cocoa bahia cocoa review shower continu week bahia cocoa zone allevi drought sinc earli januari and improv prospect for come temporao normal humid level not restor comissaria smith weekli review dry period mean temporao will late thi year arriv for week end februari bag kilo make cumul total for season mln stage last year that cocoa deliv earlier consign includ arriv figur comissaria smith doubt crop cocoa harvest practic come end total bahia crop estim mln bag and sale stand almost mln hundr thousand bag hand farmer middlemen export and processor doubt thi cocoa fit for export shipper experienc dificulti obtain bahia superior certif view lower qualiti recent week farmer sold good part cocoa held consign comissaria smith spot bean price rose cruzado per arroba kilo bean shipper reluct offer nearbi shipment and limit sale book for march shipment dlr per tonn port name crop sale light and open port june juli and dlr and and dlr york juli aug sept and dlr per tonn fob routin sale butter made march april sold and dlr april butter time york june juli and dlr aug sept dlr and and time york sept and oct dec dlr and time york dec comissaria smith destin covert currenc area uruguai and open port cake sale regist dlr for march april dlr for dlr for aug and time york dec for oct dec buyer argentina uruguai and convert currenc area liquor sale limit march april sell and dlr june juli dlr and time york juli aug sept dlr and time york sept and oct dec time york dec comissaria smith total bahia sale estim mln bag crop and mln bag crop final figur for period februari expect publish brazilian cocoa trade commiss carniv end middai februari reuter earn champion product approv stock split champion product inc board director approv two for stock split common share for sharehold record april compani board vote recommend sharehold annual meet april increas author capit stock mln mln share reuter acq comput termin system cpml complet sale comput termin system inc complet sale share common stock and warrant acquir addit mln share sedio lugano switzerland for dlr compani warrant exercis for year purchas price dlr per share comput termin sedio bui addit share and increas total hold pct comput termin outstand common stock circumst involv chang control compani compani condit occur warrant exercis price equal pct common stock market price time not exce dlr per share comput termin sold technolgi right dot matrix impact technolog includ futur improv woodco inc houston tex for dlr continu exclus worldwid license technolog for woodco compani move part reorgan plan and pai current oper cost and ensur product deliveri comput termin make comput gener label form tag and ticket printer and termin reuter earn cobanco inc cbco year net shr ct dlr net asset mln mln deposit mln mln loan mln mln note qtr not year includ extraordinari gain tax carri forward dlr ct per shr reuter earn intern inc qtr jan oper shr loss two ct profit ct oper shr profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln six mth oper shr profit nil profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note per shr calcul payment prefer dividend result exclud credit ct and ct for qtr and six mth six ct and ct for prior period oper loss carryforward reuter earn brown forman inc bfd qtr net shr dlr ct net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion mln reuter earn dean food see strong qtr earn dean food expect earn for fourth quarter end exce year ago period chairman kenneth dougla told analyst fiscal fourth quarter food processor report earn ct share dougla year sale exce billion dlr billion dlr prior year repeat earlier project that quarter earn will slightli last year ct share fall rang ct ct share dougla earli project whether anticip fourth quarter perform for exce prior year earn dlr share dougla dean experi pct improv bottom line effect tax reform act alon presid howard dean fiscal compani will deriv benefit dairi and frozen veget acquisit ryan milk larsen dean compani will benefit acquisit late decemb elgin blender inc west chicago compani major sharehold food unit kingdom blender and licens arrang australia canada brazil and japan ann entri mcdonald corp mcd for year dougla told analyst reuter copper magma lower copper cent ct magma copper subsidiari newmont mine corp cut copper cathod price cent cent effect immedi reuter earn brown forman bfdb set stock split up payout brown forman inc board approv for two stock split and pct increas compani cash dividend compani cite improv earn outlook and continu strong cash flow reason for rais dividend brown forman split class and class common share effect march compani director declar quarterli cash dividend each share class ct payabl april holder record march prior split compani had paid ct quarterli brown forman todai report pct increas quarter profit mln dlr dlr share pct increas sale record mln dlr brown forman month profit declin bit mln dlr dlr share mln dlr dlr share year earlier due second quarter charg ct share for restructur beverag oper compani lower corpor tax rate and restructur expect substanti improv brown forman earn and cash flow fiscal reuter earn esquir radio and electron inc qtr shr profit ct profit ct annual div ct ct prior net profit profit rev mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln note annual dividend payabl april stockhold record march reuter earn unit presidenti corp upco qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note result includ adjust dlr ct shr for year and period improv result univers life busi estim reuter housing januari hous sale drop realti group sale previous own home drop pct januari season adjust annual rate mln unit nation associ realtor nar decemb rate mln unit had highest sinc record mln unit sale rate set novemb group drop januari not surpris that signific portion decemb record pace made seller seek favor capit gain treatment tax law nar john tuccillo reuter money-supply asset monei market mutual fund rose mln dlr latest week earn owen and minor inc obod rais qtly dividend qtly div eight ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn comput languag research clri qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln qtly div ct ct prior year shr profit two ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln note dividend payabl april sharehold record march reuter earn cinram qtr net shr ct ct net mln sale mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn standard trustco see year standard trustco expect earn increas pct dlr dlr per share record stabl interest rate and grow economi expect provid favor condit for growth presid brian mallei told sharehold annual meet standard trustco previous report asset billion dlr billion dlr return common sharehold equiti pct last year pct reuter earn handi and harman hnh qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln month shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note net loss for qtr includ charg for restructur mln dlr tax ct share net loss includ tax special charg mln dlr ct share reuter coffee ico produc present coffe propos intern coffe organ ico produc countri will present propos for reintroduc export quota for month april firm undertak negoti septemb futur quota distribut basi ico deleg distribut april unchang basi earlier produc propos includ shortfal redistribut total mln bag resumpt ico contact group meet consum schedul for thi even postpon tomorrow deleg reuter acq chemlawn chem rise hope for higher bid chemlawn corp chem attract higher bid dlr per share offer wast manag inc wnx wall street arbitrageur share chemlawn shot counter trade mln compani mln share chang hand late afternoon thi compani for time cash flow dlr dollar depend whether compet bidder arbitrageur wast manag tender offer announc open todai expir march thi total surpris debra strohmaier chemlawn spokeswoman compani board held regularli schedul meet todai and discuss wast manag announc statement expect not readi unabl had prior contact wast manag and chemlawn offici will resist elliott schlang analyst prescott ball and turben inc compani that doesn surpris attack arbitrageur point difficult resist tender offer for and share for cash schlang chemlawn find white knight not want acquir wast manag analyst rosemari morbelli ingal and snyder servicemast compani svm rollin inc rol exampl compani that interest chemlawn two mln custom largest compani involv applic fertil pesticid and herbicid lawn wast manag involv remov wast schlang chemlawn custom base valuabl anoth compani that capit strong residenti and commerci distribut system schlang and morbelli note that high growth rate had catapult chemlawn share price into mid stock languish rate growth slow schlang compani profit concentr fourth quarter chemlawn earn dlr per share for full year and dlr fourth quarter morbelli note chemlawn compet thousand individu entrepreu offer lawn and garden care sevic reuter sugar sugar import week usda sugar import subject sugar import quota week end januari initi week sugar quota year total short ton versu ton previou week agricultur depart sugar import quota for quota year januari decemb set short ton compar ton quota year extend month decemb depart custom servic report that weekli and cumul import report actual weight basi and final polar receiv cumul import data adjust accordingli reuter trade brazil anti inflat plan limp anniversari inflat plan initi hail home and abroad saviour economi limp anniversari amid soar price widespread shortag and foreign payment crisi announc last februari plan froze price fix cruzado currenc and end widespread index economi bid halt countri pct inflat rate year plan collaps situat wors inflat economi work lead bank economist crumbl plan accompani dramat revers foreign trade account and brazil annual trade surplus had suffici cover billion dlr need servic billion dlr foreign debt for month target for repeat monthli surplus averag billion dlr export divert and import increas avoid domest shortag trade surplu plung mln dlr octob and sinc averag mln reuter reserves offici foreign reserv fall januari zealand offici foreign reserv fell billion dlr januari billion dlr decemb and compar billion year ago period reserv bank weekli statist bulletin reuter ship agenc report ship wait panama canal panama canal commiss govern agenc daili oper report that backlog ship wait enter canal earli todai two dai expect due schedul transit end dai backlog averag wait time tomorrow super tanker regular vessel north end hr hr south end hr hr reuter earn america mortgag set special payout america feder guarante mortgag fund two make special distribut ct per exchang unit includ ct return capit and ct incom gain reuter earn emhart corp emh qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl march record march reuter earn intern cite strong prospect intern inc report oper loss for januari second quarter prospect for balanc fiscal year remain good order harri graphic subsidiari acquir june continu run strong pace for six month order rose pct prior year period annual basi run mln dlr backlog harri pct begin fiscal year intern divis expect benefit recent product introduct and declin dollar research develop and engin expenditur fiscal will mln dlr rang and compani alloc anoth mln dlr for capit expenditur earlier report fourth quarter oper loss two ct share compar profit ct share year ago revenu rose mln dlr mln dlr reuter money-supply asset monei fund rose week asset monei market mutual fund increas mln dlr week end yesterdai billion dlr invest compani institut asset institut fund rose mln dlr billion dlr gener purpos fund rose mln dlr billion dlr and broker dealer fund rose mln dlr billion dlr reuter ship gulf barg freight rate call gulf barg freight rate firm outlook for steadi vessel load gulf increas demand for barg suppli ship dealer barg trade todai loui merchant exchang call session versu yesterdai quot includ deliveri thi week illinoi river joliet pct tariff bid offer week river chicago quot percentag point week mississippi river loui pct bid offer point week ohio river owensboro south pct bid offer point station illinoi river south chicago pct bid offer comparison march illinoi chicago pct bid offer point march ohio river bid yesterdai trade level pct offer march lower mississippi river memphi cairo pct bid offer comparison illinoi river chicago pct bid offer comparison sept nov lower mississippi river memphi cairo pct bid offer sept dec section pct bid offer comparison reuter earn gulf appli gat sell unit see gain gulf appli technolog inc sold pipelin and termin oper unit for mln dlr and will record gain mln dlr quarter ad that feder tax ow transact will offset oper loss carryov reuter earn farmer group inc fgrp qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev billion mln avg shr reuter earn potomac electr power pom jan net shr ct ct net rev avg shr mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note latest mth net includ gain ct per share for sale virginia servic territori dominion resourc inc reuter acq cofab inc bui gulfex for undisclos amount cofab inc acquir gulfex inc houston base fabric custom high pressur process vessel for energi and petrochem industri cofab group compani manufactur special cool and lubric system for oil and ga petrochem util pulp and paper and marin industri reuter earn tultex corp ttx set quarterli dividend qtly div eight ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn atico financi corp atfc qtr net shr ct dlr net mln rev mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln rev mln mln note qtr and amount includ acquisit pct common atico peninsula feder save and loan associ januari qtr and net includ net gain mln dlr dlr per share exchang common pan america bank inc for common ncnb corp purus merger compani reuter coffee ico export modifi propos intern coffe organ ico export will modifi propos quota resumpt present import tomorrow ico deleg chang will discuss tonight inform produc follow talk formal produc session member produc splinter group and will affect propos quota distribut for month april propos share includ shortfal declar reuter money-supply commerci paper fall mln dlr feb week fed money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr feb week fed money-supply york bank discount window borrow mln dlr feb week money-supply york busi loan fall mln dlr commerci and industri loan book major york bank exclud accept fell mln dlr billion week end februari feder reserv bank york includ accept loan declin mln dlr billion commerci paper outstand nation drop mln dlr billion nation busi loan data schedul releas fridai reuter money-supply bank discount borrow mln dlr major york citi bank had mln dlr averag borrow feder reserv week wednesdai februari fed spokesman week mark second half two week bank statement period that end wednesdai bank had borrow prior week comment latest week fed spokesman that borrow occur yesterdai and fewer half bank nation data discount window borrow due releas est gmt reuter earn philippin long distanc phi year net shr primari peso peso shr dilut peso peso qtly div peso peso net billion mln rev billion billion note full name philippin long distanc telephon figur quot philippin peso dividend payabl april holder record march exchang rate dai dividend declar peso per dollar reuter earn liberti star equiti fund initi div qtly div ct payabl april two record march note dividend includ special two ct per share for period begin fund commenc oper novebm decemb reuter earn combust engin inc csp regular div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn tonka corp tka rais dividend qtly div two ct ct pai march record march reuter earn bdm intern bdm increas qtrly div annual div class ct ct prior annual div class ct ct prior payabl april record march note full name bdm intern inc reuter earn systemat inc syst regular payout qtly div ct ct prior pai march record februari reuter money-supply monei suppli rise billion dlr feb week fed earn ivaco inc year net shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion note result includ extraordinari gain dlr six ct share secondari share offer canron unit reuter money-supply bank discount borrow averag mln dlr feb week fed money-supply bank net free reserv mln dlr two week feb fed acq invest firm cut cyclop cyl stake group affili york invest firm lower stake cyclop corp share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss group led mutual share corp sold cyclop common share feb and for mln dlr reuter earn coradian corp cdin qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev year shr profit cent loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr reuter money-supply feder reserv weekli report feb two week end feb daili avg mln net free reserv bank borrow includ season loan includ extend loan excess reserv requir reserv adj requir reserv total reserv borrow reserv monetari base two week end feb total vault cash inc cash equal req re week end feb daili avg mln bank borrow includ season loan includ extend loan float balanc adjust currenc treasuri deposit reuter money-supply trade bank deposit growth rise slightli zealand trade bank season adjust deposit growth rose pct januari compar rise pct decemb reserv bank year year total deposit rose pct compar pct increas decemb year and pct rise year ago period weekli statist releas total deposit rose billion dlr januari compar billion decemb and billion januari reuter money-supply feder reserv monei suppli report feb week end feb previou week revis avg week week ago avg week week ago monthli aggreg adjust avg billion jan dec jan dec jan dec dec nov domest debt dec nov reuter money-supply feder reserv weekli report feb week end feb daili avg mln govt bought outright govt repurchas nil unch agenc bought outright unch agenc repurchas nil unch accept repurchas nil unch match sale includ sale cust fed asset fed liabil deposit fed reuter money-supply feder reserv weekli report feb week end feb daili avg mln foreign deposit gold stock unch custodi hold feder fund rate avg factor wednesdai feb bank borrow includ extend credit match sale includ sale cust float reuter cotton world market price for upland cotton usda agricultur depart announc prevail world market price adjust qualiti and locat for strict low middl inch upland cotton ct per effect midnight march adjust world price averag produc locat lubbock texa and will adjust for qualiti and locat price will us determin handler cotton certif payment rate base data for week end februari adjust world price for upland cotton determin follow ct per northern european price adjust averag spot mkt locat slm inch cotton averag locat sum adjust adjust world price reuter sugar sugar quota import detail usda agricultur depart cumul sugar import individu countri quota year began januari and end decemb follow quota alloc for quota year short ton raw cumul quota import alloc argentina nil australia nil barbado nil beliz nil bolivia nil brazil nil canada nil quota import alloc colombia congo nil costa rica nil ivori coast nil dom rep ecuador nil salvador nil fiji nil gabon nil quota import alloc guatemala nil guyana nil haiti nil hondura nil india nil jamaica nil madagascar nil malawi nil quota import alloc mauritiu nil mexico mozambiqu nil panama nil papua guinea nil paraguai nil peru nil philippin nil christoph nevi nil quota import alloc swaziland nil taiwan nil thailand nil trinidad tobago nil uruguai nil zimbabw nil reuter earn meridian bancorp inc mrdn set regular payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter money-supply bank discount borrow mln dlr bank discount window borrow extend credit averag mln dlr week wednesdai februari feder reserv fed that borrow week fell mln dlr mln dlr extend credit mln dlr mln dlr week second half two week statement period net borrow prior week averag mln dlr comment two week statement period end februari fed that bank had averag net free reserv mln dlr dai billion two week earlier feder reserv spokesman told press brief that larg singl dai net miss fed reserv project week wednesdai that natur float had act bit strang for thi time year note that had poor weather latest week spokesman that natur float rang mln dlr fridai for give reason billion dlr thursdai and wednesdai fed spokeman give reason for thursdai high float that mln dlr wednesdai float figur due holdov and transport float two wide separ fed district for week that float relat adjust small ad that fell neg mln dlr tuesdai due number correct for unrel cash letter error six district countri spokesman that tuesdai and wednesdai two clear bank had system problem and secur and feder fund wire had held open est dai that problem clear afternoon and evid reserv impact week end wednesdai pct net discount window borrow made smallest bank pct larg monei center bank and pct larg region institut wednesdai pct borrow account for monei center bank pct larg region and pct smallest bank fed spokesman bank system had excess reserv thursdai mondai and tuesdai and deficit fridai and wedndsdai that produc small daili averag deficit for week for two week period rel high excess reserv daili avearg almost smallest bank reuter acq american express axp spinnoff american express remain silent market rumor spinoff part shearson lehman brother inc analyst compani such move unhappi market stock american express stock lift rumor market calcul partial public shearson command good market therebi boost total american express rumor accompani talk financi servic firm split stock and boost dividend american express close york stock exchang heavi volum american express not comment rumor stock activ analyst comment compani analyst meet tuesdai help fuel rumor announc yesterdai manag meet compani offici american express stock undervalu and not fulli reflect perform shearson analyst yesterdai shearson elev chief oper offic jefferi lane ad posit presid had vacant creat posit for chairmen oper divis analyst specul partial spinoff make sens contrari variat market rumor total spinoff analyst disagre that spinoff shearson good sinc strong profit center for american express contribut pct earn last year highli that american express sell shearson perrin long lipper analyt question invest profit secur firm analyst american express not cash reason sell part strong asset compani consid option spin part shearson and rumor suggest sell pct market larri eckenfeld prudenti bach secur believ american express consid partial spinoff past shearson profit fetch big premium market place shearson book mln dlr rang shearson market place worth bilion dlr term market capit eckenfeld analyst american express us capit sinc plan expand global enorm intern growth plan that take capit you want your stock reflect realist valuat enhanc your abil make kind endeavor road hutton group analyst michael lewi outlin fact that invest heavili futur heavili into intern arena lewi that not preclud acquisit and divestitur lewi american express reduc exposur brokerag busi sell part shearson stock reflect asset such travel relat servic busi find true water mark lesser exposur brokerag compon command higher multipl constitut higher percentag total oper earn compani lewi shearson contribut mln tax oper earn mln dlr reuter money-supply monei suppli rose billion dlr monei suppli rose billion dlr season adjust billion dlr februari week feder reserv previou week level revis billion dlr billion dlr week move averag rose billion dlr billion economist poll reuter that anywher billion dlr billion dlr averag forecast call for mln dlr rise reuter earn liberti star usa set initi payout liberti star equiti fund declar initi dividend ct per share payabl april two sharehold record march dividend includ quarterli dividend ct share and special payout two ct share cover period novemb fund began oper decemb fund quarterli dividend rate fluctuat futur reuter earn ivaco see minim quarter earn ivaco inc price pressur steel product and recent increas canadian dollar expect result minim quarter earn subsequ quarter show substanti improv quarter level earn will not reach level long condit continu ivaco earlier report profit rose mln dlr mln dlr extraordinari gain mln dlr previou year demand for compani product continu high level and sale expect show growth revenu last year rose billion dlr billion dlr reuter grain grain carload fall week grain carload total car week end februari pct previou week pct week year ago associ american railroad report grain mill product load week total car pct previou week pct week year earlier associ reuter acq hong kong firm up wrather wco stake pct industri equiti pacif hong kong invest firm rais stake wrather corp share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss industri equiti princip own brierlei invest publicli held zealand compani bought wrather common share feb and for mln dlr disclos stake wrather earlier thi month bought stock for invest purpos reuter earn coleco industri inc clo qtr shr loss dl profit ct net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit dlr net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln reuter crude diamond shamrock dia cut crude price diamond shamrock corp that effect todai had cut contract price for crude oil dlr barrel reduct bring post price for west texa intermedi dlr barrel copani price reduct todai made light fall oil product price and weak crude oil market compani spokeswoman diamond latest line oil compani that cut contract post price last two dai cite weak oil market reuter acq liebert corp lieb approv merger liebert corp sharehold approv merger wholli own subsidiari emerson electr emr term merger each liebert sharehold will receiv share emerson stock for each liebert share reuter earn northern telecom propos two for stock split earn coleco industri clc see profit coleco industri inc expect return profit earlier coleco report net loss mln dlr for year end decemb compar profit mln dlr year earlier prepar statement compani dramat swing oper result due primarili steep declin sale cabbag patch kid product mln dlr mln dlr coleco chang singl product compani diversifi organ major acquisit last year product acquisit and product introduct expect enabl return profit annual toi fair earlier thi month vice presid morton handel analyst project earn ct share sale mln dlr reason reuter money-supply feder reserv weekli report feb two week end feb daili avg mln net free reserv bank borrow includ season loan includ extend loan excess reserv requir reserv adj requir reserv total reserv borrow reserv monetari base reuter money-supply feder reserv weekli report feb two week end feb total vault cash inc cash equal req re week end feb daili avg mln bank borrow includ season loan includ extend loan float balanc adjust currenc treasuri deposit reuter acq gulf appli technolog gat sell unit gulf appli technolog inc sold subsidiari engag pipelin and termin oper for mln dlr compani sale subject post close adjust not explain reuter acq invest group rais robeson rbsn stake group affili miami base invest firm led fundament manag corp rais stake robeson industri corp share pct total pct file secur and exchang commiss group bought robeson common share jan and feb for dlr group bui share and plan studi robeson oper recommend that manag make oper fundament manag chairman carl singer recent elect robeson board reuter grain gao like show cert costli cash studi grain certif due shortli govern account offic gao show that certif cost govern pct cash outlai administr and industri sourc analysi that gao obtain agricultur depart and offic manag and budget suggest that certif cost cash payment gao offici told reuter gao prepar certif studi specif request sen jess helm chairman senat agricultur committe report will focu cost certif compar cash schedul releas mid march cost certif gao sourc depend program impact usda loan program gao determin that certif encourag loan entri loan forfeitur net cost program determin that certif caus govern grain stockpil decreas cost effect certif gao will not like suggest whether certif program slow expand gao offici neg report certif will fuel fire certif and weigh heavili increas certif program agricultur consult omb expans program usda remain firmli commit reuter earn dahlberg inc dahl qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note year includ week reuter earn citi nation corp ctyn rais dividend shr ct ct pai april record march reuter earn page petroleum year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note net includ mln dlr extraordinari loss for oil and ga writedown and unreal foreign exchang loss ago loss mln dlr reuter earn idb commun group inc idbx year net period end decemb shr ct ct net rev reuter earn armor product corp armr quarterli div qtly div ten ct ten ct pai april record march reuter crude opec meet firm price analyst opec forc meet schedul june session readdress product cut agreement organ halt current slide oil price oil industri analyst movement higher oil price never easi opec thought emerg meet sort problem daniel yergin director cambridg energi research associ cera analyst and oil industri sourc problem opec face excess oil suppli world oil market opec problem not price problem product issu and address that paul mlotok oil analyst salomon brother inc market earlier optim opec and abil product control pessimist outlook that organ address wish regain initi oil price analyst uncertain that even emerg meet address problem opec product mln bpd quota set last decemb opec learn that buyer market you cannot deem quota fix price and set differenti region manag for major oil compani spoke condit that not name market teach that lesson ad david mizrahi editor mideast report expect opec meet june not immedi not optimist that opec can address princip problem will not meet advantag winter demand sell oil late march and april demand slacken mizrahi mizrahi that opec reiter agreement output mln bpd analyst that two month will critic for opec abil hold togeth price and output opec hold pact for six week sinc buyer will come back into market dillard sprigg petroleum analysi york bijan moussavar rahmani harvard univers energi and environ polici center that demand for opec oil rise quarter and thi prompt excess product demand for opec oil mln bpd and closer mln bpd higher character cheat opec meet thi demand current product told reuter telephon interview reuter earn cenergi crg report qtr net profit cenergi corp report fourth quarter net incom dlr ct per share revenu mln dlr for year report net loss mln dlr ct per share result writedown book oil and ga properti two quarter revenu mln dlr compani fiscal year end march chang calend year end for month end dec report loss mln dlr dlr per share revenu mln dlr result noncash writedown oil and ga properti for year end march cenergi report net incom dlr ct per share revenu mln dlr compani reserv year fell mln barrel mln barrel oil and bilion cubic feet ga bcf reserv not disappear produc price recov reuter earn northern telecom declar stock split two for stock split pai note split subject approv sharehold april annual meet compani will increas dividend post split share six ct ct reuter earn torchmark tmk author stock repurchas torchmark corp board author purchas time time signific portion pct convert subordin debentur februari outstand mln dlr princip amount debenur compani plan redeem debentur june declar regular quarterli dividend ct per share common payabl sharehold record april reuter earn techamerica group inc tch qtr loss shr loss six ct not net loss profit rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn wilfr american educ wae regular div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq drexel offici stake epsilon data epsi senior offici drexel burnham lambert inc and father told secur and exchang commiss acquir share epsilon data manag inc pct total outstand kenneth thoma senior vice presid invest drexel lo angel offic and father retir univers professor thoma bought stake for mln dlr primarili for invest purpos bui stock sell stake depend market condit plan seek control compani reuter acq nova win govern for huski hyo deal nova canadian compani that own pct huski oil receiv govern approv for transact union faith canada hold bui pct stake huski nova minist region and industri expans michel cote rule that union faith purchas huski stake not result huski cede control canadian compani thi rule kei condit complet deal union faith equal own hutchison whampoa and hong kong electr hold agreement union faith huski will becom privat compani union faith and nova each hold pct stock pct huski own rel shing chairman hutchison and pct canadian imperi bank commeric reuter earn potomac electr power pom januari net oper shr ct ct oper net mln mln rev mln mln mth oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln rev billion billion note mth oper net exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr ct per share sale virginia servic territori virginia power reuter acq suffield financi ssbk get fed approv suffield financi corp feder reserv board approv applic acquir coastal bancorp csbk portland suffield approv superintend main bank depart reuter earn afg industri inc afg quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record march reuter earn gsw inc year net oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev mln mln note net exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr dlr shr sale camco inc share ago loss mln dlr dlr shr reuter earn santa anita realti sar quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record march santa anita realti enterpris inc reuter earn liquid air corp lana quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai march record march reuter earn marshal steel year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note name marshal drummond mccall inc result includ extraordinari gain dlr ct per share and dlr ct incom tax reduct reuter earn marshal steel detail gain unit sale marshal steel marshal drummond mccall inc will report mln dlr net gain tax thi year sale drummond mccall divis sold effect januari reuter earn mayfair industri inc mayf qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev avg shr mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note exclud tax gain dlr for qtr and year reuter nat-gas lng import algeria liquefi natur ga import algeria happen even econom feasibl industri analyst sourc youcef yousfi director gener sonatrach algerian state petroleum agenc televis interview algier that such import made thi year contract negoti file govern and time requir restart mothbal termin will delai import daniel tuli natur ga analyst shearson lehman bro sonatrach negoti two custom panhandl eastern pel and distriga subsidiari cabot corp cbt resum lng export compani offici told reuter paso ga subsidiari burlington northern bni express interest industri analyst import algerian lng feasibl margin cost basi compani that made capit invest handl lng import can oper profit even current price environ frank spadin energi economist banker trust analyst not forse major impact algerian import price soft expect trend higher end declin ga drill and time lag bring gulf mexico product onstream will tighten ga suppli and firm price shearson tuli thi context algerian lng import sourc supplement suppli domest product ad compani sourc talk algeria agre that algerian lng serv meet peak demand compani sourc that negoti algeria emphas looser arrang relat volum market requir and price spot market valu reuter earn alatenn resourc inc atng qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter acq versatil sell unit vicon versatil corp agre principl sell alberta base versatil nobl cultiv divis vicon inc ontario for undisclos term divis manufactur tillag and sprai equip reuter acq videotron bui into exhibit compani group videotron agre bui pct group promexpo inc compani special product exhibit for mln dlr reuter earn memotec data inc year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note result includ extraordinari gain dlr ct share and dlr ct share reuter crude texaco canada cut crude price canadian ct bbl par grade canadian dlr crude texaco canada txc lower crude post texaco canada lower contract price will pai for crude oil canadian ct barrel effect todai decreas bring compani post price for benchmark grade edmonton swann hill light sweet canadian dlr bbl texaco canada last chang crude oil post feb reuter crude marathon petroleum reduc crude post marathon petroleum reduc contract price will pai for grade crude oil dlr barrel effect todai decreas bring marathon post price for west texa intermedi and west texa sour dlr bbl south louisiana sweet grade crude reduc dlr bbl compani last chang crude post jan reuter earn georg weston year net shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion reuter money-supply monei suppli rise pct decemb zealand broadli defin season adjust monei suppli grew estim pct decemb rise revis pct novemb and pct decemb last year reserv bank statement unadjust increas estim billion dlr revis billion novemb and billion decemb year year rose pct revis pct novemb and pct decemb narrowli defin year year growth pct revis pct novemb and pct year earlier grew estim billion dlr revis billion novemb and billion decemb year year privat sector credit grew pct decemb revis pct novemb and pct decemb privat sector credit grew billion dlr revis billion novemb and billion decemb reuter acq circuit system csyi bui board maker circuit system inc bought stock ionic industri inc exchang for share common exchang will share circuit system stock outstand ionic holder will pct outstand stock circuit system ionic maker circuit board had revenu mln dlr and pretax profit dlr revenu mln and pretax profit dlr circuit system reuter earn mail box etc mail qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev reuter earn munsingwear inc mun qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note per shr adjust for for stock split juli and for split reuter money-supply fed data suggest stabl monetari polici latest feder reserv data suggest that central bank vote maintain exist degre pressur bank reserv regular polici make meet two week ago monei market economist number disappoint can volcker word that noth had chang bob bannon secur pacif nation bank fed chairman paul volcker told congression committe last thursdai that fed polici unchang todai volcker statement last thursdai allai fear that fed had margin tighten grip reserv ail dollar economist want confirm steadi polici todai data cover two week bank statement period end yesterdai thi for addit reassur made acut fed decis yesterdai drain reserv bank system arrang overnight match sale purchas agreement for time sinc april last year economist ad todai data show that drain action for fairli larg billion dlr economist thing that caught ey rel sizeabl match sale wednesdai dana johnson nation bank chicago justifi for noth omin fed couldn wait start statement period todai had miss reserv project ad secur pacif bannon fed spokesman told report that larg singl dai net miss reserv project latest week economist similarli shrug slightli higher expect adjust bank borrow fed discount window averag mln dlr dai latest week compar economist forecast mln for two week bank statement period daili borrow averag doubl mln dlr prior period wire problem two larg bank tuesdai and wednesdai not bother borrow scott winningham winningham and wednesdai averag rose mln dlr mln week earlier lend support stabl polici view rel steadi feder fund rate six pct latest week and persist high level excess reserv bank system economist for time fed neutral path fed fund six pct darwin beck boston corp expect continu that vein excess reserv fell billion dlr ad chicago johnson bank excess reserv averag billion dlr dai latest statement period billion previou fed declin assign target growth rang wayward monei suppli measur last week attent paid steeper anticip billion dlr jump week end februari ahead economist fed will tread fine line dollar progress intern currenc market and develop domest economi market perhap exagger dollar effect fed polici chicago johnson will dollar into account futur polici decis economi weak won pull back eas reuter earn gti corp gti qtr oper net oper shr profit six ct loss two ct oper net profit loss rev year oper shr profit ct loss two ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note data not includ discontinu oper qtr gain dlr ct per shr qtr loss dlr ct per shr year loss dlr dlr per shr and year loss dlr ct per shr reuter crude houston oil reserv studi complet houston oil trust that independ petroleum engin complet annual studi that estim trust futur net revenu total prove reserv mln dlr and discount present reserv mln dlr base estim trust monei for cash distribut unithold for remaind year estim reflect decreas pct net reserv revenu and pct discount present compar studi made reuter earn famou restaur inc fam qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note includ recur charg dlr qtr and dlr year for reserv for underperform restaur reuter cpi japan consum price fall pct januari japan unadjust consum price index base fell pct januari previou month govern manag and coodin agenc fall compar declin pct decemb januari index compar year earlier pct drop larger pct sinc fell pct septemb food cost rose januari decemb price fell for cloth footwear and util caus declin for month hous medic and educ cost increas januari compar year earlier cost util gasolin and veget fell unadjust consum price index for tokyo area base pct mid februari month earlier reflect lower price for food cloth and footwear compar year earlier index pct due lower veget fuel oil and util cost reuter earn averi avi set two for stock split averi board authorizerd two for stock split increas quarterli dividend and plan offer mln share common stock compani stock split effect march distribut addit share each sharehold record march quarterli cash dividend ct per share split share pct increas ct per share split averi will regist secur and exchang commiss shrortli offer mln addit common share will us proce repai debt financ recent acquisit and for corpor purpos reuter money-supply feder reserv weekli compon feb week feb feb daili avg billion season adjust unadjust currenc demand depo check save small time mmda commerci bank repo euro reuter money-supply central bank see slower monei credit growth monetari and credit growth rate zealand not expect continu current level reserv bank move tighten liquid late last year reserv bank governor spencer russel monetari and credit growth figur for decemb quarter artif inflat unusu high growth inter institut lend activ short term monei market russel statement bank move tighten liquid initi sign recent expans appar septemb and octob last year russel broadli defin figur releas todai show growth pct year end decemb compar pct year end septemb annual growth privat sector credit calendar pct compar pct septemb year evid suggest that corpor custom includ bank financi institut exploit differ interest rate overdraft trade bank and rate call market russel reuter interest japan expect cut base rate for state bodi japan expect cut base lend rate for state financi institut pct part recent pact major industri nation pari financ ministri sourc cut base revis trust fund bureau law approv parliament march abolish pct minimum interest rate deposit bureau bureau channel fund govern financi institut for public work and offici base lend rate for state bodi such japan develop bank peopl financ corp and financ corpor local public enterpris move tandem long term prime rate sourc imposs for follow last cut pct pct januari trust fund bureau rate legal set pct ministri will abolish minimum rate and introduc market relat resolv problem and stimul domest economi tuesdai ministri allow long term banker cut prime record low pct effect februari move suggest had reach agreement depositor bureau postal save system post and telecommun ministri and japan welfar annuiti ministri health and welfar sourc ministri determin market rate consid set bureau deposit rate ministri sourc coupon rate year govern bond minu percentag point likeliest choic ad reuter coffee produc split heat coffe quota talk talk possibl reintroduc global coffe export quota extend into todai spark fly yesterdai dissid group export not includ kei negoti forum special meet intern coffe organ ico council call find stop prolong slide coffe price deleg solut question implement quota sight world coffe export quota major devic us regul coffe price intern coffe agreement suspend year ago price soar reaction drought cut brazil output two third brazil world largest coffe produc and export produc and consum face question quota calcul futur quota distribut scheme deleg temper flare late saturdai minor group produc countri not repres contact group produc and consum deleg altern set facilit debat big produc want ball court and isn fair minor produc spokesman lui escalant costa rica major produc group propos resum quota april previou hoc method carv quota share promis negoti basic quota septemb deleg plan perpetu statu quo allow brazil retain almost current pct share export market colombia pct ivori coast pct and indonesia six pct rest divid smaller export consum countri and dissid produc group tabl separ propos requir quota determin avail formula incorpor export product and stock statist propos give brazil smaller quota share and colombia and indonesia larger share and bring quota distribut scheme into effect brazil unwil accept propos that reduc quota share deleg deleg not specul prospect for agreement quota packag thi phase even adjourn meet march april ico agre quota price coffe supermarket shelf not like chang sinnificantli result industri sourc retail coffe price past year remain steadi even coffe market price tumbl upsw will not pass consum reuter interest italian treasuri cut interest certif italian treasuri annual coupon rate payabl march two issu long term treasuri certif cct cut percentag point compar rate thi march coupon rate year certif matur march will fall pct pct and rate year issu matur march fall pct pct treasuri cut point six monthli coupon payabl thi septemb six issu matur septemb and septemb issu carri term and year and will coupon rate and pct septemb compar and pct thi march reuter crude kuwait plan for emerg opec talk kuwait oil minist remark publish todai plan for emerg opec meet review oil polici recent weak world oil price sheikh ali khalifa sabah quot local daili qaba opec member ask for such meet deni kuwait pump quota barrel crude daili bpd set impos product limit nation organis trader and analyst intern oil market estim opec produc mln bpd ceil mln bpd agre geneva last decemb name kuwait and unit arab emir smaller produc ecuador produc quota kuwait pump mln bpd thi rumour baseless base report kuwait abil exce share suppos that kuwait abil will minist sheikh ali that kuwait had abil produc mln bpd can sell quota offici price countri suffer difficulti market share mean kuwait unusu clever refer appar gulf state qatar industri sourc sell bpd bpd quota buyer resist offici price restor opec last month peg marker dlr per barrel price york last week drop lowest level thi year and almost dollar below month high dollar barrel sheikh ali deliv challeng intern oil compani that declar kuwait sold below offici price charg offici price dlr barrel had lost custom not elabor kuwait had guarante market for oil local and intern refin facil and distribut network abroad ad reaffirm that plan meet march opec differenti committe postpon start april request bodi member ecuador deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit last wednesdai debt burden countri want opec assign lower offici price for crude and seek thi talk thi month opec price committe refer pressur oil compani opec member appar refer difficulti face qatar expect such pressur will continu march and april expect situat improv reuter crude indonesia crossroad econom chang indonesia appear near polit crossroad measur deregul protect economi embassi report counter fall oil revenu govern launch seri measur past month boost export oil sector and attract invest indonesia asian member opec and lead primari commod produc sever hit last year fall world oil price forc devalu currenc pct septemb embassi report presid suharto govern appear divid direct lead economi appear near crossroad regard deregul pertain invest and import report primarili assess indonesia agricultur sector review countri gener econom perform that govern offici and advis recommend relax equal strong pressur exert halt such move thi group strongli favour import substitut economi report indonesia econom welcom world bank and intern banker step direct crucial area economi plastic and steel remain highli protect and virtual monopoli set measur announc sinc last broaden area for foreign invest reduc trade restrict and liberalis import report indonesia econom growth calendar and economi even contract bit thi lowest rate growth sinc mid report note indonesia largest countri south east asia popul million face gener elect april report hold hope for swift improv econom outlook for earli indic point slightli posit growth rate not exceed pct econom activ continu suffer due sharp fall export earn petroleum industri growth oil sector low weak domest demand coupl excess plant capac real declin construct and trade and reduc level growth agricultur report state banker continu present econom reform crucial for govern intern lend world bank loan mln dlr last month balanc payment support partli govern maintain momentum reform bank reuter crude saudi riyal deposit rate remain firm saudi riyal interbank deposit steadi yesterdai higher level quiet market trader reluct posit amidst uncertainti whether opec will succe halt current declin oil price oil industri sourc yesterdai gulf arab produc had had difficulti sell oil offici opec price kuwait plan for emerg meet member organis tradit sundai lull trade due european weekend contribut lack market activ spot and week rate put pct quot rang six yesterdai and six month deposit quot unchang and pct spot riyal quietli firmer dollar quot yesterdai reuter crude qatar unveil budget for fiscal gulf oil state qatar recov slightli last year declin world oil price announc budget sinc earli and project deficit billion riyal deficit compar shortfal billion riyal last publish budget for statement outlin budget for fiscal year begin todai financ and petroleum minist sheikh abdul aziz bin khalifa thani govern expect spend billion riyal period project expenditur budget had billion riyal sheikh abdul aziz govern revenu billion riyal pct project revenu billion govern fail publish budget due uncertainti surround oil revenu sheikh abdul aziz that that year govern decid limit recurr expenditur each month twelfth previou fiscal year alloc minu pct urg head govern depart and public institut govern rationalis expenditur not budget shortfal cover sheikh abdul aziz plan limit expenditur had order reliev burden countri foreign reserv ad billion riyal had alloc for major project includ hous and public build social servic health educ transport and commun electr and water industri and agricultur figur reveal for expenditur defenc and secur project for oil revenu qatar opec member output ceil barrel per dai sheikh abdul aziz expect posit sign oil price trend foremost opec determin shoulder responsibilit and protect wealth help make reason estim for come year revenu basi assign quota reuter money-fx gulf bond stock market lag gib gulf monei market grown past decad bond and stock market remain larg extent fragment and lag gulf intern bank bsc gib bank economist henri azzam review gulf capit market that investor relinquish tradit invest vehicl such real estat foreign currenc bank account and preciou metal greater financi sophist need coupl diversifi capit market instrument and chang disclosur requir compani account gib studi review capit market categori monei market stock and bond market azzam gulf state had make greater us short term monei market instrument and bank region had float euronot and underwrit facil nevertheless bond and stock market remain larg extent fragment and lag debt region rais syndic loan and bank facil and compani had made us stock bond issu kuwait offici stock exchang gulf nation establish exchang dwindl financi surplus gulf govern activ pursu wai develop capit market and set domest stock exchang azzam recess stem slide oil price had had neg impact develop capit market region addit famili firm reluct public financi awar investor lack and invest analysi and corpor report standard lack depth sharp fall share price earli prompt investor hold share hope for eventu recoveri azzam absenc proper commerci law gulf countri and author appar reluct adopt financi innov had hamper capit market call for defin law govern incorpor joint stock compani and flotat debt instrument azzam capit market instrument made citizen and institut gulf cooper council gcc state bahrain kuwait qatar oman saudi arabia and unit arab emir uae move had thi direct bahrain allow gcc nation pct local incorpor compani azzam gulf monei market had receiv greater depth introduct treasuri bill offer bahrain and expans secur repurchas regul saudi arabia ad bond market speak saudi arabia qatar oman uae last saudi riyal denomin bond issu bahrain plan offici stock exchang and trade saudi arabia pick establish formal exchang qatar oman and uae not immin azzam reuter crude saudi arabia reiter commit opec pact saudi arabian oil minist hisham nazer reiter kingdom commit last decemb opec accord boost world oil price and stabilis market offici saudi press agenc spa ask agenc recent fall free market oil price nazer saudi arabia fulli adher accord and will never sell oil price below pronounc price circumst nazer quot spa recent pressur free market price end northern hemispher winter season and glut market saudi arabia main architect decemb accord opec agre lower total output ceil pct mln barrel per dai bpd and return fix price dlr barrel agreement year turmoil oil market price slump briefli dlr barrel mid dlr late free market price dlr nazer quot spa saudi arabia adher accord shown oil market contact member opec show want stick accord jamaica opec presid rilwanu lukman nigerian oil minist group plan stick price agreement awar neg forc manipul oper market satisfi that fundament exist for stabl market condit kuwait oil minist sheikh ali khalifa sabah remark publish emir daili qaba plan for emerg opec meet review price trader and analyst intern oil market estim opec produc mln bpd mln ceil name kuwait and unit arab emir smaller produc ecuador produc quota sheikh ali deni that kuwait produc reuter coffee coffe quota talk continu accord like intern coffe organ ico council talk reintroduc export quota continu extend session last late into sundai night deleg prospect for accord produc and consum diminish minut special meet call stop prolong slide coffe price like adjourn tonight agreement deleg council expect agre reconven six week septemb talk founder sundai afternoon appar consum and produc not compromis formula for calcul futur quota system deleg coffe export quota suspend year ago price soar respons drought cut brazil crop two third brazil world largest coffe produc and export reuter money-fx zambia retain currenc auction kaunda zambia will retain foreign exchang auction system despit suspens weekli auction sinc januari presid kenneth kaunda not run auction hasn abolish told reuter interview system reintroduc current talk world bank and intern monetari fund and hope back fresh foreign aid fund kaunda dismiss central bank statement auction system us alloc foreign exchang privat bidder not fix exchang rate kaunda auction system had falter govern shortag foreign exchang meet demand suspend kwacha rapid devalu and strong fluctuat made econom plan almost imposs for govern and privat sector weekli foreign exchang auction began octob kwacha fell dollar month januari govern two month arrear pai foreign currenc success bidder and auction suspend and replac fix exchang rate kwacha dollar reuter sugar indonesian sugar output short target indonesia raw sugar output like mln tonn calendar unchang and below govern forecast mln embassi agricultur outlook for indonesia bought tonn raw sugar world market late report embassi estim indonesia calendar raw sugar product mln tonn govern estim mln that indonesia move into sugar suffici short live report govern continu promot sugarcan product smallhold intensif program and rel high guarante price sugarcan produc consider indic that farmer reluct plant cane econom return not good that crop reuter acq nippon kokan steel affili merger toshin steel toss and azuma steel affili nippon kokan nkkt merger compani spokesmen toshin steel own pct nippon kokan and azuma steel own pct nippon kokan expect decid end march firm struggl loss caus recess steel industri and yen appreci azuma steel current loss estim billion yen year end march billion loss year earlier spokesman firm emploi worker toshin steel worker forecast for year end march industri sourc expect compani show current loss billion yen compar billion loss reuter trade japan februari interim trade surplu jump japan custom clear trade surplu dai februari jump billion dlr billion year earlier financ ministri februari interim surplu sharpli mln dlr surplu januari period fob export rose pct year earlier dai februari billion cif import fell pct billion averag dollar yen rate for export and for import for export and for import year earlier reuter alum nippon light metal continu aluminium output cut nippon light metal nlgt annual capac tonn will continu primari aluminium product rate tonn ow low domest and world price and low water suppli hydroelectr power plant compani offici nippon plan restor output tonn year work late will becom japan smelter ryoka light metal industri will stop smelt april ow high power cost and low price and mitsui aluminium stop smelt februari reuter crude saudi februari crude output put mln bpd saudi crude oil output last month fell averag mln barrel per dai bpd mln bpd januari gulf oil sourc export ra tanurah and aymah termin gulf fell averag mln bpd last month mln januari lower lift custom drop smaller expect gulf export ralli fourth week februari mln bpd mln week sourc product figur includ neutral zone output not sale float storag gener consid part countri output for opec purpos saudi arabia opec quota mln bpd product restraint scheme approv nation group last decemb back offici oil price averag dlr barrel sourc two fold jump export last week appear result buyer rush lift februari entitl month end last week high export level appear show continu support for offici opec price saudi arabia main crude custom partner aramco sourc exxon corp xon mobil corp mob texaco inc and chevron corp chv sign long term agreement last month bui saudi crude for dlr barrel sourc real test saudi arabia abil sell crude offici price weak market will come thi month demand for petroleum product tradition taper spot price fallen recent week dlr below opec level saudi arabian oil minist hisham nazer yesterdai reiter kingdom commit decemb opec accord and never sell below offici price sourc total saudi refineri throughput fell slightli februari averag mln bpd mln januari cut yanbu and jubail export refineri put crude oil export yanbu bpd last month compar januari throughput bahrain refineri and neutral zone product remain steadi bpd each reuter earn japan ntt forecast profit fall nippon telegraph and telephon corp ntt expect profit fall billion yen year end march project billion thi year compani total sale for period expect rise billion yen project billion thi year ntt busi oper plan submit post and telecommun ministri ntt plan make capit invest billion yen includ billion for research and develop total billion thi year ntt spokesman increas competit entrant telecommun field and effect sale tax schedul introduc januari major factor project decreas profit japanes telecommun industri deregul reuter ship china sign world bank loan for tianjin port china sign mln dlr loan agreement world bank partli financ berth annual capac mln tonn mln tonn year capac tianjin port china new agenc china will provid mln yuan for project and chines compani won bid firm countri foundat work berth will handl ship tonn will handl contain and expans will enabl port handl coke metal miner or and mine equip for time reuter reserves japan februari extern reserv record billion dlr januari billion reserves japan februari reserv record billion dlr japan extern reserv rose record billion dlr end februari previou record billion end januari financ ministri end februari reserv last year billion dlr januari nation foreign reserv show largest monthli increas billion dlr due massiv bank japan dollar bui intervent month dollar fell briefli time low yen januari foreign exchang dealer reuter coffee ico talk coffe quota resum noon talk coffe export quota intern coffe organ ico special council session will resum noon gmt todai last minut decis earli thi morn extend meet hour ico offici member contact group will meet middai examin idea and full council conven gmt extens result last ditch effort colombia salvag talk late yesterdai look peril close end agreement quota deleg reuter sugar indian sugar output rise month india sugar output januari season octob septemb rose mln tonn mln period indian sugar mill associ total offtak month current year mln tonn includ tonn import for domest us and tonn for export mln tonn includ import for domest us and tonn for export period factori stock end januari mln tonn import mln import year earlier reuter acq shv make tender offer for mln share ga earn cheung kong hold ckgh year shr dlr final div cent make cent net billion dlr mln note earn exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr mln bonu issu for nil share split for dividend payabl june book close reuter acq wallenberg fight bid for swedish match stake sweden wallenberg group fought back bid london base swedish financi erik penser secur larg stake swedish match smb compani core busi empir statement issu wallenberg hold compani investor and forvaltn providentia had option held nobel industri sweden acquir pct vote right swedish match thre wallenberg paid nobel industri nobl penser group pct stake pct market price for swedish match option statement swedish match share open foreign buyer close crown fridai share increas vote right close crown for restrict and for free share statement deal increas investor stake pct vote right and pct share capit providentia left hold pct vote right and pct share capit swedish match wallenberg stake swedish match had previous amount pct vote right compani swedish match deal will cost wallenberg mln crown share analyst make expensis move group undertaken last year defend flung interest predat wallenberg origin sold nobel industri arm and chemic group penser pai for bui volvo volv two kei group compani atla copco ast and stora koppaberg skp sinc wallenberg oust largest sharehold skf skfr skanska skb and frederik lundberg wrest control incent lundberg zurich base swedish properti tycoon manag acquir pct stake anoth wallenberg compani diari equip firm alfa laval alf wallenberg concentr build stake investor and providentia prevent raid heart busi empir analyst wallenberg posit electr engin firm asea asea small pct vote right and grow specul that group will forc sell fring interest protect core activ reuter acq shv make tender offer for ga shv unit kingdom hold make tender offer for mln ordinari share imperi continent ga associ icg statement offer basi for each ga ordinari and for stg nomin ga loan stock shv hold mln ga ordinari stock unit repres pct current issu share capit success complet offer increas shv stake ga mln share repres pct issu share capit offer capitalis ga billion stg tender for ordinari stock and loan stock fulli convert gave total mln ga ordinari make tender offer rothschild ga statement note shv tender offer and term consid statement made reuter tin atpc member find wai curb tin export mine and industri offici member state associ tin produc countri atpc found wai limit group export tonn year start march view poll reuter correspond plan curb export agre januari aim cut world surplu tonn and boost price ringgit kilo member member kuala lumpur base atpc account for pct world tin output atpc plan malaysia alloc export quota tonn indonesia thailand bolivia zair and nigeria australia not set export quota tonnag alloc tonn roughli equal expect output thi year comment offici zair unavail mine offici malaysia world lead produc mine will allow oper ensur that output limit tonn year start march chief inspector mine redzuan sumun told reuter that excess output tonn export year quota period nation stock mine owner malaysia welcom atpc export curb and ask govern not issu mine licenc applic for licenc pend redzuan mine depart approv mine licenc six month review product trend show that local mine not overproduc atpc chairman and indonesia mine and energi minist subroto pledg countri support for export curb spokesman for state own tin mine compani tambang timah told reuter easi for indonesia stick export quota tonn thi close export calendar bangkok thai industri minist pramual sabhavasu thailand tonn quota and ad thi not local industri hardship current price insur adher industri ministri and sole tin export thailand smelt and refin encourag bigger stockpil and incom tax exempt permit thai miner resourc depart expect disallow tin mine open thi year prevent excess product industri sourc mine industri council presid dam teutong told reuter that tin price rose ringgit kilo thai miner press for open mine thailand export tonn pramual bolivia expect export tin thi year alloc tonn quota mine minist jaimi villalobo told reuter paz that bolivia expect export tonn tin calendar thi due sack tin crisi octob worker state mine compani comibol produc pct bolivia total export risk atpc plan cut export ad confid goal set plan achiev not elabor mine power and steel minist bunu sheriff musa lago that nigeria difficulti keep atpc quota tonn metal output had declin due poor demand and high product cost industri sourc told reuter that nigeria output tonn last year atpc offici monitor member countri export figur month custom document and make project such data quota like breach year long quota period atpc offici member that appear like breach quota told remedi measur ad that member countri unabl fulfil quota extra tonnag realloc member atpc discret atpc produc and export estim tonn tin plan member brazil and china pledg cooper atpc and limit export and tonn quota period reuter gold china heilongjiang provinc boost gold output gold output northeast china provinc heilongjiang rose pct level china new agenc gave figur provinc china second largest gold produc shandong plan doubl gold output level china not publish gold product figur industri sourc estim output tonn year export put and tonn china sell gold abroad offset larg trade deficit recent year western diplomat reuter acq sale tilnei bui stake insur broker sale tilnei plc purchas pct ordinari share capit and intern inc insur broker for mln dlr sale pai mln dlr cash complet balanc interest paid equal instal six year and post pretax profit dlr year dec had net tangibl asset dlr reuter earn estim drop japan corpor profit trim combin profit japan major corpor exclud financi institut forecast fall pct year end march compar pct declin project late novemb wako research institut econom privat research bodi statement that firm list section tokyo stock exchang forese pct fall sale year pct fall estim last novemb current profit project fall pct sale increas pct rationalis measur manufactur industri cope yen sharp rise begin brighten busi outlook institut lower interest rate expect reduc corpor borrow cost improv perform outlook earn perform manufactur sector will support firm demand real estat and construct busi forecast base averag exchang rate estim yen dollar and yen reuter interest japan promot interest rate liberalis bank japan decid polici board meet promot interest rate liberalis lower minimum denomin regul free larg deposit and rais interest rate ceil monei market certif mmc central bank offici guidelin will into effect april bank guidelin minimum denomin regul free larg deposit will lower mln yen mln interest rate ceil mmc matur year and two year will set percentag point below prevail certif deposit rate bank ceil mmc matur year will remain percentag point below rate minimum denomin mmc will lower mln yen mln bank time deposit rate will lower point effect march line half point cut offici discount rate februari interest rate two year and year deposit bank for exampl will pct and pct per annum demand deposit rate will remain reuter reserves taiwan power firm plan foreign debt cut state own taiwan power will boost domest borrow cut foreign debt line govern polici trim island huge foreign exchang reserv compani offici compani foreign debt japanes and bank cut half billion taiwan dlr equival calendar billion domest borrow rose billion taiwan dlr billion period ad taiwan foreign exchang reserv stood billion dlr due record trade surplu billion reuter money-supply confirm januari sterl rise bank england broad measur monei suppli sterl rose season adjust pct januari pct rise decemb unadjust year year rise pct pct year decemb narrow measur monei suppli fell season adjust pct januari and rose adjust pct year year bank figur confirm provision data issu bank two wek ago decemb grew season adjust pct and season adjust pct year year bank sterl bank lend grew season adjust billion stg januari thi confirm provision figur issu februari measur privat sector liquid psl fell pct januari season adjust rose pct bank bank public sector contribut growth sterl contractionari billion stg thi public sector borrow requir psbr show repay billion stg bank privat sector hold govern debt fell billion stg fall mln stg note and coin januari fall billion stg interest bear sight deposit and rise billion stg interest bear sight deposit bank reuter acq exco bui govern secur broker exco intern plc subsidiari british and commonwealth ship plc bcom had agre principl bui pct stake rmj hold corp for mln dlr exco chairman richard laci told reuter acquisit made bank york inc hold pct and rmj partner hold remaind bank york and partner will retain pct each and stake will bought six year rmj hold compani rmj secur largest govern secur broker involv broke note oblig and instrument sponsor feder agenc laci exco had bui govern secur broker for past year and had made offer for rmj sold secur pacif corp spc rmj valu mln dlr and manag director peter goldi rmj bought multipl exco suggest net incom mln dlr compani earn had not hit halv brokerag fee month ago volum had sinc doubl laci that rmj emploi peopl brokerag busi and sm unit provid comput softwar for financi servic commun rmj secur had offic york total market turnov govern secur billion dlr dai and london billion permiss last week open offic tokyo total market turnov had lift rapidli billion dlr dai acquisit contribut and pct and share earn proforma basi reuter acq colorol agre bui wallcov compani colorol group plc enter into condit agreement acquir busi and asset wallco inc and relat compani for mln dlr miami base wallco manufactur and distribut wallcov and show pretax profit mln dlr turnov mln year end june total market estim worth mln dlr grown pct previou year colorol combin sale and profit enlarg colorol busi mln and mln dlr reuter trade sweden ahead african trade sanction sweden rule social democrat parti gave full power govern decre unilater trade sanction south africa prime minist ingvar calrsson carlsson told new confer parti decid fight apartheid prioriti sweden tradit polici adopt sanction back secur council govern will decid form trade boycott will and will come into forc reuter trade japan set begin high level trade talk japan and kick top level trade talk tomorrow amid sign offici side grow increasingli irrit each talk held annual sub cabinet level review gamut japan econom relat will pave for american secretari state georg schultz dai stop end week home china face grow congression protectionist pressur administr press japan for speedi action reduc huge trade surplu offici frustrat senior japanes govern offici frustrat offici pct rise yen last month hit japan hard forc export slash spend and lai worker make for lost sale abroad that not shown dollar base statist trade will administr ignor progress that made and emphas problem that remain talk congress minut list accomplish senior offici repli talk begin tomorrow high level discuss econom structur countri and affect bilater trade imbal last year amount billion dlr japan favour two dai topic will rang multilater trade talk auspic gener agreement tariff and trade gatt such bilater trade problem super comput structur talk intend free wheel discuss senior offici tomorrow topic includ save and invest issu such consum credit and hous and implic govern budget deficit talk come delic time for japanes govern face increas domest pressur abandon tight fist fiscal polici and stimul sag economi spend offici complain japan intent boost domest demand and import washington japanes offici turn point finger huge budget deficit main culprit for trade imbal that budget deficit meant that bui import japan peev singl draft trade bill senat nation adverseri trade practic condemn japan due process japanes offici that refer spoil thought bill introduc democrat senat lloyd bentsen japan not total happi administr trade bill propos establish reciproc access foreign market criteria for retaliatori trade action offici nevertheless japanes offici remain weak bargain posit threat trade bill overhang leverag offici admit result tokyo strive meet complaint trade practic varieti field includ super comput press for greater access japanes super comput market japanes govern long questionnair public institut univers bui sophist machin hope eventu set inform bid procedur easili understood potenti seller offici reuter sugar india hold white sugar bui tender india will hold bui tender wednesdai march for two cargo white sugar for march april shipment trader reuter earn carlton commun optimist for carlton commun plc start current financi year account for month show healthi increas period last year and chairman green told annual meet look forward optim issu mln share adr form had successfulli complet ad carlton intend increas presenc repres pct world televis market condit worldwid televis industri continu buoyant chairman note reuter strategic-metal open anti dump enquiri into soviet mercuri european commun commiss open enquiri into alleg that soviet union dump mercuri european market below cost price commiss decis follow complaint ferrou metal produc that sale soviet mercuri harm busi and threaten job european industri complaint soviet mercuri sale had risen recent year tonn august and octob last year and threaten captur pct market continu pace industri mercuri sold pct below price charg produc forc cut price level that longer cover cost import had caus produc heavi financi loss commiss industri unabl hold price current level and that increas result loss sale and job call anti dump procedur open commiss will interest parti state case author reuter crude gulf arab deputi oil minist meet bahrain deputi oil minist six gulf arab state will meet bahrain todai discuss coordin crude oil market offici emir new agenc wam report wam offici discuss implement last sundai agreement doha gulf cooper council gcc oil minist each market crude oil gcc state saudi arabia unit arab emir uae kuwait and qatar member organia petroleum export countri opec and face stiff buyer resist offici opec price reuter crude saudi arabia reiter commit opec accord saudi arabian oil minist hisham nazer reiter kingdom commit last decemb opec accord boost world oil price and stabil market offici saudi press agenc spa ask agenc recent fall free market oil price nazer saudi arabia fulli adher accord and will never sell oil price below pronounc price circumst saudi arabia main architect decemb pact opec agre cut total oil output ceil pct and return fix price dollar barrel reuter crude kuwait minist emerg opec talk set kuwait oil minist newspap interview that plan for emerg opec meet recent weak world oil price sheikh ali khalifa sabah quot local daili qaba that opec member ask for such meet deni that kuwait pump opec quota barrel crude daili bpd crude oil price fell sharpli last week intern oil trader and analyst estim nation opec pump million bpd impos limit reuter trade taiwan plan tariff cut taiwan plan anoth round deep tariff cut thi year narrow trade surplu senior econom planner wang chao ming vice chairman council for econom plan and develop told reuter taiwan reduc import tariff product second half thi year cut pct item made last year and wang cut deeper speed liberalis and cut import tariff faster and substanti unit state taiwan main trade partner island import tariff rang high almost pct unaccept criticis cut select taiwan trade surplu unit state hit billion dlr last year surplu boost foreign exchang reserv billion dlr wang made taiwan target for protection wang trade surplu and reserv weaken taiwan posit talk washington export quota for shoe textil and machin tool island main export earner special taiwanes trade deleg leav for washington tomorrow renegoti agreement sign last year limit export taiwan textil accord taiwan textil export growth limit pct each year taipei lose market south korea and hong kong gener term reuter earn hutchison see higher payout satisfactori profit hutchison whampoa hwhh expect satisfactori profit and will pai higher dividend for year chairman shing not make specif project for compani earn thi year firm will pai dividend not cent per share propos for stock split and for bonu issu paid total dividend dlr per share last year equal cent per share adjust for bonu and share split hutchison oper rang trade properti and contain termin earlier report tax profit billion dlr billion dlr total exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr partli sale stake south china morn post lead english languag newspap compar mln dlr previou year expect anoth mln dlr gain sale remain share hong kong properti market remain strong economi perform forecast larg export led growth gross domest product grew pct last year initi govern project pct hong kong larg trade deficit result protectionist measur that will advers affect british coloni compani major oper show improv result hutchison earlier will sell entir pct interest hongkong electr hold hkeh cavendish intern hold spin hongkong electr reorganis announc separ hongkong electr will spin electr relat activ into cavendish will list local stock exchang hongkong electr sharehold will receiv share cavendish for hongkong electr share cavendish will bui mln hongkong electr share hutchison issu mln share spin and sale hongkong electr share will give hutchison pct stake cavendish decis spin cavendish reliev hongkong electr public critic power compani for make riski invest deni pressur govern for spin cavendish will billion dlr asset and will almost debt free mln dlr liabilit major asset hong kong hilton hotel properti develop and interest huski oil hyo canada and pearson plc pson britain reuter acq scientif micro system smsi acuir supermac scientif micro system inc acquir supermac technolog rapidli grow supplier enhanc product and disc drive subsystem for appl person comput market scientif micro acquir common stock supermac exchang for mln share common stock stock close dlr bid fridai supermac privat held firm base mountain view california scientif micro report net profit dlr revenu mln dlr fiscal expect revenu approxim doubl reuter acq american express axp view shearson option american express rumor spinoff part shearson lehman brother inc studi rang option for brokerag unit that improv shearon access capit and meet broaden intern competit joint statement american express and shearson action consider integr part american express worldwid financi servic strategi and that two compani intern and extern discuss matter american express decis reach strateg option and that and shearson ultim decid follow growth plan place last week rumor circul wall street that financi servic giant spinoff part shearson and specul sell stake japanes firm analyst specul focus american express sell pct profit brokerag firm public specul that american express had consid total spinoff shearson plan consid highli analyst american express statement sundai that will not comment rumor and specul and spokesman not statement compani remain silent last thursdai and fridai rumor drove american express stock total dlr two dai bring fridai close issu statement sundai similar statement circul employe analyst divid whether make sens for american express give stake wholli own brokerag improv tax earn pct last year analyst american express spin part shearson concern that stock price not fulli reflect brokerag firm shearson contribut mln dlr american express billion dlr net american express ambiti plan for intern growth enhanc ad cash that spin part shearson bring analyst specul that shearson market billion dlr for ad capit puzzl american express posit can rais capit larri eckenfeld prudenti bach secur analyst rumor fed reorgan shearson manag wednesdai chief oper offic jeffrei lane ad previous vacant post presid reorgan creat posit for chairmen shearson oper divis move analyst specul shearson stand alon compani analyst contact sundai statement clarifi last week market specul confirm that financi servic firm unsuccessfulli attempt expand shearson major acquisit last year wall for growth and posit global market competit late last year shearson takeov offer hutton group inc reject hutton and analyst had specul that shearson rebuf approach anoth major wall street brokerag reuter acq ropak ropk pct buckhorn bkn ropak corp receiv and accept common share and seri convert prefer share buckhorn inc dlr and dlr each respons tender offer that expir fridai and own pct buckhorn vote power compani had own common and prefer share start hostil tender ropak borrow fund need bui buckhorn share bank lender and will not us fund that anoth bank had commit provid margin loan ropak waiv minimum accept requir bui share and intend evalu number wai complet acquisit buckhorn hope that buckhorn board will reevalu posit and enter into meaning negoti reuter acq penril pnl seek sell two unit penril corp seek sell triplett electr instrument corp subsidiari bluffton ohio and triplett alltest divis hoffman estat ill part plan concentr profit divis and reduc debt load compani evalu plan satisfi oblig pct subordin note gave detail interest note due todai penril director clifford alexand resign board gave reason penril sharehold annual meet approv limit director liabil reuter acq dale burdett inc face damag claim dale burdett inc face damag claim total dlr owner burdett public inc compani februari predecessor nolex develop inc acquir burdett public inc exchang mln common share for burdett public share transact not qualifi california depart corpor result burdett public owner claim for damag dale burdett successor nolex for yuear start januari damag measur differ valu share exchang interest februari reuter acq purol pcc buyout hutton efh jersei base overnight messeng purol courier corp agre acquir for mln dlr compani form hutton lbo inc and manag purol courier busi analyst that purol for sale for time purol announc earlier mull takeov bid analyst wrongli predict offer anoth courier compani hutton lbo wholli own subsidiari hutton group inc will major owner compani hutton acquir compani acquisit inc pai dlr cash per share for pct purol stock tender offer begin thursdai rest share will purchas for secur and warrant bui stock subsidiari acquisit contain purol courier oper share purol tender sharehold receiv for each share dlr cash six dlr debentur and warrant bui share subsidiari acquisit contain courier oper hutton merger sharehold mln dlr aggreg amount guarante debentur due acquisit and warrant bui pct common stock courier subsidiari hutton compani valu warrant two dlr per share purol stock price close dlr fridai analyst estim compani worth mid worth dlr thi follow sale two purol unit agre recent sell canadian courier unit onex capit for mln dlr and previous sold auto filter busi purol retain stant divis make closur cap for radiat and ga tank hutton spokesman firm review option stant purol courier busi lag that rival high price paid past year add air deliveri ground fleet hutton will provid mln dlr fund complet transact thi call bridg financ will replac long term debt like form bank loan hutton hutton lbo commit keep courier busi presid warren idsal purol lost mln dlr last two year larg due courier oper manag turn beliv will competitor futur idsal william taggart chief execut offic courier divis will chief execut offic compani tender offer will condit minimum two third common stock tender and not withdrawn expir offer condit offer will begin thursdai subject clearanc staff interst commerc commiss and will expir busi dai commenc extend reuter cotton pakistan cotton output reach mln bale pakistan cotton product current crop season sept march reach mln bale pound each last season shafi niaz chairman agricultur price commiss offici sourc pakistan like us mln bale cotton current financi year end june mln and mln consumpt increas due rise demand for cotton yarn domest market and abroad pakistan produc mln kilo yarn fiscal year and export mln state own cotton export corpor like export mln bale cotton current fiscal year compar mln last year cotton trader trader mln bale cotton carryov thi fiscal year compar mln bale last year reuter acq financi santa barbara fsb make purchas financi corp santa barbara sign definit agreement purchas stanwel financi lend oper unit mortgag bank compani stanwel mortgag for undisclos term reuter alum alcan close west german aluminium smelter alcan aluminiumwerk gmbh subsidiari alcan aluminium canada plan close aluminium smelter ludwigshafen end june spokesman alcan close smelter annual capac tonn and employe high electr cost and low world market price aluminium alkan had earlier thi year close half plant capac decid shut complet talk potenti cooper partner fail spokesman declin name compani involv talk reuter earn bbc brown boveri und cie bbcz year parent compani net profit mln swiss franc mln order receiv billion franc billion sale billion franc billion group sale billion franc billion group order billion franc billion reut acq marriott mh sell hotel season hotel and vm realti partner chicago agre purchas santa barbara biltmor hotel marriott corp for undisclos amount ventur will renam hotel season biltmor santa barbara and invest mln dlr improv room properti reuter earn brown boveri omit dividend plan warrant bond bbc brown boveri und cie bbcz will omit dividend for second consecut year plan invit sharehold and vote stockhold subscrib warrant bond issu mln swiss franc made june annual meet stock subscript right correspond roughli dividend franc per share paid compani plan issu particip certif par mln swiss franc exist sharehold exclud reuter acq viacom nation amus mcv hold bid acq laroch start bid for neco npt share investor david roch north kingstown offer purchas common share neco enterpris inc dlr each success complet offer share own give pct neco common share roch bui and neco share offer and withdraw right will expir est gmt march reuter earn sdc sydnei develop corp mth loss period end decemb oper shr loss dlr loss ct oper loss loss rev note current shr and net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct shr versu extraordinari gain dlr ct shr reuter acq senior engin make mln dlr purchas senior engin group plc reach agreement cronu industri inc acquir share capit south western engin for mln dlr cash thi sum financ term loan south western lead manufactur heat transfer equip turnov mln dlr and pre tax profit mln complet deal condit approv hart scott rodino regul expect dai dlr payabl immedi mln dlr payabl complet balanc due june reuter earn cheung kong chairman see strong result cheung kong hold ckgh expect strong result thi year report expect profit chairman shing not give specif earn project told report firm will pai total dividend not cent share thi year for bonu issu and for stock split compani earlier declar total dividend equal cent share for adjust for stock split and bonu issu cheung kong earn rose billion dlr market expect mln billion dlr compar profit mln dlr cheung kong report extraordinari gain mln dlr firm sale hong kong hilton hotel hongkong electr hold hkeh for billion dlr had gain mln dlr attribut surg earn buoyant local properti market and substanti increas contribut associ compani ahead anoth year stabil for properti market growth hong kong export expect stimul demand for industri build cheung kong cash rich and for project british coloni note firm interest land reclam project hong kong harbour and exchang view govern propos build second airport reuter earn whittak corp qtr oper shr ct ct acq viacom receiv two revis offer viacom intern inc receiv revis merger offer nation amus inc and mcv hold inc compani special committe plan meet todai review offer viacom nation amus arsen hold inc rais offer for viacom share not held nation amus area nation amus hold pct viacom stock cash offer rais dlr dlr viacom share offer februari fraction share exchang prefer offer increas dlr share six dlr interest rate us increas cash merger delai april rais pct pct and pct viacom spokesman arsen hold offer continu includ pct interest arsen for present viacom sharehold viacom mcv hold group includ compani senior manag and equit life assur societi unit state rais offer increas prefer offer dlr dlr share and rais ownership compani held present viacom sharehold pct pct mcv call previou offer made februari final propos revis agreement viacom reuter earn wast manag corp vote two for stock split and boost qtly dividend ct acq pittston agre acquir wtc intern exchang stock earn tuesdai morn inc tue qtr net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln avg shr reuter acq diagnost retriev system inc make mln dlr bid for rospatch corp acq miller tabak pct penn traffic pnf miller tabak hirsch and receiv accept common share penn traffic respons dlr per share tender offer that expir fridai and togeth share own pct penn traffic compani penn traffic expect hold special sharehold meet thi month approv merger into miller tabak tender price two miller tabak repres will name penn traffic board march serv director penn traffic presid and chief execut offic guido malacarn compani receiv financ for transact nation bank minneapoli and salomon inc reuter coffee coffe quota talk continu agreement coffe quota talk intern coffe organ council meet continu thi afternoon produc and consum had not reach common ground kei issu estim export quota deleg member contact group examin colombian propos resum quota april hoc system us histor pledg meet septemb discuss quota work futur deleg not specul prospect for agreement thi time happen deleg reuter earn wast manag wmx vote split up payout wast manag corp board vote two for stock split payabl april record march action wast manag director approv increas quarterli dividend ct ct payabl april record march reuter earn porex technolog porx set initi dividend porex technolog corp board declar initi annual dividend ct per share payout payabl march holder record march reuter earn davi water dww declar stock dividend davi water and wast industri inc board declar pct stock dividend payabl march holder record march reuter earn medco contain mcc set initi payout medco contain servic inc board declar initi annual dividend ct per share payout payabl march holder record march reuter acq pittston pco agre acquir wtc waf pittston tent agre acquir wtc intern tax free exchang stock pittston agre exchang common share for each wtc common share outstand pittston wtc princip sharehold pct stock parti thi agreement grant pittston refus share wtc grant pittston option bui wtc share equal poct outstand stock agreement subject approv board and wtc sharehold pittston describ wtc fast grow air freight forward compani oper world revenu total mln dlr year end novemb and for quarter end that date earn mln dlr revenu mln dlr pittston burlington air express subsidiari gener two third mln dlr annual reven domest air freight servic reuter earn sdc sydnei cost review elimin product sdc sydnei develop corp earlier report increas month oper loss cost control review underwai result cost reduct and elimin unprofit and strateg product and servic compani oper loss for month end decemb increas mln dlr loss mln dlr prior year earlier revenu increas pct mln dlr year earlier mln dlr reuter earn multi step product inc six mth dec loss shr loss ct loss rev note initi public list decemb reuter reserves swiss sight deposit rise billion franc sight deposit commerci bank swiss nation bank rose billion swiss franc billion last dai februari nation bank foreign exchang reserv fell billion franc billion sight deposit import measur swiss monei market liquid declin foreign exchang reserv reflect dismantl swap arrang nation bank banknot circul rose mln franc billion deposit call govern fund fell billion franc billion reuter acq consolid tvx will issu share bui stake brazil mine firm earn whittak corp wkr qtr jan net oper shr ct ct qtly div ct ct prior oper net sale mln mln note prior year net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr compani common share outstand significantli reflect retir share sinc start restructurin august dividend pai april record april reuter earn stop and shop co inc shp qtr jan net oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln sale billion mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note oper net exclud loss mln dlr ct share dlr two ct share quarter and mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share discontinu oper thi includ provis latest quarter mln dlr for close almi depart store oper net latest quarter and year includ dlr charg for restructur announc earli januari reuter earn jim walter corp jwc regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record march reuter acq diagnost dr make bid for rospatch rpch diagnost retriev system inc made offer acquir wholli own unit outstand share rospatch corp common stock for dlr share cash mln dlr dr warfar system produc make transact cash tender offer for not pct rospatch outstand common stock merger rospatch label high technolog and wood produc purchas price per share dr deal subject approv rospatch board and tender offer expir march reuter earn whittak wkr gain sale whittak corp will gain sale discontinu busi oper loss busi date disposit will defer report gain restructur program hsa substanti complet compani quarter end januari complet divestitur health mainten organ oper travel corp tic sold whittar steel strip oper dofascoxinc and sold equiti invest bertram trojan inc affili investcorp compani enter into definit agreement sell whittak gener medic corp benn marrel franc and juster steel corp compani date receiv proce mln dlr divestitur and us fund reduc debt incur repurchas common share whittak todai report quarter earn continu oper fell dlr dlr year year earlier figur exclud dlr loss discontinu oper reuter acq japan fund jpn get buyout offer japan fund inc receiv unsolicit offer sterl grace capit manag act togeth person and entiti purchas asset fund pct below aggreg net asset japan find tne deal subject obtain satisfactori financ and due dilig review ad that propos refer board director for consider reuter earn samsung calendar div won won net profit billion won billion sale billion billion note compani set sale target billion won reuter earn daewoo corp calendar div won won net profit billion won billion sale billion won bilion note compani set sale target billion reuter acq corn offer share for each hazleton share earlier agreement acq bank york gain unit sale bank york and manag rmj secur corp agre sell pct interest rmj hold corp british and commonwealth hold plc and bank york expect realiz substanti gain transact rmj hold hold compani for rmj secur larg broker govern secur and agenc oblig bank york own major interest rmj hold and manag rmj secur remaind bank york sale expect complet second quarter and rmj secur manag will continu pct rmj hold for agreement for sale that remain interest british and commonwealth six year reuter acq corn glw hazleton hlc set excahng ratio corn glass work exchang ratio for previous announc acquisit hazleton laboratori corp establish corn common share for each hazleton common share corn prospectu merger expect mail tomorrow hazleton holder record februari hazleton sharehold will vote propos merger special meet march reuter retail turkish retail price rise pct februari turkish retail price rose pct februari pct januari and pct februari state statist institut price year februari rose pct compar pct year januari and pct month februari index base cover town and region februari januari and februari reuter acq balli bly complet purchas golden nugget balli manufactur corp complet acquisit golden nugget casino hotel atlant citi jersei golden nugget inc balli acquir golden nugget parcel real estat atlant citi note transact includ mln dlr cash and stock and assumpt mln dlr mortgag reuter earn warwick insur manag inc wimi qtr oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud invest gain dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year year net exclud dlr tax credit share adjust for for two revers split novemb reuter ipi canada industri price pct month canada industri product price index rose pct januari fall pct each two previou month statist canada rise led price gain for paper pharmaceut and petroleum and coal product price declin record for meat product lumber and motor vehicl year year basi feder agenc index fell pct januari largest yearli declin record reuter earn gelco corp qtr shr ct ct earn strober organ inc strb qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln reuter crude shell canada cut crude oil price canadian dlr bbl effect march earn brenco inc bren declar qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april six record march reuter earn massachusett investor growth stock fund payout qtly div incom ct dlr prior qtr includ capit gain dlr payabl march record februari reuter earn premdor inc qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr ct net rev mln mln reuter acq american nurseri ansi bui florida nurseri american nurseri product inc purchas miami base heinl nurseri inc for undisclos term heinl nurseri sale mln dlr and own acr shade hous and squar feet cover greenhous ship and offic facil reuter earn mf manag sector trust dividend increas semi annual div incom ct cent prior period payabl march record februari reuter acq esselt busi esb unit bui antonson unit esselt busi system inc esselt meto divis acquir antonson america subsidiari antonson machin sweden esselt antonson unit base laport indiana manufactur scale and label printer compani purchas part plan increas rang retail electron scale offer esselt acquisit will enbl esselt increas distribut base effort grow reuter acq season bui marriott mh hotel season hotel inc and vm realti partner agre acquir santa barbara biltmor hotel california marriott corp for undisclos term close expect march ad compani jointli hotel and renam season biltmor santa barbara spend mln dlr enhanc biltmor posit finest resort hotel north america chicago base vm realti real estat and develop firm reuter earn stone sto split stock rais payout stone contain corp split common stock for and increas dividend pct dividend ct share increas ct prior ct share pre split share payabl june holder record stock split payabl june holder record reuter earn skii qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six month shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn kapok corp kpk year sept loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note prior year net includ gain sale properti dlr reuter crude studi group urg increas oil reserv studi group unit state increas strateg petroleum reserv mln barrel deal present and futur impact low oil price domest oil industri polici rais strateg reserv mln barrel present mln protect economi oversea embargo sharp price rise aspen institut for humanist studi privat group call for research for oil explor and develop techniqu predict price remain dlr barrel for year and rise mid import pct consumpt that such move increas oil reserv and explor and develop research guard mitig risk increas import reuter earn tron intern inc ktii qtr net oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln year oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln mln note net includ pretax unusu gain dlr loss dlr quarter and loss dlr dlr year item includ settlement patent suit and provis for invest writeoff and item provis for loss sale scale busi net period exclud dlr tax credit reuter earn presidenti realti corp pdo annual net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note net gain properti invest dlr ct per share dlr ct per share reuter acq redston detail sweeten viacom offer investor sumner redston lead two group vy for control viacom intern inc offer sweeten bid for compani dlr share cash and dlr secur file secur and exchang commiss redston control dedham mass base nation amus inc theater chain oper offer rais cash portion viacom offer dlr share dlr redston rais face prefer stock offer dlr six dlr redston offer made arsen hold inc nation amus subsidiari set for that purpos give viacom sharehold share arsen common stock takeov viacom earlier todai receiv revis takeov bid redston and mcv hold inc group led viacom manag compet redston for control compani and formal merger agreement viacom compani not disclos detail revis offer special committe board review todai redston group pct stake viacom and manag group pct stake agre not bui share compani merger complet purchas part tender offer for half outstand stock two rival sign confidenti agreement give access viacom financi record provid inform secret sec file redston estim cost complet takeov billion dlr bank america confid can rais billion dlr financ rais bank syndic bank america agre provid separ mln dlr for limit purpos partial financ and commit provid anoth mln dlr redston merril lynch pierc fenner and smith inc increas underwrit commit mln dlr subordin financ debt for viacom takeov mln dlr agre underwrit earlier redston redston group contribut mln dlr equiti takeov redston equiti contribut takeov consist group viacom common share and mln dlr cash offer second sweeten deal redston propos month long bid war manag contain newli drawn propos merger document last week manag group submit call last offer for compani valu mln dlr and consist dlr share cash prefer stock valu dlr share and equiti compani redston previou offer had valu billion dlr reuter acq montedison conclud talk antibiotico montedison spa moni conclud negoti spanish pharmaceut compani antibiotico compani spokesman told reuter conclud talk and await author spanish author declin comment earlier todai italian compani postpon schedul press confer talk antibiotico italian press report todai montedison agre acquir antibiotico for billion lire reuter acq utilicorp ucu complet acquisit utilicorp unit inc complet acquisit west virginia power dominion resourc for mln dlr sale approv west virginia public servic commiss januari and effect march west virginia manag will continu respons for oper util reuter crude studi group urg increas oil reserv studi group unit state increas strateg petroleum reserv mln barrel deal present and futur impact low oil price domest oil industri polici rais strateg reserv mln barrel present mln protect economi oversea embargo sharp price rise aspen institut for humanist studi privat group call for research for oil explor and develop techniqu predict price remain dlr barrel for year and rise mid import pct consumpt studi cite two basic polici path for nation protect industri import fee such devic accept full econom benefit cheap oil group not strongli back option benefit and drawback that such move increas oil reserv and explor and develop research guard mitig risk increas import reuter acq carbid acquisit for growth union carbid corp acquisit and joint ventur aid chemic and plastic growth lichtenberg presid chemic and plastic describ thi major departur compani approach commerci develop told annual busi forum commerci develop associ acquisit and joint ventur fastest and promis rout growth market identifi not long ago union carbid had attitud that couldn ourselv wasn worth worth had alon lichtenberg explain time exploit profit market partner plow resourc into technolog not can link profit carbid extend catalyst busi that and extend specialti chemic busi reuter acq correct bankamerica negoti sale unit bank america and bac west german branch negoti sale bankhau central credit small local west german bank acquir and west german visa credit card oper michael seibel bank america vice presid and region manag negoti proceed declin give detail bank america west german branch lost mln mark result includ profit and loss transfer bankhau central credit and visa organis sale unit part bank worldwid restructur plan reuter earn franklin gold fund cut dividend semi div ct ct prior pai march record march two reuter earn franklin california tax free incom fund payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march two reuter earn franklin ag high incom fund set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march two reuter crude petro canada cut crude price canadian dlr bbl effect march earn franklin feder tax free incom fund payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march two reuter earn franklin york tax free incom fund payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march two reuter earn franklin govern secur fund payout mthly div six ct six ct prior pai march record march two reuter earn mississippi corp frm set payout qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record march reuter ship rotterdam port union and employ meet dutch port and transport union fnv agre employ request reconven abandon peac talk tonight end strike that disrupt rotterdam gener cargo sector for past six week union spokesman talk broke thursdai union walk employ tabl final offer end strike start januari protest plan redund sector workforc start thi year employ invit restart talk come dai deadlin set minist social affair louw graaf for resolut disput expir graaf disput had not end todai withdraw mln guilder annual labour subsidi sector comment immedi employ organ reuter earn jim walter corp jwc set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn japan ntt forecast profit fall nippon telegraph and telephon corp ntt expect profit fall billion yen year end march project billion thi year compani total sale for period expect rise billion yen project billion thi year ntt busi oper plan submit post and telecommun ministri ntt plan make capit invest billion yen includ billion for research and develop total billion thi year reuter iron-steel commiss plan save steel industri european commun steelmak present execut commiss controversi plan for futur industri diplomat forc reluctantli accept plan steel output remain subject restrict quota and import firmli control for year come steel firm undertook massiv slim oper adjust capac lower demand industri commission karl heinz narj propos end quota system decemb propos return free market law suppos exist time manifest crisi diplomat minist meet discuss thi idea march will argu that steel firm crisi countri order fall custom switch altern product and account firmli red minist major steel produc countri like shy narj propos and back industri plan hope minimis polit impact plant closur industri sourc plan present narj steelmak lobbi group eurof retain quota product system end eurof statement consult work for identifi scope for close plant voluntari basi reduc capac mln tonn year cut insuffici product area that hot roll coil and talk need eurof ad industri support commiss and govern carri closur program social cost such redund payment steel industri shed job thi decad reduc annual capac mln tonn reuter earn duro test corp dur qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn franklin util fund set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march two reuter earn gelco corp gel qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln six mth shr ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note fiscal second quarter and half earn includ gain mln dlr and exclud prefer dividend requir mln dlr quarter and mln dlr half fiscal net reduc currenc loss equal six ct share second quarter and equal ct six month reuter earn internchang financi servic isbj payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march note interchang financi servic corp reuter acq kapok corp kpk technic default kapok corp techic default loan southeast bank corp stb and murrai steinfeld negoti lender declar loan due compani agre sell peter pan restaur urbana for dlr mln dlr payment expens reuter earn newport corp nesp qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn kapok corp kpk qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr reuter earn prefer healthcar phcc qtr net shr six ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev reuter earn tranzon co tnz set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn cronu industri inc crn qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln mth oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln note exclud incom discontinu oper for qtr and mln for year exclud extraordinari charg for current qtr and for year reuter earn mercuri entertain corp mcry year nov shr loss ct loss net loss loss rev reuter earn benguet corp calendar net incom mln peso mln oper revenu billion billion oper profit mln mln earn per share note compani statement gold oper contribut pct consolid earn reuter crude unoc ucl unit cut crude oil post price unoc corp union oil lower post price for crude oil dlr barrel eastern region effect feb union dlr cut bring post price for benchmark grade west texa intermedi dlr louisiana sweet lower dlr dlr compani made union post price for west coast grade crude oil compani reuter nat-gas panhandl pel trunklin reduc ga rate panhandl eastern corp trunklin ga pipelin subsidiari reduc commod compon wholesal natur ga rate pct effect immedi file feder energi regulatori commiss trunklin reduc commod rate portion total rate base price ga dlr per mln btu dlr per mln btu compani lower rate result reduct averag price pipelin pai for ga ad thi reflect contract reform agreemat produc reuter acq investor group talk pesch ami ami wedg group inc houston invest firm pct stake american medic intern inc had talk pesch and seek control compani file secur and exchang commiss wedg own issam fare lebanes citizen live switzerland discuss possibl join bid seek control ami wedg stress that current plan seek control ami refus rule takeov futur wedg had discuss ami manag pesch close held health care and invest concern control chicago physician leroi pesch and ami sharehold not sec file issu sell ami stake join takeov discuss group talk not produc agreement understand wedg believ that form restructur ami and busi highli desir and thi time wedg hold mln share ami common stock plan hold talk compani manag pesch and sharehold pesch last week sweeten bid for compani dlr share cash and securti billion dlr base ami total outstand cash dlr share bid compani reject reuter earn intern inc imsi set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter acq banner bnr complet tender for rexnord rex banner industri inc mln outstand mln share rexnord inc tender pursuant dlr share offer that close midnight est feb togeth mln rexnard share own compani hold pct stake compani complet deal subject approv rexnard holder and close condit expect deal close dai reuter earn mutual omaha interest share muo qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq correct bankamerica negoti unit sale bank america and bac west german branch negoti sale bankhau central credit small local west german bank acquir and west german visa credit card oper michael seibel bank america vice presid and region manag negoti proceed declin give detail bank america west german branch lost mln mark result includ profit and loss transfer bankhau central credit and visa organis sale unit part bank worldwid restructur plan correct year loss paragraph item origin ran februari reuter acq osr osrc make acquisit osr corp agre acquir properti and asset telcom intern group for mln common share give telcom owner pct interest combin compani telcom intern film and televis distributor asset acquir consist distribut right film valu mln dlr compani osr part acquisit agreement requir sell pct interest standard knickerbock make jean canada osr expect net dlr sale standard knickerbock compani transact subject approv sharehold meet held april reuter earn mercuri entertain mcry see result mercuri entertain corp expect improv result compani todai report loss for year end novemb dlr revenu dlr compar loss dlr revenu dlr year reuter acq cronu industri inc crn sell unit cronu industri inc agre sell heat transfer equip busi southwestern engin for slight premium book releas cronu liabil approxim mln dlr subsidiari indebted compani sale subsidiari senior engin group plc british compani will place thi month reuter earn unisi corp ui set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn jacobson jcb vote split increas payout jacobson store inc board vote for two stock split paybl march record march action jacobson director approv increas quarterli dividend ct post split basi payabl april record march dividend rate repres pct increas ct paid quarterli pre split basi reuter earn harlei davidson inc hdi qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note result exclud time gain ct and ct for qtr and year gain dlr and dlr for prior period reuter acq hoechst complet celanes acquisit hoechst west germani complet acquisit celanes corp hoechst acquir major celanes share recent tender offer dlr per common share reuter acq americu trust hpu extend deadlin americu trust for american home product share extend deadlin for accept tender share novemb extens month trust will accept mln share american home product ahp receiv tender for mln share trust manag alex brown and son inc absb and form novemb reuter earn mors shoe inc mr qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net rev mln reuter coffee ico quota talk continu outcom hard gaug talk extend special meet intern coffe organ ico reintroduct export quota continu chanc success almost imposs gaug deleg produc deleg meet examin colombian propos resum histor quota april septemb promis defin specif criteria quota system calcul septemb for crop year opinion deleg potenti for reach quota agreement vari wide consum mood meet slightli optimist brazil unwilling conced tradit pct export market share like preclud accord deleg fresh propos colombian initi had tabl formal todai deleg full council meet set for hour for progress report deleg reuter ship versatil build polar ic breaker versatil corp shipbuild subsidiari letter intent build mln dlr polar icebreak for canadian coast guard transport minist john crosbi vancouv address crosbi versatil pacif shipyard inc low bidder build arctic class icebreak compani meet financi and engin condit contract award govern announc will provid mln dlr loan insur versatil prepar for construct vessel contract can award versatil will requir offer assur that shipyard technic and financi capabl perform work crosibi versatil bid mln dlr lower compet bidder and will gener person year direct employ work vessel crosbi power icebreak world begin year and complet govern announc plan build icebreak last year controversi passag coast guard vessel polar sea disput northwest passag govern not seek permiss for journei claim area intern water govern icebreak need back countri claim sovereignti arctic reuter acq pantri inc inb talk acquir privat held pantri inc oper conveni store southeastern state engag alex brown and son inc absb explor possbil sale compani expect start talk prospect acquir shortli compani approach number parti recent month reuter earn congress video group inc cvgi qtr net qtr end dec shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev avg shr mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln avg shr note net includ tax gain carryforward discontinu oper master merchandis group year prior reuter acq renouf corp proce benequ bid renouf corp zealand decid proce offer for outstand unit benequ hold dlr per unit compani had requir redic march two whether proce offer termin base abil obtain financ and review benequ oper offer expir march reuter sugar cuba tell trader sugar export delai cuba told intern sugar oper bought sugar for shipment march that contract will second place cuba direct shipment export market dealer trader receiv telex cuba languag messag not total clear and believ shipment honour trader declar soviet union destin contract telex fuel rise world price last week and reflect poor cuban crop worri brazil export avail and increas soviet demand analyst trader sign cuba shortag immedi raw sugar suppli tradit martket factor syria call snap bui tender last month syria call white sugar bui tender for forward deliveri and last month spot requir result sale cargo cuba telex told oper not receiv march shipment cuba meet contract export market trader reuter rubber goodrich phase busi goodrich will phase product aircraft tire missil and marin product and mold rubber product akron ohio end lai salari product mainten and support servic employe compani layoff will start week goodrich will continu make chemic and adhes akron emploi anoth salari employe akron work for goodrich compani not oper busi discontinu akron profit justifi larg invest that goodrich will continu make aircraft tire norwood and sonar dome jacksonvil fla and will reloc mold rubber product busi site not chosen will stop make insul for missil goodrich prepar discuss offici unit rubber worker union sever benefit for affect employe and issu relat continu oper akron chemic and adhes busi and phaseout akron aircraft tire missil and marin and mold rubber product manufactur compani spokesman not expect advers impact earn move reuter earn thunand corp thdr year net shr ct ct net sale mln mln note result includ oper bmd england inc acquir sept reuter earn final trust for thrift institut payout set massachusett financi servic set final incom and capit gain distribut for trust for thrift institut high yield seri dlr and dlr payabl todai reuter tin rpt tin dispos will not affect accord tin dispos effect agreement reach last weekend tin produc countri limit group export tonn year start march govern offici agreement member associ tin produc countri atpc aim cut world surplu and boost price accord atpc chairman subroto appeal unit state restrict tin releas strateg stockpil don that govern larg influenc tin market thi stage game thoma donnel director intern commod state depart last year unit state releas tonn tin two ferroalloi firm reuter earn rospatch respond diagnost bid earn franklin insur tax free set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin insur tax free incom fund reuter earn franklin minnesota insur set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin minneosta insur tax free incom fund reuter earn franklin michigan insur set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin michigan insur tax free incom fund reuter earn franklin massachusett insur cut payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin massachusett insur tax free incom fund reuter earn franklin california tax free set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin california insur tax free incom fund reuter earn diagnost product dpcz see earn growth diagnost product corp presid and chief execut offic sigi zier expect maintain compound averag annal net incom growth compani for past year expect perform net incom year had past zier past year zier compani had averag compound net incom growth pct annual pct per year growth earn per share for compani had net incom mln dlr dlr per share mln dlr ct per share diagnost manufactur medic immunolog diagnost test kit zier expect earn growth result posit effect weaker dollar compani export sale acceler market penetr zier expect food and drug administr approv drug abus test kit end year depend approv earn growth zier result tax law expect compani tax decreas pct pct net incom reuter gold currenc influenc bullion montagu currenc fluctuat reassert influenc bullion market futur bullion banker samuel montagu and market report firm silver lag gold reaction movement foreign exchang opec failur address recent declin oil price remain worri factor and balanc appear that market approach cautious montagu bank economi shown notic long term improv and that latin american debt and iranian arm affair undermin confid dollar reuter earn dunkin donut inc dunk qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn ccr video corp cccr qtr nov net shr profit two ct loss ct net profit loss rev reuter earn franklin puerto rico tax free set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin puerto rico tax free incom fund reuter earn franklin ohio insur tax free set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin ohio insur tax free incom fund reuter earn franklin high yield tax free set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march note franklin high yield insur tax free incom fund reuter acq converg technolog cvgt bui oakleaf converg technolog inc reach agreement principl bui oakleaf corp suppli financ insur and leas comput auto dealer transact will involv exchang oakleaf stock for cash and debt and subject definit agreement compani term disclos oakleaf had sale mln dlr reuter crude nymex will expand hour trade april york mercantil exchang set april for debut procedur energi complex that will increas us energi futur worldwid april nymex will oil trader that not hold futur posit initi exchang close transact that can subsequ hedg futur market exchang spokeswoman thi will chang oil transact real world thoma mckiernan mckiernan and chairman foreign trader will hedg trade nymex price exchang open and negoti price differenti nymex price mckiernan explain expand program will serv industri oil market not close nymex frank capozza secretari centuri resourc inc rule chang effect for platinum futur nymex expect increas open interest and liquid energi futur trader and analyst trader thi transact call exchang for physic efp hold futur posit enter into transact arrang parti hold futur posit enter into efp and parti can offset cash transact futur contract dai exchang offici nymex announc propos rule chang decemb nymex presid rosemari mcfadden expans efp provis will add global energi market provid for effect hour trade commod futur trade commiss approv rule chang februari cftc spokeswoman reuter acq rospatch rpch respond diagnost dr rospatch corp will new releas respons todai acquisit bid diagnost retriev system inc for dlr share rospatch earlier request stock halt counter trade last trade diagnost bid for total mln dlr cash tender offer for not pct rosptach outstand common for fourth quarter end decemb rospatch report net loss dlr share compar loss ct profit for period decemb brookehil group york had pct stake parini rospatch chief execut respond januari invest vote confid compani reuter earn green tree accept inc gnt set dividend qtly dividend ct ct pai march record march reuter acq rospatch corp reject offer diagnost retriev system inc acq north american group namg bui georgia firm north american group north american acquisit corp definit agreement bui pct pioneer busi group inc atlanta term acquisit not disclos close acquisit schedul for april north american acquisit agreement subject due dilig and satisfactori review pioneer oper pioneer make busi form reuter acq talk point viacom intern bid war for viacom intern inc largest entertain compani pit manag group and investor nation amus inc close held theater oper side rais bid weekend sourc close manag side insist that time side director approv manag propos merger plan put vote sharehold proxi materi late thi week dai dai mail sourc sourc predict nation amus control investor sumner redston half year complet tender offer regulatori approv that accompani chang control viacom broadcast licens and cabl televis franchis redston not for comment wall street arbitrag player rare situat that enjoi true bid war redston begin tender offer whenev want and peopl convinc propos superior viacom manag plan chanc win independ director viacom call into meet todai word decis expect earli tomorrow viacom share climb midafternoon major wall street firm issu sell recommend end term bid firm arbitrageur spoke condit not identifi redston propos and manag propos creat restructur compani heavili leverag debt manag plan result balanc sheet billion dlr debt and mln dlr prefer stock convert into pct common stock redston newest propos offer holder dlr cash fraction share exchang prefer stock dlr and share common stock stock arsen hold repres pct equiti interest restructur viacom arbitrageur calcul equiti redston plan worth dlr make total packag worth dlr per share manag offer dlr cash exchang prefer stock worth dlr and fraction share convert prefer arbitrageur equiti portion worth dlr for total dlr redston newest plan rais amount interest pai cash portion offer for dai april that merger arsen not consumm plan call for intest paid annual rate pct and pct thereaft previous redston offer pct interest arbitrageur redston and manag group led presid and chief execut terrenc elk offer high price redston compani anoth manag edg time issu redston compani own pct viacom mln share wall street analyst hard determin equiti newli leverag compani worth note exampl that stock fmc corp fmc adopt highli leverag structur last year initit trade dlr per share dip dlr and dlr last week viacom report fourth quarter earn fell two two ct per share ct compani interest cost acquisit affect result share warner commun inc wci rose analyst note warner own warrant purchas mln viacom share dlr and anoth mln share dlr chri craft industri ccn own stake warner rose viacom creat and spun cb inc cb compani cabl televis subscrib oper satellit televis servic and own televis and radio station largest distributor film and program for televis reuter earn inc upri qtr oper net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note oper data not includ qtr extraordinari credit dlr qtr extraordinari loss dlr ct per shr for year not includ extraordinari credit dlr ct per shr and dlr ct per shr reuter trade talk show canadian confid group canada decis rais issu free trade pact sign spirit canadian confid public polici studi group suggest canada post war period major player process build postwar world washington base atlant council and canadian negoti open talk last summer aim dismantl trade barrier two countri world biggest trade partner crossbord shipment billion dlr annual council studi trade talk deadlin octob for agreement biggest issu canadian relat studi liber trade two countri improv competit economi world market and lessen trade irrit mar ti council past canadian shi notion free trade arrang fear overwhelm econom and polit closer associ countri time size popul time ad canadian realiz domest market small permit mass product and sale need rais product level demand increasingli competit world council that talk canada chiefli interest minim impos duti allegedli subsid export recent exampl per cent duti impos canadian lumber export ground shipment subsid council chief concern includ end curb bank insur telecommun and call cultur industri publish broadcast and film major canadian issu defens cooper acid rain and reject canadian assert sovereignti water northwest passag reuter earn albertson inc ab rais qtly dividend shr ct ct pai record reuter acq wavehil intern make acquisit wavehil intern ventur inc agre acquir person comput rental corp coral gabl fla transact sharehold person comput will receiv share respres pct interest combin compani compani will two mln share outstand fulli dilut basi transact acquisit will infus percon comput cash for expans person comput franchis locat and plan add seek eventu expand into market and abroad reuter acq secur pacif spc complet merger secur pacif corp complet plan merger diablo bank approv comptrol currenc secur pacif announc intent merg diablo bank headquart danvil calif septemb part plan expand retail network northern california diablo bank offic danvil san ramon and alamo calif secur pacif reuter earn intec inc intk qtr net shr six ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mth shr ct dlr net rev mln mln avg shr note net for includ ct per share for proce life insur polici includ tax benefit for prior qtr approxim relat lower effect tax rate base oper result for year reuter earn int hydron corp hyd qtr oper net oper shr profit six ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln year oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln note exclud loss dlr nil gain dlr nil qtr and gain dlr two ct gain dlr year net oper loss carryforward reuter acq albertson ab adopt stockhold right plan albertson inc board adopt stockhold right plan intend protect event propos takeov compani plan stockhold will receiv dividend distribut for each share common stock held march right exercis ten dai person group acquir pct alberston common stock announc tender offer for pct stock each will entitl sharehold bui newli issu share alberston common stock for dlr reuter acq rospatch rpch reject diagnost dr bid rospatch corp reject propos diagnost retriev system inc acquir stock dlr share rospatch board believ that long term interest sharehold will serv continu independ public compani thi time compani respons unsolicit offer diagnost retriev rospatch diagnost offer februari variat previou offer januari natur not disclos rospatch advis diagnost retriev that contrari interest corpor engag discuss busi combin diagnost retriev reuter earn syntech interen inc syne qtr net shr profit six ct loss dlr net profit loss rev year shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln reuter acq int miner igl bui anim product unit intern miner and chemic corp complet acquisit johnson and johnson pitman moor unit produc anim health product term acquisit not disclos intern miner and chemic annual sale unit mln dlr pitman moor make health product for pet and for farm and feedstock anim reuter acq jwt jwt not approach group seek share jwt group inc not approach ted bate worldwid chairman robert jacobi possibl syndic bui pct stake jwt group friendli basi compani spokesman jwt comment advertis ag report that jacobi head ventur capit syndic purchas pct stake jwt group jacobi not immedi for comment report ted bate own saatchi and saatchi world largest advertis agenc reuter earn coeur alen mine corp cour qtr loss shr loss ct loss net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss ten ct net loss loss rev mln note loss includ time loss dlr write silver oil and ga interest reuter acq foot miner fte sell cambridg plant foot miner sign letter intent shieldalloi corp wholli own subsidiari metallurg inc for sale cambridg ohio busi compani sale will explain greater detail definit agreement sign part foot previous announc plan sell entir compani reuter earn gelco gel see flat pretax oper net gelco corp that exclud effect restructur plan expect pre tax oper earn for year end juli last year for year end juli gelco report pre tax oper earn mln dlr dlr share final result will affect charg includ legal and invest advisor fee prefer stock dividend and cost restructur expens associ restructur expect offset signific gain sale gelco busi unit final outcom for fiscal year will determin time and proce sale ad reuter acq utilicorp ucu acquir dominion subsidiari utilicorp unit inc close previous announc acquisit west virginia power dominion resourc inc for mln dlr reuter acq pesch see sharehold support ami ami bid chicago physician leroi pesch had discuss american medic intern inc sharehold and see support for restructur compani pesch discuss sweeten billion dlr takeov bid for american medic larg sharehold includ biggest investor bass famili texa bass famili not support for offer pesch interview reuter base convers held sharehold not guag whether had major support support for offer pesch not identifi sharehold held discuss bass famili and wedg group inc holder pct american medic stock earlier todai wedg group pct stake held discuss pesch american medic manag and american medic sharehold wedg file secur and exchang commiss believ restructur american medic and busi highli desir and thi time that sort posit that find larg segment sharehold ami share pesch pesch held discuss wedg join takeov effort offer dlr cash dlr prefer stock and dlr common stock for each american medic share wedg plan join effort seek control american medic not rule futur takeov pesch not discuss joint takeov propos bass famili analyst wedg statement boost pesch takeov effort and sign that sharehold dissatisfact american medic previou reject dlr per share cash offer pesch american medic expect resist pesch latest bid larri feinberg analyst dean witter reynold inc manag led leverag buyout cannot rule american medic spokesman compani will comment pesch offer march analyst continu view bass famili factor outcom bid for control american medic bass famili hold pct stake american medic and compani previous investor support manag intern plan improv compani perform bass famili not comment american medic pesch pesch led leverag buyout republ health corp last year continu face credibilti problem wall street long time finish republ acquisit republ substanti debt and left wall street question whether financ can complet for larger american medic takeov propos pesch offer for american medic made invest bank firm anoth for concern wall street pesch enter second offer represent donaldson lufkin and jenrett secur and secur pacif merchant bank group don doubt that current transact can work and complet provid point ami manag will sit and talk friendli environ pesch pesch not elabor type financ arrang made succe acquir american medic plan american medic manag place plan combin compani republ form effici network hospit analyst not higher offer made for american medic byron nimock hutton group improv second fiscal quarter earn make american medic stock worth dlr per share nimock estim american medic earn for second quarter end februari ct compar loss last year nimock pesch revis offer not worth dlr cash offer previous feinberg chanc transact complet revis structur offer doabl analyst american medic begun turnaround replac member manag and reduc cost reuter coffee senior deleg pessimist ico talk effort break impass coffe export and import countri regul world coffe market face fall price fail senior deleg contact group meet full ico council due meet thi even presid brazilian coffe institut ibc jorio dauster told reuter contact group meet had agreement quota consum had dictat market share negoti dauster plan renew negoti date reuter earn glami gold glgvf six mth dec net shr ct ct net rev reuter acq approv buyout coastal bancorp csbk coastal bancorp feder reserv board approv acquisit coastal suffield financi corp ssbk acquisit requir approv bank depart main compani note reuter earn princ product ltlp qtr loss qtr end dec shr profit nil loss nil net profit loss rev reuter acq amca ail sell dominion bridg asset amca intern final agreement sell asset and inventori dominion bridg steel servic center oper feder industri russelsteel inc unit term undisclos sale involv asset and oper gener line steel servic center toronto and edmonton alberta and steel inventori close amca branch compani sale part previous announc restructur program focu core busi and gener cash cut debt reuter acq scott hospit acquir capit food scott hospit inc acquir capit food servic ottawa largest cater and food servic compani for undisclos term scott oper capit food separ unit capit current name and manag reuter acq union nation unbc sign definit pact union nation corp sign definit agreement nation bank and trust washington unit will merg second nation bank masontown previous announc merger agreement each share second nation common stock will convert into share union nation common reuter acq analyst bidder for purol pcc analyst not anoth suitor will top mln dlr bid for purol courier corp hutton lbo inc and manag group purol courier divis had specul anoth offer forthcom analyst dlr per share price paid hutton and manag acquisit inc fulli valu analyst and wall street sourc doubt anoth bidder emerg sinc purol had for sale for deal struck hutton fridai purol stock slip todai close had trade slightli higher dlr offer fridai analyst fridai specul compani fetch dlr per share analyst and wall street sourc doubt competit offer emerg sinc compani for sale for deal hutton struck fridai hutton had talk purol advis dillon read and sinc late decemb hutton spokesman hutton offer dlr cash per share for pct share share tender sharehold receiv dlr cash six dlr debentur and warrant for stock subsidiari acquisit contain purol courier oper hutton valu warrant two dlr per share wall street sourc todai that rival bidder discourag breakup fee purol pai end agreement hutton sourc not reveal amount fee will note document transact made public thi week reuter earn whitehal corp wht qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn servic corp intern srv qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net for mth includ gain disposit dlr ct share dlr two ct share avg shr and shr data restat reflect for two stock split januari reuter earn peopl bancorpor peop quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record march reuter earn cpl reit cntr qtr net shr ct net rev year shr ct net rev note full name cpl real estat invest trust compani form dec reuter earn republ automot part raut qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn realmerica raco year nov net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss note net includ tax credit dlr per share reuter earn skii qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq ferro corp foe set joint ventur ferro corp form joint ventur pari base alsthom inudstri group export epxertis specialti composit materi european market ferro airfram and aerospac industri prime user composit materi todai plan develop applic for ground transport and industri market futur ferro announc agre purchas compositair develop composit materi applic for undisclos sum reuter crude nymex rule chang boost energi trade york mercantil exchang will introduc exchang for physic efp energi futur market april exchang spokeswoman chang will oil trader that not hold futur posit initi exchang close transact that can subsequ hedg futur market efp effect for platinum futur nymex expect increas open interest and liquid energi futur trader and analyst commod futur trade commiss approv rule chang februari cftc spokeswoman reuter copper refineri copper stock fall januari refin copper stock held refineri fell short ton end januari short ton end decemb american bureau metal statist report commod exchang comex copper stock climb ton januari ton decemb combin refineri and comex stock eas ton januari ton decemb refin product declin ton januari ton decemb crude output increas ton januari ton revis lower decemb preliminari figur show refin deliveri rose ton januari ton decemb reuter acq ccl unit acquir nestl canada can oper ccl industri inc continent can canada inc unit acquir wallaceburg ontario metal can make oper nestl enterpris wholli own nestl switzerland term undisclos continent can suppli nestl equival can requir long term agreement nestl decid stop manufactur can order posit full advantag underwai horizon food packag technolog reuter copper copper stock increas decemb refin copper stock held refineri increas preliminari short ton end decemb preliminari short ton revis higher end novemb american bureau metal statist london metal exchang stock fell ton decemb ton novemb combin refineri and lme stock rose preliminari ton ton revis higher januari lme stock ton preliminari figur show refin product lower ton decemb versu ton novemb crude output decreas ton ton revis higher refin copper deliveri decreas ton ton revis lower reuter earn mf manag muncip bond trust set payout mf manag muncip trust bond declar monthli payout incom distribut ct share compar ct for previou month distribut payabl march sharehold record march two reuter copper brass mill copper stock lower januari brass mill copper stock fell short ton copper content end januari short ton end decemb american bureau metal statist consumpt brass mill increas short ton januari short ton decemb mill consum ton refineri shape januari versu ton decemb scrap consumpt increas ton januari ton decemb total brass mill shipment increas ton januari ton decemb receipt rose ton ton reuter earn mf municip incom trust mfm set payout mf municip incom trust declar monthli incom distribut ct share compar ct share paid previou month distribut payabl march sharehold record march reuter earn pittwai corp pry qtr net shr dlr two dlr net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln reuter acq armtek arm sell industri tire unit armtek corp previous armstrong rubber agre sell industri tire and assembl divis dyneer corp dyr for undisclos sum agreement cover divis tire product facil clinton tenn and plant serv origin equip and replac market armstrong tire armtek unit will continu sell replac industri tire compani final close expect fiscal quarter end june reuter earn petrolit corp plit set payout qtly dividend ct ct pai april record april reuter money-supply australian annual broad monei suppli growth pct januari heat exxon xon cut heat oil barg price oil trader york exxon corp exxon unit reduc price charg contract barg custom for heat oil york harbor cent gallon effect todai reduct bring exxon contract barg price ct price decreas follow sharp declin heat oil price spot and futur market trader reuter crude greec aegean oil drill greec respond warn turkei conduct oil activ aegean sea todai had decid and research drill work area govern spokesman greek posit made clear turkei ambassador nazmi akiman met greek foreign affair undersecretari yanni kapsi last week act turkish prime minist kaya erdem earlier todai greek activ northern aegean contraven bern agreement set framework for talk aegean continent shelf disput ankara and athen greek statement todai greec not prepar give even trace sovereignti right seab stress akiman that decis drill belong exclus greek govern greek govern repeatedli turkish side that consid bern protocol inact fault turkei greek statement athen readi put continent shelf issu intern court reuter acq leucadia luk pct minstar mnst leucadia nation corp two subsidiari acquir pct stake minstar inc corpor control corpor raider irwin jacob and us forai acquir stock compani file secur and exchang commiss leucadia lnc invest inc newark del invest firm and charter nation life insur loui joint stock life insur compani bought combin minstar common share for invest purpos leucadia subsidiari had held pct stake minstar cut pct share last juli sinc juli leucadia compani bought minstar common share for total mln dlr leucadia bought minstar stake obtain equiti posit compani and intent seek control half leucadia common stock own tlc associ salt lake citi utah gener partnership partner includ chairman and presid leucadia and investor reuter earn basix corp ba qtr loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln mth oper shr loss dlr profit ct oper net loss mln profit rev mln mln note oper exclud loss discontinu oper dlr ct share for year ago qtr and dlr ct share for year ago mth oper includ charg mln dlr for cumul effect repeal invest tax credit for qtr and writedown mln dlr ga and oil facil for mth year ago shr data restat reflect two pct stock dividend decemb reuter money-supply australian januari annual broad monei pct australia broad monei suppli rose pct year end januari revis pct decemb reserv bank thi compar previou januari pct januari broad monei growth slow pct decemb pct and compar nil growth januari broad monei total bank financi intermediari rose pct revis declin decemb and previou januari pct increas januari year nbfi borrow rose pct revis decemb and compar previou januari end januari broad monei stood mln dlr dlr decemb mln dlr and januari level mln period borrow privat sector nbfi rose mln dlr decemb mln and previou januari mln reuter acq microbio mrc plan acquisit financ microbiolog research corp enter into letter intent for propos busi combin privat own datagen scientif laboratori inc and milex corp newli form compani stock swap receiv dlr sale convert note ventana growth fund part equiti financ plan ventana that plan minimum dlr and maximum mln dlr addit capit provid fund combin oper compani microbiolog that maximum addit capit rais will pct share common outstand combin compani datagen holder will pct and ventana and will pct remain pct will held milex sharehold norman monson will becom chief execut offic combin compani reuter coffee ico council end failur agre quota special meet intern coffe organ ico council fail agre set coffe export quota ico deleg produc and consum not find common ground issu quota distribut dai arduou heat talk deleg export quota major devic intern coffe agreement stabilis price suspend year ago coffe price soar reaction drought brazil cut output two third deleg and industri repres predict coffe price plummet stg tonn year low tomorrow respons result meet reuter acq painewebb pwj unit up shaer shoe sh stake mitchel hutchin asset manag inc york invest firm and subsidiari painewebb group inc rais vote stake shaer shoe corp share pct share pct file secur and exchang commiss mitchel hutchin bought share jan and feb price rang dlr share and obtain vote control anoth share firm bought stake invest behalf client had discuss shaer manag not disclos topic talk reuter earn telecredit inc tcrd qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn laser precis corp lasr qtr net shr profit ct profit two ct net profit profit rev year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln reuter acq rexnord rex redeem right rexnord inc will redeem prefer stock purchas right for ct effect todai rexnord right will redeem expect share will tender januari takeov offer banner acquisit corp right trade tandem rexnord common stock reuter acq cantrex unit merg ontario group group cantrex inc plan merg wholli own subsidiari merger agreement cap applianc purchas inc woodstock ontario group applianc and electron retail cap sharehold will receiv prefer group cantrex share entitl holder receiv dlr per share equivil class subordin vote cantrex share merger effect april and subject sharehold approv reuter acq invest firm boost ldbrinkman dbc stake two affili invest firm and invest fund control rais combin stake ldbrinkman corp share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss fidel intern bermuda base firm fund bought ldbrinkman common share jan and feb price rang dlr share fund control fmr corp boston base invest firm affili fidel hold share bring combin total share fidel reuter earn itt itt hartford unit post qtr gain hartford insur group unit york base itt corp higher worldwid premium boost net incom for fourth quarter mln dlr net incom mln dlr for quarter for full year hartford earn mln dlr mln dlr hartford result for year aid gain mln dlr sale remain pct stake abbei life group plc for compani post gain mln dlr sale pct abbei life hartford total properti casualti and life health written premium rose pct billion dlr billion dlr reuter acq sec probe tre tre takeov attempt feder secur and exchang commiss sec for secur law violat connect unsuccess bid hollywood produc burt sugarman tre corp attornei contact sec investig takeeov attempt unit sugarman giant group point held pct stake tre had that effort jefferi group inc lo angel invest bank firm sold option portion share sugarman eventu acquir addit compani control sugarman rais mln dlr debt offer underwritten drexel burnham lambert inc jefferi and us portion proce bui tre stock final relianc group hold inc acquir six pct tre seec file attornei ask not identifi sec investig whether sugarman and firm tre hold work togeth disclos cooper requir feder secur law attornei sec prober examin whether sugarman and drexel had made adequ disclosur intend usag proce prospectu for mln dlr bond offer tre spokesman confirm that tre sinc decemb unit aluminum america had contact sec investig and cooper probe spokesman ad that tre chairman leopold wyler had interview sec prober jefferi spokesman sec had ask for inform month ago part inform probe spokesman jefferi had cooper agenc and had heard noth sinc that time knowledg jefferi not target formal sec investig connect tre bid drexel spokesman acknowledg that firm had underwritten debt offer for sugarman ad had noth tre matter polici sec routin declin comment enforc activ reuter ship canadian seafar threaten strike canadian seafar almost strike thi spring refus meet rollback wage and benefit ask for employ seafar intern union offici roman gralewicz percent guarante you strike gralewicz interview union repres worker great lake and canada east and west coast contract talk broke januari and concili appoint settl disput current contract expir end march seafar employ ask for reduct crew level move union cost job reuter earn dalla corp dl qtr loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss pofit rev mln mln mth oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln note oper net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr ct share for year ago qtr and dlr dlr share for year ago mth reuter earn dillard depart store inc dd qtr net qtr end jan shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note shr avg shr data show for split nov reuter earn kentucki central life kenca set payout kentucki central life insur declar semi annual dividend ct per share payabl march sharehold record march dividend equal compani previou semi annual payout reuter earn bank england corp bkne qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter jobs japan unemploymn rise record januari japan season adjust unemploy rate rose record pct januari worst sinc govern start compil unemploy statist current system previou record pct decemb govern manag and coordin agenc unemploy pct year earlier unadjust januari unemploy total mln peopl mln decemb and mln year earlier male unemploy januari remain pct equal second worst level set last decemb record male unemploy pct set juli femal unemploy januari remain pct equal record level mark april august septemb and decemb last year januari record pct unemploy rate stem loss job manufactur industri export relat firm due yen continu appreci dollar offici employ manufactur industri fell year earlier mln includ mln emploi textil industri year earlier and mln transport industri such carmak and shipbuild reuter earn ford europ earn pct last year ford europ net earn soar per cent last year mln dlr kenneth whippl chairman ford europ whippl attend geneva auto show open thursdai that ford motor unit had sold record million vehicl europ net earn mln dlr sale repres per cent european market share whippl ford will invest billion dollar europ and total billion year ad reuter lei south korea lead indic fall decemb south korea index lead indic fell pct base decemb pct rise novemb repres pct year year gain decemb econom plan board provision figur show index base indic includ export valu letter credit receiv warehous stock and monei suppli figur and composit stock exchang index reuter crude opec output ceil subroto opec remain agre output ceil mln barrel dai and had expect current fluctuat spot market two dlr indonesian energi minist subroto told report meet presid suharto that present weak spot oil market result warmer weather and europ reduc demand for oil price had forc refineri stock deni that opec exceed agre product ceil ask opec output level repli below mln barrel per dai not elabor appear attempt manipul market opec member stick cartel decemb price agreement present price difficulti predict that price recov and fourth quarter reiter that for emerg opec meet opec had expect fluctuat spot price hope weak price will overcom and predict price will and fourth quarter refin appear us stock deliber slack demand market and price fall opec thi period member stuck togeth reuter coffee coffe trader expect selloff ico talk fail failur intern coffe organ ico reach agreement coffe export quota trigger massiv selloff london coffe futur stg per tonn todai coffe trade sourc price easili drop low dlr even cent thi year dlr special meet import and export countri end deadlock late yesterdai dai talk set quota meet discuss quota set deleg quota major devic us stabil price intern coffe agreement suspend year ago price soar damag drought brazil propect for quota sight heavi produc sell initi and price war commerci coffe roast compani will ensu trade sourc predict lower price trickl supermarket shelf thi spring coffe dealer and brazil largest coffe import and export each laid blame for breakdown talk jon rosenbaum assist trade repres and deleg talk statement council adjourn major produc led brazil not prepar negoti distribut base object criteria want insur that countri receiv export quota base abil suppli market polit influenc ico brazilian coffe institut ibc presid jorio dauster counter negoti fail consum dictat quota not negoti previous quota determin histor amount export gave brazil pct share global market mln kilo bag major produc want quota continu thi basic scheme consum and maverick group produc propos carv export market basi export product and stock reduc brazil share pct consum deleg thi method reflect countri export capabl and make coffe readili consum last minut attempt colombia second largest export rescu talk compromis interim propos not bring two side togeth deleg specul brazil financi problem illustr recent suspens interest payment bank debt increas polit pressur countri protect coffe export earn develop coffe produc countri that depend heavili coffe earn african nation and colombia like hurt ico failur agre quota analyst expect drop price result loss billion dlr year produc deleg forecast ico execut board will meet march full council not due meet septemb deleg reuter earn cra net profit mln dlr mln bop quarterli current account deficit narrow zealand current account deficit for quarter end decemb narrow mln dlr mln revis mln for septemb quarter and mln year earlier statist depart deficit for year end decemb narrow billion dlr billion dlr revis billion for year end septemb deficit for calendar billion decemb quarter show mln dlr surplu for merchandis trade unchang septemb quarter surplu revis mln dlr decemb quarter show mln dlr deficit import for decemb quarter billion billion septemb quarter and year earlier export billion billion and billion import for year end decemb billion dlr compar billion export billion billion govern borrow stood billion dlr for calendar billion for borrow decemb quarter rose billion septemb quarter and mln year earlier repay stood billion for year billion repay decemb quarter account for billion dlr mln septemb quarter and mln year earlier offici reserv total billion dlr end decemb compar billion end septemb and billion year earlier reuter acq transamerica sell occident life australia equiti invest compani batteri group had agre bui occident life insur australia transamerica corp for mln australian dlr acquisit made effort major sharehold pratt and financi servic pty batteri group statement purchas will partli fund issu mln share dlr each and mln free option pratt group control entrepreneur dick pratt mln share profession investor each balanc will fund debt batteri group acquisit subject approv sharehold complet share placement pratt group will effect pct batteri enlarg capit assum exercis option batteri mln share issu batteri occident life major underwrit individu term life insur and recent fast grow entrant individu account superannu market mln dlr fund manag reuter earn cra craa net net mln dlr mln shr cent final div announc juli final cent make sale revenu billion billion invest incom mln mln shr mln mln note net tax mln dlr mln interest mln mln depreci mln mln net extraordinari loss mln profit mln reuter rubber malaysia impos export duti rubber malaysian govern impos export duti rubber cent per kilo gazet price move threshold price cent per kilo gazet price effect march rose cent per kilo februari duti for research remain cent per kilo and replant duti unchang cent reuter earn comalco net profit mln dlr loss mln earn comalco cmac net net profit mln dlr loss mln net equiti account pre equiti account net mln dlr loss mln pre equiti shr profit cent loss final div announc juli and final cent sale billion billion incom mln mln shr mln note net tax paid mln dlr credit mln interest mln mln depreci mln mln and minor mln loss net net extraordinari loss mln nil extraordinari compris exchang loss mln provis for goldendal smelter closur cost mln and increas futur tax provis mln reuter jobs japan unemploy rate rise pct japan unemploy rate expect continu climb pct year januari pct record senior economist includ susumu taketomi industri bank japan decemb pct previou worst level sinc govern manag and coordin agenc began compil statist current system gener fear that will becom countri high unemploy takashi kiuchi senior economist for long term credit bank japan govern publish januari unemploy figur todai not make predict present not forecast for unemploy rate thi year difficult forese situat improv labour ministri offici financ minist kiichi miyazawa govern had expect increas and had set monei peopl find job fiscal begin april prime minist yasuhiro nakason told press confer record rate underlin pass budget held opposit propos tax reform yen surg caus layoff mainstai steel and shipbuild industri export depend industri such car and textil laid part time employe and ceas hire economist grow servic industri sector absorb great number worker trend start slow koichi tsukihara deputi gener manag sumitomo bank econom depart economist disagre servic sector hire worker longer need manufactur sector year economist servic sector grow govern stimul domest demand program transform economi export japanes unemploy rate lower industrialis nation method for calcul statist make difficult compar economist warn pct figur translat into rel high figur european method us economist half januari increas jobless year earlier ag and sumitomo tsukihara reuter bop south korean trade surplu narrow februari south korea custom clear trade surplu narrow mln dlr februari mln januari provision trade ministri figur show februari deficit mln dlr februari export rose billion dlr fob billion januari and billion februari cif import billion billion januari and billion februari last year reuter trade japan move tighten chip export curb ministri intern trade and industri miti act tighten restrict microchip export countri preserv japan pact semiconductor trade major japanes chipmak doubt us miti spokesman ministri had ask chipmak issu certif trade hous state authoris export trade hous appli for miti export licenc will requir show such certif will not automat deni licenc industri offici predict govern measur like limit effect long world semiconductor market remain weak govern and industri offici complain repeatedli that japanes chipmak continu sell below cost countri despit juli agreement japanes firm and offici turn argu flow cheap chip countri due grei market sale parti broker seek profit gap low price japan and higher price base product cost and set for japanes maker agreement miti spokesman percentag grei market increas for specif compani suggest distribut product sale network know will export mean that case will reduc figur miti earlier ask maker cut output chip pct quarter spokesmen for firm doubt us latest move long gap price set pact and market price will peopl want exploit gap make monei hitachi hit spokesman reuter jobs finnish unemploy pct decemb finnish unemploy pct decemb last year compar pct novemb and pct decemb central statist offic peopl unemploi decemb novemb and decemb reuter reserves banker sharp rise thai foreign reserv thailand improv economi will like foreign reserv increas billion dlr end record billion end februari privat banker bank thailand statist show foreign reserv rose billion end januari billion year earlier nimit nonthapanthawat chief economist bangkok bank thailand strong export perform rel high interest rate foreign particip stock market and grow foreign invest japan contribut project sharp rise thai export rose pct and expect expand anoth pct thi year banker embassi report last month thailand achiev pct real gross domest product growth project pct for and pct nonthapanthawat econom growth continu current pace and oil price and major currenc remain stabl billion reserv target can easili reach thailand calcul foreign reserv includ gold special draw right and convert currenc target equival and half month worth import reuter bop sweden current payment surplu sweden had current balanc payment surplu billion crown compar deficit billion preced year preliminari figur central bank decemb current account had mln crown deficit yearago mln deficit decemb trade balanc billion surplu yearago two billion trade balanc show surplu billion crown compar billion surplu bank reuter earn fison plc fisn year end shr div make pre tax profit mln stg mln turnov mln mln tax mln mln financ charg mln mln minor interest mln mln extraordinari debit closur and restructur cost mln mln oper profit includ pharmaceut mln mln scientif equip mln mln horticultur mln mln note compani plan for capitalis reuter interest major swiss bank rais custom time deposit rate point pct credit suiss interest correct major swiss bank rais custom time deposit rate point pct credit suiss money-fx philippin plan chief urg peso devalu philippin devalu peso export remain competit econom plan secretari solita monsod told reuter peso dollar rate undercut make export competit monsod interview question you cannot argu success taiwan south korea west germani japan miracl economi deliber undervalu currenc peso free float sinc june dollar financ secretari jaim ongpin govern not intend devalu peso and flexibl and continu respond market condit monsod ongpin exchang rate point view financ dollar rate higher debt servic term peso get higher financ difficult term economi not oppos offici polici competit not want becom uncompetit dead monsod ideal movement peso dollar rate movement that will reflect differ inflat rate philippin versu countri arithmet thing offici figur show philippin inflat averag pct calendar ongpin told report saturdai expect touch pct thi year govern and intern monetari fund had set peso dollar target rate peso lost pct slump dollar float reuter acq clear con gold purchas trade depart not refer consolid goldfield plc cgld purchas american aggreg corp monopoli commiss con gold last month that arc america corp unit had agre bui ohio base compani for dlr share cash mln dlr deal recommend aggreg board reuter tin zair accept tin export quota atpc zair agre limit tin export tonn for month march line associ tin produc countri atpc plan curb export atpc atpc execut director victor siaahan told reuter receiv telex zair indic willingess part plan limit total atpc export tonn for year march siaahan zair expect produc tonn tin calendar and that output and export tonn atpc hope cut tonn world surplu tonn and boost price atpc member zair and australia recent agre adher export quota alloc plan australia quota tonn roughli equal expect output thi year atpc consist malaysia indonesia thailand bolivia australia nigeria and zair china and bolivia import produc tin not member reuter crude pemex sign mln dlr japan loan for pipelin mexican state oil firm petroleo mexicano pemex sign for mln dlr unti loan export import bank japan financ pacif petroleum project pemex japan repres tito ayal detail loan immedi ayala told oil seminar project due for complet aim improv distribut oil product domest market pacif coast project consist pipelin link nueva teapa gulf mexico salina cruz pacif coast and construct second phase salina cruz refineri project includ construct liquifi petroleum ga lpg storag tank santa cruz addit crude oil storag end pipelin ammonia complex lazaro cardena pacif coast and expans infrastructur port salina cruz ayala pemex will bui mln dlr worth foreign equip and materi for project pipelin will enabl japan load mexico maya crude oil salina cruz gulf mexico pemex will lpg surplu salina cruz that japan diversifi suppli sourc that product ad reuter earn stc plc stcl year end shr profit loss div make nil turnov billion stg billion pretax profit mln mln loss tax mln nil oper profit mln mln interest invest incom mln mln except debit mln mln minor mln mln extraordinari credit mln mln debit oper profit includ intern comput mln mln commun system mln mln compon and distribut mln mln defenc mln mln reuter earn cra expect pai final dividend cent cra craa expect pai final dividend not cent share juli make cent for year mine and smelt group earlier report net earn rose mln dlr mln analyst forecast yesterdai mln mln cra defer consider dividend thi year provid benefit dividend imput sharehold juli dividend will tax free sharehold provid come earn full pct compani tax rate compani oper substitut tax year not fiscal year end june and result incur tax pct rate earn cra statement fund for distribut dividend imput wait imput legisl determin final payout despit higher net earn cra poor year for miner industri notabl except gold produc price for major metal express real dollar declin lowest level year fluctuat exchang and interest rate ad volatil and uncertainti revalu yen lead substanti restructur japanes industri cra world demand for metal grow slowli inventori steadili declin suppli and demand balanc overcapac continu cra turn contribut earn cra bougainvil copper buva contribut mln dlr share comalco cmac net mln net earn iron or oper mln dlr mln lead zinc and silver mine and smelt oper incur net loss mln dlr mln loss cra coal activ result net profit mln dlr mln salt rais contribut mln mln cra share earn argyl diamond project amount mln dlr mln cra main item mln dlr extraordinari loss mln writeoff unrealis foreign exchang loss borrow requir account standard extraordinari item mln dlr provid for closur and writedown asset and mln increas futur tax provis cra cash flow continu high level mln dlr capit expenditur billion strong cash flow coupl proce right issu and us exist cash balanc enabl group debt reduc mln dlr cra held forward contract year end bui mln dlr hedg part foreign debt thi cost mln dlr tax includ net interest cost reuter trade swiss capit export rise januari swiss capit export rose billion franc januari billion decemb and year earlier billion swiss nation bank bond issu account for billion total decemb billion and credit mln mln januari nation bank end distinct note and bond bond issu total billion franc note billion and credit mln reuter trade china call for trade deal china call unit state remov curb export give favour trade statu and eas restrict export high technolog embassi repli that chines figur show year trade deficit last inaccur and peke persuad congress chang law limit export offici intern busi newspap todai publish china demand editori coincid visit secretari state georg shultz extrem import that market reduc restrict chines import provid need facil for and businessmen side expand chines export editori quickli discard prejudic favour tariff treatment for chines good and admit china into generalis system prefer gsp despit eas curb technolog export recent year control extrem strict and influenc normal trade two countri ad paper print articl china commerci counsellor washington embassi chen shibiao that kind difficulti and restrict prevent bilater trade fulfil full potenti name protectionist behaviour curb technolog transfer and date trade legisl paper print tabl show that sinc bilater trade began china had deficit year and show and deficit billion and billion dlr embassi offici not accept peke trade figur exclud good ship hong kong and tran ship figur base countri origin that china obtain gsp statu will lobbi congress persaud amend law prevent peke get such statu trade act that qualifi for gsp china member gener agreement tariff and trade gatt for appli juli and not domin control intern commun offici china awar law date anti communist earli that not suffici polit will chang china subject dozen case involv anti dump last two year side won for time china sign last week agreement initi voluntarili restrain export two categori steel good lead side withdraw anti dump case ad anoth diplomat willing provid such voluntari export restraint import issu bilater trade issu and peke applic gatt china potenti disrupt world market textil gatt countri will nervou china thi respect preced for central plan economi gatt diplomat poland czechoslovakia hungari and romania member gatt china massiv market potenti for import vast labour pool produc cheap export speech todai northeast citi dalian secretari state georg shultz countri welcom china interest particip gatt process chines access will not accomplish overnight gatt rule not design for larg economi chines type shultz china can plai import role activ join gatt discuss seek expand gener trade opportun and enhanc market access for export worldwid china can develop foreign trade system gain maximum benefit gatt particip problem face china trade and gatt membership similar price system foreign businessmen regard arbitrari and not relat actual cost for export and facto dual currenc system memorandum back applic present gatt last month china gradual reform econom system and replac mandatori instruct guidanc plan and econom lever diplomat that join gatt china had reuter cpi itali consum price rise pct februari itali consum price index rose pct februari compar januari rise pct januari decemb nation statist institut istat year year rise februari pct pct januari and compar pct februari istat consum price index for famili worker and employe base februari januari and februari reuter crude mobil plan open peke offic china daili mobil corp mob plan open offic peke develop oil explor opportun china china daili quot mobil presid richard tucker peke optimist invest prospect china and that peke will continu encourag foreign privat busi invest mobil bought mln dlr crude oil and oil product china and sold lubric and fertilis gave detail reuter acq klm pct stake air klm royal dutch airlin klm agre pct stake air subsidiari british and commonwealth ship plc bcom transact worth two mln stg klm spokesman klm cooper close air run flight week amsterdam schipol airport citi british and commonwealth ship last week held preliminari talk klm minor stake air gave detail klm hope move attract british feeder traffic amsterdam airport reuter reserves reserv show underli rise februari britain gold and currenc reserv show underli rise mln dlr februari mln dlr rise januari treasuri underli trend guid bank england oper support pound foreign exchang net borrow and repay thi market expect for mln dlr rise treasuri bank england us opportun strong demand rebuild reserv loss last autumn and underli rise rel modest actual reserv rose mln dlr februari billion dlr rise mln januari billion accrual borrow exchang cover scheme mln dlr last month mln januari repay mln dlr previou mln treasuri spokesman capit repay total two mln dlr januari capit repay total mln dlr valuat chang that result fall mln dlr due quarterli rollov european monetari cooper fund swap treasuri not comment bank england market oper currenc trader report moder bank england intervent curb upward pressur pound todai treasuri spokesman comment reserv figur that govern not want sterl rise fall substanti current level note that chancellor exchequ nigel lawson stress thi recent pari currenc meet reuter acq ultramar sell market unit for mln stg ultramar plc umar had reach agreement principl sell wholli own market compani kuwait petroleum corp for mln stg ultramar market unit includ ultramar golden eagl made profit mln stg financ and group administr charg small loss record for month sale due place april proce intend reduc group debt short term ultramar fund ultim us for develop core busi and north america reuter money-supply hong kong rise pct januari hong kong broadli defin monei suppli rose pct billion dlr januari pct rise decemb for year year rise pct govern statement local currenc rose pct billion dlr decemb pct novemb for rise pct year total rose pct billion dlr januari decemb rose pct previou month local rose pct billion dlr januari decemb climb pct total and local rose pct and pct year ago month total rose pct billion dlr januari pct rise previou month local rose pct billion dlr pct rise total and local year year growth and pct total loan and advanc rose pct billion dlr decemb rose pct loan for financ hong kong visibl trade rose pct billion dlr pct rise decemb reuter acq woolworth underwood fail agre bid underwood plc had not agre term bid made woolworth hold plc wluk talk two compani had hold exploratori discuss spokesman for compani immedi term not agre whether possibl bid abandon last week underwood share rose ahead announc talk announc todai brought back last night close woolworth unchang reuter crude mobil plan open offic peke mobil oil corp plan open offic peke develop oil explor opportun china china daili quot mobil presid richard tucker peke optimist invest prospect china and that peke will continu encourag foreign privat busi invest mobil bought mln dlr crude oil and oil product china and sold lubric and fertilis gave detail reuter earn unilev plc and combin pre tax profit billion stg mln crude opec output ceil subroto opec remain agre output ceil mln barrel dai and had expect current fluctuat spot market two dlr indonesian energi minist subroto told report meet presid suharto that present weak spot oil market result warmer weather and europ reduc demand for oil price had forc refineri stock deni that opec exceed agre product ceil ask opec output level repli below mln barrel per dai not elabor appear attempt manipul market opec member stick cartel decemb price agreement present price difficulti predict that price recov and fourth quarter reiter that for emerg opec meet opec had expect fluctuat spot price hope weak price will overcom and predict price will and fourth quarter refin appear us stock deliber slack demand market and price fall opec thi period member stuck togeth reuter jobs japan unemploy rate rise pct japan unemploy rate expect continu climb pct year januari pct record senior economist includ susumu taketomi industri bank japan decemb pct previou worst level sinc govern manag and coordin agenc began compil statist current system gener fear that will becom countri high unemploy takashi kiuchi senior economist for long term credit bank japan govern publish januari unemploy figur todai not make predict present not forecast for unemploy rate thi year difficult forese situat improv labour ministri offici financ minist kiichi miyazawa govern had expect increas and had set monei peopl find job fiscal begin april prime minist yasuhiro nakason told press confer record rate underlin pass budget held opposit propos tax reform yen surg caus layoff mainstai steel and shipbuild industri export depend industri such car and textil laid part time employe and ceas hire economist grow servic industri sector absorb great number worker trend start slow koichi tsukihara deputi gener manag sumitomo bank econom depart economist disagre servic sector hire worker longer need manufactur sector year reuter earn unilev plc and qtr dec london march unilev plc share make for full year unilev share guilder guilder make guilder guilder unilev plc final div make unilev final div guilder make guilder guilder combin pre tax profit mln stg make billion stg mln two compani propos for share split combin fourth quarter pre tax profit billion guilder billion make billion guilder billion oper profit mln stg mln make billion stg mln tax mln stg mln make mln mln tax adjust mln stg credit nil make mln stg credit mln debit attribut profit mln stg mln make mln mln full year turnov billion stg billion reuter acq hotel soar takeov specul price hongkong and shanghai hotel shlh stock soar specul takeov battl major sharehold kadoori famili and evergo industri enterpris evgh group stock broker note heavi bui hotel share announc evergo china entertain and land invest unit that bought pct hotel firm deputi chairman david liang for billion dlr stock rose dlr dlr todai thoma lau evergo execut director declin comment whether group seek stake hotel told reuter group will hold pct stake bought liang long term invest evergo attract underli strength hotel analyst evergo for redevelop peninsula hotel asia hotel and anoth site hong kong island own hotel lai sun garment yesterdai acquir pct stake hotel liang for mln dlr lau deni link china entertain and lai sun acquisit hotel stake pure coincid analyst not that evergo group reput corpor raider team lai sun garment for takeov lau deni contact kadoori famili analyst estim pct hotel michael kadoori chairman hotel lau two repres evergo will nomin hotel board sourc close kadoori famili famili not consid countermov analyst difficult for evergo and kadoori famili cooper manag style evergo want split hotel manag and properti develop hotel that strategi not fit conserv kadoori famili analyst ask not name anoth analyst note price hotel had distort takeov talk net asset worth dlr share offer evergo and lai sun for dlr share that below current trade price trade suspend todai share lai sun evergo china entertain and group associ chines estat chines estat lost cent dlr yesterdai china entertain dlr and evergo cent lai sun gain cent dlr reuter acq bryson pai mln dlr for cenergi corp stake bryson oil and ga plc paid cash consider mln dlr for pct cenergi corp oil and ga explor and product compani bryson board number invest expand compani interest and believ opportun acquir invest cenergi suitabl extens exist interest cenergi report net loss mln dlr month septemb total stockhold equiti date mln dlr reuter earn ashton tate tate qtr net shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr dlr ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note share adjust for januari two for split reuter ship side optimist rotterdam port issu employ and port union fnv meet thi afternoon attempt settlement six week disput rotterdam gener cargo sector side optimist spokesmen for side told reuter progress made last night hour talk side larg reiter posit larg gap employ and fnv and can that expect reach agreement talk union spokesman employ organ chairman jacqu schoufour accus fnv intransig refus alter stanc past two month fnv not discuss and not optimist chang point view find thi afternoon that fnv refus accept redund gener cargo sector will break talk and redund begin thi month schoufour seri strike employ cost mln guilder lost import busi past six week began januari protest plan for redund sector workforc start thi year late last month social affair minist louw graaf disput settl yesterdai withdraw sector mln guilder annual labour subsidi side wrote minist yesterdai set case schoufour not expect hear wednesdai earliest reuter earn unilev improv sector unilev plc and group improv perform almost sector anglo dutch group result statement good progress made last year recent acquisit chesebrough pond inc cbm signific addit will greatli benefit group year come earlier unilev report combin fourth quarter pre tax profit mln stg level year earlier period make billion stg compar mln for full year unilev plan chang depreci polici convent practic depreci asset individu depreci fix asset averag rate method expect lead reduct accumul provis for depreci and therebi increas net book tangibl assset mln stg januari unilev plc share sinc yesterdai buoyant respons result and share split propos profit not ahead market forecast dealer ad reuter lei lead indic fell pct jan revis pct dec rise lei lead index fell pct januari index lead indic fell season adjust pct januari revis pct decemb gain commerc depart depart previous index rose pct decemb declin januari biggest for month sinc juli index fell pct januari decreas left index base and led fall contract and order for plant and equip total six indic for januari contribut declin contract and order for plant and equip build permit manufactur order for consum good chang sensit materi price slower deliveri vendor and higher averag weekli claim for state unemploy insur indic posit includ stock price busi format averag work week and monei suppli main factor for decemb upward revis busi format revis pct increas lead indic index for novemb index coincid indic measur current economi fell pct januari increas pct decemb and pct novemb index lag indic measur past econom activ rose pct januari decreas pct decemb and increas pct novemb reuter earn burlington coat factori warehous corp bcf net jan end shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter coffee coffe price fall short term dutch roaster thi morn sharp declin coffe price breakdown late last night negoti london reintroduc intern coffe organ ico quota will short live dutch roaster fall technic and emot reaction failur agre reintroduct ico export quota will not long realiti reassert and price rise spokesman for major dutch roaster fact that ampl suppli coffe present shortag qualiti averag price fell cent new breakdown expect move back cent week roaster ad dutch coffe roaster associ secretari jan vri roaster disappoint failur consum and produc ico repres agre quota reintroduct equal import that quota realloc equit basi absolut for quota thi moment market balanc and not lose thi opportun renegoti coffe agreement lot work number claus intern coffe agreement and not quota reintroduct complet renegoti vri ad thi mind and dutch roaster claim fairli good forward cover bui strategi for forese futur bui coffe hand mouth basi and slide scale market price below cent roaster reuter acq greenwood resourc grrl sell compani stake greenwood resourc inc sold common share major hold london oil london affili guin peat group plc london and affili sidro belgium for total dlr cash compani will appli proce sale support line credit and part propos debt restructur colorado nation bancshar colc and greenwood sharehold will retain seat london board reuter earn woolworth qtr shr dlr dlr acq heinz interest bui guin brew heinz hnz chairman toni reilli interest bui guin plc guin breweri divis for sale spokesman spokesman react irish and british press report continu interest group offer breweri side guin for sale not put togeth consortium bui share quot irish magazin busi and financ interest market and that had support two intern bank decid such purchas worthwhil magazin articl suggest that brew profit calcul region mln punt ask price not higher mln punt multipl ten time earn top whack for brew divis current guin situat thi mean expens exercis edg not imposs ad deal mean bui dublin london nigerian and malaysian breweri sold integr unit sold reilli reuter earn equatori commun equa loss equatori commun expect report loss mln dlr for fourth quarter and mln dlr for full year revenu mln dlr for quarter and mln dlr for year equatori loss will includ charg mln dlr cost associ restructur busi includ adjust reflect market transpond own and leas equatori and reserv for inventori receiv and excess facil equatori fourth quarter oper result will includ restructur cost dlr addit mln dlr charg equitori that march oper technic default leas transpond galaxi iii satellit due inabiliuti maintain agre financi ratio talk lessor attempt restructur leas oblig equitori default two oblit connect purchas leas transpond result cross default provis equatori sign memorandum understand for contel corp ctc purchas mln dlr equatori master earth station micro earth station and associ equip and loan equatori six mln dlr six month period for repay start decemb compani conteol agreement assum portion equatori right and oblig galaxi iii transpond leas burnham leas occurr event equatori grant contel option bui common share dlr each equatori understand contel subject equatori abil restructur signific portion oblig and obtain concess lender and lessor galaxi iii transpond leas hope final contel agreement april equatori earn dlr dlr gain earli debt retir revenu mln dlr for month compani lost dlr revenu mln dlr compar dlr profit earli retir gain revenu mln dlr reuter earn transamerica australian sale gain transamerica corp will tax gain mln dlr sale occident life insur australia affili pratt and financi servic pty melbourn for mln australian dlr sale announc earlier todai australia proce will us enhanc growth north american oper transamerica occident life subsidiari compani reuter acq viacom intern inc get anoth nation amus bid earn woolworth qtr jan net shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note share data restat reflect two for stock split reuter trade ask japan end agricultur import control japan elimin import control agricultur product year visit secretari state for econom affair allen walli told eishiro saito chairman feder econom organis keidanren spokesman for keidanren spokesman quot walli drastic measur need stave protectionist legisl congress walli attend sub cabinet level bilater trade meet made remark yesterdai talk saito walli quot reagan administr japanes cooper white hous can ensur trade bill moder contain retaliatori measur antagonis countri quot pleas japan halv restrict agricultur import year countri cannot cope abolit spokesman japan restrict import agricultur product ban rice import trigger recent complaint japan agricultur polici reuter earn firstcorp fcr see gain condemn firstcorp inc weill report tax gain dlr ct per share primari and ct fulli dilut propos condemn and acquisit park deck oper wake counti compani reinvest proce similar properti month gain sale defer for tax purpos reuter earn nation sea product qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr dlr ct oper net rev mln mln note qtr exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct share versu extraordinari loss dlr shr nil qtr note continu year exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct share versu extraordinari gain dlr ct share prior year reuter acq nation amus up viacom bid viacom intern inc nation amus inc rais offer for viacom publicli held stock compani special committe board plan meet todai thi offer and submit march mcv hold inc spokeswoman unabl committe met plan yesterdai viacom nation amus arsen hold inc subsidiari rais amount cash offer for each viacom share ct dlr fraction share exchang arsen hold prefer includ rais ct dlr nation amus own pct viacom stock reuter earn nation fsi inc nfsi qtr loss shr loss six ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note year figur pro forma for purchas account adjust result march reeacquisit compani origin sharehold august initi public offer reuter earn precambrian shield resourc year loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note shr and net includ dlr writedown oper uneconom coal oper and miner properti reuter earn greas monkei hold corp gmhc year nov shr nil nil net rev reuter earn accept insur hold inc acpt year oper shr profit dlr loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud realiz invest gain dlr dlr net exclud dlr tax credit reuter earn minstar inc mnst qtr net oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note oper net loss exclud incom discontinu oper equal ct quarter and ct year compar dlr quarter and dlr respect period oper net loss exclud extraordinari charg ct quarter and ct year oper net profit exclud extraordinari gain ct reuter earn mark resourc inc year loss shr not loss mln rev mln note prior year result not result includ account pct own precambrian shield resourc acquir novemb reuter earn transform logic toog revis result downward transform logic corp revis downward previous report fourth quarter and year end octob result reflect compens expens for employe stock option compani resolut thi disagr auditor result secur and exchang commiss involv compani will amend option grant procedur conform sec decis will elimin futur charg ad transform fourth quarter profit revis dlr two ct share previous report dlr left compani fiscal loss dlr two ct share report dlr profit reuter earn american store asc see lower year net american store expect report earn per share dlr per share sale slightli billion dlr for year end januari supermarket chain earn dlr per share sale billion dlr last year compani not elabor reuter earn kasler corp kasl qtr jan net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln reuter earn unilev improv margin volum unilev plc and group report improv margin and underli sale volum growth pct strip effect fall price dispos and currenc movement unilev plc chairman michael angu told report that volum north america increas pct european consum good rose pct flat for year dispos strategi aim concentr activ core busi had complet note process acquisit strateg acquisit take place time time compani earlier report pct rise pre tax profit for billion stg mln previous guilder term profit pre tax level drop pct billion billion angu recent purchas chesebrough pond inc cbm for dlr share bring earn dilut not add profit compani oper profit pai for acquisit cost financ director niall fitzgerald ad that gear debt equiti debt rose pct end pct last year thi expect drop back pct end diverg made full year dividend unilev rise pct guilder and unilev plc increas pct approxim line chang attribut profit angu prospectu for sale part chesebrough due publish shortli that target date for complet process declin sort sum unilev hope realis oper note that chesebrough had paid billion dlr for stauffer chemic oper unilev core activ organ growth lipton food busi consider expans household product busi and margarin had sale increas note that household product busi had turn plan loss fourth quarter perform expect despit anticip heavi launch cost surf deterg reuter acq sara lee sle bui pct dim sara lee corp agre bui pct interest pari base dim subsidiari bic cost mln dlr dim hosieri manufactur had sale mln dlr invest includ purchas newli issu dim share valu mln dlr and loan mln dlr loan convert into addit dim share note propos agreement subject approv french govern reuter trade china call for trade deal china call unit state remov curb export give favour trade statu and eas restrict export high technolog embassi repli that chines figur show year trade deficit last inaccur and peke persuad congress chang law limit export offici intern busi newspap todai publish china demand editori coincid visit secretari state georg shultz extrem import that market reduc restrict chines import provid need facil for and businessmen side expand chines export editori quickli discard prejudic favour tariff treatment for chines good and admit china into generalis system prefer gsp despit eas curb technolog export recent year control extrem strict and influenc normal trade two countri ad paper print articl china commerci counsellor washington embassi chen shibiao that kind difficulti and restrict prevent bilater trade fulfil full potenti name protectionist behaviour curb technolog transfer and date trade legisl reuter lei commerc secretari export rise need commerc secretari malcolm baldrig releas sharpli lower januari lead indic index that pickup export need tonic for economi pickup net export statement depart report index fell pct januari decemb sharpest drop sinc pct fall juli main reason for januari declin pct decemb rise declin build permit order for plant and equip and for consum and industri good reuter earn precambrian shield take mln dlr writedown precambrian shield resourc earlier report larg loss year ago profit loss due dlr writedown oper uneconom coal and miner properti precambrian pct own mark resourc inc writedown accord canadian insititut charter account guidelin for full cost method account oil and ga compani precambrian earlier report loss mln dlr compar profit mln dlr prior year reuter acq scott hospit acquir capit food scott hospit inc acquir issu share capit food servic ottawa term not disclos scott capit food had sale mln dlr and will continu oper present name exist manag capit food food servic ottawa institut compani reuter coffee zimbabw coffe output set rise zimbabwean coffe output will reach tonn thi year tonn produc commerci coffe grower associ administr execut robin taylor told domest new agenc ziana that zimbabw earn equival mln dlr coffe export last year not countri earn taylor commerci coffe grower associ had increas product tonn tonn reuter acq video displai vide sell cabl unit video displai corfp reach tenti agreement sell exist cabl televis busi for undisclos term and expect report gain transact buyer not name compani will redeploi servic asset into manufactur and distribut oper sold account for pct revenu for year end februari and lost monei reuter earn intek diversifi corp idcc qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln reuter housing singl famili home sale fell pct jan revis pct dec gain housing home sale fell pct januari sale singl famili home unit state fell pct januari decemb season adjust annual rate unit commerc depart depart revis downward decemb sale pct rise unit previous report pct increas januari declin sale largest sinc last octob sale fell pct season adjust number home sold januari decemb januari januari fall brought home sale level pct below januari season adjust unit averag price record dlr surpass previou record price set decemb median price home januari reach dlr time price exceed dlr that compar median price dlr decemb and dlr januari year ago home market januari total season adjust unit unchang decemb and equal month suppli suppli decemb month reuter acq commun bank cbsi make acquisit commun bank system inc enter into definit agreement acquir nichol commun bank for dlr common stock subject approv nichol sharehold and regulatori author transact expect complet thi year reuter jobs belgian unemploy fall februari belgian unemploy base number jobless draw unemploy benefit fell pct work popul end februari pct end januari nation statist offic rate compar pct end februari total number jobless stood compar end januari and end februari statist offic reuter earn pharmacia phab year sale billion crown billion profit financi item mln crown mln result includ onc writedown mln crown for intang asset paid for takeov number high tech compani group pharmacia earn per share real tax includ writedown crown crown earn per share real tax not includ writedown crown earn per american depositori receipt adr account principl real tax includ writedown crown crown earn per adr account principl real tax writedown crown adr repres pct free share pharmacia board propos dividend crown reuter earn pharmacia forecast higher earn pharmacia phab forecast earn financi item billion crown mln last year condit that exchang rate remain present pariti sale such circumst six billion crown billion weaken dollar respons for pct neg impact sale compani blame currenc movement last year result badli hit onc writedown mln crown for intang asset compani thi repres premium group had paid for high tech firm had account show financi deficit billion crown deficit mln cover partli draw compani liquid mln billion and partli increas borrow billion mln pharmacia financi deficit caus us fund gener group oper billion paid cash for share lkb produkt and asset intermed intraocular inc reuter gnp canada real qtr gdp rose pct qtr pct rise offici bop canada qtr current account deficit billion dlr qtr billion deficit offici ship mclean industri mii unit transer servic mclean industri inc ship subsidiari unit state line inc reach agreement principl transfer south american servic american transport line inc subsidiari crowlei maritim corp term agreement unit state line will leas vessel american transport for month option extend period year compani return line will receiv fix payment and percentag revenu for year and possibl long american transport util vessel and conduct trade south america compani compani will consumm transact requir approv obtain mclean reuter gnp canada decemb gdp pct novemb pct fall offici earn feder save ffkz year net shr ct dlr net asset mln mln deposit mln mln loan mln mln qtly div six ct six ct prior qtr pai april record march note net includ charg account time expens associ proxi contest and increas loan reserv feder save and loan associ kalamazoo full name compani reuter earn toll brother inc tol qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note amt reflect for stock split compani common form pct stock dividend paid feb reuter earn pillsburi psy vote quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai record reuter earn berkshir ga bga pai regular qtlry div qtrly div ct ct pai april record march reuter gnp canada gdp rise pct canada real gross domest product season adjust rose pct fourth quarter growth previou quarter statist canada that left growth for full year pct pct increas rise slightli below pct growth rate financ minist michael wilson predict for februari budget forecast gdp rise pct statist canada final domest demand rose pct final month year pct gain quarter busi invest plant and equip rose pct fourth quarter partli revers cumul drop pct two previou quarter reuter earn charm shopp inc chr qtr jan net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln reuter earn pansoph system pn split stock for pansoph system inc will split stock two for effect april two sharehold record march will pai six ct per share dividend pre split share regular quarterli dividend april two sharehold record march reuter gold lac lac intersect gold doyon mine lac miner and cambior inc complet second hole jointli own doyon mine quebec show two signific gold intersect intersect grade ounc gold short ton feet depth feet grade ounc gold ton feet feet compani hole feet east previous report hole drill anoth hole feet west drill hole and expect report result late march earli april reuter acq calmar clmi seek acquir kebo calmar inc keboo sweden own pct calmark approv acquisit remain calmar share dlr cash request calmar board calmar special meet board will held march form special committe director not affili kebo evalu transact kebo turn pct own invest beijar sweden reuter acq itali bnl negoti purchas german bank itali state own banca nazional del lavoro bnl negoti bui west german bank part foreign expans polici bnl presid nerio nesi told new confer italian bank involv talk declin name german institut takeov move bnl repli deutsch bank dbkg enter italian market decemb purchas bankamerica bacn subsidiari banca america italia nesi bnl had approv mln dlr credit line soviet union aim enabl soviet compani pai for italian import gave detail bnl offici group had decid increas activ soviet union open repres offic moscow thi month subsidiari sogecr specialis italian soviet trade reuter zinc kill south africa zinc refineri clash black worker kill and injur fight south african zinc refineri last night gold field south africa compani two group worker began attack each local time machet knive and stick hostel zincor plant km east johannesburg fight quell minut secur staff polic call fight had end time arriv compani spokesman had idea fight investig underwai reuter interest fed expect add temporari reserv feder reserv expect enter govern secur market add temporari reserv economist expect suppli reserv indirectli arrang two billion dlr custom repurchas agreement fed add reserv directli system repurchas feder fund averag pct yesterdai open pct and stai earli trade analyst rate upward pressur partli settlement billion dlr year treasuri note reuter ipi industri output growth slow european commun industri output increas averag two pct last year compar pct growth record year earlier statist offic eurostat growth highest portug pct greec output contract pct eurostat statement eurostat note output growth fell and japan product increas pct pct japan output contract pct rise pct year earlier eurostat industri product decemb rose pct compar month earlier ad that adjust for season factor output growth had slow sinc begin summ reuter earn lsb industri inc lsb qtr net shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mth shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss mln rev mln mln avg shr note primari earn per share base weight averag number common and dilut common equival share outstand each period account for prefer stock dividend qtr and year includ provis for restructur cost relat sale energi busi and part bear busi qtr and year includ charg and for restructur cost and oper loss charg previous provid accrual for restructur cost qtr and year includ defer incom tax and year net includ oper friedrich climat master inc compani acquir august for full period compar period for includ oper august dec qtr includ extraodinari tax gain earli extinquish draft payabl reuter gold gold detect doyon mine lac miner and cambior inc complet second hole jointli own doyon mine quebec show two signific gold intersect intersect grade ounc gold per short ton feet depth feet grade ounc gold per ton feet feet compani hole feet east previous report hole anoth hole drill feet west drill hole and result expect late march earli april reuter earn gulf resourc and chemic corp gre qtr oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit rev mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note oper net exclud loss dlr ct share loss dlr dlr share quarter and loss dlr ct share profit dlr dlr share discontinu oper loss discontinu oper includ mln dlr charg equal ct share provid for addit liabil result closur lead zinc and silver mine smelt and refin busi year oper net includ pre tax gain mln dlr equal ct share pension plan termin and gain mln dlr ct share reduct defer tax effect jan compani chang oil and ga account success effort full cost increas year net mln dlr ct share and increas loss mln dlr ct share cumul effect chang decreas retain earn dec mln dlr reuter coffee coffe talk collaps eas for bill collaps intern coffe organ ico talk export quota yesterdai remov reinstat legisl allow custom servic monitor coffe import analyst reagan administr propos trade legisl offer congress last month that author monitor coffe import resum that author laps septemb bill introduc rep frank guarini failur ico talk london reach agreement export quota mean legisl not immedi need analyst earlier support coffe bill hope pass congress quickli you hard time convinc congress thi urgent issu coffe analyst reuter earn pansoph system inc pn qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter money-fx treasuri offici urg currenc reform treasuri offici fred bergsten exchang rate system need replac fix and flexibl exchang rate system had not work prefer move target zone major countri determin rang pct pledg hold exchang rate direct intervent and monetari and polici bergsten director institut for intern econom statement hous bank subcommitte substanti correct exchang rate that occur sinc earli enorm and produc sizeabl reduct trade deficit thi year and imbal will not fall below billion dlr present polici need reuter earn knutson mortgag corp knmc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn ford motor canada qtr shr dlr ct earn ausimont compo au qtr net shr ct ct net mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note translat italian lire dollar reuter acq norton nrt sell south african oper norton agre sell remain south african busi norton pty global mine and industri corp south africa for undisclos term compani unit account for two pct norton revenu and sold grow societ pressur unit state and unsettl situat south africa had requir disproportion amount manag tiom overse norton unit profit norton will provid south afrcian unit futur technic support and product makd that agreement will continu market norton trademark reuter bop canada current account deficit quarter canada current account deficit widen season adjust billion dlr fourth quarter deficit billion dlr statist canada shortfal for full year rose billion dlr mln dlr deficit feder agenc agenc rise merchandis surplu billion dlr billion dlr quarter offset high deficit servici and invest total merchandis deficit grew billion dlr billion dlr current account deficit mln dlr fourth quarter capit account not season adjust total net inflow billion dlr fourth quarter net inflow billion dlr quarter quarter total net capit inflow rose billion dlr billion dlr reuter earn home feder rocki hrok qtr loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit note home feder save and loan associ rocki net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year net includ pretax loan loss provis dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter gnp canada decemb gdp gain pct canada gross domest product industri rose season adjust pct decemb largest monthli gain sinc april statist canada gdp fell pct novemb pct decemb level feder agenc output good produc industri rose pct month virtual growth occur manufactur and mine servic produc industri expand pct reuter acq saatchi and saatchi bui cleveland consult advertis agent saatchi and saatchi plc sachi bui cleveland consult associ inc for initi consider mln dlr addit payment made annual year end march bring total consider pct cleveland averag post tax profit last two year period purchas cleveland step saatchi and saatchi fast grow consult industri compani consult oper provid platform for major futur expans for month end march cleveland had dlr pretax profit and forecast mln for saatchi and saatchi annual meet todai compani report strong start current year profit sharpli higher period last year saatchi and saatchi share rose penc cleveland announc yesterdai close reuter acq unilev chesebrough offer sell bass chesebrough pond inc recent acquir unit unilev offer sell bass shoe divis result ongo evalu long term direct busi diversifi maker health and beauti aid acquir falmouth main base bass and compani report annual sale mln dlr bass for high qualiti casual shoe chesebrough bass sale exceed mln dlr reuter earn continent gic see net tax law continent corp fresh start provis tax reform act add earn per share insur hold compani had net earn mln dlr per share john loyn continent chief financi offic fresh start provis allow compani discount open tax reserv januari releas defer tax into earn loyn provis potenti benefit declin gradual year time continent will pai mln mln dlr tax loyn ad higher tax not expecetd signific impact earn reuter earn ford motor canada qtr net shr dlr ct net mln mln rev billion billion year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion note pct own ford motor reuter earn royal bank canada qtr shr ct dlr earn anitec imag technolog corp antc qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln half shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note share adjust for for two octob stock split reuter earn dasa corp dasa year net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln reuter acq group trim materi scienc msc stake investor group led central nation gottesman inc york invest firm and execut vice presid edgar wachenheim cut stake materi scienc corp pct file secur and exchang commiss group sold materi scienc common share feb and price rang dlr share leav share pct long group stake remain below pct not requir disclos deal materi scienc common stock reuter interest fed set billion dlr custom repurchas fed earn adc telecommun inc adct qtr net period end jan shr ct ct net sale mln mln backlog mln mln reuter acq tylan corp tyln sell furnac product line tylan corp aid retain invest bank firm kahn and harri sell furnac product line compani contact potenti buyer tylan furnac product shipment repres mln dlr compani total net sale mln dlr reuter earn royal bank canada qtr jan net shr basic ct dlr shr dilut ct dlr net avg shr mln mln loan billion billion deposit billion billion asset billion billion reuter interest fed add reserv custom repurchas feder reserv enter govern secur market arrang billion dlr custom repurchas agreement fed spokesman dealer feder fund trade pct fed began temporari and indirect suppli reserv bank system reuter earn supradur co inc supd year net oper shr dlr ct oper net sale mln mln note net exclud discontinu oper gain dlr loss dlr reuter earn wallac comput servic inc wc qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln six mth shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln note period end januari and reuter earn american vanguard corp amgd year net shr ct ct net sale mln mln note qtr data not reuter earn north american biolog inc nbio qtr oper shr ct oper net rev mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr six ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr mln note net exclud tax credit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter earn omnicom group inc omcm qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln mth shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit rev mln mln note qtr end compani recogn expens for restruct combin oper bbdo doyl dane bernbach and needham harper worldwid august tax gain relat primarili conosolid and elimin duplic facil and staff for year provis for merger and restructur expens brought recur expens tax gain repres merger cost and relat restructur combin oper reuter earn correct ashton tate item torranc calif item ashton tate tate qtr net read quarter averag share mln not mln reuter cpi chilean consum price rise pct februari chile consum price index rose pct februari decemb equal increas pct januari and pct februari govern nation statist institut inflat measur index rose pct month end februari compar pct last month and pct end februari two month year inflat pct pct period reuter copper copper studi group consid geneva meet major copper produc and consum countri propos set studi group review world copper market deleg initi introduc last decemb meet held auspic unit nation confer trade and develop unctad world largest copper consum and second biggest produc chile propos set bodi improv statist and market transpar copper economi and provid forum for discuss bodi not aim negoti measur stabilis depress world price thi week meet began yesterdai due end fridai reuter earn royal bank canada see higher loan loss royal bank canada estim loan loss billion dlr mln dlr increas last year royal bank set provis continu debt servic problem north american energi industri and uncertain outlook for energi price and continu add gener provis for loan troubl borrow countri bank loan loss provis for quarter end januari rose mln dlr mln dlr year ago quarter bank accrual loan net provis for loan loss total billion dlr januari billion dlr year ago report lower quarter earn chairman allan taylor problem credit qualiti loan associ energi sector continu substanti advers effect bank earn taylor profit bank intern oper remain weak reflect resourc relat difficulti privat and public sector borrow and unsatisfactori result capit market activ taylor prematur specul outcom debt resturctur negoti brazil potenti impact royal bank bank earlier report quarter profit fell mln dlr mln dlr year ago reuter acq pantera pant and pizza pza agre merg pantera corp agre principl acquir pizza inn inc cash and stock transact term propos transact each pizza inn share can exchang for dlr cash lesser share pantera common stock dlr market pantera stock dlr cash unit consist share pantera stock and transferr receiv share pantera stock condit complet transact subject arrang financ negoti definit agreement and regulatori approv pantera pizza inn largest sharehold spillman previous grant pantera option bui mln share pizza inn common stock own pantera retain drexel burnham lambert inc act financi advisor connect merger pizza inn retain dean witter reynold inc act financi advisor pantera yesterdai pantera stock close dlr nasdaq pizza inn stock quot dlr amex halt trade pend announc propos merger dalla headquart pizza inn complet transact subject condit includ that price pantera stock averag not dlr trade dai merger agreement pizza inn will permit complet leverag buyout agreement pizza inn acquir corp approv sharehold subject otain financ iron-steel nigeria guinea set iron or firm liberia nigeria and guinea agre set compani liberia carri year mifergui nimba iron or project offici communiqu communiqu issu two dai talk guinean natur resourc minist ousman sylla and nigerian minist mine and power bunu sheriff musa origin guinea held pct project and nigeria pct firm countri involv project ran into problem fund and slump world iron or market musa liberia invit join and share will decid project feasibl studi thi complet financ will sought offici studi will undertaken world bank expect give financi support product origin estim mln tonn year will mln initi and expect begin earli agreement two countri prospect for uranium guinea communiqu musa and sylla agre that poor market condit extend cover explor for gold diamond cobalt nickel and silver reuter earn distribut logic corp dlog qtr loss qtr end jan shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev reuter ipi canada industri product pct canadian industri product rose pct decemb fall pct novemb statist canada feder agenc year year product pct decemb compar declin pct novemb reuter acq lifetim lft bui share nippon lace lifetim corp agre bui mln share pct nippon lace for dlr share mln dlr plan enter health care busi japan addit koba electron affili lifetim will bui mln unissu share pct stake nippon for mln dlr dlr share compani ohta shoji chief execut offic toho mutual life insur own major koba electron share toho mutual life largest sharehold nippon lace compani lifetim privat bank and trust zurich behalf lifetim director and sharehold terenc ramsden intend subscrib for two mln share nippon lace price paid lifetim reuter earn intermed inc itm qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note prior qtr exclud loss ct per share for discontinu oper for sale subsidiari intermed intraocular inc electron inc and intermed infusaid inc exclud qtr oper loss carryforward qtr prior reuter acq benefici corp sell insur unit remov compani insur busi earn ford canada cut annual dividend six dlr six dlr cash share earn pain webber residenti realti inc pwm div qtrly ct ct pai march record march note prior qtr for two month oper octob and novemb and repres parit dividend reuter earn omnicom group omcm set regular payout qtlry div ct ct pai april record march reuter earn knutson mortgag knmc see strong second qtr knutson mortgag corp expect strong earn perform for initi fiscal second quarter earn end march sinc public septemb albert holderson knutson chairman expect earn ct per share for quarter result strong mortgag busi quarter knutson earlier declar quarterli dividend ct share versu ct share prior payabl april sharehold record march reuter reserves danish reserv rise februari denmark net offici reserv rose billion crown februari billion januari revis billion februari central bank monthli balanc sheet report total net reserv includ reserv held commerci and major save bank rose billion crown billion januari compar revis billion februari last year bank provision figur show net regist privat and public capit import billion crown februari reuter earn intermed inc itm qtr feb net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note current qtr oper net exclud oper loss carryforward ct per share qtr oper net exclud loss carryforward dlr per share and loss discontinu oper dlr reuter earn carm inc qtr jan net shr ct net sale six mth shr ct ct net sale reuter earn willcox and gibb inc qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr ct per share qtr and mln dlr for year reuter earn omnicom group inc omcm qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit mln rev mln mln qtly div ct ct avg shr mln mln year shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note qtly div payabl april six holder record march qtr and year net includ charg mln dlr and mln dlr for corpor restructur reuter earn ford motor canada cut annual div annual div six dlr dlr prior pai march record march note payout includ two dlr share extra dividend payout includ dlr share extra dividend reuter copper total copper stock lower januari total copper stock held rod mill and refin includ wirebar cathod scrap rod and process materi drop lb end januari lb end decemb american bureau metal statist rod stock held refin and rod mill decreas lb januari lb decemb cathod inventori rod mill fell lb januari lb decemb wirebar stock lower lb versu lb decemb decemb rod mill wirebar us doubl lb januari lb decemb cathod us mill and refin increas lb januari lb decemb reuter earn unit healthcar corp unih qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note net incom includ extraordinari profit recognit tax loss carryforward dlr six ct share year and dlr ct share period reuter earn raytech corp rai qtr dec net shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln year shr profit dlr loss dlr net profit loss mln rev mln mln note qtr and includ loss carryfoward dlr and dlr reuter earn datamag inc dmag qtr dec loss net loss profit sale note per share data not compani public januari reuter earn royal bank see improv result royal bank canada report pct drop quarter earn expect report improv result futur earn period healthi consum credit growth record fee base incom highli profit secur and foreign exchang trade and solid capit posit combin restraint interest expens lead improv result period ahead chairman allan taylor statement bank earlier report profit for quarter end januari fell mln dlr mln dlr year ago taylor loan energi sector continu substanti hurt earn profit bank intern oper remain weak reflect resourc relat difficulti privat and public sector borrow and unsatisfactori result capit market activ bank earn domest oper rose mln dlr quarter mln dlr year ago earn intern oper plung mln dlr mln dlr last year royal bank quarter intern net interest incom declin last year reflect reduc revenu intern invest bank signific loss dispos affili trinidad and tobago incom rose mln dlr mln dlr last year rise due higher commerci bank and retail deposit servic fee and higher foreign exchang revenu lower secur commiss intern invest bank oper partli offset gain royal bank bank two billion dlr increas total asset billion dlr due continu growth consum lend residenti mortgag reuter trade belgian react textil bill belgian foreign trade minist herman croo congress pass legisl curb world textil import european commun react retali croo new confer you limit textil import you will orient textil europ and that trigger tax good congress pass textil bill two year ago veto presid reagan ground that curb import protect domest textil industri trigger retali trade partner similar bill introduct thi year congress bigger democrat major and presid weaken iran scandal croo for talk administr offici and congressmen textil bill pass react retali and retali not good deal problem textil bill enact will impos tax lot american product stupid avoid that congressmen upset mosti japan massiv trade suprlu unit state and not nation nation will hurt divert shipment asian textil croo critic offici solv trade issu each time come contact conflict contact clout come fom west crisi atmospher offici cross atlant and dramat headlin thi not work two big power croo reuter earn kai corp kai qtr net oper shr ct dlr oper net rev mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev mln mln note oper net exclud result kai jewel inc subsidiari dec compani distribut remain pct interest subsidiari kai corp holder amt restat connect compani distribut invest kai jewel inc qtr and oper net exclud dlr dlr per share and dlr dlr per share for equiti net incom spun unit qtr and oper net exclud dlr dlr per share and dlr dlr per share for equiti net earn spun unit oper net exclud ct per share for adopt pension account rule and in ct per share for gain asset sale reuter trade rostenkowski will oppos protectionist trade bill hous earn pantasot inc pnt qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss sale mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln note net exclud extraordinari charg provis for roof product warranti and cost sale print lamin divis dlr mln dlr quarter and dlr mln dlr year net exclud tax credit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter trade rostenkowski oppos protectionist trade bill hous wai and mean committe chairman dan rostenkowski congress avoid temptat pass protectionist trade bill thi year remark prepar for deliveri nation press club rostenkowski ill predict major trade legisl will presid reagan end thi year warn that conciliatori messag trade bill not mean oppos propos that warn countri access american market curtail open market good complaint foreign trade restraint not smoke screen for protection plea for fair rostenkowski reason nation that deni access open return for continu freedom american market ad like market access propos plan clear hous last year that plan set specif time tabl for foreign countri eas import restraint face pct cut export unit state reuter acq imtec imtc get merger offer imtec inc sharehold comput ident inc cidn propos merger two compani compani sharehold had previous express dissatisfact comput ident manag and had inform comput ident that present board longer had support major share held sharehold had call for resign comput ident director and suggest that board pursu merger talk imtec imtec merger talk havew place reuter earn kai jewel inc kji qtr net shr dlr dlr net mln rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter coffee ico pact autumn italian advis prospect intern coffe organ ico reach agreement coffe export quota septemb dim alberto hess presid european coffe feder real goodwil deleg quota hess advis italian foreign affair ministri coffe issu told reuter declin name deleg special meet import and export countri end deadlock late yesterdai dai talk set quota ico execut board will meet march april full council not due meet septemb not optimist agreement hess reuter earn wall street stock anacomp inc aac anacomp inc activ trade nyse issu rose todai analyst expect earn boost plan acquisit micrograph compani anacomp rose volum share trade high earlier howard harlow analyst whale secur corp anacomp earn for fiscal end septemb doubl ct share ct share had forecast anacomp agre bui datagraphix micrograph firm gener dynam corp compani can earn ct share fiscal dlr share datagraphix harlow benefit will fourth qtr will integr compani second half anacomp earn will problem integr datagraphix harlow spokesman anacomp compani expect complet deal for datagraphix thi month not will pai for datagraphix note that datagraphix contribut mln dlr earn gener dynam revenu mln dlr harlow fellow analyst whale secur estim that anacomp will pai mln dlr mln dlr for datagraphix estim street narrow mln dlr and mln dlr harlow ad anacomp report net mln dlr ct share qtr end decemb dlr share anacomp fiscal earn dlr ct share whale secur recommend bui stock harlow reuter acq correct lifetim lft bui nippon lace sahr lifetim corp agre bui mln share pct nippon lace for dlr share mln dlr plan enter health care busi japan addit koba electron affili nippon will bui mln unissu share pct stake lifetim for mln dlr dlr share correct show nippon affili koba bui stake lifetim reuter trade export bodi get execut director export credit guarante depart name malcolm stephen director export financ barclai bank plc and career civil servant ecgd for year post execut director depart spokesman stephen replac jack gill retir earli ag drop ecgd busi volum and rise debt exchequ led critic parliament recent year stephen fall busi volum top convern ad that depart compet aggress privat insur firm provid similar servic depart annual report for year end march show export insur depart fell billion stg billion year debt exchequ almost doubl mln stg stephen had specif list chief concern weaken condit lesser develop countri and abil pai for import agenc will review polici insur export credit lesser credit countri countri basi larg lump polit risk insur sort thing want you forward you simpli peak and trough situat long term thing stephen respons qustion whether ecgd will strike countri list polit risk insur recipi note that countri remov list reuter veg-oil oil fat stock fall sharpli visibl stock oil and fat peak and like fall sharpli octob thi year oil world newslett oil world forecast that stock oil and fat cut mln tonn end thi season compar mln year earlier survei cover oil soi cotton groundnut sun rape sesam corn oliv coconut palmkernel palm lin and castor and anim oil and fat butter fish oil lard and tallow greas oil world analysi predict slight product increas mln tonn year end septemb compar increas mln and mln tonn previou two season world consumpt continu rise unusu low price prevail sinc earli had stimul demand for food and food purpos world consumpt increas record mln tonn mln tonn thi season and even higher indian govern not artifici curb domest demand oil world not expect european commun introduc veget oil tax such tax introduc neg impact consumpt reuter coffee colombia trader coffe strategi vital coffe produc countri quickli map fresh common strategi failur intern coffe organ ico reach agreement export quota gilberto arango presid colombia privat coffe export associ arango told reuter that intellig thing seek unifi stand produc includ brazil order map strategi defend price ico special meet end last night london export and consum nation fail agre resumpt export quota suspend year ago price soar prolong drought brazil arango immin catastroph predict that short term price undoubtedli plummet market into account evid factor such brazil low stock and sale total central american crop trade sourc colombia coffe todai quot dlr york second lowest price past year cardena countri appar fail understand true impact such failur for coffe produc nation for industri countri difficult that effort made solv problem develop world extern debt decis cut earn us for repai debt colombia case watch constern that effect combat drug traffick countri support thi fight seek cut jugular vein cardena reuter acq tender love tlci staff staf extend pact tender love care health care servic inc and staff buildier inc extend term merger agreement tender love care norrel corp agre not acquir addit staff builder share septemb ad norrel paid dlr for standstil arrang tender love care agre bui staff builder common held norrel pct outstand for dlr immedi prior consumm merger tender love care extend merger agreement continu provid for exchang share for each staff builder share outstand announc februari staff builder sharehold meet vote merger origin conven and adjourn decemb will reconven april tender love care payment norrel will includ dlr cash and mln dlr seri pct tender love care convert prefer tender love care and staff builder file revis registr and proxi statement secur and exchang commiss clearanc revis proxi statement commiss and distribut staff builder sharehold that compani manag will continu solicit proxi for approv merger tender love care will power vote pct staff builder share adjourn meet spokesman explain that thi repres proxi held norrel start bui stock record date for meet addit staff builder offic and director pct stock and agre vote favor merger accordingli vote addit pct outstand share will requir approv merger tender love care reuter sugar colombia sell sugar london trader colombia hold snap sell tender tonight for cargo world market raw sugar trader sugar for march april shipment and bid sought base york deliveri futur contract ad reuter acq varian var talk philip electron varian associ inc hold discuss philip electron purchas philip broadcast transmiss unit unit kingdom pye tvt limit pye tvt design and manufactur broadcast transmiss equimp special televis frequenc reuter acq butler btlr sell part unit butler manufactur agre princip sell part control divis enercon data corp minneapoli term sale not disclos transact expect close march involv control divis energi manag and power line carrier product line butler cost associ sale includ restructur charg last year fourth quarter and will effect earn reuter earn fertil and genet research babi qtr period end decemb shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev reuter trade rostenkowski reluct back tax hike hous wai and mean committe chairman dan rostenkowski reluct back tax increas not presid reagan support told nation press club luncheon number tax propos that debat reagan sought tax increas balanc budget prefer leav tax rate enact last year tax reform bill unchang call congress hold rate level fall year reagan propos billion dlr revenu part budget propos not includ gener tax increas trade issu rostenkowski not expect major trade bill thi year singl industri for special protect individu item trade bill suicid thi appar rule congression approv anoth textil trade bill limit quota textil import propos thi year reuter acq magellan corp set merger balzac magellan corp enter into letter intent acquir balzac invest inc transact that will result balzac sharehold own pct combin compani compani complet merger combin compani wopuld power cell inc and engag develop balzac technolog relat quick charg product for charg auto batteri transact subject approv sharehold compani reuter earn unit co financi corp uncf qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net mln rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn bristol myer bmy set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter acq american aircraft corp bui privat firm american aircraft corp acquir pct interest privat held hunter helicopt nevada inc purchas made for undisclos amount american aircraft stock compani acquisit will increas sharehold equiti american aircraft ct per share ct per share hunter helicopt build two passeng helicopt that retail for dlr reuter earn aid corp aidc rais quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl march record march reuter acq intern technolog itx make acquisit intern technolog corp purchas western emerg servic inc pool interest transact intern technolog hazard materi manag compani purchas western emerg environment servic firm offer broader rang environment servic gulf coast area reuter earn howden and increas dividend semi annual ct ct prior pai june record june reuter earn steel inc qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr mln year oper shr dlr ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note qtr shr and net exclud tax gain dlr ct share versu gain dlr dlr share year shr and net exclud tax gain dlr ct share versu gain dlr dlr share reuter coffee peru coffe crop unaffect rain recent heavi rain not affect peru coffe crop and produc forward record harvest presid peru coffe cooper group justo marin ludena presid cafe peru group cooper account for pct peru export told reuter harvest quintal kilo expect thi year peru export quintal year septemb spokesman for villa rica cooper flood water last month had not reach coffe plantat and crop unaffect flood earli februari caus extens damag villa rica coffe cooper export quintal last year state control coffe organis marin rain affect coffe crop continu month harvest start peruvian produc hope for increas thi year pct export quota quintal assign intern coffe organis ico peru export quintal ico member last year mln dlr and anoth quintal valu mln dlr ico member reuter earn willcox and gibb inc qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr year oper shr dlr dlr oper net sale mln mln avg shr note oper net exclud gain dlr ct share quarter and dlr dlr share year tax carryforward reuter earn profit outlook aid engin order gener electr biggest busi aircraft engin will ride wave increas profit into contract worth mln dlr wall street analyst previous expect busi peak and declin point year improv outlook result amr corp amr decis order plane power engin creativ financi footwork help order nichola heymann analyst drexel burnham lambert inc amr declin into detail financ arrang for order boe and airbu industri twinjet long distanc aircraft amr rent plane leas that oper aircraft ad debt structur amr declin deliveri plane return short notic arrang protect amr case unexpect develop such sever downturn economi point view packag good deal for reason heymann will record revenu sale time deliveri heymann note and for reason amr decid not plane financi arm gener electr financi servic inc troubl round anoth airlin that want fuel effici plane deal appear pose risk for heymann stock declin share midafternoon smith analyst smith barnei harri upham and for billion dlr revenu compani order will effect stock russel leavitt analyst salomon brother inc order will maintain good level product and profit aircraft engin busi for heymann see oper profit jet engin busi rise mln dlr last year billion dlr revenu jet engin close six billion dlr last year half busi militari sector analyst estim rosi outlook for jet engin busi coincid upbeat perform segment heymann expect earn dlr per share quarter will supris result believ shown acquisit rca corp that uniqu abil bui major busi and reshap prune part and recombin part element busi area smith see earn dlr per share current quarter credit good result rca turn aid nbc broadcast oper and lower interest rate leavitt see dlr for current quarter part credit signific benefit rca acquisit reuter earn buckhorn inc bkn qtr loss oper shr loss dlr profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr mth oper shr loss dlr profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr note prior qtr exclud loss ct per share for discontinu oper qtr exclud extraodinari loss exclud loss ct per share for and gain ct per share for for discontinu oper exclud loss for net for extraordinari item reuter earn buckhorn inc bkn see higher profit buckhorn inc itd million dlr backlog for order and expens oper environ yield signific level oper profit for buckhorn manufactur reusabl plastic ship and storag contain record dlr per share oper net loss for buckhorn year result includ recur expens incur complet major restructur effort and defend hostil tender offer ropak corpor reuter alum alcan berton make aluminum structur car alcan aluminium join carrozzeria berton exhibit alcan technolog aluminum structur vehicl geneva intern auto salon alcan and berton built berton sport car structur adhes bond sheet aluminum bodi made press us for berton steel structur sport car alcan two car test britain motor industri research associ alcan develop and test aluminum structur technolog that suitabl for modern auto make method and plant alcan technolog reduc weight car basic structur pct can improv handl and perform and reduc fuel consumpt for size car structur provid long life for rust protect structur stiff and safeti present materi continu bond seam pct reduct spot weld alcan reuter earn ccr video qtr nov net shr ct nil net sale reuter earn del webb invest dwpa qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev del webb invest properti inc reuter earn woolworth profit rise pct specialti retail area continu pai for woolworth onc and dime store chain incom rose pct fourth consecut year profit increas for york base retail found year ago woolworth incom rose mln dlr dlr per share compar profit mln dlr per share revenu for year rose billion compar prior year billion for fourth quarter compani report profit rose pct mln dlr dlr per share compar fourth quarter result mln dlr per share revenu rose billion billion dlr roi garofalo woolworth vice presid told reuter that incom gener compani specialti store oper account for pct parent compani profit compani specialti store oper name woolworth plan open specialti store thi time last year oper specialti store garofalo garofalo largest specialti chain oper woolworth kinnei shoe store richman apparel unit unit folk shop chain discount children apparel store place discount drug health and beauti aid oper and face fantasi sell cosmet woolworth gener merchandis store oper worldwid unit state harold sell chairman and chief execut woolworth statement result gratifi improv last year record earn sell that fourth success year earn each quarter improv year earlier period woolworth varieti store oper hard hit and earli quickli grow discount store industri attempt compet woolworth open discount gener store chain woolco and brannam discount apparel chain failur unit state woolco oper canada woolworth chang strategi and announc that oper specialti store that time compani creat group such store specialti store gener higher sale per squar foot gener merchandis store reuter earn royal resourc corp rrco qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev six mth shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev reuter gnp canada economi expect grow moder canadian econom growth expect slow improv trade pictur countri recess economist economi readi for pct rate growth carl beigi chief economist dominion secur pitfield statist canada report that gross domest product grew pct fourth year continu expans pct final quarter gdp price and annual rate rose slight pct expand pct quarter essenti flat perform warren jestin deputi chief economist bank nova scotia economist wendi smith cork brokerag nesbitt thomson bongard inc show economi not move steadili not promis number weren surpris expect bad quarter canada don will recess ad rise gdp below pct increas forecast feder financ minist michael wilson budget last month project economi expand pct thi year economist optimist predict growth will like pct rang statist canada report countri trade perform deterior sharpli last year deficit current account rose record billion canadian dlr previou year shortfal mln dlr sharp increas deficit origin merchandis trade transact import continu advanc strongli export virtual unchang feder agenc statement merchandis trade surplu pare billion dlr billion dlr economist cork expect upturn economi will lead increas demand for canadian good and fuel countri modest expans pct canada export ship each year reuter acq american aircraft bui into helicopt builder american aircraft corp acquir pct interest privat own hunter helicopt nevada inc for undisclos amount stock american aircraft offici compani option acquir remain pct hunter helicopt busi build two passeng helicopt retail for dlr each certifi feder aviat administr helicopt will manufactur american aircraft uvald texa plant ad reuter earn premier industri corp pre regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record march reuter acq intern technolog itx bui firm intern technolog corp purchas privat held western emerg servic inc stock transact western emerg environment servic firm annual sale and two mln dlr compar intern technolog roughli mln dlr annual sale spokesman for intern technolog reuter earn continent gener insur cgic qtr net shr ct ct net year shr ct ct net note full compani name continent gener insur net includ profit sale secur dlr ct share and dlr ct share qtr and year and dlr nil per share qtr net for year includ loss sale secur dlr ct share reuter earn margaux control inc margx qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mth shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln note current period includ loss mln dlr discontinu oper reuter earn merchant group inc mrch qtr oper net oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln mln year oper shr dlr loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln mln note qtr and oper net exclud realiz invest gain dlr and dlr includ provis for incom tax dlr and dlr for period qtr and oper net exclud dlr ct per share and dlr dlr per share for net oper loss carryov qtr and oper net exclud realiz invest gain dlr and dlr reuter earn continent gener cgic set stock dividend continent gener insur board director declar pct stock dividend common share payabl april sharehold record march compani yesterdai paid quarterli cash dividend ct share unchang previou quarter sharehold record februari reuter earn margaux control inc margx qtr dec loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mth shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln note net loss inlcud dlr charg discontinu oper build manag system sold cetek system inc jan reuter acq harri cut stake bell industri harri associ chicago invest advisori limit partnership lower stake bell industri inc share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss harri sold bell common share dec and feb price rang dlr each harri deal bell stock behalf advisori client reuter acq goodyear chairman critic corpor raid chairman goodyear tire and rubber concern that surviv recent hostil takeov bid charg that terrorist piec suit undermin nation industri base speech meet south florida busi execut goodyear chairman robert mercer lash corpor raider and takeov specialist accus caus harm compani target interest not preserv and strengthen america industri and provid job product simpli deal and that not product countri can base futur last year mercer fought takeov attempt british industrialist sir jame goldsmith goodyear independ preserv high price mercer compani bought back goldsmith stock for mln dlr give mln dlr profit goodyear paid mln dlr for expens and bought mln share for two billion dlr effort trim debt goodyear close plant mercer believ save sold motor wheel and aerospac unit and reduc payrol pct mercer plan testifi tomorrow senat hear propos bill control corpor raider hostil takeov hurt worker reuter earn tiverton petroleum mth dec net shr six ct ct net rev reuter earn mca inc mca set regular qtrly payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter grain soviet grain enter spring shaki note soviet winter grain faulti start thi spring endur dry fall and cold winter weather and crop analyst prospect for anoth record grain harvest soviet union dim thi point prematur forecast major crop problem analyst situat bear care watch six week and will ultim impact soviet grain suppli and futur bui plan analyst soviet union weather standpoint you can certainti that soviet not get good start and will lower crop last year gail martel chief meteorologist for hutton six week ussr grain grow area will crucial period that will determin final outcom winter crop martel and analyst crop made broken ahead agricultur depart author ussr soviet union recent report that mln hectar winter grain will reseed due winterkil thi equal pct total winter crop and second highest winterkil ten year usda analyst time spring soviet farmer rese damag acreag spring crop analyst note that spring crop yield lower winter crop sometim pct lower winterkil caus inadequ snowcov combin cold temperatur thi winter snowcov soviet grain area gener excel bulk winterkil analyst specul like due dry fall and subsequ poor crop germin fall dryness problem good correl mediocr crop and fall dryness martel precipit last fall pct normal southern and northern ukrain and below normal entir winter crop area recent cold temperatur grain area snowcov gradual melt caus problem ic crust and winterkil jim candor senior forecast for accu weather livestock feed increas fall and winter analyst dry fall damag pastur cold winter rais feed demand and late spring requir longer pastur feed soviet not desper situat don bui grain usda offici soviet worri winter crop and feel that last year huge crop mln tonn time fluke brought perfect condit soviet bui occur insur crop suppli bad weather six week push soviet back into market weather analyst lot winterkil occur month and half martel reuter alum alcan close west german smelter alcan aluminium close aluminum smelter ludwigshafen west germani thi june due high oper cost alcan spokesman smelter frankfurt had annual capac metric ton oper half that januari spokesman fernand leclerc leclerc alcan decid cost modern plant possibl compani will sell smelter emploi peopl schedul close reuter earn royal resourc corp rrco qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev avg shr half shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev avg shr note loss includ charg mln dlr period mln dlr period for write oil and ga properti reuter acq hanson trust han complet kaiser purchas hanson trust plc kaiser cement sharehold todai approv previous announc merger agreement make kaiser cement indirect wholli own unit hanson trust hanson that promptli file certif merger kaiser cement common share will delist york stock exchang hanson accord merger agreement kasier cement redeem outstand share dlr convert prefer stock and outstand pct convert debentur due acquisit total purchas price includ cost financ mention redempt will mln dlr hanson reuter crude oil price rise saudi effort crude oil price ralli todai move dlr barrel saudi arabia determin effort support price analyst saudi and opec nation jawbon market hope restor confid and price and thi anoth meet sanford margosh oil analyst shearson lehman brother inc opec not wood longshot due season declin demand and cheat ad oil industri analyst saudi arabia led attempt opec member resist pressur discount offici price agre last decemb analyst that hold line saudi arabia push hard meet deputi oil minist gulf cooper council last weekend and cooper council oil minist meet previou week saudi offer support member difficulti sell oil analyst make that discount and prevent that appear that saudi arabia opec member will alloc oil sale member that lose sale margosh ad that alloc form loan repaid nation resum sale analyst thi keep line nation qatar had troubl sell oil like that such assist provid nigeria pressur extend discount analyst that saudi arabia assist opec presid rilwanu lukman avoid emerg opec meet for fear that give appear that decemb pact fall apart daniel mckinlei oil analyst smith barnei upham harri and physic and futur market oversold and small spark bring short cover ralli believ iranian trade mission tokyo refus discount japanes buyer brought japanes refin into market cover short posit oil trader japanes refin into market cargo dubai price mideast sour dubai trade dlr trade yeterrai low dlr and spill into north sea crude oil market trader that persist rumor todai that japanes buyer pick cargo brent for japan and european trade sourc indid rumor vessel fix make such shipment north sea brent todai rose dlr trade report high dlr dlr opec member denial that produc quota spark move cover short postit indonesian oil minist subroto todai that opec product below mln bpd quota agre last decemb gave detail opec product claim mln bpd that level product quota level and larg saudi arabia will not discount and canot sell oil result margosh analyst mix opinion extent current ralli price can continu rise saudi arabia and opec hold steadi refus discount that despit ralli todai fundament factor includ demand cut ralli short marion stewart indeped petroleum economist slow growth economi and oecd demand for oil slack and estim that demand rise pct reuter money-supply treasuri balanc fed rose feb treasuri balanc feder reserv rose feb billion dlr billion dlr previou busi dai treasuri latest budget statement balanc tax and loan note account fell billion dlr billion dlr respect dai treasuri oper cash balanc total billion dlr feb compar billion dlr feb reuter earn kasler corp kasl qtr jan net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln reuter coffee coffe fall quota talk coffe price fall even lower bring export and import countri onc round negoti tabl discuss export quota ico deleg and trader failur last night intern coffe organ ico produc and consum countri agre export quota brought sharp fall intern coffe futur market todai london price reach year low stage stg per tonn end dai stg stg previou close york price cent pressur will build produc return ico talk sell coffe had held back hope negoti establish quota put floor price senior trader ico dai averag price stood cent for march thi compar target rang cent system oper quota suspend februari last year sharp rise intern price caus drought damag brazilian crop reuter interview brazilian coffe institut ibc presid jorio dauster urg produc not panic and make hard commerci decis fail ico dauster ad time and sell coffe brazil keep market option open plan make offici estim forthcom crop month dauster difficult forecast trade sourc put crop mln bag compar previou crop mln brazil defin detail public sell tender for coffe bought london futur market last year basic condit will that not back market sold minimum six month breakdown ico negoti reflect split produc and consum set yardstick for futur quota consum object criteria averag export and stock determin produc quota share dauster element thi propos open negoti consum insist not want return hoc settl export quota virtual hors trade produc whilst consum wait corridor ico dauster stock and export ico member and member consid set quota and that brazil appli coffe pact set ratio quota reflect stock hold simplist misconcept that brazil can dictat polici produc consum countri particip cannot dictat quota difficult alloc object criteria achiev share out quota dauster deleg open talk ico and differ not hidden bad compromis consum deleg had not prepar accept produc offer abandon quota prove imposs find accept basi for want basi quota reflect avail and encourag stock hold altern buffer stock suppli need stage deleg consum claim produc support for consum argument gain momentum end ico session uncertain whether thi will collaps and produc will sink differ price fall and remain depress ico execut board meet march april produc and consum deleg doubt real negoti will begin board due meet indonesia june full council schedul for septemb cynic trader pressur market forc and polit debt heavi latin american produc countri bring ico member back negoti tabl sooner imagin that case quota come into forc summer deleg and trader quota octob brazil dauster note ico continu quota clear differ pressur felt import and export that consum happi agre formula for futur quota even not impos that show direct relationship quota and avail contrast produc want stop gap quota plug seemingli bottomless market and prepar laps last agreement not found produc offer jam tomorrow failur discuss last year promis insuffici and want cast iron commit consum reuter earn seaman furnitur seam stock split seaman furnitur inc board declar two for split compani outstand stock holder common will receiv addit share for each share held march certif repres addit share will distribut april reuter earn scott hospit inc qtr jan net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln mth oper shr ct ct oper net mln mln rev mln mln net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct shr net reflect for stock split qtr and issu mln subordin vote share qtr reuter earn telxon corp tlxn see higher revenu telxon corp report expect revenu for quarter end march mln dlr compani earn per share for period ct ct compani make announc thi time respons analyst fourth quarter revenu and earn per share estim mln mln and ct ct respecivt raymond meyo presid and chief execut offic telxon record revenu mln dlr for quarter last year and earn per share ct adjust for for two stock split reuter acq royal resourc rrco set vote sale royal resourc corp board set april sharehold meet vote sale oil and ga properti for dlr increas author common mln share mln and chang compani name royal gold inc compani agre sell oil and ga properti victoria explor perth western australia royal resourc sale interest two gold properti colosseum mine san bernardino counti calif and camp bird mine ourai colo close februari compani receiv mln dlr and cancel remain balanc due acquisit interest ad thi repres mln dlr paid for interest reuter earn american vanguard corp amgd year net shr ct ct net sale mln mln note qtr figur not reuter earn harper intern inc hnt qtr jan shr ct ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn witco corp wit set regular qtly payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter crude pancanadian sell north sea properti unit whitehal for cash earn md health group limit qtly payout qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record march reuter earn harper intern inc hnt qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn burst agritech inc brzt year nov loss net loss loss sale reuter crude api distil stock mln bbl gasolin crude alum alcan close west german smelter alcan aluminium close aluminum smelter ludwigshafen west germani thi june due high oper cost alcan spokesman smelter frankfurt had annual capac tonn oper half that januari spokesman fernand leclerc leclerc alcan decid cost modern plant possibl compani will sell smelter emploi peopl schedul close reuter crude pancanadian sell british interest pancanadian petroleum agre sell work interest north sea properti and british unit canadian pacif oil and ga canada whitehal petroleum privat british compani pancanadian pct own canadian pacif receiv mln british pound cash mln canadian dlr close expect two month deal subject approv regul and partner properti consist explor well will retain royalti interest properti reuter earn telxon txln see slightli higher qtr net telxon corp expect per share earn for fourth quarter end march ct ct revenu mln dlr mln dlr for year ago quarter compani earn ct share adjust for for two stock split revenu mln dlr compani made earn estim respons analyst forecast call for per share earn ct ct and revenu mln dlr mln dlr reuter acq reid ashman rea divest test product unit reid ashman inc decid divest test product divis locat santa clara compani will entertain offer march steven reid compani founder and presid test divis made offer purchas unit compani test divis account for ten pct total revenu year end sept and run revenu rate two mln dlr per year reuter earn pacif light copr plt quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai feb record jan reuter earn cetec corp cec quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai record reuter crude api distil ga stock week distil fuel stock held primari storag fell mln barrel week end feb mln barrel mln previou week american petroleum institut api weekli statist bulletin oil industri trade group gasolin stock fell barrel mln barrel revis mln crude oil stock rose barrel mln revis mln residu fuel stock fell barrel mln mln barrel api refineri run week fell mln barrel per dai revis mln and refineri us oper capac pct revis pct crude oil import week fell mln bpd revis mln api ad reuter earn jone medic industri inc jmed qtr net shr six ct ct net sale avg shr mln mln year shr ct ct net sale avg shr mln mln reuter earn maui land and pinappl inc quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai march record feb reuter trade wine export rose per cent last year export american wine rose per cent last year total million gallon wine institut san francisco base promot group per cent export wine california and top market canada japan and britain japan edg britain lead import american wine continu second place canadian import rose per cent million gallon japan per cent million gallon and britain per cent gallon spokesman for institut declin dollar and strong promot effort part california wine industri contribut significantli increas shipment wine export valu mln dlr mln dlr previou year reuter orange usda reduc citru estim program agricultur depart nation agricultur statist servic nass will chang citru estim program for california and arizona start nass will discontinu california forecast for lemon decemb februari march and june and for grapefruit and tangerin for month novemb forecast for lemon will issu octob novemb januari april and juli and for grapefruit octob januari april and juli and for tangerin octob januari and april will chang estim program for california orang arizona forecast will drop for lemon orang grapefruit and tangerin novemb decemb februari march and june forecast retain octob januari april and juli will estim program for citru texa florida reuter earn trimac year net shr ct six ct net rev mln mln note year includ tax gain dlr reuter acq oppenheim up viacom stake pct oppenheim and york brokerag firm rais stake viacom intern inc equival share pct total share pct file secur and exchang commiss oppenheim bought net viacom common share jan and march price rang averag dlr each part stake option bought share part arbitrag and invest busi movi theater magnat sumner redston and viacom manag group bid war for viacom reuter earn empi inc empi qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln reuter trade senat panel trade measur senat agricultur committe bill tomorrow that strengthen activ agricultur trade team select develop countri committe staff measur sponsor committe chairman patrick leahi and sen john melcher mont establish trade team six and person drawn feder agenc and privat voluntari organ staff trade mission seek gener interest govern food donat and commerci program section export credit and export enhanc and return requir advoc extens concession commerci benefit interest countri trade team made repres agricultur depart state depart agenc for intern develop and privat voluntari organ such wheat associ bill requir team six month visit countri mexico philippin indonesia india bangladesh seneg and nigeria year passag measur anoth countri visit peru kenya dominican republ costa rica malaysia venezuela tunisia and morocco countri ad list senat staff member bill draft stage had broad support and expect approv committe tomorrow reuter earn florida public fput split stock up div florida public util board declar for two stock split common stock holder record april will receiv addit share for each two share held compani rais dividend common stock two ct ct share pre split basi dividend payabl april holder record march reuter earn citi invest trust cnvlz set cash payout citi invest liquid trust declar cash distribut ct unit payabl april unit holder record april trust last paid stock distribut gener develop corp gdb share juli reuter orange fcoj suppli significantli year ago usda total suppli frozen concentr orang juic fcoj expect significantli year earlier level even carri stock below previou season agricultur depart summari fruit situat report depart florida import fcoj brazil shown sharp gain date depart note price fcoj will affect final decis schedul for april whether consid brazilian fcoj export caus injuri continu strong demand for fresh and process fruit coupl season declin suppli mean that grower price will remain higher thi spring year earlier depart stock fresh appl cold storag begin februari moder larger year earlier strong demand appl price firm view strong demand and season reduc suppli appl price project stai firm remaind suppli process noncitru fruit will smaller year ago movement can fruit improv and remain suppi for can fruit item tight and consequ price strengthen depart reuter earn florida commerci bank inc flbk dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march note quarterli dividend for prior quarter includ special payout ct share reuter earn timminco year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct shr ago gain dlr shr reuter earn unit fire and casualti qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss avg shr year shr profit dlr profit ct net profit profit avg shr note full compani name unit fire and casualti net includ realiz gain dlr and dlr qtr and year and dlr and dlr qtr and year result restat for for two stock split net incom for restat due chang method us comput defer acquisit cost result includ effect stock offer result issuanc addit share common stock reuter earn power corp canada qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr dlr ct oper net rev mln mln note fourth quarter result exclud extraordinari and item rais final net dlr ct share and lower final net dlr ct share full year result exclud extraordinari and item rais final net dlr dlr per share and net dlr per share result restat reflect june two for stock split reuter earn vendo ven qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln mth shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln note prior year net includ extraordinari loss dlr qtr and extraordinari profit dlr year reuter earn lawson product inc law rais qtly payout qtly div ct six ct prior pai april record april reuter earn kaneb energi kep omit futur payout kaneb energi partner forc omit lower futur quarterli cash distribut contract disput two major custom and continu slump oil and ga price partnership that will pai regular quarterli distribut ct unit april holder record march reuter earn brascan br qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln note hold compani reuter earn florida commerci bank inc flbk qtly div qtly div ct ct prior payabl march record march reuter earn chauvco resourc year net shr ct ct net rev reuter crude saudi success curb opec product saudi arabia will succe pressur member organ petroleum export countri stai product quota morgan stanlei group manag director john wellemey wellemey speak report offshor oil engin confer expect opec nation attempt hold price dlr barrel for year industri demand for residu fuel