IN BORG <BOR> DEAL Merrill Lynch and Co Inc <MER> subsidiary seeking to take over of Borg-Warner Corp said it could realize a 30 mln dlr fee for its efforts, whether or not the deal, which it values at 4.7 billion dlrs, succeeds. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Merrill Lynch Capital Partners Inc said it would receive a 30 mln dlr fee from the surviving company for acting as dealer manager of the merger after the Borg-Warner deal is completed. But it said it could also receive a break-up fee of 30 mln dlrs if the deal fails for reasons, which include another party holding more than 40 pct of its stock or tendering for 50 pct. The 30 mln dlr fee is among the highest set down in any tender offer agreement, either in compensation for dealer manager services or for break-up of the deal. Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, backed by a group of investors it organized, has launched a 48.50 dlr a share tender offer for Borg-Warner for 90 pct of its stock. The company's board has approved the plan, which was intended to thwart an unsolicited offer from GAF Corp. Borg-Warner also agreed to redeem all outstanding Series A preferred shares and to pay off on all options at a 48.50 dlr a share exercise price before the merger is effective, it said. Merrill Lynch said its representatives discussed a possible leveraged buyout with Borg-Warner as early as last December. At that time, Merrill Lynch told the company it would consider a 43 dlr a share tender offer in cash and securities, if the Borg-Warner board approved, it said. On Feb 24, it said it was told the company had decided against a buyout. But talks were revived after GAF launched its 46 dlr a share proposal on March 31, Merrill Lynch said. Unlike its earlier proposal, Merrill Lynch said Borg-Warner management was asked not to take part in the new deal and it was conditioned upon payment of the fees. In addition to its fees, Merrill Lynch said it will also get up to 17 mln dlrs from Borg-Warner to cover its expenses in the tender offer. Merrill Lynch said it would continue operating Borg-Warner as a subsidiary with its current officers keeping their positions. But for flexibility purposes, Merrill Lynch said it is considering redistributing Borg-Warner's assets to a number of subsdiaries of an entity it created to carry out the merger. All in all Merrill Lynch estimated that there would be 130 mln dlrs in fees and expenses connected with the deal. Another 250 mln dlrs will be needed to repay certain debt of Borg-Warner, Merrill Lynch said. To finance the deal, Merrill Lynch said it expects to borrow 3.5 billion dlrs from a group of banks and sell 100 mln dlrs of common stock of the new company, sell 100 mln dlrs of non-voting preferred stock of the new company to Merrill Lynch and Co, sell up to 650 mln dlrs of subordinated notes to Merrill Lynch and Co and sell to the public 204 mln dlrs of subordinated discount debentures. GAF has raised its offer to 48 dlrs a share cash.
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test/16734 |@title chrysler:1 c:1 non:1 profit:1 group:1 sell:1 unit:1 |@word chrysler:4 corp:4 motors:1 say:1 training:1 non:1 profit:1 organization:2 sell:1 name:2 asset:1 motech:2 auto:1 mechanic:1 body:1 shop:1 school:1 e:1 troy:1 mich:1 sale:2 price:1 disclose:1 internal:1 revenue:1 service:1 code:1 proceed:2 must:1 donate:1 another:1 tax:1 exempt:1 nonprofit:1 reveal:1 group:1 receive:1
CHRYSLER <C> NON-PROFIT GROUP SELLS UNIT Chrysler Corp's Chrysler Motors Corp said its Chrysler Training Corp non-profit organization sold the name and assets of its Motech Auto Mechanic and Body Shop Schools to O/E Corp of Troy, Mich. The sale price was not disclosed. Under the Internal Revenue Service code, proceeds from the sale of Motech must be donated to another tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Chrysler did not reveal the name of the group that received the proceeds.