oil strong week you concert effort saudi product wellemey saudi commit that price level dlr barrel and will make happen recent week oil price fell dlr barrel level market report op member produc quota push total opec product mln barrel per dai price rebound todai april crude price dlr dlr barrel belief saudi arabia attempt curb opec output wellemey that sharp declin oil product push demand for opec oil mln barrel per dai earli and mln barrel per dai project increas demand for opec oil strengthen world price wellemey believ organ hold offici price below dlr barrel for time prevent residu fuel user switch natur ga suppli interfuel swing market account for mln barrel dai pct world demand for oil reuter earn zenith lab zen will report qtr loss zenith laboratori inc compani will report fourth quarter loss and amount will determin complet year end audit compani not elabor for quarter end sept zenith report loss dlr ct per share adjust for for stock split compani receiv food and drug administr approv market cefadroxil gener version antibiot domest sale exceed mln dlr zenith will not market drug question relat applic patent resolv reuter earn dexleigh corp six mth dec net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter grain congress soil program exempt senat agricultur committe expect bill tomorrow that exempt govern conserv regul farmer rotat alfalfa and multiyear grass and legum row crop committe staff current call sodbust law farmer plant alfalfa and multiyear grass and legum highli erod land year lose feder farm program benefit produc row crop that land year sen edward zorinski neb sponsor measur recent that crop rotat practic result eros practic farmer produc strictli row crop reuter carcass nation pork board alloc mln dlr nation pork board mondai alloc mln dlr discretionari fund collect pct nation checkoff program industri organ nation pork produc council nppc will receiv almost mln dlr for us area food servic consum educ and market addit board alloc dlr us pork white meat campaign pork board spokesperson nation livestock and meat board will receiv dlr continu work educ health care offici dlr match fund will provid meat board for us develop market for process meat meat export feder award dlr increas market for chill and process pork japan and singapor retail store two countri will provid addit fund for program total dlr for work encourag mcdonald expand mcrib sandwich japan and singapor award meat export feder reuter acq nippon steel invest mln dlr gtx corp gtx corp nippon steel japan move diversifi into high technolog invest mln dlr gtx nippon move result current exchang rate and revalu yen made electron industri attract invest opportun for japanes corpor gtx statement gtx note that nippon expect sale billion dlr that amount six billion dlr target for electron gtx locat phoenix make computer system that read draw and transfer into data base reuter acq dealer extend bid for canadian tire dealer hold extend previous announc offer for pct canadian tire corp midnight march ctc group canadian tire dealer own pct canadian tire appeal ontario court previous announc ontario secur commiss rule block ctc mln dlr bid block bid not includ vote sharehold hold pct canadian tire equiti reuter earn rockwel rok see improv rockwel intern corp continu expect signific improv result despit somewh disappoint perform busi segment presid donald beall told reuter rockwel report net earn quarter end decemb mln dlr dlr per share compar mln dlr ct per share year ago oper earn pct and analyst attribut declin rockwel allen bradlei unit suffer weak industri autom market soft market not concern move forward market develop and enhanc market share beall allen bradlei unit beall lo angel address technolog manag confer quarter sale for allen bradlei unit flat compar year earlier compani not break oper earn unit quarterli basi beall recent trend cost share research and develop phase govern contract not major impact rockwel term perform note increas focu cost share limit technolog innov worri that head into period misus contract approach earli develop stage import militari contract beall ad long term problem addit beall told confer greatest competit threat defens contractor defens electron due govern attempt advantag competit price product made reuter earn mickelberri corp mbc set qtly payout qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter acq metropolitan feder mftn make acquisit metropolitan feder save and loan associ sign letter intent acquir american trust hendersonvil tenn for undisclos amount cash american trust had year end asset mln dlr reuter interest pontiac interest rate incent gener motor corp pontiac divis establish interest rate support incent program effect immedi altern current option bonu program compani qualifi buyer pontiac select special financ rate pct month contract pct month contract pct mopnth contract pct month contract program schedul expir april option bonu program schedul expir april buyer receiv cash bonus purchas pontiac equip option group packag amount depend option level each vehicl compani special interst rate program appli ann and pontiac sold dealer stock and deliv custom program period custom choos program reuter earn westar mine qtr loss shr not oper loss profit rev mln mln year shr not oper loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note pct own british columbia resourc invest corp note continu qtr exclud extraordinari loss mln dlr versu loss mln dlr prior year year exclud extraordinari loss mln dlr versu loss mln dlr prior year reuter acq dow chemic dow sell south african unit dow chemic agre principl sell industri chemic and plastic busi interest south africa and relat asset group south african investor for undisclos term complet sale compani south african asset dow will continu support educ and health program for south african black reuter earn william co wmb year loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln rev billion billion note includ loss mln dlr dlr share discontinu oper and writedown hold texasgulf inc restat reuter earn geonex see sale hurt product shift geonex corp geox bellsouth corp bl unit southern bell telephon and telegraph decis postpon start convers assign geonex chicago aerial survei unit neg affect fiscal revenu compani had expect higher revenu record convers work forese revenu southern bell work mln dlr level last fiscal year geonex southern bell will ca continu work progress and expect perform mechan post and record convers for southern bell ad that southern bell decis forc pursu opportun telephon compani and municip replac southern bell work reuter earn nwa inc qtr shr profit ct loss ct sugar intervent sold tonn white sugar rebat ecu earn crime control inc qtr net loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net loss includ fourth quarter charg mln dlr writeoff asset net loss includ charg mln dlr settlement class action lawsuit reuter sugar intervent board detail sugar sale total tonn current seri white sugar receiv export rebat maximum european currenc unit ecu per kilo todai european commun tender intervent board thi trader receiv tonn netherland denmark and west germani tonn earlier todai london and pari trader expect subsidi for current season white campaign for licenc end juli and ecu per kilo had forecast todai total authoris sugar tonnag export award and tonn versu last week restitut ecu reuter rubber japan firm develop ultra heat resist rubber shin etsu chemic had develop ultra thermal resist rubber can us centigrad continu lose properti shin etsu put potenti demand for product two tonn month for microwav oven and sealant increas us product part attach car engin will rais demand and compani will boost output tonn march two reuter earn castl and cook inc cke qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev billion billion avg share note fourth quarter includ tax loss discontinu flexi van oper mln dlr primari earn per share data calcul deduct prefer dividend requir reuter earn voicemail intern inc qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mth shr loss ct ct net loss loss rev avg shr reuter earn molecular genet inc mogn qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev avg shr year oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss rev avg shr note current year net period exclud charg dlr cumul effect account chang for patent net period includ charg dlr sever oblig year net includ charg dlr writeoff seed commit reuter earn merrimac industri inc mmac qtr net shr ct ct net sale year shr ct dlr net sale mln mln reuter earn resourc agreement credit facil british columbia resourc invest corp earlier report higher full year oper loss reach agreement principl lender provid for mln dlr credit facil year term compani credit facil extend circumst annual princip payment mln dlr agreement subject lender approv and complet formal document earlier report loss extraordinari item rose mln dlr year ago mln dlr resourc dividend seri prefer share and exchang prefer share will remain suspend payment will made account quarterli dividend exchang prefer share compani truste deposit account resourc suffici fund pai full amount march dividend exchang prefer sharehold payment expect earli april sharehold record march compani futur dividend not declar april exchang prefer quarterli payout futur payment will depend amount dividend receiv westcoast transmiss wtc resourc compani increas fourth quarter and full year oper loss primarili result lower oil price and month labor shutdown balmer coal mine british columbia resourc record mln dlr extraordinari loss includ loss disposit north sea oil and ga interest pct own westar mine resourc extraordinari charg includ writedown invest westar petroleum gain sale westar timber skeena and celgar pulp mill and terrac sawmil partial offset extraordinari loss compani compani asset sale elimin resourc long term financ commit north sea and exposur fluctuat pulp market cut long term debt mln dlr billion dlr year end and manag and staff cut significantli reduc cost reuter money-fx monei market mln stg late bank england had provid monei market late assist mln stg thi bring bank total todai mln stg and compar latest forecast mln stg shortag system todai reuter earn cml group inc cmli qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr half shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn dress barn inc dbrn qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln half shr ct ct net sale mln mln note share adjust for for two stock split reuter earn william wmb qtr charg william co fourth quarter charg mln dlr discontinu oper and writedown contribut net loss mln dlr dlr share earn mln dlr ct loss quarter mln dlr dlr incom mln dlr ct year ago revenu quarter fell mln dlr mln and year fell billion dlr billion william previous announc sale agrico chemic unit freeport mcmoran resourc partner clear antitrust review and close week quarter will includ proce agrico sale for mln dlr cash close defer payment and proce mln dlr sale stake peabodi hold complet januari quarter william report net mln dlr ct share sale mln dlr william charg current year relat ongo restructur compani restructur move had improv balanc sheet and improv outlook for futur stabil and growth earn oper profit compani northwest pipelin corp unit fell pct mln dlr lower sale william natur ga unit had oper profit mln dlr compar mln dlr lower sale volum profit william ga market rose mln dlr mln and william pipe line had oper profit mln dlr versu mln dlr year ago reuter earn perri drug store inc pd qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn nwa inc nwa qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit mln loss two mln rev billion mln year shr profit dlr profit dlr net profit mln profit mln rev billion billion reuter earn camco inc cam set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq senat proxmir urg curb takeov senat bank committe chairman william proxmir call for curb hostil corpor takeov and restrict risk arbitrageur high time that requir risk arbitrageur regist seper and specif secur and exchang commiss and that preclud brokerag firm and employ invest own secur issu parti risk arbitrag oper proxmir start hear corpor takeov burn issu whether complet seper futur risk arbitrag and invest bank proxmir concern that hostil takeov attempt hurt economi view share corpor execut tesitifi hear that takeov becom abus and tilt favor financi buccan that remedi action requir usx corp chairman david roderick for congress takeov game continu uncheck econom suicid champion intern corp chairman andrew sigler ad reuter trade spain launch export drive spain unveil billion peseta plan thi month aim boost export reach european commun level director gener inf export institut apolonio ruiz ligero target rais export pct gross domest product year compar pct thi minimum prevail level and reason lag countri itali similar product structur plan call for provid soft loan tax cut and fiscal benefit export and rais spain presenc intern trade fair consum good such fashion and wine tradit industri export will promot ruiz ligero inf doubl annual budget billion peseta financ year plan govern develop aid fund fad provid special billion peseta grant plan call for boost export six pct real term thi year pct declin last year ruiz ligero attribut thi drop lack demand develop countri and ralli domest consum demand rose six pct last year pct ad that pct spain export organis for econom cooper and develop oecd countri account for pct market and export commun rose pct last year govern plan concentr effort western europ and problem convinc businessmen that export vital surviv context competit spanish businessmen tradition turn domest market satisfi rise consum demand turn back foreign market realis share home market shrink grow deregul foreign compani take posit domest economi and vital secur market share abroad reuter acq rossignol unit bui canadian ski boot maker french ski and tenni equip maker ski rossignol pct own subsidiari ski dynastar agre bui canadian ski stick and boot manufactur cfa warrington inc rossignol spokesman declin give financi detail turnov cfa mln french franc doubl rossignol group activ boot and stick sector reuter earn usf and corp rais quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct prior quarter payabl april record march reuter earn brnf liquid trust set distribut brnf liquid trust truste declar liquid dividend dlr per unit payabl april holder record seri and certif march trust had paid liquid distribut januari amount dlr seri dlr seri and dlr seri certif reuter earn stanlin inc stan qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note share adjust for pct stock dividend decemb reuter pet-chem dow chemic dow unit increas price dow chemic engin thermoplast depart will increas sell price standard grade magnum ab resin ct per pound announc increas ct per pound for perform grade resin increas effect april reuter earn swift energi sfy qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev reuter earn brown ferri industri inc bfi payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq buffton corp buff bui and instrument buffton corp complet purchas and industru inc for two mln dlr cash and share common stock and privat compani headquart kansa and had sale dlr buffton compani design and manufactur aviat comput displai system and engin instrument reuter earn verein und westbank reorgan network und westbank vhbg plan streamlin branch network improv distribut financi servic manag board member eberhard rainer luckei told new confer result that branch hamburg and schleswig holstein merg close branch frankfurt open and that bank open branch london luckei bank total oper profit rose pct parent bank net profit rose mln mln and dividend remain unchang mark group balanc sheet includ for time vereinwest oversea financ jersei rose pct billion mark luckei parent bank balanc sheet rose mln mark billion busi volum almost unchang billion credit volum eas billion billion loan compani rose pct foreign busi and secur trade turnov increas higher earn trade bank account contribut record oper profit net interest incom rose firmer interest margin mln mark mln net commiss incom rose mln mln luckei foreign commerci busi influenc fall west german foreign trade earn satisfactori bank exposur latin america two pct total foreign credit and africa pct bank continu sell exposur and will continu stock risk provis reuter trade baldrig concern korean taiwan deficit secretari commerc malcolm baldrig express concern continu trade deficit south korea and taiwan and that adjust exchang rate likelihood improv speak presid export council industri advisori group baldrig trade deficit issu discuss countri feel that exchang rate adjust won chang larg surplu that taiwan wide rang discuss trade matter baldrig repeat concern attempt takeov japan fujitsu compani fairchild comput that japanes resist allow compani into giant comput busi time attempt acquir control compani that major comput busi market lastli baldrig that unit state hope that complet free market agreement canada autumn major issu includ acid rain remain unresolv reuter acq allwast alw make acquisit allwast inc agre principl acquir air move and relat industri servic compani not identifi for dlr common stock reuter earn castl and cook cke take fourth qtr loss castl and cook inc fourth quarter tax loss mln dlr previous report sale flexi van contain leas busi itel corp itel for mln dlr earlier compani report loss for fourth quarter end januari mln dlr ct share compar loss mln dlr ct per share fourth quarter for year diversifi hold compani report net profit mln dlr ct share versu mln dlr ct share david murdock chairman and chief execut offic food busi and real estat oper increas earn year ad that flexi van result hit depress daili rental rate for leas equip caus oversuppli compani report that georg elka execut vice presid name presid and chief oper offic flexi van corp william burn name execut vice presid flexi van reuter acq conveni food mart cfmi agre bui chain conveni food mart inc tent agre bui outstand stock plaid pantri inc and two associ busi oregon and washington for undisclos term plaid pantri own and oper conveni store portland and seattl area busi two compani involv wholesal distribut groceri and health and beauti aid close expect reuter earn wal mart store inc qtr shr ct ct acq marin midland bui brokerag asset marin midland bank inc acquir custom account base york discount brokerag firm ovest financi servic inc for undisclos term expand discount brokerag oper northeastern will combin ovest activ marin midland brokerag servic unit reuter sugar dom republ sell czarnikow ton sugar dominican republ sold long ton sugar for deliveri option for ton czarnikow rionda york state sugar council announc not immedi clear sale made price council communiqu sale made prevail condit world sugar market reuter gas back move encourag unlead gasolin execut commiss back plan member countri ban regular lead gasolin move design encourag us unlead fuel statement back propos state ban sale regular grade gasolin contain lead six month notic propos approv minist not forc member state impos ban option not oblig spokesman commiss impos ban encourag us unlead fuel make easier for ga station cut number type gasolin had stock reuter crude sun rais crude oil post dlr across board wti dlr bbl earn devtek corp qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn saxton industri saxif year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note current result for month chang fiscal year end decemb august reuter earn toronto sun plan two for stock split toronto sun publish corp plan two for split common share subject regulatori approv and approv sharehold april annual meet reuter earn servo corp america sca qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale reuter earn electro nucleon inc enuc qtr dec shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln avg shr half shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln avg shr note current half net includ dlr tax credit current year net period includ dlr writedown inventori clinic chemistri product reuter earn wal mart store inc wmt qtr jan net shr ct ct net mln mln sale billion billion year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale billion billion reuter earn mirton intern inc qtr dec net shr two ct two ct net rev reuter rubber leaf diseas hit sri lanka rubber leaf diseas affect pct sri lanka rubber plantat reduc output thi year and rais depress price industri offici and research told reuter hectar rubber plant rubber research institut rri clone hit fungu coren pora attack root tree and kill leav diseas discov six month ago trade sourc price boom onc crisi lead output below target tonn last year output estim and tonn research fungu spread rubber clone action rri ask estat remov tree affect fungu late us chemic kill diseas institut spokesman senior industri and research offici met yesterdai padukka east discuss wai control fungu affect estat belong state plantat corp and janatha estat develop board two state own group account for pct rubber land balanc belong small privat produc total hectar rric clone propag research institut high yield and recommend two year ago for plant two state group plant clone smallhold prefer low yield older pbx malaysian clone offici yesterdai crisi meet decid uproot affect tree treat declin comment decis trade sourc suppli had improv past week price had hit lowest sinc last decemb shortag rubber price bound rise spokesman for compani bui behalf soviet union rubber price crepe fell sharpli rupe kilo decemb and march crepe trade rupe kilo averag thi week auction sheet price fell rupe period quantiti offer auction fell averag tonn per auction last month tonn decemb winter earli februari produc area tonn offer thi tuesdai auction suppli posit show improv trade sourc smaller avail rubber last month not rais price previou occas factor storag space excess stock meant not bui auction dispos rubber had buyer sourc forward contract and specul bui last month delai steamer arriv aggrav problem european buyer delai purchas winter closur factori and hope that price eas anoth problem that hit industri dry spell produc area inter monsoon rain expect late march april delai shortag offici thi benefit price buyer reuter earn pyro energi corp btu year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter sugar commiss detail sugar tender european commiss confirm authoris export tonn current seri white sugar maximum rebat european currenc unit ecu per kilo thi trader receiv tonn netherland denmark and west germani tonn reuter earn unitrod corp utr qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note incom tax for mth end jan includ gain for fire insur settlement and unusu charg for provis for estim cost sever pai for termin worker and time writedown inventori and equip reuter earn buehler intern inc bulr qtr net shr ct ct qtly div two ct two ct prior net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln note net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year net period includ dlr pretax inventori writedown dividend pai march record march reuter earn stanhom inc sth rais quarterli two ct qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn instron corp isn set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter cpi german institut see inflat rise cost live west germani will like pct higher averag cost live fell averag pct recurr neg inflat sinc hwwa econom research institut emerg inflat will result fade two factor influenc fall cost live steep declin oil price and dollar institut report institut inflat will rise trend will averag pct for year year year rate will remain neg part provision inflat figur for februari releas last week show cost live last month pct lower februari januari price had fallen pct month year earlier hwwa forecast assum dollar remain mark and oil price rang and dlr per barrel reuter earn ideal school suppli corp idel qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net sale avg shr mln year oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr mln note net period includ dlr tax credit reuter earn salomon inc set regular quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april rcord march reuter acq piedmont aviat pie board meet todai piedmont avait inc board director will conduct special meet begin est todai piedmont spokesman spokesman not agenda mid februari piedmont board meet discuss propos acquir compani board withdrew recommend accept dlr share cash offer norfolk southern corp nsc light compet revis bid air group inc air offer bui pct compani stock for dlr share cash and remain for dlr share stock reuter earn union fur leav dividend unchang union real estat invest board left quarterli dividend unchang ct per share payabl april record march trust rais quarterli dividend frequent past two year and quarter year tax reform act limit flexibl dividend and truste will appropri dividend increas quarter year reuter earn rykoff sexton inc ryk qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr ct dlr net sale mln mln reuter earn system softwar associ ssax qtr net period end januari and shr ct ct net rev note system softwar associ inc full name compani reuter earn geico corp gec rais qtrly dividend qtrly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn stanlei work swk set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn novel inc novl qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note fourteen week period reuter earn brown forman bfdb chang record date brown forman inc suggest american stock exchang chang record date for per share quarterli dividend class and class common stock that payabl april march march coincid record date for for two stock split declar februari record date for dividend pct cumul prefer stock chang march march reuter earn goodyear tire detail tax refund goodyear tire and rubber result includ tax refund mln dlr cost restructur compani success defens takeov attempt jame goldsmith chairman robert mercer heavi restructur cost relat takeov attempt combin govern tax incent for invest result thi feder tax refund refund includ not broken initi result spokesman report net incom mln dlr mln dlr year earlier reuter earn great northern nekoosa gnn announc split great northern nekoosa corp will recommend sharehold two for common stock split compani will make propos shareown annual mmete dothan ala compani great southern paper divis oper conjunct stock split propos shareown will ask approv increas author common stock mln mln share compani compani will propos increas dividend rate split approv effect june payment compani present rate gnn common ct per share compani recommend quarterli rate ct share split stock thi equal dividend ct share present common pct higher current rate compani had increas dividend pct last decemb great northern nekoosa last common stock split for two decemb dec share gnn common stock outstand compani reuter acq harri lift builder transport truk stake harri associ chicago invest advisor rais stake builder transport inc equival share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss harri bought builder transport common share feb dlr share bought debentur feb that convert into share harri deal builder transport behalf advisori client intent seek control compani reuter coffee coffe talk failur pressur failur talk establish intern coffe organ ico coffe quota last week put polit pressur unit state state depart reassess posit back basic demand quota set object criteria offici jon rosenbaum assist trade repres and head washington deleg talk told reuter return london that unit state will resum coffe negoti earli april rosenbaum unit state will flexibl discuss method establish object criteria and transit quota not basic aim establish object method set quota ico talk major consum nation led propos that futur coffe export quota share calcul formula incorpor produc recent export product and verifi stock larg produc led brazil propos maintain tradit hoc divis share consum posit effect reduc market share brazil world largest produc rosenbaum administr continu support legisl congress custom servic monitor coffe import compli futur coffe quota reagan administr review coffe polici situat collaps london talk propos chang posit govern offici involv coffe polici brace for diplomat and coffe market offens produc countri led brazil and colombia soften consum posit know that crop fairli larg brazil will kind want test resolv produc and consum offici offici ask not identifi brazil and colombia flood coffe market month effort drive price and pressur countri splinter group small produc differ major produc london thi turn lead urgent appeal latin american countri face mount debt problem state depart and nation secur council white hous for eas posit offici state depart major player set coffe polici face conflict pressur polit sensit alli central america offici salvador and guatemala back brazil and colombia london talk resist pressur for quota base object criteria dominican republ and costa rica join splinter group agre object criteria strong feel state depart that unit state continu support splinter group produc polit riski step oppos brazil object criteria question offici consum countri expect pressur reassess posit london support netherland west germani japan australia and zealand issu object criteria offici thi bloc repres vote consum nation successfulli prevent adopt produc propos sourc west germani support time qualifi and concern that european commun come pressur accommod produc futur talk franc back ivori coast and african produc talk soften stanc make difficult not imposs for block produc plan polit manuev small produc and consum countri will import offici kei futur outcom will brazil posit offici blame brazil intransig for failur talk and flexibl posit brasilia import step agreement reuter acq investor pct exovir xovr mark hammer privat investor melvil and member famili told secur and exchang commiss acquir total share exovir inc pct total outstand hammer group accumul exovir stock sinc oct for invest purpos and bui share sell part current stake intent seek control compani hammer that extens busi experi and interest exovir stock invit becom member compani board reuter acq lotu lot acquir comput access corp lotu develop corp sign letter intent acquir substanti asset comput access corp for undisclos term comput asscess make bluefish full text search and retriev softwar for intern busi machin corp ibm and compat person comput compani acquisit subject approv board reuter earn equit iowa co eqica qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr dlr ct oper net mln rev mln mln note net exclud realiz gain invest dlr dlr quarter and mln dlr year net exclud discontinu massachusett casualti oper loss dlr gain dlr quarter and gain dlr gain dlr year reuter earn corroon and black corp cbl rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter trade appoint trade chief european commun commiss todai appoint chief spokesman hugo paemen top offici charg multilater trade negoti commiss spokesman paemen belgian offici had previous chief aid extern affair commission etienn davignon post sinc januari spokesman paemen will continu chief spokesman retir paul luyten charg depart handl negoti world trade bodi gatt oecd and forum reuter sugar india bui cargo sugar trader india bought cargo white sugar bui tender todai origin call for two cargo march april shipment trader london trader and man sold two cargo dlr tonn cif for march april shipment option sell addit two cargo price trader intern trader made similar contract french hous sold two cargo outright price dlr cif option thi brought total indian purchas six cargo trader option sell anoth reuter acq hay albion hai delai special meet hay albion corp delai special meet sharehold will vote merger into harvard industri inc hava march march due delai secur and exchang commiss clearanc proxi materi reuter earn grossman inc gro qtr loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit sale mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale billion mln note net includ discontinu oper gain dlr loss mln dlr quarter and loss mln dlr mln dlr year net includ loss dlr nil quarter and gain mln dlr loss dlr year settlement liabil plan reorgan chapter bankruptci quarter net includ dlr provis for loss futur store close offset reduct pension liabil reuter acq comdata network cdn acquisit talk comdata network inc activ talk parti acquisit recapit comdata effort maxim sharehold valu comdata rosewood financi inc togeth cypress partner and driftwood acquir pct comdata stock and rosewood intend acquir pct comdata comdata not reach definit agreement mason for previous announc recapit and tender offer reuter earn webcor electron inc wer qtr dec shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln month shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter earn commun system inc csii qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln mln note net includ gain discontinu oper equal ct compar ct reuter crude energi california oil product drill for oil california like continu last year sharpli reduc level despit recent gain crude oil price industri analyst crude oil california field thick heavi and expens extract oil price increas level signific recoveri drill compani will drill prospect john curti analyst birr wilson secur inc well drill rig quarter total drill for oil onshor california last week compar last year bill bolster munger oil inform servic track california drill activ dreg bolster state drill activ current price not justifi increas drill malmgreen california independ produc associ organ petroleum export countri pact curb product boost oil price earli thi year price eventu fell price for california marker grade line blend slump pct last month dlr high dlr half california oil come stripper well produc barrel dai and that that oil cost and dlr barrel extract malmgreen not unusu for stripper cost dlr malmgreen stripper well southern california coast produc time water crude oil and inland well frequent requir us steam inject spur extract thick heavi oil outlook for futur product california cloud lack exploratori drill analyst heart california oil patch kern counti produc two third state oil exploratori drill slow crawl exploratori well drill kern counti compar david mitchel state energi commiss thi year exploratori well drill don even last year mitchel pickup exploratori drill like for rest decad mitchel fall drill come decreas number produc well and product februari and octob number produc oil well california fell pct bill guerard california energi commiss line that decreas california crude oil output fell pct last year due low oil price and expect remain that lower level analyst februari and octob california crude oil product slip time high mln barrel per dai mln bpd guerard total estim crude oil product california for mln bbl compar mln bbl and mln bbl california depart conserv product will hold level guerard reuter nat-gas standard oil srd texa natur ga find standard oil friendswood develop number fostoria deep wilcox field montgomeri counti texa flow cubic feet natur ga per dai depth feet inch choke contract for perri ga co inc purchas natur ga and perri will build inch gather pipelin connect natur ga pipelin transmiss line reuter earn webcor electron wer technic default webcor electron inc remain technic and payment default revolv credit agreement and technic default oblig lender lender not enforc demand payment debt full continu reserv time earlier webcor report quarter net loss mln dlr and month net loss mln dlr reuter acq save bank florida fsbf set meet save bank florida expect special sharehold meet held propos merger into gibraltar financi corp gfc annual meet will held april elect two director and ratifi appoint auditor reuter grain izvestia soviet winter crop reseed govern daili izvestia consider amount soviet winter crop reseed and state grain harvest target mln tonn will not easi fulfil give figur newspap consider part winter crop reseed that creat extra effort field spring soviet union previous mln hectar winter grain will reseed winterkil depart agricultur analyst washington figur mln hectar equal pct total winter crop and second highest winterkil year plan task bring mln tonn grain not simpl izvestia thi week sudden fall temperatur affect larg part countri and caus fieldwork stop ukrain ad that temperatur fell low minu centigrad byelorussia reuter acq borman brf bui safewai utah divis safewai store inc agre sell asset and oper salt lake citi divis borman inc undisclos term divis includ oper supermarket state utah idaho and wyom togeth distribut and manufactur facil safewai sale for divis for year end januari mln dlr safewai transact subject borman abil obtain financ and successfulli negoti labor agreement union involv reuter acq fisher food fhr stake firm sold fisher food inc american financi corp sold fisher share pct interest group consist american seawai food inc rini supermarket inc and rego supermarket inc compani connect transact american financi repres resign board reuter grain senat panel make conserv exempt senat agricultur committe approv measur that exempt farmer plant alfalfa multiyear grass and legum and feder conserv requir sen edward zorinski neb bill restor equiti feder sodbust rule deni farm program benefit farmer and plant alfalfa and multiyear grass and legum interrupt plant row crop offici lead conserv group ask not identifi panel move unfortun action lead exempt potenti million acr sod buster regul establish farm bill reuter earn pico product inc ppi qtr jan shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln six month shr loss two ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note net includ gain ct qtr and six month for discount earli long term debt repay reuter acq outboard marin rise takeov rumor wall street trader stock outboard marin corp rise rumor cabl televis program that outboard like takeov target sun chemic corp snl outboard tuesdai rose tuesdai report cabl new network todai sun chemic pct outboard and conduct studi whether for control compani outboard marin spokesman not comment rumor cabl program buyout outboard for dlr share for total mln dlr spokesman for sun chemic not immedi outboard marin last june adopt sharehold right plan that will trigger person group acquir benefici ownership pct common begin tender offer that result pct ownership wayn jone vice presid outboard for strateg plan manag stai independ not sell compani proceed strateg plan that plan includ integr boat compani that outboard marin bought sinc middl decemb jone will cost mln dlr mln dlr analyst want anonym dlr share decent price for outboard bdding war dlr share stretch dlr share top outboard mln share outstand registr for two mln common share offer morgan stanlei inc make sens analyst for sun chemic strike offer underwai reuter earn algoma central railwai qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr ct dlr oper net rev mln mln note net exclud extraordinari loss dlr ct shr ago gain dlr ct shr reuter earn genova inc gnva qtr dec net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln note prior year net includ dlr tax credit exclud dlr gain earli debt retir reuter earn suprem equip system corp seqp qtr shr ct ct net rev mln mln six month shr ct ct net rev mln mln note net includ gain dlr qtr and dlr six month tax loss carryforward reuter earn gulf appli technolog inc gat qtr oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev year oper shr loss ct loss dlr oper net loss loss rev mln note result restat for discontinu oper net period exclud dlr tax credit net exclud gain discontinu pipelin and termin oper dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter earn van dorn vdc qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter earn fieldcrest cannon inc fld set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter acq varian var bui analytichem intern varian associ inc acquir outstand stock close held analytichem intern inc for undisclos amount cash analytichem base harbor citi calif supplier bond phase prepar product us prepar chemic sampl for analysi varian reuter earn kaneb servic inc kab qtr loss oper shr loss dlr profit ct oper net loss mln profit rev mln mln mth oper shr loss dlr profit ct oper net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note oper exclud loss discontinu oper dlr mln dlr for qtr and mln dlr dlr for mth note oper includ writedown offshor drill equip dlr for qtr and mln dlr for mth includ writedown oil and ga asset and tubular good inventori mln dlr and dlr for mth reuter earn suspens part industri spilf year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note full name suspens and part industri reuter earn mitchel energi and develop corp mnd payout qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april two record march reuter earn frost and sullivan inc frsl qtr jan shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev half shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev reuter trade korean trade surplu fall south korea record billion dlr trade surplu bound diminish countri switch purchas japan favor compani trade minist woong bae rha reject suggest korean won undervalu and deni plan for drastic and sudden revalu rha head trade mission citi last year south korea ran billion dlr trade surplu includ record billion surplu and billion dlr deficit japan rha told reuter interview current trade mission for billion dlr purchas compani quarter repres transfer purchas japanes sourc rha item sought current mission chemic machineri and part south korea fourth largest import agricultur product current mission not involv that area plan bui substanti amount cotton note countri not open american market reason expect that south korea billion dlr foreign debt and spend six pct gross nation product defens reuter earn cri insur cii set special distribut cri insur mortgag invest inc advisor will recommend special distribut ct per share due sale feder insur mortgag park meadow madison wi for dlr receiv dlr return capit and dlr incom sale and distribut repres return princip and capit gain and payabl june holder record reuter earn kaneb energi partner kep qtr loss unit loss net loss rev mln mth unit loss dlr net loss mln rev mln note partnership form februari net includ writedown oil and ga asset mln dlr for mth compli full cost account method reuter acq digicon dgc complet sale unit digicon inc complet previous announc disposit comput system divis invest group led rotan mosl inc rotan mosl technolog partner affili reuter acq comput horizon chrz acquisit comput horizon corp purchas computerknowledg inc softwar train educ compani headquart dalla term not disclos reuter acq polici manag pmsc make acquisit polici manag system corp acquir major asset and busi alli research inc salem or and consolid insur servic inc springfield for undisclos term two compani had combin revenu two mln dlr provid underwrit inform servic properti and casualti insur reuter acq unicorp canada uni cut purol pcc stake unicorp canada corp told secur and exchang commiss cut stake purol courier corp share pct total outstand share pct unicorp manag and invest hold compani control chairman georg mann sold purol common share march and and dlr share purol agre thi past weekend acquir manag courier busi and hutton lbo inc leverag buyout valu mln dlr reuter acq firm acquir american nutrit work inc nusourc invest inc publicli held shell compani acquir american nutrit work inc transact american nutrit sharehold receiv mln share nusourc stock exchang for share american nutrit oper chain store sell vitamin and health product nusourc sharehold elect board consist richard trydahl samuel mineo and charl flink and vote chang name compani anw inc reuter trade gatt council defer decis semiconductor rule gatt council defer decis whether set disput panel basi european commun complaint japanes agreement export comput semiconductor david wood spokesman gener agreement tariff and trade gatt told new brief that main parti continu bilater talk thi hope resolv row council meet april year accord sign juli aim protect market dump low price japanes microchip offici semiconductor complain accord breach gatt trade rule allow tokyo monitor price allow set minimum price for japanes chip sold countri nation commun charg agreement gave produc preferenti access japanes market wood nation hong kong canada switzerland singapor sweden malaysia and nigeria had support complaint heat council debat japan deleg minoru endo and ambassador michael samuel repli debat that charg unfound will continu bilater talk reuter acq southern fsfa make acquisit southern feder save and loan associ agre principl acquir horizon financi corp and horizon fund corp victor feder save and loan associ muskoge okla for undisclos term compani purchas subject approv board southern and victor and regulatori agenc horizon financi servic mortgag loan and horizon fund wholesal loan purchas oper horizon servic billion dlr mortgag loan reuter earn danah corp dhr qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter acq firm agre merg lotoquik int chatsworth enterpris inc publicli held shell corpor sign letter intent merger lotoquik intern nassau bahama base maker video lotteri machin term merger agreement chatsworth lotoquik sharehold major surviv compani reuter acq asbestec bui contractor receiv contract asbestec industri inc sign letter intent bui asbesto abat contractor stephen for mln dlr cash stock and note transact expect complet earli quarter fiscal year end septemb asbestec expect sign march six dlr contract remov asbesto major apart complex washington project schedul begin march reuter trade gatt set disput panel canadian her rule gatt council set formal disput panel examin complaint that canadian law prohibit export unprocess her and salmon discriminatori david wood offici spokesman gener agreement tariff and trade gatt told new brief decis bilater consult fail resolv row ambassador michael samuel charg council debat that canada preserv domest job insist that her and salmon process home robert white canada deputi chief deleg repli law line gatt rule and for conserv reason agre set disput panel reuter cpi colombian inflat rise pct februari colombia cost live index rose pct februari pct increas januari and pct rise februari govern statist institut rise brought year year inflat pct compar pct end februari and pct for year end januari govern predict that inflat thi year lower reach pct reuter earn talk point gener motor gener motor corp stage explos ralli wall street share buyback program announc yesterdai analyst futur remain cloud stiff competit and eros market share share rose activ trade analyst agre that investor like repurchas program differ sharpli carmak long term prospect posit jack kirnan kidder peabodi and commit enhanc sharehold analyst worri will pai for buyback and whether model will enabl carmak recaptur lost market share market had close yesterdai bui back pct common stock end announc investor todai scrambl for share mln share chang hand mid dai buyback plan caus analyst bullish stock reiter bui recommend thi morn and increas earn estim for base good perform expect car model david heali drexel burnham lambert inc repurchas program not posit buyback doesn chang earn outlook and put stress balanc sheet sinc will borrow monei pai for stock purchas stock settl back ad heali project will earn dlr share and dlr compar earn dlr heali number low end wall street estim rang dlr dlr and dlr dlr analyst heali see share domest car and truck market fall balanc car not sell competitor late februari car sale fell pct year ago period competitor ford motor and chrysler corp post increas februari sale show improv januari ad that expect improv come month share car and truck sale fall pct pct end analyst number includ import kidder peabodi kirnan cost reduct and product improv thi year lead posit cash flow fourth quarter will financ buyback stock real laggard and roll sleev and get major earn surpris wind kirnan rais earn estim slightli todai part reaction announc buyback and see earn dlr thi year and dlr compani concern improv rel valuat respect ford and chrysler anoth posit for stock dividend dlr share annual higher yield competitor kirnan and will rais cash dividend ct share year predict analyst michael lucki shearson lehman brother inc car sale will weaken and product success will slow not halt eros market share car will success that will curtail loss market share will fall pct lucki philip frick goldman sach and fall middl bull and bear recommend stock result will not improv not for improv thi year thi transit year for frick estim earn dlr and dlr cost cut and car model will not affect result kei thing isn earn thi year momentum thi year that import reuter acq partnership cut stake erc intern erc parsow partnership nevada invest partnership lower stake erc intern inc share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss parsow sold erc common share jan and march price rang dlr each partnership deal erc stock for invest purpos and intent seek control compani reuter crude iranian oil minist due algeria fridai iranian oil minist gholamreza aqazadeh expect fridai for talk algerian counterpart belkacem nabi offici algerian new agenc ap todai aqazadeh will accompani larg deleg will talk bilater relat field energi and exchang view algerian offici current world energi situat reuter earn goldom fsb year net net mln mln note compani mutual save bank reuter earn bear automot servic bear qtr oper net oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr note full compani name bear automot servic equip oper shr exclud extraordinari profit util tax loss carryforward dlr ct share and mln dlr ct share qtr and year and dlr ct share and mln dlr ct share qtr and year year oper net exclud loss cumul effect chang account principl dlr share reuter crude oil industri not perman damag offshor oil industri suffer last year collaps oil price not sustain permament damag minist state for energi alick buchanan smith drill dive and suppli vessel sector had affect buchanan snith told hous common energi committe note that oil compani spend six mln stg dai maintain north sea product ad that report manpow servic committe job lost industri context total workforc price north sea brent grade crude dip low dlr barrel last juli peak dlr previou novemb recov dlr barrel last decemb opec meet and brent trade todai dlr buchanan smith intent adopt opec style quota note that britian oil consum oil produc nation reuter acq chase manhattan studi italian expans chase manhattan bank expand oper itali consum bank sector chase manhattan offici robert hunter chase manhattan area execut for europ africa and middl east new confer that plan broaden bank activ italian market not finalis ask chase manhattan acquisit itali hunter will opportun price italian bank quit high chase manhattan branch milan and rome reuter acq hr ihirf reduc stake hal roach hrsi intern industri inc reduc stake hal roach studio inc pct pct return for mln dlr qintex inc qintex america media unit that deal stage closng march sell qintex hal roach share dlr share each for total mln dlr and roach will repai mln dlr advanc qintex will complet mln dlr bui mln roach treasuri share dlr each and provid roach mln dlr financ for expans that agreement provid for second stage year had put option exercis year close sell qintex part two mln roach share for dlr share qintex had dai call option exercis month close bui part mln roach share greater dlr each averag roach share price for month exercis date qintex will acquir anoth mln roach treasuri share dlr share month closng for anoth mln dlr reuter earn total expect billion franc loss french oil group total cie francais de petrol tpn expect billion franc consolid net loss includ minor interest for take account stock loss billion franc compani communiqu board meet late januari group presid francoi xavier ortoli told journalist that slump oil price and weak dollar had caus stock depreci turn consolid net profit loss stock six billion franc into consolid net loss billion franc earlier todai armand guilbaud presid total refin and distribut subsidiari cie raffinag distribut crd total franc raff told journalist that had mark return profit for subsidiari stock depreci crd made net profit stock depreci and currenc factor billion franc last year billion loss net loss last year take account that depreci currenc fluctuat billion franc billion loss crd sale fell pct mln tonn mln due growth import independ distributor relax regul guilbaud subsidiari expect cut workforc thi year and last year job reduct scheme will eventu save group mln franc busi that januari good month situat deterior februari reuter earn steego corp stg qtr jan loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss sale mln mln mth oper shr loss ct loss two ct oper net loss loss sale mln mln note current mth net includ dlr pretax gain sale properti prior year net period includ pretax gain dlr pension plan termin current quarter net includ dlr tax credit prior year net includ loss discontinu oper dlr quarter and dlr mth result restat for discontinu oper reuter earn system inc esi set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter crude texa oil regul call for state tax break texa railroad commission jame nugent that ail oilpatch cannot wait for congress act todai urg texa state lawmak adopt incent find oil reserv and exempt sever tax oil produc stripper well nugent speech texa hous repres that state initi mold energi polici and find wai assist troubl oil produc propos revit texa oil industri exempt stripper well that produc barrel oil each dai state pct sever tax that major texa oil well fall stripper categori and price swing two dlr barrel can crucial determin remain product nugent call for state lawmak exempt wildcat well state sever tax for year financi incent explor for oil reserv secondari and tertiari oil product expens method product that inject water ga into ground recov oil exempt sever tax nugent plan exempt exist secondari and tertiari well that produc rate barrel dai for year price oil reach barrel sit back and wait two feder administr develop coher energi polici for nation follow wait long nugent word washington lead follow nugent that financi loss state treasuri exempt margin oil product state sever tax made stimul busi for oil suppli and servic industri reuter earn unicorp american corp uac set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter coffee colombia blast for coffe talk failur colombian financ minist cesar gaviria blame inflex posit for failur last week intern coffe organis ico talk export quota understand that posit inflex brazil current econom and polit factor make difficult adopt posit gaviria told reuter interview and brazil each laid blame for breakdown negoti introduc export quota extend weekend london gaviria stress that colombia ensur success outcom london talk deplor that intransig attitud produc and consum nation made imposs convers local journalist gaviria attitud econom and polit consequ not necessarili for countri colombia for latin american nation and for african countri told reuter that colombia rel high level coffe stock suffer gaviria colombia can hope earn mln dlr thi calendar year coffe export tradition account for pct countri total export revenu that estim repres drop revenu mln dlr colombia held stockpil mln bag start current coffe year export record mln bag coffe year end last septemb reuter earn liberti financi group lfg regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl march record februari reuter earn pactel pac see earn growth pacif telesi group chairman donald guinn told meet secur analyst that compani see continu earn growth billion dlr dlr per share earn guinn that capit spend stood billion dlr and compani expect figur remain flat each year note that captial spend will intern financ guinn told analyst that compani face regulatori uncertainti ongo rate case pacif bell oper compani rate hear california public util commiss guinn compani face potenti mln dlr revenu reduct and due ongo discuss commiss figur even greater compani face opposit mln dlr rate hike request for guinn commiss found mln dlr hike base question calcul and assumpt mln dlr repres unneed modern cost guinn that compani studi whether join intern consortium that plan lai transpacif telephon cabl and japan not agre guinn ad reciev feasibl studi ventur and compani make decis particip ask analyst recent recommend depart justic bell oper compani offer limit long distanc servic guinn compani like shy that type expans long distanc servic competit busi commod busi and not interest get back into that busi guinn gener applaud recommend give latitud for bell oper compani expand into regul busi and provid flexibl form strateg allianc compani ad that compani welcom expans into area not involv acqusit talk not activ consider reuter acq tran world airlin make dlr share cash merger propos for usair earn unicorp american corp uac qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mlnm note year net includ gain mln dlr sale real estat properti reuter ship kenya sign pact establish ship line kenya sign agreement british and german interest establish ship line that will handl pct countri extern trade sourc close deal state own kenya port author kpa sign agreement hamburg base ship line unimar seetransport establish kenya nation ship line initi capit mln shill sourc kpa will hold pct share compani line will initi charter vessel oper servic mombasa and main port industri europ eventu build bui ship sourc aim carri larg part kenya coffe and tea export and oil and fertilis import reuter earn shaw supermarket inc shaw year jan shr dlr dlr semi annual div six ct six ct prior payment net mln mln sale billion mln note dividend payabl april holder record march reuter acq dynam corp dya settlement ct ct dynam corp america reach agreement ct corp resolv differ two compani result settlement ct special board committe stop solicit order purchas ct dynam own pct ct outstand stock agre limit sharehold not pct outstand share for year compani annual meet dynam ct board will recommend ct sharehold vote annual meet favor compani pai dynam dlr reimburs for ct releat cost and grant dynam option bui ct common dlr share give ownership pct outstand stock dynam price stock option exercis for year base averag close price for stock for dai end march two dynam ct chairman georg sommer will assum addit titl presid presid robert hostetl resign director chief financi offic gari erekson ted ross and donald kacek dynam ct board will reduc member for remain member current board and repres dynam director reuter grain renew ussr grain pact uncertain prospect for renew year ussr grain agreement uncertain thi point soviet trade offici told reuter current trade imbal unit state and soviet union high commod price and increas world grain product make renew suppli agreement year albert melnikov deputi trade repres soviet union interview current agreement expir sept melnikov that world grain market agreement sign statement and soviet offici that long term grain agreement not attract for side onc had agreement had second agreement second agreement had difficulti price melnikov cannot give you forecast respons futur agreement not want specul will happen sept melnikov note that indic soviet govern offici that push for renew agreement situat comparison ten year ago can produc reuter earn danah dhr expect earn increas danah corp expect higher earn versu expect signific increas earn and revenu steven rale danah chairman and chief execut offic earlier compani report net earn mln dlr dlr share versu mln dlr dlr share report fourth quarter net mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share previou year fourth quarter reuter earn danah corp dhr qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note fourth qtr net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr ct per share versu mln dlr ct share fourth qtr and extraordinari charg dlr six ct share net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr ct share versu mln dlr ct share reuter acq twa twa make merger offer for usair tran world airlin propos cash merger usair group twa holder usair common receiv dlr cash exchang for stock twa offer made letter edmin colodni chairman and presid usair twa that negoti deal not accept make offer directli usair sharehold for pct usair outstand stock purchas vote trust price lower todai offer twa file applic depart transport seek approv merger applic for approv expedit basi purchas pct usair common and deposit stock vote trust pend dot approv twa that respect usair recent offer for piedmont aviat pie believ that usair sharehold prefer cash merger propos for usair propos acquisit piedmont twa interest discuss deal usair piedmont and twa twa merger subject usair board redeem prefer stock purchas right poison pill issu sharehold last year and take action that vote major outstand common stock requir approv propos move addition twa satisfactori due dilig review usair twa not had opportun obtain financ for deal ad confid that will reuter acq ct ct and dynam dya reach accord ct corp and dynam corp america reach agreement resolv outstand differ joint statment result settlement special committe board director ct stop solicit offer bui part compani ct and dca agre dismiss pend litig two compani for appeal pend suprem court relat indiana control share chapter agreement ct board will immedi reduc current director and repres dca elect board thi board will present slate for ct annual sharehold meet ad ct director will recommend sharehold that approv reimburs dca mln dlr expens relat ct and grant dca option bui pct ct share addit dca agre limit ownership ct for year annual meet not pct outstand stock dca hold pct outstand share ct compani support agreement and fair side reuter acq measurex sell south african unit measurex corp complet sale measurex south africa pty subsidiari group employe manag oper measurex maker comput integr manufactur system subsidiari repres pct worldwid revenu and sale will impact thi year earn reuter acq jefferi make market usair jefferi and make market stock usair group inc usair receiv offer tran world airlin bui airlin dlr cash per share usair halt york stock excahng for dissemin new reuter earn tran lux tlx set pct stock dividend tran lux corp board declar pct stock dividend payabl april holder record march compani director declar regular quarterli dividend present outstand share class common payabl april holder record march unchang dividend two ct will paid common and ct class stock reuter earn kaneb energi partner kep qtr loss shr loss cent net loss rev mln mth shr loss dlr net loss mln rev mln note februari kaneb servic inc contribut domest oil and ga oper kaneb partner newli form and exchang approxim depositari unit respres limit partnership interest kep for approxim million share outstand common stock kaneb servi inc kaneb own approxim pct kep mth oper partnership wrote carri oil and ga properti mln dlr write down reduc incom dlr per limit partnership unit reuter earn dalton commun inc dalt qtr jan shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev mln mln month shr profit ct profit six ct net profit profit rev mln mln reuter earn correct shaw supermarket earn item headlin shaw supermarket inc shaw year jan read per share earn dr dlr correct order result reuter earn wtd industri inc wtdi qtr jan net shr profit ct loss net profit loss sale mln mln avg shr mth shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit sale mln mln avg shr reuter acq healthvest hvt sell share healthvest maryland real estat invest trust began sell mln share common stock dlr share compani sell share healthcar intern inc hii give compani pct stake healthvest reuter orange cacex deni brazil fcoj price rise rumour rise price frozen concentr orang juic fcoj spokesman for banco brasil foreign trade depart cacex respond rumour intern market that brazil had rais fcoj price rang dlr per tonn reuter earn system esi set qtrly payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn piedmont manag inc pman qtr shr ct dlr net mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln note year qtr includ capit gain mln dlr and mln dlr and extraordinari gain mln dlr and mln dlr year and qtr includ capit gain mln dlr and mln dlr and extraordinari gain mln dlr reuter earn eastpark realti trust ert qtr net shr dlr ct net rev year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note fourth qtr and had gain real estat invest dlr share and dlr share thi compar loss dlr ct share and mln dlr share for fourth qtr and year reuter earn industri inc set qtrly payout qtrly div ct ct qtr pai april record march reuter earn wtd industri inc wtdi qtr jan net shr profit ct loss net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mth shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note compani public octob reuter earn alaska air group inc alk qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai record april reuter acq usair comment twa twa offer usair group inc had comment offer receiv tran world airlin bui usair for dlr cash per share usair spokesman david shiplei declin comment piedmont aviat inc pie usair offer dlr cash per share for half piedmont stock and dlr stock for balanc piedmont receiv offer norfolk southern corp nsc dlr cash per share piedmont board meet todai compani declin agenda spokesman not comment twa action norfolk southern corp nsc spokesman compani had comment twa offer for usair propos negoti merger twa usair and piedmont don detail norfolk southern spokesman compani dlr share cash offer for piedmont stand offer twa altern merger usair interest discuss combin usair piedmont and twa merger serv interest sharehold compani employe and consum reuter reserves south african foreign reserv sharpli feb south africa total gold and foreign asset rose mln rand februari billion rand rise almost billion rand januari reserv bank governor gerhard kock kock interview state run televis gave breakdown reserv that curb inflat salari increas below inflat rate state set exampl keep wage increas below inflat rate consum price rose pct year januari reuter earn leasewai transport corp ltc qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter sugar peru sugar harvest lower usda sugar product peru for season revis tonn raw pct previou forecast and pct below harvest agricultur depart world product and trade report rain northern mountain region improv suppli irrig water major benefit will not occur season reuter acq itel itel get financ for anixt bui itel corp obtain commit syndic bank for six year secur loan mln dlr and had separ file registr statement for two public offer for total mln dlr fund decemb acquisit anixt bro inc offer will mln dlr issu convert exchang seri prefer and will mln dlr issu year senior subordin note offer will merril lynch capit market portion proce offer togeth proce form bank loan wll us repai mln dlr bridg loan merril lynch and inc mer provid for itel bui anixt itel bank obtain commit includ manufactur hanov trust mhc chemic bank york and nation bank chicago reuter acq great american gta gain mln loan great american save bank bank record gain exceed mln dlr sale loan and mortgag secur valu billion dlr san diego base bank prepar releas report analyst that gain includ mln dlr arbitrag profit premium paid for separ interest and princip compon feder nation mortgag associ strip secur bank report profit mln dlr transact involv mln dlr fnma secur includ arbitrag gain great american recent announc plan acquir capit save bank olympia wash and last year acquir home feder save and loan associ tucson ariz and lo angel feder save bank result offic and billion dlr asset bank plan expand into major western bank market and acquisit colorado reuter acq tandi brand tab sell unit tandi brand inc sold grate home and fireplac divis investor group that includ member grate manag for dlr cash and secur note compani sale will not materi offset dlr recur charg sale divis reuter earn brow ferri bfi declar for split brown ferri industir inc board declar two for stock split payabl april holder record march reuter earn pennwalt corp psm qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl record april reuter acq banner industri inc bnr complet purchas banner industri inc complet purchas rexnord inc rex common share for dlr per share cash tender offer that end feb purchas follow banner receiv earlier todai mln dlr credit agreement citicorp industri credit inc and bank nova scotia and addit mln dlr offer made for banner and subsidiari drexel burnham and lambert result tender offer banner will approxim pct outstand share rexnord compani merger rexnord and subsidiari banner will complet mid reuter crude murphi rais crude oil post price dlr bbl wti dlr todai acq phoenix steel receiv offer for claymont mill phoenix steel corp group investor offer bui clayton steel plate mill for mln dlr and assumpt bond oblig phoenix not disclos indent investor phoenix forc close clayton mill last month compani offer repres major step restructur compani reuter earn kean inc kean qtr shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln note share adjust reflect distribut share class common stock for two share common stock held record juli reuter acq viacom merger expect dai sumner redston presid nation amus inc predict can win regulatori approv wrap billion dlr acquisit viacom intern inc dai redston catapult into big leagu entertain earli todai group viacom manag and financi backer decid not top nation bid had counsel work for time region viacom cabl televison system redston told reuter telephon interview redston viacom commit work close obtain approv viacom seek approv for transfer broadcast licens and cabl system sinc septemb manag group advanc buyout plan redston turn situat into spirit bid contest cap announc thi morn that viacom independ director behalf viacom enter into defint merger agreement nation nation famili busi oper chain movi theater dwarf viacom redston weari talk drag night excit prospect run lead electron media compani note that number motion pictur admiss shown growth year satellit televis channel oper viacom motion pictur orient pai channel redston exclus contract pai televis network emerg trend recent you motion pictur pai channel redston note viacom exclus agreement two studio and plan sign deal compani month redston manag group invest banker will paid due for termin merger agreement such fee total mln dlr that will compani expens redston bankamerica bac corp had numer inquiri lender want particip billion dlr financ for deal bankamerica will provid mln dlr merger viacom will subsidiari nation pct compani will public hand reuter trade british aid critic protection senior british offici that protectionist bill consid congress trigger retali european commun eec and threaten global trade system paul channon secretari for trade and industri congress pass legisl curb textil import hit shipment shipment major asian textil produc commun retali comment echo made yesterdai belgian trade minist herman croo bill pass commun retali impos tax export channon made remark new confer two dai talk reagan administr offici and member congress croo washington for trade talk channon greater protection sentiment congress sinc visit last year congress and administr find wai reduc trade deficit last year hit record billion dlr channon call for greater cooper forc japan open market foreign good channon japan trade surplu caus problem surplu unit state last year billion dlr and nation billion dlr unit pressur channon call for increas cooper avoid trade disput two side narrowli avoid confront earlier thi year lost grain sale spain and portug join commun and liber import regul tighten conform standard side drew back brink that time not mean that anoth occas channon ad that increas reesent europ tactic negoti pressur unilater impos deadlin potenti conflict sight alleg european govern subsidi airbu aircraft and tax fat and oil and commuiti and unit state learn manag relat anoth bill unit state retali nation that nation market not open good bypass trade pact gatt gener agreeeement tariff and trade arbit trade practic foreign trade law judg gatt and not unit state ad trade law interpret unit state and not gatt happen rest reuter earn industri inc set regular payout qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter sugar china sugar output lower usda china sugar crop revis mln tonn raw pct previou forecast and pct below previou season agricultur depart world product and trade report depart attribut declin rel poor profit sugar caus harvest area cane and beet declin pct beet sugar product for estim tonn pct earlier forecast and pct previou season cane output project mln tonn pct previous forecast and pct below previou season reuter earn gener host see year loss gener host corp will report loss continu oper and sharp declin net incom for year end januari due substanti oper loss frank nurseri and craft unit for year end januari gener report net incom mln dlr compani discov problem unit computer account payabl system result nurseri and craft unit flower time inc not affect account investig problem will delai releas full year result reuter earn medtron inc mdt set payout qtly dividend ct ct pai april record april reuter earn louisvil ga and electr lou dividend qtly dividend ct ct pai april record march reuter alum kaiser aluminum klu rais product price kaiser aluminum and chemic corp increas price for broad rang common alloi coil flat sheet and plate product compani price distributor and direct custom shipment order march and will increas ct per kaiser increas due increas demand and set price rel cost primari aluminum reuter acq robertson up capit wire cwcc stake pct york investor julian robertson and invest partnership control rais stake capit wire and cabl corp share pct total pct file secur and exchang commiss robertson and tiger jaguar puma and tiger manag entiti bought capit wire common share feb and dlr share robertson group spent total mln dlr invest compani reuter acq twa twa tangl piedmont pie situat tran world airlin inc complic bid for piedmont aviat inc offer bui piedmont suitor usair group altern merg piedmont and usair piedmont board meet todai and wall street specul board discuss oppos bid norfolk southern corp and usair twa offer announc shortli piedmont board meet schedul begin twa offer bui usair for dlr cash per share largest sharehold usair and threaten directli usair sharehold offer for pct stock lower price twa believ offer deal for usair sharehold acquisit piedmont altern discuss combin airlin market sourc and analyst specul that twa chairman carl icahn made offer order put airlin into takeov arena wonder not twa into plai specul street move somth arbitrag twa put trial balloon analyst offer usair that airlin will reject price rel low compar airlin deal icahn prove offer credibl reveal financ arrang show commit and abil financ credibl offer timothi pette bear stearn analyst low end rel valu airlin deal pette pette estim dlr reason rang base airlin merger usair stock soar twa made public offer spokesman for usair declin comment and usair had not chang offer for piedmont usair offer bui pct that airlin stock for dlr cash per share and balanc for dlr per share usair stock usair close volum mln share piedmont slip close remain silent twa action piedmont outstand dlr cash per share offer norfolk southern corp norfolk southern declin comment stuck offer for piedmont norfolk own pct piedmont and open bid propos takeov piedmont analyst icahn acquir usair make airlin attract takeov target icahn had want sell airlin and taker strategi call for make invest attract accomplish that specif object and acquir airlin andrew kim eberstadt fleme don bui thi becom viabl packag kim icahn financ abil for such transact remain doubt part twa heavi debt load wall street sourc twa cash offer sourc icahn not line financi advis and plan make arrang icahn earlier thi year abandon plan bui usx corp and retain pct that compani stock wall street sourc financi usx plan impact cloud hang advis drexel burnham lambert inc wall street insid trade scandal industri sourc predict usair reject twa offer price and financ concern litter conting and doesn even financ arrang execut anoth major airlin execut conced merg twa usair strong contend usair east coast rout system and plan west coast presenc psa usair feed intenr flight twa midwest presenc loui hub ad piedmont domin southeast mix develop even stronger forc combin entiti twa par reserv system such merger complex and analyst result airlin iwth pct market share reuter earn forest oil corp foil qtr shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln reuter trade yeutter plan trade trip china thi summer trade repres clayton yeutter plan juli trip china discuss trade issu includ china admiss gener agreement tariff and trade yeutter told congression hear china member gatt end year make major move full scale member world economi told hous appropri subcommitte overse agenc budget depend negoti term china gatt membership yeutter put final touch part agreement trip admiss china gatt multin group nation negoti intern rule trade offer potenti export market and potenti competit for industri that lot potenti risk for busi yeutter china will develop into fine market for ad reuter coffee rio coffe trade prefer pact quota cut failur talk introduc coffe export quota intern coffe agreement ica prefer altern brazil sharpli reduc quota had propos presid rio janeiro coffe trade associ carlo calmon told reuter propos reduc brazil quota pct world share pct present unaccept countri larg stock and good harvest expect brazil capac export mln bag thi year calmon ad calmon assum mln bag global ica quota brazil share propos mln bag solubl account for mln leav mln bag green coffe for export piti talk broke for brazil thi such quota reduct ad brazil export mln bag solubl and green coffe includ two mln bag member sever drought and market problem cut export last year mln bag calmon estim stock januari mln bag mln sold for export harvest thi year mln bag ad latest brazilian coffe institut estim for last year harvest mln bag trader higher thi reuter grain cabinet council set mull farm issu reagan administr cabinet level econom polici council schedul meet fridai discuss issu statu agricultur legisl administr offici offici discuss agricultur depart wheat export subsidi soviet union not agenda matter not agenda can brought council offici grain trade offici specul that usda make wheat export enhanc offer moscow usda offici matter not activ consider usda todai transmit congress packag legisl propos includ bill that cut target price and speed loan rate reduct reuter earn unicorp american corp uac qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note net prefer dividend payment and includ tax gain sale real estat properti mln dlr reuter acq banner bnr complet rexnord share purchas banner industri inc complet previous announc purchas rexnord inc rex own pct rexnord outstand purchas rexnord common validli tender pursuant dlr per share cash tender offer end februari banner receiv mln dlr pursuant credit agreement citicorp industri credit inc and bank nova scotia and mln dlr offer made drexel burnham lambert inc merger rexnord subsidiari banner will copmlet mid compani reuter veg-oil reaffirm opposit oil tax plan meet govern agenc todai reaffirm strong opposit unit state propos tax veget oil and fat european commun trade offici repres major govern agenc agre trade polici review group meet includ offici deputi secretari rank continu diplomat pressur member state agenc togeth thi trade offici sourc continu make clear member state and commiss that brussel proce veget oil tax will great cost offici formal list european product retali drawn don that point trade offici ad that begun deliber farm price packag suzann earli assist trade repres told reuter interag meet discuss strategi veget oil issu ask retali sometim not specif trade repres clayton yeutter mondai warn anoth major transatlant trade row will develop proce veget oil tax reuter earn ccl industri inc qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note shr profit relat class vote share reuter earn transcontinent group qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note period end januari reuter reuter acq piedmont aviat recess meet take action merger propos gnp canada central bank head see moder growth bank canada governor john crow expect canadian economi will grow moder come year despit flat growth final quarter moder growth crow told new confer present central bank annual report hous common todai posit sign growth economi drawdown busi inventori fourth quarter yesterdai statist canada report gross domest product expand slight pct quarter crow reiter bank previou statement that inflat remain major prioriti set monetari polici and inflat accept canada inflat rate hover pct mark governor canada bank system remain sound despit recent concern exposur countri bank debt plagu countri such brazil debt problem not happi develop can overplai term impact crow told report reuter earn amvestor financi corp avfc qtr net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note qtr and oper net exclud dlr and dlr ct per share for realiz invest gain qtr and oper net exclud dlr and dlr for tax loss carryforward qtr and oper net exclud realiz invest gain dlr ct per share and dlr ct per share qtr oper net exclud loss dlr for carryforward reuter acq piedmont pie take action piedmont aviat inc board meet recess todai take action propos combin piedmont corpor piedmont receiv oppos bid norfolk southern corp and air corp earlier todai tran world airlin inc offer bui piedmont suitor air altern merg piedmont and air prepar statement piedmont announc thi situat todai compani declin board meet reuter trade yeutter concern export pictur trade repres clayton yeutter expect import fall concern lack improv export dollar declin last month convinc improv import side concern export side told hous appropri subcommitte part blame countri not gener econom growth increas demand for good and part compani not gener competit export reuter trade hous trade bill draft postpon hous wai and mean trade subcommitte postpon week open session start draft major trade law committe aid subcommitte had not complet preparatori work start write legisl aid reuter earn lumon inc year loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr note loss exclud extraordinari loss dlr ct shr includ corpor reorgan discontinu oper and inventori writedown subsidiari ago loss dlr ct shr reuter earn hcc industri hcci quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai march record march reuter crude southland slc unit rais crude price southland corp citgo petrleum corp rais contract price will pai for grade crude oil dlr barrel effect todai increas bring citgo post price for west texa intermedi dlr bbl west texa sour price dlr bbl and light louisiana south post dlr bbl februari citgo lower crude post ct dlr per bbl and cut wti dlr reuter earn western secur bank qtr net shr profit ten ct loss six ct net profit loss year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit asset mln mln deposit mln mln loan mln mln reuter coffee coffe price drop not affect colombia debt sharp fall intern coffe price will not affect colombia extern credit situat financ minist cesar gaviria told reuter foreign debt high can pai and hope foreign bank commun will maintain posit current declin world coffe market not total unexpect and bear colombia financi state describ sound gaviria declin coffe price mean loss billion dlr revenu for conserv parti and countri largest trade union call thi week for debt reschedul price drop colombia major latin american countri not reschedul extern public debt total foreign debt billion dlr reuter reserves south african foreign reserv sharpli south africa total gold and foreign asset rose mln rand februari billion rand rise almost billion rand januari reserv bank governor gerhard kock kock interview state run televis gave breakdown reserv that curb inflat salari increas below inflat rate state set exampl keep wage increas below inflat rate consum price rose pct year januari reuter acq wtc intern waf set south africa trust wtc intern sold affili south africa independ trust creat continu oper that countri purchas price mln dlr repres ten year interest bear note payabl annual pct paid trust proce south african oper compani wtc board conclud view social polit and econom situatin south africa separ compani interest reuter coffee ivori coast coffe price fall short live ivori coast todai predict that present coffe price crash record collaps recent intern coffe organis ico meet london not last long comment mondai failur produc and consum nation agre export quota need tighten oversuppli coffe market ivorian agricultur minist deni bra kanon told report that trader eventu oblig restor posit convinc market revers april told new confer return fail london talk robusta coffe bean for deliveri end dai london sterl sterl tonn lowest sinc bra kanon estim billion cfa franc billion dlr loss revenu earn ivori coast commod export thi year slide world market continu disclos that countri world biggest cocoa produc and largest for coffe spearhead african initi reach compromis formula end month ivori coast chosen abidjan base inter african coffe organis iaco speak behalf contin produc nation london talk initi iaco like elabor london collaps immedi embark concert avoid break fragil market question journalist minist presid felix houphouet boigni estim for moment that govern not forc reduc price guarante state ivorian coffe grower for current season last year west african nation announc that coffe produc price stai cfa franc cent per kilo bra kanon that countri strive diversifi agricultur product avoid bee depend world market fluctuat communiqu read state run televis tonight that todai weekli cabinet meet veteran ivorian leader reaffirm faith ivori coast bright econom futur despit commod price slide agricultur minist announc govern decid earmark sum billion cfa franc mln dlr support countri small farmer financi strap ivori coast long regard africa showpiec economi difficult time sharp slump world price cocoa and coffe ivori coast real gross domest product expect grow pct thi year compar pct recent financ ministri estim reuter gold reagan remark gold recov hong kong gold rose cent ounc statement presid ronald reagan that arm for hostag deal iran mistak dealer bullion rose dlr initi low thi compar open and york close dealer note mild short cover metal initi sell local investor trade fairli quiet thi morn partli ow slow dollar activ ad reagan remark had short live bullish impact gold price stabilis dlr dealer local market metal trade narrow rang and dlr tael yesterdai close reuter money-supply taiwan issu cd curb monei suppli growth central bank issu billion dlr worth certif deposit cd bring issu thi year billion bank spokesman told reuter cd matur six month year and two year carri interest rate rang pct issu design curb growth monei suppli expand taiwan foreign exchang reserv spokesman reserv reach record high billion dlr wednesdai reuter ship taiwan shipbuild for japanes ventur taiwan state own china shipbuild corp csbc plan seek joint product agreement japan and diversifi into ship repair trim debt chairman loui told reuter interview that csbc joint product ventur build two hull for onomichi dockyard success talk similar project held japanes firm includ mitsubishi heavi industri mith and ishikawajima harima heavi industri jima csbc deliv hull two teu twenti foot equival unit contain ship thi year onomichi complet product expect success cooper and onomichi will pave for cooper japanes shipbuild futur japanes firm gain lower cost shipbuild taiwan csbc benefit japanes technolog and market thi pose challeng competitor europ and south korea csbc made loss mln dlr sinc begin oper total debt stand mln dlr annual interest payment mln dlr compani taiwan largest shipbuild full govern support and had begun diversifi into ship repair and manufactur pipe and machineri hope can surviv and prosper diversif incom ship repair almost doubl mln dlr year end june compar previou financi year estim incom rise mln dlr csbc order build ship total dead weight ton dwt thi financi year compar ship dwt prospect for shipbuild gloomi due overtonnag outlook for ship repair bright reuter crude opec stick firm offici price subroto opec countri stick firmli offici crude oil price volatil spot price like continu into quarter indonesian minist mine and energi subroto told reuter subroto attend pacif energi cooper confer blame recent rapid spot price unbalanc suppli and demand stick product limit quarter will balanc market period transit impact opec decemb agreement cut output and fix price averag dlr barrel work ask whether opec member gulf cooper council gcc had concret propos qatar sell crude oil face strong resist offici price subroto appar care that gcc meet each subroto that not member opec price differenti committe not meet had postpon schedul april date find not meet stick offici price reuter coffee thai coffe export rise thai coffe export rose tonn year earlier custom depart reuter money-supply south korean monei suppli rise februari south korea monei suppli rose pct billion won februari billion januari fell revis pct decemb provision bank korea figur show februari figur pct year earlier monei suppli rose pct billion won februari januari fell pct decemb februari figur mark year year rise pct bank previous fell pct januari reuter reserves pakistan foreign exchang reserv fall pakistan foreign exchang reserv fell billion rupe februari billion januari compar billion februari state bank pakistan bank gave reason for fall local banker big import bill had affect reserv feder bureau statist not releas last month import and export figur reuter earn hoechst group pre tax profit fall hoechst hfag group pre tax profit slightli lower billion mark post parent compani pre tax profit rose slightli billion group turnov fell slightli billion mark billion and parent compani turnov fell billion mark billion compani statement reuter gold bhp float gold unit for issu broken hill pty brkn bhp plan renounc for issu right float compani bhp gold mine bhpgm will hold bhp gold interest statement bhp cent par right price cent for mln bhpgm share offer bhp will subscrib for remain mln share pct issu capit term bhpgm will pai mln dlr for bhp gold interest exclud stake papua guinea tedi mine and interest held bhp utah intern inc bhp statement issu will made sharehold regist march open april and close april and underwritten and son right will trade australian stock exchang march april and share will quot june bhp compani will australia larger gold produc annual output exceed ounc plan boost product ounc earli bhpgm portfolio will includ australian mine pct telfer pct ora banda and brown creek and pct boddington develop statement bhpgm hold bhp pct stake coron hill properti northern territori and pct stake ventur gympi queensland bhpgm chairman design john gough qualiti gold stock divers and depth bhp gold portfolio give compani sound foundat current gold product and excit potenti for growth reuter earn bank expect post pct profit rise hongkong and shanghai bank corp hkbh like show rise profit and pct for reflect stronger expect loan growth share analyst poll reuter estim bank net earn for last year rang billion dlr result will announc tuesdai net profit billion forecast final dividend cent for total cent for year cent adjust for for bonu issu analyst expect bank recommend bonu issu thi year for for bank pct subsidiari hang seng bank hsgh report result fridai analyst expect hang seng announc net profit billion dlr for time increas pct expect hang seng pai final dividend dlr for total dlr for year analyst that us undisclos reserv bank make forecast imprecis hongkong bank benefit unexpect strength hong kong economi gross domest product grew pct initi forecast pct benefit consider pickup loan demand loan portfolio balanc analyst mansion hous secur govern figur show that total loan and advanc rose pct compar pct increas loan financ hong kong visibl trade mainstai local economi rose pct declin pct low interest rate help bank interest receiv loan low prime rate pct end interest paid save two pct hongkong bank and hang seng bank control half deposit bank system give access larg base low cost fund strength real estat market anoth major incom sourc for bank group loan financ properti develop and instal mortgag rose sharpli hongkong bank group leader mortgag busi despit tough competit bank china group and foreign bank analyst high level activ capit and equiti market contribut sharp improv hongkong bank subsidiari wardlei waia and jame capel and analyst wardlei had tremend year act financi advis and underwrit analyst wardlei underwrit for last year billion dlr flotat cathai pacif airwai hongkong bank own pct time bank stake sinc cut pct return for billion dlr sold entir pct stake south china morn post larger two english languag daili newspap for billion dlr proce will reserv for acquisit and will not show profit and loss account analyst analyst bank had help reduc write bad debt for provis lower year toni measor hong leong secur last year profit billion dlr not for huge provis hongkong bank chairman michael sandberg bank wrote hundr million dollar ship exposur leslei nickold counti secur asia major ship writeoff forecast profit billion dlr bank latin american exposur pct own marin midland bank inc appear improv substanti analyst marin midland fourth quarter loan loss provis fell mln dlr mln year net profit rose mln dlr mln reuter acq hugh tool director reject merger baker director hugh tool recommend sharehold that reject merger baker intern corp bko todai hugh vice presid ik kerridg recommend put sharehold meet schedul for local time gmt discuss propos merger kerridg board met yesterdai discuss merger decid hugh board object depart justic requir that baker sell specialis subsidiari busi relat oil drill hugh board last week that cancel merger depart justic requir board director california base baker had approv merger februari baker had sign agreement sell subsidiari compani had april compli justic depart requir kerridg reuter earn canon inc cann year end decmeb group shr yen net billion yen billion pretax billion yen billion oper billion yen billion sale billion billion note compani attribut profit fall larg yen appreci period domest sale rose pct billion yen year earlier export declin pct billion reuter tin thai tin export rise januari thailand export tonn tin metal januari decemb and year ago miner resourc depart major buyer last month singapor japan britain netherland malaysia and reuter trade belgolux trade move into surplu belgo luxembourg econom union bleu move into narrow trade surplu billion franc billion franc deficit figur spokesman for nation statist institut show import fell last year billion franc export lower billion franc billion decemb bleu had billion franc trade surplu billion franc surplu novemb and billion franc surplu decemb reuter money-supply spain rais bank reserv requir bank spain rais reserv requir for bank and save bank pct deposit pct drain excess liquid threaten monei suppli and inflat target statement issu late last night central bank measur effect march recent week excess liquid spanish economi not control threaten monetari and inflat target set govern statement bank sourc measur drain billion peseta system maximum reserv requir allow law pct move follow half point increas yesterdai bank spain kei overnight call monei rate stand pct todai auction bank left rate unchang spain princip measur monei suppli broad base liquid asset public hand alp grew annualis rate pct januari compar pct and target pct for bank sourc that januari monei suppli figur good compar annualis rate pct decemb and pct januari alp growth appear acceler februari rais govern concern inflat recent figur suggest that price control secretari state for trade miguel angel fernandez ordonez thi week that annualis inflat rate for februari not offici announc fell pct six pct januari compar inflat pct and govern target pct for thi year reuter iron-steel india and japan discuss iron or price state own miner and metal trade corp will send team japan week negoti iron or export contract for begin april trade sourc japan biggest buyer indian iron or import mln tonn year ask india reduc price current averag dlr tonn sourc japan forc reduc or import india year delhi fail reduc price sourc declin give detail reuter sugar fir slightli rais beet sugar output estim french sugar market intervent board fir rais estim beet sugar product member european commun mln tonn white equival end februari report mln month earlier forecast for total sugar product includ cane and molass rose mln tonn mln portug join commun januari estim mln tonn white equival unchang previou forecast and compar mln tonn for product for current campaign spain higher report last month mln tonn compar tonn beet sugar product express white equival estim mln tonn franc mln tonn west germani mln itali mln britain mln netherland tonn belgium luxembourg denmark greec ireland and portug reuter crude papua guinea plan resourc invest agenc papua guinea govern will establish public corpor invest resourc project miner and energi minist john kaputin intend provid mean privileg individu can becom part owner and beneficiari develop mine and petroleum project told parliament exist polici allow state pct equiti major mine project and pct oil and ga project maintain plan agenc state equiti current develop kaputin papua guinea experienc boom explor compani spend mln kina annual mine and petroleum project govern determin ensur that papua guinean ownership miner and petroleum project increas orderli kaputin not corpor establish exactli form govern studi whether directli involv explor develop reuter money-fx nigerian currenc firm latest auction nigerian naira firm pct dollar bank disqualifi bid todai weekli foreign exchang auction central bank naira finish dollar last week mln dlr mln dlr offer sold bid bank successfulli obtain hard currenc effect rate includ central bank levi for transact come week last week failur sell alloc due central bank unpreced disqualif bank punish for inadequ document previou transact bank requir submit proof that bid base valid commerci transact and central bank complain past that fail produc paperwork time reuter trade tell japan cut trade surplu undersecretari state for econom affair allen walli had urg japan reduc larg trade surplu unit state central messag japan thi week that made progress area told press confer dai talk resolut trade issu visibl effort restructur economi encourag import and greater domest led growth forecast sluggish econom growth japan thi year walli urg tokyo stimul domest demand reduc trade surplu hit record billion dlr name area concern washington comput microchip supercomput kansai airport agricultur product and car telephon warn that japan agreement govern trade semiconductor jeopardi despit pact japanes produc dump microchip foreign market unit state penetr japanes market not increas reuter gnp german econom outlook fairli bright outlook for west german economi rel bright gross nation product expect expand pct thi year kiel univers institut for world economi gnp forecast institut lead econom research bodi west germani optimist that institut recent reduc gnp forecast two and pct report kiel institut west germani export outlook not deterior fundament despit mark strength dollar and major currenc danger that export will slump appear limit report contrari slight rise export can expect institut past experi shown west german export will move counterbal currenc factor cut cost penetr market and adjust product rang will aid expect slight rise econom growth industri countri time declin export oil produc countri set slow thi year west german gnp growth will led renew advanc domest consumpt and invest spend will turn buoi expansionari monetari polici institut labour market slight improv compani will reluct hire addit worker due higher labour cost caus partli agre reduct work hour institut caution that expansionari stanc monetari polici west germani like bring mark acceler inflat warn that call worldwid synchron monetari polici heighten risk global recess central bank industri countri includ bundesbank had feder reserv board expansionari institut thi turn bound lead eventu rise worldwid inflat and shift polici restrict polici central bank like follow suit caus recess that aggrav debt crisi develop countri increas protection world germani cannot shield neg effect global synchron monetari polici can strengthen forc growth home institut thi ensur that fiscal polici foster willing work and invest tax cut greater amount plan and wage increas and markedli lower bundesbank reduc inflationari pressur cut current rate growth monei suppli pct reuter coffee creditor bank bui into singapor coffe firm creditor bank singapor coffe trader teck hock and pte think bui control stake compani creditor bank offici sinc last decemb bank allow compani postpon loan repay find oversea commod compani make offer for firm compani express interest and negoti not bank sourc bank prepar take stake find investor will inject six mln dlr compani not control bank sourc teck hock financi advis singapor intern merchant banker simbl will work propos creditor bank major hold like held two largest creditor bank standard charter bank stch and oversea chines bank corp ocbm ad teck hock ow mln singapor dlr and creditor bank earlier thi week agre teck hock fufil profit contract balanc earlier loss bank oversea chines bank corp unit oversea bank uobm banqu pariba bangkok bank citibank standard charter bank algemen bank nederland abnn banqu national pari bnpp and chase manhattan bank reuter trade econom spotlight polish sanction poland sanction cost economi billion dlr and made clear washington lead repair damag lift remain restrict two week ago polish offici unabl provid precis breakdown figur take into account number hypothet loss sophist convert into financi term bank sourc western econom expert effect sanction imposs calcul blur poor perform poland economi and dismiss billion dlr figur illusori sanction provid excus for achiev bad effect contribut larg intern econom problem impos measur and withdrew favour nation mfn trade statu poland retali for suppress solidar free trade union martial law estim cost polish economi origin devis year ago institut nation economi offshoot central plan commiss western envoi expert polish econom affair extrapol inform growth trend trade unit state increas credit western commerci and govern lender calcul base time trade boom and credit flow freeli dismiss estim theoret project base high point real scientif evalu foreign trade ministri offici polish export late averag mln dlr annual and had fallen half sinc sanction impos import suffer slump mln dlr mln credit ran poland dwindl trade surplu west last year billion dlr target billion offici figur show acknowledg that sanction lost poland import market includ agricultur equip textil chemic and foodstuff western economist credit dri for econom not polit reason poland accus west let econom relat deterior for polit reason expert illus base misunderstand western economi limit you can give hope repai anoth ad that poland had benefit global phenomenon easi credit longer todai realiti describ billion dlr assess nebul diplomat includ loss hypothet order and setback polish research curb scientif link and exchang western offici lift sanction and mfn statu will impact poland hard currenc debt billion dlr and lack mean modernis industri mfn doesn mean that poland will not treat wors countri will difficult regain access market forc plai western envoi polish product not competit and qualiti low trade war and protectionist measur japan and europ hamper poland effort regain entri deputi foreign trade minist janusz kaczurba recognis thi fact recent kaczurba told offici pap new agenc recent make lost posit will long time and uncommonli difficult and case imposs period two year will increas level export mln dlr poland seek compens moral assist impos sanction illeg western economist argument that sanction unilater torpedo polish economi won cut ic american will repli that pole act immor crush solidar nevertheless polish nation bank head wladyslaw baka talk washington last week intern monetari fund imf and world bank made clear that poland for lead unit state quot pap that poland meet financi oblig unit state not short time and not cooper stand part foreign econom partner stress that had opportun plai part cooper polici poland partner interest settlement polish debt put sharpli senior bank offici blame washington for obstruct talk world bank imf and pari club western creditor govern recent year and plai posit role major superpow unit state can influenc intern organis cite recent meet aim stabilis currenc exampl extent western nation prepar cooper reuter wpi belgian wholesal price fall januari belgian wholesal price fell pct januari year earlier pct year year fall decemb figur econom ministri show ministri spokesman wholesal price index base and exclud ad tax stood januari thi compar decemb janua and decemb januari wholesal price pct lower year earlier reuter interest bundesbank leav credit polici unchang bundesbank left credit polici unchang todai regular meet council spokesman answer enquiri west german discount rate remain pct and lombard emerg financ rate pct reuter sugar turkei import tonn crystal sugar turkei announc tender import tonn white crystal sugar advertis local newspap turkish sugar factori advertis pct option increas decreas amount and bid reach march semi offici anatolian agenc recent quot turkish minist industri and trade cahit aral turkei will export tonn sugar thi year and import amount reuter money-fx egyptian central bank dollar rate unchang egypt central bank todai set dollar rate for commerci bank for march dollar unchang previou rate reuter acq baker intern corp sue hugh tool seek merger complet acq usair group reject tran world airlin takeov bid crude earli march opec output below ceil opec crude oil output dai march run mln bpd mln bpd averag for februari and below mln bpd ceil group adopt decemb reuter survei show figur poll reuter correspond oil trader industri execut and analyst europ middl east africa latin america and asia back recent statement opec minist that group produc ceil support return fix price system into effect last month opec output for februari bpd ceil larg overproduct unit arab emir and kuwait figur show uae togeth smaller produc ecuador produc quota dai march survei reveal such overproduct compens for sharp fall saudi arabian output togeth iran inabl export quota iraq reject opec quota mln bpd and produc mln bpd februari and earli march figur show saudi output exclud movement into stock fell mln bpd earli march mln bpd februari mln bpd quota saudi figur includ bpd share neutral zone product kuwait consist deni quota violat estim pump mln bpd februari and earli march figur includ bpd share neutral zone output bpd quota report custom resist fix price set opec state reflect output qatar and nigeria substanti quota februari and earli march qatar februari output bpd and thi fell bpd earli march compar bpd quota industri sourc japanes buyer resist qatar price and gulf arab oil state pledg make for shortfal sale fellow gulf state suffer nigeria earli march output mln bpd mln bpd februari and quota mln bpd industri sourc nigeria custom bonni grade overpr compar compat brent crude north sea countri countri product figur follow mln bpd countri current februari quota algeria ecuador gabon indonesia iran iraq kuwait libya nigeria qatar saudi arabia uae venezuela total reuter reuter acq baker bko sue forc hugh merger baker intern corp file suit state court houston compel hugh tool complet propos merger baker late yesterdai hugh had termin merger agreement baker not agre altern divestitur plan devis hugh hugh board had previous found unaccept justic depart consent decre that requir broader divestitur baker not obtain satisfactori explan hugh object provis justic depart consent decre hugh yesterdai adjourn special meet sharehold vote merger permit count vote deal baker believ vote overwhelmingli favor merger baker term that hugh propos for merger altern consent decre burdensom consent decre baker divestitur consent decre reduc revenu for combin compani mln dlr pct baker will continu pursu divestitur unit name consent decre suit name defend hugh and director and seek injunct forc hugh live merger agreement substanti monetari damag not name baker believ merger interest sharehold compani reuter interest spain deregul bank deposit interest rate spain financ ministri deregul bank deposit rate effort rais competit bank and bring legisl into line european commun ministri spokesman measur publish todai offici state gazett take effect tomorrow and lift restrict rate limit six pct deposit dai govern enact decre cut pct pct proport total asset bank lend favour rate industri classifi public interest banker expect deregul rate result pct drop profit thi year secretari state for economi guillermo dehesa told reuter recent interview reduct fix asset invest offset loss rate liberalis reuter acq usair reject twa twa takeov bid usair group inc board reject tran world airlin inc offer acquir usair for dlr per share cash grossli adequ and not interest usair sharehold employe passeng compani unsolicit bid carl icahn led twa highli condit usair board and that piedmont aviat inc pie met separ yesterdai usair offer acquir pct piedmont for dlr per share and remain share for common share each valu dlr per share base averag close price usair common period merger compani continu talk piedmont arriv definit merger agreement and two compani hope reach shortli usair light highli condit natur and term twa offer time offer and circumst made usair group believ that purpos twa offer interfer usair group propos acquisit piedmont twa propos noth attempt carl icahn disrupt eleventh hour usair group acquisit piedmont transact usair group board view benefici usair group sharehold employe and passeng and icahn regard contrari person interest usair board author counsel explor legal remedi call twa last minut attempt interfer usair group acquisit piedmont compani condit twa offer includ twa obtain financ usair board redeem defens right issu sharehold last year and act render fair price provis contain usair charter inapplic twa offer and transport depart approv reuter jobs time jobless claim fall week applic for unemploy insur benefit fell season adjust week end feb prior week labor depart number peopl receiv benefit regular state program total week end feb latest period for that figur that previou week reuter earn jaguar see strong growth model sale jaguar plc jagr sell model and japanes market and expect strong recept base success chairman sir john egan told new confer comment pct growth group turnov mln stg and pre tax profit mln stg slightli below mln egan jaguar aim averag profit growth pct per year introduct model had thi year pre tax profit jaguar start sell and plan sell total product sale account for pct total turnov financ director john edward price for car not set edward rel high car price dollar west german competitor offer umbrella for jaguar ad had compet luxuri car produc restrict car price jaguar hedg major dollar receipt month roll basi and plan for larger part receipt for longer period john egan longer term capit expenditur will amount pct net sale research and develop will cost pct net sale and train two pct jaguar build half car and bui compon for half firm earli stage build press shop britain for mln stg egan thi anoth year london stock exchang jaguar share last quot yesterdai close report result line market expect dealer reuter crude diamond shamrock rais crude post price dlr effect march wti dlr bbl earn nord resourc corp nrd qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note shr figur adjust for for split paid feb reuter copper quak damag chuquicamata mine spokesman earthquak hit northern chile todai regist open end richter scale caus damag copper mine chuquicamata mine spokesman chuquicamata public relat director guillermo barcelo told reuter telephon mine that quak had caus problem and oper continu usual spokesman for state chilean copper commiss santiago confirm had damag chuquicamata reuter acq group appli bui french telephon group consortia appli bui french state own telephon equip manufactur cie general construct telephoniqu cgct will give owner control pct french telephon switch market sourc close financ minist edouard balladur french govern end april decid applic will accept ad foreign group want gain foothold french market potenti stake cgct limit pct privatis law pass last year pct left french hand financ ministri sourc gave detail group interest cgct publicli announc candidaci telecommun giant american telephon and telegraph centr two year battl for cgct team dutch base philip telecommun industri subsidiari philip gloeilampenfabriek pglo and societ anonym telecommun sat present joint bid associ hold compani cie midi mcdp and french invest fund second bid come west german electron group siemen sieg hope pct stake cgct french telecommun jeumont schneider take remain pct sweden ericsson submit bid for maximum pct permit associ french defenc electron group matra hold and pct and construct group bouygu matra acquir cgct privat telephon busi reuter ship blizzard close bosphoru blizzard condit halt ship bosphoru waterwai and pile snow cm deep central istanbul paralys citi for second dai run snow whip kph wind continu fall istanbul and northwest anatolia hour and weather report predict relief for anoth two dai port offici six larg vessel black sea and sea marmara wait for condit improv istanbul ataturk intern airport close sinc yesterdai reuter acq japan fund jpn seeker confid financ sterl grace capit manag group confid financ can arrang japan fund board recommend group acquisit propos group includ anglo american secur fund and picken iii tuesdai propos entiti control acquir for cash asset japan fund for pct fund aggreg net asset group had number meet past dai domest and oversea financi institut sterl grace capit group institut express interest provid financ for propos acquisit japan fund ad confid that financ can quickli arrang japan fund board director will recommend transact sharehold reuter earn pegasu gold inc pgulf qtr dec net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln reuter earn keltic inc year net shr ct dlr net rev note shr novemb class subordin float share issu reuter acq hutton efh start purol pcc bid hutton group inc start previous announc offer purchas common share purol courier corp dlr each newspap advertis compani offer prorat period and withdrfaw right will expir april extend offer condit receipt purol share pct interest and step merger agreement that approv purol board hutton reserv bui share present intent waiv condit that share tender long receiv pct interest receiv fewer share that purchas sharesd consent purol reuter money-fx yeutter put currenc burden taiwan korea respons for appreci taiwan dollar and south korean won li solei countri trade repres clayton yeutter speak asia societi yeutter that countri long term interest rais currenc dollar yeutter respond question encourag appreci currenc dollar order reduc larg trade deficit taiwain and korea undervalu currenc will countri export short term long run concern perceiv intern busi commun yeutter for taiwan yeutter that per capita trade surplu larger that japan and huge foreign exchang reserv difficult defend high import tarrif and barrier that prevail that countri that south korean won begin move reflect underli econom fundament two year time korea will situat that prevail taiwan turn deficit japan billion dlr yeutter that thi situat not sustain give not great threat legisl action counteract that trend yeutter reuter earn princevil develop corp pvdc year loss shr dilut loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr dilut note current year includ loss mln dlr takeov defens expens includ loss mln dlr dlr equiti limit partnership reuter acq orang holder rais stake orang inc largest sharehold summit resourec inc increas stake pct pct and own share reuter earn horizon corp hzn qtr net oper shr profit dlr loss ct oper net profit mln loss rev mln year oper shr profit dlr loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year net period exclud dlr loss discontinu oper net period includ pretax gain mln dlr sale remain interest paradis hill develop reuter earn intern thomson organis year shr net mln mln rev billion billion note figur sterl share result deduct prefer share dividend mln pound sterl reuter earn equatori commun equa qtr loss shr loss dlr nil net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg share note fourth qtr net includ time restructur charg mln dlr net incom includ extraordinari gain mln dlr ct reuter earn intern thomson organis year shr acq trimedyn tmed spin stake unit trimedyn inc will distribut class common share automedix scienc inc for each trimedyn share held record march compani spinoff distribut entir pct interesdt automedix spun stock will not saleabl for month compani reuter earn casei gener store inc casi qtr jan shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter crude diamond shamrock dia rais crude oil post diamond shamrock rais post price for grade crude oil dlr barrel effect yesterdai dlr increas bring west texa intermedi wti benchmark crude dlr bbl compani diamond shamrock join sun coastal citgo and murphi oil rais crude oil post price dlr barrel yesterdai reuter earn oak hill sportswear corp ohsc qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn oak industri inc oak qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr loss ct loss dlr oper net loss mln mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln backlog mln mln note oper loss exclud profit discontinu operationg dlr cent share dlr ct share quarter and mln dlr dlr share mln dlr ct share year year oper loss exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr ct share backlog includ order ship mth mln dlr januari order ship mth mln dlr mln dlr decemb reuter earn regi corp rgi regular dividend set qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq mannesmann seek stake firm mannesmann mmwg diversifi engin and pipe make group interest take stake compani compani not found suitabl firm spokesman repli question mannesmann manag board chairman werner dieter told busi weekli wirtschaftswoch interview that mannesmann want invest compani order strengthen presenc market dieter mannesmann act quickli and found firm want stake mannesmann spokesman declin industri sector group make acquisit big acquisit group had not complet take stake car compon firm fichtel und sach mannesmann had januari hope pct stake fichtel und sach hold compani sach quarter spokesman mannesmann had letter intent takeov heir compani late owner complet delai legal question inherit reuter earn american int group inc aig qtr net shr dlr ct net mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln note includ gain mln mln year and mln mln capit gain invest reuter earn system for health care for split system for health care inc reposit compani for revers stock split common share outstand quot price bid compar share outstand prior split anoth recent develop system for health care formal chang name present form orca corp reuter interest banker spanish reserv requir hike banker welcom bank spain decis rais reserv requir for bank and save bank reflect socialist govern determin not eas fight inflat despit pain social effect year auster central bank last night rais requir percentag point pct march that excess liquid threaten monei suppli and inflat target banker move repres chang tactic bank reli rais interest rate choke monei suppli growth good measur senior foreign banker faster job interest rate and avoid unpleas effect area economi show that polit will strong that control inflat will make industri competit and bring unemploy long run ad head anoth foreign bank that month ago bank spain had dismiss suggest rise reserv requir prefer pursu strategi rais interest rate banker high real interest rate offer pct for overnight fund attract monei abroad strengthen peseta and make spanish export competit govern industri competit hit hard inflat pct last year rate that spain major trade partner european commun join year ago meet thi year target pct insist pai rise stai that level set stage for clash trade union made sacrific demonstr worker student and farmer demand essenti involv govern spend becom almost daili occurr prime minist felip gonzalez insist that state can banker reserv requir increas impact commerci lend rate not hit monei market hard bank spain yesterdai rais kei overnight call monei rate pct left unchang todai auction rate increas time sinc start year below pct banker commerci lend rate set rise case end six pct maximium interest rate bank can offer for time deposit six month measur will effect tomorrow public decre todai offici gazett banker liberalis will increas cost fund and inevit push lend rate higher companion measur reduc proport fund bank invest specif area take effect tomorrow offici cut approv last month that aim partli compens bank for higher interest rate reuter earn gambro gamb year mln crown mln sale billion billion propos dividend crown crown reuter acq transport agenc final for air pacif southwest acquisit gold africa mine manag face charg disast manag and employe gener mine union corp kinross mine will face charg culpabl homicid last year disast gold miner di attornei gener offic minework kill last septemb kinross fire set toxic fume suffoc miner underground accus face altern charg break safeti regul set mine and work act spokesman case heard witbank region court kinross mid reuter earn american softwar amswa set stock split american softwar inc board declar for two stock split class and class common share payabl march record march compani expect increas semiannu dividend pct six ct per share post split ct pre split reuter acq comdata cdn merger agreement comdata network inc enter into letter intent limit partnership manag welsh carson anderson and stow wca merg comdata into corpror form wca comdata merger each share compani stock convert holder elect into dlr cash combin dlr cash and unit secur includ common stock comdata term subject condit that wca affili investor minimum pct fulli dilut stock entiti comdata wca and affili investor commit mln dlr bui secur compris entiti unit secur result merger proport and price compani sharehold comdata move subject execut definit agreement and approv comdata sharehold obtain mln dlr debt financ wca told comdata believ that can commit for thi financ reuter earn wajax year net shr ct dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter earn american softwar inc amswa qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter acq bankamerica bac sell german bank unit bankamerica corp agre sell bankhau central credit german consum bank subsidiari and german credit card oper banco santand spain term not disclos deal expect close second quarter bank hold compani bankhau central credit branch had total asset mln mark year end credit card oper servic visa card holder and merchant germani reach bankamerica spokesman compani record pretax gain mln dlr transact spokesman declin disclos price paid for oper banco santand term deal reuter reserves french offici reserv billion franc end jan billion end dec offici earn coplei properti inc cop qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr dlr ct net rev note compani began oper juli public offer annual data not directli compar reuter earn unitil corp utl qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter acq ryder rdr bui british caledonian unit ryder system inc acquir caledonian airmot british caledonian group plc for undisclos term caledonian airmot repair and rebuild aircraft engin reuter acq trelleborg larger slice boliden swedish tyre process equip and compon firm trelleborg take larger stake mine and metal concern boliden bld had origin intend trelleborg had previous announc exercis option acquir pct boliden vote right statement compani had receiv offer pct right and that accept reuter earn polaroid prd reaffirm opinion share polaroid corp rose reiter recommend merril lynch and that focus strong earn momentum for compani trader recommend stock sinc reiter todai expect strong earn momentum benefit lower dollar and anticip nice gain margin merril lynch analyst charl ryan neg opinion anoth brokerag hous hurt stock wednesdai and can bought rel bargain price todai ryan you polaroid weak volatil stock that caught weak polaroid stock gain point earli thi morn trade point wednesdai morn close polaroid work overtim product camera and film expect quarter earn pct ryan estim earn ct share quarter compar ct share earn year earlier expect compani earn dlr share compar dlr share last year reuter earn swedish match smb year profit net financi item mln crown mln sale billion crown billion propos dividend crown crown reuter reserves french offici reserv fall sharpli januari french offici reserv fell billion franc billion end januari billion end decemb financ ministri statement fall larg due sale foreign currenc that preced januari realign european monetari system em foreign currenc reserv fell billion franc month ministri thi reflect outflow billion franc oper french exchang stabilis fund counterbalanc gain billion franc result quarterli adjust dollar deposit held european monetari cooper fund fecom declin reflect billion franc deficit that franc built month fecom result short term financ instrument bank franc conjunct bundesbank and central bank interven heavili foreign exchang market late decemb and januari em accord attempt hold mark attract flight fund dollar and simultan shore franc januari mark revalu pct french franc reliev pressur french currenc fall foreign exchang reserv reserv billion franc end januari billion end decemb gold reserv unchang billion franc reserv european currenc unit fell billion franc billion end decemb claim intern monetari fund fell mln franc billion franc reuter earn industri inc qtr jan net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln six mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note exlcud discontinu oper for oper net for six mth for sale electron divis oper shr for qtr and six mth adjust for stock split and dividend distribut novemb reuter acq gener refractori grx sell oper gener refractori agre sell european refractori and build product oper for mln dlr austrian investor group european oper had sale mln dlr last year for result releas compani sale group head girozentral bank austria subject sharehold approv april board approv deal gener refractori miner oper not affect reuter coffee brazil set coffe export target ibc brazil set target for coffe export thi week breakdown intern coffe organ talk export quota presid brazilian coffe institut ibc jorio dauster told press confer brazil had reconsid export plan and that mln bag export figur had propos for earlier longer countri export target ico member countri mln bag offer had made assumpt agreement bring stabil world market ad had gestur eas negoti lack agreement leav longer valid and export below mln bag dauster talk produc export and market analyst take decis export polici futur polici flexibl and adjust market condit will not short term decis market panic dauster ad polici show brazil coffe sell and that ico agreement brazil coffe sell and show that not ico agreement crutch dauster comment breakdown talk dauster consum propos impli reduct two mln bag brazil export quota propos lead substanti loss for brazil and difficult for countri recov consum propos base quota six year move averag export product surplus lead overproduct countri boost output win higher quota dauster reject report brazil inflex had for breakdown talk note that stanc had back pct produc countri close link continu produc colombia mexico and francophon african countri dauster joint market action envisag present brazil had plan return system roaster bui contract hypothesi abandon dauster had not decid registr for shipment coffe will open declin comment whether ibc will adopt polici open registr for six month advanc export had suggest note export registr for month year total mln bag half mln export drought reduc crop mln and mln bag that had heard forecast mln bag for come crop ibc not make estim late april reuter earn pepsico pep upgrad kidder peabodi kidder peabodi and analyst roi burri issu strong bui recommend pepsico inc cite improv profit outlook for domest soft drink and frito lai snack food pepsico climb share midmorn burri forecast earn dlr per share and dlr compani earn dlr per share burri previous had sell recommend pepsico pct earn growth for frito lai trend that continu decad reuter acq shad see progress insid trade secur and exchang commiss chairman john shad progress made stop insid trade chairman hous subcommitte jurisdict secur law concern condit wall street greed creat feed frenzi wall street and process law broken and multi billion dlr corpor becom easi prei rep edward markei mass chairman telecommun and financ start hear sec activ congress understand nervou perceiv current scandal warn even wors thing come markei frenzi and disrupt creat merger mania distress shad recent case involv ivan boeski denni levin and warn that engag insid trade take heavi risk imprison high fine and disbar secur industri insid trade not erad inhibit and multimillion dollar profit that boeski and siphon market flow legitim investor and trader shad statement shad insid trade case involv pct sec enforc action recent year increas significantli case brought past year compar case preceed year markei not favor ban takeov thought tender offer process need reform includ earlier disclosur takeov attempt rep mathew rinaldo senior subcommitte republican introduc legisl creat member commiss studi secur industri for year and report find and recommend congress commiss member appoint sec primari mission analyz extent illeg trade insid trade and assess adequaci exist surveil system and govern oversight oper commiss advis congress addit resourc civil crimin remedi need combat fraud and improv complianc feder law rinaldo reuter crude opec februari output ceil opec output februari below mln bpd ceil set decemb and countri strictli adher quota opec new agenc opecna quot opec secretariat offici offici quot that lower output result member countri firm determin defend organis offici price dlr per barrel and refrain sell quantiti below that price unnam offici quot that opec meet foreseen biannual opec session plan start june offici gave figur for februari output statement that reduct total suppli actual export crude oil and product local deliveri member countri even pronounc suppli fell notic that month matter pressur member countri lifter align offici sell price ongo market price member countri except strictli adher offici sell price spite financi hardship thi entail statement recent improv price structur indic such determin organ stick offici sell price statement free spot market price rose dlr barrel earli decemb last year opec offici level end year opec pact oil industri specul that opec hold extraordinrari meet prior schedul june session discuss report overproduct state and strain differenti matrix price each opec crude qualiti and distanc main market offici statement that such emerg session schedul member countri firm determin defend price system agre decemb opec differenti committe met vienna start april thi session postpon date set offici unit arab emir chair state bodi member algeria kuwait saudi arabia libya nigeria and qatar reuter earn canadian imperi bank commerc qtr share basic ct ct acq perkin elmer pkn acquir high tech firm perkin elmer corp acquir atomika technisch physik base munich west germani high technolog concern special surfac scienc instrument term acquisit not disclos atomika will part physic electron divis base eden prairi minn divis part materi surfac technolog group reuter acq okai usair pacif southwest purchas depart transport gave final approv usair group propos mln dlr acquisit pacif southwest airlin depart acquisit not like substanti lessen competit and not harm public interest depart had tent approv acquisit januari depart decid make final tent decis review public respons agenc reject assert air north america not oper plan start servic citi serv usair and psa that acquisit lessen chanc entri into market carrier agenc air north america provid support for claim that transact give two carrier monopoli power market transport agenc air north america fail show that barrier that prevent entrant into market prevent carrier increas servic agenc note final order that psa oper exclus west and mexico usair serv west for part long haul flight east and midwest two carrier serv point common lo angel san diego san francico phoenix and tucsonm agenc transport depart reject request teamster union repres psa worker requir protect for psa worker agenc note that usair promis give protect benefit psa worker and that union repres psa worker collect bargain agreement that provid such protect reuter earn mci mcic presid see profit improv mci commun corp presid bert robert expect mci financi perform improv current quarter compar previou quarter american telephon and telegraph long distanc rate cut had cut into mci fourth quarter perform ad continu impact profit expect thi quarter fourth quarter current quarter end march for fourth quarter mci report mln dlr loss due write off and staff reduct robert att long distanc rate reduct had order feder commun commiss had significantli neg impact profit report earlier todai mci plan fcc immedi deregul att appar hope that unregul att pocket greater proport revenu cut rate reuter earn nation gypsum qtr net net rev mln mln year net mln rev billion billion note current year includ earn mln dlr for month end april year ago earn not compar acquisit aancor hold inc april reuter earn zayr corp qtr shr ct ct earn det oestasiatisk kompagni east asiat result for year group pre tax profit mln crown mln net turnov billion crown billion dividend pct nil group profit tax mln crown mln reuter earn signtech inc mth jan net shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln reuter earn canadian imperi bank commerc qtr period end januari shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net mln mln loan billion billion deposit billion billion asset billion billion note shr prefer dividend reuter acq triumph capit inc make acquisit triumph capit inc sign letter intent acquir secur transfer system inc pompano beach fla for undisclos term compani enter commerci financ busi format triumph financi corp wholli own unit extend dlr secur line credit micro design inc reuter earn conchemco inc ckc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april six record march reuter earn dst system inc dst regular payout set qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter interest fed not expect monei market action feder reserv not expect interven govern secur market add drain reserv economist economist not expect fed add reserv feder fund trade below six pct fund rate softer tone that add reserv current bank reserv mainten period smaller previous estim fed fund open pct and remain that level yesterdai fund averag pct reuter earn brown group inc qtr shr ct ct acq regal intern rgl up bell bpsiq bid bell petroleum servic inc regal intern inc doubl offer for bell stock regal share for each bell share half share previous compani offer receiv express interest for merger into fortun compani not identifi that will investig meet held thi week will explor possibl recommend final action reuter earn eqk green acr ega rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai aug record june reuter earn mercantil store inc qtr shr dlr dlr earn winland electron inc qtr loss shr loss profit ct net loss profit rev year shr loss ct loss net loss loss rev reuter livestock antibiot feed aid deadli bacteria studi studi salmonella poison uncov evid that common practic feed antibiot cattl help creat deadli bacteria that can infect human and resist medicin research feder center for diseas control track spread unusu strain salmonella that resist drug chloramphenicol and link result food poison farm that us drug promot growth cattl cattlemen give anim constant suppli antibiot feed grow faster critic warn for year that constant exposur drug help bacteria learn resist drug industri offici disput thi diseas that develop resist cattl not affect human studi report thursdai england journal medicin show diseas can spread human research team led john spika number peopl develop chloramphenicol resist infect lo angel counti alon jump year two victim di and half victim studi patient had hospit for ill discov that cook meat didn prevent diseas pct victim report eat raw infect hamburg research conclud major case caus eat hamburg that partial cook research result show that food anim major sourc antimicrobi resist salmonella infect human and that infect associ antibiot us farm reuter earn nation conveni nc qtr loss nation conveni store inc expect report loss for quarter end march due continu poor sale texa houston last year quarter nation conveni earn dlr ct per share includ gain dlr sale store anoth oper result includ earn gasolin oper dlr ct per share caus unusu high gross margin gasolin sale ct per gallon that caus rapidli fall oil price nation conveni quarter weak due winter weather reuter crude marathon rais crude post price ct bbl effect todai wti dlr bbl crude report due oil import and nation secur presidenti commiss that studi oil import includ effect nation secur make report white hous spokesman marlin fitzwat panel set last octob examin oil import make report week nation secur advis frank carlucci will wait that report and special action need nation secur area implement reuter earn chrysler set for two stock split rais dividend earn brown group inc qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion avg shr note period end februari compani chang fiscal yearend januari octob result restat reflect chang reuter earn pegasu gold inc pgulf qtr net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev mln year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note current qtr includ gain mln dlr tax benefit reuter earn zayr corp qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev billion billion year shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion note qtr net includ pre tax gain mln dlr sale real estat and real estat develop compani fiscal net includ extraordinari charg mln dlr six ct share per share data reflect two for stock split paid june reuter earn zayr plan store open zayr corp plan open addit zayr store maxx store and hit miss shop addit zayr plan add six wholesal club and homeclub warehous group earlier compani report earn end januari mln dlr dlr per share versu mln dlr dlr per share fiscal report fourth quarter net mln dlr ct share versu mln dlr ct share fourth quarter reuter earn chrysler set stock split higher dividend chrysler corp board declar for two stock split form pct stock dividend and rais quarterli dividend pct compani dividend rais ct share ct pre split basi equal dividend post split basi chrysler stock dividend payabl april holder record march cash dividend payabl april holder record march cash will paid lieu fraction share split chrysler mln share remain purchas stock repurchas program that began late that program target mln share latest stock split chrysler statement action reflect not outstand perform past year optim compani futur reuter acq banco santand bui west germani bank banco santand sign letter intent bank america bac purchas west german affili bankhau central credit bank bank statement amplifi earlier report frankfurt incorpor bank group will provid major boost for chanel invest spain and european commun statement thi oper enabl solid posit west germani ahead spain full integr into financi system year time deal includ licens for visa credit card reuter earn canadian imperi see lower loan loss canadian imperi bank commerc earlier report higher net incom for quarter end januari expect loan loss lower last year mln dlr bank will maintain high level provis for loan loss establish last year market uncertainti commerc bank set loan loss provis mln dlr fiscal end octob bank earlier quarter net incom rose mln dlr mln dlr prior year profit per basic share dividend fell ct year ago ct commerc bank market uncertainti us estim mln dlr for fiscal loan loss calcul quarter result bank quarter provis for loan loss rose mln dlr mln dlr prior year commerc bank will continu adopt agress postur ad gener provis loan exposur countri design feder govern inspector gener bank quarter net partli benefit net interest incom mln dlr year ago mln dlr commerc bank improv incom rose mln dlr year earlier mln dlr and net incom partial offset increas loan loss provis interest expens and incom tax bank quarter total asset increas billion dlr mln dlr prior year due continu expans consum loan and mortgag field return asset increas two ct ct per dlr averag asset quarter fiscal declin two ct fiscal fourth quarter bank total accrual loan increas billion dlr quarter year ago billion dlr accrual loan declin mln dlr fiscal year end despit recent announc suspens interest payment brazil virtual bank loan thi countri incom produc januari and advers impact bank earn prior announc commerc bank bank not disclos forecast impact futur earn brazil suspens interest payment reuter earn mercantil store inc mst qtr net qtr end jan shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion sugar india bought cargo sugar trade india bought cargo white sugar bui tender thi week gave seller option sell extra cargo price trader intern firm share busi gave each sale two cargo mar apr shipment sugar dlr cif and option two cargo apr thi bring recent option india trader tonn fix price and make futur indian purchas depend price fluctuat trader dlr cif sugar sold thi week discount dlr current price trader reuter acq unitel video sharehold propos sale liquid compani earn allegheni power system inc ayp set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn selkirk commun qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev mln mln note current oper net exclud extraordinari incom dlr qtr and dlr year previou loss dlr and dlr reuter earn houston oil royalti trust rth payout lower mthly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn engelhard corp set for two stock split and rais quarterli acq holder propos unitel unv sale liquid michael land major stockhold unitel video inc ask compani liquid sell asset land request compani implement program maxim sharehold valu includ sale part compani liquid file secur and exchang commiss land and anoth unitel video investor albert schwatz form sharehold group and togeth hold common share pct total outstand common stock land and schwartz had reach agreement principl york video tape servic compani dlr share takeov propos last septemb subsequ merger talk broke octob investor told sec continu review posit compani and acquir share sell current stake reuter acq huge tool compani baker intern merger plan not termin earn royal dutch shell group co qtr net shr royal dutch petroleum dlr dlr final royal dutch dividend guilder for total guilder guilder for shr shell transport and trade plc dlr dlr final shell transport dividend penc for total penc penc for group net billion billion group sale billion billion year shr royal dutch dlr dlr net shell transport dlr dlr group net billion billion group sale billion billion note group pct own royal dutch and pct shell transport dollar amount royal dutch dividend will depend guilder dollar exchang rate final dividend payabl june holder record shell transport dividend and per share result base york share equal ordinari share dollar final dividend will determin sterl dollar exchang rate current rate tax credit equal dlr final dividend payabl holder record april fourth quarter dollar figur for group translat sterl averag rate exchang for quarter dlr per pound and dlr full year dollar figur sum sterl translat dollar for second and fourth quarter net includ fifo inventori gain mln dlr loss mln dlr quarter and loss billion dlr loss mln dlr year lifo account had us compani royal dutch per share net dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year shell transport per share net dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year net includ restructur credit mln dlr charg mln dlr quarter and credit mln dlr charg mln per share impact restructur royal dutch credit ct charg ct quarter and credit ct charg dlr year shell transport credit ct charg ct quarter and credit ct charg ct year net includ currenc exchang loss mln dlr mln dlr quarter and mln dlr mln dlr year exchang loss had per share impact royal dutch ct ct quarter and ct dlr year and shell transport ct ct quarter and ct ct year reuter acq invest firm boost purol pcc stake halcyon invest york invest partnership that deal risk arbitrag and stock trade rais purol courier corp stake share pct pct file secur and exchang commiss halcyon manag partner alan slifka and bought purol common share feb and march price rang dlr each halcyon spent mln dlr for purol common share acquir option feb give bui share for mln dlr reuter acq aetna aet sell canadian oper aetna life and casualti aetna life and casualti canada subsidiari agre prncipl sell casualti properti subsidiari aetna casualti canada laurentian group montreal for undisclos term compani agreement subject canadian govern approv reuter earn southern miner corp smin qtr loss shr loss two ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev note per share figur adjust for for stock distribut effect dec result includ extraordinari tax benefit dlr share each period reuter interest bank england resist pressur for rate cut bank england fought monei and bond market pressur for pre budget interest rate cut leav pound strain rise trade weight index six month high close level sinc septemb pct index foreign investor continu bui into currenc offer high rel return and possibl short term capit gain dealer meanwhil opinion divid whether bank can stop cut budget dai march and want bank latest strong signal market that rate stai steadi for moment midafternoon lent discount hous penal rate pct reliev monei market shortag make discount hous suffer stephen lewi economist brokerag hous phillip and drew eleven and quarter pct monei market rate thi monei market signal appar not accompani sterl sale foreign exchang talk had inhibit strong rise yesterdai and tuesdai buyer strongli into pound pound surg high dlr london close previou finish and mark thi pressur possibl that rate drop budget jeremi hale economist financ hous goldman sach intern corp gilt trader forecast half point cut base rate current pct earli tomorrow analyst bank england will convinc that present rise fundament rate result short term specul gain valid reason for bank cautiou peter fellner economist broker jame capel and market becom highli optimist chanc conserv parti victori earli gener elect and disappoint prime minist margaret thatcher decid hold back lead declin pound and setback for bond fellner elect delai mid forecast will thi year note that pound prove vulner oil price loss chang fortun for dollar analyst agre bank larg set time cut hold altogeth author tradition prefer singl sustain rate move half point and add bank will influenc sign that proport latest bout sterl bui long term capit come into london market notabl japan argu that pound perceiv safer bet dollar latter recent sharp fall and current polit upheav washington bank want anoth point trade weight index budget argu lewi sterl firm satisfi even bank england ad bank declin comment reason for resist pressur for rate move budget bank sourc author recent rise sterl mark foreign exchang trader meanwhil analyst note market potenti harm new trade front todai figur show that current account deficit billion stg thi previou estim current account deficit and compar surplu billion stg fellner that normal condit thi bond and currenc market paus that bullish worri such fundament guess game time cut clear bank divid market privat bank offici forecast bank will hold for thi week bank rise tomorrow move come march forecast for half point cut anoth half full point budget dai reuter earn engelhard corp set stock split engelhard corp board declar for two stock split and rais quarterli dividend ct per share presplit ct payabl march holder record march reuter crude egyptian crude oil output opec egypt produc mln tonn mln barrel crude mln tonn mln barrel offici figur releas todai egyptian gener petroleum corp egpc offici egypt can produc mln bpd per dai product cut world price plung last year attempt opec stabil world market egypt cut product target bpd current output bpd egypt export output sell top suez and ra bahar blend for dlr barrel reuter earn and oil tool hhot qtr loss shr loss six ct profit two ct net loss profit rev year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note year includ special charg dlr ct per shr write rental equip reuter earn and financi corp cbtf year net shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net reuter acq amoskeag bank amkg acquir entrepo amoskeag bank sign agreement acquir entrepo financi resourc inc philadelphia base compani leas and remarket high technolog equip term acquisit not disclos entrepo asset mln dlr reuter earn washington nation corp wnt vote dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record march reuter sugar kain sell jordan two cargo white sugar trade hous kain sold jordan two cargo white sugar bui tender todai sale compris two tonn cargo minu pct for mar apr shipment kain trader trader busi dlr tonn cost and freight reuter acq commun bank system cbsi bui nichol bank commun bank system inc and nichol nation bank sign definit agreement for nichol becom member cbsi group bank for exchang stock worth mln dlr cbsi expect complet deal pend nichol sharehold and regulatori approv thi year reuter acq eastman kodak acquir pct interest enzon inc sugar turkei seek tonn sugar trade turkei hold bui tender for tonn white sugar march trader sugar sought for earli arriv and will met april shipment sugar ad earlier todai newspap turkei carri advertis turkish sugar factori invit offer tonn crystal sugar pct option increas decreas amount period turkei each year export and tonn white iran and and tonn iraq lower sugar crop past two year analyst turkei import sugar continu fill export contract and bui last month london broker czarnikow estim turkish product mln tonn raw mln and averag mln previou season semi offici anatolian agenc recent quot turkish minist industri and trade cahit aral turkei export tonn sugar thi year and import amount reuter acq shad favor shorten disclosur period secur and exchang commiss chairman john shad sec favor shorten current dai period for disclos takeov attempt oppos put restrict us call junk bond favor shorten disclosur period two dai shad told member hous telecommun and financ subcommitte ask for recommend sec respons provid full disclosur for secur includ junk bond and not make decis base merit junk bond had liquid shad oppos propos requir attempt takeov file statement impact takeov commun involv oppos past investor protect shad had comment propos hous speaker jim wright texa tax secur transact reuter earn correct pegasu gold inc pgulf qtr net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note compani correct report period qtr and year qtr and mth reuter acq hugh tool baker bko merger aliv hugh tool chairman kistler counter propos merg baker intern corp consider and that merger interest compani hope that can come mutual agreement that good for compani kistler propos merger that result billion dlr oil field servic compani work hard thi merger hugh board todai adjourn sharehold meet vote propos merger and reschedul for march give baker time counter propos hugh board had previous express concern depart justic consent decre that requir baker sell drill bit oper and submers pump busi met yesterdai and threaten termin propos merger hugh board made counter propos that two compani find accept buyer for busi sign decre director baker immedi receiv counter propos file law suit texa texa state court forc hugh complet merger uncertainti price and condit that impos depart justic make nervou outcom kistler explain hugh had made counter propos addit time understand baker not accept propos kistler that law suit file baker not factor board decis merger propos tabl declin comment alleg lawsuit kistler hugh will compromis counter propos declin specif justic depart januari block hugh and baker merger anti trust ground compani agre sign consent decre that provid for sale asset merger place hugh board not sign decre unreason hugh that baker complet sale disput asset merger final and govern approv decre baker unabl find accept buyer period time decre approv feder truste becom respons for find buyer kistler that term truste year complet sale express concern that combin compani requir govern condit licens technolog purchas asset baker last night statement that requir asset sold reduc revenu mln dlr repres pct revenu combin compani reuter earn aequitron medic inc aqtn qtr loss period end januari shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mth shr profit six ct profit ct net profit profit sale mln reuter earn low co inc low qtr jan net shr ct ct net mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note current year net period includ charg dlr ct shr earli note retir and charg ct shr revers tax credit current year net period includ gain six ct shr plywood manufactur litig settlement reuter acq franc sell stake societ general unit french govern sell public pct direct hold societ general stgn region bank subsidiari societ general alsacienn banqu sogen mondai sogen offici sogen found and nationalis lead french region bank and branch austria belgium luxembourg east and west germani and switzerland chairman rene geronimu told new confer share offer price expect announc tomorrow financ minist edouard balladur and franc societ general will privatis thi year will retain pct major hold bank chairman marc vienot sogen offici forecast consolid group profit mln franc estim mln thi year and mln sogen privatis will preced capit increas mln franc mln earn mln franc fund share will divid give capit mln share franc nomin bank will list nanci stock exchang line financ ministri and govern aim region oper geronimu hope for sharehold total nationalis ten pct capit float will reserv for employe rest offer public will not share reserv for foreign investor thi small oper and will bui share franc stockbrok sourc that like share offer price franc sogen billion franc geronimu bank futur aim reinforc exist strong point major project plan apart open basl branch sogen french bank austria set foreign exchang deal room pari strasbourg headquart and foreign bank subsidiari broker zurich bours govern bank advis for oper banqu prive gestion financier bpgf own french financi pierr moussa palla group assist britain hambro bank reuter earn midland mla set stock split midland board declar two for stock split subject approv doubl author common share annual meet april and increas quarterli dividend ct pre split ct dividend payabl april record march and split payabl record april reuter earn prudenti insur year earn prudenti insur compani america privat held compani todai that net incom rose billion dlr billion dlr report year earlier asset manag rose billion dlr billion dlr consolid asset jump billion dlr billion dlr discuss major subsidiari compani that prudenti capit and invest servic inc hold compani for brokerag hous prudenti bach secur and relat subsidiari earn million dlr that secur oper prudenti bach net mln dlr tax and charg mln dlr reuter earn aequitron aqtn see qtr charg aequitron medic inc cost relat previous announc plan consolid life product oper boulder colo expect total dlr ct share for fourth quarter end april cost includ move expens sever pai and futur leas payment compani will consolid life product into compani headquart and manufactur oper minneapoli reuter earn big inc bigb qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter acq wilshir woc chief name jacob jec board wilshir oil texa pct stake jacob engin group inc chairman siggi wilzig appoint jabob board file secur and exchang commiss wilshir hold jacob common share wilzig appoint jacob board director march compani annual sharehold meet wilshir that jacob chairman joseph jacob agre recommend second wilshir nomine for elect board person found qualifi reuter retail februari retail sale not sign upturn retail post stronger expect sale februari not prompt analyst chang expect sluggish sale growth for half feel that februari borrow busi quarter and real strength gener merchandis sale will second half bear stearn and analyst monro greenstein don march will strong easter fall april thi year morgan stanlei analyst walter loeb analyst gener averag sale result march and april account for variat easter occurr analyst edward johnson johnson redbook associ sale for februari rose six and pct compar pct increas last year analyst note that februari consid small transitori month winter and spring addit sale comparison boost soft februari last year advers affect sever weather apparel sale outshon product group sale retail and analyst februari strong sale reflect lot fresh merchandis shelv and higher consum incom due tax reduct greenstein bear stearn analyst expect apparel sale remain good sale durabl and housewar item grow softer due continu high level consum debt depart store and mart corp strong perform post compar store sale gain pct and pct had sale gain pct and mart had pct sale gain last month favor consum respons merchandis program continu posit impact sale comparison addit strong contribut mart store specialti retail compani had excel februari sale mart chairman bernard fauber sear roebuck and post pct increas domest sale led averag increas apparel home fashion and hardwar and strong catalog sale sear chairman edward brennan analyst disappoint pennei inc jcp start strong sale earli month pennei post pct increas comparit store basi and pct gain sale pennei chairman william howel store sale strongest earli part month catalog demand consist strong period store sale activ vari countri rang good east weak depress southwest analyst gross profit margin high retail not overli promot due leaner inventori year ago februari not big month season number suggest fairli good trend for consum spend drexel burnham lambert analyst jeff edelman februari sale for major retail store pct sear bill bill mart bill bill wal mart mln mln pennei mln mln feder mln mln mln mln dayton hudson mln mln zayr mln mln montgomeri ward mln mln reuter earn quartz engin and materi qrtz qtr qtr end dec shr nil nil net loss loss rev reuter acq kodak bui stake enzon enzn eastman kodak acquir pct equiti interest enzon inc pharmaceut compani special protein therapi kodak secur worldwid market right for enzon peg enzym us treatment oxygen toxic disord hyperuricemia and gout compani acquir two mln enzon share for mln dlr loan enzon two mln dlr and interest dlr credit purchas price kodak drug cover market right initi stage food and drug administr approv process invest provid capit complet fda review process and provid market outlet for drug drug peg superoxid disdmutas and peg catalas for us oxygen toxic disord that fatal tissu damag associ sever burn organ transplant heart attack and trauma and peg uricas for treatment gout and condit caus buildup high level uric acid bodi reuter earn gemcraft inc gemh year net shr ct dlr net sale mln mln avg shr note net includ dlr pretax charg writedown land and abandon land and pretax charg dlr pend resciss offer settlement agenc adjust prior book residu aris collater mortgag oblig bond issu writedown land held joint ventur startup cost associ enter market increas reserv for custom servic and writeoff and reserv for mortgag relat receiv reflect current market valu reuter earn appli solar energi corp solr qtr net qtr end jan shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale note net includ extraordinari gain dlr two ct per shr reuter earn pacif nuclear system pacn qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln reuter earn anglo american gold invest aagii year feb shr ct pre tax mln rand mln net mln mln tax nil mln final div ct make ct div payabl april regist march reuter acq harri cut triad system trsc stake pct harri associ chicago invest advisori partnership lower stake triad system corp share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss harri sold net triad common share dec and feb price rang dlr share deal triad common stock behalf advisori client reuter earn libra bank expect brazil reach debt accord london march london base libra bank plc announc annual result that expect brazil reach agreement creditor debt repay recent year brazil demonstr abil gener surplus suffici servic debt and doubt that due will reach agreement bank and creditor libra manag director peter belmont statement earlier bank specialis provid financ latin america and caribbean announc pretax profit mln stg for calendar mln libra net worth increas pct mln stg last year and belmont improv bank balanc sheet due profit retain bank and issu mln stg cumul redeem prefer share year libra consortium bank nation westminst bank plc nwbl chase manhattan bank cmb royal bank canada swiss bank corp sbvz westdeutsch landesbank girozentral welg mitsubishi bank bancom snc banco itau credito italiano spa and banco espirito santo comerci lisboa sharehold reuter acq idea inc idea bui privat firm idea inc sign letter intent bui privat held structur instrument inc purchas for undisclos sum will made idea common stock compani idea purchas will add ct per share fiscal earn idea report earn ct per share for quarter end octob reuter acq ducommun inc dco sell divis ducommun inc sold airdrom part divis group investor head airdrom manag for cash price mln dlr ducommun sale coupl sale last month metermast step improv compani balanc sheet and that sale contempl reuter earn hooper holm sherlock inc hoop qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mth shr ct ct net rwev avg share reuter acq texon energi txon talk acquisit texon energi corp enter into preliminari agreement purchas pct interest privat held specialti plastic manufactur compani not name texon complet acquisit subject consent bank and parti and acquisit made for promissori note and common stock reuter earn alli ald affili restat loss larger alli signal inc pct own union texa petroleum affili restat fourth quarter and full year loss and revenu increas provis for propos settlement price disput involv indonesian liquefi natur ga restat increas provis fourth quarter earn mln dlr mln dlr estim earlier union texa fourth quarter loss increas mln dlr mln dlr report previous and revenu reduic mln dlr mln dlr union texa for full year restat loss mln dlr mln dlr and revenu billion dlr billion dlr restat result tent agreement reach februari pertamina indonesian state own petroleum enterpris and japanes purchas lng kohlberg kravi robert and own pct union texa and remaind own manag reuter earn amrep corp axr qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct dlr net rev mln mln note share adjust for for two stock split decemb reuter earn ici ici see growth pharmaceut imperi chemic industri plc expect earn pharmaceut oper grow pct world profit year compar current pct chairman elect deni henderson told financi analyst year expect launch major product each year henderson research and develop spend thi busi segment will increas pct total sale incom pct mln sterl ici world largest chemic firm term sale recent report profit mln dlr billion dlr sale compar incom mln dlr billion dlr sale year earlier sale unit state total billion dlr ici execut addit henderson corpor growth will come ici research and develop activ compani intend continu grow acquisit program ici spent billion dlr for acquisit largest mln dlr purchas cleveland ohio base glidden inc paint resin and coat compani hanson trust plc ici financi director alan clement compani borrow limit level billion sterl billion us compani current plan for major acquisit readi move quickli acquisit field aris clement reuter earn safecard servic sfcd set split up payout safecard servic inc board declar for two stock split and maintain quarterli dividend post split share six ct pai for effect pct increas split and dividend payabl april holder record march reuter earn wilton enterpris inc wltn qtr jan net oper shr profit two ct loss ct oper net loss sale half oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit sale mln mln note current year net exclud tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year reuter ship rotterdam port subsidi end juli minist dutch social affair minist louw graaf announc withdraw annual mln guilder labour subsidi for rotterdam strike hit gener cargo sector juli late last month graaf that disput not settl mondai thi week withdraw subsidi chairman port employ organ svz jacqu schoufour unhappi decis and ad altern proceed redund plan seri strike sector start januari protest employ plan make redund strong workforc start thi year meanwhil port and transport union fnv attack loss figur for port for thi year figur issu account behalf svz put total loss for last year mln guilder and mln earlier employ had put figur mln fnv actual loss nearer mln and employ had inflat figur part plan restructur complet port gener cargo sector reuter earn sayi qtr loss sale industri inc expect loss two mln dlr quarter end februari propos sale omnilab inc health care unit board director approv unit sale omnilab lose dlr quarter longer term prospect for reason return invest romilli humphri presid and chief execut offic proce sale us increas compani market share automot product packag and diversifi packag capabl reuter earn sonesta intern hotel corp snst qtr shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln year oper shr profit dlr loss dlr oper net profit mln loss rev mln mln note year net exclud dlr tax credit net includ pretax gain sale properti dlr quarter and mln dlr year reuter earn domco industri qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq unicorp american uac acquisit advanc unicorp american corp sign definit agreement for previous announc acquisit lincoln save bank compani transact subject regulatori approv reuter acq eastern corp febc complet acquisit eastern corp complet acquisit peopl bank nanticok exchang eastern share for each peopl share peopl asset mln dlr reuter acq bishop graphic bgph complet store sale bishop graphic inc complet sale newport beach art suppli center standard brand paint sbp art store unit term not disclos bishop open sale and servic offic irvin calif reuter ship strike brazilian seamen hold pai talk strike brazilian seamen made idl ship and halt brazilian export todai held pai talk rio janeiro labour minist almir pazzianotto union offici jorg lui leao franco senior offici nation merchant marin union told reuter optimist talk lead end stoppag began last fridai brazil seamen seek pai rise pct union offici strike had halt total vessel includ brazil main port santo and rio janeiro abroad six ship lai idl netherland spain venezuela franc and south africa econom analyst strike concern govern had suspend interest payment part brazil foreign debt drastic deterior countri trade balanc head nation merchant marin author murilo ruben habbema quot todai gazeta mercantil newspap that strike continu foreign ship author transport brazilian export brazil live crisi moment and not conceiv that export hit even foreign ship not forget that lose foreign exchang pai freight charg abroad and thi fault seamen ruben habbema spokesman for port santo scene labour unrest and congest recent month movement ship port run half normal level ship dai total ship wait anchor moor harbour reuter earn brown group inc vote regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record march reuter earn blocker energi corp blk year net oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss mln rev mln mln note net exclud mln dlr gain debt extinguish net includ mln dlr writedown drill rig reuter earn ltx corp ltxx qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr half shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr note prior year net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr half reuter trade yeutter budget deficit reduct kei trade deficit solut earn calprop corp cpp qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln avg shr year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note prior qtr and year per share figur restat for pct stock dividend decemb reuter earn si corp sisb year net shr nil net rev mln mln reuter earn amoskeag amo set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn medtron inc mdt set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn scitex corp scixf qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note includ loss qtr and mln year equiti pct own compani reuter acq stanlei work swk make acquisit stanlei work acquir acm hold corp maker slide and fold door hardwar and design patent and righ plan flex design kit for home design and remodel project acm had sale mln dlr term not disclos reuter earn anitec imag technolog corp antc set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn green mountain power corp gmp set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn dual lite inc mdt set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn scienc manag corp smg qtr oper net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note exclud gain dlr loss dlr qtr and gain dlr dlr year tax loss carryforward includ gain dlr and dlr qtr and year reuter earn carmel contain system kml year oper net oper shr dlr ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note exclud gain dlr dlr benefit tax loss carryforward result for tel aviv israel base compani translat rate dlr isra shekel reuter earn tandem comput tndm see higher net tandem comput inc expect higher earn and revenu second fiscal quarter end march year ago feel will continu higher growth quarter jame treybig presid and and chief execut offic told meet secur analyst second fiscal quarter last year tandem earn dlr ct per share revenu mln dlr treybig declin offer specif project for quarter result lower for quarter fiscal tandem earn mln dlr ct share tandem second quarter tradition slower rothschild unterberg towbin analyst freder cohen estim tandem second quarter net ct per share for full year expect comput maker earn dlr share fiscal tandem earn dlr share treybig found cupertino calif base compani rebound comput order unit state economi pick and bui decis made didn that year ago execut tandem will increas research and develop spend mln dlr thi year mln dlr fiscal compani plan introduc product includ two low end system and data base that sql program languag industri standard tandem won major order bank tokyo reuter interest fed johnson not increas pressur interest rate acq union func bui florida bank union corp agre acquir state bancshar inc pensacola fla and state bank pensacola subsidiari for common share state asset mln dlr acquisit expect treat pool interest expect complet quarter subject approv regulatori agenc and state sharehold reuter earn oppenheim rais nwa nwa earn estim oppenheim and analyst robert mcadoo rais earn estim for nwa inc parent northwest airlin strong quarterli report compani yesterdai oppenheim market strategist michael metz nwa share rose activ trade mcadoo rais estim dlr share dlr and maintain bui recommend stock metz mcadoo travel and not reach for comment yesterdai minneapoli base nwa report fourth quarter net mln dlr ct share loss two mln dlr ct quarter for year earn rose mln dlr dlr mln dlr result includ republ airlin sinc nwa acquir aug reuter earn yellow freight yell see lower qtr net yellow freight system inc expect quarter profit substanti below mln dlr ct share earn period year ago revenu depress recent price discount ad cost expans program lower ship volum and increas cost associ sever weather condit east coast compani offici told analyst industri wide rate hike pct set for april will cover yellow freight upcom labor and cost will not make contribut oper margin reuter pet-chem nova subsidiari rais polyethylen price novacor inc unit nova alberta corp rais price for custom ct pound linear low densiti and low densiti polyethylen effect april compani not immedi disclos actual price novacor offici repli inquiri that price effect april rang ct pound ct offici increas reflect improv market condit note price lower year ago reuter acq moulinex stake sold institut pct stake moulinex moup sold scovil inc spread institut investor worldwid spokesman for broker jame capel capel handl deal buyer base center rang europ north america and japan ad moulinex capit split jean mantelet presid compani pct privat investor hold pct and pct sold compani sourc earlier pari reuter acq talk point piedmont pie carl icahn bold takeov bid for usair group cloud fate piedmont aviat inc court usair yesterdai icahn transworld airlin inc twa made billion dlr offer for usair group move complic usair takeov offer for piedmont believ close accept bid todai usair reject icahn dlr per share offer and bid last minut effort interfer takeov piedmont icahn unavail for comment piedmont fell volum twa usair fell doubt spread analyst and market sourc view twa bid attempt trigger counter offer usair attract suitor want airlin onc merg move icahn start tender offer piedmont and usair announc deal specul arbitrag arbitrag risk current price piedmont sinc not clear that usair bid will succe piedmont largest sharehold and suitor norfolk southern corp nsc offer dlr per share for compani usair offer dlr cash per share for half piedmont stock and dlr per share stock for balanc arbitrag depress price piedmont offer bui opportun sinc airlin destin acquir usair like bought icahn long talk consolid airlin industri offer usair altern airlin combin includ twa and piedmont wall street credibl icahn offer lack financ and riddl conting succeed hold merger two airlin analyst fit twa you can discount arbitrag analyst icahn prove threat make offer make offer for usair icahn threaten directli sharehold for pct stock lower price usair reject offer clear icahn sell and bluf arbitrag analyst dlr per share offer underpr six dlr per share analyst icahn propos airlin combin face insurmount regulatori hurdl clear compani acquir separ twa surviv compani for deal work analyst analyst such merger costli and complic twa cost structur sinc icahn succeed win concess union order for carrier come twa wage scale merger twa surviv entiti analyst such move not necessarili free icahn twa show skill reduc ozark airlin cost merg into twa last year and ingredi for merger work analyst specul manag piedmont and usair not toler icahn head compani usair acquisit twa for exit compani usair airlin merg into twa reuter acq baker int bko hope complet merger baker intern corp treasur eric mattson compani hope iron snag propos merger hugh tool declin compromis accept propos merger that creat billion dlr oilfield servic compani thrown into limbo yesterdai hugh manag balk term govern consent decre offer counter propos baker earlier todai hugh adjourn sharehold meet call vote propos merger march and hope resum negotit baker hugh chairman kistler told report that hugh not want sign depart justic consent decre baker submers pump and drill bit oper sold mattson told reuter that baker believ merger two giant oilfield servic compani compani posit merger complet interest sharehold and sharehold mattson goal for merger occur litig can that baker file lawsuit texa state court late yesterdai forc hugh abid term propos consent decre mattson declin comment whether director baker and hugh schedul meet discuss merger reuter earn lucki store inc reinstat quarterli dividend ct per share earn homestead financi hfl up cash dividend homestead financi corp increas dividend class common share ct share ct prior declar initi dividend class common stock ct share homestead two class stock emerg part recapit plan doubl number author common compris class mln share homestead dividend payabl april sharehold record march homestead that class sharehold want increas dividend exchang share for equal number class share march reuter earn electro sensor inc year oper net oper shr ct ct oper net sale note earn exclud extraordinari secur loss dlr two ct share gain dlr ct share reuter crude opec presid output below ceil opec confer presid rilwanu lukman group produc below mln bpd ceil set decemb partli lift had delai postpon custom unwil pai fix opec price lukman visit london home jamaica told reuter telephon interview that februari opec had underproduc partli member strictli abid product quota and partli resist temptat sell discount offici price dlr barrel determin stand firm decemb accord spoken opec minist and commit make accord work lukman gave specif figur for februari output opec secretariat vienna final figur told reuter survei publish todai estim that opec output thi week below mln bpd that correct opec new agenc opecna todai issu statement group output below ceil februari gave figur sourc close opec that februari output and mln bpd reuter survei estim opec februari output mln bpd opec agre decemb cut output pct mln bpd and return fix price start februari lukman qatar nigeria saudi arabia and iran had produc februari below opec quota iraq not honour mln bpd quota decemb pact had produc had anticip lukman that industri report correct that februari nigeria propuc bpd below mln bpd quota saudi arabia bpd mln alloc and qatar pct bpd quota that sweet crude such produc countri come price pressur offici price sweet north sea grade and unit state west texa intermedi wti crude opec decemb had anticip that demand slack thi time year for season reason and expect market firm two week patient for two week market firm actual fundament ad that expect and even offici price earli april thi tradition demand for gasolin rich crude such nigeria opec presid produc such kuwait venezuela and indonesia problem output produc countri export oil product venezuela heavi grade opec price system lukman that refin buyer refus lift opec oil offici price us stock and ran danger level eventu bui opec oil realis not free for market will realis bui pai lukman ask industri report that nigeria pressur equiti produc for term import that term negoti flexibl and constant review not market weak that meet nation ministeri differenti committe had schedul and that such meet twice postpon not high prioriti for opec moment thi time prioriti import thing ensur that accord work not deal differenti cent grade opec member rais concern object differenti system meet call reuter earn lucki store inc lk reinstat quarterli div qtly div ct nil pai april record march note quarter preceed qtr dividend ct reuter earn carmel contain system kml year oper net oper shr dlr ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note exclud gain dlr dlr benefit tax loss carryforward result for tel aviv israel base compani translat rate dlr isra shekel reuter orange set orang juic duti mondai commerc depart mondai will set final dump duti frozen orang juic brazil depart offici preliminari duti pct set last oct import run mln dlr year commerc rule mondai will reset duti basi detail cost inform industri offici duti assess temporari basi pend final rule intern trade commiss itc whether import injur domest orang industri itc rule provision last june that domest industri injur brazilian orang juic import complaint that brazilian import dump below cost market file behalf grower florida citru mutual lakeland fla group alcoma pack inc and barri citru product offici half orang juic consum unit state come brazil reuter earn longview fibr lfbr quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record march reuter earn bei hold beih qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note qtr includ extraordinari gain dlr six ct share versu dlr two ct share fiscal qtr reuter nat-gas endevco agre bui mississippi pipelin endevco inc agre acquir mile inch pipelin marion and pearl river counti mississippi for undisclos term compani pipelin recent construct poplarvil ga field pearl river counti propos interconnect pipelin oper occident petroleum corp oxi unit ga pipe line subsidiari marion counti nmot servic endevco plan extend exist mississippi fuel system southern mississippi mile pipelin reuter earn atlant citi electr at set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn kemper corp kemc regular payout set qtly div ct ct previous pai record reuter earn ffb ffct set initi quarterli dividend ffb corp parent feder bank connecticut fsb declar initi quarterli dividend ct per share compani dividend payabl march holder record march reuter earn union carbid oper profit for qtr mln dlr loss mln dlr money-supply monei market fund asset rose mln dlr latest week billion earn combin internm pma see strong combin intern corp anoth strong year presid patrick ryan told analyst declin forecast earn specif compani report oper incom dlr share dlr share year earlier revenu increas billion dlr billion dlr ryan combin test direct respons long term care product union fidel life insur and plan offer ryan insur group answer question combin exposur aid relat health claim ryan minim conced that carrier coverag vulner reuter earn chartwel group ctwl qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq pitt de moin inc pdm acquir steel unit pitt de moin inc will acquir chicago steel corp exchang for portion stock reuter gold giant bai gbylf detail gordon lake deposit giant bai resourc metallurg studi gordon lake gold deposit recoveri pct pct gold can achiev direct cyanid or flotat cyanid concentr continu underground program properti will begin june extend exist drift foot level main or zone encount giant bai compani not elabor product figur for properti reuter trade consensu build for world agricultur reform top and european farm trade and govern repres call for sweep reform world agricultur redress critic demand and suppli imbal speaker confer world agricultur market demonstr grow european consensu for urgent and collect overhaul world farm trade and product vital that work togeth bring freedom and harmoni into world agricultur trade not disrupt market grow even sever wall protect climb higher and level retali becom harm depart agricultur deputi administr william bailei bailei attend two dai meet end tomorrow demonstr recognis adjust polici chang market environ for urgent reform justifi imbal and tension world economi secretari gener organis for econom cooper and develop jean claud pay and forum for such reform gener agreement tariff and trade note pay stress for progress and joint reduct agricultur subsidi social measur farmer unprofit area anoth solut stop support farm price allow fix suppli and demand and farmer incom support and adjust aid propos jame howard execut vice presid cargil usa world largest cereal hous franz josef feiter agricultur advis west german chancellor helmut kohl agre european commun greater heed market constraint fix farm price differenti polici treatment requir account larg dispar situat agricultur effici sector european economi and will remain polici pursu commun reuter acq rexcom rxsc acquir market firm rexcom system corp agre bui asset postech inc comtech group intern canadian comput servic compani for pct rexcom vote share purchas will for rexcom common and prefer stock postech canadian firm market arm sell computer restaur manag system and secur system deal subject approv board postech and rexcom reuter earn gener refractori grx qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note net includ gain sale oper asset dlrsm versu mln dlr net includ nonrecur cost mln dlr and provis for separ pai mln dlr reuter earn union carbid long term debt rise union carbid corp long term debt billion dlr compar billion dlr compani releas audit result compani long term debt reduc billion dlr quarter end year asset sale and equiti offer union carbid sold batteri product home and automobil product and agricultur product busi fourth quarter offer mln share stock rais mln dlr asset sale and equiti offer part recapit plan undertaken chemic compani last year audit net earn mln dlr dlr share compar loss mln dlr dlr unchang compani preliminari earn report made jan earn result for fourth quarter unchang includ number mln dlr gain sale busi mln dlr pension credit and charg mln dlr purchas long term debt premium recapit audit result releas todai compani broke result busi segment oper profit fourth quarter for compani oper consolid basi corpor and interest expens and tax mln dlr loss mln dlr quarter year oper profit mln dlr compar loss mln dlr statement compani defeat hostil takeov attempt gaf corp gaf and recapit compani ad thi continu busi perform soundli substanti oper profit improv carbon product post oper profit mln dlr quarter mln dlr and mln dlr year loss mln dlr chemic and plastic had fourth quarter oper profit mln dlr compar year ago loss mln dlr year chemic and plastic earn mln dlr loss mln dlr oper incom industri gase rose mln dlr mln quarter and mln dlr mln year compani specialti and servic segment cut loss quarter mln dlr mln dlr and year mln dlr mln dlr elimin busi conduct compani industri segment contribut two mln dlr fourth quarter profit not affect quarter elimin caus loss mln dlr compar six mln dlr year oper result includ host unusu writeoff and depreci charg total mln dlr quarter and mln dlr year capit expenditur rose mln dlr mln dlr segment spend carbon product fell mln dlr mln dlr and spend fell specialti and servic mln dlr mln dlr chemic and plastic expenditur rose mln dlr mln and industri gase rose mln dlr mln dlr compani cash and equival fell mln dlr year end mln dlr year end net decreas mln dlr current asset year end fell billion dlr billion dlr and current liabil fell billion dlr billion reuter earn commerci bancorp fcob qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss asset mln loan mln deposit mln note loss includ recur expens dlr compris asset write down legal proceed and dlr provis for loan loss reuter earn harcourt brace jovanovich inc hbj qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion mln avg shr mln mln note dec compani acquir holt rinehart and winston and saunder and dryden press and foreign subsidiari includ compani for singl month decemb qtr earn rais ct per shr and for year ct per shr reuter acq lone star lce agre bui concret oper lone star industri inc agre acquir readi mix concret and aggreg busi riedel intern inc portland or for undisclos amount cash lone star sentenc statement gave detail and compani spokesmen not reuter earn shell francais return profit shell francais sfmf subsidiari shell petroleum return black last year for time sinc parent compani net profit mln franc loss mln and billion post profit mln compani statement that cash flow had improv strongli remain neg mln franc billion due larg improv perform main profit centr result even had not for collaps refin and sale profit margin last quarter year shell sold mln tonn oil product mln tonn compani result line target for second year year recoveri programm meanwhil societ shell chimi return profit for time sinc post net profit mln franc loss mln detail reuter earn fairmount chemic inc fmtc qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale reuter earn humana inc hum regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl record april two reuter money-supply commerci paper fall billion dlr feb week fed money-supply busi loan rise mln dlr feb week fed acq financi corp fin unit bui branch financi corpor america american save and loan associ unit sign definit agreement bui retail save branch gibraltar financi corp gfc gibraltar save unit purchas approv feder home loan bank and california depart save and loan increas american save deposit mln dlr branch jolla mesa and san juan capistrano calif reuter crude confid opec firm energi futur renew confid opec abil limit product help energi futur settl yesterdai close price analyst heat oil contract found addit support short cover ralli close april crude close ct higher dlr april heat oil ct higher ct gallon trader expect follow profit take yesterdai market found suport bullish report that opec produc quota simon greenshield vice presid morgan stanlei and inc new todai includ opec presid rilwanu lukman statement that opec februari product not exce offici quota mln barrel per dai help boui price trader reuter survei found opec product earli march mln bpd addit short cover heat oil found support trader bui sale gasolin and crude expect for continu drawdown stock refin shut for mainten trader unlead gasolin for april finish cent higher ct gallon reuter earn fairfield commun inc fci mo dec shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note year ago figur base month end februari compani chang report period end decemb month loss includ mln dlr writedown asset reuter earn carver corp cavr qtr net shr ct ct net sale year shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn inter citi ga corp qtr shr ct ct acq unicorp uac lincoln definitv pact unicorp american corp sign definit agreement acquir lincoln save bank fsb term agreement announc januari lincoln acquir unit unicorp minor own lincoln presid alton marshal acquisit will place voluntari convers lincoln feder charter stock save bank mutual feder save bank connect convers unicorp will contribut mln dlr cash lincoln reuter money-supply monei suppli rise billion dlr feb week fed money-supply bank discount borrow averag mln dlr dai march week fed coffee coffe fall not affect colombia debt sharp fall intern coffe price will not affect colombia extern credit situat financ minist cesar gaviria told reuter current depress world coffe market not total unexpect and bear colombia financi state describ sound foreign debt high can pai and hope foreign bank commun will maintain posit colombia major latin american countri not reschedul extern public debt total foreign debt billion dlr call for reschedul debt come thi week opposit conserv parti and biggest trade union coffe price drop gaviria lower coffe price thi year mean loss billion dlr revenu for gaviria submit world bank and inter american bank last week york borrow plan for total billion dlr disburs year approv reuter money-supply monei suppli rise billion dlr monei suppli rose billion dlr season adjust billion dlr februari week feder reserv previou week level revis billion dlr billion dlr week move averag rose billion dlr billion economist poll reuter had forecast rang mln dlr billion dlr averag forecast call for billion dlr rise reuter acq humana hum declar sharehold right plan humana inc board approv sharehold right plan call poison pill plan ensur sharehold receiv fair treatment event propos takeov humana awar effort gain control compani plan board declar dividend distribut for each outstand common share held march each entitl holder purchas unit share newli author seri particip prefer dlr per unit humana right becom effect entiti acquir pct outstand common tender for pct stock such acquisit each entitl holder purchas secur compani acquir entiti market twice exercis price humana right expir march redeem earlier right redeem compani for per time prior dai public announc that pct posit acquir reuter earn fremont gener corp frmi qtr oper net oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss mln rev mln mln year oper shr profit dlr loss dlr oper net profit mln loss mln rev mln mln note oper data not includ loss discontinu oper dlr ct per shr qtr loss mln dlr dlr per shr year gain mln dlr dlr per shr not includ qtr extraordinari loss dlr ten ct per shr reuter acq great western financi gwf unit bui bank great western financi corp subsidiari great western bank will purchas retail bank branch south florida total deposit mln dlr great western will purchas branch deerfield beach and hollywood approxim mln dlr deposit guardian save and loan associ and palm beach approxim mln deposit goldom save bank reuter acq hugh stanc merger suit billion dlr lawsuit push hugh tool into face reject propos merger baker intern corp bko wall street analyst last night hugh plan merger baker baker file suit seek punit damag hugh for call merger middai todai hugh interest merger analyst hugh worri that troubl make takeov candid specul todai that harold simmon dalla investor acquir hugh simmon told reuter not interest simmon intend file secur and exchang mondai report stake pct publicli trade compani declin identifi target rule hugh analyst anoth factor latest hugh turnabout borg warner corp bor own pct hugh borg warner chairman bere serv hugh board believ favor merger baker despit hugh statement that interest merger and baker respons that merger possibil analyst situat merger not phil pace analyst kidder peabodi and merger lost lot appeal depart justic requir that baker sell reed tool oper reed oper rel small view total size combin baker hugh pace pct cost save ti that hugh concern lawsuit jame crandel analyst salomon brother inc appar will continu discuss whether will alter posit don get confus jame carrol analyst painewebb group inc argument cite hugh yesterdai for not merger tend weak hugh yesterdai that condit merger want reed tool and busi sold prior april project merger date govern decre allow longer period time hugh contend formal combin compani statu reed settl baker appar see reason speed sale carrol baker had previous estim mln dlr save compani combin sell reed baker think mln dlr will save hugh see save mln dlr carrol note that sinc merger accord sign outlook for industri improv materi hugh simpli feel pressur oil servic industri lift reuter acq armtek arm sell tire truck tire busi armtek corp armstrong rubber sign agreement conder corp for sale natchez miss tire plant and and truck tire sale and servic corp term not disclos armtek spokesman john siever and mln dlr busi earlier thi week armtek announc sale industri tire and assembl busi divis dyneer corp scotsdal ariz cash proce sale will us reduc outstand debt long term suppli agreement conder anticip that truck tire produc natchez plant will suppli armstrong tire armtek oper compani compani close schedul conclud march reuter earn elxsi elxsf qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss mln rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter earn newscop resourc year loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev note net includ dlr writedown oil and ga properti reuter nat-gas ferc issu pai ga polici plan feder energi regulatori commiss ferc issu propos polici statement for recoveri pai cost impos exist natur ga contract produc and pipelin put statement vote for dai comment period put altern polici statement commission charl stalon ferc press releas that propos polici statement estblish except commiss gener polici that pai bui and bui cost recov pipelin commod sale rate ferc ad that specif case pipelin assum equit share bui bui cost commiss propos permit pipelin recov remain cost demand rate want guidelin for bui and reform exist contract spread impact pai cost respons fair and equit commiss chairwoman martha hess thi propos repres commiss sincer attempt industri thi difficult period transit competit market hess hope that propos polici will encourag and guid time resolut pai contractu disput that imped industri transit competit environ vital industri that thi problem reuter earn time mirror tmc quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai june record reuter earn inter citi ga corp icg qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln mln rev billion billion note net includ mln dlr writedown oil and ga properti partli offset mln dlr extraordinari gain tax gain and proce sale minnesota util oper net includ extraordinari gain dlr shr prefer div reuter earn brown transport inc btci qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr profit dlr loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn metro mobil ct inc mmct qtr loss qtr end dec shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln reuter earn spar aerospac year net shr basic ct dlr shr dilut ct dlr net rev mln mln reuter acq pesch unit seek balanc republ health alpha health system corp wholli own subsidiari pesch and submit merger propos board reph acquisit parent compani republ health corp pct own pesch interest balanc reph common stock own member republ manag mcdonnel dougla corp donaldson lufkin and jenrett and pacif asset hold republ own hospit and manag facil state detail propos not disclos compani repres not immedi propos that reph becom wholli own subsidiari alpha and that exist reph common stockhold becom stockhold alpha reph board appoint special committe negoti term propos merger pesch last year republ acquir reph leverag buyout transact led leroi pesch princip sharehold pesch and alpha recent submit second offer acquir stock american medic intern inc ami dlr share cash and secur consid american medic board pesch reuter earn spar see see strong year growth spar aerospac report sharpli lower profit anticip solid profit and revenu growth year longer term spar confid that continu concentr advanc robot satellit base commun and electro optic defens system will lead signific growth revenu and earn year compani forecast higher sale due increas order backlog revenu last year fell mln dlr mln profit fell mln dlr mln spar ad that lower develop cost commun group and return normal oper gear and transmiss and aviat servic will remov drain profit thi year attribut reduc earn commun group loss result continu heavi invest product and market develop month strike toronto plant and delai receipt author custom start work program reuter earn chesapeak util corp chpk regular div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn swift independ pack sftpr qtr net period end januari net rev mln mln reuter acq chemlawn reject dlr per share tender offer wast manag trade franc yugoslavia commiss boost trade franc and yugoslavia agre set joint econom commiss part effort promot commerci link and industri cooper two countri french financ ministri commiss compos businessmen agre talk foreign trade minist michel noir and yugoslavian minist portfolio egon padovan ministri statement side had agre boost trade link keep accord sign last year call for pct rise commerci exchang two countri six year french trade yugoslavia grown past two year reuter acq chemlawn chem reject wast wmx offer chemlawn corp board reject wast manag inc dlr per share tender offer and urg sharehold not tender share chemlawn board ask manag and financi advisor smith barnei harri upham and inc seek purchas compani maxim sharehold chemlawn adopt sharehold right plan poison pill intermin safeguard period board adopt deter attempt acquir compani mean cash tender offer seek purchas chemlawn began litig wast manag feder court columbu seek injunct and relief suit alleg thing that wast manag offic and director purchas chemlawn stock make tender offer chemlawn claim such purchas possibl violat offic fiduciari duti and secur and exchang commiss insid trade rule last week wast manag made tender offer acquir chemlawn for dlr per share mln dlr chemlawn board determin that wast offer inadequ and not interest sharehold and advers affect interest employe supplier creditor and custom board carefulli review wast manag offer and conclud that not fulli reflect compani strongli urg sharehold not tender share wast manag chairman jack van fossen chemlawn right plan design protect sharehold abus tactic such market accumul wast manag plan comon stock purchas will distribut dividend each outstand share chemlawn common chemlawn right holder can bui share common for dlr entiti acquir pct commmon cash tender offer for share approv acquisit agreement board right expir juli dai becom exercis that date board redeem right for ct per time prior exercis date chemlawn plan will not trigger purchas purus wast manag present tender offer dividend will paid sharehold record march reuter earn cambior inc mth dec net shr ct not net not rev mln not reuter acq conagra cag acquir monfort mmft conagra inc agre acquir monfort colorado inc stock transact compani letter intent sign compani conagra will acquir monfort mln outstand share for mln share base conagra close price dlr todai transact worth mln dlr merger expect complet june compani acquisit will result restat conagra earn for fiscal year end restat not expect materi chang previous report upcom fiscal year end earn fiscal conagra had net incom mln dlr sale billion dlr for fiscal year end august monfort report mln dlr earn sale billion dlr compani largest lamb and beef produc produc transport and sell product domest and internation reuter acq mcdonnel dougla not approach pesch mcdonnel dougla corp mln dlr invest republ health corp reph not approach sell share republ health earlier alpha health system corp unit pesch and submit merger propos board reph acquisit parent republ health leroi pesch princip stockhold pesch not approach pesch respect hold republ health mcdonnel dougla spokesman told reuter reuter earn paradyn pdn plead guilti crimin charg paradyn corp plead guilti crimin charg conspiraci defraud social secur administr and agre pai mln dlr fine and cost govern compani reach agreement principl for mln dlr settlement class action law suit mln dlr class action settlement will provid paradyn insur carrier settlement conting court approv notic class member crimin case settlement dismiss charg includ briberi and fals statement for conspiraci paradyn plead guilti crimin settlement includ lift govern suspens dismiss feder civil fals claim suit and charg individu mln dlr insur carrier will provid for civil settlement dlr will settl deriv lawsuit for year end decemb paradyn report net loss mln dlr year end result includ mln dlr provis for futur legal and settlement cost cover civil and crimin settlement announc todai paradyn name jerri kendal presid and chief execut offic succeed robert wiggin resign chairman and chief execut offic part settlement indict kendal serv execut vice presid and chief oper offic compani that due sluggish marketplac not expect profit quarter optimist outlook for year for quarter compani report net incom dlr sale mln dlr wiggin paradyin execut charg offic feder indict stem mln contract award paradyn build comput network for social secur administr men accus conspir bribe govern offici and defaud social secur administr wiggin and defend charg provid fals testimoni and obstruct justic secur and exchang commiss investig settlement announc todai feder prosecutor agre defer charg wiggin and defend year pretrial agreement charg drop defend successfulli complet probat period detail requir agreement not immedi reuter crude greec repeat can decid aegean drill greec repli warn turkei that will stop athen seek oil aegean sea repeat todai that exclus decid drill area govern spokesman statement that ankara believ greec contraven intern law bring issu court spokesman respond statement turkish foreign ministri spokesman yalim eralp that ankara action stop greec oil activ territori water violat bern accord reuter earn nca corp ncac qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn biomed dynam corp bmdc qtr net shr profit loss two ct net profit loss sale year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln reuter acq santa southern pacif appeal merger rule santa southern pacif corp will todai formal interst commerc commiss icc reconsid earlier reject merger hold compani railroad asset compani spokesman expect file paper late tonight ask icc reopen rail merger case spokesman rich hall telephon interview compani chicago headquart icc had reject juli ground reduc competit merger santa and southern pacif railroad deadlin for seek icc reconsider merger plan midnight tonight santa southern pacif own santa railroad and hold southern pacif railroad asset trust await feder approv merger plan icc had order hold compani divest railroad stai rule pend decis request for reconsider icc ultim decid not reopen case expect reinstat divestitur order reuter crude iea opec februari crude output mln bpd opec produc averag mln barrel per dai bpd crude oil februari mln previou month and mln bpd fourth quarter intern energi agenc opec countri last month exceed product quota set last confer decemb lift reduc countri latest monthli oil market report cutback due part buyer resist fix price introduc februari for fix volum extend period gave thi breakdown for opec crude output mln bpd fourth qtr januari februari saudi arabia iran iraq uae kuwait neutral zone qatar nigeria libya fourth qtr januari februari algeria gabon venezuela ecuador indonesia total iea saudi product stai below quota mln bpd actual sale exce output due norbec stock dispos contract for saudi crude sign understood leewai requir lift report reduct iraqi air attack iranian export facil allow iran output reach mln bpd januari buyer resist fix price appar cut februari product iraqi export mln bpd turkish pipelin mln truck jordan and mln saudi pipelin yanbu intern consumpt mln bpd iea estim total communist world oil suppli februari mln bpd mln januari and mln fourth quarter februari world suppli figur made mln bpd opec crude product mln bpd opec natur ga liquid ngl mln bpd oecd crude and ngl mln bpd develop countri crude and ngl net trade mln bpd central plan economi mln bpd convent crude such tar sand and oil coal and mln bpd processi gain oecd preliminari norwegian data show record mln bpd output januari lower product expect februari accord govern curtail approxim bpd announc support opec reuter acq enfield corp plan note prefer issu enfield corp plan issu mln dlr princip amount note and mln class prefer share dlr share note bear pct yearli interest matur march and convert common share march busi dai fix redempt date dlr share enfield each prefer share convert common share march busi dai fix redempt date gordon capit corp and dominion secur inc agre acquir issu enfield us proce retir short term bank debt and boost pct stake consum packag inc and interest feder pioneer open market purchas reuter acq wichita wro bui fountain oil fga wichita industri inc agre bui fountain oil and ga inc wichita will acquir outstand share fountain exchang for mln newli issu wichita common share wichita present mln share outstand transact call for issuanc share wichita common for each outstand fountain share wichita made number refinanc agreement connect acquisit reuter cpi argentin inflat rose pct februari argentina cost live index grew pct januari last month pct nation statist institut consum price rose pct last month pct inflat calendar year reuter crude pemex lower februari east crude oil price mexican state oil compani petroleo mexicano pemex east custom charg dlr per barrel for isthmu crude februari and dlr for heavier maya pemex thi ct januari isthmu and ct januari maya east custom primarili japan bui averag barrel per dai isthmu pai retroact european and client charg per deliveri reuter retail decemb quarter retail sale fall pct retail sale quarter end decemb fell season adjust pct compar pct rise septemb quarter and pct fall year ago period statist depart actual retail sale decemb quarter total billion dlr compar billion previou quarter and billion year ago period largest decreas decemb quarter record store record highest increas sale septemb quarter introduct pct ad good and servic tax octob reuter acq reph acquisit negoti pesch merger bid reph acquisit board appoint special committe negoti term offer made earlier todai pesch and merg republ health corp reph unit pesch alpha health system corp unit offer acquir pct republ health stock that not term pesch offer not disclos reuter acq hunt group comdata stake seek influenc investor group led member hunt famili dalla texa told secur and exchang commiss acquir pct stake comdata network inc cdn and influenc compani polici investor group led rosewood financi inc oppos compani recapit plan work comdata and mason texa invest firm last report hold pct compani stock hunt group offer march bui entir pct stake held dissid sharehold donald carter dlr each receiv repli yesterdai rosewood own carolin hunt trust estat truste includ margaret hunt hill notifi feder trade commiss intent bui and pct comdata common stock feder law cannot bui pct comdata stock dai wait period ftc earli approv propos comdata recapit plan compani bui mln common share dlr each mason belong cni parnter texa partnership not tender stake plan bui anoth mln comdata common share and represent compani board hunt group told comdata that consid requir payment plan such mln dlr fee and issuanc warrant bui common share wast compani asset hunt group includ secur texa firm cypress partner and driftwood spent mln dlr comdata common share reuter acq santa southern pacif appeal merger rule santa southern pacif corp will todai formal interst commerc commiss icc reconsid earlier reject merger hold compani railroad asset compani spokesman expect file paper late tonight ask icc reopen rail merger case spokesman rich hall telephon interview compani chicago headquart icc had reject juli ground reduc competit merger santa and southern pacif railroad deadlin for seek icc reconsider merger plan midnight tonight reuter earn viner hold eavkf qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note qtr net includ mln dlr shr writedown stake heck inc hex and dlr shr writedown arbitrag posit net includ dlr net writedown stake heck dlr reuter acq carpet firm unit cut alli product adp stake group led gfi nevada inc subsidiari gener felt industri saddlebrook carpet maker cut stake alli product corp share pct share pct file secur and exchang commiss gfi sold alli product common share march dlr each and donat anoth share two univers deal compani common stock for invest purpos reuter ship talk fail end brazilian seamen strike pai talk aim end week nation seamen strike collaps todai and strike will continu union offici walkout brazil seamen idl ship port jorg lui leao franco senior offici nation merchant marin union told reuter striker seek pct pai increas reject offer pct rais state oil compani petrobra and pct increas nation union maritim navig compani syndarma leao franco hour talk rio janeiro labor minist almir pazzianotto end todai resolv disput six ship idl abroad netherland spain venezuela franc and south africa econom analyst strike major concern govern suspend interest payment part brazil foreign debt drastic deterior countri trade balanc head nation merchant marin author murilo ruben habbema quot todai that strike continu foreign ship author transport brazilian export brazil live crisi moment and not conceiv that export hit told gazeta mercantil newspap reuter acq shearson pct chicago milwauke chg shearson lehman brother inc brokerag subsidiari american express axp acquir share chicago milwauke corp pct total outstand common stock file secur and exchang commiss shearson bought stake for mln dlr for invest purpos and intent seek control compani reuter earn viner eavkf viabl heck hex move viner hold earlier report chapter bankruptci file heck inc hex viner hold share not materi affect viner capit posit abil carri profit brokerag busi viner brokerag subsidiari edward viner and had regulatori capit mln dlr year end compani heck chapter file affect viner previous report legal action recov cost abort merger agreement heck and toussi viner group made merger offer assess option heck invest viner earlier report fourth quarter loss dlr mln dlr writedown stake heck earn dlr previou fourth quarter full year earn total mln dlr year earlier loss mln dlr full year earn includ dlr net writedown heck stake reuter acq twa twa sue usair poison pill tran world airlin inc file suit delawar chanceri court usair group inc and board director seek invalid poison pill anti takeov plan twa vice presid and gener counsel mark buckstein twa sought declaratori judgement court that dlr per share takeov offer for usair interf usair buyout peidmont aviat inc pie buckstein twa ask court enjoin enforc usair sharehold right plan poison pill such provis typic for issu secur sharehold event hostil takeov bid aim deter takeov make expens usair earlier todai reject twa offer twa bid attempt interf buyout piedmont usair had counsel investig matter tonight spokesman for usair airlin had comment twa lawsuit usair respond twa request depart transport for permiss bui pct usair stock and place stock vote trust pend approv takeov usair request hastili past togeth order advantag regulatori anamoli that twa accomplish regul environ action that impermiss regul economi larg usair call transport depart reject twa request reuter earn season hotel inc year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note net exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr reuter earn ivei properti inc rais quarterli dividend ivei properti inc rais quarterli dividend ct share ct and declar extra dividend ct share and pct stock dividend dividend will paid april sharehold record march for stock dividend ivei will pai for fraction share dlr per share reuter coffee mexico suspend oversea coffe sale mexico temporarili suspend oversea coffe sale due fall price trigger failur intern coffe organis ico meet agre quota system latest meet offici notimex new agenc wait for price improv unidentifi mexican trader told agenc mexico sold pct export coffe produc year last septemb sourc countri export mln kilo bag year reuter acq group boost scandinavia fund scf stake sharehold group led swedish invest firm and norwegian investor rais stake scandinavia fund inc share pct total share pct file secur and exchang commiss group includ ingemar rydin industritillbehor firm and investor erik martin vik bought addit share feb and march reuter acq offshor invest firm up franc fund stake vbi corp offshor base invest firm told secur and exchang commiss rais stake franc fund inc frn share pct total pct vbi base turk and caico island british west indi bought addit share feb and march bought franc fund stake for invest purpos reuter coffee costa rica optimist reform ico costa rica economi minist see hope for win intern coffe organis system export quota minist lui diego escalant serv presid costa rican coffe institut hope support offer costa rica and smaller produc nation such major consum unit state britain and netherland last week ico meet london escalant told new confer carri weight negoti meet call for larger export quota for smaller coffe grow nation costa rica insist escalant quota system base produc nation real export capac onc satisfi intern demand countri such sale possibl close pct current quota escalant time countri favour current system that assign quota export potenti current ico quota system unfair and autocrat escalant escalant attribut nosed intern coffe price last week specul real matter suppli and demand care warn not coffe world bag sawdust reuter money-supply monei growth slow sharpli economist monei suppli growth slow rapidli and economist that feder reserv main monetari aggreg even contract februari contract major concern for fed follow long period torrid growth give central bank extra leewai week ahead decid that relax monetari polici justifi account weak economi monei suppli for week end februari report todai rose billion dlr billion preliminari forecast call for drop week two billion dlr monthli averag januari billion dlr make quarter and compon such monei market deposit account and small time deposit fall stage set for fall broader aggreg economist larg discredit tradit link econom growth disintegr impact fall interest rate and bank deregul consist behavior aggreg like impress fed ward mccarthi merril lynch econom inc fed confid aggreg send signal thi rais eyebrow fed mccarthi stephen slifer shearson lehman brother inc ad good monetari aggreg data come lot weaker thought economist quick caution that month data prove noth monei growth previous had rapid last week grown pct rate and pct rate past week contract can explain shift fund save vehicl into boom stock market and not indic slowdown busi expans data rais tantal possibl for bond market that slowdown monei growth partli reflect weaker economi that fed stimulu mccarthi note that slower monei growth coincid sign that economi lose momentum quarter progress econom indic not rosi month ago note expect six pct growth march and rise and pct slifer see stronger growth pct and pct for and rate moder encourag fed eas polici gross nation product for quarter prove weak you inclin eas you past noth fed latest balanc sheet suggest chang polici economist discount window borrow line expect mln dlr dai robert brusca nikko secur intern inc argu that easier fed polici solv america urgent econom problem massiv trade deficit possibl that dollar depreci and rise inflat need close trade gap brusca not prepar that optimist bond market reuter cpi ecuador consum price rise pct februari ecuador consum price index rose pct februari base nation statist and censu institut rise compar pct rise januari and pct rise februari institut accumul inflat for two month thi year pct compar pct for period last year inflat for month end februari pct compar pct for month end februari reuter earn tpa america inc tp qtr loss shr loss ct net loss rev avg shr mln year shr loss ct net loss rev mln avg shr mln note compani start oper august result reflect chang fiscal year novemb end reuter gold silver state mine ssmc see product rise silver state mine corp expect gold product thi year doubl ounc compani product ounc reuter earn mcgrath rentcorp mgrc see net rise mcgrath rentcorp result decemb acquisit space expect earn per share dlr per share ct compani pretax net rise mln dlr six mln dlr and rental oper revenu mln dlr mln dlr cash flow per share thi year dlr reuter earn silver state mine corp ssmc qtr net shr net rev year shr ct net rev reuter earn sizzler restaur intern inc sizz net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter acq mcandrew and forb offer dlr per share for revlon stock money-fx monei market deficit revis mln stg bank england had revis estim shortag monei market back initi forecast mln stg midsess central bank chang shortfal mln and provid assist worth mln stg bank bill purchas band and two establish deal rate reuter earn doneg group inc dgic year net shr six ct net rev note compani form august reuter earn peter miller apparel group qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note shr figur adjust for issu share octob avg shr not full name peter miller apparel group inc reuter earn krelitz industri inc krlz qtr net period end jan shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln note prior year period end sept compar period reflect chang fiscal yearend april decemb reuter earn doneg dgic project full year result doneg group inc todai report earn dlr revenu dlr for period august startup end expect improv profit for full year revenu mln dlr reuter acq macandrew and forb hold bid for revlon mcandrew and forb hold inc will offer dlr per share for revlon group inc rev outstand common stock mcandrew term acquisit not determin and subject acquisit financ revlon close yesterdai york stock exchang compani bid for stock affili not mcandrew and forb inform board director revlon that expect make formal propos futur can assur term propos that deal can conclud reuter acq boreali gold explor pact farawai boreali explor enter into agreement farawai gold mine vancouv british columbia farawai will acquir interest boreali whale cove gold properti keewatin district northwest territori farawai will spend mln dlr explor year and will hold pct properti expens paid interest will drop pct boreali and farawai will issu treasuri share each and farawai will bui boreali share boreali presid lorn spenc reuter acq imr imr sell stock european institut imr corp receiv commit for group european institut bui imr share for dlr close expect march reuter acq instrumentarium acquir nokia subsidiari finland medic group instrumentarium inmr acquir electron compon import and market ferrado and insel subsidiari finland electron group nokia nok statement ferrado and insel will merg into instrumentarium profession electron and inform system divis not disclos price for acquisit had issu restrict share partial payment nokia reuter earn fuqua industri inc fqa set quarterli qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record march reuter earn corp inc year dec net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note share result reflect two for stock split june reuter acq dome petroleum reaffirm dome mine stake for sale price spokesman acq commonwealth mortgag ccmc bui armonk firm commonwealth mortgag purchas westfiar fund corp armonk for undisclos amount cash commonwealth westfair origin mln dlr residenti mortgag loan reuter earn corp inc rais dividend semi annual div ct ct pai april record march reuter crude permian pbt rais crude price permian corp that effect march rais post price for crude oil ct barrel rais brought post price for west texa intermedi ct dlr barrel west texa sour rais ct dlr barrel permian spokesman that south louisiana sweet post price rais ct barrel dlr reuter earn american store qtr shr dlr dlr earn central sprinkler corp cnsp qtr jan net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr avg shr dilut reuter earn west industri inc rais dividend annual div ct ct pai march record march reuter earn west industri inc year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter livestock offici studi salmonella calf feed link offici studi link us antibiot calf feed and spread drug resist strain salmonella human ministri agricultur offici studi publish england journal medicin yesterdai state that spread unusu strain salmonella that resist drug chloramphenicol had shown link farm that us drug promot growth cattl ministri agricultur work depart health and public health laboratori investig subject resist strain salmonella ministri agricultur concern effect human and anim health offici govern studi recommend farm anim welfar council fawc restrict trade calv dai market fawc thi reduc spread salmonella reuter acq dome dmp repeat dome mine stake for sale dome petroleum pct stake gold produc dome mine continu for sale price spokesman david anneslei respons inquiri reaffirm remark made last year chairman howard macdonald anneslei compani sell stake dome mine dome petroleum pct stake encor energi corp anneslei encor strateg invest for dome and intent sell dome spokesman anneslei answer question that not awar negoti sale dome petroleum mln dome mine share declin price compani sell share todai price dlr share dome mine stock attract anneslei comment sale price time share price dlr ad price dlr share consid fairli attract anneslei anneslei dome petroleum sell dome mine share premium market price opportun pick premium that virtual control block dome mine dome mine share trade earlier dlr toronto stock exchang dome petroleum negoti plan restructur debt billion canadian dlr group major creditor includ dome mine and encor energi compani previous expect detail plan lender earli week reuter earn selecterm inc sltm qtr loss shr loss not profit ct net loss profit rev year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln note pretax net profit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter acq stone contain sto complet wait period stone contain corp and southwest forest industri inc swf complet wait period requir hart scott rodino anti trust improv act stone will proce previous propos acquisit southwest reuter coffee ico quota talk failur paralys hamburg market failur intern coffe organ talk reintroduct quota paralys busi hamburg green coffe market past week trade sourc sporad activ for spot materi requir bui ad that pre regist coffe longer expect brazil and colombia open export registr for shipment week presid brazilian coffe institut jorio dauster yesterdai had not decid registr reopen reuter earn residenti mortgag invest inc rmi payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq southwest swf stone sto compli for merger southwest forest industri and stone contain corp compli feder wait period requir for stone propos dlr per share cash acquisit southwest southwest mln share outstand compani enter into merger agreement januari and made initi find depart justic and feder trade commiss februari southwest wait period expir march receiv formal second request for inform reuter earn okc limit partnership okc set lower payout okc limit partnership will make per share distribut unithold ct decemb and payabl march holder record march partnership payout largest quarterli cash distribut allow term letter credit reuter earn biotech research laboratori inc btrl qtr shr profit loss ct net profit loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev shr reuter earn american store asc qtr net shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion year shr dlr dlr net mln rev billion billion note qtr and per shr amt includ reduct ct per shr for establish reorgan reserv tax increas reduc per shr ct reuter trade baker pact start treasuri secretari jame baker agreement industri nation pari last month start washington drive intensifi econom cooper lead countri speech nation newspap associ baker six step begin plaza agreement and culmin pari accord start ad role steward process sit industri alli find wai promot balanc intern growth pari agreement call trade surplu countri strengthen growth and reduc budget deficit such circumst countri agre currenc rang broadli consist econom fundament baker see omin sign pressur for protectionist trade legisl and thi pressur for protection come area societi believ coalit form that support free trade reuter trade treasuri baker forecast reduct japanes trade surplu thi year earn boston bancorp sbo set two for split boston bancorp board declar two for stock split payabl march record march reuter acq correct macandrew and forb hold york stori headlin macandrew and forb hold bid for revlon pl read headlin and paragraph macandrew and forb consid bid for revlon and paragraph macandrew and forb hold inc make propos correct bid for revlon headlin and will offer paragraph ship ship restrict remain rhine limit ship restrict due high water remain forc part west german stretch rhine river dutch border and citi mainz expect lift thi weekend water author offici restrict caus high water level includ speed limit and direct middl river prevent damag river bank high water expect reced two dai below level restrict come into forc traffic halt briefli late tuesdai night wednesdai and part thursdai stretch rhine bonn and koblenz ship ban lift offici ship permit part west german section rhine restrict area reuter acq hawker siddelei offer for clarostat clr end hawker siddelei group plc offer dlr share for clarostat mfg inc stock schedul expir est yesterdai compani offici unavail for comment american stock exchang had stop trade clarostat stock for pend new announc reuter acq taft tfb deadlin buyout propos narragansett capit inc narr and dudlei taft request respons taft broadcast march earlier todai taft broadcast taft compani vice chairman and narragansett had offer dlr for each taft mln outstand share compani offer condit approv board spokesman declin comment whether not board schedul meet narragansett taft group will provid equiti portion offer contribut mln dlr cash and taft broadcast common narragansett group advis boston inc fbc boston corp that invest banker highli confid that financ for acquisit can consumm narragansett offer subject negoti definit merger agreement and definit financ agreement approv regul taft board and taft stockhold narragansett taft group letter taft board state group intend return control signific portion compani equiti taft famili provid stockhold mean realiz attract for share reuter earn peter miller apparel group inc qtr loss period end januari shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale note per share reflect issu share octob reuter acq santa southern sfx appeal merger rule santa southern pacif corp file petit ask interst commerc commiss reconsid earlier reject merger hold compani railroad asset icc had reject juli merger santa and southern pacif railroad ground that reduc competit santa petit outlin arrai pro competit agreement railroad preserv econom benefit merger for merg railroad and public commiss agre that public benefit and competit enhanc will result can vote reopen merger case interest parti march file statement respons supplement petit reuter trade baker see lower japanes trade surplu treasuri secretari jame baker japanes trade surplu begin declin thi year told nation newspap associ you reduct japanes trade surplu thi year reduct due princip exchang rate shift sinc plaza agreement and shift long time work system reuter earn cineplex odeon corp year oper shr basic dlr ct acq monfort mnft soar acquisit agreement monfort colorado inc soar counter trade respond announc late yesterdai that firm will acquir conagra inc cag letter intent sign compani conagra will offer share for each monfort mln outstand share conagra fell york stock exchang monfort integr beef and lamb produc reuter acq nordbanken auction fermenta share sweden nordbanken bank group sell mln free share deposit loan collater fermenta frm founder and chief execut refaat sai and plan bui bank sale public auction march debtor inabl repai overdu loan free share close crown bours unoffici list peak januari nordbanken not exclud accept suitabl bid for share expect bui back statement sale not repres withdraw nordbanken undertak fermenta group and that had sanction main sharehold nordbanken fermenta largest creditor loan mln crown swedish bank last month agre advanc group mln crown solv liquid problem togeth two main sharehold advanc fermenta addit mln crown equiti issu made fermenta due hold extraordinari sharehold meet tuesdai approv plan equiti issu nordbanken had make provis mln crown loan sai result fermenta manag origin hope rais mln crown for right issu and extra mln issu nordbanken anoth major creditor and sharehold gotabanken and group major owner industrivarden share price crown doubt plan sinc stock fell below thi level thi week fermenta chairman kjell brandstrom compani wors state thought reuter earn unit industri corp uic qtr loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit sale mln mln year shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note net includ tax credit mln dlr quarter and dlr year year net includ dlr loss discontinu oper and mln dlr gain dispos net period includ mln dlr provis for futur loss major project defens contractor subsidiari backlog mln dlr six pct year share adjust for pct stock dividend februari reuter earn cineplex odeon corp year net oper shr basic dlr ct oper shr dilut ct ct oper net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct shr basic and ct shr dilut net involv week report period reflect chang end coincid calendar reuter acq mine safeti applianc mne sell unit mine safeti applianc agre sell filter product divis donaldson inc dci for undisclos term filter product unit will reloc plant pennsylvania donaldson facil illinoi expect number unit employe will offer posit donaldson reuter earn prospect group inc prosz qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln note prospect rais dlr initi public offer common stock compani purchas march midsouth corp region railroad compani mississippi and louisiana contribut sale mln dlr and oper incom mln dlr month oper reuter earn franc fund inc frn set initi dividend franc fund inc board declar initi dividend dlr per share payabl april six holder record march fund dividend repres two ct per share for net invest incom realiz and dlr net taxabl gain realiz year reuter earn heineken hein year pre tax profit mln guilder mln net profit mln guilder mln consolid net turnov billion guilder billion net profit per guilder nomin share guilder take into account for scrip issu last year final dividend two guilder make total guilder reuter earn nation secur insur nsic qtr oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit year oper shr profit dlr loss ct oper net profit loss note net exclud realiz capit loss dlr gain dlr quarter and gain dlr dlr year net period exclud tax credit dlr reuter earn cypru miner cypm name suit cypru miner compani name defend product liabil lawsuit file california individu tirework aleg injuri result exposur talc and product suit expect brought cypru produc talc signific factual and legal defens and substanti insur coverag and not expect suit materi advers impact financi condit reuter acq donaldson dci bui mine safeti mne unit donaldson inc reach agreement bui asset filter product divis mine safeti applianc for undisclos term filter product will oper part donaldson industri group and manufactur oper will reloc dixon ill evan citi donaldson acquisit complement microfiltr busi and intern research and develop effort reuter earn arundel corp arl qtr net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn gulf state util gsu get qualifi audit gulf state util auditor cooper and lybrand issu qualifi opinion financi statement gulf state audit opinion satat that suffici rate increas fund sourc gulf state unabl maintain financi viabil permit realiz asset and liquid liabil ordinari busi receiv similar qualifi opinion reuter ship midmississippi river open todai for season mississippi river open for barg traffic twin citi minnesota repair complet and barg move upstream lock and dam quinci ill cst todai armi corp engin spokesman inch ic report lock and upper mississippi river section gener free ic spokesman midwestern weather mild that barg load mid mississippi river termin winter lock and dam had not schedul for repair peoria and grang lock illinoi river schedul close juli for two month repair reuter earn sun electr corp qtr jan net shr profit ct loss six ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note net includ tax credit equal six ct cent reuter crude ecuador suspend oil export due earthquak ecuador todai suspend crude oil export indefinit due earthquak last night that damag pump and crude transport instal energi and mine ministri statement state oil firm corporacion estat petrolera ecuatoriana cepe notifi foreign custom that declar forc majeur crude export due tremor ecuador opec oil output quota barrel per dai bpd senior energi ministri offici that pump station salado ecuador main pipelin damag metr section pipelin attach bridg aguarico river collaps pump station reventador volcano epicentr quak ecuadorean seismologist regist six point intern mercal scale aguarico bridg close volcano quak struck northern ecaudor and southern colombia ecuadorean offici injuri report reuter earn leasewai transport corp ltc qtr loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln year oper shr profit dlr profit dlr oper net profit mln mln rev billion billion note net exclud gain discontinu leas oper mln dlr mln dlr year and mln dlr mln dlr quarter result restat for discontinu oper net period includ charg dlr elimin invest tax credit reuter earn nch corp nch qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale mln mln reuter earn nationwid had properti casualti loss nationwid mutual insur properti casualti compani had net loss mln dlr last year life insur oper earn mln dlr nationwid properti casualti group fourth largest properti casualti insur had mln dlr loss nationwid life insur earn mln dlr last year profit includ record capit gain mln dlr gain mln dlr previou year compani properti casualti group had record loss insur oper last year mln dlr policyhold dividend pct mln dlr nationwid surg claim person auto insur and volatil commerci liabil coverag period unpreced sale growth gener loss compani mln dlr last year group loss commerci insur line and mln dlr person auto insur busi partial offset record insur loss nationwid record invest gain mln dlr and mln dlr feder tax credit invest gain pct gain mln dlr reuter heat sun sun rais heat oil barg price sun sun refin and market subsidiari increas price charg contract barg custom for heat oil york harbor cent gallon effect todai cent increas bring sun contract barg price ct recent price hike repres thi week total ct increas sharp spot and futur price rise compani reuter acq women bank investor group offer expir investor group own pct outstand capit stock women bank cash tender offer for bank remain outstand share dlr per share expir march investor share pct outstand had tender reuter earn comput memori inc cmin qtr loss period end decemb shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mth shr loss six ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln note current qtr includ tax loss loss dlr reuter earn trenwick group inc tren qtr net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln dlr dr mth oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln dlr note qtr and year exclud invest gain and and qtr and year includ invest gain dlr and reuter earn bush bsh revis qtr year result bush industri inc that audit revis upward fourth quarter and year end result februari report unaudit result audit amount fourth quarter incom mln dlr ct share unaudit incom for period ct per share for year audit amount show earn dlr per share prior result report incom dlr per share sale figur for period not differ significantli prior amount reuter acq furnitur ufurf up bench craft sofa stake univers furnitur file secur and exchang commiss that had increas stake bench craft inc common stock share pct total outstand univers univers furnitur industri unit bought bench craft share march counter market reuter earn clevit industri inc clev qtr oper loss oper net loss profit sale mln mln year oper net profit profit sale mln mln note compani made initi public offer june assum offer had occur jan oper net incom per share ct share for oper net exclud time charg mln dlr dlr share qtr and year due februari sale compani engin part divis oper net for year includ profit discontinu oper dlr ct share oper net for exclud extraordinari loss mln dlr ct share due june write unamort debt issu cost public offer oper net exclud extraordinari profit mln dlr reuter earn cm advertis set for stock split cm advertis inc board approv for two stock split form dividend payabl march holder record march compani similar split paid decemb leav share outstand cm advertis split will result proportion reduct exercis price stock purchas warrant dlr share dlr reuter earn cie financier pariba pari year parent compani net profit mln franc mln dividend franc comparison note financi and bank group privatis govern januari thi year reuter earn correct heineken year item headlin heineken hein year read line pre tax profit mln guilder mln correct year ago comparison mln mln reuter interest bank england pressur hold base rate thi week bank england resist strong market pressur for lower interest rate succeed hold bank base rate pct cost threaten chancellor exchequ nigel lawson polici state end pari group six meet last month that want sterl broadli stabl prevail level market sourc sinc pound risen pct close trade weight index pct imedi pari meet and dai todai peak pct highest sinc august treasuri spokesman lawson had want substanti rise fall sterl question larg rise readi act paul temperton chief economist merril lynch europ estim that govern want trade weight index pct even thi action last week sterl strike distanc that rang analyst agre that govern broad target rang thi area lawson prepar pound higher short term despit risk loss export competit and cheaper price import bank england interest rate stop higher john cox execut director ebc amro bank major oper london foreign exchang market cox estim that bank england activ sell sterl past dai despit lack gener market talk such intervent and thi help below dlr pound rose dlr yesterdai and februari dai pari meet cox govern worri sterl head mark and concern hold level warn bank run risk miss interest rate boat rate don come market will come and will sell sterl dealer agre good deal hot monei invest sterl monei simpli attract high overnight week rate flow equal short notic author will hope that proport bui reflect long term invest last thing want reduc rate and jack back richard jeffrei economist brokerag hous hoar govett half point cut ensur continu support for sterl term analyst for full point march budget dai bank hold see reaction budget temperton budget wide forecast vote winner run gener elect major factor current bullish govern bond and currenc market lawson delai cut base rate budget crown glori interest rate cut ian harwood economist warburg secur equiti arm mercuri intern group specul clear bank break rank and lead lower confound todai excit fall weekli treasuri bill rate pct pct last fridai mean bank had chang mind thi imposit penal lend rate pct discount hous yesterdai and lowest sinc base rate pct earli last octob thi bill rate pertain month monei bank sourc market not cut guid bank intent short term rate reuter acq bancroft bcv sharehold rebuk zico offer bancroft convert fund inc target unfriendli cash offer zico invest hold inc sharehold approv propos requir pct affirm vote outstand share fundament statu made previous simpl major outstand share need chang bancroft invest statu diversifi diversifi fund thing bancroft board continu recommend that stockhold not tender share zico british virgin island compani had ti south africa reuter earn int totaliz itsi see qtr intern totaliz system inc vice presid financ joel graff expect report improv quarter compar dlr loss report year ago quarter profit quit favor graff last week autom ticket system supplier report loss mln dlr for graff invest heavili will result higher futur growth and earn for compani reuter acq boc group complet sale unit control boc group inc airco distributor gase final sale virginia base ga appatur busi control corp america newli form invest group organ airco employe term sale airco control will continu make ga apparatur product line airco brand name market product exclus airco distributor network reuter earn abn profit rise encourag view dollar algemen bank nederland abnn chairman robertu hazelhoff bank pct increas net profit mln guilder mln encourag view sharpli lower dollar hazelhoff speak press confer releas abn result sharp decreas foreign earn had compens strong domest perform notabl secur busi bank propos for share split facilit trade bank stock new split spark guilder rise abn share price amsterdam bours close guilder prospect for hung uncertainti futur trend dollar level interest rate and abn share equiti trade hazelhoff provis for gener conting reduc pct mln guilder tax increas pct mln guilder ad lower global interest rate had nip earn margin tradit lend activ hazelhoff abn continu reduc risk provis futur note bank not overli concern default latin american debtor factor broker distanc dutch insititut bank stock recent that bank estim financi troubl sovereign debtor quarter latin american countri ultim pai ad that loss incur loan tin produc wake tin council crisi end had written reuter money-supply canadian monei suppli rise mln dlr week bank canada money-supply canadian monei suppli rise week canadian narrowli defin monei suppli rose mln dlr billion dlr week end februari bank canada daili interest chequabl and person deposit rose mln dlr billion dlr and notic and person fix term deposit rose mln dlr billion dlr person fix term deposit and foreign currenc deposit resid book charter bank canada rose mln dlr billion dlr charter bank gener loan outstand rose mln dlr billion dlr canadian liquid short term asset fell mln dlr billion dlr and total canadian dollar major asset charter bank fell mln dlr billion dlr charter bank net foreign currenc asset fell mln dlr minu billion dlr note circul total billion dlr mln dlr week govern cash balanc fell mln dlr billion dlr week end march govern secur outstand rose billion dlr billion dlr week end march treasuri bill rose mln dlr billion dlr and canada save bond fell mln dlr billion dlr reuter jobs french govern step aid jobless govern plan ahead billion franc packag long term unemploi aim guarante social secur payment redund govern offici present countri mln jobless pct workforc receiv unemploy benefit prime minist jacqu chirac told televis interview law approv and will matter week worker made redund will social benefit monei will us allevi unemploy retrain project financ will come billion franc govern fund set last month financ spend special area concern apart unemploy includ relief farmer hit european commun cost cut measur french unemploy risen pct mln socialist presid francoi mitterrand offic reuter earn sun electr corp qtr jan oper net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln avg shr note oper net exclud extraordinari profit dlr six ct shr and dlr share and quarter util tax loss carryforward reuter earn cetec corp cec qtr net oper shr two ct ct oper net sale year oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln note current qtr and year figur exclud loss discontinu oper dlr ct per share prior qtr and year figur exclud loss discontinu oper mln dlr ct per share and mln dlr dlr per share reuter earn richton intern corp rihl qtr jan shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn valtek inc valt qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn writer corp wrtc qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter earn rocki mountain medic corp rmedu qtr loss dec shr loss net loss rev note compani public april reuter earn american bank and trust fiama year net shr ct dlr net mln avg shr note share adjust for pct stock dividend net includ loan loss provis mln dlr dlr reuter sugar india market for sugar trade india call fresh bui tender for tonn cargo white sugar march trader tender call for cargo prompt sugar and two march april shipment sugar cargo bought tender two dai ago that tender origin sought two cargo result sale india grant seller option sell twice that amount price for april shipment depend price trader like for india bui tonnag formal sought reuter earn warrantech corp qtr dec net shr profit nil loss nil net profit loss rev mth shr loss nil loss nil net loss loss rev reuter gold pioneer group piog unit get land pioneer group inc pct own teberebi goldfield ventur grant addit concess land ghana for and mine gold state gold mine corp ghana grant ventur addit squar kilomet teberebi ghana contigu squar kilomet grant earlier compani origin concess appear substanti amount gold bear materi contain gram ounc gold per metric ton ventur firm estim cost extract gold and assur can that reserv can mine profit compani teberebi goldfield not conduct test newli grant land ad land similar geolog characterist origin land reuter acq insituform iglsf rais stake unit insituform group guernsei channel island exercis option convert stg loan affili insituform permalin common share rais stake unit pct pct remaind held permalin manag and invest group insituform jame colclough resign board for health reason and secretari scott saltpet resign effect june reuter copper copper meet agre goal studi group world major copper produc and consum countri reach degre consensu object and function futur studi group aim review world copper market offici govern repres meet propos forum for copper recommend that anoth session held septemb natur such group spokesman for unit nation confer trade and develop unctad week meet end todai held examin initi set copper studi group bodi not aim negoti measur stabilis depress world price object includ increas market transpar improv statist and undertak activ aim develop copper market and contribut improv demand unctad spokesman onc agre detail function and object will clear set bodi reuter money-fx liff februari volum eurodollar total futur and option turnov london intern financi futur exchang liff fell slightli februari daili averag eurodollar volum set record liff todai total futur and option turnov last month contract januari sharpli compar februari figur lot eurodollar turnov februari lot januari and year ago figur daili averag record lot pct previou record set march februari trade encompass daili record contract month exceed previou record had set februari liff index futur volum sharpli higher februari contract trade januari and year ago level open interest set record last month eurodollar contract and short sterl interest rate futur lot kei futur volum detail liff feb jan feb long gilt eurodollar short sterl bond currenc short gilt kei option volum detail liff feb jan feb long gilt eurodollar bond sterl total option long gilt bond and index option not trade februari reuter crude colombian oil export not affect quak colombian oil instal not damag earthquak shook ecuador and southern colombia last night and plan suspend export spokesman for state run oil compani ecopetrol damag report unlik ecuador indefinit forc majeur declar crude export colombia produc barrel per dai bpd crude export januari total bpd quak colombia measur and point intern mercal scale caus panic resid injuri report reuter acq chicago milwauke chg greet shearson stake chicago milwauke corp welcom invest shearson lehman brother inc compani yesterdai shearson lehman subsidiari american express axp disclos secur and exchang commiss file that hold pct interest chicago milwauke chicago milwauke stock edg turnov share biggest gainer nyse stock trade rang for last week edwin jacobson chicago milwauke presid declin comment movement compani stock invest point view pleas shearson lehman substanti investor shearson lehman purchas share for invest purpos and continu bui share depend market condit file chicago milwauke sold railroad interest soo line railroad soo februari manag and sell real estat consist parcel state reuter acq dauphin deposit dapn make acquisit dauphin deposit corp sign letter intent acquir coloni bancorp inc holland exchang dauphin share for each coloni share depend market dauphin share merger take place compani acquisit subject approv coloni sharehold and regulatori author coloni had asset year end mln dlr reuter earn van dorn vdc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn hold inc mdc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn chubb corp set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter crude crude oil price stock output fall crude oil price rose dlr barrel thi week and industri analyst price rise anoth dollar inventori fall opec keep product and cash market tight suppli crude short transport time major refin center daniel mckinlei oil analyst smith barnei harri upham and that send price ct dollar higher ad benchmark crude west texa intermedi rose dlr barrel todai rise dlr thi week ralli oil price thi week price fell februari two dlr high dlr barrel oil trader pull price assumpt that oil stock build and opec produc mln bpd quota assumpt come question mckinlei yesterdai intern energi agenc monthli report that oil stock oecd area industri nation drawn mln bpd quarter thi year iea estim that draw oil stock quarter thi year will come larg oil compani inventori level april will estim mln tonn dai consumpt industri analyst estim mln bpd draw stock made shell chairman peter holm yesterdai fed specul that major compani destock trader destock come result call buyer strike refin bui offici price opec oil effort organ offer discount offici price thi struggl compani and opec ultim game chicken will resolv rel imagin middl month march gener trade manag intern oil compani told reuter telephon interview for part opec move win thi game cut excess suppli market reduct output trader reuter survei estim opec output mln bpd thi week earthquak ecuador yesterdai led suspend oil export indefinti and forc majeur shipment thi will reduc short haul avail bpd almost immedi and longer suspens continu larger draw stock will for compani expect mckinlei intern oil trader that short haul crude such north sea brent scarc asian refin bought oil absorb lot readili mideast crude earlier thi week thi pattern continu oil compani will bid price oil purchas for refineri trade manag compani told reuter skeptic wonder long opec can retain uniti buyer resist continu stephen hank chief economist friedburg commod manag opec product lower saudi cut mln bpd and thi spell troubl member incent exce quota ad saudi will pick tab for member produc quota and drain saudi will continu forc cut output low mln bpd support dlr averag price ad sign opec crude sold spot market below opec offici price trader oil trader nigerian brass river sold for deliveri into gulf price relat north sea brent trade thi week dlr below offici price dlr for similar qualiti bonni light iranian oil surfac gulf and east report discount dlr offici price lot oil price govern govern deal below offici price and thi resold intern trader reuter earn feder brooksvil ffbv set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march note feder save and loan associ brooksvil reuter earn aluminum america regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl record reuter acq siemen amend telecom tele pact telecom intern inc siemen siemen inform system amend agreement purchas telecom pct interest tel commun delai payment mln dlr for month telecom sharehold schedul vote mln dlr transact mondai telecom advis siemen intend close transact march schedul approv sharehold spokesman thi mean telecom will decid whether not accept propos chang explain request for amend siemen inform telecom had recent becom awar inform caus concern respect account and matter siemen will continu review march determin whether represent and warranti true telecom advis siemen inform make represent and warranti untru siemen own remain pct tel pct represenmt telecom princip oper asset telecom spokesman agreement call for payment mln dlr price close thi mln dlr paid month and two mln dlr per year anniversari date transact siemen propos that mln dlr ad mln dlr paid month telecom propos amend permit siemen defer repay addit pct intercompani debt complet review telecom estim thi mln dlr reuter acq lucki store and investor edelman reach standstil agreement gold pioneer group unit get ghana gold land pioneer group inc pct own teberebi goldfield ventur grant addit concess land ghana seek and mine gold state gold mine corp ghana grant ventur addit squar kilomet teberebi ghana contigu squar kilomet grant earlier origin concess appear substanti amount gold bear materi contain gram ounc gold per tonn ventur firm estim cost extract gold and assur can that reserv can mine profit compani teberebi goldfield not conduct test newli grant land ad land similar geolog characterist origin land reuter earn intern multifood corp imc dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn hadson corp had qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net includ gain sale foreign properti mln dlr dlr per share and writedown oil and ga properti mln dlr ct per share qtr net includ writedown oil and ga properti reuter acq lucki store lk edelman standstil pact lucki store inc and investor asher edelman agre settlement that prohibit edelman and group take action obtain control compani and that limit edelman group ownership lucki stock pct vote secur arrang for dismiss pend litig parti lucki store settlement call for withdraw edelman motion interven pend sharehold action lucki store and director compani addit standstil provis appli hancock fabric spun lucki stockhold compani lucki store arrang call for compani submit stockhold special meet set for decemb propos edelman seek view repeal charter provis that limit vote power substanti lucki stockhold edelman own pct lucki store stock last year rebuf effort acquir compani last octob lucki store impliment restructur program that includ repurchas pct common share and reincorpor delawar spinoff hancock textil chain retail store kei part restructur program edelman and plaza secur partnership subsequ su attempt block propos reincorpor condit repurchas and restructur plan thi latest arrang lucki store agre reimburs edelman group for mln dlr pocket expens includ litig and cost thi agreement serv interest lucki stockhold avoid signific cost continu litig and accompani demand manag time lucki store chairman john lilli statement reuter earn att phone propos profit american telephon and telegraph propos deregul long distanc phone servic produc radic chang phone rate compani profit analyst deregul will mean price discount for larg volum user statu quo for residenti user painewebb group analyst jack grubman propos will scrap price formula that constrain compani profit long distanc busi lead higher profit margin analyst att long push for deregul long distanc busi profit limit regul rate return compani invest rate cut last year pct earlier todai compani propos feder commun commiss scrap formula cut amount time need approv rate propos and leav competitor oppos file mci commun corp mcic made similar file yesterdai greater move increas competit telephon busi analyst propos will att cut cost long distanc unit and increas profit margin previous constrain rate return not expect propos lead higher price industri simpli competit phone industri giant face you wouldn price declin gartner group analyst fritz ringl you wouldn rise grubman propos will att select rais lower price depend market will give att lot flexibl att face period comment number compani will respond propos fcc hear face strong oppon sprint long distanc joint ventur gte corp gte and unit telecommun inc congress fcc establish reason rate return establish sprint spokesman ad compani not oppos greater competit time for propos and process alter constitu affect move complex inertia bureacraci that stricli speak mechan won happen that fast analyst victor krueger gartner group reuter lumber cme set start for lumber futur option chicago mercantil exchang cme board governor announc todai option random length lumber futur will begin trade contract receiv commod futur trade commiss cftc approv januari submit for review last octob initi januari march and deliveri month will list for trade size underli futur contract board feet regular trade hour for contract will central time dai trade market will open march cme board amend contract elimin christma ev expir for januari option thi amend submit cftc cme reuter acq twa confirm ownership pct usair group earn struther well suw see nov loss struther well corp expect report loss tax benefit mln dlr for fiscal year end novemb versu profit dlr fiscal compani ad that mln dlr loss relat discontinu oper and dispos subsidiari compani loss part previous announc restructur that includ sale foreign and domest unit struther ad that file secur and exchang commiss for extens file annual report form result delai caus restructur reuter acq soro group tell sec bui pct fairchild industri acq twa twa confirm ownership usair stock tran world airlin inc own mln usair group share pct total outstand twa acquir addit share open market privat transact tender offer subject depart transport approv twa offer dlr per share for usair group usair reject offer yesterdai call last minut attempt interfer takeov piedmont aviat inc twa spokesman compani file applic for approv offer bui usair depart transport and todai will file respons usair motion dot dismiss twa applic twa made statement todai stock posit usair respons inquiri trader believ twa chairman carl icahn buyer share block cross todai salomon brother usair stock trade heavi volum mln share twa stock fell analyst and arbitrag specul that icahn made offer for usair order trigger acquisit airlin wall street todai began icahn effort frank lorenzo wall street market sourc lorenzo chairman texa air ad airlin acquisit eastern airlin and peopl express airlin specul that icahn bui usair and sell twa merg compani reuter earn silver state mine ssmc correct net silver state mine corp correct fourth quarter net incom dlr dlr report earlier todai compani earn dlr last year fourth quarter reuter earn stewart warner corp qtr shr loss dlr profit ct acq group boost fairchild industri fen stake investor group led york investor georg soro dissatisfi fairchild industri inc manag and boost hold pct aerospac and aviat compani outstand stock group control fairchild industri share pct total outstand group file wednesdai feder antitrust regul for advanc clearanc bui addit share increas total stake pct total outstand stock group repres had met fairchild industri offici inform that not manag success enhanc protect sharehold valu addit share purchas enabl assert greater degre influenc futur manag and polici issuer decis specif level share ownership seek depend market price futur manag polici financi resourc and factor group reserv pursu measur intend influenc fairchild manag and polici alon concert investor group includ soro and quantum fund offshor invest firm headquart curacao netherland antil that advis soro group that sinc last sec file made jan had purchas addit fairchild share and had sold share york stock exchang jan fairchild industri offici soro had told compani not dissatisfi manag contrari file soro told compani todai that not dissatisfi manag fairchild bill fulwid told reuter