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test/16735 |@title potlatch:1 corp:1 pch:1 1st:1 qtr:1 net:1 |@word shr:1 63:1 ct:2 vs:3 47:1 net:1 16:1 8:1 mln:4 12:1 4:1 sale:1 248:1 6:1 233:1 3:1
POTLATCH CORP <PCH> 1ST QTR NET Shr 63 cts vs 47 cts Net 16.8 mln vs 12.4 mln Sales 248.6 mln vs 233.3 mln
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test/16737 |@title diceon:1 electronics:1 dicn:1 buy:1 symtron:1 corp:1 |@word diceon:3 electronics:1 inc:1 say:2 enter:1 agreement:2 principal:1 buy:1 closely:1 hold:1 symtron:4 corp:1 stock:2 exchange:2 transaction:1 pact:1 would:3 300:1 000:1 share:2 acquisition:1 subject:1 board:1 approval:1 definitive:1 expect:1 conclude:1 may:1 management:1 continue:1 run:1 business:1 become:1 wholly:1 subsidiary:1 1986:1 sale:1 20:1 mln:1 dlrs:1
DICEON ELECTRONICS <DICN.O> TO BUY SYMTRON CORP Diceon Electronics Inc said it has entered an agreement in principal to buy closely-held Symtron Corp in a stock exchange transaction. Under the pact, Diceon would exchange 300,000 shares of its stock for all of Symtron's shares. The acquisition, which is subject to board approval and a definitive agreement, is expected to be concluded during May. Diceon said Symtron management would continue running the business, which would become a wholly-owned subsidiary. Symtron had 1986 sales of about 20 mln dlrs.
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test/16739 |@title ecuador:1 say:1 resume:1 limited:1 oil:1 production:1 |@word ecuador:4 resume:3 limited:3 crude:3 output:4 next:2 week:2 fill:1 storage:1 tank:1 first:1 step:1 pump:3 oil:3 colombian:1 pipeline:7 may:2 one:1 state:1 ecuadorean:2 petroleum:1 corp:1 cepe:2 say:2 manager:1 carlos:1 romoleroux:1 tell:1 reporter:1 would:1 begin:1 unspecified:1 amount:1 northeastern:1 jungle:2 oilfield:1 end:2 preparation:1 send:1 new:1 link:1 neighbouring:1 colombia:2 production:1 halt:1 march:1 five:1 earthquake:1 damage:1 country:2 main:1 lago:3 agrio:3 heart:1 oilfields:1 pacific:2 port:2 balao:1 take:1 least:1 july:1 repair:1 return:1 normal:1 level:1 245:1 000:3 bpd:3 250:1 tremor:1 meantime:1 construct:1 26:1 mile:1 linkup:1 capable:1 carry:1 55:1 puerto:2 colon:2 starting:1 point:1 tumaco:1 original:1 target:1 date:2 eight:1 schedule:1 inauguration:1 energy:1 ministry:1 spokesman:1
ECUADOR SAYS WILL RESUME LIMITED OIL PRODUCTION Ecuador will resume limited crude output next week to fill up storage tanks as a first step to pump oil to a Colombian pipeline on May one, the state Ecuadorean Petroleum Corp (CEPE) said. CEPE manager Carlos Romoleroux told reporters that Ecuador would begin pumping an unspecified amount of crude in northeastern jungle oilfields at the end of next week in preparation to send the oil through a new pipeline link-up to neighbouring Colombia. Oil production in Ecuador was halted on March five when an earthquake damaged the country's main pipeline from Lago Agrio, at the heart of the Ecuadorean jungle oilfields, to the pacific port of Balao. It will take at least until the end of July to repair the pipeline and return output to normal levels. The country was pumping between 245,000 bpd and 250,000 bpd before the tremor. To resume limited output in the meantime, Ecuador is constructing a 26 mile pipeline linkup, capable of carrying 55,000 bpd, from Lago Agrio to Puerto Colon, the starting point of Colombia's pipeline to the Pacific port of Tumaco. The original target date to resume limited crude output was May eight, the scheduled date for the inauguration of the Lago Agrio to Puerto Colon pipeline, an energy ministry spokesman said.
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test/16740 |@title new:1 zealand:1 cpi:1 rise:1 2:1 3:1 pct:1 march:1 quarter:1 |@word new:1 zealand:1 consumer:1 price:2 index:2 cpi:2 measure:2 rate:1 inflation:1 rise:4 2:3 3:3 pct:7 quarter:5 end:4 march:5 31:1 8:1 9:1 december:4 1986:6 statistic:1 department:2 say:4 12:3 month:3 1987:1 18:2 13:1 0:1 statement:1 nearly:1 half:1 increase:1 late:2 quarterly:2 contribute:1 housing:2 group:1 significantly:1 affect:1 introduction:1 10:1 value:1 add:3 good:1 service:1 tax:1 gst:2 october:1 however:1 charge:1 influence:1 figure:1 unavoidable:1 lag:1 information:1 particularly:1 use:1 car:1 insurance:1 household:1 content:1
NEW ZEALAND CPI RISES 2.3 PCT IN MARCH QUARTER New Zealand's consumer price index, CPI, which measures the rate of inflation, rose 2.3 pct in the quarter ended March 31 against an 8.9 pct rise in the December 1986 quarter and a 2.3 pct rise in the March 1986 quarter, the Statistics Department said. For the 12 months ended March 1987 the CPI rose 18.3 pct against 18.2 pct in 12 months ended December 1986 and 13.0 pct in the 12 months ended March 1986, it said in a statement. Nearly half the increase in the latest quarterly index was contributed by the housing group, the department said. The December quarter was significantly affected by the introduction of a 10 pct value added goods and services tax, GST, in October 1986, it added. However, some GST charges not measured in the December 1986 quarter influenced the latest March quarterly figure, it said. This is because of an unavoidable lag in price information, particularly on housing, used cars and insurance on household contents, it added.
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test/16743 |@title |@word bank:2 japan:2 intervene:2 support:2 dollar:2 tokyo:2 opening:1 dealers:1 open:1 dealer:1
Bank of Japan intervenes to support dollar after Tokyo opening, dealers Bank of Japan intervenes to support dollar after Tokyo opening, dealers
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test/16744 |@title bank:1 japan:1 intervenes:1 tokyo:1 open:1 |@word bank:2 japan:1 intervene:1 tokyo:1 buy:1 dollar:2 market:2 open:2 dealer:3 say:2 142:3 05:1 yen:1 15:1 25:1 new:1 york:1 50:1 close:1 yesterday:1 step:1 amid:1 sell:1 pressure:1 interbank:1
BANK OF JAPAN INTERVENES IN TOKYO AFTER OPENING The Bank of Japan intervened in Tokyo to buy dollars just after the market opened, dealers said. The dollar opened at 142.05 yen against 142.15/25 in New York and 142.50 at the close here yesterday. The bank stepped into the market amid selling pressure from interbank dealers, dealers said.
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test/16745 |@title miyazawa:1 see:1 eventual:1 low:1 u:1 trade:1 deficit:1 |@word japanese:1 finance:1 minister:2 kiichi:1 miyazawa:2 tell:2 press:1 conference:1 expect:1 u:2 trade:2 deficit:1 eventually:1 start:1 reflect:1 economic:1 fundamental:1 influence:1 exchange:3 rate:3 refer:1 datum:1 release:1 washington:3 later:1 today:1 also:1 say:2 major:1 industrial:1 nation:1 last:1 week:1 present:1 necessarily:1 good:1 earlier:1 current:1 within:1 level:1 imply:1 february:1 paris:1 currency:1 accord:1
MIYAZAWA SEES EVENTUAL LOWER U.S. TRADE DEFICIT Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa told a press conference he expects the U.S. Trade deficit to eventually start reflecting economic fundamentals, which should influence exchange rates. The minister was not referring to the U.S. Trade data to be released in Washington later today. Miyazawa also said he told major industrial nations when he was in Washington last week that present exchange rates are not necessarily good. He had said earlier in Washington that current exchange rates were within levels implied in the February Paris currency accord.