fulwid compani noth thi time soro disclosur that bui addit fairchild share hold pct compani outstand stock reuter earn payless cashwai pci see qtr payless cashwai inc chairman david stanlei told analyst compani quarter result report march will ct per share report year ago quarter not wonder sale quarter repres pct year total result stanlei stanlei that full year sale will excess billion dlr compar billion dlr report that analyst estim dlr per shr for not crazi payless report net incom dlr per share economi not lot expect advantag lumber industri and cost cut measur competit larri kunz chief financi offic compani acquir knox lumber for mln dlr octob stanlei compani stronger optim balanc sheet will enabl make acquisit negoti current time benefit manag inform system will felt and substanti reuter earn stewart warner corp stx qtr loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln year shr loss dlr profit dlr net loss profit sale mln mln note earn includ provis for restructur cost dlr dlr share pre tax and effect adopt fasb reduc pension expens dlr for quarter and dlr for year tax earn includ nonoper incom effect nonrecur gain dlr qtr sale minor interest plexu corp and dlr qtr relat sale excess properti reuter earn moniterm corp mtrm qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note prior year figur restat reflect merger march amtron corp reuter earn chubb corp set qtrly payout qtrly ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq southtrust sotr acquir bank southtrust corp billion dlr multibank hold compani enter into agreement acquir florida bank asset total mln dlr term agreement not disclos bank central bank volusia counti asset mln dlr bank pensacola asset mln dlr and vista bank oper vista bank volusia counti asset mln dlr and vista bank marion counti asset mln dlr agreement subject regulatori approv reuter acq carl keef sell star oil unit unit coal canada for mln dlr acq hugh tool merger specul hugh tool rose share appar reflect belief that baker intern corp bko will persaud hugh previous announc merger analyst thi week hugh back merger interest talk sound baker and peopl convinc deal stock analyst phil pace kidder peabodi and holder hugh share baker for each hugh share reuter acq aetna aet reach agreement bui compani aetna life and casualti reach agreement acquir pct interest univers life and gener insur sdn bhd ulg malaysian composit insur compani compani pct balanc will continu own malaysia apera group privat investor transact valu approxim mln dlr and expect complet march reuter acq carl keef ckb sell oil unit take gain carl keef sold star oil and ga unit unit coal canada for mln dlr cash carl will record extraordinari gain two mln dlr tax ct common share result sale compani not elabor financi term carl offici repli inquiri that carl record extraordinari gain fourth quarter end march move carl pct owner rothman inc agre last week sell carl stake elder ixl australia for mln canadian dlr reuter ship channel ferri report sink belgium channel ferri herald free enterpris british townsend thorensen compani sink belgian coast tonight peopl board dutch newsag anp report todai unspecifi number peopl had fallen into water quot pilot organis thi south western dutch port citi belgian border vessel had capsiz collis gave detail dan kaakebeen spokesman for dutch salvag firm smit intern told reuter telephon rotterdam that vessel belgian port zeebrugg passeng and crew accid occur gmt kaakebeen firm had vessel scene and anoth diver board spokesman port author nearbi vlissingen attempt made pull vessel into shallow water weather condit good fog wind and vessel area reuter earn patrick petroleum ppc year loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln avg shr note current year includ tax credit dlr reuter earn epitop inc epto qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale reuter earn clari corp qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn lloyd bank canada qtr profit rise sharpli lloyd bank canada unit lloyd bank intern plc net profit soar dlr for quarter end januari dlr year earlier loan loss provis mandatori year averag actual loan loss rose quarter dlr year ago dlr bank lloyd bank canada canada largest foreign bank last autumn mln canadian dlr acquisit continent bank canada reuter acq dome pete dmp press sell encor dome petroleum pressur largest creditor canadian imperi bank commerc sell pct stake encor energi corp energi industri analyst dome pledg mln encor share secur for part debt commerc bank estim last year mln canadian dlr and bank dome sell stock pai debt analyst commerc slowli sure move encor direct that make saleabl asset analyst ask not name dome earlier not sell encor energi reaffirm compani pct interest canadian gold produc dome mine for sale price dome negoti plan restructur billion dlr debt see encor strateg invest that not intend sell spokesman david anneslei encor share not pai dividend commerc bank spokesman declin comment ask whether press dome sell encor stake current market price dome stake encor valu mln dlr mln dome mine share worth mln dlr recent strength price encor share prompt commerc bank press dome divest hold canadian oil and ga produc analyst encor stock price improv quit substanti recent week runup crude price peter and oil analyst wilf gobert comment possibl that commerc bank sold level can for recent year ad encor trade earlier toronto stock exchang week high and six dlr earli februari compani recent set oper manag previous carri dome petroleum maison placement canada inc analyst deni mote comment dome and encor farther apart sale make lot sens mote analyst dome will resist move divest encor favor retain oper asset sinc sale proce like directli pai dome debt commerc bank hang encor long can bach secur inc analyst doug weber dome group major creditor move block such sale argu claim compani asset creditor gener want make that piec not sold analyst gobert anoth stumbl block encor mln dlr joint liabil loan dome petroleum advanc arctic petroleum corp japan for beaufort sea explor analyst similar hurdl hinder sale dome petroleum interest dome mine dome mine guarante mln dlr dome petroleum debt and consent sale dome petroleum hold potenti buyer dome mine share seek type relief compani debt oblig connect dome petroleum gobert dome spokesman anneslei earlier declin price compani sell dome mine share current price dlr share attract reuter earn patrick petroleum ppc qtr net shr nil net rev avg shr year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev avg shr reuter earn inland vacuum industri inc ivac qtr net qtr end jan shr six ct ct net dlr dlr rev reuter crude iranian oil minist arriv algeria iranian oil minist gholamreza aqazadeh arriv algier head larg deleg for talk stabil oil price offici new agenc ap arriv statement iran and algeria engag continu and stronger cooper world petroleum market and had deploi consider effort stablis petroleum price greet arriv belkacem nabi algerian minist energi chemic and petro chemic industri reuter earn del laboratori inc dli qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note per share figur adjust reflect for stock split paid march reuter gnp chilean gdp pct central bank chile gross domest product rose pct last year billion dollar compar pct rise previou year central bank initi project for pct increas gdp thi year sector regist greatest growth fisheri pct agricultur pct transport and commun pct and industri pct bank ad reuter acq landmark save lsa complet offic sale landmark save associ complet sale whitehal offic includ deposit mln dlr parkval save associ landmark realiz gain mln dlr sale price not disclos reuter earn holli sugar corp hly set regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn coradian corp cdin year net shr profit cent loss ct net profit dlr loss rev mln mln note compani net extraordinari item and tax and declin provid data item reuter livestock usda conduct survei for avian influenza agricultur depart anim health offici conduct nation survei live bird market and auction check for sign avian influenza infecti viral diseas poultri depart survei will locat poultri dealer and live bird market that sell live bird directli consum and onc dealer and market identifi will test determin past present exposur avian influenza virus outbreak avian influenza pennsylvania maryland virginia and jersei cost taxpay mln dlr control and requir destruct mln bird survei expect complet april reuter ship two hundr peopl rescu sink ferri peopl rescu badli hurt sink cross channel ferri carri approxim peopl belgian port zeebrugg port control spokesman spokesman contact telephon car ferri herald free enterpris own british compani townsend thoresen remain water diver rescu passeng believ trap ferri zeebrugg english port dover and capsiz pier ad reuter earn foxboro fox qtr loss oper shr loss loss dlr oper net loss loss mln rev mln mln mth oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss mln rev mln mln note oper net exclud tax credit dlr for qtr and dlr for mth includ restructur charg mln dlr for qtr mln dlr for mth reuter money-supply treasuri balanc fed fell march treasuri balanc feder reserv fell march billion dlr billion dlr previou busi dai treasuri latest budget statement balanc tax and loan note account fell billion dlr billion dlr respect dai treasuri oper cash balanc total billion dlr march compar billion dlr march reuter trade nicaragua romania paraguai lose trade right presid reagan formal end preferenti duti free trade treatment for export nicaragua romania and paraguai gener system prefer gsp action determin that countri not take step give worker internation recogn right trade repres clayton yeutter had announc intend action januari unit state conduct trade nicaragua and trade romania and paraguai reuter earn alfin inc afn qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev avg shr six mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr reuter acq bell and howel bhw complet sale unit bell and howel complet sale comput output microfilm busi product inc unit privat held lebow industri inc sum deal not disclos unit make devic that print data directli comput microfilm reuter money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr feb week fed money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr busi loan book major bank exclud accept fell mln dlr billion dlr week end februari feder reserv board fed that busi loan includ accept fell mln dlr billion dlr reuter earn hyponex corp hypx year net shr ct dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn hmo america inc hmoa year loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr reuter livestock american pork congress overhaul nation pork produc council nppc announc thi year american pork congress apc that congress and trade show will divid into two part year apc held atlanta will busi session and will continu week march trade show chang into intern event call world pork expo expo will held june de moin expand format execut vice presid orvil sweet decis spilt show and congress produc never trade show floor make sens that divid busi session trade show sweet reuter acq dtd enterpris inc reorgan dtd enterpris inc file report indic that eagleslair develop corp had assum control compani reorgan plan sign last month compani gerald lach presid eagleslair name presid and director dtd addit dt board resign and eagleslair appoint director compani reuter earn schwab safe up payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn physician insur pico qtr net shr ct ct net dlr dlr rev mln dlr mln dlr avg shr mth shr dlr ct net dlr dlr rev mln dlr mln dlr avg shr note per share amount for qtr and year prior restat reflect six for stock split august rev for qtr includ capit gain and for year rev for qtr includ insur revenu and for year rev for qtr includ life subsidiari account deposit and for year reuter earn bradlei brly announc long term leas bradlei real estat trust sign year leas for properti downtown minneapoli bced minnesota inc leas will increas net incom ct share post februari for two stock split basi for trust report net incom mln dlr ct share post split basi bradlei will entitl time addit rental payment ct share bced enter into space leas prime nation tenant and share portion net cash flow oper properti reuter acq dumez unit pct westburn wbi dumez invest inc pct westburn intern industri outstand common share deposit takeov bid receiv share dlr per share offer expir yesterdai dumez will proce acquir remain common share give pct ownership westburn dumez privat compani own jointli dumez and unicorp canada corp reuter acq canadian natur resourc sell stake canadian natur resourc agre principl sell pct work interest produc and produc natur ga properti locat southwestern saskatchewan transact expect close april compani not identifi buyer give sell price proce will us satisfi februari repay demand compani lender excess proce will ad work capit compani reuter acq malrit bui cox radio station unit malrit guarante broadcast partner bought wtrk inc cox enterpris inc for mln dlr cash wtrk own and oper wtrk philadelphia radio station transfer licens for sation approv feder commun commiss malrit guarante limit partnerhip form acquir and oper radio and station malrit commun group inc malr gener partner reuter acq cyacq extend tender for cyclop cyl cyacq corp extend dlr share tender offer for cyclop corp march todai cyacq form citicorp capit investor and audio video affili inc ava acquir cyclop tender offer began februari six offer condit pct outstand share and pct vote secur tender expir offer march six share cyclop mln outstand share had tender reuter acq mono gold partnership agre bui share mono gold mine inc nim and partnership agre bui flow share aggreg purchas price dlr subject fulfil condit price share nim will ct per share and will issu share partnership mono option bui dlr capit stock ct per share expir march option exercis net compani dlr ad work capit reuter earn uslico corp usvc increas dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl march record march reuter acq usair group request transport depart order twa divest stake earn diplomat electron dpec cut cost diplomat electron corp will reduc expens mln dlr year effort stem loss and return posit net worth compani lender agre pct stake compani convert mln dlr debt into prefer stock diplomat will cut cost mean includ dismiss worker corpor headquart consolid wareh and ship oper and reduct manag salari will reloc headquart glendal calif reuter earn dollar gener corp dolr qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl april reocrd march reuter earn healthcar servic hsai see write off healthcar servic america inc will write mln dlr recur expens expect incom oper breakeven for and estim loss for year writeoff result will releas march includ writeoff six mln dlr development cost six mln dlr unamort loan cost and debt discount and mln dlr recur cost compani continu default financi and financi coven set major loan document negoti continu bank assur that such fund will continu author smith barnei harri upham and seek busi combin parti healthcar board author sale leas asset reduc cash requir revolv credit line for complet current construct project for year end decemb healthcar report net incom mln dlr sale mln dlr reuter acq usair seek order twa twa usair group sought depart transport takeov fight tran world airlin inc ask depart order twa sell usair share direct violat feder aviat act usair twa week file cursori applic depart transport for approv propos billion dlr takeov usair usair reject offer and ask depart transport dismiss applic usair request dismiss twa avoid pre merger notif requir and not provid competit and public interest analysi requir regul usair applic dismiss twa limit bui pct mln outstand share applic approv twa bui pct twa own pct usair stock twa todai reveal that increas hold mln usair share pct outstand twa vice presid gener counsel mark buckstein compani had made file dot and complianc law reuter earn park ohio industri inc pkoh qtr net shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit dlr net loss profit rev mln mln note net includ recur charg dlr for number item qtr and net includ extraordinari credit dlr ct per share reuter earn bmc industri inc bmc qtr loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln not year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln not note result includ charg mln dlr ct shr for qtr and year compar charg mln dlr dlr shr prior year discontinu oper and dispos discontinu oper reuter earn unit compani uncf declar stock dividend unit compani financi corp board declar two pct stock dividend payabl april holder record march board declar regular quarterli cash dividend ct payabl april holder record march reuter nat-gas issu report natur ga claus centr transnat corpor issu report contain guidelin and recommend for negoti natur ga claus agreement transnat petroleum corpor and host countri report aim promot petroleum explor area perceiv ga prone page report contain depth examin problem ga developo and wai contractu term deal risk ga develop associ price market and volum reuter acq taft tfb bidder sell entertain unit propos buyout taft broadcast dudlei taft and investor includ plan sell compani entertain group investor jonathan nelson manag director narragansett capit corp narr particip buyout plan declin buyer line for entertain group sell group nelson wall street analyst hollywood film studio interest taft broadcast not comment dlr per share offer taft mln share outstand pct own taft and ingal famili dudlei taft relinquish titl presid juli continu vice chairman compani taft narragansett requst respons propos march plan accept taft privat compani financ high yield bond and bank debt nelson narragansett invest manag compani special leverag buyout transact taft share climb caus arbitrageur investor bidder rais price robert bass control pct stock and american financi corp holder pct not return telephoh call seek comment denni mcalpin analyst oppenheim and don worth dlr note taft recent agre sell group independ televis station loss entertain group includ hanna barbara anim studio hamper glut anim product taft broadcast never comment report that major stockhold met recent discuss break compani macalpin lot option for reshap compani distribut piec major sharehold possibl analyst alan gottesman rothschild unterberg towbin inc bass group increas stake belief compani worth chang strategi bass push for sale independ televis station compani paid reuter acq sandox bui stauffer seed sandoz corp northrup king bought stauffer seed unit stauffer chemic term not disclos reuter acq energen egn bui municip ga system energen corp acquir distribut system citi clanton ala for mln dlr custom system fourth municip system acquir energen alabama ga subsidiari sinc octob ad total custom reuter earn sierra pacif resourc inc srp dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl record april reuter earn metex corp mtx qtr dec shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter earn houston oil trust omit march distribut houston oil trust will cash distribut unit holder march signific factor for lack distribut thi month establish addit special cost escrow account compani ad that cash distribut month remaind year for march work interest owner will place mln dlr special cost escrow account reuter acq monoclon antibodi mab bui compani monoclon antibodi inc sign agreement principl bui genesi lab inc for mln dlr common stock agreement subject sharehold approv and condit reuter strategic-metal treasuri propos african import treasuri propos allow temporari import south african uranium or and uranium oxid juli condit pend clarif anti apartheid law pass congress last fall propos publish feder regist week request written congression and public comment dai and deal uranium or and oxid that import for process and export countri treasuri propos allow temporari import felt congress had not intend pass comprehens south african sanction bill last fall overrid presid reagan veto hurt industri domest uranium convers industri and feder govern enrich industri injur manner not intend congress import ban uranium or and oxid implement bar import for process and export mistaken interpret act treasuri treasuri outright ban uranium or and oxid foreign electr util divert south african origin or and oxid countri includ soviet union for process treasuri import south african or and oxid juli for process and export provid that import or oxid accompani licens for import issu nuclear regulatori commiss treasuri propos allow origin good import temporarili south african state control organ for repair servic unit state custom will such import made bond south african sanction law enact unit state protest apartheid law racial segreg practic south africa white minor govern prohibit import uranium or and oxid iron and steel coal and textil end reuter earn braniff inc bair qtr loss jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit dlr net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr tax loss carryforward year and loss dlr qtr reuter acq justic dept support dismiss twa applic for usair control acq transport depart dismiss twa applic for usair control strategic-metal treasuri propos african uranium import treasuri propos allow temporari import south african uranium or and uranium oxid juli condit pend clarif anti apartheid law pass congress last fall treasuri propos allow temporari import felt congress had not intend pass comprehens south african sanction bill last fall overrid presid reagan veto hurt industri treasuri outright ban uranium or and oxid foreign electr util divert south african origin or and oxid countri includ soviet union for process treasuri propos allow origin good import temporarili south african state control organ for repair servic south african sanction law enact protest apartheid law racial segreg practic south africa white minor govern prohibit import uranium or and oxid iron and steel coal and textil end reuter ship report dead ferri disast peopl di car ferri struck pier left belgium for britain nurs part rescu oper jan van moerbek male nurs come herald free enterpris that had found six peopl top vessel dead anoth dead insid boat ad governor west flander provinc peopl unaccount for reuter acq continent feder conf holder sell stake continent feder save and loan associ told that estat hold pct stock plan sell stake premium current stock price continent estat harold vernon and parti sign letter intent sell stock for dlr share for total dlr continent stock close counter trade thrift buyer bac inc corpor act for unindentifi parti reuter acq broker choic bui rubbertech broker choic capit inc sign letter intent bui rubbertech inc approv sharehold broker choic will issu mln share author unissu share restrict common stock rubbertech inc reuter acq dot dismiss twa twa usair applic depart transport dot dismiss technic ground applic tran world airlin inc for dot approv for control usair group dot ad that twa free refil put togeth applic for control that met agenc procedur requir dot act shortli depart justic disclos that support dismiss twa applic not immedi clear impact denial twa bid usair control applic twa had acknowledg that addit document requir meet dot rule and file materi morn march dot not wait determin dismiss twa applic for approv acquisit usair order issu late fridai twa applic fail compli file requir regul and twa provid reason accept such defici file ad accordingli will dismiss applic twa refil compli procedur rule dot agenc ad that continu separ twa request for feder clearanc purchas usair stock vote trust usair had earlier todai that ask dot dismiss twa control applic ground twa file not meet dot requir reuter acq twa twa refil agenc transworld airlin inc plan refil applic mondai depart transport for approv acquir usair group dot late todai dismiss twa applic acquir usair dot open for busi mondai morn will refil perfect and complet section applic twa gener counsel mark buckstein buckstein dot rule applic file wednesdai incomplet not agenc object reuter acq justic ask dismiss twa twa file justic depart told transport depart support request usair group that dot dismiss applic tran world airlin inc for approv control usair rational that review applic for control file twa dot and ascertain that not suffici inform base competit review jame weiss offici justic antitrust divis told reuter reuter interest hong kong bank leav interest rate unchang hong kong associ bank decid leav interest rate unchang todai regular weekli meet current rate pct for save account hour dai call week and two week month pct two month pct and six month pct month pct and month pct prime rate six pct reuter acq save acuisit california announc feder home loan bank board fhlbb announc acquisiton south bai save loan associ gardena calif standard pacif save costa mesa calif fhlbb south bai had asset mln dlr and standard pacif had mln dlr asset fourth feder assist merger acquisit troubl save institut thi year fhlbb reuter coffee colombia deni sell coffe below market colombia deni sold bag crop coffe below current market price client europ and asia spokesman for nation coffe grower feder comment rumour had circul market circl fals reuter ship two hundr fear dead ferri disast peopl fear dead british cross channel ferri roll side belgian coast last night almost passeng pluck safeti ic cold sea belgian transport minist herman croo told report fear dead hundr perhap state water fear hope townsend thorensen owner tonn herald free enterpris ferri carri peopl and that had rescu british reuter acq malaysia bail anoth commerci bank malaysia central bank acquir pct stake ail unit asian bank bhd uab sixth largest commerci bank countri rebuild public confid uab call for right issu last novemb rais mln ringgit rectifi capit defici accumul loss mln ringgit end central bank bank negara statement mln ringgit share sharehold local indian and malai businessmen and indian govern bank negara subsequ unsubscrib share total mln uab paid capit mln ringgit share held trust will eventu sold central bank earli thi week announc that had bought pct stake anoth troubl commerci bank perwira habib bank malaysia bhd rais capit mln ringgit mid januari thi year bank negara not intend hold share two bank inject capit phb and uab includ recamp manag bank measur bank strengthen public confid stabil bank ad central bank invok section bank amendemnt act empow grant loan ail bank bui stake reuter ship ferri disast rank worst tragedi fade hope for passeng trap aboard partial sunk channel ferri rais fear accid rank thi centuri worst peacetim ship tragedi belgian transport minist herman croo hope rescu passeng trap herald free enterpris capsiz belgian coast last night confirm toll make incid world worst sinc soviet liner admir nakhimov collid freighter black sea last septemb and sank loss live peopl rescu world deadliest singl peacetim incid sea sink titan loss live second biggest loss life peacetim peopl drown liner empress ireland collid freighter lawrenc river canada world worst maritim disast wartim that live german liner wilhelm gustloff torpedo soviet submarin januari fear dead two ferri sank dhaka drown ferri capsiz china and di launch sank malaysian state sabah reuter ship almost dead ferri disast survivor british cross channel ferri disast belgian coast and almost peopl perish senior belgian offici jacqu tha charg rescu for herald free enterpris men had search ship inaccess cabin and control room afraid survivor tha passseng and crew confirm dead and miss bring total dead presum dead reuter earn sime darbi bhd six month decemb shr cent cent interim dividend cent group net mln ringgit mln pre tax mln mln turnov billion billion note dividend pai regist april reuter earn consolid plantat bhd six month decemb shr cent cent interim dividend cent group net mln ringgit mln pre tax mln mln turnov mln mln note dividend pai april regist april reuter earn tractor malaysia hold bhd six month decemb shr ct interim dividend ct nil group net mln ringgit mln pre tax mln mln turnov mln mln note dividend pai regist april reuter earn dunlop malaysian industri bhd six month decemb shr ct ct interim dividend cent group net mln ringgit mln pre tax mln mln turnov mln mln note dividend pai april regist april reuter sugar bangladesh sugar product almost doubl bangladesh sugar product increas tonn last year season total tonn end thi year season sugar and food industri corp increas output will enabl bangladesh cut import corpor offici told reuter countri import tonn sugar and will bui tonn make shortfal year end june import total tonn tonn stock give detail reuter gnp german tax cut rais billion mark senior offici west german coalit govern tax cut plan for year increas billion mark line pledg made financ minist gerhard stoltenberg last month intern monetari confer pari gerold tandler gener secretari christian social union parti detail cut new confer attend offici christian democrat union and free democrat parti addit billion mark reduct repres net tax relief increas revenu sourc not plan reduct will ad packag tax cut plan for amount billion mark tandler billion mark extra tax relief account for reduc rate margin increas incom tax increas person tax allow save taxpay billion mark extra tax allow for peopl children educ cut mln mark tax bill mln mark account for increas level special depreci for small and medium size compani extra fiscal measur plan for year part gener reform tax system will come into effect stoltenberg had pari that part thi reform will cut tax gross billion mark introduc year ahead schedul west german govern had come pressur unit state stimul economi tax cut stoltenberg speech last night hamburg that economi continu expand thi year rate growth uncertain govern januari aim for real growth gross nation product thi year pct economist revis predict two below stoltenberg remain expans whether thi will two pct peopl pct expect even closer pct kiel world econom institut forecast dai ago remain open moment reuter ship expert had express fear safeti british govern investig into sink car ferri herald free enterpris heavi loss life expert doubt had express roll roll type ship ship minist lord brabazon preliminari investig had start into tonn ferri capsiz and sank minut manoeuvr leav zeebrugg routin hour cross dover initi report spoke water flood car deck bow door spokesman for owner townsend thoresen ferri had hole townsend thoresen oper two ship ident herald free enterpris brabazon not plan pull servic present investig wait and earli happen told bbc radio work retriev bodi half submerg hulk continu maritim safeti expert london doubt had express design call roro ferri such herald free enterpris inter government intern maritim consult committe issu report roll roll vessel lost accid ship deck area divid bulkhead townsend thoresen ship built west german yard bremerhaven built highest safeti standard salvag expert william cooper passeng had problem get thi type ship design townsend thoresen navig offic clive langlei roro type vessel similar respect barg sailor take two inch line and you can turn barg ordinari ship compartmentalis and you stabil cooper cross channel ferri perfectli stabl had huge wide deck area water level you water into that area you can sever effect stabil ship ad reuter crude iraq turkei oil pipelin cut landslid turkei oil pipelin southern town adana cut landslid hurriyet and anatolian new agenc oil lost landslid fridai night tap mln bpd line switch accid pipelin carri oil for turkei and custom iraq kirkuk field yumurtalik termin turkish mediterranean coast iraq main oil outlet reuter ship brazil seamen continu strike court decis hundr marin alert kei brazilian port seamen decid remain indefinit strike even higher labour court yesterdai rule illeg union leader halt nation strike seamen year start februari and union leader not return work pct pai rise shipown offer per cent rais seamen reject noth lose want lai worker fine determin carri protest end union leader had decid meet that marin ship seamen abandon vessel and marin handl situat spokesman for rio janeiro port order send marin port navi minist henriqu saboya ground that port area nation secur incid strike cut export and import and made estim ship idl petrol station owner state continu shutdown and fear that combin two stoppag lead fuel shortag reuter crude ecuador export oil for month offici suspens ecuador crude oil shipment earthquak cut oil pipelin will last month senior energi ministri offici offici ecuador resum export repair section pipelin link jungl oil field lago agrio balao pacif coast mln dlr repair pipelin offici not want name told reuter ecuador had oil meet domest demand for dai and import crude supplement stock earthquak last thursdai night regist six point intern mercal scale damag pipelin sever econom blow ecuador oil account for two third total export and pct govern revenu financi press ecuador member organis petroleum export countri opec recent pump barrel per dai bpd crude bpd output quota assign cartel anoth energi ministri spokesman last year export averag bpd central bank ecuador build emerg pipelin cost mln dlr hook colombian pipelin offici estim dai build ecuador squeez slide world oil price had mln dlr net intern reserv end januari equal month import suspend interest payment januari billion dlr ow privat foreign bank countri total foreign debt billion dlr eighth largest latin america caraca presid jaim lusinchi venezuela loan mln barrel crude ecuador month make for loss damag pipelin ecuador ask for loan guarante domest suppli and ship equival volum back venezuela repay lusinchi commiss head venezuelan invest fund minist hector hurtado and includ repres interior and defenc ministri and state oil compani petroleo venezuela will travel ecuador tuesdai evalu and ordin emerg relief program reuter sugar australia sell tonn sugar ussr australia sold tonn raw sugar soviet union for shipment week queensland primari industri minist nevil harper load tonn cargo soviet freighter nikolai kuznetsov for shipment odessa complet todai lucinda termin statement balanc will ship mackai end march harper australia export tonn sugar soviet union reuter rubber thai natur rubber export rise thai natur rubber export rose tonn year earlier privat board trade japan biggest buyer import tonn thai rubber previou year major buyer tonn china and west germani export franc rose tonn austria and itali tonn reuter interest german govern rais bond yield increas feder govern borrow and grow unwilling foreign investor bui mark asset push yield german public author bond higher thi year bond market sourc moment sidewai movement short term rate rate move long end will depend strongli foreign portfolio manag for larg secur invest hous frankfurt sourc govern had step borrow programm anticip increas fridai loan stock thi year sourc note carri year matur coupon six pct and price yield pct issu thi compar last issu had pct coupon price pct for yield pct dealer term not attract foreign investor and feder govern push yield higher futur want borrow sourc note feder govern issu had increas size introduct billion mark volum start last financ ministri economist isn size each bond increas ad condit capit market remain fairli favour for rais debt recent feder issu sold strongli abroad pct foreign investor recent stabilis dollar foreign investor begun back market hope currenc gain mark diminish sourc govern step borrow rais billion mark govern made net borrow billion mark bundesbank statist show that net borrow bond billion sourc thi move govern type debt gain access foreign fund accept loan stock form credit partli inflat larg amount issu matur recent factor includ govern tax reduct program reduc incom year problem will tax reform portfolio manag ad that govern cut top incom tax rate pct pct make difficult for govern reduc borrow sourc govern fall short cover billion mark lost revenu tax reform make expenditur cut and forc fall back debt market form portfolio manag note that feder govern loan stock thi year fallen back twice rais total billion mark issu fix rate medium term kassenoblig note financ ministri economist govern not expect troubl keep plan borrow net billion mark thi year sourc agre ad that trend not continu year tax cut come into effect expect effort for tax reform mean govern borrow will increas manag bond price last week slightli firmer balanc bundesbank public author bond yield calcul fall pct fridai week earlier sourc foreign demand for feder govern loan stock slack sentiment grow that dollar rise mark demand wasn good dealer for german bank london dollar recent slight appreci mark even meant that foreign investor sold mark bond recent dealer reuter iron-steel ussr cut coal price for japanes steelmil soviet union agre cut coke coal export price japanes steel mill dlr tonn start april exchang for increas export volum industri sourc price set dlr tonn for neryungrinski coal and dlr for kuznetski coal fob japan will import total mln tonn area mln year earlier steelmak had ask moscow agre cutback mln tonn soviet union urg japan increas amount mln reuter gold placer pacif hope for misima gold approv placer pacif hope papua guinea govern will approv develop misima gold project month submiss final environment plan port moresbi todai thi complet major document requir gain offici approv proce placer statement placer estim epitherm deposit locat eastern half misima island southeastern coast papua guinea contain proven and probabl reserv mln tonn grade gram tonn gold and gram tonn silver and explor continu reuter trade bangladesh trade deficit narrow octob bangladesh trade deficit narrow billion taka octob billion septemb and billion octob central bank import drop billion taka octob billion septemb and billion octob export total billion taka octob billion septemb and billion octob reuter ipi swiss industri output rise fourth qquarter swiss industri output rose pct fourth quarter last year pct quarter declin and pct final month feder offic industri trade and labour for full year index base stood pct record previou year incom order gain pct quarter pct quarter fall and pct year earlier level full year gain pct order backlog fell pct straight quarterli declin and end pct year earlier level reuter money-fx asian dollar asset exce billion dlr asian dollar market continu expand decemb total asset and liabil rise billion dlr billion novemb and billion decemb monetari author singapor increas interbank activ interbank lend rise billion dlr decemb billion novemb and billion decemb interbank deposit increas billion dlr billion and billion loan bank custom increas decemb billion dlr billion novemb and billion decemb deposit bank custom rose billion dlr billion and billion reuter money-supply singapor monei suppli pct decemb singapor monei suppli rose pct decemb billion dlr pct increas novemb monetari author singapor ma growth for calendar pct compar pct growth year end novemb ma latest monthli statist bulletin decemb increas larg due season year end demand demand deposit compon increas billion dlr decemb billion novemb and billion decemb currenc activ circul rose billion dlr decemb billion novemb and billion year earlier broadli base monei suppli rose pct billion dlr decemb pct rise novemb bring year year growth pct for year end decemb pct for year end novemb reuter ipi chines industri growth rate weak china industri output januari and februari thi year pct higher period china new agenc output increas pct januari januari and pct februari agenc recent increas larg due last year poor perform signific improv made econom result ad that success report readjust industri product mix last quarter agenc amount ti work capit rose and sizeabl fund occupi unsal good quot unnam economist expect industri product increas proper rate and result due cost effici drive underwai countri gave detail offici industri growth target thi year pct actual pct last year reuter crude iran sell discount crude japan trader japanes custom bought six mln barrel crude oil nation iranian oil compani nioc substanti discount offici price and western trader receiv even larger discount japanes trader involv transact told reuter nioc sold crude for march shipment japanes custom formula compani bought barrel iranian heavi straight discount cent below offici price sourc deal fix price link oman and dubai spot price discount iran discount sale not manag revers bullish tone crude oil and product spot market oil trader market sentiment influenc colder weather europ and report that opec februari output below impos quota mln barrel per dai firmer ga oil london futur and bullish sentiment york mercantil exchang futur market support spot price level anoth japanes trade hous paid offici price process arrang will effect receiv discount sourc disguis cheat japanes trader sourc japanes compani had paid offici price for iranian oil purchas mln barrel iranian heavi for april shipment for refin singapor vlcc iranian crude sold western trader price base pct offici price and pct spot price part price relat process arrang acq ici sell stake lister and imperi chemic industri plc ici had todai pct stake lister and plc messel and and that had wide institut lister manufactur dyer and finish cotton silk wool and man made fibr reuter money-fx monei market shortag forecast mln stg bank england forecast shortag mln stg monei market todai factor affect liquid bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill drain billion stg below target banker balanc mln thi fall note circul add mln stg and net effect exchequ transact inflow mln stg bank ad reuter crude amoco report south china sea oil find amoco petroleum corp report offshor oil find pearl river basin concess south china sea china new agenc liu hua produc barrel per dai depth metr new agenc amoco plan drill second area thi year gave detail reuter interest nation westminst bank cut base lend rate pct pct interest nation westminst bank cut base rate nation westminst bank plc cut base lend rate percentag point pct todai nation westminst that respond gener eas monei market rate move signal bank england earlier thi afternoon that endors half point cut base rate surpris move strong signal last week that such move prematur sinc pound continu gain strongli reuter earn facil usr semi annual dividend semi annual dividend ct pai record april note full name facil corp thi dividend declar sinc compani complet initi public offer novemb reuter acq standard pacif spf acquir south bai standard pacif acquir substanti asset and liabil south bai save and loan associ newport beach firm weekend that will conduct save and loan activ standard pacif save feder stock associ fridai feder home loan bank board washington approv acquisit south bai and mln dlr state charter stock associ standard pacif mln dlr asset bank board that feder save and loan insur corp will make cash contribut provid capit loss coverag and indemnifi standard pacif undisclos liabil reuter strategic-metal temporari import uranium treasuri depart temporarili permit import south african uranium or and oxid pend clarif anti apartheid sanction law pass congress last fall decis announc late fridai appli juli uranium or and oxid import into for process and export countri treasuri action felt that congress pass comprehens south african sanction bill last fall presid reagan veto had not intend hurt industri addit treasuri permit made good import temporarili south african state control organ for repair servic reuter acq piedmont pie agre usair buyout usair group inc piedmont aviat inc agre acquir for dlr per share compani newspap advertis start tender offer for piedmont share that price and piedmont board two director absent unanim approv bid offer and withdraw right expir april extend and bid merger price usair piedmont grant irrevoc option bui share circumst piedmont mln share outstand usair tender condit receipt share give usair pct interest piedmont fulli dilut basi and approv depart transport vote trust agreement permit usair bui and hold share pend review applic gain control piedmont compani merger agreement piedmont that offer not amend piedmont prior written consent that advers piedmont sharehold cut number share bought piedmont consent usair reduc number piedmont share purchas offer minimum number need vote trust condit bid satisfi that case that minimum number share tender bui share pro rata basi februari usair had offer pai dlr per share cash for pct piedmont stock and usair share for each remain piedmont share last week carl icahn control tran world airlin inc twa made condit offer acquir usair for dlr per share bid that reject usair board transport depart fridai reject twa applic acquir usair ground that applic fail compli depart regul omit inform twa refil todai provid inform need fridai twa had acquir mln share pct usair reuter instal-debt credit busi fall januari credit advanc financ hous retail bank credit card and specialist provid credit slip billion stg januari billion decemb remain close averag level for fourth quarter depart trade and industri januari total billion stg advanc bank credit card month basi total advanc novemb januari pct lower previou month thi total lend consum fell pct and lend busi declin pct end januari total amount outstand billion stg decemb billion stg and pct total month earlier depart januari rise mln stg amount outstand financ hous specialist credit grantor and retail depart advanc credit card rose pct latest two month period retail advanc pct latest month previou month reuter acq sosnoff start bid for caesar world caw mt acquisit corp compani form martin sosnoff start tender offer for share caesar world inc dlr each newspap advertis mt offer and withdraw right expir april extend sosnoff york investor own mln caesar mln share outstand pct and caesar largest sharehold caesar own casino hotel nevada and honeymoon resort pennsylvania pocono mountain control caesar jersei inc cjn own atlant citi casino hotel for second quarter end januari caesar world earn mln dlr revenu mln dlr earn dlr and revenu mln dlr year for fiscal compani earn mln dlr revenu mln dlr mt offer condit receipt share give sosnoff major interest fulli dilut basi arrang suffici financ bui caesar share not own and pai relat cost and approv jersei casino control commiss and nevada game commiss and state game control board mt marin midland bank inc commit lend mln dlr for acquisit and us effort syndic anoth mln dlr senior financ for transact financi advis painewebb group inc pwj state write that subject market condit highli confid that can arrang commit for mln dlr mezzanin financ mt not expect problem obtain jersei and nevada regulatori approv for acquisit sinc ownership caesar stake clear june sosnoff request seat caesar world board request that not grant septemb sosnoff chairman atalanta sosnoff capit corp file for clearanc antitrust law rais interest caesar world pct sosnoff letter caesar world chairman and chief execut offic henri gluck that decis directli sharehold made urg financi and legal advisor repeatedli stress lack respons manag past sosnoff made numer effort express view manag wai maxim sharehold valu caesar twicc refus request for board seat advis felt that had you advanc notic you us time throw obstacl offer give consider sosnoff hope that caesar world manag will will negoti acquisit agreement publicli past oper manag compani perform and that consider signific equiti interest for compani acquisit sosnoff letter gluck mt sosnoff ask compani fix march record date for determin sharehold entitl author action meet includ elect remov director reuter acq trump make bid for control resort rtb casino owner and real estat develop donald trump offer acquir class common share resort intern inc spokesman for trump estat late resort chairman jame crosbi own class share resort class common share outstand each class share time vote power class share give class stock pct resort vote power earn iomega iomg set manag labor layoff iomega corp laid quarter profession and manag staff and half direct labor forc part restructur and downsiz busi compani will receiv qualifi opinion auditor financi statement subject outcom two suit compani defend consolid class action law suit seek damag unspecifi amount and defend relat sharehold action iomega auditor state opinion letter that action earli stage discoveri and like outcom can not determin thi time compani corpor wide reduct profession manag and indirect labor will result perman elimin posit function area compani busi thi repres pct profession manag and indirect employe ad addit iomega announc layoff employe princip manufactur direct labor forc affect repres pct direct labor comment layoff iomega direct labor forc affect personnel build alpha inch disk drive and bernoulli box thi action requir bring finish good inventori and inventori distribut channel accept level explain compani state thi layoff not affect product inch beta product built backlog order reuter ship brazil seamen continu strike despit court hundr marin alert kei brazilian port seamen decid remain indefinit strike even higher labour court saturdai rule illeg union leader halt nation strike seamen year start februari and union leader not return work pct pai rise shipown offer per cent rais seamen reject noth lose want lai worker fine determin carri protest end union leader had decid meet that marin ship seamen abandon vessel and marin handl situat spokesman for rio janeiro port order send marin port navi minist henriqu saboya ground that port area nation secur incid strike cut export and import and made estim ship idl petrol station owner state continu shutdown and fear that combin two stoppag lead fuel shortag reuter coffee uganda disappoint coffe talk failur uganda africa second largest coffe produc disappoint stalem recent coffe talk london chairman state run coffe market board cmb thi not good for coffe produc situat price drop pound per tonn robusta coffe makumbi return london fridai produc and consum fail agre quota formula share world coffe product intern coffe organis ico talk that end last week makumbi blame failur set quota suspend feburari last year indonesian demand that quota increas dramat uganda earn mln dlr annual coffe export pct foreign exchang earn had sought rais ico quota mln mln kilo bag sourc close cmb cmb estim that product will rise pct current octob septemb season mln bag for year uganda had unabl meet ico export quota rebel activ disrupt coffe industri ugandan govern depend coffe export duti for pct sale tax revenu and industri emploi half salari manpow dar salaam tanzania agricultur and livestock develop minist paul bomani todai world countri suffer failur london coffe talk middlemen will benefit bomani call ico conven anoth meet two month onc temper cool and deleg had time report back headquart common sens will prevail reuter acq chrysler renault stake american motor renault meal-feed addit ccc credit guarante for hungari commod credit corpor ccc author addit mln dlr credit guarante for sale veget protein meal hungari for fiscal year agricultur depart addit guarante increas veget protein meal credit line mln dlr and increas cumul fiscal year program for agricultur product mln dlr mln depart announc extens export period septemb decemb for sale veget protein meal elig for credit guarante sale regist export not septemb reuter earn southern mln dlr charg project vogtl cost rise acq appli circuit acrt sell electron busi appli circuit technolog inc act agre princip sell primari comput electron busi sanpao group san francisco act not disclos deal term ad that pct sale price cash remaind paid two year period deal expect close march act act made move concentr resourc pharmaceut subsidiari reuter acq usair acquir pct piedmont pie usair group inc acquir piedmont aviat inc share pct fulli dilut basi norfolk southern corp nsc acquisit piedmont usair approv director compani usair advis norfolk southern that compani support propos merger and intend tender remain piedmont common share respons usair tender offer began todai thi total includ share issuabl convers piedmont prefer usair note usair piedmont mln common share fulli dilut basi ad offer condit tender share repres pct oustand share dilut basi usair share option bui repres pct piedmont outstand share reuter coffee brazilian coffe rainfal rainfal record area past hour parana state umuarama nil paranavai millimetr londrina nil maringa nil sao paulo state president prudent votuporanga franca catanduva sao carlo nil sao simao nil reuter acq gencorp sell lo angel televis station walt disnei acq nationwid cellular ncel complet purchas nationwid cellular servic inc complet previous announc acquisit privat held nova cellular chicago resel mobil telephon servic subscrib for common share nova cellular accumul deficit dlr and had revenu dlr for reuter interest nation westminst bank cut base rate nation westminst bank plc cut base lend rate percentag point pct todai nation westminst respond gener eas monei market rate move signal bank england earlier thi afternoon that endors half point cut base rate surpris move strong signal last week that such move prematur sinc pound continu gain strongli reuter ship hutchison unit bui contain crane japan contain port oper hong kong intern termin pct held unit hutchison whampoa hwhh mln dlr order for quaysid contain crane ton each japan mitsui engin and shipbuild mset for august deliveri hong kong intern termin oper crane reuter ship bosphoru ship move istanbul offic close istanbul remain virtual standstil todai snow meter deep ship move narrow bosphoru waterwai link sea marmara and black sea offici author order govern offic close wednesdai bank busi and school stai shut worker struggl main road and suppli line open thi citi mln peopl second blizzard hit istanbul week stop yesterdai afternoon and intern airport reopen todai two dai closur shut earlier last week reuter crude ecuador export oil for month offici suspens ecuador crude oil shipment earthquak cut oil pipelin will last month senior energi ministri offici offici ecuador resum export repair section pipelin link jungl oil field lago agrio balao pacif coast mln dlr repair pipelin offici not want name told reuter ecuador had oil meet domest demand for dai and import crude supplement stock earthquak last thursdai night regist six point intern mercal scale damag pipelin sever econom blow ecuador oil account for two third total export and pct govern revenu financi press ecuador member organis petroleum export countri opec recent pump barrel per dai bpd crude bpd output quota assign cartel anoth energi ministri spokesman last year export averag bpd central bank ecuador build emerg pipelin cost mln dlr hook colombian pipelin offici estim dai build ecuador squeez slide world oil price had mln dlr net intern reserv end januari equal month import suspend interest payment januari billion dlr ow privat foreign bank countri total foreign debt billion dlr eighth largest latin america caraca presid jaim lusinchi venezuela loan mln barrel crude ecuador month make for loss damag pipelin ecuador ask for loan guarante domest suppli and ship equival volum back venezuela repay lusinchi commiss head venezuelan invest fund minist hector hurtado and includ repres interior and defenc ministri and state oil compani petroleo venezuela will travel ecuador tuesdai evalu and ordin emerg relief program reuter money-supply french jan monei suppli rose prov adjust pct pct fall dec offici rubber malaysia rubber pact depend consum malaysia success talk open todai intern natur rubber agreement inra depend flexibl consum countri rubber produc and consum countri meet for dai geneva tomorrow hammer rubber pact fail reach agreement last novemb replac current accord expir octob primari industri minist lim keng yaik statement that malaysia continu second inra and prepar accept modif that strengthen present agreement second inra for orderli dispos accumul buffer stock tonn sinc market capabl absorb such releas reuter acq mcdowel merger interpharm inc mcdowel enterpris inc sign definit agreement acquir pct interest privat held interpharm inc for pct interest mcdowel compani subject contig includ futur sale and profit level mcdowel year period acquir pct interpharm exchang for pct mcdowel vote stock transact expect complet dai time mcdowel board restructur includ interpharm manag reuter acq renault chrysler accord for chrysler bui amc regi national de usin renault rena and chrysler corp sign letter intent chrysler plan bui american motor corp amo pct own renault renault presid raymond levi statement issu french state car group agreement import stage renault redeploy will renault continu export programm and open perspect cooper major american constructor statement term letter intent chrysler will purchas renault stake held form bond and share renault statement quot chrysler chairman lee iacocca amc sharehold into chrysler famili ad that accord renault and chrysler studi develop futur product destin distribut renault and chrysler north american and world market renault leader industri and happi work iacocca quot chrysler will pai for renault amc interest held bond mln dlr bond and will pai mln dlr for renault share interest depend amc sale and futur profit renault statement statement agreement principl gave each side dai put togeth definit accord approv renault chrysler and amc board amc sharehold and relev govern author deal ahead statement amc sharehold renault will receiv chrysler share for each share valu dlr amc sharehold convert preferenti share will possibl exchang for chrysler share condit had exchang for amc share reuter acq boston affili acquir allegheni int for dlr shr earn southern charg vogtl cost southern will tax charg mln dlr earn januari project cost vogtl nuclear power plant risen abov amount retail custom georgia will ask pai compani largest subsidiari georgia power budget for plant increas pct mln dlr billion pledg made last year georgia public servic commiss increas cost will not includ util retail electr rate geogia power board delai schedul complet vogtl unit two june septemb unit two pct complet ad util fuel load complet unit and unit put seri low power test nuclear regulatori commiss ask for full power licens nuclear power plant locat waynesboro own oglethorp power corp municip electr author georgia and citi dalton georgia power revis vogtl budget estim due factor includ addit labor cost incur plant unit schedul for commerci oper june figur repres chang plant budget sinc august estim billion dlr march util told georgia regul cap price vogtl custom ask pai billion dlr compani share project billion dlr total budget georgia power share amount billion dlr note that georgia power share vogtl increas mln dlr southern thi will result charg earn mln dlr tax addit compani georgia power contract joint owner requir util bui back signific amount vogtl capac plant initi year oper term cap cost will not attempt recov portion budget increas that appli buyback thi bing total amount that charg earn mln dlr tax southern southern rule financi account standard board effect januari requir cost that determin nonrecover charg earn onc that determin made compani board approv capit budget billion dlr includ work vogtl project billion dlr capita budget for year period outlin board meet note thi mln dlr below compar figur for year reuter acq stora close complet papyru takeov sweden stora kopparberg bergslag skp had acquir pct share rival pulp and paper maker papyru pass threshold can compulsorili bui rest compani remain sharehold thi month sell share stora compani statement stora announc last septemb acquir papyru price billion crown form europ second largest forest group london base reed intern plc reed reuter money-fx monei market late worth mln stg bank england provid market unspecifi late assist worth mln stg market total assist mln stg todai compar liquid shortag estim revis mln stg reuter acq white engin bought privat investor white engin manufactur industri and automot diesel and gasolin engin mln dlr sale sold group group investor white engin purchas led donald stewart privat invest banker white senior execut sourc close transact purchas price set mln dlr compani will chang name hercul engin inc and stewart will major interest owner presid and chief execut offic addit john lennon current chairman and chief execut offic will remain chairman compani and joseph scheetz presid will vice chairman compani reuter acq stora close complet papyru takeov sweden stora kopparberg bergslag skp acquir pct share rival pulp and paper maker papyru pass threshold can compulsorili bui rest compani remain sharehold thi month sell share stora compani statement stora announc last septemb acquir papyru price billion crown form europ second largest forest group london base reed intern plc reed reuter acq allegheni int boston set merger allegheni intern inc enter into agreement merg affili boston inc fpc boston corp transact valu mln dlr allegheni agreement call for holder common receiv dlr share holder compani dlr cumul prefer share will receiv dlr share and own dlr convert prefer will receiv dlr share allegheni intern agreement call for boston affili start cash tender offer for outstand share allegheni common cumul prefer and convert prefer compani boston commit provid financ acquir such secur tender offer estim mln dlr agreement subject waiver march condit compani exist bank credit agreement allegheni intern statement not name describ boston affili involv agreement offer for compani stock will condit valid tender secur repres major vote power for elect director compani and valid tender two outstand cumul prefer and convert prefer share reuter money-supply french januari monei suppli rise pct french monei suppli measur term rose provision pct januari fall pct decemb bank franc main monei suppli aggreg us french monetari author join second main monei suppli aggreg for rose provision pct januari fall confirm pct decemb calcul month move averag basi rose pct year year quarter base decemb rise pct quarter centr septemb aggreg centr month move averag rose year year pct target rang six pct rose pct pct fall decemb measur note and coin circul sight deposit add short term bank deposit and add short term deposit central bank widest measur liquid rose pct januari pct fall decemb bank monei suppli growth reflect net increas sight deposit and renew interest monei market instrument reuter acq chrysler amc holder chrysler stock worth dlr share buyout plan earn continent bank canada set distribut continent bank canada subsidiari lloyd bank plc lloi intend redeem exist prefer share and distribut stock dividend common sharehold initi distribut will cumul redeem retract float rate class prefer share seri will carri retract enabl holder receiv dlr for each share continent mln dlr exist outstand prefer share will paid par accru dividend continent note will carri dividend rate pct prime and expect that share will trade dlr enabl sharehold receiv cash bank expect distribut will made earli subject approv continent that march had cash mln dlr and equiti mln dlr allow for final total distribut dlr per common share continent bank continu expect that final distribut sharehold will rang dlr dlr per share and will place late earli initi stock distribut take place regular dividend payment will maintain exist prefer share bank distribut part term continent bank canada sale bank asset lloyd bank canada subsidiari lloyd bank plc continent bank lloyd bank canada paid balanc purchas price that lower origin anticip sinc continent unabl transfer incom tax deduct lloyd bank continent not give detail trade studi canada pact spur economi free trade pact unit state and canada spur economi side substanti studi releas institut for intern econom studi paul wonnacott success conclus free trade talk rais canada gross nation product pct and expand export pct pact resolv knotti issu govern subsidi end curb trade servic and invest and pave for global talk gener agreement tariff and trade unit state and canada world two biggest trade partner cross border shipment billion dlr year open free trade talk last june aim for pact octob wonnacott econom professor univer maryland agreement includ elimin tariff two countri phase year period equal access feder govern procur two countri replac current bui america and bui canada provis bui north america provis fewer restrict trade servic chiefli financ and transport commit not screen foreign invest favor domest produc commiss resolv bilater trade disput wonnacott that resolv subsidi problem two side permit export subsidi export pct impos coutervail duti limit subsidi pct propos that attempt impos duti offset subsidi special disput commiss for resolut earli stage wonnacott bilater free trade contribut effici north american economi and competit face oversea produc open market canadian good and enabl benefit economi mass product benefit unit state fewer canada proportion larg gross nation product wonnacott that canada pact such area export subsidi and creation disput commiss set exampl for current attempt gatt write and liber global trade regul reuter earn gulf resourc gre gain stock sale gulf resourc and chemic corp sold share imperi continent ga associ for penc share mln stg privat transact for pretax gain mln dlr gulf resourc own mln share imperi continent pct interest and continu studi altern reuter acq donald trump agre purchas crosbi estat resort share acq bsn bsn share sale advanc bsn corp agreement sell common share pct interest unaffili european institut investor for mln dlr becom definit compani close expect shortli file registr statement secur and exchang commiss expect made thi month reuter acq gencorp unit sell lo angel station gencorp rko gener subsidiari agre sell khj lo angel walt disnei di for mln dlr cash work capit and adjust close compani agreement principl rko applic renew station broadcast licens dismiss and compet applic fidel televis grant disnei acquir privat held fidel for mln dlr and adjust renew khj licens challeng regulatori proceed for year deal subject prior approv feder commun commiss compani late gencorp cut deal fidel lo angel investor group and westinghous electr corp settl licens proceed and sell khj for mln dlr pct westinghous and remaind fidel jan westinghous withdrew deal fcc not approv earli gencorp and rko agre sell wor secaucu mca inc mca for mln dlr fcc approv transact parti appeal fcc not rule appeal spokemsan for akron ohio base gencorp fidel televis origin file compet applic for rko licens for khj independ station fcc disqualifi rko license wnac boston cite anti competit trade practic and inaccur financi report agenc caus renew previous grant rko york for wor and lo angel for khj deni reuter interest barclai bank cut base lend rate pct pct interest midland bank cut base rate pct pct acq imatron imat sell stake mitsui mitsi imatron inc mitsui and japan purchas two mln dlr equiti interest imatron market price and grant dai option make anoth two mln dlr invest price imatron mitsui exclus import imatron ultrafast comput tomographi scanner into japan schedul deliveri scanner month for instal larg cardiolog center enter into preliminari discuss mitsui format joint ventur financ acceler develop imatron technolog and commerci japan reuter earn robin qrah januari earn robin drug compani bankruptci proceed due litig dalkon shield contracept devic report consolid net earn for month end januari mln dlr year ago period report net earn mln dlr robin file made truste overse chapter bankruptci case reuter interest barclai midland follow natwest base rate cut barclai bank plc bc and midland bank plc mdbl cut base lend rate pct pct cut follow similar move nation westminst bank plc nwbl rate effect tomorrow reuter acq control data cda bui peripher stake control data corp agre acquir unisi inc ui pct stake magnet peripher inc letter intent that unisi convert owner magnet peripher custom control data data storag product group two year period agreement control data will continu furnish disk drive unisi detail propos agreement magnet control manag data storag product group control data found joint ventur maintain technolog base data storag and suppli peripher equip for comput system owner ventur becom develop and manufactur high perform high capac data storag product sold control data comput system manafactur worldwid convers unisi interest control data will pct honeywel inc hon pct and bull franc six pct reuter acq donald trump bui crosbi resort rtb stock casino hotel oper and real estat develop donald trump agre purchas class common stock resort intern inc held famili and estat late resort chairman jame crosbi for dlr per share trump tender offer for remain class share price interest resort class share trump share agre bui repres pct interest class stock estat own class share class share outstand trump interest class share each class share time vote power class share atlant citi resort statement that class share sold trump repres pct combin vote power resort close depend receipt regulatori approv and matter and close trump will tender for remain class share price reuter acq usair win court order twa twa usair group inc district court pittsburgh issu temporari restrain order prevent tran world airlin inc bui addit usair share usair order issu respons suit charg twa chairman carl icahn and twa violat feder law and made mislead statement twa last week own pct usair share offer bui compani for dlr share cash billion dlr acq greas monkei gmhc get reject merger offer greas monkei hold corp receiv and reject unsolicit merger offer jiffi lube intern inc lube compani propos involv exchang greas monkei common stock for combin jiffi lube secur estim current substanti below greas monkei current market price will not disclos detail reuter orange rule brazil fcoj come tomorrow decis final dump duti frozen orang juic brazil not issu tomorrow commerc depart offici depart midnight tonight set duti not make find public tomorrow preliminari duti pct set octob final rule will base detail inform offici reuter acq chrysler deal bui amc amo chrysler corp agre principl french state own renault acquir american motor corp renault control sharehold deal amc stockhold renault receiv chrysler common stock market dlr for each amc common share hold chrysler letter intent for deal govern and amc sharehold and board approv that amc holder will receiv not share chrysler common for each share amc common hold interest barclai midland follow natwest base rate cut barclai bank plc bc and midland bank plc mdbl cut base lend rate pct pct cut follow similar move nation westminst bank plc nwbl rate effect tomorrow base rate reduct bank england cut deal rate thi morn signal monei market that not resist half percentag point drop bank base lend rate market sourc end last week central hold staunchli market pressur for lower rate appar effort preserv expect rate cut for time govern annual budget march sterl remain firm dlr compar close fridai dlr reuter zinc mint seek lb zinc mint seek offer lb special high grade zinc that intend purchas sell offer will due hr est march mint two increment lb each for deliveri week april and april ball corp greenevil tenn and two increment lb each deliv week april and april lasal roll mill lasal ill firm submit offer elect receiv payment mint standard check wire transfer award will base whichev method cost advantag gover time award determin offer will minimum accept period calendar dai mint reuter housing canada build permit rise novemb led residenti sector canadian build permit issu novemb rose pct billion dlr season adjust billion dlr octob statist canada residenti permit fell pct billion dlr billion dlr octob number unit approv fell unit residenti project rose pct mln dlr month reuter acq dixi yarn dxyn acquir caro inc dixi yarn inc and caro inc jointli sign merger agreement call for dixi acquir caro stock exchang for mln dixi common compani previous announc merger approv caro board and expect close earli april revenu combin compani will mln dlr and dixi merger will not dilut result caro privat manag led leverag bui reuter orange midnight set orang juic duti decis final dump duti frozen orang juic brazil not issu tomorrow commerc depart offici depart midnight tonight set duti not make find public tomorrow preliminari duti pct set last oct final duti will base detail inform offici reuter ship gale forc wind buffet great lake nation weather servic warn gale forc wind remain effect lake eri huron and michigan warn post for larg wave and beach eros shore lake wind gust mph caus six foot wave western and southern shore lake michigan morn advisori for low wind chill temperatur post across portion upper michigan and northern lower michigan earli morn gusti wind brought wind chill and degre below freez rain scatter central colorado mid morn central kansa and northeast illinoi snow reach south central montana across wyom western nebraska and western kansa snow extend across northern wisconsin upper michigan and northern lower michigan rain reach northern pacif coast across northwest utah maryland delewar virginia carolina georgia and northern alabama reuter interest issu billion stg bond tranch bank england take book billion stg tranch pct treasuri loan stock due payabl stg pct applic stock issu bank stg pct and will for deal march remaind amount payabl bank bond yield pct issu price and free tax resid oversea issu design pct treasuri loan mln stg reserv for nation debt commission market drop point bank announc treasuri pct stock due quot full point lower stg pct minut new dealer announc had view backdrop intens pressur for lower interest rate had built past two week result sterl strength bank thi morn final signal prepar lower rate and clear bank thi afternoon announc cut base lend rate pct pct bank had initi reluct counten rate cut dealer author had wish delai reduct time budget march therebi preserv full impact chancellor exchequ nigel lawson packag measur face sterl appar inexor climb author todai decid cede pressur and half point cut todai billion stg tap issu view market move bank erad hope for earli rate cut aris result strong sterl market particip that lawson will foster half point interest rate reduct time budget two not surpris full point declin thi stage dealer note that part author attempt last week eas pressur for lower rate bank had issu billion stg tap stock view subdu govern bond market surpris particip issu sold hour for trade and market push regist sharp gain dealer that thi stage that issu announc todai absorb market rapidli last week note that sterl had edg high base rate cut had close trade weight basi ahead fridai final and beneath peak touch gmt reuter acq amc studi chrysler buyout propos and will comment crude petro canada drill two terra nova test well petro canada canada state own oil compani will drill two delin well thi summer terra nova oil field offshor newfoundland evalu test result and preliminari engin work put petro canada posit propos develop plan for terra nova field compani depend time requir for regulatori approv construct begin oil product earli petro canada high degre confid that western portion terra nova field contain mln cubic meter recover oil mln barrel and that produc economicli float product system petro canada terra nova field ly kilomet east john and kilomet southeast hibernia field discov petro canada had encourag result eastern portion field and hope thi summer drill will prove addit reserv compani petro canada believ terra nova field good commerci prospect and compani move resourc develop can start gener return invest petro canada petro canada will act oper two well pct interest western portion graven block terra nova field and pct interest field east flank block compani spokesman field particip includ canterra energi mobil oil canada gulf canada resourc inc icg resourc trillium explor corp and gener partnership parex petro canada estim reserv terra nova field graven block mln and mln barrel oil compani spokesman bob foulk petro canada calgari offic combin reserv for graven block and field east flank block estim mln and mln barrel ad petro canada expect spend mln canadian dlr bring field product and develop budget doubl compani build product system combin block field petro canada estim terra nova field graven block produc and barrel averag daili product product system that maximum capac bpd compani spokesman foulk answer queri compani estim product system combin graven and east flank block terra nova field produc bpd averag daili product reuter earn charan see pct rise profit charan industri inc distributor toi and consum product expect net profit rise pct last year mln dlr presid earl takefman told report annual meet grew basic pct last year not grow pct thi year will grow pct last year takefman charan report profit mln dlr takefman expect sale rise mln dlr thi year mln dlr fiscal end septemb fiscal end novemb takefman compani activ for acquisit consum product industri like canada compani expect resolv deliveri problem thi year last year hinder growth toi distribut busi account for revenu charan exclus distributor canada for world toi includ teddi ruxpin voic activ talk plush bear takefman product thi year will shelv for christma includ smaller version teddi ruxpin talk mickei mous toi danc plush toi doll voic activ sound touch light and heat and talk book compani market extend line laser tag kit shoot rai light and you you hit product includ record devic student leav tape messag each school locker retail for dlr reuter earn mayfair super market myfra sale increas mayfair super market sale for second qtr end feb mln dlr increas pct compar sale mln dlr compar quarter last year compani sale for six month year mln dlr pct mln dlr report period last year thi consecut quarterli gain compani compani expect releas earn april reuter interest barclai midland follow natwest base rate cut barclai bank plc bc and midland bank plc mdbl cut base lend rate pct pct cut follow similar move nation westminst bank plc nwbl rate effect tomorrow base rate reduct bank england cut deal rate thi morn signal monei market that not resist half percentag point drop bank base lend rate market sourc end last week central hold staunchli market pressur for lower rate appar effort preserv expect rate cut for time govern annual budget march sterl remain firm dlr compar close fridai dlr reuter acq unit auto worker union support chrysler amc merger interest lloyd bank match base rate cut pct lloyd bank plc lloi cut base lend rate pct pct effect tomorrow reduct follow similar move british clear bank nation westminst bank plc nwbl led thi morn bank england lower deal rate signal that toler half percentag point reduct central bank surpris signal strenuou effort last week prevent market forc bring base rate budget march reuter acq norcro break merger talk william norcro ncro plc intent proceed talk william hold plc suggest that benefit aris merger two group norcro such benefit achiev normal trade and not warrant closer formal associ norcro share firm new investor specul hostil bid william dealer william rose william earlier inform norcro that hold ordinari share pct issu reuter interest lloyd bank match base rate cut pct lloyd bank plc lloi cut base lend rate pct pct effect tomorrow reduct follow similar move british clear bank nation westminst bank plc nwbl led thi morn bank england lower deal rate signal that toler half percentag point reduct central bank surpris signal strenuou effort last week prevent market forc bring base rate budget march reuter interest lloyd bank match base rate cut pct lloyd bank plc cut base lend rate pct pct effect tomorrow reduct follow similar move british clear bank nation westminst bank plc led thi morn bank england lower deal rate signal that toler half percentag point reduct central bank surpris signal strenuou effort last week prevent market forc bring base rate budget march reuter interest french week bill averag rate fall pct pct offici acq amc amo studi chrysler propos american motor corp studi propos merger chrysler corp american motor receiv letter chrysler corp advis propos enter into merger transact american motor corp statement compani studi propos will comment reuter acq wall street stock american express axp american express stock fell sharpli reflect part investor disappoint that compani not make announc plan for brokerag unit shearson lehman brother trader compani studi option for shearson unit trader investor anticip announc thi weekend that spin shearson lehman flurri arbitrag relat sell program that pound gener market todai acceler selloff american express compon dow industri averag american express fell part program and part that anticip announc spinoff shearson thi weekend and that announc never happen trader last minut trade fridai anoth trader stock jump close larg anticip that compani make weekend announc reuter crude amoco south china sea exploratori flow barrel oil daili orange trader usda lower orang crop estim depart agricultur will decreas estim florida orang crop todai low mln box mln box analyst and industri sourc depart schedul releas estim hr est gmt todai analyst market anticip downward revis and bullish impact discount estim usda left unchang sinc octob affect thi time recent evid shortfal earli and midseason crop that harvest complet analyst base earlier usda project harvest mln box larger cut estim bob tate fcoj broker dean witter reynold miami question whether will admit thing thi estim tate usda will lower estim lesser amount perhap mln box and continu drop estim subsequ report crop pictur clarifi late season harvest consist valencia orang not start note temper judi weissman fcoj analyst shearson lehman bro main drop will come juli expect todai estim will mln box reuter acq uaw back chrysler amc amo merger unit auto worker uaw union support chrysler corp propos bui american motor corp creat good match that potenti point secur futur for worker compani member interest can serv chrysler famili and commit make that happen uaw presid owen bieber and vice presid marc stepp statement chrysler purchas logic and sound step for concern union uaw negoti amc carmak demand for econom concess cover worker wisconsin oper amc ceas vehicl product kenosha wisconsin assembl plant reuter acq twa twa declin comment usair transworld airlin inc offici airlin comment usair group inc plan buyout piedmont aviat inc twa pursu applic depart transport for takeov usair mark buckstein twa gener counsel and vice presid twa file revis applic todai dot reject fridai incomplet applic file last week earlier usair agre bui piedmont for dlr cash per share acq moodi downgrad piedmont aviat pie moodi investor servic inc downgrad mln dlr debt piedmont aviat inc airlin agreement acquir usair group inc rate agenc review focu effect acquisit piedmont financi leverag and debt servic requir moodi examin potenti us airlin borrow capac financ merger piedmont carri baa prefer stock and prime commerci paper reuter rubber rubber produc consum start pact talk chairman confer intern natur rubber agreement inra manaspa xuto thailand imper settl main outstand issu thi week inra renegoti confer resum todai auspic unit nation confer trade and develop unctad schedul last march xuto told deleg thi session confer present promis opportun conclud pact had last current accord expir octob xuto consult repres major export and import countri last month found construct attitud and willing flexibl part concern imper that settl major outstand issu thi week sinc consider amount technic draft work will remain complet will immedi start consult produc and consum last octob negoti collaps disagr buffer stock oper consum demand for tighter buffer stock control aim prevent inra collaps intern tin agreement ita reject produc argu for unchang inra term tin pact fail buffer stock manag ran fund support price previou round talk rubber produc and consum for year pact end agreement inra origin due expir octob extend octob facilit renegoti wong kum choon head malaysian deleg cautious optimist that togeth save inra and prevent scuttl inra ad price natur rubber becom volatil call deleg show sens purpos and realiti reason not put differ and come successor agreement reuter acq usair and unit remain moodi review moodi investor servic inc mln dlr debt usair group inc and usair inc unit remain review for downgrad rate agenc cite usair group propos acquisit piedmont aviat inc pie tran world airlin inc twa propos cash merger usair statu twa bid for usair group uncertain transport depart reject twa applic acquir usair defici ground twa will file revis applic moodi note moodi review for downgrad usair group baa senior debt and baa subordin debentur usair unit senior debt and baa subordin debentur moodi examin effect propos merger usair group financi measur potenti damag compani financi flexibl probabl increas debt servic requir reuter money-fx fed set billion dlr custom repurchas fed earn balli bly mln dlr qtr charg balli manufactur corp expect charg earn quarter thi year mln dlr result deal bui back mln common share real estat develop donald trump file secur and exchang commiss chicago base hotel casino gambl and amus concern anticip charg quarter earn will not deduct for feder incom tax purpos februari deal balli agre bui mln mln share held trump dlr share mln dlr trump agre not seek control balli agreement call for balli pai trump anoth mln dlr for agreement claim and expens relat purchas balli common stock balli trump agre not bui balli stock seek control compani for year bear stearn and inc sign similar standstil agreement balli for year balli can deal balli stock broker deal oblig balli bui trump remain stake compani for dlr share stock price not reach that level februari reuter crude shell canada rais crude price canadian ct barrel todai zinc hudson bai mine cut canada zinc price hudson bai mine and smelt cut price for grade zinc sold north america cent pound and canadian cent pound effect immedi price for high grade zinc cent and canadian cent pound compani special high grade prime western and continu galvan grade control lead cost cent and canadian cent pound price for continu galvan grade alloi control lead and aluminum addit cent and canadian cent pound reuter acq court reject buitoni appeal iri food unit appeal buitoni spa court rule that accord acquir italian state food firm sme societa meridional finanziaria not contractu bind reject court offici appeal court reject buitoni claim that billion lire accord state industri compani iri istituto per ricostruzion industrial bind contract decis uphold court rule last juli buitoni control cir compagni industriali riunit invest compani control ing olivetti spa oliv chairman carlo benedetti reuter acq allegheni aim divest busi allegheni intern inc consum product concern that todai announc merger agreement boston corp fbc affili deal worth mln dlr intend divest unit increas profit reduc size consist financi resourc chairman oliv traver made consciou strateg choic becom smaller financi sound consum product compani oper predominantli stabl polit and econom environ north america acq advanc tobacco atpi merger talk end advanc tobacco product inc end talk acquir sterl drug inc sty resum acquisit talk parti compani had previous announc that major base compani that not identifi evalu nicotin technolog advanc sterl board decid not enter nicotin product market receiv dlr payment deal exclus sterl march six advanc had suspend merger talk parti result exclus agreement reuter acq fit rfit bui livingwel unit fit inc agre bui livingwel inc manufactur unit powercis intern inc for mln fit share valu mln dlr thi acquisit includ livingwel right recent announc powercis fit equip separ transact livingwel inc oper health club six mln dlr order powercis intern instal powercis equip club reuter heat exxon xon rais heat oil price trader oil trader york area exxon corp exxon increas price charg contract barg custom for heat oil york harbor ct gallon effect saturdai march increas brought exxon contract barg price ct gallon trader price hike higher spot and futur market price for heat oil reuter zinc hudson bai mine cut canada zinc price hudson bai mine and smelt cut price for grade zinc sold north america pound and canadian pound effect immedi price for high grade zinc ct and canadian ct pound compani special high grade prime western and continu galvan grade control lead cost ct and canadian ct pound price for continu galvan grade alloi control lead and aluminum addit ct and canadian ct pound reuter acq bankamerica bac complet mortgag unit sale bankamerica corp bank america unit complet previous announc sale bankamerica financ bank ireland for expect pre tax gain mln dlr bankamerica financ residenti mortgag south east england total asset end mln dlr reuter acq supermarket gener get unsolicit bid for dlr shr cash coffee brazil treasuri releas coffe bui fund treasuri depart due releas fund for brazilian coffe institut ibc pai for coffe purchas local produc ibc statement ibc product director orip gome statement that payment made offici guarante price statement ibc send document nation monetari council ask govern set budget for purchas institut mln bag coffe june gome statement problem concess fund treasuri for payment coffe deliv ibc warehous produc produc deliv mln bag mln bag paid for futur agreement sign treasuri institut will longer seek approv treasuri seek releas addit fund bui coffe statement reuter crude shell canada shc rais crude oil post shell canada wholli own subsidiari royal dutch shell group that rais crude oil price canadian ct barrel todai increas rias post price for light sweet crude oil dlr barrel march level light sour crude rais dlr barrel compani reuter cocoa ghana cocoa purchas tonn latest week cumul tonn offici interest world bank bring borrow forward thi year world bank intend bring borrow forward into half expect global interest rate rise year end world bank vice presid and treasur eugen rotberg told new confer that rate japan west germani and switzerland low weight opinion that year higher probabl will pct higher pct lower interest rate world bank had not issu float rate note thi year expect higher interest rate polici world bank maintain liquid level that gave bank flexibl decid and borrow rotberg cash hand pct year anticip net requir and compris pct outstand debt and pct debt matur year world bank had pioneer swap market not intend launch financi instrument for sake innov rotberg total billion dlr debt outstand billion had swap into anoth currenc recent innov unfair investor unfair borrow world bank confid that thi not case not adopt instrument world bank rais pct fund need year method us rotberg for pct requir bank instrument such bond warrant world bank had publicli offer bond germani sinc issu launch earn servicemast svm set quarter distribut servicemast approv second quarter cash distribut ct payabl april record march previous servicemast pai cash distribut dlr share includ ct share paid april action compani set date annual sharehold meet reuter acq wall street stock chrysler amc amo propos mln dlr deal chrysler corp acquir american motor corp describ analyst reason deal for compani ronald glantz montgomeri secur amc common stock fairli valu dlr share brought tax reform and that chrysler offer pai dlr share chrysler stock amc holder renault good price for chrysler amc common share open dlr thi morn renault chrysler announc chrysler share lost amc issu statement that studi propos buyout and had comment glantz regard propos deal can make bid reason deal for side analyst told reuter chrysler get jeep franchis and amc bramalea ontario plant and renault premier mid size car and amc sale will buyer will confid that manufactur will servic product glantz analyst thoma gradi chrysler get manufactur capac includ brand plant canada for bargain price and renault get return prolong loss make invest amc reuter trade korean bui billion dlr good south korean foreign trade minist rah woon bae countri firm agre bui billion dlr worth good two week bui trip unit state rah purchas repres shift japanes firm firm part south korea effort reduc billion dlr trade surplu unit state south korea billion dlr trade deficit japan reuter crude fitzwat reagan strongli tax hike white hous spokesman marlin fitzwat presid reagan record oppos tax hike long and strong and not chang oppos tax increas will fight tax increas will deal polit forum fitzwat question whether chang administr posit fitzwat reagan strong feel tax hike includ opposit oil import fee presid posit that oppos reuter acq supermarket gener sgl get unsolicit bid supermarket gener corp receiv unsolicit propos parti acquir compani dlr per share cash supermarket retain shearson lehman brother inc advis board director propos supermarket gener mln share outstand stock trade york stock exchang woodbridg supermarket oper supermarket and specialti retail store conveni food store and drug store for month end novemb supermarket report net incom mln dlr reuter zinc abm zinc stock higher februari total slab zinc stock held smelter rose short ton end februari short ton end januari american bureau metal statist report zinc product increas short ton februari short ton januari shipment smelter plant declin short ton februari short ton januari reuter nat-gas diamond shamrock offshor dsp find diamond shamrock offshor partner start develop drill west cameron block louisiana gulf mexico signific natur ga find block discoveri encount feet net natur ga pai flow test conduct diamond shamrock offshor pct interest block phillip petroleum pct and santa energi partner sfp pct diamond shamrock corp dia own pct diamond shamrock offshor reuter lead lead inventori rise februari abm lead stock held refin rose short ton end februari short ton revis higher end januari american bureau metal statist report product lead decreas short ton februari short ton januari shipment plant increas short ton februari short ton revis lower januari abm reuter acq sharon steel corp extend exchang offer sharon steel corp extend march six march expir date for debt exchang offer time complet sale mueller brass unit and meet condit offer exchang offer cover sharon outstand pct subordin sink fund debentur due and pct subordin sink fund debentur due sharon that march six pct pct note and pct pct note tender mueller sale condit receipt pct note reuter ship ferri disast claim top mln stg insur face mln stg insur claim zeebrugg ferri disast spokesman for lloyd london week extent compens claim for passeng crew and cargo and ship salvag david larner lloyd hull and machineri herald free enterpris valu mln stg and insur townsend thoresen parent compani peninsular and orient steam navig plc porl vessel turn reinsur london market lloyd and compani larner passeng crew and cargo insur standard steamship protect and indemn associ shipown mutual insur fund worldwid underwritten lloyd and compani larner claim passeng expect total mln stg number death and normal level liabil set athen convent stg and case death ship sourc that claim soar court found neglig design fault involv larner estim compens claim pure guess work thi time ship not salvag claim total mln stg share insur london stock exchang fell across board gener weak market gener accid fell royal insur drop and prudenti fell and share stood late lower dai reuter interest citibank follow base rate cut pct citibank cut british base lend rate pct pct effect tomorrow thi move follow similar cut major british clear bank led nation westminst bank plc nwbl lower rate signal bank england thi morn attempt curb recent upward pressur pound market sourc reuter money-fx bank zambia pai foreign currenc arrear bank zambia paid foreign exchang arrear auction conduct last year bank spokesman clear auction and left worth mln dlr spokesman amount paid bank had not paid foreign exchang privat firm sinc suspend weekli auction januari auction suspend plan introduc modifi system talk world bank and intern monetari fund presid kenneth kaunda announc last month that auction retain for alloc foreign exchang approv privat sector bidder not us determin kwacha exchang rate last week auction had run into troubl shortag foreign exchang govern fix exchang rate kwacha per dollar effect revalu kwacha pct reuter acq investor pct datarex system drx small investor group led melvyn gelch provid surgeon told secur and exchang commiss acquir share datarex system inc pct total outstand common stock gelch group bought stake for dlr for invest purpos reuter cocoa ghana cocoa purchas fall cumul ghana cocoa board purchas tonn cocoa week end februari main crop season compar tonn previou week and tonn week end march six season board cumul purchas thi season stand tonn tonn purchas week last season board reuter sugar sugar import levi import levi for white and raw sugar effect tomorrow european currenc unit ecu per kilo white sugar denatur and denatur versu previous raw sugar denatur and denatur versu previous rate for raw base pct yield reuter acq investor technolog develop tdcx stake leon greenblatt chicago investor told secur and exchang commiss acquir share technolog develop corp pct total outstand common stock greenblatt bought stock for dlr solei invest and intent seek control compani reuter acq analyst dart group like bidder for supermarket gener acq harri cut cyclop cyl stake pct harri associ chicago invest advisori firm cut stake cyclop corp share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss harri sold cyclop common share jan and march price rang dlr share harri deal cyclop common stock made behalf advisori client reuter acq chrysler valu amc amo mln dlr chrysler corp valu propos buyout american motor corp mln dlr not count effect conting payment that reach mln dlr base amc futur profit chrysler spokesman told reuter that letter intent sign renault amc control sharehold pct direct stake includ provis for renault paid mln dlr cash for amc financ subsidiari and mln dlr form pct note not matur note reuter earn advo system inc advo see break even qtr advo system inc report break even second quarter end march compar loss mln dlr ct share fiscal second quarter end march advo previous announc report net loss for quarter reuter earn canadian pacif qtr oper net ct ct bop dutch current account surplu fall dutch current account surplu fell billion guilder last year provision billion guilder financ ministri statement surplu expect fall statement gave detail earlier todai offici plan agenc cpb expect surplu fall six billion guilder visibl good surplu exclud energi fell billion guilder billion due declin term exchang good import consum spend and invest increas energi trade balanc surplu rose billion guilder billion thi gain caus temporari improv term exchang and aid delai fall oil and ga price current account show billion guilder deficit invis compar balanc financ ministri note surplu transport servic reduc substanti due lower dollar and oil price fall fourth quarter current account show deficit for time sinc mln guilder reuter acq grandview acquir control ticket group consolid grandview inc acquir pct stake ticket group plc london for undisclos term seller undisclos ticket special event travel compani exclus european right ual inc ual unit airlin apollo system book unit airlin flight britain and europ ticket and subsidiari will sponsor event thi year includ british open golf tournament and row henlei regatta revenu total mln canadian dlr reuter acq unit citi ucit make acquisit unit citi ga acquir lyle propan ga cairo propan ga distributor for undisclos term lyle sale mln gallon annual and serv custom counti southwest georgia and north florida reuter interest bill auction pct treasuri weekli auction expect produc averag rate pct for month bill and pct for six month bill dealer shortli auction time bill rate outstand month bill unchang pct bid rate six month bill basi point higher pct bid reuter earn medic properti mpp set monthli dividend board medic properti inc declar initi monthli cash dividend ct share and adopt monthli dividend polici initi dividend will payabl april sharehold record march reuter ship london grain freight wheat ria luna norrkop and djuron mexico dlr option load uddevalla cent continent refer york grain freight march broker charter saturn gulf japan report nordstrom and thulin antigon report arrang tilburi black sea soviet charter reuter earn immucor blud split stock immucor inc board director declar for stock split form pct stock dividend payabl april sharehold record march reuter ship bermuda star line bsl make acquisit bermuda star line inc agre principl acquir passeng libert barnstead ship for us york montreal northeast passag cruis start thi summer compani work conclud leas financ financ for purchas ton vessel deliv earli april and renam canada star term not disclos reuter acq talk point caesar world caw mt acquisit corp dlr per share offer price for caesar world inc thought low and like attract suitor for hotel casino compani industri analyst will come mt will rais bid marvin roffman analyst jannei montgomeri scott inc mt compani form martin sosnoff caesar world largest sharehold todai began tender offer valu mln dlr for share sosnoff doesn offer low point roffman describ caesar world oper finest casino world sosnoff york investor own pct caesar world mln share new tender offer caesar world share trade caesar world spokesman compani declin comment sosnoff move for moment caesar issu public statement studi offer roffman caesar world consider growth potenti and forecast fiscal earn two dlr per share caesar world own casino hotel nevada and honeymoon resort pennsylvania pocono mountain control caesar jersei inc cjn own atlant citi casino hotel for fiscal year end juli caesar world report net incom mln dlr dlr per primari share compani report second quarter net incom mln dlr ct per share compar incom mln dlr ct per share year earlier daniel lee analyst drexel burnham lambert inc that sosnoff rel low bid attract suitor will pai higher price for caesar likelihood that compet bid start battl for compani acq allegheni offic run compani allegheni intern inc chairman and chief oper offic will remain posit merger compani affili boston corp expect that oliv traver will continu chairman presid and chief execut offic and thoma albani will continu chief oper offic allegheni spokesman allegheni todai agre buyout boston dlr per share transact valu mln dlr stock rose activ trade reuter acq ga make recommend tractebel offer imperi continent ga associ icg ga board not make recommend partial tender offfer per share announc tractebel and group bruxel lambert time board not recommend gener offer for share price statement ad sharehold wonder whether tender tractebel consortium rival per share partial offer shv hold consult profession advis reuter acq nat healthcar nhci sell hospit nation heathcar inc sign agreement sell rural hospit privat corpor for mln dlr includ assumpt six mln dlr debt compani plan complet sale subject regulatori approv end juli nation healthcar expect materi gain loss sale and that substanti proce will us reduc debt reuter earn canadian pacif confirm earn canadian pacif fourth quarter oper profit rose mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share year ago statement confirm releas preliminari earn figur compani releas februari mln dlr gain sale cominco interest help rais final fourth quarter profit mln dlr ct share compani drop full year oper profit mln dlr restat mln dlr due lower world oil price compani rail divis report net incom mln dlr compar mln dlr grain traffic recov drought affect level year ago offset weak traffic area and increas expens net loss soo line increas mln dlr loss mln dlr loss due restructur charg canadian pacif favor develop year includ reduc bulk ship loss result recoveri tanker market and turnaround forest product sector reuter earn ford share rise higher earn estim ford motor stock rose analyst maryann keller furman selz mager dietz and birnei rais earn estim compani trader keller that expect compani earn rise dlr share compar dlr share earn last year ford good market share expect remain favor and earn oversea expect improv addit keller compani sell expens model car profit automot oper includ ford motor credit expect post improv earn thi year keller expect compani split stock and rais dividend dlr share thi year note that chrysler corp announc merger propos for american motor corp amo short term effect ford cut into ford share truck market long term reuter earn dutch retail ahold see unchang profit dutch food retail ahold ahln expect unchang profit will advantag lower dollar expand turnov will grow net profit expect remain level mln guilder due higher dutch tax and year expans plan ahold chairman albert heijn told new confer profit forecast for dollar rate current level guilder turnov and net profit hit dollar fell averag guilder reuter earn pitt de moin pdm get qualifi audit pitt de moin inc will receiv qualifi opinion auditor and financi statement qualif relat inabl determin effect final resolut suit file washington public power suppli system suit dismiss lower court action ultim outcom matter uncertain sinc washington public power appeal court appeal reuter acq read rdgc sell philadelphia properti read agre principl convei properti own and philadelphia convent center site citi philadelphia and philadelphia convent center author exchang will receiv mln dlr cash right acquir acr adjac philadelphia intern airport and option acquir develop right galleri shop mall market street downtown philadelphia read will respons for demolit and cleanup properti for portion cash proce will escrow compani will continu and oper read termin market philadelphia land give amount acreas and includ part read termin train shed reuter acq montedison acquir arco research unit montedison spa moni acquir pct stake plant cell research institut pcri california atlant richfield arc for ten million dollar senior montedison execut renato ugo member montedison manag committe told report that stanford research institut intern menlo park california had act partner purchas acquir stake pcri pct pcri base dublin california biotechnolog research laboratori ugo price paid includ outlai for laboratori technolog and staff negoti biotechnolog compani health care and diagnost sector montedison health care subsidiari erbamont gave detail hope will conclud year end montedison invest billion lire year biotechnolog research and expect increas thi figur billion lire year reuter ship europ ship export africa pct volum european export south africa carri contain line vessel declin pct last two year british ship execut antoni butterwick butterwick told report that despit drop and low freight rate ship confer head will increas frequenc sail south africa strong act faith and confid countri futur chairman europ south and south east african confer line and joint manag director and contain statement issu confer frequenc southern africa europ contain servic sail increas dai thi posit develop ship front south africa and main trade partner europ for year servic last oper weekli reuter acq mathemat applic set oper sale mathemat applic group inc sign letter intent sell oper busi and will propos plan liquid sale compani unsuccess obtain approv need for sale and liquid compani requir initi reorgan proceed feder bankruptci law faciliti distribut asset mathemat applic tent agre sell direct market busi pagex inc for dlr amount equal work capit busi close mln dlr note payabl instal six year mathemat applic busi work capit estim dlr pagex form paul goldner owner pagex system inc engag direct market comput servic busi mathemat applic tent agreement call for pagex bui substanti asset and liabil relat direct market busi and continu us mathemat applic name sale subject renegoti real estat leas and approv definit agreement compani board stock holder and debentur holder compani obtain waiver holder six mln dlr princip amount debentur due march defer interest payment aggreg dlr march compani will seek waiver defer interest payment and due march for time enabl compani accomplish propos sale oper mathemat applic talk debentur holder landlord lessor equip market oper and holder liabil not assum pagex arrang distribut asset propos sale ad that asset will significantli liabil compani obtain waiver holder six mln dlr princip amount debentur due march defer interest payment aggreg dlr march compani will seek waiver defer payment and due march for time accomplish propos sale oper mathemat applic talk debentur holder landlord lessor equip market oper and holder liabil page not assum arrang distribut asset propos sale ad asset will significantli liabil part distribut asset compani expect sharehold receiv amount base bid price compani stock march reuter acq financi corp fin unit complet purchas financi corp america american save and loan associ complet previous announc purchas retail save branch great western financi corp gwf great western save american save purchas boost deposit mln dlr not affect asset base reuter acq johnson product jpc sell two subsidiari johnson product inc complet sale debbi school beauti cultur inc and asset ultra precis beauti boutiqu inc manag sale price dlr consist dlr cash secur promissori note for dlr and forgiv debt dlr ow johnson product debbi school reuter acq usair seek two billion loan for takeov usair group inc seek two billion dlr bank debt complet takeov piedmont aviat inc pie and pend acquisit group inc pacif southwest airlin file secur and exchang commiss that detail propos dlr share cash tender offer for piedmont usair manufactur hanov trust mhc willing march letter provid mln dlr financ manufactur hanov act agent for bank group rais rest financ usair usair manufactur hanov affili agent for mln dlr revelv credit facil replac propos two billion dlr financ usair put total cost complet tender offer billion dlr pacif southwest takeov receiv feder approv and due come for sharehold approv thi month for dlr share mln dlr total usair bought mln piedmont common share pct total outstand norfolk southern corp nsc for mln dlr tender offer made usair subsidiari usag acquisit corp not valid usair left half piedmont total outstand common stock april expir negoti term and interest rate bank loan not complet usair expect form billion dlr two year term loan and billion dlr year revolv credit facil compani expect repai two year loan equiti prefer and debt offer and possibl intern fund and sale and leaseback aircraft reuter acq jannock acquir pct intercon secur jannock acquir pct interest intercon secur for mln dlr and intercon founder brian legg and richard grang will hold remain pct and will continu manag compani intercon secur emploi peopl full rang secur equip and servic jannock reuter crude canadian oil compani rais crude price petro canada state own oil compani rais contract price will pai for crude oil canadian ct barrel effect march six petro canada post price for benchmark light sweet grade edmonton swann hill api graviti stand canadian dlr bbl light sour grade post canadian dlr bbl earlier todai shell canada shc rais crude post canadian ct bbl bring edmonton light sweet canadian dlr bbl and light sour crude canadian dlr bbl imperi oil imo pct own subsidiari exxon corp that effect march rais light sweet crude post canadian dlr bbl reuter acq dart group offer bui supermarket gener dlr shr acq bci hold sell bottl water divis bci hold corp beatric food corp retain shearson lehman brother inc assist sale nation bottl water busi product subsidiari base monterei park calif sold arrowhead brand name california and arizona ozarka name texa and great bear name northeastern state reuter grain usda estim ussr grain import mln tonn feb grain usda estim soviet grain crop mln tonn feb year ago acq dart darta make offer for supermarket sgl dart group corp offer bui supermarket gener corp for dlr per share cash earlier supermarket gener unsolicit parti had made offer analyst estim billion dlr base mln share outstand kidder peabodi and inc told dart that kidder affili will prepar advanc mln dlr subordin basi orange usda orang juic yield estim agricultur depart project averag yield gallon frozen concentr orang juic per box degre brix equival florida crop that compar gallon per box previous and gallon per box crop crop report board estim for season base matur and yield test march reuter potato usda winter spring potato estim agricultur depart estim winter potato product base march condit cwt lb cwt last month and cwt last year depart estim winter potato area for harvest acr acr last month and acr yield per harvest acr for winter potato estim cwt per acr cwt last year depart project spring potato crop area plant cwt cwt last year and area for harvest acr acr harvest last year reuter acq caesar world caw bid valu mln dlr mt acquisit corp will mln dlr acquir caesar world inc share not own owner martin sosnoff estim mt acquisit proxi statement caesar world sharehold describ offer dlr share for stock announc thi morn that announc mt acquisit bank and investor banker felt provid financ total mln dlr for offer sosnoff caesar world largest sharehold compani share that pct outstand stock fulli dilut basi proxi sole owner mt acquisit sosnoff own pct atalanta sosnoff capit corp atl stock and chairman that invest manag and brokerag firm reuter gold carolin mine gold assai result carolin mine recent assai tail hope british columbia mine rang ounc gold per ton trace amount platinum and palladium compani carolin result sharpli disagre earlier assai perform intergold inc show ounc gold per ton and ounc platinum per ton carolin expect receiv result test and assai tail two week reuter gold carolin mine crlnf assai result carolin mine recent assai tail hope british columbia mine that ounc gold per ton rang trace amount platinum and palladium compani carolin result sharpli disagre earlier assai perform intergold inc show ounc gold per ton and ounc platinum per ton carolin expect receiv result test and assai tail two week reuter ship seaman strike continu marin unload ship brazilian marin todai work unload ship local port nation strike seamen enter dai sign agreement halt nation strike seamen year start februari and union leader not return work receiv pct pai rise shipown offer pct rais seamen reject televis report that port oper full speed that not true strike seaman told reuter marin don manpow experi control situat such quick period port offici nation halt had caus loss estim mln dlr despit presenc marin report incid reuter crude ecuador quak cut oil revenu mln dlr peopl fear dead and peopl left homeless thursdai earthquak will cost ecuador close mln dlr lost petroleum revenu author estim cost repair damag oil pipelin mln dlr magnitud damag caus earthquak gigant presid leon febr cordero inspect damag napo hardest hit jungl provinc mile quak damag oil pipelin forc thi opec nation suspend crude export for month presid febr cordero statement issu todai presidenti press offic countri lose estim mln dlr crude export pipelin repair presid cost mln dlr repair pipellin carri oil jungl oil field and balao pacif ocean port crude tradition account for two third ecuador export quak trigger landslid swell aguarico river burst bank carri home and hut napo provinc health minist jorg brancho told reuter fear that peopl di napo know exact figur peopl disappear estim rang high dead corps recov bracho inform minist marco lara told report number dead and injur not not peopl live home hit landslid bracho left homeless cayamb district reuter acq busi editor theodor cross offer dlr share for harper and row acq busi editor offer dlr for harper hpr theodor cross editor busi and societi review busi public investor group head offer bui harper and row publish inc for dlr share cash file secur and exchang commiss cross propos takeov board york publish hous todai cross investor group includ wife mari hold harper and row common share pct total outstand common stock spent mln dlr stake cross propos letter harper and row that compani merg into compani cross form suggest that total cost complet merger mln dlr cross us mln dlr monei for deal and mln dlr borrow nation bank boston revolv credit facil bank agre provid livestock ccc accept export bonu dairi cattl morocco commod credit corpor ccc accept bonu offer export sale head dairi cattl morocco agricultur depart depart bonu award dlr per head and made brown swiss enterpris inc will paid form commod ccc inventori cattl for deliveri march septemb depart purchas complet export enhanc program initi for dairi cattl morocco announc april reuter livestock ccc export bonu dairi cattl for canari island commod credit corpor ccc accept bonu offer export sale head dairi cattl canari island agricultur depart depart bonu award dlr per head and made intern inc will paid form commod inventori ccc stock cattl for deliveri march june addit head dairi cattl canari island export enahcn program initi announc juli reuter instal-debt consum credit rose million dlr jan million dec gain crude usx unit rais crude post marathon petroleum compani subsidiari usx corp rais contract price pai for grade crude oil effect march illinoi sweet and indiana sweet rais ct barrel dlr bbl and southern michigan grade rais ct bbl dlr bbl west texa intermedi grade unchang reuter earn unit brand inc qtr shr profit six ct loss ct earn nation fuel ga nfg set split higher payout nation fuel ga board approv two for stock split and will increas cash dividend june meet compani manag will recommend june board meet increas ct per share current annual dividend rate dlr share rais dlr per share dlr share split nation fuel ga split will paid holder record spokeswoman distribut date for split not determin compani split subject approv secur and exchang commiss public util hold act compani share outstand reuter acq sensormat snsr up checkrobot ckrb stake sensormat electron corp up invest checkrobot inc form mln dlr convert prefer stock rais stake checkrobot pct pct fulli dilut basi reuter ship union shipper agre cut port cost york ship associ and intern longshoremen associ agre cut cargo assess port york and jersei pct labor intens cargo charg cargo handl union worker will reduc dlr ton dlr ton effect april agreement union and shipper assess us fund worker benefit lower price bulk cargo flow spokesman for york ship associ money-supply treasuri balanc fed rose march treasuri balanc feder reserv rose march billion dlr billion dlr previou busi dai treasuri latest budget statement balanc tax and loan note account fell billion drl billion dlr respect dai treasuri oper cash balanc total billion dlr march compar billion dlr march reuter ship csx csx unit set improv ship servic csx corp sea land corp unit will offer improv containership servic puerto rico and east coast and gulf coast unit state begin march carrier will provid shorter door door transit time conveni cargo avail and rail connect for traffic move puerto rico and north america reuter gnp world bank report criticis peru econom plan confidenti world bank report peruvian economi govern strategi not offer good prospect for medium and long term growth and like quickli lead inflat report publish todai econom monthli peru report success presid alan garcia govern stimul output last year achiev pct gross domest product growth repres gain short term expens long govern offici had comment report advis reduct size public invest programm and greater emphasi preserv peru export potenti report that govern had succeed cut inflat pct year half pct stabilis and reactiv programm encount increas difficulti earli renew inflationari pressur link monetari expans exchang rate devalu and eas price control appear not improb ad gnp minist feel forecast pessimist european commun financ minist discuss econom outlook for nation bloc and recent gloomi forecast commiss pessimist commiss execut author two week ago cut forecast for econom growth commun per cent for thi year per cent predict last autumn econom prospect had promis past month sharp fall dollar and slow world trade factor restrain commun export diplomat member state led west germani britain and franc felt forecast gloomi sinc draft recent agreement lead western econom power stabilis currenc current level deleg feel commiss report pessimist belgian financ minist mark eysken chair meet commiss slash growth forecast for west germani two per cent per cent made clear feel bonn room introduc addit measur stimul economi that benefit rest europ two top german offici state secretari otto schlecht and han tietmey told report bonn moment for action bolster biggest economi diplomat back britain and franc itali greec and denmark support commiss view that bonn bring measur aid growth instal-debt consum credit rose mln dlr jan consum instal credit rose season adjust mln dlr januari revis rise mln dlr decemb feder reserv board annual rate growth januari pct pct decemb previous fed consum credit rose mln dlr decemb credit categori auto credit fell januari billion dlr billion dlr decemb fed revolv credit januari fell mln dlr rise mln dlr decemb mobil home credit mln dlr fall mln dlr decemb categori refer cover bank and credit union loan fell mln dlr januari declin billion dlr decemb fed season adjust consum credit outstand total billion dlr end januari compar billion dlr end januari reuter crude conoco rais crude oil price dlr barrel wti dlr acq viacom nat amus seek fast merger chief viacom intern inc and nation amus inc met and agre work togeth complet previous announc merger two compani expediti spokeswoman for viacom declin execut had set timet for close deal viacom last week agre acquir nation amus for combin cash and stock estim dlr share total billion dlr earn gener cinema corp qtr oper shr ct ct interest bank board mortgag rate februari feder home loan bank board interest rate fix rate and adjust rate home mortgag loan substanti earli februari bank board averag effect commit rate for fix mortgag matur year for home purchas drop pct earli februari basi point declin earli januari commit rate adjust rate mortgag declin basi point period bring averag rate pct bank board averag effect interest rate loan close major lender declin basi point earli januari pct earli februari lowest rate sinc march bank board averag effect rate for fix mortgag pct basi point earli januari level averag effect rate for adjust rate mortgag declin basi point pct bank board reuter acq noranda spin forest interest into separ compani crude api presid see option avert oil crisi american petroleum institut presid charl dibona option reject combat grow depend foreign oil action rule import fee quota floor price tax incent altern nation dialogu issu continu dibona paper institut confer york todai dibona unanim industri stimul energi product consensu remov govern polici that hinder invest prospect dibona windfal profit tax abolish immedi and current propos for increas environment regul acid rain and wast dispos not adopt suggest that arctic nation wildlif refug alaska open for leas oil compani dibona thi battl industri cannot afford lose nation continu benefit alaskan oil dibona sinc oil product fallen consumpt rose and that rais depend import oil opec dibona reuter interest sell bill pct stop pct pct stop pct acq nation distil close almaden sale nation distil and chemic corp complet sale almaden vineyard inc heublein inc for mln dlr heublein subsidiari rjr nabisco inc rjr recent acquir grand metropolitan plc almaden base san jose calif make and sell tabl wine champagn and brandi premium wine charl lefranc cellar label reuter acq ceasar world studi unsolicit dlr per shr offer martin sosnoff interest bill auction rate averag pct treasuri weekli auction month bill produc averag rate pct pct rate six month bill rate compar averag pct for and pct for six month bill sold last week bond equival yield month bill pct accept bid rang pct pct and pct bid high stopout rate for six month yield pct and bid rang pct pct pct bid accept treasuri receiv billion dlr bid for month bill includ billion dlr competit bid public accept billion dlr bid includ billion dlr feder reserv and mln dlr foreign and intern monetari author billion dlr bid for six month bill receiv includ mln dlr competit treasuri accept billion dlr includ billion dlr fed and mln dlr foreign and intern author averag price for month bill and price rang averag price for six month bill and price rang averag yield month bill highest sinc pct feb averag yield six month bill highest sinc pct feb reuter acq canada mull sell petro canada mulronei prime minist brian mulronei govern sell petro canada and sale proce nation interest mulronei told hous common asset huge oil compani examin decis made state run compani studi sold ottawa privat program govern examin asset thi natur ascertain continu plai role public polici and will make determin case mulronei told daili question period ask opposit member clairifi financ minist michael wilson statement fridai that petro canada longer pubil polici role mulronei govern long promis sell compani that run privat sector hous energi minist marcel mass petro canada worth and billion dlr and size difficult sell prefer canadian particip privat not give detail time sale reuter acq new corp nw complet purchas newspap new corp south china morn post hong kong becom wholli own subsidiari march previous announc reuter acq richmond hill rich riverhead end merger talk richmond hill save bank and riverhead save bank fsb termin previous announc merger negoti bank gave reason for end talk began januari reuter earn gener cinema gcn poor season lower net gener cinema corp lower attend theatr last year record christma season lower fiscal quarter oper earn pct mln dlr not good start fiscal busi pick last week chairman richard smith that compani expect net price higher and unit volum improv remain quarter fiscal year compani ad that oper earn theatr unit will higher fiscal import summer season film releas perform addit kei busi gener cinema beverag expect achiev record oper result for full year smith compani superstar video busi rent video cassett supermarket continu oper expect loss compani ad gener cinema financ cost associ purchas mln carter hawlei hale store inc chh share for mln dlr and mln sterl invest cadburi schwepp plc lower quarter net loss offset mln dlr gain sale common share sea land corp unit csx corp csx reuter acq ceasar world caw studi sosnoff offer ceasar wold inc board studi unsolicit and condit tender offer for common share dlr per share martin sosnoff compani spokesman board expect make recommend shortli not time period ceasar world chairman henri gluck statement urg sharehold not action respect offer prior board recommend sosnoff made offer directli sharehold newspap advertis compani form call mt acquisit corp expir april reuter earn americu trust byu byp initi qtrly div americu trust for bristol myer share announc initi dividend ct payabl for sharehold record april reuter acq unit secur uns bui robert brown unit unit secur financi corp illinoi sign letter intent bui robert brown and inc rcbi magic insur group unit robert brown and receiv newli issu unit secur stock unit secur anticip that such stock repres substanti major share outstand merger unit secur princip subsidiari unit secur life insur illinoi magic group own pilgrim life insur america and middl atlant life insur reuter acq warrington sell shoe divis warrington inc sold shoe divis montreal base tauru footwear inc for undisclos term divis manufactur and distribut greb hush puppi kodiak and santana brand shoe and had revenu mln dlr last year warrington sale shoe divis and previou sale ski boot busi will result unspecifi net gain warrington plan concentr canstar sport group inc skate and athlet footwear divis largest ic skate manufactur and distributor western world warrington decid ration balanc ski busi expect result divest loss outweigh net gain sale shoe and ski boot divis tauru acquisit expect increas annual sale mln dlr and make canada largest footwear manufactur reuter crude dupont unit rais crude oil price conoco inc subsidiari dupont corp increas contract price for crude oil ct and dlr barrel effect todai conoco increas bring price for benchmark crude west texa intermedi dlr barrel dlr south louisiana sweet dlr dlr west texa sour ct dlr barrel conoco last compani rais price seri increas initi last week sun sun revers post price cut made end februari reuter grain cbt discuss major for renov chicago board trade cbt agricultur and financi futur market for period major upheav thi year exchang ahead plan renov cbt spokesman told reuter exchang number option identifi cost effect and effici proce includ involv move entir grain floor build and into nearbi midamerica commod exchang cbt chairman karsten mahlmann agenda item proce renov financi futur room spokesman anoth cbt offici execut vice presid georg sladoj issu discuss thi fridai special meet exchang floor number present made regard renov financi futur room sladoj look six altern involv such thing flip flop trade room ad conceiv that coupl plan us midamerica exchang temporarili for cbt market sladoj move floor construct period will year ad that issu like membership vote and draw board for month year cbt spokesman stress that discuss preliminari thi stage and noth like begin thi summer earliest order renov crowd financi futur pit exchang offici discuss provid temporari home door present grain domin area thi involv move cbt market treasuri bond futur treasuri note muni bond and option bond and note adjoin corridor util midamerica floor for such cbt futur contract corn wheat soybean soybean product and agricultur option such move meet opposit cbt member senior floor trader financi futur room badli renov talk grain floor will shift midam and financi will move grain area cbt spokesman anoth option discuss renov financi floor quadrant quarter time step decid effect proce architectur and engin draw ad that difficult present determin exact time frame for move thi major undertak and process that spread year floor trader midamerica commod exchang merg cbt year ago prepar vacat floor end thi month space recent clear for cbt move major market index pit into area onc reserv for lightli trade cbt gold and silver futur share trade area midam special mini contract grain livestock metal financi and foreign currenc option contract rumor that cbt grain come bond crowd midam trader anoth sourc midam thi chang place juli august reuter acq group seek prime medic pmsi holder list group invest firm led hill investor natali koether seek inform sharehold prime medic servic inc seek control file secur and exchang commiss group includ shamrock associ includ march letter prime ask for complet list sharehold and address group inform can contact sharehold issu includ elect opposit slate director board and proxi contest koether group letter compani dai respond request respons prime medic group demand refus and proper step inform group hold prime medic share pct total legal action forc compani set annual meet and requir director stand for elect previou sec file group decid seek control prime medic tender offer exchang offer proxi contest wai reuter acq grand metropolitan plc unit sell busi grand metropolitan plc grandmet usa inc unit decid sell physic fit and exercis equip busi compani morgan stane and inc advis sale busi reuter acq chrysler amc buyout valu billion chrysler corp propos acquisit american motor corp valu billion dlr includ cost acquisit and mln dlr american motor debt that chrysler will assum analyst chrysler cost acquisit valu mln dlr paid cash note and chrysler share analyst told reuter that york brief chrysler treasur fred zuckerman outlin compani agreement renault assum amc debt mln dlr unfund pension liabil not includ valu transact analyst gener posit chrysler propos purchas smaller rival expect transact carri short term dilut chrysler earn chrysler financi sourc speak anonym told reuter that propos purchas price smaller had deal struck last year impact tax law remov chrysler abil assum amc larg reserv tax loss carryforward accumul loss sinc discuss last fall didn pull sourc refer assassin novemb renault chairman georg bess bad tax benefit fell floor and renault price end last year addit amc debt and pension liabil sourc chrysler assum liabil lawsuit safeti jeep call overhang compani analyst quot chrysler offici told that deal includ payment renault mln dlr princip form year note pct interest mln dlr cash for renault equiti amc financ subsidiari mln dlr cash for transact fee connect acquisit and mln dlr worth chrysler stock paid amc sharehold big number mln dlr debt assumpt analyst jack kirnan kidder peabodi and told reuter moodi investor servic inc downgrad billion dlr chrysler corp and unit debt due deal chrysler sourc that assum amc liabil compani will refin lower rate amc debt that carri market rate difficulti negoti previou renault manag acquisit commit group busi plan amc integr part manag didn that problem amc wasn babi reuter acq washington nat wnt bui unit presidenti washington nation corp washington nation insur bought remain pct unit presidenti corp upco outstand share dlr share cash acquisit share part plan exchang approv unit presidenti sharehold special meet march purchas remain unit presidenti stake follow washington nation bui pct unit presidenti dlr share tender offer termin decemb reuter acq conagra cag complet merger trident conagra inc complet merger sea alaska product unit and trident seafood corp conagra compani hold pct stake will call trident seafood corp charl bundrant presid trident merger name presid compani conagra conagra complet previous announc acquisit bristol monarch corp and that trident complet purchas remain pct stake san juan seafood inc reuter earn atco see gain sale atco atco develop unit agre sell canadian util center edmonton alberta and canadian western center calgari sale togeth previous announc sale atco australian oper will gross mln dlr and result tax gain mln dlr will reflect atco fiscal year result fiscal year end march compani addit sale will produc mln dlr cash debt reduct mln dlr atco reuter acq lindner tell sec had talk taft seek control compani acq bancroft bcv file suit zico bancroft convert fund inc file lawsuit feder court newark seek block hostil dlr share takeov offer zico invest hold inc bancroft suit name michael javett princip offic zico and fidel bancorp ffb fidel bank unit depositari for zico offer bancroft suit name georgeson and inc zico inform agent and luthi intercontinental inc panamanian corpor bancroft complaint alleg that zico tender offer materi includ fals and mislead inform and that offer violat invest compani act compani stockhold approv propos that will insur that remain independ reuter acq lindner discuss control taft tfb financi carl lindner hold pct stake taft broadcast told secur and exchang commiss discuss compani possibl seek control lindner cincinnati ohio investor control american financi corp talk taft manag and director aim achiev increas ownership posit compani lindner increas ownership made make offer acquir control taft take part group acquir compani lindner hold taft stake american financi and subsidiari bui taft stock open market privat deal not whether talk taft offici led agreement understand lindner intend review invest taft and involv talk step futur control and direct taft lindner investor group recent rais taft stake share pct share pct bui share for total mln dlr recent receiv clearanc feder trade commiss rais stake compani pct lindner previou sec file stress that interest taft for invest and not not seek control compani investor group head member wealthi bass famili fort worth texa hold pct taft common stock reuter acq investor set deadlin for japan fund jpn investor group that includ boon picken iii set deadlin est march for offer acquir japan fund inc group includ sterl grace capit manag inc and anglo american secur fund will deposit escrow japan fund share worth two mln dlr insur abil obtain financ japan fund approv offer group japan fund not respond offer worth mln dlr current market price reuter acq investor firm pct symbion symb group affili firm led warburg pincu capit york ventur capit and invest partnership acquir share symbion inc pct total outstand file secur and exchang commiss warburg pincu group bought stake for invest purpos group bui share symbion plan seek control compani reuter acq offshor investor pct hauserman hasr kind bahama base firm own investor and bahama resid john templeton acquir share hausereman inc pct total outstand common stock file secur and exchang commiss templeton bought share for invest purpos and intent seek control compani reuter acq invest firm stake mcgill mftg mgll group affili invest firm led bermuda base fidel intern and boston base fmr corp told secur and exchang commiss rais stake mcgill manufactur inc group rais stake share pct total outstand common stock bui mcgill common share jan and march price rang dlr share reuter earn ct ct increas loss ct corp increas loss continu oper mln dlr previous announc mln dlr loss figur increas includ expens involv settlement disput dynam corp america dya settlement involv takeov bid for ct dynam corp had offer bui share ct that not ct made profit mln dlr continu oper ct charg addit mln dlr special expens oper result dynam corp settlement addit expens includ oblig reimburs dynam corp subject approv ct sharehold total mln dlr for dynam corp expens and cost relat ct reuter acq invest firm rais certron crtn stake louart corp lo angel invest firm rais stake certron corp share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss louart bought certron share sept and march total dlr share deal certron for invest increas stake plan seek control compani reuter acq hogan system hogn acquisit hogan system inc acquir system inc durango colo for mln dlr hogan system integr applic softwar and process servic commun bank system revenu mln dlr year hogan reuter crude picken see continu slump work rig boon picken texa oilman and financi believ headi dai oil servic industri had earli oil rig onc report oper will not return lifetim picken told reuter expect rig count drop below recov ad that oil price will eventu rise dlr dlr oil rig oper sharpli oil price slip dlr late dlr price dlr highest number work rig decemb rig won back work price oil get dlr ad that expect dlr barrel oil not expect rig oper lifetim picken picken tour countri promot autobiographi boon not impos oil import fee order stimul domest oil industri reuter money-fx miyazawa pari accord help stabilis rate financ minist kiichi miyazawa pari currenc accord contribut stabil exchang rate miyazawa told press confer agreement reach last month pari six major industri nation cooper bring currenc stabil prevent specul concern activ monei centr decis pari understood market yen dollar exchang rate move narrow rang sinc financ minist britain canada franc japan and west germani reach accord reuter money-fx australian reserv bank bui intervent reserv bank local time offer bui short date govern secur short term monei market bank action purchas short date govern stock and six dai repurchas agreement earlier session monei market trader move aim eas cash market interest rate had risen demand for fund meet pay tax and treasuri note settlement commit reuter rubber rubber leaf diseas affect suppli price leaf diseas coren pora affect rubber tree sri lanka and indonesia like forc cut suppli and push depress price malaysian rubber diseas research tree leav hit fungu diseas cannot save and fell chee kheng hoi head crop protect and microbiolog divis rubber research institut malaysia rrim told reuter comment reuter report coren pora had hit pct sri lanka plantat and output drop below target tonn report sri lankan rubber research institut estat remov tree affect diseas and ad that estat affect belong state plantat corp and janatha estat develop board chee coren pora diseas affect rubber clone sri lanka and indonesia and that us such clone discontinu clone not resist diseas rubber research institut sri lanka clone indonesia ppn and and malaysia rrim chee coren pora affect tree rrim clone plant malaysia year ago had curb us such clone discontinu fungicid us curb diseas affect leav speci plant experi proven that uneconom and expens ad diseas extrem difficult control not curb two affect countri rubber output drop and price can rise ad that rrim awar diseas outbreak sri lanka and monitor situat reuter ship search for british ferri toxic cargo continu search continu for cargo poison chemic substanc load herald free enterpris ferri capsiz zeebrugg harbour fridai total drum toxic materi load truck ship hold recov belgian author warn essenti recov contain cyanid base solut net thrown gape load door front ship prevent drum float salvag worker move crane into place alongsid wreck ton roll roll ferri li partli submerg sandbank harbour ferri owner european ferri plc major own peninsular and orient steam navig plc porl oper vessel began yesterdai diver abandon search for bodi expert month refloat ship and free bodi estim trap amid debri problem that water you can expect work dai daan kaakebeen dutch salvag expert smit tak intern rotterdam estim job requir work dai reinforc cabl salvag expert intend rais ship and set into trench dug alongsid salvag work pinpoint exact loss ferri sister vessel ply cross channel rout england continent europ suspicion present focus ferri main vehicl load door set close water level london transport secretari john moor told parliament yesterdai that ship keel water gush bow door major govern inquiri into disast will held similar ferri sail britain will inspect and owner will ask fit light give warn bow door not properli close expert carri tank and comput test determin accid occur will focu attent ship door ballast system and crew procedur ad two investig into disast begun belgian and ferri owner reuter trade soviet economist see gain trade chanc soviet export unit state will rise moscow current trade reform result trade manufactur good futur soviet economist sergei frolov chief economist amtorg trade corp agent for soviet trade organis and industri told ussr busi meet soviet union produc item that western nation want reform includ upgrad qualiti good and allow joint ventur foreign firm will encourag modest export gain futur frolov soviet union export mln dlr worth good unit state and import billion dlr worth gave trade forecast for that even obstacl remov total trade two countri remain two and billion dlr year post detent embargo taught ussr limit trade reuter money-fx china nationwid foreign exchang save peopl china can open foreign exchang account bank china offici shenzhen econom zone daili previous resid guangdong and fujian provinc thi paper minimum for open fix deposit account had cut yuan equival yuan minimum for current account yuan equival paper depositor withdraw part account subject branch reserv fix amount previous paper deposit open french franc dollar hong kong dollar sterl yen and mark bank china branch hainan island accept deposit singapor dollar and wenzhou zhejiang provinc accept deposit dutch guilder paper gave detail reuter trade econom spotlight japan push chipmak japanes microchip maker strong arm into complianc japan pact semiconductor halt predatori price and open japan market foreign chip industri analyst doubt remain whether ministri intern trade and industri miti pressur firm can successfulli battl market forc and whether industri gear advantag breath space threat scrap agreement sign last septemb push miti harder recalcitr japanes chipmak abid pact analyst miti move hot and heavi industri thing bach secur japan associ vice presid peter wolff last month miti told chipmak cut product for januari march period pct dry inexpens chip that escap japan grei market not subject pact price control ministri ask electron firm provid distributor certif design authoris export effort close loophol grei market sneak chip japan market analyst trade negoti last week pact jeopardi continu dump american market and sign increas foreign sale japan major japanes firm agre product cut analyst last week nec corp cut product line miti request nec aggress resist miti demand david keller analyst jame capel and onc nec cut product mean pressur remain product high japanes firm high output cut unit price for sale that commerc depart assign pact lower cost produc salomon brother asia analyst carol ryavec prepar for upturn demand spur higher product quarter merril lynch analyst matt aizawa grei market outfox restrict industri offici tax avoid scheme steve donovan head mmi japan you close rout anoth open miti pressur annoi maker had earlier shrug miti guidanc get commun analyst output cut make easier increas price plan april and forc firm stop extend market share sell loss start run busi busi bach wolff miti conduct highli public campaign urg chip user bui foreign made chip industri offici respons mix chang not across board spokesman compani vari degre urgenc ultim impact effort miti troubl industri remain doubt analyst ad pressur cut product kilobit dram dynam random access memori chip speed transit megabit chip japan lead analyst whether firm stage comeback memori chip interest remain unclear analyst watch interest fate consortium hope challeng japan develop advanc technolog for microchip manufactur even thorni area access depend commit japanes open sia semiconductor industri associ doesn even offic sourc close industri you question commit addit industri analyst question effect bilater agreement that leav countri chipmak such south korea south korea gain market share analyst real winner agreement reuter interest sumita room for bank japan eas credit polici interest sumita room for bank eas polici bank japan governor satoshi sumita room left for central bank eas credit polici interest rate level approach lower limit govern seek wai make us fiscal polici told press confer remark concern comprehens econom stimul packag govern plan adopt come dai recent talk six major industrialis nation pari japan promis work comprehens econom packag boost domest demand turn increas import and reduc trade surplu sumita economi will show gradual upturn second half year yen remain stabl caution foreign exchang market rise yen and mark and thi explain recent stabil currenc market conflict econom indic dampen market activ ad reuter crude iranian oil minist uae talk iranian oil minist gholamreza aqazadeh unit arab emir uae discuss oil price and gener market situat iranian offici accompani will meet uae presid sheikh zaid bin sultan nahayan and oil minist mana oteiba aqazadeh arriv last night stopov riyadh met saudi arabia oil minist hisham nazir offici saudi press agenc quot talk riyadh nazir had construct and good aqazadeh organis petroleum export countri opec member agre hold product stabl and reiter import maintain oil price opec member agre decemb limit product mln barrel per dai for half thi year and benchmark price dlr barrel februari aqazadeh vist opec member gabon algeria and libya iranian new agenc irna quot leav tripoli that opec make oil price perman stabl reuter crude saudi arabia king fahd stabl oil price king fahd todai saudi arabia oil price stabil and call opec produc avoid harm competit nation group plea interview reuter and televis new agenc visnew ahead state visit will make britain thi month king fahd ask whether saudi arabia prepar reduc oil output below opec quota mln barrel per dai bpd defend dlr benchmark price agre opec last decemb king repli saudi arabia doesn decid price desir price stabil opec countri framework common interest that type competit prove harm ask dlr per barrel benchmark step higher world oil price king fahd not for saudi arabia for opec countri determin such issu iran and algeria call for higher benchmark recent week dlr level come pressur due partli quota violat opec member king fahd saudi arabia world largest oil export adher decis made opec decemb confer set mln bpd output ceil for half major opec produc britain resist group plea curb north sea oil output king urg world commun palestinian return homeland and call for peac end iran iraq war year war not resolv battlefield reuter earn hillsdown hold plc hldn year shr div make adjust for for capitalis pre tax profit mln stg mln turnov billion billion tax mln mlnprofit attribut mln mln cost sale billion mln gross profit mln mln distribut cost mln mln adminstr expens mln mln oper incom mln nil interest payabl mln mln minor interest mln mln extraordinari credit sale share and berisford plc mln nil oper profit includ poultri egg and anim feed mln mln food process and distribut mln mln furnitur and timber distribut mln mln fresh meat and bacon mln mln reuter acq kaufhof take stake hapag lloyd west german retail group kaufhof kfhg take stake ship and transport group hapag lloyd hplg reach final decis spokesman respons queri press report kaufhof want stake pct hapag lloyd kaufhof spokesman note decis purchas share ship group approv supervisori board due hold meet tomorrow late last year gevaert group belgium and west germani veba vebg had each acquir pct stake hapag lloyd deutsch bank dbkg and dresdner bank drsd industri sourc estim deutsch and dresdner hapag lloyd major sharehold held pct hapag lloyd share capit sell portion gevaert and veba two bank eventu want reduc stake ship group pct each reuter strategic-metal japan and thailand jointli extract rare metal japan agenc natur resourc and energi will begin experi thailand end march start commerci product rare metal joint project agenc offici will set mln yen pilot plant bangkok will extract high qualiti rare metal such titanium and niobium sand left tin product process thailand plant wilq us tonn sand per dai unclear rare metal will extract offici reuter money-fx hungari devalu forint western unit hungari devalu forint averag pct western currenc offici new agenc mti mti not devalu becom effect expect rate announc todai hungari devalu forint similar amount last septemb western banker forint realist valu currenc hungari comecon alli reuter earn hillsdown earli result encourag hillsdown hold plc hldn earli result for encourag and combin invest and acquisit strategi enabl forward confid for excel result for year compani comment result show pre tax profit rise mln stg mln previous turnov that lift billion billion figur initi boost share price last night eas back gmt hillsdown capit expenditur rose mln stg mln and continu thi high level place mln share last year rais mln stg and enabl sharehold fund doubl mln year end net borrow pct sharehold fund and group had list invest mln compani had bought total compani year for total price mln stg had made minor contribut profit real benefit come and reuter earn nippon oil see sharpli lower sale and profit nippon oil npol predict parent compani net profit billion yen year end march pct year earlier presid yasuoki takeuchi told press confer current profit for year estim billion yen pct year earlier takeuchi sale expect fall pct billion yen for consecut year year drop thi year fall due lower sell price for end user offset yen appreci compani will retain six yen dividend for reuter earn bejam group plc bjam week januari shr div pre tax profit mln mln tax mln mln turnov mln mln note compani second half profit will show rate increas had great confid prospect for futur growth reuter iron-steel nippon steel inland discuss joint ventur nippon steel corp nstc and inland steel negoti set joint steel ventur indiana nippon steel spokesman declin give detail local newspap report joint ventur capitalis mln dlr own pct inland and pct nippon steel and annual product capac mln tonn steel suppli car maker reuter jobs japan jobless rise pct yen rise dollar expect boost japan unemploy rate averag pct fiscal year begin april januari record pct privat nomura research institut offici estim pct research arm nomura secur forecast unemploy exce two mln mid fiscal estim mln for current year nomura urg govern pump prime measur redress trade imbal and boost employ employ manufactur fiscal predict fall current year due higher job loss steel shipbuild and heavi electr machineri sector nomura employ manufactur sector will continu increas institut give figur reuter ship work chittagong port halt strike cargo handl remain halt bangladesh chittagong port sinc worker walk mondai pai disput port worker associ todai fourteen ship strand port port offici meet associ leader todai resolv disput reuter earn creditanstalt bankverein cabv year con bank net profit mln schill mln con bank balanc sheet total year end billion schill billion parent bank net profit mln mln parent bank balanc sheet total billion billion parent bank dividend pct pct parent bank div payout mln schill mln reuter earn ultramar net loss mln stg mln profit acq tesco associ bui pct hillard tesco plc tsco that counti had yesterdai bought behalf mln share pct hillard plc for and share tesco yesterdai launch mln stg bid for north england supermarket chain hillard promptli reject hillard share last quot compar last night close reuter earn ultramar plc umar year shr loss earn div make net loss mln stg mln profit oper profit tax mln mln turnov billion billion cost sale billion billion gross profit mln mln distribut cost and administr expens mln mln share profit associ mln mln oper incom mln mln financ charg mln mln tax mln mln except item mln debit mln debit net result discontinu oper mln debit mln debit loss ordinari activ minor interest mln mln profit minor interest mln mln extraordinari debit mln nil reuter earn gkn pretax profit mln stg mln money-fx monei market shortag forecast mln stg bank england forecast liquid shortag mln stg market todai main factor bank bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill drain mln stg system below target banker balanc and rise note circul mln and mln stg partial offset exchequ transact add mln stg bank ad reuter money-fx belgian central bank bui currenc repai debt belgian nation bank bought foreign currenc franc open market week end march bank spokesman line central bank polici declin give detail amount bought foreign currenc purchas us treasuri repai foreign debt and not affect bank foreign exchang reserv slip mln franc billion due sale dollar for special draw right spokesman reuter earn gkn plc gknl year shr final div make pre tax profit mln stg mln net profit befir minor mln mln sale billion stg billion extraordinari debit mln mln trade surplu depreci mln stg mln invest and interest incom mln mln interest payabl mln mln profit relat compani loss mln mln tax mln mln profit attribut sharehold interest mln mln note extraordinari debit includ charg for restructur auto part distribut franc and loss mln stg sale steel stock busi trade surplu compris automot compon and product mln stg mln industri servic and suppli mln mln wholesal and industri distribut mln mln steel and forg mln mln region britain contribut mln stg mln continent europ mln mln mln mln rest world mln mln reuter bop econom spotlight china foreign debt china foreign debt reach billion dlr end despit exposur short term credit and yen borrow china remain creditworthi improv export outlook foreign banker and chines offici told reuter foreign banker china total debt rose sharpli estim billion dlr end cover increas import commit debt equiti ratio remain low and pct china remain cautiou and popular borrow zhang haoruo vice minist foreign econom relat and trade last fridai that china sign foreign loan agreement for billion dlr last year pct actual loan amount billion pct offici china borrow billion dlr year plan period foreign banker estim foreign loan billion western banker china portfolio contain short term debt and denomin yen result aggress lend japanes bank and attract low interest rate japanes market strong yen appreci cost china dearli and like make reduc yen borrow banker chines trade offici estim yen compon countri total debt pct peke repres japanes secur hous rapid yen rise had caught china and firm unawar interest rate japan histor low china will remain activ borrow thi year like for capit currenc spread western banker excess short term loan part result china inexperi foreign capit market enter earli offici not china depart firm loan that enter into not full back peopl republ china dilemma for china foreign borrow area balanc central control give reason autonomi firm search for mechan exercis indirect control banker offici stress repeatedli past six week that china foreign borrow will not affect drive bourgeoi liber phrase mean western polit idea dismiss communist parti chief yaobang januari banker evid that china foreign exchang reserv fallen below offici state figur billion dlr bank china buyer and seller market quickli bui heavili advanc announc reserv banker such bui not thing normal trade deficit such china had last year and normal for countri stage develop custom figur show china had trade deficit billion dlr billion ministri foreign econom relat and trade offici thi year outlook for export account for pct foreign exchang earn healthier year ago renminbi match dollar fall quot todai chang year ago offici china measur improv export perform includ incent offer export and establish export product base expect higher price for oil export thi year ad offici estim put china export loss drop world oil price billion dlr western diplomat china foreign debt care manag debt servic ratio remain low six pct base assess not china foreign exchang reserv export perform you assess compani perform not bank account china perform export field last year and remain creditworthi countri will difficulti increas borrow reuter earn ultramar fourth quarter show improv ultramar plc umar that fourth quarter had improv oper point view special charg advers affect result year had not good upstream oper dramat hit fall crude oil price and downstream oper affect half larg loss inventori margin improv second half and refin and market eastern canada show good recoveri compani comment result that show net loss for year mln stg mln profit fourth quarter charg includ mln stg provis retroact price agreement recent initial pertamina and japanes buyer compani liquid natur ga and mln for earli month ownership gulf canada market asset ultramar had includ estim cost reorganis programm partli offset withdraw surplu fund pension scheme and mln stg provis for estim cost sell flag ship oper outlook for crude oil price uncertain sizeabl increas term ultramar optimist price strengthen longer term substanti reserv crude oil and natur ga put good posit benefit price recoveri meantim ultramar object improv profit sell restructur weak oper strengthen core busi and develop sound oper and financi base proven probabl and reserv end total mln barrel net oil equival basi ultramar share firm announc last night close reuter acq queensland press board recommend murdoch offer queensland press qpl board unanim recommend billion dlr takeov bid cruden invest pty famili compani new corp ncpa chief execut rupert murdoch dlr share cash offer doubl market price new announc complet bid for herald and weekli time hwta earli decemb and offer like statement independ advis wardlei australia had conclud offer fair and reason ad qpl own pct hwt reuter sugar commiss declin comment sugar offer european commun commiss declin give offici reaction report that group european oper plan offer mln tonn sugar into intervent protest commiss export polici spokesman for commiss confirm offer had made intervent agenc member state and week for agenc concern complet document spokesman that current regul accept offer technic problem spokesman commiss reimburs member state for cost bui sugar product sold intervent store date that present virtual sugar held intervent store last year tonn sold into intervent and campaign tonn reuter interest belgium cut discount rate pct offici earn preussag payment dividend not spokesman for preussag prsg not whether compani pai dividend result comment preussag statement result lower preussag frequent result pressur difficult year manag board chairman guenther sassmannshausen decemb board prefer stick polici not dip into reserv pai dividend spokesman note final dividend decis rest supervisori board preussag statement result fell compar declin earn metal oil and ship not compens posit trend group divis spokesman not clear whether domest group show net profit ad thi depend partli level provis preussag cut dividend mark mark result parent compani net profit drop mln mark mln year preussag world group made net loss mln mark net profit mln year domest group net profit fell mln mln statement result affect unsatisfactori sell price for metal and oil poor us capac suppli ship sector reduct natur ga price fourth quarter reflect earlier fall oil price addit factor drop result preussag ration measur introduc not begin full effect thi year preussag domest group turnov rose billion mark billion help time consolid mln mark turnov major own oil and ga subsidiari deilmann domest group turnov fourth quarter alon billion mark give comparison figur preussag domest crude oil product fell pct tonn foreign oil product rose tonn tonn preussag amalgam metal corpor plc amc subsidiari result includ world group account made unspecifi profit fourth quarter last year amc larg loss caus princip intern tin crisi reason world group loss that year reuter crude oil firm cut indonesian explor spend foreign oil compani will spend explor indonesia thi year last budget billion dlr for calendar spend billion dlr state oil compani pertamina actual spend last year fell short budget figur billion dlr oil compani slash expenditur crash world oil price jumardi jukardi head pertamina coordin board for foreign contractor foreign compani will drill explor well and develop well thi year and last year reuter crude indonesia oil contract negoti end thi month negoti indonesia state oil compani pertamina and foreign oil contractor extens standard year product share contract will conclud end thi month pertamina offici jumardi jukardi head pertamina foreign contractor coordin board gave detail outcom talk pertamina presid abdul rachman ramli prioriti will extend contract for compani explor and product contract expir year jukardi speak indonesian report negoti determin whether product share split favour pertamina adher alter case oil compani ask for hardjoko seputro spokesman for mine and energi ministri that presid suharto agre principl extens standard year product share contract reflect current depress condit intern oil market reuter sugar trade sugar tender hard forecast trader and pari result todai white sugar tender hard forecast plan group french west german dutch and belgian oper sell mln tonn sugar into intervent london trader bid for licenc report and ecu per kilo and licenc grant like lower end that rang possibl ecu trader pari expect maximum rebat and ecu commiss releas sugar for export like tonnag expect small london trader french sourc declin estim volum view psycholog impact plan sale into intervent protest export polici last week licenc for tonn award maximum rebat ecu reuter money-fx german call monei eas liquid inject call monei eas pct yesterdai net inject billion mark rate pct fresh fund thi week secur repurchas agreement dealer rate expect rise end week major tax payment period bank behalf custom payment for feder railwai loan stock and repay mark liabil incur foreign central bank bundesbank framework european monetari system em like significantli burden system bank built minimum reserv todai ahead expect outflow bundesbank credit bank gross billion mark billion left system time earlier secur repurchas pact matur dealer estim em relat outflow high six billion mark bundesbank declin comment spokesman yesterdai fund due allow roll possibl that central bank choos redeem meant net infus need dealer forecast tax payment and billion mark expect burden system week bank minimum reserv hold bundesbank total billion mark mondai averag billion dai march dealer figur expect requir billion mark expect outflow fund larg that bank find difficult meet requir end march secur repurchas agreement expir week dealer bundesbank offer fresh liquid condit significantli tighten bundesbank rate pct dealer reuter earn btr plc btrx year shr div make pretax profit mln stg mln turnov billion billion tax mln mln oper profit mln mln oper profit includ incom mln mln financi cost mln mln minor mln mln earn mln mln extraordinari credit mln mln debit reuter jobs japan jobless rise pct yen rise dollar expect boost japan unemploy rate averag pct fiscal year begin april januari record pct privat nomura research institut offici estim pct research arm nomura secur forecast unemploy exce two mln mid fiscal estim mln for current year nomura urg govern pump prime measur redress trade imbal and boost employ employ manufactur fiscal predict fall current year due higher job loss steel shipbuild and heavi electr machineri sector nomura employ manufactur sector will continu increas institut give figur reuter money-fx hungari devalu forint western unit hungari devalu forint averag pct western currenc offici new agenc mti mti not devalu becom effect expect rate announc todai hungari devalu forint similar amount last septemb western banker forint realist valu currenc hungari comecon alli reuter interest sumita room for bank eas polici bank japan governor satoshi sumita room left for central bank eas credit polici interest rate level approach lower limit govern seek wai make us fiscal polici told press confer remark concern comprehens econom stimul packag govern plan adopt come dai recent talk six major industrialis nation pari japan promis work comprehens econom packag boost domest demand turn increas import and reduc trade surplu sumita economi will show gradual upturn second half year yen remain stabl caution foreign exchang market rise yen and mark and thi explain recent stabil currenc market conflict econom indic dampen market activ ad reuter lei australia lead index continu rise decemb westpac bank corp and melbourn univers institut appli econom and social research lead index australian econom activ rose for ninth success month decemb index rose base novemb and year earlier westpac institut report annualis rose pct decemb pct novemb and pct year earlier base ratio latest index averag previou month report index point pct trough march westpac chief economist bob graham consist upward trend lead index emphasis for tough mini budget untoward increas consumpt spend balanc payment improv disastr consequ coincid index rose annualis pct decemb movement novemb and pct rise year earlier westpac and institut thi index continu show current recess shallow and like involv slow real growth absolut fall econom activ reuter money-fx bank england not interven monei market bank england not oper monei market morn initi bank forecast liqud shortag mln stg for market todai overnight interbank sterl trade pct level for morn period rate eas strength sterl dealer gmt sterl trade weight index reuter interest urg bank weigh philippin debt plan urg reluct commerci bank accept philippin propos for pai interest bill and believ innov fulli consist world debt strategi reagan administr offici offici comment suggest that debtor plea for interest rate concess treat commerci bank case develop nation carri genuin econom reform addit signal that bank want reconsid idea megabank world debt pool and suggest administr support such plan even not formal propos time offici express reserv that such scheme ground philippin propos togeth argentin suggest that exit bond issu end troublesom role small bank debt strategi underpin flag role privat bank plan offici interview reuter thing fit definit initi ask and and uniqu approach such consid offici ask not name octob washington outlin debt crisi strategi commerci bank and multilater institut such world bank and intern monetari fund imf urg step lend major debtor nation return america call debtor countri enact econom reform promot inflat free econom growth multilater perform debtor perform offici admit that largest world debtor brazil except offici plai kei role develop debt strategi and administr econom policymak idea commerci bank improv role resolv world debt crisi call begin for bank syndic find procedur process oper effect offici idea offici suggest that commerci bank creat megabank swap world debt paper for call exit bond for bank region american european institut such bond theori rid bank lend monei debtor time monei packag assembl and suggest argentina current negoti for loan billion dlr emphasis that megabank not administr plan peopl suggest offici japanes commerci bank examin creation consortium bank assum world debt thi plan activ consider differ slightli offici describ offici express deep misgiv that such plan work unit state bank thought that that suitabl fine don will point that bank swap world loan for capit megabank and reluct provid monei debtor institut meanwhil offici prais philippin plan make interest payment debt cash pct libor philippin propos interest quit uniqu and don that categor reject hand offici bank found thi level unaccept low offer altern libor payment cash and margin that pct form philippin invest note tradeabl dollar denomin note six year life and bank swap for cash matur countri guarante payment point libor banker criticis spread low talk second week aim stretch repay billion dlr debt and grant easier term billion reschedul debt countri enjoi strong polit support washington sinc corazon aquino power earli last year ow billion dlr debt offici deni plan amount interest rate capitalis develop unaccept bank interest rate capitalis you write spread libor exist offici comment suggest grant rate concess seek peopl argu that cut spread debt forgiv narrow spread monei ad debt strategi suffici broad initi includ plan philippin reuter earn world pictur gain sale pct taft broadcast interest jamaica agre draft bank debt reschedul jamaica agre principl bank advisori committe reschedul mln dlr foreign commerci bank debt fall due and jamaican inform servic repay debt will stretch year year grace percentag point london interbank offer rate libor margin previous restructur debt will cut point packag save jamaica mln dlr year prime minist edward seaga led jamaican deleg call term favour countri agreement principl bank advisori committe led bank nova scotia bno come dai jamaica successfulli conclud mln dlr reschedul accord pari club creditor nation that pact turn intern monetari fund imf approv march mln special draw right standbi arrang and mln sdr draw compensatori financ facil jamaica foreign debt billion dlr pct ow commerci bank and seaga yesterdai reaffirm govern polici not seek bank loan reuter bop portugues trade deficit narrow portug trade deficit narrow billion escudo billion provision nation statist institut figur import total billion escudo and export billion compar billion and billion express term dollar import rose pct and export pct and trade deficit increas pct year member european commun portug record deficit billion escudo trade commun state compar deficit billion escudo import total billion escudo export commun billion compar billion and billion previou year portug deficit spain billion escudo billion itali billion billion and west germani billion billion reuter interest brazil gro meet bank trade line issu brazil central bank governor francisco gro will meet senior commerci banker todai attempt defus anger gener countri unilater suspens interest payment billion dlr foreign commerci bank debt banker gro will meet repres citibank head brazil bank advisori committe and head morgan guaranti trust and lloyd bank plc high agenda will bank complaint brazil accompani freez billion dlr short term trade and interbank line banker brazil hundr creditor bank worldwid agre last march extend credit line march part billion dlr financ packag banker loom expiri thi commit coupl brazil freez rais spate technic and legal question that bank want discuss gro face problem freez requir that payment due made brazilian bank trade facil deposit central bank thi mean foreign banker cannot easili switch credit line borrow anoth requir deposit central bank meant brazilian bank negoti lower interest rate spread foreign bank accept reduc margin monei deposit central bank caus lot ill will bank commun banker gro expect bank result dai tour europ and japan that and financ minist dilson funaro complet seek offici support for brazil debt stanc reuter earn servic resourc corp src qtr net oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss sale mln mln avg shr year oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss sale mln mln note net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr dlr quarter and dlr mln dlr year net exclud extraordinari loss dlr quarter and gain dlr year year net includ gain mln dlr sale build and gain dlr termin pension plan reuter earn telephon and data system inc td qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud discontinu oper gain dlr loss dlr quarter and gain dlr loss dlr year net period includ charg dlr repal invest tax credit reuter acq world pictur nwp sell taft tfb stake world pictur sold share pct taft broadcast common stock for gain mln dlr compani statement that acquir stock late gave detail and compani offici not immedi for comment fridai taft vice chairman dudlei taft and narragansett capit inc narr offer acquir taft for dlr per share dudlei taft and famili own pct compani invest group led robert bass bass brother fort worth texa report own pct taft stock and american financi corp chairman carl lindner report pct bass and linder acquir taft share recent month reuter trade soviet economist see gain trade chanc soviet export unit state will rise moscow current trade reform result trade manufactur good futur soviet economist sergei frolov chief economist amtorg trade corp agent for soviet trade organis and industri told ussr busi meet soviet union produc item that western nation want reform includ upgrad qualiti good and allow joint ventur foreign firm will encourag modest export gain futur frolov soviet union export mln dlr worth good unit state and import billion dlr worth gave trade forecast for that even obstacl remov total trade two countri remain two and billion dlr year post detent embargo taught ussr limit trade reuter money-fx swiss sight deposit fall billion franc sight deposit commerci bank swiss nation bank fell billion swiss franc dai march billion nation bank foreign exchang reserv rose billion franc billion sight deposit major indic monei market liquid switzerland nation bank bank paid back billion franc central bank credit end februari for end month liquid requir thi drain offset part currenc swap had effect increas nation bank foreign exchang hold bank note circul fell mln franc billion and deposit call basic govern fund rose billion billion reuter crude ecuador crude oil export stop for month ecuador mln dlr repair damag oil export pipelin caus last week earthquak will stop crude export for month energi and mine minist javier espinosa teran espinosa yesterdai pipelin carri crude jungl field pacif ocean coast balao repair texaco inc and mexican and argentin firm presid leon febr cordero two dai ago that ecuador opec member suspend crude export for month due quak oil tradition account for two third ecuador total export and pct govern revenu deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit ecuador import six mln barrel crude oil meet line repair ecuadorean minist presid patricio quevedo told report that venezuela will lend ecuador mln barrel crude repaid kind dai period ad caraca base andean develop corp had grant loan mln dlr repair pipelin had damag quak quito foreign minist rafael garcia velasco yesterdai summon ambassador countri issu appeal for emerg aid for countri countri colombia and venezuela had offer assist reuter earn southlif hold slhc qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud realiz gain invest dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter coffee algeria regul us coffe addit algerian author regul addit chickpea and barlei us make import coffe offici ap new agenc report take advantag scarciti privat roaster sell ground coffe mixtur pct coffe sinc begin march coffe market strictli regul state food market monopoli enap import coffe will sold pure bean and two third ground mixtur choic pct chickpea pct barlei march privat dealer will handl tonn pure coffe and enap tonn mixtur reuter crude talk point oil servic turnaround oil servic industri verg recoveri rise crude price oil industri analyst analyst issu bui recommend stock recoveri oil servic begin second half drill activ bottom half and continu into decad peopl cannot afford wait for drill start bui sandi haber sweenei senior research analyst sanford bernstein and inc recommend bui schlumberg slb halliburton hal dresser industri baker intern bko and mcdermott intern inc mdr target takeov harold simmon dalla base investor analyst major oil compani increas explor and develop oversea expect pickup oil servic will begin activ depress move faster vishnu sharp goldman sach number activ oil drill rig last week compar rig year ago huge tool figur show averag number work rig for project versu ik kerridg vice presid stockhold relat hugh tool signific pickup drill activ will occur second half kerridg oversea drill activ expect follow similar pattern kerridg halliburton jeffrei freedman vice presid smith barnei harri and upham inc ad compani control greatest amount liquid common stock market diversif oil field businesess and lowest multipl stock price oper cash flow includ debt schlumberg freedman second favorit oil servic stock schlumberg expect continu domin technic leader industri freedman schlumberg manag shift asset restructur includ pend merger fairchild semiconductor and consider cash hord set stage for compani maxim signific industri advantag and capit project upturn explor and develop activ report georg gaspar vice presid robert baird and inc gaspar estim earn per share for schlumberg ct for and dlr compar ct exclud fourth quarter special charg billion dlr bernstein sandi sweenei recommend group oil servic compani and choos difficult favorit baker intern involv merger hugh tool dresser industri will benefit recoveri possibl not compani not pure servic compani sweenei dresser expect improv profit ow cost reduct and streamlin oper includ sale and leaseback headquart swarup reuter earn creditanstalt see higher dividend creditanstalt bankverein cabv like rais dividend payment pct share capit deputi gener director guido schmidt chiari dividend pct unchang previou year and schmidt chiari note that parent bank share capit had risen billion schill end billion year earlier schmidt chiari made forecast new confer bank announc consolid bank group net profit mln schill for mln schmidt chiari not elabor dividend forecast bank group consolid balanc sheet total rose billion schill year end billion gener director hann androsch higher invest lead continu growth profit futur last year profit had result improv servic provid bank and profit schill lend schill lend had grown last year and interest rate margin had improv remain unsatisfactori compar countri increas provis for bad debt home and abroad latin america had lower profit androsch declin give exact figur schmidt chiari that foreign lend busi had fallen significantli due exchang rate fluctuat remov billion schill balanc sheet total attempt gener foreign busi repres offic open thi year tokyo hong kong moscow and pragu androsch welcom govern plan abolish legal control foreign bui vote share and draw dividend prefer share state control creditanstalt rose schill vienna bours todai broker improv result had wide expect investor androsch industri hold had perform previou year give return invest pct compar pct creditanstalt austria largest bank hold major interest medium size and larg austrian compani forecast biggest industri subsidiari steyr daimler puch sdpv return result similar expect oper loss mln schill reuter acq cpc cpc sell unit port hipt cpc intern inc agre principl sell peterson puritain inc subsidiari port industri inc cpc sale not expect signific impact earn and subject approv board compani term not disclos peterson purittan contract packag person care and household product reuter earn pulitz publish pltzc qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note interest expens dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year year net reflect undisclos amount expens for defens takeov effort reuter acq hugh tool approv revis term for merger baker intern crude opec reaffirm commit fix price ceil opec reaffirm commit fix crude oil price dlr barrel and output ceil mln barrel per dai bpd defend price presid rilwanu lukman told new confer due consult colleagu opec herebi emphas that nigeria and member countri opec remain determin uphold decemb agreement adher strictli quota and offici sell price lukman ad extraordinari opec confer plan posit confirm that despit mislead new foreign media contrari opec member countri produc below agre quota month februari lukman nigerian oil minist lukman put opec output shortfal februari bpd and thi result firm determin defend offici sell price dlr agre last decemb geneva decemb agreement set output ceil for opec mln bpd for half and restor fix price februari refer point dlr oil price ralli immedi geneva accord fell last month report that opec produc agre level idea suggest that opec agreement not hold and thi caus custom hold back purchas opec oil and resort destock meet lukman bpd shortfal last februari base verifi figur for opec member ad that nigeria alon had shortfal product bpd iraq disassoci decemb agreement product figur ecuador and unit arab emir need verifi lukman that price pai make agreement succe readi opec not chang price level dlr group presid opec price differenti committe meet postpon april had put indefinit extraordinari meet confer moment contempl sinc agreement reach decemb adher ask committe not meet narrow gap price opec crude fix relat dlr benchmark lukman repli defenc price crucial differenti lukman opec awar that consum had heavili drawn stock crude oil and refin product level below thi time last year and return market search crude don that difficulti maintain dlr price rest year lukman opec presid prais opec oil produc had contribut group effort stabilis price criticis britain for maintain long held view not market quit confid that long term two third world reserv opec hand futur our will us that advantag respons lukman describ disrupt ecuador output earthquak tragic refus south american countri allow higher output quota recov disast reuter ship dutch port union meet parliamentarian todai dutch port and transport union fnv present case plan redund rotterdam gener cargo sector parliament stand committe social affair todai union spokesman strong workforc strike union will committe govern duti solv disput that disrupt gener cargo sector for week spokesman ad union will case redund plan for thi year court amsterdam tomorrow ad reuter acq qintex extend princevil pvdc offer qintex america extend offer dlr share for mln princevil develop corp share todai yesterdai midnight yesterdai princevil share had tender share hour earlier qintex extend offer princevil compli feder law restrict ownership airlin citizen and final term and condit letter credit bank guarante requir previous announc acquisit agreement reuter earn novel novl set two for stock split novel inc board declar two for stock split payabl holder record close busi march sharehold annual meet approv doubl author common share mln mln and limit director liabil reuter sugar agenc review johnson johnson jnj sweetner johnson and johnson food and drug administr notifi compani food addit petit for high intens sweeten formal accept and will review agenc compani product gener name sucralos made sugar and tast sugar time sweeter yield calori and not promot tooth decai reuter earn heart feder hfed set two for split heart feder save and loan associ board declar two for stock split payabl april holder record april compani split subject sharehold approv april annual meet increas author common share mln mln reuter earn novo industri nvo year pre tax incom mln danish crown mln sale billion crown billion incom tax mln crown mln earn per crown share crown dividend pct unchang reuter earn overmy corp omco regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl march record march reuter earn uniforc temporari personnel inc unfr qtr shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr note share data adjust reflect for two stock split effect june reuter money-fx monei market mln stg assist bank england gave monei market assist worth mln stg thi afternoon bui bank bill rate establish mondai bank bought mln stg band bill pct and mln stg band two paper pct thi time that interven todai bank revis estim liquid shortag market mln stg mln initi reuter earn pic save corp picn qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale mln mln note share adjust for for two split june reuter acq goodyear tire receiv mln dlr for goodyear aerospac loral corp acq hugh tool board approv merger hugh tool board vote special meet last night approv agreement regul that compani complet propos merger baker intern corp bko agreement approv depart justic yesterdai will give merg compani baker hugh six month sell asset pact month extens warrant and limit oblig compani give financi support busi divest pend sale compani board recommend that sharehold approv merger oilfield servic compani previous adjourn meet hugh tool stockhold will resum thi afternoon hugh will work baker and justic depart negoti final form consent decre and file compani statement close merger occur immedi file asset sold consent decre consist baker domest oilfield drill bit busi and domest submers electr pump busi baker agreement sell pump busi trico industri inc tro financi term merger unchang hugh spokesman term each baker common share and hugh common share convert into share and share baker hugh inc form hold compani reuter sugar agenc review johnson and johnson sweeten johnson and johnson food and drug administr notifi compani food addit petit for high intens sweeten formal accept and will review agenc compani product gener name sucralos made sugar and tast sugar time sweeter yield calori and not promot tooth decai johnson and johnson sweetner jointli develop tate and lyle plc tatl tate and lyle seek approv canada unit kingdom and european countri johnson and johnson compani note petit cover product and safeti evalu submit fda last month await fda approv compani proceed plan for commerci mcneil specialti product subsidiari johnson and johnson oper licens agreement tate and lyle collabor research scientist queen elizabeth colleg london led discoveri sucralos patent and licens agreement control us sucralos year johnson and johnson sucralos chlorin deriv ordinari sugar carbon chlorid bond sucralos stabl and not broken digest metabol sucralos essenti not metabol bodi chlorin content enhanc sweet provid calori reuter acq hanson trust plc unit sell kaiser cement termin and plant for mln dlr crude triton energi oil affili canadian find triton energi corp pct own canadian worldwid energi affili lasmo tableland saskatchewan flow barrel degre graviti oil inch choke depth feet and barrel oil per dai inch choke depth feet triton statu deep exploratori product qualifi for year royalti holidai saskatchewan drill incent product initi product expect restrict allow level barrel dai capabl sustain higher rate compani london and scottish marin oil plc own pct interest and space unit canadian worldwid pct saskatchewan oil and ga corp pct interprovinci pipelin home oil pct and scurri rainbow oil srb pct triton royal dutch shell group shell canada shc affili retain convert overrid interest reuter crude ecuador deputi minist seek oil aid venezuela ecuador deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit arriv last night for talk venezuelan assist countri oil industri last week earthquak offici ecuador oblig suspend crude oil export for expect month result damag mile pipelin link jungl oil field pacif port balao oil account for pct export fellow opec member venezuela agre lend ecuador mln barrel crude repaid kind dai meet domest consumpt offici confirm deni report that venezuela will temporarili produc ecuador entir opec quota set barrel per dai for half option open thi moment context cooper oil product venezuelan energi and mine ministri sourc discuss arriv formula compens ecuador for loss oil export revenu pipelin repair offici santo alvit last night met venezuelan energi and mine minist arturo hernandez grisanti and will todai hold talk technic level offici industri sourc that option for venezuela produc ecuador entir quota for venezuela and opec mexico share and for suppli ecuador eastern client ministri sourc that decis reach matter and that announc made due santo alvit earlier quito that ecuador import six mln barrel crude oil meet line repair ecuador energi and mine minist javier espinosa teran last night countri mln dlr repair damag export pipelin caus earthquak reuter acq goodyear receiv mln dlr for unit goodyear tire and rubber will receiv mln dlr cash loral corp lor for busi goodyear aerospac corp goodyear previous announc acquisit loral expect complet march loral announc transact januari compani pai mln dlr for goodyear aerospac goodyear price will receiv adjust for such item pension and benefit provis alloc liabil and asset valuat last year goodyear aerospac had revenu mln dlr reuter earn veba raab karcher rais oper profit raab karcher trade subsidiari veba vebg increas oper profit despit sharp declin turnov and ad good chanc thi profit level held oper profit rose mln mark mln group parti sale fell sharpli billion mark billion year larg due lower price for energi product oil and coal manag board chairman klau giesel told new confer reuter earn hovnanian enterpris hov split stock hovnanian enterpris inc board director declar two for split outstand common stock compani sharehold will receiv addit share for each share held close busi march and addit share will distribut april reuter acq british aerospac rais system design stake british aerospac plc bael increas stake system design plc pct mln ordinari share purchas mln ordinari share british aerospac pension fund hold mln ordinari share system repres stake pct spokesman for british aerospac present futur intent make full bid for system design system design share penc higher prior share stake announc and show movement sinc reuter earn esselt busi system inc esb up payout qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn kati industri inc qtr net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln note earn exclud loss discontinu consolid oper dlr ct share dlr ct share quarter and dlr dlr share dlr dlr share for year earn exclud loss sale discontinu consolid oper dlr ct share quarter and loss dlr ct share gain dlr ct share for year note earn exclud loss discontinu unconsolid oper dlr ct share each period earn exclud gain termin defin benefit pension plan dlr ct share quarter and dlr ct share for year reuter earn pmi fund inc set monthli dividend pmi fund inc board declar monthli dividend six ct for april ct for ct for june ct for juli and six ct for august fund customarili omit dividend march and septemb last paid six ct februari dividend declar todai payabl april six june juli and august six holder record march april june and juli reuter earn merri round enterpris inc mgre qtr jan end shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln reuter earn tenera tlpzv set initi quarterli tenera will make initi quarterli distribut ct per unit april holder record march partnership dividend greater had expectd pai and warrant fourth quarter result and anticip result for thi year quarter tenera expect compar distribut for second quarter ct per share quarter amount will taxabl incom reuter acq hanson han unit sell kaiser termin plant hanson industri arm hanson trust plc han propos sell separ transact kaiser cement northwest termin and montana citi plant lone star industri inc lce and ash grove cement west inc for total mln dlr hanson deal subject normal condit close hanson industri complet purchas kaiser cement march for mln dlr hanson kaiser cement indirect wholli own unit hanson trust and form part build product group sale continu asset redeploy program kaiser cement and will kaiser concentr effort california marketplac largest cement produc and hold premier market posit hanson industri chairman gordon white reuter crude ecuador offici seek oil aid venezuela ecuador deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit arriv last night for talk venezuelan assist countri oil industri last week earthquak offici ecuador oblig suspend crude oil export for expect month result damag mile pipelin link jungl oil field pacif port balao oil account for pct export fellow opec member venezuela agre lend ecuador mln barrel crude repaid kind dai meet domest consumpt reuter sugar trader sold tonn white sugar tender money-fx monei market late mln stg bank england provid monei market unspecifi late assist mln stg thi bring total assist dai mln stg compar liquid shortfal estim revis mln stg overnight interbank sterl offer pct shortli bank announc reuter sugar intervent set white sugar tender rebat ecu earn bayer usa bayri affili increas sale bayer usa inc sale affili oper cmpani base increas pct previou year combin sale billion dlr billion dlr compani compani net incom mln dlr pct below bayer oper compani includ mobai corp mile laboratori inc agfa gevaert inc compugraph corp haarmann and reimer corp deerfield urethan inc and helena chemic bayer mobai primari chemic compani report net incom mln dlr pct mile pharmaceut and healthcar compani record net incom mln dlr pct increas reuter earn deb shop inc deb set stock split deb shop inc board declar pct stock dividend and will increas quarterli dividend ct ct adjustm ent for split compani split payabl april holder record march dividend increas will effect april payment reuter lei canada lead indic pct decemb pct novemb gain offici acq continent health cthl purchas marketech continent health affili inc that acquir marketech inc pct partner diatron nutrit servic continent diantron nutrit servic joint ventur physician provid patient readi home infus therapi product and servic outpati northern jerseri hospit repres inpati bed continent term deal not disclos reuter earn visual graphic set dividend visual graphic corp vgca vgcb board declar quarterli dividend ct per share class common stock and ct per share class common stock payabl april sharehold record march compani set two class common stock februari previous compani had paid cent per share quarterli dividend class common stock reuter earn deb shop inc deb qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale mln mln reuter gold sigma mine detail gold or reserv sigma mine quebec pct own dome mine sigma mine had proven and probabl reserv end ton averag grade ounc gold ton sigma reserv equival year futur product current mill rate reserv compris ton proven reserv grade averag ounc gold ton and ton probabl reserv grade averag ounc gold ton sigma chang reserv report method dome mine previous report move adopt gener industri practic report proven and probabl or reserv prior sigma conserv report proven reserv that mine futur develop cost proven reserv decemb ton grade averag ounc gold ton equival two year futur product reuter earn regenc cruis inc ship qtr net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev avg shr mln mln year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln avg shr mln mln note compani began oper nov reuter earn seaman furnitur inc seam qtr jan shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mth shr dlr dlr net mln sale mln mln reuter earn novo industri earn fall despit increas sale danish base insulin and enzym produc novo industri nvo pre tax earn fell almost pct sale rose two pct pre tax figur fell mln crown mln sale increas billion billion give net earn mln crown mln earn per crown share crown crown compani propos unchang pct dividend foreign exchang fluctuat signific factor develop result and tax novo statement not dollar currenc essenti novo fell relat danish crown statement ad novemb novo purchas pct share ferrosan head group specialis research and develop cn central nervou treatment treatment and sale pharmaceut and vitamin scandinavia mln crown paid goodwil had limit effect result novo statement reuter earn sc comput inc scom qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln mth shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln reuter acq secur dealer leasewai ltc stake alpin associ cresskil secur dealer told secur and exchang commiss acquir share leasewai transport corp pct total outstand common stock alpin limit partnership bought stock for mln dlr invest ordinari busi secur dealer left open possibl that bui leasewai stock sell current stake plan seek control compani reuter earn empir carolina inc emp year net shr dlr ct net rev mln mln avg shr note result restat includ deltona corp dlt invest equiti method reuter earn vhc vhcl qtr oper net oper shr profit ct loss oper net profit loss rev year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln avg shr note exclud gain dlr ct and dlr ct current qtr and year benefit tax loss carryforward year ago exclud loss dlr ct qtr and dlr ct year discontinu oper restat reuter earn transtech industri inc trti year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud dlr loss discontinu oper reuter sugar thai sugar product increas thai sugar product total tonn januari increas pct januari figur receiv intern sugar organ novemb and decemb product figur exceed last year total result that output month season show pct increas product novemb januari period total mln tonn thai export decemb and januari januari export fell tonn domest consumpt increas pct tonn for month period thi not suffici prevent signific rise stock climb mln tonn end januari compar mln year earlier thai agricultur ministri offici previous forecast declin raw output mln tonn mln reuter lei canada decemb lead indic pct canada lead composit indic advanc pct decemb gain pct two previou month statist canada unfilt index rose pct month turnaround pct declin novemb feder agenc manufactur group continu post advanc good product rose pct increas last month advanc offset deceler household demand reuter earn anova ventur set dividend duevel share anova ventur corp board declar dividend payabl form regist share stock duvel corp blind public pool anova describ publish and financi servic firm special arrang rever acquisit and merger blind pool shell and privat compani anova creat duvel act blind pool and will seek oper privat compani merger duvel duvel sold common share privat investor group financ expens registr and share will paid anova stockhold dividend ad reuter acq chrysler deal leav uncertainti for amc worker chrysler corp billion dlr bid takeov american motor corp amo bolster small automak sale leav futur employe doubt industri analyst busi usual yesterdai american motor headquart dai propos merger unveil chrysler and amc french parent renault compani spokesman edd snyder amc futur discuss board meet todai radic chrysler subsidiari had continu state run french car group control sharehold industri analyst futur amc car assembl plant kenosha wi and toledo ohio jeep plant doubt overcapac predict north american auto industri earli come pass plant state art for car manufactur site and amc histori poor labor relat each chrysler doesn that plant michael luckei automot analyst for wall street firm shearson lehman brother will close toledo plant and move jeep product canada ronald glantz montgomeri secur that owner toledo plant wring concess unit automobil worker union local repres jeep worker uaw won hold for ransom amc year chrysler will underutil facil transfer product analyst foresaw major complic that abort combin historian auto industri biggest merger sinc american motor form amc financi savior loss mln dlr sinc and pressur franc for renault cut back compani had not forecast consist profit earliest announc takeov agreement chrysler chairman lee iacocca cite amc jeep divis mln dlr assembl plant bramalea ontario and network dealer major attract analyst reason that chrysler feel move eventu sell close older plant cut overhead cost view debt and liabil incur amc buyout reuter earn nucor corp nue rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record march reuter earn kelsei hay canada year net shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note shr restat reflect januari stock split pct own kelsei hay reuter earn rigg nation corp rig set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq pacer system make acquisit pacer system agre principl acquir asset sea data corp maker low power electron system includ undersea intellig record sensor and high densiti digit data record for mln dlr reuter reserves spain qualifi reserv requir statement bank spain spokesman qualifi bank statement announc extens reserv requir convert peseta fund held bank move appli futur rise current balanc pct reserv requir will appli increas bank convert peseta fund spokesman convert peseta fund previous exempt reserv requir spokesman measur intend curb influx short term foreign specul capit threaten govern monei suppli growth target reuter money-supply spain monei suppli growth doubl februari spain broad base monei suppli rose annualis rate pct februari pct januari and pct februari last year bank spain figur show broad base monei suppli measur liquid asset public hand quasi monetari asset monei suppli growth pct last year govern reduc rate pct thi year reuter earn telephon support system inc tssi qtr nov end shr ct ct net sale year shr ct six ct net sale reuter earn network video inc nvid qtr feb net shr ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev avg shr reuter earn comtech inc cmtl qtr jan net oper shr profit profit two ct oper net profit profit sale half oper shr profit two ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale backlog mln mln note current year net exclud tax credit dlr quarter and dlr half reuter earn baltek corp btek qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev year oper shr dlr ct oper net rev mln mln notel net exclud tax credit dlr revers credit dlr quarter and credit dlr dlr year reuter acq sahlen and associ salnu complet purchas sahlen and associ inc complet purchas gleason secur servic inc york and gleason plant secur inc connecticut sahlen deal term not disclos ad that acquir compani had combin annual revenu mln dlr sahlen privat invetig compani gleason compani provid secur guard servic corpor tri state area reuter earn mem inc mem declar qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai record march reuter earn insituform north america inc insua qtr shr ct ct net rev avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln avg shr note year net includ dlr tax credit reuter earn major realti corp majr qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev reuter earn nutmeg industri inc nutm year jan net shr ct net sale mln note share adjust for for stock split januari backlog mln dlr dlr compani began oper januari reuter acq henri ansbach pct adam and porter inc henri ansbach hold plc acquir pct interest retail and gener corpor insur broker adam and porter inc move step build intern insur broke group appoint manag team for seascop insur hold unit ansbach and excit growth potenti east coast and annual revenu mln dlr ansbach share help announc earlier todai pretax profit rise mln stg mln reuter earn natwest rabo unit report pct profit growth dutch bank van lanschot bankier own nation westminst plc nwbl and rabobank rabn net profit rose pct mln guilder pct higher balanc sheet total billion van lanschot bankier subsidiari van lanschot beleggingscompagni britain nation westminst bank plc and dutch cooper bank rabobank nederland each pct stake commerci union dutch insur unit delta lloyd verzekeringsgroep pct stake van lanschot lower risk provis mln guilder money-fx fed expect add reserv feder reserv expect interven govern secur market add temporari reserv custom system repurchas agreement economist economist fed will inject reserv indirectli custom repurchas ad that fed opt for direct inject reserv overnight system repurchas feder fund open pct and eas pct earli trade fund averag pct yesterdai reuter earn ben and jerri homemad inc bjic qtr net shr ct two ct net sale avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln avg shr reuter earn bonnevil pacif corp bpco qtr jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn pennei jcp smith barnei opinion pennei stock rose sharpli analyst william smith smith barnei recommend stock base compani strong earn momentum and possibl stock buyback dividend hike stock split trader impress strong basic earn stori analyst smith note that compani fine tune bui and inventori and admir control cost time that need stock jump smith compani end strong cash posit mln dlr compar mln dlr year thi impli possibl share buyback signific dividend increas stock split addit compani gradual adjust merchandis mix and gross margin improv smith expect compani earn dlr share compar dlr share earn last year last year result includ cent charg for buyback debt reuter sugar german sugar offer put tonn west german intervent board tonn sugar offer into intervent spokesman speak frankfurt told reuter offer increas recent contract not conclud european commiss spokesman brussel earlier confirm that mln tonn sugar had offer intervent board member state intervent board spokesman frankfurt million tonn aw lot and commun coffer almost empti thi turn into polit problem west german trade sourc believ mln tonn offer sugar industri into intervent neutral market impact reuter interest banker trust rais broker loan rate banker trust rais broker loan rate pct pct effect immedi trust quot broker loan rate publicli post pct rate reuter gold sigma mine detail gold or reserv sigma mine quebec pct own dome mine sigma mine had proven and probabl reserv end ton averag grade ounc gold ton sigma reserv equival year futur product current mill rate reserv compris ton proven reserv grade averag ounc gold ton and ton probabl reserv grade averag ounc gold ton sigma chang reserv report method dome mine previous report move adopt gener industri practic report proven and probabl or reserv prior sigma conserv report proven reserv that mine futur develop cost proven reserv decemb ton grade averag ounc gold ton equival two year futur product reuter acq moor mccormack mmc sell globe unit moor mccormack resourc inc agre principl sell globe metallurg inc unit cypru miner cypm for undisclos term sale expect close mid april subject condit includ board approv compani globe produc silicon metal and magnesium ferrosilicon product us chemic aluminum iron rubber and semiconductor industri reuter housing hosu complet fell pct januari complet home fell pct januari season adjust rate mln unit mln decemb commerc depart januari fall strong pct rise novemb rate mln unit and brought complet pct januari level mln unit januari complet singl famili unit rose pct season adjust mln unit mln unit decemb multi famili unit fell pct unit januari depart reuter acq justic depart review icahn usair file depart justic doj review whether tran world airlin inc twa and chairman carl icahn violat feder antitrust law fail seek advanc clearanc doj feder trade commiss for extens open market purchas usair group inc stock doj offici told senat panel thi matter that look into charl rule act assist attornei gener antitrust told senat judiciari committe antitrust subcommitte rule declin comment review continu rule respond panel chairman howard metzenbaum ohio had ask depart not act appear clear violat law metzenbaum icahn had fail file pre merger notif form ftc prior purchas mln dlr worth usair stock rule that for airlin compani purchas exempt requir had file merger applic depart transport icahn file such applic dot file thrown dot fridai dot threw applic late fridai ground lack data for govern review propos usair takeov bid icahn refil complet applic form mondai rule pledg act icahn and twa violat found reuter earn cell scienc inc tcel qtr jan loss shr loss loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr reuter jobs dutch adjust unemploy unchang februari dutch season adjust unemploy total peopl februari unchang januari februari social affair ministri spokesman unadjust figur stood end last month declin januari total and compar end februari last year reuter housing hous complet fell pct jan complet home fell pct januari season adjust rate mln unit mln decemb commerc depart januari fall strong pct rise novemb rate mln unit and brought complet pct januari level mln unit januari complet singl famili unit rose pct season adjust mln unit mln unit decemb multi famili unit fell pct unit januari depart reuter earn mitchel energi and develop corp mnd net qtr jan shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter housing hous complet fell pct januari complet home fell pct januari season adjust rate mln unit mln decemb commerc depart januari fall strong pct rise novemb rate mln unit and brought complet pct januari level mln unit januari complet singl famili unit rose pct season adjust mln unit mln unit decemb multi famili unit fell pct unit januari depart reuter money-fx fed set two billion dlr custom repurchas fed earn groundwat technolog inc gwti qtr jan shr ct ct net sale avg shr mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn oak intern inc qpon payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter money-fx fed add reserv custom repurchas feder reserv enter govern secur market arrang two billion dlr custom repurchas agreement fed spokesman dealer feder fund trade pct fed began temporari and indirect suppli reserv bank system reuter earn properti trust america ptra year net op shr ct ct oper net rev mln avg shr note net exclud gain sale invest dlr dlr reuter earn chi chi inc chic qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit mln rev mln mln note current year net period includ mln dlr pretax charg for disposit underperform compani own restaur current year net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year reuter acq chemlawn corp talk suitor acquir earn chi chi chic take mln dlr charg chi chi inc mln dlr pretax charg earn for quarter end januari cover cost dispos underperform compani own restaur compani agre repurchas mln common share open market compani mln share outstand chi chi todai report loss for quarter end januari pretax charg and dlr tax credit mln dlr compar year earlier profit dlr chi chi believ disposit restaur potenti increas pretax earn two mln dlr fiscal year compani will us exist cash resourc for share repurchas reuter earn dupont recommend share pont rose todai accumul recommend shearson lehman brother and boston trader pont open two point gain stood boston analyst not for comment analyst theodor semegran shearson rais earn estim for compani dlr share and dlr share compani earn dlr share good domest demand higher oper earn and strng export busi benefit lower dollar and effect reduc import chemic will continu aid pont note that energi earn quarter expect rise crude price semegran expect quarter earn dlr share dlr last year expect compani rais annual dividend ct share current dividend dlr share and stock split low probablil reuter acq chemlawn chem talk acquir chemlawn corp start talk sale compani parti that not identifi compani talk began considr and reject wast manag inc wmx dlr per share tender offer for sharesd chemlawn gave detail talk reuter acq shv withdraw ga offer shv hold withdraw bid for imperi continent ga associ icg fail gain minimum number pledg sought ga sharehold shv statement had sought gain ga share offer for ga ordinari stock inform that level not reach deadlin expir tender offer void shv offer penc for stg nomin ga loan stock bid made shv unit kingdom hold reuter rubber progress rubber pact talk report slow negoti unit nation confer natur rubber make slow progress reach agreement deleg confer began mondai wide final effort adopt intern natur rubber agreement inra current expir octob produc and consum countri take part two week meet thi fourth such confer two year deleg side appear divid kei issu price adjust mechan consum want frequent price review month interv month present propos reject produc and consum press for price adjust automat produc resist reduc role intern rubber organ council price adjust procedur confer chairman manaspa xuto thailand imper settl outstand issu thi week that technic draft work can week reuter earn lord abbett and declar mutual fund div lord abbett appreci fund annual div ct ct prior long term capit gain ct prior short term capit gain ct ct prior pai april record march lord abbett govern secur fund daili div ct ct prior pai april record april lord abbett tax free incom nation seri daili ct prior pai april record april lord abbett tax free incom fund seri daili ct ct prior pai april record april lord abbett tax free incom fund texa seri daili ct ct prior pai april record april lord abbett california tax free incom fund daili ct prior pai april record april reuter earn associ corp north america qtr net qtr end jan net mln dlr mln dlr rev mln mln note rev includ invest and incom mln dlr mln dlr compani wholli own gulf and western corp reuter earn newport pharmaceut nwph qtr loss period end januari shr loss six ct profit net loss profit rev avg shr mth shre loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr note full name newport pharmaceut intern inc reuter earn raymond corp raym declar qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter nat-gas mitchel energi mnd cut capit outlai mitchel energi and develop corp plan hold capit spend fiscal end januari mln dlr mln dlr spent and mln dlr compani natur ga revenu thi year reduc lower contract custom purchas due mild weather and soft econom condit contract call for lower take made year mitchel energi meanwhil will sell addit quantiti ga spot market mitchel energi addit spot sale will tend lower averag price realiz for ga earli part fiscal averag for full year not expect significantli lower dlr per thousand cubic feet averag fiscal reuter acq investor control river oak roi river oak industri inc agre principl give control compani benson seizer york investor return for mln dlr capit compani maker mobil home termin merger discuss nurs center america river oak will place mln dlr convert note seizer turn will name six addit member compani member board director will chairman and chief execut offic river oak river oak note will convert into two mln share common stock dlr share compani mln share outstand compani will grant seizer option bui addit mln share year dlr share year and dlr share thereaft compani monei rais seizer will strengthen balanc sheet and enhanc abil seek select expans opportun seizer experienc turnaround situat and expect direct involv river oak manag charl degroot will remain director compani give post chairman seizer board nomine don man will cede post chief execut will remain presid compani reuter earn gevaert gevn year consolid group net profit billion franc billion net financi and oper profit billion mln extraordinari earn mln mln net dividend franc reuter interest nation save move point lower rate interest rate set move lower even mondai half point cut bank base rate pct analyst cite evid suspens british nation save issu yesterdai depart nation save effect treasuri depart unit yesterdai suspend issu launch octob and pai high tax free pct year privat invest and stg spokesman suspens reaction yield nation save bond line rest market move surpris sell minut todai bank england billion stg tap issu second such issu week analyst note instant sale entir gilt issu for bank england had requir high pct downpay clear evid that market thought rate had drop sooner sale tranch pct treasuri bond due occur activ bullish gilt market downward pressur monei market rate remain intact bellweth month interbank rate point pct coincid anoth strong sterl ralli push pound year high dollar that govern stock disappear quickli stephen lewi head econom research stockbrok phillip and drew indic that market believ rate fall half point immedi budget march and peopl hope for stockbrok jame capel comment move nation save depart consider signific real messag that deck quickli clear facilit speedi decis build societi cut rate inevit cut bank base rate pct materialis build societi drop bank base rate exce half point give rise reduct mortgag lend rate lewi phillip and drew believ nation save issu suspens reflect treasuri polici point build societi mortgag rate cut nation save compet effect build societi late build societi incom depress recent month and analyst chancellor exchequ nigel lawson keen mortgag rate fall lid inflat underli upward pressur price stronger britain western economi inflat rise pct thi year and pct last year pct emphasis impact mortgag rate consum price lewi point cut build societi rate reduc inflat britain pct lewi and note that build societi had complain govern intens competit nation save argu reduc scope for earli mortgag rate cut chancellor not worri lose psbr fund nation save take build societi critic heart nation save move reflect thi senior dealer save depart spokesman refus comment thi interpret suspens issu reaction recent fall interest rate had push yield nation save bond line rest market not polit motiv fund expens and don that monei told reuter ad depart had suspend issu twice past offer interest rate below market rate demand for issu had risen sharpli late monei market rate continu steadi declin and incom threaten overshoot unoffici billion stg target set for fiscal end march month fiscal nation save contribut govern fund total billion stg compar billion stg period previou year offici figur show figur for februari mondai expect show increas and mln stg push total for month target govern offici reuter earn nicor inc ga regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai record march reuter earn handleman hdl set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn perini corp pcr set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter acq jone and vine vulcan corp offer dlr share for jone earn intern banknot inc ibk qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln year oper shr profit ct profit two ct oper net profit rev mln mln note net exclud extraordinari tax charg dlr dlr quarter and credit dlr dlr year year net includ pretax gain dlr termin pension plan net includ pretax charg dlr quarter and gain dlr year restructur and consolid quarter net includ dlr tax credit year net includ pretax gain mln dlr sale foreign subsidiari reuter trade concern textil import move european commun express disquiet protectionist move unit state limit import textil and retali immedi export hit spokeswoman for commiss extern trade commission willi clercq had written counterpart special trade repres clayton yeutter outlin concern nation commun draft legisl consider congress impos perman quota product enter and seek limit increas growth trade reuter earn speed print busi sbm qtr net shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev note result includ oper radio station wjye for full year and wnnr for last six month speed print busi machin corp full name compani reuter earn asbestec industri asb set stock split asbestec industri inc board declar for two stock split payabl april record april reuter earn quaker oat oat regular dividend qtly div ct ct previous pai april record march reuter acq jone and vine jnsv get vulcan vul bid jone and vine inc vulcan corp main competitor product shoe last offer acquir jone and vine for dlr share jone and vine manag effort compani privat will ahead dlr per share form buyout not determin and buyout subject nunber condit jone and vine board believ that transact vulcan difficult complet ask vulcan for inform explor bid januari jone and vine board had recommend that sharehold aprov manag buyout dlr share februari six vulcan initi offer acquir jone and vine for dlr share jone and vine dismiss offer frivol and substanc and bid fail compli provis secur act reuter earn ppg industri ppg see growth ppg industri inc will continu show earn growth despit difficult econom climat compani annual report mail sharehold todai for compani earn rose pct mln dlr revenu that increas pct billion dlr earn per share dlr compar dlr compani ad that return equiti reach pct pct and close goal pct reuter acq belgian minist unveil privatis plan belgian budget minist gui verhofstadt propos plan sell share state own enterpris includ nation airlin sabena and postal and telecommun author govern sourc plan rais billion franc revenu year verhofstadt project help govern reduc huge budget deficit target thi year billion franc scheme had receiv guard recept social christian parti belgium centr coalit verhofstadt unveil cabinet meet yesterdai discuss plan like long and difficult sourc verhofstadt propos begin selloff last quarter sale pct state invest compani sni expect sale rais billion franc ad pct share sabena sold mid for billion franc pct postal and telecommun author sold two stage mid and earli rais billion franc verhofstadt list maritim transport author lead ga distributor distrigaz cger save bank cger and credit institut soir daili quot cger vice presid paul henrion express strong opposit privatis bank public compani and public compani stai henrion told paper reuter earn scienc dynam corp sidi year net shr ct ct net rev reuter earn foodarama supermarket inc fsm qtr jan shr ct ct net sale mln mln notel prior year net includ pretax charg dlr for reopen store reuter earn engin measur emco qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev note exclud discontinu oper gain dlr quarter fiscal and loss dlr month fiscal reuter earn booth financi corp bcmp qtr net shr ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note restat reflect tax loss carryforward reuter earn consolid natur ga cng payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn sanduski plastic inc spi set quarterli qtly div six ct six ct prior pai march record march reuter acq rexnord rex sell railwai equip unit rexnord sign definit agreement sell railwai mainten equip subsidiari banner industri inc term withheld railwai mainten had sale mln dlr and emploi peopl rexnord sale part major program divest busi repres mln dlr net asset divest process machineri divis sale mln dlr and mathew convey sale mln dlr reuter sugar licht see stagnant european beet area area devot sugar beet europ forecast remain stagnant thi year mln hectar compar mln west german statistician licht fear that recent steep rise sugar price mark effect plant intent thi year licht judg thi estim effect minim total beet area european commun forecast fall two pct mln mln total western europ area put mln mln eastern europ area forecast mln mln individu west europ countri estim hectar figur bracket belgium luxembourg denmark franc greec ireland itali netherland portug spain west germani austria finland sweden switzerland turkei yugoslavia eastern europ plant forecast follow ussr albania bulgaria czechoslovakia east germani hungari poland romania basi averag yield thi year licht area forecast point total european beet sugar crop mln tonn raw mln tonn licht sugar yield fairli high last season favour weather and thi increas chanc signific reduct product base averag yield beet sugar product fall pct thi year mln tonn mln total western europ product mln tonn mln eastern europ product mln tonn mln reuter gold britain mint britannia gold coin britain will autumn mint and market bullion coin call britannia contain ounc carat gold togeth bullion coin smaller denomin treasuri offici invest coin sold worldwid will fluctuat price intern price gold smaller coin will denomin half ounc quarter ounc and tenth ounc reuter acq mees see chrysler amc merger attornei gener edwin mees benefit propos purchas american motor amo chrysler corp that return smallest auto manufactur american hand mees told hous appropri subcommitte that consider part justic depart review propos merger agenc not receiv formal notic merger start review process chrysler made billion dlr bid bui amc french parent renault thing that recogn that merger that appear that good portion ownership american motor oversea hand will put back american hand mees told subcommitte that factor that weigh judgment ad renault hold pct amc reuter ship dutch parliament offer port row dutch member parliament resolv disput redund rotterdam port gener cargo sector and urg union and employ sort differ side gave evid parti stand committe social affair todai committe member chanc parliamentari intervent disput began januari protest employ plan for redund strong workforc start thi year port and transport union fnv challeng redund amsterdam court tomorrow reuter acq sosnoff caesar caw offer stock buyback martin sosnoff offer bui caesar world inc for dlr share senior offici compani offer bui back caesar stake hold pct total outstand file secur and exchang commiss sosnoff york investor and monei manag offer bui back stock occur occas past year offer made caesar world repres includ chairman henri gluck sosnoff reject propos caesar world offici suggest form payment for sosnoff stake includ secur compani and cash sosnoff not detail propos compens suggest deal involv put and call option sosnoff caesar world hold propos deal includ standstil agreement restrict sosnoff bui caesar world stock action advers incumb manag sosnoff report offer receiv for caesar world share amend offici offer purchas compani report sec sosnoff hold mln caesar world share pct compani mln share outstand sosnoff offer bui share compani not hold valu mln dlr reuter gnp austrian growth and pct meet lead politician banker and economist forecast austrian real gross domest product growth for thi year and pct govern spokesman thi compar two pct growth forecast made semi offici institut for econom research wifo last decemb helmut kramer spokesman for chancellor franz vranitzki told reuter that forecast had made meet attend vranitzki financ minist ferdinand lacina nation bank presid stefan koren and wifo repres economist cut growth forecast recent due expect poor export perform thi year notabl eastern europ and oil export state hann androsch gener director creditanstalt bankverein cabv todai put gdp growth and pct kramer meet had heard that unemploy for year pct forecast six pct reuter earn for live inc qtr net shr profit primari ct loss ct shr profit dilut ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln year shr profit profit dlr profit ct shr profit dilut dlr profit ct net profit profit sale mln mln note prior qtr and year figur includ gain dispos discontinu oper dlr and dlr reuter earn newport electron inc new qtr net oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss sale year oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit sale mln mln avg shr note current qtr and year figur exclud oper loss carryforward gain dlr gain dlr prior year period reuter earn transco explor partner exp payout qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter earn transco energi set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter earn total erickson resourc tlexf year net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev note net includ mln dlr shr writedown pct stake tran canada resourc result reflect six mth mine oper due merger erickson gold mine and total eastcan explor june reuter acq versar vsr bui marietta unit versar inc agre principl acquir martin marietta corp martin marietta environment system unit for dlr versar us work capit and establish life credit find purchas subject approv board and expect complet april marietta environment had revenu mln dlr versar acquisit moder favor effect earn thi year reuter interest bank offer fix rate mortgag pct two major clear bank announc will offer total mln stg mortgag fix interest rate pct for year below current bank base lend rate pct midland bank plc mdbl initi alloc mln stg for home loan thi rate lloyd bank plc lloi will offer mln stg earlier thi week midland cut standard rate mortgag payment pct april half percentag point reduct lead bank base lend rate pct build societi and bank mortgag rate larg base rate level last year lloyd offer fix rate pct home loan midland spokesman bank calcul that current level billion stg exist mortgag book account for pct total british home loan market lloyd billion stg outstand mortgag loan had not estim total market share major clear bank barclai plc bc and nation westminist bank plc nwbl had plan announc similar fix rate scheme reuter acq jim walter jwc busi owen corn ocf plant jim walter corp complet acquisit owen corn fibergla corp miner ceil and fiberboard plant meridian miss term not disclos plant oper will complement exist ceil materi product jim walter build materi group last year gener incom mln dlr sale mln dlr reuter ship american presid ap leas ship american presid co american presid line ship subsidiari obtain final approv and japanes author leas ship lyke bro move will will enabl boost servic pacif pct american presid compani will leas ship for year and hold two addit year option american presid line oper capac pacif and ship will arriv time for normal demand surg spring and summer season reuter earn bown and inc bne set stock split bown and inc board declar two for stock split payabl holder record april reuter acq invest firm boost amerford amrf stake louart corp lo angel invest firm rais stake amerford intern corp share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss louart bought amerford common share march and jan price rang dlr share bought share for invest purpos and increas stake futur reuter gnp correct austria growth forecast revis austrian gross domest product growth for thi year like and pct helmut kramer head semi offici institut for econom research wifo thi compar two pct growth forecast made wifo last decemb kramer made forecast meet todai austria econom outlook attend chancellor franz vranitzki financ minist ferdinand lacina and nation bank presid stefan koren reuter acq boston fbc swiss affili boost stake boston swiss affili boston inc rais stake compani share pct total share pct file secur and exchang commiss financier credit suiss bought boston common share feb and price rang dlr share mln dlr total bought share part agreement rais minor stake boston pct stake level boston hold financier credit suiss reuter earn numac oil and ga nmc year net oper shr ct ct oper net mln rev mln mln note cash flow mln dlr ct shr mln dlr dlr shr net exclud shr loss discontinu oper gross proven and probabl reserv crude oil and natur ga liquiid mln barrel pct year reuter earn farah fra omit quarterli dividend farah inc omit quarterli common stock dividend for second consecut quarter compani last paid quarterli common dividend ct share decemb will futur dividend payment basi improv profit and cash flow farah expect turn profit for balanc for quarter end januari farah lost dlr ct share sale mln dlr addit farah receiv sharehold approv chang name farah inc farah manufactur reuter crude jordan petrocanada agre oil explor project two year project search for oil and ga jordan agre amman jordan natur resourc author nra and canadian compani petrocanada intern assist corpor pciac mln dlr assist agreement sign jordan minist energi hisham khatib and pciac chairman peter tow pciac canadian govern corpor provid assist countri jordan reduc depend oil import tow reuter earn numac oil nmc see result improv numac oil and ga expect signific improv oper perform compani todai report earn continu oper dlr mln dlr yuear earlier due lower price for crude oil and pipelin capac constraint numac introduc feder and provinci govern result reuter earn heinz qtr shr ct ct earn heinz rais quarterli ct ct earn ranchmen resourc year loss shr loss ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln note current shr prefer dividend mln dlr prior shr and net includ mln dlr writedown oil properti reuter acq oak industri oak bui rexnord rex unit oak industri sign definit agreement bui stock rexnord inc railwai mainten equip unit for undisclos sum compani railwai mainten had revenu mln dlr oak acquisit part two tier strategi bui releat and unrel busi oak had tax loss carryforward mln dlr end reuter earn sumitomo bank sumi declar stock dividend sumitomo bank california declar pct stock dividend addit regular quarterli cash dividend ct per share dividend payabl april sharehold record march compani reuter earn lsb bancshar inc lxbk rais payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn heinz hnz qtr jan net shr ct ct qtly div ct ct prior net mln mln rev billion billion mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion note dividend payabl april sharehold record march reuter acq wall street stock tenneco inc tgt tenneco inc compani that long rumor takeov candid rose sharpli todai specul surfac that investor boon picken target compani for acquisit trader and analyst tenneco spokesman joseph macrum comment make whatsoev picken not for comment trader note that activ stock increas todai publish report link picken tenneco tenneco rose two point paul feretti analyst orlean base howard weil labouiss friedrich inc not surpris market rumor that tenneco target takeov attempt pure market specul that boon picken and group interest feretti tenneco challeng run sheer size and divers picken man like challeng picken made unsuccess attempt dalla base diamond shamrock corp dia last winter made secret plan acquir addit natur ga reserv belief that ga price will stabil sooner oil price tenneco hold natur ga reserv estim excess trillion cubic feet analyst feretti conserv estim tenneco breakup dlr share and compani gener cash flow dlr share attract picken analyst estim breakup into dlr share rang strongli doubt that hostil takeov drexel burnham lambert inc houston base analyst john olson put credenc rumor tenneco gargantuan enterpris billion dlr long term debt and prefer stock outstand buyer deal intract problem tenneco face farm equip unit and energi busi analyst suggest that tenneco us number defens strategi fend unwant buyer such spin energi busi directli sharehold bui back share creat limit partnership natur ga pipelin interest analyst ask remain unidentifi discourag picken rumor picken plate hold burlington northern and amerada hess don will tenneco problem case farm equip unit lose mln dlr annual and worth billion dlr market todai reuter earn softwar saga see weak result softwar system inc expect report earn for quarter substanti weaker earn prior period due unexpect shortfal domest licens revenu for second quarter end novemb softwar earn dlr dlr year last year quarter softwar earn dlr reuter earn mile laboratori inc qtr net net sale mln mln year net sale billion billion note compani subsidiari bayer west germani figur exclud mile bayvet anim health busi sold jan mobai corp anoth bayer affili reuter earn intellig system mlp inp qtr dec net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg share month shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note qtr net includ gain discontinu oper mln dlr ct share two ct share fiscal qtr month net includ gain discontinu oper mln dlr ct share dlr ct share month fiscal earn shadowfax resourc shfxf year loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev note year includ dlr writedown utah oil and ga properti reuter acq paralax vido agre acquir american video paralax video enterpris inc agree acquir american video group inc exchang for paralax restrict common share and year warrant bui restrict share six dlr share paralax holder american video convert debentur elect exchang for paralax restrict common market dlr that determin dai american video close held compani oper video rental concess post and base exchang armi air forc navi and coast guard instal recent year compani had revenu mln dlr paralax acquisit schedul close march compani mln share outstand reuter earn kurzweil music system inc kurm qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev avg shr reuter earn morgan and inc jpm set quarterli dividend ct ct previous pai april record march reuter acq bayli bayl bui major chute bayli corp acquir pct chute corp maker denim orient sportswear headquart seattl wash term not disclos reuter earn intellig system mlp inp make cash payout intellig system master limit partnership will make cash distribut ct unit earli april unithold record march compani continu strength result prompt move intellig system ad that current plan sell asset previous announc success make distribut estim ct ct unit earlier compani report fiscal quarter end decemb net incom mln dlr ct share fiscal quarter result dlr ct share addit report fiscal month net incom mln dlr ct share versu loss mln dlr ct share fiscal quarter reuter earn kurzweil kurm reduc work forc kurzweil music system inc step thi year reduc cost includ pct reduct work forc spokesman compani employe reduct includ us profession servic administr cost manufactur overhead and essenti develop servic ad cut expect signific impact begin second quarter earlier todai kurzweil report loss ct share compar loss dlr share reuter earn heinz hnz higher net despit higher cost heinz net incom for quarter rose pct despit pct increas market expens meanwhil compani rais quarterli dividend ct share ct share part expect that tax rate tax law will result greater cash flow for quarter end januari heinz earn mln dlr ct share earn mln dlr ct share for year ago quarter for month compani post profit mln dlr dlr share compar profit mln dlr dlr share for year ago period base compani perform for month expect achiev consecut year growth record anthoni reilli heinz newli elect chairman reuter orange brazilian fcoj offici welcom duti cut mario branco pere presid brazilian associ citru juic industri abrassuco welcom decis commerc depart sharpli cut duti import frozen concentr orang juic fcoj brazil speak telephon sao paulo pere decis govern recognis honesti brazilian export never intent practis dump final rule yesterdai govern elimin duti ship sucocitrico cutral and cut pct duti citrosuco duti pct had set last octob pere brazil had orang juic meet major client not stock orang juic suppli buyer pere declin estim amount current stock secret part strategi ad pere price polici orang juic base market condit noth free trade polici cutral and citrosuco offici not immedi for comment reuter earn wall street stock ich corp ich ich corp stock continu pressur lower earn expect wall street analyst stock todai and sinc thursdai ich announc report lower expect fourth quarter net incom compani report full year net incom dlr per share compar dlr per share analyst had estim net dlr and for dlr dlr rang ich offici unavail for comment reuter earn invacar corp ivcr qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit dlr profit dlr rev mln dlr mln dlr mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit dlr loss dlr rev mln dlr mln dlr reuter earn renaiss energi year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter housing quebec februari hous start fall quebec hous start fell februari pct drop last year growth quebec hous start highest canada canada mortgag and hous corp februari rate season adjust stand januari govern agenc reuter earn invacar ivcr expect higher sale invacar corp chairman presid and chief execut offic malachi mixon iii expect home healthcar equip compani post sale increas pct rang mixon increas come intern growth potenti acquisit invacar aggress seek acquisit complement compani exist product line mixon earlier compani report fourth quarter net mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share fourth quarter invacar report net incom mln dlr ct share loss mln dlr ct share reuter earn lamson and session lm qtr loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln year oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln note exclud discontinu oper loss dlr share versu loss ct quarter and loss dlr share versu loss ct year exclud extraordinari loss six ct share fourth quarter and gain dlr share full year exclud full year gain ct per share account chang reuter trade south korea trade surplu year south korean trade minist rha woong bae nation maintain trade surplu for year cut foreign debt interview reuter that year like south korea drop barrier foreign good and move balanc trade posit present trade surplu vital nation reduc billion dlr foreign debt rha that year south korea had trade surplu billion dlr deficit mln dlr rha made remark end two week trade mission team led agre bui product valu billion dlr mln dlr purchas good type south korea bought japan rha leav todai for ottawa for trade talk canadian offici and businessmen ask south korea retali good congress close market product thi moment thought retali south korea major export textil and apparel and electron good such televis set video cassett record and person comput purchas unit state includ electron test equip grain and cotton reuter earn restur associ industri inc raa qtr shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr year shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note result for and week period end januari and week period end decemb net period includ gain dlr tax loss carryforward spokeswoman averag share outstand dilut basi not reuter earn southern england telecom sng declar div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march note compani full name southern england telecommun corp reuter earn empir carolina inc emp qtr net shr ct ct net dlr dlr rev mln dlr mln dlr mth shr dlr ct net dlr dlr rev mln dlr mln dlr note empir invest deltona corp report equiti method begin fourth qtr amount for and qtr restat reflect retroact applic pct debentur and dlr prefer stock redeem convert result common share outstand decemb compar common share outstand decemb reuter earn enseco inc ncco qtr loss oper shr loss six ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev avg shr mln mln year oper shr loss six ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note exclud extraordinari credit ct share fourth quarter and ct year reuter acq correct rexnord rex sell railwai unit rexnord inc sign definit agreement sell railwai mainten equip subsidiari oak industri inc term withheld particip agreement banner industri inc previous agre acquir rexnord railwai mainten had sale mln dlr rexnord sale part major program divest busi repres mln dlr net asset divest process machineri divis sale mln dlr and mathew convey sale mln dlr correct mame purchas reuter acq wall street stock supermarket gener sgl dart group corp darta acquir supermarket gener corp for billion dlr not like give fight target seek anoth buyer arbitrageur specul that dart offer dlr per share begin bid contest help supermarket share gain mln share rumor had feder depart store inc fd take supermarket gener polici that not comment rumor specul thi natur feder spokeswoman arbitrageur note that dart control chairman herbert haft and son robert last year rais initi bid for safewai store approxim pct safewai resist that compani sold buyout group that top haft histori repeat haft rais bid dlr rebuf supermarket gener arbitrageur anoth arbitrageur haft present bid quit fair offer amount time tax cash flow fulli price reuter acq american motor amo weigh takeov propos american motor corp director met wednesdai review takeov propos corpor receiv mondai chrysler corp amc board retain independ invest and legal advis and expect meet period week propos reuter earn bangor hydro electr bang set dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record march reuter acq kansa citi southern ksu merger respons kansa citi southern industri inc attempt santa southern pacif sfx reopen propos merger atchison topeka and santa railwai and southern pacif transport offer noth letter shipper kansa citi chairman landon rowland state thi propos merger plainli anti competit found icc and urg depart justic noth chang landon kansa citi southern continu effort acquir transport oper santa railwai reuter acq coke affili sell delaurentii deg stake laurentii entertain group inc embassi commun californai gener partnership affili coca cola plan sell pct stake compani file secur and exchang commiss for secondari offer laurentii embassi will offer entir stake compani share common stock public sale laurentii mln share outstand painewebb inc will underwrit offer reuter earn herlei microwav hrly qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six month shr ct ct net rev mln mln note compani full name herlei microwav system inc reuter acq william co wmb complet sale unit william co complet sale agrico chemic unit freeport mcmoran resourc partner frp for initi mln dlr cash compani will receiv addit mln dlr year base oper perform unit cash proce will us lower debt cost reuter sugar commiss reject sugar threat sourc european commun commiss told member state that not prepar discuss sugar price sugar trader threaten make huge sale into intervent stock protest polici commiss sourc posit that not will discuss problem market price time trader make threat sourc sourc commiss view made clear meet sugar manag committe todai french west german and dutch offici had inform committe that trader countri intend sell tonn sugar into intervent stock commiss ripost signal that sell sugar sold into intervent back market tender move that push price sourc french trader plan sell tonn into intervent stock west german trader tonn and dutch trader reuter money-supply treasuri balanc fed fell march treasuri balanc feder reserv fell march billion dlr billion dlr previou busi dai treasuri latest budget statement balanc tax and loan note account fell billion dlr billion dlr respect dai treasuri oper cash balanc total billion dlr march compar billion dlr march reuter trade south korea maintain trade surplu year south korean trade minist rha woong bae nation maintain trade surplu for year cut foreign debt interview reuter that year like south korea drop barrier foreign good and move balanc trade posit present trade surplu vital nation reduc billion dlr foreign debt rha that year south korea had trade surplu billion dlr deficit mln dlr ask south korea drop trade barrier onc foreign debt substanti reduc rha made remark end two week trade mission team led agre bui product valu billion dlr mln dlr purchas good type south korea bought japan rha leav todai for ottawa for trade talk canadian offici and businessmen interview purchas reduc countri billion dlr surplu unit state and cut billion dlr shortfal japan rha due shift exchang rate dollar and yen that made cheaper bui good japanes good south korea heavili reli foreign trade and hope leader major trade nation find resolv grow trend protectionist legisl rha hope leader can togeth find solut make mutual satisfactori concess ad leader hesit make concess domest polit reason speak countri made lot concess cite regul permit foreign invest industri firm allow increas foreign bank activ and crack piraci intellectu properti strengthen protect copyright and patent rha south korea had lower tariff ask south korea retali good congress close market product thi moment thought retali south korea major export unit state textil and apparel and electron good such televis set video cassett record and person comput puchas unit state includ electron test equip and grain and cotton trade mission purchas includ boe passeng plane for mln dlr mcdonnel dougla plane for mln dlr and machineri worth mln dlr reuter acq hong kong firm up calmat czm stake pct industri equiti pacif hong kong invest firm rais stake calmat share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss industri equiti princip own brierlei invest publicli held zealand firm bought calmat common share feb and march for mln dlr bought stock for invest purpos rais stake pct reuter acq paralax video vido bui american video paralax video enterpris inc sign definit agreement bui american video group inc for stock merger propos american video sharehold will receiv restrict paralax share and warrant bui anoth restrict share six dlr share warrant run for year addit holder american video convert debentur agre exchang hold for dlr worth paralax stock american video oper store militari base reuter earn lamson session lm drop rail part oper lamson and session decid discontinu oper youngstown steel door maker compon and equip for railroad freight car compani unit sold thi year includ discontinu oper result announc earlier todai compani report loss continu oper mln dlr for year profit mln dlr for discontinu oper report loss mln dlr compar year earlier loss dlr reuter acq rochest telephon rtc bui canton phone rochest telephon corp agre bui canton telephon for undisclos term canton serv custom northeastern penn had oper revenu mln dlr compani reuter earn wallac comput servic inc wc dividend qtly div ct ct previous pai june record june reuter earn iroquoi brand ibl qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln mth oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss loss rev mln mln note exclud gain dlr share versu gain ct quarter and gain dlr share versu gain dlr year discontinu and dispos oper reuter acq alabama investor up penobscot shoe pso stake donaldson bramham lee investor birmingham alabama rais stake penobscot shoe share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss lee bought penobscot common share feb and march price rang dlr share lee bought penobscot stock for invest purpos and plan seek control compani bui stock reuter earn aero servic aero see aero servic intern inc expect achiev improv oper year end septemb earlier aero report year end net loss mln dlr compar profit dlr compani loss attribut cost associ acquisit cost and oper loss beckett aviat fix base oper purchas august and discontinu weather servic and flight simul segment reuter earn aero servic intern inc aero year shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln note net loss includ loss mln dlr ct share discontinu oper revenu includ revenu for last month beckett aviat acquir septemb year end septemb reuter earn vista resourc inc vist qtr net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter alum alcoa declin specif comment option trade alcoa offici acknowledg possibl that posit exchang aluminum option market declin specif comment trade specul that compani hold larg outstand posit alcoa aluminum compani america sourc involv termin trade for compani us mean manag busi possibl trade option won into specif you deal alloi ingot commod busi lot tool for hedg and alcoa tool posti alcoa manag corpor new trade sourc alcoa long call option equal tonn aluminum due matur april and york base aluminium trader size alcoa posit exagger possibl that alcoa long call option factor indic that suppli tight worsen second quarter trader decid exercis bui mean squeez market york trader note that aluminum stock london metal exchang tonn end last week reuter earn brae corp brae qtr dec loss shr loss dlr profit two ct net loss profit rev mln mln mth shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note includ loss discontinu oper dlr loss dlr qtr and dlr loss dlr loss mth reuter crude marathon rais crude price ct bbl tomorrow wti dlr acq gener electr sell datel unit gener electr semiconductor busi agre sell datel unit group led unit presid nicola tagari term not disclos tagari found compani produc precis data acquisit convers and control compon and subsystem sold reuter acq trico tro set date for acquisit vote trico industri inc set march date for special sharehold meet for vote propos acquisit compani paccar inc pcar januari two compani announc agreement cover propos acquisit paccar trico approxim mln share outstand for dlr per share cash reuter acq hugh tool sharehold approv merger baker intern earn canadian gypsum year net shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter acq crew union set pact pacif southwest psg pacif southwest airlin reach agreement southwest crew control associ need satisfi condit usair group propos acquisit psa psa thi union agreement need for usair acquisit consumm agreement psa crew control receiv assur will provid labor protect provis and senior integr process reuter earn southernnet inc sout qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter ship senat lugar call for cargo prefer repeal senior republican senat agricultur committe richard lugar indiana call for repeal cargo prefer law that aid american ship industri hurt farmer cargo prefer costli special interest oper expens american farmer and dockwork lugar sign sponsor cargo prefer repeal legisl law requir shipment good american ship foreign vessel costli reuter crude eia distil stock mln gasolin crude mln earn sylvan learn corp slvn month dec shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln note net includ neg effect account chang ct share reuter crude eia distil ga stock week distil fuel stock held primari storag fell mln barrel week end march six mln barrel energi inform administr eia weekli petroleum statu report depart energi agenc gasolin stock barrel week mln barrel and refineri crude oil stock fell mln barrel mln eia residu fuel stock fell mln barrel mln barrel and crude oil stock strateg petroleum reserv spr rose barrel mln total crude refin product and spr stock fell mln barrel reuter interest philippin debt talk delai for consult todai debt reschedul talk philippin govern and bank advisori committe postpon thursdai give bank time manila propos for pai part interest bill note cash banker committe bank met briefli earlier todai and decid that need time new report quot reagan administr offici urg that propos consider bank felt that thi inform and that consult call for banker despatch yesterdai washington reuter quot offici manila plan pai interest note that convert into equiti invest philippin fulli consist reagan administr strategi for handl develop countri debt philippin propos interest quit uniqu and don that categor reject hand offici kei role plai debt crisi foreign bank want time analyz signific policymak comment banker reuter acq harper and row get bid harcourt brace jovanovich for dlr shr acq hugh approv merger baker bko overwhelm major hugh tool sharehold approv merger agreement baker intern corp base revis term that compani addit time sell drill bit busi requir justic depart hugh chairman william kistler revis term propos consent decre set mln dlr cap fund newli combin compani will spend disput drill bit busi sold earlier propos consent decre not establish fund limit baker hugh merger creat billion dlr oilfield servic compani almost fell earlier thi month hugh balk term propos justic depart consent decre that compani month find buyer for reed busi baker todai withdraw billion dlr lawsuit had file forc hugh follow merger hugh kistler speak report pct hugh sharehold approv merger revis term agreement give compani six month find buyer for reed drill bit busi previou agreement had propos month period kistler govern had grant addit month extens complet sale peopl domest drill bit busi compani kistler decid voluntarili sell reed plant singapor kistler estim that merger complet two week will result annual cost save mln dlr expect substanti cutback member workforc baker hugh inc name merg compani will kistler cost save and greater effici put compani profit that fourth quarter merger close breakeven fourth quarter hugh earn mln dlr sale mln dlr baker fiscal quarter end decemb lost mln dlr revenu mln dlr reuter crude usx unit rais crude post usx subsidiari marathon petroleum will rais contract price for eleven grade crude oil ct barrel effect tomorrow increas bring marathon post price for west texa intermedi and west texa sour grade dlr barrel light louisiana grade rais ct dlr barrel reuter earn dollar gener corp dolr qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln reuter acq broad acquir vogt and conant unit broad corp acquir construct activ vogt and conant cleveland combin compani call broad vogt and conant inc will largest structur steel erect compani combin sale two oper mln dlr reuter acq harper hpr get bid harcourt hbj harper and row publish inc receiv acquisit offer harcourt brace jovanovich inc acquir harper and row share dlr share cash harper will propos includ such concern anti trust and legal consider mondai harper and row receiv surpris dlr share bid investor theodor cross owner six pct share for stock not harcourt made clear offer that will step harper director and sharehold reject bid harper harper board previous express strong determin remain independ publish enterpris harper that world pictur sharehold request copi harper sharehold list us solicit proxi world share total mln share harper and row stock close rise point yesterdai sharehold due vote april sharehold right plan design thwart hostil takeov ivan obolenski analyst invest bank for sterl grace and harper and row remain independ publish back list author stretch back year long compani maintain copyright estat deceas author control motion pictur and televis right stori and print technolog make edit profit busi harcourt brace back list that natur and will pai for obolenski harper and row plenti beef warrant dlr bid reuter acq goldman sell pennsylvania fpa stock goldman sach and told secur and exchang commiss sold entir stake pennsylvania corp share pct total outstand common stock goldman sach pennsylvania common share remain februari compani redeem convert debentur common stock onc increas goldman stock hold and total outstand goldman sach origin bought stake part arbitrag busi marin midland bank agreement princip acquir pennsylvania reuter earn lionel corp lio qtr jan oper net oper shr dlr ct oper net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr mln note prior year qtr and year oper net exclud mln dlr and mln dlr for incom discontinu oper prior year qtr and year oper net exclud mln dlr and mln dlr for oper loss carryforward and reogran item prior year qtr and year end januari reuter earn montreal citi district save bank qtr shr ct ct net mln mln loan not deposit not asset billion not note full name montreal citi and district save bank period end januari reuter gold franco nevada stock rise due drill franco nevada mine corp gain stock price todai relat deep drill conduct american barrick resourc corp goldstrik claim carlin camp northern nevada franco nevada stock two dlr per share toronto stock exchang franco nevada american barrick announc march that drill number signific intersect sulfid gold miner below depth feet vertic drill hole intersect gold continu feet feet averag ounc per short ton announc reuter acq businessman pct del webb dwp john cotton arizona businessman told secur and exchang commiss acquir equival share class common share del webb invest properti pct total cotton presid finalco group inc paradis vallei ariz data process equip maker bought stake includ warrant bui share for dlr warrant exercis dlr share cotton bought stock for invest purpos reuter earn astec industri inc ast qtr dec shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit mln profit rev mln mln note net includ loss ct mln dlr qtr and loss ct dlr year discontinu oper reuter earn bank british columbia qtr jan net oper shr loss two ct profit ct oper net profit dlr profit year period end octob oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit asset billion billion note qtr net exclud extraordinari loss mln dlr six ct shr net exclud extraordinari loss mln dlr dlr shr involv mln dlr cost sale bank asset hongkong bank canada mln dlr for conting liabil respect litig and potenti tax reassess govt and mln dlr defer tax debit bank asset sold hongkong bank canada unit hong kong and shanghai bank corp nov shr prefer div reuter earn restaur associ inc qtr jan shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note qtr includ loss carryforward share restat give effect stock split form pct class dividend august reuter earn michigan gener corp mgl qtr shr loss dlr dlr net loss mln mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln mln rev mln mln note qtr year loss includ mln dlr mln dlr discontinu qtr and year includ loss mln mln dlr reuter earn bank revis share payout estim bank british columbia revis estim sharehold distribut last novemb sale bank asset hongkong bank canada ct and dlr share ct dlr share bank estim rise dlr and dlr share full pension surplu obtain not distribut made earlier report that oper profit for quarter end januari fell dlr mln dlr previou year for full year end octob bank post oper loss mln dlr year earlier profit mln dlr bank post mln dlr extraordinari loss fiscal bank british columbia sold asset last novemb hongkong bank canada unit hongkong and shanghai bank corp hong kong for mln dlr effort wind bank affair proceed quickli bank expect report posit earn futur period bar unforeseen circumst loan loss bank previous figur move sell asset rose mln dlr fiscal year earlier mln dlr bank mln dlr total repres downward adjust portfolio syndic sovereign risk loan requir sale hongkong bank sinc novemb bank confin activ wind affair bank british columbia reuter earn kiena gold mine qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr dlr ct net rev mln mln reuter earn kiena plan two for stock split kiena gold mine plan two for common stock split pend sharehold approv april approv requir pct vote cast kiena pct owner campbel red lake mine crk expect vote favor split reuter earn row furnitur corp row set qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter trade hous panel take trade bill vote hous trade lawmak vote measur design toughen trade law held tomorrow difficult vote controversi plan protect american industri meet close session hous wai and mean trade subcommitte fail resolv sensit issu bill whether will forc major foreign trade partner sever cut trade surplus unit state subcommitte tone version democrat sponsor trade legisl that aim open foreign market drop last year effort forc presid reagan retali quota tariff congression aid ask not identifi lawmak intend wrap propos tomorrow and will propos mandat retali set specif trade penalti legisl face anoth hurdl full wai and mean committe week full hous vote rep richard gephardt missouri democrat seek parti presidenti nomin offer amend call for reduct trade surplus countri barrier import good thi moder version earlier plan forc mandatori ten per cent annual cut trade surplu unit state japan south korea taiwan west germani and countri largest trade imbal criteria for good amend set standard for get trade deficit told report trade law becom part major congression and administr effort turn record trade deficit billion dlr last year open foreign market and make product competit hous speaker jame wright texa democrat todai expect full hous will approv trade bill and that reagan will accept final congression bill expect report wai and mean committe will pass will good bill and effect bill told report comprehens trade bill will includ work committe eas export control high technolog aid worker displac foreign competit stimul research and develop remov foreign trade barrier and improv educ and worker train lawmak agre that for time industri charg foreign produc unfair competit deni basic worker right such collect bargain safeti rule and payment minimum wage countri econom develop transfer trade repres clayton yeutter power held reagan decid whether retali foreign violat fair trade rule and whether injur industri deserv import relief agre make easier for compani temporari relief import competit agre industri provid plan becom competit administr not announc support yeutter yesterdai cautious optimist that democrat led hous will come accept bill reuter trade soviet minist trade boost french soviet deputi prime minist vsevolod murakhovski end visit countri want boost joint busi franc that reduct franc trade deficit soviet union depend french murakhovski chairman state agro industri committe gosagroprom told new confer had discuss varieti deal french compani rhone poulenc pechinei and imec declin put figur contract had discuss plant protect and process highli sulphur ga rhone poulenc packag technolog for agricultur product pechinei and fruit and veget juic process imec offici for pechinei agreement intent packag sign not give detail two compani not immedi for comment ask whether foresaw reduct thi year franc trade shortfal billion franc month billion for murakhovski told reuter depend franc meet pari last januari french and soviet foreign trade minist commit increas effort reduc deficit estim time show french mln franc surplu for decemb murakhovski soviet union prepar talk interest propos offer latest technolog and assur mutual advantag soviet union had task ahead and deal rapidli propos consid interest encourag compani advantag law guarante interest foreign partner joint ventur agreement had finalis joint ventur law concret deal had not finalis result billion dollar accord sign moscow last month french businessman jean baptist doumeng doumeng interagra compani prepar propos for examin soviet union doumeng last month agreement exchang billion dollar worth good murakhovski agreement intent and design primarili renew and increas soviet union food product capac reuter crude venezuela lend oil ecuador for export venezuela will suppli ecuador undetermin amount crude oil meet export commit affect last week earthquak energi and mine minist arturo hernandez grisanti gave detail deal crude oil loan agreement will made state oil compani petroleo venezuela pdvsa and ecuador cepe ecuador forc suspend oil export for expect month earthquak damag pipelin oil account for per cent export incom hernandez speak report miraflor palac result talk ecuador deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit arriv last night volum lent ecuador discount opec quota and not affect venezuela august produc quota and sell addit amount that ecuador repai not elabor quota arrang ecuador notifi opec telex that venezuela lend amount dai venezuela opec output quota million barrel dai and ecuador set bpd reuter earn eagl cloth inc egl qtr jan shr profit ct profit ct net profit mln profit rev mln mln six month shr profit ct loss ct net profit mln loss rev mln mln note six month includ increas provis for doubt account mln dlr share give effect issuanc mln share exchang for outstand seri prefer share reuter trade britain call japan increas import britain todai call japan increas foreign import risk rise protection and harm bring and trade nation british trade and industri secretari paul channon japan heed report issu japanes govern advisori bodi decemb call for faster domest demand cut trade surplu and restructur economi recognis that strong yen brought problem japan domest economi told group japanes businessmen london short term difficulti not allow deflect japan fundament reform not domest issu for japan import propens not expand real risk protectionist lobbi japan massiv surplu succe secur action govern highli injuri trade nation japan and channon had substanti growth volum trade japan and britain amount billion sterl billion dlr last year ad regrett direct japanes sell billion sterl billion dlr sold reuter acq taft broadcast reject dlr per share buyout offer theta corp acq taft tfb reject dlr shr offer taft braodacast board director unanim decid not accept pend propos theta corp investor group led dudlei taft decis base thing advis financi advisor goldman sach and that offer dlr per share inadequ taft board conclud that offer fail recogn fulli futur propsect compani and direct manag explor altern includ financi restructur reuter veg-oil british minist criticis propos oil tax british minist that propos european commun tax veget oil and fat rais price fish and chip and pledg govern fight lord belstead junior agricultur minist told hous lord tax rais price raw materi us process food pct revenu not rais tax consum and call propos repugn reuter jobs australian unemploy eas februari australia season adjust unemploy rate eas pct estim workforc februari pct januari compar pct year earlier statist bureau number unemploi declin januari februari unadjust number jobless rose pct workforc pct januari and pct year earlier reuter money-fx treasuri secretari baker declin comment treasuri secretari jame baker declin comment februari pari accord six major industri nation agre foster exchang rate stabil ask report speech nation fit foundat banquet currenc intervent level had set pari baker repli never talk intervent baker declin comment view foreign exchang market reaction accord reuter crude ecuador opec rais export quota ecuador will opec rais oil export quota barrel per dai compens for lost output due last week earthquak deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit santo alvit arriv caraca last night discuss aid plan for ecuador not organis petroleum export countri opec approach addit output relat plan discuss for venezuela and mexico lend ecuador crude repair pipelin damag quak earlier venezuelan energi and mine minist aturo hernandez grisanti countri suppli unspecifi part ecuador export commit santo alvit told report hope cargo barrel leav maracaibo thi weekend suppli refineri guayaquil ad ecuador want make for bpd ship caribbean destin mexico suppli ecuador south korean market ecuador unabl export oil for month due extens damag mile stretch pipelin link jungl oilfield pacif port balao reuter crude china close second round offshor oil bid china close second round bid foreign firm for offshor oil explor right china daili report quot spokesman for china nation offshor oil corp cnooc china sign contract foreign firm for block pearl river mouth and south yellow sea cover total area second round bid began end and produc result lufeng south east shenzhen output barrel dai drill group japanes compani spokesman ad cnooc readi enter into contract for offshor block round bid began not thi ad contract not bound restrict impos second round china sign oil contract and agreement compani countri sinc offshor explor open foreign eleven contract termin oil discov foreign firm invest billion dlr offshor china sinc reuter acq amc impos hire freez due takeov bid american motor corp amo manag order hire freez view chrysler corp billion dlr takeov bid spokesman for amc analyst merger virtual ahead american motor director met for hour wednesdai review takeov propos board expect meet period week chrysler propos amc formal statement sinc acknowledg chrysler propos mondai chrysler number automak merger motiv princip desir acquir amc profit jeep busi and dealer modern car assembl plant bramalea ontario that mean guarante futur for amc leav question fate employe industri analyst amc toledo ohio jeep plant hourli worker indefinit layoff kenosha wisconsin car plant anoth layoff reuter bop foreign invest australia jump last qtr net inflow foreign invest into australia jump billion dlr fourth quarter billion quarter and billion year earlier statist bureau bureau attribut increas turnaround billion dlr offici sector transact and billion turnaround direct invest turnaround offici transact billion inflow mln outflow quarter mln inflow year earlier larg account govern foreign currenc borrow direct invest record turnaround billion dlr inflow fourth quarter mln withdraw quarter mln inflow fourth quarter bureau major part turnaround reflect inject fund estim mln dlr associ previous report restructur australian oper gener motor corp us fund pai australian liabil local unit gener motor holden net borrow remain major part total inflow account for billion dlr fourth quarter billion quarter and billion year earlier bureau net offici borrow compris billion dlr net outflow mln quarter and mln inflow year earlier total privat and semi public author net borrow rose billion dlr billion quarter and billion year earlier reuter trade taiwan relax foreign good import curb taiwan relax import control foreign item includ stationeri and book effort trade partner greater access market taiwan announc eas import curb farm and industri product last month council for econom plan and develop spokesman told reuter move intend balanc trade taiwan and trade partner island trade surplu reach record billion dlr last year billion januari taiwan cut import tariff foreign product and allow import wine beer and cigarett hope measur will reduc trade surplu thi year that spokesman washington press taiwan open market wider cut trade deficit island rose billion dlr two month billion year earlier period reuter ship bangladesh port worker end strike cargo handl resum bangladesh chittagong port todai worker end dai walk trigger pai disput port offici load and unload ship strand strike start thi morn and will complet quickli striker return work agreement reach last night port author and port worker associ give detail reuter acq leigh pemberton oppos takeov protect rule bank england not favour introduct rule shield compani hostil takeov attempt governor robin leigh pemberton merchant bank advis bid compani show restraint and respons avoid excess that mar recent takeov told yorkshir and humbersid region confeder british industri annual dinner leigh pemberton call compani improv ti institut investor suggest repres institut grant seat board director compani invest board cannot expect protect unwelcom predat for that short step that protect sharehold proprietor compani leigh pemberton ad takeov and merger had import role plai further economi scale integr and effici market penetr degre success failur takeov not experi depend whether not takeov contest leigh pemberton note had excess takeov activ recent past aim pressuris compani manag into action dedic sole favour impact share price short term partli even primarili expens futur such bid depend for success creat highli charg and artifici situat share market and give rise temptat side battl engag aggress even manipul tactic that immens damag interest sharehold clear refer recent event citi act for compani individu suggest readi accept full measur respons even entail opprobrium for transact that result exercis care judgment outset respect client for act and activ contenpl sow wind cannot expect whirlwind visit ad reuter pet-chem tonen sekiyu and exxon unit studi resin project tonen sekiyukagaku and exxon chemic petrochem divis exxon corp xon agre acceler studi set equal own joint ventur make waterwhit resin japan detail ventur base exxon chemic technolog will set compani waterwhit resin wide us adhes applic for babi nappi medic tape and bond agent tonen wholli own subsidiari toa nenryo kogyo tnen own pct exxon corp reuter acq japanes purchas high tech firm oppos commerc secretari malcolm baldrig ask white hous block plan japanes acquisit major comput and semiconductor maker offici yesterdai offici told report baldrig had concern nation secur ground sale schlumberg slb unit fairchild semiconductor inc fujitsu itsu offici sale leav unit state overli depend foreign compani for equip us advanc missil aircraft electron and intellig gather offici ad sale worsen strain relat two countri stem huge japanes trade surplu white hous econom polici council sale come week defenc secretari caspar weinberg posit not past oppos transfer high technolog foreign govern compani comput made manufactur wide us world tokyo told negoti recent prefer local manufactur and not bui supercomput reuter cotton korea bui cotton cotton south korea plan import tonn cotton thi year compar tonn trade ministri offici quarter total tonn will come unit state that will pct increas import total tonn offici increas due partli competit american cotton and partli effort seoul reduc trade surplu washington south korea second largest import cotton japan reuter ship strike brazil seamen threaten mass resign strike seamen offer collect resign end dai nation strike manag term seamen spur decis marin occupi ship docemart santo harbour tuesdai night seamen vessel forc work duress presid jose sarnei govern despatch troop brazil port and oil instal tuesdai seamen santo brazil main port defiant mood leader orlando do santo told reuter that seamen port offer resign wednesdai nation strike headquart rio janeiro seamen offer resign countri main port strike seamen come brazil face debt crisi brought sharp deterior trade balanc countri foreign exchang can and shipown quick denounc seamen for harm strike export advertis newspap shipown associ read seamen strike illeg irrat and unpatriot seamen respond that cannot live present salari offic pai list union offic basic pai for ordinari seamen cruzado month allow can bring total pai cruzado month end scale captain earn cruzado month basic pai brought cruzado allow brazil seamen second worst paid world ghana do santo seamen had not receiv pai increas sinc februari and price doubl sinc collaps govern cruzado plan price freez talk rio janeiro wednesdai involv labour minist almir pazzionotto seamen and employ fail resolv disput seamen demand pai rais pct offer half that reuter reserves german net currenc reserv rise mln mark billion bundesbank coffee indonesian coffe product fall thi year indonesia coffe product end septemb fall slightli last year level tonn dharyono kertosastro chairman associ indonesian coffe export told reuter shade tree had damag pest and thi affect crop remain indonesia main crop harvest month gave figur for expect output stock normal tonn kertosastro predict that export rise last year level tonn expect export will bit tonn not that export valu mln dlr fall pct thi year low price ad dharyono product year plan target tonn for current year indonesia boost output introduct higher yield seed train for farmer and increas us fertil reuter acq renouf sell pct nzi stake brierlei renouf corp sold pct stake nzi corp brierlei invest bil for mln dlr renouf manag director mike cashin statement had renouf intent build long term strateg posit nzi clear that interest nzi and ourselv for brierlei invest acquir hold renouf built nzi hold past six month sale compris mln share dlr share and warrant dlr each warrant attach mln swiss franc note issu each bond franc carri detach warrant entitl bearer nzi share annual report bil report that held pct stake nzi nzi mln ordinari share issu total capit includ share attach warrant mln share cashin sale will result signific profit and place renouf good posit consolid recent transact and pursu opportun nzi share dlr bil and renouf close trade bil execut unavail for comment reuter earn boliden bld result group loss financi incom and expens billion loss mln crown sale billion crown billion propos dividend crown note compani thi year consolid wholesal and invest conglomer ahlsel reuter gold britain mint britannia gold coin britain will autumn mint and market bullion coin call britannia contain ounc carat gold togeth bullion coin smaller denomin treasuri offici invest coin sold worldwid will fluctuat price intern price gold smaller coin will denomin half ounc quarter ounc and tenth ounc reuter earn saudi bank face lean period saudi arabia commerci bank report declin profit for increas provis set cover burden perform loan banker saudi capit build reserv for bad and doubt debt start declin thi year kingdom sluggish economi and legal problem hamper tradit lend oper mean earn will remain vulner senior bank credit offic work larg term identifi bad loan and make provis bank face difficulti earn monei sudden declin saudi arabia corpor sector culmin number debt reschedul heavi toll bank profit result appear for show fourth success year broad declin cumul net earn kingdom bank had sunk mln riyal billion world oil price tumbl kingdom joint ventur bank oper gregorian calendar year report and reveal profit declin net loss for expens increas provis newest and smallest joint ventur unit saudi commerci bank uscb report net loss mln riyal margin shortfal mln profit provis sharpli higher part reflect pct staff cut last year bank trebl amount set bad and doubt loan mln riyal mln result releas show saudi american bank samba report pct fall net profit mln riyal bank saudi fransi saudi french slid pct mln riyal saudi american own pct citicorp cci citibank and saudi french pct own banqu indosuez increas provis sharpli arab nation bank net profit fell pct mln riyal and provis doubl mln riyal banker sign that number perform loan stop grow declin saudi economi bottom will predict sharp upturn econom activ banker top pct saudi bank close intern level provis kingdom largest bank nation commerci bank ncb stash billion riyal provis pct total loan and advanc privat sector banker calcul and riyad bank ncb rival second biggest two saudi sharehold bank had cover pct loan and advanc bank oper islam year that not coincid saudi arabian monetari agenc sama tighten supervis standardis rule for declar loan perform banker thi make comparison profit figur difficult bank book accru interest revenu follow conserv practic forc major world financi centr banker gener ncb riyad bank and joint ventur samba saudi french and arab nation bank rank strongest earner bank such saudi british bank pct own british bank middl east disadvantag rel low deposit base saudi british slash profit pct mln riyal and account due expect show anoth low figur bank tradition conserv make provis banker sama prove not prepar saudi bank and not support saudi cairo bank troubl account light made cheap deposit saudi invest bank and uscb bank can lend gener profit gener bank awash liquid sinc unwil risk incur fresh perform loan and bank liber financi market can attempt diversifi tradit lend conservat saudi bank made difficult gener fee incom invest bank product banker oper earn kingdom not good reflect caution lend amount advanc show declin trend dai bank had ampl fund interest free current account invest disappear saudi custom seek return monei ratio interest bear account current account pct todai pct custom fund held current account reuter acq guin challeng mln stg payment lawyer guin plc guin brew group challeng mln stg payment lawyer organis controversi takeov scotch whiski maker distil plc attornei for lawyer thoma ward member guin board told court yesterdai channel island jersei that ward payment reward for servic last year billion stg takeov britain depart trade and industri investig takeov guin chairman ernest saunder and ward breach fiduciari duti authoris payment ward jersei base compani market and acquisit consult and jersei court recov mac defenc document that ward main negoti battl for distil rival bidder argyl ayll group plc bid not success for servic ward mac attornei document submit court payment circumst reason proper and fulli earn reuter coffee indonesia press for compromis coffe indonesian coffe export prepar for period depress price urg govern lobbi for resolut deadlock issu export quota chairman associ indonesian coffe export aic told reuter dharyono kertosastro interview that indonesia world largest produc trim cost and improv market seek compromis quota long brazil stick hardlin posit can never bridg gap dharyono indonesia group produc countri costa rica dominican republ ecuador hondura india papua guinea and peru propos quota system last month fail intern coffe organist ico talk london brazil had quota reduc group scheme block propos aic offici hope colombia can us contact brazil suggest compromis edward muda aic offici attend ico negoti latin american member group contact colombia world second largest produc gave detail colombia shown interest will gain compromis will suffer present market stai muda indonesia contact consum such japan netherland west germani and canada ahead ico execut board meet schedul for april dharyono aic will send deleg and japan indonesian embassi offici and press present indonesia case firmli urg indonesian govern countri coffe trader ico negoti muda group had common ground big consum agre for base quota term realist criteria breakawai group believ quota system brazil pct share quota export not reflect date suppli and demand trend brazil stuck rigidli insist that system appli export quota suspend februari market price surg failur brazilian crop price long sinc come point export control reintroduc produc and consum member ico not agre guidelin brazil and largest consum refus alter posit dharyono quota not agre believ indonesia surviv low price indonesian farmer trim product cost and aic improv market system dharyono indonesia coffe output end septemb expect stagnat fall slightli last year level tonn stock tonn averag for time year reuter earn japanes corpor earn recoveri predict japanes corpor earn will rise pct fiscal for year year increas year partli yen stabl exchang rate nomura research institut sale industri predict rise pct year start april research arm nomura secur statement recurr profit estim fall pct current fiscal year sale forecast drop pct forecast assum averag rate yen dollar compar yen current year corpor effort cope yen appreci such cut product cost expect bear fruit fiscal year institut economi benefit pump prime expect govern and halt rise price manufactur good recurr profit manufactur industri project rise pct fiscal year estim pct fall current year manufactur sector profit will declin pct estim pct rise current year reuter earn boliden result burden loss writeoff swedish mine and metal group boliden bld forecast return profit record billion crown loss burden massiv write compani consolid swedish wholesal and invest conglomer ahlsel thi year result includ restructur cost and write off mln crown cost arisen result chang direct for group burden annual account compani statement boliden compani liquid asset billion crown year end togeth invest portfolio billion made liquid swedish compani result loss board propos cancel dividend for year predict return profit statement ad swedish tyre process equip and compon firm trelleborg major stake boliden sinc begin thi year trelleborg had plan for consolid boliden reuter gnp malaysia optimist econom outlook for malaysia central bank bank negara econom outlook for good view mark improv commod and oil price month last year latest quarterli review that real gross domest product averag annual growth pct month last year compar declin pct period growth gener manufactur sector ad reuter earn rowntre report pretax profit mln stg rowntre mackintosh plc rwnt announc made pretax profit mln stg week end januari compar mln stg previou year turnov billion stg billion final dividend propos final last year earn per share rose result broadli line market expect leav share earli trade penc yesterdai close slightli pre announc open level profit ordinari activ tax mln stg previou year mln remain rowntre largest centr for trade profit account for mln stg mln profit second largest geograph area north america slip mln stg mln north american profit affect fall dollar oper continent europ made mln stg trade profit mln mln stg made australasia mln and mln stg rest world mln previou year extraordinari item amount mln debit mln debit previous compani spokesman thi repres addit provis for cost rationalis plan announc earlier year rowntre expect north american oper will thi year ahead compani expect order and rest europ combin statement spokesman specif figur had forecast acquisit will continu sought worldwid includ move special retail busi rowntre enter statement rise profit europ thi year forecast chairman kenneth dixon statement ad perform busi bought last year encourag confectioneri side gain market share and increas trade margin sun pat british groceri concern increas profit and rowntre small health food busi holgat rais earn fold statement offset factor includ currenc movement cost compani mln stg sale tax hurt canadian profit confectioneri oper and compani face strong competit snack and mid east export market reuter trade china trade deficit fall januari china trade deficit januari fell mln dlr mln januari china daili busi weekli quot custom figur paper export fell billion dlr billion and import fell billion billion reuter earn jacob suchard jacz year net mln swiss franc mln turnov billion billion dividend per bearer franc franc per regist franc franc per particip certif franc cash flow mln mln note confirm forecast result issu januari oper profit mln mln depreci mln pct capit spend mln pct reuter earn british telecom quarter pre tax profit mln stg mln money-fx bank england offer earli monei market bank england had invit discount hous make earli round bill offer offset larg liquid shortag monei market estim shortag billion stg advers factor unwind sale and repurchas agreement market bui back bill worth mln stg bank bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill drain mln stg wile exchequ transact and note circul rise mln and mln target banker balanc add mln reuter earn british telecom qtr end dec shr make for month pre tax profit mln stg mln make billion stg billion net profit minor mln mln make mln mln note compani full name british telecommun plc bty quarter turnov billion stg billion make billion billion for month oper profit mln mln make billion billion net interest payabl mln mln make mln mln tax mln mln make mln mln minor nil nil make two mln nil reuter jobs danish unemploy rise pct januari denmark season adjust unemploy rate rose pct workforc januari pct decemb unchang januari nation statist offic total unemploi januari decemb and januari reuter earn rowntre mackintosh plc rwnt year end januari shr div final div pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln mln turnov mln mln trade profit mln stg mln consist mln europ mln mln north america mln mln australasia mln mln rest world mln mln reuter earn glynw intern plc glyn year shr net basi div make pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln mln extraordinari item debit mln debit mln interest payabl mln mln net borrow mln mln turnov mln mln reuter sugar dutch sugar trade deni involv offer dutch sugar trader deni involv plan offer tonn sugar intervent protest export polici and price trader told reuter tonn sugar offer intervent netherland dutch produc and trader thi sugar belgian and offer belgian industri sympathis action french west german and belgian trader and produc not parti spokesman commiss sourc yesterdai french trader plan sell tonn into intervent stock west german trader tonn and dutch trader dutch trade sourc gave figur for franc estim tonn offer german trader and produc dutch spokesman ad weekli export tender polici and price squeez european sugar industri and thi can regist protest desper action that thi offer sugar will withdrawn week breath space allow reuter earn glynw see progress glynw intern plc glyn statement accompani result that present indic that start and confid that year will progress compani ad that result poor and deterior south african economi left falkirk industri unit loss mln stg continu improv core busi extraordinari item debit mln stg aros closur and dispos busi reuter earn british telecom see satisfactori result british telecommun plc bty expect announc satisfactori result for financi year end march chairman sir georg jefferson quarter statement full year result will publish june financi year pre tax profit rose billion stg billion previou period jefferson good progress made latest month custom maintain normal level call recent strike compani engin statement posit cash flow mln stg for month will diminish final quarter due corpor tax and dividend payment earlier compani report quarter pre tax profit for period end decemb mln stg compar mln year earlier month pre tax billion stg billion british telecom share last quot level late yesterdai wake result line market expect dealer reuter sugar india bui white sugar london trader india yesterdai bought two cargo white sugar london trader for april shipment and grant trade hous option sell addit two cargo price for june shipment firm involv and man and woodhous drake and carei sold singl cargo dlr tonn cif for april and grant option sell extra cargo each price for june indian bui tender for cargo white held yesterdai tender had call for singl cargo prompt and two cargo april reuter earn plc nexl month end januari shr div pretax profit mln stg mln net interest payabl mln stg net tax mln turnov exclud vat mln mln note compani intend issu second interim statement for six month juli and pai relat dividend earli reuter cotton india cotton export quota bale india raw cotton export quota rais bale bale end august below quota mln bale minist state for textil mirdha state and privat agenc contract export mln bale told journalist bale ship that year rest deliv bale contract ship februari govern will export bale long and extra long stapl cotton year reuter earn ste lyonnais de eaux lyoe year end dec consolid attribut net profit mln franc mln parent compani net profit mln mln reuter earn lyonnais de eaux forecast profit rise consolid attribut net profit ste lyonnais de eaux lyoe like rise pct thi year mln franc report for chairman jerom monod told new confer group turnov rise pct mln report for thi year group invest total billion franc somewhat billion annual averag past year ad invest will aim develop group leisur industri health and commun activ monod leisur sector group plan joint develop club mediterrane cmi club med hectar pleasur park puisay yonn depart eastern central franc wholli own subsidiari lyonnais developp touristiqu carri construct work and financi plan develop leas club med oper complex gave financi detail leisur sector invest total mln franc year invest commun industri develop group cabl televis activ and pct own metropol televis affili metropol recent won concess oper sixth televis channel franc financ requir metropol mln franc year lyonais de eaux provid mln monod monod metropol aim win pct audienc share and captur pct nation televis advertis market total invest group commun sector includ cabl activ mln and mln franc year concentr come year invest cabl oper total mln and mln year aim widen audienc subscrib and boost turnov mln franc year mln reuter acq gu make mln stg agre offer for pantherella great univers store plc gu made agre offer for pantherella plc valu compani mln stg and each pantherella ordinari share penc offer base vote ordinari share gu stg for ordinari pantherella gu share will not receiv penc per share interim dividend respect year end march statement gu receiv irrevoc undertak accept offer respect pct pantherella share compani director and famili pantherella board estim compani manufactur sock will show pretax profit stg reuter earn bond corp intern mo dec shr loss cent comparison dividend nil comparison net loss mln dlr note net exclud extraordinari loss mln dlr properti valuat reserv surplu mln dlr result reflect trade subsidiari humphrei estat group exclud influenc bulk properti firm bought late last year hongkong land hkld for billion dlr compani control bond corp hold australia reuter reserves german public author bundesbank hold fall net posit feder state worsen march week cut public author net hold bundesbank mln mark central bank state cash deposit central bank fell mln and drew billion mark book credit mln mark prior week contrast feder govern reduc credit drawdown central bank mln mark mln despit stronger state net week cash posit and market depend influenc balanc outflow liquid monei market increas cash circul bundesbank cash circul rose billion mark week billion liquid matur short term treasuri bill bought bundesbank prior week gross currenc reserv rose week mln mark billion foreign liabil bundesbank larg unchang billion mark give rise net currenc reserv mln billion bundesbank balanc sheet total fell billion week billion reuter trade canada januari trade surplu mln dlr decemb mln dlr surplu trade canada januari trade surplu mln dlr canada had trade surplu mln dlr januari compar upward revis mln dlr surplu decemb statist canada decemb surplu origin report mln dlr januari surplu last year billion dlr januari export season adjust billion dlr billion decemb and billion januari januari import billion dlr billion decemb and billion januari reuter sugar hungarian sugar beet area chang hungari grow sugar beet hectar land thi year compar offici mti new agenc diplomat thi reflect hungari polici keep sugar beet area stabl current year plan and produc cover domest demand despit recent rise world price month high drought cut harvest mln tonn mln record yield kilo per tonn beet product tonn extra refin yugoslavia hungarian beet output reuter earn kidston higher net reflect gold sale rise kidston gold mine attribut rise net profit higher price and increas gold sale ounc ounc placer develop offshoot oper australia largest gold mine north queensland earlier report net profit rose mln dlr mln period month start product sale silver rose ounc kidston statement will spend mln dlr upgrad mill grind circuit mill ball mill crush circuit boost output pct end reuter tin bulletin tin price rise ringgit tin price like rise ringgit kilo thi year produc accord export quota and reluct broker and bank sell metal lower price malaysian govern bulletin malaysian tin bulletin produc interest quota limit total export tonn and gradual deplet tonn overhang consumpt industrialis countri stai tonn and that intern tin council creditor and broker not like dump stock excess larg and abrupt price jump continu depreci dollar push price tin bulletin depreci dollar mean depreci ringgit close peg make price tin cheaper sterl term ad even absenc econom rational tin market psycholog optim alon suffici secur price recoveri ringgit per kilo bulletin reuter earn kidston gold mine year shr cent div cent net mln dlr mln turnov mln mln incom mln shr mln note compani paid total cent previous declar quarterli div net tax dlr interest mln mln and depreci mln mln reuter crude china close second round offshor oil bid china close second round bid foreign firm for offshor oil explor right china daili report quot spokesman for china nation offshor oil corp cnooc china sign contract foreign firm for block pearl river mouth and south yellow sea cover total area second round bid began end and produc result lufeng south east shenzhen output barrel dai drill group japanes compani spokesman ad cnooc readi enter into contract for offshor block round bid began not thi ad contract not bound restrict impos second round china sign oil contract and agreement compani countri sinc offshor explor open foreign eleven contract termin oil discov foreign firm invest billion dlr offshor china sinc reuter acq leigh pemberton oppos takeov protect rule bank england not favour introduct rule shield compani hostil takeov attempt governor robin leigh pemberton merchant bank advis bid compani show restraint and respons avoid excess that mar recent takeov told yorkshir and humbersid region confeder british industri annual dinner leigh pemberton call compani improv ti institut investor suggest repres institut grant seat board director compani invest board cannot expect protect unwelcom predat for that short step that protect sharehold proprietor compani leigh pemberton ad takeov and merger had import role plai further economi scale integr and effici market penetr degre success failur takeov not experi depend whether not takeov contest leigh pemberton note had excess takeov activ recent past aim pressuris compani manag into action dedic sole favour impact share price short term partli even primarili expens futur such bid depend for success creat highli charg and artifici situat share market and give rise temptat side battl engag aggress even manipul tactic that immens damag interest sharehold clear refer recent event citi act for compani individu suggest readi accept full measur respons even entail opprobrium for transact that result exercis care judgment outset respect client for act and activ contenpl sow wind cannot expect whirlwind visit ad reuter crude ecuador opec rais export quota ecuador will opec rais oil export quota barrel per dai compens for lost output due last week earthquak deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit santo alvit arriv caraca last night discuss aid plan for ecuador not organis petroleum export countri opec approach addit output relat plan discuss for venezuela and mexico lend ecuador crude repair pipelin damag quak earlier venezuelan energi and mine minist aturo hernandez grisanti countri suppli unspecifi part ecuador export commit santo alvit told report hope cargo barrel leav maracaibo thi weekend suppli refineri guayaquil ad ecuador want make for bpd ship caribbean destin mexico suppli ecuador south korean market ecuador unabl export oil for month due extens damag mile stretch pipelin link jungl oilfield pacif port balao reuter earn jacob suchard expect anoth excel year jacob suchard jacz hope for anoth excel year pct increas net profit result month show head direct compani presid klau jacob group report net profit mln swiss franc compar mln and rais dividend per bearer share franc franc jacob increas profit exceed compani target pct real annual growth had made restructur measur introduc januari had made major acquisit last year hermann pohl gener director charg econom affair pct declin group turnov billion franc due currenc factor pct neg currenc influenc partial offset growth oper and structur group turnov coffe busi fell billion franc billion turnov chocol sector rose billion franc billion tonnag sold sector declin due higher price and lower consum demand franc and west germani jacob suchard increas market share west germani pct pct larg result acquisit market share franc chang pct pct pohl group averag tax rate rose pct pct higher profit and despit write off loss acquisit increas tax level expect futur tax jump pct mln franc mln previou year reuter acq taft tfb reject dlr shr offer taft broadacast board director unanim decid not accept pend buyout propos theta corp investor group led dudlei taft decis base thing advic financi advisor goldman sach and that offer dlr per share inadequ taft board conclud that offer fail recogn fulli futur propsect compani and direct manag explor altern includ financi restructur reuter money-fx treasuri secretari baker declin comment treasuri secretari jame baker declin comment februari pari accord six major industri nation agre foster exchang rate stabil ask report speech nation fit foundat banquet currenc intervent level had set pari baker repli never talk intervent baker declin comment view foreign exchang market reaction accord reuter earn bel fuse inc belf qtr net shr ct ct net sale year shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn southwest realti swl year loss shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit note cash flow dlr ct shr dlr ct shr reuter earn southwest realti swl liquid problem southwest realti believ make schedul montli debt servic payment for despit falloff rental oper make payment sever impair liquid and restrict abil maintain qualiti properti compani todai report loss dlr compar profit dlr southwest addit monthli scheduyl debt servic payment dlr loan houston properti due matur april southwest commit reduc interest rate and extend houston loan for year accept talk underwai lender houston properti obtain partial debt servic moratorium grant cut cash deficit level loan renegoti involv bankruptci litig connect specif properti involv and involv suspens interest and princip payment lender southwest attempt restructur debt not succe lose properti southwest houston properti made pct current equiti decemb dlr per share dlr year compani depend success talk and oper result for two properti becom subject similar negoti two addit properti compris pct current equiti year end southwest reuter earn holm hlme set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq pope evan per repurchas share pope evan and robbin inc repurchas common share putnam mill corp princip sidnei and peter kaplan for dlr per share purchas price will appli dlr putnam mill ow pope evan for merchandis pope evan mln share outstand compani agre principl acquir privat held pat fashion industri inc for mln dlr cash and note financ come partli bank borrow subject approv pope evan board and pat sharehold pat fashion import apparel east and make apparel domest year end novemb pat earn dlr pretax sale mln dlr reuter acq baird batm get temporari restrain order baird corp massachusett state court for suffolk counti grant temporari restrain order prohibit mark industri inc purchas baird stock mark compli massachusett anti takeov statut compani mark own pct baird stock and that attempt acquir baird baird district court boston deni mark applic for temporari restrain order prevent enforc massachusett takeov law reuter acq dudlei taft and narragansett capit pursu taft broadcast bid earn gener mine union corp genm year net shr ct final div ct make pre tax mln rand mln net mln mln tax mln mln attrib sharehold mln mln reuter retail retail sale rose pct feb auto sale rose pct retail retail sale rise pct februari retail sale rose billion dlr pct februari season adjust billion dlr commerc depart increas revis pct drop januari sale level billion dlr depart previous report januari retail sale fell pct exclud auto retail sale februari pct fall revis pct januari depart spokesmen major for revis downward januari sale weaker januari auto dealer sale figur origin estim auto dealer sale billion dlr februari pct rise januari level januari sale drop pct decemb level billion dlr pct fall origin report expir sale tax deduct tax law januari main reason for drop januari sale depart spokesmen sale durabl good rose februari pct billion dlr drop pct januari build materi rose pct februari fall pct januari durabl good sale rose pct billion dlr februari fall pct januari depart gener merchandis store rose pct increas sale pct januari and depart store two pct februari rise pct januari food store sale increas pct declin pct januari groceri store sale increas pct februari fall pct januari gasolin servic station sale rose pct februari pct januari increas apparel store sale pct last month fall pct januari sale eat and drink place increas pct rise pct januari februari retail sale pct year ago level billion dlr depart reuter acq dudlei taft pursu taft broadcast tfb bid taft broadcast vice chairman dudlei taft and narragansett capit inc narr intend pursu effort acquir taft broadcast despit reject yesterdai dlr per share offer taft broadcast board dudlei taft and narragansett joint statement intend explor altern achiev acquisit includ talk taft broadcast confid that taft broadcast board will conclud that resolut compani current unstabl situat quickli interest parti taft board not conclud that offer not fair taft sharehold taft broadcast yesterdai financi advisor goldman sach and found offer inadequ reuter earn harper group harg qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note year net exclud dlr loss discontinu oper share adjust for for two stock split reuter trade canada leader fail set pact free trade prime minist brian mulronei held frank discuss canadian provinc premier pace free trade talk unit state longstand issu provinci ratif remain settl speak report hour meet premier mulronei discuss held june and septemb discuss role provinc approv trade deal maintain progress made sweep talk unit state that two year ago appear reason progress made talk mulronei alberta premier don getti agre thing run pretti quickli talk launch mulronei progress conserv govern concern protectionist sentiment aim reduc remain barrier world largest trade partnership provinc expect plai major role trade arrang and provinci leader complain lack progress reach ratif formula view that think thing question substanc agreement comment ontario premier david peterson highli critic talk past newfoundland premier brian peckford agreement like emerg consensu and for hard and fast formula peckford appear canada prepar make concess unit state financi servic order make inroad bargain area such agricultur canadian publish report quot govern sourc two countri close reach trade deal and will involv elimin border tariff and tariff barrier year rough draft accord expect present premier june meet finish document hope present congress octob tight time frame ontario peterson last night thi moment tough will transpir reuter earn healthsouth rehabilit corp hsrc qtr shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln reuter acq union func acquisit advanc union corp sharehold north port bancorp northport fla approv merger into union for dlr per share dlr compani acquisit subject regulatori approv and expect complet second quarter reuter earn sand technolog sndcf mull revers split sand technolog system inc revers stock split for and expect report second quarter profit compar loss last year stock consolid discuss not definit sand technolog presid jerri shattner told reuter interview privat placement recent brought number outstand share mln mln share juli fiscal yearend compani had aura penni stock shattner ad that sand plan time appli for list montreal stock exchang shattner compani expect report profit pct dlr sale mln dlr for second quarter end januari result for quarter second ad last year sand lost dlr revenu dlr second quarter disastr quarter sand hope break even current fiscal year shattner compani scale back sale forecast mln dlr mln dlr project decemb rapid appreci japanes yen and canadian dollar last year led sand loss mln dlr two ct per share sale mln dlr fiscal quarter thi year compani lost dlr per share sale dlr shattner believ compani will post result thi year due factor last year biggest problem bui product japanes yen bui product hitachi dollar and result start show second quarter sand technolog sell trademark comput accessori such disk drive solid state memori enhanc devic and printer manufactur hitachi hit japan shattner sand affili detroit system inc develop softwar that let larg manifram comput handl larg databas and share applic distribut product call sapien artifici intellig comput languag for us major corpor compani reduc cost staff cut and switch profit share plan for sale staff straight commiss shattner and sand plan market laser printer fourth fiscal quarter shattner reuter acq concord ventur inc merger agreement concord ventur inc sign letter intent acquir englewood colo homebuild winlei inc for mln common share invest compani merger combin compani will mln share outstand for year end januari winlei earn dlr pretax revenu mln dlr reuter acq borg warner sell industri product busi for mln dlr gnp japan economi bottom economist worst for japan batter economi economist not expect vigor recoveri anytim japanes bank economist poll reuter economi month slowdown like end half thi year help rise export step govern spend and fall price economi will bottom middl year sumitomo bank chief economist masahiko koido industri bank japan senior economist susumu taketomi agre bottom of ad that recoveri will slow growth fiscal year begin month will pick pct two pct current year sign that economi weather worst increas volum export two month year rose slightli year year basi declin end last year thi due extraordinari factor such sharp rise car export rebuild deplet european stock economist mark begin recoveri industri product fell pct januari smaller expect and forecast govern rise pct februari and pct march bank japan survei releas last week show that declin japanes corpor earn near end and pari currenc accord last month foster hope rapid yen rise come end six nation canada franc japan and west germani pledg pari last month stabilis currenc current level yen pct climb dollar last two year hit export driven economi hard forc compani rais price and lose sale market import thing exchang rate taketomi stabilis firm will grow confid and rais invest plant and equip sign that economist stabl yen export regain competit edg economi start recov economist domest economi boost loosen govern tight fiscal polici haruo muto manag nation econom bank tokyo read economi health come earli week releas gnp figur for last quarter privat economist expect rise pct previou quarter quarter gnp rose pct senior govern offici fourth quarter figur surpris show rise point quarter quarter ad that statist aberr and not signific shift econom activ maintain year year growth pct economi had rise pct fourth quarter final quarter strong rise fourth quarter statist anomali that repeat final month offici economist fourth quarter figur distort govern sale gold coin second half coin classifi legal tender purchas not show statist consum expenditur consum spend tail decemb bad weather and smaller normal end year bonus govern had bui back coin retail unsold govern contribut economi fourth quarter boost economist taketomi receiv boost govern bui farm product domest crop last year good senior govern offici fourth quarter perform domest sector wors gener expect that extern sector reuter acq qintex extend princevil pvdc offer qintex america extend offer dlr share for mln princevil develop corp share todai yesterdai report yesterdai qintex mln princevil share had tender respons offer qintex extend offer princevil compli feder law restrict ownership airlin citizen and final term and condit letter credit bank guarante requir previous announc acquisit agreement reuter earn correct network video inc nvid qtr feb end shr ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev avg shr note correct revers figur march item reuter money-fx banker oppos strict taiwan currenc control taiwan impos currenc control todai banker call desper move prevent specul taiwan dollar appreci currenc strict control will requir proof that larg remitt taiwan connect commerci transact currenc specul banker attack control ineffect panic reaction pressur washington for faster appreci taiwan currenc dollar slow export unit state remitt exceed mln dlr earn export ship insur bank lend will govern approv remitt dlr sourc reuter trade taiwan relax import curb good taiwan will relax import control foreign good govern spokesman todai move greater access taiwan market oversea trade partner unit state offici council for econom plan and develop told reuter import curb foreign good includ stationeri and book relax taiwan announc eas curb farm and industri product last month offici move intend balanc trade taiwan and unit state and trade partner taiwan trade surplu reach record billion dlr last year billion reuter retail retail growth consum spend retail expect consum spend acceler march disappoint increas februari monthli survei confeder british industri cbi fifti pct retail question for latest distribut trade survei expect sale higher march march six pct expect lower sale chairman distribut trade survei panel nigel whittak favour budget week sale summer figur releas earlier thi week show retail sale januari fell pct due exception cold weather sale not recov februari retail had expect and for busi march todai survei report cloth store optimist pct expect sale march higher year ago wholesal expect stronger sale march retail and wholesal report slower growth import penetr reuter crude japan firm not renew iran term contract japanes compani decid not renew term contract lift iranian crude oil spot price remain consider lower opec offici level industri sourc cargo mideast benchmark crude dubai trade yesterdai dlr barrel compar offici price dlr japanes compani renew term contract for iranian crude oil for second quarter sourc sourc japanes compani had lift total barrel per dai bpd iranian crude term contract firm agre lift second quarter lift bpd thi move inspir iran offer discount cargo load april likelihood discount depend larg level spot price spot price dubai dlr bui iranian crude offici price japanes refin don intend put pressur ad buyer incent renew contract lift oil offici opec price spot price grade consider lower oil trader spot price move higher will problem find opec crude purchas offici price qatar charter float storag for crude oil find buyer offici price march problem like recur april ad that countri surplu trader ad that iraq had dissoci opec decemb product agreement agre fix price oil analyst opec group output close half ceil mln bpd suppli and demand balanc end second quarter opec hold offici price structur base refer price dlr spot price fluctuat limit dlr rang for dubai and dlr rang for north sea brent blend japanes refin moment lot pressur opec qatar hold will problem and begin trust abil nigerian oil minist and opec presid rilwanu lukman told new confer lago yesterdai nigeria and member countri opec remain determin uphold decemb agreement adher strictli quota and offici sell price opec believ consum had drawn heavili stock crude oil and refin product reduc level below thi time last year consum return market search crude japanes refin european and market begin opec quit lucki earn possi poss vote pct stock dividend possi corp board approv pct stock dividend payabl record march compani annual meet wednesdai possi sharehold approv propos increas author common share mln mln compani mln share outstand reuter earn seal inc sinc qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale reuter earn dow chemic dow regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn telco telc delai defens right offer telco system inc plan distribut dividend common stock purchas right sharehold record march delai pend complet regulatori approv reuter acq clayton and dubili joint unit bui firm clayton and dubili inc and senior manag unit borg warner corp bor will form compani bui borg warner industri product group for mln dlr borg warner industri product sale mln dlr divis provid advanc technolog fluid transfer and control equip system and servic worldwid clayton compani will employe and headquart long beach calif compani peter valli vice presid borg warner corp and presid industri product divis will becom presid and chief execut offic compani clayton clayton privat invest firm thi mangement buyout divestitur complet sinc decemb reuter earn health inc ushi qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln half shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn mart corp qtr shr dlr ct earn environment system esc qtr jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln note share prefer dividend reuter earn gener mine genm caution profit gener mine union corp chairman derek kei caution that profit not rise thi year rand stai current level cent repeat last year result rand stai depress kei level dividend not affect ad discuss outlook gener mine earlier report that per share earn rose pct ct reuter earn colgat palmol set payout qtrly div ct ct pai record april reuter earn isco inc isko qtr end jan net shr ct ct net rev six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter veg-oil ccc realloc credit guarante salvador commod credit corpor ccc realloc two mln dlr credit gurante previous earmark for sale protein meal cover sale veget oil and tallow salvador agricultur depart action reduc coverag for sale protein meal mln dlr mln dlr and creat line mln dlr for tallow and greas and mln dlr for veget oil depart sale credit guarante line regist and export sepemb guarante rate includ charg provid for yearli interest rate coverag pct guarante depart reuter acq borg warner bor sell unit for mln dlr borg warner corp agre sell industri product group clayton and dubili inc and senior manag group for mln dlr clayton and dubili york base privat invest firm complet two manag led buyout transact sinc decemb borg warner industri product group base long beach california sale mln dlr and emploi staff busi includ standard and custom engin centrifug pump and mechan seal for petroleum industri and advanc control for aerospac and defens industri sale part borg warner plan restructur propos sale subject approv borg warner director reuter acq guardian morton shulman agre takeov bid guardian morton shulman preciou metal inc morton shulman and guardman invest manag servic inc agre principl for andrew sarlo make takeov bid for special share and seri warrant guardian morton subject regulatori approv and complet definit document guardman invest current manag and owner common share guardian morton agre sell common and manag agreement compani control sarlo takeov bid success guardian morton price offer for guardian morton special share takeov bid will pct net asset special share time bid and two dlr for each seri warrant compani guardian morton takeov bid will condit sarlo acquir pct special share and pct seri warrant combin number special share and warrant own offeror time bid invest compani manag sarlo slightli pct guardian morton special share reuter earn mart corp qtr jan net shr dlr ct net rev billion billion avg shr year shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion avg shr note latest year earn includ loss each period mln dlr ct share for premium paid earli call mln dlr pct year debentur earn includ gain discontinu oper mln dlr ct share loss mln dlr dlr share quarter and gain mln dlr ct share gain mln dlr dlr share for year reuter earn dorchest hugoton dhulz rais payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq intern american home set acquisit intern american home inc contract acquir diversifi shelter group for dlr paid pct cash and pct intern american common stock valu dai trade averag prior close price base diversifi estim mln dlr pro forma pre tax earn for adjust for continu expens diversifi develop singl famili hous atlanta market had revenu mln dlr acquisit subject intern american arrang financ reuter iron-steel commiss open attitud steel quota commiss adopt open attitud whether system product quota remain for indefinit futur heavi steel product account for pct steel good statement commiss reiter view that industri lose and mln tonn capac had previous quota system start wound complet end year industri argu for mainten exist quota cover almost pct output almost steelmak lose monei due depress market reuter earn precis aerotech inc par qtr jan net oper shr ct two ct oper net sale avg shr mth oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr note current year net period exclud dlr gain retir note backlog mln mln start fiscal year reuter earn guardian nation insur garj year shr ct ct final div ct make ct pre tax mln rand mln net mln mln tax mln mln gross premium mln mln net premium written mln mln underwrit loss mln loss mln div pai april regist march note period year decemb reuter earn datametr corp dmcz qtr jan net shr dilut ct ct net rev avg shr dilut note net includ tax credit dlr dlr reuter earn wiener enterpris inc wpb year jan net shr ct ct qtly div ct ct prior net sale mln mln note dividend pai april record april reuter earn mart record net turn point mart corp record fiscal net earn mln dlr rise mln dlr year ago mark major turn point for world second biggest retail mart earn rise for fourth quarter end januari mln dlr mln dlr result merchandis refurbish and expens control year ago mart charg mln dlr for discontinu oper earn continu retail oper quarter total mln dlr dlr share compar mln dlr dlr year ago mart chairman bernard fauber success program illustr strong pct increas incom continu oper incom tax billion dlr time mart corp reach thi mileston sale for fiscal year reach record billion dlr pct rise billion dlr prior year mart restat account for discontinu oper compar store sale rose pct fauber sale growth greater consum accept mart apparel merchandis mark increas hardlin merchandis sale and grow contribut specialti retail oper mart fourth quarter pre tax incom continu oper mln dlr pct gain mln dlr last year sale period grew pct billion dlr restat billion dlr compar store sale pct mart effect tax rate rose pct pct sell gener and administr expens eas pct sale pct perform mark major turn point for mart fauber statement year immedi prior focus chang store and structur compani mart commit billion dollar for store remodel and instal central point sale system upgrad merchandis mix acquir larg specialti retail divest underperform busi and restructur long term debt forc pai temporari price form slower earn growth and lower rate invest commun begin fourth quarter improv perform proof that approach correct for long term mart chairman reuter acq dainippon ink invest quixot quix quixot corp dainippon ink and chemic inc japan will bui share quixot common stock pct stake for mln dlr dlr share two compani agre share result research and develop activ optic disc technolog dainippon inc optic disc technolog focus develop direct read write optic disc and advanc eras optic disc quixot wholli own subsidiari laservideo inc make advanc art master and manufactur compact disc rom and laser read videodisc quixot agreement dainippon annual sale two billion dlr for dainippon repres sit laservideo board director reuter earn circuit citi store inc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq knoll bui american save aaa share american save and loan associ florida knoll intern hold inc offer purchas share american save for mln dlr and board accept knoll offer knoll own share pct american save american save purchas will resolv previous announc disagr american save and feder home loan bank atlanta replac capit american save us repurchas common share januari chairman marvin warner complet transact give knoll pct ownership american save american save knoll had talk chairman execut committe shepard broad and chairman morri broad purchas american save share dlr each agreement reach american save compani knoll offer bui share not condit purchas common stock person entiti previous announc engag salomon inc evalu altern enhanc sharehold valu includ sale american save activ pursu reuter cotton igen biotechnolog ign find crop loss aid igen biotechnolog inc research team auburn and hebrew univers found patent pesticid highli effect combat diseas repons for approxim billion dlr annual crop loss compani learn clandosan control nematod deadli plant pathogen control ban synthet chemic varieti deadli diseas attack major cash crop such cotton veget orchard tree citru fruit and garden plant compani reuter acq merril lynch mer canada mull bui broker merril lynch canada inc wholli own merril lynch and acquir anoth canadian secur compani result feder and provinci govern move lift invest dealer ownership restrict june publish report talk number peopl merril lynch canada deputi chairman duff scott told toronto star whether don merril lynch canada spokesman declin comment newspap report queri scott not disclos invest dealer merril lynch canada acquir toronto star quot unidentifi industri sourc discuss held burn fry burn fry chairman jack lawrenc told newspap invest dealer not made final decis examin altern discuss broker merger expect pend industri deregul invest industri sourc ask not name told reuter silli not make merger acquisit you businessman you industri sourc feder and provinci govern regul expect place june bank trust compani and foreign compani will allow acquir exist invest dealer establish secur subsidiari reuter acq american aggreg amag stock acquir consolid gold field plc arc america corp subsidiari acquir american aggreg corp share pct outstand result tender offer expir februari practic arc america will acquir american aggreg convert compani remain share into receiv dlr share reuter acq biotech capit bitc bui magazin biotech capit corp agre bui high technolog magazin goldhirsh group boston term not disclos magazin publish inform emerg technolog and impact busi circul and largest kind world compani reuter trade pakistan trade deficit narrow februari pakistan trade deficit narrow billion rupe provision februari billion final januari and compar billion februari feder bureau statist figur show export fell billion rupe provision februari billion final januari and compar billion februari import fell billion rupe provision februari billion final januari and compar billion februari reuter earn correct insituform north america inc insua qtr shr ct ct net rev avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln avg shr note year net exclud dlr tax credit correct march item exclud tax credit reuter earn colgat palmol set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn oper bancorp cobk rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn wilcox and gibb inc set payout semi div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter crude saudi output year low opec saudi arabian oil output fallen lowest level year give fresh evid kingdom determin oil price dlr barrel agre opec last decemb oil industri sourc saudi output dai march averag mln barrel per dai bpd includ oil neutral zone share kuwait compar februari averag mln bpd saudi arabia sell oil crude oil stock tanker world opec count member product quota saudi arabia quota mln bpd lower product level saudi arabia world largest oil export insist get opec offici price even cost lower product sourc king fahd reiter yesterdai interview reuter and televis new agenc visnew saudi commit opec decemb pact boost oil price averag dlr saudi arabia complet stick opec decis sourc kingdom export gulf port averag mln bpd dai end last sundai februari averag mln bpd saudi arabia allow product fluctuat lift nomin and not maintain artifici high level put oil into storag kingdom main buyer oil firm past stake nation oil compani aramco mobil exxon texaco and chevron enjoi consider flexibl time and volum lift bound pai offici price sourc spot market price firm past two week remain below opec level and major buyer delai lift hope improv sourc expect low earli march output pick end month buyer sought fulfil contractu oblig reuter acq leader ldco bui petrosur stake leader develop corp purchas share convert prefer stock petrosur inc for dlr cash and real estat petrosur special properti and casualti insur for oil industri leader stock convert into petrosur common leader own pct petrorusr and convers give pct compani petrosur will us sale proce support growth and improv structur reinsur treati retain larger part premium written reuter earn feder realti invest trust frt payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter retail white hous welcom retail sale figur white hous welcom februari retail sale figur show pct rise slow perform januari spokesman marlin fitzwat told report februari sale growth broad base and good new for economi commerc depart figur show larger expect rise depress level sale and factori order januari reuter earn beauticontrol cosmet inc buti qtr net qtr end feb shr ct ct net rev reuter earn dominion system inc odsi qtr jan shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev reuter trade sweden set octob deadlin for africa boycott sweden announc promis program unilater econom sanction south africa and gave firm octob deadlin cut trade link foreign trade minist anita gradin trade boycott south africa and neighbour namibia effect juli month period grace give compani time wind oper octob direct trade allow direct except cover medic suppli and print matter gradin told new confer except grant case swedish trade boycott benefit south african firm and disadvantag south africa black rule neighbour front line state gradin caution that legisl boycott base not imposs round parliamentari committe investig wai close bigger loophol includ indirect trade south africa swedish subsidiari countri reuter earn fidel nation financi inc fnf qtr jan end shr profit ct loss not net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn british telecom cautiou earn prospect british telecommun plc bty profit growth prospect for come year will reduc increas competit and continu cost for replac telephon system deputi chairman graem odger speak new confer quarter result releas earlier todai odger compani face heavi cost for instal digit telephon system britain for year mercuri commun cabl and wireless plc cawl subsidiari signific competitor odger mercuri seek make inroad into british telecom profit area compani offici privat estim that british telecom had pct share telecommun market fear that thi slip pct recent two and half week engin strike lead disrupt servic encourag client mercuri system odger forecast that last quarter result not advers affect walkout calcul salari save result strike mln stg and loss incom telephon call limit revenu drop peripher activ balanc odger that group financi strength economi scale and fact that oper growth industri will produc annual profit increas for forseeabl futur british telecom will seek expand into manufactur ad that research and develop expenditur will rise term and compar current proport two pct turnov analyst compani downbeat forecast help share dip mid afternoon yesterdai close and earli high philip augar stockbrok wood mackenzi and market expect slower profit growth forecast pct rise earn per share and pretax profit two year financi year pre tax profit rose billion stg billion augar note that govern impos formula link charg inflat meant that compani scope for rais price limit long inflat remain low reuter coffee term brazil coffe move expect brazilian coffe institut ibc disclos futur export polici end week earliest trade sourc ibc presid jorio dauster meet govern minist produc export and market analyst assess brazil posit light failur talk london earlier thi month set intern coffe organ ico export quota failur talk mean brazil rethink posit complet santo export meet nation coffe polici council set for thursdai march and dauster will almost explain plan member announc measur dauster told report return london last week that decis made export had held talk sector industri export dauster not great pressur start market coffe immedi world price recov low collaps ico talk and brazil sold reason mln bag kilo for export month thi year export kei factor eventu open and june export registr will amount contribut quota set expect sale incent mechan such discount bonus and price fall guarante introduc level quota will decis determin competit brazilian coffe world market note that februari ev plan increas quota april registr open and close mln bag regist for export record amount for singl dai june registr open similar condit brazil difficulti sell mln bag per month problem limit sale export brazil present foreign trade and payment problem mean pressur govern boost export maximis foreign exchang earn sourc expect ibc adopt market strategi aim regain brazil domin posit export caus price war gener opinion export that brazil plan export and mln bag thi year and mln member ico mln mln bag sold member figur brazil had offer ship ico quota reintroduc dauster thi offer expir breakdown talk prospect crop mln bag thi year brazil capac export mln bag meet local consumpt mln sourc ad sourc brazil even export such quantiti thi almost inevit lead fall world price brazil encroach produc market maximum export earn achiev orderli market tradit amount establish brazil market share last year unusu low export mln bag enabl rebuild stock and maintain cordial relat produc group back brazil stanc ico talk ad reuter earn tennei engin inc tny qtr net shr two ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn modern control inc mocon qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter acq instinet inet set meet merger instinet corp board schedul special sharehold meet for vote propos merger into reuter hold plc rtrsy sharehold record april will elig vote meet instinet meet date subject adjust base length time need for secur and exchang commiss complet review file merger proxi materi instinet expect make end march instinet file preliminari merger proxi materi ti final audit financi statement instinet and reuter for merger agreement enter into novemb reuter tender for mln instinet common share pct not own reuter result tender reuter own pct instinet share merger holder remain instinet share will receiv dlr reuter american depositari share for each instinet share ad will valu averag close price trade dai effect date merger instinet expect merger becom effect sharehold approv special meet reuter earn dayton hudson corp qtr oper shr dlr dlr acq union pacif will sign pact caraca march for sale half corpu christi refineri acq cyacq offer rais cyclop buyout dlr shr dlr acq wast manag wait period end chemlawn bid earn petri store corp pst regular payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn unilev fragranc unit lower earn flavour and fragranc firm naarden intern acquir anglo dutch food and deterg group unilev plc last year net profit for fell pct mln guilder naarden earn hit fall dollar and sterl note figur line prior expect net profit mln guilder earn per share fell guilder turnov mln mln naarden set cash dividend guilder unchang last year last year share option for payment reuter earn eagl pitcher industri inc epi qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter retail retail sale rise mask weak trend analyst retail sale rose sharpli februari economist underli consum spend trend remain weak februari retail sale jump pct pct rise financi market had anticip januari sale revis pct drop previous report pct declin trend continu spend sluggish pace don maud midland montagu capit market inc maud averag wide swing retail sale data past month show that pace consum spend slow combin latest data pct drop novemb and pct gain decemb averag retail sale gain month pct compar pct rise for year year sale februari you can pattern develop maud wouldn surpris fall march sinc sale won boost auto sale februari despit weak underli trend economist impress robust pct gain total sale exclud auto februari thi compar revis pct declin januari previous report pct declin increas auto sale broadbas gain durabl good durabl note ward mccarthi merril lynch capit market inc pretti healthi report note that build materi rose pct februari fall pct januari gener merchandis store sale gain pct pct rise januari sign life economi mccarthi jump conclus extrapol thi report into futur pct increas dispos person incom januari link tax law help boost spend februari lot peopl inadvert withhold tax paycheck peopl thi countri increas dispos incom inclin and spend economist tomorrow releas auto sale for dai march will import indic thi sector will add quarter spend auto sale account for lion share total februari sale rise pct thi pct drop januari previous report pct fall due larg expir sale tax deduct tax law januari commerc depart note economist argu that gain total sale exclud auto declin januari strength februari report impress strength februari data that compar low sale level januari beth reiner dean witter reynold inc don precursor continu strength durabl good sale rose pct februari fall pct januari februari durabl good sale gain pct declin pct januari gasolin servic station sale rose two pct februari pct gain januari economist higher oil price increas volum ga sale account for gain reiner emphas that trend consum spend weaken total retail sale averag billion dlr fourth quarter januari fell season adjust bilion dlr and februari rose billion dlr averag total mln dlr quartrer don thi indic that economi barrel number not that problemat for construct bond market agre elliot platt donaldsen lufkin and jenrett secur corp platt not forese potenti for tighter monetari polici basi latest retail sale report fed hold data confus gain februari farm payrol employ look for discount rate cut march fed offici will wait for quarter real gross nation product data april sort thing reuter earn rpt insituform north america inc insua net qtr shr ct ct net rev avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln avg shr note year net exclud dlr tax credit reuter money-fx fed set two billion dlr custom repurchas agreement gnp german bank uncertainti economi grow uncertainti grow prospect for economi order for industri fall and compani scale back invest plan german save bank and giro associ export expect foreign demand remain weak industri optimist associ report last month agreement six lead western industri countri currenc present level expect stabil influenc for export ad bank associ possibl monetari polici stimul economi not overestim anoth small drop low interest rate not expect signific rise purchas consum capit good bundesbank half point cut discount and lombard rate januari larg exhaust scope for monetari move associ ad tuesdai feder statist offic gross nation product stagnat real season and calendar adjust term fourth quarter compar quarter econom ministri comment figur gnp quarter expect rel weak bank economist forecast economi will stagnat contract slightli quarter offici quarter figur due earli june reuter acq wait period end wast manag wmx bid wast manag inc receiv notic earli termin hart scott rodino wait period for mln dlr takeov bid for chemlawn corp chem wait period termin march wast manag chemlawn reject wast manag dlr share bid talk parti sell busi reuter earn asa asa qtr feb net shr dlr dlr net mln mln note net asset per share dlr dlr reuter acq investor rais cyclop cyl tender price cyacq corp investor group bid for cyclop corp rais outstand tender offer price for cyclop common dlr share dlr condit met increas offer exce dlr share price offer dixon group plc tender offer for cyclop that part definit agreement acquir pittsburgh base maker carbon tool and specialti steel product cyacq includ audio video affili inc and citicorp capit investor and investor cyclop mln share outstand for tender price rais cyclop provid cyacq public inform provid dixon group and cyacq satisfi financi project made offer materi dixon base inform cyacq addition dixon group right bui cyclop common and right fee expens dixon cyclop merger agreement broken rescind cyacq cyacq financi project develop for cyclop materi lower financi project provid cyclop dixon group cyclop spokeswoman compani had detail cyacq propos and not comment noth hand addit make specialti metal product cyclop oper specialti store that sell consum electron product store locat state concentr northeast northwest and southwest cyclop emploi peopl pennsylvania ohio and state interest residenti construct cyclop earn mln dlr dlr share sale billion dlr compar earn mln dlr dlr sale billion spokeswoman agreement dixon group call for cyclop steel and construct busi sold unit alleghani corp for mln dlr onc merger complet cyacq spokesman condit tender price cash had comment whether cyacq plan withdraw current offer schedul expir midnight march six dixon group offer extend march reuter earn dayton hudson corp qtr jan oper net oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev billion billion year oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev billion billion note period end februari note result exclud earn discontinu oper mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share quarter and mln dlr two ct share mln dlr ct share for year earn exclud gain sale dalton booksel mln dlr ct share each period earn exclud extraordinari charg purchas and redempt debt mln dlr ct share quarter and mln dlr ct share for year reuter jobs spanish unemploy rise februari number spanish regist unemploi rose mln pct workforc januari sixth consecut monthli increas labour ministri regist unemploi total mln pct workforc februari reuter earn vse corp vsec qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note qtr and year net includ incom loss metcap subsidiari dlr and dlr ct per share qtr and year net includ loss metcap unit dlr and dlr ct per share reuter acq secur pacif spc bui orbanco orbn secur pacif corp complet previous announc acquisit orbanco financi servic corp receiv feder approv deal secur pacif feder reserv board approv wednesdai purchas portland or base bank hold compani and financi servic concern purchas orbanco for mln dlr cash and common stock will effect dai secur pacif spokeswoman term call for each share orbanco common stock exchang for dlr secur pacif common stock dlr cash each share orbanco dlr par prefer stock will exchang for dlr cash accru dividend orbanco billion dlr assest hold compani for oregon bank orbanco real estat servic american data servic inc and orbanco secur corp secur pacif major region bank purchas california complet pend secur pacif bought arizona bank asset billion dlr fourth quarter pend approv purchas rainier bancorpor rban asset billion dlr anticip legisl that effect secur pacif negoti futur purchas nevada bank asset mln dlr secur pacif sixth largest bank hold compani asset billion dlr reuter earn dranetz technolog inc dran year dec net shr ct ct qtly div six ct six ct prior net rev mln mln note net includ time charg dlr ct share discontinu boat sentri and lakontek product qtly div payabl april sharehold record march reuter earn land end inc lei year jan net shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln avg shr note earn pro forma includ increas common share that place last octob compani public initi offer mln share avg shr assum share sold public and employe outstand entir period reuter acq bancroft bcf sue zico zico invest hold inc that bancroft convert fund inc file suit seek enjoin zico dlr share tender offer for bancroft share complaint bancroft tender offer materi and letter sharehold fals and mislead and that tender offer violat invest compani act zico suit total merit and vigor intend contest motion schedul heard march reuter earn seaboard corp seb week year net shr dlr net mln rev mln note compani chang report period dec prior year comparison not applic reuter ship turkish ship head for florida explos turkish or bulk oil vessel obo engin tonn dwt had explos boiler yesterdai lloyd ship intellig servic report vessel retain power and yesterdai even posit lat long divert jacksonvil florida cargo ton coal vessel bound for iskenderun turkei lake charl reuter earn reuter inc reut qtr shr ct six ct net mln rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln note net includ mln dlr tax loss carryback reuter inc spindl maker not connect reuter hold plc reuter earn centel corp cnt regular payout set qtly div ct ct previous pai april record april reuter crude mobil mob restructur explor unit mobil oil corp will restructur dalla base mobil explor and produc servic inc oper april provid stronger technolog support and oversea oper mobil oper will consist two unit technic servic and applic technolog exist drill and explor ventur group mill presid and gener manag explor and produc southeast inc name vice presid and gener manag oper report hoenman presid explor and produc divis reuter earn equiti oil eqti qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr loss six ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note per share figur reflect pct stock dividend paid decemb reuter earn result hit strike dollar fabriqu national herstal fnhb suffer net loss billion franc last year hit strike fall dollar and declin oil price statement loss compar mln franc profit previou year includ consider charg for restructur and net loss billion franc ad that restructur plan firm return long term profit onc had approv local author bank and workforc reuter acq millipor mili acquir equiti protein protein databas inc millipor corp ventur capit subsidiari millicorp acquir equiti posit compani protein and millipor intend establish interact relationship detail disclos amount millipor invest protein reuter crude wildlif unit propos alaska refug oil studi nation wildlif feder reject interior depart draft plan open wilder land northern alaska oil and ga explor feder nation largest conserv group studi need assess damag that develop wildlif area coastal plain arctic nation wildlif refug jai hair feder execut vice presid call interior research into effect develop fundament flaw that basi make public polici decis hair call depart propos reflect larg polit decis ad confid interior repres broad public interest thi area interior open million acr coastal plain oil and ga explor tough safeguard protect area carib and musk oxen preliminari survei show region hold billion barrel oil and ga and that potenti energi resourc never explor interior oil coastal plain match billion barrel found prudho bai west plain exist law congress agre oil and ga explor and not act land will remain wildlif refug protect commerci develop hair interior report fail stress probabl that find recover oil pct interior studi fail weigh oil ga fish and wildlif inform state alaska had gather had depart consult environment protect agenc effect explor feder letter congressmen propos that member commiss set studi aspect issu and report back congress two year hair feder not oppos explor oil that interior studi inadqu make sound judgement congression observ that present sentiment congress open wildlif area for commerci exploit dispit increas concern that unit state overli depend foreign oil reuter earn gemini food corp six mth januari net shr profit loss net profit loss rev mln mln reuter acq merril lynch mer fire vaskevitch merril lynch and inc fire head merger depart london offic todai had unabl provid satisfactori explan respons insid trade charg file yesterdai secur and exchang commiss merril had suspend offici nahum vaskevitch yesterdai time disappoint and angri sec charg true merril lynch statement middai todai firm will continu cooperati fulli authoritei and london investig vaskevitch activ reuter earn lincoln nation corp lnc vote dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai record april reuter ship lawrenc seawai open schedul lawrenc seawai and welland canal link lake eri and ontario expect open schedul march and april lawrenc seawai offici entir seawai free ic due mild winter and open for navig todai doesn demand ship compani warrant earli open canadian offici repair continu step pace welland canal and complet april start date ad reuter earn lvi group inc lvi qtr net oper shr profit two ct loss ct oper net profit loss mln rev mln mln mth oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit mln loss mln rev mln mln note and last two month includ result nico inc acquir oct prior year exclud discontinu oper loss ct per share quarter and loss ct share year exclud extraordinari gain two ct per share quarter and ct per share year reuter earn protocomdevic prcm see profit eros protocomdevic inc eros gener financi condit sinc decemb and activ engag negoti secur addit financ undergon restructur manag and institut staff reduct ramon moral relinquish role presid and chief oper offic and assum posit execut vice presid charg intern sale rafael collado assum posit presid and chief oper offic addit role chief execut offic for year end januari compani had net loss dlr ct share revenu mln dlr reuter coffee ico board meet delai dai intern coffe organ ico execut board meet schedul for end thi month delai dai and will run march april and not march april ico offici march ico hoc work group will meet manag consult ernst whinnei report ico secretariat thi report commiss late last year report administr structur ico reuter earn paradis fruit inc parf year net shr ct ct net sale mln mln note year net penal ct shr loss invest tax credit reuter earn samson energi limit partnership sam year net loss loss rev mln mln note loss includ write mln dlr carri oil and ga properti quarter cash flow operationswa dlr dlr per unit dlr dlr per unit reuter earn acceler corp acl qtr shr ct ct net mln year shr ct ct net mln mln note net includ tax loss carryforward gain dlr reuter earn energi optic inc qtr jan net shr profit nil loss ct net profit loss rev half shr profit loss ct net profit loss rev reuter acq blue gass breeder blgr complet acquisit blue grass breeder inc complet acquisit equin enterpris inc for mln common share oblig deliv anoth share attain level sharehold equiti fiscal quarter month close conting share issu blue grass owner equin will pct interest blue grass equin mexico quarter hors breed and race compani reuter earn digim corp qtr dec loss shr loss two ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr six mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale avg shr reuter earn flight intern group inc flti qtr period end januari shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note year ago revenu includ dlr quarter and dlr month oper subsidiari sold april reuter earn nord est plan mln franc bond issu financi and industri hold compani nord est plan make convert bond issu for total mln franc presid gustav rambaud told new confer nord est expect receiv approv bours supervisori bodi cob two week term set market condit issu meant boost capit ahead invest rambaud compani pai dividend franc unchang parent compani net profit last year rose mln franc mln provision consolid profit lower mln franc compar mln mln mln attribut group lower profit due loss made steel tube maker vallourec nord est pct stake rambaud forecast parent compani net profit provis mln franc reuter crude solv solv shell canada shc pact complet solv corp successfulli complet oil sand pilot test program agreement shell canada limit shc and receiv dlr bonu payment that shell canada exercis option solv pct work interest construct oil facil reliev oblig rais mln canadian dlr for plant construct pct that loan guarante govern alberta exchang for shell particip solv shell oblig pai front royalti and run royalti base oper profit oil sand facil shell canada barrel per dai oil sand project will built shell oil sand leas mile north fort mcmurrai athabasca region northern alberta solv project will cost mln canadian dlr that final feasibl studi plant open earli oil price expect exce dlr per barrel reuter bop spain mln dlr januari payment surplu spain had mln dlr current account balanc payment surplu januari compar mln deficit decemb and mln surplu januari last year bank spain figur show trade deficit rose mln dlr januari mln januari reuter acq purol pcc director quit buyout purol courier corp director resign compani board plan step make find offer that top mln dlr buyout deal accept purol board compani director doresi gardner resign march letter purol board includ file made compani secur and exchang commiss gardner note that term merger agreement compani bought group manag and hutton lbo inc bar director take action solicit initi encourag acquisit propos sharehold solicit initi encourag such offer indic interest and that resign director corpor gardner letter accordingli herebi resign director purol courier corp effect immedi gardner believ sharehold deal buyout offer compani agre sold entiti sell part courier divis march anoth purol sharehold rodnei shield file class action suit behalf compani sharehold charg compani and board breach fiduciari duti fail step ensur that sharehold highest price buyout deal give sharehold dlr share cash pct purol mln share tender tender receiv dlr cash and six dlr debentur and warrant bui stock compani exchang for each share reuter earn unr industri inc unriq qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit sale mln mln year shr profit dlr loss dlr net profit loss sale mln mln reuter acq centuri telephon ctl sell properti centuri telephon enterpris inc accept offer sell cabl televis properti michigan tennesse florida arkansa and louisiana for substanti gain compani detail not disclos reuter earn volt inform scienc inc volt qtr shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg mln mln note net includ mln dlr pretax gain settlement dlr gain secur sale interest expens net invest incom mln dlr and dlr fiscal chang european oper method result pre tax translat loss mln dlr period end januari reuter earn paradis fruit parf set lower dividend paradis fruit inc board declar dividend ct per share payabl march holder record march compani last paid ct per share januari and that paid ct januari paradis commerci bank lend agreement enter into june includ retain earn requir that limit amount earn for distribut sharehold reuter earn canada malt year net oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln sale mln mln note exclud extraordinari loss mln dlr dlr per share reuter earn north american hold corp nahl qtr net dec end shr profit nil loss ct net profit loss rev avg shr mln mln mth shr profit six ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn gener host corp set quarterli qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record march reuter earn grow group inc gro set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn digim corp qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale six mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale reuter crude powerin refineri resum oper powerin oil refineri will resum oper todai initi crude oil run barrel per dai powerin privat held compani expect refineri becom fulli oper crude oil throughput bpd initi oil product deliveri schedul for mondai powerin refineri had close due chang ownership compani reuter earn triniti industri inc trn set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn coastal bancorp csbk set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn idaho power ida set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn unit station inc ustr set dividend qtly dividend six ct six ct pai april record march reuter earn lincoln nation corp lnc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn petri store corp pst set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq desoto dso sell industri chemic asset desoto inc sold plant inventori and asset industri chemic oper plastic special and technolog inc privat held compani headquart parsippani jersei term not disclos desoto industri chemic oper base fort worth texa and annual sale mln dlr reuter earn safeguard health sfgd qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note full name safeguard health enterpris inc current qtr and year figur includ mln dlr reserv for estim loss propos divest exist offic reuter rubber rubber talk chairman cite slight progress slight progress reach rubber pact chairman unit nation confer intern natur rubber agreeement inra manaspa xuto thailand slight progress not end road confer began mondai last effort adopt accord replac current expir octob produc and consum countri take part two week meet xuto kei outstand issu not resolv tomorrow hold weekend meet begin confer fourth such meet two year xuto imper settl issu thi week that technic draft work can week confer sourc highli that produc will accept pact that will provid for downward adjust floor price propos consum circumst sourc thi mean that adjust centr refer price and bui sell and bui sell level chang lower indic price floor price malaysian singapor cent kilo present pact present dai averag indic price malaysian singapor cent consum seek adjust refer price set current accord malaysian singapor cent kilo and lower indic price buffer stock tonn rise tonn consum want price review month interv present and price revis mechan respond automat market trend present market price below refer price for six month refer price revis pct amount decid intern natur rubber organis council consum that circumst adjust automat pct produc resist reduc role council price adjust procedur and express concern that propos consum weaken present pact reuter gold britannia coin sell premium british ounc gold coin britannia will price basi gold price dai purchas competit premium treasuri offici ad tax will levi purchas member public case foreign coin transact member london gold market and export coin will rate decis face coin number gold coin canadian mapl issu attempt place south african krugerrand british govern feel that gap market for british ounc gold coin british gold coin present sovereign contain ounc gold gold south africa soviet union will not us coin offici ad that bullion bought world gold market analyst difficult ascertain origin such purchas detail coin will issu gold will bought trader that amount involv move gold price enquiri britannia coin dealer todai ad tax prove major factor success coin pct tax like put investor trader that britannia had come late canadian mapl leaf american eagl and gold coin establish reuter acq cytrx cytr unit bui swedish compani cytrx corp pct own cytrx biopool subsidiari acquir biopool umea sweden for undisclos term sharehold biopool remain pct cytrx biopool biopool develop cardiovascular and fibrinolyt product for diagnost applic compani cytrx biopool studi combin cytrx corp rheothrx drug reduc platelet aggreg and viscos blood biopool drug for dissolv blood clot reuter interest canada dai bill averag pct make bank rate pct earn north american nahl see record fourth qtr north american hold corp expect record fourth quarter earn and for sale exce mln dlr for fourth quarter end march compani report net incom dlr sale mln dlr expect revenu for year exce mln dlr for fiscal north american report net loss dlr sale mln dlr reuter acq investor intermed itm stake pct group invest firm told secur and exchang commiss rais stake intermed inc share pct total outstand share pct bessem secur corp york invest firm cilluffo associ york invest partnership and relat entiti bought intermed common share februari and march for mln dlr reuter earn wal mart store inc wmt rais quarterli qtly div six ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn optrotech optkf year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note net includ gain dlr gain quantiti discount rebat purchas materi prior year reuter earn north atlant technolog natt qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev note full name north atlant technolog inc reuter crude montedison refineri shut for work selm societa energia montedison close priolo crude refin unit march march for mainten compani spokesman throughput refineri estim bpd total capac nearer bpd mediterranean refineri shutdown for mainten schedul month ago industri sourc that shutdown rearrang avoid run neg netback crude tighter avail product result shutdown med help product market bullish for march deliveri oil trader garron refineri san quirico capac bpd due shutdown march for week and jointli own isab garron refineri mellili capac bpd due start march closur for mainten month ago compani spokesman esso italiana refineri augusta and siracusa will not close thi spring spokesman for compani franc distil unit societ francais lavera refineri close for mainten sinc march and due restart earli april total capac bpd oper pct capac compani spokesman shell francais berr etang refineri will shut earli april mid june compani spokesman capac bpd compagni francais raffinag cfr will close visbreak mede refineri earli april not affect crude throughput refineri compani spokesman current capac bbl dai despit current bullish sentiment med trader note that crude netback begin attract and mainten shutdown finish two week result oil industri sourc suggest that situat eas mid april reuter crude attack affect colombia oil outlook ecopetrol continu rebel raid oil pipelin and foreign explor camp endang colombia present oil bonanza franciso chona manag state run oil compani ecopetrol subvers end oil bonanza told report speak meet defens minist rafael samudio militari chief and mine and energi minist guillermo perri review secur situat light recent upsurg leftist guerrilla attack oil rich arauca region border venezuela ecopetrol chief secur retir gener carlo narvaez secur measur stricter and that arm forc close collabor gave detail samudio plan had design and hope effect samudio stress that despit recent attack cost mln dlr damag situat had improv compar last decemb initi measur combat wave attack repeat bomb vital pipelin cano limon oilfield caribbean led loss barrel crude reuter copper peru centromin copper forc majeur peru biggest state mine firm centromin todai forc majeur possibl copper shipment guerrilla blew railwai line interrupt train traffic cobriza copper mine pacif coast centromin spokesman manag mine cobriza ship miner road coast for export train line continu interrupt cobriza produc equival fine tonn copper last year maoist guerrilla dynamit interrupt train traffic two dai ago blew railwai track and derail train laden miner mile east lima chacapalca coast and cobriza offici minero peru comerci minpeco peru state miner market firm confirm had declar forc majeur shipment cobriza offici nation train compani enaf headquart lima peruvian capit declin comment train traffic restor cobriza enaf offici reach telephon central andean citi huancayo chacapalca traffic restor saturdai reuter earn parker drill suspend quarterli dividend acq granit bancorp inc agre acquir magna group inc for stock veg-oil argentin veget oil shipment jan nov argentin veget oil shipment januari novemb total tonn tonn period argentin grain board breakdown cotton sunflow linse groundnutse soybean tung oliv maiz rapese nil nil grape nil nil board ad shipment novemb amount tonn tonn month breakdwon tonn cotton nil nil sunflow linse groundnutse soybean tung nil oliv maiz nil rapese nil nil grape nil nil board ten princip destin januari novemb compar figur for period bracket tonn holland iran soviet union egypt algeria brazil south africa cuba unit state nil india board ad reuter earn parker drill pkd suspend payout parker drill board director vote suspend payment dividend sharehold parker drill pai quarterli dividend share common stock compani expect save mln dlr year dividend suspens reuter earn eqk realti investor ekr qtr net shr ct ct net rev avg shr mln mth shr ct net rev mln note mth figur not for sinc compani start oper march reuter earn masco corp ma regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai record april reuter earn eqk realti investor ekr set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai juli record june crude sun rais crude post ct effect todai wti dlr bbl earn ipco corp ih set regular payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter acq granit fgbi agre acquir granit bancorp inc agre principl becom wholli own subsidiari magna group inc magi term agreement granit sharehold will receiv share magna for each granit share held granit sharehold will ask approv tranact late summer granit share outstand dec had asset mln dlr own granit citi nation bank and coloni bank granit citi ill magna group dec had asset billion dlr own bank data servic compani mortgag compani and trust compani serv loui springfield centralia and decatur ill reuter interest canadian imperi bank commerc cut prime rate pct tomorrow earn thermwood corp thm qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale six mth shr ct ct net sale avg shr reuter earn perini invest properti pnv rais payout qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl june record reuter crude sun sun rais crude post ct sun rais contract price will pai for crude oil ct barrel effect todai increas bring sun post price for west texa intermedi and west texa sour grade dlr bbl light louisiana sweet grade rais ct dlr bbl sun last chang crude post march reuter earn petroleum and resourc corp peo dividend interim incom dividend ct last paid dlr februari includ capit gain ct pyabl april record april reuter interest royal bank canada lower prime rate pct earn line cinema corp nln qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter interest ottawa seek explan credit card rate minist state for financ tom hockin ask canadian banker associ industri lobbi group for explan level credit card interest rate hockin hope associ respons import issu hockin respond question hous common credit card rate run high pct per year remain high rate fall todai canadian bank rate fell pct pct last week and canadian imperi bank commerc cut prime rate effect tomorrow pct pct reuter earn ipco corp ih regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl record apreil reuter earn asamera inc year oper shr loss ct profit ct crude diamond shamrock rais crude ct bbl todai wti dlr acq alleghnei intern face ad count alleghnei intern inc plaintiff exist lawsuit oppos sale request amend complaint includ class action count alleghnei suit file district court for western district pennsylvania aim block sale alleghnei affili boston inc alleghenei addit count sought plaintiff alleg price offer for common stock dlr grossli unfair and purpos propos sale absolv individu defend liabil lawsuit addit count form relief request injunct defend take step accomplish propos sale alleghnei reuter crude phillip rais crude post ct effect todai wti dlr bbl earn bull and bear equiti incom fund bulax div york march qtly div ct ct prior payabl march record march reuter cocoa pessim mount bahian temporao cocoa crop pessim effect prolong dry spell come bahian temporao cocoa crop rise trade forecast gener mln mln bag rang mln mln fortnight ago trade sourc told reuter state capit salvador that despit scatter rain sinc mid februari broke six week drought plantat not pick hope and cocoa expect gather month septemb crop sourc arriv juli reach bag normal year figur mln mln bag expect arriv start pick sharpli pod current flower gather sourc note late temporao suscept pod rot flourish condit turn cold and humid and like late juli thi year crop doubli suscept poor price mean farmer not encourag invest fertilis and insecticid and treat pod rot sever attack pod rot can loss bag short period sourc increas exposur pod rot damag estim final outcom temporao extrem vulner and product easili drop below mln bag mark diseas hit flower good start rain pod set not expect possibl drought had caus drop insect popul pollin flower sourc report farm moistur level gener back normal level and that current flower and pod set good result matur fruit august septemb sourc expect break harvest bean end temporao and begin main crop offici start octob cut date complet artifici thing heavi harvest break august novemb even decemb predict mln bag temporao prove accur thi below mln bag averag for past year last poor temporao prolong drought and pod rot cut product mln bag lowest sinc good grow condit year produc temporao mln bag below mln bag record last year output suffer drought damag mln bag figur for come temporao distort upward inclus undeclar current main crop bean sourc larg quantiti bean believ undeclar thi year record total harvest and unsur thi unregist end offici crop year april recent offici arriv figur swollen inclus bean had deliv previous port warehous not declar high turnov bean thi year signific amount deterior store long back warehous expect held for mix earli temporao arriv offici arriv figur for temporao and main crop total mln bag and week end year total outturn record mln bag product declar sourc thi compar previou record set last year mln tell current crop bean will declar start temporao and true size harvest never offici regist reuter earn rose store inc rsto qtr jan shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr dlr ct net mln mln rev billion billion reuter crude phillip rais crude post ct phillip petroleum rais contract price will for grade crude oil ct barrel effect todai increas bring phillip post price for west texa intermedi and west texa sour grade dlr bbl phillip last chang crude oil post march price increas follow similar move usx subsidiari marathon oil and sun sun earlier todai reuter earn asamera inc asm year loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note net exclud tax gain mln dlr ct shr ago gain mln dlr ct shr net includ mln dlr charg for reduct carri refineri and relat asset net includ mln dlr gain sale canadian natur ga properti dlr reuter earn lvi group inc lvi qtr oper net oper shr profit two ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln note qtr and year oper net exclud gain dlr and dlr for carryforward and loss dlr and dlr for earli extinguish debt qtr and year oper net exclud loss dlr ct per share and loss dlr ct per share for discontinu oper reuter acq talk point purol courier corp pcc purol courier corp stock rose specualt that disgruntl purol director find suitor for compani trader purol agre late februari dlr share mln dlr offer hutton lbo inc and member purol courier divis manag stock todai hit todai purol reveal file secur and exchang commiss that director doresi gardner resign board director letter date march letter gardner resign board merger agreement hutton bar director solicit offer and believ sharehold deal gardner believ offer found compani agre sold entiti sell part courier divis basic courier divis compani that mln dlr revenu larg compani and sold for mln dlr gardner telephon interview reuter gardner offici kelso manag firm associ fidel intern group fidel compani own pct purol and gardner person own share purol offici compani comment letter gardner arbitrag specul anoth overnight messeng servic emerg like bidder for purol transact hutton lbo announc analyst had specul anoth courier compani like suitor arbitrag acknowledg fact bidder possibl push stock into plai shortag possibl question manag willing process continu arbitrag arbitrag buyer found hutton lbo risk transact hutton begun tender for pct purol dlr cash per share balanc purol stock will bought for secur and warrant compani hold courier oper arbitrag tender offer document show that hutton not us cash transact and will emerg giant major equiti interest purol can public document deal that tabl hutton basic put like situat that you can thi deal risk world that higher arbitrag firm suppli temporari financ and sourc close transact disput claim that firm will not end pai for equiti posit scenario mention tender offer document note that hutton group subsidiari not cash transact sourc risk firm varieti conting and restrict cash and sort thing that make specul sourc ad sever payment employe hutton group subsidiari suppli mln dlr call bridg financ for transact bridg financ temporari loan hutton financ replac perman financ expect come bank time replac financ sourc result substanti expens firm gardner hutton stand gain fee mln dlr transact sourc close transact fee low end scale complex transact basic happen ostens put monei fee recaptur invest onc merger take place gardner reuter trade volcker see clearcut evid that trade deterior revers crude diamond shamrock dia rais crude post diamond shamrock rais contract price will pai for crude oil ct barrel effect todai increas bring compani post price for benchmark grade west texa intermedi dlr bbl diamond shamrock last chang post march reuter interest toronto dominion bank cut prime rate pct pct tomorrow interest bank montreal cut prime rate pct pct effect fridai cpi volcker fed remain concern possibl renew inflat money-supply asset monei market mutual fund fell mln dlr latest week billion acq weinberg oppos fujitsu bui firm defens secretari caspar weinberg will join commerc secretari malcolm baldrig fight fujitsu itsu plan bui pct fairchild semiconductor corp pentagon offici weinberg oppos not interest countri micro electron busi leav unit state pentagon offici ask not identifi told reuter commerc depart offici told reuter yesterdai that baldrig oppos plan sale and that white hous econom polici council will matter week commerc and defens offici baldrig and weinberg fear militari lean heavili foreign electron support defens depart todai that weinberg and baldrig differ propos sale comput equip iran commerc depart advis pentagon recent that defens object two propos sale iranian power compani and islam republ iran new agenc not valid and sale small and medium comput evid present reuter acq safeguard scientif sfe equiti deal safeguard scientif inc made mln dlr equiti invest sanchez comput associ inc privat comput softwar firm base malvern safeguard invest major ownership posit sanchez special softwar product for financi institut reuter earn core industri inc cri qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln note result includ gain sale land dlr six ct share result includ loss discontinu oper dlr ct share quarter and dlr six ct share six month reuter earn financi ffmc stock split financi manag corp board declar for two stock split common stock split will effect pct stock dividend for sharehold record march distribut april six reuter interest bank nova scotia cut prime rate pct pct effect tomorrow earn circon corp ccon qtr shr loss two ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mth shr profit two ct profit ct net rev mln reuter earn brown transport btcu declar payout brown transport inc board declar initi quarterli dividend ct share payabl april stockhold record march reuter gas wright ga tax option cut deficit hous speaker jim wright gasolin tax option find reduc deficit told report respons question will not dictat solut debt problem wright made suggest for rais tax billion dlr part budget plan reduc deficit tax propos consider member hous budget committe detail tax increas made tax write hous wai and mean committe reuter trade kei hous trade subcommitte approv bill toughen trade law acq summit petroleum corp sell share summit petroleum corp sold mln share pct common stock halbert and associ inc compani share previous held consolid energi corp and harken oil and ga inc hogi addit david halbert presid and chief execut offic halbert abilen invest firm name chairman and chief execut summit compani halbert charl bruce and jame burk name director expand board summit ad compani burk presid and chief execut alli comprehens health inc abilen bruce partner washington law firm butler and binion summit intend activ seek acquisit increas asset base reuter trade clear evid trade gap revers volcker feder reserv board chairman paul volcker current data not give clear sign that deterior trade balanc revers data hand not provid clearcut evid that deterior trade balanc revers volcker remark prepar for deliveri luncheon for commun leader volcker encourag sign rise volum export past year achiev despit rel slow growth abroad volcker warn not sustain econom perspect pile foreign debt fail make invest need gener growth and earn monei servic debt process restor extern balanc economi requir deal budget deficit need econom adjust will requir rel shift financi and real resourc into internation competit industri growth will reflect net export and busi invest and consumpt volcker reuter money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr march week fed money-supply york bank discount window borrow nil march week earn toni loma inc tlam qtr shr profit nil loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note net includ extraordinari gain dlr ct per share reuter acq alli lyon see chang hiram walker stake alli lyon plc alld and canada reichmann brother work togeth partner and not plan chang joint ownership distil hiram walker gooderham and wort alli lyon chairman derrick holden brown alli lyon pct control hiram walker gooderham last year for mln dlr reichmann gulf canada corp acquir pct court pact hostil battl for wine and spirit divis hiram walker resourc get partner hope won chang holden brown told report speech toronto alli lyon two year call option that forc gulf canada sell pct stake alli lyon and gulf canada two year put option that oblig alli lyon bui pct and gulf hope will occas for put call exercis holden brown answer report question holden brown for gulf canada sell part pct public offer alli lyon consent don object ad alli lyon maintain control hiram walker gooderham board director and total respons for manag cannot contempl give control holden brown not disclos big profit contribut distil will make alli lyon financi result will substanti not give profit forecast holden brown alli lyon financ hiram walker gooderham acquisit cash and borrow and current plan for stock issu compani not negoti acquisit canada team offici evalu purchas wine spirit soft drink food concern don breweri scene highli concentr ad holden brown alli lyon plan list share canadian stock exchang possibl thi year reuter money-supply york busi loan fall mln dlr commerci and industri loan book major york bank exclud accept fell mln dlr billion week end march feder reserv bank york includ accept loan fell mln dlr billion commerci paper outstand nation drop mln dlr billion nation busi loan data schedul releas fridai reuter earn eaton vanc corp eavn qtr jan net shr ct ct net avg shr reuter earn adam express adx set regular payout div ct ct pai april record april note compani pai dividend ct time annual bulk payment end fiscal year equal annual dividend ct reuter grain cargil offici defend certif program us gener kind commod certif help eas storag problem and part export promot program senior execut for world largest grain compani testifi hous agricultur subcommitte wheat soybean and feedgrain robbin johnson vice presid cargil inc disput claim that grain compani made huge profit certif trade cert program not windfal trade johnson that cargil deal two pct spread certif transact and that thi normal grain market level johnson recogn current concern cost certif compar cash that critic close save caus cert note for exampl that widespread us cert pik and roll market techniqu last summer help eas storag cost certif import part export promot program you wai expand export market you wai expand cert put grain into market meet demand subcommitte chairman dan glickman kan committe certif program thi year and studi gener account offic report certif cost reuter crude hous speaker back oil import forecast plan hous speaker jim wright endors propos requir presid action reduc oil import threaten top pct consumpt wright told report plan sen lloyd bentsen fellow texa democrat posit and oil import peak pct short pct last year and thi year pct bentsen bentsen propos support senat requir presid issu annual year oil import forecast year threaten top pct order propos quota solut reuter money-supply bank discount borrow averag mln dlr dai march week fed money-supply bank net free reserv mln dlr two week march fed money-supply fall mln dlr march week feb billion billion acq princevil pvdc sell air oper princevil develop corp and aloha inc parent aloha airlin inc jointli agre term for sale princevil airwai inc aloha term agreement not disclos propos sale compani aloha acquir entir princevil airwai commut oper and access princevil airport island kauai princevil airwai expect oper subsidiari aloha inc and will continu us princevil aiwai name reuter acq hampshir save nhsb bui bank hampshir save bank corp agre bui seashor bankshar inc exchang stock term deal seashor share will exchang for mln dlr hampshir save stock seashor bankshar asset mln dlr reuter orange fcoj movement gallon last week florida citru processor associ frozen concentr orang juic movement into trade channel week end march total gallon versu gallon week end februari and gallon year ago period gallon foreign import last week versu gallon week domest import last week retail movement versu year ago bulk movement year earlier current season cumul movement gallon versu last year cumul net pack for season versu year ago inventori versu year ago reuter money-supply monei suppli fall mln dlr monei suppli fell mln dlr season adjust billion dlr march week feder reserv previou week level revis billion dlr billion week move averag rose billion dlr billion comment februari growth broader monetari aggreg fed that fell billion dlr rose billion economist poll reuter had project mln dlr fall billion dlr drop and chang reuter earn amvestor financi avfc set stock dividend amvestor financi corp declar pct stock dividend payabl june holder record june subject increas author share sharehold will vote april annual meet increas author share mln mln compani plan pai initi quarterli dividend ct share share reuter trade hous panel approv trade bill hous wai and mean trade subcommitte unanim approv tone version legisl design toughen trade law and wedg open foreign market good measur full hous wai and mean committe week major not expect congression sourc thi product toughen trade polici and manner that open market thi frighten word protection wai and mean chairman dan rostenkowski illinoi democrat trade subcommitte back mandat specif retali foreign countri for unfair foreign trade practic hous had approv trade bill last year held for full wai and mean committe debat controversi plan rep richard gephardt mandat reduct trade surplus countri such japan south korea and taiwan gephardt missouri democrat not decid exact form amend aid last year hous approv idea forc annual ten pct trade surplu cut countri trade bill will wrap legisl committe deal relax export control incent for research expand worker train and educ and effort increas competit comprehens trade bill consid full hous late april and will consid senat committe requir presid reagan retali foreign unfair trade practic not mandat quota tariff and exempt econom secur harm action countri bill make easier for industri win relief surg import competit product extend januari administr author negoti trade agreement part round multilater talk gener agreement tariff and trade and includ provis tighten trade rule copyright patent and telecommun good reuter earn standard logic inc stdl qtr loss qtr end jan oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev note oper net exclud loss discontinu oper loss for prior qtr exclud tax carryforward for prior qtr reuter cpi inflat concern volcker feder reserv board chairman paul volcker fed and financi market remain concern possibl renew inflat possibl renew inflat remain concern market and feder reserv remark prepar for deliveri group busi leader potenti channel for renew inflationari pressur excess fall dollar exchang market push import price sharpli particip financi market and busi remain skeptic prospect for last price stabil skeptic abil resist inflat reinforc bad polici consequ for interest rate for exchang rate and for economi gener undesir recognit that danger neccesarili weigh heavili format monetari polici fed chairman volcker attempt drive dollar lower undermin hard won gain inflat and risk dissip flow foreign capit reuter crude unoc rais crude price ct todai wti dlr earn shawmut corp sha set regulari dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn anglo american aivj year dec shr ct final div make pre tax mln rand mln net mln mln tax mln mln att sharehold mln mln pref div mln turnov billion billion div pai regist march note full name anglo american industri corp reuter earn anglo american aivj year dec shr ct final div make pre tax mln rand mln net mln mln tax mln mln att sharehold mln mln pref div mln turnov billion billion div pai regist march note full name anglo american industri corp reuter crude unoc ucl rais crude oil post unoc corp rais contract price will pai for grade crude oil ct barrel effect todai increas bring unoc post price for benchmark grade west texa intermedi dlr barrel brought price for west texa sour dlr bbl light louisiana sweet rais ct dlr bbl unoc last chang crude post march and bring price line major compani rais price steadili recent week increas repres latest seri increas that began usx corp marathon petroleum corp notif yesterdai even that effect todai rais crude post ct barrel bring contract price for wti dlr barrel earlier todai sun sun phillip petroleum and diamond shamrock dia rais crude post ct barrel bring wti contract price dlr barrel contract price risen respons higher spot market price oil trader reuter crude citgo rais crude post ct todai wti dlr bbl acq court lift restrain order mark baird corp batm massachusett state court for suffolk counti lift temporari restrain order prohibit mark industri inc purchas baird stock file secur and exchang commiss mark own pct baird stock and attempt acquir baird baird baird court issu order enjoin baird enforc massachusett anti takeov statut mark industri reuter earn cji industir inc cjiia qtr net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr loss dlr loss ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln note per share figur come prefer dividend exclud fourth quarter and full year extraordinari gain ct and ct per share reuter earn counsel corp set for two stock split counsel corp plan for two stock split pend sharehold approv april annual meet compani recent report profit mln dlr dlr share extraordinari item compar mln dlr ct reuter crude southland slc unit rais crude post southland corp citgo petroleum corp rais contract price will pai for crude oil ct barrel effect todai increas bring citgo post price for west texa intermedi and west texa sour grade dlr barrel light louisiana sweet south onshor grade rais ct dlr barrel and light louisiana sweet north increas dlr barrel citgo last chang post march reuter earn cannon can audit show signific loss cannon group inc financi statement will show substanti loss for fiscal and signific downward adjust previous report stockhold equiti compani audit conduct arthur young and will cover year end januari month period end septemb previous announc anticip result audit will mid late april reuter acq eager technolog acquir nuclad eager technolog inc sign letter intent acquir nuclad inc privat colorado corpor and subsidiari term acquisit not disclos reuter acq interconnect offer bui gate learjet glj interconnect capit corp letter board gate learjet corp offer bui compani for dlr share gate corp own pct gate learjet agre earlier thi week sell share partnership form privat held cobei corp and unit bear stearn co inc bsc for dlr share mln dlr propos subject approv gate learjet board spokesman for privat held interconnect made propos gate learjet board not had held talk parent compani board reuter acq seal sinc acquir ademco seal inc acquir ademco unit kingdom compani distribut mount and lamin equip and suppli for combin cash and stock valu mln dlr base current exchang rate seal will pai addit mln dlr conting market price seal common decemb and earn target acquir busi reuter crude brazil cancel oil purchas saudi arabia brazil state oil compani petrobra cancel mln dlr crude oil purchas saudi arabia saudi refus accept credit guarante bank brazil petrobra offici export director carlo santana told press confer saudi supplier oil impos such condit brazil decis halt interest payment commerci debt last month shipment mln barrel repres two dai oil consumpt brazil santana saudi chang mind and decid respect term contract petrobra will lift order cancel shipment santana saudi not accept brazil term mondai petrobra will negoti petrobra saudi arabia tradit client sinc not accept condit will for market price bui iraq and china advantag iraq and china barter deal brazil import brazilian good exchang for oil saudi bui noth brazil santana despit strike threat oil industri worker and two week stoppag brazilian seamen petrobra oil stock balanc saudi arabia brazil second biggest oil supplier averag bpd iraq main supplier bpd china come bpd saudi stop trade relationship fine that will get dozen offer santana ad reuter trade hous panel approv trade bill hous wai and mean trade subcommitte unanim approv tone version legisl design toughen trade law and wedg open foreign market good measur full hous wai and mean committe week major not expect congression sourc thi product toughen trade polici and manner that open market thi frighten word protection wai and mean chairman dan rostenkowski illinoi democrat trade subcommitte back mandat specif retali foreign countri for unfair foreign trade practic hous had approv trade bill last year held for full wai and mean committe debat controversi plan rep richard gephardt mandat reduct trade surplus countri such japan south korea and taiwan gephardt missouri democrat not decid exact form amend aid last year hous approv idea forc annual pct trade surplu cut countri reuter crude india get mln dlr world bank loan world bank approv mln dlr loan for india lessen that countri depend import oil and spur develop petroleum resourc bank loan will us boost product inject ga partial deplet assam oil field and assist explor area includ drill exploratori well bank recipi year loan will oil india oil smaller two public indian petroleum explor and product compani reuter coffee colombia coffe market flexibl colombia intend improv market coffe accent flexibl set export registr price financ minist cesar gaviria speak report announc lower export registr price reintegro dlr per dock york gaviria export mechan agil stage decid not lower reintegro adopt flexibl polici reintegro that will privat export particip activ colombia coffe export polici trader thi mean export registr price will chang truer reflect market trend gaviria measur respond market factor sinc return system intern coffe organis ico export quota not occur short term ico talk last month london fail break deadlock introduct export quota suspend februari gaviria stress that colombia will not necessarili suffer depress price can compens lower price increas volum colombia will continu export tradit amount coffe and mln bag kilo and will agreement produc rule higher volum export mln bag mention market circl idea precis not disrupt market colombia export record mln bag coffe year end last septemb echo gaviria word jorg cardena manag nation coffe grower feder colombia sought adapt coffe market polici circumst great expect world for polici that brazil and colombia will adopt our begin emerg and agreement produc forese futur told journalist trade sourc rio todai brazil futur export polici reveal end week cardena ico meet place problem that hinder agreement recent london talk resolv ask comment reuter report jakarta indonesia hope colombia us contact brazil suggest compromis quota issu cardena brazilian stand quit clear brazil current quota reflect realiti market for orderli suppli and satisfi demand ad clariti need assess criteria that determin cardena low regist immedi failur london talk trigger widespread fear dealer immin price war and belief that produc and sell coffe quickli not happen reuter crude india get mln dlr world bank loan world bank approv mln dlr loan for india lessen that countri depend import oil and spur develop petroleum resourc bank loan will us boost product inject ga partial deplet assam oil field and assist explor area includ drill exploratori well bank recipi year loan will oil india oil smaller two public indian petroleum explor and product compani reuter acq cannon can sell librari weintraub weintraub entertain group inc agre acquir cannon group screen entertain film librari librari purchas part cannon acquisit screen entertain bond corp hold librari theatric motion pictur term call for price establish apprais process begin immedi and not exce mln dlr below mln dlr reuter acq gerber grb bui gerber system gsti share gerber scientif inc gst acquisit corp purchas share pct own gerber system technolog pursuant januari tender offer purchas gerber made capit contribut gst share own result pct ownership gst reuter crude venezuela lend ecuador bpd crude venezuela will lend ecuador barrel per dai crude oil month meet export commit energi and mine minist arturo hernandez grisanti todai that term thi loan agre visit thi week ecuador deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit ecuador will begin repai loan august hernandez grisanti loan will part offset loss ecuador export caus earthquak damag mile pipelin last week ecuador forc suspend export pipelin connect jungl oil field pacif port balao put action venezuela output quota bpd ecuador bpd santo alvit ecuador will opec produc bpd quota pipelin repair offset present product loss hernandez grisanti barrel shipment venezuelan crude oil will leav for ecuador thi weekend meet domest consumpt oil part mln addit crude oil loan venezuela will process guayaquil refineri had not suppli oil ecuador life thi countri ground halt reuter earn adelaid steamship adsa half half end decemb shr cent int div cent net mln dlr mln turnov mln mln revenu mln mln for right issu dlr share for bonu issu capit enlarg right issu shr mln mln note shr appli total net mln dlr mln extraordinari loss pre extraordinari net shr cent div pai april div and right issu reg march bonu reg net equiti account share associ earn pre equiti pre tax earn mln dlr mln pre equiti net mln dlr mln tax mln mln minor mln mln interest mln mln and depreci mln mln net extraordinari loss mln mln reuter earn bryn mawr bank corp bmtc up dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl record april note bryn mawr reorgan hold compani januari result each share bryn mawr trust convert into share hold compani stock ct dividend repres pct increas prior quarter reuter acq price pclb bui pct tss seedman price agre bui pct stock tss seedman inc for mln dlr term envis purchas entir compani transact expect close end april reuter ship two brazilian ship firm settl striker two small ship compani reach pai deal strike seamen union leader brazil seamen strike union spokesman rio janeiro seamen had accept pct pai offer compani globo and flumar employe each two week strike come brazil face debt crisi and delai export badli need earn foreign exchang labour minist almir pazzionotto govern will not forc settlement strike rule illeg last fridai reuter earn chock full nut corp qtr jan loss york march oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln six mth oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln note year ago oper exclud loss discontinu oper dlr for qtr and dlr for six mth reuter earn adsteam right issu rais mln dlr adelaid steamship adsa adsteam for right issu dlr share will rais mln dlr for gener work capit and invest australia and oversea group announc issu half earn and statement that right issu will for bonu issu adsteam equiti account net earn rose mln dlr half end decemb mln year earlier and interim dividend cent adsteam share eas dlr open and yesterdai close issu announc issu will underwritten morgan grenfel australia and mccaughan dyson apart share adsteam associ and largest sharehold depart store retail david jone share will not rank for interim dividend will rank equal thereaft adsteam expect maintain annual dividend rate cent capit enlarg mln share issu mln adsteam divers industri interest gener perform and result ultim hold compani and beneficiari reflect thi solid perform david jone own pct adsteam earn largest associ net mln dlr half mln year earlier adsteam figur show wholli own and joint ventur compani apart timber build suppli and real estat return below budget profit due hous downturn adsteam see year reconstruct and consolid capit base boost issu reuter acq hearst bui houston chronicl for mln dlr hearst corp bui houston chronicl houston endow inc for mln dlr announc made jointli frank bennack presid and chief execut offic hearst and richard johnson presid chronicl houston endow sell paper compli feder tax law requir charit institut divest profit make subsidiari chronicl daili circul and competit houston post own toronto sun publish corp circul acquisit hearst biggest newspap hold texa california base publish own paper san antonio beaumont and laredo chain own flagship san francisco examin lo angel herald examin and seattl post intelligenc reuter acq iel acmex unit bid for cheetham industri equiti iel unit acmex hold propos make formal takeov offer for issu capit cheetham produc salt anim feed and seed acmex statement offer share for two cheetham share dlr cash for each share acmex present entitl mln cheetham share pct mln issu share scrip offer valu cheetham mln dlr base acmex current price dlr and cash offer mln cheetham last trade dlr reuter gnp offici disagre reduc budget deficit senior econom offici disagre likelihood govern can meet budget deficit reduct target beryl sprinkel chairman council econom advis reiter reagan administr opposit tax increas and pledg reduc deficit cut spend and foster econom growth contrast rudolph penner director congression budget offic budget process broken and deficit will remain close billion dlr for fiscal sprinkel told symposium sponsor york univers that spend cut avoid decis base desir influenc vote and shift respons for local project state govern suggest line item veto presid veto part bill reject limit wast spend spend and tax decis link close sprinkel administr for pct growth real gross nation product gnp and pct ask latest econom report signal thi rate econom growth attain sprinkel pretti good had two strong employ report feder reserv polici ad track reduct need trade deficit sprinkel lower dollar impact tax law will not hurt economi and tax reform act significantli lower tax rate and will greatli increas privat product incent estim council econom advis suggest nation net output good and servic will perman increas approxim two pct long run consequ tax reform sprinkel thi amount increas approxim dlr incom averag american famili sprinkel argu tax cut not respons for larg increas budget deficit fiscal end septemb feder spend amount pct gnp feder receipt absorb pct gnp leav deficit pct sprinkel that compar fiscal feder expenditur share gnp percentag point higher and revenu share gnp virtual contrari convent wisdom tax cut not root extraordinari budget deficit past year sprinkel thi tax cut roll back inflat induc tax increas that occur and ad congression budget offic rudolph penner argu that tax cut misguid sinc make big mistak cut tax enorm plan decreas spend administr congress increas defenc spend option for reduc budget deficit unpleas penner tax cut result ideolog turmoil caus biggest sustain inflat nation histori help foster widespread distrust govern american peopl turn govern tax revolt state level and demand govern nation level penner dislik tax exceed gener dislik spend program correct that mistak demand that system chang lot penner see hope gramm rudman holl budget deficit reduct target will met and deficit will remain roughli billion dlr thi year budget process that set target arbitrarili not like succe feel pretti safe that process that dictat numer outcom doom fail simpli enforc penner penner question method budget deficit cut billion dlr elimin time measur such temporari increas tax relat tax reform and sale govern asset anoth billion dlr cut call creativ time move militari paydai last dai fiscal dai fiscal that save two billion dlr penner reuter sugar china face dilemma sugar import china decid will increas sugar import thi year cover fall domest output and rise demand view market predict that intern sugar price will remain firm thi year trader and offici press kang minist agricultur anim husbandri and fisheri thi week that china adjust purchas price for sugar cane and beet check drop product last year gave price detail japanes trader domest demand rise rapidli improv live standard and rise demand for sweet drink cake and biscuit and sugari food will not easi cut domest demand even state control economi china import custom figur show import fell mln tonn mln and fell tonn januari januari offici econom inform newspap last month product crush season septemb april will mln tonn short demand paper put output mln mln and domest demand six mln tonn last two year acreag sugar cane and beet fallen sugar mill underutilis output drop and cannot meet demand that rise dai countri will continu import sugar and draw stock meet market demand ad quot ministri light industri blame drop output unreason state purchas price for cane and beet crop result farmer refus grow paper farmer earn time per hectar pineappl and watermelon and time banana sugarcan sell grain free market yuan tonn yuan tonn for sugarcan sugar mill suffer refin sugar price not chang for year despit rise cost fujian cost produc tonn rose yuan cut mill profit yuan tonn ad paper unreason price result sugar mill work crush season lose monei china sugar mill foreign agricultur expert forecast drop cane acreag septemb august pct guangdong produc pct china sugar calendar and smaller drop fujian produc pct china sugar calendar provinc develop sugar produc area and sensit demand citi cane acreag guangxi and yunnan account for pct crop risen pct cane grow econom put sugar stock mln tonn septemb hong kong trader estim stock mln end januari fall not reach critic level compel china import quickli china option not easili western countri control stock strictli and can releas into consum market stock fall quickli hong kong trader calendar import will slightli firm world price and foreign exchang constraint like continu end cane and beet sold state own mill small amount sold raw consum mill and ineffici soviet equip import demand rural area will futur rise annual pct demand citi rise annual two pct reuter trade japan deni break semiconductor trade pact japan deni break pact semiconductor trade price set pact high and acknowledg difficulti implement accord faithfulli abid agreement problem spokesman for intern trade and industri ministri told reuter high semiconductor price recommend agreement leav japanes manufactur pile stock unsel product aim reduc product japan thi take time spokesman japanes compani sell chip europ and asia below stipul price ad matter time solv thi problem month pact aim stop japan sell larg quantiti chip knock price unit state and countri and increas semiconductor sale japan senat financ committe thi week call presid reagan bind resolut retali japan for violat agreement reuter wpi german wholesal price fall pct februari west german wholesal price fell pct februari januari stand pct lower februari feder statist offic januari wholesal price rose pct decemb stand pct below level januari wholesal price declin led starch product pct light heat oil pct lower heavi heat oil pct lower and green coffe pct higher wholesal price for fresh veget pct fresh fruit pct and egg pct statist offic statement reuter trade swiss feb trade deficit mln franc jan deficit mln offici grain china januari grain export fall china grain export januari total tonn pct januari custom figur show gave detail breakdown offici china econom new quot figur show tea export rose pct tonn month import wool rose pct tonn period figur show reuter trade swiss februari trade deficit mln franc switzerland had trade deficit mln swiss franc februari compar revis mln deficit januari and mln shortfal februari feder custom offic februari import billion franc export billion import rose real term pct februari export rose real pct offic improv term trade left deficit smaller last year last februari figur had hit import two passeng aircraft reuter ship japan shipbuild seek cartel restrict output japanes shipbuild appli state fair trade commiss form cartel restrict tonnag built half total capac for year start april offici shipbuild associ japan plan yard capabl build ship gross ton will curtail oper mln compens gross regist tonn cgrt year capac six mln cgrt transport ministri estim order mln cgrt year march and mln year industri curtail product due oversuppli year sinc cartel transport ministri guidelin latest guidelin call for ceil mln cgrt year march cartel impos and regul not legal bind industri find interest stick slowdown order caus strong yen and protract worldwid shipbuild slump reuter wpi swiss wholesal price fall pct februari swiss wholesal price fell pct februari give drop pct februari feder offic industri trade and labour price had unchang januari give annual drop pct fell pct year februari wholesal price index base stood februari last year offic fall larg due lower price for energi raw materi and semi finish good consum good price rose slightli reuter earn kubota kub quarter januari group shr yen net profit billion profit billion pretax profit billion loss mln oper profit billion profit mln sale billion billion month end januari group shr yen net billion billion pretax billion billion oper billion billion sale billion billion reuter gold japan cabinet approv bill gold coin issu cabinet approv bill make easier for govern issu commemor coin financ ministri offici bill approv parliament effect april govern issu and yen coin special legisl higher valu coin special law offici present can issu coin yen reuter earn sandoz sanz year group net profit mln swiss franc mln dividend franc per franc nomin share franc per franc nomin particip certif group turnov billion franc billion cash flow mln franc mln parent compani net profit mln franc mln reuter earn alusuiss group net loss mln swiss franc loss mln trade bank japan call for long term effort trade short term effect foreign exchang rate movement correct intern trade imbal appear wane and long term effort requir cut japan chronic depend extern demand bank japan monthli report japan trade surplu nomin term like remain high futur central bank fundament adjust will need long japan hope benefit intern alloc resourc and maintain free trade system ad reuter interest london float rate note price open sharpli lower dealer earn alusuiss aluz year net loss mln swiss franc loss mln gross sale billion billion oper incom mln franc mln net extraordinari charg mln mln note compani plan pct capit reduct bank convert mln franc credit facil subordin loan plan for capit increas compani full name schweizerisch aluminium reuter crude opec deliber mln barrel ceil defend price subroto acq counti increas tesco stake hillard counti act concert tesco plc tsco mln stg for supermarket chain oper hillard plc purchas hillard ordinari share per share statement purchas togeth made counti march repres pct hillard issu ordinari share capit tesco offer made march valu each hillard ordinari share pct premium previou dai close price cash altern will made reuter wpi african produc price inflat fall sharpli south african year year produc price inflat fell pct januari pct decemb central statist offic figur show item index base rose monthli pct januari rise pct decemb year ago index stood and year year produc price inflat pct reuter crude subroto see oil market continu bullish indonesian energi minist subroto see oil market continu bullish underli demand expect rise year told press confer jakarta end two dai meet south east asian energi minist that price stabil dlr barrel sentiment market bullish and will continu that demand will fourth quarter subroto ask prospect for oil price will stabilis dlr turbul spot price will fluctuat offici price will remain dlr ad reuter crude opec defend dlr price subroto indonesian energi minist subroto opec deliber product ceil mln barrel defend dlr barrel price target told report energi confer jakarta that opec had decid maintain price level dlr deliber defend price opec product mln moment state ask opec increas product price dlr barrel thi decid opec meet june will discuss market situat ad meet opec differenti committe had postpon for meet not elabor committe had origin due meet vienna thi week reuter acq japan reject object fairchild sale foreign ministri offici dismiss argument made senior govern offici seek block sale microchip maker japanes firm link complet unrel issu shuichi takemoto foreign ministri north american divis told reuter commerc secretari malcolm baldrig ask white hous block sale fairchild semiconductor corp japan fujitsu itsu offici yesterdai baldrig express concern that sale leav militari depend foreign compani for vital high technolog equip pentagon offici defenc secretari caspar weinberg oppos sale offici sale give fujitsu power role market for supercomput japan supercomput market remain close sale takemoto nation secur not issu sinc plan purchas fairchild current owner schlumberg slb not includ fairchild main defenc relat divis addit takemoto tension supercomput trade not affect sale fairchild not make supercomput analyst note that fairchild make sophist microchip us supercomput fujitsu make similar chip and suppli supercomput maker takemoto dismiss fear that propos takeov violat antitrust law purchas not result fujitsu monopolis semiconductor market two separ issu come togeth boost pressur block purchas industri analyst move part attempt forc japan open domest market supercomput sale offici repeatedli charg that japanes public sector close supercomput sale despit firm technolog lead field unit state believ japan will react bulli and thi bulli ploi salomon brother asia analyst carol ryavec analyst stake supercomput sale fear lose vital semiconductor industri japanes competitor real issu xenophobia silicon vallei tom murtha brokerag jame capel and japanes tension semiconductor trade fail subsid despit recent effort japan ministri intern trade and industri miti japanes firm abid bilater pact aim halt predatori price and open japan market miti offici that japan faithfulli abid agreement problem remain halt sale microchip europ and southeast asia price below set pact matter time solv thi problem told reuter despit furor fujitsu will proce talk acquisit line basic agreement reach schlumberg last year fujitsu spokeswoman told reuter reuter money-fx bank england offer earli monei market bank england invit earli round bill offer eas tight condit monei market bank estim todai liquid shortag billion stg bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill drain billion stg system rise note circul and below target banker balanc mln and mln bank thi exchequ transact add net mln stg reuter cotton china increas cotton output paper china cotton output rise level mln tonn suppli will fall short increas demand china daili demand rose pct output fell mln tonn and record mln offici figur show china daili attribut declin factor includ favor weather condit and state measur restrict cotton product build stock custom figur cotton export rose tonn calendar increas output quickli state will rais pct price pai for cotton produc and quota level newspap offici purchas agenc will bui cotton produc excess that origin contract for ad china daili cotton grow area south china maintain and grow north concentr hebei shandong henan and xinjiang call for comprehens plan coordin product cotton that grain edibl oil and crop gave detail reuter money-supply japan person save soar japanes person save grew pct help sharp increas stock invest individu bank japan outstand save decemb total billion yen fund invest trust alon total billion yen pct year earlier outstand balanc includ deposit bank and post offic pct billion yen save form insur pct billion corpor bond invest pct billion and invest trust bank pct billion reuter earn alusuiss share suspend capit cut new trade share schweizerisch aluminium alusuiss aluz suspend zurich stock exchang todai announc compani that cut share capit pct bours bours trade resum mondai alusuiss bearer share close franc yesterdai regist share franc and particip certif reuter crude petrobra cancel oil purchas saudi arabia brazil state oil compani petrobra cancel mln dlr crude oil purchas saudi arabia saudi refus accept credit guarante bank brazil and not disclos reason petrobra offici export director carlo santana told report saudi supplier oil impos such condit brazil decis halt interest payment commerci debt last month shipment mln barrel repres two dai consumpt saudi report longer accept letter credit bank brazil even saudi bank and that brazil obtain credit guarante lead intern bank februari brazil had contract bui bpd saudi june saudi arabia brazil second biggest oil supplier averag bpd iraq main supplier bpd china come bpd saudi stop trade relationship that will get dozen offer santana ad santana saudi chang mind and decid respect term contract petrobra will lift order cancel shipment saudi had put similar condit previou shipment ad telex that insist cancel contract and bui product santana petrobra threaten cancel contract saudi chang mind and decid accept bank brazil credit guarante reuter acq mannesmann major stake fichtel mannesmann mmwg spokesman compani lodg applic feder cartel offic for approv major stake car part compani fichtel und sach describ applic precautionari move and agreement bui major stake had reach mannesmann that want bui pct stake fichtel heir ernst wilhelm sach grandson firm founder spokesman declin bui share creat major stake firm fichtel princip sharehold commerzbank cbkg pct and salzgitt islg pct spokesmen declin comment directli possibl sell fichtel share mannesmann mannesmann januari hope pct stake fichtel hold compani sach quarter last week spokesman mannesmann had letter intent pct stake complet delai legal question surround inherit reuter earn schweizerhal fire hit sandoz profit sandoz sanz report percentag rise net profit close doubl figur actual two pct had not for novemb warehous fire senior compani offici offici declin identifi told reuter sandoz had made substanti addit reserv cope consequ accid schweizerhal caus sever pollut rhine sandoz todai report comment rise net profit mln franc previou mln and pct increas dividend franc per franc nomin share thi year began perform januari and februari equal period last year offici compani expect give fuller detail result new confer april sandoz insist that adequ insur cover liabil aris accid offici addit reserv cover pct claim not cover and voluntari gestur want compens for effect pollut fire sandoz not figur for claim flow switzerland and countri border rhine sinc accid offici final figur that cite earlier comment gave detail line fellow chemic giant ciba geigi cigz report last month sandoz profit and turnov hit fall dollar offici sale local currenc term pct market share increas unit state and japan thi offset pct neg foreign exchang effect produc report pct drop turnov billion franc sandoz offici net profit ciba geigi drop pct billion franc sale fell pct billion franc major swiss chemic compani hoffmann roch and hofz not report result reuter earn alusuiss see break even schweizerisch aluminimum aluz alusuiss break even thi year cleans balanc sheet for chief execut han jucker threshold profit return forese futur expect approxim break even that presuppos that industri environ not worsen alusuiss longer face burden past loss alusuiss made net loss mln swiss franc restat mln loss gross sale billion franc billion and net turnov billion billion alusuiss had origin report mln franc loss for jucker and financ director hermann haerri told new confer manag instal year ago had decid restat previou year account elimin right australian bauxit previous book asset togeth charg alusuiss gross extraordinari charg mln franc mln had mln extraordinari incom remain provis sale maremont corp subsidiari unit state extraordinari gain jucker loss carri forward had wipe compani remain reserv and exceed legal allow level forc alusuiss adopt pct capit cut approv sharehold april jucker knew sharehold find thi radic elimin mortgag past pain foundat had laid for success compani strategi haerri despit loss compani liquid strong bank debt had cut billion franc end level billion cash flow improv substanti mln franc mln and repres pct turnov mere pct addit reassur creditor alusuiss had arrang major swiss bank union bank switzerland sbgz swiss bank corp sbvz and credit suiss crsz convert mln franc credit into subordin loan main sourc loss book loss and not cash loss haerri exist credit line us small extent and parent compani had grant credit line mln franc consortium swiss bank that cover loan fall due haerri compani had critic for maintain bauxit right asset and had restat account that left account mln franc loss mln mln profit mln mln loss mln and mln loss mln account show sharehold equiti billion franc billion and similar altern made for previou year loss sharehold equiti stood mln franc reuter earn japan corpor profit last quarter current profit japan major firm octob decemb quarter rose pct year earlier billion yen pct year year rise preced quarter financ ministri improv earn result pct profit increas manufactur industri support pct rise for construct firm and pct gain real estat ministri survei total sale firm capit mln yen respond poll fell pct billion yen pct fall previou quarter current profit manufactur industri fourth quarter drop pct billion yen pct fall preced quarter ministri plant and equip invest firm poll fell pct billion yen compar percent fall previoiu quarter ministri offici survei show that japanes economi delic stage hard econom growth stop deterior economi head for recoveri reuter alum alusuiss plan aluminium capac cut schweizerisch aluminium aluz alusuiss plan drastic cut aluminium smelt capac and concentr higher ad product chief execut han jucker elabor plan disclos outlin last septemb compani offici current smelt capac tonn year cut and tonn not cut made two year ago sell ormet corp subsidiari unit state local manag and staff alusuiss had annual capac tonn reuter jobs canada februari unemploy fall pct januari pct statist canada jobs canada februari unemploy pct canada februari unemploy rate season adjust fell pct pct januari statist canada rate pct februari last year season adjust employ februari compar januari unemploy slip reuter gold japan cabinet approv bill gold coin issu cabinet approv bill make easier for govern issu commemor coin financ ministri offici bill approv parliament effect april govern issu and yen coin special legisl higher valu coin special law offici present can issu coin yen reuter ship two brazilian ship firm settl striker two small ship compani reach pai deal strike seamen union leader brazil seamen strike union spokesman rio janeiro seamen had accept pct pai offer compani globo and flumar employe each two week strike come brazil face debt crisi and delai export badli need earn foreign exchang labour minist almir pazzionotto govern will not forc settlement strike rule illeg last fridai reuter money-fx miyazawa exchang rate will stai stabl financ minist kiichi miyazawa told press confer think exchang rate will remain stabl due currenc accord reach pari last month six major industrialis nation not for long dollar hover yen sinc six agre cooper bring currenc stabil ask comment remark offici call for declin dollar miyazawa presid and treasuri secretari can make offici statement exchang rate reuter crude subroto see oil market continu bullish indonesian energi minist subroto see oil market continu bullish underli demand expect rise year told press confer jakarta end two dai meet south east asian energi minist that price stabil dlr barrel sentiment market bullish and will continu that demand will fourth quarter subroto ask prospect for oil price will stabilis dlr turbul spot price will fluctuat offici price will remain dlr ad reuter crude opec defend dlr price subroto indonesian energi minist subroto opec deliber product ceil mln barrel defend dlr barrel price target told report energi confer jakarta that opec had decid maintain price level dlr deliber defend price opec product mln moment state ask opec increas product price dlr barrel thi decid opec meet june will discuss market situat ad meet opec differenti committe had postpon for meet not elabor committe had origin due meet vienna thi week reuter trade bank japan call for long term effort trade short term effect foreign exchang rate movement correct intern trade imbal appear wane and long term effort requir cut japan chronic depend extern demand bank japan monthli report japan trade surplu nomin term like remain high futur central bank fundament adjust will need long japan hope benefit intern alloc resourc and maintain free trade system ad reuter earn aep industri inc aepi qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn holm hlme qtr net shr ct dlr net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln note share adjust for pct stock dividend januari pretax net profit dlr dlr quarter and loss dlr profit dlr year latest year net includ pretax gain dlr quarter and dlr year pension plan revers prior year net includ gain dlr sale properti reuter acq boston fbc start allegheni bid boston inc start previous announc tender offer for common share dlr cumul prefer share and dlr convert prefer share allegheni intern inc dlr dlr and dlr newspap advertis compani offer and withdraw rioght will expir april extend offer condit receipt major allegheni vote power fulli dilut basi and receipt two third each prefer and prefer share merger approv allegheni board remain common prefer and prefer share acquir tender price follow offer receipt minimum amount offer give boston suffici vote power assur approv merger affirm vote sharehold compani reuter ship court put injunct dutch port redund employ rotterdam port strike hit gener cargo sector serv injunct prevent continu plan for redund thi year employ organis spokesman amsterdam court yesterdai rule had legal fault employ redund procedur employ spokesman like restart redund procedur afresh week attempt pre empt final court rule port and transport union repres paul rosenmul describ court rule victori for union ad long disput that hit gener cargo sector for past week resolv rosenmul meet sector worker thi afternoon decid action campaign lightn strike that began januari protest plan redund start thi year employ plan for meet union propos redund work practic agreement sector meanwhil discuss work agreement port grain sector due resum week stalem agreement close coal and or sector employ spokesman ad reuter ship strike close zealand port mondai harbour worker will strike for hour mondai effect close zealand port strike deadlock wage negoti harbour employe worker union spokesman told report will ship movement and port midnight sundai hr gmt march will load unload involv harbour board worker and cook strait ferri provid vital link zealand north and south island will not run ad reuter ship two brazilian ship firm settl striker two small ship compani reach pai deal strike seamen late yesterdai union leader brazil seamen strike union spokesman rio janeiro seamen had accept pct pai rais offer compani globo and flumar employe each two week strike come brazil face debt crisi and delai export badli need earn foreign exchang labour minist almir pazzionotto govern will not forc settlement strike rule illeg last fridai reuter cpi portugues februari consum price rise pct portug consum price rose pct last month pct increas januari and pct rise februari nation statist institut consum price index base rose januari and compar februari thi gave year year februari inflat rate pct pct januari and pct februari measur annual averag rate inflat februari pct compar pct januari govern forecast annual averag inflat pct thi year reuter crude weather close alexandria port sume oil termin strong wind and high sea forc closur egypt main port alexandria and nearbi oil termin port offici tanker load suez mediterranean arab petroleum pipelin sedi kerir southwest stop and offici tanker anchorag await improv weather reuter wpi produc price rose pct feb pct jan rise wpi produc price rise pct februari produc price index for finish good rose pct season adjust basi februari labor depart increas pct increas produc price januari higher energi price primarili respons for increas februari rose slower pace had januari depart finish good index pct februari level season adjust index for finish good stood base finish good index for energi product rose pct februari pct increas januari price increas slow sharpli for gasolin and home heat oil depart price declin includ pct fall for passeng car and pct for light truck januari level thi reflect expand factori financ rebat and discount loan program depart season adjust index for finish good stood base finish good index for energi product rose pct februari pct increas januari price increas slow sharpli for gasolin and home heat oil depart price declin includ pct fall for passeng car and pct for light truck januari level thi reflect expand factori financ rebat and discount loan program depart index for consum food fell pct pct drop januari veget pork and coffe cost index for intermedi good rose pct sharp pct rise januari depart that energi price main reason index for intermedi energi pct gasolin and diesel fuel price pct higher half pct jump record januari durabl manufactur materi index edg pct last month jump pct januari price for steel preciou metal and copper stabil depart lead and zinc price fell hardwood lumber and cement cost crude materi index rose pct februari pct rise januari crude energi materi pct pct rise januari crude petroleum price rose pct last month sharp pct rise januari price rise acceller for log and timber and tobacco fell for cotton metal or and copper and aluminum scrap finish good gasolin rose pct pct januari increas and fuel oil pct februari pct increas januari reuter earn farwest corp ffw qtr loss shr loss dlr profit nil net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit dlr net loss profit rev mln mln note net period includ dlr loss discontinu oper due settlement lawsuit and redempt prefer reuter earn hemotec inc hemo qtr net shr two ct net sale year shr ct ct net sale note net includ tax credit dlr dlr quarter and credit dlr provis dlr year reuter acq servic control bid for american servic servic control corp start tender offer for share american servic corp dlr each newspap advertis compani offer and withdraw right expir april extend american servic board approv offer merger price servic control offer condit receipt share holder share agre tender share offer and grant servic control option bui dlr each reuter earn dreyer grand dryr restat rth quarter loss dreyer grand ic cream restat previous report fourth quarter loss dlr ct per share decid charg dlr provid for loss midwest distribut acquir decemb dreyer restat reduc net incom for full year dlr ct per share compani restat not chang think benefit acquisit futur prospect midwest distribut market dreyer grand previous report earn dlr ct per share dlr dlr share for month year had earn dlr ct per share dlr ct share year reuter earn turbo resourc year net oper shr ct ct oper shr dilut ct ct oper net mln mln rev mln mln note oper net exclud extraordinari incom mln dlr mln tax loss carryforward offset writedown mln dlr mln oil and ga properti and asset reuter earn comment seat loss report volkswagen vowg spokesman group had comment report greater expect loss spanish subsidiari sociedad espanola automovil turismo seat german newspap report that werner schmidt seat supervisori board chairman had told journalist that seat loss for billion peseta mln mark almost doubl origin expect boersen zeitung newspap schmidt invest billion peseta seat thi year and year spend billion spanish unit reuter acq benefici corp sell western nation life for mln dlr earn gener mill inc qtr shr ct ct acq caesar world inc board reject martin sosnoff tender interest top discount rate bill tender fall pct earn mdi mobil data intern inc year net oper shr ct ct oper shr dilut ct ct oper net rev mln mln note current oper net exclud writedown dlr ct share unidentifi invest reuter money-fx monei market deficit revis billion stg bank england revis estim todai shortfal billion stg take account mln stg morn assist reuter nickel outokumpu close nickel refineri summer finnish metal and mine group outokumpu will close nickel refineri harjavalta central finland for six week juli and august thi year due current low price nickel market nickel price bad moment rise slightli sinc januari refineri sale manag pekka purra closur will mean drop product tonn last year output tonn closur move cut labour cost extra staff emploi holidai plant open reuter ipi feb industri product rose pct revis pct jan gain ipi feb industri product rose pct industri product rose pct februari revis pct increas januari feder reserv board fed previous industri product rose pct januari fed februari gain domin sharp rise motor vehicl product boost output consum good and busi equip industri product stood pct averag februari and pct year ago fed fed revis decemb industri product figur gain pct pct origin report manufactur output rose pct februari pct increas januari and includ gain pct durabl and pct durabl fed manufactur pct year ago level product auto assembl rose annual rate mln unit last month januari rate mln unit output consum good rose pct fall pct januari and output consum durabl pct februari fall pct januari busi equip product rose pct februari reflect output auto and truck for busi us and recoveri strike farm equip industri fed mine output rose pct pct increas januari six pct lower year ago util output rose pct februari pct rise januari output defens and space equip pct januari and pct higher year ago output construct suppli rose pct februari pct januari rise materi output increas pct last month fourth consecut monthli increas declin recent strength materi concentr textil paper and chemic fed output home good pct februari and fed product item applianc and furnitur continu strong last month reuter acq caesar world caw reject sosnoff offer caesar world inc board unanim reject dlr share takeov offer york investor martin sosnoff caesar sosnoff offer outstand share common stock inadequ and not interest sharehold compani recommend that sharehold reject sosnoff offer made mt acquisit corp and not tender share caesar will explor varieti altern transact not elabor caesar statement not whether seek bui back share held sosnoff caesar spokesman compani not comment decis wednesdai sosnoff told secur and exchang commiss that control pct compani stock sosnoff inform sec that caesar had offer buyout hold time past year sosnoff organ immedi for comment caesar financi advisor drexel burnham lambert inc had determin that sosnoff offer financi inadequ for sharehold sosnoff compani factor consid reject offer financi condit futur prospect current market condit and numer condit sosnoff bid condit caesar stock open point that point sosnoff offer price reuter earn esselt esb result group profit net interest item mln crown mln sale billion crown billion estim profit per share crown propos dividend crown reuter acq conseco cnc bui benefici bnl unit conseco inc sign definit agreement acquir western nation life insur benefici corp for mln dlr cash western nation had asset billion dlr end and premium and invest revenu western issu structur settlement annuiti for settlement person injuri and damag claim and sell tax shelter annuiti acquisit subject regulatori approv conseco acquisit rais asset billion dlr and annual revenu mln dlr benefici had previous announc plan leav insur busi march agre principl sell american centenni insur benefici intern insur consolid marin and gener insur consolid life assur wesco insur and servic gener insur subsidiari manag led group for mln dlr note conting perform unit and mln dlr cash conseco had oper earn dlr revenu mln dlr reuter earn great american bancorp grtb qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mth shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss asset mln mln deposit mln mln loan mln mln reuter earn koninklijk nederlands papierfabrieken knpn net profit mln guilder mln turnov billion guilder earn per share guilder capit expand pct mln outstand share propos dividend per share guilder note full compani name koninklijk nederlands papierfabrieken reuter earn gener mill inc gi qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale billion billion avg shr mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note period end februari prior year amount restat reflect discontinu furnitur oper earn includ gain discontinu oper mln dlr two ct share quarter and gain mln dlr ct share fiscal month mln dlr ct share year earlier reuter earn novel novl set payment date for stock split novel inc dividend effect previous announc two for stock split will distribut april state time origin announc compani payment will made holder record march reuter earn nortek inc ntk set quarterli qtly div common ct ct prior qtly div special common pai record april reuter ship dutch port union call gener cargo strike dutch port and transport union fnv call strike plan redund that hit rotterdam port gener cargo sector for past week strike leader paul rosenmul told mass meet decis yesterdai rule amsterdam court prevent sector employ continu current plan for redund thi year court sit rosenmul told meet gener cargo sector worker todai court rule employ had made mistak complic legal procedur for obtain offici permiss for redund and not proce continu strike for moment pressur redund lift rosenmul ad that strike began januari protest plan for redund resum time employ made move appli for permiss for redund svz labour relat manag gerrard zeebregt meet lawyer todai view appli for thi permiss week hope gain approv for redund month reuter earn nova alberta corp qtr shr loss ct loss dlr coffee uganda rout coffe export kisumu long delai railwai cross kenyan border led uganda rout coffe export ferri link kenyan port kisumu across lake victoria ugandan offici base kenya uganda direct rail link kenyan port mombasa conduct pct extern trade chronic shortag railwai wagon custom kisumu dai compar two malaba rail border cross ugandan railwai offici malaba handl pct trade and coffe and oil kisumu accid recent damag wagon ferri pli kisumu and ugandan port jinja caus bottleneck lake rout sourc coffe market board kampala report delai coffe export shipment last januari due congest lake ferri coffe account for pct uganda export earn and last novemb presid yoweri museveni order coffe shipment carri rail order avoid higher cost road haulag reuter wpi norwai wholesal price rise pct februari norwai wholesal price index base rose pct februari pct rise januari central bureau statist year year increas for februari pct compar pct januari and pct februari ad reuter earn healthco intern inc hlco qtr net oper shr ct ct oper shr dilut ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr avg shr dilut year oper shr dlr dlr oper shr dilut dlr dlr oper net mln rev mln mln avg shr avg shr dilut note net period exclud charg dlr distribut system restructur cost year net exclud dlr debt retir gain and gain mln dlr sale hpsc inc hpsc stock net period includ charg dlr revers invest tax credit reuter earn wilfr american educ corp wae qtr shr two ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln note net period includ gain dlr cancel debt quarter net includ revers dlr invest tax credit reuter earn laboratori inc bmd qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln note net for qtr and and adjust reflect retroact effect for two stock split distribut sharehold juli and august net includ result oper parm pharmaceut inc acquir reuter earn med inc num qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln current year net period includ gain dlr chang inestim live us depreci properti and equip reuter earn alusuiss plan pct capit cut schweizerisch aluminium alusuiss plan reduc share and particip certif capit pct cover loss and carri forward previou year chief execut han jucker jucker told new confer that greatest drain financi resourc had stop extraordinari charg net loss mln franc slightli mln loss previou year loss and carri made reduc capit pct jucker compani improv liquid recoveri cash flow and convers mln swiss franc credit into subordin loan trade alusuiss share suspend zurich stock exchang todai announc compani that cut share capit pct bours trade resum mondai reuter earn davi water dww releas pre split earn davi water and wast industri inc restat earn pre stock split basi for fiscal quarter and month end januari report march post for stock split basi compani earn per share for quarter pre split basi convert ct ct post split versu ct pre split two ct post split for fiscal quarter for month davi earn per share convert ct and ct for fiscal and ct and ct reuter earn nova alberta corp qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln year shr profit ct loss dlr net profit mln loss mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln reuter acq elder beerman eldr get offer dlr share elder beerman store corp owner pct stock offer compani privat offer dlr per share for remain pct stock compani propos will consid regularli schedul board meet march offer made member beerman famili hold pct compani stock chairman max gutmann and member board reuter earn echlin inc ech dividend increas pct qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record april two reuter earn nation entertain corp nent qtr net jan end shr six ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev note prior year net period includ dlr tax credit reuter earn nation entertain nent revers split set nation entertain corp shareholdersapprov for revers stock split and name chang major video corp effect march ticker symbol will majv compani expect add compani own and franchis major video store dai oper reuter earn pembina resourc year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq comput memori cmin set film firm merger comput memori inc end disk drive oper june agre acquir hemdal film corp transact will give hemdal owner control result compani comput memori princip asset mln dlr cash and cash equival agre exchang newli issu share equal pct aggreg issu acquir hemdal that compani owner john dali becom chief execut offic combin compani renam hemdal film corp comput memori propos transact subject result corpor review and approv sharehold will hold special meet practic compani share outstand held intel corp intc anticip fintel share will purchas for dlr share connect merger hemdal comput memori reuter acq klm seek stake british courier servic klm royal dutch airlin klm negoti for minor stake british and commonwealth ship plc bcom courier servic transact includ convert loan issu klm activ fast grow door door deliveri market pct stake dutch courier servic seek bui iml air servic group british and commonwealth two compani agre earlier thi month for klm pct stake british and commonwealth commut airlin air deal worth two mln stg reuter money-fx econom spotlight em mark eighth birthdai european monetari system mark eighth anniversari vulner turmoil world monei market despit creat island currenc rate stabil europ economist economist system hold european commun currenc narrow fluctuat band remain infanc currenc european currenc unit ecu runawai success investor and borrow alik seek altern volatil dollar and wednesdai long term vision ecu europ common currenc step nearer realiti belgium mint world ecu coin economist member such west germani block second stage develop envisag system found father west german chancellor helmut schmidt and french presid valeri giscard esta thi phase origin due start two year em set decis make transfer nation govern and central bank autonom european monetari fund member jealous guard sovereignti econom and monetari matter basic problem em that govern not prepar make quantum leap situat decis common economist close watch system develop result that divid polici currenc accentu economist system greatest weak vulner weak dollar past month dollar plung and investor move into strong currenc result sharp rise west german mark sever strain system mark soar dollar rose em currenc favour intern investor and west germani last year refus give pressur partner and unit state cut interest rate slow mark rise em had realign twice eas financi and trade strain commun two month ago mark and dutch guilder revalu pct and belgian and luxembourg franc two pct currenc system french franc italian lira irish punt and danish crown anoth frustrat britain failur lend em polit support keep pound major world currenc system chang british govern attitud expect countri gener elect due mid meanwhil system last realign sinc set prompt european financ minist highli secret monetari committe and committe central bank governor come suggest for reinforc idea due unveil financ minist hold inform meet belgium earli month economist propos involv tinker technic detail sceptic chanc for fundament chang technic measur won protect em extern factor such dollar weak for that step forward institut level leo corel kredietbank econom research depart economist system fortun will depend larg success agreement last month major industri nation stabilis exchang rate dollar resum slide em for turbul predict reuter earn gener mill gi see strong qtr result gener mill inc report stronger result for quarter end februari expect momentum continu fourth quarter compani expect report strong earn per share growth and record return equiti fiscal thi achiev despit expect oper charg final quarter gener mill charg will like offset oper gain includ six ct share half gener mill end quarter return averag equiti pct major factor contribut quarter improv pct gain unit volum consum food continu good profit growth red lobster usa and strong perform specialti retail compani report quarterli earn mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share year ago sale rose billion dlr billion dlr year ago data reflect two for common stock split reuter acq packag system pak bui label firm packag system corp agre acquir walter richter label inc privat held maker woven label base paterson term acquisit expect complet dai not disclos reuter earn manufactur home inc mnh year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note net includ dlr provis for credit loss net includ charg dlr cumul effect account chang reuter gold haiti announc find or rich gold field ministri mine announc discoveri major gold field grand boi haiti miner rich north press confer yesterdai ministri spokesman report deposit contain estim mln ton or each ton capabl contain gram gold spokesman gave estim thought find discov wednesdai worth mine begin foreign partner invest mln dlr need for technic equip spokesman haitian govern never oper gold mine unit nation recent complet year feasibl studi list grand boi and morn bossa site import gold deposit sedren copper mine gonaiv oper canadian firm close year mine concentr contain gold copper grand boi mine repres larg amount monei offici sedren mine catch gold extract and come monei financ oper offici ask not name told reuter reuter acq holidai corp hia comsat close sale holidai corp and commun satellit corp close previous announc sale comsat holidai pct interest net commun joint ventur that room video entertain hotel satellit term deal comsat paid holidai mln dlr cash and assum half ventur mln dlr outstand debt compani net ad will continu provid program holidai hotel reuter earn consum financi corp cfin net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note net includ invest gain ct share versu six ct share for and extraordinari gain ct share reuter earn chicago rivet and machin cvr qtr net shr ct ct net sale year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln reuter earn filtertek inc ftk set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record reuter rubber rubber pact appear balanc negoti intern natur rubber agreement inra approach make break point and prospect for futur pact balanc deleg manaspa xuto thailand chairman inra renegoti confer hold consult small group produc and consum resolv major outstand issu talk began mondai xuto issu settl end week time draft agreement second week talk due last march xuto noth concret atmospher good discuss expect continu late into night and xuto hold weekend meet deleg negoti focu degre price adjust automat present market price below refer price set malaysian singapor cent kilo current agreement for six month refer price revis pct amount decid intern natur rubber organis council consum ask that circumst adjust automat pct produc want council last word and resist reduc role price adjust procedur deleg optim settl anoth issu that floor price appear that consum drop insist downward adjust floor price call lower indic price circumst thi mean that compromis centr refer price and bui sell and bui sell level chang lower indic price set malaysian singapor cent current pact deleg that exchang for consum flexibl floor price question produc agre anoth consum propos for frequent price review month interv present reuter earn transact int inc tact qtr jan net shr ct net rev mln mln month shr two ct ct net rev mln mln note month period includ gain dlr sale meston lake resourc share and credit dlr favroabl settlement state incom tax assess month period includ gain dlr two ct share sale ferrotherm reuter money-fx franc repai currenc intervent debt franc todai repaid billion franc short term currenc intervent debt european monetari cooper fund emcf financ ministri debt part billion franc liabil incur activ emcf swap facil defend franc januari european monetari system realign realign week specul pressur produc pct revalu west german mark and dutch guilder french franc and two pct revalu belgian franc reuter crude shell canada rais crude price canadian ct bbl todai edmonton ship correct two brazil ship firm settl todai sao paulo stori headlin two brazilian ship firm settl striker read second para offer compani global and flumar offer compani globo and flumar correct name compani reuter trade german bank see good soviet trade prospect soviet west german trade expect develop favour due moscow increas open east west econom relat dresdner bank moscow repres michael stein told bank present soviet union last year hit fall world oil price cut export revenu oil relat product and natur ga and oversea bui power advers affect lower dollar dresdner bank economist alfr apholt soviet union larg currenc and gold reserv had soften impact dollar weaken and oil price drop reuter acq nation pizza piza acquir restaur nation pizza reach agreement principl bui straw hat pizza restaur and relat real estat for approxim mln dlr cash acquisit will convert pizza hut restaur nation pizza and expect gener annual sale approxim mln dlr sale complet will bring number restaur oper nation pizza compani reuter earn citicorp place brazil loan cash basi cut qtr net mln dlr ship singapor spend billion dlr port port singapor author psa will spend billion dlr develop port facil and cargo handl equip year commun minist yeo ning hong told parliament yeo improv need cope expect growth ship tonnag and cargo handl port gave detail psa handl mln gross regist tonn cargo latest statist port author reuter crude or seek canadian fund for heavi oil test or corp dominion secur alberta inc appoint offer common share canadaina compani organ exploit heavi oil product opportun canada and western europ or offer for privat sale stock made effort basi design rais mln canadian dlr compani will invest properti and project electromagnet stimul process develop iit research institut sponsorship or reuter acq chrysler unit bui benefici bnl unit chrysler corp chrysler inc acquir major portion commerci lend portfolio benefici busi credit corp subsidiari benefici corp acquisit involv mln dlr net receiv chrysler subsidiari chrysler financi corp had receiv billion dlr end reuter crude petrobra ask armi withdraw troop brazil state oil compani petrobra ask armi withdraw troop occupi oil instal sinc tuesdai petrobra statement statement request for withdraw troop made calm reign refineri request due end seamen strike and willing oil industri worker sit negoti tabl statement even petrobra statement seamen strike union spokesman two small ship compani had reach pai agreement overwhelm major brazil seamen remain strike statement meet petrobra and oil industri leader set for wednesdai rio presenc labour minist almir pazzionotto mediat petrobra request for withdraw troop made local hour gmt compani spokesman not troop had remov reuter interest italian interbank rate rise februari itali averag interbank rate rose provision pct februari pct januari figur bank itali show weight averag rate bank lend provision pct februari compar januari averag weight rate paid deposit eas provision pct pct itali todai announc that offici discount rate cut pct pct effect tomorrow reuter acq paint compani metex mtx stake bui metropolitan consolid industri inc york paint compani acquir share metex corp pct total and left open possibl that acquir merger file secur and exchang commiss metropolitan bought metex stock invest bui addit share sell current stake bui share metropolitan open market privat deal exchang offer tender offer merger metropolitan acquir option bui metex share own william hack metex director togeth thi wife hold compani common share pct total metropolitan option bui anoth metex common share dlr each option not exercis april metropolitan exercis option and acquir hack stake metex common share pct total metropolitan sec file made sharehold group hack metropolitan spent mln dlr acquir metex stake list recent stock purchas common share march dlr each and share march dlr reuter acq bpi system bpii talk sell compani bpi system inc hold discuss that lead sale outstand share for mln dlr bpi presid and chief execut offic david fernald declin identifi parti involv talk for month end decemb bpi lost dlr sale dlr reuter acq balli manufactur sale six flag theme park acq telemedia bui harrowsmith equinox magazin telemedia inc telemedia publish inc subsidiari agre bui privat own harrowsmith and equinox magazin for undisclos amount cash telemedia acquisit expect small posit impact short term earn harrowsmith altern life style magazin canada seventh largest paid circul english languag magazin equinox countri eighth largest each circul copi magazin group had revenu mln dlr last year and emploi peopl telemedia telemedia will acquir pct interest compani recent launch edit harrowsmith magazin editiion begun last year paid circul compani final deal expect mid april telemedia magazin founder agre continu provid editori and publish direct for magazin reuter earn divi hotel dvh qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note month fiscal includ extraordinari gain ct per share reuter acq balli bly sale six flag balli manufactur corp sale six flag theme amus park unit and us proce pai debt addit sale amus park balli plan sell minor stake health club chain public compani will regist propos offer secur and exchang commiss for pct health club spokesman william peltier told reuter sell six flag consider peltier respons inquiri compani us incom amus park chain sold repai debt six flag sell for mln dlr analyst health club chain nation largest valu mln dlr balli reportedli approach six flag prospect buyer compani cash begin pai back mln dlr mountain debt balli recent complet mln dlr acquisit golden nugget casino hotel atlant citi golden nugget inc gng purchas push long term debt billion dlr almost time equiti mln dlr balli unit health and tenni club had revenu mln dlr pct balli total revenu billion dlr balli acquir six flag for mln dlr januari penn central corp balli bought great america theme park gurne ill for mln dlr marriott corp mh park had pretax oper profit mln dlr revenu mln dlr club and equip unit combin post oper profit mln dlr revenu mln dlr mln club compani earlier thi month will charg earn quarter mln dlr result deal bui back mln common share real estat develop donald trump februari deal balli agre bui mln mln share held trump dlr share mln dlr mln dlr relat expens exchang for trump not seek control compani for year deal requir balli bui trump remain share for dlr share stock price not reach that level februari reuter acq franklin resourc ben net doubl franklin resourc inc believ earn doubl thi year compar year ago compani report incom mln dlr mln dlr revenu franklin resourc financi servic compani fiscal year end septemb reuter sugar cuba sugar crop last year cuban sugar export figur for januari suggest that thi year crop larg last year mln tonn sugar analyst export januari total tonn raw year earlier figur receiv intern sugar organ januari major export month and figur give good indic current crop fourth quarter export fell tonn tonn year earlier thi cuba destock end ad trade hous czarnikow recent estim product thi year mln tonn cuban sugar product quarter tonn give final crop total mln tonn compar crop mln tonn quarter product cuba hurrican meant that last year crop extend export ussr substanti januari tonn januari comecon countri receiv tonn tonn month last year figur receiv iso show bulgaria czechoslovakia poland and romania substanti cuban sugar cuba novemb export total tonn compar tonn and decemb total tonn tonn year calendar year export for lower mln tonn mln lowest level sinc mln tonn figur show reuter earn helmerich and payn inc increas div qtly div ct ct payabl june record reuter earn holli corp hoc qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln six mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit mln rev mln mln note six month fiscal includ loss ct per share discontinu oper per share figur reflect partial for stock split effect decemb reuter trade white hous trade bill gener good white hous spokesman marlin fitzwat administr had disagr trade bill that clear hous subcommitte yesterdai gener felt good bill gener feel good bipartisan consider trade legisl progress told report wide area agreement area disagr reuter acq sunter acquisit begin tender for allegheni intern inc acq irish oil concern boost cenergi crg stake bryson oil and ga plc belfast northern ireland oil compani seek control cenergi corp rais stake compani share pct total file secur and exchang commiss bryson bought cenergi common share march dlr each previous had held share pct bryson request detail sharehold inform cenergi case decid commun sharehold cenergi made legal challeng request reuter acq sunter begin tender for allegheni allegheni intern inc sunter acquisititon corp form boston inc began cash tender offer accord previous announc merger agreement for outsand share allegheni common stock dlr cumul prefer stock and dlr convert prefer stock offer expir april extend term agreement tender sharehold will receiv dlr per common share dlr per prefer share and dlr per prefer share allegheni offer condit valid tender stock repres major vote power and two third outstand share prefer stock and prefer stock merger agreement announc earlier thi week reuter earn transit financi hold inc qtr net shr ct ct net rev not year shr ct ct net rev reuter earn sport life inc splf qtr jan net oper shr loss six ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev half oper shr profit six ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev note prior year net exclud extraordinari credit dlr quarter and dlr half current quarter net includ dlr tax credit reuter acq invest firm cut cyclop cyl stake group affili york invest firm lower stake cyclop corp share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss group led mutual share corp sold cyclop common share sinc februari reuter earn argyl energi corp year loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev note shr and net dlr writedown properti and asset reuter earn transit financi see share profit rise transit financi hold inc earlier report higher fourth quarter and full year earn expect share profit increas dlr ct compani share forecast base mln share outstand mln common share issu decemb and earn base mln share outstand compani earlier report profit rose dlr ct share year earlier dlr ct share reuter interest san paolo torino cut prime rate pct pct offici money-supply canadian monei suppli rise mln dlr week bank canada earn holli corp hoc qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr half oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note current half net exclud dlr loss discontinu oil and natur ga oper share adjust for for stock split and recapit decemb prior year net period includ pretax charg dlr recapit cost reuter acq cyclop cyl will not give data group cyclop corp board reject request cyacq corp investor group for public inform cyclop maker specialti steel and electron retail cyclop cite agreement acquir britain dixon group plc for dlr share tender offer that expir midnight march cyacq compris audio video affili inc citicorp capit investor and investor yesterdai increas tender offer for cyclop dlr share dlr subject condit condit that cyclop provid cyacq public data dixon and that cyacq satisfi financi project made dixon offer cyclop board determin that cyacq announc not offer cyacq press releas not amend cyacq outstand tender offer remain dlr per share and not state that cyacq financ commit carri origin offer increas offer that make cyclop statement agreement dixon bind and dixon will not rescind waiv provis pact cyclop compani advis that dixon sharehold approv merger satisfi that condit agreement reuter earn san juan race associ inc sjr qtr shr ct ct net rev mln mln month shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note qtr and month includ extraordainri gain dlr and dlr sale land reuter acq edelman cut lucki store lk stake pct group led york investor asher edelman lower stake lucki store inc lk share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss edelman group sold lucki store common share march and price rang dlr share long edelman stake below pct not requir report deal lucki store stock reuter money-supply canadian monei suppli rise week canadian narrowli defin monei suppli rose mln dlr billion dlr week end march bank canada daili interest chequabl and person deposit rose mln dlr billion dlr and notic and person fix term deposit rose billion dlr billion dlr person fix term deposit and foreign currenc deposit resid book charter bank canada rose billion dlr billion dlr charter bank gener loan outstand rose mln dlr billion dlr canadian liquid short term asset fell mln dlr billion dlr and total canadian dollar major asset charter bank rose mln dlr billion dlr charter bank net foreign currenc asset rose mln dlr minu mln dlr note circul total billion dlr mln dlr week govern cash balanc rose billion dlr billion dlr week end march govern secur outstand fell mln dlr billion dlr week end march treasuri bill rose mln dlr billion dlr and canada save bond fell mln dlr billion dlr reuter rubber make conciliatori move rubber pact talk drop insist that floor price intern natur rubber agreement inra revis downward circumst confer sourc surpris conciliatori move meet produc main concern that floor price lower indic price remain unchang not clear whether consum countri will follow suit number britain west germani and belgium appear strong reserv sourc ad group consum seek adjust lower indic price set malaysian singapor cent kilo present pact buffer stock tonn rise tonn sourc question extent price adjust automat remain problem confer chairman manaspa xuto thailand hold consult produc and consum dai consum group hold separ meet ahead consult presid group tonight reuter acq interconnect prefer friendli gate glj offer interconnect capit seek acquir gate learjet corp friendli term late yesterdai compani offer dlr per share for gate learjet share interconnect capit intend purchas gate corp loan gate learjet for mln dlr bid success interconnect capit control interconnect inc gate corp own pct gate learjet reuter earn infinit graphic inc infg qtr jan net shr profit two ct loss ct net profit loss sale mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale reuter acq mindscap bui harcourt brace hbj unit mindscsap inc agre bui educ softwar unit holt rinehart and winston inc subsidiari harcourt brace jovanovich inc for undisclos term sale divis had purchas holt rinehart cb peak mln dlr mindscap reuter earn health mor inc hmi set dividend qtly dividend ct ct pai april record march reuter acq caesar world consid restructur and sale compani earn fairchild industri inc qtr oper shr loss ct loss ct acq arco sell two agricultur research oper atlant richfield sold plan cell research institut unit and arco seed oper two transact for undisclos price compani sold dublin calif base plant cell research montedis spa milan itali and arco seed genet hollist calif atlant richfield divestitur line polici focus resourc oil ga chemic and coal oper reuter acq caesar world caw mull restructur caesar world inc reject dlr share takeov bid york investor martin sosnoff altern that includ restructur compani and sale file secur and exchang commiss caesar world board decid special meet yesterdai explor and investig altern effort thwart sosnoff takeov attempt sugar low sugar price attract soviet chines declin raw sugar price like attract bui soviet union and china woodhous drake and carei latest weekli market report present lower termin valu reflect lack renew prompt offtak two larg consum report week good demand for thai raw particulari for octob decemb shipment trade twenti point premium octob york deliveri reuter acq chemlawn chem seek bid march chemlawn corp ask potenti purchas compani submit propos est march chemlawn wast manag inc wmx intend particip bid process will submit confidenti agreement chemlawn financi advisor smith barnei harri upham and inc wast manag dlr per share tender offer for chemlawn underwai that chemlawn reject inadequ chemlawn hold talk parti sale compani and inform potenti purchas that mnust sign confidenti agreemn receiv confidenti inform chemlawn chemlawn wast manag sign such agreement chemlawn suppli inform suppli potenti purchas will not make except for wast manag give that compani advantag bid process reuter earn gt corp gtsc qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev note net period includ dlr writedown seismic laboratori and dlr increas reserv for doubt account reuter earn fairchild industri inc fen qtr loss oper shr loss ct oper loss ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln year oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note per share result provis for pfd dividend fourth qtr earn exclud loss discontinu oper mln dlr dlr share and loss mln dlr dlr share tax revers versu gain discontinu oper mln dlr ct share qtr oper earn exclud loss discontinu oper mln dlr dlr share versu loss mln dlr dlr share reuter acq smartnam bui american inform network smartnam inc reach agreement principl bui american inform network term agreement not disclos compani purchas american will meet broader rang direct mail industri custom reuter acq arco acr sell two oper atlant richfield sold plan cell research institut unit and arco seed oper two transact for undisclos price compani sold dublin calif base plant cell research montedis spa milan itali and arco seed genet hollist calif atlant richfield divestitur line polici focus resourc oil ga chemic and coal oper reuter crude ecuador begin work oil pipelin colombia construct worker todai began build mile pipelin link ecuador jungl oilfield pipelin colombia ecuadorean crude pump pacif coast ecuadorean energi minsitri offici two month and mln dlr build pipelin lago agrio ecuador puerto colon colombia for connect colombian pipelin port tumaco colombia pacif ocean coast lago agrio puerto colon pipelin design transport barrel dai bpd ecuadorean crude colombian pipelin colombian pipelin tumaco ampl room for ecuadorean crude transport bpd bpd capac ecuadorean energi ministri offici ecuadorean crude reach tumaco will ship boat ecuador for refin into oil product meet domest demand complet pipelin ecuador resum product paralys sinc march six earthquak night tremor ruptur countri main pipelin jungl oilfield ecuadorean port balao pacif ocean ecuador pump bpd earthquak month repair pipelin balao govern offici ecuador estim that will cost mln dlr repair oil instal damag earthquak energi ministri javier espinosa reuter trade dutch trade fulli balanc januari netherland record flat trade balanc januari export and import total billion guilder modestli lower compar decemb sharpli januari last year econom ministri spokesman quot offici statist januari export compar decemb figur billion guilder and pct below last year level billion januari import compar billion guilder decemb and fell pct billion januari last year reuter earn desoto inc dso regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai april record march reuter earn method electron inc methb regular payout qtly div class ct ct prior class two ct two ct prior pai april record april reuter ipi brazil industri growth rate slow januari growth rate brazilian industri output slow januari pct month rise pct decemb brazilian geographi and statist institut figur show result line declin trend growth rate sinc octob institut month end januari industri product pct month end januari last year calendar output pct biggest output rise month end januari pct pharmaceut and pct machineri reuter earn gener cinema corp gcn common stock dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april recrod april reuter earn stephan ftc year net shr ct ct net rev reuter acq plm plma unit end merger talk plm co inc plm power unit broke merger discuss sunlaw energi corp beverli hill calif januari plm power enter into letter intent negoti potenti acquisit sunlaw subject substanti due dilig compani two compani not agre mutual satisfactori final term and condit reuter coffee colombia open april coffe registr colombia open coffe export registr for april and nation coffe grower feder set limit gilberto arango presid privat export associ told reuter decis not put limit respond factor emerg recent intern coffe organis talk london produc and consum fail agre introduct export quota reuter earn met pro corp mpr pai regular dividend qtrly ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn aileen inc aee qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln reuter earn wolverin world wide inc www qtr loss shr loss six ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln note year result includ mln dlr restructur charg qtr reuter earn hurco compani inc hurc qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg share reuter acq maxtor mxtr agre acquir design maxtor corp and design corp usdc reach definit agreement cover acquisit design maxtor arrang subject number condit includ design sharehold approv call for maxtor issu mln dlr worth common stock exchang for design number maxtor share issu will determin averag close price maxtor stock trade dai period prior dai acquisit becom effect compani reuter earn share medic system corp smed set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn weigh tronix inc wght qtr net shr ct ct net sale year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn monarch avalon inc mahi qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln month shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note per share inform adjust for for two stock split januari reuter cotton cotton certif expir date extend expir date upland cotton certif issu upland cotton program extend agricultur depart announc certif extend shortag commod credit corpor inventori for exchang certif usda undersecretari danial amstutz present upland cotton commod certif expir month last dai month issuanc procedur current outstand and upland cotton certif issu upland cotton program will expir date februari month last dai month certif issu whichev reuter earn bnl announc net profit bank sector state own banca nazional del lavoro bnl profit for bank activ equal billion lire billion lire consolid result for bnl interest tourism public work industri credit and sector expect announc thi year result for bank sector present sharehold meet schedul for april reuter earn appli dna system inc adna qtr loss shr loss nil net loss loss rev avg shr year shr loss ct loss six ct net loss rev note amount includ loss pct own scientif develop affili analyt biosystem corp reuter acq oilman pct qed explor qedx kansa oilman nichola powel told secur and exchang commiss acquir share qed explor inc pct total outstand common stock powel head prairi resourc corp and mack colt inc kansa oil and ga explor compani bought stock for invest purpos powel spent dlr qed stock plan bui share long consid undervalu reuter earn john labatt qtr shr dilut ct ct earn lifestyl restaur inc lif qtr jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note current qtr loss includ gain dlr and dlr sale restaur leas reuter earn sierra health servic inc sie qtr loss shr loss ct profit six ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter earn firecom inc frcm qtr jan loss shr loss two ct profit two ct net loss profit sale mth shr loss cent profit ct net loss profit sale reuter ipi brazil industri product slow januari industri output januari pct month rise pct decemb brazilian geographi and statist institut figur show result line declin trend growth rate sinc octob institut month end januari industri product pct month end januari last year calendar output pct biggest output rise month end januari pct pharmaceut and pct machineri reuter earn wheel and lake eri railwai wle div qtly div dlr dlr pai record april note dividend paid sharehold norfolk southern corp nsc norfolk and western railwai reuter earn gener cinema corp gcn class dividend qtly div class ct ct pai april record april reuter earn john labatt qtr jan net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev billion mln mth shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net rev billion billion avg shr mln mln reuter trade trade bill chang agricultur trade law hous wai and mean committe move passag trade bill that sponsor intend open foreign market agricultur good and modifi agricultur trade law trade subcommitte vote requir presid reagan into account potenti harm agricultur export trade retali impos for foreign unfair trade practic domest industri bill agricultur produc seek govern monitor import reason chanc industri harm import surg full wai and mean committe bill week and congression sourc expect will approv investig involv process agricultur product trade associ processor produc petit for relief foreign dump unfair duti bill set trade negoti object for uruguai round talk gener agreement tariff and trade seek fair trade agricultur seek disciplin restrict trade distort import and export practic elimin tariff subsidi quota and tariff barrier presid reagan author negoti gatt agreement extend januari and author negoti free trade zone canada extend januari bill extend reagan author negoti intern coffe agreement octob refund import duti paid raw sugar import novemb march for product sugar product contain sugar and destin for export export sugar product occur octoer present qualifi for refund sugar process year import and export year agricultur benefit rapid decis complaint unfair foreign trade practic injuri import reuter earn american citi ambj set initi prefer div american citi busi journal inc declar initi dividend ct share recent issu mln share convert exchang prefer stock dividend payabl march sharehold record march american citi ad that futur dividend will paid quarterli basi prefer stock issu februari reuter money-supply busi loan rise mln dlr march week fed money-supply busi loan rise mln dlr busi loan book major bank exclud accept rose mln dlr billion dlr week end march feder reserv board fed that busi loan includ accept increas mln dlr billion dlr reuter earn weyerhaeus see signific increas earn earn variti expect report qtr and full year loss money-fx round central bank central bank easili beaten back foreign exchang market test industri nation recent pact stabil currenc analyst activ trade thi week market push dollar sterl canadian dollar and australian dollar higher oper finger burn central bank signal displeasur roar success jame neill financi market economist marin midland bank central bank send strong signal that won toler kind momentum build currenc ad senior corpor trader bank februari financ minist and central bank governor japan west germani franc and group canada sign accord agre cooper close foster stabil exchang rate prevail level agreement view market attempt put floor dollar sizeabl two year declin major world currenc and initi trader respect for accord refrain push dollar lower wednesdai dollar climb mark pfennig level fridai accord move aid indic that economi pick steam februari time west german economi regress dealer feder reserv bank york gave trader sharp remind that pact had encompass idea limit inordin dollar gain declin dealer differ whether central bank interven sell dollar mark simpli telephon dealer for quot and enquir trade condit dollar quickli back hover todai mark market surpris that fed show face marin midland neill wednesdai london dealer bank england interven open market sell sterl currenc rose dlr compar dlr pact sterl high yield currenc australian dollar and canadian dollar favor trader surmis that chanc intervent pursuant pari currenc accord left limit room for profit plai dollar mark and dollar yen pound boost suggest improv economi anticip popular british budget march and public opinion poll show good chanc for incumb conserv parti gener elect real run sterl ann mill shearson lehman brother inc sterl trade todai dlr dlr last night slid mark yesterdai and peak recent heavi profit take sterl mark ahead tuesdai budget jame mcgroarti discount corp specul detect presenc and british central bank accler shift into canadian and australian dollar stymi bank canada act slow currenc rise canadian dollar trade per dollar todai yesterdai and australian reserv bank fed agent sold australian dollar yesterdai dealer australian dollar fell low cent todai high thursdai analyst central bank move stifl sudden upward movement leav market uncertain step todai focu shift yen held tight rang dollar for month dollar fell yen last night analyst yen gain trader unwound long sterl short mark posit establish chang percept health german economi fund unwind oper end yen dealer bank recent west german data shown fall industri order lower industri output and slow employ gain yen benefit japanes entiti invest heavili oversea for exampl australian financi instrument repatri profit ahead end japanes fiscal year march note that dollar yen rate sens controversi larg trade deficit japan analyst stage set for anoth test dollar downward scope japanes currenc latest review foreign exchang market end januari feder reserv reveal that interven protect dollar yen januari that dai dollar fell low yen fed bought dollar yen level januari market bear mind that time march and situat mcgroarti discount reuter earn weyerhaeus see higher earn weyerhaeus signific increas earn and anoth good year weyerhaeus report earn mln dlr dlr per share billion dlr revenu anticip improv cash flow will compani invest and acquir aggress past year weyerhaeus weyerhaeus princip lumber product compani forecast made compani chief financi offic meet institut investor tokyo expect opportun build product area composit panel and engin product direct specif commod end us market growth higher ad product financi servic and diversifi busi addit compani rise product price and demand for pulp and paper reflect major world market case light weight paper grade overcapac remain problem weyerhaeus state that lower manufactur cost structur and obtain signific product increas reuter earn ldbrinkman corp ldbc qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln six mth shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln reuter earn ac enterpris inc acs qtr loss shr loss two ct profit ct net loss profit rev avg shr year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev avg shr note revenu exclud hospit televis rental busi sold dec loss period includ gain dlr sale discontinu busi reuter acq toni lama tlam bui coulson texa inc toni lama inc sign letter intent bui coulson texa inc maker heel and leather compon compani exact term deal not determin that not expect acquisit materi effect financi posit addit bui substanti coulson asset toni lama assum compani liabil reuter earn fit inc tfit year dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr reuter acq tribun trb complet cabl system sale tribun complet sale danvil cabl televis system cablevis industri partnership affili cablevis industri inc liberti danvil system two system acquir tribun septemb part purchas daili press inc publish newport new daili press and time herald agreement sell system for total mln dlr reach octob sale newport new system complet decemb reuter acq gte gte unit sell infortext product infortext system inc final two year agreement gte servic corp and affili will sell infortext line person comput base telephon call account system gte servic unit gte corp evalu competit call account system compani reuter acq sheppard resourc merg cancer clinic sheppard resourc inc sign letter intent merg breast center inc owner oper and franchis clinic that provid servic for earli detect breast cancer term not disclos merger breast center sharehold becom major sharehold combin compani approv sheppard will chang name breast center reuter earn firstier inc frst set regular quarterli div qtly div ct ct prior pai march record march reuter earn zondervan corp zond qtr net shr profit nil profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln reuter earn unibancorp inc ubcp regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai april record march reuter earn second nation build snbl rais dividend qtrly ct six ct pai april record march note full name compani second nation build and loan reuter earn broadview financi corp bdvf qtr loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln note qtr and year net includ mln dlr and mln dlr provis for land and real estat loss qtr and year net includ mln dlr and mln dlr provis for loss reuter earn enzo biochem inc enzo qtr jan net shr ct net rev avg shr mln mln six mth shr ct six ct net rev avg shr mln mln reuter acq tender for allegheni int underwai boston inc fbc sunter acquisit corp began previous announc dlr per share tender offer for allegheni intern inc common stock compani offer dlr for each dlr cumul prefer share and dlr for each share dlr convert prefer stock compani offer and withdraw right will expir midnight april extend reuter earn variti vat expect qtr full year loss variti corp massei ferguson expect report march loss for fourth quarter and full year end januari compani spokesman specif figur unavail variti post net profit mln dlr for previou fiscal year end januari and mln dlr net profit for previou fourth quarter net loss for month end octob total mln dlr mln dlr quarter loss ti strike and plant shutdown british and french oper variti seek sharehold approv special sharehold meet april author transfer valu contribut surplu account balanc sheet state capit account for common share spokesman move rais compani valu requir pai dividend canadian law reuter acq cablevis bui vallei cabl for mln dlr cablevis industri corp cablevis industri california inc subsidiari enter into agreement bui substanti asset vallei cabl for mln dlr compani will bui system california limit partnership wholli own toronto base holling inc vallei cabl oper subscrib cabl televis system pass home west san fernando vallei area lo angel cablevis nation largest cabl compani and ownnd alan gerri chairman presid and chief execut offic compani agreement subject regulatori approv reuter earn anth industri inc qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev not year oper shr ct six ct oper net rev mln mln note qtr exclud extraordinari loss dlr ct share versu gain dlr ct shr note continu year exclud extraordinari loss dlr ct share versu extraordinari loss dlr two ct share reuter acq borg warner bor board ok sale unit borg warner corp director approv sale for mln dlr industri product divis york base privat invest firm clayton and dubili inc and senior manag group yesterdai compani agre sell divis annual sale mln dlr and base long beach california reuter earn autrex inc qtr januari net shr ct two ct net rev reuter acq southam unit acquir winnipeg commun paper southam inc flyer forc unit acquir commun newspap winnipeg combin circul for undisclos term southam newspap herald lanc and metro will print canadian publish divis winnipeg flyer forc intend expand distribut newspap begin improv servic winnipeg market southam reuter earn mlx corp mlxx qtr loss shr loss ct profit net loss profit rev mln avg shr mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln avg shr mln reuter acq forest citi feca complet sale forest citi enterpris inc complet previous announc sale asset retail store divis exclud real estat handi andi home improv center inc privat gurne ill firm sale for cash and note exact term not disclos reuter acq minn bank okla thrift action beaver creek state bank beaver creek minn fail and bank insur asset transfer citizen state bank silver lake minn feder deposit insur corp separ feder home loan bank board victor feder save and loan associ muskoge okla into receivership beaver creek two offic will open branch citizen mondai transfer arrang bid bui beaver creek fdic citizen will pai premium dlr fdic and purchas beaver creek asset for mln dlr bank failur nation thi year fhlbb victor feder save insolv and asset transfer newli charter feder mutual associ director name fhlbb victor stock associ mln dlr asset associ victor save and loan associ and asset continu insur feder save and loan insur corp fhlbb reuter earn lifestyl restaur lif adjust revenu lifestyl restaur inc revenu for quarter end januari mln dlr and not mln dlr had report earlier compani note attach earn gain sale incorrect and disregard reuter lumber canada compli lumber pact commerc depart that canadian firm had begun pai agre pct surcharg softwood ship market made statement talk canadian offici press report and specul canada that export not pai charg canada and unit state agre last decemb pct charg end lengthi trade disput alleg canadian subsidi canada softwood export commerc offici not found canadian compani had evad charg that talk convinc export compli agreement undersecretari commerc bruce smart gratifi learn that compani canada begun pai export charg lumber ad agreement import health lumber industri and intend that fulli carri reuter acq investor disappoint caesar caw respons investor martin sosnoff statement that disappoint caesar world inc respons dlr share offer bui compani compani had offer inadequ and that explor restructur sale compani anoth parti sosnoff believ offer fair sharehold primari desir sit manag negoti friendli acquisit reuter crude venezuela lend mln barrel oil venezuela will lend ecuador mln barrel crude oil meet export commit and domest energi demand ecuadorean energi and mine minist javier espinosa todai statement ecuador forc suspend export pipelin connect jungl oil field pacif ocean port balao damag last week earthquak venezuela lend barrel per dai crude for total mln barrel ecuador meet export commit espinosa venezuela will sell crude and provid foreign exchang earn ecuador ecuador repai venezuela crude onc resum export repair pipelin balao task that estim month venezuela lend ecuador mln barrel crude for refin thi countri meet domest demand ecuador repai that loan crude onc oil pipelin repair countri latin american member organis petroleum export countri opec ecuador export bpd earthquak energi ministri offici total output bpd reuter crude pdvsa sign champlin refineri deal march petroleo venezuela will sign contract march bui half interest corpu christi texa refineri and relat oper contract sign pdvsa and champlin petroleum parent compani union pacif corp unp will creat joint ventur call champlin refin state oil compani pdvsa will pai order mln dlr for half interest champlin energi minist arturo hernandez grisanti wednesdai cost mln dlr cash addit mln crude and refin oil shipment pdvsa and union pacif sought line credit group north american and japanes bank financ compani work capit venezuelan compani deal pdvsa will suppli barrel dai refineri option place bpd gasolin and distil champlin distribut system state compani will direct six member board repres each pdvsa and union pacif reuter acq pratt prat offer for resort expir acquisit unit pratt hotel corp mln dlr per share tender offer for share class common stock resort intern inc expir todai share tender insuffici number share satisfi condit that pct vote power tender earlier thi week york develop donald trump made compet bid for class share reuter crude saudi drop condit for oil sale brazil saudi arabia drop condit that brazil secur intern bank guarante saudia arabia ship oil state oil compani petrobra statement petrobra saudi will accept banco brasil credit guarante petrobra cancel mln dlr crude oil purchas saudi yesterdai refus accept letter credit offici bank brazil saudi had demand that brazil credit guarante lead intern bank petrobra saudi had advis that not chang mind mondai petrobra negoti purchas oil produc petrobra statement shipment mln barrel will made saudi march schedul shipment part contract sign februari for saudi suppli brazil barrel per dai june reuter crude saudi arabia decid accept brazil credit saudi arabia lift condit impos sale oil brazil and will accept banco brasil credit guarante state oil compani petrobra statement petrobra cancel mln dlr crude oil purchas saudi yesterdai refus accept letter credit bank brazil demand guarante lead intern bank advis saudi compani negoti oil purchas chang mind mondai mln barrel shipment will made saudi march schedul statement bpd contract sign februari saudi agre suppli oil brazil june reuter earn micron technolog dram see qtr loss micron technolog inc expect record net loss mln dlr second quarter compar loss mln dlr quarter and mln dlr year ago second quarter revenu quarter end march increas mln dlr mln preceed quarter and mln dlr year ago quarter compani make semiconductor memori compon and relat product reuter interest trade rang like continu debt futur econom data due week hold surpris that will shake interest rate futur rel narrow trade rang last month financi analyst peopl don firm convict current strength economi feder reserv drexel burnham lambert analyst norman main narrow rang trade take toll trade volum note had declin activ recent econom statist not greatli chang peopl viewpoint interest rate main data provid not clear cut view economi coupl dampen activ foreign exchang market pari initi made for ebulli market action main ad that treasuri bond futur for retrac recent rise top trade rang view that economi remain rel strong and market particip will that current price unjustifi main refco inc senior vice presid michael conneri note that market show momentum and lack retail interest movement occur open afterwhich volum dwindl and momentum fade conneri data week mildli posit for bond price small rise februari produc price and downward revis januari retail sale and industri product not real excit prudenti bach analyst fred leiner factor that will push high thi moment leiner week revis fourth quarter gross nation product like interest market kleinwort benson chief financi economist sam kahan forecast for quarter gnp plai role direct bond price month kahan earli estim for quarter growth pct due larg buildup inventori reflect januari inventori data fridai show largest increas sinc kei question will not whether larg increas quarter gnp whether increas sustain shot deal kahan that sizabl increas quarter gnp stem increas inventori will drag second quarter growth that case gnp second quarter eas back two pct growth rate kahan reuter earn agra industri six mth jan net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note net exclud extraordinari loss dlr ct shr ago loss dlr ct shr net includ cash loss dlr ct shr ago loss dlr ct shr depreci and amort allow cabl oper fewer shr outstand reuter lumber canada compli lumber pact commerc depart canadian firm begun pai agre pct surcharg softwood ship market made statement talk canadian offici rumor canada that export not pai charg canada and agre last decemb pct charg end lengthi trade disput alleg canadian subsidi canada softwood export commerc offici declin canadian compani had evad charg talk convinc export compli agreement undersecretari commerc bruce smart gratifi learn that compani canada begun pai export charg lumber ad agreement import health lumber industri and intend that fulli carri reuter coffee heavi coffe export impli colombia offici decis colombia open coffe export registr for unlimit amount not impli countri will heavili sell coffe recent withheld gilberto arango presid privat export associ told reuter colombia todai open export registr for april and nation coffe grower feder set limit sinc start coffe year last octob privat export averag allow bag kilo per month trader will initi interpret thi measur announc heavi sale even todai pressur market will quickli becom appar that colombia not intend top arango interview colombia market polici sell hast consist target for volum will set will react market factor adequ colombia intent give coffe ad arango describ measur adopt yesterdai includ lower export registr price major chang colombia coffe market polici export registr price reintegro lower dlr per dock york dlr per bag kilo dlr dlr govern announc flexibl polici reintegro order close reflect market trend arango warmli welcom privat export will undoubtedli activ present market frequent gap intern market price and reintegro recur reuter rubber geneva negoti confer agre basic element rubber pact chairman rubber major differ resolv rubber pact talk negoti unit nation confer intern natur rubber agreement inra agre basic element pact confer chairman manaspa xuto resolv major differ opinion told reuter xuto clear for draft accord replac current expir octob xuto friendli and cooper atmospher that prevail interrupt sinc talk began last mondai hope that deleg will back home and ratifi agreement ad renegoti confer auspic confer trade and develop unctad fourth such meet two year xuto produc and consum had agre point regular price review will held month previous consum propos month interv price review current pact averag daili market indic price six month prior review below lower intervent price upper intervent price refer price will automat revis upward pct intern natur rubber organis council decid higher percentag buffer stock purchas sale reach tonn refer price will lower rais pct council decid higher percentag buffer stock reach tonn price addit conting stock tonn brought into oper will two malaysian singapor cent floor price cent floor price will not breach talk produc had adamantli resist consum propos lower floor price cent buffer stock tonn rose tonn propos initi withdrawn last night set stage for compromis legal draft provis will start week and formal adopt accord countri take part confer expect place march current confer wide last chanc clinch deal previou attempt negoti year pact had fail last round break octob consum demand for tighter control buffer stock unit state japan west germani franc itali and britain major consum unctad latest estim project increas pct rubber price thi year and pct reuter acq acquisit rais toll feder home loan bank board fhlbb announc acquisit home save and loan associ seattl washington interwest save bank oak harbour washington fhlbb home save troubl save institut requir feder action thi year home save had asset mln dlr asset and interwest had asset mln dlr reuter trade swedish trade surplu rise februari sweden trade surplu rose billion crown februari billion januari and billion februari central bureau statist trade surplu for two month year rose billion crown billion period report februari import stood billion crown export billion reuter iron-steel yugoslav steel output hit mln tonn yugoslavian steel output will rise mln tonn mln tonn year and develop program adopt yugoslav iron and steel metallurgi associ offici tanjug new agenc associ group togeth main yugoslav iron and steel enterpris extract iron or show annual growth rate pct and reach mln tonn program iron output plan grow pct year reach mln tonn end decad tanjug programm creat condit for rais export finish steel product main yugoslav steel produc plan market mln tonn steel good thi year tonn last year mln tonn export reuter alum pechinei pukg sign soviet packag accord french state own aluminium and special metal group pechinei sign two protocol intent set joint ventur soviet union pechinei statement accord set joint ventur manufactur aluminium packag for food and cosmet anoth produc machineri manufactur packag pechinei not manufactur packag equip will form and lead consortium unspecifi european partner spokesman earli put figur deal outlin form joint ventur statement joint work group for each accord had month deadlin come contract propos firm contract finalis law enabl joint ventur deputi prime minist and chairman state agro industri committe gosagroprom vsevolod murakhovski told journalist wednesdai reuter ship iran anti ship missil gulf paper iran deploi six larg missil strait hormuz increas threat ship gulf york time paper quot intellig sourc missil appear chines design base soviet ssn styx missil styx missil rang mile missil had deploi two site and quot naval analyst us sink supertank and block strait hormuz missil us iran had fraction explos power styx and sink supertank lucki hit paper missil had fire ad cb televis network report fridai that iran had instal missil gulf and washington had warn tehran not us civilian ship reuter trade baldrig warn world trade war danger commerc secretari malcolm baldrig predict congress will pass reason trade bill thi year and tough protectionist legisl prompt trade war mood congress tough trade six year washington baldrig televis interview reason trade bill spite that congress work togeth administr harden trade attitud presid reagan oppos protectionist legisl agre support trade bill appar that opposit democrat pass such legisl baldrig warn measur that penalis trade partner such japan south korea and taiwan for fail cut trade surplus lead retali and urg reagan veto such bill ask rise danger worldwid trade war baldrig don question that reuter acq delor quot favour franco german bid for cgct european commiss presid jacqu delor quot mond newspap favour franco german candid cie general construct telephoniqu pct stake french public telephon switch market for european solut that will enabl germani and franc move closer togeth quot situt european commun and import for futur connun audienc and cooper undertaken commun level that choic delor ad group includ allianc west germani siemen sieg and franc schneider schn subsidiari jeumont schneider appli bui franc second largest telephon switch firm french privatis law foreign compani restrict pct stake privatis compani reuter crude saudi oil minist forese for opec measur june crude saudi oil minist see alter opec pact saudi arabian oil minist hisham nazer opec decemb agreement stabilis oil price dlr barrel implement satisfactorili and chang nazer interview reuter and televis new agenc visnew saudi arabia produc mln barrel per dai bpd crude oil below opec quota saudi arabia world largest oil export will continu restrain product long opec member adher pact nazer nation opec agre decemb cut product ceil pct mln bpd and abid fix price averag dlr barrel februari nazer interview sinc succeed ahm zaki yamani last octob not forese for measur june opec meet will place schedul nazer opec produc below mln bpd and member abid agreement heard new and violat not verifi opec product curb boost world oil price year low dlr barrel last august dlr announc decemb pact spot market price slip two dlr februari firm past two week opec level trader gain confid opec price and output disciplin nazer saudi arabia continu produc below mln bpd quota defend dlr price long opec member adher program devis decemb saudi arabia will continu adher agreement current product mln bpd includ oil neutral zone share kuwait not sale float storag nazer king fahd saudi arabia interview reuter and visnew march kingdom want oil price stabil and call opec produc avoid harm competit opec saudi arabia doesn decid price desir price stabil nazer output level not mean kingdom had return role swing produc opec saudi arabia allow output sink low two mln bpd august compens for slack demand and product opec state saudi arabia not plai that role plai opec membership reduct mln bpd share opec market share member opec nazer nazer opec estim demand for oil quarter thi year mln bpd circumst chang opec member will consult each and measur oil analyst opec pact come strain demand for petroleum product gener fall northern hemispher spring and summer nazer satisfi extent cooper opec produc norwai egypt and soviet union agre opec restrain product export visit opec behalf earlier thi year not countri programm thought stabilis market condit and attain price condit nazer countri that declin cooper such britain come propos fit reuter cocoa ivori coast confirm presenc cocoa talk senior ivori coast agricultur ministri offici confirm countri back for intern cocoa pact and ivorian deleg present talk buffer stock start thi week offici told reuter that ivorian agricultur minist deni bra kanon attend open talk conven intern cocoa organ icco london mondai bra kanon due return home thi week for funer ceremoni for sister ivorian presid felix houphouet boigni schedul held countri capit yamoussoukro march senior ivorian deleg will present london talk offici bra kanon chairman icco council and rumour that ivorian deleg delai public mourn west african nation help depress low world cocoa price fridai offici ivori coast continu support pact agre principl last year world cocoa export and consum bra kanon fulfil duti icco council chairman talk schedul end march meet aim set rule for oper pact buffer stock produc hope will boost market hit success world cocoa surplus ivori coast not particip last intern cocoa pact and decis join accord spark hope that will success support price reuter crude saudi businessmen discuss privat sector saudi arabian busi leader assembl for confer aim thrash problem face privat sector kingdom oil depend economi meet top businessmen across saudi arabia come time guard optim industri and commerc opec pact boost world oil price dai confer thi resort town high mountain tihamah plain stretch red sea organis saudi arabia chamber commerc financ minist moham ali abal khail and commerc minist suleiman abdulaziz salim will attend dai banker and businessmen confer will air problem face commerc and industri last year slide oil price and examin wai promot higher invest privat sector sore short financ govern planner long recognis that saudi arabia world largest crude export foster privat enterpris diversifi oil base economi fledgl privat sector hard hit middl east recess earli and big manufactur and trade compani ran into problem repai loan renew optim thi year stem larg accord reach opec last decemb curb oil output and boost price benchmark level dlr per barrel oil price recov saudi arabia ahead turn year long delai budget plan incorpor billion riyal deficit bridg draw foreign reserv simpl act publish budget restor measur confid busi commun share price risen pct sinc last novemb bank gener report slowdown number perform loan not banker convinc senior corpor financ manag riyadh bank reluct lend optim air not firmli base businessmen and banker point that govern spend tight control and oil economi contract capit expenditur larg project cut sharpli embassi report saudi arabia publish budget industrialis continu govern highest prioriti recess payment problem and lack financ reduc saudi and foreign investor interest industri lack fresh invest that expect major issu businessmen gather offici figur show number licenc for industri ventur fell pct six month march compar period lend saudi industri develop fund major sourc industri back fallen steadili sinc trade compani hit caught huge inventori construct equip recess bit firm laid worker and cut bloat inventori effect liquid reach agreement banker extend debt repay latest reschedul for ship hotel conglomer redec negoti initial draft accord restructur payment billion riyal bank debt banker and businessmen confer like discuss appar reluct and british firm step invest kingdom british govern deleg left riyadh hold preliminari talk wai offset huge saudi outlai defenc contract suppli fighter aircraft worth billion stg reuter earn citroen expect higher profit help automobil citroen expect rise sale compact car boost profit significantli thi year continu financi recoveri six straight year loss presid jacqu calvet speak report weekend trial for sport model budgetari forecast that make show rel signific improv compar ad citroen part privat peugeot peup group increas share french car market pct two month pct year earlier aim for averag pct share year pct firm believ target rais share european market exclud franc pct thi year pct problem produc vehicl meet demand calvet thi rel problem for citroen lost close two billion franc cut deficit mln help move modernis rang and improv product calvet last decemb expect citroen profit and million franc thi weekend that profit estim remain perhap even optimist thi optim due earli success launch french market last octob will western europ month car regist sale built citroen larg plant aulnai sou boi northern pari renn brittani and vigo spain product reach target level car dai car citroen market intermedi model long run and visa design compet renault volkswagen polo and opel corsa had built market share franc pct last month calvet hope that onc fulli develop will and per cent nation market reuter sugar taiwan sugar export expect thi year taiwan not expect export sugar thi year fall product and grow domest consumpt state own taiwan sugar corp compani spokesman told reuter thi will time year taiwan not export sugar last year sugar export total tonn actual product season novemb tonn bare meet local consumpt thi compar actual output product fall due typhoon damag hectar canefield last year reuter money-fx lead industri nation meet april lead industri nation will meet month review accord currenc stabil offici financi market convinc for countri will live commit speed econom growth narrow currenc movement recent week strongli suggest six lead industri countri tame unruli financi market and month talk like build that stabil reagan administr offici pari agreement last month main reason market calm interview that financi market understood that six countri conclud that measur period time futur foster stabil exchang rate current level that fact happen sinc pari monetari analyst stabil help part decis industri nation buri hatchet and ceas quarrel short term polici object focus medium term polici goal left room adjust agreement period meet offici refus comment whether agreement includ secret pact coordin interest rate cut measur industri nation jointli time past year februari unit state japan west germani franc britain and canada agre that major currenc rang broadli reflect underli econom condit commit washington cut budget deficit and toyko and bonn boost econom growth shake strengthen posit futur intern talk will strengthen presid hand polit and stronger polit congress and intern fora offici administr econom policymak benefici continu conduct initi offici administr resist call for tax increas cut budget deficit target european crucial curb econom instabl last week dealer feder reserv interven stop dollar rise mark had breach dollar british author understood interven curb sterl strength intern monetari sourc financ minist and central banker will review market perform and econom prospect will reassembl washington april policymak meet intern monetari fund sourc itali refus join pari pact invit back treasuri secretari jame baker sinc pari sign west german growth slow offici give japan april show that econom stimulu packag of sign concern german prospect emerg recent bundesbank central bank presid karl otto poehl told banker cut west german interest rate fed readi follow suit reagan administr offici thi show had chang approach part central bank germani declin comment prospect for action fed and bundesbank such provis privat and talk longer privat offici ask not identifi public comment fed offici suggest central bank keep credit condit broadli unchang major economi continu show sluggish growth and trade deficit remain stubbornli high coordin action april agenda reuter acq harper and row hpr mull option bid harper and row publish inc board director decid action two takeov bid that compani receiv appoint committe independ director studi strateg altern for year firm altern includ continu compani exist busi plan busi combin sale stock restructur and sale part compani kidder peabodi and inc retain advis altern harper and row ad privat investor theodor cross last week offer dlr share for harper and row prompt rival bid dlr share anoth publish firm harcourt brace jovanovich inc hbj two offer meet fridai harper and row board decid not act director unanim express strong desir preserv compani independ and advantag consider futur prospect director winthrop knowlton chief execut and chairman newli establish independ committe signific current interest compani feel that carefulli review option committe will pertin fact and altern intend make care and inform decis will proce expediti conclus knowlton pend deliber harper and row board postpon indefinit special meet stockhold that had schedul for april discuss propos recapit compani stock creat two class share vote right reuter ipi soviet figur show economi short target soviet economi recov slightli last month poor perform januari major industri includ oil and machineri short product target offici figur show central statist board data publish weekli ekonomicheskaya gazeta yesterdai show that industri output pct two month period last year figur for januari alon show fall output pct year earlier product target increas pct for figur show that pct enterpris met suppli oblig januari and februari product oil countri main export western nation hit mln tonn januari and februari mln year earlier and exceed target pct economist thi reflect huge invest pour into oil sector recent month effort revers stagnat product began novemb fall world oil price last year help declin soviet trade west billion roubl billion ekonomicheskaya gazeta labour product target not fulfil not give figur economist data reflect exception bad weather start year and stricter qualiti control impos enterpris product machin build sector prioriti moscow plan for econom renew recov slightli februari pct lower two month year compar period figur show that republ produc two month reuter money-fx taiwan taiwan dollar unit state taiwan currenc faster reduc taiwan trade surplu senior trade offici board foreign trade director vincent siew told report saturdai offici told washington last week that taiwan allow dollar rise faster face retali siew return washington fridai respond taiwan request increas textil export quota promis talk taiwan surplu hit record billion dlr washington sign year accord taipei last year limit textil export growth pct year siew taiwan dollar had risen pct dollar sinc septemb surg last week amid indic washington seek major rise rose cent dollar saturdai close western trade sourc told reuter taiwan and hold talk currenc issu ad not clear washington taiwan dollar rise reuter earn nation bank zealand year decemb net profit mln dlr mln pre tax profit mln mln total asset billion billion note compani pct own lloyd bank plc lloi result includ for time pre tax profit mln dlr australian unit lloyd bank nza reuter money-fx zambia imf talk hit problem food subsidi zambia talk world bank and intern monetari fund imf financi rescu packag run into difficulti issu food subsidi offici newspap time zambia run rule unit nation independ parti unip quot offici sourc imf and world bank had refus continu financ food subsidi and press govern explain propos pai for presid kenneth kaunda abolish maiz subsidi last decemb line imf recommend move caus maiz meal price doubl overnight and led riot peopl kill subsidi immedi restor part move quell disturb estim cost govern mln kwacha per year time zambia anoth major issu govern current talk imf and world bank remodel zambia foreign exchang auction central bank weekli auction foreign exchang privat sector suspend sinc end januari pend modif slow rate devalu and dampen fluctuat exchang rate kwacha slid per dollar auction system lose pct month sinc end januari revalu fix rate per dollar bank sourc zambia persuad world bank and imf lift propos ceil kwacha per dollar currenc devalu onc auction restart time zambia imf team led assist director for africa paul acquah due conclud talk govern schedul march imf mission arriv lusaka februari and talk govern longer expect reuter ship japan line sell tanker and bulker major tanker oper japan line jlit sell vlcc and bulk carrier for scrap trade industri sourc tanker dispos includ japan orchid dwt japan lupinu dwt sovereign dwt rosebai dwt saffron dwt and cattleya dwt report london sale and purchas market refus give detail japan line offici declin comment reuter cocoa correct ivori coast confirm presenc talk senior ivori coast agricultur ministri offici confirm countri back for intern cocoa pact and ivorian deleg present talk buffer stock start thi week offici told reuter that ivorian agricultur minist deni bra kanon attend open talk conven intern cocoa organ icco london mondai bra kanon due return home thi week for funer ceremoni for sister ivorian presid felix houphouet boigni schedul held countri capit yamoussoukro march senior ivorian deleg will present london talk offici bra kanon chairman icco council and rumour that ivorian deleg delai public mourn west african nation help depress low world cocoa price fridai offici ivori coast continu support pact agre principl last year world cocoa export and consum bra kanon fulfil duti icco council chairman talk schedul end march meet aim set rule for oper pact buffer stock produc hope will boost market hit success world cocoa surplus ivori coast not particip last intern cocoa pact and decis join accord spark hope that will success support price reuter cpi lang predict inflat fall pct zealand inflat rate fall pct come year prime minist david lang forecast releas research group predict rate pct month end march pct calendar predict will and per cent told new confer lang not name forecast group reuter rubber malaysia welcom accord rubber pact malaysian primari industri minist lim keng yaik welcom basic accord reach weekend geneva produc and consum intern natur rubber agreement inra thi good develop and pact adopt thi week will augur for rubber industri and price long term told reuter negoti unit nation confer inra resolv differ and agre last saturdai basic element for pact replac current expir octob confer chairman manaspa xuto legal draft pact will begin thi week and expect formal adopt countri march malaysia world top produc act spokesman for produc talk began march malaysian trader expect price firm cent new that pact expect adopt price will firm short term tonn rubber held inra buffer stock will not liquid pact sight reuter money-fx german bank author weigh swap regul german bank author weigh rule for bank balanc sheet activ attempt cope grow volum sophist capit market instrument bank sourc interest rate and currenc swap and currenc option closest scrutini and revis made resembl regul jointli propos and japan juergen becker director bundesbank divis bank law and credit supervis british propos interest declin elabor bank sourc west germani like produc conclus adopt foreign propos formal plan talk stage repres german bank associ cologn banker expect rule thi year alter approv bundesbank west germani major bank associ and feder bank supervisori offic talk slow fact that fundament requir revis germani credit law effect sinc author favour reinterpret credit law fit present circumst order avoid long parliamentari polit process chang bank sourc sinc begin bank law limit bank lend time sharehold equiti reserv consolid basi lend ratio not extend newer instrument such spot and forward currenc contract currenc and interest swap commerci paper program currenc option interest rate futur foreign currenc and innov type interest rate hedg sourc main propos lai differenti type risk factor and for instanc place greater weight currenc swap interest swap even german bank author agre assess swap disagre find balanc sheet equival for risk british propos includ complic seri formula for assess stream payment involv swap ultim risk born financi intermediari counterparti remain anonym thi call market market german author like thi complex and base evalu schedul lend rate assign creditworthi borrow involv sourc weight like lend ratio extend includ bank secur portfolio for public author pct for domest bank pct for foreign bank and pct for foreign and bank borrow complic that flexibl definit equiti allow and put german bank competit disadvantag sourc stricter definit mean us version propos exce intent and british author sourc specialist for dresdner bank long date foreign exchang forward transact for instanc brought rule cross currenc swap despit fact that risk regul will affect foreign bank uncertain convert full subsidiari statu and appli for full bank licenc last two year order lead manag mark eurobond equiti capit fairli small tight lend ratio will sever hamper foreign bank freedom movement grow busi currenc swap requir includ transact balanc sheet sourc ad reuter acq bhp merg bhp miner and utah intern broken hill pty brkn will merg bhp miner divis and utah intern inc into singl busi unit common manag structur merger will effect june coincid retir utah intern chairman and chief execut bud wilson bhp statement bhp utah miner intern group will head jim curri execut gener manag and chief execut offic curri execut vice presid utah intern bhp bhp petroleum america inc part utah intern will becom subsidiari bhp renam bhp petroleum intern bhp petroleum pty compani bhp will bring queensland coal oper manag structur and consolid miner market and sale offic market world bhp acquir utah gener electr utah asset includ stake pct larg central queensland coke mine pct samarco iron or oper brazil pct escondida copper deposit chile island copper mine port hardi canada pct coal mine and pct gold mine south africa and coal and mine bhp miner asset includ wholli and partli own iron or mine coal mine manganes and base metal oper prospect and pct tedi gold copper project papua guinea reuter retail german retail turnov rise pct januari west german retail turnov rose real pct januari compar month year earlier provision data feder statist offic shop dai januari thi year januari statist offic statement statist offic offici ad retail turnov had risen pct decemb compar year ago month slight upward revis pct increas provision post reuter money-supply bangladesh monei suppli rise decemb bangladesh broad base monei suppli rose pct billion taka decemb rise pct billion novemb and pct billion decemb central bank year year basi rose pct month decemb pct novemb and pct decemb narrowli base rose pct billion taka fall pct billion novemb and pct rise billion decemb ad year year rose pct decemb reuter gold japan dowa mine produc gold april dowa mine will start commerci product gold copper lead and zinc nurukawa mine northern japan april compani spokesman mine monthli output expect consist tonn gold or and black or consist copper lead and zinc or compani survei show gold or contain gram gold per tonn proven gold or reserv amount tonn estim reserv gold and black or total mln tonn ad reuter earn japan busi declin bottom extend declin japan busi perform like bottom current januari march quarter financ ministri improv corpor earn and prospect for stabil yen had made compani optimist carri quarterli survei survei conduct februari base questionnair return larg and small firm sector financ and insur industri survei corpor earn expect turn posit estim pct year year increas second half fiscal end march pct decreas half corpor earn will grow half fiscal rise estim pct ad manufactur earn hit hard yen steadi rise dollar will rise pct half fiscal fall pct second half fiscal earn manufactur compani will rise pct year year half fiscal grow pct second half fiscal survei thi figur bolster profit firm such electr power and ga compani benefit yen appreci reuter acq carlton bui stake central independ carlton commun plc ccml statement had purchas pct stake mln share central independ televis ladbrok group plc ladb per share consider mln stg will met mln stg cash and issu million ordinari carlton share central show pretax profit pct mln stg for year end septemb reuter sugar european beet plant chang european sugar beet plant expect show chang last year despit recent firm world price analyst and industri sourc reuter survei plant intent show that european commun grower plan unchang lower area increas expect eastern european nation trade analyst privat report give similar result and not differ significantli estim stagnant european beet plant made last week west german sugar statistician licht area slightli lower analyst and agricultur expert steadi rise yield result improv seed varieti and farm techniqu offset thi recent year good autumn weather yield late boost make for lower area despit disappoint start grow season area reflect extent produc will grow call sugar for unsubsidis sale world market thi produc excess basic area need meet and quota receiv full and partial price support analyst open row that broke last week produc and commiss export polici implic for futur sugar output beet produc threaten effect dump mln tonn white sugar into intervent stock feel export subsidi low compens for gap high intern and low world market price budget stretch break point thi give treasuri minist extra resolv resist higher guarante sugar price and build case for futur cut basic and quota ad franc largest produc quota and quota sugar sugar market intervent board fir plant intent area last year hectar pct below previou year basic trend stabil fir spokesman unlik world market raw sugar price dollar white sugar french franc price not high and not encourag higher plant level beet sugar output last year mln tonn averag yield tonn per highest apart netherland below previou year and year averag west germani recent price rise not alter plan sinc plant decis month ago industri sourc farm ministri decemb survei valid and plant cut slightli trim pct yield averag licht last week estim west german plant reduc hectar last year british sugar plc monopoli beet processor sign farmer grow mln tonn beet thi yield mln tonn white last year crop equal second highest mln tonn british sugar and quota total mln tonn white and output due improv yield consist diseas resist seed type recent price rise not alter polish plan wincenti nowicki deputi director cukropol amalgam sugar industri enterpris world price below polish product cost and convinc farmer increas area sign contract level nation plan set price began rise put plant thi year hectar nowicki last year product mln tonn world price impact itali franc germani tradition not export gear domest market offici nation beet grower associ italian sow not complet survei suggest drop last year north farmer switch soya beet output last season mln tonn yield higher expect mln tonn white sugar dutch plant expect fall record impos quota system come into forc spokesman for central suiker second largest dutch sugar processor system aim for averag tonn white sugar and cut output sugar last year netherland produc record mln tonn white sugar combin and quota tonn world price sugar rise higher recent make plan product sugar worthwhil spokesman western agricultur expert moscow soviet plant intent like unchang licht put thi year soviet beet area mln mln last year hungari expand beet area offici mti new agenc diplomat polici balanc suppli domest demand spanish ministri agricultur beet sow estim unchang thi year spokesman for denmark largest beet concern dansk sukkerfabrikk sugar target unchang tonn steadi area sweden beet grown meet domest demand plant area chang last year spokesman for sugar compani svenska sockerfabrik last year irish yield lowest for year due late sow and state run irish sugar plc plant target equival hectar reuter jobs swiss unemploy fall pct februari swiss unemploy edg pct work popul pct januari and februari feder offic industri trade and labour season adjust slight rise unemploy number work fell compar previou month number vacant posit regist employ offic stood januari reuter reserves malaysia gold and foreign exchang reserv rise malaysia gold and foreign exchang reserv rose billion ringgit februari billion januari and billion februari bank negara malaysia central bank cumul asset end februari fell billion ringgit billion end januari billion end februari last year hold feder govern secur drop mln ringgit februari billion month earlier and billion februari malaysia special draw right rose mln ringgit end februari mln end januari and mln end februari bank imf posit unchang januari mln mln februari year ago currenc circul februari fell billion ringgit billion month earlier billion februari last year reuter earn pearson plc pson end dec shr final div make pre tax profit mln stg mln net profit minor mln stg mln turnov mln mln pre interest profit mln mln net interest mln mln tax mln mln minor interest mln mln extraordinari debit mln