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test/16746 |@title |@word japan:2 march:2 wholesale:2 price:2 rise:2 0:4 2:2 pct:4 1:2 february:2 drop:2 official:2
Japan March wholesale prices rise 0.2 pct (0.1 pct February drop) - official Japan March wholesale prices rise 0.2 pct (0.1 pct February drop) - official
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test/16747 |@title talk:1 set:1 propose:1 japan:1 telecom:1 merger:1 |@word formal:1 talk:2 schedule:1 yet:2 among:1 company:3 involve:1 controversial:1 proposal:1 merge:3 two:1 group:4 seek:1 enter:1 japan:2 international:4 telecommunications:2 sector:3 official:3 one:2 say:3 nothing:1 firm:2 digital:1 communications:1 planning:1 inc:3 idc:4 set:1 last:1 year:1 study:1 compete:1 kokusai:1 denshin:1 denwa:1 co:2 ltd:2 monopolise:1 britain:2 cable:3 wireless:3 plc:1 cawl:1 l:1 hold:4 20:2 pct:2 share:2 oppose:1 plan:2 rival:1 telecom:1 back:1 post:1 ministry:1 u:1 base:1 pacific:1 telesis:1 would:1 become:1 core:2 equal:1 six:1 major:1 japanese:1 seat:1 board:1 director:1 angry:1 feel:1 move:1 restrict:1 role:1 view:1 issue:1 test:1 case:1 decline:1 specify:1 spokesman:1 c:1 itoh:1 citt:1 meeting:1 may:1 later:1 week:1
NO TALKS SET ON PROPOSED JAPAN TELECOM MERGER No formal talks have been scheduled yet among companies involved in a controversial proposal to merge two groups seeking to enter Japan's international telecommunications sector, an official from one group said. 'Nothing has been firmed up yet,' said an official at <International Digital Communications Planning Inc> (IDC), one of the groups set up last year to study competing against <Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd>, which monopolises the sector. Britain's Cable and Wireless Plc <CAWL.L>, which holds a 20 pct share in IDC, has opposed plans to merge with rival group, <International Telecom Japan Inc>. Under the plan, backed by the Post and Telecommunications Ministry, Cable and Wireless and U.S.-based <Pacific Telesis International Inc> would become core companies in the merged firm, with shares equal to those of the six major Japanese core companies and seats on the board of directors. Britain, angry over what it feels are moves to restrict Cable and Wireless' role in the sector, views the issue as a test case. The IDC official declined to specify what was holding up the talks. A spokesman for C. Itoh and Co Ltd <CITT.T>, which holds 20 pct of IDC, said a meeting may be held later this week.
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test/16749 |@title haitian:1 cane:1 planters:1 protest:1 sugar:1 mill:1 closure:1 |@word 2:1 000:2 sugar:6 cane:3 planter:2 march:1 port:1 au:1 prince:1 protest:1 closure:3 haiti:2 large:1 mill:1 second:1 big:1 employer:1 haitian:2 american:1 company:1 close:1 friday:1 huge:1 surplus:1 unsold:1 firm:1 say:2 flood:1 smuggle:1 refined:1 unrefined:1 dominican:1 republic:1 refine:1 u:1 miami:1 idle:1 3:1 500:1 factory:1 worker:1 leave:1 30:1 small:1 outlet:1 protester:1 blame:1 finance:1 minister:1 lesly:1 delatour:1 policy:1 hurt:1 business:1
HAITIAN CANE PLANTERS PROTEST SUGAR MILL CLOSURE About 2,000 sugar cane planters marched to Port-au-Prince to protest against the closure of Haiti's largest sugar mill and second biggest employer. The Haitian American Sugar Company closed on Friday because of a huge surplus of unsold sugar. The firm said Haiti has been flooded with smuggled refined and unrefined sugar from the Dominican Republic and refined U.S. Sugar from Miami. The closure idled 3,500 factory workers and left 30,000 small cane planters with no outlet for their cane. The protesters blamed Finance Minister Lesly Delatour for the closure, saying his policies have hurt Haitian businesses.