credit mln note extraordinari debit reflect full provis for discontinu financi time print oper bracken hous partli offset gain dispos reuter trade china report mln dlr two month trade deficit china trade deficit total mln dlr two month thi year figur releas state statist bureau china new agenc quot bureau foreign trade total billion dlr period export worth billion dlr bureau total trade volum pct period export pct gave compar figur china trade deficit total billion dlr offici figur show reuter earn poclain offer par right issu french machineri maker poclain pct own tenneco inc will rais capit mln franc mln for right offer sharehold price par franc share offer march and april second stage capit restructur plan announc decemb tenneco will becom poclain major sharehold stage poclain reduc capit mln mln reduc nomin share franc poclain trade fridai pari bours franc reuter money-fx monei market offer earli assist bank england invit earli round bill offer discount hous forecast shortag system billion stg main factor affect liquid bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill will drain billion stg exchequ transact will mln stg and banker balanc below target mln stg partli offset outflow fall note circul will add mln stg system todai reuter acq manila govern san miguel board govern commiss that control pct san miguel corp smc stock will increas nomine firm member board six want correct busi practic ramon diaz chairman presidenti commiss good govern pcgg told reuter lot compani that thing sharehold and san miguel san miguel spokesman declin comment diaz york invest bank allen and inc told pcgg interest tender for outstand smc stock subsequ dispers pct stock filipino investor compli invest law australian businessman and brewer alan bond and brew compani elder ixl elxa interest bui pct each smc stock ad that pcgg want foreign input not foreign control brew and food conglomer philippin biggest manufactur concern diaz pcgg not plan remov smc presid andr soriano famili compani tremend prestig run compani diaz manag practic correct reuter earn cie bancair for bonu share issu cie bancair subsidiari recent privatis bank group cie financier pariba pari issu mln franc nomin share basi for held oper will begin march spokesman cie bancair increas capit billion franc billion incorpor mln franc reserv reuter cpi isra inflat rate pct februari israel inflat rate for februari pct compar pct januari and pct februari spokesman for central bureau statist inflat for month end februari pct spokesman februari price rise hous health educ entertain and transport wage and price control forc sinc august offici control help soften effect recent pct devalu shekel reuter acq bond defer right issu mull project partner bond corp intern subsidiari australian base bond corp hold bona defer plan right issu issu made juli date set for issu announc januari document sharehold bond corp delai follow receipt mln dlr loan parent compani meet payment newli acquir bond centr commerci complex central hong kong partner pct project compani januari announc right issu financ bond corp billion dlr acquisit pct stake tvb tvbh film magnat run run shaw compani reach agreement consortium led sino land sino bui commerci complex that construct for billion dlr bond intern document that for mln dlr loan deal financ intern resourc and sell interest build payment complet end bond intern sold residenti build hong kong mid level district for total mln dlr statement flat properti bought last year hongkong land hkld for billion dlr analyst bond intern heavili gear reli bank borrow purchas hongkong land properti and tvb share bond intern document that plan sell interest complex will hold tvb share long term invest reuter interest philippin see govern revenu pct philippin govern revenu expect rise pct billion peso thi year billion financ secretari jaim ongpin report presid corazon aquino depart perform year end februari ongpin billion peso expect accru tax reform measur announc last year goal for offici develop assist oda thi year two billion dlr ad that aid donor commit oda inflow billion dlr pct billion ongpin step plan provid sound revenu base includ ad tax vat system due introduc gave detail treasuri bill matur interest rate level and volum govern secur sold privat sector improv significantli short term prime interest rate had pct pct ongpin govern debt equiti scheme introduc august last year had attract mln dlr worth applic select evalu had result approv mln dlr end februari depart aim acceler privatis program and sale perform asset own associ presid ferdinand marco achiev sale target billion peso financ land reform aquino earlier thi month that billion peso govern hope rais sale fail compani will us financ land reform plan ongpin govern pursu effort obtain mln dlr concession fund for program world bank led consult group multilater and bilater aid donor govern land reform plan aim distribut mln hectar land poor peasant reuter trade norwai trade deficit widen februari norwai trade deficit widen februari mln crown mln crown januari and mln crown februari last year central bureau statist export drop billion crown last month compar billion januari and billion februari ad crude oil and natur ga export total billion crown februari billion januari and billion year ago reuter interest uae govern paper yield unchang yield certif deposit issu unit arab emir central bank unchang pct bank yield appli matur two and six month reuter cpi dutch cost live fall pct februari dutch cost live index base fell pct year mid februari pct fall year mid januari econom ministri februari index pct januari cloth shoe and veget price rose februari price coffe heat oil and car fuel fell ministri ad reuter ipi swedish industri product fall januari sweden industri product fell pct januari compar fall pct month and remain unchang compar januari figur central bureau statist bureau attribut fall long christma break and cold weather lower product forestri industri reuter alum pechinei sign letter intent soviet union pechinei pukg sign two letter intent soviet union cover set packag and packag materi joint ventur propos ventur produc aluminium packag for food and cosmet envisag pechinei put togeth consortium european partner set packag and equip manufactur unit soviet union pechinei spokesman two work group prepar detail project month estim financi two ventur reuter crude mee second week march opec output mln bpd opec produc mln bpd oil second week march mln bpd below ceil larg pipelin problem turkei and ecuador middl east econom survei mee estim landslid breach iraq mln bpd pipelin turkei march for week and earthquak ecuador shut export pipelin for month ecuador opec quota bpd mee put saudi arabian output mln bpd week march and mln bpd second addit output neutral zone saudi arabia and kuwait mee saudi arabia pump bpd total product into float storag saudi oil minist hisham nazer told reuter and televis new agenc visnew yesterdai that saudi output includ neutral zone product mln bpd cypru base newslett authorit libyan oil sourc libya produc bpd compar bpd quota and that actual lift lower that major libyan equiti produc had partial stop lift bpd equiti entitl for march libya insist offici price lift bpd debt crude offici price and bpd purchas crude small equiti produc entitl bpd had told tripoli not lift offici price mee iraq had telex opec and member countri call for format committe studi inequ market potenti member newslett iraqi letter baghdad difficulti sell crude offici price iraqi telex point that member countri export substanti volum oil that not subject opec price regul export refin product equiti crude margin equival covert discount and form hydrocarbon market packag deal crude oil reuter cpi finnish inflat fall pct februari year year finnish consum price fell pct februari pct januari and pct februari central statist offic consum price rose pct februari rise pct januari and pct februari consum price index base februari januari and februari reuter earn pearson concentr sector pearson plc pson recent sale fairei engin compani mln stg manag bui part polici concentr kei sector statement result compani inform and entertain sector financi time newspap had record sale and profit subject mln stg invest programm print and publish oper move plant london dockland year kei sector merchant bank oil and china comment camco inc oil servic subsidiari pearson believ oil busi setback temporari group acquir oil properti and britain will begin make signific impact profit east oper fine china subsidiari royal doulton expand wake record recent sale japan ad pearson report pre tax profit mln stg mln turnov fell mln mln reuter money-supply german februari central bank monei grow annual pct januari prov bundesbank data money-supply german februari central bank monei growth steadi west german central bank monei stock grow annual pct februari unchang pct report januari provision data bundesbank show figur six pct rang set bundesbank for absolut term measur rose billion mark februari billion prior month data show that stock grew annual pct six month februari slower pct rise period januari two compon compris central bank monei stock cash circul rose billion mark februari billion januari bundesbank data show thi gave annual pct rise six month februari pct increas six month januari minimum reserv requir domest liabil grew billion mark februari billion januari thi yield annual pct rise six month februari slightli pct increas period januari reuter retail feb retail sale rise provision pct jan fall pct offici gold german bank see higher gold price for gold expect continu rise thi year due renew inflationari pressur hamburg base verein und westbank statement stabilis crude oil price and organis petroleum export countri effort achiev firm price led grow inflationari pressur world biggest crude oil produc monei suppli japan and west germani exce central bank limit and real growth gross nation product us physic gold rise thi year due increas industri demand and higher expect coin product bank specul demand influenc gold price futur market risen factor and south africa unstabl polit situat lead temporari reduct gold suppli that countri underlin firmer sentiment australia output estim rise tonn thi year tonn reuter retail retail sale rise pct februari volum retail sale rose provision season adjust pct februari fall final pct januari figur releas depart trade and industri show februari sale index base put preliminari final januari month decemb februari level sale chang previou month six pct higher year ago period season adjust basi retail sale februari provision pct higher year earlier depart note latest figur similar averag fourth quarter last year januari index depress effect sever weather februari trade period compris week februari final februari retail sale figur will publish april reuter earn transport develop group plc tdgl year shr final dividend make pre tax profit mln stg mln turnov mln stg mln oper profit mln stg mln net interest mln mln tax mln mln profit tax mln mln minor interest net tangibl asset per ordinari shr reuter cocoa cocoa latest focu for commod pact negoti credibl govern effort stabilis fluctuat commod price will put test two week countri agre buffer stock oper cocoa market govern deleg and trade expert two week ago world coffe price slump intern coffe organ member fail agre coffe export quota calcul thi week expert gather build agre cocoa pact reach last summer work unresolv legal wrangl surround intern tin council itc had buffer stock loss run into hundr million sterl cast shadow commod negoti itc failur restrict negoti abil compromis govern not want involv pact built flaw unlimit liabil want clear line drawn aid and trade hope sign cooper agreement basic element intern natur rubber agreement geneva weekend import countri insist intern cocoa organ icco buffer stock rule not muddi quota type subclaus dictat type cocoa bought consum countri deleg thi distort not support market trade and industri sourc blame uncertainti icco for destabilis market recent collaps coffe price made trader acut awar that commod pact can founder fridai thi uncertainti help push london cocoa futur month low strength sterl contribut recent slip price icco daili and averag price fridai fell below bui level sdr tonn design pact into forc last icco session januari rule for oper buffer stock consum and produc not agre oper and discret agreement limit trade physic cocoa and expressli cannot oper futur market cash balanc mln dlr and stock almost tonn cocoa mount larg bui sell oper carri forward previou agreement member financ stock dlr tonn levi cocoa trade upper limit tonn kei argument face icco work group buffer stock rule meet todai and tomorrow will member cocoa and differenti buffer stock pai trade type cocoa anoth work group schedul meet wednesdai discuss administr matter and full council meet thursdai produc maintain that buffer stock fund not mop surplu cocoa produc member countri such malaysia consum thi cocoa cheapest buffer stock bui compet chocol manufactur for premium price high qualiti cocoa argument bui member cocoa close link differenti for qualiti european industri and trade advis suggest compromis that buffer stock maximum share that can repres member cocoa and that us london futur market exist differenti for qualiti good west african cocoa tender par london market discount review rang stg tonn for brazilian and malaysian cocoa consum deleg argument revers oper price high buffer stock sell highest price cocoa demand forc price lower januari talk slow split insid european commun kei icco consum group franc side produc repres met close session brussel fridai attempt reach common ground and diplomat sourc narrow rang posit nation sourc will for sign flexibl part produc dai and will respond icco deleg describ produc consum split consum propos mean bui cocoa for and back concept pact meant support market trade bui not contrast produc want sell cocoa buffer stock consum technic issu outstand includ whether buffer stock bui singl announc post price previou pact announc bui accept offer case deleg accept that produc clear opportun make offer cocoa for forward shipment directli buffer stock that competit spot offer made dealer reuter cpi yugoslav februari inflat rise pct yugoslav retail price februari rose pct januari stand pct higher februari feder statist offic januari retail price rose pct decemb stand pct higher januari cost live index that includ servic and util retail price pct februari januari and stood pct higher februari januari cost live increas pct decemb and stood pct higher januari reuter earn mai plc mlll six month decemb shr div pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln extraordinari credit mln stg nil turnov mln note extraordinari item compris profit loss sale subsidiari relat tax and minor interest pretax profit compris secur and monei broke mln stg mln person financi servic mln stg media mln mln market reserch stg net interest mln reuter crude ecuador will pai debt can presid leon febr cordero ecuador honour debt had capac make payment foreign bank had calcul oil dlr barrel for ecuador meet commit ecuador fridai that last week earthquak forc reaffirm earlier decis base slide world oil price suspend debt payment privat foreign bank hold two third billion dlr foreign debt legitim debt commit honour presid visit quak zone govern sovereign entiti digniti and prestig maintain privat foreign bank and world bank had calcul oil dlr barrel for quito meet commit febr cordero ad that ecuadorean crude sell for dlr barrel sold for month dlr barrel and low dlr that meanwhil ecuador announc auster program and price freez kei consum good result earthquak kill peopl presid minist patricio quevedo budget cut pct govern hire frozen and salari top offici includ presid and cabinet reduc price freez impos basic consum item food stapl price gasolin rise and pct and bu fare rise pct gasolin suppli limit reuter money-fx monei market deficit forecast revis upward bank england had revis estim shortag monei market todai billion stg take account earli oper earlier bank forecast deficit billion stg and gave mln stg assist earli round bill offer reuter crude pariba seek adjust ecuador oil facil banqu pariba arrang mln dlr loan for ecuador last year pre financ oil export adjust term facil countri recov devast earthquak banker french bank plan effect postpon repay mln dlr loan for month run into stiff resist member loan syndic pipelin that carri ecuador oil export ruptur march tremor and will month repair cost mln dlr repair presid leon febr cordero fridai estim total damag caus quak billion dlr and that ecuador result maintain januari suspens interest payment foreign commerci bank debt payment halt januari drop price oil account for two third ecuador export earn and pct govern revenu sympathet ecuador plight bank pariba facil feel that emerg financi relief job for intern financi organ and not for commerci bank banker month oil financ facil sign last octob pure voluntari credit for latin american nation sinc region debt crisi erupt august voluntari deal banker feel strongli that orgin term adher fear gradual establish normal market condit for latin borrow will set back lot reluct bank feel facil and kind suggest restructur bad banker comment reuter acq bank china take stake baii hold bank china stake luxembourg base financ compani baii hold spokesman for baii stake and pct detail deal announc simultan pari london and hong kong immedi baii pct arab own expand activ east and recent establish wholli own merchant bank subsidiari hong kong spokesman group had earn mln dlr reuter crude saudi oil minist see alter pact saudi arabian oil minist hisham nazer opec decemb agreement stabil oil price dlr barrel implement satisfactorili and chang nazer interview reuter and televis new agenc visnew saudi arabia produc mln barrel per dai bpd crude oil below opec quota saudi arabia world largest oil export will continu restrain product long opec member adher pact nazer nation opec agre decemb cut product ceil pct mln bpd and abid fix price averag dlr barrel februari nazer interview sinc succeed ahm zaki yamani last octob not forese for measur june opec meet will place schedul nazer opec produc below mln bpd and member abid agreement heard new and violat not verifi opec product curb boost world oil price year low dlr barrel last august dlr announc decemb pact spot market price slip two dlr februari firm past two week opec level trader gain confid opec price and output disciplin nazer saudi arabia continu produc below mln bpd quota defend dlr price long opec member adher program devis decemb saudi arabia will continu adher agreement current product mln bpd includ oil neutral zone share kuwait not sale float storag nazer king fahd saudi arabia interview reuter and visnew march kingdom want oil price stabil and call opec produc avoid harm competit opec saudi arabia doesn decid price desir price stabil nazer output level not mean kingdom had return role swing produc opec saudi arabia allow output sink low two mln bpd august compens for slack demand and product opec state saudi arabia not plai that role plai opec membership reduct mln bpd share opec market share member opec nazer nazer opec estim demand for oil quarter thi year mln bpd circumst chang opec member will consult each and measur oil analyst opec pact come strain demand for petroleum product gener fall northern hemispher spring and summer nazer satisfi extent cooper opec produc norwai egypt and soviet union agre opec restrain product export visit opec behalf earlier thi year not countri programm thought stabilis market condit and attain price condit nazer countri that declin cooper such britain come propos fit trade turkish trade deficit widen turkei trade deficit rose billion dlr billion increas import western countri figur state statist institut show export pct billion dlr compar billion import pct billion dlr billion total trade mid east gulf state fell pct due lower oil price import billion dlr compar billion and export billion billion export organis for econom cooper and develop countri rose billion dlr billion import billion billion turkei trade deficit decemb narrow mln dlr mln novemb and compar mln decemb reuter earn alusuiss share fall capit cut new bearer share schweizerisch aluminium aluz alusuiss fell sharpli trade resum dai suspens fridai firm disclos plan for capit cut bearer held foreign investor drop swiss franc volum not heavi regist share affect slip particip certif fell franc alusuiss made net loss mln franc restat mln loss and set pct capit cut compani break even thi year reuter trade egypt soviet renegoti arm debt term egypt and soviet union expect sign agreement moscow week settl cairo billion dlr militari debt egyptian offici offici ask remain anonym told reuter draft agreement reduc two pct futur interest payabl year debt and set year repay term talk due begin moscow wednesdai economi minist youssri mustapha leav for moscow tuesdai met presid hosni mubarak and egyptian ambassador moscow salah bassiouni discuss issu offici egypt propos exchang rate for trade soviet union current commerc base rate set egyptian pound dollar moscow see unreason fluctuat offici rate pound dollar offici part debt paid export good such textil leather and furnitur egypt settl debt problem partli open door for cooper modernis soviet built steel aluminium and fertilis plant year develop plan end june egypt import soviet coal wood newsprint and glass want debt deal purchas block spare part for ag soviet militari hardwar offici estim pct egypt arsen made soviet suppli equip offici cairo stop repai moscow for arm purchas presid anwar sadat broke long stand alli and turn reuter crude saudi drop condit for oil sale brazil saudi arabia drop condit that brazil secur intern bank guarante saudia arabia ship oil state oil compani petrobra statement petrobra saudi will accept banco brasil credit guarante petrobra cancel mln dlr crude oil purchas saudi yesterdai refus accept letter credit offici bank brazil saudi had demand that brazil credit guarante lead intern bank petrobra saudi had advis that not chang mind mondai petrobra negoti purchas oil produc petrobra statement shipment mln barrel will made saudi march schedul shipment part contract sign februari for saudi suppli brazil barrel per dai june reuter earn bsi rais mln swiss franc right issu banca della svizzera italiana bisz plan for right issu pct nomin rais mln franc capit right issu theoret sharehold swiss franc per bearer share and per regist share bsi seek sharehold author for particip certif nomin franc right for sharehold back futur convert warrant bond for purpos exist franc tranch certif split for split improv market exist certif chief execut giorgio ghiringhelli told new confer bearer share price franc compar close price last fridai zurich stock exchang regist share issu franc market price reuter acq pepsico offer acquir calni inc for dlr share acq harper and row hpr mull option bid harper and row publish inc board director decid action two takeov bid that compani receiv appoint committe independ director studi strateg altern for year firm altern includ continu compani exist busi plan busi combin sale stock restructur and sale part compani kidder peabodi and inc retain advis altern harper and row ad privat investor theodor cross last week offer dlr share for harper and row prompt rival bid dlr share anoth publish firm harcourt brace jovanovich inc hbj carefulli two offer meet fridai harper and row board decid not act director unanim express strong desir preserv compani independ and advantag consider futur prospect director winthrop knowlton chief execut and chairman newli establish independ committe signific current interest compani feel that carefulli review option committe will pertin fact and altern intend make care and inform decis will proce expediti conclus knowlton pend deliber harper and row board postpon indefinit special meet stockhold that had schedul for april discuss propos recapit compani stock order creat two class share votinmg right reuter acq fail washington state acquir feder home loan bank board fhlbb announc acquisit home save and loan associ seattl washington interwest save bank oak harbour washington fhlbb home save troubl save institut requir feder action thi year home save had asset mln dlr asset and interwest had asset mln dlr reuter trade baldrig warn world trade war danger commerc secretari malcolm baldrig predict congress will pass reason trade bill thi year and tough protectionist legisl prompt trade war mood congress tough trade six year washington baldrig weekend televis interview reason trade bill spite that congress work togeth administr harden trade attitud presid reagan oppos protectionist legisl agre support trade bill appar that opposit democrat pass such legisl baldrig warn measur that penal trade partner such japan south korea and taiwan for fail cut trade surplus lead retali and urg reagan veto such bill ask rise danger worldwid trade war baldrig don question that reuter acq calni clny get bid pepsico pep calni inc receiv offer acquir pepsico inc own pct calni stock for dlr per share subject approv pepsico and calni board and calni sharehold compani board intendsd schedul meet futur review propos and ask oppenheim and inc assist evalu offer and advis calni altern calni largest franchise pepsico taco bell restaur oper california oregon texa and washington petit boulangeri bakeri seattl calni earn dlr sale mln dlr for month end novemb decemb calni reject inadequ investor group led presid and chairman robert lariv second offer acquir bid inadeuq and subject conting group offer dlr and dlr pct prefer stock per calni share reuter acq warburg pincu start symbion symb bid warburg pincu capit corp start tender offer for common share symbion inc dlr each newspap advertis firm opffer not condit receipt minimum number share condit holder symbion sharesseek receiv fair share provis utah busi corpor act warburg receipt share rais interest symbion pct pct and give control warburg reserv bui share offer oversubscrib present intent ask symbion provid sharehold list dissemin offer firm offer prorat period and withdraw right expir april extend reuter earn zim energi zimr sell share privat zim energi corp enter into agreement for group consist strategi and develop inc norsk vikingolj oslo and mi ga corp own zim bui mln common share ct each associ polo energi corp and jaguar petroleum corp compani investor group bought mln share zim manag jame mitchel william richardson and steven duin resign offic and director zim chemclear inc cmcl unilater cancel agreement merg zim and zim board studi possibl claim chemclear compani expect report loss for year dlr due lower oil and natur ga price unsuccess workov program and excess overhead and corpor expens plan dramat reduct overhead cost that improv result compani michel billard name chairman and robert berckman name presid and chief execut and berckman and two join board zim agre acquir remain interest buccan and blue dolphin pipelin affili for mln dlr cash and stock gave detail reuter earn bluefield suppli bfld liquid payout bluefield suppli board declar second liquid dividend dlr per share payabl march sharehold record march compani paid initi liquid dividend dlr per share januari reuter earn bergen brunswig corp bbca qtr feb net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln half shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net mln rev billion billion reuter acq dixon sell mln woolworth share dixon group plc dxn sold mln share woolworth hold plc wlth salomon brother equiti statement salomon share institut europ and east dixon retain mln woolworth share dixon spokesman ad industri sourc dixon acquir woolworth share connect unsuccess bid for compani last year dixon paid averag price per share compar todai woolworth close frodai dixon spokesman decis retain mln share reflect woolworth buoyant prospect reuter earn joul inc joul set stock split joul inc board declar for two stock split payabl april record march reuter acq whippani paper board inc merger approv whippani paper board inc sharehold special meet approv merger into npn inc for dlr per share npn acquir control whippani recent tender offer reuter acq northern air freight nafi get reject bid privat held pilot air freight met offici northern air freight inc negoti friendli acquisit northern northern manag had interest propos northern annual revenu mln dlr and base seattl reuter earn american build mainten abm qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note american build mainten industri inc reuter acq renouf extend benequ hold offer renouf corp intern extend expir offer pai dlr unit bui outstand unit benequ hold california limit partnership march march march renouf unit had tender renouf point thi exce minimum number sought offer statement gave reason for extent benequ mln unit outstand reuter earn world pictur nwp qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr ct ct oper net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note year net exclud dlr tax credit reuter earn lowranc electron inc leix qtr jan shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss sale mln half shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit sale mln mln reuter earn commtron corp cmr qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln half shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn wholesal club inc whl qtr jan net shr profit two ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln avg shr year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn msa realti corp sss qtr net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev avg shr year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev avg shr note earn includ loss carryforward invest tax credit dlr quarter and gain dlr ct share for year reuter cpi econom spotlight franc await econom lift year squeez power narrow bare coalit major gaullist prime minist jacqu chirac swept cobweb control and regul choke french economi franc wait for promis industri recoveri govern will follow free market polici compani profit and stock market rise unemploy growth stagnant two pct year and outlook for inflat held year low pct uncertain forc last month cut govern growth target and rais inflat estim financ minist edouard balladur rule action stimul economi govern support fear time for econom miracl run polit clock tick presidenti elect due april year franc econom perform led mix cast wing minist and socialist presid won mix review partisan analyst for michel devel director econom studi newli privatis banqu pariba govern outstand achiev launch verit intellectu revolut break staid habit form centuri state control figur mediocr good bad set context structur reform excel devel analyst fear that balladur chief architect govern free market polici pursu mirag belief that econom liber will produc explos econom forc ideolog indosuez chief economist jean cheval person illus dirigism direct basic fact french system school onward ultra liber imposs illus not govern push vision hard past year foreign exchang and consum price control larg abolish labour regul prune eas sack redund worker and huge popular programm launch sell state own bank and industri privat investor sinc decemb mln french investor bought share cie financier pariba pari and glass maker cie saint gobain sgep two state compani brought stock market billion franc year privatis plan encourag amnesti for past illeg export capit and lift currenc control monei flood into pari stockmarket abroad help lift market pct last year and anoth pct sinc decemb end last year govern abolish price control that had exist for year servic such car repair and hairdress free state intervent small busi account for pct french economi result pct rise consum price januari partli respons for forc revis offici inflat forecast pct two pct even pct fantast result you that price free for time sinc comment devel pariba achiev includ major reduct state foreign debt and cut state budget deficit billion franc last year billion franc below target and billion despit healthi balanc payment surplu and gradual improv industri product french franc forc specul januari into humili pct devalu west german mark second sinc chirac power recent report organis for econom cooper and develop pillori french industri for fail produc good that potenti custom want state control high technolog sector french industri good increasingli ill adapt demand and price report french economist includ cheval indosuez agre report assumpt govern that you give freedom employ will invest and modernis ten will freedom and wait told and despit rise industri invest and introduct special incent boost youth employ end number jobless report record million year earlier problem for govern that can prod economi into faster growth french produc fail advantag last year oil price fall and growth hope rest shaki prospect expans industri countri west germani and japan reuter acq becor western get offer acquir group for dlr share earn everest and jen intern eja qtr shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln year shr profit dlr loss ct net profit mln loss sale mln mln note net period includ dlr provis for plant close net includ gain sale west lo angel real estat dlr quarter and dlr year year net includ gain sale west lo angel real estat dlr reuter gold german bank see higher gold price for gold expect continu rise thi year due renew inflationari pressur hamburg base verein und westbank statement stabilis crude oil price and organis petroleum export countri effort achiev firm price led grow inflationari pressur monei suppli japan and west germani exce central bank limit and real growth gross nation product ad us physic gold rise thi year due increas industri demand and higher expect coin product bank specul demand influenc gold price futur market risen bank factor and south africa unstabl polit situat lead temporari reduct gold suppli that countri underscor firmer sentiment australia output estim rise tonn thi year tonn reuter earn endotron see heavi loss qtr withdraw japan distributor earn alpin group inc agi qtr jan net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mth shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln note profit includ gain dlr ct share quarter and dlr ct share dlr cent share month tax loss carryforward reuter earn bsi expect anoth good year banca della svizzera italiana bisz expect busi good thi year pct increas net profit mln swiss franc chief execut giorgio ghiringhelli told report expect almost import sector expand import except secur busi grow slowli ghiringhelli bank plan convert represent london into subsidiari end thi year and expand activ york subsidiari privat bank reuter acq diamond shamrock set pct prorat factor for tender share ship brazilian bank worker decid nation strike brazilian bank worker vote launch nationwid strike thi month compound labour unrest aris failur govern anti inflat plan ralli thi citi northwest sao paulo bank worker vote strike march demand for pct pai rise met wilson gome moura presid nation confeder group bank employe union repres worker told reuter indefinit stoppag affect bank vote stoppag seamen enter week and oil worker threaten action state own petroleum compani petrobra reuter acq becor western bcw get offer acquir becor western inc invest limit partnership greenwich conn and randolph lenz offer acquir becor for dlr per share subject becor receipt mln dlr propos sale western gear corp subsidiari becor receiv express interest parti seek inform becor becor had previous agre sell western gear for mln dlr and acquir bcw acquisit inc for dlr cash and dlr debentur per becor share bcw form becor execut and goldman sach and deal subject sharehold approv reuter acq clark equip ckl stake acquir clark equip inform arthur goldberg act behalf group investor that group had accumul share pct clark outstand common stock goldberg recent approach clark repurchas share negoti for block repurchas unsuccess and termin reuter coffee paton report green coffe roast higher roast green coffe week end march kilo bag includ that us for solubl product compar bag week last year and bag week end februari georg gordon paton and inc report cumul roast for calendar total bag compar bag thi time last year reuter acq avia stockhold seek block sale reebok avia group intern inc stockhold file class action suit multnomah counti circuit court seek halt sale avia reebok intern rbok avia stockhold seek receiv compens defend includ avia director court paper suit grew meet dozen dissatisfi minor stockhold avia announc reebok propos acquisit avia and sudden drop price avia stock complaint file behalf clem eischen portland area resid own share avia and robert wither portland area own share and individu held stock time reebok announc juri trial request action small group that contral avia hurt gui eischen stockhold statement organ steer committe complaint review price action avia stock march and note plaintif purchas stock dlr and dlr per share price fell dlr dlr share reebok announc complaint ask defend enjoin proceed reebok acquisit avia request damag determin time trial avia had not court paper and had comment suit reuter earn dwg corp dwg qtr jan net oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net exclud discontinu oper loss dlr profit dlr quarter and loss dlr profit dlr mth net exclud gain insur recoveri dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr mth prior year net exclud dlr loss chang account for textil inventori prior year result for discontinu apparel segment and chang account for textil inventori share adjust for stock dividend net includ pretax unreal loss provis recoveri relat market secur dlr dlr quarter and recoveri dlr provis dlr mth prior mth net includ pretax gain sale market secur dlr net includ tax credit dlr dlr quarter and credit dlr provis mln dlr mth reuter acq diamond shamrock dia set prorat factor diamond shamrock corp will accept pct share common stock tender respons compani offer pai dlr share for mln share compani expect mail check repres purchas price mln share purchas thi week and will return unpurchas share shortli thereaft reuter earn bralorn resourc year loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln note includ charg mln dlr due writedown oil and ga interest writeoff goodwil and patent provis dispos surplu inventori loss disposit oper unit and writedown asset held for dispos reuter earn and block hrb see gain tax reform april tax return deadlin month confus taxpay will converg and block inc offic interpret tax code financi result for nation largest tax prepar expect good fiscal year bonanza analyst for short term kei word confus block vice presid tom bloch interview congress drastic law confus result and tax prepar benefit bloch year taxpay form and place side side compar peopl will throw hand and tax form will year ad kidder peabodi analyst herbert buchbind expect block fiscal year end april show good gain fiscal earn mln dlr dlr share revenu mln dlr estim block fiscal earn dlr year block bonanza buchbind base estim larger work forc block show gain pct tax form prepar tax season block prepar tax return pct previou year intern revenu servic estim mln individu incom tax return will file for tax season last year mln form profession tax prepar account for million form ir for longer term confus will continu bring client into block tax prepar offic worldwid act that will neg effect bloch conced file requir will shorten tax return and case simplifi form note addit low incom wage earner will tax roll block analyz price structur offset neg last tax season averag cost for each return amount dlr and dlr worldwid bloch thi tax season rate will pct line inflat rate block expect expans thi tax season electron file system directli feed into ir and can speed refund process block can choos and expand into citi made for direct file ir bloch note ir estim return will directli file thi tax season return inject tax season kansa citi analyst jonathan braatz that block will benefit greatli lower tax rate fiscal braatz expect block advertis budget last year will help bit lower cost for televis ad bang for buck estim block mln dlr cash balanc sheet sheet and interest rate rise great benefit reuter earn ausimont compo au rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq aldershot agre acquir intracoast refin aldershot resourc sign interim agreement acquir pct outstand share intracoast refin inc conro texa aldershot will pai number share common stock base book and maximum mln share formula link year pre tax net revenu transact subject complet definit agreement and regulatori approv reuter acq derlan acquir pct aurora industri derlan industri acquir pct aurora industri inc montgomeri illinoi for undisclos price close subject complet legal formal derlan reuter earn marion lab mkc vote split dividend hike marion laboratori inc board declar two for common stock split form dividend distribut april record march board intend increas regular quarterli dividend pct ct share reflect split increas will declar board meet and reflect regular payment begin juli reuter acq dart seek supermarket sgl negoti dart group inc prepart negoti term propos acquisit supermarket gener corp earli thi month dart made unsolicit offer dlr share cash for supermarket gener stock releas letter fridai supermarket gener dart that agreement can reach will interest supermarket gener stockhold manag employe and custom that end prepar negoti term acquisit agreement dart dart urg meet supermarket gener offici held promptli letter point compani not heard supermarket gener sinc make offer thi past mondai inform that offer consid and that you back time basi arrang meet dart act openli and amic effort facilit propos acquisit ad not purchas addit supermarket gener stock sinc prior submiss offer dart continu interest acquir supermarket gener friendli manner note compani tune that you suggest order you evalu option dart own mln supermarket gener share slightli pct outstand reuter earn decor industri inc dii qtr net end jan shr profit ct net profit loss rev year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note loss per share not for quarter reuter earn mccormick and inc mccrk qtr net qtr end feb shr ct ct net rev reuter earn line inc valu qtr jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln month shr dlr ct net mln mln rev mln mln note period includ pretax invest incom mln dlr capit gain distribut mutual fund invest reuter acq thermo electron tmo consid unit stake sale thermo electron corp enter into talk underwrit public sale minor interest packag cogener system subsidiari tecogen inc compani plan offer convert subordin debentur publicli gave detail reuter earn hongkong bank canada qtr jan net net mln not note result not compar last year due novemb acquisit bank british columbia subsidiari hongkong and shanghai bank corp reuter earn salant corp qslt qtr nov net oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit sale mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss sale mln mln note year net includ pretax provis for loss sale subsidiari dlr year net includ pretax loss dlr plant close provis net exclud tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year net period exclud charg dlr for estim settlement and expens connect chapter bankruptci reuter money-fx monei market mln stg late bank england provid monei market late assist mln stg thi take bank total todai billion stg and compar estim deficit billion reuter acq renouf extend benequ hold offer repeat york march renouf corp intern extend expir offer pai dlr unit bui outstand unit benequ hold california limit partnership march march march renouf unit had tender renouf point thi exce minimum number sought offer statement gave reason for extent benequ mln unit outstand reuter grain lyng late for crop decoupl thi year agricultur secretari richard lyng late implement full acreag provis decoupl for grain crop chanc that legisl pass not for crop late lyng told nation grain and feed associ convent lyng ad that support congress for and good chanc pilot program will pass part pend disast bill that late year alter crop program sign for spring crop close end thi month lyng predict chang will legisl farm bill thi year reuter earn salant qslt file reorgan plan salant corp and thomson inc and obion inc subsidiari file joint reorgan plan bankruptci court and expect emerg chapter bankruptci futur compani hear adequaci associ disclosur plan schedul for april and complet plan subject approv creditor equiti secur holder and bankruptci court salant reach agreement for rai william continu presid and chief execut offic for year effect date reorgan plan and substanti conclud talk for mln dlr unsecur credit effect date compani committe unsecur creditgor and committe equiti secur holder approv term plan previous announc creditor will receiv mln dlr cash dlr pct senior subordin debentur and common share for each dlrsd allow unsecur claim salant todai report earn for year end novemb dlr dlr pretax provis for loss sale subsidiari dlr post tax charg attribut cost and expens chapter and settlement pre chapter claim dlr tax credit year lost dlr dlr pretax provis for plant close reuter earn analog corp alog qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln half shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln reuter trade west german export drop sharpli west german export unit state fell below billion mark worth januari for time sinc mid provision bundesbank data show figur show export billion mark januari sharpli decemb billion and lowest sinc billion export juli thi compar billion mark januari total west german export western industrialis countri fell januari billion mark decemb billion post lowest monthli total sinc juli west german export european commun billion mark januari billion decemb and billion januari last year figur show export develop nation and central plan economi slacken separ commerzbank report that focu west german export thi year like shift europ expect downturn growth dollar area thi strength west german export compar japan depend larg part opec and develop countri market ad reuter acq texa air give continent air holder anoth dlr share cpi french februari inflat and pct pct januari offici trade trade interest readi for fight congress lawmak gear for showdown protectionist and free trader major trade bill wind committe vote full hous repres late april move toughen enforc trade law kei hous subcommitte last week approv tone version legisl requir presid reagan retali foreign countri that follow unfair trade practic thi bill will cornerston congression effort restor competit american industri and turn last year record billion dlr trade deficit lawmak argu trade bill made concess reagan and intend back amend tough countri that violat trade agreement product hand congressmen for allegi free trade bill ti reagan hand trade disput and will seek restor negoti power republican bill frenzel michigan subcommitte bill not that free trader endors respect emphas consensu trade lawmak work bill reagan and republican ultim endors frenzel goal trade legisl make trade polici stronger violat intern trade agreement you find lot peopl not you find poepl haven avoid violat agreement kei concess made urg power chairman hous wai and mean committe trade subcommitte back requir that forc reagan automat impos quota tariff import countri that engag unfair trade practic agre waiv retali hurt economi wai and mean chairman dan rostenkowski illinoi democrat insist moder approach hous want pass bill reagan sign into law reagan last year had block senat consider tough hous trade bill brand protectionist and thi year reluctantli agre support trade bill democrat leader determin pass bill indic success white hous spokesman marlin fitzwat told report fridai administr not provis ad gener feel good bipartisan consider trade legisl progress battl will place week full hous wai and mean committe consid amend rep richard gephardt missouri democrat forc countri such japan south korea and taiwan cut trade surplus unit state subcommitte limit gephardt plan provid that exist larg trade surplu unit state will trigger investig unfair trade practic not automat set retali rep phil crane illinoi republican and staunch free trader will weaken gephardt plan organ labor press lawmak for relief import job lost foreign competit afl cio presid lane kirkland thi year anger administr statement that trade bill reagan sign not worth passag congress rostenkowski set tone trade debat statement not write legisl lane kirkland write legisl that will sign presid write bill subcommitte reject call for trade relief for specif industri such textil rep jenkin democrat georgia agre hold fight intend push separ bill protect domest textil and shoe industri aid reagan veto similar measur last year hous speaker jim wright texa democrat influenti propon aid for specif industri beset low price foreign competit wright thursdai renew call for import relief for domest oil industri and announc support for senat plan trigger temporari oil import tariff import reach half domest consumpt for part trade bill provis toughen enforc trade law bill forc administr act rapidli complaint unfair trade practic such dump product unit state price below cost product forc administr act rapidli industri complain that surg import threaten exist congressmen chang requir intern trade commiss impos limit car import reuter earn endotron endo expect loss for year endotron inc expect incur substanti loss for second quarter end march and fiscal year end sept factor anticip loss endotron cite disput japanes distributor yamaha inc payment dlr promissori note form file secur and exchang commiss endotron note for overdu account receiv sale instrument yamaha and anoth japanes distributor compani fiscal year endotron present reduc level oper will exhaust cash and credit facil earli thi assum full us remain dlr line credit celanes corp requir approv celanes corp compani abil obtain fund advers affect suit file march two sharehold seek repres class holder offic endotron endotron complaint alleg violat feder secur law connect statement made compani annual and quarterli report compani secur divis minnesota depart commerc conduct inquiri into compani japanes sale for fiscal and trade insid and broker compani common share similar inquiri conduct secur and exchang commiss investig will hurt compani abil obtain fund result disput payment promissori note law suit challeng financi data and investig insid trade compani longer expect that anticip declin instrument sale japan fiscal will offset increas instrument sale foreign countri and unit state reuter cpi french februari year year inflat pct pct januari offici acq continent air holder payment texa air corp settlement class action litig mutual share corp minor sharehold continent airlin inc will receiv addit dlr per share februari texa air acquir minor interest continent that not for dlr per share mutual had challeng adequaci price texa air continent holder sought apprais right delawar law continu seek apprais remedi delawar chanceri court accept settlement and drop apprais process texa air settlement term relat employe shareholdr continent will receiv option texa air not give detail compani settlement subject approv delawar chanceri court expect dai reuter cocoa cocoa consum narrow gap buffer stock issu repres cocoa consum countri intern cocoa organ icco council meet edg closer unifi stanc buffer stock rule deleg consum not common posit observ consum meet fluid and tone posit european commun consum split question cocoa buffer stock oper icco met januari put intern cocoa agreement into effect deleg januari meet franc side produc buffer stock oper deleg that meet end agreement buffer stock rule commiss met brussel fridai whether cocoa consum nation narrow differ thi month meet commission fridai meet inform agreement respond sign flexibl produc kei buffer stock issu deleg kei issu address thi council session divid icco member whether member cocoa elig for buffer stock purchas and price differenti buffer stock pai for type cocoa deleg consum deleg produc and consum compromis member cocoa question work group compris deleg produc and consum member countri met briefli thi morn broke into produc meet and meet consum meet produc favour buffer stock bui varieti grade cocoa and oppos member cocoa accept review posit ahead work group meet thi afternoon wait consum produc deleg hope will flexibl will difficult negoti icco compris member countri member includ consum and malaysia increasingli import produc reuter earn lowranc electron leix see order lowranc electron inc result oper and fourth quarter not compar and second quarter strong order for sonar equip for six month end jan compani report net incom almost tripl dlr ct share sale rose pct mln dlr compani public dec expect fill back order two quarter improv suppli comput chip compon reuter cpu canada manufactur util rate rise util canadian manufactur capac rose pct fourth quarter pct quarter statist canada chang small thi mark quarter sinc quarter util rate for manufactur rose feder agenc increas residenti construct led strong increas build materi sector led pct increas metal miner industri reuter cpi french inflat slow februari french inflat slow februari and pct pct januari nation statist institut inse retail price index show year year rise pct pct januari inse offici final figur for februari releas thi month januari rise govern forc revis inflat target for pct year year initi target two pct pct financ minist edouard balladur half januari rise due higher oil price and forecast februari slow reuter earn capitol bancorp capb restat net loss capitol bancorp expect restat result for loss mln dlr due reclassif loan recommend auditor ernst and whinnei compani restat reflect substanti increas reserv princip subsidiari capitol bank and trust expect earn dlr for quarter capitol maintain adequ capit ratio will seek addit equiti capit futur delai annual meet due restat annual earn capitol board rais quarterli dividend ct ct share payabl april record march compani origin report earn dlr earn dlr last year quarter annual meet had schedul for second week april reuter jobs swedish unemploy data revis method calcul sweden unemploy figur reduc number jobless sixth spokesman for central bureau statist scb report substanti drop past year revis data jobless februari repres pct workforc pct workforc februari scb offici oll wessberg figur base extens survei unemploi brought sweden into line practis recommend geneva base intern labour organis wessberg method cut number unemploi pct collect data accur and ask question find whether jobless want work whether work and whether look for work told reuter method us for januari figur show unemploy drop pct workforc pct style decemb wessberg chang had appar not notic press recalcul method unemploy februari stood pct scb reuter money-fx econom spotlight em mark eighth birthdai european monetari system mark eighth anniversari vulner turmoil world monei market despit creat island currenc rate stabil europ economist economist system hold european commun currenc narrow fluctuat band remain infanc currenc european currenc unit ecu runawai success investor and borrow alik seek altern volatil dollar and wednesdai long term vision ecu europ common currenc step nearer realiti belgium mint world ecu coin economist member such west germani block second stage develop envisag system found father west german chancellor helmut schmidt and french presid valeri giscard esta thi phase origin due start two year em set decis make transfer nation govern and central bank autonom european monetari fund member jealous guard sovereignti econom and monetari matter basic problem em that govern not prepar make quantum leap situat decis common economist close watch system develop result that divid polici currenc accentu economist system greatest weak vulner weak dollar past month dollar plung and investor move into strong currenc result sharp rise west german mark sever strain system anoth frustrat britain failur lend em polit support keep pound major world currenc system chang british govern attitud expect countri gener elect due mid meanwhil system last realign sinc set prompt european financ minist highli secret monetari committe and committe central bank governor come suggest for reinforc idea due unveil financ minist hold inform meet belgium earli month economist propos involv tinker technic detail sceptic chanc for fundament chang technic measur won protect em extern factor such dollar weak for that step forward institut level leo corel kredietbank econom research depart economist system fortun will depend larg success agreement last month major industri nation stabilis exchang rate dollar resum slide em for turbul predict reuter acq intermagnet gener inma complet bui intermagnet gener corp complet purchas advanc product depart air product and chemic inc apd term not disclos depart make cryogen equip will continu oper present locat allentown compani will market product apd cryogen inc reuter acq itali ferruzzi take spanish mill itali ferruzzi spa pct stake spanish sunflow seed and cotton mill cooperativa agricola del guadalet guadalco sourc guadalco italian firm spanish subsidiari ferruzzi espana major equiti stake remain pct retain guadalco ferruzzi plan set sugar divis and import tonn industri sugar french factori year oper guadalco process capac tonn dai sunflow seed and tonn dai raw cotton reuter livestock ccc accept bid for dairi cattl kuwait commod credit corpor ccc accept bid for export bonu cover sale head dairi cattl kuwait agricultur depart dairi cattl for shipment bonu dlr per head made american market servic inc and will paid form commod ccc inventori addit head dairi cattl gulf countri kuwait bahrain oman qatar and unit arab emir export enhanc program initi announc octob reuter earn american hoechst corp year net net mln mln rev billion billion note fulli own subsidiari hoechst reuter earn levitt corp lvt qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note qtr and year exclud extraordinari credit dlr ct per share reuter grain eep us tactic yeutter trade repres clayton yeutter export enhanc program eep us tactic tool and not gener polici yeutter made comment respons question whether expand eep cover grain sale soviet union not comment directli soviet question repli that decis made highest level reagan administr and don want preempt that yeutter told nation grain and feed associ eep continu us tactic tool european commun not gener polici select eep us success pressur reuter acq nation pizza piza correct figur nation pizza straw hat piza restaur lo angel and bakersfield calif that announc plan bui fridai expect gener annual sale dlr not mln dlr compani origin announc compani will convert restaur pizza hut unit close expect march reuter earn tbg hold tgbn year net net profit mln dlr mln dlr turnov billion dlr billion note compani lower pct pct interest rate outstand subordin loan for period august juli tbg thyssen bornemisza group report dlr sinc decemb start financi year tbg declin profit caus loss contain rental activ reuter acq avaq intern seek commit deal avaq intern inc intend requir gate learjet corp glj honor agreement sell share compani avaq made statement respons offer interconnect capit corp for gate learjet share believ agreement gate accept offer avaq offer pusuant gate guidelin six dlr per share purchas gate corp promisari note for mln dlr interconnect offer dlr per share repurchas loan for mln for aggreg price mln dlr rang interconnect made offer board director gate learjet march avaq gate corp and gate learjet approv offer feb reuter earn standard product std rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn aaron spell product inc qtr net jan end shr ct ct net rev mln mln half shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note current half net includ dlr charg reorgan reuter earn cooper laserson inc zap qtr loss period end januari shr loss ct profit net loss profit sale mln mln avg shr note prior qtr figur includ gain mln dlr six ct per share discontinu oper reuter earn diversifi industri dei qtr oper net period end jan oper shr two ct ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr note full name diversifi industri inc earn exclud gain util tax loss carryforward dlr share dlr six ct share reuter pet-chem hoechst celanes set expans program hoechst hfag unit hoechst celanes corp begun project that will cost mln dlr unit form last month hoechst complet acquisit celanes for billion dlr compani will expand sanwet super absorb polym unit and acryl acid facil plan acetaminophen product plant bishop texa reuter earn golden nugget inc gng qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net exclud debt retir gain dlr loss dlr quarter and loss mln dlr dlr year net includ tax crdit dlr quarter and dlr year reuter earn oppenheim industri opp see year loss oppenheim industri inc expect report loss for year end januari dlr compar profit dlr year compani blame loss continu depress agricultur discontinu program due passag tax bill and failur close sale ranch california carrizo plain year expect compani prospect purchas forfiet dlr deposit talk contract reuter earn lubi cafeteria inc lub qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln half shr ct ct net mln sale mln mln note current year net period includ dlr gain land sale share adjust for for two split august reuter earn tesco forecast profit rise thi year tesco plc tsco statement expect pre tax profit mln stg for year end februari mln stg net properti profit thi compar mln stg pretax profit and net mln properti sale previou year forecast formal offer document hillard plc sharehold todai march tesco launch mln stg bid for hillard offer tesco ordinari share for hillard ordinari share valu each hillard ordinari share reuter earn busi comput bcsi had quarter profit busi comput solut inc expect report profit for fourth quarter end februari quarterli profit dlr revenu dlr year lost dlr sale dlr compani attribut improv result increas purchas zfour languag and develop environ for comput softwar busi comput expect report full year loss dlr sale dlr last year lost dlr revenu dlr reuter money-fx fed set dai system repurchas agreement earn mai inc mai qtr jan net shr dlr ct net rev mln mln six mth shr dlr ct net rev mln mln note current period includ pretax gain mln dlr sale leasehold glen oak store queen and gain mln dlr benefit tax loss carryforward year ago six mth includ gain dlr refund prior year real estat tax reuter earn circu circu enterpris cir qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr ct dlr oper net rev mln mln note current qtr and year figur exclud extraordinari loss earli debt retir mln dlr ct per share and mln dlr ct per share full name circu circu enterpris inc reuter earn nation fuel ga nfg set mail date nation fuel ga mail date for previous announc two for stock split june compani announc split last week had record date for split reuter acq comtech cmtl sell premier microwav comtech inc agre principl sell pct outstand share premier microwav corp for mln dlr buyer includ invest group compos unit manag compani expect sale close week proce will us reduc debt reuter acq invest firm pct purol pcc group affili york base invest firm and fund told secur and exchang commiss acquir share purol courier corp pct total outstand group led mutual share corp bought stock for invest purpos studi dlr share leverag buyout offer made purol manag and hutton lbo inc not decid whether will tender stock offer group held talk hutton lbo group and reuter earn tofutti brand tof see profit for year tofutti brand inc chang fiscal year calendar year year end juli and expect profit higher sale compani lost dlr sale mln dlr year end juli compani spokesman tofutti will report earn for last month calendar end march and will report calendar quarter result reuter earn digitech inc dgtc qtr jan net shr two ct ct net rev avg shr reuter gnp belgium revis gnp growth forecast belgian govern lower forecast for nomin increas gross nation product pct origin forecast pct prime minist wilfri marten statement parliament thi revis bring govern forecast close into line privat institut take account anticip slowdown world economi and intern trade impact belgian economi will limit due recent agreement wage and work condit agre employ and union marten not govern expect gnp grow volum term last month govern plan bureau had revis forecast for thi pct pct belgium gross nation product rose pct volum term pct nomin rise reuter earn cabot medic corp cbot qtr jan net shr ct two ct net rev reuter earn amerihealth inc ahth qtr loss oper shr loss loss ct oper net profit loss rev year oper shr loss six ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note net exclud tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year and gain termin pension plan dlr quarter and dlr year share prefer dividend reuter gnp bank german growth two pct extern risk for economi increas growth two pct thi year presid west german feder bank hann christian schroeder hohenwarth schroeder hohenwarth told new confer fall dollar sinc start thi year and revalu mark european currenc meant west german export face rough wind domest demand continu rise and privat consumpt support economi good prospect for consum industri schroeder hohenwarth econom polici had concentr strengthen thi domest growth thi context welcom decis govern increas scope tax cut due ad plan reform fiscal system schedul for work coalit partner thi month import step direct govern plan cut corpor tax pct pct schroeder hohenwarth decis cut maximum rate incom tax pct pct half heart reuter earn cambridg analyt caan see qtr loss cambridg analyt associ inc expect incur loss for quarter fiscal equal greater loss dlr for fourth quarter end decemb cambridg expect revenu for quarter approxim record for fourth quarter end decemb dlr cambridg record profit dlr revenu dlr for quarter fiscal compani compani attribut expect loss lower expect sale laboratori and consult busi and plan major invest proprietari treatment technolog compani winter tradition slowest season reuter acq seton sel get buyout offer chairman seton board receiv propos chairman and chief execut offic philip kaltenbach acquir seton for dlr per share cash seton acquisit bid subject kaltenbach arrang financ intend member senior manag particip compani kaltenbach own pct seton stock and manag member anoth pct seton form independ board committe offer and defer annual meet had schedul for march reuter earn mr field plan open store base special food retail mr field inc earlier announc pre tax profit mln dlr mln plan growth thi year open store compani quot london unlist secur market usm plan expand outlet internation chairman randal field told new confer compani not move into countri intensifi effort had store compani open store includ two australia and each japan canada and intend open minimum unit london for exampl and reason that open store european countri field compani acquir competit busi matter routin and add declin compani plan spend last year turnov rose pct mln dlr mln dlr reuter cpu industri capac us rate rose pct feb pct jan earn biotechnolog develop biod qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev reuter earn heching hech qtr net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net sale mln mln year shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln reuter acq metex mtx chairman sell share metex corp chairman and chief execut offic alan cohen sold share metex common stock metropolitan consolid industri inc moni compani sell price dlr per share option for metropolitan consolid industri purchas share price metex mason carter elect presid and chief oper offic compani carter join metex execut vice presid addit attilio petrocelli presid metropolitan name fill vacanc metex board director compani metropolitan own pct metex common stock compani reuter acq american secur asec releas inform american secur corp releas will forthcom shortli pend merger maryland nation corp mdnt approv stockhold octob american halt nasdaq pend new announc reuter earn svenska cellulosa scab year group profit net financi item billion crown billion sale billion crown billion profit per share crown propos dividend crown reuter coffee colombia coffe export pragmat privat coffe export colombia pragmat coffe market polici will ensur that countri not suffer excess current depress price and errat market condit gilberto arango presid export associ interview that colombia world second largest produc posit withstand prolong absenc intern coffe organ ico export quota colombia countri that will benefit thi situat recent ico talk london fail break deadlock introduct export quota suspend februari and date set for meet issu arango that govern measur adopt last week includ lower export registr price major chang disclos pragmat thi start era colombia world market condit govern lower local tax for export and export registr price reintegro will chang order close reflect market trend arango illustr colombia attitud decis fridai open export registr for unlimit amount ad not impli countri begin heavi sell coffe market polici sell hast consist target for volum will set will react market factor adequ and colombia intent give coffe colombia past record basi for upcom export will not export mln kilo bag sell mad trade full colombia export potenti colombia stockpil stand mln bag export record mln bag coffe year end last septemb and mln calendar arango not want commit export predict that output for coffe year not exce mln bag compar mln forecast nation coffe grower feder and mln depart agricultur figur ridicul ag plantat and rust number produc provinc antioquia meant output like fall that nationwid estim rare and oscil mln and mln bag failur recent ico talk arango colombia understand felt frustrat not manag forc compromis jorg cardena manag nation feder and head nation deleg london blame intransig big countri name arango colombian financ minist cesar gaviria last week explicit and unit state undoubtedli great polit pressur come week revis polici washington will into account that for countri and alli for instanc central america sharp fall coffe export revenu reach polit and econom consequ arango rule fresh colombian initi export quota produc had show common resolv emerg continu contact reuter gnp belgian govern cut financi requir belgian prime minist wilfri marten announc parliament plan reduc govern financ requir billion franc thi will enabl requir held billion franc previou govern target billion pct gross nation product marten lower govern estim nomin gnp growth and estim govern depart spend govern calcul that action requir exce target billion franc marten plan involv rais fiscal receipt billion franc and reduc spend billion remain billion franc will rais treasuri oper marten monei found seri small economi and confirm that includ rais two billion franc sale part govern pct hold ga compani distrigaz last year govern announc major program design cut spend billion franc program design belgium govern snowbal effect govern constantli borrow financ budget deficit due larg cost servic and repai exist debt govern financ requir estim billion franc pct gnp reuter earn royal trust plot aggress global expans royal trustco move uniqu canadian trust compani pursu bold global expans that somedai lift foreign share yearli earn pct presid michael cornelissen marathon secur financi servic analyst michael walsh royal trust intern growth target attain will tremend achiev build intern earn base larger earn lot signific domest trust compani walsh global oper made pct royal trust mln dlr net profit will post pct profit growth thi year expect pct jump total compani profit cornelissen told reuter interview foreign share total profit rise pct and pct royal trust canada second largest trust compani asset billion canadian dlr oper internation sinc open london bank aggress global strategi began canadian trust equival save and loan focus domest retail bank compani oversea ambit whet heighten domest competit and impress growth london bank oper attain full british bank power cornelissen last year royal trust move into continent europ and asia mln canadian dlr acquisit dow chemic dow dow financi servic corp includ asset manag merchant and privat bank compani heaven opportun cornelissen dow financi acquisit achiev year year set cornelissen stress that royal trust shun direct competit major global financi institut activ such intern lend and stock brokerag order exploit profit nich oversea tradit trust activ such asset manag privat bank and advisori servic that royal trust hope complet negoti end thi month sell london base savori milln brokerag acquir dow financi deal intern market big and such miniscul share that growth opportun limit energi and desir find busi ad that trust type servic don intern market serv aid royal trust foreign growth greater foreign invest interest north america and increas canadian invest abroad cornelissen central royal trust strategi asia boast rapid econom growth and huge pool japanes capit cornelissen compani administ asset billion dlr canadian trust cite statist indic that year asia will two third world popul and pct global product capac cornelissen knew had royal trust intern locat includ offic tokyo hong kong and singapor compani recent list share tokyo stock exchang royal trust presid compani stress growth oversea unit ad not forese acquisit futur ey wide open for opportun ask royal trust plan for compani abandon sale florida bank unit cornelissen compani face trust servic market cover hundr small region bank that doesn mean shouldn cornelissen that area that will year compani continu emphas home canadian market cornelissen and financi servic analyst agre remain vital royal trust propos govern regul canadian bank trust insur and secur dealer full particip anoth actitivi will mean domest competit for royal trust not drastic cornelissen reuter earn salomon rais caterpillar cat opinion salomon brother inc rais opinion caterpillar inc stock aggress bui hold brighter earn outlook for salomon analyst david sutliff statement see earn dlr share earlier forecast dlr for year outlook for remain dlr dlr caterpillar stock point earn will poor for two quarter that profit begin improv second half perhap significantli and surg sharpli and sutliff improv result come factor higher price improv market share reduc cost and improv demand higher price will stick japanes competitor komatsu had rais price increas yen reuter earn rockwood hold rkwd qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln year shr profit dlr loss dlr net profit mln loss mln rev mln mln note includ extraordinari gain ct per share and ct fourth quarter and reuter trade canada prime minist major trade deal emerg acq forum end beverli bev purchas deal forum group inc termin agreement principl bui retir live center six state beverli enterpris due failur reach satisfacotri definit agreement reuter gold miner strike south africa black miner strike south african gold and coal mine nation union minework num num spokesman worker began underground sit grootvlei gold mine own gener union mine corp protest transfer colleagu job employe anglo american corp vaal collieri down tool reason for stoppag not immedi clear offici two compani not for comment and num start negoti manag reuter earn fbx corp fbxc year nov net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter cpu capac us rate pct februari factori mine and util oper pct capac februari compar revis pct januari and decemb feder reserv board fed previous rate pct januari and pct decemb surg automobil assembl februari and gain primari metal product help rais manufactur pct capac pct januari durabl manufactur increas pct last month pct januari fed nondur manufactur eas pct capac us pct januari last month rate pct februari fabric metal increas pct februari pct januari motor vehicl and part jump pct januari primari metal rose pct pct januari petroleum product fell pct februari pct januari capac util for mine rose pct februari pct januari below februari rate pct fed us rate for util pct last month pct januari produc industri materi oper pct capac januari and decemb februari rate pct fed declin energi materi us and durabl good materi reason for declin past year for produc industri materi reuter cpi balladur maintain pct inflat target februari pct year year cocoa csce put addit margin juli cocoa dlr spot charg will ad york cocoa futur juli deliveri contract start wednesdai march coffe sugar and cocoa exchang march deliveri ceas trade march make and juli two nearbi unlimit posit previous march and unlimit margin requir for juli posit will dlr dlr origin margin dlr spot fee reuter earn cooper canada year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn tab product tbp qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn markel corp makl qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr ct net rev mln mln reuter earn scienc accessori corp sea qtr net qtr end jan shr two ct two ct net rev reuter trade french adjust februari trade deficit mln franc januari deficit billion ship biffex member ballot merger member baltic intern freight futur exchang biffex ballot end thi week whether will merg london commod exchang come umbrella baltic futur exchang biffex offici final decis will left biffex board will meet end thi month last week exchang trade baltic exchang london potato futur associ gafta soya bean meal futur associ and london meat futur exchang instruct legal advis implement merger reuter earn machin technolog mtec see qtr loss machin technolog inc expect report second quarter loss ct per share sale dlr year earlier lost dlr ct per share sale dlr compani book six mln dlr quarter and backlog risen pct sinc end fiscal year lead expect improv result second half reuter earn docugraphix inc docx qtr jan loss shr loss six ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln reuter earn nbd bancorp nbd regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai record april reuter acq triangl microwav trmw talk buyout triangl microwav inc involv talk purchas substanti compani not identifi triangl agreement reach and can assur that will reach acquisitioon subject approv sharehold and regulatori file triangl microwav make microwav system compon and had earn for half end januari dlr sale dlr earn dlr sale dlr year reuter veg-oil yeutter repeat retali threat oil tax trade repres clayton yeutter unit state will retali european commun adopt propos tax veget oil not product singl for repris speak nation grain and feed associ ngfa convent yeutter cautious optimist controversi oil tax propos will reject council minist yeutter propos tax flagrant violat spirit gatt imperil bind duti export soybean europ reagan administr decid retali list administr not reveal retali list approv propos reuter trade canada mulronei trade deal near prime minist brian mulronei signific progress made trade talk unit state and profil major deal emerg open debat free trade hous common mulronei accord creat thousand job canada and bring greater econom prosper countri mulronei offer detail talk that negoti riski and difficult profil major trade deal emerg minut address mulronei made passion defens initi that give poorer area countri major econom boost trade pattern period decad process build two canada that rich and promis that develop and emploi mulronei want make newfoundland and british columbian and albertan and that chanc opportun trade prosper detial releas trade talk launch two year ago two nation that each import trade partner recent publish report canada quot senior trade sourc countri close reach trade deal and will involv elimin border trariff and tariff barrier year report kei stumbl block talk canadian propos find settl trade disput that give canada protect washington tough trade remedi law mulronei sharpli critic protectionist sentiment canada fair trader and deni govern pursu deal win unfair access american market trade deal bring benefit side recogn good deal fair deal that fair side mulronei reuter trade franc reduc trade deficit februari franc post season adjust trade deficit mln franc februari billion franc deficit januari financ ministri for two month thi year trade deficit season adjust basi billion franc unadjust februari deficit billion franc and two month cumul deficit billion ministri statement ministri februari export total billion franc pct increas januari import total billion franc increas pct farm and food trade show two billion franc surplu surplu billion januari energi deficit reduc billion franc billion januari industri trade show surplu billion franc mln franc januari reuter earn ncr ncr see good chanc for record year net ncr corp optimist that will post record revenu and profit for charl exlei chairman and presid consider optim futur base strength continu flow product exlei told meet secur analyst current posit strongest modern ncr histori gener offer deliver major categori thi year for ncr earn rose pct dlr share sale that increas pct billion dlr balanc exlei ncr will pai close attent increas penetr major account expand parti distribut channel and continu introduct product product introduc proced month account for pct major equip order activ end two month ad can good start for reuter acq equit banc ebnc boss ameritrust stake group control equit bancorp chairman alfr lerner acquir pct stake ameritrust corp amtr and bui pct obtain regulatori approv file secur and exchang commiss group bought stake mln ameritrust common share for mln dlr invest group act clevebaco cleveland partnership seek regulatori approv increas stake lerner own clevebaco corp gener partner clevebaco lerner group file feder reserv board march notic intent bui pct common stock ameritrust cleveland bank hold compani fed approv lerner equit bancorp cleveland intend bui ameritrust stock subject market condit and factor sinc lerner head bank hold compani asset greater billion dlr bar law serv director offic ameritrust repres board lerner intent influenc ameritrust manag polici group clevebaco bought mln share bear stearn and inc march dlr share lerner accumul mln share march and sold clevebaco control march for dlr share reuter acq american secur asec buyout complet maryland nation corp mdnt complet acquisit american secur corp exchang maryland share for each american mln share outstand compani mandatori dai review justic depart complet todai maryland nation american secur sharehold will entitl receiv per share maryland nation regular quarterli dividend that payabl march holder record todai reuter acq rainier rban complet acquisit rainier bancorp complet acquisit tacoma wash base unit bank for mln dlr worth rainier stock unit save bank mln dlr asset and offic will oper wholli own subsidiari rainier rainier last month agre merg secur pacif corp spc unit acquisit will increas asset billion dlr billion report end reuter earn franklin resourc inc ben set quarterli qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record march reuter cpi balladur maintain french inflat target financ minist edouard balladur maintain pct inflat target for announc earlier todai pct year year rise retail price for februari told radio interview reason revis target for februari monthli result pct pct rise januari pct year year that forc govern revis earlier target two pct current pct happi good result for februari stress for continu vigil inflat financ ministri statement year year differenti french and lower west german inflat rate calcul last month had narrow februari two pct compar pct januari calcul last month differenti pct statement ad tendenc lessen inflat gap main trade partner reuter earn gener cinema gcn see flat net gener cinema corp expect flat net incom for fiscal end oct mln dlr dlr share year ago compani cost restructur carter hawlei hale store inc unit and previou purchas pct stake cadburi schwepp plc will lead flat net figur rais stake cadburi schwepp pct not made addit stock purchas restructur carter hawlei plan spin specialti store includ neiman marcu bergdorf goodman and contempo casual into compani name neiman marcu group share will trade york stock exchang previous announc gener cinema will pct equiti and pct vote share compani restructur subject approv carter hawlei sharehold reuter gold levon resourc lvnvf gold assai improv levon resourc check gold assai howard tunnel congress british columbia properti yield higher gold grade report januari and februari assai zone averag ounc gold ton foot section averag width feet levon previous report zone averag ounc gold ton foot section averag width feet levon check assai zone two averag ounc gold ton foot section averag width feet levon resourc revis zone two assai compar previous report averag ounc gold ton foot section averag width feet compani intersect anoth vein feet west zone two assai ounc gold ton across width feet reuter earn teeco properti set cash distribut qtly distribut ct per unit ct prior pai april record march reuter earn radix ventur inc qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln six mth shr profit nil loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln reuter earn adob system inc adb qtr feb net shr ct six ct net rev avg shr note prior qtr per share figur adjust for two for stock split februari reuter acq armtek arm complet sale asset armtek corp armstrong rubber complet previous announc sale natchez miss tire plant and asset conder corp conder conder form acquir armstrong asset name denni terwillg vice presid and control armstrong tire divis presid reuter earn data system inc toot qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev reuter earn vishai vsh set two pct stock dividend vishai intertechnolog inc board declar two pct stock dividend payabl april holder record march compani stock dividend will paid holder common tock not exchang for class stock vishai current exchang offer expir march reuter earn onyx petroleum explor year loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev note shr and net dlr writedown oil and ga properti valu reuter earn integr circuit ictm set record date integr circuit inc set march record date for previous announc pct stock dividend compani will distribut dividend march reuter gold unit see mine proceed british petroleum plc base feasibl report ridgewai mine joint ventur ridgewai project south carolina start commerci gold product mid compani mine produc approxim rate ounc gold per year full year oper and averag ounc year full project year life mine partner ventur galact resourc galcf toronto compani subject receipt statutori permit final financ arrang and manag and joint ventur review construct short ton per dai process facil can start capit cost bring mine into product estim mln dlr reuter earn msa realti corp sss qtr net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev avg shr year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln avg shr note qtr and net includ loss dlr and gain dlr respecitv for extraordinari item net assum warrant exercis for qtr adjust second quarter incom for earn per share dlr reuter earn lear petroleum partner lpp qtr loss oper shr loss nil loss nil oper net loss loss rev nil nil avg shr mln mln year oper shr loss two ct loss two ct oper net loss loss rev nil nil avg shr mln mln note net exclud loss discontinu oil and natur ga oper mln dlr dlr quarter and mln dlr mln dlr year compani sold oper end reuter earn westron inc wstx year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss rev reuter earn kenan transport ktco set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn gencorp qtr shr ct ct bop danish credit downgrad not dramat minist financ minist pall simonsen todai downgrad denmark credit rate standard and poor corp not dramatis standard and poor had downgrad kingdom denmark long term extern debt countri loss top aaa rate januari thi chang regrett reason dramatis thi chang nuanc standard and poor defin categori slightli top aaa rate simonsen statement direct effect lower rate borrow capabl great expect fail reduc perman extern account deficit thi will inevit affect borrow term and capabl ad standard poor note that seri auster measur design cut lend and encourag save tax reform into effect and becom govern will readi econom and polit initi past simonsen standard and poor weaker intern competit face rise labour cost mean deterior current account balanc and rise extern debt extern current account deficit rose record preliminari billion crown billion bring total foreign debt billion crown govern statist govern economist forecast that extern current account deficit will fall billion crown thi year denmark net foreign debt rose pct total export pct and reuter earn magnet technolog corp mtcc half net jan end shr not net profit loss sale reuter earn gencorp qtr feb net shr ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln reuter gold unit see gold mine proceed british petroleum plc base feasibl report ridgewai mine joint ventur ridgewai project south carolina start commerci gold product mid compani mine produc approxim ounc gold per year full year oper and averag ounc year full project year life mine partner galact resourc toronto subject receipt statutori permit final financ arrang and manag and joint ventur review construct short ton per dai process facil can start capit cost bring mine into product estim mln dlr reuter acq safeti kleen bui stake oil refin safeti kleen corp tent agre bui pct stake breslub enterpris toronto for mln dlr stock cash and equip price includ mln dlr safeti kleen common stock cash and rerefin plant own safeti kleen close deal expect breslub lead rerefin us lubric oil north america collect us oil auto garag car dealer and busi refin mln gallon us oil reuter trade trade interest readi for battl hous lawmak gear for showdown protectionist and free trader major trade bill wind committe vote full hous repres late april move toughen enforc trade law kei hous subcommitte last week approv tone version legisl requir presid reagan retali foreign countri that follow unfair trade practic bill will cornerston congression effort restor competit american industri and turn last year record billion dlr trade deficit gener bill provis toughen enforc trade law trade bill forc administr act rapidli complaint unfair trade practic such dump product unit state price below cost product forc administr act rapidli industri complain that surg import threaten exist write bill subcommitte reject call for trade relief for specif industri such textil lawmak argu trade bill made concess reagan and intend back amend tough countri that violat trade agreement product congressmen for allegi free trade bill ti reagan hand trade disput and will seek restor negoti power bill frenzel subcommitte bill not that free trader endors respect emphas consensu lawmak work bill reagan and republican ultim endors goal trade legisl make trade polici stronger violat intern trade agreement kei concess made urg wai and mean committe chairman dan rostenkowski trade subcommitte back requir that forc reagan impos automat quota tariff import countri that engag unfair trade practic agre presid waiv retali hurt economi rostenkowski insist moder approach hous want pass bill reagan sign into law reagan last year block senat consider tough hous trade bill brand protectionist and thi year reluctantli agre support trade bill democrat leader determin pass such legisl white hous spokesman marlin fitzwat told report late last week that administr not bill provis ad gener feel good bipartisan consider trade legisl progress battl will place week full hous wai and mean committe consid amend rep richard gephardt forc countri japan south korea and taiwan cut trade surplus subcommitte limit gephardt plan provid that exist larg trade surplu unit state will trigger investig unfair trade practic not automat set retali organ labor press lawmak for relief import job lost foreign competit afl cio presid lane kirkland thi year anger administr trade bill reagan sign not worth passag congress rostenkowski set tone trade debat not write legisl lane kirkland write legisl that will sign presid rep jenkin intend push separ bill protect domest textil and shoe industri aid reagan veto similar measur last year hous speaker jim wright texa influenti propon aid for specif industri beset low price foreign competit last week renew call for import relief for domest oil industri and announc support for senat plan trigger temporari oil import tariff import reach half domest consumpt reuter earn magnet technolog mtcc see improv magnet technolog corp expect second half show continu growth earn and sale compani todai report profit for half end januari dlr compar year earlier loss dlr sale dlr dlr last year magnet earn dlr loss discontinu oper dlr sale dlr reuter gold levon resourc report improv gold assai levon resourc check gold assai howard tunnel congress british columbia properti yield higher gold grade report januari and februari assai zone averag ounc gold ton levon previous report zone averag ounc gold ton levon check assai zone two averag ounc gold ton levon resourc revis zone two assai compar previous report averag ounc gold ton compani intersect anoth vein feet west zone two assai ounc gold ton reuter earn welbilt corp welb qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net mln rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn satellit music network inc smni year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln avg shr note net exclud tax credit dlr dlr reuter gold starrex link share price assai specul starrex mine corp sharp rise share price base specul for favor result current underground diamond drill program pct own star lake gold mine northern saskatchewan starrex mine share rose ct dlr trade toronto stock exchang compani drill result program start late februari encourag for conclus starrex not disclos check assai result explor program reuter earn combin int doubl author share stock split earn canbra food set special time dlr common shr cash payout earn canbra food year oper shr profit dlr loss ct earn wilson food corp wilf qtr jan net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln half oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss mln sale mln mln note prior half net includ pretax charg mln dlr plant close and workforc reduct current year net exclud tax credit dlr quarter and dlr half reuter earn canbra food year net oper shr profit dlr loss ct oper profit loss rev not note shr and net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct share sale stafford food unit reuter earn oxford corp ofc qtr net oper shr ct ct qtly div six ct six ct prior oper net rev year oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev mln mln note net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year dividend pai record april share adjust for for two stock split reuter earn harri teeter properti htp report earn harri teeter properti inc report fourth quarter fiscal earn per share ct earn dlr realti invest trust compani start oper august and had compar figur reuter earn bsn corp bsn qtr net shr two ct ct net rev mln avg shr year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note year net includ extraordinari gain shr and gain two ct cumul effect account chang reuter earn bsn bsn see higher net bsn corp expect revenu mln dlr and substanti increas net incom and earn per share for todai report net incom dlr ct per share revenu mln dlr dlr ct per share revenu mln dlr year reuter earn combin int pma holder vote split combin intern corp will sharehold april annual meet approv doubl author common share mln holder will vote propos creat class mln share serial prefer stock dlr par place exist class author and unissu prefer stock regular march board meet member will stock split stock dividend conting stockhold approv capit structur april annual meet holder will ask approv corpor name aon corp aon gaelic word mean unit name intend elimin confus parent compani and princip subsidiari combin insur america holder will vote propos limit liabil director and amend provis for indemnifi director offic employe agent thi reduc cost liabil insur reuter earn canbra food set special dlr shr payout canbra food earlier report net profit year ago loss declar special time dividend dlr per common share pai march record march canbra set special payout sharehold particip gain sale unit stafford food novemb compani unusu profit perform canbra earlier report net earn mln dlr exclud mln dlr gain stafford sale compar year ago loss mln dlr reuter earn advanc circuit inc advc qtr feb net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln six mth oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln note result exclud credit ct shr for period refinanc debt reuter earn commonwealth mortgag cma set payout qtrly div ct class ct qtrly div cent class nil pai record march note prior qtr pro rate dai basi for abbrevi qtr full name compani commonwealth mortgag america reuter earn bkla bancorp dec year net shr ct ct net loan mln mln deposit mln mln asset mln mln reuter earn precis target market ptmi qtr net qtr end jan shr profit loss two ct net profit loss rev mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev note full name precis target market inc month includ extraordinari gain two ct per share reuter acq cheyenn softwar chei acquisit talk cheyenn softwar inc preliminari talk acquisit compout hardwar distribut firm compon inc and freeman ow inc subsidiari compani had sale mln dlr for and expect report loss for year cheyenn purchas price paid common stock and provid addit financ for oper reuter acq hudson vallei patrol agre bui guard firm hudson vallei patrol inc agre acquir privat held feder protect servic inc palm beach fla secur firm for common share and consider hudson vallei guard and patrol servic upstat feder protect servic investig uniform guard and armour truck servic bank corpor and residenti commun southern florida compani will issu share common close and addit share base feder protect pretax earn year close subject set definit agreement reuter cocoa icco examin buffer stock propos tomorrrow intern cocoa organ icco council adjourn present diverg produc and consum view buffer stock rule and agre examin draft compromis propos buffer stock issu tomorrow deleg icco execut director kobena erbynn will draw deleg call pre compromis and present buffer stock work group hr gmt tuesdai consum and produc member nation disagre buffer stock implement side reiter will compromis come agreement optimist will come agreement not tomorrow dai time session consum deleg produc want buffer stock consist icco member cocoa compris repres basket grade cocoa and pai price for grade deleg consum buffer stock manag bui member cocoa and pai singl price for buffer stock cocoa respect origin consum member not unifi view buffer stock oper countri back aspect produc stanc deleg semi annual council meet schedul run march consider buffer stock rule controversi topic agenda deleg reuter earn amcast industri corp acst qtr march shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss mln sale mln mln avg shr half shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss mln sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn scientif system servic inc sssv qtr shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev year shr profit two ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln reuter earn skipper inc skip semi annual dividend semi annual div ct ct pai april record april reuter earn ziegler inc zegl set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq bank center tbcx make acquisit bank center sign letter intent acquir railroad mortgag union bank augusta for undisclos term compani railroad had loan product mln dlr and servic mln dlr loan end reuter acq san paolo torino acquir californian bank italian state bank istituto bancario san paolo torino fulli own san paolo hold wilmington had sign letter intent acquir vallei nation bank california san paolo statement that subject obtain offici author relev bodi merg vallei nation bank subsidiari lo angel bank plan acquisit not disclos reuter grain senat uncommit offer bill senat richard lugar indiana rank republican senat agricultur committe not decid whether introduc administr back bill appli call provis grain crop aid senat reagan administr ask lugar offer measur aid number farm group told lugar oppos propos ground reopen farm bill and senat decid second propos aid last week aid lugar plan offer measur and bill tighten payment limit loophol reuter acq intern fine food make acquisit intern fine food inc acquir distributor inc west babylon for common share conting share base futur earn distribut fresh squeez juic and had loss sale mln dlr year oper reuter earn unit tote inc tote qtr jan net shr profit nil loss ct net profit loss rev reuter earn oak qpon telemarket ventur oak intern inc form pct own subsidiari call oak direct inc offer full line telemarket servic oak direct manag will remain pct compani initi cost connect startupo memphi tenn market center for oak direct hurt earn slightli half year end april oak direct oper wors breakeven for fiscal reuter earn quadrex corp quad qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss lo rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn philip crosbi associ pca earn delai philip crosbi associ inc fourth quarter and annual earn report will delai two week compani cite recent hous embezzl and subsequ review auditor intern situat reason for delai philip crosbi believ decemb estim call for earn per share ct and ct revenu mln dlr valid reuter earn unit tote inc tote qtr jan net shr nil loss ct net profit loss rev reuter earn plan realti trust npr qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net rev avg shr mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note earn restat reflect for two stock split april reuter acq schlumberg termin pact sell fairchild semiconductor busi fujitsu acq lynch corp lgl unit bui televis station lynch corp subisidiari lynch entertain corp form gener partnership call coronet commun acquir whbf station rock island ill compani price for station cb televis network affili mln dlr compani partner lombardo commun inc wholli own corpor phillip lombardo lynch will pursu acquisit media and entertain entiti emphasi broadcast and cabl televis oper reuter acq schlumberg slb end pact sell fairchild schlumberg termin agreement principl for fujitsu bui pct fairchild semiconductor oper compani rise polit controversi ventur made that sale fairchild stake complet reason time sale oppos commerc depart and defens depart part nation secur ground compani termin agreement open possibl includ leverag buyout semiconductor maker fairchild manag interim fairchild continu ongo busi schlumberg oilfield servic concern last octob schlumberg announc sale fairchild stake and mln dlr charg fourth quarter sale compani end record special charg billion dlr fourth quarter lead loss billion dlr for year schlumberg never announc price for sale industri analyst estim deal mln dlr propos sale antitrust review justic depart addition commerc secretari malcolm baldridg and offici voic reserv transact sinc announc govern offici express concern that sale reduc competit chip maker put kei advanc technolog into japanes hand high technolog semiconductor us supercomput faster and power exist comput schlumberg oilfield servic compani control french interest and headquart york fujitsu comput and telecommun compani base japan reuter earn henlei group heng set fisher distribut henlei group inc declar special dividend distribut fisher scientif group inc share for henlei share previous pai fisher share for outstand chang ratio reduct outstand share mln mln distribut pct fisher common stock will made april six holder record march fisher will trade nasdaq symbol fshg reuter earn gencorp qtr oper earn rose gencorp quarter earn oper rose pct sale increas six pct mln dlr mln year earlier compani report net incom declin mln dlr ct share quarter end februari mln dlr ct year earlier thi year net includ dlr sale asset last year increas mln dlr such sale gencorp lower oper profit for tire and plastic and industri product segment essenti offset higher wallcov result reuter earn mccormick and inc mccrk qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq twa not intend seek control usair acquir stock thi time earn telequest inc telq qtr dec loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale avg shr year shr profit profit ct net profit profit sale mln mln avg shr reuter veg-oil eep veg oil propos review agricultur depart propos offer tonn subsid veget oil countri consider interag trade polici group usda offici close group offici ask not identifi dismiss report circul market todai that interag trade polici review group had reject propos propos usda offer veget oil export enhanc program eep countri includ tonn turkei and tonn algeria morocco and tunisia industri sourc propos review interag work group usda offici reuter earn amcast industri corp acst qtr net qtr end march shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mln rev mln mln avg shr six mth shr profit ct loss net profit loss mln rev mln mln avg shr note figur for qtr and year prior includ pre tax restructur charg mln reuter earn chicago dock and canal dock qtr net period end jan shr ct ct net mth shr dlr ct net note full name chicago dock and canal trust month earn includ gain disposit real estat dlr dlr share reuter acq mcgraw hill mhp bui harper row hpr unit mcgraw hill inc bought medecin scienc international french healthcar publish harper and row publish inc sum deal not disclos french compani publish origin titl french author translat american british and german medic book compani will consolid mcgraw hill franc reuter earn infinit graphic infg see higher qtr infinit graphic inc expect earn for fourth quarter end april exce dlr ct share post year ago chairman clifford stritch told meet financi analyst stritch compani annual revenu exce mln dlr mln dlr previou fiscal year compani market advanc comput aid engin design and manufactur system plan doubl dealer come fiscal year reuter acq suburban bancorp subba unit win judgment suburban bancorp cook counti circuit court rule favor compani suburban bancorp bartlett bartlett state bank claim six director suburban bank barlett claim that director breach fiduciari duti and neglig oppos suburban bancorp tender offer januari cost bartlett state bank hundr thousand dollar hear determin amount damag ow bank set for april reuter earn affili public inc afp set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter earn franklin resourc inc ben qtly dividend shr six ct six ct prior qtr pai april record march reuter acq twa file applic seek rais usair stake pct acq coopervis pct cooper laser zap coopervis inc ey told secur and exchang commiss acquir share cooper laserson inc pct total outstand common stock coopervis bought stake for mln dlr for invest purpos bui addit cooper laserson common share not plan boost stake pct total outstand reuter acq dna medic dnam sign pact for stock sale dna medic inc walter mize had bought share pct dna outstand stock for dlr cash agreement mize dna will becom chairman and option expand board provid equal represent current board dna will submit propos annual meet for acquir compani own mize heritag lite meat corp nation lean beef corp and heritag cattl corp dna total transact dlr dna that transact approv sharehold will issu addit share common that mize will pct issu and outstand stock dna mize will replac current chairman donald holbrook will remain board compani will continu medic develop busi long deem advantag reuter earn canadian roxi petroleum year net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln reuter acq cityf ctyf sell consum lend offic cityf financi corp citi feder save bank preliminari agreement sell consum lend offic goldom fsb for undisclos term goldom largest mutual save bank cityf decid sell consum lend offic main market area jersei and florida concentr resourc market offic sold oper name citi consum seric inc arizona colorado illinoi maryland mexico oregon and virginia reuter acq tran world airlin twa file usair tran world airlin told secur and exchang commiss not intend seek control usair group acquir stock thi time twa amend applic depart transport seek control usair amend twa reserv seek control usair futur that intend maintain pct stake and that seek flexibl acquir pct usair twa usair stock own vote trust and vote proport vote usair sharehold twa file secur and exchang commiss report hold share usair twa stake amount pct twa that order feder court pittsburgh temporarili bar bui addit share usair pend hear march reconsid usair applic expand temporari restrain order preliminari injunct reuter acq bank fb agre sell anoth bank bank system inc found potenti buyer for bank luvern and offic pipeston minnesota bank hold compani hold corpor control famili late robert short will bui bank luvern bank mln dlr asset bank announc plan restructur bank asset offer sell bank total offic agreement sign for offic reuter acq american intern petroleum bui asset american intern petroleum corp aipn agre acquir for mln dlr asset western louisiana oil and ga compani american intern not identifi compani american asset includ leas total acr work interest oil and ga well that properti equip and machineri for oper and pct interest mile ga pipelin reuter earn depart inc tdd qtr jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn consolid pipe line year net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn newcor inc qtr jan net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln reuter earn skylin corp sky qtr feb shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln note quarter and month earn includ gain sale idl facil dlr ct share month earn includ gain sale idl facil dlr ct share reuter earn tech data corp tecd qtr end jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter trade brazil trade surplu rise februari trade surplu doubl februari mln dlr januari mln below mln februari offici figur show director banco brasil foreign trade depart cacex roberto fendt told report upturn februari confirm rise trend export total billion dlr billion januari and exclud coffe and oil derivit slightli below month last year coffe earn mln dlr mln februari lower price ad fendt that februari result lower averag expect for rest year govern target billion dlr surplu for achiev thi compar surplu billion dlr export thi year expect total billion dlr and import billion ad export total billion dlr and import billion fendt rise import februari billion dlr billion februari last year line govern plan foster econom growth fendt that import run level tradit averag for brazil two month year import exclud oil and wheat total billion dlr billion period thi rise import demand reflect brazilian industri equip rais product and perfectli compat govern program for econom growth fendt ad reuter acq armtek arm unit leverag buyout complet conder corp form manag armtek corp complet acquisit tire plant and asset armtek for undisclos term addit tire manufactur plant conder bought and truck tire sale and servic corp oper sear truck tire sale and servic center licens agreement sear roebuck and plant will suppli tire armtek armstrong tire sear center conder expect year revenu mln dlr reuter earn horizon bancorp hzb set regular payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn ashland oil chairman see loss oper second fiscal quarter earn henlei heng issu subsidiari share henlei group inc plan issu pct common stock fisher scientif group inc unit henlei group sharehold compani intend issu share fisher scientif for each henlei share held sharehold record march distribut schedul for april six compani fisher share will trade counter market symbol fshg reuter acq schlumberg slb altern buyer schlumberg like altern buyer line for fairchild semiconductor unit wall street analyst clear that cancel agreement fujitsu schlumberg signal that anoth deal work paul johnson semiconductor analyst rothschild unquestion buyer ad kidder peabodi analyst adam cuhnei lot compani look fairchild and will bui compani that interest bid for fairchild advanc micro devic amd sunnyval calif and lsi logic corp llsi milpita calif industri analyst top chipmak nation semiconductor corp nsm texa instrument inc txn and motorola inc mot seek bui fairchild possibl run into antitrust problem analyst ad fairchild manag thought propos leverag buyout cupertino calif compani analyst statement announc termin agreement fujitsu schlumberg decis open possibl includ buyout fairchild manag compani end deal fujitsu bought pct fairchild for estim mln dlr rise opposit deal reagan administr made that sale complet reason period time analyst question thi explan argu that compani not govern approv complet transact schlumberg and fujitsu foreign own compani schlumberg not termin deal govern didn want johnson rothschild spokesman for schlumberg declin elabor compani new releas that compani review number altern for fairchild unit offici fairchild and fujitsu not immedi for comment analyst note signific govern appar success prevent fujitsu take control fairchild administr offici includ commerc secretari malcolm baldrig and defens secretari caspar weinberg fear that sale fujitsu lead japanes control kei semiconductor technolog for supercomput and militari weapon system govern stood for semiconductor industri johnson rothschild that real signific thi analyst japanes govern feel pressur address complaint japanes chipmak violat semiconductor trade agreement sign last summer reuter trade brazil trade surplu doubl februari brazil trade surplu doubl februari mln dlr januari mln below mln dlr februari last year offici figur show director banco brasil foreign trade depart cacex roberto fendt told report upturn februari confirm rise trend export total billion dlr billion januari and exclud coffe and oil deriv slightli below month last year coffe earn mln dlr mln februari lower price ad fendt februari result lower averag expect for rest year govern target billion dlr surplu for achiev thi compar surplu billion dlr export thi year expect total billion dlr and import billion ad export total billion dlr and import billion fendt rise import februari billion dlr billion februari last year line govern plan foster econom growth fendt import run level tradit averag for brazil import two month year exclud oil and wheat total billion dlr billion period thi rise reflect industri for equip rais product and perfectli compat govern program for econom growth fendt ad reuter earn silicon vallei bancshar set stock payout silicon vallei bancshar declar pct stock dividend payabl sharehold record april reuter earn giorgio corp dig qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai record april reuter heat heat oil futur sharpli april suppli shortag number two oil york for prompt deliveri boost april heat oil contract energi futur trader crude oil futur gasolin futur lag april heat oil end ct higher ct gallon april crude settl ct higher dlr ralli led spot month heat oil contract move higher tigten prompt deliveri york harbor jame ritterbusch vice presid pain webber inc chicago april gasolin cent higher ct gallon ritterbusch market found support report middl east econom survei that that opec oil output mln barrel per dai second week march not lot interest sell market belief opec richard redoglia broker merril lynch futur inc redoglia and ritterbusch april heat oil continu ralli ct gallon crude futur test dlr barrel profit take stunt move higher reuter earn transamerica incom tai monthli dividend shr ct ct prior period pai april record march note full name transamerica incom share inc reuter acq mcdermott mdr stake violat law mcdermott intern inc purchas pct block stock appar violat law panama countri incorpor compani detail disclosur acquisit offer made panamanian nation secur commiss target board acquir pct stake transfer secur violat panamanian regul invalid compani not immedi had acquir pct block stock reuter acq icahn target sec investig corpor raider carl icahn acknowledg that target investig secur and exchang commiss into violat secur law icahn head and control tran world airlin inc twa made acknowledg file twa requir make sec disclos pct stake usair group sec issu formal order launch privat investig nov icahn sec file order empow sec investig find whether person includ icahn violat secur law and relat rule icahn specif probe examin acquisit and subsequ sale pct stock unspecifi compani feder law requir individu group individu made sharehold agreement disclos stake compani pct dai icahn acknowledg that subpoena connect sec probe thi time disclos that investig make disclosur file sec awar probe icahn alert current and potenti sharehold twa not uncommon for compani awar that offic target govern probe acknowledg exist secret investig fulfil legal disclosur requir sharehold icahn sec into whether and not name violat secur law acquir and sell pct compani stock sec investig into kind secur law violat spawn agenc widen probe into wall street insid trade scandal publish report make late file form disclos amount stock pct investor compani make file scheme warehous share stock wareh scheme group investor act concert each amass stock compani disclos that agreement fail disclos that act togeth market unwar amount stock compani that control group act concert last year sec charg member wealthi belzberg famili canada take part wareh scheme accumul stock ashland oil inc reuter earn smithklin skb aim for pct earn rais smithklin beckman corp pursu point stragei that will achiev pct annual increas oper earn remaind decad smithklin earn mln dlr dlr per share revenu billion dlr compani annual report that nonpharmaceut busi will plai major role meet earn growth target and will fact grow faster pharmaceut busi smithklin major product antiulc medic tagamet report that intend improv earn exist product expand product portfolio and optim financi resourc bolster posit antiulc market tagamet met stiff competit smithklin strategi develop counter version tagamet bolster two joint ventur wellcom plc and pend ventur japan smithklin allergan inc ey and skin care product divis can billion dlr organ year that can grow pct annual nondilut acquisit real possibl gavin herbert presid ey and skin care product group report allergan had worldwid sale mln dlr smith kline and french laboratori pharmaceut unit sale billion dlr will file for food and drug administr market approv for number cardiovascular agent includ tissu plasminogen activ two year and sale forc will pct larger sale personnel smith kline small clinic laboratori test unit sale mln dlr perform mln test year and see increas employe drug test test for aid antibodi smith kline that depend share price and cost monei bui back share last year bought back pct share smithklin begin year manag team includ chief oper offic georg ebright reuter earn ashland oil ash see qtr oper loss ashland oil inc expect report loss oper second quarter compani expect report mln dlr net gain quarter excess pension fund us pai debt difficult determin whether thi gain will suffici offset expect oper loss compani statement compani spokesman not elabor compani ashland petroleum unit oper loss januari and februari sinc unabl rais product price recov higher crude oil cost ashland ashland petroleum and superamerica retail market oper difficult quarter compani valvolin ashland chemic and coal busi expect report good result for quarter end march year ago quarter ashland had incom oper mln dlr corpor and interest expens tax equiti incom and item net incom quarter mln dlr dlr share sale billion dlr reuter acq ameritrust amtr sell two mln share ameritrust corp sold two mln share common stock invest group name clevebaco partnership partnership control alfr lerner and subsidiari progress corp prog limit partner compani ameritrust advis that clevebaco group file applic bank regulatori author seek permiss acquir addit mln share ameritrust common stock compani group that had hostil takeov intent ameritrust and that purchas for invest purpos reuter earn bankamerica chairman bank turn head profit earn gener leasehold year net shr ct ct net rev avg shr reuter trade british farm minist attack subsidi farm subsidi and protectionist move threaten healthi trade side atlant michael jopl british minist agricultur fisheri and food warn not sensibl provok anoth disput europ and unit state jopl remark prepar for even speech thing clear and appli side atlant cannot continu pile stock world demand shrink govern not oper farm polici pure domest affair impact recogn that cannot long run develop healthi and stabl farm sector basi protection and excess subisdi and europ and unit state common interest make worthwhil engag trade war and competit export subsidi end benefit ad crucial that unit state and european commun remain friend jopl member agricultur committe indiana visit farm prior talk offici washington thi week jopl critic recent propos consider for tax veget and fish oil govern oppos such move not correct that shortag fund support farmer allevi rais monei consum expens reuter earn bankamerica bac chair bank turn bankamerica corp chairman clausen bank hold compani turn and back road profit speech san francisco chamber commerc clausen absolut convinc bankamerica return posit preemin fundament achiev that goal continu reduc cost dramat arm loan loss problem and begin reduc charg off and enhanc revenu gener clausen clausen doubt bankamerica posit thi year make acquisit experi growth bankamerica will continu reduc staff and oper note that expens growth increas pct expens clausen will continu phase oversea retail bank and concentr wholesal bank emphasi premium list multin corpor reuter earn rochest telephon corp rtc set dividend qtly div ct ct pai record april reuter earn augat inc aug set quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record april reuter earn phh group phh regular qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn telco system inc telc qtr march loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln six mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter acq declin comment schlumberg slb move commerc depart spokesman agenc comment schlumberg announc that had termin agreement principl sell fairchild semiconductor corp unit fujitsu sclumberg had that controversi surround ventur made sale complet time sale oppos commerc and defens depart part nation secur ground commerc chief spokesman cooper depart had had contact schlumberg deal defens depart spokesman agenc unawar schlumberg announc and reaction offici last week told reuter that commerc secretari malcolm baldrig and defens secretari caspar weinberg had join forc fight plan sale left militari overli depend foreign sourc for vital equip us high technolog weapon administr opposit deal stem ongo trade tension unit state and japan offici reuter earn precis target market inc ptmi qtr shr profit ct loss two ct net loss rev mln dlr mln month shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note qtr end januari qtr and month includ dlr and dlr gain tax loss carryforward reuter earn royal bank canada brazil unit see growth royal bank canada small brazilian commerci bank subsidiari banco royal canada brasil see opportun for growth expect substanti increas brazilian export canada banco royal presid michael brennan brazilian export interest canadian market untap market brennan told report speech brazil canada chamber commerc brennan brazil export product paper machineri and ship canada hope medium term financ facil for brazilian compani reinstat shortli agreement reach januari intern financi author brennan estim brazilian export canada total roughli mln canadian dlr import canada reach mln dlr brennan expect banco royal profit increas thi year mln dlr report for fiscal end septemb not predict countri uncertain financi climat brennan expect bank growth come increas export canada banco royal canadian own commerci bank brazil bank montreal brazilian invest bank subsidiari brennan expect brazil reach equit agreement foreign bank restructur billion dlr foreign debt brazilian economi essenti healthi believ brazil posit resum debt repay year brennan not comment impact brazil interest payment moratorium royal bank canada reuter earn affili public inc afp set dividend qtly div ct ct pai june record reuter earn astro med inc alot qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq central pennsylvania cpsa bui stake firm central pennsylvania save associ made pct invest pinnacl mortgag invest term not disclos pinnacl incorpor gener mln dlr close mortgag loan annual central pennsylvania director recent approv letter intent acquir hamilton relianc save associ norristown reuter ship port reopen closur harbour worker return work thi morn strike support pai claim close zealand port for hour yesterdai harbour worker union told report pai disput not settl and union nation execut will meet tomorrow decid move will industri action union secretari ross wilson radio interview union reject employ offer pct pai rise month pct month reuter earn atcor atco outlook depend steel atcor inc magnitud earn recoveri fiscal depend direct steel price and fast compani sever oper problem consum segment resolv atcor consum segment repres pct sale letter sharehold compani that that part busi continu unprofit atcor not expect perform improv quarter sustain year due increas raw materi cost reuter earn zzzz inc zbst qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter acq pacif light plt consid unit sale pacif light corp sale land develop line busi and will initi discuss potenti buyer book compani invest land develop oper mln dlr pacif light real estat group earn mln dlr and emploi peopl compani altern sale consid includ master limit partnership and initi public offer equiti land develop compani proce sale like invest pacif light specialti retail line busi and oil and ga oper compani invest bank firm morgan stanlei retain advis pacif light disposit land develop oper complet transact made expect end year compani reuter acq mlx mlxx unit agre abex unit mlx corp subsidiari tent agre acquir sinter friction materi busi milan itali unit abex corp for undisclos term deal will close obtain italian govern approv expect late april busi will oper name wellman will becom member mlx specialti friction materi group busi manufactur high energi friction materi for heavi duti transmiss and clutch reuter earn modulin intern mdln qtr oper loss qtr end dec oper shr loss two ct loss ct oper net loss loss sale mth oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln moudulin intern inc note oper data not includ gain tax benefit carryforward dlr ct per shr qtr and dlr ten ct per shr mth reuter earn financi trustco capit hike payout qtly div ct six ct pai march record march note declar qtly div special share issu decemb pai and record date reuter earn usp real estat uspt gain sale usp real estat invest trust will post quarter gain dlr sale spanish villa apart savannah complet last week reuter earn bindlei western industri inc bind qtr net oper shr primari ct ct oper shr dilut ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr primari avg shr dilut mln mln year oper shr primari ct ct oper shr dilut ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr primari avg shr dilut mln note rev includ invest incom dlr dlr for qtr and mln dlr dlr for mth rev includ unreal loss equiti secur dlr for qtr and dlr for mth oper net exclud extraordinari gain dlr dlr for qtr and dlr dlr for mth reuter earn centel cnt see lower qtr profit centel corp see quarter result below due regulatori limit telephon earn and ct ct share dilut acquisit annual report chairman robert reuss told sharehold telephon profit will continu limit ceil impos regul deregul and structur industri that slow growth invest base for set rate such quarter result will below last year quarter dlr share compani telephon unit face reduct rate return author regul reuss thi result rate reduct and refund custom reuss encourag prospect for progress centel busi commun cabl televis and cellular telephon unit centel ask sharehold annual meet approv tripl mln author share reuter earn wing west airlin wing qtr net qtr end jan shr ct net rev note mth data unavail reuter acq twa twa see benefit usair merger tran world airlin inc disclos that not intend seek control usair group thi time believ combin two airlin benefit file secur and exchang commiss twa control carl icahn continu close watch develop usair agreement acquir piedmont aviat inc pie twa spent mln dlr acquir usair share amount pct total outstand common stock twa not bui usair group stock for moment believ twa usair combin creat synergi that mutual benefici carrier twa stress that reserv reviv takeov attempt and continu explor feasibl and strategi gain control usair purchas usair stock requir approv depart transport twa depart transport rule twa put usair stock into vote trust fleet nation bank vote truste vote trust agreement requir bank vote favor acquisit agreement twa and usair and oppos merger usair reuter acq adob adb high plain hpoc merg adob resourc corp and high plain oil corp reach agreement principl high plain will merg into unit adob term agreement compani each share high plain common stock not own adob held high plain treasuri will exchang for share newli issu adob common exchang will made effect date merger approv compani board and high plain sharehold reuter trade warn and japan trade tension european commun deliv warn japan and unit state trade friction hit relat commun and main trade partner foreign minist meet issu statement deplor japan continu trade imbal and appeal for greater effort countri open market minist issu statement disturb move limit import textil and warn that commun react such move extern trade commission willi clercq written counterpart special trade repres clayton yeutter outlin concern minist disturb move ad adopt such measur not fail neg effect process multilater negoti start bilater relat unilater move leav option react law world trade bodi gener agreement tariff and trade gatt separ statement japan minist deplor continu aggrav imbal trade and expect japan open market statement ad that continu insist that japanes govern boost import and stimul demand minist call european commiss prepar report japanes trade for juli thi year enabl action diplomat call for report show minist determin not japanes question drop wil back tabl and diplomat clercq told journalist nervous grow impati commun trade relat japan diplomat commun keen continu talk tokyo and solv problem embark costli and damag trade war reuter acq ceasar world file suit martin sosnoff and mt acquisit tender offer acq coastal cgp hit two billion dlr lawsuit transamerica natur ga corp seek two billion dlr punit and actual damag lawsuit file todai coastal corp chairman and coastal affili transamerica privat held compani that bankruptci sinc suit alleg that coastal and chairman oscar wyatt unlawfulli interf agreement previous reach creditor caus compani signific damag transamerica suit file state district court harri counti texa seek injunct wyatt and coastal enjoin interf contractu agreement creditor compani alleg that begin mid coastal and chairman step acquir ga and asset coastal us transamerica bankruptci proceed engin hostil takeov attempt compani charg suit transamerican alleg that coastal and wyatt notori corpor raider restrain past take corpor attempt creat stranglehold posit control and rais ga price obviou that coastal effort improperli transamerican thinli veil attempt control larger share texa ga market detriment end user and consum compani alleg coastal not reach for comment compani name transamerican reuter acq caesar world caw file suit sosnoff caesar world inc file lawsuit martin sosnoff and mt acquisit corp march unsolicit tender offer for caesar world stock compani file feder court central district california charg tender offer board reject violat feder secur law and feder margin regul suit charg offer materi materi fals and mislead and misstat and conceal materi inform requir disclos sharehold suit charg offer illusori and design manipul market caesar world stock enabl sosnoff sell caesar world stock own for substanti profit complaint seek thing enjoin tender offer and requir mt and sosnoff correct fals and mislead statement offer caesar world expect seek friendli suitor restructur oper bui back sosnoff hold attempt fight bid sosnoff hold pct compani stock reuter acq harri up centerr bancorp ctbc stake harri associ chicago invest advisor rais stake centerr bancorpor share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss harri bought centerr common share jan and march price rang dlr share deal compani stock behalf client reuter earn pai save payn qtr jan net shr profit loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln reuter acq aero servic aero pact for nomin aero servic intern inc sign agreement dibo attar control pct common stock nomine aero board select attar addit attar nomine stephen peistner chairman and chief execut offic mccrori corp and jame moffat iii vice presid and secretari eastov corp reuter bop australia feb current account deficit mln dlr jan billion offici bop australian current account deficit narrow feb australia current deficit narrow mln dlr februari billion revis billion januari statist bureau thi compar mln dlr shortfal year earlier februari merchandis trade record mln dlr surplu mln shortfal revis mln januari and mln deficit februari current account deficit fell lower end rang forecast mln billion dlr made market economist yesterdai februari fob export rose billion dlr billion revis billion januari and billion year earlier fob import fell billion billion revis billion billion year earlier bureau pct declin rural export despit pct rise wheat export offset pct rise rural export notabl miner and fuel import side main decreas fall pct machineri and transport equip and pct fuel bureau net servic deficit narrow mln dlr mln revis mln januari and mln year earlier bureau thi made sharpli lower deficit mln dlr balanc good and servic deficit mln januari and mln year earlier deficit net incom and unrequit transfer mln dlr mln januari and mln year earlier offici capit transact februari show surplu mln dlr billion surplu januari and mln surplu year earlier offici capit and balanc item show mln dlr deficit billion deficit januari and mln surplu februari bureau cumul current account deficit for month fiscal end june widen billion dlr billion year earlier cumul trade deficit narrow billion dlr billion and servic deficit billion billion transfer deficit widen billion billion cumul offici capit surplu narrow billion dlr billion reuter reserves australian reserv fall februari australia offici reserv asset fell equival billion dlr februari billion januari compar billion year earlier reserv bank australian dollar term reserv fell billion dlr billion fall billion billion januari and rise mln billion februari bank that exclud valuat effect estim reserv fell mln dlr fall billion januari and rise mln year earlier individu reserv asset australian dollar end februari end januari and year earlier bracket gold billion billion and billion sdr mln mln and mln imf reserv posit mln mln and mln dollar billion billion foreign exchang billion billion and billion reuter wpi japan februari wholesal price fall pct pct januari drop offici wpi japan wholesal price fall pct februari japan wholesal price index base fell pct februari month earlier for second consecut month month fall bank japan wholesal price fell pct januari decemb index fell pct year earlier for straight year year drop central bank reduc month month drop stem recoveri world crude oil price custom clear basi crude oil price rose dlr barrel februari dlr januari averag yen dollar rose pct februari januari and pct year earlier bank export price index februari fell pct month earlier reflect price cut export product car and precis instrument due sever foreign competit index pct year earlier import price index rose pct month earlier for sixth success month month gain due continu strength world crude oil price index pct year earlier domest price index fell pct februari straight monthli drop reflect fall price home applianc such colour televis due sever sale competit home lower edibl oil price ad declin index pct year earlier domest index mark largest year year drop pct januari sinc central bank start compil such statist current system wholesal price like turn upward march higher world crude oil and raw materi price expect bank reuter acq hongkong bank close deal properti sale hongkong and shanghai bank corp hkbh close deal sale commerci build hong kong mongkok busi district bank spokesman storei wayfoong plaza like sold for mln dlr declin identifi buyer spokesman gave detail reuter money-supply thai monei suppli rise januari thailand monei suppli rose pct estim billion baht januari increas pct decemb bank thailand year year grew pct januari pct increas decemb central bank rose pct estim billion baht januari pct increas decemb year year expand pct pct rise decemb reuter gnp japan releas gnp figur todai econom plan agenc will announc gross nation product gnp figur for octob decemb quarter todai hr local time gmt agenc offici told reuter juli septemb quarter gnp rose pct previou month reuter earn cathai pacif profit target buoi low fuel price and favour currenc factor cathai pacif airwai caph profit expect surpass airlin forecast billion dlr stock analyst analyst expect airlin show net earn billion and billion dlr report result tomorrow for year public compani cathai pct own swire pacif swpc made earn forecast prospectu for flotat last year cathai expect pai cent final dividend make total cent for year forecast prospectu analyst poll reuter airlin perform improv second half year report interim profit mln dlr weak local currenc peg dollar and low fuel price move compani favour assumpt made prospectu time flotat jame capel east jame capel estim averag fuel price for airlin industri cent per gallon pct below level pct movement fuel price affect cathai net profit mln dlr and forecast profit billion dlr analyst compani estim fuel price and currenc movement set prospectu conserv thi reflect interim result show that profit margin increas frederick tsang mansion hous secur cathai six month turnov rose pct year earlier level profit rose pct rise oil price late had impact compani fuel oil bill last year aviat fuel price lag crude price movement month analyst last septemb yen had risen pct hong kong dollar end mark pct and sterl pct weak hong kong dollar cathai major trade currenc help push passeng yield half pct jame capel thi continu second half enabl passeng yield end year pct strong perform billion dlr cash manag improv profit jame capel gener improv air traffic last year contribut cathai revenu increas compani load factor declin increas competit and expans fleet and servic jame capel estim cathai passeng kilometr flown last year rose six pct and freight kilometr flown climb pct airlin load factor fell pct pct cathai ad plane and forc fly rout last year threat competit dragon air tsang thi affect load factor fear competit fledgl carrier hong kong dragon airwai contribut cathai decis resum servic zealand last year analyst reuter copper renison goldfield extend lyell copper mine life renison goldfield consolid rgfj rgc lyell copper mine tasmania will stai open for extra year aid packag state govern rgc statement mine had schedul close seri stope mine will stai open deeper and seri plai australian dollar fall sinc improv local dollar copper price make compani profit and justifi mine deeper reserv copper grade pct pct firm or output will cut higher grade will contain copper output current level tonn year capit expenditur mln dlr will requir life plan rgc latest aid packag sinc for rgc major employ queenstown thinli popul west coast tasmania mine open tasmania gave rgc mln dlr aid packag includ mln dlr advanc rgc long term bond rate power concess and defer royalti and payrol tax reuter acq zealand press group bui texa newspap independ newspap inl bought two commun newspap houston texa subsidiari for undisclos sum inl statement houston commun newspap inc bought south west advoc and south bend advoc combin circul copi and associ asset advoc commun corp inc inl publish wellington morn and even newspap zealand provinci daili and newspap rhode island pct inl own new australian subsidiari new corp ncpa product and administr two public transfer compani exist centr houston inl acquisit effect march inl chairman alan burnet purchas enabl subsidiari offer advertis combin distribut commun newspap home greater houston area trade condit area difficult citi economi depend larg extent fortun petroleum industri situat improv medium long term and invest will prove sound reuter rubber kobe rubber exchang extend trade hour kobe rubber exchang will extend trade hour enabl oper us exchang subject ministri intern trade and industri approv exchang will add sixth session start local time and will close account for trade session dai open call start local time exchang offici trade singapor rubber market major produc price indic for japanes end user activ end current final session introduct session will enabl particip trade overnight take account singapor rubber price broker and member design kobe exchang allow add volum trade overnight final session open session start dai offici kobe exchang auction system set fix price each session price contract trade overnight fix price settl sixth session ad industri sourc expect ministri approv plan encourag japanes futur industri expand and internationalis tokyo commod exchang for industri tocom trade rubber futur japan plan introduc extra session tocom rubber trade session dai session start minut kobe exchang session exchang final session start time reuter nat-gas coastal cgp seek halt billion dlr lawsuit coastal corp feder bankruptci court will hear request todai for restrain order stop two billion dlr lawsuit transamerican natur ga corp transamerican enter chapter bankruptci proceed reorganis debt file lawsuit block coastal take control coastal spokesman jim bailei confirm compani unsecur creditor transamerican present reorganis plan bankruptci court plan coastal bui natur ga reserv and pipelin system own transamerican texa for undisclos amount transamerican lawyer john nabor compani valu total asset includ unus oil refineri billion dlr compani second largest natur ga produc texa ga reserv trillion cubic feet and mile pipelin and ga gather line pct transamerican ga for spot market sale texa peak demand nabor transamerican reorganis repai mln dlr debt profit natur ga sale lawsuit seek billion dlr actual damag and billion punit damag coastal coastal break into texa ga market sinc forc sell vaca ga gather settl billion dlr lawsuit texa custom face abrupt curtail suppli coastal natur ga produc and pipelin compani earn mln dlr sale billion half profit due slump energi price reuter crude studi predict depend foreign oil govern studi conclud will depend oil middl east into centuri and step reduc vulner york time newspap inter agenc govern studi found oil depend problem due steadili fall domest product and rise demand for import oil studi conclud that will reli foreign countri for pct oil peak pct reach and pct rate arab oil embargo import pct oil pct year ago york time recommend white hous energi secretari john harrington includ financi incent rais domest oil product mln barrel dai current mln barrel newspap administr increas emphasi stockpil oil reserv view held that strateg petroleum reserv tap time shortag increas barrel dai call for budget newspap harrington propos restor deplet allow major produc administr plan renew effort repeal windfal profit tax remov bar drill outer continent shelf and repeal law that limit us natur ga industri and util boiler ad york time quot senat don nickl oklahoma studi greatli underestim potenti demand for import oil decad and overestim amount domest oil produc reuter money-supply japan monei suppli rose pct year februari jan offici money-supply japan februari monei suppli rise pct japan broadli defin monei suppli averag certif deposit cd rose preliminari pct februari year earlier compar pct rise januari bank japan season adjust februari averag cd suppli rose pct januari unadjust cd stood averag billion yen februari compar billion yen januari reuter grain china import grain china grain import will rise drought and increas demand will not larg past chines offici and japanes trader told reuter foreign exchang constraint and nation polici not return larg scale import peak mln tonn agricultur offici shanghai govern put maximum import mln tonn thi year mln and mln offici grain import rose poor harvest and rise domest demand remain below export rose mln tonn mln china short foreign exchang shanghai offici cannot reli import even current low world price major disast will becom major import japanes trader peke chines grain import rise and export fall thi year drought low world price and rise domest demand for human and anim consumpt current price china lose yuan tonn grain export earn foreign exchang badli trader peopl daili last saturdai drought affect mln hectar arabl land will reduc summer grain harvest last year level paper ad that leader area not pai attent agricultur grain make difficult achiev grain output target mln tonn mln area spare effort rais autumn harvest area corn sweet potato paddi rice and high yield cash crop ad factori product reduc provid electr for agricultur need fight drought sinc januari press devot attent grain stress that growth output vital china econom and polit stabil and that price paid farmer low offici east china repeatedli stabl grain product kei state polici and outlin measur area encourag output shanghai offici that suburb pct pre tax profit factori us subsidis agricultur rural industri suburb set monei for grain and pai salari worker farmer chu jinfeng offici fengb counti shanghai factori worker yuan month and year unpaid leav grow grain and can profit pan huashan offici agricultur depart zhejiang provinc rural industri subsidis grain output provinc addit set grain product base rais level scienc and technolog farm and improv suppli raw materi road and infrastructur shanghai offici rural resid work industri commerc land farm spare time famili member farm case leas land grain farmer china daili last month that grain output reach and mln tonn and and mln grow grain made profit advantag state promis grain grower yield tangibl profit for and not siphon intermedi agenc bureaucraci corrupt thi will boost enthusiasm reuter gnp japan octob decemb gnp pct juli sept revis rise offici gnp japan gnp rise pct calendar pct offici gnp japan octob decemb gnp rise pct japan gross nation product gnp rose real pct octob decemb quarter upwardli revis pct increas previou month econom plan agenc epa rise juli septemb quarter had origin put pct annual growth rate acceler pct octob decemb pct juli septemb calendar year gnp rose pct pct increas last year perform worst sinc gnp fell pct agenc offici blame strong yen for depress export and manufactur industri nomin term gnp rose pct octob decemb quarter reflect stabl price pct increas previou month agenc domest real demand increas pct octob decemb pct rise previou quarter domest demand contribut percentag point real gnp growth octob decemb foreign trade ad figur not talli exactli due round juli septemb domest demand contribut percentag point gnp growth foreign trade knock point point contribut foreign trade gnp last quarter fall export knock fall import contribut point total export volum fell pct quarter quarter octob decemb import fell pct point contribut domest demand octob decemb gnp growth privat sector account for point and public sector privat sector contribut includ point for housebuild for corpor capit outlai and for stockbuild consum spend had neg impact reuter gnp japan offici difficulti hit gnp target govern will find difficult achiev gross nation product gnp forecast pct growth fiscal year end march econom plan agenc offici made comment report new that gnp rose pct octob decemb quarter pct increas previou month for japan achiev pct growth gnp januari march period grow pct octob decemb offici govern lower gnp forecast for pct last decemb reuter acq fairchild deal failur make japanes wari schlumberg slb decis end agreement principl for fujitsu itsu bui pct fairchild semiconductor corp and polit furor that surround propos sale will make japanes compani cautiou effort acquir high technolog firm will not halt such attempt industri analyst collaps deal will not critic blow fujitsu will boost cost futur expans japanes firm analyst poll reuter acquisit fairchild not essenti fujitsu north american oper great boost jame capel and analyst tom murtha french control schlumberg yesterdai end agreement mount polit controversi made that sale fairchild stake complet reason time sale oppos commerc depart and defenc depart partli nation secur ground fujitsu acquisit fairchild japanes comput maker control comprehens north american sale and distribut system and access microprocessor technolog area fujitsu weak analyst deal fujitsu addit microchip product facil worldwid report capel firm entri point port for semiconductor and market channel for thing barclai zoet wedd analyst rick analyst purchas not fujitsu access critic defenc technolog fairchild simpli doesn kei technolog that thing past failur bless disguis for fujitsu had spend hundr million dollar modernis fairchild product line capel murtha failur deal will doubtless encourag japanes firm lower profil attempt acquir high tech firm stop analyst analyst fujitsu like costli rout expand product and distribut facil us estim mln dlr set for bui fairchild acquir polit symbol firm slow pace japanes acquisit necess expand product and design capac america remain capel murtha japanes will continu shop for bargain will harder find that polit accept japanes firm like favour joint ventur smaller equiti stake firm avoid polit backlash that block fairchild sale analyst not slow bui smaller piec polit risk barclai zoet japanes firm pct share smaller high technolog firm such super minicomput maker opposit sort that block fujitsu end harm firm and undermin trend multin tie up analyst thi not benefit firm jardin fleme secur analyst nick edward pool resourc semiconductor posit move govern step prevent japan minist intern trade and industri hajim tamura told press confer that interfer govern offici fairchild deal inappropri thi privat sector matter and not matter for govern comment tamura improp for govern offici interven extent spokesman told reuter ministri view that intern invest flow free and that such flow increas import line grow close japanes econom ti reuter trade korea japan complain gatt trade plan japan complain secretariat gener agreement tariff and trade gatt that south korea year plan cut trade deficit japan break gatt rule trade ministri offici japan submit report earlier thi month alleg south korea plan import japan and and tantamount creat tariff trade barrier south korea unveil plan novemb hope narrow trade deficit japan two billion dlr south korea trade deficit japan record billion dlr and rose mln dlr two month mln period plan envisag give incent import not import japanes good and export sell japan offici believ japanes action step short file suit design bring south korea negoti tabl and stop plan seoul govern tokyo eas import restrict and simplifi custom inspect for south korean good reduc trade deficit reuter earn mitsubishi chemic industri mcit year year end januari parent shr yen div yen net billion billion current billion billion oper billion billion sale billion billion note compani forecast for current year parent div yen net billion current billion sale billion reuter ship japan foreign shipbuild order rise februari foreign shipbuild order receiv japanes yard februari rose six vessel total gross ton ship ton januari japan ship export associ thi compar six ship gross ton year earlier associ offici backlog order end februari ship mln gross ton ship mln month earlier and vessel mln year earlier associ offici reuter money-fx monei market deficit forecast mln stg bank england forecast shortag mln stg monei market todai main factor affect liquid bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill will drain mln stg banker balanc below target will mln stg partli offset outflow exchequ transact and fall note circul will add mln stg and mln stg system reuter earn ccic financ year dec net profit mln dlr mln total div sharehold mln nil note firm underwrot capit market issu industri transact syndic mln dlr loan shanghai chun tyre project compani joint ventur merchant bank bank china nation bank chicago and industri bank japan ibjt reuter grain southeast china crop save heavi rain heaviest rain for month believ save mln hectar drought threaten crop southeast china offici china new agenc thi week rain allevi drought condit guangdong provinc agenc china warn that thi year harvest will affect drought area reuter copper zambia stop send copper south africa zambia stop send copper export south africa offici time zambia newspap yesterdai quot highli sourc state own zambia consolid copper mine zccm divert miner export south africa not altern rout us zccm offici declin comment report standwel mapara gener manag tanzania zambia railwai author tazara told reuter recent virtual zambian miner export had channel tazara line dar salaam for last month that period zambian copper had ship zimbabw mozambican port beira rout avoid south africa mapara last decemb tazara carri tonn zambian miner or line record for month period ad copper cobalt and miner export account for pct zambia foreign exchang earn and presid kenneth kaunda told reuter recent interview vital for countri assur outlet for avoid tradit rout south africa refer zambia prepar for cut econom link south africa kaunda told reuter interview march main concern mine happen continu run mine mapara tazara handl mln tonn freight last year and work below present mln capac kaunda that onc prepar had complet for evacu zambia miner export safe and depend rout govern increas usag tazara for type cargo annual report zambia state run metal market corpor pct countri metal export channel dar salaam last year versu pct report zambian copper product fell tonn last year despit offici optim diversifi zambia export rout diplomat sourc lusaka express reserv capac dar salaam and beira port handl zambia miner export even haul train two port cannot and present form handl huge export zambian copper western diplomat disrupt copper movement market brought pile two port lack facil and space handl copper tonnag ad reuter cpi oecd januari annual inflat steadi pct inflat industrialis nation organis for econom cooper and develop pct year januari unchang decemb oecd monthli inflat oecd averag pct januari rise compar pct last quarter retail energi price rose strongli januari reflect firm world oil price for oecd state increas pct januari level retail energi price pct lower year earlier oecd increas consum price exclud food and energi pct januari for oecd area unchang previou month year januari oecd consum price rose pct pct decemb unadjust annual inflat for lead industrialis nation januari run pct itali pct britain and canada pct franc pct minu pct west germani and minu pct japan oecd reuter sugar indonesian sugar output forecast rise indonesian sugar output forecast govern reach mln tonn calendar project consumpt mln tonn agricultur minist achmad affandi product indonesia forc import sugar offici estim mln tonn mln embassi annual agricultur report indonesia grow sign that actual output lower offici figur estim product mln tonn and forecast chang for indonesia import tonn sugar end last year and earli boost low stock affandi told report stock low tonn begin industri sourc thi repres month consumpt minist indonesia hold month suppli tonn spokesman for nation logist bureau distribut and store sugar stock thi month tonn harvest season begin april reuter bop french januari payment surplu billion franc billion decemb surplu offici wpi italian wholesal price pct januari wholesal price index rose pct month month januari increas pct decemb nation statist institut istat index base equal regist januari compar decemb januari figur repres fall januari pct year year decreas decemb pct reuter bop french payment surplu shrink januari franc current account payment surplu slip provision mln franc season adjust januari downward revis surplu billion decemb financ ministri decemb figur revis provision billion franc surplu report month ago unadjust basi januari payment show billion franc deficit revis billion decemb surplu decemb unadjust surplu revis provision billion ministri trade measur balanc payment criteria show unadjust billion franc januari deficit servic show billion surplu item includ unilater transfer show billion deficit current account show adjust surplu billion franc januari last year and unadjust deficit billion full year current account surplu report last month billion franc reuter ipi jan industri output rise pct manufactur pct offici ipi industri output rise januari industri product rose provision pct januari pct declin decemb figur central statist offic show index for industri product base set season adjust januari decemb and compar year earlier output manufactur industri fell provision pct januari pct rise last decemb index for manufactur base fell and compar year earlier cso industri product month januari provision estim fallen pct level previou month manufactur output rose pct period month industri product pct higher period year earlier manufactur output two pct higher manufactur output metal industri rose six pct and that engin and alli industri pct two latest month period output chemic and textil fell pct and miner two pct offic output invest good industri rose pct consum good output increas pct output intermedi good fell pct two latest month period figur show energi product index base rose pct januari decemb and januari latest month energi index compris oil natur ga and coal product pct previou quarter and pct below period year earlier reuter gnp zimbabw gdp rise pct zimbabw real gross domest product increas pct preliminari figur publish central statist offic cso thi contrast rise pct main reason for slower rate econom growth drop real agricultur output thi declin pct pct improv previou year mine output fell pct manufactur product increas pct cso that current price gdp rose pct billion zimbabw dlr inflat measur gdp deflat estim pct virtual growth real output reuter trade japan japan microchip pact work japanes offici sought convinc that japan pact microchip trade work ahead april deadlin set for prove case implement agreement good faith and situat not run counter pact osamu watanab director ministri intern trade and industri miti america and ocean divis told foreign report effect measur and take emerg market place trade offici repeatedli accus japanes microchip maker violat pact continu sell below cost market japan and unit state agreement sign last septemb aim halt predatori japanes price polici and increas semiconductor firm access japanes market comment miti offici call prime minsit yasuhiro nakason clear misunderstand side pact watanab yukio honda director miti industri electron divis deni that japanes chipmak sell below cost countri miti call japanes chip maker last month cut product kei memori chip quarter thi year begun dry sourc cheap chip for sale regul grei market honda grei market export japan shrink contrast and south korean compani expand market share cheaper price honda miti plan step reduc excess suppli inexpens chip develop japan pact form slump japanes semiconductor export unit state ad ministri will releas suppli demand guidelin for second quarter and suggest product volum like lower that for quarter despit businessmen ingenu find wai artifici control regul suppli and demand bring posit result watanab optimist ad reuter acq hanson sell finlai unit for mln stg hanson trust plc hnsn will sell finlai confectioneri tobacco and newsag busi special form compani finlai plc for estim mln stg cash chain store acquir hanson imperi group plc last year reuter money-fx dollar fall japan spur economi underli dollar sentiment bearish and oper push currenc low japan take step stimul economi pledg pari accord foreign exchang analyst poll reuter dollar expect psycholog barrier yen and fall even below that level senior dealer lead bank dollar eas thi week remain stabl yen six major industri countri agre meet pari februari foster currenc stabil dealer dollar declin long term drastic fall fear renew inflat and fear reduc japanes purchas treasuri secur need financ deficit dealer gener doubt whether econom packag japan adopt effect reduc trade surplu significantli and such measur invit step weaken dollar pari accord tokyo promis packag measur fiscal budget pass boost domest demand increas import and cut trade surplu debat budget delai opposit boycott parliamentari busi propos imposit pct sale tax and govern slim chanc produc meaning econom packag futur dealer such step protectionist sentiment congress will grow put greater downward pressur dollar factor affect currenc not chang sinc pari accord ad underli sentiment for dollar remain bearish due sluggish econom outlook intern debt crisi trigger brazil unilater suspens interest payment foreign debt and reduc clout reagan administr result iran contra arm scandal senior dealer lead trust bank possibl that dollar declin yen end thi year chemic bank tokyo branch vice presid yukuo takahashi oper find hard push dollar for fear concert central bank intervent dealer widespread rumour that feder reserv telephon bank york for quot last wednesdai and even interven sell dollar rose mark bank england appar sold sterl london near dlr wednesdai dealer doubt efficaci central bank intervent stimul dollar declin dealer like await such dollar bui intervent chanc sell dollar nation bank chicago tokyo branch assist manag hiroshi mochizuki dollar will not show drastic movement end march dealer unwil strong dollar swing japanes compani close book for fiscal year end march weak dollar give japanes institut investor paper loss foreign hold make lose interest purchas treasuri secur monetari offici refrain make comment thi month avoid influenc rate reuter alum billiton seek chang surinam polici billiton intern metal dutch mine compani urg surinam chang polici caus heavi loss bauxit mine oper compani spokesman told reuter that billiton fulli own royal dutch shell subsidiari present demand henk heidweil top aid surinam militari leader desi bouters visit netherland last week for offici talk billiton and suralco own conglomer alcoa want devalu and lower wage welfar contribut tax bauxit and energi price two firm biggest privat sector employ surinam billiton urg heidweil improv safeti employe campaign jungl guerilla group spokesman ad rebel fight sinc juli had depress product billiton and suralco plant high voltag cabl power plant afobakka cut and bauxit mine moengo shut ad make vast loss surinam and you can expect compani remain oper loss spokesman reuter ship dutch port employ resum lai plan employ rotterdam troubl gener cargo sector decid restart stall redund procedur week employ organis labour relat manag gerard zeebregt told reuter port and transport union spokesman bert duim employ decis not lead resumpt week strike sector strike action call fridai interim court injunct employ plan for redund thi year court amsterdam rule last week employ had made error complic procedur for obtain permiss for redund and not proce final rule zeebregt initi procedur two month employ not prepar simpli sit and wait for court rule chanc start case cannot afford not continu plan strike cost lot monei and damag busi and delai even damag zeebregt campaign lightn strike port gener cargo sector began januari protest employ plan for redund sector strong workforc start thi year reuter acq commerci intern cmmc make purchas commerci intern corp complet previous announc acquisit asset grower distribut intern corp tabl grape market for undisclos amount entir purchas price will payabl year period and base percentag pre tax earn acquir oper compani option acquir grower cold storag facil and relat asset tular counti calif grower own commerci chairman sid schuman and director arnold cattani reuter acq timex corp sell unit swiss corp for microelectron and watchmak industri acquir intern time corp privat held timex corp for undisclos term intern time exclus distributor swiss corp tissot watch reuter acq wavehil intern inc make purchs wavehil intern ventur inc complet previous announc acquisit person comput rental corp for restrict common share give sharehold person comput pct interest combin compani reuter gnp economist sluggish japanes economi ahead japanes economi will remain sluggish month ahead turn worst perform for year privat economist consum spend main drive forc domest demand like remain lacklustr brisk hous and busi invest sustain economi thi year economist shock econom plan agenc report todai that privat spend fell pct oct dec quarter for time year report japan gross nation product rose real pct oct dec revis pct increas previou quarter gnp growth for real pct pct agenc offici thi worst perform sinc gnp contract pct wake oil crisi express concern pct declin consum spend final quarter temporari exception warm winter weather had depress retail sale privat economist disagre and consum like remain pessimist come month real incom level consum spent winter cloth heat apparatu warm winter thi year becom even uneasi futur pai rise shoji saito gener manag mitsui bank econom research divis outlook for pai increas gloomi fall employ industri hit hard yen rise masao suzaki senior economist bank tokyo weaken consum confid worri factor brisk consum spend japan can achiev domest gener econom growth govern put lid fiscal measur economist pct growth regist oct dec inflat special factor includ exception heavi spend public sector johsen takahashi chief economist mitsubishi research institut pct increas public sector spend oct dec result issu gold coin thi shot spend and can expect that high level public sector consumpt quarter takahashi agenc offici public spend risen pct oct dec issu mark year emperor hirohito reign takahashi economi contract current quarter lack addit signific govern spend and sluggish consum spend saito effect govern action incom tax cut and postpon januari propos controversi sale tax reuter cocoa cocoa work group meet delai intern cocoa organ icco buffer stock work group meet set for gmt todai reschedul for icco deleg meet delai draft compromis propos buffer stock rule complet icco execut director kobena erbynn prepar plan consult deleg for present full work group ad reuter housing feb hous start rose pct mln permit rose pct mln housing hous start rose pct februari hous start rose pct februari season adjust annual rate unit commerc depart januari hous start fell revis pct unit depart previous fell pct rate permit issu for futur construct rose februari pct season adjust unit fall pct unit januari permit for singl famili hous fell januari pct number permit for multi famili hous fell februari pct unit fall januari pct depart hous start februari includ season adjust pct rise singl famili unit unit and pct fall multi famili home unit season adjust permit total februari for singl famili unit and for multi famili unit unit reuter meal-feed south american fish meal product record high product fish meal south american produc chile peru and equador last year reach mln tonn equal record output intern associ fish meal manufactur iafmm iafmm statement that expect chilean and peruvian fish meal product quarter lower tonn produc last quarter due ban sardin fish chile for month februari and advers fish condit peru month statement ad that due technic market promot and energet sale chile and peru stock posit end year remain reason fish meal product south america decreas slightli fall tonn iafmm fish meal consumpt rose west germani scandinavian countri eastern europ and east fell and remain static ad that fish meal consumpt had suffer competit feed grade tallow and skim milk powder iafmm figur for fish oil product main produc nation thousand tonn oct dec jan dec chile peru norwai iceland denmark japan reuter copper talk point copper stock copper share lag market pick steam thi year stronger demand and improv price for metal analyst copper price move six quarter daniel role merril lynch and mer averag copper price ct pound ct base tight suppli and continu world econom growth analyst metal price rang ct pound thi year and ct analyst phelp dodg corp will strong perform largest copper produc asarco inc pct total sale copper and newmont mine corp nem potenti winner newmont spin pct copper oper sharehold theori phelp stock purest plai and benefit higher copper price william siedenburg smith barnei harri upham and phelp lower cost and streamlin mine oper accomplish great deal compani move into carbon black product us tire provid steadi earn not rapid growth hedg copper downturn siedenburg estim phelp will earn dlr and dlr includ tax benefit versu dlr analyst includ clarenc morrison dean witter reynold inc and merril role recommend phelp morrison project phelp will earn dlr and dlr role see earn dlr thi year and dlr year stock can mid role current level climb phelp dodg cost low don copper price higher ct make lot monei vahid fathi prescott ball and turben inc share will outperform market month nick toufexi prudenti bach secur inc newmont mine attract invest place bet newmont you slice signific premium current stock price spinoff close month newmont will gold oper includ pct newmont gold ngc pct stake copper unit and energi oper toufexi note analyst newmont earn dlr dlr and dlr versu earn dlr oper bui toufexi last week stock rose sharpli that level share worth dlr each dean witter morrison and fathi prescott ball asarco cost cut and restructur morrison see earn dlr and loss fathi project asarco will earn dlr and dlr dlr role merril lynch recommend cypru miner cypm addit phelp dodg cypru interest coal and miner copper siedenburg smith barnei think cypru overpr current level will sell cypru and bui phelp dodg pick copper stock reuter acq kohlberg kravi pct owen illinoi oii hold corp compani form kohlberg kravi robert and receiv and purchas mln share pct owen illinoi inc common stock and dlr cumul convert prefer share owen pct compani tender offer for common and prefer share expir last night owen illinoi will merg into subsidiari oii hold march common share not bought offer will convert into receiv dlr per share cash tender price prefer stock call reuter earn macgregor sport good inc mg qtr jan shr cent ct net sale mln mln half shr ct ct net sale mln mln note net includ gain dlr cent share dlr ct share quarter and dlr ct share dlr cent share half tax loss carryforward reuter trade warn and japan trade tension european commun yesterdai warn japan and unit state main trade partner that friction trade issu affect relat countri foreign minist issu statement deplor japan continu trade imbal and appeal for countri make greater effort open market disturb draft bill congress that impos perman quota textil import and prepar react administr distanc bill extern trade commission willi clercq written counterpart trade repres clayton yeutter outlin concern statement minist disturb move protection adopt such measur not fail neg effect process multilater negoti start bilater relat unilater move leav option react law gener agreement tariff and trade separ statement japan minist deplor continu aggrav imbal trade and expect japan open market statement continu insist that japan boost import and stimul domest demand minist call commiss prepar report japanes trade for juli thi year enabl action diplomat call for report show minist determin not japanes question drop will back tabl and diplomat clercq talk journalist meet nervous grow impati commun trade relat japan diplomat keen negoti tokyo solv problem embark costli and damag trade war and minist call for cooper japan industri and research reuter earn microbilt corp bilt qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev avg shr year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter acq shamrock hold unit aquir softwar compani shamrock hold inc subsidiari shamrock hold california acquir control interest dbm inc purchas share prefer stock compani stock purchas for undisclos amount unnam group investor shamrock raymond nawara execut vice presid dbm privat held softwar compani grant option and vote right major portion share common stock combin prefer and common stock hold permit shamrock and nawara exercis vote control approxim pct share compani shamrock nawara elect presid dbm and director reuter acq credit agricol replac bnp hachett bid french state agricultur bank caiss national credit agricol join group led publish hous hachett bid for control state televis station replac banqu national pari withdrawn hachett statement credit agricol stake consortium will pct last week broadcast supervisori board ask hachett remov bnp consortium bank had act advis govern for immin privatis reuter earn payless cashwai inc pci qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln qtly div ct ct prior pai april six record march six reuter acq franc approv waterman acquisit gillett gillett exercis option pct stake french pen firm waterman had previous authoris french govern french stockbrok associ csac gillett undertak interven bours april prevent waterman share fall below franc ad thi compar yesterdai rate franc agreement conclud last novemb waterman owner francin and grace foyer gomez and alic lundgren and gillett group gillett agre acquir pct capit waterman franc share gillett bui total share valu deal mln franc reuter money-fx monei market shortag forecast revis bank england had revis forecast shortag monei market todai mln stg mln stg reuter earn noel industri inc nol qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev reuter trade japan alert gatt south korea import plan japan told gener agreement tariff and trade that south korea year import diversif plan violat spirit world trade govern bodi foreign ministri spokesman notif japan answer recent gatt questionnair unfair trade practic spokesman year plan start thi year south korea aim reduc depend japan sourc import good and increas import and europ japan move unsuccess bilater negoti plan spokesman notif not repres resembl formal complaint intend pressur south korea routin procedur gatt member state reuter money-fx monei market receiv mln stg assist bank england had provid monei market mln stg afternoon session bank not oper market morn and earlier revis estim shortag system todai mln stg mln central bank purchas bill outright band pct compris two mln stg local author bill and mln stg bank bill reuter acq atico financi atfc make acquisit atico financi corp execut definit agreement acquir pct intercontinent bank dade counti fla intercontinent bank hold for undisclos amount cash and common stock close subject regulatori approv atico connect acquisit will appli becom regist bank hold compani and convert npct own atico save bank subsidiari state charter commerci bank intercontinent had year end asset mln dlr atico had year end asset mln dlr reuter earn clothestim inc ctme qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note prior qtr and end jan reuter earn charter crellin inc crtr year net shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln avg shr mln reuter earn sensormat canada year net shr ct ct net rev reuter earn dime save bank wallingford dibk payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq baker intern sell electr submers oilwel pump unit acq baker bko sell oilwel pump unit baker intern corp sign definit agreement sell asset and busi electr submers oilwel pump product line continent baker oil tool inc subsidiari trico industri inc tro for undisclos amount cash and consider compani transact subject hugh tool and baker sharehold approv baker hugh merger justic depart announc that will requir divestitur product line for approv merger baker transact subject approv justic depart and board baker hugh and trico reuter earn canadian foremost year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn immunogenet inc igen year net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln note net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr dlr net exclud tax credit dlr net includ gain dlr reversl recaptur tax reuter earn scurri rainbow oil qtr dec net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln reuter earn mcrae industri inc mri qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev six mth shr ct ct net rev mln reuter earn frontier texa corp qtr nov net oper shr profit loss ct oper net profit loss rev avg shr half oper shr profit nil loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln avg shr note current year net period exclud tax credit dlr reuter gold viceroi resourc corp detail gold assai viceroi resourc corp recent drill leslei ann deposit extend high grade miner width feet assai rang ounc gold per ton foot interv depth feet ounc gold per ton foot interv depth feet reuter acq clabir clg unit agr bui popsicl canada clabir corp pct own affili ambrit inc abi agre acquir popsicl industri divis sara lee corp canada for mln canadian dlr cash clabir purchas sara lee corp sle subsidiari worht mln dlr agreement subject canadian regulatori approv popsicl canada license largest maker and distributor frozen novelti product canada clabir ad reuter earn jude medic stjm vote dividend right jude medic inc board declar special dividend for each outstand share held compani common stock payabl holder record april six each entitl holder bui tenth share prefer stock jude exercis price dlr jude right exercis dai acquisit commenc tender offer for pct compani common stock compani ad that reason jude medic takeov target reuter acq adam russel electron aar purchas adam russel electron inc acquir hermetron plc maker hermet integr circuit packag for dlr compani hermetron expect sale dlr for year end thi month reuter earn mesa limit partnership mlp set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april note partnership holder common and prefer unit for expect net taxabl incom reuter money-fx monei market mln stg late bank england provid monei market late assist mln stg thi bring bank total todai mln stg and compar forecast mln stg shortag system reuter acq memori protect mpdi see bogen close memori protect devic inc expect close previous announc acquisit asset and liabil bogen divis lear siegler inc april memori protect devic receiv senior loan commit letter requisit waiver jersei environment control reclam act complet acquisit declin provid detail reuter acq canadian foremost continu macedon sale talk canadian foremost earlier report lower net profit negoti continu previous announc sale compani pct interest macedon resourc conclud sale refelect compani result foremost elabor lower revenu last half expect continu strong cash and work capit posit will enabl foremost develop tradit and market earlier earn fell dlr year ago dlr reuter acq texa intern tei complet reserv sale texa intern complet previous announc mln dlr sale domest oil and natur ga reserv total compagni francais de petrol close us part proce retir mln dlr bank and senior debt and rest will us for gener corpor purpos reuter earn tran world music corp twmc qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr dlr ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn gruen market gmc see year net gruen market corp expect report earn for year end januari ct per share averag share ct share year sale fell pct year earlier mln dlr reuter trade dutch offici warn trade conflict strain relat and european commun like wors director gener dutch econom ministri foreign affair divis fran enger speak american chamber commerc lunch hagu enger note develop histori crise steel citru and pasta and warn come strident tone declar airbu ill advis and fat and oil tax propos danger provoc feel that deal quit crise forese futur not congress determin american balanc payment into shape risk brinkmanship greater constraint meet pressur enger note ourselv whether perhap inevit that push each brink actual trade war answer order reduc tension decis make becom centr and administr will exercis author convinc congress and pressur group for accommod ad reuter acq qintex extend princevil pvdc offer qintex america offer for mln princevil develop corp share extend march march yesterdai qintex princevil share had tender respons offer and not withdrawn mln march qintex extend offer princevil sharehold assess sale announc last week princevil airwai inc aloha inc alo ad supplement quintex offer detail agreement aloha will distribut todai reuter rubber negoti draft detail rubber pact rubber produc and consum agre last week central element intern natur rubber pact start work legal draft futur accord deleg compromis issu block agreement reach unit nation confer accord replac current pact expir octob intern natur rubber agreement inra expect formal adopt fridai reuter gold viceroi resourc corp detail gold assai viceroi resourc corp recent drill leslei ann deposit extend high grade miner width feet assai rang ounc gold per short ton foot interv depth feet ounc gold per ton foot interv depth feet reuter earn vallei corp fivc regular dividend qtly div ct payabl april record march reuter trade treasuri announc oecd ti aid pact treasuri secretari jame baker agreement reach member organ for econom cooper and develop oecd control unfair trade practic ti aid promot trade statement agreement culmin reagan administr effot negoti virtual end export credit subsidi practic govern ti aid mix credit promot export cost unit state lost job and lost export treasuri agreement implement two stage juli ban ti aid credit industri countri and place limit permit aid develop countri reduc export credit that not involv aid and reduc credit subsidi permit for rel poor countri treasuri baker agreement impos sacrific japan and prais japan willing accept pact demonstr japanes govern willing concret step resolv import trade issu reuter earn gulf resourc gre see qtr pretax profit gulf resourc and chemic corp sale stake imperi continent ga associ will result pre tax profit mln dlr dlr per share fulli duliut quarter gulf sold remain stake imperi share and unit loan stock for mln dlr base exchang rate pound sterl dlr previous report sold imperi share march gulf sale imperi share accept part recent tender offer made group bruxel lambert and tractebel term offer gulf entitl receiv supplementari payment gener offer acquir imperi continent calor group contibel hold becom wholli uncondit jan price tender penc per share reuter earn sterl inc strl qtr jan net shr dlr not net sale mln mln year shr dlr not net sale mln mln note compani public reuter earn automatix inc aitx qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn ionic inc ion qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln backlog mln mln note net includ nonrecur gain dlr quarter and charg dlr year reuter grain soviet floor for grain output intens technolog concept for grain product put floor ussr grain product agricultur depart offic moscow field report report quot broadcast radio moscow that due intens technolog grain product bad year will not fall below mln tonn and good year grain product reach mln tonn agricultur depart forecast thi year ussr crop mln tonn and realiz thi year sinc that soviet union grain harvest exceed mln tonn largest crop sinc mln tonn harvest usda data reuter trade oecd agre export credit reform western industrialis nation agre reform rule provid credit for export develop countri organis for econom cooper and develop reform tighten rule for us foreign aid subsidis export credit call mix credit oecd agreement implement two stage juli thi year and juli mean minimum aid compon mix credit will rais pct pct and pct for credit cover export world develop nation addition formula will us for calcul aid element mix credit account interest rate export countri nation oecd host reform negoti minimum interest rate for offici subsidis trade loan revis aim cut subsidi and end complet loan rel rich develop countri juli year reform follow year pressur stop competitor notabl franc and japan foreign aid subsidis export put firm disadvantag oecd offici agreement base provision accord reach januari subject ratif member govern govern includ austria had link final approv trade credit issu discuss meet mid april ad rais minimum amount aid requir mix credit agreement aim make such hidden subsidi costli for frequent us major loophol gener agreement tariff and trade close todai senior offici comment reuter acq commun tmci complet purchas commun inc complet acquisit radio station knss reno nev for dlr cash reuter acq peopl heritag phbk make acquisit peopl heritag bank agre purchas northeast leas inc portland main lessor offic equip for common share norhteast had year end receiv dlr reuter earn codenol technolog corp codn qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr reuter acq owen corn ocf complet sale plant owen corn fibergla corp complet previous announc sale foam product plant atla roof corp for undisclos term sale part restructur compani reuter gnp chancellor forecast budget speech gdp growth pct earn campbel resourc inc qtr shr profit ct loss ct earn genet laboratori inc genl qtr loss period end jan net loss loss sale six mth net profit loss sale reuter gnp budget see gdp growth pct chancellor exchequ nigel lawson present budget for fiscal parliament econom growth forecast pct calendar treasuri expect current account balanc payment deficit billion stg billion shortfal inflat expect pct end thi year lawson forecast autumn statement inflat continu edg for time perhap exceed pct summer fall back pct end year ad turn public sector borrow requir psbr lawson like outturn for fiscal billion stg pct gdp plan psbr for set billion stg monetari polici lawson confirm target rang for narrow measur two six pct fiscal explicit target set for broad sterl aggreg broad monei will continu into account assess monetari condit will exchang rate chancellor told parliament lawson low outturn psbr chiefli attribut remark buoyanc oil tax revenu gener and corpor tax paid increasingli profit busi sector oil price lawson stick earlier assumpt that north sea crude price will averag dlr per barrel calendar clear that increas flow oil tax revenu coupl prospect growth economi excess growth public expenditur put public financ strong posit lawson treasuri strive psbr pct gdp futur reach judg medium term financi strategi destin psbr pct gdp aim will year ahead lawson inevit thi greatli diminish scope thi year for reduc burden taxat remain major object govern polici err side prudenc and caution and build firmer base for futur lawson time had come strike exchang control act statut book corpor tax rate will remain unchang pct compani capit gain will charg corpor tax rate that propos system compani set advanc capit tax act payment tax capit gain togeth yield mln stg lawson lawson will propos that compani and build societi treat payment corpor tax liabl pai corpor tax month end account period tax due propos legisl pave for method collect corpor tax pai and file thi part wider programm streamlin tax collect and not come into forc earli lawson plan two relief petroleum revenu tax prt todai compani elect pct cost develop field set prt liabil exist field incom field exce cost incur second will relief prt for spend research into oil extract that not relat field busi employ lawson employ will receiv tax relief for retrain worker lawson that futur trader regist for ad tax vat choos account for tax basi cash paid and receiv small busi account for vat annual quarterli vat compulsori registr period extend dai ad and vat registr threshold rais stg measur plan combat vat avoid ad capit gain tax retir relief limit set stg lawson propos chang law that compani multin group dual resid will longer secur tax relief twice interest payment chang will effect april genuin trade compani will not affect plan end present treatment tax credit relief for foreign withhold tax paid interest bank loan april futur bank will offset thi tax credit tax profit relev loan standard rate taxat reduc two penc pct pct lawson reiter govern aim reduc basic taxat penc pound ad decis us greater part fiscal scope reduc psbr that goal cannot achiev thi budget small compani corpor tax reduc pct lloyd insur market lawson plan chang tax treatment lloyd syndic bring into line that provis for outstand liabil made ordinari insur compani and compar provis made financi trader inland revenu told consult urgent lloyd detail legisl rule will appli premium payabl for lloyd account close decemb thi year lawson acq royal resourc rrco make acquisit royal resourc corp exercis optioon purchas montagu mine invest inc samuel montagu london for dlr cash and common share compani montagu main asset pct interest hog ranch joint ventur oper open cut heap leach hog ranch gold mine washo counti nev mine produc gold ounc year month close montagu requir royal regist share for sale royal six month close year montagu requir royal repurchas share dlr each reuter earn campbel resourc inc cch qtr dec net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev six mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note campbel chang end dec june reuter earn amertek inc atekf year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note shr and net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct share shr and net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct share reuter earn systemat inc syst qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter money-fx fed suppli reserv monei market slightli even chanc that feder reserv will enter govern secur market add temporari reserv economist fed suppli reserv indirectli billion dlr custom repurchas agreement feder fund averag pct yesterdai open pct and move narrow rang and six pct earli trade reuter housing baldrig predict solid hous growth commerc secretari malcolm baldrig predict will success year for growth hous start pct rise februari start season adjust annual rate mln unit thi year solid year row for homebuild activ singl famili unit stronger multi famili unit statement singl famili start rose last month januari level pct mln unit season adjust basi multi famili unit start fell pct unit depart reuter acq irv trust bui gulf western unit irv bank corp bought factor divis associ commerci corp unit gulf and western inc associ corp north america term previous announc deal not disclos asset transfer irv commerci corp reuter earn amr inc amr qtr jan net shr ct net rev mln mth shr ct ct net two mln rev mln mln reuter earn porta system corp psi qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn feder depart store inc qtr shr dlr dlr earn warnaco group inc mth jan net oper net mln rev mln mth oper net mln mln rev mln mln note month repres earn acquisit compani privat period end jan exclud mln dlr interest expens mln dlr acquisit adjus and mln dlr incom tax reuter earn ganto inc gto qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn atlant express inc half dec net shr not net rev mln note compani public reuter acq spendthrift farm sfi get bid for control spendthrift farm inc receiv tent propos acquyir control compani evalu propos and will not comment definit agreement reach reuter crude shearson lehman upgrad oil stock analyst sanford margosh shearson lehman brother recommend number oil stock todai that appar that opec succeed hold prescrib product quota clear that opec jawbon and quota restraint will boost price oil margosh price oil stock rose sharpli todai respons higher oil price and optim opec quota margosh recommend imperi oil imo standard oil srd exxon xon and chevron chv addit margosh recommend atlant richfield arc short term basi suspect debt situat atlant richfield rose market come test dlr barrel level main thrust invest oil posit year will higher oil price note that belief that govern interest rais strateg reserv factor into rise oil stock todai reuter copper zambian minist confirm copper divers minist mine patrick chitambala confirm that zambia had end copper shipment south africa and announc that state run mine compani had close liaison offic white rule republ told offici time zambia newspap interview govern divert miner export rail rout dar salaam tanzania and beira mozambiqu chitambala declin volum copper and miner ship two port had not problem arrang copper reach destin hindranc told time time zambia quot unnam sourc zambia export tonn copper dar salaam and beira last quarter diplomat sourc lusaka had earlier express doubt zambia abil ship copper beira and dar salaam caus massiv bottleneck port chitambala that state run zambia consolid copper mine zccm had close liaison offic johannesburg sinc redund reuter acq taft chairman group rais taft broadcast bid dlr share acq develop corp america dca merg develop corp america merger lennar corp len complet and stock longer exist develop corp america board approv acquisit last novemb for mln dlr merger effect todai and stock repres receiv dlr share american stock exchang provid detail reuter acq teva tevii sell promedico subsidiari teva pharmaceut industri base israel sold wholli own promedico subsidiari foreign investor for mln dlr book unit mln dlr teva will continu market promedico product wholli own subsidiari salomon levin and elstein reuter earn milford save bank nmsb rais payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april reord march reuter acq mart end talk sell store mart corp recent talk sell remain kresg varieti store and underli real estat woolworth end robert stevenson mart vice presid told reuter talk began six week ago end declin give reason kresg forerunn mart chain name chang mart stevenson sell and bui real estat real estat divis and woolworth interest properti talk casual natur kresg store that scatter countri downtown and suburban locat stevenson mart will continu oper store store profit decis mart made that will continu oper kresg had nationwid chain varieti store reuter earn institut clinic pharm plc icpyi year shr ct net rev note dollar amount convert irish pound noon bui rate feder reserv bank york dec dlr per irish pound equival rate dec dlr equal irsh pound full name compani institut clinic pharmacolog plc base dulbin ireland reuter earn icn biomed inc bimd qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale avg shr reuter earn appli circuit technolog acrt qtr loss period end januari shr loss two ct loss ct net loss loss rev note full name appli circuit technolog inc reuter earn frisch restaur inc fr set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april six reuter earn feder depart store inc fd qtr jan end shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note latest year net exclud mln dlr charg loss earli debt extinguish net includ charg mln dlr period latest year charg mln dlr period earlier year merger divis invest tax credit mln dlr dlr quarter and dlr mln dlr year latest year net includ mln dlr provis for loss disposit two abraham and strauss store and preopen expens for anoth latest year net includ gain sale interest fort worth texa shop center dlr latest year net period includ gain dlr sale interest memphi tenn shop center prior year net includ gain dlr sale boston store divis reuter earn clothestim inc ctme qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn video librari inc vlvl qtr loss shr loss two ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev mln avg shr reuter earn chemi linz expect sharpli higher loss state own chemi linz like record loss mln schill compar mln loss compani spokesman fall sale and lower world price fertilis larg respons for sharp increas effect dollar fall help give fibr produc competit edg told reuter firm made small profit had not for mln schill lost subsidiari merx handelsgesmbh oil trade merx sinc withdrawn oil market firm will announc result juli reuter earn cabr explor six mth jan net shr ct ct net rev reuter acq dudlei taft rais bid for taft broadcast tfb dudlei taft and narragansett capit inc prepar rais bid acquir taft broadcast dlr per share taft theta and letter taft board director state commit purchas broadcast compani and readi discuss aspect purchas compani item discuss includ price structur and form consider taft prepar negoti transact taft broadcast sharehold receiv excess dlr per share reuter veg-oil oil tax longer major issu associ propos european commun tax veget oil and fat longer major issu agenda and commiss us threat west german feed stuff industri associ mfi associ chairman ulrich wagner told new confer west german feed industri believ not contempl introduct such tax end anoth transatlant trade war avoid trade conflict and commiss us tax threat calm nation farm lobbi american soybean associ asa presid elect wayn bennett yesterdai hagu that soybean produc confid tax reject bennett lead soybean deleg lobbi tour capit will visit bonn thursdai and fridai indic bonn govern will reject propos tax wagner reuter acq allwast alw bui relat compani allwast inc enter into agreement principl acquir outstand common relat air move and industri servic compani not disclos name compani allwast preform air move and relat servic will swap share common valu mln dlr compani acquir acquisit subject negoti final agreement reuter crude exxon xon close french refineri exxon corp world largest oil compani publish interview todai that review worldwid refineri oper and decid close french refineri lee raymond exxon presid singl possibl closur exxon refineri franc interview exxon spokeswoman confirm that raymond had specif mention refineri franc that specif refineri had name that exxon opert constant review exxon two refineri franc fo mediterranean capciti barrel per dai and port jerom west pari similar capac petroleum intellig weekli influenti trade journal current issu that understood that exxon possibl refineri closur antwerp southern franc possibl itali paul mlotok oil analyst salomon brother inc that closur exxon made europ and improv european refin situat futur profit good exxon and major oil compani close bunch refineri europ upgrad rest and shaken indeped market demand for product rise and effici oper exxon show superior earn mlotok royal dutch highest grade refin europ ad industri sourc that oil compani like feel greater pressur oper southern europ competit opec countri increas produc move into downstream oper piw that refin mediterranean can expect increas shipment saudi arabia and opec export refineri piw sale libya algeria and expect reclaim market lost italian and european refin result abund cheap netback oil last year reuter cotton israel year plan boost agricultur israel drawn year plan for rais agricultur product mln dlr billion dlr annual rise pct isra ministri agricultur agricultur export increas mln dlr pct per year averag area plant cotton remain level acr export expect bring mln dlr per year pct declin level reflect continu water ration will remain forc ministri groundnut product plan increas tonn pct and export tonn pct maiz product target rise tonn pct and export tonn pct reuter acq soro group goodrich stake investor group led york investor georg soro acquir pct stake goodrich common stock invest group paid mln dlr for goodrich share held quantum fund netherland antil invest firm advis soro share bought dec and march group reserv futur bui addit share and formul purpos plan goodrich invest reuter housing baldrig predict solid hous growth commerc secretari malcolm baldrig predict will success year for growth hous start pct rise februari start season adjust annual rate mln unit thi year solid year row for homebuild activ singl famili unit stronger multi famili unit statement singl famili start rose last month januari level pct mln unit season adjust basi multi famili unit start fell pct unit depart report reuter acq taft broadcast will continu review option respons latest bid acq court enjoin zico invest tender for bancroft convert fund acq steinhardt group pct holidai hia group led york investor michael steinhardt told secur and exchang commiss bought pct stake holidai corp common stock invest group paid mln dlr for mln holidai share bought sinc feb time group member held short posit stock total share addit steinhardt group includ steinhardt partner and institut partner two invest firm steinhardt gener partner reuter earn scor corp qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net mln mln year oper shr ct ct oper net mln note exclud gain per share loss two ct quarter and gain ct per share gain six ct year invest exclud extraordinari gain per share fourth quarter and gain per share full year period reuter earn genstar sale boost belgian societ general net societ general belgiqu belb doubl net profit due larg part sale share genstar corp compani announc net consolid profit billion franc compar billion current profit rose pct last year give figur ad statement that compani made major capit gain sale year sale genstar share societ general governor rene lami told last novemb annual meet that asset dispos total billion franc includ sale genstar share imasco limit im predict profit extraordinari item two billion franc rough balanc todai statement societ general gave figur for extraordinari gain reuter earn westerbek corp wtkb qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit six ct net loss profit rev avg shr reuter acq court enjoin tender for bancroft btv bancroft convert fund district court for district jersei issu preliminari injunct enjoin zico invest hold inc tender offer for bancroft court order prevent zico bui share tender offer began feb tender offer block court zico offer bui share pct bancroft outstand stock for dlr share previous zico had bought bancroft share for dlr share give pct compani recent offer had zico own slightli pct bancroft outstand share reuter money-fx zambian exchang auction resum end march zambia will reintroduc modifi foreign exchang auction end thi month part two tier exchang rate central bank governor leonard chivuno chivuno told press confer end week negoti intern monetari fund imf that fix exchang rate for offici transact and fluctuat rate decid auction for type busi bank zambia previous held weekli auction distribut foreign exchang privat sector and determin kwacha exchang rate suspend end januari presid kenneth kaunda time that suspend auction system view rapid devalu and violent fluctat exchang rate had result busi and bank sourc anoth reason for suspend auction that central bank low foreign exchang and week pai success bidder kwacha stood per dollar auction system introduc octob slid per dollar time suspend month sinc zambia oper fix exchang rate kwacha per dollar reuter earn jameswai corp jmy qtr jan net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr primari avg shr dilut year shr primari dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net mln year rev mln mln avg shr primari avg shr dilut note includ tax lifo charg dlr dlr for qtr and dlr dlr for year reuter acq taft tfb continu review altern taft broadcast board continu explor altern such financi restructur respons theta corp offer dlr per share for taft stock last week taft reject dlr share bid theta invest group head taft vice chairman dudlei taft taft propos submit board decis had made respect sale compani propos theta prepar discuss aspect offer includ price structur and form consider and prepar negoti transact sharehold receiv excess dlr per share taft theta request that compani cooper and provid inform subject confidenti agreement compani declin comment thi statement reuter crude lawson oil tax break field revenu two tax relief measur for oil produc announc todai aim encourag develop north sea ahead and boost opportun for offshor suppli industri inland revenu post budget statement earlier chancellor exchequ nigel lawson announc annual budget parliament that todai compani will allow offset pct qualifi develop expenditur futur oil field petroleum revenu tax prt date full relief allow for expenditur individu field incom stream began not immedi develop expenditur statement relief will appli field southern basin for develop consent todai and will improv post tax econom develop and encourag compani proce project delai lawson announc that henceforth expenditur oil relat research not present qualifi for prt relief offset prt liabil thi mean oil relat expenditur continent shelf not becom allow field year incur allow prt liabil oil field inland revenu thi bring scope prt relief for research cost line corpor tax relief measur and plan encourag gener research into wai reduc field develop cost due industri benefit mln stg year calcul inland revenu statement includ technic measur that lawson not comment budget speech includ measur compani balanc share prt exempt oil allow realloc two past period allow utilis tidier rule incorrectli allow prt expenditur relief announc ammend rule corpor tax and advanc corpor tax relat call ring fenc activ and continent shelf financ bill will provis for implement measur announc novemb gareth lewi davi north sea expert stockbrok wood mackenzi and inc edinburgh thought two relief prt depress offshor industri pct cross field allow relief favour chanc that develop smaller north sea field such osprei don and arbroath brought forward earli develop larger miller and bruce oil field encourag lewi davi measur aid offshor construct industri suffer huge amount lai off price slump pct last year point that relief appli develop field southern basin thi mean job creat field central and northern sector north sea deeper south and greater capit and labour requir water deeper south prt relief for research expenditur fundament research oil industri benefit thi research not for year reuter earn shonei inc shon qtr feb net shr ct ct qtly div ct ct prior net mln rev mln note qtly div payabl april sharehold record april reuter acq att philip bid for cgct outlin american telephon and telegraph and philip telecommun apt hold pct direct and indirect hold franc cie general construct telephoniqu joint bid french partner for privatis firm succe director partner firm marc mathieu societ anonym telecommun sat told journalist bid foresaw direct stake pct for apt joint firm set att and philip gloeilampenfabrieken pglo pct own hold compani made sat apt cie midi mcdp and mutual fund french law foreign investor restrict pct direct stake privatis compani can boost stake pct indirect hold make hold compani subject close discuss govern due legal queri nation mutual fund financ ministri offici bought french citizen manag foreign bank morgan guaranti trust york and banqu neufliz schlumberg mallet control algemen bank nederland abnn sat spokesman cgct control pct french public telephon switch market sold govern for mln franc privat tender group bid for compani and govern will choos cgct owner end april apt vice presid wim huisman told new confer capit increas envisag sat apt win cgct declin give detail increas affect foreign stake cgct cgct post loss mln franc sale billion loss mln franc joint sat apt statement ad that buyer commit invest mln franc cgct research and product plant apt sat offer includ provis for cgct produc apt ess prx switch technolog and adapt french standard tender launch draft agreement for att cgct abandon introduct french govern privatis law reopen bid wider rang applic candidaci cgct includ west germani siemen sieg alli schneider schn subsidiari jeumont schneider sweden telefon ericsson eric alli matra matr and bouygu boui itali italtel and canada northern telecom ntl reuter interest analyst earli point cut base rate british bank base lend rate like fall full point pct thi week sharp billion stg cut central govern borrow target billion stg set todai budget bank analyst analyst describ chancellor exchequ nigel lawson budget cautiou qualiti currenc and monei market had start reward sterl surg foreign exchang market and monei market interest rate move sharpli lower new budget measur analyst lloyd merchant bank chief economist roger bootl expect base rate cut full point tomorrow thi safeti budget order interest rate bootl monei market had almost discount such point cut kei month interbank rate pct last night and conserv for bank for half point cut midland bank treasuri economist david simmond expect base rate full point lower fridai thi like happen two half point cut thi budget design market and elector implic for interest rate favour half point cut tomrorow and anoth such cut end week simmond point buoyant retail data releas yesterdai lawson had resist pressur for sharp cut incom tax rate expens lower borrow target real boost privat consumpt nation westminst bank chief economist david kern lower borrow target set budget had increas likelihood earli point base rate cut kern budget analys carefulli exactli lawson plan achiev sharper expect borrow target cut point base rate cut implement provid budget small print convinc and suspect will that point base rate end thi week kern bootl lloyd expect base rate cut pave for earli point cut mortgag lend rate thi achiev lawson lower expect consum price inflat target pct end base rate cut last week pct pct sustain pressur foreign exchang monei and govern bond gilt market build societi not cut lend rate base rate had fallen full point reuter acq toussi group sell heck hex share sharehold group led york investor robert toussi told secur and exchang commiss sold hold heck inc common stock reserv seek control compani futur group includ edward viner and brokerag sold share sinc march leav share pct total outstand group had propos takeov heck septemb withdrew offer and heck march file for protect creditor feder bankruptci law reuter acq cyclop cyl holder withdraw takeov motion dixon group plc battl cyacq corp for control cyclop corp cyclop sharehold had agre withdraw motion district court prevent dixon complet tender offer for cyclop expir est todai dixon not name sharehold and not disclos holder stake cyclop reuter earn noma industri year net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note prior year shr restat for june two for stock split reuter acq firm coopervis ey stock will bui siebel capit manag inc california invest advis told secur and exchang commiss sec bought mln coopervis inc common share pct total outstand sec file firm intend acquir stock and attempt influenc manag compani make major compani busi corpor structur siebel made net purchas coopervis share sinc jan reuter acq american cyanamid aci bui compani american cyanamid bought pct interest cyanamid fothergil held fothergil and harvei plc make unit wholli own subsidiari unit manufactur structur materi includ advanc composit adhes and aluminum honeycomb for european space industri current manag will remain place and unit will continu locat wrexham compani reuter earn noel industri inc nol qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev reuter acq group boost gelco gel stake pct investor group includ york base mutual share corp and mutual qualifi incom fund inc told secur and exchang commiss rais stake gelco corp common stock share pct total outstand group recent purchas includ share bought januari and march group purchas share for invest purpos reuter earn oshman sport good inc oshm qtr net qtr end jan shr ct dlr net rev mln mln avg shr year shr ct dlr net rev mln mln avg shr note net includ lifo gain dlr dlr for qtr and charg dlr dlr for year reuter earn univers patent inc upt qtr jan net oper shr ct ct oper net rev six mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev note prior year exclud incom discontinu oper ct per share quarter and ct per share year reuter earn freedom feder frfe set initi payout freedom feder save bank vote cash dividend ct share payabl april record march annual dividend will ct share reuter earn hospit staf servic hssi qtr net qtr end feb shr six ct ct net rev note full name hospit staf servic inc prior year includ extraordinari gain per share reuter crude plain pln post reserv increas plain resourc inc that decemb estim prove oil and ga reserv rose pct mln barrel mln barrel and prove develop reserv rose pct mln barrel mln barrel year ago compani year end reserv not includ oil and ga reserv houston oil field recent agre merg pend sharehold approv mid april approv merger will add anoth mln barrel compani reserv base reuter earn oshman oshm cite weak region economi oshman sport good inc earn for fourth quarter end januari affect weak economi texa oklahoma and louisiana result drop net earn dlr ct share dlr dlr share for year ago quarter compani sale west coast hurt late snow and poor ski condit store sale declin pct for quarter and pct for year for full year oshman net earn fell dlr ct share dlr dlr share compani open store and close year end compani oper oshman store and abercrombi and fitch store reuter earn worthington industri inc wthg qtr net qtr end feb shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note shr data adjust for for stock split paid octob reuter crude warn depend foreign oil white hous order report that grow relianc foreign oil into year potenti damag implic for nation secur energi depart studi discuss option curb relianc foreign oil make recommend presid reagan and congressmen previous rule tax foreign oil curb import and depress domest oil industri energi secretari john herrington statement that made gain energi secur last six year thi report show that justif for nation concern declin competit domest oil and ga industri and rise oil import report import last year pct consumpt and mid rise pct report option eas relianc foreign oil advoc reagan administr presid reagan order studi last septemb cite determin that countri never becom captiv foreign oil cartel refer opec led oil shortag and sharp price increas report import fee rais price and make econom for oil firm find and produc oil cut import tax depress nation economi reuter acq vtx elecron vtx set sdtock split vtx electron corp board declar for stock split payabl april holder record march reuter acq coastal cgp see increas profit coastal corp expect earn for significantli profit mln dlr last year letter sharehold appear compani newli issu annual report coastal chairman oscar wyatt not elabor earn expect increas profit coastal natur ga product and pipelin compani halv level due slump energi price compani sale total billion dlr last year coastal sold natur ga for averag price dlr per mcf drop pct previou year oil and natur ga liquid sold for averag dlr barrel reduct pct houston base compani produc daili averag mln cubic feet ga and barrel oil had prove reserv yearend mln barrel oil and billion cubic feet natur ga averag reserv replac cost dlr per barrel oil equival past year period repres half industri averag compani coastal gasolin retail outlet oper profit and expect continu compani reuter earn repap enterpris corp inc qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit mln loss mln rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit mln profit mln rev mln mln note full year result includ extraordinari loss mln dlr ct per share reuter acq norstar set acquisit for stock norstar bancorp agre principl acquir unit nation bank callicoon exchang norstar common share for each unit share outstand base recent price norstar stock propos tax free exchang market mln dlr norstar acquisit subject approv unit holder and state and feder regul unit asset mln dlr reuter crude oil tax not affect pdvsa champlin deal eventu oil import fee unit state will make differ champlin petroleum corp joint ventur agreement sign todai petroleo venezuela pdvsa champlin chairman william adam thi aspect discuss length negoti can contract cover eventu thi regard told reuter sign ceremoni venezuela energi and mine minist arturo hernandez grisanti earlier describ agreement pdvsa bui pct champlin corpu christi refineri step matur and presenc oil industri world market union pacif chairman william cook agreement will benefici side combin secur sourc suppli modern refineri and access market long term relationship and time protectionist tendenc congress clear benefit side adam pdvsa crude remain competit even oil import fee champlin had invest heavili year adapingth texa refineri process venezuelan heavi crude coke and hydro treat facil and obtain competit product yield danger oil import fee consider negoti and remain such fee repres not forese impact todai agreement adam refineri run crude heavi venezuela bolivar coastal field bcf api difficultiesand move time heavier diet advantag bigger margin refineri capac process bpd venezuelan high sulphur content heavi crude pct yield white product reuter cocoa icco group cocoa buffer stock rule plan intern cocoa organ icco buffer stock work group began examin draft propos for buffer stock rule thi afternoon deleg plan present icco execut director kobena erbynn repres compromis produc european commun and consum view buffer stock oper propos involv kei principl buffer stock manag open offer for cocoa fix post price previous deleg offer system buffer stock manag free choos cocoa vari price second provis that icco member cocoa compris maximum pct buffer stock laid price system buffer stock manag pai differenti for grade cocoa set formula deleg plan present work group deleg met briefli smaller group produc consum and consum propos produc gave reaction scheme and will respond work group meet tomorrow gmt produc deleg consum member accept propos good base work consum deleg deleg propos start point for negoti buffer stock rule and subject chang reuter earn vtx electron corp vtx qtr net shr ct ct net sale avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr note share adjust for for stock split declar todai reuter earn mortgag growth investor mtg qtr feb shr ct ct net qtly div ct ct prior avg shr note dividend payabl april sharehold record march reuter earn shonei inc shon qtr feb net shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note sixteen week period reuter acq fortun save bui financi fssl branch fortun save bank agre bui deposit and assum leasehold financi secur save and loan associ fssl branch term agreement not disclos fortun agreement subject regulatori approv that transact approv financi gener profit sale reuter money-fx gulf arab minist discuss econom cooper financ and economi minist gulf cooper council gcc open two dai meet discuss econom integr offici issu discuss minist bahrain kuwait oman qatar saudi arabia and unit arab emir uae includ recommend central bank governor common currenc exchang rate governor agre januari denomin base currenc six state decis will forward for final approv gcc summit meet due saudi arabia late thi year six state currenc system saudi arabia bahrain qatar and uae link theori intern monetari fund basket currenc special draw sdr practic dollar oman link currenc formal dollar kuwait peg dinar trade weight basket devis denomin chosen central bank governor not disclos banker expect currenc link sdr trade weight basket open meet ahm tayer uae minist state for financ and industri implement joint econom agreement increasingli link interest gcc citizen togeth gener assembl gulf invest corpor met abu dhabi earlier chairmanship bahrain financ and nation economi minist ibrahim abdul karim corpor form contribut joint econom and invest project gcc offici corpor asset rose billion dollar last year billion end reuter earn photograph scienci corp pscx qtr loss oper shr loss six ct profit ct oper net loss profit sale avg shr year op shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit sale avg shr note net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year year net exclud dlr tax credit year includ six month oper due chang fiscal year reuter earn pueblo intern inc pii qtr jan shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln avg shr note net includ tax credit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year thirteen and week period latest year net includ gain dlr for month chang pension account for result period restat reuter earn hre properti hre qtr jan net shr ct ct net gross incom note net includ gain sale real estat dlr dlr reuter earn photograph scienc corp pscx qtr shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln six month shr loss ct profit six ct net loss profit rev mln mln note effect chang fiscal calendar year compani report result for six month period end decemb six month includ time gain dlr reuter earn feder paper board fbt set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn shonei inc shon set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq taft tfb stock rise propos taft broadcast stock rose almost point todai vice chairman and invest group propos sweeten takeov offer for compani arbitrag shy stock current price level sinc unclear high bid for compani and whether compani agre takeov uncertainti arbitrag taft stock rose dudlei taft taft vice chairman and narragansett capit inc letter taft board state commit pursu acquisit broadcast compani and prepar negoti transact excess dlr per share compani respond that propos submit board director that decis made sale compani bet thi compani will for dlr per share arbitrag arbitrag stock riski bui current level offer accept dlr per share rang make arbitrag invest thi level chanci sinc will long time for transact complet regulatori approv for broadcast properit taft earlier reject dlr per share billion dlr bid invest group compani reject bid inadequ base advic goldman sach and financi advis altern such restructur arbitrag specul bid war erupt for taft two larg sharehold invest group led robert bass and carl lindner chairman american financi corp bass group hold pct taft and lindner hold pct taft famili found compani almost year ago pct lindner last week told secur and exchang commiss interest make bid for taft thing crazi that for dlr per share arbitrag specul not even for price anoth specul that lindner bid specul investor not interest run compani lindner unavail for comment denni mcalpin analyst oppenheim and had specul compani leverag buyout ideal you break thi thing satisfi interest involv ad two largest sharehold interest piec taft highest takeov price calcul for compani dlr per share that highest estim wall street base optimist expect for broadcast industri reuter crude herrington recommend tax benefit for oil industri crude herrington call for oil tax benefit energi secretari john herrington recommend white hous that domest oil industri tax benefit produc oil and head increas depend foreign oil new confer that recommend white hous that fill rate strateg petroleum reserv increas plan barrel per dai oil reserv fill rate capac barrel dai herrington had advoc greater fill rate for petroleum reserv rate had budgetari constraint herrington not disclos tax incent advoc offici shown interest tax benefit for oil and ga explor and for research and develop into wai extract oil consid uneconom produc made remark conjunct releas energi depart studi oil impact nation secur herrington that disclos recommend for tax benefit for oil and ga industri make rais matter white hous econom polici committe propos increas oil product made good tax polici increas product mln barrel dai report that end centuri unit state reli foreign sourc for pct oil consumpt pose econom and nation secur threat reuter earn consolid store corp cn qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note prior year net includ dlr tax credit share adjust for two for stock split june reuter crude wainco oil wol complet wildcat wainco oil corp complet wildcat grandmarai prspect jefferson davi parish produc rate mln cubic feet ga and barrel condens daili compani pct work interest flow lower frion tweedel sand perfor and feet addit untest possibl product zone exist pipe ad remain owner privat held petroleum compani reuter crude warn depend foreign oil white hous order report that grow relianc foreign oil into year potenti damag implic for nation secur energi depart studi discuss option curb relianc foreign oil make recommend presid reagan and congressmen previous rule tax foreign oil curb import and depress domest oil industri energi secretari john herrington statement that made gain energi secur last six year thi report show that justif for nation concern declin competit domest oil and ga industri and rise oil import report import last year pct consumpt and mid rise pct report option eas relianc foreign oil advoc reagan administr presid reagan order studi last septemb cite determin that countri never becom captiv foreign oil cartel refer opec led oil shortag and sharp price increas report import fee rais price and make econom for oil firm find and produc oil cut import tax depress nation economi studi outlin york time report todai reuter earn hospit staf servic inc hssi qtr feb oper shr six ct two ct oper net rev note prior year net exclud dlr tax credit reuter earn viatech inc vtk year net shr dlr ct net rev mln mln reuter earn interact technolog inc itxi qtr net shr ct ct net sale avg shr note period end januari and reuter interest fhl bank set pct pct pct rate billion dlr offer crude opec dlr oil price oapec offici opec believ world oil price set fix averag price dlr barrel oapec assist gener secretari abdelaziz wattari todai speech european commun oapec opec seminar luxembourg releas wattari opec believ world energi trade restrict and built fix averag price dlr warn that defens dlr barrel level had caus hardship for opec countri had forc curtail product and warn that such cutback opec state not sustain case for opec stabil world oil price consid optim level dlr barrel member countri had undergo sever hardship curtail product wattari such cutback cannot case sustain wattari financi and market pressur state depend associ ga output for domest us and oil cutback had left insuffici ga suppli ad wattari note that total opec output below organ agre ceil for member countri februari thi had meant sacrific effect sacrific meant that market stabil restor good level pressur wattari last stabil world market requir wider scope intern cooper ad opec oil produc countri had shown polit willing cooper opec cutback announc state polit signific and welcom opec insuffici term volum ad major opec produc not respond suffici opec call for suppli regul wattari dlr barrel price optim allow invest oil industri opec continu not gener excess cash flow for unviabl high cost area opec such price longer encourag protectionist measur ad fadhil chalabi opec deputi secretari gener address seminar ad that disciplin need prevent violent fluctuat oil market cooper arab state and europ advantag for side chalabi ad hope cooper ultim lead full fledg euro arab dialogu reuter interest fhl bank set rate debt offer offic financ feder home loan bank set rate todai debt offer pct billion dlr issu pct billion dlr issu and pct mln dlr issu issu for settlement march matur march march and march offic telephon confirm allot receiv hr est todai and that secondari trade will begin hr est tomorrow reuter earn santa anita co sar qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev mln mln avg shr note current qtr and year figur exclud loss discontinu oper dlr and dlr and disposit gain mln dlr period prior qtr and year figur exclud gain discontinu oper dlr and loss dlr reuter acq midwai airlin mdwy set holder right plan midwai airlin inc frequent mention acquisit target declar sharehold right plan holder will dividend prefer share purchas each outstand share common stock each exercis will entitl holder purchas hundredth share seri junior particip prefer stock for dlr right intend assur that holder receiv fair treatment event takeov compani thi not respons effort acquir control right will exercis dai person group bui pct compani common announc commenc tender offer that result acquisit pct common midwai can redeem right two ct each time prior expier dai acquisit person pct companyt common midwai acquir each will entitl hodler purchas number acquir compani common share market that time twice exercis price dividend will payabl holder record april six and expir year april reuter earn equion corp equi qtr jan net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln six mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note oper net exclud tax credit dlr dlr for qtr and dlr dlr for six mth note year ago result restat reflect chang account principl effect august reuter crude venezuela ecuador oil loan discuss venezuela work final detail plan suppli ecuador barrel per dai crude oil compens that countri for lost export caus earthquak damag senior petroleo venezuela pdvsa offici final detail compens will carri and opec product quota will affect sign joint ventur deal union pacif corp todai agreement initial visit last week ecuador deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit point that contractu point consid venezuela possibl uniqu oil export requir client sign final destin claus ensur oil not resold spot market ecuador oil minist javier espinosa quot todai venezuela will export oil ecuador account and remit revenu quito ecuador pai back oil rate bpd venezuela oil trade ecuadorean state oil compani cepe pdvsa offici compani never parti trade oil reuter earn temco servic industri inc qtr dec shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn great pacif industri inc year net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn simmon airlin inc simm qtr loss period end jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln six mth shr nil profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln avg shr note prior result restat reflect chang aircraft result increas ct shr for six mth reuter acq temco servic industri inc merger end temco servic industri inc propos buyout chairman herman hellman and presid harvei newwman termin mutual consent and temco present intent acquir parti reuter alum suralco alumina export drop pct feb surinam aluminum compani suralco regist pct drop alumina export februari oper shut worker violenc and guerrilla sabotag offici surinam new agenc sna report sna suralco alumina export drop tonn februari tonn januari aluminum export meanwhil decreas pct period tonn tonn suralco alumina refineri paranam mile south capit shut februari worker destroi plant and comput equip protest layoff compani nearbi aluminum smelter smelter shut januari anti govern guerrilla dynamit two electr tower transmit power plant afobaka dam alumina refineri own jointli suralco and billiton royal dutch shell subsidiari reopen march smelter remain close suralco mine moengo mile east paramaribo close guerrilla last novemb reuter earn public servic enterpris peg two mth net period end februari shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note year ago result restat reflect applic account for disallow full name public servic enterpris group inc reuter acq pentron corp pen unit bui ic creation pentron corp rotat mold inc unit purchas privat held ic creation unlimit for undisclos amount cash and consider compani ic creation had sale mln dlr year end ic creation molder plastic reuter crude oil revenu forecast fall govern forecast that oil revenu will fall billion stg fiscal year billion and billion forecast treasuri financi statement and budget report issu chancellor exchequ nigel lawson annual budget statement parliament govern assum price oil will averag dlr barrel line earlier forecast and oil revenu calcul base exchang rate remain close current level treasuri document treasuri oil revenu shortfal will reflect oil price fall north sea corpor tax paid time lag statement calcul that dlr barrel differ oil price thi year will chang revenu mln stg for current fiscal year and mln stg full year oil product forecast fall slightli statement chang mln tonn product alter revenu mln stg and mln stg full year ad total gener govern receipt for estim billion stg billion budget forecast and autumn statement forecast despit shortfal billlion oil receipt addit north sea corpor tax billion stg and vat mln stg account for bulk overshoot total gener govern receipt forecast rise billion stg fiscal and main item diminish oil revenu project incom tax billion stg billion current year north sea corpor tax forecast bring billion stg revis billion and vat revenu amount billion compar upwardli revis estim billion thi fiscal year gener govern expenditur for come fiscal year expect total billion stg revis billion current year repay mln public corpor market and oversea borrow forecast bring total public sector borrow requir billion stg thi year revis billion treasuri reuter earn reynold metal rlm furman selz report share reynold metal rose sharpli wall street firm furman selz mager dietz and birnei issu report focus strong earn potenti compani australian gold hold trader familiar report trader report note that earn australian gold hold worth ct ct share thi year and dlr two dlr share reynold metal rose point volum share reynold own stake mount gibson gold project and boddington gold project locat australia analyst familiar two mine properti togeth potenti dlr dlr share for reynold analyst ask not identifi rise stock todai like result investor that not complet cogniz size import reynold hold australia trader furman selz report that gold discov mix bauxit boddington mine boddington princip bauxit mine trader report that profit boddington gold substanti reduc product cost metal mine boddington trader furman selz boost earn estim expect reynold metal earn dlr share and dlr share last year reynold report net earn dlr share includ dlr share for adopt account rule dlr share for tax loss carryforward and extraordinari item reuter earn correct simmon airlin inc simm loss chicago item headlin simmon airlin inc simm qtr loss revers qtr for figur report reuter earn western feder save bank wfpr up payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter crude opec dlr oil price oapec offici opec believ world oil price set fix averag price dlr barrel oapec assist gener secretari abdelaziz wattari speech european commun oapec opec seminar luxembourg releas wattari opec believ world energi trade restrict and built fix averag price dlr wattari note that total opec output below organ agre ceil for member countri februari thi had meant sacrific effect sacrific meant that market stabil restor good level pressur wattari last stabil world market requir wider scope intern cooper reuter earn diod inc dio qtr jan net shr profit ct profit ct net profit sale mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale reuter acq allegheni beverag group interest acquir servic america corp unit earn moni real estat investor mym qtr feb oper shr ct ct qtly div ct ct prior oper net total incom mth oper shr ct ct oper net total incom mln mln note current year net period includ dslr provis for loss net exclud gain sale invest dlr dlr quarter and mth dividend pai april record march reuter earn hilton hlt see improv quarter profit hilton hotel corp expect earn per share for quarter fiscal march ct compar ct year earlier hilton hotel divis presid carl mottek told new confer compani expect cost for suit hotel announc todai mln dlr initi financ come compani cash flow hilton plan us borrow tradit sourc ad hilton hope build suit hotel year partner ventur ad reuter earn heinz hnz pois for record year heinz sight consecut year record financi growth for fiscal year end april chairman and chief execut offic anthoni reilli told invest analyst reilli declin make specif project food compani stronger time year histori last week heinz report quarter earn rose ct share ct share sale rose billion dlr billion dlr year earlier reilli heinz will concentr back big brand product and servic geographi intern growth and acquisit heinz ketchup highest market share histori pct respons question execut volum falloff product categori concern reilli weight watcher continu perform and will gener revenu fiscal approxim mln dlr reilli told analyst heinz activ negoti build second plant china enter joint ventur govern form heinz uf produc dry babi food cereal heinz japan make profit and gener substanti dividend and implement partnership seoul heinz move ahead manufactur plant target for complet june seoul south korea increas competit reilli heinz implement lowest cost imagin program target manufactur sale and market and procur modern program effect compani unit kingdom oper labor forc trim expect reduc reuter acq allegheni beverag abev explor unit sale allegheni beverag corp approach group interest acquir foodservic unit servic america corp group includ senior manag servic america offic allegheni beverag compani compani agre permit group and potenti lender perform due dilig review servic america allegheni note had previous cancel plan spin foodservic subsidiari compani group review preliminari and assur that acquisit propos will made made accept servic america had fiscal revenu mln dlr pct allegheni beverag total revenu billion dlr for year end march spokesman for allegheni beverag declin identifi servic america offici acquisit group feb allegheni cancel spin servic america gave reason for place major emphasi manag servic america improv oper and increas earn unit servic america allegheni acquir oper cafeteria and food and beverag vend machin subsidiari allegheni coin oper laundri servic build mainten servic and retail offic and furnitur oper fiscal allegheni report earn continu oper mln dlr dlr fulli dilut share exclud incom mln dlr discontinu oper and extraordinari loss mln dlr allegheni sold pepsi cola bottl unit pepsico inc pep for mln dlr includ discontinu oper and special item net incom mln dlr dlr share fulli dilut reuter gold inspir irc canadian gold find inspir resourc corp gold project northern manitoba pct interest yield estim total reserv short ton grade averag ounc gold per ton compani manitoba miner resourc own remain interest project locat mile east lynn lake inspir project proven reserv ton assai ounc gold per ton probabl reserv ton ounc and reserv ton ounc inspir product decis expect made reuter earn marcor maar expect fiscal year profit marcor develop inc expect post profit for fiscal year end februari two mln dlr compar year earlier loss mln dlr prior year compani oper and import publicli held wholesal food distributor march last year privat held marcor acquir control interest and import divest food busi renam compani and began oper real estat invest and servic compani reuter earn vallei resourc set stock split up payout vallei resourc inc board declar for two stock split and rais quarterli cash dividend pre split share ct ct compani split and dividend payabl april holder record march reuter acq cross boost frost and sullivan frsl hold sharehold group led york investor theodor cross secur and exchang commiss file that boost stake frost and sullivan inc common stock share pct total outstand group cross bought share open market feb and march group had previous that frost and sullivan share purchas for invest reuter acq peru sell state firm cut budget deficit peru will sell state own firm trim project mln dlr loss thi year govern own compani compani sold entireti and privatis partial jose palomino presid govern state compani hold firm nation develop council conad told report radio interview that aim slim project public sector firm deficit billion inti not foreign allow bui part compani independ economist warn that deficit push inflat and pct goven target pct palomino aeroperu govern flagship airlin jet fleet issu stock for purchas privat investor compani regist profit year earn mln inti pre tax profit peru financi state firm palomino govern publish list sold includ share offer lima stock exchang last novemb palomino conad plan includ sale compani produc palm oil and anoth manufactur electr applianc share sold copper mine empresa nacion tintaya southern state arequipa palomino conad gener manag enriqu estremadoyro for comment whether foreign allow purchas compani secretari offic jose antonio almenara gener manag lima stock exchang share state own firm sold told reuter that foreign purchas stock exchang had tax pai resid peru foreign stockhold cannot remit profit abroad juli reuter earn interdyn idyn qtr feb loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale loss reuter earn killearn properti inc kpi qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev reuter earn gatewai medic system inc qtr loss period end jan shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mth shr profit ct profit six ct net profit profit rev mln mln reuter earn spartech corp sptn qtr jan net shr two ct ct net rev mln mln note per shr reflect payment prefer dividend reuter earn academi insur group inc acig qtr net shr profit two ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note result includ loss nil dlr ct share quarter and dlrss ct share dlr ct share year discontinu oper reuter earn essex chemic corp esx regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl record april reuter earn hre properti hre qtr end jan net shr ct ct net rev note qtr includ dlr two ct per share gain sale properti gain cent per share for prior qtr reuter earn jayark corp jaya qtr end jan loss shr nil nil net loss loss rev mth shr profit ct profit two ct net profit profit rev mln mln reuter earn bio vascular inc qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit two ct net loss profit sale avg shr reuter earn great american manag gami qtr loss period end jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln six mth shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln note full name great american manag and invest inc reuter acq norstar bui callicoon bank norstar bancorp reach agreement principl bui unit nation bank callicoon stock exchang valu mln dlr term agreement norstar bui share unit common stock rate norstar share for each unit share year end asset mln dlr unit branch six upstat york citi will becom part norstar bank hudson vallei norstar billion dlr multibank financi servic compani reuter earn academi insur group inc acig qtr net oper shr profit loss dlr oper net profit loss mln year oper shr loss ct loss dlr oper net loss mln loss mln note exclud invest gain per share ct quarter and gain ct per share ct year exclud loss discontinu oper ct per share fourth quarter and loss ct per share loss dlr year reuter earn manufactur hanov corp mhc set dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn william industri inc wmsi qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln note current six mth rev includ mln dlr rev john beaslei construct wholli own unit reuter earn hanov co inc qtr jan loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mth oper shr loss dlr profit ct oper net loss profit rev note oper net exclud tax gain dlr for year ago qtr and dlr for year ago mth reuter crude senat energi report assumpt flaw sen pete domenici main sponsor legisl set oil import fee administr energi secur report base flaw econom assumpt mexico republican report not into account last week drop domest oil product statement that oil fee rais price for consum report declin econom growth result fee reduc tax revenu dlr per barrel oil import fee will provid stimulu creat job and invest and rais revenu reuter grain usda offici see billion dlr certif will billion dlr gener certif market end harvest agricultur depart offici commod credit corp will depend heavili certif reliev storag problem thi year ralph klopfenstein deputi administr for commod oper usda told particip nation grain and feed associ annual convent klopfenstein that ccc will not reloc grain signific amount thi fall certif will us program reliev storag tight klopfenstein certif meet goal allow price below loan level and provid usda inventori manag tool reuter earn howel corp hwl qtr loss shr profit six ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln mth shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln note current qtr net includ writedown mln dlr net invest compani oil and ga properti year ago result restat reflect reclassif coal mine and market segment ongo oper discontinu oper reuter earn sigmaform corp sgma qtr jan net shr ct net sale mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn marcu corp mrc qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr month compar dlr and dlr period reuter earn firstcorp inc fcr rais qtly dividend qtly div class ct ct prior qtly div class ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq healthvest hvt bui tennesse medic complex healthvest acquir eastwood hospit medic complex memphi healthcar intern inc for mln dlr cash healthcar intern will continu oper hospit leas agreement compani reuter acq ventra bui joint ventur leas ventra manag inc counter compani acquir joint ventur leas inc for mln ventur share valu mln dlr joint ventur organ septemb establish leas joint ventur manufactur and vendor comput equip result acquisit and joint ventur backlog ventra expect sale mln dlr net profit mln dlr ventra organ septemb and complet public offer mln share januari reuter acq oxford financi bui clanci system oxford financi inc acquir clanci system intern inc for undisclos sum compani clanci develop fulli autom park citat system us oklahoma citi univers california sacramento and pilot program san francisco reuter earn realti south investor inc rsi year net shr dlr ct net rev invest mln mln note shr figur adjust for for split feb result reflect oper for month end dec compani began oper reuter earn turner equiti investor inc teq payout qtly cash distribut ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq grace gra complet retail unit sale grace and complet sale berman leather expert retail busi compani manag led buyout grace receiv mln dlr cash and will record pretax gain mln dlr quarter compani addit pretax gain mln dlr will defer realiz fulli assur diversifi chemic and industri compani sale complet program divest retail oper addit cash payment grace receiv warrant bui pct compani and reinvest pct proce debt firm financ provid prudenti insur america and affili reuter earn wausau paper mill wsau qtr net period end feb shr ct ct net sale mln mln six mth shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln note per share data restat for pct stock dividend paid holder record dec and dec reuter earn taunton save bank tsbk set dividend taunton save bank board declar initi cash dividend six ct per share taunton public last june rate base outstand share dividend payabl april sharehold record march compani not pai regular dividend futur reuter earn fibron intern inc fbrx qtr loss shr loss ct loss net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss nil net loss loss rev mln mln note year ago result restat reflect acquisit spartacu inc febaruari reuter earn telephon and data system inc td year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud discontinu oper gain dlr ct share loss dlr ct share net includ charg dlr repeal invest tax credit compani correct year per share oper net tabl origin ran march reuter crude api distil stock mln bbl gasolin mln crude mln earn cpc intern inc cpc qtly div shr ct ct prior payabl april record march reuter earn public servic enterpris peg two month net period end februari shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion note full name public servic enterpris group inc reuter earn damon creation inc dni qtr jan net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn gate learjet corp glj qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss sale mln mln reuter crude api distil ga stock week distil fuel stock held primari storag fell mln barrel week end march mln barrel revis mln previou week american petroleum institut api weekli statist bulletin oil industri trade group gasolin stock fell mln barrel mln barrel revis mln and crude oil stock drop mln barrel mln revis mln residu fuel stock fell barrel mln mln barrel api refineri run week rose mln barrel per dai bpd revis mln and refineri us oper capac pct revis pct crude oil import week rose mln bpd revis mln api ad reuter earn cpc intern inc cpc regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn cimarron petroleum mth net shr ct ct net rev reuter earn electro audio dynam inc ead qtr jan shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mln rev mln mln six month shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mln rev mln mln note qtr and six month includ loss dlr and dlr discontinu oper and exclud oper action drug inc acquir compani pct own subsidiari technodyn august net includ gain mln dlr sale build and extraordinari gain dlr tax loss carryforward share earn for period reflect prefer stock dividend reuter earn technodyn inc tnd qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln six mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note quarter end januari exclud extraordinari gain six ct per share quarter and ct six month exclud discontinu oper loss six ct share quarter and loss two ct six month compani pct own electro audio dynam ead reuter earn sceptr invest counsel qtr net period end januari shr ct ct net rev reuter earn select util dnp hike payout duff and phelp select util inc approv payment higher monthli dividend close end invest compani approv payment ct april record march ct payabl record april and ct payabl june record duff and phelp monthli dividend ct paid march note reuter earn american electromed corp aeco qtr loss qtr end jan shr loss ct loss six ct net loss loss rev six mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev note compani pct own technodyn inc tnd subsidiari electro audio dynam inc ead reuter acq lennar len complet acquisit lennar corp complet previous announc acquisit develop corp america dca american stock exchang suspend trade develop corp common stock pct subordin debentur due and pct subordin debentur due lennar debentur will continu trade counter reuter carcass ibp oxi plant reopen incid iowa beef processor inc hundr employe return work dakota citi nebraska beef process plant incid last week iowa beef lift lockout effect plant sinc mid decemb affect member unit food and commerci worker union union and union meatpack return work agre compli iowa beef last contract offer start todai and oper will continu pick employe return and hire compani statement picket ufcwu member plant not disrupt oper compani spokesman employe ask continu return work notifi iowa beef subsidiari occident petroleum corp begin applic for perman posit plant reuter earn php healthcar corp phph qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note net includ tax credit dlr dlr for qtr and dlr dlr for mth reuter earn banker trust york corp qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn hallwood group inc hwg qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev six mth shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev note includ tax loss carryforward gain dlr dlr quarter and gain dlr dlr six month reuter acq paperboard plan bid acquir belkin paperboard industri corp plan make uncondit dlr share cash offer for belkin inc mln common and mln vote share paperboard balaclava enterpris own morri belkin agre tender pct belkin common share ad that case compet offer dlr had match not match offer balaclava accept compet bid two compani manufactur linerboard and boxboard recycl fibr combin revenu mln dlr reuter earn cathai pacif airwai net profit billion dlr mln earn cathai pacif airwai caph year shr cent final div cent make cent comparison net billion dlr mln turnov billion dlr billion note dividend payabl book close note compani float april and pct own swire pacif swpc pct hongkong and shanghai bank corp hkbh and pct china intern trust and invest corp reuter acq paper seek curb foreign takeov reagan administr will curb foreign takeov secur sensit industri such semiconductor and comput york time quot unnam senior administr offici strong sentiment that industri not total for grab paper quot offici two visibl industri semiconductor and comput compani offici newspap central figur opposit japan fujitsu itsu takeov bid for fairchild semiconductor corp fairchild fujitsu deal abandon mondai and industri analyst move victori for reagan administr drive beat back japanes competit import comput chip manufactur industri offici told reuter last week that commerc secretari malcolm baldrig and defenc secretari caspar weinberg fought plan sale fairchild french control schlumberg slb japan largest comput maker left militari depend foreign sourc for vital technolog york time quot baldrig time had come limit takeov secur sensit area open invest polici except for nation interest baldrig quot newspap baldrig and weinberg expect bring takeov issu top level interag policymak group such treasuri secretari jame baker econom polici council presid nation secur council reuter acq philippin social secur bui san miguel shr philippin social secur system sss plan bui mln share diversifi brewer san miguel corp smc smc chief financi offic ramon del rosario told report govern organis had express interest seat smc man board and prepar invest mln peso assum purchas price peso share share involv propos part block mln share own unit coconut planter bank ucpb and sequest govern block split class and class stock smc propos sell mln share soriano corp famili compani san miguel presid andr soriano del rosario share worth mln peso recent price del rosario mln share block open foreign ownership sold unidentifi foreign purchas smc and ucpb meet thi week resolv disput price share presid corazon aquino earlier thi month establish arbitr panel settl row dispos share initi sale soriano smc hong kong unit neptunia corp block presidenti commiss good govern commiss sequest stock suspicion that real owner block eduardo cojuanco chairman san miguel and ucpb and close associ depos presid ferdinand marco reuter earn sun hung kai year shr cent final div six cent make cent net mln dlr mln note extraordinari gain mln dlr mln special bonu cent nil dividend payabl book close april reuter acq econom spotlight japan bui oversea firm and european firm will fall prei japanes corpor bulg cash and eager extend reach oversea merger and acquisit specialist poll reuter rich japanes compani pounc bank steel and busi latest attempt fujitsu itsu japan biggest comput maker unsuccessfulli bid for fairchild semiconductor corp microchip maker suppli compon for supercomput nomura secur nmsc and daiwa secur dsec japan two largest brokerag firm seek nich and european secur market countri huge bank for stronghold oversea bank takeov specialist major trade hous profit evapor heat increas competit merchandis trade foreign busi shop list manufactur car part maker pressur bui oversea compani and follow big auto maker subcontract for move offshor time favour for japanes parti bui potenti oversea busi japan largest market and polit risk minim takeov specialist trade compani japanes compani becom world richest seri boom export year and yen climb dollar pct past month yen strength rais cost japan export and allow asian neighbour move into tradit market frozen japanes corpor growth specialist loom trade friction threaten erect barrier japanes export japanes firm oversea acquisit avoid gloomi growth outlook and put excess cash work domest interest rate record low offer invest opportun japanes interest acquisit continu recent econom factor becom drive forc bank industri sourc japanes cautiou merger and acquisit firm number thousand japanes buyout oversea compani total dozen merchant banker anoth merchant banker that flurri japanes acquisit activ origin expect year that time span appear long japanes firm aggress turn point dainippon ink and chemic inc diac takeov bid for sun chemic corp last year analyst somewhat hostil ad dainippon ink bought sun chemic graphic art group for mln dlr late last year earlier unsolicit bid for compani sun chemic refus sell entir busi learn that dainippon plan liquid graphic art relat busi hostil takeov consid uneth and frown japanes trade compani offici japanes peopl don fight prefer peac amic deal experi oversea japanes compani acquaint local practic add thi healthi progress expert not expect japanes run board meet giant european concern japanes compani not fulli confid manag larg european corpor banker will expand oper gradual typic for japanes busi foreign merchant banker note not mega deal left unit state lot big deal medium size and small concern potenti target japanes compani specialist japanes will aim for busi high technolog area japanes compani had us technolog and qualiti and deviat that trend takeov specialist watch result acquisit succe activ build specialist such specialist sit back and wait action begin japanes trade hous long term credit and commerci bank brokerag and foreign merchant bank set research section act between deal find good bui for reuter earn unit biscuit pretax profit mln stg mln wk jan crude kuwait opec member violat output quota kuwaiti oil minist sheikh ali khalifa sabah newspap interview that opec member exceed oil product quota alloc nation group sheikh ali told kuwait daili anba opec state except produc quota alloc produc oil industri sourc had unit arab emir had gener produc quota sinc opec return quota last septemb pump allot amount month thi year ecuador had publicli state quota earthquak earli thi month stop that iraq reject quota oil sourc problem market offici price oil sell opec agre decemb cut oil product pct mln barrel per dai bpd for six month thi year and abid fix price dlr barrel februari reuter earn unit biscuit ubi week januari shr div make turnov billion stg billion pretax profit mln mln tax mln mln trade profit mln mln trade profit includ food europ mln mln restaur mln food mln mln mln mln unalloc cost mln mln interest mln mln note full name compani unit biscuit hold plc minor interest mln extraordinari charg mln mln extraordinari charg and credit includ surplu bid for imperi group plc mln nil cost philadelphia bakeri closur nil mln reuter interest lawson expect interest rate fall chancellor exchequ nigel lawson expect british interest rate fall respons fiscal budget not surpris not earli fall interest rate lawson radio interview analyst foresaw base rate fall earli todai full percentag point lawson announc yesterdai that public sector borrow requir fiscal and fall pct gdp billion stg british bank base lend rate fell half percentag point march current pct reuter interest thai bank weigh interest rate cut offici thai commerci bank expect meet tomorrow seek agreement cut interest rate bank sourc expect thai bank opt for cut spur domest loan demand reduc persist high liquid monei market banker urg averag half percentag point cut deposit rate and point cut lend rate six major thai major bank reduc minimum loan and overdraft rate percentag point februari move not substanti increas loan demand sourc excess liquid hit bank profit sinc earli last year despit interest rate cut current gross pct interest rate for year fix bank deposit and pct minimum loan rate lowest decad banker thai bank system saddl billion baht surplu fund creat problem for bank manag monei effect profit thai bank fell sharpli last year partli mismatch loan demand and bank deposit growth bank thailand estim lend thai bank system grew pct pct expans bank deposit report round interest rate cut buoi thai stock market thi week secur exchang thailand set index mondai record biggest daili advanc recent year shoot point year high broker and market analyst thai stock will regist gain long liquid remain monei market thai and foreign banker liquid problem will grow bank thailand not extend permiss for local bank hold foreign exchang posit pct bank capit regul not extend april expiri date commerci bank will reduc foreign exchang hold maximum pct banker such that add anoth billion baht surplu fund local monei market reuter earn cathai pacif forecast good perform cathai pacif airwai caph forecast anoth good year view good growth passeng and cargo traffic volum earli thi year year earlier period airlin not quantifi perform earli deliveri boe freighter and boe passeng plane septemb and novemb last month earlier report pct increas net profit billion dlr and announc final dividend cent share cathai pacif record sharp increas net financ charg mln dlr mln year spokesman for firm link rise two aircraft deliveri compani statement good return fund invest manag had partli offset higher interest cost result addit leas financ and borrow ad that airlin last year aviat fuel price fall averag dlr gallon dlr passeng carri cathai pacif total mln last year passeng kilometr travel rise billion billion passeng load factor pct pct airlin cargo oper record growth pct total tonnag previou year and pct rise revenu billion dlr cathai pacif float share april and pct own swire pacif swpc pct hongkong and shanghai bank corp hkbh and pct china intern trust and invest corp reuter earn morgan grenfel pretax profit mln stg mln earn morgan grenfel group plc year shr basic shr fulli dilut div make pretax profit mln stg mln tax mln mln minor interest debit credit extraordinari item credit debit reuter earn henderson land develop hndh six month dec shr cent interim div cent net mln dlr mln turnov mln dlr mln note dividend payabl book close april reuter acq singapor govern take goodwood share singapor govern mln dlr worth goodwood park hotel share and loan stock certif belong compani chairman khoo teck puat bank sourc khoo major sharehold nation bank brunei bhd nbb close novemb brunei author alleg pct loan billion brunei dlr had extend khoo relat firm