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test/16750 |@title china:1 open:1 first:1 phase:1 large:1 aluminium:1 plant:1 |@word china:3 major:1 aluminium:3 importer:1 open:1 first:2 phase:2 big:1 plant:4 october:1 1:1 daily:1 say:2 locate:1 qinghai:1 province:1 annual:1 capacity:2 100:1 000:2 tonne:3 ingot:1 half:1 finished:1 turn:1 4:1 1987:1 paper:1 give:1 detail:1 construction:1 510:1 mln:1 yuan:1 begin:1 april:1 1984:1 customs:1 figure:1 show:1 import:1 266:1 241:1 alloy:1 1986:1 487:1 862:1 1985:1
CHINA TO OPEN FIRST PHASE OF LARGE ALUMINIUM PLANT China, a major aluminium importer, will open the first phase of its biggest aluminium plant on October 1, the China Daily said. The first phase of the plant, located in Qinghai province, will have an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of ingots, half the capacity of the finished plant. It will turn out 4,000 tonnes in 1987, the paper said, but gave no more details. Construction of the 510 mln yuan plant began in April 1984. Customs figures show China imported 266,241 tonnes of aluminium and alloy in 1986, down from 487,862 in 1985.
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test/16751 |@title taiwan:1 import:1 210:1 000:1 tonne:1 south:1 african:1 maize:1 |@word taiwan:2 import:1 210:1 000:2 tonne:2 south:2 african:1 maize:3 january:1 1:1 april:1 13:1 joint:1 committee:2 local:1 importer:1 say:1 three:1 year:4 agreement:1 sign:1 last:1 africa:1 export:1 600:1 spokesman:1 tell:1 reuters:1 rest:2 quota:1 ship:1 1987:1
TAIWAN IMPORTS 210,000 TONNES SOUTH AFRICAN MAIZE Taiwan imported about 210,000 tonnes of South African maize between January 1 and April 13, the joint committee of local maize importers said. Under a three-year agreement signed last year, South Africa will export 600,000 tonnes of maize a year to Taiwan. A committee spokesman told Reuters the rest of this year's quota will be shipped during the rest of 1987.
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test/16752 |@title taiwan:1 likely:1 buy:1 u:1 soybean:1 50:1 |@word pct:3 cut:4 import:4 tariff:2 soybean:6 help:1 boost:2 1987:4 u:4 export:2 taiwan:4 spokesman:2 joint:1 committee:1 importer:2 tell:2 reuters:2 say:3 3:2 5:1 seven:1 approve:1 cabinet:1 yesterday:1 would:1 go:1 effect:1 within:1 week:1 encourage:1 local:1 increase:2 1:3 9:1 mln:2 tonne:2 74:1 last:1 year:2 previous:1 target:1 81:1 90:1 rest:1 south:1 america:1 line:1 government:1 effort:1 reduce:1 trade:1 surplus:1 washington:1 rise:1 61:1 billion:2 dlrs:1 first:1 quarter:1 2:1 78:1 ago:1 helpful:1 american:2 supplier:1 want:1 steve:1 chen:1 country:1 director:1 association:1
TAIWAN LIKELY TO BUY MORE U.S. SOYBEANS A 50 pct cut in the import tariff for soybeans should help boost 1987 U.S. Soybean exports to Taiwan, a spokesman for the joint committee of soybean importers told Reuters. He said the cut to 3.5 from seven pct was approved by the cabinet yesterday and would go into effect within a week. The cut will encourage local importers to increase 1987 soybean imports to 1.9 mln tonnes from 1.74 mln last year, he said. The previous target for 1987 was 1.81 tonnes. Taiwan imports more than 90 pct of its soybeans from the U.S. And the rest from South America. The spokesman said the increase in imports from the U.S. Is in line with government efforts to reduce Taiwan's trade surplus with Washington, which rose to 3.61 billion U.S. Dlrs in the first quarter of 1987 from 2.78 billion a year ago. 'The tariff cut is very helpful for American suppliers (who want) to boost their exports to Taiwan,' Steve Chen, country director of the American Soybean Association, told Reuters.
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test/16753 |@title china:1 face:1 extend:1 sorghum:1 shortage:1 |@word china:3 short:1 sorghum:4 1987:2 sixth:1 successive:1 year:1 high:1 production:1 cost:1 low:2 profit:1 discourage:1 farmer:1 grow:1 daily:1 business:1 weekly:1 say:3 output:1 calendar:1 1986:3 5:1 34:1 mln:1 tonne:1 five:1 pct:4 1985:1 level:1 price:1 free:1 market:1 rise:1 january:2 0:1 42:1 yuan:1 per:1 kg:1 14:1 acreage:1 six:1 account:1 40:1 raw:1 material:1 need:1 brewery:1 add:1 give:1 detail:1
CHINA FACES EXTENDED SORGHUM SHORTAGE China will be short of sorghum in 1987 for the sixth successive year because high production costs and low profits discourage farmers from growing it, the China Daily Business Weekly said. It said sorghum output in calendar 1986 was 5.34 mln tonnes, down five pct from the 1985 level, and prices on the free market rose in January to 0.42 yuan per kg, up 14 pct on January 1986. It said sorghum acreage in 1987 is six pct lower than in 1986. Sorghum accounts for 40 pct of the raw materials needed by China's breweries, it added but gave no more details.
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test/16754 |@title |@word bank:2 japan:2 intervene:2 support:2 dollar:2 yen:2 dealers:1 dealer:1
Bank of Japan intervening to support dollar against yen, dealers Bank of Japan intervening to support dollar against yen, dealers
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test/16755 |@title japan:1 march:1 money:1 supply:1 rise:1 9:1 0:1 pct:1 |@word japan:2 broadly:1 define:1 money:1 supply:1 average:3 2:3 plus:3 certificate:1 deposit:1 cd:3 rise:4 preliminary:1 9:1 0:3 pct:4 march:3 year:1 earlier:2 compare:2 8:4 february:3 bank:1 say:2 seasonally:1 adjust:1 identical:1 month:1 unadjusted:1 stand:1 343:1 600:1 billion:2 yen:1 336:1 015:1
JAPAN MARCH MONEY SUPPLY RISES 9.0 PCT Japan's broadly defined money supply average of M-2 plus certificate of deposits (CD) rose a preliminary 9.0 pct in March from a year earlier, compared with an 8.8 pct rise in February, the Bank of Japan said. The seasonally adjusted March average of M-2 plus CDs rose 0.8 pct from February when it rose an identical 0.8 pct from a month earlier, it said. Unadjusted M-2 plus CDs stood at an average 343,600 billion yen in March compared with 336,015 billion in February.
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test/16759 |@title south:1 korea:1 change:1 policy:1 avert:1 trade:1 war:1 |@word south:6 korea:5 decide:1 major:1 change:5 trade:6 investment:1 finance:1 policy:5 aim:1 reduce:4 growth:1 balance:1 payment:1 surplus:6 avoid:1 war:1 united:1 states:1 deputy:1 prime:1 minister:3 kim:5 mahn:1 je:1 say:11 tell:1 reporter:1 excessively:1 fast:1 rise:5 export:4 could:3 make:2 reliant:1 increase:3 nflation:1 produce:1 friction:1 shift:1 mean:2 abandon:1 seoul:2 goal:1 rapidly:1 foreign:5 debt:3 work:1 series:1 ministerial:1 meeting:1 also:2 economic:1 planning:1 current:4 account:3 previously:1 expect:3 exceed:1 eight:1 billion:13 dlrs:13 year:4 would:6 hold:1 five:3 import:3 accelerate:1 market:1 liberalisation:1 rationalising:1 try:1 limit:1 around:1 next:1 although:2 volume:1 continue:2 grow:1 gradually:2 ratio:1 gnp:1 gross:1 national:1 product:1 pct:4 level:1 three:1 1991:1 add:2 koo:3 bon:1 yong:1 aide:1 fall:1 40:2 end:2 1987:3 initial:1 forecast:1 41:2 8:2 44:1 5:3 1986:3 remain:1 still:1 low:1 originally:1 project:1 announce:1 two:1 day:1 schedule:1 arrival:1 u:3 commerce:1 secretary:1 malcolm:1 baldrige:1 talk:1 rha:1 woong:1 bae:1 pressure:1 bilateral:1 7:1 4:3 last:1 3:1 1985:1 prompt:1 swing:1 2:2 06:1 first:2 quarter:2 deficit:1 438:1 mln:1 period:1 36:1 9:1 government:1 currency:4 loan:4 worth:1 firm:1 willing:1 capital:1 good:1 raw:1 material:1 equipment:1 preferably:1 base:1 carry:1 interest:2 1:1 point:1 libor:1 london:1 interbank:1 offer:1 rate:1 considerable:1 incentive:1 give:1 repayable:1 become:1 free:1 korean:2 value:2 revalue:1 dollar:3 believe:1 rapid:1 one:1 shot:1 win:1 fix:1 839:1 70:1 today:1 six:1 since:1 beginning:1