document guarante goodwood secur held commerci affair investig depart bank sourc depart declin comment govern move aim protect goodwood minor sharehold and secur goodwood deposit nbb bank sourc goodwood had total mln dlr fix deposit bank balanc and accru interest due nbb last novemb goodwood annual report reuter interest bank england signal half point cut short term rate dealer interest bank england invit borrow pct todai interest barclai bank cut base lend rate pct pct pct interest nation westminst bank cut base rate pct pct acq toyota motor sign purchas agreement pnb state own philippin nation bank pnb will fund toyota motor corp toyo plan purchas bankrupt local partner manufactur facil for mln peso bank offici told report toyota inform philippin govern plan produc car joint ventur local partner propos invest mln peso manufactur car spare part and item and gener mln peso export earn year banker todai letter intent sign week ago sale requir approv govern agenc charg sell privat sector asset state own bank offici sourc toyota applic like approv toyota sever ti philippin partner year delta motor corp local compani suffer financi difficulti pnb foreclos delta asset reuter interest bank england invit borrow pct bank england had invit discount hous wish us borrow facil gmt todai rate pct for dai thi compar bank present band deal rate pct bank england announc quickli barclai bank and nation westminst bank announc half point cut base rate pct pct dealer lower base rate had wide expect yesterdai budget chancellor exchequ nigel lawson announc billion stg cut govern public sector borrow target for billion stg market had expect full point cut base rate todai not surpris author caution dealer ad reuter wpi german produc price fall pct februari west german produc price fell pct februari januari and pct below price februari last year feder statist offic januari produc price rose pct decemb monthli rise sinc octob pct year earlier statist offic light heat oil produc price fell pct februari januari heavi heat oil price fell pct reuter earn holzstoff ghoz year net profit mln swiss franc mln turnov mln mln cash flow mln mln propos dividend franc note compani plan for two right issu particip certif nomin franc condit not set reuter acq veba share placement expect thi month sale govern pct stake veba vebg expect thi month bank sourc close link transact spokesman for financ ministri exact date had set for privatis govern tabl for second half march ad scandal volkswagen vowg currenc loss noth time veba sale financ minist gerhard stoltenberg sale feder govern stake origin schedul for thi year delai currenc affair banker involv veba placement noth chang plan presum that will place second half march thi banker reason postpon issu mln veba share for dai ad that consortium arrang deal had complet preparatori work price had not decid veba share weaker ahead placement west german stock gener bearish and new scandal last week put pressur market reuter ipi soviet economist product figur pad lead soviet economist practic pad figur significantli inflat countri industri product data inform state monitor organ pad figur make and half per cent volum product alexei sergeyev told offici newspap sovetskaya rossiya opinion significantli higher sergeyev work econom institut soviet union academi scienc western economist for year allow for pad figur analys soviet statist for industri product sergeyev mln roubl lost annual raw materi industri pai wage and bonus for work not fact perform elimin figur pad and malpractic save billion roubl and pai for soviet union social develop program year reuter earn soni forese continu slump earn soni corp sne group net incom expect pct for month end march period year ago billion yen yen dollar rate remain present level manag director tsunao hashimoto told press confer soni will irregular month busi term end march financi year will chang run april march current octob year end group sale period estim billion yen pct year earlier compani earlier report net incom billion yen month period end januari pct year earlier sale billion pct gloomi profit and sale result yen recent appreci dollar and sharp drop market price due sever sale competit home and abroad yen rose pct averag yen dollar reduc compani total sale month period billion yen hashimoto sale video camera record total unit month unchang year earlier beta format video tape record vtr sale fell sale compact disc player rose and walkman rose mln mln colour televis sale fell mln due lower export china sale vtr had exceed beta format vtr sale sinc begin fiscal hashimoto oversea sale account for pct total month compar pct year earlier oversea product will account for pct total product present pct hashimoto parent current profit month period estim billion yen pct year earlier sale billion pct soni hope retain level group net profit and sale financi year start april ad compani made billion yen group net profit year end novemb pct year earlier sale billion pct reuter acq klm deni press report air atlanta takeov klm royal dutch airlin klm absolut not negoti takeov region carrier air atlanta klm spokeswoman comment articl lead dutch even paper nrc handelsblad law requir that pct share airlin own american firm person spokeswoman ad newspap that air atlanta fli citi fleet boe jet passeng capac and emploi peopl make loss klm had start talk vendex intern venn jointli own courier servic express parcel system declin confirm nrc handelsblad report want bui vendex stake klm last week negoti minor stake british courier servic iml air servic group subsidiari british and commonwealth ship plc bcom strengthen posit fast grow worldwid door door deliveri market klm spokeswoman expect announc talk vendex made earli week reuter gnp belgian bank slower growth intern report produc belgian nation bank forese countri gross nation product growth fall pct pct independ newspap soir nation bank spokesman newspap articl basic correct that report produc six week ago and figur extent date govern plan bureau predict growth pct thi year studi publish last month reuter cpi spain inflat rise pct februari spain consum price index rose pct februari increas pct previou month and pct februari last year nation statist institut figur show year year inflat six pct compar govern pct target for rose pct last year reuter interest lawson favour gradual approach cut interest rate acq dixon pct cyclop corp dixon group plc dxn tender offer for common share cyclop corp expir midnight yesterdai and that had accept approxim mln share compani dlr each thi repres pct outstand share fulli dilut basi includ share own dixon hold total pct fulli dilut outstand share compani entitl subscrib for authoris unissu and unreserv share common stock cyclop total mln share dlr each dixon waiv condit that pct fulli dilut outstand share validli tender and not withdrawn dixon launch agre mln dlr offer februari thi year wake unsuccess battl retail store chain woolworth hold plc wluk dixon share last quot last night close fridai cyacq corp investor group form audio video affili inc ava and citicorp cci increas price offer for cyclop share dlr dlr each cyclop provid confidenti inform dixon and satisfi that right dixon recov fee expens dixon bui cyclop stock rescind prove invalid audio video offer schedul expir march reuter cocoa icco deleg accept principl buffer stock compromis negoti base cocoa icco member accept buffer stock principl intern cocoa organ icco produc and consum accept principl compromis propos buffer stock rule basi for negoti deleg buffer stock work group ask icco execut director kobena erbynn wrote draft compromis flesh detail principl assist repres group deleg work group broke for dai into smaller group produc and consum discuss administr rule and into group head erbynn hammer buffer stock rule detail deleg deleg differ opinion iron whenev start get into detail cloud gather deleg erbynn like present flesh detail buffer stock rule propos work group earli tomorrow deleg principl draft propos includ establish offer system for buffer stock purchas post price system limit amount icco member cocoa that can bought and differenti paid for varieti cocoa compris buffer stock deleg reuter acq afg afg wagner brown bid for gencorp gener partner control privat held wagner and brown and afg industri inc start tender offer for common share gencorp inc and associ defens prefer share purchas right for dlr share gencorp stock close yesterdai composit tape trade dlr share two dlr dai newspap advertis gener partner offer and withdraw right expir april extend gener partner offer condit receipt suffici financ bui share fulli dilut basi and receipt share give gener partner pct vote power fulli dilut offer condit gencorp redeem defens right gener partner satisfi that right invalid and gener partner obtain feder commun commiss special temporari author allow complet acquisit gencorp share gener partner set vote trust arrang pend review long form applic for fcc approv acquisit control gencorp broadcast subsidiari partnership offer condit gencorp manag withdraw propos amend compani articl incorpor and code regul provid for increas author common share classifi board director and elimin cumul vote two make harder for minor sharehold elect director gener partner ask gencorp for sharehold list for dissemin offer gencorp mln share outstand make offer billion dlr last fall afg and wagner and brown offer acquir lear siegler inc for billion dlr withdrew offer higher bid emerg and due complic tax reform act lear siegler eventu privat for billion dlr gencorp involv tire and plasticmak and aerospac broadcast compani face challeng two televis and radio station licens partli becuas fail inform fcc allegedli improp foreign payment and polit contribut gencorp agre sell york area televis station wor mca inc mca for mln dlr and lo angel station khj walt disnei di for mln dlr investor group challeng lo angel licens receiv mln dlr disnei for year end novemb gencorp earn mln dlr sale billion dlr gencorp spokesman offer surpris and compani not posit comment bid reuter crude texaco ceas post texa oil price texaco refin and market oper subsidiari texaco inc ceas post crude oil price for west texa crude end thi month decis discontinu purchas crude oil leas texaco spokesman houston will continu purchas quantiti and foreign crude oil for us refineri system ad spokesman texaco trade and transport inc continu acquir and market texaco leas product leas product compani will continu post louisiana price reuter cocoa ivori coast minist delai for cocoa talk ivorian agricultur minist deni bra kanon chairman intern cocoa organ icco council will not open council session tomorrow ivorian icco deleg told reuter will arriv meet deleg council session will chair icco vice chairman sir deni henri deleg grenada icco offici ivorian offici last week bra kanon due return home for funer ceremoni for sister ivorian presid felix houphouet boigni march reuter gnp real gnp rose revis pct qtr pct rise gnp gnp price deflat rose pct qtr unchang earn matrix scienc mtrx set stock split matrix scienc corp board declar two for stock split and six cent per share pre stock split dividend payabl stockhold record april compani dividend addit ten ct per share dividend paid januari make post stock split annual dividend ct per share reuter earn sea gallei store inc seag qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter acq west financi fwfp bui progress west financi corp west save and loan associ unit reach agreement principl acquir outstand stock progress save and loan associ prsl west not expect cost transact exce mln dlr progress save ten branch southern california and mln dlr asset reuter nat-gas coastal cgp transamerican suit frivol coastal corp beliv two billion dlr suit transamerican natur ga corp texa state court frivol and merit compani intend toi proce file reorgan plan for transamerican bankruptci court houston yesterdai afternoon bankruptci court issu temporari restrain order prohibit transamerican and coastal take action court that interfer jurisdict bankruptci court yesterdai bankruptci court rule affirm coastal right transamerican creditor file reorgan plan for transamerican transamerican suit alleg that coastla attempt unlawfulli gain control transamerican texa natur ga reserv and pipelin system transamerican bankruptci proceed began reuter gnp real gnp rose pct fourth quarter gross nation product remov impact inflat increas revis annual rate pct fourth quarter commerc depart that earlier preliminari pct rise estim month ago and pct rise fourth quarter final fourth quarter revis left unchang previou estim pct increas gnp for revis estim for fourth quarter gnp partli reflect downward revis inventori total decreas billion dlr fourth quarter depart revis person consumpt spend decreas billion dlr fourth quarter increas billion dlr quarter export good and servic rose billion dlr declin billion dlr quarter import decreas mln dlr final quarter contrast increas billion dlr quarter reuter acq japan telecom merger involv firm cabl and wireless plc cawl and pacif telesi group pac part propos merger two rival firm seek enter japan intern telecommun market senior industri offici fumio watanab head telecommun committe feder econom organis keidanren told new confer japanes sharehold two consortium agre that and british compani will invit particip merg firm plan linkup will satisfi tokyo request that privat compani enter market two consortium intern digit commun plan inc idc and intern telecom japan itj set compet monopoli kokusai denshin denwa kdd market deregul watanab post and telecommun ministri want competitor for time size japanes telcommun market and that foreign investor will allow hold minor stake estim two foreign firm share merg consortium pct and ad that even largest sharehold pct cabl and wireless and japanes trade hous itoh and each pct stake idc consortium pacif telesi and merril lynch and inc mer jointli hold pct itj head rival group trade hous firm includ toyota motor corp toyo belong watanab progress made merger agreement and ad that japanes industri agre govern privat consortium two compani invest excess amount talk cabl wireless will continu thi week reuter acq ferruzzi negoti european acquisit itali gruppo ferruzzi advanc stage negoti that result acquisit worth hundr billion lire european agro industri sector compani spokesman told reuter spokesman declin identifi parti parti involv talk whether complet takeov discuss italian newspap report that ferruzzi studi possibl advanc offer for european cereal process plant own group cpc intern inc cpc incorrect spokesman that possibl had evalu ferruzzi that compani attent moment decis anoth direct spokesman respond report italian econom daili sole or that ferruzzi bid for cpc plant told reuter compani hope conclud talk underwai coupl month spokesman that sinc govern last month block ferruzzi bid acquir british sugar plc compani had invest opportun reuter crude malaysia cut oil output trader malaysia state oil compani petrona will cut oil product barrel per dai bpd trade sourc malaysia cut bpd target output pct last septemb support opec move boost price and latest cut reduc output pct target level petrona februari that malaysia maintain pct product cutback mid financ ministri annual report that malaysia crude oil output expect rise averag bpd ministri forecast assum averag crude price dlr barrel bbl price risen permit product cutback sourc malaysia benchmark tapi blend fetch dlr bbl thi year low dlr bbl juli trader reduct malaysia add tight spot avail asian grade caus reduc indonesian and chines crude output cutback will malaysia maintain price concern buyer want reduc term purchas due avail cheaper altern sourc addit term sale petrona offer two bbl spot cargo malaysian crude each month for sale tender sourc thi practic like dwindl reduc scale product acq intercar care acquisit termin intercar inc agre termin propos acquisit univers care jersei secur withdrawn underwrit for propos offer intercar secur compani offer rais dlr for work capit sale equiti and debt and financ dlr cash portion univers care purchas price addit dlr us repai debt intercar date incur dlr expens connect propos offer compani improv work capit posit plan reduc oper expens decreas hour oper and workforc and sell asset octob copmpani had work capit deficit dlr pro forma basi includ recent acquir medic enterpris inc reuter earn rank organis current trade satisfactori rank organis plc rank trade current year had continu satisfactorili take into account season fluctuat associ compani such rank xerox improv perform statement issu annual meet plan spend mln stg refurbish odeon cinema chain and rank film distributor unit commit spend mln secur intern distribut right film invest activ continu rel high level exploit opportun for growth rank not exclud possibl make larg small acquisit year end octob rank report rise pretax profit mln stg mln previous rank share firm morn trade quot gmt last night close reuter acq harcourt brace set march deadlin harper and row bid ship ship held calcutta indian ship held calcutta port dai industri action local seamen spokesman for shipown associ insa disput prevent local crewmen sign and not affect foreign ship intern crew dock calcutta export tea and jute and import machineri crude oil and petroleum product spokesman foreign ship suffer dock worker join action ship corpor india sci ask ship avoid port disput nation union seafar india presid leo barn reuter earn coopervis inc ey qtr jan net shr dlr ct net mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note current year net includ pretax gain mln dlr sale ophthalm busi and loss mln dlr posttax repurchas debt prior year net includ dlr loss discontinu oper reuter earn coopervis ey delai annual meet coopervis inc delai annual meet june board review recapit option meet coopervis todai report quarter net incom mln dlr mln dlr pretax gain sale ophthalm busi johnson and johnson jnj for mln dlr cash and mln dlr posttax charg debt repurchas sale mln dlr year earlier earn dlr dlr loss discontinu oper sale mln dlr compani aggress program invest spend maintain increas market share two core busi will acceler sale growth thi year hold back increas oper incom futur coopervis entir net cash proce recent sale busi emploi reduc indebted make strateg acquisit and emploi relat recapit compani recoveri net incom will held back loss tax incom ophthalm pharmaceut busi sold johnson and johnson reuter earn great atlant and pacif tea qtr oper shr ct ct acq mobex pct grant gtx tender mobex corp grant industri inc common share pct mln outstand tender respons mobex offer compani offer dlr share for stock extend est march march reuter acq harcourt brace hbj set harper hpr deadlin harcourt brace jovanovich inc told harper and row publish inc repres that intend withdraw propos acquir harper and row for dlr per share cash parti not made satisfactori progress discuss close busi march harcourt brace not put undu pressur harper and row fair sharehold cannot offer such magnitud lie tabl long harcourt senior offic and invest banker met yesterdai invest banker for harper and row discuss harcourt brace offer harcourt brace will pursu acquisit mutual satisfactori merger agreement can negoti last week group form theodor cross offer acquir harper and row for dlr per share group held six pct harper and row addit world pictur nwp holder pct harper and row had offer discuss merger harper and row reuter acq dixon group accept pct cyclop share tender money-fx banker trust issu stg dlr currenc warrant banker trust intern issu stg call dlr put currenc warrant initi offer price dlr per warrant issu guarante banker trust york corp each warrant entitl holder exchang dlr for stg rate stg dlr and minimum number warrant exercis tradeabl exercis period for warrant will run april march payment due april reuter earn great atlant and pacif tea gap qtr oper shr ct ct oper net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note result for and week period end feb and and week period end feb oper net exclud credit tax loss carryforward mln dlr ct share quarter and mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share year compani had store inoper year end year earlier reuter acq group tender for gencorp hold pct gencorp common trade rotterdam sign cooper agreement tokyo citi rotterdam todai sign agreement principl cooper aomi cargo distribut centr tokyo act mayor roel den dunnen that cooper privat and public entiti tokyo and rotterdam area and fruit exchang inform favour influenc flow good and servic two countri aomi cargo distribut center will start oper octob thi year sign similar agreement rotterdam twin port seattl last septemb reuter interest west german bank slowli cut kei save rate west german commerci bank cautious cut kei save and lend rate bank sourc cut follow two month bundesbank reduc lead interest rate longer usual interim period deutsch bank dbkg spokesman cut lead save rate for privat custom region basi percentag point two pct dresdner bank drsd and commerzbank cbkg initi similar move bank fuer gemeinwirtschaft bkfg cut rate pct gener delai partli due commerci bank desir gaug custom reaction similar move region save bank fall custom save lower rate reduc cheap refinanc bank forc draw rel expens fund sourc economist german bank associ volum save fund not substanti undercut lower save rate custom park fund save account hope can reinvest higher yield futur thi conflict bundesbank aim move fund rel short term deposit longer date secur reduc strong growth central bank monei suppli aggreg aggreg show annual growth provision pct februari fourth quarter last year unchang januari growth rate expand target rang six pct bank reduc lend rate privat custom lend rate for corpor custom begin declin reuter earn toi inc toi qtr feb net shr ct ct net mln mln rev billion mln mth shr dlr ct net mln mln rev billion billion note net restat reflect for two stock split june reuter earn measurex corp qtr net shr ct ct qtrly div six ct ct prior net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note pai for dividend march sharehold record feb reuter earn palmer lewi inc lwi qtr net qtr end jan shr ct cent qtrly div ct ct prior net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln note effect juli compani acquir outstand stock western american forest product inc for cash and convert debentur acqust account for purchas and consolid statement includ western result oper juli payout for dividend six stockhold record april reuter earn capit citi abc ccb set payout qtrly div ct ct pai april record march earn publick industri inc pul qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn feder express corp qtr oper shr ct ct earn bell atlant corp bel increas payout qtrly div ct ct pai record march reuter earn rhode rhd see sharpli lower qtr net rhode inc estim fourth quarter end februari earn ct share ct earn final quarter fiscal compani major for reduct unfavor lifo adjust and softer project sale quarter due primarili unfavor weather despit qtr result rhode net incom for year end come close record level previou year dlr dlr share reuter acq gencorp group hold pct stake gener partner texa gener partnership equal own affili wagner and brown and afg industri inc afg hold common share pct gencorp inc outstand common stock gener partner began dlr share cash tender offer for gencorp akron ohio base concern that worth billion dlr gencorp interest tire and plastic make aerospac and broadcast mln share outstand gener partner offer subject receipt financ major gencorp share and condit letter gencorp chairman and chief execut william reynold describ offer gener partner will negoti term offer and prepar meet statement gener partner contribut mln dlr equiti financ and commit for billion dlr credit line well fargo and wfc and billion loan shearson lehman brother hold inc unit american express axp gencorp spokesman compani manag meet that board not schedul meet todai not compani had formal receiv notic offer awar press account declin gencorp move whether issu statement todai letter gener partner plan maintain gencorp corpor headquart akron and retain compani plastic and industri product busi and tire and relat product segment letter not mention gencorp rko gener broadcast subsidiari involv disput licens renew televis station gencorp agre sell two independ station wor york area and khj lo angel gener partner offici not immedi gencorp share delai open york stock exchang imbal order and nyse share open share close two yesterdai week high financ for offer includ mln dlr equiti gener partner billion dlr loan shearson lehman brother senior subordin bridg loan for bind agreement can deliv hour request partnership and billion dlr credit line well fargo well fargo agre lend mln dlr line and form syndic bank provid rest partnership shearson lehman brother inc will act dealer manag tender offer letter partnership confid obtain financ and close transact promptli last fall afg and privat held wagner and brown offer acquir lear siegler inc for billion dlr withdrew offer higher bid emerg lear siegler eventu privat for billion dlr reuter earn and gap set higher capit spend great atlant and pacif tea year mln dlr capit program will substanti increas accommod growth and expans plan for waldbaum inc and shopwel inc two year and acquisit shopwel august and waldbaum decemb help achiev expect result fourth quarter end februari net incom continu oper jump pct mln dlr ct share latest quarter sale increas pct billion dlr and gave detail expand capit program complet year program and pct own tengelmann warenhandelsgesellschaft west germani reuter earn feder express corp fdx qtr feb net oper shr ct ct oper net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note net exclud loss discontinu oper nil mln dlr quarter and mln dlr mln dlr mth quarter net includ gain sale aircraft two mln dlr dlr reuter earn morgan grenfel profit hit guin morgan grenfel group plc pre tax profit lower forecast depreci guin plc guin share and secur trade loss morgan chairman lord catto loss group mln guin share addit mln dlr loss risk arbitrag oper york depress profit mln stg mln told new confer morgan had receiv inform approach takeov group not interest formal offer had made catto not elabor morgan grenfel act merchant banker guin brew compani success bid for distil plc dist half last year govern launch investig into affair guin last decemb public concern focus guin breach compani law and takeov code prompt support share price bid morgan chief execut christoph reev head corpor financ graham walsh and senior corpor financ director roger seelig resign januari guin affair anoth senior morgan grenfel execut geoffrei collier resign late last year alleg trade insid inform face crimin charg lord catto second half had traumat histori that client and staff had support futur posit worst and swept noth carpet profit for year pct pre tax profit mln stg due high contribut corpor financ activ and progress asset manag financ director david ewart told new confer perform group reason touch budget lord catto group activ seek chief execut replac sir peter carei act interim director reev resign and hope chief execut month reev and walsh had paid total stg compens resign declin each man negoti determin amount compens for seelig morgan grenfel share stood late yesterdai reuter acq sec move disciplin allegheni int secur and exchang commiss sec staff seek author enforc action allegheni intern inc pittsburgh base industri and consum product firm allegheni made disclosur document file sec connect recent agreement privat leverag buyout led boston inc announc merger agreement compani inform enforc divis sec that intend seek author commiss institut proceed compani allegheni compani cooper commiss investig continu and includ take testimoni employ and allegheni ongo probe allegheni staff ask for inform compani execut compens and benefit plan compani own real estat travel and entertain spend and us corpor aircraft ask for inform acquisit and divestitur compani account system and intern control allegheni probe began februari allegheni sec matter polici routin declin comment enforc action sec investig began month allegheni target seri sharehold lawsuit claim that compani had violat feder secur law fail disclos materi matter recent annual proxi statement suit consolid into singl class action complaint pennsylvania feder court alleg secur law violat involv numer current and allegheni offic and director earlier thi month lawyer for sharehold ask court expand charg includ alleg that buyout allegheni had attempt illeg freez public sharehold unfair price allegheni intend vigor defend charg charg made sharehold suit wide believ led last summer resign chairman and chief execut offic robert bucklei buyout group led boston tender march for outstand allegheni share dlr share reuter earn unit asset manag corp uam up payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn kinder care inc kndr qtr net qtr end dec shr cent ct net rev mln mln note compani chang fiscal year end aug dec qtr prior end jan and includ two week current qtr current qtr includ loss for account chang reuter earn ultrasystem inc ul qtr jan net shr ct ctsd net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note latest year net includ writeoff invest dawn enterpris ethanol refineri ct shr reuter acq canamax acquir krezmar gold properti stake canamax resourc inc agre acquir pct interest not krezmar gold properti wawa ontario pai mln dlr algoma steel corp and grant algoma pct net smelter return royalti payabl payback properti drill reserv depth feet estim mln ton averag ounc gold ton canamax reuter earn nf financi nfsf set initi dividend nf financi corp board declar initi dividend ct per share payabl april holder record march reuter earn audi profit fell pct audi nsug pct own subsidiari volkswagen vowg profit fell half compar achiev record mln mark net profit rise pct previou year manag board chairman wolfgang habbel told new confer expect profit and turnov rise thi year compar question whether profit return level gave figur for profit audi had predict last year that profit like fall unspecifi amount record level habbel turnov rose billion mark billion and look rise billion thi year ask whether audi pai dividend parent compani overcom currenc loss habbel audi ensur share profit audi entir net profit paid into free reserv financ invest previou year had receiv pct audi earn dividend habbel blame profit declin disrupt output caus introduct audi model currenc factor and neg public alleg sudden acceler audi model report audi sale drop pct last year habbel sale declin bottom audi worldwid car deliveri fell two pct total export fell pct round domest sale increas round habbel audi had sold extrem two month help audi increas market share west germani pct pct month sale europ rose sale fell give detail worldwid deliveri two month increas pct audi januari that car product rise output had fallen compar habbel audi expect rise output lead hire employe end audi workforc stood record rise reuter interest bank england lend billion stg pct bank england had lent billion stg discount market for fourteen dai pct thi bring bank total todai billion stg and satisfi estim shortag system todai had earlier estim billion stg bank announc thi morn that will lend two week monei pct interpret market sanction for lower base lend rate clear bank swiftli thi cut base rate half point pct middai central bank lower monei market deal rate amount reuter sugar intervent sold tonn white sugar rebat ecu earn sensormat electron corp snsr qtr net feb end shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note prior year net period mln dlr writeoff reuter sugar intervent board detail sugar sale total tonn current seri white sugar receiv export rebat maximum european currenc unit ecu per kilo todai european commun tender intervent board thi trader franc receiv tonn denmark west germani netherland and belgium tonn ad earlier todai london trader had expect subsidi for current season white campaign for licenc end aug and ecu per kilo trader had forecast todai total authoris sugar tonnag export award and tonn versu last week restitut ecu cumul export authoris for current season stand tonn week reuter acq anacomp aac acquir datagraphix anacomp inc acquir common stock datagraphix inc gener dynam corp for mln dlr purchas will financ combin bank credit agreement and privat placement senior subordin note and convert prefer stock datagraphix had sale mln dlr manufactur line comput output microfilm hardwar and suppli anacomp sale for year end sept mln dlr reuter earn winnebago industri inc wgo qtr net period end februari shr ct ct net sale mln mln six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln note period end march reuter cocoa cocoa trader cautiou icco york cocoa trader react caution todai develop intern cocoa organ talk london time for negoti break extrem cautiou long short thi point jack ward presid cocoa trade firm barretto peat and final posit come icco talk will time put posit risk moment not commensur gain icco produc and consum deleg thi morn accept outlin compromis propos buffer stock rule basi for negoti smaller group repres charg flesh detail market sentiment reflect optim put stronger that ward put slightli closer agreement shouldn forget negoti anoth trader todai develop dealer sidelin come into negoti and remain trader dealer histor small posit outright term trader specul net long slightli ad recent price strength gain dlr last two dai due larg part sterl ralli dollar and process attract measur origin sell trader reuter gnp reagan upbeat latest gnp figur presid reagan pct econom growth rate final quarter wasn that bad commerc depart rate growth gross nation product octob decemb period slightli preliminari estim pct made earlier time inflat measur gnp price deflat rose pct period ask reaction gnp report white hous photo session reagan repli wasn that bad reuter earn penwest penw qtr end feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr six mth shr dlr ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn sierra spring water wtr qtr loss shr loss ct profit six ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter acq gelco gel sell canadian courier unit gelco corp sign letter intent sell canadian courier unit gelco express air canada for mln dlr consumm transact depend execut definit agreement expect part restructur plan gelco had announc that sell busi unit gelco express compani schedul for divestitur reuter acq synthetech nzym end southwest photo talk synthetech inc discontinu negoti acquir southwest photo chem inc pomona calif compani cite irreconcil differ financi structur deal southwest photo propos signific chang term outlin letter intent sign last month reuter acq ranco rni holder approv merger ranco inc sharehold special meet approv merger into sieb plc for dlr per share reuter earn american physician servic amph net shr profit ct profit two ct net profit profit rev mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note full name compani american physician servic group inc reuter acq air canada comment gelco gec unit report state own air canada will make statement est publish report that airlin agre acquir gelco corp canadian unit gelco express air canada spokesman spokesman declin comment toronto globe and mail report queri sale gelco express canada second largest courier servic part parent compani strategi repai mln dlr debt end report quot gelco spokesman report not disclos price for sale gelco canadian unit reuter earn philip crosbi pcro see lower qtr result philip crosbi associ inc expect audit result for fourth quarter lower previous estim ct per share philip crosbi execut vice presid normal account adjust review compani intern oper due previous report alleg embezzl result lower result philip crosbi report fourth quarter result mln dlr ct share prior august two for stock split crosbi expect compani report higher quarter revenu quarter revenu mln dlr crosbi that tuition level manag consult servic compani cours thi month highest level compani histori reuter earn genzym corp genz qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev avg shr year shr profit loss ct net profit loss rev avg shr note qtr and year net includ two mln dlr loss for litig settlement and dlr for write goodwil reuter earn inform solut inc isol qtr jan shr two ct six ct net rev reuter earn fairchild industri fen set regular payout qtrly div ct ct pai apirl record march reuter earn alfa laval alf year group profit financi incom and expens mln crown mln sale billion crown billion profit per share full tax crown crown propos dividend crown crown reuter earn spectrum control inc spec set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq iceland privatis state bank utvegsbanki iceland govern will privatis state own bank utvegsbanki countri second largest parliament grant mln crown cash infus eas cash flow problem that aros bank lost mln crown ship firm bankruptci two year ago utvegsbanki director halldor gudbjarnarson told reuter decis privatis bank relief and that foreign bank had express interest take share quarter billion crown total share capit will foreign investor govern offici reuter earn genoves drug store inc spec set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn anim inc vet qtr jan loss shr loss six ct profit ct net loss profit rev reuter earn anim vet expect turn profit anim inc expect return profit current year todai report loss for quarter end januari dlr compar dlr profit year reuter earn crown auto inc crni qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr note period end decemb earn includ loss each period discontinu oper dlr reuter earn union vallei corp uvc qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg share year shr ct dlr net rev mln mln avg share note includ extraordinari gain dlr ct share reuter earn gener devic inc gdic year net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note net includ pretax gain dlr sale worldwid comput servic inc subsidiari and dlr tax credit reuter earn deutsch babcock increas dividend deutsch babcock dbcg will increas dividend result year end septemb chief execut helmut wiehn wiehn told new confer deutsch babcock doubl absolut amount distribut sharehold thi increas due partli increas nomin share capit mln mark mln mark higher dividend had anticip deutsch babcock past that will rais capit can make last improv dividend reuter acq exovir xovr sell stock for mln dlr exovir inc sold investor group led mark hammer share compani common stock and warrant purchas addit share exovir transact increas group stake pct pct net proce compani total mln dlr compani warrant exercis year dlr per share common stock exovir reuter earn brad ragan inc brd set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn bastian industri inc qtr jan loss net loss loss sale mln mln half net loss loss sale mln mln note compani recent privat latest quarter net includ dlr tax credit current half net includ gain dlr pretax termin pension plan reuter earn commerci nation corp cncl cut quarterli commerci nation corp cut quarterli dividend ct per share ct due current expect for earn compani dividend payabl april holder record march reuter earn timberland industri inc timb qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn municip financi corp qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln asset mln mln reuter acq peat marwick and nolan norton merg peat marwick account and manag consult firm and nolan norton and inform and technolog plan concern merg compani merger nolan will nolan norton and partner inform technolog arm peat marwick part merger nolan princip becom peat marwick partner compani reuter acq tru joist tjco acquir canadian firm tru joist corp agre purchas dashwood industri canadian wood window and patio door manufactur for undisclos amount cash tru joist expect close transact june reuter earn kinder care kndr see higher earn kinder care inc project earn mln dlr richard grassgreen presid compani earn per share expect ct and dlr comparison ct earn per share for fiscal year end august and ct for trail month end novemb greengrass thi repres earn per share increas approxim pct compani chang fiscal year end august decemb reuter earn robbin and myer inc robn qtr feb net shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss sale mln mln half shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr backlog mln mln reuter ship econom spotlight japan shipbuild recoveri japan ail shipbuild industri plan refloat year twin rock recess and strong yen capac and workforc cut and greater us comput industri sourc told reuter salvag measur includ govern sponsor rationalis program aim claw back market japan world leader lost south korea currenc and labour cost disadvantag sourc south korea yard pct competit japan due such factor govern plan industri shed pct current capac two year merger and regroup legisl put parliament thi month and like approv june sourc septemb semi govern bodi will assur repay billion yen liabil incur job loss and sale excess capac and anoth billion for bui unneed land and equip last fridai shipbuild associ japan appli fair trade commiss form cartel slash tonnag built half total capac for year april commiss held hear industri and approv thi month sourc clampdown output two year combin plan cost cut and streamlin program and state support japanes yard recov intern competit cartel propos yard each capabl build ship gross tonn build maximum mln compens gross regist tonn cgrt thi half total capac thi will eas cut throat competit forc yard sign order below cost sourc industri like seek renew cartel for transport ministri see order fall mln cgrt mln rationalis program includ cut estim worker industri and japanes yard top world order book end decemb south korea and taiwan lloyd regist ship fall order and declin intern competit due strong yen led heavi loss industri sourc japan six major heavi machineri and shipbuild compani report current deficit half year march and expect report current deficit for shipbuild compani streamlin program will rais product compet south korean yard hard hit declin order and low ship price recnt year sourc japan singl yard lead industri result fierc competit and slow progress reduc capac two largest firm mitsubishi heavi industri mith and ishikawajima harima heavi industri jima account for pct ship built sourc world shipown hope japanes yard can manag ride recess technolog world offici major japanes ship compani japanes merchant fleet largest liberia intent shift countri bui ship and thi will encourag japanes yard sourc reuter earn cont illinoi brazil moratorium cut qtr net mln dlr alum suralco bauxit refineri reopen mln tonn capac bauxit refineri paranam surinam close end januari sabotag anti govern rebel reopen spokesman for dutch metal compani billiton refineri run suralco jointli own compani alcoa and dutch compani billiton wholli own subsidiari royal dutch shell product alumina refineri run tonn dai and expect back full capac tonn week billiton spokesman ad refineri forc close end januari rebel cut main power line earlier refineri had had import suppli bauxit rebel activ shut suppli alcoa mine moengo east countri billiton mine onverdacht paranam and capit paramaribo work moengo remain close and refineri continu import bauxit billiton spokesman reuter earn cont illinoi cil moratorium cut net continent illinoi corp brazilian debt moratorium remain effect place medium and long term loan brazil cash basi thi increas perform loan mln dlr and reduc incom tax and net incom mln dlr quarter and mln dlr for full year compani offici told press brief loan brazil year end total mln dlr annual report releas brief februari brazilian govern cite declin level foreign currenc reserv declar moratorium payment interest countri medium and long term debt oblig continent similar action loan ecuador total mln dlr thi reduc pre tax and tax net dlr quarter and two mln dlr for full year bank hold compani offic reuter earn cypress save associ cypsa qtr loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss note net includ tax credit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter earn zenith laboratori inc zen qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year reuter earn ceradyn inc crdn qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale avg shr year shr profit profit ct net profit profit sale mln mln avg shr reuter acq chemclear inc cmcl termin merger talk chemclear inc termin merger talk environment system esc chemclear unabl reach agreement environment bui chemclear chemclear option includ busi combin and financ commerci lend and financi institut for intern expans reuter earn vista chemic see year net higher vista chemic expect earn for year end septemb substanti extens plan downtim two plant expect affect quarter result number financi option for increas sharehold not elabor compani earn mln dlr dlr per share extraordinari item fiscal vista sale for year expect compar fiscal mln dlr reuter pet-chem aristech ar increas product capac aristech chemic corp plan increas product capac for kei product line polypropylen bisphenol and phenol aristech polypropylen expans involv major modern neal polypropylen plant complet aristech project increas plant annual product mln pound mln pound aristech expans will increas compani total polypropylen thermoplast resin capac mln pound annual mln pound aristech will expand bisphenol and phenol product haverhil ohio plant project will rais bisphenol us make polycarbon and epoxi rein capac mln pound per year mln pound aristech ad that phenol product will increas mln pound per year mln pound year phenol us make phenol resin and adhes for engin plastic compani reuter acq camco sign letter intent for reed tool pearson plc pson camco inc pct own oil and oil servic subsidiari sign letter intent cover camco purchas baker intern corp bko substanti busi reed tool reed lead manufactur drill bit had sale for mln dlr transact subject negoti definit agreement approv baker and camco board and depart justic talk take place combin baker and hugh tool baker intern propos merger hugh tool creat billion dlr oilfield servic compani pearson share announc reuter earn connecticut fco set quarterli payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april note connecticut small busi invest reuter earn stone and webster inc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn credo petroleum corp cred qtr jan net shr profit loss ct net profit loss rev note prior year net includ dlr writedown oil properit and dlr tax credit reuter earn att set payout for regular dividend qtrly div ct ct prior pai record march reuter money-fx gulf arab state move econom integr financ and economi minist six nation gulf cooper council gcc end talk adopt resolut and recommend aim boost econom integr minist bahrain kuwait oman qatar saudi arabia and unit arab emir uae not endors resolut common currenc exchang rate system uae minist state for financ and industri ahm humaid tayer told report two dai talk that minist refer issu back gcc central bank governor for discuss governor agre januari propos denomin six currenc base ask resubmit recommend juli financ minist due meet saudi arabia banker central bank governor meet discuss issu ad possibl that system submit for final approv gcc summit confer schedul held saudi arabia late thi year denomin approv governor not made public bank sourc similar european monetari system em tayer minist agre principl gcc citizen set busi and work member state agre principl recommend for citizen bui and share gcc sharehold firm minist discuss report import good contain radiat caus last year chernobyl nuclear disast soviet union and agre product excess level return countri origin reuter earn hartford steam hbol set split dividend hike hartford steam boiler inspect and insur board declar two for stock split and rais quarterli dividend ct postsplit ct payabl april holder record april reuter crude doe secretari favor higher spr fill rate energi secretari john herrington believ reagan administr will review decis cut fill rate strateg petroleum reserv depart report issu yesterdai warn grow depend oil import part thi studi administr will fill rate review herrington hous energi subcommitte hear administr propos cut fill rate barrel oil per dai bpd fiscal year save monei person feel that low favor maximum fill rate bpd herrington reuter earn cont illinoi cil see impact tax reform tax reform act will substanti impact continent illinoi corp compani annual report provis repeal reserv method provid for bad debt for bank mln dlr asset and requir that tax loan loss reserv past restor current earn statu result amount will subject feder tax amount disclos continent decid deal thi chang entireti tax reform will chang foreign tax credit limit rule and impact will not materi short term act will requir for time that incom foreign subsidiari taxabl report legisl reduc exist tax credit pct and pct and year continent invest tax credit carryforward mln dlr year end will reduc mln dlr and not us mln dlr anoth provis act result limit us tax credit chang ownership continent take place report thi happen feder deposit insur corp sell share continent common stock two year chang ownership note decemb fdic sold junior convert prefer stock continent public form common stock reuter earn oesterreichisch laenderbank olbv parent bank net profit mln schill mln parent bank balanc sheet total billion billion parent bank cash flow mln mln dividend pct pct nomin share capit billion billion con bank balanc sheet total billion billion reuter earn industri inc qtr shr loss ct profit ct earn fhlmc frepr qtr net net mln mln year shr prefer dlr dlr shr common dlr dlr net mln mln note feder home loan mortgag corp fhlmc had prefer share outstand own member institut feder home loan bank fhlmc share common own home loan bank reuter earn hre properti hre cut quarterli hre properti board cut quarterli dividend ct per share ct payabl april holder record march hre board reduc dividend due continu impact overbuild offic build market and inabl replac incom high yield invest that matur hre quarter end januari earn ct per share ct year reuter earn horn and hardart hor qtr net shr dlr two ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net period includ mln dlr gain sale real estat year net includ charg mln dlr restructur bojangl restaur unit and charg dlr exchang note for common stock year net includ charg dlr relat foodservic unit and gain dlr sale market secur reuter earn industri inc qtr dec loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit sale mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln sale mln mln note share prefer dividend note juli compani set dividend seri prefer effect spin chemic oper unit account for discontinu oper fourth quarter and full year reflect recur charg chang control compani fourth quarter reflect writeoff mln dlr goodwil full year includ charg mln dlr second quarter for asset revalu and restructur cost fourth quarter revers pension plan surplu asset complet fourth quarter and full year includ net incom mln dlr dlr share compani gain mln dlr ct share fourth quarter and mln dlr ct share full year adopt account rule sfa fourth quarter compani adjust carri chemic discontinu oper asset lead charg mln dlr reuter earn correct univers patent inc upt qtr qtr end jan oper shr loss ct loss ct oper loss loss rev six mth oper shr loss ct loss ct oper loss loss rev note prior year exclud loss discontinu oper ct per share quarter and ct per share year correct march item show loss profit correct quarter loss discontinu oper reuter coffee trader latin coffe produc meet trader and analyst told reuter latin american coffe produc will meet thi weekend managua nicaragua purpos review breakdown intern coffe organ quota talk last month and formul unifi posit ahead futur negoti two trader ask not name separ brazil expect attend meet central american produc central american attende includ costa rica and hondura part minor produc group februari talk that oppos brazil posit anoth sourc request anonym colombia will not attend reuter earn craftmat contour crcc see higher profit craftmat contour industri inc report substanti profit for quarter fiscal end march compani record net incom dlr ct per share revenu mln dlr reuter crude oil tax break propos examin white hous propos for tax break for oil industri undergo review spokesman marlin fitzwat presid reagan had posit recommend submit energi secretari john herrington encourag invest hard hit domest oil industri fitzwat note that reagan fundament object tax rise and special tax break that even herrington recommend not agre exist polici review will undertaken presid domest polici council herrington propos report washington post made letter reagan submit studi that found unit state import half oil threaten nation secur reuter earn western save and loan wsl qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit year shr profit dlr profit dlr net profit profit loan billion billion deposit billion billion asset billion billion note full name western save and loan associ reuter jobs franc announc plan boost employ govern announc billion franc program combat long term unemploy amid specul polit and econom analyst that posit for period econom reflat packag present cabinet prime minist jacqu chirac social affair and labour minist philipp seguin todai financ billion franc conting fund announc februari financ minist edouard balladur previous rule reflationari program long term unemploy defin work for year affect peopl french unemploi govern figur show main measur employ program give employ financi incent offer short term work contract two year and stress retrain long term unemploi return labour market train subsidi and exempt social secur contribut main incent for employ compani that give strong incent peopl fallen labour market and that propos costli aid seguin analyst specul govern reflationari program spark chirac spokesman deni baudouin yesterdai that minist gener agre desir relaunch economi appear contradict statement balladur rule econom stimul despit govern revis growth forecast pct financ ministri offici clarifi baudouin remark question move stimul economi boost consum spend govern polici allow for increas industri invest proce franc year privatis plan budget allow for billion franc revenu privatis split repai nation debt and provid state enterpris fresh capit polit analyst baudouin comment possibl reflect widen differ rpr udf coalit social issu ahead year presidenti elect divis began show last decemb wave strike led transport worker paralys countri and drove govern into mood concili labour offici that success privatis cie saint gobain sgep and cie financier pariba pari govern had decid speed year privatis program aim complet thi year ahead presidenti elect expect acceler program provid addit unbudget revenu boost industri and research invest and spend infrastructur such nation motorwai network govern todai reviv propos block last year socialist presid francoi mitterrand encourag flexibl work hour will boost job improv competit french industri propos allow night shift work women and variat standard hour work week put parliament contain draft bill veto for procedur reason mitterrand and council state reuter acq air canada acquir calgari courier compani air canada state own airlin sign letter intent acquir pct em corp calgari base messeng servic oper western canada and gelco corp gel earlier air canada agre bui canadian gelco express unit for mln dlr air canada acquisit will complement main cargo busi expect courier market grow pct year reuter earn depart store rais dividend ct ct share earn hunt manufactur hun qtr net end march shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn depart store qtr shr dlr dlr earn american fiama see gain sale american bank and trust pct own associ mortgag investor amim subsidiari sold england oper for dlr cash and dlr stock result quarter gain for american dlr tax compani sale will complet associ withdraw gener contract busi reuter acq financi secur fssla sell branch financi secur save and loan associ agre sell sunris fla branch fortun financi group inc forf clearwat fla for substanti profit subject regulatori approv term not disclos reuter money-supply itali pct month end januari italian monei suppli rose provision pct season adjust month end januari bank itali bank measur note and coin circul bank and post offic deposit account fell provision billion lire januari revis provision billion decemb provision year year rise januari pct compar downward revis and provision pct decemb similar exclud certif deposit and includ proce bank repurchas oper rose provision pct season adjust month end januari bank total provision billion lire end januari revis and provision billion decemb year year increas provision pct januari compar revis and provision pct decemb reuter earn golden enterpris inc gldc qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter gnp german research institut lower growth forecast diw econom research institut west german econom growth reach pct rate had forecast earlier thi year institut forecast pessimist lead german institut economi had pass peak summer and prospect had dim significantli sinc autumn diw repeat earlier predict that gross nation product gnp quarter contract real season adjust term weak final quarter last year reuter earn morrison knudsen mrn see year net fall morrison knudsen corp earn for like lower for due lower expect growth engin and construct and previous predict declin earn nation steel and shipbuild unit compani earn mln dlr includ pretax gain mln dlr pension incom and dlr settlement vest pension oblig mln dlr lower expect level work book last quarter and two month thi year delai expect growth engin and construct area compani will remain profit and result strengthen year progress attribut declin work stringent bid standard and competit market reuter meal-feed export bonu poultri feed for north yemen commod credit corpor ccc accept bid for export bonu cover sale tonn mix poultri feed north yemen agricultur depart depart feed for deliveri april announc earlier bonu dlr per tonn made pillsburi compani and will paid form commod ccc stock addit tonn mix poultri feed north yemen export enhanc program announc april reuter earn depart store rais dividend qtly div ct ct previous pai june record june reuter acq gencorp name financi advis gencorp inc plan us boston corp and kidder peabodi and financi advis tender offer for compani gener partner gencorp spokesman spokesman respons question reuter compani not comment dlr per share tender offer launch partner todai boston and kidder advis gencorp past gener partner compris investor wagner and brown and afg industri inc glass manufactur reuter coffee latin coffe meet held managua repres brazil colombia mexico and nicaragua will meet fridai discuss econom impact fall coffe price nicaraguan offici announc vice minist foreign trade bernardo chamorro that particip meet will head coffe associ countri not meet continu fridai chamorro nicaragua support establish export quota effort boost sag world price reuter earn dcny corp dcy hike qtly dividend discount corp york board director increas quarterli cash dividend ct share ct share dcny dividend payabl april sharehold record april sinc last two for stock split corpoart customarili declar cnt per share dividend for quarter and final fourth quarter dividend base total earn for year previous announc dcny board recommend two for common stock split sharehold split approv annual meet quarterli dividend rate will adjust ct share dcny reuter earn joseph light saj set split hike payout joseph light and power corp board declar for two stock split and rais quarterli dividend presplit share ct per share ct compani dividend payabl holder record and split subject approv sharehold annual meet reuter acq bevi industri seek buyer for compani bevi industri inc retain tucker anthoni and dai inc seek purchas compani unit issu detail compani make stainless steel tube for chemic petrochem and oil industri earn dlr ct share month end septemb had sale mln dlr period reuter acq hous plan seek bar foreign takeov hous subcommitte vote give presid reagan author block foreign takeov compani similar takeov schlumberg slb fairchild semiconductor corp fujitsu withdrawn hous energi and commerc subcommitte commerc approv amend hous trade bill provis give reagan power block sale foreign compani sale not nation econom interest takeov provis full energi and commerc committe for consider part trade bill written hous committe subcommitte bill bar import digit audio record equip that not made anti copi chip thi provis design protect compani unauthor us design foreign product bill call for investig whether engin and construct firm adequ opportun bid japan civil work procur practic includ construct kansai airport energi and commerc subcommitt reject plan offer rep william dannemey california republican requir pai investor pct for hold gold invest govern storag amend call for govern sell gold coin and gold back bond matur year investor reduc feder debt reuter earn inertia dynam corp trim qtr feb net oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln six mth oper shr ct ct oper net note oper data not includ year ago qtr and six mth loss discontinu oper dlr two ct per shr reuter earn ati medic inc atim qtr jan net shr two ct ct net rev six mth shr two ct ct net rev reuter earn savannah electr and power sav up dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl april record april reuter nat-gas amoco trinidad flow mln cubic feet natur ga daili earn depart store qtr jan net shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion avg shr year shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion avg shr note period end feb share data restat for common stock split juli and earn reflect charg share result us lfio method inventori valuat qtr earn includ pretax capit gain mln dlr ct share sale joseph horn divis pittsburgh note qtr earn includ mln dlr ct share pretax charg for cost associ combin and and denver oper divis qtr earn includ pretax charg mln dlr ct share for cost associ debt repurchas transact includ retir mln dlr pct debentur reuter acq norstar bancorp fleet financi group agre merg acq union func acquisit approv union corp buyout commerc nation bank union nation bank florida unit approv commerc sharehold term deal union will pai mln dlr for outstand share commerc nation bank mln dlr asset reuter sugar sugar price low boost latin output latin american sugar produc await rise world market price move boost product offici and trade sourc price risen cent per past six month below region ten cent per averag product cost recent rise price produc alert manuel rico consult group latin american and caribbean sugar export countri geplacea told reuter rico requir anoth cent stimul notabl increas output produc take measur for increas product price profit offici mexico guatemala and ecuador continu rise price stimul product industri leader panama and costa rica long price ridicul julian mateo vice presid costa rica sugar cane industri agricultur leagu current price increas product produc wari commit fund increas output instabl world market offici colombia nation associ sugar cane grower had plan rais export target market unstabl happen not give pattern and reason modifi latest year for full figur central and south american nation produc mln tonn raw sugar mln export year earlier had produc and export london base intern sugar organ year continu low price plung sugar industri countri region into recess will hard recov miguel guerrero director dominican republ nation sugar institut difficult boost product even price recov sharpli output had slump tonn year late obsolet refineri poor transport and badli maintain plantat barrier short term recoveri output ad plan nearbi cuba world largest cane sugar export increas output mln tonn year end decad ambiti trade sourc output run below record mln produc cuba suffer run plantat harvest problem and poor process facil low world price sinc output sold eastern bloc countri special deal last year bad weather ad troubl and output fell mln tonn mln low world price recent year led countri region cut export product level bare cover and case caribbean countri european commun import quota for receiv price free market level progress reduct quota led product stagnat fall shift free world market peru for exampl ship tonn and thi fell and thi year quota nation cooper offici that long world market level continu half peru product cost futur industri uncertain meet geplacea brazil last octob offici stress find altern for sugar cane group execut secretari eduardo latorr grow weed region brazil largest cane produc output mln tonn half produc alcohol fuel cane excess intern demand for alcohol and sugar refin into sugar for sale abroad earn need foreign currenc differ price state run sugar and alcohol institut iaa pai local industri and receiv foreign buyer cost govern mln dlr year soar domest demand for alcohol and sugar past year coupl drought reduc cane crop meant brazil will difficulti meet export commit trade sourc negoti delai shipment year indecis main stick point brazil compens buyer for deliveri sugar had sold cent per and cost cent replac brazilian sugar industri sourc sugar export sale expect extrem low for year institut wari expos domest shortag alcohol sugar and rebuild deplet reserv stockpil situat chang dramat economi into recess and intern demand slump sourc latin america and caribbean hold hope for region sugar industri return profit and chang polici agricultur polici european commun and unit state caus economi incalcul harm close market price deterior intern commerc and unfair competit countri brazil trade and industri minist jose hugo castelo branco told octob geplacea meet come prolong attack geplacea for group charg continu dump excess output world market geplacea offici thi main low price geplacea see intern sugar agreement regul price chanc pull region industri steadi declin such agreement and back and industrialis countri polit econom pact realis that economi suffer capciti bui good and repai region billion dollar foreign debt geplacea latorr reuter gold morgan bank plan warrant for gold dlr morgan guaranti trust york plan issu warrant for gold bullion dlr ounc lead manag morgan guaranti switzerland each warrant price swiss franc entitl holder acquir ounc bar gold period april juli exercis wednesdai warrant repres unsecur unsubordin liabil borrow payment due april and quotat luxembourg bours plan warrant exercis repaid current dollar base gold exercis date condit repres premium dlr ounc current gold price morgan switzerland offici that basi matur year and month price involv implicit volatil gold pct warrant monei compar implicit volatil pct for indosuez gold warrant and pct for citibank gold warrant recent issu matur and month reuter acq norstar fleet flt merg norstar bancorp that board and board fleet financi group approv definit agreement merg norstar spokesman that press releas contain detail merger issu shortli reuter nat-gas amoco natur ga find trinidad amoco corp weqb exploratori mile east galeota point trinidad east coast flow mln cubic feet natur ga and barrel condens daili zone and mln cubic feet natur ga and barrel condens daili second compani flow inch choke and zone and feet depth feet water drill total depth feet discoveri made sand previous untest area reuter earn eldorado bancorp eldb set pct dividend eldorado bancorp board declar pct stock dividend payabl april sharehold record april reuter acq talk point gencorp inc surpris billion dlr tender offer for ohio base conglomer gencorp inc will not bui compani analyst analyst estim dlr per share offer gener partner dlr per share below breakup gencorp market sourc and analyst uncertainti surround transact legal challeng gencorp broadcast licens gencorp stock rose heavi trade expect will bidder will sweeten offer hope manag cooper larri baker analyst hutton group analyst concern challeng gencorp broadcast licens for two televis and radio station disput date back year brought group that alleg improp foreign payment and polit contribut kind muddi muddi situat baker offer arbitrag concern ongo issu stumbl block result long period time for transact sourc close gener partner gener partner appli feder commun commiss for special temporari author hold broadcast station sourc approv author transact carri receiv short form approv gener partner set trust hold broadcast properti licens situat resolv gener partner equal own investor wagner and brown and glass maker afg industri inc market sourc specul buyer such gener partner even catalyst resolut challeng sinc carri gencorp plan sell station gencorp earlier thi month reach agreement walt disnei sell lo angel televis station whj disnei pai mln dlr gencorp and mln dlr group that challeng station licens gencorp pend agreement sell wor secaucu mca inc for mln dlr gener partner intend compani plastic and industri product busi and tire and relat product segment charl rose analyst oppenheim and that breakup valuat compani worth dlr per share rose estim aerospac busi bring dlr per share billion dlr diversitech plastic unit broadcast includ asset pend sale dlr per share compani gener tire and rubber tire busi rose estim worth dlr per share estim bottl busi worth dollar per share analyst gencorp chairman william reynold chairman last year emphas compani aerojet gener and diversitech gener busi gencorp found unfocus conglomer year and analyst reynold help improv manag fine job deal strateg asset compani rose analyst expect gencorp resist tender offer declin predict step compani compani leverag buyout restructur fend offer gener partner hold pct gencorp stock and concern greenmail greenmail payment premium for unwant sharehold stock doubt greenmail noth surpris anymor rose gencorp not comment offer retain boston corp and kidder peabodi and advis reuter acq american express rumor pct shearson sold japanes firm trader earn admac inc jpac jan loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit sale mth shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit sale mln avg shr reuter earn paco pharmaceut pp qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln note full name paco pharmaceut servic inc reuter earn publick industri inc pul qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note year net includ gain dlr settlement litig belcher oil dlr provis connect resign presid legal settlement and cost dlr and dlr expens close contract packag divis reuter earn bionom scienc intern inc bsii loss qtr jan end shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr half shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale avg shr note current year net includ gain sale asset dlr quarter and dlr half net includ extraordinari loss dlr nil quarter and loss dlr profit dlr half reuter earn piedmont aviat inc pie set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record reuter earn bionom scienc bsii see profit bionom scienc intern inc expect start oper profit fourth quarter compani todai report profit dlr for half end januari dlr gain sale asset and dlr extraordinari loss year lost dlr dlr extraordinari gain reuter acq norstar sharehold fleet financi shr per norstar share merger rubber negoti put final touch rubber pact rubber produc and consum countri agre base intern natur rubber agreement inra last weekend put final touch futur accord deleg discuss focus condit for entri into forc inra present pact expir octob requir that govern account for pct world export and pct world import approv ratifi pact oper deleg figur float rang and pct reuter earn ceradyn inc crdn qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale avg shr year shr profit profit ct net profit profit sasl mln mln avg shr reuter earn financi benefit group inc fbgia year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr note share adjust for stock dividend and revers split reuter earn megaphon intern inc infl qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev year oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss re note net period exclud dlr gain settlement oblig reuter acq butler btlr complet sale livestock unit butler manufactur complet sale livestock system divis and part control divis separ transact two unrel parti butler livestock system divis sold investor group includ presid oper and control divis asset sold minneapoli base enercon data corp term transact not disclos reuter earn carolina power and light cpl qtly div qtly div ct ct prior payabl record april reuter earn american intern group aig qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai june record june reuter earn rochest ga and electr corp rg payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn servic corp intern srv set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn vallei resourc set split rais payout vallei resourc inc board declar for two stock split and rais quarterli dividend ct per share presplit ct payabl april record march reuter acq norstar fleet flt outlin merger fleet financi group that board and board norstar bancorp agre merg two bank hold compani transact creat billion dlr asset bank hold compani term transact each norstar sharehold will receiv share fleet common stock base number fleet share give effect previous announc april fleet stock split two for stock split will increas fleet mln outstand share share mln norstar share outstand fleet deal expect complet juli date nation rhode island interst bank law take effect for full year end decemb fleet rhode island base bank hold compani report net incom mln dlr and asset billion dlr norstar albani hold compani report net incom mln dlr and asset billion dlr fleet comptrol irv goss estim that transact will result minim dilut fleet norstar earn per share intent compani that cash quarterli dividend combin not declin for compani stock holder compani for norstar issu dlr annual cash dividend common stock fleet current annual distibut pre split basi equival dlr share addit fleet and norstar each grant option purchas such number author bui unissu share common stock that will constitut pct fulli dilut share outstand transact subject regulatori and sharehold approv compani that propos merger combin bank hold wil largest countri reuter acq teck increas stake trilogi resourc trilogi resourc corp teck corp agre purchas mln trilogi common share dlr per share privat placement increas stake trilogi pct pct trilogi board approv privat placement mln common share price ct per share group investor placement will made mcneil mantha inc reuter acq rabbit softwar rabt make acquisit rabbit softwar corp agre principl acquir privat held commun hardwar maker micro corp for two mln common share close expect reuter earn altex resourc year net shr six ct ct net rev reuter acq amour inc make acquisit amour inc enter into letter intent acquir bard intern associ inc for mln common share transact that give bard sharehold control combin compani bard make tenni and squash racquet and accessori reuter earn report strong qtr start depart store report record result for fourth quarter end januari encourag fiscal year strong start februari and march compani merger last year associ dry good account for pool interest act compani dai expans schedul track plan invest mln dlr thi year open depart store discount store and specialti outlet compani report fourth quarter earn mln dlr dlr share mln dlr dlr share year earlier revenu advanc billion dlr billion dlr reuter earn cramer inc crmr qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss sale year shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss sale mln mln reuter acq american travel atvc make acquisit american travel corp enter into agreement purchas isl life insur dalla corpor shell activ licens oper state for dlr compani close expect late spring and will result american travel licens state reuter earn ohio art oar set quarterli qtly div six ct six ct prior pai record april reuter acq american express axp shearson rumor american express climb rumor compani announc agreement sell pct shearson lehman brother unit nippon blife insur japan trader specul impend deal rumor worth mln dlr share brokerag sharpli painewebb group inc pwj gain and merril lynch and inc mer rose american express offici declin comment cite statement releas two week ago studi matter strateg import american express offici point earlier statement issu march compani polici not comment rumor specul earlier announc american express and shearson studi option includ expans capac meet intern competit and broaden access capit latest rumor origin tokyo trader rumor true nice infus capit for attract price lawrenc eckenfeld analyst prudenti bach secur reuter earn cont illinoi see month brazil debt talk continent illinoi corp cil chairman john swearingen see negoti reschedul brazil debt payment take six month brazil declar last month moratorium payment interest medium and long term debt moratorium expect persist entir time that debt schedul talk will six month longer for arrang work reschedul brazil debt swearingen told report press brief brazil will pai debt long run long run guess swearingen earlier bank hold compani brazil moritorium forc increas perform loan mln dlr and reduc pretax and net incom mln dlr quarter and mln dlr for full year bank will decid march whether character loan perform william ogden chairman continent illinoi nation bank and trust chicago continent largest subsidiari respons inquiri ogden moratorium will affect pretax and net incom equal bank firm tax credit us swearingen predict increas oper profit for see higher incom and reduc expens continent will reduc expens job cut and reduc offic rental cost cut posit had net profit mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share bank transfer mln dlr poor qualiti loan and asset feder deposit insur corp fdic can transfer bad loan term restructur agreement govern bank will transfer remain mln dlr that entitl transfer fdic septemb swearingen will choos loan base ultim loss effect perform loan bank loan midwest middl market rose pct time weak loan demand bank acquisit swearingen bank bui addit suburban chicago bank bought small suburban bank swearingen concern that continent will bank midwest region larg bui and york monei center bank prohibit law bui illinoi bank that fdic control will eventu firm hold equival mln common share total mln fdic sold mln share public last year and intend sell rest quickli agenc receiv share part billion dlr bailout bank swearingen retir head struggl bank firm career oil industri execut will retir year period agre continent chairman end august not comment successor bank will expand option chicago option clearn unit into tokyo swearingen doubt lend japan will occur that countri doesn extern sourc cash reuter earn reliabl life insur rlifa up dividend qtly div class ct ct prior qtly div class ct ct prior pai june record reuter acq cross and trecker ctco sell unit cross and trecker corp warner and swasei subsidiari will seek sell grind divis focu area busi compani grind divis had sale last year mln dlr make grind machin reuter earn novar electron corp novr qtr jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln note quarter net includ tax credit dlr dlr reuter nat-gas consolid natur cng form trade unit consolid natur ga receiv secur and exchang commiss approv establish wholli own natur ga market subsidiari call cng trade unit will oper york pennsylvania ohio west virginia louisiana and texa and compet market for deliveri low cost natur ga suppli consolid custom will met wide rang low cost sourc includ spot market independ produc and broker and consolid produc affili cng develop pittsburgh and cng produc base orlean reuter earn correct feder paper fbt rais payout item appear march read headlin feder paper board fbt rais payout read qtly div ct ct correct headlin and dividend figur show payout rais ship shell canada shc sell tanker socanav shell canada shell canada product unit will sell tanker effect april socanav inc term not disclos shell will contract exclus socanav normal marin distribut requir for domest market except for initi year period shell shell canadian tanker unit will lai employe and that socanav will offer job employe shell vessel lakeshel eastern shell and northern shell rang size tonn shell shell canada pct own royal dutch shell group reuter trade warn congress trade bill european commun warn hous repres that tough trade legisl prompt retali trade partner warn letter sir roi denman head deleg washington dan rostenkowski chairman hous wai and mean committe copi letter made reuter denman told rostenkowski illinoi democrat back aspect bill such back talk gatt and exclud protect for textil industri denman disagre provis requir presid reagan retaliatori trade action nation larg trade surplus and set standard for judg unfair foreign trade practic denman told rostenkowski that gatt regul prohibit member nation take unilater retaliatori action trade disput action gatt approv congress make retaliatori action mandatori unit state violat intern legal oblig and collis major trade partner denman ad that presid flexibl enforc trade law last resort administr decis light nation interest risk counter reaction trade partner unit state retali enact mirror imag legisl emploi import unit state denman congress prompt retali reduc threshhold unfair trade make easier for firm file unfair trade practic claim retali prompt relax standard for find that import injur firm standard agre multilater cannot impos unit state alon world trade system hous leader reject plan textil state legisl add trade bill provis curb import cloth and cloth similar measur pass two year ago veto presid reagan concern leader that reagan veto entir trade bill textil amend reuter acq fairchild presid seek manag buyout fairchild semiconductor corp presid donald brook intend manag buyout propos compani parent point futur and substanti fund for such purchas fairchild own schlumberg slb brook told press confer that manag success attempt compani public that such manag buyout occur and hope that public market avenu will ultim us rais capit brook brook compani continu attempt exchang technolog and manufactur agreement fujitsu success buyout bid futjitsu withdrew offer acquir pct fairchild semiconductor maker govern offici express opposit transact brook told new confer that purchas form manag buyout and not leverag buyout transact financ debt issu convent financ investor brook manag pleas number invest propos bought ad investor will invest futur growth compani and not sell asset brook not awar direct intervent attempt block merger not awar direct contact washington and fujitsu that doesn mean doesn exist brook fujitsu execut remain enthusiast link fairchild reuter earn cpc cpc see higher earn per share cpc intern inc expect earn per share increas level confid that will top earn per share and optimist longer term futur compani annual report cpc earn mln dlr dlr share revenu billion dlr compar incom mln dlr dlr sale billion dlr share figur adjust for for split paid januari share buyback program start last year reduc number share outstand mln year end mln dlr end adjust for split food and groceri product compani subject stockhold lawsuit and class action suit file last novemb and decemb delawar york and jersei suit relat compani purchas share salomon brother inc salomon bought block stock ronald perelman had acquir mln cpc share pct compani last year suit alleg compani bought share back artifici inflat price violat secur law breach director fiduciari duti and wast corpor asset cpc defend includ compani director salomon and perelman deni alleg improp conduct and defend suit reuter earn novar electron novr see result improv novar electron corp expect improv earn thi year due rapid expans logic computer buold manag system custom base and expect good crime deterr busi compani todai report earn for year end januari dlr dlr year reuter acq mitsui mitsi secur pacif spc set pact mitsui and sign letter intent secur pacif corp bui pct japan secur pacif financ for undisclos sum form joint ventur japan secur pacif asset mln dlr joint ventur will introduc financi product custom base mitsui and group compani compani secur pacif will provid expertis consum and commerci lend data process support japan secur pacif financ wholli own subsidiari secur pacif intern financ inc own secur pacif corp secur pacif addit origin consum and commerci loan and leas joint ventur will market relat financi product and servic reuter earn carolina power cpl cancel gener unit carolina power and light board decid cancel coal fire mayo unit two second unit plan for mayo plant person counti compani kilowatt unit pct complet and schedul for commerci servic carolina power statu unit had review decis north carolina environment manag commiss that requir unit equip expens sulphur dioxid remov scrubber carolina power unit oper sinc meet air qualiti regul scrubber us low sulphur coal and addit scrubber mayo unit two produc margin air qualiti improv compani will purchas lower cost power duke power duk for intermedi and peak purpos project cost power mayo two scrubber will retain mayo two site for develop gener unit carolina power mayo two project cost mln dlr includ mln dlr for scrubber higher construct cost higher oper cost increas cost power produc mayo unit two scrubber mln dlr per year compani spokesman compani spent mln dlr mayo two estim made cost cancel plant compani not expect charg earn carolina power intend includ cancel cost rate file will make late thi year earli year reuter earn allison place inc all qtr net qtr end jan shr ct net rev mln mln avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn carolina power and light cpl set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter acq puritan bennett pben make acquisit puritan bennedtt corp acquir major interest medicom inc make heart monitor for us diagnos heart disord for undisclos term compani devic will sold name companion heart monitor reuter earn murrai ohio mur see higher quarter net murrai ohio manufactur expect quarter earn higher year ago dlr dlr per share due excel lawn and garden shipment compani bicycl sale soft earli period recent order and shipment run ahead last year expect meet analyst project earn for full year dlr per share and possibl exce estim order continu strong reuter earn del val financi corp dvl set payout mthly div ct ct prior pai juli record june reuter earn enron en pai dividend prefer enron corp will pai accru second quarter dividend seri prefer stock will redeem compani will pai second quarter accru dividend redempt date ct per share pct stock ct pct and ct pct reuter earn allison place all sale increas februari allison place inc presid marvin schenker compani own store sale for februari increas pct period last year compar store sale februari increas pct compani own and franchis total cloth outlet articl cost six dlr will increas that figur dlr start march schenker impact that boost will start felt earli part compani second quarter and continu year schenker cost compani merchandis will not increas reuter earn borman inc brf qtr net shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net sale billion mln note fiscal net includ tax credit ct for fourth quarter and dlr for year compar ct and ct respect period fiscal reuter earn correct banker trust york payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march note full name banker trust york corp compani correct pai date april not april stori that ran yesterdai reuter earn electr ne auditor qualifi annual report england electr system auditor qualifi util annual report uncertainti whether oil and ga subsidiari can recov invest qualif note annual report england electr releas secur analyst meet todai auditor qualifi compani report for reason note sharp drop oil and ga price earli presid samuel huntington told analyst util will write mln dlr feder regul not compani pass loss cite account rate payer reuter earn correct feder paper fbt rais payout qtly div ct ct pai april record march note full name feder paper board correct headlin and dividend figur item appear march show dividend rais reuter earn rada electron industri radif mth net end decemb shr ct ct net rev avg shr note full name rada electron industri reuter crude doe secretari propos oil tax incent energi secretari john herrington will propos tax incent increas domest oil and natur ga explor and product reagan administr for consider option boost product avoid huge cost associ propos oil import fee herrington told hous energi subcommitte hear intent submit propos domest polici council and cabinet for consider and review goal administr polici increas domest product shoot for mln barrel dai propos base doe studi releas yesterdai warn unit state threaten grow depend oil import project free world depend persian gulf oil pct herrington reuter earn children discoveri cdcra qtr loss shr loss ct profit six ct net loss profit rev mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln note qtr loss reflect dlr recur expens relat senior manag full name compani children discoveri center america inc reuter earn cpi corp cpic post higher result cpi corp expect post higher sale and earn for fiscal year end februari offici report result week preliminari figur show total sale mln dlr pct mln dlr fiscal year net earn continu oper rose mln dlr almost pct mln dlr per share earn continu oper dlr pct dlr addit share outstand reuter earn laidlaw transport ldmfa see year laidlaw transport earn per share for current fiscal year increas substanti pct averag annual growth experienc last year revenu for year end august will billion dlr includ gsx corp wast servic unit acquir imasco last year for mln dlr laidlaw presid michael groot told analyst last year laidlaw had oper earn mln dlr ct per share revenu mln dlr groot compani expect excel result second quarter end februari not specif revenu estim for fiscal not includ acquisit and that addit gsx will produc increas benefit fiscal fiscal groot increas earn previou quarter due partli intern growth pct rest acquisit laidlaw expect sell small rubber recycl oper subsidiari gsx week thi will not make materi contribut earn groot not optimist ongo negoti bui pct tricil toronto base chemic and solid wast servic compani canadian and oper trimac calgari groot that outcom propos tricil acquisit laidlaw will decid dai whether stai north american chemic wast busi gsx corp feel profit busi good growth potenti and want stai can manag groot laidlaw financ acquisit gsx subsidiari laidlaw transport inc proce mln canadian dlr prefer stock issu and borrow groot compani will gain mln dlr cash august exercis warrant groot wast servic fiscal will repres pct revenu school buse will contribut pct and truck two pct truck subsidiari western canada perform and plan sell not estim contribut each segment earn per share for year that acquisit school bu oper like month reuter trade peru short term trade line rise mln dlr peru short term foreign trade credit line doubl mln dlr presid alan garcia month administr central bank gener manag hector neyra told report that credit for dai term and us time year trade credit stood million dollar garcia offic juli and announc foreign debt payment limit pct export earnng neyra told reuter that peru current interest payment short term debt includ trade credit line and million dollar call work capit credit neyra not sourc trade credit line reuter gnp brazil gdp grew pct last year brazil gross domest product gdp rose pct real term last year pct increas geographi and statist institut monei term thi equal trillion cruzado give per capita gdp cruzado pct level achiev recess institut statement agricultur output hit advers weather fell pct last year led coffe product pct industri grew pct includ capit good pct and consum good pct servic pct reuter earn ensourc inc eee qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter earn great lake feder glf hike dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record april note great lake feder save and loan full name compani reuter earn murrai ohio myo see higher qtr earn murrai ohio manufactur expect quarter earn higher dlr dlr per share record for quarter last year compani produc lawn mower and bicycl earn ahead last year due increas lawn and garden shipment januari and februari and record set pace march reuter earn alleghani corp declar dividend alleghani corp board declar stock dividend share common for share outstand compani dividend compani for dividend will distribut april holder record march alleghani cash will paid lieu fraction share stock reuter interest hous subcommitte vote credit card rate cap hous bank subcommitte approv legisl limit interest rate charg bank and credit card issuer consum affair and coinag subcommitte bill limit credit card interest rate percentag point yield year treasuri secur effect bill limit credit card rate pct compar nation wide averag pct subcommitte bill full hous bank committe for action reuter earn premier industri corp pre qtr net end feb shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter acq union uco sell union flonet unit union corp agre principl sell union flonet corp subsidiari irvin kaplan houston investor unit make valv and marin specialti equip for militari kaplan control sharehold hunt valv inc amount cash transact expect close april not disclos reuter earn bank incom show drop year problem farmbelt and oilpatch region contribut declin incom for bank quarter centuri feder deposit insur corp fdic nation commerci bank had net incom billion dlr slightli record billion dlr total second highest report time incom had not grown sinc figur reflect radic split health bank two halv countri fdic east bank had loss last year bank west mississippi river had loss nationwid bank report loss fdic seri quarterli bank profil plan issu don rememb time such clear distinct geograph area fdic chairman william seidman told report that figur not good show problem not lie bank system region differ econom perform bank fail thi year twice fail thi time year ago seidman doubt pace continu posit note bank increas capit record billion dlr last year and slow number problem bank region southwest seidman bank provis for loss bad loan fourth quarter increas billion dlr pct rise year ago larg bank asset billion dlr report fourth quarter loss total fdic seidman earli effect brazil moratorium debt interest payment bank bank deregul had manag freedom run bank and that increas failur expect thi freedom regulatori restraint meant bank that manag stronger seidman reuter earn somerset save bank sosa qtr feb net shr ct net year net asset mln mln deposit mln mln loan net mln mln note per shr amount not compani convert public ownership juli reuter earn vestar secur inc ve set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record march note compani prior qtr includ end year addit ct dividend reuter earn ameritech ait regular dividend set qtly div dlr dlr pai record march note full name american inform technolog corp reuter earn hartford nation corp hnat declar dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn arkansa corp abz declar qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn auditor lift qualif indiana pin auditor for public servic indiana inc lift qualif effect for two year financi result compani annual sharehold report psi report qualifi and auditor arthur andersen and question util abil recov cost marbl hill nuclear power plant and extend matur credit agreement compani wrote mln dlr marbl hill cost novemb and repaid final mln dlr debt octob reuter earn marshal industri qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln note per share figur reflect two for stock split juli reuter earn financi benefit group inc fbgi year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss note includ realiz gain mln dlr versu dlr reuter earn arkansa abz see lower qtr net arkansa corp quarter earn will significantli lower fulli dilut earn ct per share last year quarter compani price competit and lower traffic level motor carrier industri hurt quarter result compani furnitur and tire oper profit thi year last year arkansa that industri sustain upcom pct motor carrier rate hike will offset teamster labor increas schedul for april labor increas will pct for abf freight system largest unit reuter earn ur corp ur qtr jan net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr pimari reuter earn tie commun inc tie qtr loss oper shr loss dlr loss ct oper net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln mth oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln mln rev mln mln note for qtr and loss reflect pretax loss mln and mln includ writedown inventori and restructur charg amount mln and mln and tax gain and for qtr and loss consist pretax loss mln and mln includ writedown inventori restructur charg and loss sale divis amount mln and mln and tax gain and mln qtr exclud estim loss for dispos hcl leas corp sold juli oper result prior thi date year current and prior exclud loss and for estim loss dispos hcl leas corp qtr and year current exclud foreign tax and payment requir absenc foreign oper loss carryforward prior year reuter acq hous plan seek bar foreign takeov hous subcommitte vote give presid reagan author block foreign takeov compani similar takeov fairchild semiconductor corp fujitsu withdrawn energi and commerc subcommitte commerc approv amend hous trade bill provis give reagan power block sale foreign compani sale not nation econom interest subcommitte reject propos requir pai investor pct for hold gold invest govern storag amend call for govern sell gold coin and gold back bond matur year investor reduc feder debt reuter acq sieb complet acquist ranco rni sieb plc complet acquisit ranco inc approv ranco sharehold term deal ranco holder will receiv dlr share cash ranco will transfer sieb subsidiari robertshaw control ranco produc automat control devic and power control that regul temperatur pressur time sequenc current fluid flow and humid teccor unit make special line semiconductor reuter earn hawker siddelei canada inc year net shr dlr dlr net mln sale mln mln note pct own hawker siddelei group plc reuter crude plan close refineri esso saf esso saf essf french subsidiari exxon corp xon had plan shut two refineri exxon presid lee raymond earlier that decid close french refineri esso saf spokesman closur hypothesi that depend evolut market and refineri abil make monei port jerom west pari and fo sur mer mediterranean had benefit invest and had last year broken even stock loss port jerom refineri annual product capac mln tonn fo sur mer mln spokesman ad industri sourc easiest plant dispos fo sur mer singl refineri port jerom refineri attach wider complex compris petrochem plant and lubric product plant raymond quot publish interview that exxon review worldwid refineri oper and decid close french refineri reuter earn tel offshor trust teloz up quarterli payout qtly distribut ct ct prior qtr payabl april record march reuter earn emhart corp emh set increas earn emhart corp plan increas worldwid revenu and earn annual compound growth rate pct and pct object base assumpt includ pct averag inflat rate and two pct pct gnp real growth emhart report net loss mln dlr ct share mln tax restructur charg realign compani asset emhart divest unit focu primari market industri product consum product and inform and electron system emhart industri product account for pct project revenu billion dlr consum product account for pct revenu and inform and electron system pct reuter fuel belcher rais heavi fuel price belcher york subsidiari coastal corp cgp will rais post price for number six fuel york ct dlr barrel depend grade effect march price pct sulphur dlr dlr pct sulphur dlr dlr pct sulphur dlr dlr pct sulphur dlr dlr two pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct and pct sulphur dlr ct reuter earn graphic industri inc grph qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln reuter earn central pennsylvania financi corp cpsa payout qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record april reuter earn hartford nation corp hnat regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record march reuter carcass brazilian red meat output sharpli usda brazilian red meat product fell pct mln tonn due drought reduc slaughter weight and herd rebuild start high cattl price agricultur depart report world product and trade develop usda that beef product expect reach mln tonn pork product rose pct mln tonn due sharp rise beef price and expect remain that level thi year usda reuter acq gencorp ask sharehold postpon action tender offer acq moni financi bui unit administr uai moni financi servic purchas unit administr inc effort secur larger market share for group insur line moni thi acquisit coupl purchas kelli associ contribut goal expand group busi and improv product line reuter earn bfi commun system inc qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev avg shr reuter acq fortun forf acquir marin save fortun financi group inc fortun save bank subsidiari execut definit agreement bui marin save and loan associ florida for mln dlr agreement approv director bank and subject approv marin sharehold major vote fortun that agreement will pai dlr cash for each marin share outstand thing reuter acq hawker siddelei canada sell unit hawker siddelei canada inc that due poor market condit for railwai freight car manufactur plan sell trenton work divis trenton nova scotia hawker siddelei set provis mln dlr for propos sale lower earn due lower earn transport equip and loss steel cast and forg offset gain mine sector and improv forestri equip hawker siddelei demand for railwai equip limit export sale frequent restrain custom financ difficulti demand for steel cast and wheel for canadian railwai continu depress mainten requir lowest level past decad demand for industri cast due increas hydro electr power gener compani compani manufactur mine machineri and tunnel equip show greatli improv result and export market china and india orenda divis maintain high level activ aircraft engin repair and overhaul and manufactur engin compon sawmil equip and skidder oper affect strike british columbia and extend debat import canadian lumber encourag sign yearend compani reuter earn central illinoi cip mth feb net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note central illinoi public servic full name compani recent month net exclud prefer dividend mln dlr compar mln dlr last year reuter earn bogart craft corp vogt year loss end nov shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln note prior end nov reuter acq gencorp group seek anti greenmail vote gamco investor inc affili gabelli and plan propos anti greenmail provis gencorp inc annual meet march gamco chairman mario gabelli greenmail involv repurchas share premium compani unwant investor gencorp todai receiv surpris tender offer group that hold pct stock gabelli gamco file secur and exchang commiss pct gencorp stock held gamco and affili stock amount share and report earlier file file passiv investor show hold pct earlier todai gener partner own wagner and brown and afg industri inc launch dlr per share tender offer for gencorp analyst offer and dlr per share low gencorp made comment offer gabelli propos that manag spin asset gencorp broadcast properti sharehold licens broadcast properti long entangl seri challeng thing clear and that meet and put greenmail gabelli gabelli fear that greenmail motiv offer annual meet held akron ohio reuter earn laenderbank expect modest profit rise oesterreichisch laenderbank olbv expect maintain dividend and record moder rise profit thi year mln schill net profit made gener director gerhard wagner wagner told new confer that last year pct rise net profit mln larg due greater domest busi and wider margin schill interest rate bank austria largest rais dividend pct billion schill nomin share capit pct capit billion announc result wagner will endeavour maintain higher dividend laenderbank balanc sheet total rose pct billion schill pct growth foreign currenc busi last year account for pct balanc sheet total compar pct wagner blame realtiv shrinkag foreign busi chiefli dollar fall schill effect peg mark dollar weak had wipe billion schill balanc sheet total wagner declin give exact figur for profit bank london branch open april that close mln stg schill lend profit interest had risen pct billion schill commiss earn climb pct mln feder budget state due lower stake pct laenderbank pct wagner exact time move depend state reuter acq nation data ndac pact signatur nation data commun inc longer oblig issu major sharehold signatur capit corp mln common share previou agreement nation enter into agreement signatur own pct nation common prior pact pact nation grant signatur year option acquir two mln share common for option price equal current market nation mln share outstand reuter acq pilgrim ventur merger agreement pilgrim ventur corp sign letter intent merg market technolog group inc rockvil center term agreement pilgrim publicli held corpor will issu two mln share author unissu restrict common stock market technolog sharehold compani expect complet merger june market technolog develop comput base advertis system gear larg advertis compani reuter acq gencorp studi gener partner bid gencorp inc chairman william reynold compani board and financi and legal advisor will studi unsolicit tender offer gener partner advic sharehold wait board advis posit will happen march reynold earlier todai gener partner control wagner and brown and afg industri inc start tender offer for gencorp share and stock purchas right for dlr share gener partner offer due expir april condit receipt suffici financ and condit ask sharehold postpon decis whether accept reject offer board finish evalu reynold statement wagner and brown afg offer not expir april sharehold time make decis reuter earn restaur manag servic resm payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april note full name restaur manag servic inc reuter earn citizen bancorp inc cfb rais dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai record april note prior dividend adjust for recent six for stock split reuter jet texaco inc mln dlr defens contract texaco refin and market inc award mln dlr defens logist agenc contract for jet fuel defens depart work contract award part multi contract procur program expect complet march reuter earn allison place inc all qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn conagra inc qtr shr ct ct gas pri pri bui shell hawaii ga station pacif resourc inc sign definit agreement royal dutch shell group unit shell oil bui shell market termin and distribut asset hawaii for mln dlr purchas includ shell interest retail gasolin station and petroleum product termin pri compani expect transact complet septemb pact includ provis allow continu us shell trademark credit card and sale shell brand product gasolin station pri pri shell brand product sold thi agreement will manufactur shell specif reuter earn read rdgc qtr oper net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note year ago period exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr ct shr includ gain dlr mln dlr qtr and mln dlr mln dlr year tax loss carryforward reuter earn conagra inc cag qtr feb net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr primari mln mln avg shr dilut mln mln mth shr primari dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net mln mln mth rev billion billion avg shr primari mln mln avg shr dilut mln mln note net prefer dividend payment current mth net includ tax provis mln dlr for consolid food plant shr and avg shr data reflect two for split decemb result for year ago mth and current half restat reflect acquisit miller enterpris for share januari reuter acq canadian pacif seek buyer for unit canadian pacif retain wood gundi inc seek buyer for mapl leaf mill toronto compani mapl leaf had sale mln dlr and tax profit mln dlr diversifi agriproduct compani produc and sell industri and consum flour flour base product and bake good oper fulli integr poultri busi and render busi market livestock and poultri feed and distribut grain network countri and termin elev reuter acq air canada courier bui sharpli alter industri air canada mln dlr acquisit gelco corp gec canadian unit dramat alter canada fast grow courier industri larg domin compani thi year compani offici and analyst state own air canada take countri second largest overnight courier busi two month anoth canadian compani onex capit corp approv acquisit number rank purol courier jersei base purol courier corp pcc analyst two acquisit prompt financi restructur undertaken parent compani and like don repres industri trend bui foreign own courier oper case whether you can bui peopl time mcleod young weir transport analyst toni hine comment two acquisit fit larger move compani embroil restructur sell canadian unit gener readi cash nesbitt thomson deacon inc analyst harold wolkin good correl parent sell canadian subsidiari and parent sieg take gelco corp minnesota decid sell gelco express part previous announc program sell oper unit bui back share and pai debt gelco express market vice presid jame neil told reuter sale gelco divestitur program and proce will us pai mln dlr debt year end compani compani offici declin disclos earn and revenu figur neil gelco express hold domin posit industri handl packag dai and gener revenu mln canadian dlr year earlier move purol sell canadian unit form import part compani restructur program adopt anoth canadian compani unicorp canada corp acquir pct stake purol and acquir compani last month purol agre acquir compani form hutton lbo inc and manag purol courier busi for air canada acquisit gelco canadian courier busi repres excel financi invest market see grow pct annual spokesman esther szynkarski airlin announc acquir pct stake em corp calgari citi messeng servic not disclos financi term szynkarski two acquisit total mln canadian dlr and two busi combin yearli revenu mln dlr acquisit fit air canada strategi seek attract invest that compliment main airlin busi gelco will continu oper current manag independ air canada air canada oper air cargo busi that includ small door door courier oper run good invest grow market and that want szynkarski analyst hine gelco and purol canadian unit will like retain oper link deliveri network gener traffic for parent compani tie capit canada natur busi that increment traffic increment revenu hine sort sausag maker busi you put place sausag grinder and sausag you can stuff monei you make ad reuter copper copper industri ask lme for strategi statement repres intern wrought copper council iwcc and major copper produc told london metal exchang lme clear statement forward strategi lead understand industri and lme press releas iwcc that latest meet copper industri and lme discuss clear hous system industri express grave concern latest propos made lme member for cash clear market replac plan clear system will retain prompt date settlement basi copper industri deleg told lme decis chang plan clear system fundament chang function lme and servic industri releas deter industri us exchang for hedg and physic remov uniqu advantag offer lme and make indistinguish trade orient market such comex lme had decid whether dealer conveni higher prioriti custom satisfact industri deleg iwcc releas lme had confirm that chang made clear system plan start had that consider due cash clear propos made amalgam metal trade lme member meet last week copper industri spokesman suggest that assur perman clear system remov industri fear uncertainti result endless process review and chang press releas reuter earn north west telecom nowt qtr oper net oper shr ct ct oper net rev year oper shr dlr dlr oper net rev mln mln note full name north west telecommun inc reuter acq group reconsid comput memori cmin bid sharehold group led hill investor natali koether reconsid plan seek control comput memori inc and plan sell entir stake compani file secur and exchang commiss group includ sun equiti corp sold net comput memori common share march and price rang dlr share lower stake share pct total outstand group reconsid takeov plan compani announc agre stock swap march chatsworth calif comput disk drive concern agre letter intent exchang pct stock newli issu for asset privat held hemdal film corp hemdal surviv entiti light disclosur sun found evalu feasibl seek control compani and sold portion share and intend sell balanc thereof time time group group disclos plan dec seek control compani reserv chang mind reuter earn ault inc ault qtr march net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln reuter earn americu trust atu and atp initi dividend americu trust for american telephon and telegraph share seri two will distribut initi dividend ct sharehold record march reuter acq xtra xtr bui fruehauf ftr unit xtra corp agre acquir stock rentco trailer corp wholli own subsidiari fruehauf corp for mln dlr rentco had revenu mln dlr transact expect complet april and subject regulatori approv reuter acq wick compani wix complet sale unit wick compani inc complet sale sequoia suppli divis compani creat manag that divis paul hylbert presid sequoia name presid and chief execut offic compani reuter acq ldbrinkman ldbc chief cut cenergi crg stake ldbrinkman corp chairman brinkman and member famili cut stake cenergi corp share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss group sold cenergi common share snyder oil partner soi march for dlr and gave snyder anoth share exchang for unit limit partnership interest snyder reuter earn inter tel inc intla qtr feb net shr ct net rev mln avg shr reuter earn texstyren corp foam mth dec loss shr loss ct net loss rev mln avg shr mln note compani public februari reuter earn fluorocarbon corp fcbn qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter earn metro mobil mmct declar stcok dividend metro mobil ct inc declar pct stock dividend dividend will distribut april holder record march reuter earn laurentian group see higher share net laurentian group corp expect earn per share will show proportion increas last year compani had mln dlr oper profit ct per share mln dlr ct per share share outstand increas mln mln american hold compani laurentian capit corp will show substanti improv thi year chairman claud castonguai annual meet laurentian capit corp recent acquir two small life insur compani had profit mln dlr ct per share compar mln dlr ct per share castonguai laurentian group corp parent firm plan fill nation financi servic distribut system and make acquisit opportun occur compani expand thi year continent europ conjunct victoir french insur compani reuter earn metro mobil mmct declar stock dividend metro mobil ct inc declar pct stock dividend dividend will distribut april holder record march reuter earn tridel enterpris inc year net shr dlr ct net rev mln mln reuter trade peru short term trade credit mln dlr peru short term foreign trade credit line regard vital ensur smooth foreign commerci transact doubl mln dollar month govern presid alan garcia central bank gener manag hector neyra told report credit dai trade credit mln dlr garcia offic announc tough stanc limit foreign debt repay pct export earn neyra told reuter peru current interest payment short term debt includ trade credit line and mln dlr call work capit credit trade credit line mln dlr fell peru stop payment privat foreign bank reuter acq sell remain pct stake british conserv govern sell remain pct sharehold british petroleum plc financi year start april treasuri financi secretari norman lamont made announc parliament govern polici sell minor hold compani and circumst permit part thi polici announc that subject market condit govern will sell remain share financi year last sale british govern share septemb govern hold mln ordinari share compani lamont treasuri appoint financi advis for sale merchant bank and stockbrok interest consid for thi interview earli april septemb govern sold mln share underwritten offer for sale tender strike price penc pct minimum tender price treasuri spokesman sale share not cut across govern plan privatis roll royc april sale baa plc british airport author slate for privatis june juli reuter gold east rand mine expect higher gold product east rand proprietari mine that bar major disrupt product expect gold output top tonn drop tonn last year chairman clive knobb annual report mine expect mill higher tonnag capit expenditur will mln rand declin gold product last year due pct drop tonnag mill and pct declin grade reuter acq snyder soi bui stake cenergi snyder oil partner acquir mln share pct cenergi corp continu review invest and made determin futur action reuter acq west financi fwf bui progress progress save and loan associ prsl agre principl purchas west financi corp west save and loan associ acquisit cash merger progress sharehold receiv dlr per share compani progress save asset mln dlr and oper ten offic lo angel and orang counti agreement subject feder and sharehold approv reuter earn commun save bank csbn qtly dividend qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record april reuter earn texstyren foam suspend prefer payment texstyren corp suspend quarterli cash dividend payment pct convert exchang prefer stock suspens effect march payment and not expect pai prefer dividend forseeabl futur payment suspend coven contain loan agreement spokesman compani loss dlr for month public compani not meet incom condit loan lead suspens maker foam cup food contain and product had outstand prefer share had privat dividend payment share amount dlr per year spokesman reuter earn spectran corp sptr qtr shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note qtr includ mln dlr restructur charg and writedown dlr year includ writedown mln dlr reuter earn vanguard index trust quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq canadian pacif seek buyer for mapl leaf unit canadian pacif retain wood gundi inc seek buyer for mapl leaf mill toronto compani mapl leaf had sale mln canadian dlr and tax profit mln canadian dlr diversifi agriproduct compani produc and sell industri and consum flour flour base product and bake good oper fulli integr poultri busi and render busi market livestock and poultri feed and distribut grain network countri and termin elev reuter acq greyhound corp complet bu line sale greyhound corp complet sale greyhound line unit dalla base gli hold inc for mln dlr cash secur royalti and consider greyhound gli author continu familiar run dog logo red white and blue shield greyhound corp will continu us run dog alon symbol reuter acq intercar care drop offer buyout plan intercar inc termin plan acquir univers care california health mainen organ jersei secur decis withdraw underwrit for intercar propos public debt and equiti secur offer acquisit conting abil obtain financ fund mln dlr cash portion purchas price intercar offer aim rais mln dlr for work capit and mln repai debt incur connect recent acquisit medic enterpris inc compani state that mln dlr work capit deficit and will reduc oper expens decreas oper hour workforc reduct and sale asset reuter acq provid energi pvy final acquisit provid energi corp complet purchas north attleboro ga term not disclos north attleboro serv residenti custom commerci custom and industri custom reuter earn mesa royalti trust mrt monthli payout mesa royalti trust mrt unit holder record march will receiv distribut amount dlr ct per unit payabl april reuter earn mitek system expect loss current quarter mitek system inc expect report loss current quarter end march due primarili govern bui cycl compani not quantifi size expect loss expect sale and profit for fiscal exce mitek report sale mln dlr and net profit dlr mitek al introduc line page per minut desk top laser printer limit shipment will begin quarter full product plan for quarter reuter acq echlin ech bui stake champion part creb champion part rebuild inc echlin inc bought pct stake acquir newli issu share and warrant bui anoth share dlr each for total invest dlr newli issu share rais champion outstand share vote restrict share champion board will expand includ two independ person suggest echlin champion will us proce pai long term debt echlin agre limit bui addit champion share and abil seek control champion year champion echlin will receiv protect declin price champion stock for year echlin receiv time payment option cash stock rang dlr share dlr share extent market price champion share dlr share time reuter coffee ibc presid attend managua coffe meet brazilian coffe institut ibc presid jorio dauster will attend meet managua thi weekend told reuter telephon brasilia that meet involv brazil colombia and central american coffe produc will strictli review coffe market situat meet set for saturdai continu sundai reuter crude canterra energi drill nova scotia canterra energi will drill exploratori scotian shelf kilomet east southeast halifax nova scotia drill will begin late april meter water and will drill total depth meter canterra canterra will oper and pct interest petro canada inc pct trillium explor corp pct and nova scotia resourc ventur pct reuter acq fleet flt aim speed merger norstar fleet financi group hope propos merger norstar bancorp rank largest bank merger can complet begin execut fleet robert louge director corpor commun for rhode island base fleet told reuter compani explor possibl seek chang nation trigger date for state reciproc bank law jan juli decis rhode island legislatur merger plan announc middai new releas that deal worth billion dlr consumm juli rhode island barrier interst bank england come can consumm deal earlier that for concern louge knowledg chang rhode island law not hardship for bank institut state fleet optimst connecticut law permit interst bank merger england can amend fleet own connecticut bancorp connecticut law not amend time louge option spin that unit repurchas provis england reciproc bank law exclud york mean protect region bank gobbl monei center giant wall street analyst merger accord fleet and albani base norstar demonstr rapid pace interst bank merger sinc state legislatur begain permit region merger reciproc basi suprem court decid mid permit merger fleet and norstar joint statement bill propos merger partnership two compani will continu oper exist headquart merger norstar holder will receiv fleet share for each fleet previous announc two for split fleet share close todai give deal billion dlr that top propos merger lo angel base secur pacif corp spc and seattl rainier bancorpart rban west coast deal announc week ago worth estim billion dlr chemic york corp chl acquisit texa commerc bancshar last year valu billion dlr make similar size secur pacif rainer deal california combin well fargo and wfc and crocker nation corp last year worth billion dlr and bank merger southeast valu mln dlr rang merger equal analyst john roonei moselei secur corp norstar had book end dlr per share fleet book dlr roonei note that norstar chairman peter kiernan fleet terrenc murrai late kiernan head combin compani retir murrai assum top post analyst thaddeu paluszek merril lynch and fleet earn dilut two pct basi merger term announc todai note that fleet teriff reput diversifi number financi area fleet establish consum bank southeast and innov securit mortgag merg bank asset excess billion dlr and largest bank norstar oper york state not york citi louge point futur bank oper that norstar and fleet oper state main combin agreement norstar and fleet includ lock option design deter acquir each grant option purchas author unissu share amount pct fulli dilut share outstand reuter earn tridel enterpris inc set initi dividend qtly div ct pai april record march reuter cpi brazilian inflat lower februari brazilian consum price rose pct februari compar januari record rate pct brazilian geographi and statist institut statement februari rise brought increas consum price sinc introduct anti inflat cruzado plan year ago pct reuter interest volatil like remain low debt futur financi analyst chanc that interest rate futur will break narrow rang and low volatil remaind week volatil wednesdai stalei commod intern analyst jerom lacei for moment trade rang even unexpect develop growth economi not spur market sluggish state analyst bond market not demonstr that can break low volatil carrol mcente and mcginlei analyst deni karnoski not new economi karnoski that bond market will possibl break doldrum particip perceiv that dollar stabil and feder reserv room conduct monetari polici even wednesdai fed fund below six pct dollar strong and oil soft side bond futur attract eager seller contract approach recent high addit chang percept dollar and monetari polici golden gate futur presid norman quinn begin april bring foreign investor back into marketplac market begin feel demand begin fiscal year japan april quinn quinn echo sentiment analyst that larg amount cash wait invest japanes invest secur materi start japan fiscal year domest fund flow into bond market stiff ralli possibl bring yield long bond pct compar current yield pct quinn meantim even prospect suppli not like move futur treasuri announc billion dlr refund oper move cash govern secur price late wednesdai close futur surpris suppli push trade rang lacei reuter trade hous panel vote eas export control kei hous panel vote greatli eas govern control export hous committe move rapidli approv major trade law hope will solv trade woe hous foreign affair subcommitte intern econom polici vote direct administr cut list control export per cent remov item longer consid import militari secur industri had complain lose sale foreign competitor allow export freeli product compani not sell abroad issu subject administr debat commerc depart had held that unnecessari restrict imped export defens depart current control retain administ congression panel met todai portion widerang trade bill that intend compani sell product abroad and fight unfair foreign trade practic separ propos conflict will woven hous democrat leader into final trade bill for vote full hous late april spark propos fujitsu control interest schlumberg fairchild semiconductor corp hous energi and commerc subcommitte commerc vote expand reagan author block foreign takeov compani reagan block takeov found damag econom nation secur interest lose semiconductor heart nation secur subcommitte chairman jame florio jersei democrat subcommitte call for administr retali japan for restrict govern procur practic retali trigger requir that administr investig whether compani treat unfairli and whether bar bid lucr public work project such billion dlr kansai airport construct firm complain not allow bid construct urg record industri subcommitte agre bar import japanes product digit audio record meet close session hous wai and mean committe agre presid reagan retali foreign countri that refus open market telecommun product congression aid committe agre compani allow press for relief import counterfeit product made violat copyright and patent law reuter copper chilean copper worker elect left wing leader chilean left wing leader elect copper worker union for time sinc left wing govern salvador allend overthrown coup nicanor araya member popular democrat movement mdp name presid chilean confeder copperwork ctc group worker emploi state own copper mine union offici member mdp includ communist parti and faction socialist parti princip posit union director state own copper compani chile codelco produc pct countri copper output mln tonn per year chile world lead copper export and sale account for pct export incom mdp won six place union director elect earlier thi month christian democrat parti hold and remaind won independ left wing left control union christian democrat and independ fail reach agreement joint candid for presid and withdrew negoti union elect call resign presid rodolfo seguel last octob seguel christian democrat and chile union leader forc step repeat court action brought codelco prevent union oper labour leader head inter union nation worker command cnt worker sack codelco strike strike copper industri stoppag stage past year mark start wave protest militari rule presid augusto pinochet codelco argu that seguel not continu union leader longer emploi compani reuter acq gencorp bidder plan sale aerospac unit gener partner control privat held wagner and brown and afg industri inc plan sell gencorp inc aerospac and soft drink bottl divis succe acquir compani file secur and exchang commiss gener partner proce sale gencorp aerospac divis repai debt incur dlr share cash tender offer gener partner launch surpris tender offer todai share gencorp pct total outstand common stock gener partner estim total cost takeov billion dlr plan continu gencorp polici settl feder commun commiss charg two televis and radio station licens continu gencorp polici sell york area televis station wor mca inc mca for mln dlr and lo angel station khj walt disnei di for mln dlr gener partner plan gencorp headquart akron ohio gener partner maintain gencorp plastic and industri product divis tire and relat product left open that make gencorp oper complet merger mln dlr equiti for tender offer gener partner seek billion dlr secur margin facil well fargo bank and bank seek billion dlr sale shearson lehman brother hold inc affili senior subordin promissori note march letter gencorp chairman william reynold includ sec file gener partner offici confid abil promptli obtain remain fund describ offer materi for thi reason not forse obstacl prompt consumm transact gener partner shearson dealer manag gener partner offer for gencorp reuter acq monsanto mtc debt cut mondanto paid two third debt billion dlr acquisit searl and end thi lower compani debt capit ratio pct end pct compani that chemic sale account for pct sale pct thi underscor strategi shift low profit commod chemic matur market into higher chemic busi high growth area reuter acq lifestyl lif bombai amend merger agreement lifestyl restaur inc reduc number bombai palac restaur inc common share receiv previous announc merger agreement amend deal lifestyl sharehold will bombai share for each six lifestyl share amend offer bombai will issu share mln dlr amend increas cash consider offer lifestyl pct convert subordin debentur pct princip amount pct reuter earn weisfield inc wei quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record april reuter tin bolivian tin miner start hunger strike miner emploi state corpor comibol hunger strike press for higher wage miner union spokesman victor lopez execut secretari miner union told new confer striker began fast major tin mine district oruro and potosi and action spread tomorrow paz and area govern charg that strike miner union crippl massiv layoff part left wing destabilis plan coincid visit west german presid richard von weizsaeck arriv dai offici tour fridai miner union chief simon rey told report strike had noth subvers and press for govern invest comibol govern presid victor paz estenssoro streamlin deficit ridden state mine corpor lai miner two third workforc collaps intern tin price reuter sugar czarnikow expect lower european sugar output european sugar output basi year averag yield will half mln tonn white last year yield vari wide year year broker czarnikow market review european commun sow like compar last year suggest sow respond recent upsurg world price czarnikow not sort fact that easili becom broker base forecast licht plant estim put germani netherland and ussr lower hungari romania poland turkei and yugoslavia higher czarnikow project mln tonn white and differ yield includ max aver min franc germani europ poland ussr europ europ reuter sugar cuban sugar output mln tonn cuban sugar output thi season put mln tonn raw broker czarnikow monthli sugar market review allow for tonn for current year domest usag leav mln tonn for export czarnikow estim mln tonn will ussr mln socialist countri and remaind for deliveri socialist bloc destin czarnikow estim ussr product mln tonn raw ad mln import cuba and set estim domest and export mln tonn will leav gap mln tonn acquir world market soviet purchas date not short that quantiti czarnikow reuter ship cargo prefer fund accord depart agricultur and transport close agreement fund increas share food aid ship flag vessel farm bill provis cargo prefer melvin sim usda gener sale manag told hous agricultur appropri subcommitte hear that two depart negoti memorandum understand cargo prefer farm bill provis percentag food aid shipment carri flag vessel gradual increas year pct increas cost vessel fund transport depart usda usda offici transport contribut monei agreement usda and transport expect resolv matter usda offici tom kai administr usda foreign agricultur servic yesterdai requir that food aid shipment carri vessel difficult meet tonnag requir cargo prefer harder and harder meet kai two farm state congressmen pat robert kan and glenn english okla cargo prefer make farm export program costli and program elimin past farm interest oppos cargo prefer defeat congress maritim interest view cargo prefer vital ship fleet reuter gnp australian fourth qtr gdp rise pct pct qtr rise offici gnp australian gdp rise pct fourth quarter australia season adjust real gross domest product gdp rose pct fourth quarter rise pct quarter statist bureau thi compar pct fall fourth quarter compar year earlier quarter gdp rose pct bureau figur show annual rise compar pct fall quarter compar quarter and pct rise year earlier period bureau figur show real farm gross product rose pct fourth quarter growth quarter and pct fall year earlier make annual rise pct gross farm product rose pct compar rise pct quarter and pct year earlier make annual growth pct element fourth quarter gdp rise includ fall pct and pct privat and govern final consumpt expenditur bureau figur show gross fix capit expenditur fell pct quarter export good and servic rose pct and import pct season adjust expenditur gdp averag price rose billion dlr fourth quarter billion quarter and year earlier quarter figur subject revis long period reuter acq nippon life seek tie secur hous nippon life insur purs link american secur hous expand oversea invest portfolio compani spokesman declin comment rumour compani pct stake shearson lehman brother invest bank unit american express axp firm start sound invest bank capit particip month ago and narrow number prospect not had set sight firm nippon life japan largest life insur plan set wholli own invest unit nissei intern america york month and subsidiari canada singapor cayman island and jersei thi year move line long term strategi put emphasi oversea invest manag opportun home declin compani asset grow compani attract scale and depth monei and credit market and establish firm foothold spokesman ad reuter jobs zealand unemploy fall februari zealand unemploy rate fell pct workforc end februari pct januari pct level februari labour depart number unemploi fell januari and compar februari reuter trade japan march interim trade surplu fall japan custom clear trade surplu fell billion dlr dai march billion surplu year earlier ministri financ march interim surplu compar billion dlr surplu februari period fob export dai march rose pct year earlier billion dlr and cif import rose pct billion averag yen dollar rate us for statist yen year earlier reuter acq mitsui and bui stake imatron mitsui and mit spokesman subsidiari mitsui and usa inc bought two mln dlr newli issu share imatron inc unlist california base medic equip manufactur mitsui and usa imatron largest sharehold pct firm outstand share imatron capitalis mln dlr spokesman mitsui and intend import imatron computeris diagnost equip into japan reuter retail zealand retail sale slow januari season adjust retail sale rose pct januari compar increas pct decemb and pct year earlier statist depart statement actual retail sale fell billion dlr januari billion month earlier and compar billion januari year year retail sale rose pct compar pct increas year earlier period reuter gold south african miner return work black worker return work stage dai strike two mine mondai nation union minework and compani that mine miner resum work grootvlei gold mine east johannesburg protest transfer colleagu job mine owner gener mine union corp genm union minework coal facil own anglo american corp south africa angl return job tuesdai worker anglo vaal collieri south johannesburg had struck protest alleg refus offici south african homeland transkei miner attend funer homeland union spokesman reuter acq sanwa bank acquir small stake portugues bank sanwa bank anwa agre bui two pct stake oporto base banco portugu investmento sarl bpi portug largest merchant bank sanwa offici sanwa will purchas share intern financ corp bpi sharehold and sister organis world bank for mln yen acquisit will complet thi month japanes and portugus govern expect give permiss thi time japanes bank bought stake portugues bank sanwa plan increas stake bpi pct ceil for foreign sharehold offici bank agre banco portugu atlantico state own merchant bank oporto exchang inform custom and acceler japanes invest and technolog transfer portug reuter trade india trade deficit fall india trade deficit provision estim billion rupe month fiscal end march compar billion year ago period commerc ministri export rose latest period billion rupe year earlier billion and import billion billion period figur show trade deficit for provision estim billion rupe estim record billion and actual billion commerc minist shiv shanker told report last month reuter cpi sweden revis januari inflat figur sweden rate inflat januari revis fault made calcul figur central bureau statist januari rise consum price pct previous announc pct bureau explain error aros consum price februari rose pct compar pct februari last year bureau total inflat rate thi year pct allow for januari revis figur ad year year inflat rose pct februari revis pct januari and year year rate pct februari bureau slowdown price rise due govern impos price freez into forc februari bureau ad reuter iron-steel taiwan steel firm see lower export output state own china steel corp steel export will drop tonn year end june product compani taiwan largest steel maker expect rise mln tonn mln spokesman told reuter attribut export declin rise taiwan dollar erod competit compani product south korea spokesman compani undergo expans project call for boost product mln tonn year current level project cost billion taiwan dlr will complet april two month ahead target date spokesman compani export product japan southeast asia hong kong middl east and africa reuter earn swissair net mln swiss franc mln div franc money-supply philippin liquid rise loan demand fall liquid philippin rose decemb loan demand and short term lend rate fell central bank bank offici rose pct provision billion peso end decemb month earlier for year year gain pct short term bank lend rate fell annualis pct end decemb pct month earlier and pct end decemb poor loan demand illustr rise commerci bank reserv offici bank offici commerci bank reserv billion peso end decemb reserv requir billion surplu mln peso compar deficit mln peso month earlier and deficit billion end reflect polit uncertainti last quarter reserv monei total monetari author provision billion peso end thi pct billion end novemb and pct billion decemb bank offici note includ monei suppli save time deposit and deposit substitut billion peso end decemb monei suppli rose provision pct billion peso end decemb billion month earlier year year rise pct billion end decemb bank offici broader measur measur note and coin circul save and time deposit rose provision pct billion peso end decemb billion month earlier rose pct billion end decemb deposit commerci bank system rose billion peso end decemb billion end and billion end reuter earn swissair swsz year net mln swiss franc mln div franc per share turnov billion billion reuter wpi finnish wholesal price rise pct februari finnish wholesal price rose pct februari rise pct januari and drop pct februari central statist offic year year wholesal price fell pct februari drop pct januari and pct februari wholesal price index base februari januari and februari last year reuter trade china taiwan trade hong kong fell trade china and taiwan hong kong fell pct billion dlr billion dlr hong kong censu and statist depart taiwan export china hong kong fell billion dlr last year billion china export rose billion dlr mln dlr economist hong kong told reuter that china control scarc foreign currenc hurt import taiwanes consum good such electr fan and televis set herbal medicin and textil china chief export taiwan taiwan not direct trade china and indirect trade rout hong kong reuter money-fx monei market deficit forecast mln stg bank england forecast shortag mln stg monei market todai main factor affect liquid bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill will drain mln stg rise note circul will mln stg partli offset outflow banker balanc target and exchequ transact will add mln stg and mln stg system reuter cpi brazilian monthli inflat dip slightli brazilian consum price rose pct februari compar januari record rate pct brazilian geographi and statist institut ibg statement februari rise brought increas consum price sinc introduct anti inflat cruzado plan year ago pct reuter reserves german net currenc reserv fall billion mark billion bundesbank gold north korea resurrect gold mine repai debt pyongyang and group tokyo base north korean businessmen plan resurrect north korean goldmin and boost annual output almost tonn two year pound present sangsu spokesman for unzan mine develop ventur partner work will begin april and compani aim increas output tonn decad pai pyongyang billion yen debt japanes compani ad expect thi mine worth billion yen gold deposit mine start compani six virtual untap mine unzan area mile north pyongyang modern equip and advanc technolog increas yield mine antiqu method and basic equip gold mine scheme latest seri move north korea clear debt japanes creditor earlier thi year pyongyang and fail pai part debt tonn fish reuter earn legal and gener group pre tax profit mln stg mln veg-oil cargil strike talk resum tuesdai consecut dai talk manag and union aim end month strike cargil oilse process plant seaforth end yesterdai resolv situat progress made compani spokesman fresh talk schedul for tuesdai reuter zinc oecd europ zinc stock rise januari produc zinc stock organ for econom oper and develop oecd european countri rose tonn januari decemb and januari latest intern lead and zinc studi group ilzsg figur show figur jan dec jan refin product refin deliveri mine output metal content reuter crude econom spotlight saudi arabia reshap economi higher world oil price coupl realism usher auster lift saudi arabia economi year fall revenu and grow budget deficit banker and diplomat month ahead will prove critic govern attempt balanc act defend higher oil price and foster recoveri bigger role for privat sector economist oil earn recov thi year billion dlr and nomin gross domest product grow pct rise sinc economist thi will organis petroleum export countri opec succe defend world oil price and saudi arabia not forc curtail output for long saudi arabia keep product defend opec newli establish dlr barrel benchmark price oil minist hisham nazer told reuter output run mln barrel per dai bpd saudi arabia opec quota mln set for half king fahd stamp person author opec found determin defend price move western diplomat underlin kingdom secur stabl sourc incom for economi saudi arabia world largest oil export huge wealthi countri past year declin revenu toll economist estim gross domest product fell pct last year and pct oil revenu last year price briefli dip below dlr per barrel total billion dlr compar peak billion auster watchword saudi arabia will not allow dip into recess saudi can afford draw reserv temporarili offset worst effect diplomat short term kingdom can lessen impact lower oil revenu and gape budget deficit draw foreign reserv put billion dlr such polici cannot pursu indefinit banker and diplomat amount fiscal reckless longer term increas domin public sector time govern publicli urg privat enterpris lead role economi banker and diplomat govern awar risk attach thi polici determin tough oil front even that mean short term deplet reserv budget deficit target huge billion riyal pct total outlai budget explicitli recognis draw reserv foreign borrow rule commerc minist suleiman abdulaziz salim told saudi businessmen thi week govern had carefulli consid stimul economi draw budget plan late last year bold step withdraw billion riyal reserv and pump into economi reserv built late and earli saudi arabia breakneck pace construct and tale high spend legendari shrink economi wrought huge fabric kingdom privat sector poor manag had unpunish easi dai oil boom modern techniqu cost control introduc market expand and outsiz labour forc and inventori cut back expatri workforc fallen sharpli number bankruptci appear declin saudi bank hit hard perform loan corpor sector becom highli select extend credit govern move encourag lend and investig compani complaint late public sector contract payment boost confid recess slow nation industrialis program and discourag foreign invest privat wealth high and bank report and cash deposit saudi arabia attempt shift weight econom develop public privat sector biggest task will convinc businessmen channel person save into industri project kingdom and refrain temptat invest abroad reuter sugar sugar tender concess produc rebat grant yesterdai sugar tender repres concess produc complaint that lose monei export bloc commiss offici maximum rebat european currenc unit ecu per kilo ecu below produc need obtain equival price that offer for sale into intervent rebat last week tender ecu per kilo short level produc need offici offici commiss not negoti produc offer total tonn sugar for sale into intervent appar attempt persuad offer higher rebat french and german produc involv unabl withdraw thi offer april sugar will offici enter intervent store payment for due week and will open withdraw offer time april and offici payment date commiss offici take ownership sugar offici offici commiss bui sugar determin immedi resel move drive market price express hope that oper not eventu plan for intervent sale realis offici reuter earn john fairfax ffxa half week end dec net shr cent int div cent pre tax mln dlr mln net mln mln turnov mln mln incom mln mln shr mln mln note div pai reg april net tax mln dlr mln interest mln mln depreci mln mln and minor net extraordinari profit rpt mln dlr nil reuter earn britoil plc pre tax profit mln stg mln earn fairfax higher tax hit half earn media group john fairfax ffxa that flat half net profit partli reflect impact australian tax system fairfax earlier report net earn edg pct mln dlr week end decemb mln year earlier pre tax profit rose pct mln mln net risen pct for increas compani tax pct and imposit tax fring benefit paid employ and not recipi compani statement fairfax point cyclic downturn revenu growth televis industri anoth reason for flat half earn consid result satisfactori view factor fairfax flagship daili sydnei morn herald and melbourn ag boost advertis volum australian financi review and post extrem satisfactori perform magazin perform strongli pct rise televis cost outweigh pct rise revenu fairfax fall net interest contribut net earn group borrow reduc receipt mln dlr capit dividend australian associ press pty aap sale aap share reuter hold plc rtr thi account for mln dlr extraordinari profit fairfax earli predict result for full year increas borrow recent mln dlr acquisit hsv televis station melbourn will hit earn network channel seven sydnei and brisban will produc offset cost save reuter earn britoil plc btol shr final div make pre tax profit mln stg mln net profit mln mln turnov mln stg billion extraordinari debit mln nil oper profit mln stg mln except debit rationalis programm mln nil petroleum revenu tax mln mln corpor tax and oversea tax mln mln note net effect account reduc tax profit mln stg retain earn for prior year increas mln extraordinari debit mln stg relat decis seek buyer for compani asset reuter jobs embargo for releas gmt thur march feb adjust unemploy fell total mln pct offici income unit wage labour cost rose pct month end jan offici income averag earn rose pct januari underli rise pct offici money-supply februari adjust sterl rise pct pct offici earn legal and gener group plc year shr div make increas pct pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln stg mln pretax profit mln stg mln consist long term busi mln stg mln long term busi mln mln fund manag mln mln short term busi mln loss mln associ compani mln mln sharehold incom and outgo mln debit mln credit except long term busi profit mln nil reuter money-supply feb sterl bank lend billion stg rise jan offici jobs feb adjust unemploy fell total mln pct offici trade japan chip maker slash output ministri intern trade and industri will japanes comput microchip maker slash output second quarter effort save semiconductor pact unit state miti offici unit state accus japan reneg semiconductor pact fail stop flow cut price japanes chip asian market washington threaten retaliatori action april pact agre last year call japan stop sell cut price chip world market and increas import american chip reduc huge trade surplu miti anxiou salvag bilater agreement press chip maker limit product hope that will boost domest chip price and reduc incent export last month ministri ask japanes chip maker reduc quarter output pct meet that request had slash product pct final six week quarter that reduc product level maintain end june second quarter output come pct below that month year miti offici declin identifi ministri not decid extent second quarter cutback that japanes chip maker lose ground asia south korean and competit market pick miti critic privat japanes semiconductor maker for heavi hand attempt ensur success japan chip pact reuter money-supply clear bank lend rise billion stg clear bank sterl lend privat sector februari estim risen underli season adjust billion stg billion stg rise januari bank inform servic unadjust rise billion stg compar mln stg increas januari bank inform servic adjust rise billion stg recent monthli averag billion stg increas mln stg account for person lend bank inform servic lend for home purchas lend for consumpt fell mln stg mln stg credit card debt repaid month lend manufactur industri mln stg and leas compani mln stg bank inform servic februari fell governmemnt tax season lend result industri pai tax bill deposit privat sector rose unadjust billion stg februari and season adjust billion stg deposit public sector rose mln stg februari deposit oversea resid rose mln reuter jobs unemploy fall februari unemploy fell provision season adjust februari total mln pct workforc employ depart januari season adjust unemploy fell revis pct initi januari posit report flat unadjust jobless total includ school leaver fell mln pct mln pct januari februari seventh success month that season adjust unemploy regist fall peak pct last summer lord young employ minist appear doubt monthli fall run will continu depart spokesman sharp fall februari reflect compens for flat figur januari and continu downward trend past six month februari fall spread countri and men and women reuter money-supply sterl pct februari main measur broad monei sterl grew provision season adjust pct februari rise pct januari bank england narrow measur fell provision adjust pct pct drop januari bank unadjust annual growth sterl pct month februari pct januari rose pct pct rise januari season adjust sterl bank lend grew billion stg januari rise billion unadjust counterpart sterl bank lend privat sector expand billion stg billion rise januari bank public sector borrow requir psbr contract mln stg contract billion stg januari fund debt sale bank privat sector and extern flow public sector rose mln stg billion stg rise januari thi central govern debt sale public sector expansionari mln stg billion expans januari bank unadjust counterpart sterl expand mln stg februari expans billion stg januari bank unadjust figur show rise sterl two pct februari drop pct januari basi figur show drop pct februari sharp pct fall januari bank publish full final figur march bank bank privat sector hold public sector debt fell mln stg februari extern flow public sector mln stg combin net psbr repay mln stg public sector contribut growth sterl flat bank season adjust bank lend billion stg februari compar averag billion stg month preced six month reuter income earn rise pct year januari averag earn rose season adjust pct year end januari pct rise year decemb depart employ underli rise pct pct decemb januari index base set provision season adjust decemb underli rise adjust for factor such back pai and time variat had steadi pct octob octob unit wage cost manufactur industri rose pct month end januari year year basi pct rise month end decemb depart employ januari unit wage rise manufactur industri pct unchang decemb rise depart declin underli rate rise earn reflect reduc signific bonu payment januari compar decemb actual increas reflect teacher pai settlement and industri action transport and commun sector januari reuter money-fx monei market shortag forecast revis bank england revis estim deficit system todai mln stg mln reuter gold south african miner return work black worker return work stage dai strike two mine mondai nation union minework and compani that mine miner resum work grootvlei gold mine east johannesburg protest transfer colleagu job mine owner gener mine union corp genm union minework coal facil own anglo american corp south africa angl return job tuesdai worker anglo vaal collieri south johannesburg had struck protest alleg refus offici south african homeland transkei miner attend funer homeland union spokesman reuter acq nippon life seek tie secur hous nippon life insur purs link american secur hous expand oversea invest portfolio compani spokesman declin comment rumour compani pct stake shearson lehman brother invest bank unit american express axp firm start sound invest bank capit particip month ago and narrow number prospect not had set sight firm nippon life japan largest life insur plan set wholli own invest unit nissei intern america york month and subsidiari canada singapor cayman island and jersei thi year move line long term strategi put emphasi oversea invest manag opportun home declin compani asset grow compani attract scale and depth monei and credit market and establish firm foothold spokesman ad reuter money-fx monei market mln stg assist bank england provid monei market mln stg assist thi morn thi compar bank revis shortag forecast mln stg central bank purchas bank bill outright deal rate establish yesterdai compris mln stg band pct mln stg band two pct and two mln stg band pct reuter money-supply philippin liquid rise loan demand fall liquid philippin rose decemb loan demand and short term lend rate fell central bank bank offici rose pct provision billion peso end decemb month earlier for year year gain pct short term bank lend rate fell annualis pct end decemb pct month earlier and pct end decemb poor loan demand illustr rise commerci bank reserv offici bank offici commerci bank reserv billion peso end decemb reserv requir billion surplu mln peso compar deficit mln peso month earlier and deficit billion end reflect polit uncertainti last quarter reserv monei total monetari author provision billion peso end thi pct billion end novemb and pct billion decemb bank offici note includ monei suppli save time deposit and deposit substitut billion peso end decemb monei suppli rose provision pct billion peso end decemb billion month earlier year year rise pct billion end decemb reuter acq sanwa bank acquir small stake portugues bank sanwa bank anwa agre bui two pct stake oporto base banco portugu investmento sarl bpi portug largest merchant bank sanwa offici sanwa will purchas share intern financ corp bpi sharehold and sister organis world bank for mln yen acquisit will complet thi month japanes and portugus govern expect give permiss thi time japanes bank bought stake portugues bank sanwa plan increas stake bpi pct ceil for foreign sharehold offici bank agre banco portugu atlantico state own merchant bank oporto exchang inform custom and acceler japanes invest and technolog transfer portug reuter interest bundesbank leav credit polici unchang bundesbank left credit polici unchang todai regular meet council spokesman answer enquiri west german discount rate remain pct and lombard emerg financ rate pct reuter gnp french reflat sourc close balladur question stimul consumpt reli systemat budget deficit reflationari polici boost french economi sourc close financ minist edouard balladur comment remark prime minist jacqu chirac spokesman deni baudouin mondai minist agre desir relaunch economi thi spark specul govern prepar for reflationari turn financ ministri immedi rule such move sourc todai govern polici remain recoveri sound financ and greater effici that billion billion franc revenu expect for sweep privatis program will provid public compani fresh capit billion franc two third will pai nation debt privatis revenu thi year billion distribut repay nation intern debt and public compani similar proport ad sourc absurd talk reflat countri intern debt expect grow pct thi year billion franc grow twice fast gross domest product nomin gdp expect grow roughli pct thi year billion franc last year broadli line earlier forecast real gdp will grow pct sourc that franc econom target for roughli line main trade partner govern had intent push economi grow artifici pace step neighbour economi reuter acq american express hold talk sale shearson stake nippon life acq american express axp sell shearson stake american express and shearson lehman brother inc subsidiari hold talk equiti invest shearson lehman nippon life insur japan compani discuss led gener understand nippon life purchas pct equiti invest shearson lehman for approxim mln dlr and american express shearson lehman and nippon life explor mutual advantag nonexclus busi and invest opportun compani definit agreement matter subject number condit includ approv american express board and japanes ministri financ compani board schedul meet march for regular monthli session american express continu evalu cours action strateg import shearson lehman addit invest nippon life option rang expand shearson capac meet intern competit broaden access capit compani cours action studi reflect continu integr role shearson lehman american express worldwid financi servic strategi reuter acq tek corp make acquisit tek corp sign letter intent acquir voic system and servic inc for undisclos amount stock complet acquisit chang name voic system and servic inc vboic system receiv dlr contract provid flp commun dalla voicemail system servic bureau locat and contract provid voicemail system and administr and commun reuter acq wisconsin fwb make acquisit wisconsin corp agre acquir north shore bancorp inc northbrook ill for dlr cash slightli twice book subject approv north shore sharehold and regulatori author compani complet expect quarter reuter bop itali februari payment balanc surplu itali balanc payment show surplu billion lire februari compar deficit billion januari provision bank itali figur show februari surplu compar deficit billion lire month for for two month balanc payment show surplu billion lire deficit billion period bank itali cumul balanc for two month not match total calcul individu monthli figur provision natur data reuter earn belveder corp blv qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss avg shr year oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss avg shr note net exclud realiz invest gain dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter reserves italian net reserv rise februari itali net offici reserv rose billion lire februari previous report billion januari bank itali gold hold end februari total billion lire unchang januari convert currenc total billion lire billion januari european currenc unit ecu hold billion lire billion reuter earn carter hawlei hale store inc qtr shr loss dlr profit ct acq wast manag prepar rais bid for chemlawn dlr share earn transamerica gain unit sale transamerica corp expect realiz gain mln dlr previous announc sale group life and health oper transamerican occident life insur subsidiari provid life and accid pacc transamerica life co unit plan chang conserv method amort defer polici acquisit cost result time charg that will offset gain sale transamerica sign definit agreement for sale will structur reinsur transact involv mln dlr reserv liabil mln dlr gain sale and mln dlr statutori surplu that previous support oper group sold will us support transamerica life co effort acceler growth remain busi close expect subject regulatori approv reuter earn ameritrust amtr set two for stock split ameritrust corp board declar two for stock split and manag intend recommend director increas quarterli dividend ct per share presplit current ct compani sharehold annual meet will ask approv increas author common share mln mln limit director liabil and establish classifi board split subject approv increas author common share reuter earn carter hawlei hale store inc chh qtr loss end jan shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net profit mln profit mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note share result provis for prefer dividend per share profit oper dlr ct quarter and dlr dlr year fulli dilut basi thi dlr ct and dlr dlr base mln mln share outstand quarter and mln mln year result period includ pre tax loss mln dlr sale john wanamak and mln dlr relat recapit for combin primari per share charg dlr quarter and dlr year result includ tax charg mln dlr equal dlr share quarter and dlr year for premium earli retir debt net period includ pre tax loss mln dlr equal ct share sale holt renfrew result includ lifo charg mln dlr credit mln dlr quarter and credit mln dlr credit mln dlr year reuter earn american financi famr special payout american financi corp board declar special dividend ct per share and regular quarterli dividend payabl april holder record march reuter earn carib energi revers split approv carib energi inc sharehold approv for revers split that will effect tomorrow and compani chang name texa petroleum corp reuter acq nation capit ncet make sale nation capit real estat trust enter into definit agreement sell irvin commerci center irvin calif shuwa corp california for mln dlr buyer ac dlr into escrow account nonrefund deposit trust exist debt secur properti dlr due complet transact expect earli april reuter earn swissair report lower profit and dividend swissair swsz report pct drop net profit mln swiss franc and that line flexibl dividend polici cut payout franc per share presid robert staubli told new confer that two month thi year gave hope that profit equal last year figur depend factor such fuel price and exchang rate fall larg due mln franc loss swissair core fly busi last year profit mln franc previou year net profit figur reach receipt mln franc plane sale compar mere mln franc financ head martin juenger expect mln franc sale thi year depend speed decid sell gross profit for reach mln franc mln franc subtract for ordinari depreci gross profit for previou year had mln franc mln subtract for depreci includ mln franc supplementari depreci staubli result below predict made thi time last year suffer consider due exchang rate fluctuat strength swiss franc neg effect revenu sharp drop dollar partial compens for cheaper fuel price such offset for strength franc european currenc incom and profit gener servic countri shrank substanti margin exchang rate trend hit sever airlin reuter crude canadian roxi alberta oil discoveri canadian roxi petroleum oil discoveri peerless lake area north central alberta capabl flow barrel oil dai lower zone and barrel dai separ upper zone canadian roxi pct interest year royalti free canadian roxi trout texaco canada inc hold pct mlc oil and ga pct northstar energi corp pct and tricentrol oil pct canadian roxi drill start follow exploratori mile northwest discoveri compani hold net acr vicin discoveri and seismic program underwai evalu drill opportun reuter acq wast manag wmx rais chemlawn chem bid wast manag inc letter chemlawn corp board prepar increas bid for chemlawn dlr share dlr chemlawn promptli negoti and execut simpl two step merger agreement contain essenti coven and condit such agreement wast manag amend dlr share cash tender offer reuter jobs time jobless claim fell week applic for unemploy insur benefit fell season adjust week end march prior week labor depart number peopl receiv benefit regular state program total week end feb latest period for that figur that previou week reuter cocoa cocoa deleg optimist buffer stock rule hope mount for agreement cocoa buffer stock rule intern cocoa organ icco council meet open todai deleg produc and consum icco member open session that prospect for agreement cocoa market support mechan improv chanc good get buffer stock rule end week ghanaian deleg and produc spokesman mama moham told journalist consum spokesman peter baron call tone negoti optimist and realist icco council fail agre buffer stock rule intern cocoa agreement into forc januari deep differ opinion preclud discuss matter that time exist buffer stock tonn cocoa frozen fund balanc mln dlr icco made buffer stock rule negoti prioriti thi semi annual council meet order stop slide world cocoa price consum and produc agre yesterdai principl basi for negoti council broke for lunch and reconven hr work group meet sinc mondai will tackl buffer stock rule issu hr icco execut director kobena erbynn present flesh version draft propos prepar earlier thi week deleg moham deleg will clearer indic prospect for accord detail rule elabor erbynn and produc and consum meet separ todai examin scheme draft propos includ principl limit member cocoa compris buffer stock offer system for bui buffer stock cocoa and price differenti paid for cocoa make buffer stock deleg morn council session ivori coast deleg gave open mind statement that will work buffer stock rule solut come into effect baron ivorian agricultur minist deni bra kanon chairman icco council expect arriv london mondai attend talk baron vice chairman sir deni henri grenada chair meet place soviet and east german deleg not attend council session conflict intern sugar organ meet todai arriv thi afternoon deleg reuter earn stuart depart store stu qtr net end jan shr ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln note full name stuart depart store inc reuter earn iomega corp iomg expect qtr and year loss iomega corp announc expect revenu for quarter significantli lower plan and that anticip loss for quarter annual report mail stockhold tomorrow compani will announc quarter loss will excess mln dlr primarili result lower anticip revenu compani recor net incom dlr ct per share for quarter fiscal revenu mln compani lower revenu plan for balanc and expect record loss for entir year iomega quarter loss will place compani default coven bank line credit coven modifi compani explor altern for rais addit fund debt for equiti financ reuter earn corp com qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn porsch half year earn call satisfactori ing porsch pshg earn half year satisfactori despit burden caus dollar weak mark and stagnat domest demand semi annual sharehold report porsch half turnov fell six pct billion mark billion period earn satisfactori give absolut figur domest turnov fell pct mln mark mln foreign turnov dip billion mark billion half last year export quota rose pct pct car sector account for billion mark turnov billion year earlier product drop pct car manufactur and model rose six pct unit product and model cut pct unit and cut report car sale fell pct unit compar half year report demand continu for model demand fell market domest sale pct unit sale abroad rose pct share export sale rose pct pct invest reduc mln mark mln earn hit lower sale and lower dollar and currenc import market nevertheless sale and turnov finish juli year high level porsch reuter earn progress bank inc psbk qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record march reuter earn geriatr and medic center inc gemc payout qtly div two ct two ct prior pai april record april reuter earn conveni food mart inc cfmi qtr net period end dec shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev note period end decemb share result adjust for for stock split april and pct stock dividend issu dec reuter earn medchem product inc mdch qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale half shr ct ct net sale reuter money-fx monei market mln stg bank england gave monei market mln stg assist afternoon session thi take bank total todai mln stg and compar upward revis estim shortag system mln stg central bank bought bank bill outright compris mln stg band pct and mln stg band two pct reuter earn pagurian corp year net shr dlr ct net mln mln rev mln mln note share outstand mln mln avg shr not compani recent rais equiti and vote interest hee intern corp pct and pct reuter earn unilev plc adjust dividend unilev plc reduct advanc corpor tax act prompt compani adjust final dividend per share origin declar unilev final dividend amount adjust stem dividend equalis agreement british compani and dutch partner unilev act respect dividend paid unilev plc treat part dividend unilev final dividend remain guilder declar result march reuter trade jordan sudan sign mln dlr barter trade pact jordan and sudan sign barter trade agreement will exchang mln dlr worth good year sudanes offici sudan will export corn sesam peanut spice and cow hide jordan will export cement tomato pure chemic and pharmaceut reuter gold market emerg warrant for gold market emerg warrant bui gold vehicl banker bring plai commod option into field secur past week swiss offic american bank launch total issu warrant vari condit draw renew inflationari worri and recoveri gold price last year and credit suiss and credit suiss boston each issu swiss franc bond warrant for gold similar charact aim profession market market small togeth american led warrant issu rais mln swiss franc bank vehicl meet investor and predict live futur andrew barrett citicorp invest bank switzerland warrant give smaller investor chanc long term invest gold limit risk citicorp zurich launch warrant februari second issu week issuer case citibank idea found quick copi goldman sach zurich organ and led issu for swiss branch banqu indosuez march and last night morgan guaranti switzerland anoth for morgan guaranti trust york issu offer investor strike price for gold rang indosuez issu dlr ounc price underli commod dlr level for citibank premium rang pct pct and matur month year and month case longer gold futur and option market banker trace inspir for market back februari report consum price for januari jump pct rais threat inflat peopl worri inflat mat joensson goldman sach monei suppli germani and unit state grown strongli last year and peopl want ride gold gold market strong gain languish dlr ounc past week bank warrant vehicl for highli leverag plai downsid risk limit barrett natur that market develop switzerland peopl understand gold and understand warrant citicorp switzerland pioneer warrant seri equiti link cover issu base japanes compani share past two year and last autumn swiss bank launch cover warrant swiss regist share bid give foreign investor chanc plai market close swiss citizen and plai higher leverag quick flurri issu that market dri swiss share price fell januari peak issu market not basi simpl premium implicit volatil model devis provid scientif comparison titl option market martin bachem morgan guaranti bank issu competit despit rel high premium issu for ounc dlr price swiss franc make premium spot gold price pct black shole option model issu long year matur meant warrant need implicit volatil gold pct for option pai claim lower issu barrett black shole variant citicorp us point higher volatili for morgan issu and emphas that model inexact scienc and each bank model put implicit volatil need for issu close pct calcul issu receiv warm investor joensson goldman sach lot demand even small investor bui warrant apiec sophist wouldn bui premium high reuter acq metro fund sharehold approv merger metro fund corp sharehold approv merger into maxcom corp and chang incorpor nevada delawar metro fund subsidiari comet corp will renam maxcom usa compani report sharehold approv author share common stock set for incent stock option plan reuter earn blockbust entertain corp bbec year loss oper shr loss dlr loss ct oper net loss loss rev note net exclud dlr gain discontinu oper net includ tax credit dlr dlr reuter acq telecom tele sale close delai telecom intern inc close sale pct interest tel commun inc siemen delai compani will continu talk siemen and base current circumst believ transact close week close had schedul for march reuter earn home depot inc qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln rev billion mln reuter crude energi chief see promis oil tax chang energi secretari john herrington propos option rais oil deplet allow pct econom promis spur domest product white hous option gener oppos revis tax code herrington told meet mid contin oil and ga associ that higher deplet allow oil and enhanc oil recoveri cost taxpay mln dlr year option contain report oil and nation secur energi depart white hous tuesdai herrington increas deplet allow option that that significantli increas product low cost american taxpay reject oil import fee costli economi reuter income person incom rose pct februari spend pct income person incom rose pct februari person incom rose pct billion dlr februari season adjust annual rate billion dlr commerc depart increas revis pct rise person incom januari earlier depart estim januari person incom unchang februari incom rise largest monthli increas sinc pct rise april depart attribut last month rise factor includ subsidi payment farmer and govern pai rais depart person consumpt expenditur februari pct billion dlr billion dlr fall billion dlr two pct januari purchas durabl good billion dlr last month decreas billion dlr januari sale motor vehicl account for februari increas and januari declin depart purchas nondur rose billion dlr februari mln dlr increas januari commerc depart wage and salari incom billion dlr februari billion dlr rise januari manufactur payrol increas billion dlr last month rise billion dlr februari gain widespread durabl and nondur industri depart farmer incom increas billion dlr februari declin billion dlr januari last month increas and januari fall farm incom govern subsidi payment depart person tax and nontax payment fell billion dlr februari billion dlr januari drop declin result tax reform act feder withheld incom tax februari month earlier that offset declin feder nonwithheld tax and lower state and local incom tax dispos person incom februari tax pct billion dlr billion dlr rise billion dlr januari person save rate eas pct februari pct januari depart reuter money-fx monei market mln stg late assist bank england provid monei market late assist mln stg thi bring bank total todai mln stg and compar forecast shortag sytem mln stg reuter earn deutsch babcock see higher profit deutsch babcock dbcg expect profit rise current financi year end septemb earn level unsatisfactori manag board chairman helmut wiehn told new confer that busi year had weaken somewhat gener posit sale month februari billion mark pct period expect turnov for year approxim unchang previou year billion mark current order major project book wiehn incom order month end februari total billion mark compar billion for period includ pct increas domest order billion mark order hand for month pct higher billion mark wiehn ad that babcock aim for pct yield turnov year septemb group profit total mln mark sale billion previou year mln billion mark parent compani turnov unchang mln mark wiehn babcock liquid had improv current busi year financi reserv month rise mln mark mln increas mln mark mln pre tax earn per share for dvfa method mark mark and earn tax rose mark compani earlier dividend will unchang mark for ordinari share and mark for prefer share reuter coffee drought reduc zimbabw coffe output grower zimbabw project coffe output tonn for reduc drought grower main coffe grow area eastern zimbabw receiv rain sinc april and coffe grower associ begun survei assess effect drought spokesman zimbabw export tonn coffe west germani britain japan netherland switzerland and unit state reuter earn pillsburi qtr shr ct ct earn control resourc crix see lower earn control resourc industri inc compani estim earn and dlr ct per share compar dlr ct per share compani preliminari estim revenu mln dlr compar for estim result base share outstand compar share outstand for steven lutterbach chairman net incom for advers affect primarili due lower oper margin compani western environment subsidiari and increas bad debt reserv western environment acquir march lutterbach explain compani step improv financi and account control primarili western not adequ time acquisit note final result for fourth quarter will depend alloc increas cost second and fourth quarter lutterbach second quarter result will restat final net incom for year will remain estim rang ad preliminari indic for quarter revenu favor reuter acq mediq med american medic ami unit bui mediq inc mediq diagnost imag partner sign letter intent acquir substanti asset american medic intern inc ami diagnost servic inc subsidiari for undisclos term compani ami diagnost oper magnet reson and mutli modal diagnost imag center mediq diagnost limit partnership mediq gener partner reuter acq cyclop cyl board restructur includ dixon cyclop corp board restructur term compani merger agreement dixon group plc british compani acquisit pct cyclop stock compani board compos cyclop execut chairman knoell presid jame will and senior vice presid william dickei and dixon execut vice chairman and financi director egon von greyerz corpor financ director gerald corbett and secretari jeoffrei budd reuter acq blockbust entertain bbec sell unit blockbust entertain corp will sell invest amtech corp compani chairman david cook and presid kenneth anderson compani sale take place amtech not compat blockbust main line busi will requir substainti addit fund develop and market product and expect sustain oper loss for forseeabl futur compani cook and anderson will form compani sale call amtech hold inc reuter earn manor care inc mnr qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note year net includ charg dlr six ct share for debt redempt reuter earn adtec inc jail qtr feb net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev note net exclud tax loss carryforward dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr reuter retail canada januari retail sale fall pct decemb pct gain offici ship accord sight brazil seamen strike accord sight brazil dai nation seamen strike delai export union offici offici speak strike headquart rio janeiro brazil seamen strike had return work last week accept pai offer pct privat compani and frota nacion petroleiro fronap part state own oil compani petrobra associ group privat shipown syndarma offer pct talk deadlock payment for overtim union offici believ thi issu resolv shortli reuter earn pillsburi psy qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale billion billion avg shr mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note result includ gain mln dlr ct share sale asset result includ gain mln dlr ct share sale asset offset partli restructur provis fiscal result restat give effect adopt financi account standard relat pension cost segment data for food restat includ result commod market previous report separ earn restat for two for stock split effect nov reuter earn jim walter corp qtr shr ct ct coffee colombia will not attend managua coffe meet colombia will not attend meet coffe produc countri schedul for thi weekend nicaragua jorg cadena manag nation coffe grower feder prefer wait thing prepar told reuter ad meet postpon colombia brazil and central american coffe produc countri invit meet managua analyz market situat not dismiss idea dialogu and negoti prepar for meet intern coffe organ gilberto arango presid colombia export associ speak reuter earlier thi week rule fresh colombian initi export quota produc had show common resolv emerg continu contact intern coffe organ execut board meet london march and april reuter nickel soviet firm talk for philippin mine preliminari talk two state own philippin bank and soviet metal trade and equip sale compani tsvetmetpromexport rescu nonoc mine and industri corp nmic oper philippin nickel refineri soviet offici valentchit deputi trade minist soviet embassi told reuter report earlier thi week that tsvetmetpromexport had ask philippin govern whether rehabilit oper nmic incorrect round valentchit develop bank philippin dbp and philippin nation bank pnb nmic had approach soviet state own firm august last year studi question and ask bank field and area can project valentchit had repli nmic and talk initi nmic presid arthur aguilar and compani offici not for comment manila bank sourc situat nmic set dbp and pnb august two bank foreclos asset marinduqu mine and industri corp billion peso oblig banker nmic recent file secur and exchang commiss sec for place compani receivership and suspens debt payment order protect threat foreclosur busi dai newspap latest credit extend nmic includ mln dlr loan chemic bank lead agent newspap anoth mln dlr loan lead manag citicorp govern privatis program list nmic price mln dlr ad that foreign investor wari take ail nickel firm banker nmic burden debt billion peso and face civil lawsuit for foreclosur major creditor busi bulletin newspap firm had asset total billion peso dbp and pnb exposur firm estim billion peso nmic not oper plant southern philippin sinc march worker struck demand payment salari delai firm financi difficulti firm produc tonn nickel two month compar tonn period mine capac tonn month reuter earn jim walter corp jwc qtr feb net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln half shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln avg shr dilut mln mln note net includ gain dlr two ct share quarter and dlr ct share reduc pension expens account procedur net period includ gain mln dlr ct share sale land alabama reuter retail canada retail sale fall pct januari canada retail sale season adjust fell pct januari gain pct decemb statist canada retail sale fell billion dlr billion dlr decemb unadjust sale pct higher januari januari automobil sale fell pct depart store sale slip pct and varieti store sale plung pct declin offset pct increas groceri store sale and pct gain hardwar sale reuter acq scan graphic merg public compani scan graphic inc will acquir captiv ventur capit inc public compani stock transact approv sharehold compani result merger sharehold scan graphic will becom major sharehold captiv ventur capit name corpor will chang scan graphic inc and borad director will compos individu scan graphic board term deal capit ventur capit will issu mln share restrict convert prefer stock convert into mln share common stock exchang for outstand stock scan graphic complet deal will common share capit ventur capit issu and outstand share will held public addit tradeabl class warrant and warrant each entitl holder bui share common stock dlr and dlr share scan graphic make system that user convert graphic document such chart map and engin draw into comput data that can displai edit and store comput captiv ventur capit stock trade counter and will trade scan graphic name applic for nasdaq list expect requir met reuter earn wisconsin power and light wpl vote payout qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai record april reuter earn goodmark food inc gdmk qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter trade econom spotlight deficit nic trade deficit taiwan and korea expect widen thi year despit econom and currenc adjust two newli industri countri economist surplus that taiwan and korea ran will bigger thi time year will scream countri export steve cerier manufactur hanov trust taiwan biggest export japan and canada korea seventh largest face heighten protectionist sentiment congress reagan administr step rhetor taiwan and korea urg countri currenc and lift impedi free trade thrust shift newli industri countri nic amid sign dollar steep drop currenc japan and nation previous main focu drive cut trade gap begin close compet gap for american good treasuri secretari jame baker recent that expect reduct japan trade surplu thi year manufactur lose market doorstep taiwan and korea currenc not risen yen and mark major beneficiari soft oil price and low labor cost taiwanes and korean export slack fashion comment washington japan bash nic bash robert chandross lloyd bank plc asia main nic hong kong south korea singapor and taiwan account for almost billion dlr merchandis trade deficit for trade gap taiwan rose billion dlr billion bilater trade deficit south korea grew billion billion and preliminari data show that growth trend continu trade shortfal taiwan billion dlr januari pct year earlier gap korea mln dlr pct year ago nation will step defus incipi trade tension korea choos item cut import tariff order deflect pressur for currenc revalu south korean trade minist rha woong bae last week that korea maintain trade surplu for year cut billion dlr foreign debt for part taiwan januari that will cut tariff good second half and diversifi export vice econom minist wang chien shien last month that not expect taiwan trade surplu will fall nic made deep inroad into market for textil and electron good korea rais profil area big ticket manufactur good notabl car korea expect auto export for north america balloon unit nic export almost manufactur good export rise hit heart manufactur base cut directli and custom bob wendt manag for econom studi bethlehem steel corp take pct korea comput product export pct electr applianc and pct telecommun equip recent studi morgan guaranti trust taiwan and south korea press trade issu for hong kong and singapor run trade surplus offset deficit countri taiwan and lesser extent south korea stand mark contrast nation move rapidli into larg bilater surplu and major overral trade and current account surplus morgan studi morgan expect taiwan trade surplu grow billion dlr billion last year and korea increas billion dlr billion concern nic not confin lot korea and taiwan export japan expens richard koss gener motor corp februari pari meet six major industri power exort nic lower trade barrier and revalu currenc thi two prong approach drawn respons two nation and case will work sizeabl lag economist not think taiwan and korea currenc climb taiwan dollar peg dollar risen pct sinc septemb korean won risen pct real term taiwan dollar flat unit and won lost pct economist not lessen competit countri that can attribut currenc bethlehem steel wendt and plea for taiwan and korea us hefti export earn import had effect uncertain protection will administr free trade stanc hard that will pass year end and question will teeth economist reuter acq rank xerox xrx sell south african unit xerox corp unit rank xerox agre principl sell south african compani rank xerox south africa pty altron group fintech unit term deal not disclos altron acquisit kei make fintech offic system compani south african rank xerox unit sell copier and duplic south africa and namibia south west africa employe will retain fintech deal close rank xerox reuter earn countrywid credit industri inc ccr qtr feb end shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln shr dlr ct shr dilut dlr ct net mln rev mln mln note share adjust for stock dividend declar todai reuter earn countrywid credit ccr set higher dividend countrywid credit industri inc board declar per share quarterli dividend ct last quarter and two pct stock dividend cash dividend payabl april holder record march and stock dividend payabl april holder record march reuter coffee madagascar coffe product lower madagascar coffe output estim tonn thi year due rundown govern agricultur servic and poor state feeder road rural area agricultur ministri sourc thi account for loss tonn due transport problem countrysid sourc not give estim for export note that shipment declin tonn last year low yield countri ag coffe plantat and preval fungal diseas hemileia vastatrix contribut poor perform sourc point that pct madagascar coffe bush plant sourc madagascar long reach product target tonn per year and export target tonn outlin govern year plan order revers declin coffe product govern decid plant hectar high yield arabica and canephora varieti sourc plant programm will begin thi year and aim produc kilo per hectar bean low caffein content sourc ad that madagascar plan export roast coffe fail due packag problem tonn roast coffe export last year reuter earn excel industri inc exc boost dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter earn baker fentress and bkfr vote dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl june record reuter acq amcast acst complet sale newman divis amcast industri corp complet sale newman divis newman manufactur inc compani form newman employe sale price not disclos amcast newman kendallvil indiana plant countri largest produc grai iron cast for automot and commerci air condit and refriger industri plant emploi peopl amcast decid sell divis move grai iron cast busi reuter grain usda ask tight insect rule for grain shipment agricultur depart propos tighter feder standard set allow limit insect infest grain shipment standard includ establish equal toler for number live insect shipment food grain feed grain and oilse revis definit infest give equal insect injuri grain establish lower level infest infest level set live insect per repres sampl gram two insect and final infestatt level set live insect per repres sampl revis definit sampl grade ad limit live dead insect per sampl revis definit sampl grade for wheat ad limit insect damag kernel per gram wheat depart ask for public comment propos april reuter earn pillsburi psy hurt restaur oper pillsburi corp report lower earn for quarter end februari strong perform food group offset restaur group declin exclud unusu item restaur oper profit quarter pct year ago sale rose pct burger king usa and bennigan report higher oper profit profit fell sharpli steak and al introduc menu pillsburi report lower profit distron burger king distribut arm and increas invest spend develop concept quikwok bai street and kei west grill hurt result food oper profit exclud unusu item rose pct intern oper and domest bread and bake product major contributor improv quarter turnaround grain merchandis major factor profit improv for month pillsburi pillsburi corpor expens show mln dlr profit quarter reflect mln dlr gain sale joint interest australian food compani and lower corpor expens larg result earli retir program initi year ago earlier pillsburi report fourth quarter earn mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share year ago sale advanc billion dlr billion dlr pillsburi loss invest tax credit feder tax reform act reduc per share earn ct quarter and ct month result act effect incom tax rate rose point pct quarter and percentag point pct for month reuter earn agenc rent car inc agnc qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note share adjust for stock dividend reuter earn agenc rent car agnc set stock dividend agenc rent car inc board declar pct stock dividend payabl holder record compani plan increas size rental fleet year end januari pct and expand rental offic network reuter iron-steel minist agre for big steel closur european commun industri minist todai declar for massiv round closur steel plant bring capac countri bloc into reason balanc demand minist meet discuss plan for voluntari plant closur drawn industri lobbi group eurof calcul cost job diplomat that initi reaction scheme minist declar basi for discuss not eurof identifi scope for closur plant annual capac mln tonn provid compani concern can fulli repaid nation govern for redund and social cost execut commiss sourc industri commission karl heinz narj told minist todai that mln tonn annual capac excess requir and close end eurof plan fail pinpoint scope for closur heavi hot roll wide strip product typic produc plant emploi thousand peopl sourc minist challeng narj analysi that hot roll wide strip line close minist agre that eurof plan expand and develop meet industri bodi commiss and repres member state diplomat clear todai discuss that such meet will difficult member state split whether reduc scope quota product system present protect steelmak full forc competit for pct product talk closur plan proce clear that will tough talk member state bear brunt closur and fund for thrown work come commun coffer german minist martin bangemann countri steel industri largest not suffer proportion german sourc british diplomat minist gile shaw insist that profit compani into account state own british steel corpor benefit massiv recent write off accumul debt steel compani black minist thi afternoon agre joint statement eurof plan and situat industri reuter gold murgold resourc mgdvf detail assai murgold resourc inc assai receiv feet drift number vein chester township properti south timmin ontario averag ounc gold per ton across averag width feet for foot length last work face assai ounc gold per ton across feet and drift will continu eastward that point compani reuter earn correct feder paper board fbo payout qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record march compani correct amount previou payment march item show chang reuter acq alcoa sell american powder metal aluminum america sign letter intent sell american powder metal subsidiari technolog inc for undisclos term complet expect earli american powder make metal part for industri reuter cpi revis retail price index februari govern tomorrow will releas retail price index rpi figur calcul revis group compon and rebas januari previous announc employ depart index britain measur inflat for februari earlier data will not revis equival figur includ compon spokesman previous rpi base januari market forecast centr pct monthli rise februari and year year rate pct govern forecast annual inflat will pct end reuter earn sand technolog system sndcf qtr net end januari shr nil nil net profit loss sale avg shr six mth shr loss loss net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn ryan famili steak hous ryan set split ryan famili steak hous inc board declar for stock split payabl holder record compani split subject sharehold approv increas author share mln mln april annual meet reuter reserves french offici reserv billion franc end feb billion end jan earn inertia dynam trim pai stock dividend inertia dynam corp declar pct stock dividend payabl sharehold record april reuter earn csp inc cspi qtr feb net shr ct net sale half shr ct ct net sale reuter earn publish equip corp pecn year net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln backlog mln mln reuter earn cavali home inc cavh qtr net shr ct ct net sale avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr note year net exclud dlr tax credit reuter earn coloni commerci corp ccom qtr net shr not oper net profit loss rev year shr not oper net profit loss rev note earn benefit prefer sharehold prefer sharehold equiti equal exce liquid and mandatori redempt valu reuter ship panama canal offici confirm toll rise panama canal toll charg will not rise year end septemb despit last octob landslid dump mln cubic yard debri into waterwai canal commiss administr denni mcauliff told press confer that confirm commiss earlier announc unchang toll for not necessarili impli rise canal make six mln dlr loss current financi year thi carri and met year revenu thi year deficit result landslid cost canal mln dlr mcauliff thi includ mln dlr cost rest spent earth move oper prevent landslid landslid not caus deforest and describ grossli exagger report that threat canal water suppli forese futur studi possibl widen gaillard cut not affect landslid ad that expect canal board determin whether and canal need widen januari latest reuter acq richardson rell bui italian semiconductor firm richardson electron agre bui for undisclos term giant electron brand florenc itali base distributor electron tube and semiconductor reuter money-fx fed set billion dlr custom repurchas agreement earn domtar set two for stock split effect earn public servic pnh omit dividend public servic hampshir board vote omit quarterli dividend paid compani omiss thirteenth consecut dividend omiss reuter earn rexnord inc rex qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln note fiscal net loss includ pretax charg mln dlr restructur and tax charg mln dlr debt prepay premium fiscal net profit includ pretax gain mln dlr sale land tax loss mln dlr discontinu oper and tax gain mln dlr chang account result restat exclud busi divest part compani restructur program reuter earn carson crn cite impact tax reform act carson piri scott and tax reform act repeal invest tax credit had neg impact ct share earn for year end januari earlier carson report yearli per share earn dlr dlr year ago averag share increas mln mln year earlier sale gain billion dlr billion dlr carson extrem optimist improv profit perform half hope reduc season type loss sustain and second quarter compani that earli april oak brook hill hotel and confer center suburban chicago will open manag provis for startup expens made ad reuter earn domtar plan two for stock split domtar inc plan two for stock split effect compani sharehold will ask approv split annual meet april domtar director split favor affect market share and encourag wider distribut share trade recent rang dlr domtar stock previous split two for basi june reuter acq financi perform fpcc pursu expans financi perform corp continu rapid expans sign partnership agreement gold sierra financi advisor found bank america offic capit market agreement own pct partnership enabl move into merger and acquisit busi reuter acq fed approv amsouth aso affili amsouth corp feder reserv board approv affili tuskaloosa corp amsouth approv final regulatori step affili process began august amsouth term affili each tuskaloosa sharehold will receiv dlr amsouth stock for each share held total consider valu mln dlr reuter reserves french februari offici reserv rise french offici reserv rose billion franc billion franc end februari billion end januari financ ministri statement rise due inflow foreign currenc exchang stabilis fund result increas billion franc reserv european currenc unit rose mln franc billion franc due interest adjust gold reserv rose two mln franc billion franc gnp french institut pessimist growth french gross domest product will grow pct real term thi year compar govern forecast two pct growth privat institut de previs economiqu financier pour developp de entrepris ipecod expect growth recov year level two pct ipecod demand and product develop parallel thi year contrast last year product unabl pace strong rise domest demand unleash higher import demand claim intern monetari fund imf rose mln franc billion franc due net withdraw franc member nation and increas reserv special draw right sdr due repay french debt deficit european monetari cooper fund fecom remain unchang februari billion franc french household consumpt rose pct last year like grow pct thi year and pct ad industri invest expect rise pct thi year and pct pct inflat run pct end like rise pct end thi year ipecod govern forecast pct institut inflat fall back pct end provid that real wage cost remain framework product rise reuter acq independ bancorp inbc complet merger independ bancorp inc complet merger scranton penn base nation bank and trust asset mln dlr independ combin asset billion dlr compani that each share nation common will exchang for share common independ merger will account for pool interest reuter earn riversid group inc rsgi qtr shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note net includ mln dlr gain dispos unit includ oper depend insur gruop inc reuter earn industri qtr feb net oper shr loss two ct profit ct oper net profit dlr profit rev mln mln note dividend prefer share dlr dlr oper net exclud gain tax loss carryforward dlr dlr reuter acq corroon and black cbl complet acquisit carroon and black corp complet acquisit poggi harrison agenc inc and risk control inc term acquisit not disclos separ carroon complet acquisit rosskopf rapp and schmidt insur agenc base mont calif reuter earn tultex ttx increas dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl juli record june reuter acq benetton itali see expans acquisit benetton spa itali expect diversifi into financi servic and weigh acquisit benetton spokeswoman think diversif retail line spokeswoman financi servic and manfactur compani compani not target for plan expans number countri compani share trade american depositori receipt issu offer morgan stanlei group inc earlier thi month benetton hold talk wall street firm possibl receiv quotat share york stock exchang absolut timet not even happen spokeswoman deni report that compani issu convert bond warrant not think issu bond line plan global expans effort benetton hold talk soviet union explor possibl open store countri spokeswoman point that compani hold talk soviet discuss and forward respons ad compani had firm timet respons receiv reuter earn tultex corp ttx qtr feb shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note reflect two for stock split effect juli reuter earn feder fin save fedf initi payout feder financi save declar initi quarterli dividend ct share april record april thi dividend paid feder sinc convers stock compani mutual jan reuter acq rexnord rex see merger banner bnr rexnord inc expect merg wholli own subsidiari banner industri inc earli late last month banner complet tender offer for and held pct rexnord common share reuter earn burk parson bowlbi corp set regular payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter acq warburg begin tender offer for symbion symb symbion inc warburg pincu capit began tender offer purchas mln share pct symbion share dlr per share warburg own pct symbion symbion share outstand compani make artifici heart symbion board and manag carefulli review offer and march will advis sharehold whether accept reject offer tender offer success warburg wll pct symbion reuter earn seagram year shr dlr dlr earn air liquid airp year end dec parent compani net profit mln franc mln dividend franc note compani dividend appli share issu capit increas thi mean pct rise total dividend payment mln franc result mln previou year reuter acq solar system ssdn inkei spain set pact solar system sundanc inc agre bui pct interest compani that will sell condom produc inkei spain spermicid us inkei condom contain ingredi that prevent sexual transmiss aid ingredi cite articl west german public aid forschung articl ingredi and not mention spermicid condom made inkei compani chang name eurocapit corp shortli solar system bui pct stake base europharmaceut inkei and affili remain share compani set distribut condom and vagin product that made develop inkei agreement call for two mln dlr payment inkei for distributorship dlr payment due dai product approv food and drug administr europharmaceut plan file fda market condom expect approv process lengthi compani activ ingredi spermicid us antisept applic unrel condom ingredi not test spermicid inkei condom will sold brand name carlton exclus distribut contract for product run for year and renew for year period compani condom sold spain not sale european countri europharmaceut not resourc make payment distribut agreement fund studi obtain market approv fda compani europharmaceut talk acquir publicli held compani asset event acquisit solar system interest europharmaceut dilut below current pct reuter earn modulair industri modx qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit dlr net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note per share date adjust reflect pct stock dividend march reuter alum kentucki smelter relief higher rate owner two aluminum smelter kentucki receiv temporari relief higher electr rate decis tuesdai state regul deni rate hike big river electr corp henderson owner smelter nation southwir aluminum and alcan aluminium viabil oper depend part rate case eventu settl hope for rate increas can for close smelter nation southwir spokesman variabl decis whether close continu smelter locat hawesvil mile west louisvil nation southwir own nation intergroup inc nii hold pct and southwir hold rest spokesman spokesman for montreal base alcan decis page long and legal es will long time can make decis mean for sebre smelter henderson mile west louisvil delight that big river electr deni request rate increas spokesman for util cooper that gener and wholesal electr distributor request increas mln dlr year rate kentucki public servic commiss deni increas ask util meet creditor includ manufactur hanov corp mhc and irv bank corp and smelter renegoti rate plan util spokesman commiss suggest that big river electr work flexibl rate schedul smelter that index electr cost price aluminum amen can assur that two aluminum smelter remain viabl meet schedul and plan util creditor and aluminum plant owner commiss set hear rate issu for juli reuter earn seagram year jan net shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note fund net includ equiti earn pont mln dlr mln dlr and dividend incom pont share mln dlr mln dlr latest year net includ pretax charg mln dlr sale wine oper and reorgan spirit oper and relat reduct tax expens mln dlr reuter earn air product and chemic inc apd payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn steven and stn payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn tie telecommun canada qtr net oper shr six ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note previou oper net exclud dlr extraordinari expens for qtr and dlr gain for year tie commun inc tie hold pct interest reuter earn peopl save bank pebw rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn dep corp depc qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn feder signal corp fss regular dividend qtly div ct ct previous pai june two record reuter earn state street boston corp stbk set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn marsh and mclennan co inc mmc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april six reuter earn john wilei and son inc willb set quarterli qtly div class ct ct qtly div class ct ct pai april record april reuter crude api crude oil ouput year ago american petroleum institut that crude oil product februari declin pct year ago level mln barrel dai monthli report oil suppli and stock api that domest demand for petroleum product measur product suppli continu rise reach mln barrel dai month pct februari api note drop crude oil output coupl drop natur ga liquid product pct februari level repres declin product mln barrel dai api declin domest product and rise demand brought petroleum import six mln barrel dai februari pct increas last year level thi year api growth domest demand pct last year year date level slow comparison acceler growth last half crude oil product for two month pct compar year ago period crude import pct reuter acq prime medic pmsi merger talk end prime medic servic inc merger talk nation hmo corp nhmo termin prime gave reason for termin talk nation hmo reuter earn feder save bank montana ffsm div qtly div ct ct prior payabl april record april reuter earn ccr video corp half feb net shr profit ct loss net profit loss sale note current year net includ dlr gain debt extinguish reuter rubber rubber pact formal adopt tomorrow intern natur rubber agreement inra will formal adopt tomorrow chairman negoti confer manaspa xuto thailand success negoti agreement repres signific step forward intern econom cooper told new confer inra replac current expir octob deleg renegoti confer held auspic confer trade and develop unctad reach agreement central element accord last weekend xuto inra retain refer price malaysian singapor cent per kilo and indic price set present pact price level will continu express joint malaysian singapor currenc ad agreement maintain basic structur price rang sell and bui point and minu pct refer price sell and bui zone and minu pct xuto pact maintain object that set present accord import stabilis price and achiev balanc growth demand and suppli buffer stock remain sole instrument market intervent for price stabilis and maximum capac unchang tonn xuto ad thi month session fourth attempt two year negoti inra main issu resolv concern mechan for adjust refer price agre conduct review refer price month current month interv extent adjust modifi present agreement daili market indic price upper intervent sell price malaysian singapor cent below lower intervent price bui price cent present for six month refer price revis pct amount intern natur rubber council decid pact adjust circumst will pct council decid higher adjust similarli buffer stock purchas sale amount tonn automat adjust pct accord council decid higher percentag talk began march produc had strongli oppos consum propos lower refer price and lower indic price floor price cent present pact buffer stock tonn reach tonn propos initi withdrawn last fridai set stage for compromis weekend sinc negoti work finer detail pact question condit for entri into forc inra xuto tent agre that govern account for pct world export and pct world import approv ratifi agreement oper present agreement had figur pct reuter acq invest group moor handlei mhco stake group york invest compani told secur and exchang commiss acquir share moor handlei inc pct total outstand common stock firm robert barker and barker foundat quaker hill associ upland associ and jame barker trust bought stock for two mln dlr solei for invest purpos group bui moor handlei share reuter sugar offer intervent sugar local market sugar produc plan sell into intervent offer european commiss for sale commun broker czarnikow latest sugar review commiss will propos offer sugar nomin premium european currenc unit ecu intervent price detriment consequ for produc return czarnikow move attempt persuad produc back surrend sugar commiss step dissuad produc chosen such remov time limit storag contract present mean that intervent stock remov end septemb czarnikow possibl product quota reduc commiss decid offer sugar trader for export restitut higher recent export tender czarnikow note match differ price and world market price extra cost ecu per tonn produc repai cost product levi and propos special elimin levi czarnikow month cost recov rule primari plan sell tonn sugar into intervent franc dissatisfact export program restitut increasingli fail bridg gap price and world market price czarnikow note french move form protest design forc commiss hand west germani tonn tender for intervent czarnikow motiv ensur that price paid for sugar that produc addit two pct cut intervent price west german produc face price reduct juli probabl revalu green mark even crisi resolv problem not expect disappear perman appear trader for year that export polici insuffici respons chang pattern demand weekli tender respond fluctuat demand increas reduc tonnag award czarnikow suggest that commiss step cut amount unnecessari bureaucraci surround export tender system reuter interest german bank low interest rate continu associ german cooper bank financi survei that domest interest rate continu remain low for time bundesbank hold despit strong foreign influenc and interest strain factor economi that affect long term capit market inflat rate pct gave occas for higher nomin interest rate probabl rise inflat late thi year give slight ground for rise nomin rate year end and year associ gener low interest rate prospect lower tax stabl dollar rate and expect strong domest demand led that invest climat remain friendli and economi continu slow growth bundesbank had manag successfulli interest rate short term monei market polici had exert effect long term capit market import for invest financ and for economi view limit possibl monetari polici had influenc longer term capit market associ sens want boost economi short term and expansionist monetari polici hand reason for stick dogmat monei suppli target for associ time show extent specul foreign monei and short term invest domest monei distort monei suppli develop bundesbank hold monei market rate highli effect instrument sale and repurchas transact reuter cocoa icco examin buffer stock detail tomorrow intern cocoa council icco adjourn for dai detail propos buffer stock rule distribut and execut committe offici elect deleg produc consum and consum schedul hold separ meet tomorrow review propos written icco execut director kobena erbynn buffer stock work group meet rule mondai morn and full council reconven tuesdai deleg heinz hofer switzerland elect execut committe chairman and mett mogstad norwai vice chairman ad reuter money-fx fed johnson urg stronger alli growth feder reserv board vice chairman manuel johnson that main industri partner expand domest growth speech women group johnson room for stronger domest growth countri strong absorb growth export market johnson align exchang rate and pari agreement stabil currenc brought western nation long establish that goal johnson fed support thi pattern exchang rate and lead converg trade quit possibl can achiev johnson pari agreement achiev align exchang rate exchang for stimulu major surplu countri thi major improv and step direct and ad alli strongli budget deficit cut will potenti risk breakdown intern cooper budget deficit cut reuter cpi fed johnson see inflat control feder reserv board vice chairman manuel johnson inflationari pressur control and note wage and price pressur moder johnson told women group that not kind cost pressur past trade imbal troubl spot and strong protectionist pressur translat into polici ultim lead higher inflat and high interest rate polici fed reuter acq greyhound bui gener motor bu unit greyhound corp sign definit agreement bui gener motor corp transit bu and part busi for undisclos sum agreement tent set januari includ product tool design and equip for urban transit buse inventori and trademark identif agreement incud bui canadian transit bu and part busi conting satisfactori labor agreement greyhound will reloc product facil pontiac michigan undetermin locat reuter earn excel bancorp xcel set initi dividend excel bancorp inc board declar initi dividend ct per share payabl april holder record april six reuter lumber champion cha expand alberta mill champion intern corp base stamford conn will expand mill hinton alberta cost mln canadian dlr expans will doubl facil pulp oper short ton per year mill produc softwood kraft pulp sold champion facil and open market champion estim project will complet end reuter acq mark not plan baird batm bui mark industri inc mull bid seek control baird corp present plan acquir pct compani total outstand common stock file secur and exchang commiss mark top offici told baird execut march meet that mark bui baird common stock present intend hold pct limit mark disclos stake and interest baird march report hold baird common share pct total outstand mark agre meet that decid seek control baird negoti merger busi combin tender offer baird hour notic baird turn agre not defens measur give mark hour notic baird confirm that takeov defens plan trigger accumul pct stock not trigger tender offer mark parti agre adjourn pend litig anoth ad reuter earn harri teeter properti inc htp set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter interest canada dai bill averag pct make bank rate pct earn dresser industri see return profit dresser industri inc expect joint ventur enter into and gradual improv energi market regain profit end current year dresser earn dlr for year end octob mln dlr gain chang account and pension plan curtail and mln dlr writedown oilfield asset reuter iron-steel minist announc plan for steel closur european commun industri minist agre plan for voluntari steel plant closur drawn industri lobbi group eurof and calcul lead loss job minist resolv that propos closur bring product capac line weak demand remain consider below surplu capac ask execut commiss consult eurof major steel compani and govern pinpoint scope for capac reduct annual mln tonn identifi eurof commiss will draw system steel product quota protect vulner firm full rigor open competit commiss sourc system cover heavi product repres pct market pct present system minist hope approv closur program meet brussel june sourc industri commission karl heinz narj told minist capac mln tonn excess requir and that thi excess elimin end reuter earn nynex increas qtrly div ct ct end bodi earn burnup and sim inc bsim qtr jan net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln note current year net period includ dlr gain sale properti reuter earn aaron brother art mart inc aarn qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn quaker state ksf arrang mln dlr credit quaker state oil refin corp sign mln dlr revolv credit and term loan agreement group six bank for mellon bank agent year arrang addit year term loan amort agreement quaker quaker credit line will us financ expans plan quaker total capit spend program for expect exce mln dlr compani capit spend total mln dlr quaker cost store open and product introduct will depress earn half for half quaker report net incom mln dlr sale mln dlr two month quaker open store expect add minit lube fast lubric servic center cost mln dlr compani optimist will recov second half and report higher earn for full year fiscal compani report net incom mln dlr sale mln dlr for reuter acq great gami bui standard srd unit asset great american manag and invest inc pct own subsidiari agre bui asset two subsidiari standard oil for mln dlr and assumpt liabil great american industri group inc agre acquir and unit kingdom asset pfaudler and stock brazilian mexican and west german subsidiari kennecott mine corp pfaudler and kennecott subsidiari standard oil reuter earn km industri inc kmsi year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note earn exclud gain util tax loss caryforward dlr ct share dlr ct share reuter earn wick co inc qtr shr loss two ct profit ct earn fit tfit distribut deal fit inc name exclus florida distributor for hardpack version frozen dessert tofutti tofutti brand inc tof replac pillsburi psy haagen daz reuter acq financi ffmc bid for comdata cdn financi manag corp offer acquir comdata network inc for dlr per share cash and stock total mln dlr compani for each comdata share exchang half data share and cash bring total dlr per share provid that market price financi stock not dlr per share cash payment base averag market price financi period shortli close financi not pursu offer comdata board reject comdata agre acquir partnership for dlr share cash dlr cash and uniut secur partnership that made offer for comdata welsh carson anderson and stow comdata had previous enter into agreement collaps for repurchas six mln share dlr each and for sale mln share director mason mason own comdata share group led rosewood financi inc disclos ownership pct comdata mln share outstand and seek increas interest pct compani comdata sharehold approv requir for propos reuter acq pop radio popx get rite aid rad pop radio corp sign year agreement provid rite aid corp store custom disc jocki host radio program result increas pct total number store pop contract not disclos reuter earn allianc financi corp alfl dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai april record march reuter earn nynex nyn increas qtrly cash dividend nynex corp rais quarterli dividend ct ct payabl sharehold record march compani thi consecut year rais quarterli cash dividend ad had two for stock split reuter acq vulcan vul withdraw jone vine jnsv bid vulcan corp discontinu effort negoti purchas common stock jone and vine inc februari vulcan cincinnati maker shoe last and product offer dlr share for jone and vine common subject condit vulcan drop propos believ subsequ action jone and vine hostil and vulcan interest friendli transact jone and vine make shoe last and shoe compon mln share outstand reuter acq tempo tpo sell cabl system eagl tempo enterpris inc sign letter intent sell cabl televis system repres subscrib eagl cabl term acquisit not disclos reuter acq erbamont erb acquir antibiotico erbamont major sharehold montedison spa own pct common and farmitalia carlo erba pct own subsidiari acquir antibiotico and relat subsidiari term acquisit not disclos reuter crude cross field prt relief favour smaller field cross field allow relief petroleum revenu tax prt announc chancellor exchequ nigel lawson thi week will favour smaller prt pai field stockbrok wood mackenzi and cross field allow offset pct qualifi spend oil field prt liabil field restrict offshor develop southern basin and gain annex approv report stockbrok that field not pai prt due small size relief directli benefit prt save exist field cross field allow will benefit particip field prt liabil report ad that time develop such field advanc govern effect subsidis develop pct capit expenditur corpor tax report field like pai prt futur benefit time liabil exist field will reduc immedi liabil larger field will rise futur due loss offset studi probabl field report that rate return examin rise for prt pai field such miller largest undevelop oil field north sea pct rise for small prt pai field such kittiwak pct report ad that field pai prt will cost thi earli relief not will cost unavail for offset field futur profit uplift pct cost will lost save prt field develop start will match rise prt time reuter orange rais brazil fcoj export price not confirm confirm that brazil major processor frozen concentr orang juic fcoj will rais export price product dlr per tonn april spokesman for brazilian associ citru juic industri abrassuco ask comment report york that cutral and citrosuco had telex custom inform price rais jose carlo goncalv abrassuco not awar that cacex increas dollar amount translat fob price dock york price dlr dlr goncalv citrosuco and cutral offici not for comment reuter earn alden electron adnea set lower dividend alden electron inc board declar annual dividend ct per share class and common stock ct last year due expect drop earn for year end march dividend payabl april holder record april alden earn dlr last year reuter earn wick co inc wix qtr loss shr loss two ct profit ct net loss profit sale billion mln avg shr mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note current qtr and year figur includ gain secur sale mln dlr and mln dlr prior qtr and year figur includ gain secur sale mln dlr current qtr and year figur includ extraordinari loss dlr and gain mln dlr prior qtr and year figur includ oper loss carryforward gain mln dlr and mln dlr prior qtr and year figur includ gain discontinu oper mln dlr and mln dlr reuter acq azur ventur bui advertis unit azur ventur sign letter intent acquir john paul richard and associ inc compani merger approv sharehold compani sharehold john paul richard becom major sharehold own pct common stock public compani reuter earn scott scot declar payout scott and stringfellow financi inc declar quarterli dividend cent per share payabl april sharehold record april reuter earn texa commerc tcb see improv texa commerc bancshar inc that rel stabl oil price and bank plan merger chemic york corp chl earn increas last year profit mln dlr texa commerc chairman ben love interview reuter not elabor bank expect earn increas anticip that thi year improv last stronger love refer texa commerc pend billion dlr merger chemic merger final earli will lower texa commerc cost fund estim basi point love texa commerc chemic merger acquisit major state bank sinc texa lawmak approv interst bank effect januari hard hit loan loss energi and real estat texa struggl economi major texa bank report profit texa commerc and republicbank earn mln dlr alli bancshar inc albn lost mln dlr mcorp lost mln dlr interfirst lost mln dlr and citi bancorpor fbt activ seek merger form capit lost mln dlr love texa commerc had turn corner energi loan portfolio problem ad that bank nonperform real estat loan increas tidal wave energi pass fact that real estat market move suggest continu growth nonperform loan pct texa commerc net loan loss relat real estat lend and pct due energi loan loss that compar pct bank loss real estat and energi account for pct half texa commerc nonperform loan total mln dlr yearend mln dlr year real estat love believ real estat loan problem for texa commerc and major state bank peak fourth quarter absorpt empti offic build houston current vacanc rate pct will gradual process that year begin stabil thi economi oil dlr barrel bring confid dlr barrel texa commerc will retain name separ subsidiari chemic and plan aggress expand hold texa offer addit product build consum bank busi love resum for year offens posit januari texa commerc acquir fail bank montgomeri counti adjac houston metropolitan area and earlier thi month open bank san antonio texa commerc plan add bank san antonio and dalla fort worth area member bank dai texa commerc acquisit announc decemb interfirst corp ifc and republicbank corp rpt headquart dalla agre merg deal valu mln dlr combin archriv republicbank and interfirst give two bank virtual lock dalla bank market not chang texa commerc expans plan for state second largest citi love can part roost chemic partnership will give texa commerc edg develop consum product wholesal bank million custom state chemic will show advantag enhanc consum product refer expans such exist product credit card and invest bank reuter coffee csce put addit margin juli coffe addit margin dlr will requir juli deliveri coffe contract open trade mondai march coffe sugar and cocoa exchang csce march contract end trade thi week make and juli two spot unlimit contract month week member will obtain minimum dlr for net long net short posit and juli contract includ origin margin addit dlr spot charg reuter acq odyssei filmpartn odyi drop merger talk odyssei filmpartn termin discuss acquir unit color lab pursuant jan letter intent for bui compani for stock and cash reuter earn brown transport btci see record net brown transport expect report record result revenu increas mln dlr and earn per share dlr and dlr brown report net incom dlr per share mln dlr revenu mln dlr last week compani declar initi quarterli dividend ct compani will begin pai regular quarterli dividend second quarter board not determin exact amount reuter earn bombai curi base growth locat cost bombai palac restaur inc emphasi locat and low food cost expect sale increas pct mln dlr mln dlr presid sant chatwal chatwal told member dalla financi commun lunchtim brief for prime locat and make leas favor previous announc compani expect report earn dlr ct share revenu mln dlr chatwal final figur releas two dai reuter earn ameritrust amtr propos for stock split ameritrust corp board propos two for split common subject stockhold approv annum meet compani intend recommend increas annual regular dividend two dlr per share split begin dividend current annual payout dlr per share ameritrust mln share outstand mln author share sharehold will ask approv increas author common mln share ameritrust will submit for sharehold approv amend compani charter liabil and indemnif director and recommend creat classifi board ameritrust total year end asset billion dlr reuter earn feder michigan ffom dividend hike qtly div ct ct previous pai record april reuter acq unit jersei bank ujb merg two bank unit jersei bank plan merg two southern jersei member bank into mln dlr organ unit jersei bank fidel bank base pennsauken will merg into unit jersei bank south order improv custom servic and maxim effici southern jersei market raymond silverstein chairman board unit jersei bank fidel will chairman merg bank compani reuter earn heldor industri hldr qtr loss qtr end jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss rev note qtr includ tax gain for insur claim qtr includ recur expens for discontinu oper and consolid distribut servic center reuter acq talk point american express axp american express plan sell stake shearson lehman brother believ prelud public offer share brokerag unit analyst american express earlier gener understand nippon life insur japan sell pct interest shearson for mln dlr statement trigger rise brokerag stock investor specul possibl invest brokerag industri japanes concern stock brokerag firm climb respons rel high nippon put stake firm analyst mln dlr for pct repres price time book perrin long lipper analyt brokerag stock depress somewhat dark cloud insid trade scandal close februari market time book american express trade todai for last week stock strong rumor spinoff part shearson analyst american express and shearson unit will benefit door nippon life can open increasingli import tokyo financi market thi honesti preliminari step long you will futur american express sell addit pct public market and public vehicl for shearson long investor not make major capit commit into illiquid situat nippon analyst previous specul pct stake shearson sold public firm invest bank capit expand global american express total employe shearson will expand pct internation that number substanti lower growth last year compani spokesman american express offici not comment statement made thi morn that statement not close possibl public offer option for shearson david anthoni smith barnei analyst shearson partial sold public believ firm will digest nippon invest figur monei joan goodman analyst persh and american express determin sell share public statement financi servic giant continu studi plan for shearson addit invest nippon american express option studi rang expand shearson capac meet intern competit broaden access capit american express option reflect continu integr role shearson american express worldwid financi servic strategi shearson follow goldman sach and find japanes partner goldman last year sold pct stake sumitomo bank exchang for mln dlr capit infus analyst specul will such match broker compani expertis don monei not intern capit growth wertheim analyst jame hanburi follow brokerag compani hanburi japanes compani flush cash interest expertis american broker japanes compani capit and compani capit and growth opportun us monei that nice marriag morgan stanlei and rose boston corp fbc hutton group efh rose and painewebb group pwj climb merril lynch and recommend todai painewebb analyst rose reuter money-fx italian panel urg exchang liber liber itali foreign exchang control gradual rapid report issu studi committe nomin italian treasuri ministri report countri financi develop prospect itali larg public sector deficit and grow public debt consider that made gradual liber prefer report favour retent lira six pct oscil band european monetari system em liber process order lessen short term domest interest rate fluctuat result portfolio adjust lira fluctuat margin significantli higher that allow for em currenc itali recent month announc seri deregul move respons european commun direct aim creat genuin common market good servic and financ reuter earn pension insur group pgai qtr net shr profit two ct profit two ct net profit profit rev mth shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev note full name compani pension insur group america inc reuter earn sea contain scr qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln mth shr loss dlr profit dlr net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln avg shr reuter coffee latin coffe produc seek ico price support thi weekend meet latin american coffe produc will call for intern coffe organis ico start talk aim firm price nicaraguan foreign trade minist alejandro martinez cuenca countri had confirm presenc brazil mexico guatemala salvador costa rica and panama colombia had invit not attend martinez cuenca told report central america alon had lost mln dlr weak world coffe price partial caus lack ico quota agreement reuter acq ambassador financi afgi unit bui builder ambassador financi group inc ambassador real estat equiti corp agre bui heritag qualiti construct inc ambassador unit purchas pct heritag stock for initi payment approxim dlr and subsequ payment cash year period equal pct net tax profit heritag acquisit consumm ambassador agre contribut dlr exist capit heritag reuter nat-gas transco partnership txp ga reserv rise transco explor partner particip discoveri increas prove ga reserv billion cubic feet billion cubic feet previou year prove reserv liquid remain mln barrel compani annual releas transco energi major owner transco explor partnership transco that anticip oil and ga price continu exert pressur profit energi compani transco pipelin system reach perman pai settlement half commit ga deliver and interim agreement for anoth pct deliver annual report compani paid total mln dlr produc februri mln dlr reserv settl pai disput transco ga pipelin deliv trillion cubic feet last year and market affili sold averag billion cubic feet ga per dai compani explor partnership receiv averag price dlr per mln cubic feet for ga sale dlr sale oil and condens averag dlr per barrel last year dlr per barrel reuter earn royal gold and silver corp qtr net end januari shr profit two ct loss net profit loss sale nil note includ gain dlr sale reuter earn steven and inc stn set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr march week fed money-supply commerci paper rise billion dlr march week fed money-supply york busi loan drop mln dlr commerci and industri loan book major york bank exclud accept fell mln dlr billion week end march feder reserv bank york includ accept loan fell mln dlr billion commerci paper outstand nation increas billion dlr billion nation busi loan data schedul releas fridai reuter earn quebec caiss earn billion dlr caiss depot placement quebec govern agenc manag provinc pension fund invest portfolio earn net profit almost billion canadian dlr increas mln dlr agenc annual statement that had asset total book billion dlr market billion dlr end hold had rate return pct year below caiss averag return pct past year and pct past year caiss foreign equiti invest repres pct total asset govern secur account for anoth pct portfolio agenc hold govern secur yield return pct for year significantli pct earn total bond portfolio pct for fund manag high liquid secur held temporari basi and for purpos strategi and protect bond portfolio effici agenc secur agenc billion dlr invest canadian privat sector busi channel mln dlr fund into thi area caiss acquir mln govern quebec bond and mln dlr secur quebec govern issuer year reuter money-supply monei suppli rise mln dlr march week fed money-supply bank discount borrow averag mln dlr dai march week fed earn asea group aseai see flat earn asea group diversifi industri concern base vastera sweden expect earn financi incom and expens flat compar earn billion swedish crown mln dlr compani spokesman result boost significantli book two larg order for nuclear power plant thi gain will balanc return profit asea power transmiss segment had loss mln crown mln dlr last year currenc convers made crown dlr spokesman compani built strong backlog order that will contribut earn and yearend asea order backlog stood billion crown billion dlr billion billion dlr end asea oper power gener and transmiss transport equip pollut control and robot total sale billion crown billion dlr reuter money-supply bank discount borrow mln dlr bank discount window borrow extend credit averag mln dlr week wednesdai march feder reserv total borrow week rose mln dlr mln dlr extend credit mln dlr mln dlr week half two week statement period net borrow prior week averag mln dlr comment two week statement period that end march fed estim that bank had daili averag net free reserv mln dlr mln dlr report fed spokesman told press brief that larg singl dai net miss fed reserv project week latest bank statement period larg monei center bank borrow discount window week and wednesdai borrow made smallest bank for week borrow split roughli evenli larg region and small bank natur float rang low thursdai for fed spokesman give reason high mln dlr tuesdai tuesdai peak includ mln dlr transport float mid and south atlant state note that weather basic good for march spokesman that transport float averag mln dlr dai for full week float relat of neg mln dlr wenesdai due number unrel cash letter error correct district of peak mln dlr tuesdai reuter earn butler nation corp butl qtr jan shr profit nil loss net profit loss rev mth shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev reuter acq fc fcsi receiv merger propos fc laboratori invest banker butcher and singer inc receiv preliminari merger propos anoth compani healthcar field fc that aspect propos defin board fc merger negoti thi compani continu sinc late august reuter money-supply monei suppli rise mln dlr monei suppli rose mln dlr season adjust billion dlr march week feder reserv previou week level revis billion dlr billion week move averag rose billion dlr billion economist poll reuter that anywher unchang billion dlr averag forecast call for billion dlr increas reuter earn art manufactur artw qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mth shr profit dlr loss ct net profit loss sale mln note fiscal net profit includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr month period end februari and art manufactur inc full name compani reuter earn pse inc pow qtr shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln reuter earn wardair intern year net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note current net includ gain dlr share dispos asset ward hold pct vote interest reuter earn sea contain scr expect qtr sea contain predict quarter fiscal net earn improv mln dlr period year ago compani foot fiscal compani record loss mln dlr dlr per share revenu mln dlr jame sherwood presid compani expect record loss approxim mln dlr for quarter compar loss approxim mln dlr for quarter fiscal compani emphas quarter tradition slow period for ferri industri part sea contain busi sherwoood compani loss larg attribut recur event and provis cite default contain lease and ship charter cost compani approxim mln dlr cite mln dlr cost result close two subsidiari ferri servic and mln dlr provis cover loss sale contain asset and sever pai cost reuter earn interst estim brazil risk interst bancorp pre tax incom reduc mln dlr decid reclassifi mln dlr medium long term loan brazil nonperform compani stress file secur and exchang commiss that believ reclassifi debt despit brazil feb suspens direct interest payment medium and long term loan corpor believ that prematur make decsion classifi such medium and long term debt nonperform thi time interst interst that brazil suspens interest payment continu reclassifi loan nonperform and place accrual mean that interest previous accru not paid deduct net incom and interest longer accru medium and long term debt interst mln dlr short term loan trade line brazil dec nonperform brazilian outstand mln dlr reuter earn american home shield corp ahsc qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit profit rev mln mln note revenu figur show contract revenu not gross contract written fourth quarter and full year includ extraordinari gain dlr and dlr tax loss carryforward per share figur come prefer dividend requir reuter retail major home applianc shipment februari shipment major home applianc februari rose pct mln mln year ago report associ home applianc manufactur year date total major applianc shipment rose pct mln mln year earlier strong shipment gain applianc categori result unpreced monthli level record set for shipment refriger automat washer dispos dryer and dishwash reuter earn triangl home product inc thp qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln reuter pet-chem reichhold rci rais materi price reichhold chemic inc emuls polym divis increas ct per dry pound price styren butadien and polystyren latex effect increas addit recent announc increas and appli carpet paper nonwoven textil adhes and specialti end reuter acq tri star trsp bui cineplex theater tri star pictur inc agre acquir roosevelt field centuri theatr canada cineplex odeon corp rko centuri warner theatr inc for mln dlr recent refurbish and expand theater locat garden citi reuter earn frank hall and inc fbh qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln year oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln note exclud discontinu oper loss dlr share dlr share quarter and loss dlr share loss dlr full year fourth quarter includ reserv mln dlr for oper compani plan sell per share figur come prefer dividend requir reuter earn weisfield inc wei qtr net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn norri oil noil dec year loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr note current year loss includ mln dlr writedown oil and ga properti full cost account method reuter acq dorsei dsy complet sale unit dorsei corp complet sale substanti dorsei trailer inc subsidiari asset trailer acquisit corp stockhold includ dorsei vice presid and execut dorsei trailer manag team term acquisit not disclos reuter earn napco intern npco qtr oper net oper shr ct dlr oper net rev year oper shr ct dlr oper net rev note oper net for quarter and year exclud loss dispos busi mln dlr and loss discontinu oper dlr quarter and dlr year oper net for quarter and year includ pretax gain mln dlr sale two divis and loss discontinu oper dlr quarter and mln dlr year napco intern inc full name compani reuter earn nation bancorp inc nibca year end loss oper shr loss dlr oper loss dlr note prior year result not compani complet public offer april reuter earn bachelor lake gold mine inc year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter acq soro lift king world kwp stake pct york investor georg soro and invest fund control rais stake king world product inc share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss soro group bought net king world common share jan and march price rang fropm dlr share reuter acq cineplex odeon bui coke cinema unit cineplex odeon corp agre principl acquir walter read organ inc york cinema chain coca cola entertain hold inc unit for mln dlr cineplex purchas price consist mln dlr cash and cineplex common share transact subject fulfil unspecifi condit and regulatori and board approv walter read oper screen manhattan locat reuter earn summit resourc year net shr not net rev mln mln reuter earn gould pump inc guld set regular payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq henkel increas stake clorox clx clorox henkel kgaa dusseldorf west germani agre increas hold clorox pct current level pct henkel hold subordin note convert into anoth pct compani stock intend acquir addit share open market extend period time clorox that for forese futur henkel not intend increas particip clorox pct level reuter earn sigma mine quebec qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter trade offici fault trade bill sir roi denman head deleg washington pend trade legisl misguid attempt deal nation trade deficit and will spark retali pass present form that you can deal trade deficit legisl mistak told foreign trade associ denman told report that retali warn letter hous wai and mean committe chairman dan rostenkowski not necessarili product for product basi retali not match product product denman case textil import restrict retali textil export restrict impos european export textil commun like retali restrict textil export europ denman except propos requir countri larg current account surplus cut surplus face special tariff thi conflict intern oblig throw larg wrench into current round trade negoti and easili boomerang warn tariff propos denman except effort seek reciproc specif trade sector forc reciproc sector impos barrier simpli lead retali parti ad that reciproc can achiev trade disadvantag sector for advantag anoth reuter earn frank hall fbh earn report qualifi frank hall and inc independ account will issu qualifi report financi statement compani opinion result ongo litig discontinu oper earlier lost mln dlr fourth quarter loss mln dlr year ago discontinu oper decid sell claim adjust and admininistr oper and automobil dealer insur unit creat reserv mln dlr fourth quarter for sale compani will vigor defend litig aris discontinu unit will concentr direct brokerag and servic busi reuter acq intermark imi seek major pier pir stake intermark inc togeth subsidiari hold pct stake pier import inc told secur and exchang commiss plan acquir major compani vote stock intermark hold pier common share pct and pier hold inc hold share pct intermark share pier prefer stock pct outstand pier hold share pct reuter earn electro scientif esio qtr feb loss shr loss ct nil net loss profit sale mln mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln electro scientif industri reuter acq josten jo sell unit careercom crcm josten corp agre sell proprietari school busi careercom corp for mln dlr cash and mln careercom common share complet propos transact josten will pct careercom stock intend hold for invest purpos proprietari school sale total mln dlr and account for pct josten total revenu ad reuter earn nrm energi nrm set regular payout qtly cash distribut ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn motel six set cash distribut qtly cash distribut ct ct prior pai record march note prior quarter dividend initi payout base oper for partial fourth quarter reuter acq group pct atlant research atrc group led halcyon invest york secur and risk arbitrag partnership acquir share atlant research corp pct total outstand common stock file secur and exchang commiss halcyon group bought stake for mln dlr for specif purpos group plan seek control atlant research sought clabir corp clg bui stock sell reuter earn ultrasystem inc ul qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln note current year figur includ mln dlr writedown cost and invest associ ethanol refineri project reuter acq tag group cut valero energi vlo stake investor group told secur and exchang commiss plan cut stake valero energi corp share pct total outstand share pct group led tag group luxembourg file sec feb notic that propos sell share valero energi common stock reuter earn western tele commun wtlca qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln rev mln mln note oper net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr gain dlr for qtr and gain dlr gain dlr for year note full name western tele commun inc reuter crude ecuador get loan repair oil pipelin andean develop corp caf todai lend mln dlr ecuador repair mile oil pipelin destroi earthquak earlier thi month loan sign todai offic caraca base caf corpor presid galo montano perez and ecuadorean ambassador antonio parra gil loan had origin intend financ expans pipelin earthquak ecuadorean govern ask for term chang permit us reconstruct ecuador expect oil product suspend for month result damag and ask venezuela suppli barrel per dai pipelin repair opec member product quota bpd ask organ produc bpd onc repair complet compens loss reuter acq harmon hrmn bui recycl firm for cash harmon industri inc sign letter intent acquir for mln dlr major stock snp inc portland oregon base compani patent reprocess us railroad ti into ti for resal reuter earn santa energi partner sfp qtly payout qtly cash distribut ct ct prior pai record march reuter ship signal ship movement navi battl group led aircraft carrier kitti hawk northern arabian sea amid renew concern safeti ship coast iran offici todai pentagon spokesman fred hoffmann that report naval strike forc region not mean unit state send warn iran escal attack ship persian gulf noth that happen signal that kitti hawk oper area normal water suppos for month kitti hawk and forc warplan mainstai indian ocean battl group patrol vast area extend indian subcontin arabian sea kitti hawk and group arabian sea south and mideast task forc persian gulf north unit state warship end strateg strait hormuz pentagon custom declin confirm exact whereabout ship state depart offici cite concern safeti ship pass strait vital oil suppli run gulf iran conduct repeat attack ship gulf and offici that teheran recent equip power chines and italian made anti ship missil pose greater threat reuter sugar costa rica sell sugar soviet union costa rica agre sell tonn sugar thi year soviet union spokesman for local produc miguel alfaro presid agricultur leagu sugar cane industri sale follow recent pct cut costa rica quota for sugar export alfaro tonn sugar export soviet union thi year deal similar soviet made recent dominican republ soviet ship will load tonn pacif port punta moral mondai alfaro and second ship will addit tonn two dai alfaro and industri sourc declin disclos price sugar sold reuter acq bayou intern bui stake solomec bayou intern purchas outstand stock solmec corp netherland antil corpor for dlr bayou will receiv two seat solmec board bayou pct own australia wide industri solmec develop technolog relat energi convers reuter earn micropro intern corp mpro qtr net quarter end feb shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn explos fabric inc qtr jan net net rev reuter sugar chief elect for world sugar organis dominican alfredo ricart will execut director intern sugar organ iso mid april iso offic charg constantin politoff previou iso chief william miller retir end februari last year ricart told reuter aim put hous order administr sugar pact improv alloc vote right and financi contribut onc thi time can dedic work intern sugar agreement isa econom claus ricart dominican republ ambassador austria netherland and geneva will visit major export australia brazil cuba and european commun talk govern and produc and find problem that prevent countri find common ground for sugar pact reuter sugar intern sugar pact renegoti intern sugar agreement isa will renegoti intern sugar organ iso offic charg constantin politoff told reuter special session pact council decis renegoti will iso six monthli session altern autumn london confer for anoth pact econom claus vote and budgetari structur geneva base confer year for pact econom claus deleg consid world major export australia brazil cuba and european commun can resolv differ price can support and share world todai special session call earlier pai pct share iso budget todai council session politoff and find pai balanc stg thi year quarter thi year iso stg budget not paid deleg caus controversi not pai full contribut last year current pact soviet union call for iso budget share halv import and export and soviet union pct share import half soviet want sugar pact singl categori member share cost pro rata share world sugar trade iso execut committe meet april full council session week import and export member iso reuter earn laser lser see impact suit earn laser corp that cost associ defens two sharehold lawsuit result net loss for laser expect post earn oper for year spokesman wipe legal cost depend length litig addit compani will sharehold approv propos merg compani into main subsidiari reincorpor delawar and chang compani name reuter earn pension insur group pgai qtr shr profit two ct profit two ct net profit rev mln mln year shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev mln mln note net includ realiz invest gain dlr year qtr and year includ realiz invest gain and dlr reuter earn transamerica corp quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record april reuter earn southern california edison sce qtly div qtly div ct ct pai april record april reuter earn comprehens care corp cmph quarterli div qtly div ct ct pai record reuter earn great western save bank gwsb quarterli div qtly div ct ct pai april record april reuter trade senat japan semiconduct pact enforc senat unanim call for presid reagan immedi forc japan live pledg stop dump microchip and open market chipmak senat vote urg reagan impos penalti japanes high technolog product contain semiconductor retali for see japan violat semiconductor pact measur not bind reagan action senat leader adopt warn japan stiffer legisl consid violat continu want send messag japan senat feel thi matter senat democrat leader robert byrd told senat senat financ committe chairman lloyd bentsen told senat measur not aim retali correct japan unfair trade practic kei hous trade lawmak repres richard gephardt announc seek forc japan and countri huge trade surplus slash surplu pct year for year reuter crude reagan lessen relianc foreign oil crude reagan lessen oil import presid reagan unit state lessen relianc import oil presid reagan nation televis new confer that rise relianc foreign oil problem that administr studi studi thi reagan thi increas strateg petroleum reserv reagan administr propos deregul natur ga and elimin windfal profit tax crude oil product complain that congress had not approv measur depart energi earlier thi week releas report that warn rise relianc foreign oil import time domest product declin suggest option for administr made specif recommend reuter trade taiwan export order fall februari export order for taiwanes product fell pct billion dlr februari billion januari rose pct billion year earlier econom ministri offici attribut fall rise taiwan dollar februari order for electr and electron good mln dlr mln januari and mln februari garment order mln dlr mln and mln footwear order mln compar mln and mln reuter tin bolivian miner call gener strike miner emploi state corpor comibol declar gener strike midnight gmt press for higher salari statement feder for bolivian mine worker strike call defend nationalis mine industri miner will negoti govern presid victor paz estenssoro show intent meet striker demand govern strike design embarrass dai visit west german presid richard von weizsaeck start fridai miner statement polic had violent evict comibol offic worker citi oruro began hunger strike yesterdai govern sack miner deficit ridden corpor sinc collaps intern price tin lai off repres two third origin workforc reuter ship chines port underus despit congest nearbi chines port ningbo work below capac despit mile shanghai congest port offici jiang feng xiang port deepest china handl mln tonn cargo last year mln below potenti capac mln tonn shanghai handl mln tonn cargo jiang ningbo utilis inadequ facil includ singl track rail line link hangzhou join nation network ningbo handl crude oil export and tranship coal north south china and import includ fertilis and soda ash and iron or brazil and australia dock can handl ship tonn and oil tanker tonn can load and unload harbour ningbo port infrastructur built sinc offici public show contain berth and two timber and gener cargo berth will ad current year plan jiang rail line hangzhou will doubl track will overtak shanghai ad reuter acq krung thai bank sayam bank state own krung thai bank will start take state own sayam bank and complet process year financ minist suthe singhasaneh told press confer takeov decis made thi week stem current heavi loss sayam and avoid competit two state own institut minist exist sayam bank branch will merg krung thai counterpart will continu oper krung thai name sayam bank exist sinc august financ ministri and name asia trust bank sayam presid ware havanonda told report last month bank post loss mln baht end bank billion baht asset rank thailand local commerci bank ware sayam bank recal six billion baht loan extend previou privat manag and take legal action collect anoth billion baht doubt debt krung thai thailand largest bank reuter earn komatsu komt year group shr yen net billion billion pretax billion billion oper billion billion sale billion billion note compani forecast for current year group net billion sale billion reuter earn kirin breweri knbw year januari parent shr yen div yen net billion billion current billion billion oper billion billion sale billion billion outstand shr mln mln note dividend includ two yen bonu dividend mark anniversari compani forecast for current year parent shr yen div yen net billion current billion and sale billion reuter acq rainbow and equiticorp place ultramar stake zealand invest compani rainbow corp and equiticorp hold major joint sharehold oil and ga conglomer ultramar plc umar price stg per share compani statement compani had bought pct stake ultramar for total mln dlr joint ventur compani form for that purpos octob joint ventur made profit mln dlr deal share had sold detail sale reuter copper philippin copper smelter face shipment delai copper shipment like delai power problem philippin associ smelt and refin corp pasar countri smelter compani offici ask confirm report york copper trade sourc pasar shipment problem market manag deogracia madrid told reuter partli correct probabl delai madrid declin give detail product and export figur inform lead specul pasar smelter central provinc leyt york trade sourc pasar shipment delai custom turn london metal exchang for suppli commit custom and not comment that madrid spokeswoman for chamber mine philippin copper product amount tonn slightli tonn product two month total tonn compar tonn period reuter money-supply german rose billion mark februari billion bundesbank money-supply german rise billion mark februari west german monei suppli rose season adjust billion mark februari billion bundesbank rise compar revis billion mark increas januari and billion rise februari reuter iron-steel communist steel output continu fall steel output major communist produc countri fell sharpli februari continu long run trend intern iron and steel institut figur show product countri report figur pct below februari level mln tonn output unit state fell pct mln tonn that japan pct mln and that european commun pct mln figur continu switch tradit major produc countri advanc develop countri brazilian februari output rose pct year earlier level mln tonn and that south korea pct mln tonn countri cover figur account for pct world communist steel product institut reuter acq guin start court action saunder guin plc guin start court proceed chairman and chief execut ernest saunder and execut director thoma ward for recoveri mln stg monei paid ward market and acquisit consult jersei guin earlier propos resolut annual meet remov saunder and ward director compani earlier thi month lawyer for ward told jersei court that ward payment reward for servic last year takeov battl for distil plc guin that men breach fiduciari duti authoris payment saunder resign execut posit guin januari aftermath govern enquiri into share deal battl for distil retain posit board spokesman for guin immedi for comment statement reuter interest abbei nation cut mortgag rate pct pct lumber tropic forest death spark debt crisi death world tropic rain forest trigger debt crisi and social and biolog disast scientist and ecologist involv intern tropic timber organis itto stake abil develop nation includ brazil mexico and philippin servic debt and loss trade worth hundr billion dollar import sector such agricultur and pharmaceut expert gather ahead itto meet consum and produc tokyo week problem acut philippin offer textbook case econom danger for world nation loss forest not loss resourc delfin ganapin philippin govern consult environment impact had mln hectar commerci forest mln year profit log left billion dlr debt loss log foreign exchang earn mln philippin peopl depend upland area that denud and farmer cannot grow crop govern secur advis that direct result like sourc revolut philippin upland area ganapin replant uneconom and replant tropic hardwood pct chanc surviv reproduc wood million speci replant programm success almi hafild indonesian network for forest conserv ganapin billion dlr need two year alon save mln hectar critic denud land philippin expert that major initi develop bank viciou circl will continu countri cut forest servic short term debt cost long term insolv timber billion dlr year industri not necessarili direct econom product forest and nation educ farm peter kramer world wildlif fund wwf conserv director billion dlr annual global trade end product rattan and brazil nut earn brazil mln dlr year pharmacologist norman farnsworth calcul that pct prescript ow activ ingredi higher plant grow forest deforest wipe chanc discoveri and forc major corpor research develop and produc man made substitut cost scientist incalcul year develop nation will export timber and export earn will drop peak billion dlr two billion world bank and sponsor survei billion dlr advanc world bank inter american african and asian develop bank mln dlr forestri project wwf statist show half world tropic forest vanish sinc mln hectar remain mln destroi each year destruct log practis and local farmer reuter money-fx bank finland will announc measur bank finland call new confer gmt announc measur for develop system monetari control spokesman for bank declin give detail bank sourc expect bank announc will activ part interbank market and bui and sell certif deposit state treasuri issu govern paper matur year central bank not issu paper sourc reuter sugar japan slightli reduc sugar consumpt estim agricultur ministri revis april june sugar consumpt estim tonn refin basi estim end decemb estim for domest produc sugar