SOUTH KOREA TO CHANGE POLICIES TO AVERT TRADE WAR South Korea has decided on major changes in its trade, investment and finance policies aimed at reducing the growth of its balance of payments surplus and avoiding a trade war with the United States, Deputy Prime Minister Kim Mahn-je said. Kim told reporters the excessively fast rise in exports could make South Korea too reliant on exports, increase nflation and produce trade friction. The policy shift, which means abandoning Seoul's goal of rapidly reducing its foreign debt, was worked out at a series of ministerial meetings. Kim, who is also Economic Planning Minister, said the current account surplus, previously expected to exceed eight billion dlrs this year, would be held at about five billion dlrs by increasing imports, accelerating market liberalisation and rationalising exports. He said Seoul would try to limit its current account surplus to around five billion dlrs a year for the next few years, although trade volume would continue to grow. 'This will gradually reduce the ratio of the surplus to GNP (gross national product) from the current five pct level to three pct by 1991,' he added. Koo Bon-yong, an aide to Kim, said South Korea's foreign debt had been expected to fall below 40 billion dlrs by the end of 1987, against the initial forecast of 41.8 billion, and 44.5 billion dlrs at end-1986. 'But now (with the policy changes) the debt is expected to remain above 40 billion dlrs, although it could still be lower than the originally projected 41.8 billion dlrs,' he said. The policy change was announced two days before the scheduled arrival of U.S. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige for talks with Trade Minister Rha Woong-bae. South Korea is under U.S. Pressure to reduce its bilateral trade surplus, which rose to 7.4 billion dlrs last year from 4.3 billion dlrs in 1985. Kim said the policy changes were also prompted by the swing in South Korea's current account to a surplus of 2.06 billion dlrs in the first quarter of 1987 from a deficit of 438 mln dlrs in the same 1986 period. First quarter 1987 exports rose 36 pct to 9.4 billion dlrs. The government would make foreign currency loans worth 2.5 billion dlrs to firms willing to import capital goods, raw materials and equipment, preferably from the U.S., He said. 'The foreign currency-based loans, which carry interest at 1.5 points above LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), are considerable incentives given to increase imports,' Koo said. Koo said the loans would be repayable in foreign currency. 'It means they could become interest-free loans if the Korean currency continues to rise in value,' he said. He said the South Korean won would be revalued against the dollar gradually, but added 'We do not believe in rapid one-shot changes in the value of the won.' The won, fixed at 839.70 to the dollar today, has risen six pct against the dollar since the beginning of 1986.
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test/16761 |@title bank:1 china:1 buy:1 share:1 luxembourg:1 company:1 |@word state:1 bank:1 china:2 buy:1 three:1 five:1 pct:2 share:1 baii:1 holding:1 sa:1 financial:1 institution:2 register:1 luxembourg:1 daily:1 business:1 weekly:1 say:2 50:1 arab:1 interest:1 set:1 wholly:1 commercial:1 banking:1 branch:1 hong:1 kong:1 give:1 detail:1
BANK OF CHINA BUYS SHARE IN LUXEMBOURG COMPANY State-owned Bank of China has bought a three to five pct share of BAII Holding SA, a financial institution registered in Luxembourg, the China Daily Business Weekly said. It said the institution is 50 pct owned by Arab interests and has set up a wholly owned commercial banking branch in Hong Kong but gave no more details.