suppli for period revis tonn earlier estim tonn import revis tonn earlier tonn not revis sugar consumpt estim mln tonn for sugar year end septemb ministri estim for year suppli domest produc sugar revis tonn earlier estim estim for import revis mln tonn earlier mln tonn reuter acq german veba placement like earli week placement german feder govern pct stake util veba vebg place earli week bank sourc share dealer specul had arisen earli pre bours market that veba announc come earli todai bank sourc confirm that detail had work chanc announc todai nil had price detail mln share offer expect bring cash call germani for two billion mark share mark todai drop yesterdai reuter alum feb daili av unwrought aluminium output tonn tonn ipai earn standard bank unabl make earn forecast standard bank invest corp sprj chairman henri villier not predict profit for bank thi year south africa continu polit unrest villier warn annual report that fail prompt and decis polit action south africa face futur violent deadlock racial and polit group south africa futur econom prospect cloud polit and social issu and absenc evid that posit address unabl offer earn forecast for standard bank pct own standard charter plc stch london previous report that net incom rose pct mln rand bank bad debt loss begin declin thi year time return accept industri norm annual report show that bank charg for bad and doubt debt rose mln rand mln rand prior year bank net incom standard bank south africa subsidiari declin pct mln rand difficult bank environ caus low credit demand reuter alum communist februari aluminium output ipai communist daili averag unwrought aluminium product februari tonn tonn downwardli revis tonn januari and compar tonn februari provision figur intern primari aluminium institut ipai show total product februari dai tonn compar downwardli revis mln januari dai and februari region breakdown unwrought aluminium product follow thousand tonn ipai feb jan feb africa north america latin america east asia south asia europ oceania reuter cpi feb retail price pct base revis year year rise pct offici gnp averag gdp rise preliminari pct pct qtr offici gnp averag gdp rise pct britain gross domest product gdp averag basi output expenditur and incom rose pct pct increas year earlier central statist offic cso preliminari figur show fourth quarter gdp rose pct previou quarter and pct quarter averag estim index season adjust and base set fourth quarter previou quarter and final quarter cso averag gdp estim index for pct for output measur gdp rose upward revis season adjust pct fourth quarter output index previou quarter give pct rise fourth quarter cso figur show incom base gdp index fourth quarter rose pct quarter and pct year ago quarter indic stood and expenditur base gdp rose pct fourth quarter quarter and pct quarter cso set expenditur index quarter and final quarter year year rise for expenditur gdp pct expenditur index for set year earlier for incom gdp year year rise pct pct year earlier ouptut gdp measur rose pct year year pct govern consid output measur reliabl measur short term gdp base output data for product industri and partial inform for rest economi govern had forecast that averag measur gdp rise pct calendar pct budget unveil tuesdai foresaw gdp growth pct gdp deflat base expenditur market price rose pct fourth quarter give pct rise fourth quarter year year deflat rose pct reuter cpi retail price rise pct februari retail price index rpi britain measur inflat rose pct februari revis basi give year year rise pct employ depart januari index rose pct for pct year year rise previou base and index februari rpi set base januari februari rpi rose pct give pct year year increas basi inflat data compar market forecast for rise pct februari and yearli rise pct economist employ depart rise index januari and februari result higher price for petrol fresh veget car and car mainten reuter wpi danish wholesal price fall pct februari denmark wholesal price index fell pct februari give year year fall pct nation statist offic index base stood februari fall point compar januari februari reuter cpi canada consum price index rose pct februari statist canada cpi canada februari consum price pct canadian consum price index rose pct februari base compar pct rise januari and pct rise februari last year statist canada februari year year rise pct compar pct rise januari reuter tin bolivian miner call gener strike miner emploi state corpor comibol declar gener strike midnight gmt press for higher salari statement feder for bolivian mine worker strike call defend nationalis mine industri miner will negoti govern presid victor paz estenssoro show intent meet striker demand govern strike design embarrass dai visit west german presid richard von weizsaeck start fridai miner statement polic had violent evict comibol offic worker citi oruro began hunger strike yesterdai govern sack miner deficit ridden corpor sinc collaps intern price tin lai off repres two third origin workforc reuter acq klm expand talk british and commonwealth klm royal dutch airwai klm agre full control partial own dutch base parcel deliveri servic and will offer minor stake british and commonwealth ship plc bcom klm seek strengthen market posit fast grow door door deliveri market agre dutch retail vendex intern venn vendex pct jointli own courier system vof ownership will brought into talk start klm last week british and commonwealth for stake iml air servic group courier announc negoti british and commonwealth last week klm bui minor stake iml involv convert loan issu klm spokeswoman dutch flag carrier offer minor stake british and commonwealth negoti iml declin elabor financi aspect talk klm two courier servic cooper futur and not exclud futur merger combin iml strong world wide network european activ system base southern dutch airport maastricht and annual turnov mln guilder klm negoti british and commonwealth for pct stake region airlin air door door deliveri courier servic substanti faster growth tradit cargo activ reuter acq rainbow brierlei upset progress merger rainbow corp brierlei invest bil disrupt rainbow plan merger progress enterpris rainbow chairman allan hawkin statement opinion bil deliber creat anomali market price rainbow and progress share sinc merger announc merger announc februari involv format compani astral pacif corp rainbow and progress sharehold will enter into for share basi board approv merger bil mysteri bidder recent stand market for mln progress share simpli regard progress enterpris share worth approxim twice rainbow share and not merger propos soundli base bil chief execut paul collin interview weekli nation busi review newspap publish todai collin not immedi respond directli hawkin statement hawkin merger assess independ consult and declar fair respect benefit sharehold not stand parti distort pictur for strateg purpos and distract market real benefit merger opinion bil action not design long term interest progress rainbow sharehold hawkin reuter trade taiwan plan mission close trade gap taiwan lead industri organis will send bui mission thi year effort reduc countri trade surplu washington spokesman for chines nation feder industri told reuter mission part broader plan switch larg purchas japan feder group taiwan major industri associ last year member purchas billion dlr worth industri product japan and billion spokesman feder member discuss volum busi transfer america had drawn list industri product shop for bui mission septemb give figur spent board foreign trade offici told reuter govern send two bui mission america june and juli thi year and send taiwan trade surplu rose record billion dlr last year billion reuter alum correct communist februari aluminium todai london item communist februari aluminium output ipai read paragraph and daili averag primari aluminium product correct averag unwrought aluminium product reuter acq newman hawker discuss electr motor merger newman industri plc discuss merger electr motor oper hawker siddelei group plc hsid brook crompton parkinson motor unit newman electr motor oper and australia compani gave detail statement made shortli newman share eas penni announc hawker unchang penc higher last night close reuter acq akzo bui rhone poulenc household unit dutch chemic group akzo akzo agre household product subsidiari french group rhone poulenc rhon for undisclos sum agreement akzo will acquir household product activ lyon base rhodic and remalard base buhler fontain unit rhone poulenc togeth activ account for mln french franc annual sale and emploi akzo akzo will integr firm partial join french activ consum product divis reuter acq swiss banker bond rate share disclosur top swiss banker call for obligatori continu rate for swiss franc bond and believ bui pct compani made declar share comment new confer vontobel hold chairman han vontobel believ bank regul bodi such swiss admiss board such action government bodi step declin averag qualiti borrow swiss franc market and debat us regist share prevent takeov made major issu banker vontobel note that borrow market rate major agenc readili profession specialis inform system make thi classif obligatori and publish place that easili access lai peopl quick chang natur financi market meant rate continu updat vontobel note that recent year had compani worri takeov increasingli issu regist share and particip certif bearer share type issu had drawback recent attempt jacob suchard jacz hero conserven lenzburg herz had shown limit pledg bank not sell regist share not elig compani statut excess issu particip certif not carri vote right contrari principl greater democraci share law parliament peopl bui for exampl pct compani share made declar purchas reuter ipi italian januari industri output fall pct italian industri product fell pct januari compar month last year nation statist institut istat rise follow year year increas decemb pct istat industri product index base not season adjust regist compar januari istat work dai januari decemb fewer januari last year istat year year fall reflect poorer perform footwear cloth textil chemic and metal industri offic machineri and data sector wood and furnitur precis mechan oil and electr show improv activ calcul base istat figur show industri product rose pct januari month month basi fall pct decemb novemb reuter earn berlin bank suffer loss stuttgart loan berlin bank suffer loss and mln mark credit grant stuttgart branch offici exceed power bank spokesman answer queri spokesman declin exactli larg loss berlin bank suspend manag stuttgart branch and continu investig into case state prosecutor particip fact that power had exceed emerg routin check branch citi west berlin own pct berlin bank and rest held small sharehold reuter crude reagan lessen oil import presid reagan unit state lessen relianc import oil presid reagan nation televis new confer that rise relianc foreign oil problem that administr studi studi thi reagan thi increas strateg petroleum reserv reagan administr propos deregul natur ga and elimin windfal profit tax crude oil product complain that congress had not approv measur depart energi earlier thi week releas report that warn rise relianc foreign oil import time domest product declin suggest option for administr made specif recommend reuter crude trico tro get chines contract trico industri inc receiv six mln dlr contract suppli hydraul lift equip for heavi crude oil product for chines ministri petroleum industri compani equip for us laioh oilfield mile northeast peke and will equip program reuter earn micron technolog inc dram qtr march shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln avg shr mln mln half shr loss ct loss dlr net loss mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn biosearch medic product inc bpmi qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln reuter earn moor financi group inc mfgi set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter ipi dutch januari industri product rise pct industri product rose pct season adjust basi januari compar decemb rise pct januari last year central bureau statist figur show decemb industri product fell pct novemb rise pct compar decemb industri product index base stood januari compar downward revis decemb initi put januari last year index stood and decemb reuter trade senat japan semiconduct pact enforc senat unanim call for presid reagan immedi forc japan live pledg stop dump microchip and open market chipmak senat vote urg reagan impos penalti japanes high technolog product contain semiconductor retali for see japan violat semiconductor pact measur not bind reagan action senat leader adopt warn japan stiffer legisl consid violat continu want send messag japan senat feel thi matter senat democrat leader robert byrd told senat senat financ committe chairman lloyd bentsen told senat measur not aim retali correct japan unfair trade practic kei hous trade lawmak repres richard gephardt announc seek forc japan and countri huge trade surplus slash surplu pct year for year reuter acq fleet flt face connecticut divestitur fleet financi group sell connecticut corp subsidiari result propos billion dlr acquisit norstar bancorp connecticut bank law england base bank hold compani such fleet not allow oper connecticut bank merg compani region norstar base albani connecticut asset two billion dlr fleet total asset billion dlr fleet will seek connecticut law amend retain connecticut base hartford fleet acquisit norstar expect complet juli chang law fleet home state rhode island allow interst bank england will into effect reuter gold geodom goedf start mine construct geodom resourc receipt feasibl studi raytheon rtn stearn catalyt unit will proce construct and pre product strip sunbeam mine custer counti idaho quickli compani studi found proven or reserv short ton grade ounc gold per ton mine will oper rate ton or per year higher grade or mine year for rapid payback capit cost compani feasibl studi call for gold product averag ounc year for life mine and ounc year year ounc silver per year produc miun life capit cost mln dlr equip and mln dlr us equip mine oper contract miner associ mill geodom geodom or zone discov last summer not includ reserv calcul hole drill averag grade ounc gold and ounc silver per ton exclud reserv ton low grade materi that mill profit dlr ton for gold feasibl studi us dlr gold price geodom oper cost mine will averag dlr per ounc gold for mine life and dlr for year constant dollar reuter earn asset investor mir initi payout asset investor inc recent public board declar initi quarterli dividend ct per share payabl april holder record april reuter trade japan oecd studi subsidi ongo japanes agricultur ministri offici studi agricultur subsidi organis for econom cooper and develop oecd and will complet month offici studi inaccur and japan comment final result reuter report washington yesterdai studi found that japan highest agricultur subsidi world and that dairi farmer benefit commod produc subsidi studi not offici releas due object countri japan withdrawn object and decid accept releas studi agricultur ministri offici oecd director expect approv releas meet mid agricultur ministri sourc studi base year japanes subsidi drop sharpli sinc partli tight budgetari polici and foreign currenc factor chang studi unfair and unaccept not account differ farm condit each countri such geographi sourc highli like that final studi will show japan highest farm subsidi world thi increas foreign pressur open japan farm market thi impact japan agricultur polici give detail main purpos studi clarifi export subsidi major export nation unit state and european commun japan major import reuter earn correct micropro intern corp mpro net qtr shr ct ct net rev mln half shr ct ct net rev mln mln note period end februari compani correct period march item reuter acq cmco acquir rest cabl board approv propos acquir pct cabl network held cabl televis industri partner exchang for warrant for common compani own pct cvn plan chang name cvn propos call for cabl partner receiv mln year warrant exchang for pct interest cvn and commit long term affili agreement carri cvn program propos warrant carri exercis price dlr share warrant origin offer cabl partner will continu vest pre agre schedul compani mln share outstand transact subject parti enter into agreement subject approv sharehold and regulatori agenc reuter earn home save durham hsld set stock dividend home save and loan associ inc durham board declar pct stock dividend payabl april holder record april reuter acq twa legal stipul not pursu acquisit usair interest top discount rate bill tender fall pct crude canada northwest sell prefer share canada northwest energi reach agreement principl sell mln prefer share privat placement rais mln dlr for oil and ga explor pct cumul redeem convert seri prefer share will flow share entitl holder tax deduct not claim compani share will convert anytim issu into common share equival convers price dlr share year will redeem time compani dlr share accru dividend reuter acq ohio edison sell pct nuclear interest for mln dlr ship high wind vessel trap baltic ic strong south easterli wind keep vessel trap ic finnish and swedish coast worst ici period baltic for year finnish board navig finland and sweden vessel report stuck ic and even largest assist icebreak difficulti break strand ship coastguard offici ici condit southern baltic soviet oil port ventspil and klaipeda had eas weather offici neighbour sweden ici condit baltic worst for year ship fight lose battl move coastal stretch gulf bothnia divid finland and sweden ic metr thick drift and current pack into almost impenetr wall metr high swedish coastguard offici weather forecast wind eas weekend drop temperatur bring ship standstil offici reuter trade and comecon end talk progress european commun and soviet led comecon end talk made progress set formal trade relat breakthrough comecon refus recognis west berlin part deleg negoti reach agreement draft joint declar set offici relat year mutual recognit john maslen head deleg told reuter emerg final session made progress call for anoth meet offici ask not name comecon team had refus accept claus draft declar recognis west berlin part nation treati rome contract and agreement sign commun thi territori claus stipul west berlin integr part negoti take part dai talk want territori claus comecon joint statement issu talk progress made clarifi posit anoth meet complet work decis principl set relat requir approv commun council minist and execut committe comecon zdzislaw kuroski deputi director comecon head east bloc deleg told reuter ahead todai session narrow differ rang question not question ask whether comecon accept insist that joint declar stipul west berlin part commun repli thi question not contain draft side present west german diplomat insist includ claus west berlin comecon agreement talk earlier round two trade bloc last septemb and direct talk and soviet union establish diplomat relat januari trade individu comecon member state despit recognit comecon last year had billion dlr trade deficit east european state half deficit previou year due drop price soviet oil import reuter acq ohio edison oec sell pct nuclear interest ohio edison complet sale and leaseback pct pct interest unit perri nuclear power plant receiv mln dlr for interest util share interest megawatt gener plant sold group institut investor leas back compani for period year negoti leas payment rate ohio edison proce will us financ rest construct program and repai bank loan incur for retir high interest long term debt ohio edison not detail leas payment payment will reduc amount revenu compani will cover invest perri translat into save for custom util project financ reduc amount annual revenu need mln dlr plan file rate applic public util commiss ohio recov perri cost thi year sale and leaseback attract investor quicker advantag tax benefit util reuter earn stanlei interior sthf result reduc stanlei interior corp quarter shipment and oper incom lower expect due snowstorm januari and februari that forc close manufactur facil for six dai stanlei that reduct quarter oper incom will offset reduc interest expens and that quarter net incom will flat quarter net incom ct share dlr stane quarter sale loss made shipment second quarter reuter acq twa twa court settlement usair tran world airlin inc reach agreement yesterdai feder court usair group inc that prevent twa bui addit share usair agreement twa hold pct usair stock will not bui usair share april and will not that date give dai notic usair twa agre that not knowingli and willingli interfer consumm merger usair and piedmont aviat inc pie twa court agreement confirm previou announc compani file secur and exchang commiss that not present intend seek control usair acquir addit common stock result agreement court remov previou temporari restrain order twa compani twa and usair agre that litig pittsburgh and delawar will stai april twa agreement not prevent comment regulatori agenc usair piedmont merger separ statement usair agreement includ provis that usair share own twa and chairman carl icahn will vote vote trust proport vote share not control twa icahn reuter earn cri insur mortgag invest crm payout mthly div ct ct prior pai record march reuter acq american motor amo board meet takeov american motor corp board director meet thi morn york chrysler corp billion dlr takeov offer american motor spokesman spokesman reiter statement made earlier week that regularli schedul meet held spokesman not comment recur specul that board receiv higher offer chrysler analyst fact that american motor stock remain dlr share chrysler offer lead larger compani rais bid american motor spokesman had not indic that higher offer receiv chrysler ad don convers meet repeat statement made earlier week automak that todai meet will not result final decis chrysler bid board appris propos march suspect will meet thi spokesman meet expect earli afternoon reuter money-fx treasuri baker support fed monetari polici treasuri secretari jame baker newspap interview that support current feder reserv board monetari polici fed polici quit adequ concern baker interview york time interview baker declin comment recent pari accord six lead industri democraci ask agre stabil dollar current level trade deficit hit record level last year baker newspap interview that subject prefer not talk that explain agre maintain dollar current level necess end get into privat agreement that support such and agreement dollar baker optimist brazil stop interest payment outstand debt foreign commerci bank pai time debt servic and princip offici debt reschedul pari club baker newspap interview baker that brazilian repreent had explain intent pai commerci bank debt full need time reuter acq univers resourc uvr vote merger univers resourc corp hold special sharehold meet thi morn vote previous propos merger and questar corp str univers stock delai thi morn american stock exchang will releas statement dai vote reuter gas sonex research sonx custom auto ga sonex research inc modifi british ford escort pass european emiss test report engin consum pct fuel stock engin sonex engin not equip catalyt convert and not us exhaust ga recircul emiss air pump compani expect realiz reduc fuel economi work improv fuel consumpt compani instal fuel system will retest automobil separ announc compani receiv confirm european patent offic that sonex successfulli defend beta european patent competitor reuter acq louisiana pacif lpx bui oregon sawmil louisiana pacif corp agre pai dlr for bankrupt harri pine sawmil pendleton or mill bankruptci truste louisiana pacif refus whether repoen lumber mill close sawmil own seventh dai adventist church file bankruptci petit portland feder court decemb truste compani outbid wtd industri inc for lumber mill harvest log and contract harvest timber nation forest outbidhel bankruptci truste reuter earn intern pagurian month profit intern pagurian corp had net profit mln dlr ct share for period august decemb base mln share outstand revenu for full year end decemb mln dlr and net asset year end mln dlr compani not disclos earn for period august prior year result compani spokesman prior result not compar due august issu mln common share reuter money-supply african monei growth slow januari south african year year broadli defin monei suppli growth slow pct januari pct decemb reserv bank figur show fell billion rand januari billion decemb preliminari februari figur show billion rand for year year rise pct show rise pct for januari billion rand pct decemb pct billion pct and pct billion rand pct reuter earn compuscan inc cscn qtr feb net shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss rev mln reuter acq feder ffbn merg into bankeast benh feder bank fsb enter into letter intent merg into bankeast corp for dlr per feder share bankeast common stock feder subject adjust includ feder earn prior close deal each share common stock not convert into share share bankeast common feder propos move subject execut definit agreement regulatori approv and approv feder sharehold reuter acq illinoi tool work itw sell two divis illinoi tool work inc complet sale drill and end mill divis pine bluff arkansa and eclips counterbor divis detroit newli form eclips industri pruduct inc base loui term not disclos employe locat will retain ad reuter earn nation patent develop corp npd payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn thompson medic inc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter crude gulf canada goc assert damag spill gulf canada corp discharg materi amauligak drill site beaufort sea caus danger environ yesterdai feder depart energi charg gulf canada count illeg dump for discharg powder cement and drill mud septemb and last year charg carri maximum dlr fine each count gulf govern charg relat discharg materi permit not environment damag result action gulf voluntarili inform govern offici materi discharg compani materi discharg mile closest shorelin ad that materi cite barit natur occur miner routin discharg into sea drill oper reuter earn metallgesellschaft metg year septemb domest group net profit mln mark mln parent net profit mln mln dividend six mark parent payment disclos reserv mln mln reuter earn pubco pubo declar dividend pubco corp board declar dividend distribut common stock purchas each outstand share pubco common stock each will entitl sharehold bui share common stock exercis price dlr right will exercis person group acquir pct pubco common stock announc tender result ownership person group pct common stock compani pubco will entitl redeem right ct per time pct posit acquir and afterward circumst exercis price will substanti reduc event acquisit pct common stock pubco acquir merger transact each will entitl holder purchas current exercis price number acquir compani common share market that time twice exercis price compani dividend distribut will made march payabl sharehold record that date right will expir ten year march compani pubco right not distribut respons specif effort chang control pubco and board not awar such effort reuter earn tech data tecd set for two split tech data corp board declar for two stock split payabl april holder record april reuter acq vertex vetx bui comput transceiv stake vertex industri inc and comput transceiv system inc jointli announc agreement for vertex acquir pct interest comput complet propos reorgan comput reorgan proceed chapter sinc septemb compani agreement comput unsecur creditor and debentur holder receiv stock exchang for exsit debt and for sharehold receiv share comput stock for each share previous held compani unit state bankruptci court for southern district york preliminari approv for propos subject formal approv comput creditor and court agreement vertex suppli comput dlr oper fund and arrang renegoti secur bank debt thing reuter earn rent center rent vote for split rent center inc director approv for two stock split payabl april record april reuter earn usacaf usf set higher dividend usacaf board declar quarterli dividend ct per unit sinc convert limit partnership compani usacaf inc had paid quarterli dividend ct per share restructur partnership substanti increas cash for distribut unithold had predict reuter acq cooper canada receiv takeov offer cooper canada receiv takeov offer number compani compani that discuss continu definit arrang made gave detail reuter earn freeport mcmoran oil and ga fmr payout rise mthly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq illinoi region illr mull affili illinoi region bancorp evalu whether affili larger bank hold compani continu remain independ mln dlr asset bank hold compani that view recent investor interest suburban chicago bank retain merril lynch capit market advis altern last year illinoi region had discuss milwauke base marin corp mcrp agreement reach compani spokesman reuter earn sheldahl shel vote for two stock split sheldahl inc director approv for two stock split payabl april record april reuter earn russ tog inc rt set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter money-fx bank finland trade bank certif bank finland start deal bank certif deposit cd effect and that prepar issu paper stimul oper domest monei market bank finland governor rolf kullberg told new confer bank will limit credit call monei market march introduc maximum credit amount and penalti rate bank exce thi ceil recent introduct month monei and regul decreas role call monei market and discount rate monetari instrument kullberg banker welcom central bank measur need acceler domest monei market bank finland had never allow issu cd central bank for time instrument can influenc price monei thi countri banker rule bank limit call monei credit maximum pct total equiti capit and cash reserv penalti rate interest pct introduc limit exceed director sixten korkman bank finland monetari depart expect bank pursu activ polici interbank market issuer cd free mondai will issu system function will issu time week korkman told reuter bank like aim cd month matur market develop for paper that matur bank finland introduc last decemb month credit and deposit rate determin central bank and commerci bank shift tradit overnight call monei market liquid call credit market fallen billion markka earli decemb mln last week month credit risen billion interbank market increas trade bank cd estim billion markka addit commerci paper account for billion markka and treasuri bill two billion reuter acq carteret save cbc complet sale branch carteret save bank complet previous announc sale six virginia branch charter feder save and loan associ chfd carteret open retail bank offic vienna step move build strong presenc washington baltimor area carteret bank two offic baltimor acquir last june carteret merg admir builder save and loan associ compani plan open retail bank offic downtown washington thi summer offic baltimor counti and fairfax counti carteret open loan offic virginia and maryland reuter earn mcdonald mcd reaffirm recommend stock mcdonald corp rose sharpli thi morn analyst daniel lee drexel burnham lambert inc reiter recommend stock trader mcdonald oper fast food restaur rose compar store sale pct lee and stock trade below market multipl not compani consist pct annual earn growth rate return equiti pct trade market multipl analyst lee introduct line salad thi spring time squeez into bath suit boost sale note that averag mcdonald mln dlr revenu year that compar mln dlr year for averag burger king and dlr year for averag wendi sinc cost build singl store for chain mcdonald can justifi expans lee expect mcdonald earn dlr share and dlr last year earn dlr share reuter earn icn pharmaceut inc icn qtr feb net oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln note oper data not includ extraordinari gain dlr ct per shr current quarter and dlr ct per shr year ago quarter sale market secur reuter earn american feder colorado afsl halv payout american feder save and loan associ colorado board cut quarterli dividend ct per share ct dividend payabl april holder record march compani earn will continu pressur thi year due weak colorado economi and high level nonearn asset reuter earn texa util txu mth feb net shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln reuter earn guardian trustco inc qtr net shr ct ct net rev not year shr dlr ct net rev mln mln note shr prefer dividend reuter acq enviropact viro make acquisit enviropact inc sign letter intent acquir willm truck inc for mln dlr complet expect dai year end septemb willm had revenu mln dlr transport hazard wast sand and gravel reuter earn virateck inc vira qtr feb oper loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper loss profit rev note oper data not includ year ago extraordinari gain dlr ct per shr reuter earn parkwai pkwy set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record reuter acq itali set rule for compani hold bank compani will henceforth stake bank not constitut domin hold italian govern committe rule interministeri committe credit and save head treasuri minist giovanni goria decis reflect safeguard principl separ bank and financi concern not quantifi constitut domin hold committe set condit for alloc credit bank compani individu hold stake and stipul condit bank itali exercis power control case stake held bank compani bank rule credit bank subsidiari group individu hold pct bank capit not exce defin limit credit cannot exce combin capit and reserv bank two fifth stake own bank group individu concern except condit includ credit concern bank stake and branch foreign bank credit made foreign compani bank subsidiari legal base itali will exclud condit bank itali will request bank insert rule statut ensur that compani individu hold pct bank capit not privileg treatment regard credit alloc and term regard bank hold compani bank itali can exercis supervisori control inform bank consolid activ show singl sharehold compani anoth bank pct own directli indirectli such control can exercis even stake held below pct can consid control interest control will not exercis case bank stake concern below lesser two predefin limit limit set billion lire two pct total asset parent compani sharehold bank reuter earn parisian inc pasn qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn spi pharmaceut inc spip qtr oper net qtr end feb oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note oper data not includ year ago extraordinari gain dlr ct per shr reuter earn guardian trustco see modest outlook guardian trustco inc earlier report pct increas full year earn per share outlook for modest compani start number long term growth project payback period exceed year guardian trustco not give specif earn forecast compani earlier report net profit rose dlr dlr share year earlier dlr ct share reuter acq cogeco bui station plan share issu cogeco inc agre acquir pct quebec citi radio station cjmf and will issu subordin vote share compani cover portion purchas price purchas price and term transact not disclos transact subject approv canadian radio televis and telecommun commiss reuter earn nestl net billion swiss franc billion div unchang franc earn texa industri inc txi qtr feb net shr loss ct profit net loss profit sale mln mln mth shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit mln sale mln mln note current year net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr mth reuter earn sunshin mine qtr shr loss ct loss ct ipi correct rome italian januari product stori headlin italian januari industri output fall pct second paragraph read fall follow chang rise fall reuter earn graco inc ggg vote quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai record april reuter acq audio video ava sue cyclop cyl bid audio video affili inc file suit dixon group plc cyclop corp alleghani corp and connect dixon recent complet tender offer rais ownership cyclop pct compani suit file district court for southern district ohio seek temporari restrain order and preliminari injunct requir dixon for busi dai permit cyclop sharehold previous tender and wish withdraw compani order and injunct prohibit dixon exercis lockup option grant cyclop and prohibit dixon for busi dai attempt exercis control cyclop audio video suit request court order cyclop immedi provid potenti bidder for cyclop inform dixon audio video and citicorp cci tender for cyclop share compet offer dlr per share rais bid dlr circumst dixon offer dlr tender februari alleghani agre bui cyclop steel and nonresidenti construct busi for mln dlr cash and assumpt liabil reuter acq dixon sec move cyclop cyl tender dixon group plc secur and exchang commiss author not commenc file action waiver condit tender offer for cyclop corp dixon offer bui pct cyclop share sec action deal waiver dixon condit tender offer made extens offer dixon dixon discuss matter sec sec stand polici never confirm deni investig upcom legal action reuter earn sunshin mine ssc qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note per share result prefer dividend requir mln dlr mln dlr quarter and mln dlr mln dlr year qtr loss includ accrual writedown and recur charg aggreg mln dlr includ cost anticip for reopen sunshin mine and writedown capit cost sixteen mine mln dlr year loss includ charg total mln dlr reuter earn scat hovercraft inc scat year loss shr loss not net loss sale note compani incorpor june fourth quarter loss dlr reuter earn nestl nesz year div swiss franc per share and franc per particip certif unchang net billion billion shr turnov billion billion addit reserv mln mln reuter earn southeast bank corp stb set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn balanc comput corp qtr jan loss shr loss profit ct net loss profit rev month shr profit profit ct net profit profit rev note compani delist nasdaq novemb qtr net includ extraordinari credit dlr ct share reuter earn recommend reiter wang lab wanb analyst thoma mccrann merril lynch reiter bui recommend wang laboratori inc note that success cost cut campaign reduc earn loss expect for quarter end march wang activ trade stock american stock exchang rise mccrann that wang bit ahead expect cost reduct and result odd increas that loss for quarter will had expect mccrann expect wang report break even earn per share small loss per share for quarter for year compani report loss ct share compar earn ct share year ago reuter acq japan britain disagre telecom merger cabl and wireless plc cawl resist attempt merg two japan base telecommun firm hope that oversea polit pressur will forc chang plan compani execut cabl and wireless hold pct stake two japanes firm oppos plan reduc share pct merg firm director corpor strategi jonathan solomon told report that plan put forward senior member power busi organ keidanren tacit back post and telecommun ministri caus storm protest abroad that japan seek exclud foreign firm meaning posit market pacif telesi group pac unit state hold pct stake newli form consortia intern digit commun inc idc solomon that british prime minist margaret thatcher and secretari state georg schultz written japanes govern plan merger kei senat committe commerc secretari malcolm baldrig and trade repres clayton yeutter express opposit merger post and telecomun ministri reiter that see for two competitor kokusai denshin denwa hold monopoli intern call japan ministri suggest that foreign sharehold not hold manageri posit firm attempt hammer agreement solomon todai met fumio watanab senior keidanren offic arrang merger two side remain deadlock stake and mln dlr project lai fibr optic cabl japan and alaska form part global network and start project such applic and procedur watanab chairman tokio marin and fire insur inc japanes side that decis such plan left firm merger decis merger made consider japan econom condit and legal system told not coloni watanab reuter earn winthrop insur mortgag wmi set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march note winthrop insur mortgag investor reuter money-supply german monei suppli growth slow februari west germani monei suppli growth slow februari januari sharp rise trend upward bundesbank statement growth tradition broad aggreg moder februari cash circul deposit statutori withdraw notic and sight deposit grew sharpli short term time deposit fell expand unusu strongli januari six month februari exclud hold german bank abroad grew season adjust annual rate pct six month januari compar februari rose pct six month februari exclud time deposit statutori withdraw notic rose season adjust annual rate pct and consist cash and sight deposit rose pct intern transact bank led signific inflow fund bundesbank net claim commerci bank and bundesbank foreign refect foreign payment increas billion mark februari chang januari rise contrast januari dampen effect inflow domest credit demand outweigh expansionari effect monei growth bundesbank outstand bank credit compani and privat individu remain virtual unchang februari sharp drop short term compani credit reflect foreign fund inflow balanc moder rise long term credit and sharp rise credit for secur end februari total bank credit privat sector pct februari level effect public author cash movement monei suppli slightli expans bundesbank bank acquir larg amount public author paper public author drew book credit commerci bank and bundesbank capit format strengthen februari and slow monei suppli growth larger extent januari total billion mark long term fund bank billion previou month reuter earn entex energi develop eed set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record march reuter trade broke trade rule akzo dupont row european commun commiss charg unit state break intern trade rule exclud dutch made fibr market and issu world trade bodi gatt latest seri trade disput washington execut author alleg that section tariff act incompat gatt gener agreement tariff and trade discrimin import product favour domest produc good commiss geneva base gatt rule whether section question offici had prove barrier export conform rule commiss offici not rule retaliatori measur gatt decis washington fail bring disput section into line intern rule execut decis gatt follow complaint dutch compani akzo akzo aramid synthet fibr ban market charg firm dupont that fibr violat american compani patent akzo alleg that ban impos intern trade commiss itc discriminatori and incompat gatt provis disput centr fact that section tariff act itc jurisdict import product commiss charg that produc not possibl for defend itc normal court procedur favour that take place normal court law for good produc unit state statement reuter acq agenc air bui pct piedmont pend final merger earn final test inc fnlt qtr loss shr loss six ct loss ct net loss loss sale year shr profit six ct loss dlr net profit loss sale reuter earn michigan nation corp mnco vote dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter earn autoclav engin inc aclv qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq wast manag amend chemlawn offer rais dlr share dlr acq american motor director action chrysler propos postpon annual meet acq wast manag wmx hike chemlawn chem bid wast manag inc amend offer bui outstand share chemlawn corp dlr share thursdai compani prepar bid dlr share origin dlr share offer result price increas made wast manag wholli own subsidiari wmx acquisit corp offer extend and withdraw right will not expir midnight edt april two extend wast manag amend offer provid that tender offer price will not reduc chemlawn ct share dividend payabl holder record april reuter earn entex energi develop eed year loss unit loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln mln rev mln mln avg unit note net includ writedown oil and ga properti dlr mln dlr and writedown geotherm properti mln dlr mln dlr reuter acq usair bui pct piedmont depart transport will usair group acquir pct piedmont aviat pie vote stock pend final approv propos merger two airlin agenc stock held vote trust control independ truste agenc spokesman that usair propos bui piedmont share control pct firm outstand stock will week sell excess share usair ask depart transpor earlier thi month approv vote trust agenc spokesman thi devic that airlin us major control compani acquir applic govern pend approv spokesman firm had ask transpor agenc permiss bui piedmont vote stock agenc decid give approv for pct share spokesman agenc action propos merger applic long six month reuter acq affili public bui billboard public for mln dlr acq amc amo take action chrysler bid american motor corp director review chrysler corp merger propos action compani director met york todai regularli schedul meet board review continu compani independ legal and financi advis american motor statement issu york american motor board vote postpon annual sharehold meet schedul for april southfield michigan regularli schedul meet american motor board will april expect that director will meet prior that date statement earli last week chrysler agre bui pct interest own regi national de usin renault american motor and acquir balanc american motor transact valu billion dlr that week amc had retain financi and legal advis and expect meet periodioc week propos reuter earn nestl seek authoris for certif issu nestl nesz seek sharehold approv issu particip certif pct share capit current limit pct want thi authoris view futur certif issu nestl nomin capit amount mln swiss franc nestl report net profit billion franc for pct turnov fell pct billion swiss franc strengthen currenc parent compani net profit rose mln franc mln and compani plan unchang dividend franc per share and franc per certif place mln franc reserv mln last year payout repres pct group net profit pct last year nestl had invit fritz leutwil presid swiss nation bank and chairman bbc brown boveri und cie bbcz join nestl board reuter trade gatt debat charg airbu subsidi will pursu complaint that european govern unfairli subsidis airbu industri aircraft consortium proceed gatt civil aircraft committe gatt spokesman todai present case for time aircraft committe gener agreement tariff and trade gatt special two dai session end todai gatt rule cover pct world commerc member committe agre open debat complaint start inform consult and hold special session juli trade offici tension eas perman trade ambassador member european commun tran van thinh told report decid proper channel trade offici made clear anger call unfair govern support for airbu voic visit european capit februari letter call for special committe meet washington charg franc west germani spain and commiss unfair practic behalf airbu charg that european violat rule laid agreement trade civil aircraft washington present read rule induc purchas aircraft and support for develop airlin special session and ask committe confirm view offici sourc deleg view consid inform consult european free bring complaint american civil aircraft practic deleg posit appear give such broad interpret rule suggest that civil aircraft accord need negoti matter consid inform meet reuter earn monfort colorado inc qtr shr dlr dlr money-supply canadian monei suppli fall billion dlr week bank canada lead forc majeur lead capper pass smelter capper pass deni rumour that compani had declar declar forc majeur lead deliveri thi trader talk london metal exchang lme broker bid made increas premium for capper pass brand materi trader slight product problem exist impact market lead valu lme todai unchang stg per tonn for month deliveri thin busi stg rang reuter acq affili public afp bui billboard affili public inc agre acquir outstand stock billboard public inc for mln dlr cash sharehold group led boston ventur limit partnership affili own compani that publish boston globe acquisit will give strong posit grow market for specialti magazin separ agreement affili that member billboard manag plan bui pct equiti billboard affili acquisit compani billboard publish specialti magazin includ billboard magazin and annual directori publish and distribut special book imprint and oper two book club affili parent compani globe newspap publish boston globe interest cellular telephon and page servic provid reuter acq firm allegheni int prefer stake spear leed and kellogg york brokerag partnership acquir share allegheni intern inc dlr convert prefer stock pct total outstand file secur and exchang commiss spear leed bought stake for mln dlr part normal trade activ reuter acq wtd industri wtdi sawmil offer reject wtd industri inc offer bui bankrupt harri pine sawmil pendleton oregon reject bankruptci court truste compani bid rject favor higher offer reuter acq celina celna sharehold approv sale celina financi corp sharehold special meet approv transact compani transfer interest insur compani wholli own subsidiari sold compani affili subsidiari compani interest west virginia fire and casualti congreg insur and nation term life insur had transfer nation indemn sold celina mutual for cash offic build and relat real estat reuter acq group pct unicorp american uac two affili york invest firm and invest advisor told secur and exchang commiss acquir share unicorp american corp pct total outstand group includ mutual share corp bought stake for mln dlr for invest purpos and intent seek control unicorp american reuter money-supply canadian monei suppli fall week canadian narrowli defin monei suppli fell billion dlr billion dlr week end march bank canada daili interest chequabl and person deposit fell billion dlr billion dlr and notic and person fix term deposit fell billion dlr billion dlr person fix term deposit and foreign currenc deposit resid book charter bank canada fell billion dlr billion dlr reuter acq revlon bui germain monteil cosmet beecham group for undisclos term acq revlon rev bui beecham comsmet unit revlon group inc bought germain monteil cosmet busi beecham group plc term sale not disclos sale includ right germain monteil north and south america and east worldwid right dian von furstenberg cosmet and fragranc line and distribut right lancast beauti product meanwhil london statement beecham busi sold revlon for mln dlr cash and royalti payment reuter earn monfort colorado inc mnft qtr net qtr end feb shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln six mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter gold geodom resourc goedf proce mine geodom resourc base feasibl studi sunbeam mine will proce contruct and pre product strip rapidli compani hole drill or zone averag grade ounc gold per ton and ounc silver per ton deposit yard newli design sunbeam pit larg tonnag and will drill thi summer compani studi or reserv includ dillut ton ounc gold per ton cut grade ounc per ton and strip ratio gold product will averag ounc per year for mine life and ounc silver per year gold product year averag ounc per year oper cost expect averag dlr per ounc gold for mine life and dlr per ounc year reuter acq mark correct agreement baird batm mark industri inc bid seek control baird corp baird not agre hold defens measur give mark hour notic file secur and exchang commiss mark correct statement made yesterdai anoth sec file list agreement reach baird includ that baird not anti takeov step provid hour notic mark told baird that baird had such assur reuter acq general banqu heller bui factor unit general banqu genb and heller oversea corp chicago each pct stake factor compani belgo factor general banqu statement gave financi detail transact belgo factor turnov billion belgian franc reuter earn oshawa group qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr reuter earn pan corp qtr loss mln dlr profit mln dlr earn virco manufactur corp vir qtr net qtr end jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note figur includ loss discontinu oper qtr dlr dlr year earlier and for year dlr dlr year ago reuter acq cooper cbe ask ftc end acquisit limit cooper industri inc ask feder trade commiss vacat order that requir compani ftc approv make acquisit ftc order issu part settlement ftc charg that cooper merger gardner denver lessen compet and increas concentr ga compressor and industri air tool industri ftc order requir that cooper ftc approv acquir compani natur ga compressor hand held industri pneumat tool busi reuter earn thompson medic inc declar qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn england electr system ne two month net end februari shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth end feb shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln reuter earn dillard dept store inc dd declar qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai record march reuter earn pan corp qtr loss shr loss dlr profit dlr net loss mln dlr profit mln rev mln mln mth shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln rev billion billion note net includ special charg mln dlr special gain mln dlr for qtr and year reuter acq ftc eas alli signal ald unit restrict feder trade commiss eas requir that alli signal inc alli corp subsidiari prior ftc approv make acquisit high puriti acid market ftc end prior approv requir alli longer busi cover order restrict appli restrcit stem order ftc settl charg that alli acquisit fisher scientif reduc competit high puriti acid market reuter earn san juan basin royalti sjt hike distribut cash distribut ct ct prior pai april record march note compani full name san juan basin royalti trust reuter earn shl systemhous inc shkif qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln half shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln note share adjust for two for stock split approv decemb net includ tax credit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr half backlog mln dlr mln dlr start fiscal year and mln dlr end quarter reuter earn photron lab inc plab qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale reuter earn permian basin royalti pbt hike distribut cash distribut ct ct pai april record march note trust full name permian basin royalti trust reuter acq univers resourc uvr holder approv merger univers resourc corp sharehold approv merger compani questar corp str separ univers will redeem pct debentur due decemb april pct face amount accru interest univers will oper wholli own unit questar current name term merger effect todai univers sharehold will receiv dlr share cash stock will longer trade amex reuter earn endotron endo halt pend new releas endotron inc halt nasdaq pend releas new report mondai expect substanti loss for quarter end march and fiscal year end sept compani had cite disput payment yamaha inc japanes distributor payment promissori note for dlr overdu account reuter earn texa instrument inc txn set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn southeast bank corp stb declar qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq armstrong world ack unit bui plant armstrong world industri inc gilliam furnitur affili purchas squar foot build troutman for undisclos term plant expect oper year end and and will doubl gilliam product capac for upholst furnitur reuter earn hudson bai year oper shr profit ct loss dlr earn cook unit inc expect loss mln dlr for fiscal rubber confer formal adopt intern natur rubber agreement chairman earn york financi corp yfed declar qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter acq cook unit inc talk sell stake privat investor earn combin int pma rais payout vote split combin intern corp board vote increas quarterli dividend pct ct share ct payabl record director approv two for stock split subject approv sharehold propos capit stock amend annual meet april record and pai date announc reuter acq american cablesystem acn bui cabl system american cablesystem corp agre princip bui cabl televis system lo angel counti heritag commun inc hci for mln dlr compani system purchas serv subscrib town compton south mont hawaiian garden and commun willowbrook athen fireston florenc and east compton acquisit will bring number cabl system own manag agre bui lo angel area reuter earn york financi yfed split stock york financi corp parent compani york feder save and loan associ board director declar for stock split form pct stock dividend compani will distribut split sharehold record april reuter acq chemlawn chem comment offer chemlawn corp had comment sweeten offer wast manag inc wmx wast manag amend dlr per share tender offer rais dlr per share chemlawn had reject wast manag earlier dlr per share offer undervalu bid chemlawn earlier told sharehold not tender wast manag chemlawn rose counter trade reuter earn esso saf essf year end dec net profit mln franc mln net dividend franc franc oper loss mln franc billion note compani french subsidiari exxon corp xon net profit result includ reintegr billion franc provis for exchang fluctuat reuter earn pan main unit report smaller loss pan corp largest divis atlant will report quarter loss that will substanti lower that report year ago qtr pan report net loss mln dlr includ foreign exchang loss mln compani not atlant divis lost pan encourag passeng traffic result thi year book trend januari and februari airlin total systemwid revenu passeng mile pct and pct month last year that base current trend largest divis report vastli improv second quarter traffic compar last year result load factor pct for second quarter pan princip subsidiari pan american world airwai had net loss mln dlr compar profit mln dlr includ gain mln dlr for sale pacif divis airlin oper loss for year mln dlr compar oper profit mln dlr reuter earn endotron endo target investig endotron inc target formal privat investig secur and exchang commiss feder bureau investig compani independ account peat marwick mitchel and serv notic that report endotron financi statement sept and for year end longer reli endotron notic account state cannot satisfi ourselv true fact situat degre continu associ such consolid financi statement endotron recent report that review establish reserv for portion approxim dlr overdu account receiv and assess impact prior period financi statement light disput japanes distributor payment overdu account endotron provid document secur and exchang commiss connect that agenc investig michael gruenberg resign compani board director reuter rubber confer formal adopt rubber pact intern natur rubber agreement inra formal adopt unit nation confer todai accord due replac current expir octob confer chairman manaspa xuto thailand formal adopt repres histor moment latest round talk began march repres fourth attempt negoti inra two year xuto describ negoti mean easi and face problem pact due enter into forc provision ratifi countri account for pct world net export and pct net import inra will enter into forc definit govern account for pct net export and pct net import ratifi will open for signatur decemb thi year expect that provision entri into forc will month deleg hiatu two agreement buffer stock oper will suspend intern natur rubber council will remain place xuto told confer agreement and successor aim meet produc and consum natur rubber long term had interest stabilis price and suppli xuto ad prais spirit give and that prevail thi session ahm farouk malaysia speak behalf produc conclus pact show that mutual interest produc and consum valid negoti agreement began farouk abil manag inventori basi predict stabl price vital consider for multin tire compani whether not consum countri claim longer concern secur rubber suppli produc consid that agreement had serv purpos for creat farouk urg consum countri promot earli access pact avoid undu gap and gerard guillonneau franc speak for consum agre that agreement had work rel econom condit had chang consum had led make propos for improv function ad that adopt agreement attest import rubber and confid rubber industri reuter earn advanc institut aim cut workforc advanc institut manag softwar inc cut workforc and close atlanta offic cut expens and improv profit compani process reduc offic space six offic nationwid advanc name execut vice presid steven sheppard chief oper offic compani presid and chief execut offic morri moliv had chief oper offic reuter earn sun state save sssl see higher ear sun state save and loan expect report earn increas thi year chairman edward jano told sharehold compani annual meet statement jano core earn expect averag mln dlr per quarter six mln dlr for year sale real estat joint ventur will add anoth mln year sun state report earn dlr dlr per share reuter earn att chairman dividend will not cut american telephon and telegraph not plan reduc regular quarterli dividend ct share common stock jame olson chairman intent set dividend level that sustain up and down busi cycl olson told meet secur analyst reason chang that polici att will maintain current dividend olson compani decreas percentag earn paid dividend increas earn industri analyst had specul that att cut common dividend compani post fourth quarter net loss billion dlr and earn ct share for full year loss includ time restructur charg billion dlr olson expect att cash flow remain strong despit poor earn reuter tin major tin center paralys bolivia union strike miner emploi state corpor comibol paralys tin product major center huanuni corocoro siglo catavi and colquiri conflict secretari bolivian miner feder cristob aranibar told reuter strike began midnight press demand for higher wage and fund for nationalis mine industri miner feder left door open negoti govern author show intent find solut demand aranibar govern presid victor paz estenssoro face mount social unrest econom polici miner strike part campaign discredit visit west german presid richard von weizsaeck arriv todai for dai offici visit govern froze salari part effort pull bolivia deep econom crisi central bank forecast inflat will reach annual pct rate versu pct addit miner strike railwai factori worker bolivian labour organ cob began second dai hunger strike countri main citi press for substanti wage increas union leader reuter earn echlin inc qtr shr ct ct earn alli lyon see hiram walker profit rise alli lyon plc see rise profit pct own liquor produc hiram walker gooderham and wort current fiscal year end earli march chairman derrick holden brown speech prepar for deliveri toronto analyst anticip that hiram walker profit will plateau year refer year word will regain posit and improv holden brown alli lyon won control hiram walker gooderham last year battl gulf canada corp final pct stake court settlement hiram walker resourc previou owner report liquor profit mln canadian dlr fiscal year end sept mln dlr mln mln and mln holden brown alli lyon financi result for fiscal year end march includ month hiram walker gooderham profit not provid actual figur hiram walker gooderham profit improv current year will come previous announc reorgan put into effect march and close partnership alli lyon exist alli vintner divis reuter earn echlin inc ech qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six month shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn american can see higher qtr net earn hudson bai qtr net end januari oper shr profit dlr profit dlr oper net profit mln profit mln rev billion billion year oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit mln loss rev billion billion note exclud writeoff mln dlr primarili due invest dome petroleum dmp reuter earn gendi inc qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn biflyx qtr dec net shr nil nil net profit loss rev six mth shr nil nil net profit loss rev reuter coffee ibc presid leav for produc meet ibc jorio dauster presid brazilian coffe institut ibc left brazil earli todai attend weekend meet latin american coffe produc managua ibc offici carlo brasil advis ibc presid dauster had left rio janeiro for managua earli thi morn rumour london coffe market earlier todai that dauster not attend meet reuter acq mountain view acquir maratech commun mountain view invest corp phoenix ariz acquir maratech commun co inc term transact present director mountain view resign and elect director maratech director mountain view combin sharehold meet will held vote acquisit reuter earn american can see higher year net american can chairman gerald tsai compani will record higher earn quarter and for full year address analyst tsai quarter result extrem encourag and result for will show signific improv american can earn mln dlr dlr per share adjust for two for stock split quarter compani report net incom mln dlr includ time gain sale asset dlr per share stock adjust quarter american can will record time gain ct per share sale share musicland group subsidiari gain slightli higher expect gain compani predict februari addit share unit sold respons question tsai american can invest jefferi and small treat anoth passiv invest press report american can own pct jefferi and largest singl sharehold yesterdai boyd jefferi chairman and founder brokerag firm bear name resign firm and plead guilti two feloni charg for break secur law respond anoth question tsai aid relat claim small portion claim made american can insur subsidiari reuter earn central bank system inc csy qtly dividend qtly div ten ct ten ct pai april record april reuter acq charter crellin crtr acquir sebro plastic charter crellin inc sign letter intent acquir outstand share sebro plastic inc capit stock charter crellin mold plastic product maker sebro precis molder engin specialti plastic product for automot industri compani deal subject execut definit purchas agreement reuter acq york state electr nge end acquisit york state electr and ga corp termin effort acquir corn natur ga corp cite reason uncertain regulatori climat york state and depres price york state electr stock caus delai mile point unit two nuclear plant compani had decemb that had interest acquir corn natur ga reuter acq black hawk mine can explain stock rise black hawk mine inc major activ account for recent rise compani stock price share rose ct ct toronto stock exchang yesterdai compani ad that applic for propos acquisit platinova resourc and financ list committe stock exchang reuter acq senat stronger air merger regul chairman senat antitrust subcommitte transport depart allow airlin merger and propos author transfer justic depart transport depart antitrust enforc disastr permit rampant merger mania ohio democrat howard metzenbaum statement largest airlin control per cent market that bad for competit and bad for consum metzenbaum introduc bill transfer antitrust author airlin merger justic depart hope restrict transport depart reuter earn gpu gpu see tmi fuel problem resolv gener public util corp water clariti problem delai remov fuel damag unit two mile island nuclear power plant appear resolv compani slower expect remov fuel primarili due water clariti problem expect extend fuel remov into spokesman compani had previous expect thi complet end and not estim into process will extend expect complet entir clean end ad gpu auditor cooper and lybrand qualifi opinion gpu financi statement ad recoveri tmi decommiss cost unresolv issu lead qualifi opinion gpu oper subsidiari will seek recov cost decommiss tmi futur rate proceed past year qualifi opinion continu list uncertainti associ accid damag tmi recoveri cleanup cost and payment for damag that exce insur proce reuter earn echlin ech expect continu profit growth echlin inc expect earn increas for second half fiscal end august due unit sale growth and improv oper expect market condit improv that demand for automot replac part gradual and steadili expand echlin presid frederick mancheski earlier echlin report half fiscal end feb earn mln dlr ct share mln ct share prior year half echlin had second quarter net incom mln dlr ct per share compar net incom mln dlr ct share fiscal second quarter reuter earn att cost cut effort target american telephon and telegraph chairman jame olson pleas compani effort cut cost told meet secur analyst that compani not point cost cut drive improv profit margin track olson att cash flow strong two month year budget olson not compani earn and revenu will improv yearend att move proper direct for att earn drop mln dlr ct share revenu billion dlr billion dlr dlr share revenu billion dlr att billion dlr charg expens relat reduc work forc reuter trade japan open home market fish japan agre drop barrier american caught her and pollock open for shipment that reach mln dlr annual trade repres clayton yeutter announc yeutter accord reach extens bilater negoti that end earlier todai tokyo commerc depart estim shipment process pollock product and her rise mln dlr thi year and mln dlr annual year assess current shipment offici pact lift quota point that american ship pollock and her order japanes firm time yeutter washington temporarili suspend complaint gener agreement tariff and trade gatt that japan unfairli curb import two fish complaint review thi year assess japan live agreement reuter acq financi ffmc acquir tel data financi manag corp acquir data process contract and relat asset tel data for mln dlr cash assumpt liabil mln dlr tel data serv bank and thrift institut process center lombard illinoi financi offer data process servic financi institut data process center reuter earn mcm corp mcmc set quarterli qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record march reuter earn thackerai corp thk year loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net profit profit sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn alli lyon see substanti second half growth alli lyon plc will report substanti growth second half fiscal end march chairman derrick holden brown answer report queri you will substanti growth alli lyon second half holden brown present toronto secur analyst holden brown declin whether second half growth profit tax exce pct rise report half alli lyon had half profit mln stg mln stg prior year alli lyon will full year extraordinari cost slightli mln stg for defenc cost associ elder ixl fail bid for compani holden brown that cost will offset extraordinari gain mln stg alli lyon sale pct interest australian brewer castlemain toohei australian you win and you lose hopefulli you win end holden brown ask thought alli lyon vulner attempt holden brown repli don never complac and watch expens holden brown alli lyon share price corpor earn ratio compar lead compani food and beverag industri that not case two year ago australian had come bit earlier had luck holden brown holden brown alli lyon move acquir hiram walker gooderham and wort march elder bid for compani pct growth action knew that misconstru and that peopl almost inevit acquisit defens never holden brown told report ask secur analyst alli lyon plan share issu canada acquir pct interest hiram walker holden brown respond plan strong word feel for alli lyon canada reuter orange frozen orang juic stock march gallon year ago earn dryclean usa year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq commerci credit ccc unit sell divis commerci credit american health and life insur sold ordinari life insur busi american nation insur anat american nation will assum busi august commerci credit sale part restructur program begun commerci credit subsidiari late compani reuter acq delta court order will not delai merger delta air line dal court order requir western air line wal arbitr two union will not delai april merger two airlin order issu ninth circuit court appeal requir western discuss two union whether western labor contract will bind for delta delta nevertheless court order signific personnel problem includ delai wage increas delta had plan give western personnel april ronald allen delta presid delta feel court er and reconsid order reuter acq integr gener ign sell pct unit integr gener inc discuss unnam pharmaceut distributor sale pct develop corp subsidiari for dlr integr subsidiari biopharmaceut negoti unnam distributor sell prescript drug compani can releas detail thi time reuter reserves mexico reserv reach billion dlr addit capit inflow billion dlr thi year boost mexico reserv billion dlr director public credit angel gurria told report monei come back mexico improv investor confid and tight monetrai polici forc credit starv industri repatri capit inflow total billion dlr fourth quarter gurria mexico not accumul reserv for sake loan will increas pool fund for badli need invest onc tranch six billion dlr loan drawn second quarter mexico will reserv pai for import and debt servic for month gurria note nevertheless gurria mexico not expect draw commerci bank billion dlr invest support conting facil that monei will april mexico export receipt and price oil fall below level mexico fail qualifi for two draw total mln dlr and gurria todai expect never us gurria mexico will june whether can draw second conting facil includ bank financ packag mln dlr growth financ loan world bank financ minist gustavo petricioli had sign yesterdai mln dlr loan world bank support develop export manufactur good mln dlr tranch billion dlr loan japanes govern support steel oil and export promot will disburs end month mexico due make draw intern monetari fund standbi credit dai base success review end econom result petricioli mexico final stage discuss will determin quantit econom target for will continu draw imf for rest petricioli report that mexico conclud bilater accord govern creditor pari club sixteen govern sign pari club umbrella agreement last septemb restructur billion dlr offici debt and petricioli hope final pact remain countri week keep spirit septemb agreement countri organ econom cooper and develop continu provid export credit facil for mexico despit debt restructur reuter earn navistar nav higher earn opinion navistar intern corp stock rose brokerag hous sanford bernstein and rais earn estim compani base expect truck order and truck tonnag trader navistar led activ list gain volum mln share trader familiar opinion that david eisenberg director sanford bernstein and institut strategi committe rais earn estim ct share for current fiscal year end octob expect navistar earn dlr share year compani lost ct share eisenberg unavail for comment reuter acq icn pharmaceut icn seek acquisit icn pharmaceut inc mln dlr cash and anoth billion dlr credit intend us bui pharmaceut compani chairman milan panic compani annual meet acquisit place month compani two billion dlr for acquisit todai panic ad investig number compani compani studi possibl acquir friendli basi panic intend seek board approv todai repurchas mln icn common share discuss possibl acquisit panic such purchas icn current market capabl not suffici support distribut compani product icn expect for market growth worldwid icn princip product ribavirin virazol drug market number countri and describ broad base anti viral compani applic includ treatment type hepat herp influenza childhood diseas and hemorrhag fever icn focu consir investor attent recent month virazol undergon clinic trial treatment aid relat diseas panic todai not discuss drug regard aid food and drug administr complet review data submit compani investig drug conduct hous subcommitte continu subcommitte and fda acknowledg conduct separ investig determin whether not icn witheld data fda advers reaction drug virazol approv for market aerosol form treatment for infect that strike infant call respiratori syncyti viru reuter earn justin industri inc jstn set dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn scholast inc schl qtr feb net shr dlr ct net rev mln mln month shr dlr ct net rev mln mln note qtr net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr versu dlr for fiscal quarter and recur pre tax gain dlr reuter earn kleinwort benson kba unit set dividend kleinwort benson intern invest subsidiari kleinwort benson australian incom fund close end manag invest compani declar quarterli dividend ct payabl april sharehold record april reuter money-fx financ offici discuss debt currenc deputi financ minist group lead western industrialis countri met discuss world debt crisi trade imbal and currenc stabil todai last month pari monetari accord sourc close talk offici met offic intern monetari fund imf discuss broad aspect world monetari polici prepar for imf interim committe meet washington april talk high level intern review monetari situat sinc accord last month reach west germani franc britain japan and canada stabilis world currenc market present level pct slide dollar sinc mid countri repres todai talk itali refus attend last month meet ground that exclud real discuss netherland belgium and switzerland offici had met earlier todai and yesterdai framework organis for econom cooper and develop oecd review slow progress made cut record billion dlr trade deficit and persuad west germani and japan open economi foreign import reuter earn vernitron corp vrn qtr and year loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln mth oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln note qtr and prior qtr exclud loss discontinu oper and year and prior exclud loss discontinu oper and qtr and year exclud tax loss and loss qtr and year prior exclud tax gain and reuter earn goodi product inc good year end oper net oper shr ct oper net rev mln mln note and oper net exclud loss dlr and profit dlr for discontinu oper earn per shr restat reflect for stock split effect juli reuter earn vm mortgag investor vmlpz montli div dist ct ct prior payabl record april reuter earn pep boi manni moe and jack pby set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn vm mortgag investor vmtgz rais payout vm mortgag investor rais quarter cash dividend ct ct prior quarter payabl sharehold record april reuter ship freight insur propos for ccc sale usda agricultur depart propos permit coverag freight cost and marin and war risk insur for sale agricultur commod sold credit term commod credit corpor ccc credit guarante program propos appli commod that sold export cost and freight and cost insur and freight cif basi sinc cost includ export sale price foreign buyer current program freight cost can cover for export sale breed anim ask for comment propos april reuter livestock ccc accept export bonu for cattl egypt commod credit corpor ccc accept bid for export bonu cover sale head dairi cattl egypt agricultur depart depart cattl for deliveri june and bonu award dlr per head bonu made interst trade and will paid export form commod ccc stock depart addit head dairi cattl egypt export enhanc program initi announc septemb reuter acq clark equip ckl bui mln share clark equip purchas share common stock investor group led arthur goldberg for dlr share purchas reduc number share clark common stock purchas stock repurchas plan announc march time compani bui back mln share pct outstand stock clark equip investor group agre enter into standstil agreement prohibit member group purchas share vote secur clark for year reuter acq yanke co ynk unit sell assset yanke co inc eskei inc esk subsidiari reach agreement principl sell eskei yale kei inc subsidiari concern form kei manag and privat investor for mln dlr part sale eskei buyer will assum mln dlr publicli held eskei pct debentur due debentur will continu convert into yanke prefer remaind price will mln dlr note eskei yanke sale will result loss mln dlr reuter acq wendi wen decln comment market rumor wendi intern inc declin comment vagu rumor trader that takeov target wendi trade turnov mln share wendi spokesman corpor polici not comment market rumor declin attribut activ trade wendi stock publish report state wall street profession that wendi possibl studi coca cola view acquisit reuter acq goodi good sell unit union camp ucc goodi product inc enter into agreement sell and myer packag busi union camp corp focu consum product and autom distribut system busi term agreement not disclos reuter acq champion part creb ask declaratori judgment champion part rebuild inc ask feder district court chicago for declaratori judgment uphold recent mln dlr sale common share and warrant echlin inc ech champion hear thursdai morn feder judg lawsuit charg feder secur law violat cormier corp odilon cormier morri navon and defend cormier navon defend challeng transact champion suit claim that champion investor allign cormier and navon fail disclos properli feder law that act concert and intend spin part compani and sell balanc two year onc control reuter acq cyacq rais offer for cyclop dlr share dlr earn great countri bank gcbk qtr net qtr end feb shr ct net mth shr dlr net asset mln mln deposit mln mln loan mln mln note earn per share data not present for great countri bank convert mutual capit stock save bank jan such inform mislead and inappropri compani reuter money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr march week fed gas agre reduct diesel exhaust emiss european commun agre tough rule cut diesel exhaust emiss truck and buse attempt reduc air pollut threaten vast stretch region forest diplomat environ minist meet agre member state reduc pct year emiss nitrogen oxid wide main sourc acid rain endang forest and lake reduct compulsori for heavi vehicl tougher standard impos for model april and for vehicl octob execut commiss emiss level nitrogen oxid expect drop mln tonn year mln tonn nation commun heavi vehicl appli standard estim mln lorri and buse us commiss figur minist gave west germani ahead move ban sale lead regular petrol bonn request permiss encourag us low pollut car diplomat west germani will minist final approv for such plan diplomat thi expect environ minist meet minist ad that ahead for west germani not mean automat follow commun wide ban sale regular lead petrol bonn intend lead premium petrol pump diplomat ad that mln car mln ran regular lead petrol and risk damag switch premium lead petrol law minist give member state special permiss exempt commun competit law thi case west germani implement ban sale lead regular petrol reuter earn marcu mrc vote pct stock dividend marcu corp board vote pct stock dividend distribut record april dividend appli equal holder common stock and class common reuter earn vm mortgag vmtgz cash distribut rise vm mortgag investor declar quarter cash distribut ct depositari unit pct prior quarter distribut will payabl record januari reuter acq audio video ava sweeten bid for cyclop cyl invest group led audio video affili inc rais tender offer acquir cyclop corp dlr share dlr share group cyacq acquisit corp extend offer april march group ad condit offer includ receipt public inform cyclop that provid dixon group plc connect dixon compet tender offer for cyclop cyacq sweeten offer total mln dlr top dixon offer dlr share mln dlr wednesdai dixon had bought pct cyclop mln share outstand boost stake compani pct earlier todai secur and exchang commisss order dixon extend tender offer march cyacq hope cyclop sharehold will withdraw previous tender share dixon tender offer advantag cyacq higher offer sec order cyacq file suit block dixon take control cyclop and forc extens dixon tender offer cyclop spokeswoman compani had comment sweeten bid cyacq cyacq offer subject cyclop rescind agreement dixon base firm receiv break fee expens cyclop bui cyclop common stock pittsburgh base compani reuter earn emerald home ehp set initi distribut emerald home gener partner declar initi per unit distribut payabl unithold record march emerald made initi public offer februari reuter money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr busi loan book major bank exclud accept fell mln dlr billion dlr week end march feder reserv board fed that busi loan includ accept declin mln dlr billion dlr reuter acq jefferi make market cyclop cyl jefferi and make market stock cyclop corp cyclop receiv sweeten offer dlr per share cyacq acquisit corp led audio video affili inc ava reuter acq bei beih acquir ivei rowton and associ bei hold acquir ivei rowton and associ nashvil tenn base bank market firm term not disclos reuter gold lac miner lac close lake shore mine lac miner will suspend underground mine and explor lake shore mine kirkland lake ontario april pend result surfac explor drill program lac not expect decis affect earn employe will affect compani complet mine crown pillar produc ounc gold sinc mine produc ounc lac will continu surfac drill determin underground explor work warrant reuter earn southern home save bank shsb year net shr dlr dlr net reuter earn bink mfg bin regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai april record march reuter earn west inc wst set regulari payout phoenixvil march qtrly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter acq firm sell entir allegheni int stake southeastern asset manag inc and two control sharehold sold entir pct stake allegheni intern inc file secur and exchang commiss southeastern memphi tenn invest advisor sold entir share stake march and price rang dlr each reuter acq japanes firm pct sheldaul shel sumitomo bakelit japanes compani told secur and exchang commiss acquir share sheldahl inc pct total outstand common stock sumitomo bakelit bought stock for mln dlr for invest purpos sumitomo bakelit and sheldahl long stake pct sumitomo preemptiv right for dai notic issuanc sheldahl common stock long stake pct entitl sheldahl board represent reuter earn commonwealth edison cwe month net period end feb shr dlr dlr net rev billion billion avg shr note per share earn reflect payment prefer dividend requir reuter acq john hancock unit dump stake price subsidiari john hancock mutual life insur told secur and exchang commiss sold entir pct stake price commun corp back compani hancock subsidiari sold entir share stake price commun compani for dlr share feb reuter earn niagara mohawk nmk cut cost niagara mohawk corp cautious optimist result improv for and studi measur cut oper cost measur includ freez manag salari abolish vacant posit and reduc overtim spokesman compani had current plan lai worker compani declin cost save amount year forecast expect issu earli summer spokesperson compani redeem mln dlr high cost debt and hope redeem debt thi year for niagara mohawk earn per share fell dlr dlr compani earn reduc primarili result reduct earli earn return equiti allow state public servic commiss niagara concern continu lower author return and reinforc petit grant fair return equiti reuter earn ganto inc gto qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note fiscal year end feb reuter acq chemlawn corp echolab inc sign definit merger agreement earn inc qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn vm mortgag vmlpz monthli cash payout vm mortgag declar regular monthli cash distribut ct depositari unit for month march payabl record april reuter acq chemlawn chem ecolab econ merger pact chemlawn corp and ecolab inc sign definit merger agreement ecolab will bui outstand chemlawn common stock for dlr share cash for total mln dlr term agreement chemlawn rescind previous announc right dividend plan chemlawn previous reject dlr share offer wast manag inc wmx yesterdai oak brook ill base wast dispos compani prepar offer dlr share mln dlr for chemlawn lawn care compani chemlawn had last week that negoti suitor not identifi chemlawn spokesman detail merger issu ecolab maker commerci laundri deterg base paul minn for six month end decemb compani earn mln dlr ct share sale mln dlr offici wast manag not reach for comment reuter earn lilco revis net includ mln dlr loss provis earn falcon cabl fal set initi distribut falcon cabl system set initi quarterli cash distribut ct per unit payabl unithold record march partnership made initi public offer decemb falcon expect pai cash distribut limit partner annual rate dlr per unit decemb reuter crude bid award for elk hill crude oil depart energi award bid for barrel per dai bpd crude oil elk hill naval petroleum reserv california contract period run april juli doe success bidder amount crude oil and price per bbl doe follow texaco inc texaco trade and transport bpd dlr and bpd dlr beacon oil bpd dlr and bpd dlr golden west refin bpd dlr success bidder amount oil and price per bbl doe continu follow chevron chv chevron usa inc bpd dlr and bpd dlr chevron intern oil bpd dlr and bpd dlr newhal refin bpd dlr caljet inc bpd dlr casei bpd dlr cryssen refin inc bpd dlr edgington oil bpd dlr sound refin inc bpd dlr atlant richfield arc bpd dlr success bidder amount crude oil and price per bbl doe continu follow orkin inc bpd dlr lundai thagard bpd dlr golden eagl refin bpd dlr macmillan ring free oil bpd dlr bpd dlr and bpd dlr mock resourc bpd dlr petro diamond bpd dlr reuter earn montgomeri street incom mt monthli dividend mthly div ct ct pai april record april reuter earn sullivan mine inc year loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper loss profit rev mln mln note shr and net exclud extraordinari gain dlr ct share shr and net exclud extraordinari gain dlr two ct share reuter acq invest firm pct cyclop cyl halcyon invest york risk arbitrag and secur deal partnership told secur and exchang commiss acquir share cyclop corp pct total outstand halcyon bought stake for mln dlr part ordinari risk arbitrag and secur trade busi that firm specif purpos purchas halcyon bui stock sell current stake bought bulk stake feb and march reuter acq chrysler credit canada creditwatch canadian bond rate servic chrysler credit canada subsidiari chrysler corp creditwatch financi detail propos acquisit american motor corp amo final creditwatch affect chrysler credit canada short term note guarante note debentur and recent complet mln dlr eurobond issu due april canadian bond rate servic that base fact propos transact not anticip necess downgrad canadian bond rate servic chrysler credit canada short term note rate high and guarante note and debentur rate high reuter earn lilco lil revis net includ loss long island light revis preliminari net incom includ mln dlr tax provis for invest jamesport nuclear unit due provis revis net incom mln dlr dlr per share deduct for prefer stock dividend requir not paid had earlier report incom mln dlr dlr per share lilco board author contract for corpor offic call for payment year salari and continu insur and retir benefit compani hand and offic lose job lilco contract will result addit cost custom lilco downward revis earn reserv establish reflect settlement agreement staff york state public servic commiss respect util spend nuclear power station plan for never built jamestown compani declin detail settlement explain settlement not approv commiss lilco seek includ cost total mln dlr for abandon nuclear power plant project rate base spokeswoman reuter acq roger rog adopt right plan roger corp board approv sharehold right plan design protect sharehold event attempt hostil takeov roger plan not adopt respons specif takeov attempt plan sharehold bui share common stock dlr for each share held right will exercis person group acquir pct roger share announc offer for pct dividend distribut will made march holder record that date reuter earn eastgroup properti egp dividend jackson miss qtly div ct ct prior payabl april record april note compani paid ct special dividend prior quarter dividend reuter earn sunbelt nurseri group inc sbn qtr feb shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln six month shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter earn marcom telecommun mrcm qtr jan oper shr loss ct loss six ct oper net loss loss rev avg shr six mth oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss net avg shr note current year qtr and six mth exclud loss dlr for discontinu oper prior year qtr and six mth exclud loss dlr and dlr for discontinu oper full name compani marcom telecommun inc reuter earn eastpark realti trust ert qtly div qlty div ct ct prior payabl april record april reuter trade canada clark see trade urgent problem trade urgent problem face canadian relat press reach bilater pact come month joe clark canadian secretari state for extern affair negoti for two countri meet for year effort work agreement urgent problem trade question that decid month clark told commonwealth club california fast track author your congress for approv reject negoti achiev clark that practic matter initi agreement reach late septemb earli octob list environment question acid rain and defens second and import bilater issu face ottawa and washington wednesdai presid reagan announc that will seek billion dlr congress address acid rain problem interpret move goodwil gestur advanc annual meet april ottawa prime minist brian mulronei question and answer session public affair group clark that two countri find mechan for resolv trade disput thi rash countervail action act corn and you act soft wood and quasijudici disput resolut mechanisim place not work adequ interest ottawa seek chang washington rule govern procur that penal canadian busi number canadian compani that order secur substanti contract unit state had move head offic countri into your countri you nation procur requir turn ad unit state chang procur requir that exist provinci govern level canada clark declin forecast outcom discuss will come remain for negoti instanc propos and govern and congress will judg prepar remark clark that unit state tend canada for grant export northern neighbor twice export japan you bought almost per cent japan last year you bought canada reuter reuter earn essex corp esex year end loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln note and oper net exclud loss dlr ct per share and loss dlr ct per share for discontinu oper reuter earn sulpetro year oct loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note shr result deduct prefer share dividend mln dlr period current loss includ mln dlr writedown oil and ga properti mln dlr writeoff defer charg mln dlr loss dispos properti mln dlr equiti loss affili sulbath explor and mln dlr loss invest reuter earn stanwood corp snw qtr jan shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit dlr rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note qtr includ loss for termin licens agreement and loss dlr for termin women wear oper reuter earn sulpetro loss due writedown asset dispos sulpetro fiscal year net loss mln dlr dlr per share due factor largest writedown mln dlr oil and ga properti sulpetro record writeoff defer charg amount mln dlr loss mln dlr dispos properti unit kingdom and equiti loss mln dlr affili sulbath explor loss invest mln dlr and loss oper mln dlr interest deplet depreci and incom tax recoveri fiscal year end octob sulpetro had net loss mln dlr dlr per share compani recours project financ for irish lindergh heavi oil field remain default due continu low oil price reuter acq american express axp discuss shearson deal american express board director mondai will discuss compani arrang sell pct shearson lehman brother inc nippon life insur compani spokesman spokesman not whether board plan vote understand american express and nippon life shearson stake sold for mln dlr american express spokesman not comment specul that board discuss sale secur public mondai board meet regular monthli meet plan sell part shearson nippon life approv american express board and japan ministri financ earlier american express and shearson subpoena secur and exchang commiss american express subpoena for document pertain secur transact american express and fireman fund shearson subpoena for document relat transact jefferi and and american express spokesman not comment whether offici firm subpoena reuter trade senat sanction like microchip unit state will like impos sanction import japanes microchip senat todai privat meet commerc secretari malcolm baldrig senat baldrig told decis final determin made whether japanes microchip dump unit state virtual japan face penalti presid reagan trade polici advisori group baldrig member will meet issu wednesdai confid will action sen john mccain arizona republican told report expect sanction and even sanction sen pete domenici mexico republican senat congressmen and semiconductor industri repres met baldrig and state depart offici discuss japan alleg violat septemb agreement stop dump microchip unit state and countri recommend japanes firm penal tariff import duti six month for continu dump microchip violat worth mln dl japanes semiconductor industri ask baldrig intend recommend sanction sen pete wilson told report clear import that will japan can will compli sanction appli for past violat agreement california republican semiconductor industri produc microprocessor chip us high technolog product rang radio defenc missil guidanc system sen jame mcclure idaho republican baldrig told administr had not made final determin that japanes compani had dump semiconductor microchip below cost product unit state countri mcclure senat told doubt dump base evid such invoic purchas japanes product two countri sign pact last septemb japan agre stop sell microchip unit state and countri below product cost and semiconductor industri access japanes market return unit state waiv impos import duti japanes microchip japanes offici live pact and ask japanes chip maker slash output save pact japan frequent target congression discourag last year record billion dlr trade deficit tokyo had billion dlr surplu unit state last year and had larg surplus countri senat yesterdai unanim pass resolut call for action japan for violat pact sinc septemb resolut will introduc hous week rep bob matsui california democrat reuter earn multi media see year end loss multi media barter expect report net loss dlr ct share for year end decemb compar loss ct share prior year fourth quarter result net loss ct compar loss six ct share last year process restructur reduc expens and streamlin oper and cut expens dlr dlr month reuter earn nation hmo corp nhmo qtr jan shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln six month net loss profit rev mln mln note net loss includ writeoff defer start cost total dlr reuter earn minorco mnrcy half year dec shr ct ct net mln mln note net includ mln dlr extraordinari gain and net iclud mln dlr extraordinari loss reuter earn minorco mnrcy see improv second half minorco expect net earn substanti stronger mln dlr report for half report that half result declin mln dlr minorco contribut pct invest decemb adob resourc corp neg result low oil and ga price reuter earn minorco mnrcy see improv second half minorco expect net earn substanti stronger mln dlr report for half report that half result declin mln dlr minorco contribut pct invest decemb adob resourc corp neg result low oil and ga price reuter tin econom spotlight bolivia bolivia onc latin america delinqu debtor prepar for second intern monetari fund agreement econom stabilis program effect slow inflat and reduc public spend fund spokesman imf team visit paz shortli discuss term agreement imf had disburs mln dlr and mln dlr pend year agreement that end thi month accord provid for stand loan compensatori financ facil and structur adjust facil spokesman that agreement renew bolivia can expect mln dlr stand loan month bolivia agreement imf sinc open door reschedul negoti pari club and argentina and brazil hold billion dlr bolivia billion dlr foreign debt central bank presid javier nogal told reuter negoti pari club finalis had extrem success nogal pari club had agre reschedul bolivia debt year six year grace and had waiv interest payment end bilater discuss interest rate continu nogal bolivia expect mln dlr disburs thi year lender countri and intern agenc includ world bank and inter american develop bank diplomat and bank sourc put figur closer mln dlr nogal bolivia net intern reserv mln dlr mln dlr presid ictor paz estenssoro offic august nogal capit flow bolivia debt servic versu credit had chang net outflow mln dlr net inflow mln dlr bolivia return financi wilder follow paz estenssoro econom stabilis program inherit inflat pct year state enterpris that lose hundr mln dlr and currenc that trade black market time offici rate paz estenssoro froze public sector wage set market relat rate for peso introduc tax reform and laid thousand worker state corpor inflat run pct year for past six month central bank and govern expect economi grow pct thi year pct contract last six year govern propos solut debt commerci bank mln dlr interest not paid sinc march nogal that month bolivia make time offer bui back commerci debt price trade intern secondari market cent dlr bolivia commerci bank steer committe agre meet york propos unclear proport countri creditor bank will offer foreign banker specul that bolivia bui back pct commerci debt paper deal small bank written loan countri larger creditor interest scheme debt equiti swap similar that oper chile for past two year bolivian govern draw propos for debt equiti swap banker plan privatis state compani and serv basi for such scheme foreign banker thi type propos prove attract bolivia long run govern realis that will attract larg amount capit order grow plan minist gonzalo sanchez lozada told reuter that bolivia hope for six billion dlr invest year govern realis that order remain viabl bolivia will develop export price tin account for pct bolivia export collaps world market and ga countri major revenu earner abund suppli region reuter earn neoax inc noax qtr shr loss ct loss six ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit mln mln rev mln mln note qtr and year net reflect dividend requir mln dlr and mln dlr and charg dlr and mln dlr not accruabl payabl pre reorgan tax loss carryforward qtr and year net reflect dividend requir mln dlr and mln dlr and charg dlr and mln dlr not accruabl payabl pre organ tax loss carryforward reuter rubber main featur rubber pact intern natur rubber agreement inra pact will us buffer stock sole instrument for market intervent exclud export quota product control inra adopt yesterdai session held auspic unit nation confer trade and develop unctad respect main featur pact resembl contain present refer price malaysian singapor ct per kilo will maintain and octob inra expir averag daili market indic price remain upper intervent sell price ct below lower intervent bui price ct for six month thi happen deleg that present indic price averag ct price revis current accord pct amount intern natur rubber council decid refer price for agreement circumst pact refer price automat revis pct council decid higher percentag similarli buffer stock purchas sale amount tonn made sinc last revis refer price will lower rais pct council decid higher percentag anoth chang introduc inra that price review will held month interv intend make refer price respons market trend present accord bui and sell level set minu pct refer price and bui and sell level pct lower and upper indic price floor and ceil price will remain fix and cent council decid revis review held month negoti consum abandon propos that floor price adjust downward buffer stock tonn rose tonn maximum size buffer stock pact present tonn provis for addit conting buffer stock tonn accord conting buffer stock will brought ct defend floor price last fridai session ahm farouk speak for produc produc nation consid that pact had serv purpos for had creat gerard guillonneau franc spoke for consum agre that current agreement had work rel ask chanc success inra deleg note that for life accord had maintain averag price bui level agreement not encourag excess product rubber addit provis for borrow financ buffer stock elimin rule specul sort middl road agreement deleg pact will open for signatur headquart york decemb thi year becom oper will requir ratif countri account for pct world export and pct world import deleg estim that thi will month hiatu two agreement intern natur rubber council will remain place pact will enter into forc definit govern account for pct world export and pct world import ratifi reuter ipi taiwan industri output fall currenc blame taiwan industri product index fell larg result rise taiwan dollar pct base februari revis januari economi ministri second consecut monthli fall drop pct januari pct februari extend rise last year januari figur revis preliminari ministri offici attribut declin fall product metal product textil and transport equip and mine and hous construct offici declin caus fall export februari due climb taiwan dollar made taiwanes product expens expect declin continu month appreci local dollar currenc taiwan dollar advanc pct dollar sinc septemb close dollar todai and expect rise dollar end thi year foreign banker and economist reuter money-fx zimbabw dollar devalu central bank zimbabw reserv bank nation central bank deni zimbabw dollar devalu bank governor kombo moyana told herald daili newspap unfortun and complet unfound specul that depreci zimbabw dollar occur had aggrav foreign exchang shortag februari and earli part march thi specul caus import bring forward payment and export delai long inward remitt export receipt result signific slowdown net foreign exchang inflow ad reuter gold gold firm execut arrest japan public prosecutor and polic arrest senior execut bankrupt gold deposit busi group for defraud client billion yen for gold bar never deliv polic case involv toyota shoji compani highlight year chairman kazuo nagano stab death public view june televis crew had wait nagano home film two men smash into home and emerg bloodstain bayonet compani establish undertook hold gold deposit for investor grew into nationwid busi oper branch offic and employe peak earli toyota shoji busi group collect estim billion yen client pension and housew firm bankrupt juli lawyer client cla im back gold monei suffer aggreg loss billion yen local press report polic arrest charg fraud todai includ hiroshi ishikawa toyota shoji presid and sixth execut want list suspect collabor late nagano swindl billion yen peopl osaka and earbi kobe six month period firm bankruptci dai arr fter narli two year joint investig public prosecutor and polic had question firm employe polic sou rce reuter crude world bank like urg jakarta world bank presid barber conabl expect press indonesia world sixth largest debtor maintain momentum econom polici tackl slump oil revenu western diplomat conabl flew indonesia yesterdai tokyo will meet presid suharto and senior econom minist arriv that economi south east asia largest nation manag slump world oil price call for major polici adjust todai world bank chief will visit bank fund project eastern section java indonesia popul island will suharto tuesdai dai detail discuss minist tomorrow indonesia asian member opec sever hit last year crash oil price cut oil and ga revenu half japan state export import bank last month agre provid mln dlr unti credit indonesia pai for share world bank develop project indonesia countri mln peopl respond oil slump cut spend devalu currenc pct and boost export foreign loan bridg deficit diplomat that conabl expect press suharto and lead econom minist maintain pace polici chang dismantl indonesia high cost protect economi oil price debt crisi world recess call for major polici adjust and extern support conabl arriv statement indonesia face parliamentari elect month like avoid impli that bank demand specif wise leadership and economi manag conabl told report jakarta airport indonesia offici and privat oversea debt total billion dlr bank make world sixth biggest debtor receiv billion dlr world bank sinc conabl not spell last month bank endors econom introduc indonesia impli want give mln dlr loan balanc payment support bank will monitor progress implement govern trade reform measur and support determin promot effici and longer term growth indonesia introduc seri measur sinc last boost oil export liberalis trade and encourag invest suharto order govern committe into indonesia state run compani sold report last month embassi govern appear divid reform western analyst that govern unsur dismantl indonesia high cost monopoli control core area economi central bank governor arifin siregar thi week that indonesia face limit econom choic not spend troubl thi increas balanc payment deficit and domest inflat main object rais export oil and natur ga sector indonesia current account deficit project govern fall billion dlr come financi year start april estim billion reuter money-fx nigeria auction rule defend naira nigeria central bank chang rule govern foreign exchang auction analyst mean defend naira currenc depreci steadili bank statement that april bank bid for foreign exchang pai rate offer and not present rate lowest success bid made auction thi discourag bank bid high ensur that success pai lower margin rate analyst act brake bank will that bid high will pai offer western diplomat comment naira depreci dollar pct sinc auction second tier foreign exchang market sfem began last septemb last week session nigerian currenc fix dollar fall row worri and thi logic stop trend diplomat central bank announc auction fortnightli not weekli begin april not immedi clear whether thursdai schedul session place bank plan doubl mln dlr offer each auction demand for foreign exchang consist outstrip suppli encourag bank bid high and weaken naira normal weekli alloc not doubl fortnightli session high demand undermin object system analyst bid bank will pai offer offici exchang rate for naira appli busi transact will continu margin rate lowest success bid sfem central part nigeria structur adjust program consid ambiti econom recoveri plan black africa program involv set realist exchang rate for naira valu for year liberalis import boost agricultur remov subsidi and reduc ineffici govern particip economi world bank plai promin part design thi dramat blue print and sell sceptic public fear inflat and lower live standard ishrat husain world bank repres nigeria yesterdai satisfi adjust program and foreign exchang auction good told meet banker lago ad that member nigeria import depend elit suffer hardship common man benefit fear that program encourag inflat incorrect bumper harvest had reduc rural inflat and urban price had reflect naira black market currenc allow find true level last septemb reuter trade world trade negoti succe minist nation told zealand that intern negoti liberalis trade last thi centuri and cost failur not measur trade minist mike moor told colleagu welcom ceremoni two dai talk that great progress had made prepar for negoti not sidetrack live troubl and danger time for world trade system that failur world trade system caus great depress and conflict past failur maintain momentum will great cost moor ad cost failur calcul last hope and opportun thi centuri will not anoth chanc year minist zealand review world trade sinc uruguai round talk last sepemb meet part prepar for full scale confer gener agreement tariff and trade gatt venic june uruguai meet consid countri success northern hemispher countri manag servic industri such bank and insur includ full round southern goal includ agricultur and tropic product met meet thi north island tourist resort describ particip inform and declar expect moor aim instil sens polit urgenc avert potenti econom tragedi anoth seek wai popularis freer trade peopl felt pain readjust not benefit prevent bush fire confront proce orderli negoti meet attend oversea deleg includ repres gatt and econom commun deleg includ trade repres clayton yeutter american sourc readi state that revers protectionist sentiment unit state implement kei uruguai propos end agricultur subsidi inclus trade servic and invest gatt regul tighten restrict pirat call intellectu properti such trademark patent and copyright rule resolv trade disput gatt member state earlier zealand sourc had french foreign trade minist michel noir had pull inform gatt talk for domest polit reason cabinet chief bernard praug will lead french deleg reuter acq australian offer for san miguel share diversifi invest compani ariadn australia offer billion peso for mln share philippin brew firm san miguel manila newspap report sundai time quot letter yesterdai presid corazon aquino ariadn chairman zealand bruce judg that offer cash equival pct nation yearli budget bui share govern presidenti offic and ariadn repres manila not for comment report share entir block seiz govern unit coconut planter bank ucpb suspicion that real owner eduardo cojuangco chairman san miguel and ucpb and close associ depos presid ferdinand marco mln share consist mln class stock and mln class share govern offici earlier that valuabl class share not sold foreign offer valu each share peso price philippin social secur system suggest bui mln class share last week judg offer billion peso pct philippin yearli budget ariadn philippin agent domingo panganiban quot tell report yesterdai judg object thi invest make corpor manag expertis san miguel that compani asset can fulli utilis san miguel countri largest brewer major manufactur groceri line panganiban quot that san miguel tap food and liquor distribut line australia britain zealand and hong kong barwon farmland list australian firm pct equiti ariadn billion dlr asset and turnov two billion interest mine real estat and agricultur product reuter veg-oil indonesia protest veget oil duti indonesia protest european commun plan rais import duti veget oil will affect countri palm oil export trade minist rachmat saleh indonesia individu and togeth member associ south east asian nation asean protest plan increas duti veget oil import told indonesian report regret commun plan ad not form indonesian protest made indonesia major palm oil produc central bank figur indonesia export tonn crude palm oil countri calendar and tonn month complet figur not financ minist radiu prawiro recent that increas duti add burden asean countri time strengthen economi face lower commod price reuter earn alitalia spa azpi calendar provision net profit billion lire billion turnov billion billion note offici result for alitalia itali nation airlin control state industri hold compani istituto per ricostruzion industrial iri expect announc annual sharehold meet april reuter pet-chem raimond expect gulf problem will solv french foreign minist jean bernard raimond predict publish interview success end negoti admit gulf petrochem export into european commun negoti commun and six nation gulf cooper council gcc for year raimond due tomorrow oman for offici visit unit arab emir uae told semi offici daili ittihad confid solut reach confid that problem two big partner gcc and will find solut will work reach that solut interview conduct pari decis impos tariff gulf petrochem export set quota strain trade relat two side gcc member saudi arabia kuwait bahrain qatar uae and oman threaten impos heavi custom duti european export gulf solut reach raimond negoti two group long time countri involv ad time ripe and circumst for make crucial progress refer iran iraq war effort continu find solut despit prevail difficulti franc continu negoti iran problem solv result contact remain unresolv gave detail franc wish normal relat iran reuter crude explos oil refineri scotland explos fire rip british petroleum oil refineri kill man spokesman fire confin plant acr refineri grangemouth mile west edinburgh and extent damag had determin two peopl kill previou explos and fire plant march that incid investig spokesman reuter acq australian plan philippin branch for takeov australia base ariadn australia plan set branch philippin fulfil prerequisit for takeov philippin brew firm san miguel corp hong kong newspap hong kong econom journal quot spokesman australian stock broker jackson that barwon farmland list australian firm ariadn own pct stake plan branch philippin ad jackson arrang offer barwon pai total billion peso cash for mln san miguel share barwon offer peso each for mln class san miguel share and mln class stock jackson spokesman note that valuabl stock sold filipino compani regist philippin barwon approach philippin govern seiz block share unit coconut planter bank believ link countri depos presid ferdinand marco ad expect deal conclud barwon and philippin govern dai offer cash newspap report hong kong econom journal note stock market rumour that neptunia corp hong kong regist compani control san miguel presid andr soriano parti keen block san miguel share philippin commiss good govern rule last move neptunia acquir mln san miguel share control breweri firm chairman eduardo cojuangco chairman unit coconut commission ramon diaz time govern not subsidiari bui into parent firm ad san miguel offer share parti manila newspap sundai time publish letter yesterdai presid corazon aquino ariadn chairman zealand bruce judg that offer cash equival pct nation yearli budget bui share govern judg offer billion peso pct philippin yearli budget ariadn philippin agent domingo panganiban quot tell report yesterdai spokesmen ariadn jackson and neptunia not for comment offici philippin san miguel breweri hong kong list compani pct held neptunia behalf san miguel corp close cent higher dlr fridai reuter earn alitalia report higher net profit itali nation airlin alitalia spa azpi report pct rise provision net profit carri pct passeng domest rout last year pct fewer passeng flight north america and canada alitalia drop north american traffic had due gener fall number american tourist visit europ caus fear terror airlin report provision net profit rose billion lire billion spokesman alitalia hope for increas traffic plan increas number flight itali york per week reinstat flight boston and open direct rome milan lo angel servic spokesman announc that march alitalia start weekli servic shanghai for summer programm ad extra flight european destin increas pct reuter earn rafidain bank jordan branch rais capit jordan branch iraq rafidain bank will rais paid capit compli countri minimum requir mln dinar draw profit oper countri jordan govern ask bank earli compli capit requir rais mln dinar start rafidain area manag adnan abdul karim azzawi told reuter branch had regist capit higher level not long pai bank balanc show paid capit mln dinar bank jordan gener compli higher capit requir chase manhattan decid close oper bank sourc local bank float share rais extra capit branch foreign bank brought addit cash bank sourc appear that jordan had made except rafidain case allow longer compli gestur refelct close polit ti jordan and iraq baghdad financi difficulti jordan branch pre tax profit rise pct dinar asset mln dinar reuter money-fx credit market outlook mini refund hefti slice treasuri suppli not prospect for slumber credit market thi week offer provid focu economist bank and mutual fund cash that put work auction breath life into market economist merril lynch capit market inc treasuri will place billion dlr packag two year year and year note sale block thi week mini refund will rais billion dlr cash compris billion dlr two year note for auction tuesdai billion dlr year note wednesdai and billion dlr year note thursdai market face regular weekli and six month bill auction todai amount billion dlr mini refund not come auspici time for market bond price drift sidewai narrow rang backdrop cloudi econom outlook diminish chanc chang feder reserv board polici and stabl dollar bond market inertia compar unfavour rash activ take place high yield market oversea equiti merril lynch economist sign pall hang bond market lift bit custom activ light bui side and mark absenc sell weekli report philip braverman irv trust secur inc believ bank will snap two and year issu thi week sale bank invest that provid earn yield spread cost carri matur wider posit weekli market review economist agre not even auction will gener impetu for major move thi will come onc oversea market had run base last week event that appetit for yield begun wane economist salomon brother inc talk persist last week that japanes investor plan weight portfolio favour higher yield market start japan fiscal year april and tradition japanes not big buyer shorter date issu offer thi week auction such report undermin market confid even action british australian and canadian monetari author curb rise currenc enhanc attract respect bond market salomon brother economist meanwhil ecomom releas enliven market deviat wide expect economist thi week econom calendar begin tuesdai februari durabl good order economist expect rebound januari depress level peter greenbaum smith barnei harri upham and area includ transport equip bounc back declin militari capit good will cap total order forecast rise two pct januari pct slump economist forese gain larg pct fridai consum price report for februari expect show increas pct pct januari gain economist energi price drive forc januari rise rose moder last month food price declin meanwhil economist warn that feder fund rate will subject volatil week ahead due approach quarter end and mid april tax date economist expect fed execut bill pass thi week ad requir increas sharpli statement period begin thursdai fed fund trade pct late fridai and expect open that level reuter trade gatt success will pressur minist long term pressur trade minist current uruguai round talk gener agreement trade and tariff gatt succe zealand oversea trade minist mike moor moor told open meet trade minist nation gather for inform talk gatt that minist opportun touch and polit problem inher exercis thi can face and resolv moor taupo meet seri such intern gather includ oecd ministeri meet and meet venic june enabl minist maintain contact world trade condit get not wors zealand move rapidli and initi direct liberalis and warn you for partner reuter interest japan long term prime cut record low japan long term bank will cut prime rate record low pct percentag point respons fall secondari market yield year debentur long term banker long term prime rate customarili set percentag point coupon year bank debentur issu long term bank month latest bank debentur pct met strong end investor demand prospect declin yen interest rate dealer current pct prime rate effect sinc februari reuter coffee coffe confer end call continu talk meet latin american coffe produc end call for continu talk aim arriv agreement stabil intern price statement deliv confer presid nicaragua extern trade minist alejandro martinez cuenca object futur meet seek negoti lead basic export quota meet attend repres brazil mexico guatemala salvador hondura costa rica and nicaragua panamanian repres attend meet observ repres meet effort continu made reach region consensu export quota present intern coffe organ open meet nicaraguan presid daniel ortega lack accord export quota fall coffe price caus billion dollar loss countri region jorio dauster presid brazilian coffe institut govern commit work produc accord order bring higher price reuter trade yeutter see japan verg trade conflict unit state and japan brink conflict trade semiconductor japanes unwilling for public bodi bui super comput and barrier firm seek particip billion dlr kansai airport project trade repres clayton yeutter talk report yesterdai ev two dai meet trade minist will review progress made committe set uruguai meet last septemb launch round gatt gener agreement tariff and trade talk european commun commission willi clercq meanwhil told report conflict world major trade and econom power and japan set poor exampl for member gatt australian trade minist john dawkin told report bilater retali enorm expens rest world solv trade disput zealand trade minist mike moor told colleagu great progress had made prepar for current round gatt negoti not sidetrack minist want maintain momentum fresh negoti avert trade conflict yeutter problem intern trade talk that tend bog for year countri don negoti end dai six year futur not congress protectionist month ago that healthi develop ad you ask that year month ago that terribl protectionist member congress that contempl member congress begun realis protection not answer billion dlr trade deficit yeutter begun realis that you cannot legisl solut billion dollar trade deficit realist and judgement respons that issu month ago ad whether that will reflect legisl that eventu emerg anoth matter reuter nat-gas cooper basin ga pool discoveri report delhi petroleum pty second ga flow record epsilon format toolache block pel and six signifi pool discoveri kerna apprais flow ga cubic meter dai kilolit condens surfac choke interv meter dst epsilon format earlier report flow ga dai delhi statement two south south east kerna south east dullingari field and east moomba delhi remain object patchawarra format interest holder kerna santo sto pct delhi vamga south australian oil and ga corp pty pct reuter ship iran intend threat gulf ship iran report that intend threaten ship gulf baseless and warn and countri not interfer region tehran radio monitor bbc quot foreign ministri spokesman attempt interfer met strong respons iran and moslem world defenc secretari caspar weinberg remark appar unrel broadcast ship lane open face iranian anti ship missil gulf state depart two dai ago tehran had told concern that iranian anti ship missil pose threat free flow oil gulf offici iran chines made anti ship silkworm missil pose greater threat merchant ship missil us iranian spokesman report that iran intend attack ship mislead propaganda iraq presid saddam hussein main tension gulf and iran continu us legitim mean stem tension weinberg televis interview fulli prepar ship and freedom navig that vital waterwai aren into disclosur discuss happen sympathet and listen carefulli suggest for assist keep navig free that area weinberg warship movement gulf area not unusu navi battl group led aircraft carrier kitti hawk northern arabian sea iranian spokesman quot tehran radio build militari presenc region reuter iron-steel german steel subsidi cannot continu minist econom minist martin bangemann state not continu pour monei into west germani ail steel and coal industri subsidi endang part economi situat complet absurd econom point view bangemann told newspap die welt interview releas ahead public tomorrow subsidis product miner coal and steel enorm extent and time put huge burden branch industri and make uncompetit bangemann steel and coal industri longer capabl competit continu state subsidi not save prolong live artif for year that refus continu subsidis that past steel firm announc plan reduc workforc cite weak price and lower export due strength mark and tough foreign competit bangemann find job for worker affect cut reuter acq dart group flexibl supermarket sgl bid dart group corp told supermarket gener corp sgl flexibl price pai acquir compani dart offer dlr cash for each sgl share sgl board recommend offer sharehold sgl term billion dlr offer unsolicit letter sgl date march dart deni confidenti inform sgl that potenti bidder sgl offici not reach for comment dart advis that sell brochur for sale sgl had distribut potenti buyer not purchas access sgl book and record and opportun talk kei employe suspect that leverag buyout firm sourc close dart analyst sgl manag leverag buyout dart remain interest acquir sgl friendli basi and reiter willing negoti term offer dart sgl repres compani not receiv offer request confidenti inform understand sgl deni thi refus sign agreement prohibit make bid for sgl sgl approv agreement limit abil bui sgl share dart consid condit unreason interest negoti friendli transact dart pct sgl share dart request inform meet sgl repres held meet hope repres reach agreement flexibl price told issu import sgl manag and not condit deal dart expect into account put togeth packag issu includ payment mln dlr sgl chairman leonard lieberman execut vice presid jame dougherti and financi offic murrai levin dart thi payment intend for offic sever agreement implic that lieberman and dougherti leav compani volit dart present agreement offic such acceler payment dart lieberman dougherti and levin paid mln dlr pai tax top manag incent share acceler and paid for cost six mln dlr restrict share waiv compani compens committe dart fund mln dlr for top manag supplement retir plan dart anoth issu agre futur sever oblig and futur salari guarante for top manag estim mln dlr excess oblig compani present polici dart despit such manag payment agre discuss aspect offer and fact negoti transact march meet sgl supermarket gener own path mark supermarket chain and rickel home centr dart releas copi lawsuit that file sgl sharehold seek stop sgl take such action pai greenmail enact poison pill defenc suit sought director carri fiduciari duti greenmail payment premium for share held unwant suitor and poison pill typic issu secur sharehold make takeov expens reuter crude australia reli oil tax govern relianc revenu crude oil advers affect australia econom perform australian petroleum explor associ apea chairman denni benbow australia indirect tax incom deriv oil time fall domest output and weak crude price told apea annual confer thi depend oil gener revenu distort countri econom perform directli act disincent explor and indirectli affect trade competit high energi cost australia medium term liquid fuel suffici posit pose major econom threat govern respons load tax burden oil industri benbow domest oil output exist field expect fall barrel per dai bpd fiscal bpd reflect declin bass strait field bass strait reserv two third deplet largest field pct deplet bass strait output expect half level assum number undevelop field brought stream and enhanc recoveri exist field ahead benbow govern project output undiscov field rang bpd australian liquid fuel demand forecast rise bpd impli crude oil gap and bpd year time present world oil price and current australian dollar annual oil import cost billion and billion dlr benbow despit intens explor earli addit reserv inadequ for exampl mln barrel discov year repres two year consumpt call govern review tax polici restor incent explor reuter cpi minist predict pct inflat for singapor singapor will inflat rate pct neg pct trade and industri minist lee hsien loong told parliament drop inflat rate fall decad due larg lower world price for oil and oil relat item lee neg inflat rate repeat thi year project higher price for primari commod and oil reuter earn woolworth report mln dlr net profit end feb mln acq bell resourc bui mln bhp share take hold pct earn woolworth wlwa end feb shr cent final div nil cent make six for year pre tax profit mln dlr mln net mln mln turnov billion billion incom mln mln shr mln mln note net tax credit mln tax paid mln depreci mln mln interest mln mln and minor mln extraordinari net profit mln loss mln reuter acq bell resourc boost stake bhp bell resourc execut underwrit agreement equiticorp tasman acquir mln ordinari share broken hill pty brkn for mln dlr bell statement that hold pct bhp billion share reuter acq ariadn unit confirm bid for san miguel ariadn group unit barwon farmland confirm offer billion peso cash for mln share philippin brew compani san miguel corp australia base barwon pct own zealand bruce judg ariadn group statement releas hong kong that formal offer had made philippin govern hold share confid offer will review favour newspap manila and hong kong report weekend that offer had made barwon repres australian stockbrok jackson forward formal offer philippin presid corazon aquino peso for each mln and share san miguel philippin govern seiz share repres pct stake breweri firm unit coconut planter bank alleg govern link countri depos presid ferdinand marco barwon statement deal expect conclud barwon and philippin govern dai barwon made recommend govern purchas class share can held philippin nation firm pct held member countri not elabor hong kong econom journal quot spokesman jackson barwon plan set branch philippin meet criteria san miguel breweri local list firm pct held san miguel neptunia corp affili last trade dlr dlr fridai reuter crude exxon offici urg plan for oil surg world govern prepar for inevit signific increas price oil middl east suppli diminish exxon corp xon director and senior vice presid donald mcivor policymak face realiti that bulk world oil reserv li middl east speech prepar for deliveri australian petroleum explor associ apea annual confer appear like that discoveri will not chang thi fact mcivor world oil field pct oil discov super giant field lie middl east and discov last year middl east that sinc world consum billion barrel year make discoveri rate billion barrel year half remain prove reserv middl east mcivor import continu search for oil middl east each addit contribut divers suppli desir for global polit and econom stabil import enhanc likelihood home countri discoveri measur such discriminatori and stabl taxat and minimum regul togeth open acreag for explor increas relianc middl east will boost incent us natur ga and synthet sourc petroleum ad reuter crude australian oil tax cut boost output percentag point reduct australian govern maximum crude oil levi oil stabil bass strait oil output resourc analyst ian stori reduct pct pct enabl bass strait output maintain current rate barrel per dai bpd for year fall bpd told australian petroleum explor associ annual confer stori analyst and director sydnei stockbrok mear and philip windfal profit tax bass strait crude longer current econom climat stori maximum pct levi oil that discov septemb forc broken hill pty brkn exxon corp xon partnership shut product acceler declin output and reduc govern revenu produc return per barrel price australian dlr barrel rise dlr dlr levi cut pct econom pct levi simpli not attract oil price below dlr stori cut maximum levi rate pct creat higher level suffici increas govern revenu boost export and provid incent for explor and develop govern review oil tax structur reuter interest german bond yield fall term west german bond yield declin month recent effort stabil exchang rate last month pari pact extend keep european interest rate bank economist longer term domest yield rise agreement stimul west germani economi pari agreement successfulli stabil currenc threat central bank intervent economist economist specul that countri bolster pact uncoupl and west german interest rate meet for imf interim committe april recent round monetari accommod bundesbank and bank japan and firm feder fund rate signific mark uncoupl movement and foreign interest rate salomon bro inc recent studi narrow intern interest rate spread major factor dollar fall spread will widen dollar stabil west german bundesbank presid karl otto poehl encourag not cut interest rate januari bundesbank cut rate half point avoid weaken dollar west german economist room for cut lead west german rate dollar resum declin not taboo peter pietsch spokesman for commerzbank economist room for cut west german rate half year emerg inflat will limit room for manoeuvr year bundesbank averag yield public paper near last year low last week yield fell pct not low pct post mid april economist trend domest investor shift fund short longer term paper such move tend flatten yield curv short and long term rate becom pronounc sinc bundesbank lower discount rate facilit cut lead rate shift save account into secur slow growth bundesbank central bank monei stock aggreg conflict thi trend plan increas west german tax cut part pari currenc pact design meet demand for faster west german growth thi move forc interest rate creat revenu vacuum fill higher govern borrow thi not occur privat sector demand for credit remain weak demand emerg rate begin rise economist appear govern had step borrow thi year accomod revenu loss sourc includ tax loss result weaker expect econom growth and higher expect spend josef koerner chief economist west german ifo institut newspap interview expect tax revenu billion mark below estim west german govern novemb tax shortfal push yield coupl factor such wane foreign specul bui mark bond dollar declin long term yield rise economist public author borrow rise ow increas second phase bonn tax reform packag west german govern rais total tax cut billion mark billion west german chancellor helmut kohl last week increas borrow financ tax reform accept financ minist gerhard stoltenberg last thursdai for wai financ reform such rais indirect tax economist govern will tax measur increas net borrow bundesbank februari report that wrong that stage tax reform manag increas deficit bundesbank west german public author borrow larg billion mark credit market final quarter compar billion fourth quarter feder govern billion mark fourth quarter figur and drew two billion mark bundesbank advanc end year had not requir such credit quarter reuter trade philippin post mln dlr januari trade deficit philippin post trade deficit mln dlr januari compar deficit mln januari and mln decemb govern figur show nation censu and statist offic ncso import mln dlr januari mln januari and mln dlr decemb export mln mln januari lower decemb mln countri medium term develop plan target pct averag annual growth export and pct growth import ncso reuter trade japan expand domest demand japan assur meet trade minist make effort expand domest demand and restructur economi japanes trade repres tsomu hata told inform gener agreement tariff and trade gatt meet that addit demand boost measur adopt last septemb comprehens econom program will prepar budget approv hata speak session two dai meet agricultur except goal restructur economi not elabor hata protectionist pressur intern economi strong reflect financi deficit payment imbal and unemploy countri despit great potenti develop economi confront grave difficulti debt ad basi for talk gatt ministeri declar last septemb punta del est uruguai and subsequ trade negoti plan agre geneva essenti that reaffirm commit implement that plan schedul hata hata ad not construct speed negoti area expens order rebuild free trade system import for each particip domest polici that will serv thi end part contribut japan plan april fundament improv generalis system prefer for industri and mine product make japan domest market open develop countri reuter interest bundesbank set dai secur repurchas tender fix pct trade australian minist agricultur gatt prioriti australian trade minist john dawkin gener agreement tariff and trade gatt not give high prioriti agricultur trade reform will neglect area greatest crisi statement inform gatt trade minist confer agricultur problem involv countri and affect debt servic abil number develop countri major countri show leadership thi problem will give close attent process oecd organis econom cooper and develop and lead venic econom summit will particip adopt strong commit agricultur trade reform dawkin venic summit schedul for june australia interest uruguai round eighth gatt wide rang dawkin see round provid time opportun secur meaning trade liberalis sector and restor confid multilater system dawkin initi meet negoti group establish geneva gatt declar last septemb punta del est uruguai made reason start vital that trade minist maintain pressur process that commit made punta del est standstil and rollback carri into practic standstil and rollback protect offer global trade system chanc hold and wind back protect negoti expect last year reuter earn booker plc bokl year shr div make turnov billion stg billion pretax profit mln mln tax mln mln interest paid mln mln minor interest mln debit extraordinari item mln profit mln loss pretax profit includ agribusi mln mln health product mln mln wholesal food distribut mln mln retail food distribut mln mln mln mln mln mln reuter crude grangemouth refineri shut hydrocrack damag entir british petroleum plc refineri grangemouth scotland shut explos and fire that sever damag hydrocrack site refineri spokesman rest bpd refineri includ bpd catalyt cracker undamag refineri close pend enquiri decis reopen main unit will coupl dai extens damag central part bpd hydrocrack upgrad heavi oil product gasolin and will oper for month spokesman will not suffer suppli shortag result explos will bring product sourc bpd refineri rotterdam bpd unit ingolstadt west germani bpd plant lavera franc and smaller swedish plant explos and fire worker kill occur hydrocrack not oper refineri had oper half capac sinc end januari extens overhaul carri north side complex hydrocrack site thi work schedul complet mid april thi assess hydrocrack accid two peopl kill explos and fire flare line grangemouth refineri march spokesman thi incid yard latest accid reuter earn australia woolworth improv profit woolworth wlwa polici manag and financi initi busi year profit reach accept level end februari net profit report earlier fell pct year end februari result for month year encourag period uncertain consum confid and difficult trade condit statement big discount store divis and south wale supermarket produc disappoint result ad woolworth earlier report fall net profit mln mln sale billion billion capit spend for year mln dlr mln for previou year store open total sale below target woolworth compani provid mln dlr oper profit for year cover mark down stock extraordinari item includ mln dlr profit sale properti and invest mln provis for reorganis big chain woolworth unrel group woolworth subject takeov specul sinc industri equiti acquir pct stake last year zealand diversifi invest group rainbow corp bought safewai store inc pct hold woolworth for mln dlr late last year safewai put stake for tender time advantag tax law effect end decemb inform sourc woolworth share close australian stock exchang todai dlr cent fridai reuter earn booker start booker plc bokl had start and group had resourc invest growth busi organ and acquisit comment figur for show pretax profit rise mln mln previous profit account for pct total result broadli line analyst forecast and compani share firm morn trade fridai close group end year cash surplu higher mln stg compar mln previous capit expenditur rose mln mln statement compani agribusi group report excel profit growth health product profit rose mln mln reuter crude iraq report raid iran nowruz oil field iraq warplan launch two bomb raid iran offshor nowruz oilfield northern gulf todai militari spokesman quot offici iraqi new agenc platform field reduc rubbl attack field mile northwest iran kharg island oil termin carri gmt todai raid fall iraq polici depriv iranian ruler oil revenu us serv aggress aim iraqi plane yesterdai raid nearbi ardeshir oil field resum attack iranian target month long lull reuter earn zambia copper invest johannesburg march halfyear end decemb shr net cent loss pre tax dlr net earn loss mln foreign tax gain extraordinari item nil loss mln period reuter gnp balladur see two pct french growth french growth will two pct last year due intern environ that favour expect financ minist edouard balladur quot treasuri director daniel lebegu last month that gross domest product expect grow two and pct thi year origin target pct line latest organis for econom cooper and develop oecd estim pct growth forecast will balanc growth invest and export balladur interview daili le echo last month balladur french gdp had grown two pct last year compar initi target pct and pct growth told le echo aim reduc budget deficit billion franc thi year figur billion and compar billion deficit announc intent cut deficit billion franc reuter sugar beghin see solut sugar disput settlement reach disput european sugar produc and european commun export licenc polici jean marc vern presid french sugar produc beghin lead protest told journalist todai contact author past dai that move solut ad that thi happen produc withdraw tonn sugar offer into intervent vern that protest involv tonn sugar french produc alon prompt polici sinc mid offer export rebat fail give produc equival price that obtain offer sugar into intervent last week tender commiss made appar concess offer maximum rebat european currenc unit ecu per kilo below level produc need compar previou week rebat ecu below level vern not form compromis produc and reaffirm long term desir produc export world market provid not lose monei produc can withdraw intervent offer april sugar will offici enter intervent store time week offici payment date threaten put sugar back intern market produc refus withdraw offer reuter earn dresdner declin comment scrip share report dresdner bank drsd spokesman bank had comment newspap report that sharehold offer free subscript share dresdner share surg open mark higher climb bank stock rose strongli and dealer cite specul market that deutsch bank dbkg make similar move such scrip issu occur mark time german bank had issu free share vari report dresdner sharehold offer free share for held reuter lei longer cyclic indic rise februari longer lead cyclic indic rose februari pct januari pct rise figur central statist offic show indic base show trend economi month ahead put februari compar januari and februari shorter lead indic signal trend six month ahead put for januari latest month for data decemb thi compar januari coincid indic design signal current turn point economi put januari decemb and januari lag index cso show turn point economi year happen januari decemb and year earlier offic lead indic not show consist pictur like futur develop busi cycl britain strong rise longer lead index decemb and februari due rise share price reuter ipi french januari industri product fell pct offici interest japan long term prime cut record low japan long term bank will cut prime rate record low pct percentag point respons fall secondari market yield year debentur long term banker long term prime rate customarili set percentag point coupon year bank debentur issu long term bank month latest bank debentur pct met strong end investor demand prospect declin yen interest rate dealer current pct prime rate effect sinc februari reuter trade yeutter see japan verg trade conflict unit state and japan brink conflict trade semiconductor japanes unwilling for public bodi bui super comput and barrier firm seek particip billion dlr kansai airport project trade repres clayton yeutter talk report yesterdai ev two dai meet trade minist will review progress made committe set uruguai meet last septemb launch round gatt gener agreement tariff and trade talk european commun commission willi clercq meanwhil told report conflict world major trade and econom power and japan set poor exampl for member gatt australian trade minist john dawkin told report bilater retali enorm expens rest world solv trade disput zealand trade minist mike moor told colleagu great progress had made prepar for current round gatt negoti not sidetrack minist want maintain momentum fresh negoti avert trade conflict yeutter problem intern trade talk that tend bog for year countri don negoti end dai six year futur not congress protectionist month ago that healthi develop ad you ask that year month ago that terribl protectionist member congress that contempl member congress begun realis protection not answer billion dlr trade deficit yeutter begun realis that you cannot legisl solut billion dollar trade deficit realist and judgement respons that issu month ago ad whether that will reflect legisl that eventu emerg anoth matter reuter ipi french industri product fall januari french industri product fell season adjust pct januari revis unchang output decemb nation statist institut inse figur exclud construct and public work put januari index base decemb januari output pct januari inse januari chang base year origin had decemb output pct novemb base year inse product januari affect rail strike and sever cold weather output ga and electr high activ slow construct site quarri and base industri reuter coffee good demand for colombian bremen market bremen green coffe market attract good bui interest for colombian coffe last week brazil almost neglect trade sourc buyer await open brazil export registr for shipment affect price for similar qualiti colombia open export registr and good busi develop fnc and privat shipper price attract detail not immedi central american sought for spot and afloat robusta sector nearbi materi scarc turnov limit sourc offer market end last week second hand seller idea for spot afloat prompt shipment dlr per kilo fob equival state previou week price bracket brazil unwash german qual colombia excelso salvador shg nicaragua shg guatemala costa rica shb kenya faq tanzania faq zair unq sumatra robusta cif reuter ship iranian tanker attack weekend lloyd iranian steam tanker avaj tonn attack and hit hour march lloyd ship intellig servic report person kill tanker own nation iranian tanker reuter trade world trade negoti succe minist nation told zealand that intern negoti liberalis trade last thi centuri and cost failur not measur trade minist mike moor told colleagu welcom ceremoni two dai talk that great progress had made prepar for negoti not sidetrack live troubl and danger time for world trade system that failur world trade system caus great depress and conflict past failur maintain momentum will great cost moor cost failur calcul last hope and opportun thi centuri will not anoth chanc year ad minist zealand review world trade sinc uruguai round talk last septemb talk part prepar for full scale june meet gener agreement tariff and trade gatt venic uruguai meet consid countri success northern hemispher countri manag servic industri such bank and insur includ full round southern goal includ agricultur and tropic product met meet thi north island tourist resort describ particip inform and declar expect moor aim instil sens polit urgenc avert potenti econom tragedi anoth seek wai popularis freer trade peopl felt pain readjust not benefit prevent bush fire confront proce orderli negoti meet attend oversea deleg includ repres gatt and econom commun deleg includ trade repres clayton yeutter american sourc readi state that revers protectionist sentiment unit state implement kei uruguai propos end agricultur subsidi inclus trade servic and invest gatt regul tighten restrict pirat call intellectu properti such trademark patent and copyright rule resolv trade disput gatt member state earlier zealand sourc had french foreign trade minist michel noir had pull inform gatt talk for domest polit reason cabinet chief bernard praug will lead french deleg reuter money-fx swiss sight deposit rise mln franc sight deposit commerci bank swiss nation bank rose mln swiss franc second dai march billion nation bank foreign exchang reserv fell mln franc billion sight deposit major indic monei market liquid switzerland reuter acq gener partner gencorp proxi fight gener partner group tender for gencorp inc share dlr each start solicit proxi gencorp propos increas number author share outstand creat board stagger elect date and elimin cumul vote propos vote march annual meet gener partner partnership privat held wagner and brown and afg industri inc afg made disclosur newspap advertis partnership file suit district court columbu ohio seek block vote propos and invalid gencorp defens prefer share purchas right gener partner ask sharehold vote propos abstain vote reuter acq usair cut piedmont pie share sought usair group inc amend dlr per share tender offer for share piedmont aviat inc reduc maximum number will accept previous had sought share newspap advertis usair offer and withdraw right not extend and will expir april prorat period fridai depart transport approv usair acquisit pct piedmont usair acquir pct tender requir sell excess week usair receipt share minimum amount will accept give total pct piedmont share outstand and pct fulli dilut basi compani even purchas piedmont share caus exce pct limit usair waiv condit offer that transport depart approv vote trust agreement permit usair bui and hold share offer pend review usair applic gain control piedmont subject order not rescind modifi advers reuter rubber rubber pact adopt geneva confer produc and consum repres world trade natur rubber adopt intern natur rubber agreement inra aim stabil world price year negoti for inra succe present run octob began two year ago agreement year pact buffer stock price stabl sell bui rubber rate rise fall reach two week session auspic unit nation confer trade and develop unctad reuter crude studi oil price fall spur bankruptci sharp drop world oil price past year trigger pct increas bankruptci countri oil state studi releas american petroleum institut api api dunn and bradstreet studi found that busi failur rose nation pct oil patch southwest increas pct bankruptci texa pct oklahoma pct colorado pct and louisiana pct alaska failur rose per cent api that state highest number bank failur last year larg oil and ga produc texa oklahoma and kansa reuter cpi african consum price inflat rise slightli south african year year consum price inflat rose slightli pct februari fall sharpli pct januari pct decemb central statist offic figur show monthli rise item index base pct februari pct increas januari year ago index stood and year year consum price inflat pct reuter trade finland februari trade surplu mln markka finland had mln markka trade surplu februari mln markka surplu januari and mln surplu februari custom board preliminari figur show export februari billion markka and import billion compar export billion and import billion januari and export billion and import billion februari last year reuter ship port reopen disrupt like zealand port reopen hr local time gmt march close sinc march strike pai claim watersid watersid feder spokesman industri action port worker like disrupt harbour worker union secretari ross wilson told reuter wilson member hold stopwork meet thi morn stoppag pai claim two disput not relat harbour worker countri strike for hour march wilson action will occur port port basi reuter acq microtel inc make acquisit microtel inc complet acquisit american teledata corp and dial subsidiari provid long distanc telephon servic northeast florida term not disclos microtel sharehold includ norfolk southern corp nsc inc mai centel corp cnt alltel corp and hutton group inc efh reuter earn jameswai corp set for stock split up cash payout pct earn american varieti intern inc mth march end shr loss ct loss ct net loss profit rev reuter acq american varieti acquisit pact termin american varieti intern inc agreement acquir nation entertain corp termin nation not fulfil term agreement due protract negoti nation american varieti divis inop american varieti reevalu record and tape librari for convers compact disc reuter earn jameswai jmy set split higher cash payout jameswai corp board declar two for stock split and increas quarterli cash dividend pct compani dividend pre split share increas ct ct split and dividend payabl holder record april ad compani will share outstand split reuter acq harper row hpr get express interest harper and row publish inc special committe independ director receiv express interest consider number domest and foreign firm respect restructur acquisit transact compani winthrop knowlton chairman special committe determin made full board transact special committe and kidder peabodi and inc intend engag discuss interest parti effort come conclus futur format special committe announc earli last week harper and row board had action two pend acquisit propos that time director indefin postpon plan special sharehold vote restructur propos creat class common vote share and limit transfer acquisit propos had come theodor cross owner six pct compani stock offer dlr share and harcourt brace jovanovich inc hbj offer dlr share reuter earn humana inc qtr shr ct ct acq fruit loom ftl sell unit for mln dlr fruit loom inc agre sell gener batteri corp subsidiari exid corp for mln dlr cash propos sale will complet fruit loom previous announc plan divest unrel busi proce propos transact price project compani recent initi public offer complet transact subject definit agreement regulatori approv financ and condit and expect close compani reuter acq cityquest make mln stg bid for wick cityquest plc newli form compani make recommend mln stg offer for builder merchant and dii compani wick plc wick statement undertak accept effect manag buyout accept holder pct share statement offer due decis wick intern corp member wick compani wix inc group hold pct stake realis invest offer enabl wick becom fulli independ and onc bid succeed wick director becom member cityquest board offer will cash for wick share wick last quot compar fridai close wick sharehold will option take cityquest share loan note for cash consider henri sweetbaum chairman and chief execut cityquest and wick and intend that cityquest name chang wick due wick unlist secur market januari capitalis mln stg cityquest fulli paid share capit mln stg warburg secur organis commit group investor subscrib for mln stg share and mln stg subordin convert loan stock lead investor investor industri plc cityquest loan facil mln stg reuter earn humana inc hum qtr feb net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln six mth shr ct dlr net mln mln rev billion billion reuter earn winchel donut wdh set initi quarterli winchel donut hous declar initi quarterli dividend ct per unit class and class limit partnership unit payabl holder record march reuter earn triton group trro qtr jan net oper shr profit nil loss nil oper net profit loss sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr profit six ct profit ct oper net profit profit sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note net exclud discontinu oper nil gain dlr quarter and loss dlr gain dlr year net exclud tax loss carryforward dlr revers tax credit dlr quarter and credit dlr dlr year result includ press inc novemb acquisit reuter money-fx nigeria auction rule defend naira nigeria central bank chang rule govern foreign exchang auction analyst mean defend naira currenc depreci steadili bank statement that april bank bid for foreign exchang pai rate offer and not present rate lowest success bid made auction thi discourag bank bid high ensur that success pai lower margin rate analyst central bank announc auction fortnightli not weekli begin april reuter earn aar corp air qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr dlr ct net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter trade gatt meet hear plea for african debt relief debt african countri will continu grow and economi will remain stifl develop countri lower interest rate nigerian trade minist samaila mamman todai told inform meet gener agreement tariff and trade widen gap industri and develop countri and unfair intern econom system major obstacl growth develop countri emphas that growth volum extern indebted african countri reflect full effect deflationari monetari and trade polici develop market economi countri mamman deleg countri attend talk world trade bodi zealand resort taupo reuter trade japan expand domest demand japan assur meet trade minist make effort expand domest demand and restructur economi japanes trade repres tsomu hata told inform gener agreement tariff and trade gatt meet that addit demand boost measur adopt last septemb comprehens econom program will prepar budget approv hata speak session two dai meet agricultur except goal restructur economi not elabor hata protectionist pressur intern economi strong reflect financi deficit payment imbal and unemploy countri reuter earn supermarket gener corp qtr ct ct ship west german ship sink west africa west german regist motor vessel stefan sank west african coast earli todai and crew member kill spanish navi spokesman captain singapor regist tanker nord pacif report radio messag that had pick remain crewmen tonn stefan togeth bodi dead man reuter trade japan last ditch effort save chip pact japan launch last ditch effort salvag comput micro chip pact unit state send letter top american polici maker set case and instruct produc cut output make utmost effort ward catastroph ministri intern trade and industri miti deputi director gener masaji yamamoto told report hasti action unit state will creat problem reagan administr econom polici expect meet thursdai review japanes complianc bilater agreement hammer last year pact tokyo agre stop sell cut price chip world market and increas import american semiconductor washington accus japan reneg deal sell low price chip asia and fail boost american import and threaten retaliatori action effort save agreement miti ask japanes chip maker limit product hope that will boost domest demand and reduc incent export yamamoto that japan will slash output kilobit dynam random access and eras programm read memori chip pct second quarter thi follow cutback pct month year cutback dry suppli chip for export unregul distributor call grei market almost grei market suppli diminish ensur that cutback implement miti call presid japan largest semiconductor maker nec corp nipn last week issu specif instruct product japanes subsidiari texa instrument inc trade and industri minist hajim tamura spell step japan take salvag pact and appeal for understand letter top american polici maker letter todai secretari state georg schultz treasuri secretari jame baker commerc secretari malcolm baldrig and trade repres clayton yeutter make econom polici council expect evid present chip maker micron technolog inc dram cut price japanes sale hong kong yamamoto admit that oki electr industri hong kong subsidiari had sold chip inappropri level deni that dump chip rock bottom price unit state thi proof dump will present rebutt sale inappropri light miti advic semiconductor maker sell chip product cost avoid hint dump call case strang stop short endors japanes newspap accus that oki had trap into make sale that micron public invoic document sale dai made and that oki unabl locat person had bought chip bui back last week reuter earn american motor corp get qualifi audit financi statement earn clair paint and wallpap corp year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq alco standard asn complet acquisit delta busi system inc complet previous announc merger into alco standard corp delta expect sale mln dlr for year end april reuter earn american motor amo statement qualifi american motor corp auditor qualifi compani financi report report qualifi due uncertainti surround previous announc arbitr award american motor subsidiari gener corp award contest report file todai secur and exchang commiss copi chrysler corp propos american motor american motor earlier arbitr award made emerson electr emr februari amount mln dlr legal expens american motor challeng award automak sold gener unit ltv corp qltv year award year billion dlr procur contract militari ltv and gener last year sought protect chapter arbitr proceed call emerson electr charg gener violat agreement cover develop compon contract compon for militari high mobil multi purpos wheel vehicl hmmwv american motor sell gener ltv american motor agre indemnifi ltv loss incur ltv result emerson electr claim amc award not confirm court and face addit legal challeng that ltv and gener reorgan final amount confirm award and amount loss ltv uncertain reuter acq anacomp aac get fund bui datagraphix anacomp inc final financ mln dlr purchas datagraphix inc gener dynam corp financ arrang drexel burnham lambert consist mln dlr bank financ privat placement mln dlr senior subordin note and mln dlr convert prefer stock datagraphix manufactur microgrpah equip merg into anacomp and will oper separ divis anacomp divis expect improv result for anacomp thi year reuter earn supermarket gener corp sgl qtr jan oper shr ct ct oper net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note sale continu oper oper net exclud result discontinu oper nil profit dlr ct share quarter and loss dlr cent share profit dlr ct share year latest year oper net exclud loss dlr ct share dispos discontinu depart store segment share data adjust reflect two for stock split paid holder record august oper net includ pre tax lifo credit dlr credit mln dlr quarter and charg mln dlr charg mln dlr year reuter acq energi factor efac bui alli ald unit energi factor inc sign agreement acquir gwf power system and combust power inc alli signal inc for undisclos term two alli unit oper and develop cogener project and small petroleum coke fuel power plant reuter earn ryland group inc ryl set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn fuller full qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn cooper develop bug qtr jan net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note current year net includ pretax gain sale product line mln dlr and charg dlr posttax expens portion unamor debt issuanc cost unit current year result includ technicon corp acquir august reuter earn citizen growth citg omit quarterli dividend citizen growth properti ommit regular quartelri dividend result decreas earn princip attribut default borrow trust laargest mortgag loan trust last paid ct januari trust reaffirm limit share repurchas program subject cash flow light default mortgag reuter acq patrick petroluem definit accord bui bayou resourc earn dynam home inc dyhm qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale year shr loss ct loss ct net loss sale reuter acq safeguard scientif sfe unit bui subsidiari safeguard scientif inc subsidiari coher commun system corp purchas telecommun equip busi for undisclos amount cash note and coher common stock safeguard bought busi unit comsat telesystem inc subsidiari commun satellit corp reuter earn westworld commun health wchi qtr loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr note current year result includ charg relat close divestitur facil and asset full name westworld commun healthcar inc reuter earn king road entertain inc kren qtr net shr loss ct loss ct net loss rev avg shr mth shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln avg shr note prior year net includ tax credit dlr quarter and dlr mth reuter earn paychex inc payx qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln note share adjust for for two stock split june reuter acq ind icx sell asset mlx industri inc abex corp subsidiari agre sell sinter friction materi busi itali troi michigan base mlx corp for undisclos term complet propos transact subject approv italian govern reuter earn reliabl life insur rlifa year net shr dlr dlr net mln note net includ gain dlr chjang account for pension plan and invest gaion mln dlr reuter earn raven industri inc rav qtr jan net shr profit six ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln year shr profit dlr profit dlr net profit profit sale mln mln reuter earn hemodynam inc hmdy year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale reuter acq deloitt haskin sell get stake compani deloitt haskin and sell account and consult firm bought stake holland system corp softwar and servic compani compani set ventur holland system develop and market integr line inform manag product and servic product ventur expect introduc year reuter earn moto photo inc moto qtr net oper shr profit loss six ct oper net profit loss rev avg shr year oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev avg shr note share poref dividend current year net period exclud dlr tax loss carryforward reuter money-fx treasuri baker currenc rang that reflect fundament sugar greec seek sugar month tender greec will hold bui tender april for repli april for tonn white sugar member countri for deliveri equal tranch june juli and august trader reuter zinc zinc produc approach voluntari closur number individu zinc produc compani approach european commiss sound reaction industri plan for voluntari reduct smelt capac commiss sourc compani told that commiss not judg whether plan accept european commun competit rule had full detail industri drew plan envisag loss tonn annual capac pct total industri not proce thi plan zinc market condit improv sourc note compani approach commiss recent and not name appear envisag loss product capac similar that propos reuter money-fx currenc reflect fundament baker treasuri secertari jame baker currenc rang that reflect econom fundament speech annual meet inter american develop bank excchang move into rang that reflect econom fundament note that that dollar fallen high point earli help moder protectionist pressur reuter earn tonka tka see lower fiscal quarter net tonka corp expect result for fiscal quarter end april declin record earn mln dlr ct share and revenu mln dlr toi manufactur attribut anticip lower financi result expect moder declin shipment pound puppi product line tonka expect revenu and earn remain lower half compar record result mln dlr revenu and mln dlr net earn dlr share compani level shipment good despit conserv bui pattern part retail industri wide tonka quarter shipment will somewhat record level and gross profit margin will slightli year ago second half sale expect stronger base return tradit season ship pattern retail order and stock conserv earli year and time larg shipment for second half tonka that pace order write trail last year book good for order product introduct for reuter earn child world inc cwld qtr jan net shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct ct net mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note latest year net cut mln dlr invest tax credit loss reuter earn bayernverein expect unchang dividend for bayerisch vereinsbank bvmg expect pai unchang dividend mark earn profit will bare reach last year record level manag board spokesman maximilian hackl told annual new confer that credit risk associ foreign nation had larg cover risk provis reach high level group bank net profit rose mln mark mln previou year and parent bank net profit increas mln mark mln hackl that interest margin bank busi had declin pct last year pct previou year mortgag sector margin had increas slightli and stood pct parent bank commiss surplu secur busi had risen almost pct mln mark expens for personnel had increas pct mln mark and cost had increas pct mln mark parent bank partial oper profit exclud earn trade account had climb two pct mln mark parent bank balanc sheet total rose pct billion mark end compar end hackl boost billion mark rise mortgag busi and billion mark increas bank busi mortgag sector share total parent bank busi volum rose pct hackl that januari and februari thi year bank credit busi had not liven despit sharp downturn german bours profit trade account had increas two month compar year ago period gave detail figur reuter earn dynam home inc dyhm qtr net shr nil loss two ct net profit loss rev mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev reuter earn canada leas financ qtr dec net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn public servic psnc rais payout public servic north carolina inc board rais quarterli dividend ct per share ct previous adjust for two for stock split that take effect april dividend payabl juli holder record june compani plan file for offer mln share give total post split share reuter earn wick wix plan revers split call debt wick co inc board author for revers stock split and plan call compani pct senior subordi debentur due compani will seek sharehold approv revers stock split annual sharehold meet schedul for june januari wick had mln share outstand compani wick will call debentur dec assum market condit remain essenti reuter cocoa icco put world cocoa surplu tonn deleg acq investor acquir pct munford mfd joint ventur control dalla investor bradburi dyer had acquir share pct common stock munford inc file secur and exchang commiss concern compris paragon associ and paragon associ bought stake for dlr and bui share paragon bought share for invest purpos reuter gold unit build gold extract plant amselco miner inc unit british petroleum plc approv construct plant nerco miner process carbon or recov microscop gold reserv plant locat allig ridg mine eli nev will process ton dai carbon bear or recov ounc gold year plant will us chemic process call leach extract residu gold not econom recov oper plant jointli own amselco and nerco set start octob allig ridg mine jointli own amselco and nerco unit nerco inc ner pct own pacificorp ppw portland or hold compani mine produc ounc gold year sinc anoth leach process spokesman open pit oxid or reserv allig ridg will exhaust august expect work forc will reduc compani employe remain that will oper plant reuter earn moto photo moto see quarter moto photo inc presid michael adler expect compani quarter earn for fiscal quarter year ago adler that quarter loss primarili low season for imag busi photo moto recor net loss for quarter end march dlr reuter earn canada southern petroleum csw qtr loss qtr end dec shr loss profit two ct net loss profit rev six mth shr loss profit ct net loss profit rev reuter earn recoton corp rcot qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln note includ incom tax credit dlr and mln dlr and and dlr qtr current qtr tax provis dlr reuter earn sanford corp sanf qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn canada southern petroleum qtr loss period end decemb shr loss profit two ct net loss profit rev six mth shr loss profit ct net loss profit rev reuter earn hospos product inc hosp qtr net shr ct ct net sale avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter iron-steel bangemann deni newspap interview subsidi west german econom minist todai deni give newspap interview quot state not continu pour monei into countri ail steel and coal industri econom ministri spokesman dieter vogel statement bangemann had contact zealand attend gener agreement trade and tariff gatt ministeri meet deni give interview conserv daili die welt paper quot bangemann that continu subsidi endang part german economi make uncompetit vogel bangemann had pledg that minim effect reduc coal and steel product workforc and region concern die welt interview bangemann had place meet free democrat parti fdp darmstadt last fridai ad that had tape record comment publish tomorrow reuter interest fed set billion dlr custom repurchas agreement interest fed add reserv custom repurchas feder reserv enter govern secur market arrang billion dlr custom repurchas agreement fed spokesman dealer feder fund trade pct fed began temporari and indirect suppli reserv bank system reuter gnp swedish gnp rose expect figur show sweden gross nation product rose pct last year pct due lower forecast growth export and sharp fall total invest central bureau statist report privat consumpt rose pct pct financ ministri had expect increas pct total invest fell pct rise pct financ ministri had forecast rise pct export rose pct last year pct financ ministri had predict growth pct reuter earn mcdonald mcd reaffirm recommend mcdonald corp rose sharpli todai receiv second recommend session trader todai analyst richard simon goldman sach and reaffirm recommend stock and put focu list trader familiar recommend simon unavail for comment stock jump fridai analyst daniel lee drexel burnham lambert inc reiter recommend stock focus increas compar store sale and consist annual earn growth fridai stock close point higher wendi anoth oper fast food restaur rose activ trade vagu rumor that wendi takeov candid continu circul wall street trader reuter earn alli product corp adp year net shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln avg shr mln mln note net includ tax credit mln dlr dlr share reuter acq american televis atcma bui time unit american televis and commun corp complet acquisit manhattan cabl televis inc time inc for class common share american televis spun time august compani thi transact time own pct american televis reuter acq dwg dwg complet sale unit dwg corp complet previous announc sale texsun corp subsidiari texsun corp subsidiari sundor brand inc for mln dlr and assumpt liabil proce escrow pend outcom talk lender reuter acq alli asu sell michigan unit alli supermarket inc enter into definit agreement sell michigan oper for mln dlr cash and debt assumpt substanti alli liabil senior subordin debentur oper will sold meadowdal food inc corpor form member exist manag includ chairman david page and presid lon makanoff transact condit alli pend merger von co inc reuter acq klm not seek air atlanta stake klm royal dutch airlin klm discuss market cooper region carrier air atlanta inc not seek stake airlin klm spokesman not take major minor stake air atlanta think provid loan spokesman told reuter comment wall street journal report debt laden air atlanta sell pct stock dutch airlin klm last week deni dutch press report discuss takeov air atlanta klm spokesman air atlanta region rout network centr atlanta serv feeder klm intern network includ direct flight atlanta and amsterdam klm and air atlanta had talk for time declin elabor talk give detail loan air atlanta reuter acq gencorp sue gener partner gencorp inc file suit unsolicit dlr share tender offer wagner and brown and afg industri gencorp seek injunct offer violat feder secur law and margin regul gencorp board carefulli studi offer and will make decis whether not sharehold accept reject march reuter ipi irish industri product index pct ireland industri product index stood decemb year year rise pct central statist bureau report novemb index base stood show rise pct year year basi reuter earn brunswick scientif inc nbsc qtr shr ct six ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln reuter earn intellig busi ibcc qtr jan shr ct nil net rev note full name intellig busi commun corp reuter acq princip neo tech sell unit princip neo tech inc complet sale subsidiari neo tech inc seismic hold inc and energi hold inc denver colo part price princip neo tech receiv note and prefer share energi hold term not disclos reuter acq charter feder jefferson save agre merg acq phh phh bui two design firm phh group inc acquir two design firm for undisclos term two firm nevil lewi associ york and walker associ inc produc mln dlr total fee reuter acq charter feder chfd jefferson merg charter feder save and loan associ bristol agre acquir jefferson save and loan associ warrenton term transact result billion dlr thrift institut stockhold jefferson will dlr per share half cash and half share charter result associ will oper name charter and will base bristol transact valu mln dlr jefferson spokesman charter merger subject approv feder home loan bank board jefferson report mln dlr loss and asset mln dlr for year end septemb for year end june charter report net incom mln dlr asset total mln dlr decemb reuter grain trade propos grain intervent rule european commun cereal trade lobbi organis cocer written farm commission fran andriessen propos system for sale into intervent claim save budget monei propos that applic for intervent made certif valid for execut month month trader found market bui back certif payment pct premium cocer argu that thi restor origin function intervent safeti net and end present situat produc sold into intervent precaut reuter earn low co inc low qtly div qtly div ct ct prior payabl april record april reuter acq coca cola spokesman rumor coke seek takeov wendi not correct earn comput devic inc qtr shr loss cnt profit cnt net loss profit rev mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln note qtr and year includ gain dlr and dlr respectivlei year includ gain dlr tax loss carryforward reuter earn ducommon inc dco qtr loss oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss loss sale mln mln year oper shr loss dlr loss ct oper net loss loss sale mln mln note prior qtr and year figur exclud loss discontinu oper dlr and dlr and respect loss sale discontinu oper mln dlr and mln dlr reuter earn mem inc mem qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln mth oper shr dlr ct oper net rev mln mln note qtr exclud gain dlr for discontinu oper lebanon packag year and year prior exclud loss dlr and gain dlr for discontinu oper lebanon sale reuter acq coca cola rumor incorrect coca cola spokesman rumor compani interest acquir wendi intern wen not true rumor not correct carlton curti assist vice presid coke state time that coca cola interest acquisit food servic industri and therebi competitor food servic custom wendi stock fly high rumor for two dai todai wendi hit high drop back heavi trade reuter earn sweet victori inc svic year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev dlr dlr reuter interest standard feder sfb offer point loan standard feder bank introduc point fix rate mortgag loan loan program offer borrow home mortgag financ discount fee charg standard that fee charg will includ applic fee commit fee and pocket expens such titl work survei record fee and privat mortgag insur reuter crude iraq oil minist qassem ahm taqi replac iraqi new agenc report crude iraqi oil minist replac offici iraq oil minist qassem ahm taqi move heavi industri ministri offici iraqi new agcni ina tonight quot presidenti decre appoint oil ministri undersecretari isam abdul rahim chalabi oil minist minist industri and commun and transport had reliev post new agenc explan for chalabi head iraqi nation oil compani ina decre sign presid saddam hussein reliev minist heavi industri subhi yassin khadeir post and appoint presidenti advis ministri industri and miner resourc ministri minist commun and transport abdel jabbar abdel rahim asadi reliev post and replac member rule baath parti region command moham hamza zubeidi zubedei presidenti advis minist involv reshuffl had spent year post reuter acq allegheni su propos buyout allegheni intern inc and boston inc fbc sunter hold corp subsidiari name defend class action file court common plea for allegheni counti seek injunct allegheni propos merger into sunter compani board and director and boston name defend and sunter intend vigor oppos action allegheni class action suit alleg price paid transact grossli unfair compani suit alleg similar contain earlier feder court suit reuter earn astrocom corp acom qtr net shr ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn juno light inc juno qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln reuter tin tin pact special session thi week routin special session intern tin council itc held tomorrow march will give member countri updat latest debat hundr million sterl lost buffer stock price support scheme fail octob deleg itc quarterli session schedul for april will import council will want decid whether current pact extend june allow expir deleg two year extens reuter tin tin council wind verdict appeal amalgam metal trade amt todai lodg appeal rule prevent petit wind intern tin council itc verdict justic millett januari amt led effort itc creditor recov sum claim bank and london metal exchang broker result collaps itc buffer stock oper octob amt had march lodg appeal ground for appeal that judg er point give verdict michael arnold head broker creditor group tinco realis told reuter judg rule that court had jurisdict wind tin council that itc not associ mean compani act and that wind petit not proceed respect arbitr award amt will contest point compani act possibl wind defin associ and amt will argu that tin council fall thi definit arnold itc immun for enforc arbitr award and import for amt that court accept that wind petit repres move enforc arbitr rule court origin decid that wind petit wider enforc such debt amt spokesman appeal heard for month case brought fellow itc creditor maclain watson heard april thi move metal broker receiv appoint itc asset sinc similar argument will us thi case that appeal maclain watson case consolid amt appeal arnold itc creditor brought direct action council member state and applic govern strike brought rayner minc lane heard shearson lehman brother action lme tin ring march schedul heard futur hear date put back slightli june reuter lumber timber realiz trx sell remain acr timber realiz agre sell remain acr timberland properti mississippi for mln dlr cash timber realiz limit partnership form dispos timberland and relat properti transfer masonit corp that thi sale complet partnership will receiv mln dlr cash and note sale properti sinc decemb partnership will termin august prior that date partnership expect form liquid trust provid for unresolv claim and liabliti timber realiz amount retain that trust will depend experi resolv open item termin date ad expect retain substanti amount trust partnership anticip make cash distribut undetermin amount unithold liquid trust fund date reuter earn pioneer system inc pae year nov loss oper shr loss ct loss dlr oper net loss loss sale mln mln note net exclud loss discontinu fabric finish oper dlr dlr reuter earn american share hospit servic amsh year period end decemb shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev reuter earn geo hormel and hrl qtly div ct ct previous pai record april reuter tin bolivia top union leader join miner fast bolivia top union leader todai join hunger strike state emploi miner and worker press for higher wage juan lechin oquendo veteran secretari gener bolivian labour organ cob told report join fast abid call for hunger strike lechin cob leader join hunger strike protest auster programm govern presid victor paz estenssoro strike leader began fast leader miner emploi state corpor comibol due star negoti wai solv conflict pai miner and worker enter todai fourth dai fast union offic and roman cathol church press for substanti hike bolivia minimum monthli wage boliviano dlr cob leader walter degadillo will part miner negoti that not forc suspend fast lechin told report comibol miner strike enter dai press for higher wage and fund for mine nationalis industri miner two third work forc laid govern decis streamlin deficit ridden state corpor collaps intern tin price govern face mount social unrest econom polici call miner strike and fast part campaign aim discredit visit west german presid richard von weizsaeck began dai visit last fridai regret not attend invit presid weizsaeck dinner tonight hunger strike lechin told report orga nise strike weizsaeck host dinner tonight for paz estenssoro and had invit lechin and victor lopez miner feder top leader lopez not join fast union sourc attend dinner reuter acq two bancorp usbc unit merg bancorp pacif state bank lincoln citi plan merg bancorp nation bank oregon pact pacif state will becom part bank branch system compani merger expect complet mid year regulatori approv local staff and manag will remain reuter acq mt acquisit neglig number caesar world share acq wolverin www sell two subsidiari wolverin world wide inc sign letter intent sell invest group two subsidiari kaepa inc athlet footwear maker and intern market arm kara intern inc term not disclos wolverin action continu restructur oper begun last juli make compani competit and profit wolverin will concentr effort athlet footwear market brook footwear divis wolverin expect favor result second half result restructur restructur help improv financi capabl compani report mln dlr loss dlr share due larg mln dlr restructur charg and mln dlr inventori evalu readjust second quarter sinc that time sold two small retail oper close and consolid domest footwear factori and close retail locat reuter acq pacificar phsy talk acquir hmo pacificar health system inc negoti acquir capit health care member health mainten organ servic salem and corval or compani will not disclos term detail acquisit negoti complet reuter acq mt acquisit had talk pratt hotel southmark caesar world purchas earn initi iinc see sharp sale increas initi expect sale year end januari exce mln dlr compani had sale last year dlr initi expect turn profit time and see sale mln dlr annual end compani person retail market product and expect end reuter acq sosnoff small number caesar caw share martin sosnoff mt acquisit corp date receiv neglig number caesar world inc share respons dlr per share tender offer for share sosnoff held preliminari talk pratt hotel corp prat and southmark corp form joint ventur enter into talk acquir caesar friendli transact sosnoff pct interest and pratt and southmark remaind sosnoff talk pratt and southmark not activ pursu presentand not continu futur assur that joint ventur form that caesar agre talk preliminari contact repres caesar not result indic that wish enter into such negoti sosnoff base talk staff member game author can assur that regulatori review bid for caesar world can complet origin april expir date sosnoff extend tender bid remain subject regulatori approv and arrang financ pratt own sand hotel and casino atlant citi caesar oper boardwalk regenc hotel and casino recent wage appar unsuccess campaign acquir control resort intern inc rta york develop donald trump southmark own pct pratt hotel caesar world boasrd urg reject offer ground that inadequ and investig altern transact sosnoff own pct caesar world reuter acq talk point wendi intern wen takeov specul buoi wendi intern inc stock even coca cola fizz market rumor deni interest suitor wendi retreat earlier high and lost point coca cola rumor untru wendi remain volum mln share analyst skeptic rumor not conclud takeov fast food restaur chain imposs wendi declin comment takeov rumor kind wendi spokesman compani awar busi week articl name coke potenti suitor and market sourc help ignit rumor mill market sourc mention anheus busch inc bud and pepsico inc pep altern coke acquir compani comment wendi offici doesn happen dai week month not unusu for link compani denni lynch wendi vice presid commun lynch not comment specif current market rumor even coke deni rumor analyst had skeptic takeov sinc atlanta base coke state view fast food chain custom and not want becom competitor can put anoth name kidder peabodi analyst jai freedman vaguer rumor continu hold wendi stock interest freedman doesn time for wendi sold oper difficulti believ price wendi offer can thi price time freedman transact take place buyer control situat freedman don don worth joseph doyl smith barnei analyst wendi suffer larg burger war mcdonald corp mcd and pillsburi psy burger king chain wendi largest fast food hamburg chain lost pct store sale last year analyst wendi fumbl introduc high price breakfast sinc withdrawn analyst analyst compani bring product predict signific turnaround analyst wendi vulner takeov jame murren lawrenc wendi worth dlr break basi compani improv debt equiti ratio and wendi own high percent restaur pct attract leasehold restaur murren murren that despit downturn sale last year wendi real sale store for store turn upward fourth quarter that time quarter carolin levi hutton believ wendi gut feel happen don estim takeov price dlr per share analyst specul that coke rumor suitor wendi decid sell coke fountain pepsi wendi embroil litig brought pepsi hold contract compani analyst pepsi soda sold wendi restaur reuter earn patient technolog inc pti year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year oper shr loss ct loss dlr oper net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr note year net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr dlr reuter earn gemini technolog inc gmtif year loss shr loss ct net loss rev note net includ dlr write ti discontinu emul board product oper reuter earn societ general report higher profit franc societ general sgen bank will sold privat sector second half thi year report increas profit for last year societ general largest state own bank group statement that parent compani profit for total mln franc pct mln profit thi line earlier forecast profit and mln franc bank parent compani gross oper profit pct billion franc billion increas bank gross oper profit due rise french franc deposit and person loan develop financi activ societ general parent compani net bank earn last year billion franc compar billion oper cost total billion franc billion previou year societ general presid marc vienot decemb expect group consolid profit rise billion and billion franc billion reuter retail french household consumpt fall februari french household consumpt industri good fell pct season adjust billion franc last month billion januari nation statist institut inse thi brought consumpt back decemb level ad inse that fall due sharp declin purchas cloth high januari due cold weather declin partli compens small rise purchas durabl good reuter gnp french econom council pessimist growth franc econom and social council ce advisori bodi compris industrialist trade unionist and repres sector french economi countri annual growth not reach two pct french gross domest product risk not reach two pct growth regist last year council report quarter econom activ give specif forecast financ minist edouard balladur quot todai that french growth will two pct balladur interview financi daili le echo that countri econom growth will last year due favour intern environ ce presid philipp neeser major fear for french economi thi year resurg inflat disinfl absolut prioriti neeser told journalist ad that failur thi extrem difficult revers for year reuter earn uniforc temporari unfr set split uniforc temporari personnel inc declar for two stock split payabl stockhold record april reuter earn manhattan nation corp mlc qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln mth oper shr loss six ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln note qtr and prior exclud net realiz invest gain dlr and dlr and year and prior exclud realiz invest gain dlr and dlr reuter earn kiddi product inc kidd year net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln reuter acq bellsouth bl complet purchas for share bellsouth corp complet previous announc agreement acquir dataserv inc for exchang share bellsouth nov agreement exchang common share for dataserv common share exchang reflect feb for two bellsouth stock split compani reuter acq rexham rxh get takeov offer rexham corp maker packag materi and machineri receiv unsolicit offer dlr share nortek inc ntk nortek provid textil manufactur disclos hold rexham share pct outstand compani rexham not propos ad board will studi offer and respond due nortek propos pai half cash and half nortek convert prefer stock for rexham mln share outstand cash portion includ amount previous paid for rexham stake and term convert prefer stock negoti compani rexham receiv takeov offer letter nortek reuter earn banca america italia year net profit for year end decemb billion lire billion deposit client billion lire billion loan client billion lire billion note bank sold bankamerica corp last decemb west germani deutsch bank dbkg sharp fall net profit reflect factor includ higher set asid for risk coverag and high tax burden reuter crude energi analyst propos oil tariff energi analyst edward krapel unit state oil tariff depend import below pct suppli side argument favor conting variabl import tariff persuas krapel presid energi secur analysi inc statement hous energi and power subcommitte hear optim tariff implement intern price crude oil fall below dlr barrel demand side obviou polici excis tax transport fuel krapel william johnson jofre corp disagre oil tariff propos congress remov price control natur ga repeal windfal profit tax oil compani export alaskan oil and provid tax incent for oil product preserv exisit tax incent for drill urg fill strateg petroleum reserv faster rate richard adkerson arthur andersen and told subcommitte oil import expect increas fund for explor and develop domest oil sourc cannot econom justifi due low oil price reuter earn secur capit scc suspend dividend secur capit corp suspend quarterli cash dividend payment indefinit compani board withdrawn authroiz for compani bui stock open market previou dividend payment ct februari secur capit thi action respons continu oper loss primarili benjamin franklin save associ houston base subsidiari reuter earn auditor lift qualif brunswick auditor brunswick corp lift year qualif compani financi statement vice presid financ frederick florjanc told secur analyst financi result for diversifi leisur and defens aerospac compani had qualif arthur andersen and sinc qualif relat tax liabil amount mln dlr associ medic divis sold brunswick reuter earn alc commun corp alcc loss shr loss loss net loss loss rev mln mln note net includ loss mln dlr for restructur charg reuter earn lesco inc lsco qtr feb loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter earn seismic enterpris inc sei qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev avg shr reuter earn alc alcc anticip qtr profit alc commun corp that strong traffic growth and cost reduct anticip report profit for quarter versu loss mln dlr ct share for quarter earlier compani report net tax loss for mln dlr dlr share compar loss mln dlr dlr share reuter earn varlen corp vrln declar qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn analysi and technolog inc aati hike payout annual div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter crude iraq replac oil minist big govt shuffl iraqi presid saddam hussein carri major govern shakeup year tonight name oil minist shuffl post minist drop shuffl announc presidenti decre gave reason for govern arab baath socialist parti rule iraq sinc revolut decre name head iraqi nation oil compani inoc isam abdul rahim chalabi oil minist replac qassem ahm taqi taqi appoint oil minist last signific govern reorgan move minist heavi industri reuter acq caesar caw comment mt talk caesar world inc declin comment new that martin sosnoff mt acquisit corp held preliminari talk two compani possibl form joint ventur pursu acquisit caesar earlier todai mt held talk pratt hotel corp prat and southmark corp form ventur acquir caesar mt report that receiv neglig number caesar world share respons dlr per share tender offer earlier thi month caesar world reject sosnoff takeov bid and altern that includ restructur sale compani anoth parti reuter acq dixon citicorp withdraw cyclop offer dixon group plc receiv letter march citicorp capit investor part cyacq investor group make rival bid for cyclop corp cyl propos drop group offer dixon sell cyclop industri busi citicorp cyacq main equiti investor appear readi pull and deal directli for part compani dixon rais question strength consortium and purpos offer dixon feder court had refus request counsel for cyacq audio video affili inc ava and sharehold plaintiff prevent dixon complet tender offer for cyclop court refus requir cyclop provid cyacq confidenti inform previous provid dixon fridai cyacq corp investor group led audio video affili and citicorp rais offer for cyclop dlr per share dlr per share condit satisfi last week dixon won rival bidder for cyclop get pct cyclop oustand dlr mln dlr tender offer that expir march fridai dixon agre reopen tender offer march wednesdai dixon todai call cyacq higher dlr share offer for cyclop highli condit reuter earn primark corp pmk regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl mari record april reuter earn saxon oil develop partner sax payout qtly div two ct two ct prior pai record march note full name saxon oil develop partner reuter earn ibm ibm rebound bernstein analyst intern busi machin corp hit two year earn slump begin come back end and post strong growth analyst rick martin sanford bernstein inc will increas momentum earn albeit not thi year martin technolog confer sponsor invest firm martin come rebound reflect product introduct mid rang area drastic improv econom growth capit spend ibm stock hit week low dlr mid januari come back ibm trade dlr analyst comput industri execut and compani highlight extern econom factor hamper ibm growth martin product cycl kei understand rise and fall ibm and comput compani and point digit equip corp dec support view replac product line earn soar dec line vax comput contrast dec ibm faulter incompat mid rang product line comput code name fort knox suppos tie togeth number ibm mid rang system product never ground aspect comput integr into ibm machin introduc last year and aspect unwrap martin major stori will rebound mid rang busi sale ibm mid rang comput fell pct product will lead pct growth mid rang comput thi year and pct growth high end comput primarili sierra line come end product life cycl grow pct midst ibm sharpli lower year growth will drop pct and pct revenu growth rise pct pct growth and pct martin last year ibm earn billion dlr revenu billion dlr investor ask thi meant dec earn and stock propel strong slew product introduct mid rang area respons martin not view ibm threat dec dec threat ibm compani cater larg exist custom base steal market share anoth reuter acq citicorp cci seek cyclop cyl steel unit citicorp capit investor unit citicorp bui cyclop corp steel asset dixon group plc and will pai mln dlr mln dlr had offer for asset alleghani corp disclosur citicorp unit interest cyclop industri group disclosur document file dixon group secur and exchang commiss alleghani msl industri inc unit had agre bui steel asset dixon group for mln dlr dixon group tender for outstand cyclop share dlr share cash citicorp unit higher offer dlr for each cyclop share outstand condit offer dixon increas cash price pai for each cyclop share dlr cash dixon fridai extend expir time tender offer midnight est march reuter earn brunswick see higher quarter brunswick corp expect quarter sale dramat and profit chairman and presid jack reichert secur analyst meet declin specif quarter brunswick report earn mln dlr ct share sale mln dlr reichart note that result two newli acquir boat manufactur compani will includ compani quarter report brunswick expect recreat center benefit increas attent sport bowl result accept summer olymp bowl exhibit sport and medal sport pan american game field test bowl concept involv electron featur readi for test market thi summer and success materi benefit oper brunswick test market california health club facil adjoin bowl center turn defens oper reichert expect divis receiv signific contract futur year end brunswick defens contract backlog stood mln dlr frederick florjanc vice presid financ told analyst brunswick disappoint two credit rate servic recent downgrad compani debt stood mln dlr year end confid can servic debt and bring term base strong cash flow brunswick expand boat oper florjanc sharehold compani april annual sharehold meet will ask approv increas author common share outstand mln mln share compani spokesman reuter acq mark unit begin conrac cax tender mark industri inc plan begin tender offer dlr share for outstand share conrac corp cax stamford conn maker control instrument and telecommun product mark own share pct conrac outstand share offer made mark acquisit corp wholli own subsidiari will not condit minimum number share tender compani tender offer will condit thing complet financ arrang term and condit offer will describ document file secur and exchang commiss and mail conrac sharehold bear stearn and expect act dealer manag for offer conrac spokesman declin comment conrac mln share outstand share close share chang hand mark williamsvil maker pastic product and industri control equip reuter earn weatherford wii suspend prefer payout weatherford intern suspend indefinit payment regular quarterli dividend ct per share convert exchang cumul prefer stock weatherford thi will sixth payment dividend stock payment april weatherford holder prefer stock will elect two addit director board director reuter acq mhi group affili cemetari offer mhi group inc affili investor enter into letter intent provid for purchas star david memori garden and cemeteri compani investor will circumst cede right letter intent and definit agreement purchas fort lauderdal fla funer home and cemeteri busi mhi reuter acq harcourt hbj disappoint harper hpr harcourt brace jovanovich inc disappoint that negoti harper and row publish inc underwai harcourt made dlr share unsolicit bid march march harcourt offic met harper financi advisor had discuss sinc harcourt not plan increas bid harcourt bid preced earlier dlr share bid theodor cross harper had respons harcourt announc earlier todai harper recent appoint special committe independ director had receiv express interest domest and foreign firm respect restructur acquisit transact harper determin had made transact and that special committe continu talk interest parti effort come conclus futur reuter earn club med inc cmi qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn driver harri drh qtr net shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr and mth shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note net loss and qtr includ charg ct per share for expens relat restructur compani domest alloi busi reuter earn cooper develop bug restat result cooper develop revis result for year end octob loss mln dlr dlr per share previous report loss mln dlr ct per share restat made chang method account for combin compani control concern that result mln dlr charg cooper develop last august cooper develop combin cooper biomed inc unit and cooper laboratori subsidiari technicon instrument corp compani acquir revlon inc rev cooper spokesman spokesman transact account for acquisit secur and exchang commiss issu account method and account for reorgan entiti common control thi treatment requir that cost associ transact expand capit intang asset compani that sinc charg requir expens previous accru liabil compani will experi result materi chang cash flow reuter earn ambrit inc abi qtr jan net shr ct nil net rev mln year shr ct nil net rev mln mln note per share amount payment prefer stock dividend reuter earn atlanti intern year loss shr loss ct profit six ct net loss profit rev note net includ mln dlr writedown oil and ga properti reuter earn american express declar two for stock split earn american express rais qtly dividend ct ct acq american express board approv nippon life purchas shearson interest earn unit illumin uil two month feb shr dlr dlr net mln mln oper rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln oper rev mln mln note period not reflect term earn stipul agreement compani and depart submit for approv march reuter earn data card datc see lower yearend result data card corp not expect meet earn and revenu target for fiscal year end march earlier compani expect earn per share continu oper ct share see that figur ct share mln dlr data card expect revenu for year rang mln mln dlr previou estim mln mln dlr integr addressograph farrington inc privat compani acquir aug prove difficult expect compani report revenu mln dlr and net incom mln dlr fiscal end march reuter acq pont up stake percept system pont increas equiti stake percept system inc pct pct percept system percept system ventur capit firm base houston make digit imag equip reuter acq quaker oat oat sell vernel fine candi quaker oat keyston partner inc purchas vernel fine candi inc previous indirect subsidiari quaker price not disclos vernel base bellevu wash had annual sale exceed mln dlr vernel acquir quaker acquisit golden grain macaroni august reuter earn lincoln save lnsb set payout lincoln save bank board declar initi dividend ct per share payabl april sharehold record april reuter acq graphic industri grph end buyout talk graphic industri inc termin negoti for acquisit holladai tyler print corp rockvil compani march announc that had sign agreement principl for acquisit reason termin negoti reuter earn unit uil pact lower noncash incom unit illumin that depart util control approv earn stipul agreement submit march will reduc account procedur noncash earn mln dlr dlr per share for two month period end februari amount reduct amount ct per share earlier report net incom for two month period mln dlr dlr share unit approv lead equiti return level compar electr util industri averag reuter crude hugh rig count rise drill activ rose last week number work rotari rig work rig year ago hugh tool improv increas thi year weekli rig count had drop steadili sinc earli januari total rotari rig work individu state texa and oklahoma report biggest gain drill last week increas and california and louisiana each and wyom gain two addit work rig hugh tool count total rig drill land rig activ offshor and drill inland water canada rig count two year ago reuter trade amstutz farm trade accord agricultur undersecretari daniel amstutz reach global agreement scale back agricultur support calendar speak senat agricultur appropri committe hear amstutz can reach agreement calendar amstutz place high prioriti uruguai round global trade talk comment statement secretari state georg shultz last week urg agricultur highest prioriti item upcom summit western head state venic itali reuter earn campbel red lake mine crk qtly div qtly div canadian ct canadian ct prior pai record april reuter earn stoke usa inc stky regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai april record april reuter acq cooper offer includ class share cooper canada told express interest acquir control compani that entertain offer made holder class vote share and vote common reuter earn king road entertain kren qtr loss qtr end jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mth shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln reuter earn sterivet lab stvtf set stock split sterivet laboratori author for split common stock compani stock split subject approv sharehold upcom annual meet reuter money-fx chicago futur leader market can adapt foreign currenc futur market not harm lead industri countri agre restrict currenc movement narrow band leo melam chairman chicago mercantil exchang cme execut committe target zone not affect market pct rang deutsch mark healthi market melam told reuter interview will live smithsonian era pct shift refer permit currenc fluctuat earli thing you can adjust make each contract larger chairman cme melam instrument develop currenc futur crucial chicago exchang melam capit flow estim can approach billion dlr dai overwhelm effort govern control currenc fluctuat can for dai term intervent hour week not period time unrealist and doesn work and unnecessari cme top policymak decis exchang advanc quarterli settlement time stock index futur contract morn afternoon elimin dramat price gyrat futur and equiti market call tripl witch dai that settlement morn will salutari effect that longer period time thi issu tripl witch will chang structur june move schedul into effect melam propos floor practic trader popular standard and poor stock index futur address complaint trade abus and stimul trade two week ago cme board director propos bar broker top step pit trade for account board propos requir broker engag dual trade pit record person trade nearest minut and curb trade broker group will time extrem posit effect marketplac that prove instrument increas volum time predict increas come year melam chairman dellsher invest inc cme last week withdrew propos put point limit and index daili price movement commod futur trade commiss told exchang not temporari program cme receiv neg comment anticip melam conced futur commiss merchant predict sell order acceler event price approach bottom limit reuter earn tcby enterpris inc tcby qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale avg shr note per share amount adjust for for two stock split april and juli reuter acq hecla bui stake green creek ventur hecla mine agre bui pct stake green creek joint ventur amselco miner inc unit british petroleum plc north america inc unit green creek ventur engag final project engin gold silver lead zinc or bodi admiralti island mile southwest juneau alaska hecla estim total invest project includ share product cost will mln dlr reuter earn sprint optimist despit loss sprint telephon ventur gte corp gte and unit telecommun inc set last june optimist despit expect report net loss mln dlr thi year david holland presid sprint dalla base southwest divis told reuter interview that not report for quarter agre that for year compani result last year lost mln dlr note compani slate spend billion dlr two year set network holland ad that sprint pai almost mln dlr year american telephon and telegraph order leas line mile mile fiber optic telephon line ground and mile oper end year pct compani subscrib will carri fiber optic line leas att line compar pct end second quarter fiber optic line send digit light impuls microscop glass line quicker accur and econom tradit copper cabl fiber optic line diamet dime can carri amount inform copper cabl feet diamet end year will capac carri pct long distanc phone call holland att control pct long distanc market mci commun corp mcic pct and sprint pct holland sprint rate pct lower att not pai gain access local telephon exchang pct lower that compani equal access compani cut back advertis pct thi year time sprint had increas total number custom mln two mln juli last januari captur fiber high ground shown import deregul att holland believ att flexibl regul price plan domin market place ad that att deregul true competit marketplac take time prove ourselv and lot monei ad two year hard holland not concern talk that sprint two owner squabbl that corpor raider such belzberg famili canada put pressur sell loss make sprint hold two excel partner state time and time support sprint ad that amaz industri talk that two compani argu evid that sprint progress such area revenu number custom and construct track even ahead area unit state holland sprint had direct access countri and aim pct free world nation want countri that att serv sprint not access mexico work note negoti mexico and gte sprint forerunn sprint had broken septemb earthquak had devast nation telephon network reuter acq avalon avl stake sold deltec avalon corp that deltec panamerica arrang sell pct stake avalon and that deltec repres avalon board had resign avalon spokeswoman declin indentifi buyer deltec stake give term sale addit avalon director resign benjamin macdonald director tmoc resourc princip holder avalon stock and hardwick simmon vice chairman shearson lehman bro inc name board reuter acq quaker oat oat sell unit keyston quaker oat sold vernel fine candi inc unit privat held keyston partner inc for undisclos price compani vernel had sale mln dlr year end august quaker oat acquir vernel august purchas golden grain macaroni reuter earn clabir corp clg qtr jan net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev mln avg shr mln year shr profit two ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr reuter money-fx profit autumn intervent lawson britain reap profit stronger pound bui back dollar us govern last autumn support sterl currenc crisi chancellor exchequ nigel lawson parliamentari debat can hous common that dollar that sold reserv septemb and octob subsequ repurchas profit ten million pound hindsight had prove resist market pressur for two percentag point interest rate rise increas base rate limit point debat british budget lawson unveil last week that period foreign exchang market turbul somewhat inconclus group and group meet end septemb authoris bank england interven unusu heavili order bui breath space that enabl confin interest rate rise pct two pct market press for that that percentag point increas effect octob had revers thi month two half point cut bank base lend rate pct treasuri figur show that underli chang british reserv guid bank england intervent foreign exchang market suggest that author sold billion dlr septemb and octob govern sourc reuter earn bai financi corp bai qtr feb shr loss dlr profit two ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln month shr loss dlr loss two ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln note includ gain disposit invest dlr qtr and dlr month includ gain disposit invest dlr qtr and dlr month reuter earn correct manhattan nation mlc qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln mth oper shr profit six ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln compani correct show profit loss for current mth oper shr and oper net reuter earn ambrit inc abi qtr jan net shr ct nil net rev mln year shr ct nil net rev mln mln note current year result includ rev mln dlr chocol inc acquir march note shr result prefer dividend payment dlr for current qtr and dlr for current year net includ gain sale invest sheraton secur intern dlr dlr for qtr and dlr dlr for year net includ extraordinari loss earli retir debt dlr for year ago mth reuter earn commun corp america qtr dec shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln six month shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter ipi cbi survei point surg output british manufactur expect output grow rapidli come month confeder british industri cbi survei show cbi monthli trend survei for march show that pct poll firm expect rais output month pct expect output fall pct product like remain unchang cbi posit balanc firm expect product rise and forecast fall pct highest such figur record sinc cbi februari survei pct compani expect rise output pct forecast product remain present level and pct expect product drop survei show that pct poll compani current order book normal pct view normal and pct regard below normal thi highest posit balanc sinc question ask year ago cbi februari figur pct pct and pct compani rate export possibl higher poll compani pct rate export order book normal and pct describ normal pct believ export order below normal level februari pct thought export book below normal and pct believ normal pct proport compani rate export book normal unchang februari and march price survei show that pct compani expect averag price domest order book will remain unchang come month pct februari pct februari pct firm expect price rise juli six pct forecast price will fall pct month earlier comment survei cbi econom situat committe chairman david wigglesworth sterl competit level european currenc had improv export interest rate higher competitor countri and british manufactur will work hard win busi oversea market and substitut british made good for import home reuter money-fx tokyo bank japan bui small amount dollar dealer money-fx miyazawa time come for major nation act exchang rate money-fx major nation act currenc miyazawa financ minist kiichi miyazawa time come for major industrialis nation action exchang rate line agreement last month pari pari britain canada franc japan and west germani agre coooper hold currenc rate current level miyazawa not specif measur major nation told report measur had discuss pari dollar fell record low yen thi morn pierc yen barrier reuter trade yeutter see gatt consensu farm trade reform trade repres clayton yeutter trade minist meet reach gener consensu agricultur trade reform latest uruguai round gener agreement tariff and trade gatt yeutter gave precis detail understand told journalist consensu cover principl involv agricultur trade reform and improv global situat agricultur deleg countri meet inform discuss progress made sinc latest gatt round launch punta del est uruguai last septemb yeutter peopl road that translat ultim into negoti anoth matter understand deal problem quickli and common understand yeutter hard work come coupl year tough negoti ahead ludicr for nation world plough immens amount financi resourc into product item that bui long term answer switch financi resourc commit agricultur product area thi agricultur ineffici product segment stop oper individu segment countri lose process result ration system world wide product year import that agricultur negoti reach rel earli conclus spend billion dlr year and european commun that ineffect us financi resourc ask prospect prioriti for agricultur negoti polit realist chanc get agricultur trade reform two year part larger packag reuter earn swire report pct rise profit swire pacif swpc hkg like show pct rise oper profit report result tomorrow reflect gain aviat and properti busi share analyst analyst poll reuter estim tax profit oper will billion and billion dlr compar billion swire will extraordinari gain billion dlr flotat cathai pacif airwai caph hkg unit last swire had extraordinari gain mln dlr share analyst swire will set cent final dividend for share make total cent cent adjust for two for bonu issu aviat and properti togeth account for pct compani net asset and pct net profit analyst compani aviat divis consist major stake cathai pacif airwai and pct interest hongkong aircraft engin pct own cathai cathai last week report profit climb billion dlr mln partli lower fuel cost and greater traffic swire share cathai stood pct flotat fell pct end last year and sinc slip pct hongkong aircraft report thi month net profit rose pct mln dlr toni measor analyst hong leong secur estim swire profit will billion dlr depend properti measor and lot second half year estim profit firm wholli own swire properti unit rang wide mln dlr mln compar mln dlr swire properti record interim profit mln dlr for half below mln dlr for period analyst that due low level complet residenti flat firm properti consist taikoo shing residenti develop and two luxuri hous project hoar govett asia complet flat taikoo shing will yield profit mln dlr second half year properti price continu rise peopl bought real estat benefit low interest rate analyst end last year flat taikoo shing sell dlr per squar foot pct year ago frederick tsang mansion hous secur swire develop larg commerci and hotel complex central busi district hong kong will not provid incom stage complet year compani sold properti and part interest propos hotel develop result extraordinari gain mln dlr jame capel east swire trade and manufactur oper expect earn mln dlr pct ship and offshor servic like post small loss mln dlr depress market condit reuter crude australian minist see target oil tax strategi australia crude oil tax strategi tackl term target broadli base approach feder resourc and energi minist gareth evan told meet told australian petroleum explor associ apea annual confer prospect develop packag that recognis govern econom prioriti meet industri concern evan refer complet govern review oil taxat evan plenti exampl target approach oil industri taxat had produc good result recent year includ reduct top margin crude excis rate bass strait oil found septemb pct pct and waiver excis onshor oil announc last septemb industri apea call for elimin secondari taxat oil order boost incent for prospect background weak price and australia rel low explor level add unnecessari complex complex taxat regim inclin favour kind tailor approach ahead sweep leav govern revenu reduc and leav lot uncertainti individu compani major area evan govern not intend chang resourc rent taxat rrt legisl parliament respons industri call explor expenditur area deduct previous report rrt tax pct limit highli prospect offshor area base profit rate return achiev for individu project apea not true profit base tax explor deduct limit success project evan decis not chang rrt base govern desir ensur certainti and stabil regim ad that major invest plan exist ground rule reuter trade gatt round stop grow trade problem success gatt gener agreement tariff and trade round need halt grow bilater trade problem major trade partner trade repres clayton yeutter yeutter zealand for inform gatt ministeri talk told reuter bilater trade disput increas multilater system ineffici that strong rational gatt round exist bilater irrit emphasis develop multilater solut problem eighth gatt round negoti launch punta del est uruguai septemb agricultur and servic includ negoti for time grow debt burden latin american and african nation will provid impetu for gatt round succe countri develop export endeavour and open market for that happen and that basic object gatt round gatt round long term endeavour will not give short term relief for debt ridden countri will make differ year worthwhil activ standpoint debt not year two strongli support gatt round mechan for reliev debt burden make debt amortis futur reuter trade nakason interven microchip disput prime minist yasuhiro nakason interven resolv japan escal disput semiconductor trade govern offici todai cabinet meet nakason told trade and industri minist hajim tamura redoubl effort calm anger see japan unfair trade practic semiconductor nakason interven two dai schedul meet reagan administr econom polici council whether japan reneg microchip pact that pact agre last year month negoti call japan stop sell cut price chip world market and rais import semiconductor senior offici accus tokyo fail live accord and threaten retaliatori action yesterdai tamura ministri intern trade and industri miti launch last ditch attempt salvag pact write letter polici maker set japan case and tell japanes chip maker cut output letter content releas todai tamura miti survei carri begin march show japanes produc not sell cut rate price asian market separ letter senior offici miti vice minist for intern affair makoto kuroda suggest two countri conduct joint investig into alleg japanes chip dump such market reuter rubber northeast eastern thailand face sever drought thirteen provinc northeast and eastern thailand suffer wors averag drought sinc mid februari and dry spell expect last earli deputi interior minist santi chaiviratana santi told report govern launch drought relief oper involv us water truck send water affect farm area not crop damag northeast thailand larg durian orchard eastern chanthaburi provinc suffer heavi loss minist affect area includ provinc northeast two eastern thailand and rubber grow provinc south malaysian border reuter money-fx sumita bank japan will interven crude world bank chief pledg support indonesia world bank presid barber conabl pledg bank support indonesia adjust lower world oil price deregul protect economi need speak report talk presid suharto expect jakarta liberalis economi and deregul trade polici indonesia hurt fall oil price last year cut crude export half world sixth largest debtor receiv billion dlr world bank past year conabl world bank grant indonesia mln dlr loan last month balanc payment prepar back jakarta take step adjust lower oil and primari commod price prepar support step consist develop indonesian economi jakarta willing move quickli last year collaps oil price save indonesia difficulti face countri indonesia devalu currenc pct dollar septemb avoid balanc payment crisi and announc seri measur sinc intend stimul export encourag foreign invest and revitalis economi kei monopoli area steel and plastic and high tariff barrier remain place conabl arriv indonesia saturdai and sinc met indonesian cabinet minist review countri borrow and impact fall oil price countri reuter money-fx sumita bank will interven bank japan governor satoshi sumita statement central bank will interven foreign exchang market stabilis exchang rate close cooper major industri nation sumita bank will adequ measur includ market intervent line februari pari agreement six major industri nation canada britain franc japan and west germani agre cooper stabilis exchang rate current level sumita statement issu dollar slip below yen hit record low inevit that exchang rate fluctuat system float rate sumita fact dollar plung below yen not mean signific float system six nation agre pari exchang rate prevail broadli consist underli econom fundament and substanti rate shift damag growth and adjust prospect countri pari statement reuter trade yeutter japan trade difficulti remain trade repres clayton yeutter unsur whether trade issu strain japanes relat resolv two countri open trade talk late april high level discuss issu unit state relationship strain japan moment and reliev strain earliest date not can wait late april ad yeutter zealand for two dai inform meet trade minist review uruguai round gener agreement trade and tariff gatt will meet japanes deleg dai declin discuss method reliev strain two countri yeutter earlier contenti trade issu semiconductor japanes govern unwilling public entiti bui super comput and bar firm billion dlr kansai airport project osaka japanes deleg gatt talk statement yesterdai make major effort dismantl trade barrier countri convinc that attempt move polici direct question and fast yeutter reuter earn and pretax profit mln stg mln crude kuwait opec mln bpd below ceil kuwaiti oil minist sheikh ali khalifa sabah opec produc below oil output ceil and thi price move higher kuwaiti newspap interview rai aam newspap quot opec pump mln barrel per dai bpd mln bpd ceil consum draw petroleum stock rate mln bpd long opec maintain output curb demand for oil will rise april and sheikh ali ad that kuwait strongli commit opec quota reuter earn peninsular and orient year earn per stg defer stock div make turnov billion stg billion pretax profit mln mln tax mln mln note compani full name peninsular and orient steam navig plc porl net oper cost billion stg billion share profit associ mln mln oper profit mln mln invest incom mln mln net interest payabl mln mln employe profit share mln mln minor interest mln debit mln debit extraordinari item mln credit mln credit group oper profit includ servic industri mln mln passeng ship mln mln housebuild construct develop mln mln contain and bulk ship mln mln and australia mln mln bank nil mln invest properti incom mln mln reuter earn woolworth hold pretax profit mln stg mln year end januari grain china good harvest despit drought china summer grain harvest good despit drought state council cabinet spent billion yuan irrig and anti drought work hong kong newspap wen hui bao drought affect shanxi hebei henan and shandong eas march rain south china and march snowfal north and irrig project come into us drought not worsen hope for bumper harvest quot expert ministri electr power gave figur summer grain harvest record mln tonn mln total grain harvest mln target mln reuter earn woolworth hold plc wluk end januari shr shr fulli dilut div make turnov billion stg billion pretax profit mln mln tax mln mln retail profit and mln mln comet mln mln woolworth mln mln mln loss loss properti incom mln mln net interest payabl mln mln extraordinari debit mln mln reuter acq tmoc tell sharehold not accept santo bid tmoc resourc told sharehold not accept santo sto dlr share takeov bid pend advic macquari hill samuel corpor servic corpor advisor statement santo bid below underli share assess macquari hill samuel dlr and tmoc mooni oil valuat made respons earlier and current bid dlr share elder resourc elder resourc hold pct tmoc mln share tmoc not elder resourc respons bid that major sharehold australian ga light pct stake tmoc avalon corp pct stake tmoc option agreement santo pct own elder resourc yesterdai bid valu tmoc mln dlr tmoc todai thi not premium share price bid and that tmoc had trade dlr share last two week tmoc statement that bid unsolicit and that santo had pct stake despit pai dlr share market tmoc oil and ga interest and pipelin complement oper santo major cooper basin oil and ga produc tmoc share todai close cent dlr turnov share santo due releas profit result todai rose cent dlr volum share reuter earn santo sto year end dec net profit dlr mln acq william hold bid mln stg for norcro ordinari share acq william hold bid mln stg for norcro industri hold compani william hold plc bid mln stg for ordinari share build product and packag group norcro plc offer made basi william share for norcro share norcro share firm gmt close last night statement william confid merit propos merger and had care propos outset term includ full cash altern offer will includ partial convert altern sharehold receiv total mln second convert share william ordinari share alloc offer for norcro preferenti share offer william preferenti share for each norcro for each and total mln stg last week william report that pretax profit for rose mln stg mln specul bid for norcro had circul market for month dealer initi centr bunzl plc onc held pct stake switch william began accumul share earlier thi year william suggest hold talk norcro merger rebuf norcro repli that benefit that achiev result normal trade six month end septemb norcro report rise pretax profit mln stg mln turnov that lift mln mln william hold began expand had market capitalis mln stg seri acquisit year push capitalis mln convert offer basi william convert for norcro share worth share cash altern offer equival share announc bid push william share price last night close william held total share norcro pct associ held mln pct respons norcro reuter earn santo sto year end dec shr cent final div defer cent full year pre tax mln mln net mln mln turnov mln mln incom mln mln shr note final div defer for tax advantag juli not expect cent interim net tax mln mln depreci and amortis mln mln interest mln mln minor nil loss extraordinari loss mln loss mln reuter crude australian oil industri continu tax campaign council australian petroleum explor associ apea will press campaign for major improv australia petroleum taxat structur council statement industri bitterli disappoint australian govern posit taxat present speech resourc and energi minist gareth evan apea confer earlier report evan inclin target tax broad base approach secondari taxat petroleum apea had expect govern make posit respons detail industri submiss seek remov exist secondari tax disincent explor and develop council plan repli detail issu rais evan concern decis proce current resourc rental tax rrt legisl evan told confer govern not plan accept industri plea for legisl deduct unsuccess explor expenditur govern unwilling deduct unsuccess explor expenditur offshor area rrt appli negat claim that tax profit base apea council govern miss major opportun persuad oil explor compani that had realist answer industri concern despit recognit industri problem council industri call for end discriminatori secondari taxat petroleum cite major disincent time low oil price reuter trade german februari import price fall import price west germani fell pct februari januari stand pct below level februari feder statist offic januari import price index base unchang compar decemb pct lower januari februari export price base import price unchang compar januari and pct lower februari januari export price fell pct decemb stand pct lower januari reuter acq nippon life shearson tie set trend nippon life insur mln dlr purchas pct stake shearson lehman brother inc brokerag unit shrewd move that japanes insur like follow secur analyst invest wall street top brokerag hous like pai dollar and intern market posit part trend grow capit particip japanes insur firm foreign financi institut simon smithson analyst kleinwort benson intern inc tokyo invest shearson lehman grow firm describ analyst top retail brokerag will give nippon life ringsid seat and possibl lower commiss wall street invest increas percentag asset billion dlr nippon life staff will acquir expertis busi sector not open japan ad agreement two compani call for joint ventur london focuss invest advisori asset manag market research and consult financ nippon life japan largest insur compani and world biggest institut investor analyst japanes financ ministri expect approv deal april make nippon life japanes life insur firm stake financi firm limit foreign asset proport japanes insur asset increas pct pct last year sinc step purchas foreign stock and sought deepen understandng foreign market and instrument last year sumitomo life insur offici appoint hutton group inc unit hutton and board and sumitomo bank spent mln dlr becom limit partner goldman sach and smithson japanes bank start bui smaller and problem plagu bank japanes for blue chip organis reflect happen manufactur industri brian waterhous jame capel and histor high yen and histor low interest rate increas disincent invest japan competit fund manag grown greater japanes save typic salari employe mln yen save reflect annual averag save rate pct stai competit fund manag invest oversea and gain experi financi instrument like spread japan deregul high regulatori environ delai life insur firm diversif grow number product environ increas competit for perform fund manag smithson reuter money-fx monei market deficit forecast mln stg bank england forecast shortag mln stg monei market todai main factor affect liquid bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill will drain mln stg banker balanc below target will mln stg partli offset outflow fall note circul and exchequ transact will add mln stg and mln stg system reuter earn and plan warrant issu mark anniversari peninsular and orient steam navig plc porl and plan free warrant issu basi warrant for stg nomin defer stock held mark anniversari compani each warrant will give subscrib for stg nomin defer stock period year start and defer share last quot sinc yesterdai compani report pre tax profit mln stg mln for and produc accept level growth ground made two area compani strong balanc sheet and consider flexibl for ad and will concentr expand establish market sector comment recent ferri disast north sea zeebrugg statement precis unknown compani institut investig and british and belgian govern conduct inquiri stricken ferri herald free enterpris belong townsend thoresen part and januari and list share japan and import oversea financi centr statement ad reuter trade canada outlin gatt agricultur reform plan canadian trade minist pat carnei that agricultur polici not hurt world intern trade and becom price respons time told deleg inform meet trade minist that thi principl canada want adopt reform agricultur gener agreement tariff and trade gatt secondli support for agricultur avoid product incent and thirdli countri freez and seek reduc govern aid measur that distort world price carnei carnei fourth principl that countri not introduc import barrier not mandat exist legisl and that basic principl implement collect carnei told reuter canadian guidelin basic compat point australian propos announc davo switzerland januari european trade sourc confer welcom canadian initi deleg and not european commun voic reserv principl carnei lot polit will minist complet uruguai round gatt year and that realis that balanc consensu view proce fast can broad front and area emerg can earli conclus meet not identifi area carnei canada bilater trade negoti conclud draft form octob progress reuter money-supply taiwan issu certif deposit central bank issu billion dlr worth certif deposit cd todai issu billion similar cd yesterdai bring total issu billion cd matur six month year and two year carri interest rate rang pct pct bank offici told reuter issu design curb growth monei suppli expand result larg foreign exchang reserv reserv hit record billion dlr yesterdai reuter trade philippin trade secretari pleas gatt talk philippin secretari trade and industri jose concepcion two dai ago express doubt agreement produc intern confer pleas latest gather concepcion told reuter interview that inform gener agreement tariff and trade gatt meet gave minist nation chanc examin issu gatt not polit will deal role develop countri emphasis thi meet percept develop countri that gatt club rich countri ad interview reuter fact issu that tabl for discuss uruguai round trade negoti will benefit develop countri concepcion start taupo meet that uruguai round meant shine act faith world trade system concepcion philippin address issu trade tropic fruit and improv gatt machineri make respons tropic fruit develop countri face tariff barrier quantit restrict high duti nation concepcion name japan and south korea exampl wellington for talk zealand had surplu trade philippin encourag switch import countri note that zealand bought banana ecuador reuter rubber drought hit thai rubber and fruit grower drought that began week ago hurt orchard and rubber plantat thailand and offici last govern truck water into parch farm part northeastern eastern and southern provinc not satisfi farmer press report offici estim damag offici thailand rain make institut airplan cloud form for seed rain make chemic thailand raini season that start and last octob reuter money-fx miyazawa like interven financ minist kiichi miyazawa told parliament lower hous financ committe that expect interven foreign exchang market stabilis exchang rate polit sourc ask feder reserv board agre pari last month interven stabilis exchang rate miyazawa sourc miyazawa quot that sceptic effect currenc refer rang even major nation agre such idea extrem difficult set such rang reuter earn british aerospac pretax profit mln stg mln earn british aerospac plc bael year shr div make pct increas turnov billion stg billion pretax profit mln mln tax mln mln note comparison restat trade profit mln mln launch cost mln mln share profit relat compani mln mln net interest receiv mln mln payabl extraordinari debit mln nil trade profit includ civil aircraft mln loss mln loss militari aircraft and support servic mln mln guid weapon and electron system mln mln space and commun mln mln loss compani fund research and develop mln loss mln reorganis cost nil mln loss launch cost includ bae mln mln airbu mln mln bae mln mln atp mln mln reuter sugar german feb sugar stock year month west german sugar stock rose mln tonn white end februari mln time year earlier sugar industri associ wvz stock below mln held end januari sugar export octob and februari rose tonn period sale european commun countri rose tonn sale fell sharpli tonn import octob februari fell tonn month year earlier sugar industri associ human sugar consumpt octob februari rose tonn year ago period reuter grain portugues grain agenc ban remain sourc ban portugues court state bui agenc epac take part cereal import tender open privat trader will remain revers portug challeng european court justic european commiss sourc deni statement yesterdai portugues agricultur minist alvaro barreto that commiss had accept that epac elig had view matter term portug access european commun grain import monopoli held epac reduc pct annual import liberalis lisbon civil court decid preliminari rule earlier thi month that epac not allow part had past tender for liberalis share annual grain import reuter money-fx sumita bank will interven bank japan governor satoshi sumita statement central bank will interven foreign exchang market stabilis exchang rate close cooper major industri nation sumita bank will adequ measur includ market intervent line februari pari agreement six major industri nation canada britain franc japan and west germani agre cooper stabilis exchang rate current level sumita statement issu dollar slip below yen hit record low inevit that exchang rate fluctuat system float rate sumita fact dollar plung below yen not mean signific float system six nation agre pari exchang rate prevail broadli consist underli econom fundament and substanti rate shift damag growth and adjust prospect countri pari statement reuter ipi cbi survei point surg output british manufactur expect output grow rapidli come month confeder british industri cbi survei show cbi monthli trend survei for march show that pct poll firm expect rais output month pct expect output fall pct product like remain unchang cbi posit balanc firm expect product rise and forecast fall pct highest such figur record sinc cbi februari survei pct compani expect rise output pct forecast product remain present level and pct expect product drop survei show that pct poll compani current order book normal pct view normal and pct regard below normal thi highest posit balanc sinc question ask year ago cbi februari figur pct pct and pct compani rate export possibl higher poll compani pct rate export order book normal and pct describ normal pct believ export order below normal level februari pct thought export book below normal and pct believ normal pct proport compani rate export book normal unchang februari and march price survei show that pct compani expect averag price domest order book will remain unchang come month pct februari reuter trade yeutter see gatt consensu farm trade reform trade repres clayton yeutter trade minist meet reach gener consensu agricultur trade reform latest uruguai round gener agreement tariff and trade gatt yeutter gave precis detail understand told journalist consensu cover principl involv agricultur trade reform and improv global situat agricultur deleg countri meet inform discuss progress made sinc latest gatt round launch punta del est uruguai last septemb yeutter peopl road that translat ultim into negoti anoth matter understand deal problem quickli and common understand yeutter hard work come coupl year tough negoti ahead ludicr for nation world plough immens amount financi resourc into product item that bui long term answer switch financi resourc commit agricultur product area thi agricultur ineffici product segment stop oper individu segment countri lose process result ration system world wide product year import that agricultur negoti reach rel earli conclus spend billion dlr year and european commun that ineffect us financi resourc ask prospect prioriti for agricultur negoti polit realist chanc get agricultur trade reform two year part larger packag reuter trade nakason interven microchip disput prime minist yasuhiro nakason interven resolv japan escal disput semiconductor trade govern offici todai cabinet meet nakason told trade and industri minist hajim tamura redoubl effort calm anger see japan unfair trade practic semiconductor nakason interven two dai schedul meet reagan administr econom polici council whether japan reneg microchip pact that pact agre last year month negoti call japan stop sell cut price chip world market and rais import semiconductor senior offici accus tokyo fail live accord and threaten retaliatori action yesterdai tamura ministri intern trade and industri miti launch last ditch attempt salvag pact write letter polici maker set japan case and tell japanes chip maker cut output letter content releas todai tamura miti survei carri begin march show japanes produc not sell cut rate price asian market separ letter senior offici miti vice minist for intern affair makoto kuroda suggest two countri conduct joint investig into alleg japanes chip dump such market reuter earn prudenti corp pretax profit mln stg mln acq nippon life shearson tie set trend nippon life insur mln dlr purchas pct stake shearson lehman brother inc brokerag unit shrewd move that japanes insur like follow secur analyst invest wall street top brokerag hous like pai dollar and intern market posit part trend grow capit particip japanes insur firm foreign financi institut simon smithson analyst kleinwort benson intern inc tokyo invest shearson lehman grow firm describ analyst top retail brokerag will give nippon life ringsid seat and possibl lower commiss wall street invest increas percentag asset billion dlr nippon life staff will acquir expertis busi sector not open japan ad agreement two compani call for joint ventur london focuss invest advisori asset manag market research and consult financ nippon life japan largest insur compani and world biggest institut investor analyst japanes financ ministri expect approv deal april make nippon life japanes life insur firm stake financi firm limit foreign asset proport japanes insur asset increas pct pct last year sinc step purchas foreign stock and sought deepen understandng foreign market and instrument last year sumitomo life insur offici appoint hutton group inc unit hutton and board and sumitomo bank spent mln dlr becom limit partner goldman sach and smithson japanes bank start bui smaller and problem plagu bank japanes for blue chip organis reflect happen manufactur industri brian waterhous jame capel and histor high yen and histor low interest rate increas disincent invest japan competit fund manag grown greater japanes save typic salari employe mln yen save reflect annual averag save rate pct stai competit fund manag invest oversea and gain experi financi instrument like spread japan deregul high regulatori environ delai life insur firm diversif grow number product environ increas competit for perform fund manag smithson reuter trade canada outlin gatt agricultur reform plan canadian trade minist pat carnei that agricultur polici not hurt world intern trade and becom price respons time told deleg inform meet trade minist that thi principl canada want adopt reform agricultur gener agreement tariff and trade gatt secondli support for agricultur avoid product incent and thirdli countri freez and seek reduc govern aid measur that distort world price carnei carnei fourth principl that countri not introduc import barrier not mandat exist legisl and that basic principl implement collect carnei told reuter canadian guidelin basic compat point australian propos announc davo switzerland januari european trade sourc confer welcom canadian initi deleg and not european commun voic reserv principl carnei lot polit will minist complet uruguai round gatt year and that realis that balanc consensu view proce fast can broad front and area emerg can earli conclus meet not identifi area carnei canada bilater trade negoti conclud draft form octob progress reuter earn prudenti corp plc prul year shr adjust div make adjust pretax profit mln mln tax and minor mln mln profit attribut mln mln pretax profit includ long term busi mln mln gener insur busi underwrit loss mln mln invest incom mln mln trade loss mln mln invest manag mln mln sharehold incom mln mln pretax profit divis includ individu divis mln mln group pension mln mln intern mln mln mercantil and gener mln mln prudenti portfolio manag mln mln prudenti properti servic mln loss nil reuter money-fx major nation act currenc miyazawa financ minist kiichi miyazawa time come for major industrialis nation action exchang rate line agreement last month pari pari britain canada franc japan and west germani agre coooper hold currenc rate current level miyazawa not specif measur major nation told report measur had discuss pari dollar fell record low yen thi morn pierc yen barrier ask major nation negoti measur miyazawa not measur had agre pari reuter crude kuwait opec mln bpd below ceil kuwaiti oil minist sheikh ali khalifa sabah opec produc below oil output ceil and thi price move higher kuwaiti newspap interview rai aam newspap quot opec pump mln barrel per dai bpd mln bpd ceil consum draw petroleum stock rate mln bpd long opec maintain output curb demand for oil will rise april and sheikh ali ad that kuwait strongli commit opec quota reuter interest bundesbank alloc billion mark dai repurchas pact pct money-fx miyazawa like interven financ minist kiichi miyazawa told parliament lower hous financ committe that expect interven foreign exchang market stabilis exchang rate polit sourc ask feder reserv board agre pari last month interven stabilis exchang rate miyazawa sourc miyazawa quot that sceptic effect currenc refer rang even major nation agre such idea extrem difficult set such rang reuter trade yeutter japan trade difficulti remain trade repres clayton yeutter unsur whether trade issu strain japanes relat resolv two countri open trade talk late april high level discuss issu unit state relationship strain japan moment and reliev strain earliest date not can wait late april ad yeutter zealand for two dai inform meet trade minist review uruguai round gener agreement trade and tariff gatt will meet japanes deleg dai declin discuss method reliev strain two countri yeutter earlier contenti trade issu semiconductor japanes govern unwilling public entiti bui super comput and bar firm billion dlr kansai airport project osaka japanes deleg gatt talk statement yesterdai make major effort dismantl trade barrier countri convinc that attempt move polici direct question and fast yeutter reuter interest bundesbank alloc billion mark tender bundesbank accept bid for billion mark todai tender for dai secur repurchas pact rate pct central bank spokesman bank bid for total billion mark liquid will credit fund alloc tomorrow and bui back secur pledg april alloc line market expect bundesbank provid billion mark drain thi week earlier facil expir call monei fell pct ahead alloc pct yesterdai dealer excess alloc compens for public fund leav system bundesbank ad last week govern own bank major tax payment bank behalf custom drew close thi week lessen for liquid call monei declin surpris dealer specul bundesbank disburs govern fund todai thi had not occur bank stock liquid billion mark minimum reserv bundesbank fridai billion thursdai averag daili reserv dai month fell billion billion for march bank requir hold net daili averag reserv billion mark dealer reuter money-fx monei market mln stg assist bank england had provid monei market mln stg assist morn session thi compar bank forecast mln stg shortag system todai central bank bought bill outright band two pct compris mln stg bank bill and mln stg local author bill reuter jobs french employ chief see hope for growth deadlin for abolish econom barrier european commun french econom growth and creat job presid french employ feder cnpf francoi perigot market dispos homogen and access that europ incred piec luck told figaro interview that major french busi leader enthusiast abolit barrier and opportun danger for compani can permit return growth rate achiev isol that reestablish growth pct year solv enorm problem confront and refer unemploy perigot ad financ minist edouard balladur yesterdai that french growth two pct thi year last year and compar govern origin pct target reuter sugar soviet sugar import higher oct nov soviet sugar import octob and novemb significantli higher period year figur receiv intern sugar organ import octob total tonn compar tonn month novemb import tonn for month soviet import total mln tonn mln period octob import figur consist white cuba novemb total made tonn cuban white and tonn white thailand import januari novemb period cuba mln tonn mln and thailand tonn soviet export increas januari novemb export total compar tonn month export octob year earlier novemb export tonn reuter sugar west german sugar output rise west german sugar product last year rose tonn estim mln tonn agricultur ministri increas exclus due higher beet sugar content pct pct last year beet deliveri total mln tonn tonn previou year ministri estim west germani sugar suffici current agricultur year juli june unchang pct reuter acq norcro reject mln stg bid william norcro plc ncro build product and packag group board had hesit unanim reject thi morn mln stg bid william hold plc industri hold firm compani william per share offer unsolicit and unwelcom and significantli undervalu norcro gmt norcro share quot yesterdai close william higher norcro board detail view will sharehold formal offer document issu william reuter grain proof chernobyl grain damag diplomat western agricultur attach moscow had evid substanti rumour that last april chernobyl nuclear disast had wors effect soviet grain report current soviet interest charter ship carri grain help prompt rumour world market diplomat had report state press and heard comment offici substanti offici media initi slow report accid kremlin leader mikhail gorbachev campaign for open gradual gave and detail land nuclear plant contamin vari degre us grow industri crop grain reuter ship iran test fire silkworm missil hormuz iran test fire newli acquir silkworm anti ship missil strait hormuz and set two land base launch site area british naval sourc gulf sourc declin identifi iran had fire chines made missil hulk southern gulf naval port bandar abba and score hit missil pack fairli big punch told reuter doubt us target ship across strait hormuz tension gulf risen sinc offici last week broke new that iran had acquir silkworm missil will not iran us missil choke oil shipment and offer warship escort kuwaiti tanker past missil batteri tehran deni last sundai intend threaten gulf ship and warn interfer region meet strong respons british naval sourc silkworm place two site strait hormuz not give exact locat reuter acq merril lynch mer talk canada purchas merril lynch and inc hold talk acquir canadian brokerag firm compani spokesman told reuter firm merril lynch negoti burn fry corp toronto receiv offer secur pacif corp spc pct own hoar govett london base brokerag unit hoar govett bid valu mln dlr spokesman talk result chang ontario secur law that take effect june compani canadian secur industri prohibit own pct canadian broker june foreign broker will allow pct canadian broker and percentag will rise pct year reuter acq mark start bid for conrac cax mark industri inc start dlr per share tender offer for share conrac corp that announc yesterdai afternoon newspap advertis compani offer and withdraw right expir april extend offer not condit receipt minimum number share condit arrang financ mark own pct conrac mln share outstand reuter acq ecolab ecl start bid for chemlawn chem ecolab inc start previous announc tender offer for share chemlawn corp dlr each newspap advertis compani offer and withdraw right expir april extend chemlawn board approv tender and merger price that follow ecolab offer condit receipt share chemlawn mln share outstand ecolab chemlawn grant condit option bui author unissu and unresev chemlawn share dlr each option exercis event that anoth parti acquir pct chemlawn mean tender offer for share higher price ecolab offer compani merger agreement termin circumstasnc will entitl receiv mln dlr damag chemlawn ecolab offic and director chemlawn grant option acquir aggreg chemlawn share pct for tender price higher tender made anoth parti wast manag inc wmx had origin made hostil tender offer dlr per share for chemlawn chemlawn reject inadequ fridai wast manag rais bid dlr per share reuter trade taiwan propos tariff cut taiwan plan anoth round tariff cut possibl month narrow trade surplu vice financ minist ronald high level econom committe recommend tariff cut product request washington includ appl chocol and fruit juic cut come into effect end month taiwan trade surplu widen two month thi year billion dlr billion dlr period last year reuter ship iran test fire silkworm missil hormuz iran test fire newli acquir silkworm anti ship missil strait hormuz and set two land base launch site area british naval sourc gulf sourc declin identifi iran had fire chines made missil hulk southern gulf naval port bandar abba and score hit missil pack fairli big punch told reuter doubt us target ship across strait hormuz reuter trade taiwan propos tariff cut taiwan plan anoth round tariff cut possibl month narrow trade surplu vice financ minist ronald high level econom committe recommend tariff cut product request washington includ appl chocol and fruit juic cut come into effect end month taiwan trade surplu widen two month thi year billion dlr billion dlr period last year reuter retail feb durabl good order rose pct nondefens durabl rose pct earn standard charter plc stch year shr div make pretax profit mln stg mln tax mln mln oper incom billion mln oper expens mln mln trade profit charg for bad and doubt debt mln stg mln charg for bad and doubt debt mln mln share profit associ mln mln minor interest mln debit mln debit extraordinari item mln debit mln credit oper incom includ interest incom billion billion interest expens billion billion oper incom mln mln oper expens includ staff mln mln premis and equip mln mln mln mln pretax profit includ north america mln mln asia pacif mln mln middl east and south asia mln mln tropic africa mln mln mln mln south africa mln mln reuter acq kdi kdi bui triangl microwav trmw kdi corp agre principl acquir triangl microwav inc for dlr conting payment for each triangl share holder conting payment unit will entitl receiv annual payment extent that predepreci gross profit triangl microwav each year exce threshhold rang mln dlr mln dlr compani holder triangl microwav option and warrant will entitl receiv differ dlr and exercis price conting payment kdi complet transact subject government approv and approv triangl microwav sharehold and transact valu mln dlr sharehold triangl microwav control pct compani stock agre vote favor deal and give kdi option bui share compon triangl microwav make microwav compon kdi diversifi compani produc electron compon technic product and swim pool equip reuter livestock storm bring heavi snow plain nation weather servic power winter storm center north central oklahoma spread snow western and central kansa across nebraska southern and eastern south dakota rain report across part minnesota iowa eastern kansa missouri and eastern oklahoma shower and thundershow extend arkansa lower mississippi vallei alabama and northwest florida strong wind mph stronger gust report across plain caus consider blowingand drift snow blizzard warn continu thi morn across western kansa winter storm warn issu thi morn central and northeast nebraska weather advisori post for thi morn central kansa and central and southeast section south dakota two inch snow accumul local heavi rain accompani storm portion central plain flash flood watch issu for thi morn across eastern half kansa flood warn continu todai for eastern nebraska widespread lowland and small stream flood expect continu eastern nebraska wednesdai due cold damp and windi condit livestock advisori post thi morn across central and southeast portion south dakota storm move north across central plain winter storm watch issu south central south dakota late tonight and wednesdai west central minnesota travel advisori remain effect thi morn northeast mexico and oklahoma and teca panhandl for blow snow and slick roadwai and across mountain and desert southern california for strong gusti wind mph gale warn issu for todai central california coast clear ski extend great lake and ohio vallei central appalachian central atlant coast and england reuter retail feb durabl good rose pct order for durabl good receiv manufactur rose billion dlr pct februari billion dlr commerc depart exclud defens order rose pct compar revis januari declin pct januari durabl good fell revis pct previous report pct durabl exclud defens report origin fallen pct januari commerc depart mondai revis order statist for reflect current inventori valuat method and februari order statist consist revis offici februari order increas led transport equip pct pct declin januari order for defens capit good rose pct billion dlr pct declin januari defens capit good order fell pct februari billion dlr fall pct januari depart electr machineri order rose februari pct billion dlr fall pct januari primari metal order pct billion dlr pct declin januari depart order for electr machineri februari pct billion dlr pct order declin januari reuter earn woolworth growth prospect excit woolworth hold plc wluk earlier announc pre tax profit rise pct prospect for growth excit profit figur mln stg exceed forecast pct made hostil bid dixon group plc dxn last year and compani result major step aim make woolworth profit retail group aim produc growth busi and for opportun acquir specialist retail busi earlier thi month group that tent merger talk high street pharmacist underwood plc had call and recent announc mln stg recommend offer for charli brown car part centr plc and centr rais sale pct and retail profit pct pretax contribut mln make largest singl compon compani that improv had achiev substanti organ growth exist store open outlet and enhanc margin sector comet electr chain rais retail profit pct mln stg woolworth chain report pct improv mln compani properti oper increas substanti start joint ventur deal develop rosehaugh plc defenc cost billion stg bid dixon result mln stg extraordinari charg result mln stg analyst forecast result group share rose strongli peak last night eas gmt reuter earn nation semiconductor corp nsm qtr loss march shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr loss ct loss dlr net loss mln loss mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note twelv and week period prior year result restat for chang method recogn revenu distributor shipment quarter net loss origin report mln dlr ct shr sale mln dlr and mth loss mln dlr dlr shr sale billion dlr prior mth net includ mln dlr gain cumul effect account chang prior year net includ extraordinari credit dlr quarter and dlr mth current year net period includ mln dlr pretax charg previous announc restructur datacheck system and semiconductor group manufactur oper reuter acq comdata network agre higher offer welsh carson anderson money-fx sumita bank will interven bank japan governor satoshi sumita statement central bank will interven foreign exchang market stabilis exchang rate close cooper major industri nation sumita bank will adequ measur includ market intervent line februari pari agreement six major industri nation canada britain franc japan and west germani agre cooper stabilis exchang rate current level sumita statement issu dollar slip below yen hit record low inevit that exchang rate fluctuat system float rate sumita fact dollar plung below yen not mean signific float system six nation agre pari exchang rate prevail broadli consist underli econom fundament and substanti rate shift damag growth and adjust prospect countri pari statement reuter acq comdata cdn accept welsh carson bid comdata network inc enter into definit agreement merg into compani form welsh carson anderson and stow for dlr cash dlr cash and unit secur per comdata share compani each unit secur consist common share compani and dlr princip amount compani pct subordin debentur due dlr cash altern improv dlr per share price contempl agreement principl welsh carson announc march comdata cash and secur alternaitcv subject welsh carson affili investor own pct stock compani compani invest banker drexel burnham lambert inc and alex brown and son inc absb found propos fair financi point view transact subject approv sharehold and welsh carson obtain mln dlr debt financ comdata termin agreement financ not arrang april thursdai financi manag corp ffmc offer acquir comdata for dlr per share stock and cash subject approv comdata board financi propos comdata holder receiv dlr per share cash and receiv stock comdata had origin plan recapit repurchas six mln common share dlr each reuter potato ireland put colorado beetl alert irish agricultur depart issu colorado beetl alert todai beetl found box parslei import franc offici coloni black and amber colour beetl can destroi potato field dai femal lai egg each box parslei consign had distribut market and depart call shopkeep and cater trade alert reuter earn transnat industri trsl see loss transnat industri inc due continu manufactur difficulti alloytek inc jet engin compon subsidiari expect report net loss dlr ct per share for fourth quarter end januari revenu for period mln dlr even year earlier for full fiscal year compani earn dlr ct per share dlr ct per share year compani unexpectedli larg volum custom inquiri spitz inc simul product subsidiari caus higher expect busi develop outlai compani expect signific contract award spitz thi year start implement plan progress reduc manufactur cost alloytek quarter compani move alloytek plant grandvil mich lower labor cost area compani discov extent alloytek problem year end review subcontract and relat work progress for product jet engin compon for gener electr will releas annual result april reuter acq great western gwf sell insur unit great western financi corp agre sell john alden life insur and affili oper for mln dlr newli form compani onw john alden manag group gener electr credit corp deliv commit letter arrang gecc capit market group inc for financ great western pre tax gain sale will approxim mln dlr and tax gain will approxim mln reuter earn sterivet stvtf set for share split sterivet laboratori board author for split outstand common share subject sharehold approv annual meet reuter earn campbel red lake crk set quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai record april note canadian fund reuter trade gatt round stop grow trade problem success gatt gener agreement tariff and trade round need halt grow bilater trade problem major trade partner trade repres clayton yeutter yeutter zealand for inform gatt ministeri talk told reuter bilater trade disput increas multilater system ineffici that strong rational gatt round exist bilater irrit emphasis develop multilater solut problem eighth gatt round negoti launch punta del est uruguai septemb agricultur and servic includ negoti for time grow debt burden latin american and african nation will provid impetu for gatt round succe countri develop export endeavour and open market for that happen and that basic object gatt round gatt round long term endeavour will not give short term relief for debt ridden countri will make differ year worthwhil activ standpoint debt not year two strongli support gatt round mechan for reliev debt burden make debt amortis futur reuter cpi belgian march consum price rise belgian consum price rose pct march februari stand pct level march econom affair ministri statement consum price index base rose point februari and march year year inflat stood pct februari and pct march reuter money-fx monei market mln stg bank england provid monei market assist mln stg afternoon session thi take bank total todai mln stg and compar estim mln stg shortag central bank bought outright mln stg bank bill band two pct reuter acq princevil pvdc get letter credit qintex brisban westpac bank corp australia issu commit letter provid princevil develop corp letter credit requir qintex propos acquisit princevil letter credit ensur payment princevil conting subordin note distribut sharehold record dai immedi complet qintex tender for princevil share issuanc letter credit subject condit includ document letter expect issu april qintex result extend tender offer for princevil share april yesterdai had receiv share offer reuter earn advanc comput techniqu actp year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn new corp nw unit correct dividend rate new corp fox televis station inc subsidiari will pai accru dividend dlr per share not dlr report earlier connect april redempt share increas rate exchang guarante prefer stock for dlr per share accru dividend reuter earn mcrae industri mri increas payout mccrae industri inc rais prefer dividend class common stock ct per share ct per share dividend payabl april sharehold record april reuter acq columbia cff take bank columbia feder save and loan associ acquir insur deposit feder maryland base hagerstown feder save and loan insur corp and reopend feder six offic columbia branch feder home loan bank board had close feder march insolv feder had asset mln dlr reuter earn charm shopp inc chr rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april six reuter earn angelica corp agl qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln note fiscal year base week compar wqith week year earlier reuter earn gull inc gll qtr feb shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln note prior mth net includ gain dlr insur payment reuter earn ameriana save bank asbi qtr net shr not net year shr not net note compani public februari net includ pretax loan loss recoveri dlr provis dlr quarter and provis dlr dlr year reuter earn griffin technolog inc grif qtr net end jan shr loss loss ct net loss loss rev year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln reuter earn petri store corp pst qtr jan net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln avg shr dilut mln mln year shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln avg shr dilut mln mln reuter trade indonesia urg deregul economi world bank presid barber conabl link increas borrow indonesia world sixth largest debtor fresh measur deregul trade and dismantl protectionist barrier indonesian govern continu adjust process move increas deregul economi conabl told press confer end dai visit jakarta conabl directli link bank for indonesia hard press balanc payment measur govern reduc protection and increas effici world bank last month grant indonesia mln dlr trade adjust loan loan depend econom polici indonesia adopt that meet presid suharto and lead indonesian minist had not call for specif polici initi will rest indonesian govern not dictat state indonesia asian member opec badli hit last year slump oil price cut revenu crude export half conabl had term frank meet thi morn suharto voic support for measur includ septemb pct devalu rupiah and effort deregul import and stimul export govern can reli support world bank continu program adjust econom realiti todai world bank loan indonesia billion dlr past year lend billion year world bank dismantl tarrif barrier and measur reduc indonesia protect monopoli area steel plastic and cement western banker and diplomat govern will announc deregul measur timet sell loss make state compani conabl bank indonesia find fund cover share develop project scrap postpon japan bank announc mln dlr unti credit last month reuter acq argyl sell subsidiari asset for mln stg food and drink retail argyl group plc ayll agre sell subsidiari georg morton seagram unit kingdom for mln stg cash consider for morton fix asset stock debtor and goodwil payabl complet sale dispos will bring argyl extraordinari credit mln stg argyl ad agreement depend indic offic fair trade june that sale will not refer monopoli commiss argyl share firm announc reuter earn vallen corp valn qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln note current mth net exclud dlr gain termin pension plan reuter crude shell declar norwai draugen field commerci norsk shell royal dutch shell group norwegian subsidiari conclud billion crown develop scheme for norwai draugen oil field and will declar field commerci futur pend govern approv scheme field come stream make norwai northermost field develop and such project haltenbanken tract central norwai work project begin earli januari shell spokesman shell not releas project output level for field water depth meter spokesman field partner agre develop draugen meter singl leg concret graviti base platform scheme propos remot subsea product well tap field reservoir estim mln barrel oil and offshor buoi load system transport oil field ship partner draugen shell oper pct stake british petroleum plc unit petroleum develop norwai pct and state own den norsk stat oljeselskap stat statoil pct reuter acq bond corp comment alli specul bond corp hold bona australia had comment articl london even newspap specul plan for bid approach ddrink and food giant alli lyon plc alld toni oat bond corp execut director for financ and administr compani not comment market rumor press conjectur ad instanc thi kind problem like aris alli share valu compani billion stg london stock market analyst special breweri share view bid bond asset two billion stg highli ad that rumour bid for alli surfac time time press and london equiti market sinc last year thwart approach elder ixl elxa australia reuter gold africa gold mine industri had record year gold mine industri had anoth except year tonnag mill revenu and profit reach high level chamber mine mln ton or mill pct higher prior year revenu rose pct billion rand and profit increas pct billion rand chamber report profit rise achiev despit substanti cost increas and pct rise capit expenditur billion rand chamber that compar buoyant gold price allow mine continu practis mine lower grade or characteris recent year industri mine averag grade gram per ton compar gram per ton gold output for year declin pct ton compar previou year ton reuter acq claremont tell sec seek pct champion product stake two board seat money-fx monei market mln stg late assist bank england provid monei market late mln stg thi take bank total todai mln stg and compar forecast mln stg shortag reuter earn volvo group compani propos two for issu catena volvo volv pct stake propos two for stock issu that will rais compani equiti capit mln crown mln catena report profit financi incom and cost mln crown mln despit increas sale billion crown billion compani that perform reflect earn writeoff rose mln mln catena increas sale due takeov safvean februari chang busi profil catena had princip oper volvo dealer safvean acquisit trade and industri compani decemb catena sold share stockbrok firm jacobson och ponsbach fondkommiss thi yield profit mln crown and reflect catena pre tax earn rose mln crown mln reuter crude energi secretari optimist incent depart energi secretari john herrington optimist chanc provid gener deplet allow for oil and ga produc ad that plan face strong opposit member reagan administr herrington speak houston oil execut breakfast meet administr debat plan for pct annual deplet allow heavi and strong larg fear that oil industri eventu becom depend feder subsidi agricultur industri herrington propos tax incent for oil industri issu last week depart energi releas comprehens report find nation secur jeopard rise oil import respons question mitchel energi and develop corp mnd chairman georg mitchel herrington report not definit rule oil import tarrif intend that debat open herrington speech herrington told reuter that report show oil import fee not econom herrington for exampl dlr per barrel tariff oil import nation gross nation product drop billion dlr herrington believ presid reagan request comprehens nation secur studi commit action ail oil industri quit confid understand problem and prepar herrington reuter earn commerci metal cmc qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr half shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn geo hormel hrl vote two for split geo hormel and director vote two for split payabl june record april reuter acq claremont boost champion product stake claremont group york invest bank firm intend boost current pct stake champion product inc pct total outstand common stock claremont ad that ask champion put two repres member board director claremont previous disclos decemb that had agre act concert walsh greenwood and affili invest firm acquir champion product claremont made net purchas champion product share jan and march march letter champion chairman john tani claremont and walsh repres stephen walsh and john cirigliano pleas compani perform want activ manag role that champion product begun evolv into market leader will eventu becom signific sharehold mutual interest compani activ particip thi process claremont intent and letter made public file feder secur and exchang commiss reuter earn shell year sale proce billion stg billion duti and ad tax billion billion net proce billion billion net profit mln mln averag capit emploi billion billion capit and explor expenditur mln mln cash surplu mln mln note compani wholli own subsidiari royal dutch shell group reuter acq cyclop cyl dixon agreement bind cyclop corp that state agreement dixon group plc bind and dixon will not rescind waiv provis agreement compani agreement merg into dixon not permit provid nonpubl inform cyacq make compet offer for cyclop that had provid dixon provis dixon will not waiv includ right recov breakup fee expens cyclop bui cyclop common share cyclop cyclop note that dixon waiver right breakup fee purchas common stock directli cyclop and provis nonpubl inform cyacq condit cyacq increas dlr per share offer acquir cyclop share dixon tender for cyclop share dlr share yesterdai citicorp cci audio video affili inc ava owner cyacq had offer acquir dixon merger cyclop into dixon cyclop industri busi for mln dlr alleghani corp schedul pai for citicorp yesterdai that propos dixon rais tender price dlr per share citicorp dixon accept propos cyacq termin compet offer for cyclop reuter acq resourc inc merger agreement resourc inc acquir pct interest dei acquisit corp interfirst ventur corp sam myer neomar resourc inc and richard morgan dalla for warrant acquir mln share stock and mln dlr note warrant exercis par ct per share march compani warrant exercis full repres pct interest common stock amount due note payabl solelei proce sale secur and oil and natur ga revenu dei dei specialti insul instal and asbesto remov servic director jack man resign and myer and morgan name board man resign presid favor myer and will servic vice presid charg oil and natur ga oper reuter acq astrotech aix director bui compani stock astrotech intern corp director kent rockwel control rockwel ventur capit inc will bui pct compani cumul prefer stock will bui share astrotech dlr cumul prefer stock share own rockwel chairman and chief execut offic astrotech and kent rockwel father reuter earn american cyanamid aci record date american cyanamid subject approv board chang record date for quarterli dividend will pai june coincid record date for two for stock split that declar time dividend post split basi ct per share reuter earn pneumat scale pnu set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn curtic burn food inc cbi rais payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn hydraul thc split for hike dividend hydraul board approv for two stock split common stock and increas quarterli cash dividend stock split will occur pct stock distribut hydraul common stock payabl april stockhold record april quarterli cash dividend payabl april stockhold record april paid hydraul pre split share that outstand compani dividend will ct per share ct per share will repres quarterli common stock cash dividend ct per share share that will outstand stock split compani reuter earn hugh suppli inc hug qtr net shr ct ct shr dilut dlr dlr net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net sale mln mln reuter earn prewai inc prew qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter money-fx sudan reject imf demand for devalu sudan reject demand intern monetari fund for currenc devalu such move neg impact economi offici sudan new agenc suna report financ minist beshir omer quot suna govern reject imf demand lift state subsidi basic consum good suna monitor british broadcast corpor omer made remark meet khartoum yesterdai imf envoi abdel shakour shaalan sudan burden foreign debt billion dlr mln dlr arrear imf declar inelig for fresh loan februari last year februari sudan announc pct devalu pound dollar adjust offici exchang rate pound currenc sinc resist pressur main creditor for currenc adjust argu that past devalu had fail boost export rais local consum price sudan incent rate pound dollar for foreign visitor and remitt expatri worker dealer khartoum thrive black market dollar sold pound todai stringent import regul and govern increasingli short foreign currenc black market dollar us financ smuggl import neighbour countri egypt kenya ethiopia and zair western diplomat khartoum meet imf and sudanes govern offici not amount formal talk effort imf monitor sudan econom perform diplomat sudan hope plan year econom recoveri program accept imf attempt tackl countri econom troubl and persuad gulf arab creditor pai imf arrear thi provid sudan clean bill health imf that western govern creditor group inform call pari club reschedul debt payment twenti pct sudan total foreign debt ow member pari club diplomat sudan financ minist last month countri imf repres had told fund execut board pleas mln dlr arrear paid past coupl month repres omer imf manag director michel camdessu saudi arabia sudan ow billion dlr khartoum pai sudan annual debt liabil mln dlr set mln dlr servic debt fiscal year end june reuter earn southern nation corp snat set stock split southern nation corp board declar for two stock split payabl sharehold record compani spokeswoman payabl date for split not fix shortli record date reuter earn nation semiconductor nsm cite improv result nation semiconductor corp improv result semiconductor group help reduc loss quarter and month quarter end march group had modest sale increas and major improv oper perform compar year ago quarter compani result soften prior quarter low book last fall for quarter shipment and holidai shutdown semiconductor maker cut net loss mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct quarter loss month reduc mln dlr ct mln dlr dlr sale grew pct quarter mln dlr and pct month billion dlr book recov part quarter compani despit improv order rate and oper result year year price continu aggress for product nevertheless expect semiconductor busi will continu improv thi year inform system group will continu strong sale growth base recent order trend and product introduct reuter interest fed add reserv economist feder reserv interven govern secur market add reserv todai economist felt that fed like refrain action believ fed will interven add temporari reserv indirectli two billion dlr custom repurchas agreement note fed current add not larg expect feder fund rate edg lower fed fund averag pct mondai open pct and remain that level earli trade reuter earn berlin bank outlin loss berlin bank suffer loss mln and mln mark credit extend stuttgart branch bank offici exceed power bank spokesman spokesman repli queri press report not rule possibl that final loss figur slightli thi rang late last week bank that loss credit stuttgart doubl digit million reuter earn hugh suppli inc hug set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record reuter earn kleinert inc klrt qtr end feb net shr ct ct net rev avg shr note qtr includ tax gain prior qtr end march reuter earn microdym corp mcdy qtr feb loss shr loss ct profit two ct net loss profit rev reuter acq calni inc reject pepsico inc acquisit offer acq dixon plan cyclop cyl offer expir dixon group plc not plan extend expir date tender offer for and common share cyclop corp tonight dixon accept share validli tender and not withdrawn midnight tonight dixon offer dlr share for cyclop last week had pct cyclop common share offer origin schedul expir march extend for week yesterdai citicorp cci audio video affili inc ava owner cyacq had offer acquir dixon merger cyclop into dixon cyclop industri busi for mln dlr alleghani corp schedul pai for citicorp yesterdai that propos dixon rais tender price dlr per share citicorp dixon accept propos cyacq termin compet dlr offer for cyclop citicorp had suggest yesterdai that dixon extend tender march connect price increas reuter earn intern clinic laboratori inc iclb shr ct ct net rev mln mln half shr ct ct net rev mln mln note current half net includ charg dlr revers invest tax credit reuter reserves norwegian central bank reserv fall januari norwai central bank reserv total billion crown januari billion decemb and billion januari central bank monthli balanc sheet foreign exchang reserv total billion crown compar billion decemb and billion crown year ago gold reserv total mln crown unchang previou month and year ago figur central bank special draw hold billion crown compar billion decemb and billion year ago reuter acq gnb join leverag buyout french unit gnb inc join manag french compani compagni francais electro chimi purchas compani for undisclos amount french compani produc lead acid batteri had sale mln dlr gnb reuter crude oil tax break ridicul hous taxwrit hous taxwrit energi secretari jame herrington outrag plan restor tax break for oil compani bad tax and energi polici rep pete stark california democrat and senior hous wai and mean committe member herrington plan for pct deplet allow effect special pct tax deduct cost billion dlr year miss last two year feder tax reform sleep soundli rip van winkl stark statement oil industri pai effect lower rate tax invest pct versu aggreg corpor tax invest pct recent congression research servic studi reuter acq calni clny reject pepsico acquisit offer calni inc board reject inadequ unsolicit offer pepsico inc pep subsidiari taco bell corp for calni outstand common stock dlr cash per share taco bell recent acquir pct calni outstand stock calni calni retain oppenheim and inc financi and strateg altern compani reuter earn mart corp rais dividend pct vote for two stock split money-fx fed governor support commod price guid robert heller member board governor feder reserv system commod price form guid for set domest and intern monetari polici speak conserv heritag foundat heller broadli base commod price index worth explor guid monetari polici time rise commod price monetari polici tighten and time fall commod price monetari polici eas commod standard avoid measur problem and occur begin product give earli warn sign wholesal and retail react small fluctuat commod price daili basi heller prepar text commod price exhibit broad trend polici action consid heller broad base commod price index indic for monetari polici contribut stabil currenc exchang rate commod price gener uniform worldwid and price for consist for type good benefici effect stabil export commod price for develop countri commod basket guidepost for monetari polici reuter earn mart rais payout vote split mart corp board approv pct increas quarterli dividend and declar for two stock split compani rais dividend ct presplit share previou ct share split quarterli dividend rate equival ct share payabl june record addit share will distribut june record reuter acq southmark sell nation heritag stake nation heritag inc unit southmark corp began initi public offer two mln share common stock price dlr share share offer nation heritag will trade symbol nher nasdaq lead underwrit drexel burnham lambert inc proce will us increas work capit complet renov leas facil and repai debt southmark offer southmark will retain pct mln outstand common share nation heritag oper long term nurs care facil reuter cocoa ghana cocoa purchas ahead last year ghana cocoa board purchas tonn cocoa week end march main crop season compar tonn previou week and tonn week end march season cumul purchas thi season stand tonn ahead tonn purchas week last season board reuter acq owen illinoi acquisit complet oii hold corp concern form kohlberg kravi robert and complet previous announc acquisit owen illinoi inc term februari agreement oii paid dlr per common share and dlr per dlr convert prefer share oii each common share outstand time merger convert into receiv dlr per share and prefer share not convert will redeemd april redempt price dlr per prefer share accru and unpaid dividend oii assum owen pct sink fund debentur due june pct sink fund debentur due novemb and pct debentur due april oii york stock exchang secur will delist result merger oii anticip that secur will trade counter market surviv compani will owen illinoi inc reuter acq chrysler lamborghini joint ventur talk joint ventur talk that lead chrysler corp take stake italian car maker automobili lamborghini spa continu lamborghini spokesman told reuter two compani discuss number topic rang joint ventur product area chrysler sharehold partner italian firm spokesman declin comment whether chrysler interest acquir control lamborghini two side close accord two compani discuss possibl jointli develop sport car aim primarili market spokesman chrysler offici detroit had visit lamborghini product plant bologna and anoth visit schedul lamborghini control mimran group switzerland broke even last year sale billion lire chrysler hold pct interest italian sport car produc alfieri maserati spa reuter gold belgium detail price plan for ecu gold coin european currenc unit gold coin sale tomorrow belgium will price premium pct gold financ ministri spokesman price will calcul daili base daili gold fix london belgium mint initi gold coin celebr anniversari european commun found treati rome final product expect each gram coin will gram fine metal two mln silver coin face ecu will sold franc each reuter earn data architect inc drch qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev reuter earn passport travel inc ppti qtr feb net shr two ct nil net sale reuter earn shear industri inc hsi qtr feb net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note prior year net exclud tax credit dlr quarter and dlr mth prior mth net includ gain sale real estat dlr reuter earn prudenti record result six year prudenti corpor plc earlier announc pct rise pre tax profit had record gener insur result for six year had not reach satisfactori level profit area group chief execut brian corbi told new confer that despit return trade profit intern divis and mercantil and gener divis had not reach satisfactori level welcom mercantil and gener trade profit and optimist that and intern divis acquisit life compani jackson nation had small effect full effect felt result corbi group intend expand number estat agenc firm bought last year and hope will compris and pct total compani profit futur hope will profit shortli for profit estat agenc insur product associ corbi prudenti pre tax profit rose mln stg mln stg reuter earn cr sirrin write cr sirrin inc plan major restructur balanc sheet that will includ write mln and mln dlr intang goodwil compani past acquisit compani remaind write includ time expens for futur cost relat earli retir program offic consolid and increas gener reserv for adjust and conting bruce wilkinson presid compani charg compani quarter earn for period end march significantli impact quarter result not affect compani cash posit expect biggest oper backlog compani histori june end fiscal year wilkinson action propos will begin contribut improv earn fourth quarter fiscal and fiscal compani nation largest construct firm termin defin benefit retir plan produc pre tax benefit mln dlr due overfund plan second quarter end dec crss had net earn dlr revenu mln dlr reuter earn flower industri inc flo qtr march march end shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr ct ct net mln sale mln mln note twelv and week period reuter earn flower industri flo see lower year net flower industri inc expect lower earn for current year due oper loss incur recent acquisit and nonrecur loss result restructur effort for year end june flower earn mln dlr todai report month earn mln dlr mln dlr year flower expect fiscal show growth profit histori due grow profit ongo busi cost control effort higher productvitii and lower tax flower loss suffer west texa oper and plant acquir start quarter cf stalei continent and wolf bake sever hurt result cf and wolf plant expect contribut profit end fiscal year and seek bring west texa oper accept level profit end fourth quarter reuter earn technitrol inc tnl qtr shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter alum alcan up aluminium ingot and billet price alcan aluminium montreal increas yesterdai price for unalloi ingot and extrus billet two cent effect shipment begin price for unalloi ingot cent price for extrus billet cent feel confid rais price demand suppli sustain for time ian rugeroni alcan presid metal sale and recycl rugeroni sheet and can book for alcan aluminium time compani total mln tonn north american smelter system had week suppli short and bui rugeroni ad that alcan expect intern primari aluminum institut report drop total socialist stock februari and march estim suppli month will fallen tonn base part current low inventori aluminium japan and london metal exchang reuter earn gener nutrit inc gnc qtr net qtr end jan shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mln rev mln mln note includ provis for store close foreign oper for qtr and for qtr prior includ provis for store close cost and unproduct inventori for qtr and mln for qtr prior reuter acq air pacif western airlin set name pacif western airlin corp airlin result previous announc merger pacif western airlin unit and canadian pacif air line name canadian airlin intern effect april pacif western two airlin servic and schedul integr april previous appoint manag for airlin airlin canada second largest will plane fly destin countri pacif western recent acquir canadian pacif airlin for mln dlr canadian pacif reuter earn plenum publish corp plen qtr net shr ct ct net gross incom mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln gross incom mln mln note share adjust for for two stock split effect yesterdai net includ gain sale secur pretax dlr dlr quarter dlr dlr year reuter earn honeybe inc hbe qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net sale year oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln note net exclud discontinu oper nil gain dlr quarter and loss dlr dlr year year net exclud dlr provis for loss dispos discontinu oper reuter earn scientif measur system inc scm net qtr jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln half shr loss six ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln reuter grain member state cool cereal plan european commun member state gener cool initi reaction propos european commiss for cereal price and relat measur come season diplomat that meet special committe agricultur repres member state had togeth harsh impact farmer incom britain and netherland had shown willing accept commiss packag cut two pct common price for cereal commiss propos limit intervent februari march period and reduc monthli increment intervent price farm minist will discuss propos meet begin mondai reuter earn public servic colorado psr payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn correct manhattan nation corp mlc oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln mth oper shr loss six ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln note item move march compani correct error show loss for current mth and qtr not profit reuter coffee colombia coffe revenu sharpli jan feb colombia coffe export revenu drop mln dlr mln dlr for two month year mln dlr similar period central bank preliminari figur show expert attribut fall lower world market price failur introduc intern coffe export quota colombia compens drop higher export calendar coffe export revenu for billion dlr bank jorg cardena manag nation coffe grower feder last week estim recent drop cent coffe price mean net loss revenu mln dlr for colombia stress that colombia stockpil mln bag had capac export and us recent introduc flexibl market polici reuter earn ste francais de petrol pbpf year net result breakeven profit loss breakeven oper loss mln franc mln net turnov billion franc billion sale petroleum product mln tonn mln note compani statement result affect sharp fall crude oil price net result includ extraordinari recoveri mln franc provis for currenc fluctuat and mln franc depreci fix asset compani subsidiari british petroleum plc reuter acq olivetti not exclud stake sg thomson ing olivetti spa oliv not exclud possibl invest semiconductor ventur discuss itali stet societa finanziaria telefonica and franc thomson csf tcsf olivetti spokesman that olivetti approach two partner involv and financi condit propos consid interest compani not exclud possibl invest ventur olivetti had made decis such invest and not dispos inform evalu such move stet and thomson last thursdai negoti accord involv respect subsidiari sg microelettronica spa and thomson semiconducteur civil semiconductor field accord onc conclud put for approv french and italian author olivetti spokesman respond reuter queri italian press report todai that olivetti particip ventur two pct stake reuter earn enserch corp en set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter acq nestl acquir nabisco canada busi swiss base nestl nestl enterpris unit sign letter intent acquir nabisco brand club melros dickson and chase and sanborn busi for undisclos term nestl final agreement subject requir approv sign shortli busi involv deal provid product hotel restaur and part food and beverag industri nabisco pct own rjr nabisco inc rjr reuter trade fed heller stronger japanes demand for american good earn metropolitan financi corp mfc vote payout qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter crude goodyear unit start pipelin goodyear tire and rubber american pipelin celeron corp subsidiari will start line fill activ march begin oper compani mln barrel oil will requir pack complet segment line run mile santa barbara calif exist pipelin connect west texa construct staqrt thi week mile inch diamet gather line deliv barrel dai oil san joaquin vallei california inch main underground line can transport barrel daili reuter earn micros inc msiz qtr end feb net shr profit cent loss ct net profit loss rev six mth shr profit cent loss ct net profit loss rev reuter acq paul place inc control paul place inc chairman presid and treasur paul lambert sold mln common share board member advisori board member alan marcov and gerald marcov and unaffili purchas not name term not disclos compani alan marvoc name replac lambert chairman and chief execut offic and michael fuller name presid fuller presid steak inc reuter acq cyacq amend cyclop offer condit citicorp expand financ acq gordon jewelri gor complet sale unit gordon jewelri corp complet previous announc sale asset catalog showroom store privat held carlisl capit corp for undisclos amount cash and note excess book reuter earn tajon ranch trc qtr net shr ct ct net rev year shr ten ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn centerior energi corp set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn suffield financi corp sfcp rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter acq cyacq cut condit cyclop cyl bid cyacq corp investor group bid for cyclop corp amend outstand dlr share tender offer for cyclop elimin two condit and modifi group includ audio video affili inc and unit citicorp cci obtain addit financ commit includ increas commit citicorp capit investor condit that elimin cyacq request for public inform cyclop that previous provid dixon group plc and cyacq satisifi that inform adequ basi for cyclop publish financi project cyclop agre acquir dixon group dlr share tender offer for cyclop outstand dixon earlier offer expir tonight condit that modifi requir cyacq satisfi that break fee oblig dixon rescind ineffect cyclop not paid such fee expens dixon prior consumm cyacq offer cyacq amend offer expir midnight york time april extend manufactur hanov trust and cit group busi credit inc increas tender offer commit mln dlr mln dlr and merger commit mln dlr mln dlr addition citicorp unit and audio video increas commit cyacq mln dlr total mln dlr commit citicorp cyacq estim that mln dlr bui cyclop share that tender and pai relat fee and expens seek arrang balanc mln dlr complet offer previous announc condit lend group led manufactur hanov remain effect that loan subject concurr receipt cyacq equiti contribut and financ not mln dlr for tender offer facil and mln dlr for merger facil cyacq citicorp unit had receiv indic interest altern offer had made dixon cyclop alleghani corp agre acquir cyclop industri group dixon altern offer citicorp unit cyacq approv propos acquir industri group dixon reuter tin tin pact extens like itc deleg extens sixth intern tin agreement ita for two year june increasingli like intern tin council itc deleg special council session todai formal decis will quarterli council session april decis need budget and activ for year begin juli state deleg countri favour continu legal itc presenc answer unresolv legal disput outstand debt buffer stock court hear like continu june expiri pact itc inform told appeal made yesterdai amalgam metal trade amt januari court rule legal bid led behalf itc creditor broker itc wound januari judg rule that court had jurisdict wind tin council itc not associ mean compani act and wind petit not proceed respect respect arbitr award amt appeal point and import for court accept that wind petit move enforc arbitr rule reuter earn sigma research onc sigr qtr dec loss shr loss ct profit net loss profit rev six mth shr loss ct profit two ct net loss profit rev note year ago net includ gain tax carryforward dlr quarter and dlr year reuter earn kodak cut polyest fiber oper eastman kodak will reduc capac and employ level two polyest fiber oper eastman chemic divis compani spokesman compani will writeoff connect action quarter and will carryov writeoff second quarter writeoff will cover cost plant and equip involv expens connect staff cut kodak divis will discontinu product polyest partial orient filament yarn poi carolina eastman plant columbia and will idl mln pound older polyest stapl fiber product capac columbia compani job will affect columbia perform contract worker and job tennesse eastman plant kingsport tenn kodak part staff reduct will achiev enhanc voluntari separ and retir plan for employe carolina eastman eastman chemic product inc and kodak unit kingsport holsten defens corp workforc reduct expect complet april kodak depress price and poor financi perform led decis mln pound poi product will shut result exit busi kodak poi product carolina eastman sinc last year compani annual capac for product kodel polyest stapl fiber will reduc mln pound mln due lesser demand will proce previou decis phase mln pound stapl fiber plant carolina eastman carolina eastman emploi and kingsport unit affect compani spokesman charg will insignific and will impact earn estim reuter grain illinoi futur dissolut vote set sharehold illinoi cooper futur futur trade arm midwest farm cooper for year will vote wednesdai dissolut director compani call special meet and recommend dissolut last month cite fall volum and increas cost sourc close organ told reuter pullout growmark inc hold pct capit stock led call for dissolut demis cooper set clear hous scrambl for trade busi region and local cooper that compris membership iron growmark that time region farm cooper major river termin elev that found illinoi cooper futur decemb growmark affili last year archer daniel midland decatur ill and market grain joint subsidiari two compani adm growmark that relationship growmark longer trade futur cooper tom mulligan presid membership compani mulligan term cooper cooper declin notabl loss agriindustri iowa affili cargil inc illinoi member includ such region cooper indiana grain base indianapoli goldkist atlanta midstat toledo ohio farmland industri kansa citi farmer commod de moin and harvest state minneapoli observor demis illinoi cooper futur blow cooper system band togeth individu cooper forc wai floor manag cash hous chicago board trade such move destroi cohes that farm cooper advantag market time that major commerci compani grow domin don hane vice presid for commun nation council farm cooper cooper exist todai year ago period past year quit crunch lot consolid market op problem op sell grain major commerci for export export lose potenti profit export grain requir heavi invest and multi million dollar loss post six year ago farmer export set export grain serv make folk gun shy hane mulligan believ dissolut approv result chang futur industri chang agricultur econom grain dealer member futur arm conveni that save bit monei dissolut will forc chang busi waysid lot peopl busi plenti capabl firm steven cavanaugh vice presid for grain market indiana grain prefer trade futur chicago base cooper term clear busi unit oppos individu econom save ad time chang and chang time come opinion busi cavanaugh demis futur arm had noth profit guarante you that thi compani not troubl sound healthi organ year end februari illinoi cooper report incom mln dlr and member equiti net worth mln dlr annual report for recent year not file cooper system incom oper return patronag refund member incom and refund past year declin year end februari report incom mln dlr and patronag refund mln dlr patronag refund year end februari total mln dlr you deal substanti lower volum mulligan lower volum translat into higher cost compani annual report growmark own pct prefer share and pct common share illinoi cooper futur mulligan declin specul capit growmark entitl not determin figur sharehold decid favor dissolut equiti distribut each member trade volum and result year year mulligan compani continu meet minimum capit requir trade futur even growmark pull reuter acq conrac cax soar mark bid heavi bui specul boost conrac corp higher dlr per share cash tender offer announc mark industri inc case chemlawn euphoria arbitrageur refer recent hostil tender that began dlr per share and end chemlawn corp chem found white knight will bid dlr for conrac arbitrageur dlr per share price anoth earli project outcom market speak for and dlr offer inadequ second arbitrageur ad hard make case for conrac worth dlr share trade todai note stock recent sold high teen and downward risk dlr conrac thwart mark conrac urg sharehold action board studi offer and confer advis conrac make recommend april arbitrageur note mark had involv takeov previous and proven determin bidder not beginn anoth conrac troubl find anoth buyer hodg podg relat busi small univers peopl want compani present structur conrac involv video displai comput softwar aircraft instrument telephon answer machin weld equip and product tell retail client sell and leav rest for can risk rudolph hokanson analyst milwauke call dlr offer mark fair low side don manag for buyer thi offer hokanson conrac conserv financ and develop reput for qualiti product that serv nich market manag good job turn telephon answer machin busi reuter acq laser photon lazr sell common share laser photon inc sold share common stock investor for mln dlr previous announc agreement connect invest compani will restructur board will member design investor compani group investor includ affili radix organ inc compani richard gluch resign board join board leonard lichter pierr schoenheim and roger kirk investor design compani ad member board chairman don friedkin presid and chief execut offic mark fukuhara and jai watnick ira goldstein thurman sasser and michael clinger reuter earn crowlei milner and qtr jan net shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln qtly div ct ct previous pai april record april reuter acq conrac cax urg action bid conrac corp ask sharehold action dlr per share tender offer for share launch thi morn mark industri inc compani board will studi offer financi and legal advisor and make recommend sharehold april reuter gold val mine find high grade order val mine recent drill hole surfrac intersect high grade or downdip extens discoveri vein val mine northern quebec compani feet hole grade ounc per short ton gold includ foot section grade ounc zone below project seventh level mine feet below surfac and feet west shaft val thi find and recent will make substanti contribut mine or reserv and grade reuter interest fed bui mln dlr bill for custom feder reserv purchas mln dlr treasuri bill for custom spokeswoman that fed bought bill matur june and juli and august and septemb for regular deliveri tomorrow dealer that feder fund trade pct fed announc oper reuter earn penn traffic pnf qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note quarter restat reflect adopt qtr pension account procedur increas net incom qtr dlr ct per share procedur increas fourth qtr incom dlr two ct per share reuter cocoa cocoa buffer stock accord closer deleg intern cocoa organ icco move closer agreement buffer stock rule deleg expect reach accord fridai convinc buffer stock rule place fridai buffer stock can put into oper mondai consum deleg atmospher excel deleg buffer stock not oper mondai place april rule agre fridai detail packag buffer stock manag will bui and sell cocoa present buffer stock work group thi afternoon big step interest stage negoti deleg packag base negoti principl inform agre deleg forg bit bit fortnight long meet icco execut director kobena erbynn and small group deleg produc european commun and consum schedul paper separ and jointli tomorrow propos buffer stock manag bui cocoa origin second hand market offer system alert market new agenc want bui cocoa and includ shipment detail and tonnag desir deleg manag bui cocoa competit basi choos cheapest cocoa give prefer icco member countri export standard price differenti fix for each origin similar golf handicap determin rel competit offer cocoa origin differenti review request member countri recommend buffer stock manag deleg revis decid major vote icco council buffer stock purchas icco member countri not allow exce pct total buffer stock purchas limit tonn cocoa per dai and tonn per week and bought nearbi intermedi and forward posit ad underli idea rule packag transpar mean virtual buffer stock manag market activ will public and will discret deleg tin market collaps intern tin council buffer stock ran fund cocoa deleg anxiou instal safeguard cocoa market mechan earnest debat buffer stock propos expect begin late tomorrow deleg feel pressur approach fridai deadlin icco meet due adjourn deleg icco fail agre buffer stock rule januari intern cocoa agreement into forc exist buffer stock tonn cocoa frozen place bank balanc mln dlr untouch rule agre current semi annual council meet not last chanc for deleg cement buffer stock rule produc keen wheel market stabil mechan turn stem declin world price deleg reuter acq financi corp fin not hold buyout talk financi corp america not hold discuss buyout compani spokeswoman point that financi corp publicli for two year that compani view merger method increas compani capit opportun aris for strengthen capit posit quickli open spokeswoman financi corp billion dlr bring regulatori net worth feder save and loan insur corp requir spokeswoman addit that feder home loan bank board letter date januari state that march will continu support compani effort restructur balanc sheet maintain profit oper and augment net worth reuter earn american network inc anwi dec year net shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note current year net includ mln dlr net gain settlement litig reuter earn signet bank corp regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl april record april reuter earn mott super market inc msm qtr jan shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mnln reuter earn alexand alx qtr feb shr ct ct net mln mln six month shr ct ct net mln mln note six month includ dlr charg six month includ net gain reuter earn northeast util year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion reuter acq mobex complet grant industri gtx tender mobex corp privat build product concern late yesterdai had accept mln share pct grant industri inc tender offer dlr share cash offer expir est yesterdai mobex mobex acquisit corp unit accept share grant common pct share present outstand tender price reuter earn leucadia nation corp luk qtr net shr dlr ct shr dilut dlr ct net mln avg shr mln mln year shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net mln mln avg shr mln mln note earn per share reflect two for split effect januari per share amount calcul prefer stock dividend loss continu oper for qtr includ gain sale invest enron corp mln dlr and associ compani writedown invest nation intergroup inc mln and brae corp mln reuter acq telecom tele complet sale telecom intern inc complet sale pct interest tel commun inc siemen inform system inc for mln dlr telecom receiv mln dlr close balanc paid instal siemen will disput matter financi statement issu and matter reuter cocoa haiti czechoslovakia join cocoa organ haiti and czechoslovakia join intern cocoa organ icco bring membership unit nation charter bodi import countri and export icco offici haiti provision appli icco export member and account for pct world cocoa export czechoslovakia join import reuter earn integr resourc inc ir qtr net oper primari shr dlr dlr oper dilut shr ct dlr oper net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr primari avg shr dilut mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr note oper net exclud mln dlr for discontinu oper qtr exclud loss dlr and dlr for discontinu oper oper net exclud mln dlr dlr per shr loss earli extinquish note and oper per share amount report pai mln dlr and mln dlr for prefer stock dividend and qtr per share amount report pai dlr and dlr for prefer stock dividend discontinu oper restat reuter earn wean unit inc wid qtr shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note earn reflect prefer dividend requir year includ time gain mln dlr reuter trade hous panel eas soviet export control hous foreign affair committe vote eas restrict export that shipment soviet bloc countri longer threat nation secur democrat control committe administr export control polici restrict shipment thousand product contribut last year record billion dlr trade deficit committe legisl will cut govern red tape and make easier for compani compet foreign produc sinc good readili countri rep don bonker chairman intern econom polici subcommitte unnecessari restrict had cost billion dlr export year thi congress number opportun attack trade deficit posit export washington democrat legisl order commerc depart lift control pct good restrict export list year countri agre compar control sophist type technolog such medic instrument give commerc depart primari author decid export will permit and limit defens depart advisori role review request export highli sensit technolog reuter money-fx baldrig need exchang rate currenc peg dollar earn charter qtr net profit mln dlr loss mln dlr earn alexand alx qtr end feb net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln note includ chang account for invest tax credit ct per share six mth prior qtr includ recur charg for compani abandon plan convert limit partnership reuter acq stanadyn stna unit technolog end talk stanadyn inc termin discuss propos purchas unit technolog corp diesel system utx unit reason not disclos reuter interest citicorp cci rule credit card price war american express axp recent launch optima credit card rel low interest rate and fee will increas competit bank credit card issuer will not lead price war senior citicorp offic two year interest market battl will fought competit will not price product featur pei yuan chia head card product group told bank analyst meet citicorp lead bank credit card issuer mln account and pct market share chia that citicorp focu credit card market effort accept note that visa and mastercard enjoi two advantag american express term worldwid accept doubt popular american express plan link interest charg optima card bank prime lend rate consum like fix rate instrument richard braddock head individu bank divis ad that increas competit not big peopl crunch small reuter earn process noz set qtly payout process declar quarterli dividend ct regular dividend pai quarter year dividend payabl sharehold record april last year process paid annual dividend dlr pai ct share each quarter and fourth quarter dividend ct reuter earn petroleum equip tool ptco qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter acq sundor group bui dwg dwg unit asset sundor group inc purchas dwg corp texun inc line region juic product purchas term not disclos compani reuter earn quick and reilli group bqr qtr feb shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter acq hay albion hai complet privat deal hay albion corp sharehold approv plan merg and becom wholli onw subsidiari privat held harvard industri inc loui base harvard industri manufactur and distributor automobil suppli held pct hay complet dlr share cash tender offer decemb merger agreement remain sharehold hay jackson mich base maker auto suppli will receiv dlr cash for share trade hay common will ceas close busi todai compani reuter earn charter qchr qtr oper loss oper shr loss loss ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr profit ct profit ct oper profit profit mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note qtr and year oper net exclud gain mln dlr and mln dlr ct per share for discontinu oper qtr and year oper net exclud gain mln dlr dlr per share and mln dlr dlr per share for settlement dioxin relat claim reorgan proceed qtr and year oper net exclud loss mln dlr dlr per share and loss mln dlr dlr per share for discontinu oper qtr and year oper net exclud gain mln dlr dlr per share and mln dlr dlr per share for settlement claim and util tax loss carryforward year oper net exclud loss mln dlr for chang inventori evalu method reuter earn numerex corp nmrx qtr jan loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale six mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale reuter acq eastman kodak sell hold icn pharmaceut and viratek inc interest treasuri balanc fed rose march treasuri balanc feder reserv rose march billion dlr billion dlr previou busi dai treasuri latest budget statement balanc tax and loan note account fell billion dlr billion dlr respect dai treasuri oper cash balanc total billion dlr march compar billion dlr march reuter iron-steel usx uss unit rais price usx corp uss subsidiari that effect shipment begin juli price for lead grade and seri grade hot roll bar and semi finish product lorain ohio facil will increas dlr ton price effect june increas made reflect current market condit reuter trade unionist urg retali japan william bywat presid intern union electron worker call presid reagan retali japan for unfair practic semiconductor trade statement crash program need semiconductor industri prevent unit state world industri lightweight bywat remark white hous econom polici council prepar for thursdai meet decid sanction japan for alleg violat japanes semiconductor agreement pact agre last juli call for tokyo end sell semiconductor below cost and open home market good return washington agre forego antidump duti japanes semiconductor offici that japan stop dump market not end countri dump open market semiconductor japan yesterdai effort ward action order cutback semiconductor product forc price and end dump bywat statement back defens scienc board task forc propos set consortium develop electron product and manufactur process and make industori competit ad industri not wait for legisl pass and that action requir depress electron industri bywat urg reagan administr full and sever action immedi japan invok retaliatori step that permit law and gatt gener agreement tariff and trade reuter acq midivest acquir asset busi aviat midivest inc acquir asset busi aviat inc sioux fall for undisclos amount stock midivest expect sell renov beechcraft plane year manag will leas airborn intens care unit hospit and govern subdivis metropolitan leas wholli own subsidiari midivest reuter acq eastman kodak sell hold eastman kodak plan sell pct hold icn pharmaceut icn and part pct hold viratek vira purpos invest had lai groundwork for creation nucleic acid research institut sinc that achiev longer reason maintain equiti posit kodak kodak hold sahr icn trade and viratek trade reuter acq firm reduc sceptr resourc srl hold montreal base noverco inc told secur and exchang commiss reduc stake sceptr resourc share pct total outstand noverco sold share reduc invest noverco sceptr addit common share sceptr sold purchas noverco depend market condit noverco reuter earn ackland qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn bull and bear group bnbga cut fund payout bull and bear group lower monthli dividend fund lower tax free incom fund bltfx ct ct govern guarante secur fund bbusx ct ct and high yield fund bulhx ct ct dividend payabl march sharehold record march compani reuter crude caltex rais bahrain oil product price caltex petroleum corp will rais post price for naphtha and grade residu fuel bahrain effect march caltex joint ventur chevron corp chv and texaco inc naphtha post ct gallon ct rais marin diesel oil post ct barrel dlr barrel light medium and heavi fuel oil post dlr barrel compani thi will bring light fuel oil price dlr medium dlr and heavi dlr compani reuter pet-chem charter qchr complet reorgan charter huge petrochem concern bankruptci proceed stem hundr dioxin relat claim and subsidiari independ petrochem corp will complet reorgan march that that date will deposit escrow agent mln dlr cash mln dlr note and mln share common for distribut compani offici not immedi for comment previous report charter settl dioxin relat claim for individu and state missouri resolv claim and subsidiari independ petrochem charter settlement remain subject appeal and final court approv and resolv claim charter and subsidiari independ petrochem individu claim and unit remain pend disput claim bankruptci court claim file sinc confirm joint plan reorgan charter two creditor equiti committe bankruptci proceed and american financi corp will pct common reorgan waiv requir that charter resolv dioxin relat claim prior complet reorgan that requir exclud claim independ petrochem charter plan for liquid independ approv bankruptci court and will complet march earlier charter report net incom for year mln dlr includ gain mln dlr for discontinu oper and mln dlr for settlement claim reorgan proceed report earn dlr includ loss mln dlr for discontinu oper and mln dlr for extraordinari item for fourth quarter report earn mln dlr includ gain mln dlr for discontinu oper and mln dlr for claim settlement year ago period charter report loss mln dlr reuter acq nashua nsh purchas privat disc maker nashua corp sign letter intent purchas lin data corp privat manufactur high capac rigid disc for storag comput data term letter nashua will acquir class lin stock for mln dlr addit will loan lin dlr support oper close sale set for second quarter compani reuter earn altron inc alrn qtr jan shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note net loss includ loss mln dlr for nonrecur reserv for close cost facil writeoff and sale real estat reuter earn vermont financi servic vfsc set payout vermont financi servic corp board approv regular ct per share cash dividend payabl april sharehold record march reuter acq resort intern get buyout propos ksz inc earn great atlant and pacif tea inc gap div qtly div ct ct prior payabl record april reuter acq gartner group gart acquir comtec program gartner group inc acquir sole ownership comtec market research program gartner wholli own subsidiari purchas interest partner for aggreg price percentag net sale proce futur sale product prior acquisit gartner group own comtec partnership reuter acq resort int receiv takeov offer resort intern inc receiv propos ksz inc holder resort class stock receiv dlr share cash and share common stock compani form takeov offer resort holder class share receiv dlr share cash and share common stock compani resort offer ksz call for merger resort acquisit inc newli form delawar corpor resort that prior merger acquisit capit mln dlr debt and mln dlr equiti mln dlr equiti form special prefer stock ksz offer resort that ksz commit davi co bui special prefer stock resort offer will expir est march ask invest advisor bear stearn and advis board offer earlier thi month estat jame crosbi and certian member famili agre sell class share york real estat tycoon donald trump for dlr share estat and famili member hold pct class share outstand trump agre pai dlr share for remain class share outstand resort share outstand class stock share carri hundredth vote power class share trump offer beat rival bid dlr share made pratt hotel corp prat resort that propos made ksz exist class and class sharehold control pct outstand common compani form acquir resort resort compani complet merger hold mln dlr debt and that special prefer stock immedi convert into exchang particip prefer compani thi prefer resort pai dividend base net cash flow compani paradis island oper resort spokesman ksz offer made two page letter and that resort not comment not inform resort ask bear stern obtain complet data spokesman resort not familiar ksz that believ compani control marvin davi denver oilman call davi refer lee solter handl public relat for davi solter travel not immedi for comment donald trump unavail for comment spokesman for crosbi estat reuter earn citicorp cci see doubl retail bank net citicorp expect net incom individu bank sector top billion dlr compar mln dlr richard braddock head citicorp individu bank divis can doubl earn year told bank analyst meet ad that thi forecast conserv side that bank card oper and york branch system continu turn hefti profit pick develop area such mortgag and intern consum major potenti earner braddock and sector head made specif predict cost fund and net credit loss level bankcard unit will taper come year rel inflat level custom net revenu mortgag bank area will rise mln dlr mln intern consum busi will show pct compound annual growth earn and privat bank earn will hit mln dlr and top mln dlr reuter earn wdfc qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter trade brazil comput market remain close minist brazilian scienc and technolog minist renato archer brazil will comput market close foreign good order give infant industri time develop countri establish law protect interest unit state close border stage foreign good and protect industri develop time for brazil likewis archer open nation softwar confer meet brazil and made major progress comput row resolv for past month reagan administr object brazil protect comput industri import reuter earn northern indiana public svc omit div northern indiana public servic compani omit quarterli common stock dividend payabl nipsco not paid qtly dividend sinc decemb advers decis indiana suprem court deni amort mln dlr nipsco invest bailli project reuter earn borman inc brf declar qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter acq kirschner kmdc complet purchas kirschner medic corp complet acquisit minnesota mine and manufactur mmm orthoped metal implant line divis acquisit price mln dlr cash six mln dlr year note and share kirschner common stock divis had sale mln dlr reuter acq maryland nation mdnt see name maryland nation corp parent maryland nation bank earlier thi month merg american secur bank sharehold will vote name for region bank hold compani april annual meet mnc financi inc propos name for parent compani bank merg march and combin asset billion dlr maryland name will us for parent and not plan chang name maryland nation bank american secur bank bank affili reuter crude venezuela annouc partner for coal ventur petroleo venezuela will announc two week name foreign consortium chosen exploit coal deposit guasar western zulia state pdvsa presid juan chacin guzman chacin told report foreign partner will provid capit technic and market expertis carbozulia project state oil compani will manag pdvsa offici that bid for partnership consortium agip carbon subsidiari itali ent nazional idrocarburi eni and atlant richfield arc unit state minist energi and mine arturo hernandez grisanti discuss take place final term contract foreign partner pdvsa vice presid pablo reimpel last week shipment coal carbozulia project made final quarter and measur metric ton plan call for product eventu reach annual reimpel origin invest project will approxim billion bolivar reuter earn gottschalk inc qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter acq borg warner discuss takeov irwin jacob acq cyclop corp cyacq amend offer restat origin condit sugar sugar quota eas congressman unit state eas sugar import quota mln short ton bring forward quarter shipment schedul for fourth quarter jerri huckabi lead congressman repres sugar grower told reuter interview huckabi louisiana democrat and chairman hous subcommitte deal sugar program eas quota calm concern impact sever cut sugar import thi year import come mln last year mln legitim concern impact caribbean countri and philippin huckabi bring forward quarter import quota effect eas ton huckabi simpli bring forward quarter year sugar import schedul for septemb decemb period increas quota note that sugar industri increas quota justifi earlier thi month repres cane sugar refin met agricultur depart offici request quota increas ton refin increas need quota restrict spot shortag sugar thi year refin spokesman offici slaid usda repli that request refin request repres florida sugarcan produc met usda express opposit quota expans industri sourc statement huckabi repres sugar grow district louisiana lead architect current sugar program grower offici concern support eas import quota industri offici final decis eas quota made reagan administr interag sugar polici group ask quota usda offici chang quota volum quota year not activ consider reuter earn california microwav cmic take qtr charg california microwav inc will recur charg mln dlr pre tax earn quarter end march compani earn oper second half end june exclud charg expect break even rang second half net earn dlr ct per share compani charg relat telecommun product area and area california microwav previous estim write down six mln dlr rang will add that reserv for invest loss argo commun corp includ write charg advanc arizona base commun electron firm compani option acquir addit accrual made for cost associ compani reduct sunnyval work forc california microwav write down nomin cash impact compani paid for asset written reuter earn cr sirrin plan major restructur write mln dlr earn ahmanson and ahm qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai june record reuter acq borg warner bor tell talk jacob borg warner corp had discuss irwin jacob interest possibl minstar inc mnst jacob control compani access public inform borg warner late februari investor group head jacob offer dlr share billion dlr borg warner borg warner advis jacob that board give minstar access compani record minstar provid satisfactori evid that suffici financ commit carri transact propos borg warner spokesperson discuss jacob and minstar offici focus term and condit compani grant minstar access inform seek borg warner spokesperson compani not reach agreement minstar and borg warner not grant minstar access record can assur that will discuss jacob that agreement will reach compani ad reuter trade canada vow fight potash action extern affair minist joe clark todai vow fight action canadian potash export warn rais alarm earli disput latest flashpoint canadian trade relat intern trade commiss rule unanim mondai that canadian potash shipment valu million dlr last year injur industri intend can insur that canadian interest protect clark told hous common daili question period opposit parti care not rais fals alarm earli case commerc depart trade divis determin duti impos potash produc mexico claim unfair govern subsidi seek pct tariff canada shipment canada world largest potash produc export mln metric tonn potash last year potash us product fertil come provinci own mine saskatchewan common liber member lloyd axworthi brand rule anoth trade harrass and critic clark assur countri interest protect receiv exactli kind assur softwood lumber case that total fumbl and bumbl axworthi canada progress conserv govern agre impos pct duti softwood lumber export earlier thi year end long and bitter bilater trade disput axworthi urg govern present canada case world trade author gener agreement tariff and trade clark maintain potash disput anoth exampl canada find settl bilater irrit free trade negoti seek put place system clark meanwhil saskatchewan trade minist bob andrew express confid canada win case claim problem stem low intern commod price and not govern subsidi realiti problem and injuri caus worldwid caus downturn commod price for fertil whether potash fertil nitrogen fertil reuter acq industri rbi complet store sale industri inc complet sale and sloan divis laurenc crink and group investor definit agreement for close april divis consist and sloan furnitur store lo angel and orang counti industri recent secur year pct secur mln dlr loan irvin properti major institut proce will us retir exist bank debt for work capit and retir portion outstand pct debentur reuter acq gencorp takeov group cancel hear investor group seek acquir gencorp inc agre cancel court hear gencorp withdrew propos that approv made costli and difficult acquir akron ohio base compani earlier todai gencorp will not sharehold approv increas number outstand share elect stagger board director and elimin cumul vote group will continu block gencorp poison pill provis group partnership afg industri inc afg and wagner and brown court march block gencorp for propos vote sharehold annual meet gencorp withdrew propos that focu attent takeov offer takeov partnership ask meet gencorp negoti repeal compani poison pill plan reuter acq gencorp fix right separ date gencorp inc that continu evalu gener acquisit inc tender offer fix april subject extens date right purchas prefer share will trade separ common stock result tender offer thi extens expir date condit person acquir benefici ownership pct gencorp common stock prior april gencorp distribut right certif sharehold dai march acquisit offer made leav expir date rang board decid set april dai will distribut prefer share purchas right reuter acq american intern aig sell african unit american intern group inc sold south african subsidiari american intern insur johannesburg insur hold hold compani own consortium sharehold led rand merchant bank term not disclos and compani offici unavail for comment conclus sale american intern divest hold south africa reuter earn oxford industri inc oxm qtr feb shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln month shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln reuter earn digigraph system corp qtr oper loss oper shr loss loss ct oper net loss loss rev avg shr year oper shr loss ct loss dlr oper net loss loss rev avg shr note earn exclud loss discontinu oper dlr ct share dlr two ct share quarter and loss dlr ct share dlr ct share for year year earn exclud gain earli extinguish debt dlr dlr share reuter acq bayou byou definiti merger agreement bayou resourc inc reach definit agreement acquir patrick petroleum stock and cash transact valu six dlr per bayou share bayou report net loss ct dlr for fourth quarter compar net incom dlr ct year revenu fell dlr dlr year ago for year bayou report net loss ct dlr compar net incom ct dlr revenu fell mln dlr mln dlr reuter nat-gas transcontinent tgp file offer transcontinent ga pipe line corp that not will accept feder energi regulatori commiss condit approv propos offer settlement date transco file revis settlement propos permit becom open access transport restructur ga sale servic offer includ ga suppli inventori charg custom fail bui pct annual contract quantiti and pct summer contract quantiti reuter earn comput ident corp cidn qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln note includ restructur charg mln dlr and loss foreign affili mln dlr includ loss foreign affili dlr reuter acq fleet acquir asset mark unit fleet aerospac corp agre principl acquir asset and oper engin magnet divis gulton industri inc unit mark industri inc term undisclos lo angel base engin magnet design and produc custom power convers system for us defens and aerospac industri revenu for year end februari total mln canadian dlr reuter earn mikron instrument mikr qtr jan shr ct ct net rev reuter gold golden north encourag drill result golden north resourc corp surfac and underground drill canti project and mascot fraction nickel plate mountain properti british columbia return encourag gold assai canti hole encount miner interv includ feet grade ounc gold short ton feet and feet grade ounc gold ton feet feet mascot fraction hole return assai includ ounc gold ton feet and feet reuter money-supply austn feb annual monei suppli rise pct annual growth australia monei suppli rose pct year end februari compar januari pct reserv bank thi pct februari last year februari rose pct compar januari and februari rise pct acq group psg usair move deadlin group inc and usair group agre move complet date usair acquisit pacif southwest airlin april septemb origin acquisit not place april parti termin agreement compani deadlin move depart transport and group sharehold approv transact compani teamster union agreement labor contract condit remain resolv pact reuter acq merger public offer car dealer automobil dealership becom larg multi store oper and largest sell billion dlr year worth vehicl year auto industri talk merger and buyout dealership and rumor that largest offer share public analyst retail car sale point transit not that tabl term creativ think wai sell car david cole analyst univers michigan transport research institut retail car market freeform year thing began chang detroit analyst arvid jauppi arvid jauppi and associ thirti year ago situat dealership sold kind car chevi ford studebak averag dealer had employe and sold dlr worth vehicl nation automobil dealer associ that year tini car oversea germani volkswagen beatl began gain popular bug caus rebellion dealer demand greater freedom restrict major american automak jauppi visibl retail car sale size dealership auto analyst last year averag dealership had mln dlr sale fold increas and emploi worker had gui make six mln dlr year and didn monei cole lot rich gui sell car that make car increas size larg dealer bui dealership and auto analyst sign trend will donald keithlei vice presid dealer servic for power california base market research firm that peopl will dealership compar princip owner todai dealer experi own franchis compet each us chevrolet dealer chevrolet dealer chevrolet dealer handl line jauppi dealer bigger industri offici talk possibl that becom publicli own open intern oper offer share public option larg dealer think cole franchis system public offer jauppi obstacl trade car dealer share dealer larg public thing manufactur care that dealer sell car happen time jauppi you merger mania and scale dealer hard resist take public anoth analyst and jauppi that dealership can expect becom intern intern dealer dealer network that worldwid dealer will attract europ market will expand faster not total wall cole reuter earn comprehens care corp cmph qtr net qtr end feb shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln reuter earn vestar inc vstr year loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev note qtr data not reuter earn sterl bancorp year net shr dlr ct net asset mln mln note qtr data not reuter earn hampshir bank inc div qtly div ct ct prior payabl record april reuter earn hous fabric quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai juli record june reuter sugar japan sugar cane output fall agricultur ministri survei estim nation crop sugar cane output mln tonn mln year earlier ministri offici declin due bad weather and reduct land sugar cane thi season total hectar harvest stretch decemb april japan final output will announc begin june reuter earn week petroleum wpma mel calendar shr cent final div nil make nil pre tax profit mln dlr mln net mln mln turnov mln mln incom mln mln shr mln note net tax mln mln interest mln mln depreci mln mln and minor nil incom mln sale invest mln interest mln mln and dividend mln nil pct own bell resourc note figur dollar compani regist bermuda reuter money-fx current exchang rate almost level agre major nation sumita money-fx sumita major nation cooper stabilis currenc reserves thailand foreign reserv fall februari thailand foreign reserv gold special draw right and convert currenc fell billion dlr end februari billion previou month billion held time last year bank thailand reserv equal month worth import reuter money-fx exchang rate almost level sumita bank japan governor satoshi sumita that current exchang rate almost level agre six major nation last month pari ask whether dollar yen rate reflect econom fundament current rate almost reflect fundament sumita told report major nation cooper bring currenc stabil line pari agreement stipul that close cooper that end repeat central bank will interven ad not dollar free fall like sumita not exactli currenc level consid line underli econom fundament pari februari britain canada franc japan and west germani agre cooper hold currenc current level sumita not find specif reason fall dollar record low yen yesterdai market rush sell dollar nervous react statement abroad and develop surround trade tension treasuri secretari jame baker weekend that pari pact not encompass fix traget for dollar trade repres clayton yeutter call japan relat kei trade issu strain market react nervous dollar move narrowli yen sinc mid januari sumita ad not expect yen dollar exchang rate remain unstabl market concern sharp rise yen bank japan will close watch exchang rate line pari accord ad reuter trade trade surplu mln dlr februari preliminari trade figur for februari show excess export import mln dlr statist depart statement thi compar mln dlr deficit revis mln januari and mln dlr deficit februari export rose mln dlr mln revis januari and februari import drop estim mln dlr revis januari and februari deficit for month end februari mln dlr billion dlr period year ago reuter interest sumita bank japan intent lower discount rate earn jardin matheson profit sharpli strong perform retail busi and affili will enabl jardin matheson hold jard hkg report fridai big leap net profit stock analyst told reuter expect firm show earn mln and mln dlr last year mln analyst expect jardin matheson pai total dividend cent share cent share jame capel east estim jardin matheson profit mln dlr and attribut incom retail sale analyst group eleven retail store and franchis canon camera christian dior luxuri good and merced benz car produc strong cash flow alan hargreav hoar govett asia put jardin matheson net profit mln dlr and estim pre tax earn retail oper mln dlr mln hargreav jardin matheson earn pct stake hong kong land hkld hkg will fall mln dlr mln dlr reduc contribut reflect spin hong kong land dairi farm intern last septemb jardin gain direct hold pct dairi farm result spin analyst jardin will book revenu dairi farm stake for final month year part retail busi will increas retail incom figur analyst jardin matheson will enjoi sharpli increas revenu financi servic pct share jardin fleme hold jardin fleme yesterdai report record profit for mln dlr mln analyst jardin matheson made net interest payment mln dlr last year slightli below mln dlr compani term debt remain level billion dlr jardin subject increas tax mln dlr last year mln jardin matheson undergo seri reorganis that will effect turn into hold compani for divers interest previous announc plan sell stake hong kong land and dairi farm newli creat jardin strateg hold pct interest compani statement issu last month firm will us proce repai debt leav addit mln dlr cash hand jardin matheson will depriv direct stake high yield hong kong land and dairi farm unit like develop busi analyst futur stock will depend firm abil creativ structur acquisit hargreav hoar govett note firm suggest financi servic kei sector and add insur firm exist busi reuter earn china joint ventur bank report profit china joint ventur bank xiamen intern bank xib report group net profit mln hong kong dlr bank full year oper gener manag liu shuxun declin give profit forecast target studi assist gener manag wang hongshan group outstand loan end total mln hong kong dlr mln end deposit and interbank borrow rose mln dlr mln told reuter liu group profit parent compani two wholli own subsidiari xiamen intern financ hong kong and luso intern bank macao joint ventur bank began oper septemb not offici open march liu share joint ventur foreign partner hong kong list panin hold had cut last year pct pct thi foreign bank felt xib reput improv chines partner collect held major stake liu new report problem panin unfound not elabor panin hold report loss mln hong kong dlr net profit dlr chines partner industri and commerci bank china fujian branch share rose pct fujian invest and enterpris corpor pct and xiamen construct and develop corpor pct foreign banker xiamen intern bank face problem foreign bank branch compet unequ term state own bank foreign bank market xiamen thin and almost satur ad offici joint ventur bank benefit contact made chines partner foreign banker ask not name face intern competit industri and commerci bank apart xiamen intern bank and intern agricultur develop bank plan world bank and state own agricultur bank china xiamen foreign bank branch repres offic hong kong oversea chines bank reuter iron-steel two japanes steelmak cut capit spend nippon steel corp nstc tok will cut capit spend pct billion yen year start april year earlier due postpon furnac improv nisshin steel will spend billion yen for rationalis and facil improv billion year earlier complet larg construct project capit spend nippon kokan nkkt tok improv and increas product facil will rise billion yen billion compani reuter acq nissan affili acquir autopart maker kokusan kinzoku kogyo kkk japanes autopart maker own pct nissan motor nsan exchang memorandum acquir pct autopart firm master cast avoid loss sale caus yen rise dollar kkk spokesman final agreement sign thi year kkk form compani alfa technolog firm suppli major car maker includ ford motor gener motor corp and chrysler corp reuter acq brussel ferruzzi will pai mln dlr cpc intern for european mill crude madagascar extend amoco oil explor agreement madagascar extend oil explor agreement firm amoco corp for month for studi morondava basin southwest coast govern statement exist year agreement due expir thi juli extend end for addit geolog and geophys studi amoco laid seismic line and sunk explor well morondava basin drill well end extend explor period statement madagascar sign oil explor agreement foreign oil compani sinc despit promis indic larg reserv commerci product plan announc foreign firm amoco occident petroleum corp oxi mobil corp mob and unit ent nazional idrocarburi work partnership nation militari offic for strateg industri omni roland ratsimandresi director gener omni ceremenoni sign extens amoco agreement that depart intensifi oil explor exist partner and offer round explor licenc reuter acq ferruzzi deal cpc worth mln dlr ferruzzi group hold compani agricola finanziara spa will pai mln dlr for european corn wet mill busi cpc intern inc agreement reach principl two compani statement ferruzzi releas brussel offic cpc announc agreement yesterdai york that price excess mln dlr ferruzzi deal subject agreement claus contract and govern authoris deal involv starch factori emploi peopl european commun countri facil and commerci oper state factori capac produc equival mln tonn starch starch and product year product mln tonn cereal ferruzzi acquisit asset extend presenc european agro industri industri geograph and term product princip produc sugar and soya oil and cake and major cereal trader note that output isoglucos subject maximum quota cpc hold pct share and foresaw increas industri starch futur notabl product ethanol for fuel raul gardini presid ferruzzi group present manag cpc mill busi will ask remain post reuter earn swire pacif swpc hkg year shr cent adjust shr cent final div cent make adjust final div cent make net billion dlr billion turnov billion billion note net profit exclud extraordinari gain billion dlr mln recurr earn deriv firm sale pct stake cathai pacif airwai caph hkg april note earn per share and dividend adjust for firm two for bonu issu made april note bonu issu for for and share two for note dividend payabl june book close april note net asset per share dlr and per share dlr reuter earn bat industri pretax profit billion stg billion earn bat industri plc bti year shr div make turnov billion stg billion oper profit billion billion pretax profit billion billion tax mln mln note compani sharehold option receiv dividend cash ordinari share combin two oper profit includ commerci activ billion mln financi servic mln mln share associ compani mln mln invest incom mln mln interest paid mln mln minor mln mln extraordinari credit mln mln debit transfer revalu reserv mln mln profit attribut mln mln requir inflat retent mln mln trade profit billion billion trade profit includ tobacco mln mln retail mln mln paper mln mln financi servic mln mln reuter earn swire plan bonu issu higher profit swire pacif swpc hkg plan for for bonu issu for and share earlier report pct jump net profit billion dlr compani announc final dividend cent per share and cent per share and cent year ago record extraordinari gain billion dlr deriv sale april pct stake cathai pacif airwai caph hkg line floatat airlin reuter sugar sri lankan govern stop import sugar food depart will longer import sugar april senior offici food and cooper ministri and depart told reuter decis sugar import associ ask that sugar trade liberalis food depart will ceas trade sugar and will longer hold buffer stock senior offici govern finalis agreement man sugar man will hold buffer stock govern behalf tonn tonn buffer stock held depart offici size buffer stock reduc privat sector will hold stock agreement man includ detail such trigger price mechan month ago depart allow privat sector import sugar govern clearanc depart and privat sector each import tonn sugar last year nation consumpt tonn import associ offici that even depart longer import sugar not necessarili bui thi associ compet cooper wholesal establish cwe cwe semi govern bodi and offici arrang made for state cooper and holder food subsidi stamp draw sugar start april ministri offici cwe can import sugar bui local bond wareh scheme run for past two year reuter cpi danish februari consum price fall pct consum price fell pct februari rise pct januari and chang februari nation statist offic index base fell februari januari februari give year year increas pct reuter trade belgolux trade swing into januari deficit belgo luxembourg econom union record provision trade deficit billion franc januari decemb surplu billion franc revis upward provision surplu billion nation statist offic januari union record deficit billion franc januari import fell provision billion franc billion decemb and billion year earlier export lower billion franc billion and billion reuter acq guin seek injunct saunder guin plc guin will seek injunct high court todai freez asset chairman ernest saunder attempt recov mln stg paid jersei compani part compani takeov battl for distil plc spokesman court move aim freez saunder asset sum want recov uncertain whether court reach decis request todai guin last week plan legal action recov fund paid execut director thoma ward jersei compani lawyer repres ward fund reward for servic perform takeov distil guin plan resolut annual meet remov saunder and ward compani board reuter earn basf profit turnov boost acquisit basf basf net profit oper compani basf corp rose last calendar year mln dlr mln turnov rose billion dlr billion parent compani statement rise partli reflect inclus full busi year acquisit made exclud basf corp turnov rose pct acquisit high perform connect materi oper celanes corp inmont corp bought unit technolog and american enka bought akzo akzo basf expect invest mln dlr part year programm total billion project complet includ second acryl acid plant freeport texa technic centr southfield michigan paint line automot plant can refit and agricultur research centr research triangl park durham north carolina basf that work thi year had begun geismar louisiana plant for product special amin and polytetrahydrofuran for expans capac for produc tetrahydrofuran reuter earn bicc plc bicc year shr final div make pre tax profit mln stg mln attribut profit mln mln turnov billion stg billion money-supply taiwan monei suppli rise pct year taiwan monei suppli rose season adjust pct year end februari rise pct year januari central bank spokesman month month fell pct januari unadjust februari billion dlr billion januari and billion februari monei suppli grew faster januari central bank issu currenc for bonu payment made worker lunar year fell januari thi year bank sourc reuter earn nippon steel reduc dividend nippon steel corp nstc plan reduc dividend yen year end march yen compani spokesman compani estim parent compani current loss billion yen includ gain billion yen sale secur thi compar billion yen profit year earlier sale billion yen billion year ago poor busi prospect attribut yen rise and slow world steel demand nippon expect report parent compani result late total crude steel product estim mln tonn mln year earlier crude steel product like below output forecast for profit and sale year start april unavail reuter earn bat see strong perform sector strong perform bat industri plc bti major sector enabl group pretax profit pass billion stg level for year run chairman patrick sheehi statement group earlier report pct rise profit billion sheehi achiev exchang rate fluctuat acquisit good result achiev argo and sak avenu retail and wiggin teap and appleton paper tobacco account for pct profit pct gain mln stg and two pct increas world volum result larg line analyst expect and bat share firm two penc gmt bat brown and williamson unit held gain and increas profit pct dollar term financi servic profit doubl mln eagl star and alli dunbar achiev growth alli dunbar report pct rise life annual premium mln stg bat increas busi pct last month rel slow quarter perman health insur market leader and unit trust group second largest eagl star gener premium rose pct billion life activ grew pct underwrit result second half cash flow strong and gross debt equiti ratio drop pct pct net ratio pct left group strongli pursu develop profit paper and pulp grew pct mln stg time level wiggin teap sale rise pct pass billion stg bat had sold batu store for mln dlr and sold grovewood secur for mln stg reuter trade taiwan see invest rise sharpli taiwanes invest expect doubl mln dlr calendar and rise mln dlr year year forecast econom ministri show taiwanes invest last year total mln dlr ministri document invest electron trade food and servic industri lee ming deputi director ministri industri develop and invest centr forecast rise due plan govern incent and grow willing taiwanes invest abroad lee told reuter incent introduc june includ bank loan and reduct capitalis requir for busi seek invest mln taiwan dlr mln move encourag invest part taiwan effort cut trade surplu washington rose record billion dlr billion taiwanes manufactur can creat job for american and avoid import quota set plant ad reuter earn babcock intern plc babk year div make increas pct shr adjust pretax profit mln stg mln net mln mln interest payabl mln mln share associ mln mln turnov billion stg billion reuter earn delta group dltl year jan shr net basi shr nil basi div make pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln mln sharehold interest mln mln extraordinari debit mln turnov mln mln profit breakdown activ electr equip mln stg mln engin mln mln industri servic mln mln corpor financ mln make total pre tax profit mln mln reuter gold placer pacif big bell gold studi expand placer pacif will undertak full feasibl studi western australia big bell gold prospect result econom evalu find placer option australian consolid miner acm earn pct interest encourag warrant full studi placer statement big bell murchison goldfield north east perth found and yield tonn gold and tonn silver mill tonn or month placer prospect estim mln tonn or gram per tonn concentr access open pit mine and mln tonn gram tonn concentr and meter underground oblig produc feasibl studi decemb thi year time spent mln dlr big bell result posit and commit develop made construct month placer reuter earn babcock expect progress babcock intern plc babk statement accompani final result for show pretax profit mln stg mln that progress expect predict slowdown automobil industri affect north american group improv perform fata european group expect continu into thi year profit will improv central electr gener board order programm for nuclear and fossil fire fuel start reuter trade china tighten import control cut export cost china tighten import ordinari good and restrict even forbid import good can made domest premier zhao ziyang told nation peopl congress china parliament that countri foreign exchang limit and us need expand product import substitut and increas proport export china increas proport manufactur good textil light industri good electron and machineri zhao china lower cost export and control export good that incur loss china had trade deficit billion dlr record billion zhao china work provid favour invest environ for foreign businessmen us foreign fund for product and construct stress firm make good for export import substitut china earn foreign exchang tourist and contract labour abroad ad reuter gnp singapor gdp grow six pct quarter singapor gross domest product will grow six pct quarter and pct second quarter thi year growth expect second half trade and industri minist lee hsien loong told parliament figur compar pct contract and pct growth for and second quarter estim base tent lead indic incorpor busi order compani inventori and share price us ministri lee give detail indic singapor economi grew pct last year shrink pct govern forecast growth rate pct for reuter meal-feed british compound feed product detail feed compound balanc and concentr produc britain week end januari total tonn tonn produc period ministri agricultur figur show cattl calf feed output largest singl compon pct tonn tonn pig feed tonn versu and poultri feed compar smaller compon includ total show increas reuter earn kloeckner und profit fall pct kloeckner kgaa intern trade group domest group net profit fell pct ad that profit result larg write back reserv compani gave profit figur post domest group net profit mln mark profit made mln mark write back reserv that had creat cover price rise reserv longer recent declin raw materi price kloeckner attribut profit declin fall price lower dollar pai unchang dividend ordinari share capit privat hand and held larg famili foundat kloeckner nomin mark profit particip certif issu octob will pai like yield pct holder certif entitl quarter payment mark compani ad reuter rubber mix asian reaction rubber pact govern major asian produc countri welcom conclus intern natur rubber agreement inra grower and trader unhappi develop view poll reuter correspond offici malaysia indonesia and thailand produc bulk world rubber expect pact continu stabilis price and rubber industri remain viabl long term trader and grower pact buffer stock mechan like interefer free market forc and prevent sharp rubber price rise inra replac current expir octob formal adopt world produc and consum geneva last fridai will open for signatur headquart york decemb thi year and will enter into forc provision ratifi countri account for pct world rubber export and pct world import malaysian primari industri minist lim keng yaik formal adopt pact had dispel fear liquid tonn inra buffer stock rubber and depress price express confid that inra continu price stabl sell bui rubber price rose fell buffer stock system malaysia happi that inra financ purchas for normal buffer stock tonn and conting buffer stock tonn direct cash contribut member exist pact member can borrow bank financ inra buffer stock purchas thi view concern member fear inra becom indebt and ultim face collaps intern tin agreement thi will ensur buffer stock oper carri financi encumbr lim malaysia world largest produc seek cabinet approv join inra and hope produc and consum becom member offici jakarta pact bring benefit indonesia rubber industri stabilis price collaps tin agreement financi provis had tighten thai offici told reuter optimist pact viabl strictli limit extent debt inra buffer stock manag commit market oper malaysian grower prefer free rubber market inra had tendenc price level that accept consum inra abil price stabl level consum assur rubber almost fix price produc never sharp price rise malaysian rubber produc council sourc told reuter produc want free rubber market overhang tonn inra buffer stock had psycholog prevent price rise state plantat offici sri lanka price had depress sinc inra incept and creation buffer stock and rise sri lanka not member inra expens maintain buffer stock ad trader region meanwhil price pressur pact long term potenti stabilis price and buffer stock capac spur produc produc malaysian and singapor trader pact conclus had impact price and sharp price fluctuat futur tonn inra buffer stock liquid and free market return malaysian trader japanes trader pact had chanc for success world produc and consum had adopt question abil financi strap produc financ buffer stock oper reuter pet-chem ciba geigi phillip petroleum joint ventur ciba geigi cigz establish joint ventur phillip petroleum europ manufactur high perform engin thermoplast initi swiss chemic firm will manufactur polyphenylen sulfid compound resin phillip two firm will set joint ventur produc polyphenylen resin and compound will market independ respect trademark ciba geigi spokesman declin ventur cost polyphenylen sulfid wide us electron automot and petroleum field reuter iron-steel krupp build south korean steel plant fri krupp gmbh krupp industrietechnik gmbh subsidiari won mln mark joint order samsung shipbuild and heavi industri seoul for steel work pohang south korea order award pohang iron and steel involv work due stream produc tonn corros qualiti steel annual consortium partner will suppli plant supervis construct and advis product process krupp provid tonn capac arc furnac and convert for steel refin west german compani will suppli ladl vehicl electr and exhaust cool apparatu and dust filter will fit plant laboratori thing krupp will provid for product phase and train korean workforc samsung will care korean part engin and electr work water treatment and mechan equip krupp basic engin extrud ingot plant will convert sheet exist hot roll mill sheet will process facil erect krupp reuter earn swire expect continu growth thi year swire pacif swpc hkg expect continu growth divis thi year see problem marin sector chairman michael mile told report start for cathai pacif airwai forward anoth good year swire properti expect good result properti develop for sale and invest properti portfolio not give specif project for earn compani earlier report pct higher net profit billion dlr year ago swire had extraordinari profit billion dlr sale pct interest cathai pacif airwai caph hkg mile compani will us monei develop busi primarili hong kong swire stake cathai reduc pct pct cathai publicli float and cut pct cathai issu share amount pct enlarg capit state own china intern trust and invest corp cathai last week report profit rose billion dlr mln year ago mile despit last year rapid expans cathai flight and fleet load factor hold pct cathai growth last year result margin increas revenu load factor coupl save fuel cost present fuel price stabl and will remain stabl for rest thi year bit increas thi year mile swire not abandon offshor oil servic oper even marin sector gener depress marin industri not get real estat market remain strong and swire last year revalu properti portfolio mln dlr compar increas mln dlr previou year mile expect properti market remain firm firm land for major hous project such taikoo shing develop hong kong island complet compani pct unit hongkong unit dockyard negoti govern for develop exist petroleum storag depot into major hous estat not big taikoo shing reuter sugar uncertainti surround sugar tender result trade consider uncertainti surround outcom todai white sugar tender trader note remain overshadow european oper threat move tonn sugar into intervent that due disput commiss and produc issu not clear whether commiss will authoris export grant licenc larg tonnag subsidi set ecu per kilo trader reluct predict precis level price fell yesterdai earlier trader pari expect commiss award licenc for tonn white sugar maximum export rebat ecu last week commiss grant licenc end august tonn white maximum rebat reuter crude abu dhabi reopen gulf oilfield hit raid abu dhabi offshor abu bukhoosh oilfield gulf shut sinc aerial attack last novemb will reopen anti aircraft defenc readi and thi two month oil industri sourc abu dhabi govern and compagni francais de petrol total tpn total abu bukhoosh subsidiari own pct field agre reopen that date not fix unidentifi plane hit field mile abu dhabi last novemb raid kill worker and destroi main live quarter and bridg link wellhead main product platform western diplomat region iran respons tehran blame gulf war enemi iraq abu bukhoosh produc barrel per dai bpd time attack sourc resum maximum half that level reduc staff and fact wellhead oper sourc personnel can hous remain accomod sourc facil instal protect field includ aircraft detect equip anti aircraft missil hous for militari personnel and helicopt land pad sourc abu dhabi largest oil produc unit arab emir account for bpd total mln bpd product sourc iran work reopen sassan field part reservoir abu bukhoosh and locat mile sassan heavili damag iraqi air raid dai abu bukhoosh attack reuter acq rainbow lift progress stake pct rainbow corp lift stake supermarket group progress enterpris pct pct statement bought extra mln share price rang dlr progress subject propos merger rainbow and full takeov bid brierlei invest bil bil bid launch mondai dlr share rainbow merger involv sharehold rainbow and progress issu share compani astral pacif corp for basi rainbow chief execut craig heatlei opinion bil action last dai undertaken for strateg purpos conflict desir compani merg interest bil merger see progress share worth twice rainbow progress trade todai rainbow and bil end morn trade zealand stock exchang reuter money-fx monei market forecast revis show surplu bank england had revis forecast liquid posit monei market todai surplu mln stg estim flat posit earlier thi morn reuter money-fx bank england not oper monei market bank england had not oper monei market morn session earlier bank revis forecast liquid posit system todai surplu mln stg origin estim flat posit reuter money-fx exchang rate almost level sumita bank japan governor satoshi sumita that current exchang rate almost level agre six major nation last month pari ask whether dollar yen rate reflect econom fundament current rate almost reflect fundament sumita told report major nation cooper bring currenc stabil line pari agreement stipul that close cooper that end repeat central bank will interven ad not dollar free fall like sumita not exactli currenc level consid line underli econom fundament pari februari britain canada franc japan and west germani agre cooper hold currenc current level sumita not find specif reason fall dollar record low yen yesterdai market rush sell dollar nervous react statement abroad and develop surround trade tension treasuri secretari jame baker weekend that pari pact not encompass fix traget for dollar trade repres clayton yeutter call japan relat kei trade issu strain market react nervous dollar move narrowli yen sinc mid januari sumita ad not expect yen dollar exchang rate remain unstabl market concern sharp rise yen bank japan will close watch exchang rate line pari accord ad reuter earn bicc seek acceler earn growth london march bicc plc bicc earlier announc pct rise pre tax profit determin achiev higher level perform qualiti and servic acceler improv earn bicc statement that sale bicc cabl due sharp drop demand for cabl oil and chemic industri oil price drop profit balfour beatti substanti improv profit increas bicc technolog and bicc intern local currenc term associ british cabl had anoth excel year compani bicc share last quot yesterdai close buoyant respons result ahead market expect dealer bicc pre tax profit rose mln stg mln turnov rise billion stg billion stg reuter earn ocean transport and trade plc ottl year shr net basi div make pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln mln minor interest mln extraordinari debit mln mln turnov mln mln note compani sale minor hold ocl transform balanc sheet and enabl acceler develop reuter acq dart group rais supermarket gener sgl bid dart group corp rais offer acquir supermarket gener corp dlr cash and dlr exchang prefer stock per supermarket gener share dlr per share cash compani will negoti plan supermarket gener board supermarket gener sharehold common stock interest combin compani remain will negoti term propos acquisit origin bid worth billion dlr dart prefer stock bid exchang for class supermarket gener debt secur that develop dart and supermarket propos subject approv supermarket gener board bid contain letter supermarket gener board woodbridg supermarket gener respond previou letter board dart your conduct that transact involv trust and confid can enter into you your propaganda and missstat will not panic board dart previou letter had alleg that supermarket gener execut seek million dollar sever and tax payment dart reuter earn olson industri inc olsn qtr net oper shr ct dlr oper net sale mln mln year oper shr dlr ct oper net sale mln mln avg shr note net exclud tax credit dlr quarter and dlr year net exclud discontinu oper gain dlr loss dlr quarter and gain dlr loss dlr year reuter earn olson olsn loss egg unit sale olson industri inc final negoti sale remain egg oper and expect sale gener charg two mln dlr net incom compani that sale will gener substanti cash flow pai bank debt and improv work capit elimin unmanag effect profit price instabl egg busi and concentr plastic packag busi reuter acq and man bui into hong kong firm base commod hous and man and singapor yeo hiap seng jointli announc that man will bui substanti stake yeo pct held unit yeo hiap seng enterpris man will develop local list soft drink manufactur into secur and commod brokerag arm and will renam firm man pacif hold reuter earn oracl corp orcl qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note share adjust for two for stock split current year net includ capit softwar cost dlr quarter and dlr mth reuter earn enterra corp qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln note net period includ mln dlr weritedown asset servic segment and southeast asian joint ventur reuter earn johnstown consolid realti trust jct net qtr shr ct ct net mln year shr ct dlr net mln note net includ loan loss provis ct shr ct quarter and ct shr ct year reuter acq duriron duri complet valtek valt purchas duriron inc complet acquisit valtek inc for dlr per share valtek sharehold approv yesterdai reuter earn washington feder save wfsl quarterli div qtly div ct ct pai april record april note year ago adjust reflect march for two stock split washington feder save and loan associ reuter earn rowlei scher rsch loss for year rowlei scher reprograph inc expect report oper loss and loss sale mid south repro subsidiari for year end march last year compani report earn dlr rowlei scher not disclos detail sale mid south repro sale elimin unprofit oper compani will open two reprograph center washington baltimor area week brine total and downtown boston locat time period brine number boston area reuter acq dixon and accept pct cyclop share tender acq dixon get pct cyclop cyl bid dixon group plc share cyclop corp common stock pct fulli dilut basi tender and not withdrawn bid for share that expir yesterdai companmi decid accept share validli tender compani pct ownership cyclop fulli dilut basi and expect proce complet propos acquisit cyclop last week extend cyclop offer for week request secur and exchang commiss dixon had report that pct cyclop stock had tender respons dlr per share offer expir est yesterdai yesterdai cayacq corp drop condit dlr share offer for cyclop and firm financ for propos transact cayacq investor group led audio video affili inc and citicorp rais offer dlr per cyclop share fridai reuter earn kaufman and broad home corp kbh qtr feb shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter acq renouf pct benequ unit renouf corp intern own pct benequ hold california limit partnership renouf accept for payment unit benequ hold tender respons dlr per unit offer unit held renouf own pct unit outstand reuter crude oil analyst see papua guinea good prospect papua guinea png excit prospect asia pacif region for oil product energi analyst fereidun fesharaki recent success find iagifu like put png list major oil export earli told australian petroleum explor associ annual confer fesharaki leader energi program east west center honolulu hawaii speak asia pacif petroleum outlook domest demand barrel per dai bpd and prospect product bpd late png becom ecuador level crude export fesharaki iagifu well papuan basin record oil flow year explor png png govern geolog survei paper distribut confer estim iagifu reserv mln barrel png enjoi liber tax regim region secondari tax fesharaki expect larger oil search papua guinea and discoveri larger volum oil similar qualiti light bass strait crude fesharaki larg pocket high qualiti condens produc notabl juha field iagifu capabl produc bpd price somewhat higher present level justifi develop juha field png geolog survei paper note larg prospect explor sedimentari basin png reuter earn usair group inc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq mcfarland mcfe bui petrominer ptro mcfarland energi inc board and that petrominer corp approv definit agreement for mcfarland acquir petrominer exchang stock mcfarland exchang common share for each petrominer share mcfarland holder petrominer will pct interest combin compani merger subject approv sharehold compani reuter acq timminco acquir univers adhes timminco acquir univers adhes inc memphi for undisclos term move expand timminco oper into unit state compani univers adhes plant annual sale mln dlr will doubl timminco presenc north american adhes market timminco univers adhes will complement compani canadian base industri adhes divis and kei step long term goal for expans specialti chemic field reuter earn paloma petroleum year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn american resourc corp year net shr ct ct net rev not note prior shr and net includ mln dlr gain sale equiti hold result fund reuter acq wast manag end tender offer for chemlawn coffee west german jan coffe import year ago west german gross green coffe import januari fell sharpli tonn januari last year figur feder statist offic show import decaffein unroast coffe tonn nil year earlier reuter earn vallei bancorp ovwv rais quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march note vallei bancorp west virginia inc reuter earn nation data corp ndta qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn nvhome nvh set two for split nvhome board declar two for split class unit payabl sharehold record april certif will distribut two week record date reuter earn vanguard technolog intern inc vti shr ct ct net rev mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn thomson mckinnon govern fund dividend mthly div ct ct prior month payabl april six record marcxh reuter earn thomson mckinnon incom fund dividend mthly div ct ct prior month payabl april six record marcxh reuter earn oakridg hold inc qtr dec net shr ct ct net sale six mth shr ct ct net sale note net includ gain ct share sale funer home and tax credit ct net includ tax credit cent quarter and ct six month period reuter earn gener comput corp gccc qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln avg shr reuter acq brierlei offer for progress valid brierlei invest bil offer dlr per share for supermarket group progress enterpris stand rainbow corp todai pct progress bil statement will review event daili basi rainbow announc earlier that had increas stake progress pct pct purchas mln share and dlr per share bil chief execut paul collin rainbow outlai substanti amount cash purchas share parti support merger rainbow propos merger progress form compani astral pacif corp merger sharehold progress and rainbow will issu share compani for basi quit simpli rainbow bid for balanc progress enterpris dlr per share collin reuter earn avatar hold inc avtr year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note net exclud tax credit dlr dlr reuter crude norwai offer licenc round offshor block norwai offer offshor block foreign and domest applic phase countri eleventh concess round govern offici compani share each licenc propos oil and energi ministri not final ministri compani dai accept declin propos share french compani ste national elf aquitain elfp and total cie francais de petrol tpn expect receiv operatorship franc agreement last autumn purchas ga norwai troll field not offer operatorship thi round industri sourc eleventh round block award haltenbanken explor tract central norwai includ smoerbukk west field den norsk stat oljeselskap stat statoil appoint oper statoil will share licenc subsidiari oil compani tenneco inc tgt and texa eastern corp tet and italian oil compani agip spa norwegian subsidiari pont nemour subsidiari conoco norwai inc name oper haltenbanken block and will share licenc statoil norsk hydro nhy will oper nearbi block partner statoil norsk agip royal dutch shell group norsk shell and deminex unit deminex norg statoil offer operatorship block rel unexplor moer south explor area south haltenbanken norsk shell texa eastern and petroleo brasileiro petrobra offer stake block norwegian compani land operatorship six block open barent sea area northern norwai block award licens each cover two block statoil will head explor block and share licenc exxon corp xon norwegian subsidiari esso norg british petroleum plc petroleum develop norwai shell norsk hydro and saga petroleum sagp block and award norsk hydro oper statoil mobil corp mob mobil explor norwai petrofina petb norsk fina and barent sea licenc cover block and saga petroleum oper statoil atlant richfield arc arco norg total marin norg and amerada hess corp ahc oil ministri withheld award strateg block includ eleventh round second phase ministri accept applic for phase two block earli april and award will like announc thi summer offici reuter earn percept technolog pcep charg percept technolog corp expect charg dlr ct per share earn for second quarter end march due bankruptci proceed custom york inc percept outstand leas receiv dlr exact amnount charg will depend extent recoveri leas equip involv and arrang that made bankruptci court equip reuter acq reuter bui sharp canada reuter hold plc rtr had agre principl bui sharp associ toronto for mln stg sharp time share network and databas compani specialis financ econom energi and aviat oper global packet switch network and global limit system for foreign exchang trade sharp sharehold will offer cash share mixtur two settlement acquisit subject canadian govern approv amalgam into special creat compani reuter had option number sharp sharehold cover pct common stock pend complet reuter review compani sharp oper offic countri report revenu mln canadian dlr pretax loss mln compar mln profit sharp that intern account show compani profit two month end net asset total mln dlr reuter statement acquisit fit perfectli into packag for bank and secur industri reuter earn horizon bank hrzb set stock split horizon bank board declar for two stock split payabl april holder record april reuter acq wast wmx end offer for chemlawn chem wast manag inc wholli own subsidiari wmx acquisit corp end tender offer bui share chemlawn corp dlr share share tender wast manag will return sharehold practic earlier thi week chemlawn agre accept merger propos dlr share ecolab inc transact valu mln dlr reuter earn ackerli commun inc year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss rev mln mln avg shr reuter acq unit medic sell unit unit medic corp reach definit agreement sell hospit distribut unit myriad group inc for undisclos term close expect week reuter livestock ccc accept bonu bid cattl for egypt usda commod credit corpor accept bid for export bonu cover sale head dairi cattl egypt agricultur depart deliveri period for cattl april june bonu dlr per head made esmah nevada inc and will paid form commod ccc inventori addit head dairi cattl egypt export enhanc program initi announc septemb depart reuter crude thatcher defend oil polici saudi interview british prime minist margaret thatcher deni interview publish saudi arabia todai that govern oil polici contribut weak world oil price govern determin not interven influenc product decis oil compani oper north sea matter for commerci judgment oil compani told arab languag daili sharq awsat interview coincid visit london king fahd saudi arabia thatcher thi polici had not contribut fall oil price north sea product price close dlr barrel british product plateau and increas futur natur share concern saudi arabia and opec member harm effect oil market volatil for produc and consum countri thatcher part care avoid action add such volatil reuter cpi march price fell german state year ago cost live north rhine westphalia germani popul state fell pct month mid march stand pct lower time year earlier region statist offic price had risen pct month mid februari had fallen pct year year region figur consid good guid nation inflat trend feder statist offic due publish provision nation figur for march end thi month reuter acq crossland save crld acquir western save crossland save fsb acquir western save and loand assist feder save and loan insur corp crossland salt lake citi base western combin two florida base thrift subsidiari parent compani contribut mln dlr cash result billion dlr asset subsidiari will oper name crossland save fsb headquart salt lake citi crossland western asset mln dlr oper branch offic state california oregon utah and washington facilit acquisit crossland western convert mutual stock associ voluntari supervisori convers crossland and fslic executiv assist agreement indemnifi crossland loss that occur connect western loan portfolio compani jame heagerti chairman and chief execut offic crossland save fsla bradenton fla will serv that capac for subsidiari result merger western presid christoph sumner will presid combin unit crossland reuter money-fx bank england drain monei market liquid bank england drain liquid monei market sold mln stg treasuri bill due march rate and pct earlier bank estim surplu mln stg system todai reuter earn vicorp restaur inc vre qtr feb net shr profit dlr loss ct net profit mln loss rev mln mln note current year net includ gain dlr sale specialti restaur unit charg dlr addit insur reserv dlr tax credit and dlr charg debt repay reuter acq commerzbank acquir and float linotyp commerzbank cbkg will acquir linotyp gmbh europ largest manufactur type set and print commun technolog alli signal inc ald and float share compani commerzbank declin had paid for linotyp linotyp group turnov rose pct mln mark bank group net return capit pct reuter sugar export licenc for tonn white sugar rebat ecu french trader sugar intervent board detail sugar sale total tonn current seri white sugar receiv export rebat maximum european currenc unit ecu per kilo todai european commun tender intervent board thi trader west germani receiv tonn denmark and franc tonn ad earlier todai london trader had expect subsidi for current season white campaign for licenc end aug ecu per kilo pari trader precis forecast rebat level ecu london trader reluct earlier predict like tonnag authoris for export view disput commiss and european produc threaten action produc move tonn intervent last week tonn white athuoris for export maximum rebat ecu per kilo reuter earn pioneer standard electron inc pio payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter trade hous wai and mean cmte finish work bill toughen trade law earn fabri center fca qtr end jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn tseng laboratori inc tsng qtr net shr profit loss nil net profit loss rev avg shr mln mln year shr profit profit net profit profit rev avg shr mln mln reuter earn park electrochem corp pke set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter ship brazil seamen strike end half brazil seamen return work accord compani and nation strike began februari close end union spokesman spokesman speak strike headquart rio janeiro estim that ship strike bound seamen settl for pct pai increas individu compani discuss issu overtim payment shipown associ syndarma reuter trade kei hous panel finish major trade bill hous wai and mean committe complet action legisl toughen trade law chairman dan rostenkowski committe consider controversi provis plan forc major trade surplu countri cut trade imbal unit state defer full hous consid trade bill sponsor rep richard gephardt gephardt missouri democrat told reuter not exact form trade surplu reduct propos last year hous approv plan forc pct surplu cutback each year for year countri such japan wai and mean committess trade bill forc presid reagan retali unfair trade practic that violat intern trade agreement wave retaliatori tariff quota action hurt economi trade bill trade repres clayton yeutter author trade negoti and decis grant domest industri import relief author decid whether foreign trade practic unfair and violat trade right power held presid reagan administr strongli object thi transfer author reagan yeutter bill extend author negoti multilater trade agreement bill will wrap into trade legisl and vote hous april reuter earn russ tog inc rt qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net mln mln sale mln mln note prior year net exclud loss dlr discontinu oper and loss dispos dlr reuter acq thermo process tpsi acquisit termin thermo process system inc propos acquisit surfac combust divis privat held midland ross corp termin mutual satisfactori term not establish reuter alum noranda rais primari aluminum price noranda aluminum inc increas primari aluminum price two cent effect order march and shipment begin price for unalloi ingot will cent price for extrus billet will cent reuter earn utilicorp ucu see higher quarter utilicorp unit corp expect report quarter earn mln dlr dlr share and revenu mln dlr compar quarter year ago utilicorp earn mln dlr ct revenu mln dlr mln share outstand thi year mln share utilicorp presid richard green told financi analyst quarter result includ month contribut west virginia power divis march green remark prepar for deliveri analyst higher earn for period reflect reduc oper and maintenenac expens and mln dlr rate increas iowa minnesota kansa and colorado utilicorp missouri public servic divis experienc effect pct rate reduct author septemb note utilicorp total revenu expect for quarter mln dlr will deriv electr oper and mln dlr will come ga oper oper incom deriv electr oper month estim mln dlr contribut ga oper will mln dlr green green told analyst that utilicorp receiv regulatori approv state and feder energi regulatori commiss reincorpor delawar effect april utilicorp sign agreement cominco vancouv extend deadlin for complet compani purchas west kootenai power and light british columbia due longer expect regulatori approv process hear complet februari and decis british columbia util commiss mln dlr purchas utilicorp pend reuter earn tseng tsng see sale increas qtr tseng laboratori inc expect quarter sale exce total sale for entir year and expect earn for quarter grow faster rate sale tseng post total revenu for and net incom ct per share jack tseng presid compani attribut high expect increas order major costom acceler busi grow resel network tseng post quarter sale and net incom compani reuter acq stockhold system ssiaa make acquisit stockhold system inc agre principl acquir privat held softwar concept inc softwar for check process mortgag applic process and safe deposit box account for undisclos term softwar concept had revenu dlr for year end june reuter earn concept inc ccpt qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale avg shr half shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr note share adjust for for split februari reuter earn life indiana corp lifi qtr loss shr loss two ct profit six ct net loss profit rev avg shr year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note net includ tax credit dlr quartger and dlr year reuter earn saul real estat invest bf payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april note saul real estat invest trust reuter earn maytag myg see capit spend maytag expect capit spend increas mln dlr mln dlr maytag chairman and chief execut offic daniel krumm compani plan signific invest admir refriger plant galesburg ill continu spend for product improv and increas effici maytag facil earlier compani report net incom mln dlr per share versu net incom mln dlr dlr share reuter acq travel tic unit bui realti divis travel corp travel mortgag servic sign letter intent bui two subsidiari privat held equit life assur societi compani plan acquir equit reloc manag corp and equit realti network inc compani acquisit will give broader distribut corpor reloc servic and mortgag program reuter earn commun and cabl inc ccab qtr net oper shr ct loss nil oper net loss rev note net exclud gain discontinu oper dlr dlr current year net includ gain dlr sale cellular telephon invest prior year figur restat for discontinu oper reuter acq dalla investor cut stake mcdermott mdr group led dalla investor harold simmon told secur and exchang commiss had reduc stake mcdermott intern inc pct pct group had march file announc acquisit pct firm stock that seek control compani reuter platinum intn platinum degussa joint ventur talk intern platinum corp sign letter intent enter into negoti joint ventur explor agreement degussa west germani north american platinum properti conclus agreement subject complet detail examin degussa board and regulatori approv term letter intent degussa contribut substanti year explor budget mln dlr return for pct interest ventur degussa contribut explor budget will base match intern platinum past explor and acquisit cost estim two mln dlr and contribut pro rata basi intern platinum degussa contribut provid major portion intern platinum explor budget and second year propos joint ventur compani reuter earn westwood inc wone qwtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter ship iran weapon silkworm iranian prime minist mir hossein mousavi iran had effect missil dispos shore sea missil had provok concern tehran radio report state depart spokesman last week iran had acquir chines made silkworm missil pose greater threat ship gulf weapon previous us tehran radio monitor british broadcast corp quot mousavi that tehran offici announc forc overran southern iraq faw peninsula februari last year that had shore sea missil fact that american delai think express concern panic reagan thi sensat mousavi speak cabinet meet tehran announc todai that missil not limit war capabl gulf ad mousavi secur gulf region had noth iran resort action defend gulf even action not thought probabl western reuter sugar commiss detail sugar tender european commun commiss confirm grant export licenc for tonn current seri white sugar maximum export rebat european currenc unit ecu per kilo thi trader west germani receiv tonn denmark tonn and franc tonn reuter earn tricentrol concentr proven reserv tricentrol plc tct will concentr effort thi year proven oil and ga reserv order maximis benefit sharehold mid long term statement confid that substanti develop fund will tricentrol and that will minimis dispos interest tricentrol wrote mln stg reorganis north american oper last year oil price plung group incur net loss mln stg mln profit previou year reuter earn brooklyn union ga set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter ship argentin port worker industri action argentin port worker began indefinit protest safeti condit port bueno air stop work for hour per shift press spokesman port worker had di last month accid decis action made port worker di yesterdai electrocut reuter acq novamin receiv propos takeov bid breakwat acq novamin propos buyout breawat bwrlf novamin inc receiv propos takeov offer breakwat resourc involv swap breakwat share for two novamin common share propos call for convers outstand novamin warrant into breakwat common share basi provid exercis price paid warrant holder novamin miner explor compani director meet tuesdai deal propos subject approv breakwat director reuter earn lilli industri coat inc licia qtr feb end shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr note share adjust for pct stock dividend august reuter acq commonwealti realti crtyz bai bai end talk commonwealth realti trust preliminari merger talk bai financi corp termin due failur agre term reuter earn met pro corp mpr qtr end jan net shr ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn central main power ctp set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn pep boi pby set split rais quarterli manni moe and jack inc board declar for stock split and rais quarterli dividend six ct presplit ct payabl juli holder record juli and split subject sharehold approv annual meet increas author common share mln mln compani reuter earn pep boi manni moe and jack inc pby qtr jan end shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln sale mln mln note latest year net includ ct shr gain sale asset reuter earn hovnanian enterpris hov earn rise hovnanian enterpris inc compani earn for year exce dlr share previous announc and high dlr for fiscal year end feb compani post net earn mln dlr dlr per share revenu mln dlr for fiscal year figur reflect two for two stock split march and august annual drexel burnham lambert construct confer hovnanian execut vice presidnt ara hovnanian compani expect earn rang dlr and dlr per share for fiscal total revenu for year end feb mln and mln reuter sugar trader turkei made larg sugar purchas turkei bought estim tonn white sugar trade hous todai for april june shipment trade sourc larg trade hous sold tonn hous trade tonn and swiss base dealer hous tonn price detail unclear report thi morn suggest that turkei offer sugar price rang dlr tonn and basi reuter earn sunstar food inc sunf qtr feb net shr ct not report net sale mln mln six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln note six month net includ loss discontinu oper equal two ct share net includ loss discontinu oper ct quarter and six ct six month reuter acq hadson had acquir pct seax seax hadson corp sign definit agreement acquir pct outstand common stock seax energi corp compani will bui pct interest seax sharehold own restrict control share for hadson common share close subject approv titl assign french govern seax involv oil and natur ga explor and develop pari basin franc reuter acq reuter bui sharp canada reuter hold plc rtr had agre principl bui sharp associ toronto for mln stg sharp time share network and databas compani specialis financ econom energi and aviat oper global packet switch network and global limit system for foreign exchang trade sharp sharehold will offer cash share mixtur two settlement acquisit subject canadian govern approv amalgam into special creat compani reuter had option number sharp sharehold cover pct common stock pend complet reuter review compani sharp oper offic countri report revenu mln canadian dlr pretax loss mln compar mln profit sharp that intern account show compani profit two month end net asset total mln dlr reuter statement acquisit fit perfectli into packag for bank and secur industri reuter earn tcby enterpris tcby split stock tcby enterpris inc board approv for two split common stock distribut made april stockhold record april split will increas number outstand share mln mln share compani tcby enetrpris franchisor and oper retail store special frozen yogurt relat treat reuter earn raytheon rtn set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn glatfelt glp increas dividend glatfelt board increas quarterli dividend common stock ct per share ct per share prior quarter dividend payabl sharehold record april addit compani author repurchas addit mln share common stock march board had author repurchas two mln share adjust for two for split effect april compani compani share repurchas author ad share repurchas ad treasuri and will for futur issuanc compani present plan issu share repurchas compani present common share outstand reuter earn life indiana corp lifi qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit reuter acq consolid norex acquir triweb resourc consolid norex resourc agre acquir issu and outstand share triweb resourc privat held oil and ga compani land hold and product base alberta and saskatchewan compani specif detail relat purchas price and term will releas close transact expect reuter sugar thai sugar product continu high feb thai sugar product continu high level februari latest figur receiv intern sugar organ iso show figur show stock end februari mln tonn raw mln year earlier analyst thi peak for date product februari tonn februari and nov feb total for current crop mln tonn product tail sharpli march recent year product march end crop tonn analyst thailand export februari tonn and consumpt last month thai agricultur ministri product expect fall mln tonn mln reuter acq reichhold chemic inc explor sale european subsidiari sugar trader expect china step sugar bui trade hous sourc china expect step sugar purchas yesterdai steep drop world sugar price consensu that chines will bui and tonn raw sugar china short foreign exchang and drop price bui opportun peke trader yesterdai price york world sugar market plummet cent heavi liquid specul disench market lack ralli power specul that china will sugar for juli period reuter earn ross store inc rost qtr jan loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit sale mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit sale mln mln note latest year net period includ mln dlr provis for close underperform store reuter earn navistar nav expect higher net navistar intern corp chairman donald lennox repeat that benefit recapit like boost futur earn for fiscal lennox told annual meet that futur quarterli and full year earn ongo oper significantli result remark lennox manag plan recommend reinstat compani common stock dividend forese futur outlook for medium duti truck market continu point chang recent order receipt firmer tone heavi duti truck segment result pct increas industri shipment for full year restructur hold compani format compani present truck and engin subsidiari will navistar intern transport corp neil springer presid and chief oper offic navistar intern name chairman subsidiari jame cot vice chairman and chief financi offic name succe lennox chairman and chief execut offic navistar intern corp lennox will retir march sharehold meet approv chang compani structur hold compani format effect april reuter earn correct lilli industri coat inc licia qtr feb end shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr note share adjust for pct stock dividend august compani correct current year sale reuter earn bat share undervalu stock market analyst bat industri plc bti result upper end market expect show compani strong posit and that share undervalu share analyst bat share late afternoon trade previou close touch high earlier new pct rise annual profit billion pre tax stock market analyst todai gener weak stock market unwind posit heavi bui bat share run result caus fall share price current market peopl almost expect compani beat expect analyst ad that pretax profit billion stg had forecast bat figur billion stg compar pretax profit billion broker note that bat shift underperform industri and decreas share tobacco portion group good sign bat chairman patrick sheehi told new confer that tobacco sector compani had declin pct pct year ago sheehi tobacco portion compani declin sector increas import bat expand area financi servic sheehi group had sizeabl acquisit sight futur analyst bat increasingli good perform insur area encourag declin debt equiti ratio pct made like that bat make major acquisit reuter acq reichhold rci explor sale european unit reichhold chemic inc explor sale stake european subsidiari reichhold chemi reichhold chemi headquart rausen switzerland had sale excess mln dlr last year pct own reichhold rest own german and swiss sharehold reichhold seek sale focu adhes busi reuter acq ual donald trump interest ual stock invest earn int broadcast ibca set revers split intern broadcast corp sharehold annual meet approv for revers stock split split will effect complet file requir certif will need ad media compani common share issu and outstand and complet revers split will share outstand reuter earn inc biac set revers split inc implement for revers split sharehold record todai fraction share will redeem for cash reduc free trade stock public hand share mln and total share outstand mln sharehold approv revers split octob reuter trade baldrig japan open market commerc secretari malcolm baldrig unit state will not stand idli and japan domin world electron market baldrig told senat financ committe unit state insist japan open market product market open japanes product ask testimoni thi meant unit state close market japan not open baldrig not prepar that altern studi baldrig testimoni japan had close supercomput market and restrict telecommun market can conclud that common object japanes govern and industri domin world electron market import thi market industri gener and defens base cannot stand idli concern nation secur led express reserv propos acquisit fairchild semiconductor fujitsu japan reuter earn basf corp year net net mln dlr mln sale billion billion note wholli own basf west germani reuter earn montana power mtp vote quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter acq ual ual trump talk ual chairman real estat magnat donald trump told ual inc chairman richard ferri that interest ual stock invest ual execut trump unavail for comment believ market sourc sizeabl posit ual began accumul week ago ual stock todai activ trade ferri and trump talk last week appar trump interest invest didn stock had didn wouldn ual senior vice presid kurt stocker trump believ close pct ual stock market sourc reuter earn team inc tmi qtr feb net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln mth shr profit six ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln reuter earn todd shipyard corp omit qtly common div set prefer payout earn rsi corp rsic qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln half shr ct ct net rev mln mln note share stock split net includ discontinu oper loss ct shr nil quarter and loss ct gain half reuter earn rcm technolog inc rcmt qtr jan loss shr loss loss net loss loss rev reuter earn mcclain industri inc mccl qtr dec net shr ct ct net sale note current year net includ gain sale sterl height mich plant dlr anoth dlr gain sale sale treat defer incom reuter acq synalloi syo end plan sell unit synalloi corp end talk sale blackman uhler chemic divis intex product inc agreement not reach compani not intend seek anoth buyer reuter acq acquir trimac stake tricil inc exercis acquir trimac stake jointli own tricil for mln dlr close expect ad that final price depend ontario court rule result previous report legal action launch mississauga ontario base tricil wast manag compani oper and canada reuter cpi inflat start rise februari inflat european commun fell lowest sinc novemb and januari start last month figur statist offic eurostat show consum price averag pct higher februari offic thi compar year year rise pct januari lowest for year and highest figur sinc octob price rose februari pct januari rise pct januari and pct each last month reuter acq pantera pant bui ten pizza restaur pantera corp agre bui ten pizza restaur southeastern colorado creditor foreclos facil purchas price includ mln dlr cash and compani stock separ pantera issu area develop agreement franchise group for northeastern colorado includ denver area for open franchis pantera pizza restaur reuter acq alli signal inc sell linotyp group commerzbank west germani earn todd shipyard tod omit commmon dividend todd shipyard corp omit payment quarterli dividend common stock and lower dividend seri prefer stock ct ct share todd prefer dividend will paid sharehold record april compani omit common dividend cover loss commerci ship convers contract and increas reserv for previous announc discontinu shipyard oper addit compani lender agre temporarili reduc net worth requir revolv credit and term loan pact mln dlr mln reduct will hold todd reduct net worth requir allow for payment prefer dividend and prevent violat coven credit agreement compani negoti lender extend reduc net worth term todd ad that suffer financi navi unwilling releas retent complet ship construct contract and gener decreas militari spend reuter earn imo delav imd set initi dividend imo delav board declar initi quarterli dividend ct per share payabl april holder record april reuter earn nation comput system inc nlc qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter acq alli signal ald sell linotyp unit alli signal inc agre sell linotyp group unit commerzbank west germani for undisclos amount alli signal commerzbank expect offer share unit public thi year compani agreement subject approv govern and sharehold linotyp unit base eschborn west germani had revenu mln dlr compani compani top manag linotyp plan remain unit oper unit state west germani and unit kingdom alli signal announc decemb that plan sell linotyp unit six busi electron and instrument segment linotyp supplier type and graphic composit system reuter earn continent health affili inc cthl qtr shr ct ct net rev mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter crude canada set oil industri aid packag canada feder govern will provid mln dlr oil industri aid packag that includ cash incent design cover compani oil and ga explor and develop cost energi minist marcel mass announc aid program will inject mln dlr year into oil and ga industri and lead billion dlr invest mass told new confer program will affect drill anywher canada april mass told report that govern oil industri aid packag aim small and medium size compani aid packag call canadian explor and develop incent program will restrict total payment that individu compani can claim mln dlr year mass program will gener employ equival peopl work for year oil industri aid need explor and develop spend drop pct sinc world oil price fell half energi minist mass feder govern decid provid cash incent larg number tax pai compani small canadian firm will receiv full incent such compani not immedi benefit tax benefit feder govern want deliv aid program tax system financ minist michael wilson review canada tax system and plan announc tax reform propos thi spring import featur aid program decis compani issu flow share allow investor benefit subsidi restrict benefit particip compani allow flow share program will make easier for compani attract investor explor and develop mass told report depart whether partnership and entiti qualifi for subsidi reuter cocoa cocoa talk slow crucial stage deleg intern cocoa organ icco talk buffer stock rule slow crucial phase negoti deleg remain confid prospect for reach agreement fridai cocoa produc european commun consum and consum separ review technic detail buffer stock rule packag distribut yesterdai buffer stock work group consum and produc set meet todai debat propos jointli for time deleg major stick point like amount member cocoa allow bought for buffer stock and fix price differenti origin cocoa will offer buffer stock manag produc prefer that member cocoa not includ buffer stock countri such malaysia benefit cocoa agreement join deleg reuter gold newmont gold ngc see gold sale rise newmont gold corp expect gold sale rise pct ounc ounc compani annual report newmont gold pct own newmont mine corp nem expect signific increas gold sale and reuter acq messidor merg triton beleggingen messidor sign letter intent acquir pct outstand share triton beleggineng nederland european invest portfolio manag compani approv two mln share stock held messidor offic and director issu triton sharehold triton will becom subsidiari messidor approv presid triton hendrik bokma will nomin chairman combin compani mln messidor unit issu public consist share common stock class common stock warrant class common stock warrant and class common stock warrant addit mln restrict share outstand messidor acquisit expect complet june reuter earn encor energi corp inc net loss mln profit mln earn middl south msu form dividend polici middl south util inc take convers approach formul common stock dividend polici chairman edwin lupberg told secur analyst that compani common dividend resum initi rate will conserv you industri standard and relat msu net incom and cash flow progress will determin can reinstat dividend common stockhold compani last paid common dividend ct share juli lupberg told analyst that compani primari object creat financi strength strength that happen and stockhold past coupl year never happen compani face regulatori challeng rate propos cover cost grand gulf nuclear plant middl south net incom expect post modest growth year compani earn mln dlr dlr share revenu billion dlr lupberg good portion improv project for year come keep lid oper and mainten expens reuter acq twa sold mln share usair believ institut wall street sourc acq investor increas stake frost sullivan pair privat investor frost and sullivan inc told secur and exchang commiss increas stake firm two pct pct theodor cross princeton editor busi and societi review investor mason slain co cob mass presid dealer digest inc hold pct stake cross told sec bought share and dlr reuter ship liberian or carrier collis river elb liberian motor bulk carrier trave or dwt load or and dwt west german motor vessel christa collid late last night river elb buoi lloyd ship intellig trave or proceed mean hamburg christa tow damag bow liberian vessel conclud trip island hamburg reuter earn hershei oil corp hso qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev reuter earn and inc egg set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn encor energi corp inc year loss shr not net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln note net includ mln dlr asset writedown mln dlr recoveri defer tax pct own dome petroleum dmp reuter ship brazilian labour unrest spread bank shut brazil labour unrest spread bank univers and govern statist offic strike and pai disput loom bankwork leader that nation strike launch yesterdai press for pct pai rise and monthli salari adjust had support workforc strike todai close stock exchang sao paulo and rio janeiro for govern posit develop labour front gradual return work nation seamen began nation strike februari union spokesman rio janeiro told reuter half seamen had return work accord compani and that strike look close end labour scene look bleak bank strike pose problem for brazil crisi laden economi thi for dai will effect normal financi oper will grind halt western diplomat sao paulo todai brazil univers teacher feder univers launch nation strike broad polit demand pai claim david fleischer head polit scienc depart brasilia univers told reuter nation associ higher educ teacher want full congression inquiri into had happen govern educ fund univers strap for cash and that associ suspect junior partner coalit govern liber front parti pfl educ fund for project had help candid elect pfl hold educ ministri sector economi prove immun current labour unrest caus return high inflat offici peg pct for januari februari strike loom includ stoppag oil industri worker and social secur worker reuter earn asta group inc unit loan purchas asta group inc pct own liberti servic corp affili purchas mln dlr face credit card instal receiv major financi institut not name for signific discount face portfolio consist charg loan compani expect realiz profit dlr pct interest briarcliff manor condominium project york dlr profit reflect year end septemb reuter earn arden intern aiki qtr dec net oper shr two ct oper net rev year oper shr ct ct oper net rev avg shr note full name arden intern kitchen inc acq twa twa sell posit usair tran world airlin inc sold mln share held usair group inc wall street sourc sourc buyer believ group institut bear stearn handl trade cross mln share bear stearn not comment buyer seller usair and twa had comment usair not bui stock compani spokesman not comment twa earlier thi month report hold slightli mln share pct usair had propos takeov usair time negoti propos merger piedmont aviat inc march twa withdrew bid not intend seek control usair group acquir stock time twa file secur and exchang commiss that chairman carl icahn target sec probe alleg violat secur law file sec twa paid mln dlr for usair stock thi bought institut pave for for usair stock jannei montgomeri analyst loui marckesano twa sale stock technic long that block overhang market you didn happen usair stock trade volum mln share twa stock rose reuter earn combust engin csp see qtr net combust engin inc expect quarter earn pct below year ago mln dlr due financ cost result januari acquisit accurai corp compani file for offer mln common share and mln dlr subordin debentur due proce us refin short term bank debt incur for accurai acquisit financ cost transact and for gener corpor purpos combust share will sold and remaind oversea combust paid mln dlr for accurai maker comput base measur and control system us pulp and paper mill compani expect releas quarter result week april combust expect restructur core busi lummu crest thi year staff reduct downsiz and consolid facil combust restructur lummu crest expect substanti reduc not elimin thi year loss engin and construct segment improv lummu crest expect approxim offset number factor includ somewhat lower level earn power gener segment financ cost accurai acquisit cost associ integr accurai technolog and oper and delai wast energi project reuter gold newmont gold see sale rise pct newmont gold corp expect gold sale rise pct ounc ounc compani annual report newmont gold pct own newmont mine corp expect signific increas gold sale and reuter earn arden intern aiki larkvil note period end decemb earn exclud loss discontinu oper dlr share dlr ct share for year earn exclud gain tax loss carryforward dlr share dlr two ct share quarter and dlr share dlr ct share for year reuter trade treasuri baker exchang rate will reduc trade deficit thi year acq gatewai sport bui innov dental gatewai sport good acquir share stock innov dental servic inc for undisclos amount cash gatewai acquir compani contract dentist locat reuter acq cyclop corp reform board dixon group fail major cyclop stock earn pan atlant inc pnre qtr net oper shr ct dlr oper net year oper shr ct ct oper net note net exclud realiz invest loss dlr gain dlr quarter and gain dlr dlr year year net exclud tax credit dlr reuter earn quaker chemic corp qchm set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn middl south msu dividend middl south util inc will not payment common stock dividend anoth rule mississippi suprem court order roll back rate compani mississippi power and light subsidiari chairman edwin lupberg told secur analyst middl south close recommend resumpt common stock dividend mississippi court order rate rollback order note unit cancel plan sale prefer stock middl south petit court for rehear stai order appeal reuter acq belgium plan outlaw insid trade belgian financ ministri spokesman rule plan insid trade enabl offend fine and imprison for year and compel forfeit gain rule requir parliamentari approv and govern sourc unclear come into forc insid trade not offenc thi countri cabinet approv separ bill that analyst includ provis make difficult build major stake belgian compani bill make obligatori declar major stake compani quot bours resourc mln franc minist for econom affair inform advanc deal foreign interest plan bui stake ten pct vote share larg belgian compani increas exist stake pct reuter acq owen corn fibergla ocf sell foam unit owen corn fibergla corp sold control interest french foam insul produc subsidiari lafareg corp laf subsidiari owen corn sold interest sentuc porxpan for undisclos price reuter earn shoe inc qtr shr ct ct trade treasuri baker outlin trade bill critic treasuri secretari jame baker that trade bill propos congress conflict significantli basic principl reagan administr consid critic baker told senat committe that administr resist such measur gener import surcharg sector specif protect such import quota for individu product mandatori retali and limit presidenti discret negoti open market abroad and trade step reuter earn shoe corp usr qtr jan net shr ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr ct dlr net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note current year net period includ gain ct shr sale for kid and giggletre mail order catalog and charg ct shr writedown asset relat close linen and domest store and leas depart and leas shoe depart year net includ lifo inventori charg six ct shr two ct shr reuter earn vertex industri inc vetx qtr jan net oper shr loss ct loss ct oper loss loss rev six mth oper shr loss two ct loss two ct oper loss loss rev note current period exclud net gain dlr termin retir plan for salari employe exclud gain dlr current qtr and gain dlr six mth benefit tax loss carryforward compani public septemb reuter acq cyclop cyl dixon appointe resign cyclop corp member board appoint last week dixon group plc had resign and that name cyclop execut replac cyclop move announc earlier todai dixon that receiv pct cyclop outstand common stock extend tender offer that expir yesterdai dixon initi end dlr share tender offer march receiv pct cyclop share secur and exchang commiss last fridai press dixon reopen offer base compani had drop condit that pct cyclop stock tender close offer dixon extend offer yesterdai and earlier todai that substanti number tender cyclop share had withdrawn leav share pct roughli mln cyclop share outstand dixon todai that purchas tender share combin share hold pct stake cyclop cyclop reconstitut board includ newli name director and director board prior dixon tender offer cyclop director replac dixon appointe march agreement reach two compani reuter crude ecuador negoti nigeria for lend oil earthquak stricken ecuador negoti nigeria african countri lend barrel per dai bpd crude for export deputi energi minist fernando santo alvit told reuter ecuador negoti shipment schedul and term repai loan ecuador suspend crude export for month repair pipelin ruputur march tremor santo alvit ad ecuador final detail for program venezuela temporarili lend countri bpd for export reuter earn northern state power nsp vote quarterli qtly div ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter earn summit tax exempt bond fund sua set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai aug record april reuter trade senat trade leader concern canada chairman senat committe jurisdict trade concern resolut bilater trade negoti adopt canadian hous common last week resolut support negoti bilater trade agreement unit state protect canadian polit sovereignti social program agricultur market system auto industri and canada cultur ident senat financ committe chairman lloyd bentsen resolut jeopard viabil propos free trade agreement two countri each largest trade partner free trade agreement mean countri work deal that mutual benefici and comprehens larg agreement texa democrat statement not question canada protect polit sovereignti cultur ident phrase mean govern canada mean import econom issu tabl negoti deepli concern ad bentsen canada restrict trade wai unit state six trade restrict method canada propos agreement countri rid six method trade restrict not fair and not win senat approv deepli concern that presid visit prime minist brian mulronei month will present thi kind argument and hope make clear canada that mutual benefici agreement will success bentsen reagan and mulronei schedul meet april ottawa bentsen urg mulronei withdraw propos that ban import independ produc film into canada canadian senat call protectionist measur reuter money-fx baker will cooper stabil exchang rate money-fx baker stabil exchang rate treasuri secretari jame baker unit state and nation will cooper stabil foreign exchang rate level that exist time intern agreement last month posit respect dollar back pari agreement that currenc rang broadli consist underli econom condit baker told senat committe baker continu that and will cooper close foster stabil exchang rate level refer februari agreement six lead industri nation cooper monetari matter baker refus answer question whether japan and germani had stimul domest economi for unit state support dollar will not comment foreign exchang market read intend statement baker baker that signatori recogn that carri share load correct extern imbal that hinder world economi cite new report that germani increas propos tax cut for billion mark stimul domest growth japan agre stimul measur japanes budget made final baker nation stimul economi manner consist gain inflat reuter acq feder delawar agreement extend feder save bank delawar agreement negoti exclus for sale oxford financi group extend april march compani final stage talk oxford term propos acquisit nonbind letter intent sign june oxford pai dlr per feder share subject feder sharehold approv reuter acq edelman group plan bui mors shoe mr group led york investor asher edelman mors shoe inc agre provid confidenti compani inform and that group make offer bui mors friendli negoti deal group file secur and exchang commiss that member not mors approv bui offer bui compani secur give group pct stake compani edelman and group term held earlier dai march date mors announc definit agreement for sale time edelman group cut stake mors pct pct reuter earn john labatt see good fourth quarter year john labatt anticip good fourth quarter and peak sale and earn for fiscal year end april presid peter widdrington told financi analyst not make specif forecast optimist for growth fiscal compani brew and food product oper labatt earn rose mln dlr month end januari year earlier mln dlr revenu for month rose billion dlr billion dlr widdrington labatt year busi plan updat target total sale six billion dlr includ billion dlr labatt canada lead brewer expand food product industri acquisit widdrington labatt strategi for expans stem partli strong market posit canadian food and beverag industri share revenu for thi year will pct rise pct fiscal reuter acq huski hyo set meet approv merger huski oil board call special meet for april for sharehold vote previous announc agreement for hong kong base hutchison whampoa and hongkong electr hold acquir pct interest compani acquisit requir two third approv huski sharehold nova alberta corp own pct interest huski approv sharehold amalgam will effect april huski complet oil term hold compani control nova will hold pct stake huski hutchison and hongkong will indirectli hold pct victor will pct and canadian imperi bank commerc will pct interest huski special committe director recommend board approv transact determin that deal interest huski and fair sharehold huski previous announc sharehold will option receiv canadian dlr cash for each common dlr cash and common share oil term invest will control nova oil term hold and insterest huski sharehold will restrict receiv canadian dlr cash per share will paid fund compani reuter earn washington ga light wgl hike payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn ferc decis cut columbia ga net columbia ga system inc feder energi regulatori commiss decis todai natur ga cost recoveri reduc earn dlr share compani thi bring earn for below columbia state goal earn dlr per share dividend earn dlr share manag expect recommend board that dividend rate maintain columbia ga impact ferc decis offset time account chang rleat futur tax liabil feder tax law compani record liabil base older higher tax rate action consid financi account standard board result gain dlr share explain good chanc that will attain earn goal not origin plan columbia ga columbia ga ferc decis limit recoveri ga contract cost columbia ga transmiss corp compani princip pipelin subsidiari decis specif exclud purchas ga adjust file pipelin cost relat amort payment made produc reform ga purchas contract exclud ground subsidiari fail suffici support cost recoveri compani subsidiari not preclud make file provid suffici support reuter veg-oil offer credit for veg oil yemen commod credit corpor ccc author addit mln dlr credit guarante cover sale veget oil north yemen agricultur depart depart request north yemen govern mln dlr credit guarante previous earmark for sale wheat switch cover sale mix poultri feed action increas credit guarante for veget oil for current fiscal year mln dlr reduc guarante coverag for sale wheat mln dlr and increas coverag for sale mix poultri feed mln dlr export complet septemb reuter earn puerto rican cement prn set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april note compani pct dividend payment withheld accord puerto rico tax law reuter iron-steel canada monitor steel shipment canada begin monitor steel flow and countri determin steel illeg tran ship senior govern trade offici offici ask not identifi govern will investig industri content that steel import countri such south korea and taiwan divert and ultim exasper concern level canadian export south border senior offici ask not indentifi that despit intens pressur reagan administr ottawa not kind formal limit canadian shipment sens hope bui time offici claim canadian compani fair trader big american market approv canadian cabinet offici monitor system will establish month guess find tran shipment problem trade offici canadian steel shipment risen pct market recent month almost doubl level two year ago increas canadian shipment come time grow anger rise steel import countri face declin domest steel produc lawmak propos canada share american market limit per cent ontario govern urg ottawa requir foreign compani obtain permit import steel into countri import licenc requir for carbon raw steel make half steel market canada export two billion canadian dlr worth steel import mln dlr worth product year reuter earn wesco financi corp wsc qtr net shr ct dlr net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note current qtr figur includ secur gain mln dlr ct per share gain mln dlr dlr per share current year figur includ secur gain mln dlr ct per share gain mln dlr dlr per share reuter acq helm sell addit share bamberg helm resourc inc that pursuant exercis overallot option underwrit bamberg polym inc initi public offer sold anoth bamberg share and reduc ownership bamberg pct pct date helm sold bamberg for mln dlr bamberg sold total share and receiv net proce mln dlr sinc februari offer reuter earn ampal american israel corp ai year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note includ extraordinari incom dlr ct shr restat reuter cocoa cocoa council chairman seek buffer compromis intern cocoa organ icco council chairman deni bra kanon will attempt reach compromis buffer stock rule for intern cocoa agreement bra kanon call for bilater consult produc and consum thursdai morn resolv outstand differ member cocoa buffer stock can purchas and differenti fix for origin cocoa consum deleg told report bra kanon expect meet deleg individu attempt iron remain problem produc and consum support principl for draft buffer stock rule packag formul past week small work group consum deleg despit remain differ deleg remain confid buffer stock accord agre fridai council session end technic point clarif deleg consum concern that differenti includ draft buffer stock packag line market realiti consum deleg modifi fear promot purchas qualiti cocoa such ghana origin requir manufactur restrict buffer stock purchas member cocoa lead suppli overhang malaysian cocoa depress price ad reuter earn snc group expect higher earn sale snc group inc expect earn rise dlr share ct share last year revenu climb mln dlr last year mln dlr presid alex taylor annual meet snc canada second biggest engin and construct group countri largest ammunit manufactur last year mln dlr acquisit canadian arsen canadian govern impact that and smaller deal will felt fulli taylor defens preoduct and manufactur oper will account for half snc total revenu help counterbal cyclic engin and construct aciv taylor last year snc earn mln dlr includ small extraordinari gain total manufactur activ will gener mln dlr revenu and engin and construct mln dlr ad that defens product oper major contributor earn reuter acq mine safeti mne sell south africa unit mine safeti applianc will sell german subsidiari auergesellschaft control interest msa africa pty johannesburg south africa boart intern wholli own subsidiari anglo american corp south africa angl compani term sale not disclos compani will oper boart msa pty short presid compani sold unit slump profit due south africa econom declin reuter earn medar inc mdxr qtr dec loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln two mln mth end dec shr profit two ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln avg shr year end march shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln avg shr note medar chang end fiscal year decemb phase busi cycl major custom reuter earn medar mdxr fiscal year medar inc chang end fiscal year decemb march compani report annual result chang made bring financi report phase order cycl major custom medar earlier lost dlr final quarter compar loss dlr quarter reuter acq secur industri assn back restraint takeov insid trade earn chemfix technolog inc cfix qtr net end feb shr profit loss ct net profit loss rev six mth shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev reuter acq alli chalmer sell swiss unit alli chalmer corp sold elex unit zurich switzerland privat investor for undisclos amount compani elex produc electrostat precipit us air pollut control reuter earn florida employ insur flae year shr ct ct net note net includ loss dlr for extraordinari item reuter jet shell oil get mln dlr contract shell oil houston award mln dlr contract for jet fuel defens logist agenc reuter earn nike inc nike qtr feb net shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln mth shr ct dlr net mln mln rev mln mln reuter earn zenith nation insur znat qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai record april note full name zenith nation insur corp reuter earn redkin laboratori inc rdkn qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter earn coopervis inc ey qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai april record april reuter acq secur group back insid restraint secur industri associ back varieti restraint insid trade and hostil corpor takeov and ask congress defin insid trade law industri trade associ call secur firm step protect sensit corpor secret guard illeg trade employe associ back broad feder restrict varieti tactic us hostil corpor takeov invest bank firm allow continu engag arbitrag and merger and acquisit activ long function separ sia report adopt yesterdai board director back higher enforc budget for feder secur and exchang commiss and call stock exchang beef supervis member brokerag report secur firm rigor restrict sensit inform basi firm train employe understand for confidenti market sensit inform legisl defin insid trade avoid expand current law that imped market insid trade definit exempt secur firm liabil for law violat employe firm had particip awar wrongdo merger and acquisit area associ advoc ban greenmail payment poison pill takeov protect plan prior sharehold approv group individu bui compani stock requir file public disclosur statement acquir pct compani share current law disclosur made late ten dai exceed pct limit associ purchas exceed pct compani vote stock shoul made tender offer open sharehold current law limit open market purchas group feder govern preempt state regul defens takeov tactic group tender offer remain open for calendar dai current requir express busi dai call lockup devic secur issu friendli investor seal takeov deal fend unfriendli predat limit pct target compani total common stock associ presid edward brien group act concern hoc restructur corpor america wall street and investor fear insid trade and fair marketplac reuter earn pulitz publish pltzc declar qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn feder fff set regular payout qtly ct ct prior payabl june record reuter earn southwestern bell sbc see earn dilut southwestern bell corp that plan acquisit cellular telephon and page system includ metromedia inc will result initi earn dilut and increas debt ratio letter sharehold annual report region bell compani not degre earn dilut expect acquisit total billion dlr compani rise debt ratio will temporari and will leav debt level accept rang yearend financi statement southwestern bell list debt equiti ratio pct slightli pct compani earn billion dlr dlr share compar mln dlr dlr share revenu dip billion dlr billion dlr southwestern bell expect tax law neg impact cash flow due loss invest tax credit mid year compani reduc corpor tax rate posit impact net incom and cash flow addit compani project pct gain custom telephon line and pct increas long distanc call volum southwestern bell capit expenditur will lower that billion dlr spent year expenditur held below budget reuter acq lear siegler hold corp plan divest aerospac subsidiari earn variti corp year shr loss ct loss ct earn nordson ndsn set for split nordson corp board declar for stock split paid pct stock dividend april sharehold record april result number share outstand will increas mln mln maker industri equip reuter trade baldrig see trade deficit start declin feb march data trade baldrig see trade gap drop commerc secretari malcolm baldrig trade deficit start declin possibl figur for februari march trade deficit start februari march baldrig appear senat government affair committe predict trade deficit billion dlr declin billion dlr and baldrig make predict februari trade figur that volum import drop begin fourth quarter and will continu drop thi quarter eventu turnaround monthli trade figur will reflect impact declin dollar baldrig ealier treasuri secretari jame baker told committe that trade deficit had level baldrig optimist ad turn corner februari reuter ship normal work resum zealand port normal work resum zealand port negoti harbour board worker and employ continu wellington harbour board worker union secretari ross wilson told report talk late yesterdai end agreement unresolv issu industri concili wilson remain issu length union award disput origin wage rate and form industri negoti cook strait ferri sail resum marlborough harbour board worker return work thi morn end industri action dai earli watersid worker feder struck for last week and held mln tonn ship port meet mondai and tuesdai concili waterfront employ associ union secretari sam jen two dai talk not clean don will happen reuter earn variti corp vat qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss profit rev billion billion note current loss includ reorgan charg mln dlr ago reorgan charg mln dlr shr prefer div dlr reuter earn indiana feder ifsl qtr net net year net note compani full name indiana feder save and loan associ per share inform not bank public februari reuter acq lear siegler hold divest aerospac unit forstmann and lear siegler hold corp plan divest aerospac group subsidiari compris defens electron group and compon group divestitur had expect sinc lear siegler diversifi conglomer acquir last decemb billion dlr leverag buyout wall street firm forstmann lear aerospac group revenu for fiscal expect mln dlr forstmann defens electron group design and manufactur weapon manag system flight control system remot pilot vehicl and refer and navig system for militari market defens group subsidiari astron corp base santa monica calif and emploi peopl instrument and avion system corp base grand rapid mich and emploi peopl intern corp base stamford conn and emploi peopl and develop scienc corp base ontario calif and emploi peopl compon group manufactur pump bear and industri compon nuclear control drive rod mechan and valv group subsidiari includ power equip corp base cleveland emploi peopl energi product corp base santa ana calif emploi peopl romek corp base elyria ohio emploi peopl and transport dynam santa ana emploi peopl lear aerospac group subsidiari emploi peopl lear siegler plan retain manag servic corp engag aircraft mainten modif for depart defens agenc morgan stanlei and will act financi advsior for group divestitur last month lear siegler plan sell smith and wesson handgun busi starcraft recreat product peerless truck trailer oper and unit part restructur plan lear appar will retain piper aircraft unit reuter acq rubbermaid rbd complet acquisit rubbermaid inc complet previous announc acquisit vike brush canadian maker brush broom and clean aid and tike manufactur license ireland term not disclos acquisit tike license part expans tike european toi market reuter earn crystal oil cor qtr loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss mln rev mln year oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note oper net exclud loss discontinu oper dlr dlr for qtr and mln dlr mln dlr for year reuter earn chemfix technolog cfix qtr feb net shr profit loss ct net profit loss rev six month shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note compani full name chemfix technolog inc reuter earn feder mogul corp fmo set regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter earn iowa resourc inc ior declar qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter housing home resal februari realtor nation associ realtor sale previous own home rose six pct februari januari level season adjust annual rate mln unit realtor group sale rise appar across countri and reflect lower mortgag interest rate hous demand actual resal home februari total pct januari total associ reuter earn fiduciari trust for stock split fiduciari trust intern sharehold annual meet approv for stock split effect holder record april compani split increas number author common share share issu addit compani author anoth share not issu thi time compani chang stock par dlr share dlr share explain transfer dlr undivid profit account capit account order rais par two dlr for split dlr reuter acq modulair modx bui bois home properti modulair industri acquir design librari and manufactur right privat own bois home for undisclos amount cash bois home sold commerci and residenti prefabr structur modulair reuter earn quinta motor inn inc lqm qtr feb net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln mth shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note current net includ gain sale inn dlr for qtr and dlr for mth reuter acq kansa citi southern industri eager purchas southern pacif railroad trade chipmak urg sanction japan semiconductor industri associ urg govern impos trade sanction japan for violat japan semiconductor trade agreement letter treasuri secretari jame baker group sanction impos japanes chipmak april and continu unit state satisfi that full complianc agreement group action japan cut back semiconductor export not requir america interest requir that agreement honor and that industri not bear burden for persist unwilling inabl govern japan deliv commit trade group white hous econom polici council expect discuss sanction japan meet schedul for thursdai trade group japan not live term agreement last year aim end japanes dump semiconductor and open japanes market foreign base manufactur reuter acq fed approv chemic bank acquisit texa commerc bancshar acq kansa citi ksu readi bui southern pacif kansa citi southern industri inc readi promptli purchas southern pacif transport santa southern pacif corp sfx interst commerc commiss reject sant attempt reopen merger southern and atchison tokepa and santa railwai file icc late todai compani outlin condit offer acquir southern pacif condit that santa enter into agreement indemnifi kansa citi for contig liabilit southern pacif exist close date and that financi condit southern remain larg unchang todai onward will even eager make fair market offer cash for southern pacif kansa citi southern presid and chief execut offic landon rowland thi offer disprov constant derog sourthern pacif sfsp manag exemplifi sfsp chief execut john schmidt comment icc hear that southern pacif bankrupt rowland that merg southern kansa citi will achiev benefit end end merger presev independec southern pacif versu exist prime competitor santa kansa that southern manag had estim railroad rang mln dlr billion dlr that morgan stanlei and inc and salomon brother inc hire advis southern and santa merger apprais southern worth mln dlr and mln dlr southern intern valuat kanasa citi southern will make offer for southern book record and properti examin onc that examin complet and even absenc willingn sfsp negoti kcsi will make offer write compani kansa argu icc file that santa had not met legal requir justifi commiss reconsider propos merger santa and southern pacif two railroad that basic parallel each rout icc vote last summer reject merger inher anticompetit kansa santa petit for reconsider argu that trackag agreement union pacif denver and rio grand western and railroad add merger reuter acq gencorp bid rais group investor group will rais dlr per share offer for gencorp compani turn request for meet addit meet and financi data joel reed speak for investor group reed told reuter that gencorp chairman william reynold not interest sit and talk thi time cyril wagner sought meet recent telephon convers reynold reed wagner and brown afg industri inc afg recent launch surpris tender offer for gencorp offer worth billion dlr reed circumst dlr per share tender offer expir april fair offer gencorp gain todai nyse reed outlin plan reshap gencorp event group win control aerospac soft drink bottl and entertain unit potenti divestitur candid tire busi group viabl merg anoth tire compani option grow tire busi combin acquisit reed believ such merger creat stronger forc tire industri gari miller chief financi offic afg compani record acquir matur busi and boost product autom and incent ti profit share us success case gencorp rko gener broadcast station reed plan partner step into gencorp shoe and proce plan sell station partner suc acquir gencorp intend consumm sale wor york mca inc mca gencorp last year enter into agreement sell station for mln dlr partner acquir gencorp proce propos sale khj lo angel walt disnei di rko gener receiv mln dlr and fidelilti televis challeng licens mln dlr partner feder commun commiss establish expedit schedul for receiv comment request for special temporari author propos trust arrang fcc consid formal applic for transfer broadcast unit reed pleas expedit schedul time for agenc act request expir tender offer aim partner move quickli elimin uncertainti surround station ask critic takeov attempt voic municip offici akron ohio gencorp headquart reed plan partner offer long term growth for ohio note that aerospac busi slate for divestitur partner plan locat california program that provid greatest long term growth for segment reuter acq fed approv chemic york chl merger chemic york corp and texa bancshar inc tcb feder reserv board approv propos billion dlr merger compani secur and exchang commiss declar effect march registr statement cover secur chemic will issu texa bancshar sharehold part merger compani expect complet merger will creat bank billion dlr asset end second quarter merger requir sharehold approv reuter earn variti vat see improv result qtr variti corp earlier report full year loss prior year profit improv expect balanc fiscal product fill inventori pipelin cutback oper cost realiz and newli acquir dayton walther busi fulli integr oper result like remain pressur quarter end april variti earlier report loss for fiscal end januari mln dlr compar year earlier profit mln dlr variti continu deterior major market weaken dollar and unforeseen delai launch major line tractor contribut full year loss industri demand for farm machineri continu erod latest fiscal year worldwid industri retail sale tractor slide pct below last year depress level compani variti increas share global tractor market pct pct combin impact costli sale incent and foreign exchang adjust margin substanti variti reuter acq campbel resourc cch up meston lake stake campbel resourc inc rais vote stake meston lake resourc inc pct pct acquisit anoth meston lake share previous report takeov bid campbel bid that expir march offer ct cash and legend campbel share for each meston share legend share not tradeabl for year mln meston share not tender offer held stockhold includ quebec societ developp baie jame mln share reuter acq metrobanc mtbc sharehold approv merger metrobanc feder save bank sharehold approv previous announc merger comerica inc cmca bank hold compani metrobanc merger subject regulatori approv reuter earn plain resourc inc pln year loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln note year ago oper net exclud tax credit dlr reuter earn medic inc gvmi qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev nil avg share year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev nil avg share reuter coffee ibc presid not attend ico execut board brazilian coffe institut ibc presid jorio dauster will not attend ico execut board meet and surpris hear that report absenc had slightli depress effect york coffe market todai work accomplish brazil moment presenc ibc presid ico execut board meet not tradit dauster dauster rare case brazil london base repres ico board meet ambassador lindenberg sett will attend meet reuter trade chipmak urg sanction japan semiconductor industri associ urg govern impos trade sanction japan for violat japan semiconductor trade agreement letter treasuri secretari jame baker group sanction impos japanes chipmak april and continu satisfi full complianc agreement group action japan cut back semiconductor export not requir america interest requir that agreement honor and that industri not bear burden for persist unwilling inabl govern japan deliv commit trade group white hous econom polici council expect discuss sanction japan meet schedul for thursdai trade group japan not live term agreement last year aim end japanes dump semiconductor and open japanes market foreign base manufactur reuter acq clabir clg ambrit abi call merger clabir corp and ambrit corp call plan for clabir bui pct vote interest ambrit that not compani agre not pursu merger action recent ambrit mean substanti delai complet deal reviv merger plan date seek wai for clabir increas hold ambrit reuter acq daili telegraph deal new intern holling inc pct own daili telegraph plc london agre form joint ventur print compani manchest england new intern plc financi term undisclos deal involv new intern acquisit pct stake telegraph trafford park print subsidiari joint compani will continu print northern edit telegraph and sundai telegraph spare capac us print sun and new world arrang will significantli cut telegraph cost holling reuter earn friedman industri inc frd quarterli div qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter crude latin oil produc meet caraca region oil produc nation will gather caraca tommorrow for two dai meet expect center wai combat propos for tax import petroleum venezuela ministri energi and mine oil minist mexico trinidad and tobago ecuador and venezuela will hand for meet inform group latin american and caribbean petroleum export form colombia will attend for time observ nation ministri energi and mine minist arturo hernandez grisanti confer set agenda entir session fridai will devot propos for tax import oil two group member venezuela and mexico second and largest foreign supplier oil unit state canada venezuela concern effect such tax export undertook diplomat push coordin strategi such measur februari canadian energi minist marcel mass invit caraca for talk hernandez propos for oil import tax reuter interest australian reserv bank cut rediscount rate reserv bank australia thi morn cut rediscount rate pct pct rediscount rate bank bui back treasuri note market sourc cut reflect recent eas market interest rate point yesterdai treasuri note tender mln dlr week note averag yield pct last week mln dlr week note averag last week reuter acq genova gnva sign definit merger agreement genova inc sign definit agreement for previous announc merger genova product inc agreement genova product will pai dlr share for pct genova outstand common share not compani plan complet transact requir sharehold approv end march reuter earn penobscot shoe pso qtr feb net shr ct six ct net rev note current qtr net includ gain dlr sale secur and properti reuter coffee dauster chang brazil coffe polici brazil will not announc coffe export polici brazilian coffe institut ibc presid jorio dauster told reuter brazil not plan modifi posit held recent intern coffe organis meet earlier thi month talk london set ico export quota fail comment outcom coffe produc meet managua last weekend dauster that discuss noth involv market meet agre work behalf union produc matter relat intern agreement dauster managua meet attend repres brazil mexico guatemala salvador hondura costa rica nicaragua and panama repres meet observ reuter money-fx exchang rate bill clear hous panel hous bank committe adopt legisl direct treasuri begin negoti aim seek regular adjust exchang rate countri such taiwan and south korea currenc peg dollar measur adopt part wide rang trade bill that will consid full hous april move senat bill provis set prioriti for negoti stabl exchang rate and urg govern intervent offset fluctuat reuter earn consolid capit trust ciot qtr net shr ct nil net mln avg shr year shr dlr ct net mln avg shr note net depreci full name consolid captial incom opportun trust reuter money-fx treasuri baker stand pari pact foster stabl currenc money-fx baker stand pari currenc agreement treasuri secretari jame baker stood pari agreement lead industri nation foster exchang rate stabil current level refer you pari agreement recognit currenc rang broadli consist econom fundament baker told cabl new network interview quit satisfi agreement pari not parti baker note nation agre accord oper foster greater exchang rate stabil level refus comment directli current yen dollar rate flatli that foreign exchang market recent tend draw unwarr infer baker quot british televis weekend target for currenc statement that trigger thi week renew declin dollar pari agreement repres evid that intern econom polici ordin aliv and baker treasuri secretari stress import for main surplu countri grow fast consist low inflat resolv trade imbal ad that feder reserv board chairman paul volcker outspoken suggest main trade partner grow fast can baker note that curv delai benefici effect weaken currenc that countri trade balanc take month work trade deficit and month sinc plaza agreement lower dollar improv trade deficit come sourc exchang rate and point administr packag improv competit congress reuter trade baker see billion dlr drop trade gap treasuri secretari jame baker expect trade deficit fall billion billion dlr comment deficit interview cabl new network baker you billion dlr reduct thi year deficit billion dlr baker note that benefit weaker currenc month affect trade balanc and month sinc plaza agreement lower dollar reuter money-fx sumita major nation will continu cooper stabil currenc money-supply monei suppli rise pct januari zealand broadli defin season adjust monei suppli grew estim pct januari pct revis rise decemb and pct rise januari unadjust increas estim billion dlr revis billion decemb and billion januari year year rose pct januari pct revis decemb and pct januari narrowli defin year year growth pct januari pct decemb and pct year earlier grew estim billion dlr billion decemb and billion januari year year privat sector credit psc grew pct januari pct revis decemb and pct januari psc grew billion dlr billion decemb and billion januari reuter trade link agricultur trade talk reform european commun consid talk agricultur trade reform inseper talk trade reform present gatt round willi clercq extern relat commission told report not bow pressur reach earli seper agreement agricultur trade want stick year schedul agre member gener agreement tariff and trade gatt punta del est uruguai last year that includ agricultur trade liberalis for time lengthi program negoti gatt trade issu discuss current gatt round includ reform trade merchandis and servic clercq china attend two dai confer for gatt trade minist held zealand minist criticis for restrict agricultur trade practic and call for urgent reform trade repres clayton yeutter import agreement agricultur trade reform reach earli clercq gatt program had reach long and hard negoti and not want want stick agreement reach and that clear that round undertak global negoti two track fast track slow track track track and that clercq you start select prioriti your prioriti not prioriti that agricultur urgent not urgent thing punt del est agreement had month prepar and dai negoti reuter earn lind turnov two month engin group lind ling world group turnov rose mln mark two month pct period manag board chairman han meinhardt world group incom order fell pct mln mark meinhardt told annual new confer exclud exchang rate movement world group turnov rose pct and incom order increas pct lind expect satisfactori result and increas sale thi year meinhardt gave detail forecast domest group net profit rose mln mark mln meinhardt domest group turnov rose pct mln mark two month period last year incom order fell pct mln lind will sharehold annual meet rais authoris share capit maximum mln mark nomin for issu share warrant bond maximum issu volum mln mark lind authoris share capit stand nomin mln mark meinhardt authoris give compani flexibl case lind need addit fund for acquisit declin give detail world group turnov rose pct billion mark incom order bare chang billion mark meinhardt sharp appreci mark major trade partner currenc incom order pct prior year level world group turnov heavi plant construct rose pct mln mark incom order drop pct mln mark wake dollar and oil price plung world sale for technic gase rose pct billion mark and incom order gain pct billion mark meinhardt lind strengthen market posit refriger sector strong turnov and order gain austria itali and norwai world group sale sector fell pct mln mark incom order rose pct mln mark fork lift truck and hydraul sector world group sale rise pct billion mark and incom order gain pct billion mark domest group turnov rose pct billion mark and incom order increas pct billion mark compani produc full capac reuter earn lind ling year domest group net profit mln mark mln turnov billion mark billion incom order billion mark billion order book end decemb billion billion tax payment mln mark mln depreci fix asset mln mark mln invest fix asset mln mln dividend announc mark dvfa earn per share mark mark sharehold annual meet dividend date world group turnov billion mark billion incom order billion mark billion invest fix asset mln mark mln world group profit figur parent compani net profit mln mark mln turnov billion mark billion reuter trade trade surplu cut benefit japan sumita bank japan governor satoshi sumita japan nation interest make greater effort reduc trade surplu told busi execut import issu for world economi correct intern trade imbal and solut world debt problem thi end japan and make medium and long term effort alter econom structur expand trade gap two nation world econom growth and expans debtor countri export market need solv debt issu ad reuter money-fx miyazawa major nation act pari accord financ minist kiichi miyazawa major nation take action stabilis exchang rate line agreement pari last month govern sourc miyazawa told upper hous session six nation britain canada franc japan and west germani abid pari accord six agre cooper stabilis exchang rate current level miyazawa wish attend meet major nation expect imf world bank interim committe meet washington start april sourc quot miyazawa japan prevent rise yen japan take matter ad ask six nation had agre stabilis dollar yen rate prevail time pari talk miyazawa declin give specif figur and mention specif rate creat unexpect situat reuter earn hoechst world group pretax profit billion mark billion money-fx bank franc launch monei market intervent tender offici earn hoechst hfag year year end decemb world group pretax profit billion mark billion turnov billion mark billion world group turnov compris domest sale billion billion foreign sale billion billion parent pretax profit billion mark billion turnov billion billion parent turnov compris domest sale billion billion foreign sale billion billion parent invest fix asset mln mark mln depreci fix asset mln mark mln invest particip billion mark mln reuter acq will tender for remain pct standard oil dlr share cash acq offer billion dlr for standard share british petroleum plc intend make tender offer for pct standard oil srd not dlr share cash for total billion offer fulli accept offer made north america inc unit and intend commenc not april offer not condit minimum number share tender statement dlr share price base valuat financi advis into account review public and public inform standard close york last night dlr dlr share drop announc last night close cash payabl met resourc remaind come borrow partli bank year commit revolv credit facil and partli dlr commerci paper programm compani arrang facil chairman sir peter walter that group invest standard largest singl asset full ownership enabl invest and oper decis made limit minor interest believ acquisit repres optimum us financi resourc confid oil price like remain rang suffici justifi invest walter ad that felt that due manag standard oper successfulli even lower oil price environ standard net asset end billion dlr and year report loss billion dlr tax and extraordinari item mln dlr analyst that move had come surpris note that not immedi clear group spend monei bui compani control bought remaind standard share consider cheaper had move six month ago unclear effect tender govern recent announc that intend dispos remain pct stake financi year analyst analyst paul sped broker kleinwort grieveson note that effect govern sale stake depend reaction market deal push gear pct pct likelihood that oil price not repeat last year rapid drop prospect for standard return profit thi year and benefit cash flow good standard high cost oil produc analyst note sped note that need dlr barrel make monei and dlr barrel revenu product and downstream activ push comfort into surplu initi stake standard discoveri oil alaska prudho bai had inadequ distribut facil standard strong market and refin short crude oil analyst that had promot major manag reorganis standard past year probabl that shake standard complet factor time tender offer sped willing hard decis such major balanc sheet write off and sale asset had receiv market lower cost that rationalis loss make miner divis benefit oil price recoveri come straight profit cut back sector reuter earn hoechst rais profit lower sale hoechst hfag statement increas pretax profit despit fall turnov due lower foreign sale lower sale due fall dollar and currenc mark factor pressur sell price sharp fall price crude oil and petrochem raw materi and sale polystyren busi and netherland world group pretax profit rose billion mark billion sale fall billion billion group turnov foreign sale fell billion mark billion drop pct statement made mention net profit figur hoechst will announc dividend propos april quarter thi year sale hit cold weather start year dollar continu present low level sale will below previou year volum term unchang hoechst sale paint and dye fibr sheet and inform technolog rose plant construct sale fell hoechst attribut good result perform parent compani unit west germani and american hoechst corp improv earn larg reflect restructur styren and polystyren activ roussel uclaf rucf and domest consolid partner not perform hoechst attribut pct rise parent compani pretax profit billion mark rise earn interest and hold compani and fall extraordinari cost fall raw materi price not compens for declin turnov due lower price and currenc hoechst bulk billion mark invest project mln mark capit increas hoechst capit corp connect acquisit celanes corp celanes merg american hoechst februari form hoechst celanes corp reuter interest danish overnight monei market rate cut pct central bank earn bhp net mln dlr for month australia largest compani broken hill pty brkn bhp expect report net profit mln mln dlr tomorrow for month end februari share analyst poll reuter thi below mln dlr earn quarter full year end group earn record mln dlr analyst estim that group report quarter net region mln mln dlr mln year earlier and mln second quarter bhp earn half end novemb amount mln dlr sharpli mln year earlier analyst predict that bhp will report upturn petroleum earn compar quarter reflect improv crude oil price bass strait field gain offset lower miner and steel earn miner group hit lower coal price and shipment japan steel divis affect industri and product problem analyst note that quarter bhp lowest earn period ow number season factor and predict sharp rise fourth quarter net mln dlr kei factor fourth quarter expect tax break mln dlr for invest allow capit expenditur steel divis bhp full year earn mln mln dlr ad that such declin surpris note bhp that difficult equal record net profit reuter acq unit seek billion dlr revolv credit support standard oil tender alum indian plant sign alumina export contract unnam norwegian firm agre bui tonn alumina year refineri eastern orissa state due start oper month commerc ministri offici told reuter state own nation aluminium own plant and state own miner and metal trade corp sign long term export agreement compani gave detail plant tonn annual capac will smelt into tonn aluminium and remain will export offici reuter earn luca industri plc luc halfyear end jan shr interim div pre tax profit mln stg mln net profit minor mln mln turnov mln mln trade profit mln stg mln relat compani profit mln mln interest payabl mln mln reorganis and redund cost mln mln tax mln mln minor mln mln extraordinari charg mln mln reuter acq unit seek billion dlr revolv credit intern and north america seek billion dlr year syndic credit facil support british petroleum plc tender offer for pct standard oil not morgan guaranti trust york arrang facil guarante british petroleum plc largest credit facil arrang europ bond analyst full term will announc todai tomorrow morn earlier plan tender offer for pct standard not for dlr share cash financ arrang morgan guaranti will form fulli commit revolv credit announc earlier arrang commerci paper program connect tender and part revolv will us support that program exact size program not decid and dealer not chosen credit facil will borrow issu cash advanc matur six month tender panel will compris bank commit facil despit unpreced size thi euromarket facil morgan guaranti that syndic relationship bank result bank offer lead manag statu mln dlr lead manag mln and manag mln price credit facil becom extrem fine recent year keen competit win mandat morgan guaranti bank compens fairli sinc thi special purpos facil complet quickli sign expect dai reuter earn club mediterrane cmi year end octob parent compani net profit mln franc mln dividend franc includ franc tax credit note compani earlier report consolid net profit mln franc mln and consolid attribut profit mln mln reuter money-fx monei market liquid posit expect flat bank england forecast flat posit monei market todai main factor matur assist and treasuri bill will drain mln stg and rise note circul mln stg outflow will offset mln stg exchequ transact and banker balanc target mln reuter sugar sugar tender concess rebat grant yesterdai sugar tender repres concess produc complaint that lose monei export bloc trade sourc maximum rebat european currenc unit ecu per kilo ecu below produc claim need obtain equival price that offer for sale into intervent rebat last week tender ecu short level produc thought and that previou week ecu below thi level sourc produc offer total tonn sugar into intervent appar attempt persuad commiss set higher maximum rebat formal indic commiss that intend withdraw offer french and german oper involv withdraw offer week april sugar will offici enter intervent store week period normal delai sugar into intervent and payment made for offici that commiss bui sugar determin immedi resel move drive market price reuter bop german feb current account surplu billion mark jan surplu billion offici trade german februari trade surplu billion mark jan surplu billion offici money-supply taiwan save record high taiwan trillion taiwan dlr save offici statist show figur releas yesterdai show form save individu and public and privat firm includ bank deposit certif deposit and bond run pct gross nation product gnp gnp rose pct trillion dlr taiwan strict foreign exchang control and lack incent invest abroad mean huge export earn deposit bank save account earn below pct interest each year reuter acq foreign firm hope join japan telecom compani two rival firm seek enter japan intern telecommun market will offer stake compani foreign firm presid intern telecom japan inc itj nobuo ito declin share firm told reuter not particip manag itj and intern digit commun plan inc idc cabl and wireless plc cawl and pacif telesi group pac pct stake set merg into entiti compet kokusai denshin denwa kdd ministri post and telecommun urg two rival firm merg kdd singl competitor ministri reject foreign manag japan law limit foreign ownership intern telecommun entrant pct and and pacif stake pct merg firm sourc seek join gener electr ford motor citibank bankamerica corp bac nyse shearson lehman bro inc saloman brother asia boe comput servic unisi corp ui societ general and deutsch bank dbkg fra merger plan criticis for exclud foreign firm meaning posit market prime minist margaret thatcher secretari state georg shultz commerc secretari malcolm baldrig and trade repres clayton yeutter express such opposit japanes prime minist yasuhiro nakason will draft repli critic discuss post and ministri offici reuter earn siemen see sale billion mark thi year world group turnov siemen sieg rise billion mark current year septemb pct upturn month manag board chairman karlheinz kask siemen report world group turnov billion mark kask told annual sharehold meet turnov rose billion mark month pct year ago period rise due payment januari for west german nuclear power station led jump domest sale pct month turnov abroad show pct increas kask give figur period incom order rose pct billion mark period for year incom order rise and two billion mark billion apart payment for nuclear power station commun and telecommun sector contribut growth thi year kask not make profit forecast for uncertainti direct dollar kask siemen report that quarter group net profit fell margin mln mark mln period previou year turnov month rose strongli instal and automot technolog commun and telecommun sector compon and energi and autom show sharp declin kask domest order rose billion mark month thi year pct level period boost order for fulli own kraftwerk union subsidiari foreign order grew pct billion mark increas order newli acquir subsidiari abroad balanc declin dollar instal and automot technolog sector show sharp rise order energi and autom and commun order below level achiev period telecommun order remain roughli level kask invest expect remain six billion mark pct increas previou year research and develop like rise pct billion mark pct turnov reuter earn krupp satisfactori result fri krupp gmbh krpg steel and engin group had satisfactori despit provision pct fall total group sale billion mark billion previou year parti turnov declin billion billion order slip billion mark billion preliminari statement despit figur reflect dollar weak mark and oil and raw materi price fall satisfactori year reason continu expans machineri and plant sector account for pct total sale krupp ad that area mechan engin busi achiev notabl growth rate and acquisit had underpin machineri and compon activ order declin steel and trade and servic sector affect group total order figur busi sector contribut posit result achiev krupp ad give detail domest order decreas pct billion mark previou year and foreign order fell pct billion foreign busi account for pct order pct order receiv machineri and plant sector member compani compris core area group rose mln mark last year billion krupp group order hand amount billion mark end decemb billion start year order receiv steel sector last year decreas pct billion mark steel market weaken increasingli year exchang rate movement deterior foreign trade and downturn number custom industri difficult market for section and flat qualiti steel depress order tonnag pct krupp special steel boost strong demand for stainless cold roll flat grew pct tonnag term reuter trade pessim for german export ministri firm not pessimist export prospect even foreign market becom difficult mark strength econom ministri ministri parliamentari state secretari ludolf georg von wartenberg told busi confer german export start rise real term revers lower export trend emerg mid even turnaround not occur worri economi long weak export not affect good domest demand von wartenberg consum demand remain quit good note had cool invest climat thi reason for heighten watch not for stimul step for bonn export work activ promot free world trade ad von wartenberg economi had good export opportun price alon not factor intern competit ad german firm reput for high qualiti standard prompt deliveri time and good servic von wartenberg govern difficult posit trade figur face intern pressur reduc trade surplu west german worri effect mark strength countri export report trade surplu oversea tend concentr nomin trade figur rose record billion mark thi rise due lower import caus declin dollar and oil price german export fact fall real term for reuter money-fx monetari author lose credibl monetari author major industrialis countri lost credibl thi week dollar sold despit plea minist and widespread central bank intervent dealer dollar fall below yen follow last month pari currenc stabilis agreement japan west germani britain franc and canada dramat revers success group york plaza meet weaken dollar and market agre that dollar overvalu thi time market and author side dealer appar confus rank nation encourag market challeng author despit concert intervent central bank unit state japan britain and west germani plea japanes financ minist kiichi miyazawa for action stabilis dollar match weekend comment treasuri secretari jame baker that target zone for dollar dollar sold yesterdai comment baker that stood pari accord noth revers sentiment dealer intervent back remark fed chairman paul volcker and japanes central bank governor satoshi sumita month ago brought dollar fall halt slow rate declin note situat rais question whether intervent can succe trend todai huge currenc market dealer market cool respons intervent reflect basic oversuppli dollar thi mean that current dollar sell not sheer specul natur back real demand koichi miyazaki deputi gener manag sanwa bank dealer dollar will remain weak despit intervent and matter time oper push below yen dollar close tokyo todai york record low tokyo last tuesdai dealer dollar will gain temporari support rise yen earli april group industri nation meet discuss currenc market expect nation pari six itali agre anoth stabilis currenc apart intervent chief dealer bank dealer unsur method us and sceptic long pari accord nation particulari will remain will prevent dollar fall continu high trade deficit japan pressur protectionist congress for lower dollar limit washington option market think central bank action slow dollar fall not push back yen tadahiko nashimoto manag long term credit bank japan anoth bearish factor for dollar expect larg forward dollar sale april june for export bill fall due for japanes export april septemb export had delai expect yen depreci dealer yesterdai request trade hous ministri intern trade and industri restrict dollar sale ineffect light thi real demand market anticip activ institut dollar sale hedg currenc risk bond hold busi year start april dealer market establish dollar trade rang and yen dealer dollar trade and yen pari accord februari and yen consid low end for dollar yen dealer that dollar fall below yen will pick renew downward momentum and slide reuter trade feb trade deficit mln stg deficit mln jan offici gnp malaysian central bank see higher growth gross domest product gdp growth expect grow and two pct pct central bank forecast compar pct gdp growth forecast made treasuri last octob bank negara annual report that gross nation product gnp expect grow pct declin pct that turnaround investor confid sinc last novemb had spur moder improv oil and commod price and rise manufactur export growth expect come anticip rise export earn industrialis countri sustain averag gnp growth pct ad bank negara forecast assum that crude oil will averag dlr barrel rubber cent kilo palm oil ringgit tonn tin ringgit kilo and rise pct manufactur export malaysia intern term trade will turn rise two pct declin pct and pct incom will higher privat consum spend like recov and expand budget will remain strict control resourc gap govern financ current account will bridg term bank governor jaafar hussein report current account deficit expect narrow billion ringgit pct gnp billion pct gnp previou year bank forecast inflat rate will increas pct pct rise reuter earn luca see continu growth second half luca industri plc luc underli perform continu improv second half profit restrain low activ commerci vehicl and tractor market north american electron compani earlier report two mln stg rise pretax profit mln six month end januari figur mln below forecast and luca share drop sharpli gmt last night close continu plan for activ internation competit and profit cost restructur reorganis employe train and retrain automot busi togeth high research and develop spend affect profit short term luca exploit growth opportun automot market vehicl break and engin manag system recent acquisit north america had strengthen luca aerospac and luca industri system reuter grain iwc up soviet grain import estim mln tonn mln offici trade trade surplu cut benefit japan sumita bank japan governor satoshi sumita japan nation interest make greater effort reduc trade surplu told busi execut import issu for world economi correct intern trade imbal and solut world debt problem thi end japan and make medium and long term effort alter econom structur expand trade gap two nation world econom growth and expans debtor countri export market need solv debt issu ad reuter acq commiss approv rainbow progress merger commerc commiss approv propos merger progress enterpris and rainbow corp rainbow statement merger involv format compani astral pacif corp will acquir share compani for share exchang basi rainbow earlier thi week lift stake progress pct pct statement privat compani transcapit corp fulli own rainbow director craig heatlei gari lane and ken wikelei will purchas thi stake for undisclos cash sum commiss approv transcapit acquir pct astral pacif rainbow brierlei invest frequent critic merger launch full bid for progress dlr share last mondai reuter money-fx monei market forecast revis deficit bank england revis estim todai monei market shortfal mln stg flat posit reuter reserves german net currenc reserv rise west german net currenc reserv rose mln mark week march billion fall billion mark previou week bundesbank currenc reserv unchang billion mark bring net monetari reserv billion reuter money-fx currenc exchang loss push malaysia debt exchang loss billion ringgit push malaysia outstand extern debt billion ringgit billion central bank annual report bank negara malaysia net borrow drop extern debt rose due pct appreci basket currenc ringgit peg basket compris princip dollar yen mark swiss franc french franc sterl guilder canadian and singapor dollar ad bank negara growth extern debt declin progress peak pct pct rose pct malaysia debt serv ratio pct export prudenc limit pct bank negara governor jaafar hussein told report reuter trade treasuri baker oppos tax increas treasuri secretari jame baker that oppos feder tax increas reduc budget deficit and favor spend cut don tax increas good idea and quit confid that presid reagan doesn good idea baker interview cabl new network moneylin televis program taxpay tax rate pct gnp tradition feder govern spend rate pct gnp baker spend cut cut budget deficit baker oppos stock transact tax propos hous speaker jim wright tex special tax stock transfer tax unfortun approach treasuri secretari unit state effici capit market world and tax impair effici intern front baker bank lend develop countri question thi standard and poor corp downgrad todai debt six major monei center bank hold compani larg heavi develop nation loan exposur baker that develop countri adopt free market econom polici such unit state capit flow will requir support need reform econom system countri monei come equiti debt and baker that develop nation invest regim not support equiti invest you debt comment trade deficit baker you billion dlr reduct thi year reuter money-fx treasuri baker stand pari pact treasuri secretari jame baker stood pari agreement lead industri nation foster exchang rate stabil current level refer you pari agreement recognit currenc rang broadli consist econom fundament baker told cabl new network interview quit satisfi agreement pari not parti baker note nation agre accord oper foster greater exchang rate stabil level refus comment directli current yen dollar rate flatli that foreign exchang market recent tend draw unwarr infer baker quot british televis weekend target for currenc statement that trigger thi week renew declin dollar pari agreement repres evid that intern econom polici ordin aliv and baker treasuri secretari stress import for main surplu countri grow fast consist low inflat resolv trade imbal ad that feder reserv board chairman paul volcker outspoken suggest main trade partner grow fast can reuter gold german analyst gold rise half price gold bullion like rise second half year increas privat investor demand west german analyst gold rise high dlr per ounc thi year peter witt director westdeutsch landesbank girozentral trade divis present mint promot gold and silver eagl seri coin lot will depend oil price and develop stock exchang witt ad gold posit for rise onc break dlr gold fix thi morn london dlr despit current strong interest gold mine stock investor want bui physic gold witt interest gold mine stock wane stock exchang ralli countri start waver hermann strohmey vice presid commerzbank foreign exchang trade and treasuri depart gold pois rise dlr ounc second half thi year price fall below dlr ounc and will continu rang and dlr half thi year reuter earn interst estim loss brazil interst bancorp chairman joseph pinola bank hold compani lose mln dlr per year tax had put medium and long term debt accrual statu interview that result pct declin annual earn per share pinola interst bank not decid put loan brazil stop pai interest last month accrual statu injur negoti that interst report secur and exchang commiss last week that mln dlr medium long term loan brazil decemb nonperformind brazilian outstand debt total mln dlr interst mln dlr short term loan trade line brazil pinola believ solut brazilian debt crisi will polit econom find disquiet and discomfort reuter jobs french unemploy rise season adjust mln februari offici earn mickelberri corp mbc qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note quarter net includ dlr tax credit reuter acq mickelberri mbc complet sale unit mickelberri corp complet previous announc sale pct and group subsidiari that had retain ayer inc for undisclos term ayer bought pct year mickelberri will report gain transact reuter earn fluorocarbon fcbn qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr ct dlr net sale mln mln note prior year net includ gain dlr discontinu oper year and loss quarter and gain dlr year dispos discontinu reuter jobs french februari unemploy hit record mln french unemploy rose record season adjust mln februari mln januari and mln end last year labour ministri rise percentag workforc job pct last month pct januari and pct end unadjust term unemploy fell last month mln reuter acq philip electr sell stake unidar philip electr ireland arrang sale mln ordinari share hold subsidiari unidar aluminium unidar place arrang alli irish invest bank plc dividend price irish penc per share reuter earn american medic intern inc qtr shr profit ct loss ct earn american medic intern inc ami net qtr shr profit ct loss ct net profit mln loss mln rev mln mln half shr profit ct loss ct net profit mln loss mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note period end februari prior year net period includ pretax asset writedown mln dlr and addit reserv mln dlr prior year net includ tax credit mln dlr quarter and mln dlr half reuter reserves french reserv fall debt repay french reserv fell week end march repay bulk debt contract januari european monetari cooper fund bank franc weekli statement repay capit and interest thi loan strong pressur franc preced european monetari system em realign and subsequ group meet pari place march compris repay billion franc worth european currenc unit ecu billion franc worth foreign currenc and billion franc worth special draw right sdr bank result foreign currenc reserv fell billion franc march billion march ecu reserv fell billion franc billion gold reserv remain stabl billion franc reuter acq foot miner letter intent merg into rio tinto zinc cpi german march cost live pct below year ago feb pct below offici earn trizec corp qtr jan net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note compani own pct bramalea reuter earn boston edison bse regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl record april reuter cpi german cost live fall march year ago cost live west germani provision unchang march compar februari fell pct march feder statist offic februari cost live rose pct januari fell pct compar februari offic final figur for march will releas dai reuter acq foot miner fte merg into rio tinto foot miner sign letter intent merg into rio tinto zinc corp plc for cash compani time acquisit asset will includ lithium and ferrosilicon oper foot pct own newmont mine corp nem sign letter intent sell cambridg oper and talk sale manganes oper compani foot newmont inform vote favor rio tinto propos foot term agreement includ price for propos cash transact not releas subject continu due dilig investig compani definit merger agreement expect negoti six week and sharehold expect vote deal meet expect held june juli reuter jobs time jobless claim rose week applic for unemploy insur benefit rose season adjust week end march prior week labor depart number peopl receiv benefit regular state program total week end march latest period for that figur that previou week reuter earn product inc qtr shr dlr ct earn product be qtr jan net shr profit dlr profit ct net profit mln profit mln sale mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit sale note current year net period includ prtax provis for restructur oper dlr quarter and mln dlr year latest year net includ dlr tax credit and dlr posttax loss debt extinguish reuter interest bank spain year record assist fund bank spain provid billion peseta assist fund banker reflect fear fresh increas overnight rate daili auction biggest year and come previou record set last june billion peseta spokesman for spain top bank higher overnight call monei rate expect short term view disappoint monei suppli figur for februari monei suppli measur liquid asset public hand rose pct last month pct januari and compar thi year pct target monei suppli growth pct last year central bank tuesdai rais overnight rate quarter percentag point pct demand for billion peseta rate stood pct start year and increas drain liquid rise demand for fund polici prove counter product and rate will come long term bank spokesman repli reuter enquiri higher rate fuell influx short term specul capit abroad mln dlr current excess liquid system convert peseta west germani and countri lower rate reuter acq ethyl corp unit complet acquisiton ethyl corp subsidiari complet acquisiton nelson research and develop nelr merger approv complet jan tender offer valu approxim mln dlr compani ad that nelson base irvin calif will oper wholli own subsidiari ethyl nelson design and develop drug ethyl reuter trade british politician urg japan trade sanction hundr member britain rule conserv parti sign motion call for trade sanction japan forc tokyo open domest market british good govern announc last week that japan had billion dlr trade surplu britain depart trade and industri govern draw conting plan forc japan into open domest market spokesman such move last resort idea consid includ block japanes compani trade britain and revok licens japanes oper london financi district reuter acq hold york press confer british petroleum plc schedul york press confer for est gmt todai senior manag will discuss compani propos acquisit pct standard oil srd that not for dlr per share offer worth billion dlr reuter money-fx treasuri mulford reaffirm pact foster currenc stabil current level money-fx treasuri mulford currenc target zone rang gold german analyst gold firm thi year price gold bullion like rise second half year increas privat investor demand west german analyst gold rise high dlr per ounc thi year peter witt director westdeutsch landesbank girozentral trade divis present mint promot gold and silver eagl seri coin lot will depend oil price and develop stock exchang witt ad gold posit for rise onc break dlr gold fix thi morn london dlr despit current strong interest gold mine stock investor want bui physic gold witt interest gold mine stock wane stock exchang ralli countri start waver hermann strohmey vice presid commerzbank foreign exchang trade and treasuri depart gold pois rise dlr ounc second half thi year price fall below dlr ounc and will continu rang and dlr half thi year reuter money-fx bank franc leav monei market intervent rate unchang pct offici acq mco mco maxxam mxm holder approv merger mco hold inc sharehold and maxxam group inc approv propos merger two compani mco maxxam sharehold file object propos settlement sharehold action relat merger delawar court chanceri hear settlement propos schedul for march merger subject court approv settlement condit reuter earn price pclb qtr march net shr ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln half shr ct ct net mln mln sale billion billion avg shr mln mln note twelv and week period reuter earn carolian system see lower fiscal profit carolian system intern inc anticip profit for fiscal end june will lower fiscal earn dlr despit expect revenu increas pct mln dlr extraordinari expens associ decemb withdraw plan common share offer expect modestli profit for year below dlr earn fiscal compani carolian previous report fiscal six month profit dlr exclud extraordinari loss dlr compar earn dlr prior year compani anticip fiscal earn lower due withdraw share offer comput equip shipment delai and cost associ sale staff expans strengthen canadian dollar currenc will advers affect revenu and earn sinc pct revenu gener sale canada carolian lead supplier util softwar for hewlett packard comput system reuter gold gold eagl sale project mln ounc american eagl gold bullion coin sale project mln troi ounc year market target mln donna pope director mint told journalist world sale began octob reach mln ounc six month sale thi made world market leader share pct pope pope that volum term half gold eagl sale north america roughli pct europ and pct asia despit introduct gold bullion coin market recent mint aim preserv eagl strong market share extens public mint newli mine gold for coin long thi market price remain gold treasuri stock open market pope gold analyst eagl face competit canadian mapl leaf and lesser extent south african krugerrand estim mapl leaf west german market share pct figur distort german investor bui gold bullion switzerland luxembourg escap pct ad tax impos includ tax ounc coin trade todai mark competit come gold coin includ belgium ecu began sale todai britain and australia plan mint gold bullion coin analyst reuter acq neoax noax sell novatron for mln dlr neoax inc agre sell asset and busi novatron divis veeco instrument inc vee for mln dlr neoax expect gain mln dlr transact expect becomlet second quarter ad gain will shelter tax loss carryforward novatron make militari specif power suppli and avion compon for prime govern defens contractor had sale mln dlr reuter earn ponc feder bank fsb pfb rais dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record march reuter earn foothil group fgi see quarter don gevirtz chairman foothil group inc told reuter compani quarter result will sharpli last year cent share quarter result will dramat present analyst cite sharp drop earn asset healthi asset growth and lower expens declin predict specif result for quarter quarter commer financ compani earn dlr ct per share gevirtz declin predict full year result expect excel year foothil earn dlr ct per share analyst expect foothil record earn ct ct share present gevirtz foothil reduc pct compani level perform asset high pct previou year david hilton chief financi offic compani gener and administr expens will reduc pct averag asset pct compani had averag asset mln dlr continu oper and mln dlr discontinu oper annual report reuter acq standard srd refer bid group standard oil british petroleum plc propos offer dlr share for pct standard stock not held refer special committe compani board thi committe compos independ exect director compani form april for purpos monitor relationship standard oil and standard group will offer due note committe retain boston corp and cravath swain and moor advis reuter earn anchor glass agl see higher qtr net anchor glass contain corp quarter net incom expect exce mln dlr earn extraordinari item year earlier quarter previous compani had quarter result like lower for period due product disrupt caus larg number product line schedul quarter statement point disrupt effect product line had occur line expect anchor glass quarter oper result help lower anticip oper cost and improv margin sale result favor product mix compani incom perform for full year remain good anchor hock corp arh convert entir princip balanc anchor glass convert subordin note anchor glass common share anchor glass convers decreas total debt and increas stockhold equiti mln dlr and increas common share outstand convers will reduc annual net interest expens mln dlr dlr tax reuter earn macneal schwendler corp mn rais payout qtly div ct ct prior pai june record note prior payment adjust for two for stock split declar recent reuter earn viacom intern inc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter money-fx monei market get mln stg late bank england provid mln stg late monei market bring total assist todai mln stg thi compar bank revis estim mln stg monei market shortfal reuter earn phlcorp phx breakeven result phlcorp inc for novemb decemb report period emerg reorgan proceed earn dlr revenu mln dlr exclud dlr gain sale real estat and dlr tax credit compani successor baldwin unit corp reuter acq foot miner merg into rio tinto foot miner sign letter intent merg into rio tinto zinc corp plc for cash foot pct own newmont mine corp newmont inform vote favor rio tinto propos foot term agreement includ price for propos cash transact not releas subject continu due dilig investig compani definit merger agreement expect negoti six week and sharehold expect vote deal meet expect held june juli reuter alum aluminium scrap recoveri and usag rise aluminium scrap recoveri and usag and output secondari metal will continu rise shearson lehman brother review secondari aluminium market detail cost and demand factor primari smelt cost declin gener recent year substanti energi cost save offer secondari smelter will continu make melt materi increasingli attract take kilowatt hour kwh electr produc tonn primari aluminium compar kwh for tonn secondari metal shearson demand side develop automobil and packag bode for secondari aluminium consumpt automobil product expect fall thi year upward trend and will continu for forese futur and addit us aluminium cast gain wider accept automobil industri packag shearson not expect aluminium domin beverag can market major economi extent evid recycl increas countri addit cost save involv technolog advanc enabl alloi higher puriti produc secondari aluminium industri shearson not like problem avail huge scrap reservoir and thi true european countri albeit smaller scale reuter acq cross and trecker ctco bui autom unit cross and trecker agre acquir allianc autom system divis gleason corp gle for undisclos amount cash gleason divis manufactur autom assembl and test system us product small medium size compon for number industri includ automot electron and applianc allianc autom had sale mln dlr and emploi reuter earn salant corp slt qtr feb net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln note current year net exclud dlr tax credit compani oper chapter bankruptci reuter earn healthmat inc hmte qtr loss shr loss ct loss six ct net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr year shr loss ct loss ct net loss rev avg shr reuter earn nation banc commerc nbcc set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record march reuter earn harsco corp hsc set regular payout qtrly div ct ct pai record april reuter cocoa madagascar cocoa product estim higher madagascar cocoa product estim pct higher thi year tonn agricultur ministri offici thi improv reflect govern effort last year extend exist cocoa plantat and plant higher yield varieti northern tip island last year madagascar export tonn high qualiti cocoa trade ministri thi year export estim tonn reuter earn comput associ set two for split comput associ intern inc board declar two for stock split payabl record april reuter reserves swiss net capit export rise increas activ switzerland bank push net capit export provision billion franc last year billion nation bank pre public copi annual report current account surplu swiss balanc payment reach provision billion franc last year billion nation bank currenc reserv rose billion franc billion rise take into account effect shift exchang rate reserv fell billion bank net capit export climb billion franc billion capit export domest bank fell billion billion nation bank gave figur bracket current account billion made good servic factor incom transfer capit account billion made direct invest portfolio invest capit traffic bank capit traffic includ traffic not includ and statist error chang currenc reserv nation bank interest incom foreign currenc foreign currenc transact reuter ship lawrenc seawai open march lawrenc seawai lake ontario and montreal schedul open for ship season march seawai offici great lake open for traffic earlier thi month due mild winter schedul repair welland canal join lake eri lake ontario will that section close april open lock system lock soo canal join lake superior huron open morn march commerci vessel lock armi corp engin offici soo canal open for daylight vessel movement hour movement allow begin march ad reuter grain dutch grain levi test case start april larg dutch anim feed compound will begin formal legal proceed earli month test case grain respons levi appli spokesman for dutch grain and feed trade associ het comit told reuter het comit ordin nation action alleg distort caus currenc factor levi and sinc decemb lodg individu case busi appeal court hagu basic complaint that levi not account currenc cross rate exchang and compound countri strong currenc pai currenc paid produc anoth countri het comit obtain temporari agreement that compani can pai amount receiv levi pai full guilder amount dutch grain commod board spokesman het comit will provid financi and legal back test case busi administr court hagu oral proceed begin april spokesman het comit final select compani for test case lodg bill firm receiv commod board for payment levi contain signific currenc distort and involv grain wide varieti origin name compani not made public administr court not expect make final rule case futur het comit spokesman like refer question appeal court luxembourg and result easili anoth month matter final resolv meanwhil action dutch anim feed compound put pressur commod board urg dutch govern follow earlier statement and seek complet review brussel levi collect spokesman het comit member fefac associ european anim feed manufactur parti action protest levi luxembourg appeal court reuter earn fund see higher net fund inc expect earn six dlr share dlr share compani net earn pct dlr net asset rose pct dlr share year earlier adjust for for two stock split reuter gas spanish refin plan gasolin addit plant spain state refin empresa nacion petroleo emp plan build second unit for product methyl tertiari butyl ether mtbe gasolin addit replac lead compani sourc coruna base plant annual capac tonn and tonn per year facil that emp will start tarragona year will make state refin spain biggest produc mtbe petroleo del nort petronor run tonn year plant bilbao and cia espanola petroleo cepsa plan put similar unit onstream year algecira reuter earn roi weston inc wstna qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note share adjust for for two stock split effecit march weston earn for firstg quarter will flat due recent substanti addit manag and technic staff and expans southeastern and northwestern compani full year earn and revenu expect higher compani todai report earn dlr dlr and revenu mln dlr mln dlr weston earn dlr last year quarter reuter gas mobil mob upgrad refineri unit mobil corp will spend mln dlr upgrad gasolin produc unit beaumont texa refineri unit catalyt reform convert low octan compon gasolin into high octan compon for us super unlead gasolin compani modern will unit regener catalyst continu basi shutdown shut twice year unit produc barrel gasolin compon year construct will start late thi year complet set for mid reuter acq blockbust bbec acquir license blockbust entertain corp agre bui southern video blockbust license san antonio blockbust will issu share common stock for net asset southern video compani acquisit complet intend open addit blockbust video superstor san antonio market reuter acq contel ctc bui walker counti telephon contel corp agre principl acquir walker counti telephon lafayett for undisclos amount common stock walker custom northeast georgia compani agreement subject approv regulatori agenc board and walker sharehold reuter money-fx mulford stabil treasuri assist secretari david mulford pari agreement lead industri nation intend produc reason stabil exchang market month told senat bank subcommitte group nation and canada agre pari can period reason stabil volatil give time for committ pari place ask sen phil gramm tex whether intervent not fact overvalu dollar mulford repli that administr judg that econom adjust current exchang rate reflect underli econom fundament stabil sought nation west germani and japan stimul economi domest and cut budget deficit mulford testimoni stress that sharp fall dollar hurt abil germani and japan boost growth mulford note that half west germani economi affect intern develop increas japanes domest growth result export japan and not necessarili lead greater japanes capit flow gramm assert japan reform domest capit market comment pari agreement mulford exchang rate stabil germani and japan effort can carri mulford reject gramm argument that faster domest growth germani and japan result even lower dollar mulford administr want achiev pattern higher growth oversea improv trade deficit trade deficit resolv lower dollar recess altern term unaccept and undesir reuter acq thermo process tpsi complet acqusit thermo process system inc complet purchas thermo process servic inc subsidiari thermo electron corp tmo thermo process system issu share common stock thermo electron connect sale reuter acq siemen rais stake telecom siemen sieg fulli own subsidiari siemen inform system inc rais stake telecom commun inc pct pct siemen spokesman ad that telecom commun largest independ supplier telephon exchang system and had achiev turnov mln dlr stake had acquir telecom intern inc spokesman declin comment newspap report that purchas price remain stake total mln dlr reuter earn fruehauf post mln dlr loss fruehauf corp privat decemb leverag buyout predecessor compani had loss mln dlr compar earn mln dlr sale predecessor compani billion dlr compar billion dlr includ sale oper divestitur candid fruehauf connect buyout acquisit predecessor compani incur mln dlr expens charg oper addit direct expens fruehauf oper result advers affect unquantifi amount due disrupt relat proxi contest and attempt hostil takeov start earli fruehauf board reschedul annual meet june for complet and distribut result sharehold reuter acq michigan gener mgl sell krestmark unit michigan gener corp agre sell substanti asset and liabil krestmark subsidiari lcb hold inc for mln dlr cash sale texa base krestmark maker door door frame and product will michigan gener concentr retail diamond lumber and savannah wholesal unit proce sale will us reduc debt deal subject execut definit agreement krestmark had revenu mln dlr and oper loss mln dlr compani account for discontinu oper sinc last septemb dalla base lcb privat held maker structur steel joist and rack and storag handl system michigan gener diamond lumber homebuild product retail unit close unprofit store quarter and reduc headquart staff pct close store had pretax oper loss mln dlr sold provid cash for oper mln dlr inventori store transfer locat compani reuter acq rabbit softwar rabt merg cti data rabbit softwar corp agre principl merg cti data inc privat own commun compani term cti holder and employe will receiv share rabbit stock and royalti sale cti product cti will becom wholli own subsidiari rabbit deal subject complet definit merger agreement receipt parti approv and condit compani reuter earn comstock group inc cstk qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note qtr and year net includ loss dlr and gain dlr ct per share for extraordinari item reuter veg-oil senat hit oil tax vow retali senat vote condemn propos european common market tax veget and marin fat and oil and result retali bind senat resolut sens senat sentiment approv vote administr commun european commun messag that unit state will view establish such tax inconsist european commun oblig gener agreement tariff and trade that will result adopt strong and countermeasur resolut state resolut european commun commiss propos establish consumpt tax veget and fish oil and fat conjunct set farm price for market year senat tax amount almost pct current price soyoil and restrict effect export soybean and veget oil blatantli inconsist oblig gener agreement tariff and trade gatt resolut and constitut anoth egregi attempt impos agricultur cost trade partner reuter earn healthmat inc auditor intend qualifi financi statement earn harsco corp hsc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn milastar corp mila qtr jan loss shr loss two ct loss ct net loss loss sale mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale note prior mth net includ dlr loss sale market secur prior quarter net includ dlr tax credit current year net includ provis for loss invest prefer stock dlr quarter and dlr mth reuter earn bank boston expect qtr earn ct dlr shr ct earn bank boston bkb see improv quarter bank boston corp expect quarter earn will rang ct and dlr share ct share last year chairman william brown told sharehold compani mln dlr exposur loan brazil that countri default debt payment default occur quarter earn ct share bring bank lower level estim rang ad brown note quarter net includ ct gain loan restructur will not thi year brown bank nonperform asset not includ brazilian exposur rise mln dlr end thi quarter compar mln dlr year earlier and mln dlr end increas includ equadorian loan expect will ultim repaid compani recov earthquak earlier thi year brown increas includ mexican and venezuelan loan nation face credit problem brown bank boston remain cautious optimit full year even brazilian exposur nonaccur year bank earn dlr share mln dlr net interest revenu billion dlr presid ira stepanian told sharehold meet bank total loan argentina brazil and mexico total mln dlr end pct primari capit brazil loan total mln dlr two third affect suspens interest payment medium and long term foreign debt reuter sugar libya reportedli bought white sugar libya report recent bought two cargo white sugar oper dlr tonn cost and freight trader shipment period requir not reuter acq usair get approv bui piedmont share tender interest fed expect add reserv feder reserv expect enter govern secur market add reserv usual intervent period todai economist feder fund trade steadi pct economist expect indirect inject temporari reserv medium size round custom repurchas agreement economist fed arrang aggress system repurchas agreement economist not rule outright bill pass earli thi afternoon such action had wide anticip yesterdai fail materi reuter earn norcen see improv earn norcen energi resourc pct own hee intern corp earn and cash flow will improv even oil and ga price remain level improv will result product increas lower tax and royalti reduc financ cost and oper effici and downsiz put into place compani annual report norcen previous report earn exclud mln dlr writeoff declin pct mln dlr mln dlr norcen cash flow fell pct mln dlr mln dlr prior year sharp declin oil price signific factor for norcen reduc perform financi result previou year record level clear that norcen withstood declin price and remain financi and operation strong norcen not give specif profit forecast compani posit capit profit opportun core busi area and will continu invest increas revenu and asset valu reuter cocoa cocoa council head present buffer compromis intern cocoa organ icco council chairman deni bra kanon will present compromis propos buffer stock rule produc and consum deleg todai tomorrow morn deleg bra kanon held privat bilater consult major produc and consum thi morn resolv outstand differ issu member cocoa buffer stock can purchas and price differenti for varieti deleg fairli confid differ work time reach agreement tomorrow consum member nation includ britain and belgium favour buffer stock bui pct member cocoa deleg consum argu that bui cheaper lower qualiti member cocoa malaysian will effect support price that low qualiti cocoa pressur market produc meanwhil member cocoa make small percentag buffer malaysia not benefit icco member and buffer stock bought malaysian cocoa malaysia incent join deleg differenti ghana appar want higher differenti for cocoa outlin recent propos chanc cocoa bought for buffer stock produc deleg consum want differenti adjust that not promot buffer stock purchas expens cocoa such ghanaian and brazilian technic point sort includ limit cocoa buffer stock manag can bui nearbi intermedi and forward posit and consequ effect price deliveri deleg reuter acq siemen rebutt critic cgct offer siemen sieg rebut critic block american telephon and telegraph corp and entri into french telecommun firm compagni general construct telephoniqu cgct manag board member han baur told journalist that acquisit joint pct stake cgct and and philip gloeilampenfabrieken pglo had not decid two year ago claim and french govern own cgct had ask siemen start submit offer for stake cgct result negoti open baur siemen had made offer last summer handelsblatt newspap todai quot and chairman jame olson that siemen attempt stop and and philip lead resurg protection baur expect french govern decid win bid end april cgct share french switchboard market amount pct french govern limit cgct particip foreign compani pct and set price mln franc for compani bauer pct limit appli initi stake not rule stake increas siemen aim introduc technolog bauer siemen and french telecommun firm jeumont schneider submit joint offer start march pct limit compani will form joint ventur cgct siemen will pct stake compani jeumont schneider will pct apart invest mln franc for modernis cgct research centr plan reuter money-fx mulford disappoint newli industri nic effort strengthen currenc earn ford near execut bonus ford motor near gener motor corp last year execut bonus top larger automak profit share payment worker ford outstrip earn last year incent bonus total mln dlr slightli gener motor mln gener motor not make profit share payment worker ford made profit share distribut mln dlr dlr per worker gener motor earn drop billion dlr billion profit not suffici gener payout profit share formula ford earn billion dlr billion recogn employe effort and fulfil commit wai includ profit share reuter earn pier import pir declar stock split pier import inc board declar for two split common stock and cent prefer stock and declar regular quarterli dividend two cent per share pre split share common stock outstand pier declar pct annual dividend increas for post split common share split will effect form pct stock dividend class compani sharehold approv requir for increas author share common stock mln mln approv need for increas author share prefer stock million million vote will conduct annual sharehold meet june pier million share common stock and share ct prefer stock outstand split share will distribut june sharehold record two ct per share quarterli cash dividend will payabl sharehold record increas share outstand will broaden base stock ownership compani and dividend increas reflect director posit outlook for futur prospect pier import clark johnson presid and chief execut offic reuter earn lancer corp lacr qtr net shr ct ct net rev avg shr year shr ct dlr net rev mln mln avg shr note quarter net includ dlr charg repal invest tax credit reuter earn macneal schwendler corp mn qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note prior year net exclud dlr loss discontinu oper and dlr dispos share adjust for stock dividend reuter earn nichol institut lab qtr feb net shr two ct net rev mln reuter earn medic devic corp fmdc year loss shr loss ct net loss sale note compani develop stage reuter earn healthmat hmte expect qualifi opinion healthmat inc auditor laventhol and horwath will issu qualifi opinion compani financi statement compani public march earlier report loss for fourth quarter auditor statement subject opinion caution that continu oper loss and neg cash flow achiev profit oper acquir addit equiti capit financ continu exist healthmat report loss for year dlr ct share revenu mln dlr year ago had loss dlr ct share revenu dlr increas sale reflect initi shipment fluoroscan imag system low radiat rai imag devic that recent classifi underwrit laboratori inc reuter earn healthmat inc hmte qtr loss shr loss ct loss six ct net loss loss rev avg shr year shr loss ct loss ct net loss rev avg shr reuter acq usair clear bui piedmont pie share usair group inc depart transport issu order allow purchas and hold vote trust piedmont aviat inc share usair seek current dlr per share tender offer compani order supersed order issu depart last fridai that requir usair sell week expir tender piedmont share held excess pct piedmont stock outstand compani piedmont share togeth piedmont share own usair constitut pct piedmont share fulli dilut basiu pct share outstand share held vote trust pend depart review usair applic obtain control piedmont reuter interest fed set two billion dlr custom repurchas fed earn hous fabric inc qtr jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr ct ct net sale mln mln note prior year net period includ dlr charg sale craft showcas store reuter retail german retail expect good west german retail expect anoth good year even will not repeat sharp increas turnov enjoi gener associ german retail trade hde hde presid wolfgang hinrich retail satisfi real turnov increas pct pct last year steep pct rise hinrich turnov increas had brought hesit sign improv earn west german retail sector reuter money-fx german wage round limit monetari option bundesbank option for west germani monetari polici limit for forese futur delic stage wage negoti union and employ economist and monei market dealer call monei fell quit activ trade todai drop pct pct yesterdai and below pct treasuri bill rate difficult month end approach dealer and economist bundesbank encourag lower rate forese futur larg for fear upset current wage round monei market dealer for major foreign bank don bundesbank rate happen not want fall wait union wage round west germani union and employ prepar ground for triennial wage negoti base detail assess growth and inflat economist ut geipel economist citibank bundesbank accommod monetari polici rais fear quarter return inflat medium term union oblig curtail wage demand result bundesbank concern make move that interfer negoti process geipel current round countri power union metal repres metalwork and engin demand shorten work week hour present and accompani pct increas wage engin employ associ gesamtmetal offer bring hour week juli and give two stage wage increas pct rise april thi year and anoth pct juli agreement forg metal europ largest union mln member and employ set benchmark for settlement industri such public sector bank and feder post offic negoti began decemb and union hope conclud earli april ahead tradit holidai period june economist union current warn strike and rhetor part negoti strategi and not lead repeat damag week strike union not compromis greatli posit and conflict thi extend length time bundesbank activ low kei economist monei market head union humili protract financi problem neue heimat cooper hous ventur contribut union obstinaci union haven forgotten that and will put thi squar account negoti addit newli elect chairman metal union franz steinkuehl radic and determin predecessor han meyer and set for longer battl achiev settlement for membership engin worker firm south germani held warn strike last two hour yesterdai firm hit includ zahnradfabrik passau gmbh and aerospac group messerschmitt boelkow blohm gmbh todai employe compani warn strike statement metal monei market dealer that overnight call monei rate rise futur case and not depend polit inhibit bundesbank billion mark come into market tomorrow salari payment feder govern result bank fell back bundesbank offer mop liquid sale dai treasuri bill anticip lower rate month end pension payment date bank behalf custom due mondai dealer note bank short liquid bill matur tuesdai rate soar perhap pct lombard ceil bank stock fund averag billion mark bundesbank minimum reserv dai march billion requir reuter acq foreign firm hope join japan telecom compani presid nobuo ito intern telecom japan inc itj two rival firm seek enter japan intern telecommun market will offer stake compani foreign firm declin share firm and told reuter not particip manag itj and intern digit commun plan inc idc cabl and wireless plc and pacif telesi group pct stake set merg into entiti compet kokusai denshin denwa reuter acq siemen rais stake telecom siemen sieg fulli own subsidiari siemen inform system inc rais stake telecom commun inc pct pct siemen spokesman ad that telecom commun largest independ supplier telephon exchang system and had turnov mln dlr stake had acquir telecom intern inc spokesman declin comment newspap report that purchas price total mln dlr reuter acq interst seek acquisit two month interst bancorp withdrew bold attempt bui bankamerica corp chairman joseph pinola for good bui wai avoid bought wide rang interview pinola for wai improv profit and capit and resist potenti maintain independ feder regulatori will major east coast bank bui bank california interst fourth largest california bank and nineth largest nationwid own bank western state and franchis oper addit state bank industri sourc attract target for larg foreign bank quickli move into lucr california market and west coast region declin specif corpor strategi ask acquisit will part plan pinola repli that undoubtedli fair statement almost naiv not that pinola character acquisit strategi opportunist will for bank manag troubl that can bargain add manag restor profit for bank state interst oper cut cost combin resourc except texa bank manag purchas discount depress region economi pinola declin comment circumst move rekindl bid for bankamerica continu monitor and lot thing and lot peopl continu monitor and bank analyst anoth interst bid bankamerica long shot not like happen time pinola call decis last month withdraw billion dlr bid nation second largest bank difficult decis that decis made acknowledg interst difficult time keep number posit california bank commun competit thi state tough note citybank recent purchas financi servic branch sear roebuck compani citybank move rapidli move and well fargo fourth california pinola acknowledg that secur pacif corp recent acquisit arizona washington and oregon quickli region competitor area interst long domin secur and continu highli profit and manag compani ad interst moment advantag own and manag region bank longer and recognit advantag region bank common name pinola coastal state bank good financi condit interst continu sustain loan loss rocki mountain state energi real estat and agricultur domin economi ask thought loan loss area had peak don bottom problem real estat relat and real estat problem for year pinola anoth fail econom sector agricultur midwest slow expans interst franchis oper interst franchis bank that offer interst financi servic ten state year ago take franchis oper east mississippi river pinola franchis bank west expans into midwest come call franchis system moder profit pinola rejuven agricultur sector for commenc franchis speed gener last year two bank industri gener pinola think will anoth bad year for loan loss bank minim hold real estat improv profit reuter earn hous fabric see result improv hous fabric inc expect growth earn and revenu current fiscal year progress will open super store thi year hous fabric oper store compani todai report earn for year end januari dlr sale mln dlr prior year earn dlr sale mln dlr prior year earn includ dlr charg for disposit craft showcas store reuter veg-oil senat hit oil tax vow retali senat vote condemn propos european common market tax veget and fish fat and oil and result retali bind senat resolut sens senat sentiment approv vote administr communci european commun messag that unit state will view establish such tax inconsist european commun oblig gener agreement tariff and trade that will result adopt strong and countermeasur resolut state reuter acq kodak bui stake biotechnolog compani eastman kodak reach agreement acquir stock repres pct interest industri biotechnolog compani genencor inc for undisclos term genencor sharehold includ stalei continent inc sta corn glass work glw and genentech inc gene compani grant option increas equiti stake agre make multiyear multimillion dollar commit genecor research product relat food additivi and pharmaceut intermedi reuter earn averi avi qtr feb net shr ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln reuter interest fed set two billion dlr custom repurchas feder reserv enter govern secur market arrang two billion dlr custom repurchas agreement spokeswoman for york fed feder fund trade pct time indirect inject temporari reserv reuter earn knight ridder inc krn set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april six reuter earn technitrol inc tnl set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn nationwid cellular servic inc ncel qtr shr loss six ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln avg shr mln reuter earn automot technolog corp year net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn roger rog see qtr net significantli roger corp quarter earn will significantli earn dlr ct share for quarter last year compani expect revenu for quarter somewhat higher revenu mln dlr post for year ago quarter roger reach agreement for sale mold switch circuit product line major supplier sale term not disclos will complet earli second quarter roger reuter earn island telephon share split approv island telephon previous announc two for common share split approv sharehold annual meet reuter earn questech inc qtec year net shr loss nil profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln note current year net includ charg discontinu oper dlr reuter veg-oil state oil fat tax major european commun member state strong reserv tax import and domest produc oil and fat propos european commiss senior diplomat special committe agricultur expert member state had voic strong object measur meet charg prepar ground for annual farm price fix begin mondai ad that franc and itali had support commiss propos lead tax initi ecu per tonn price round reuter acq gould gld complet sale french batteri unit gould inc complet sale french batteri busi compagni francais electro chimi group investor includ unit employe and gnb inc minnesota gould not disclos term deal gould move part previous announc plan divest asset unrel comput and electron busi reuter earn shoe town inc shu year end jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln note and year net includ loss dlr ct share and dlr share for discontinu oper year end decemb reuter acq wisconsin fwb bui minnesota bank wisconsin corp plan acquir shelard bancshar inc for mln dlr cash acquisit minnesota base bank wisconsin shelard hold compani for two bank total asset mln dlr wisconsin had asset yearend billion dlr shelard purchas price time earn bank two shelard bank total offic minneapoli paul area reuter earn american nurseri product ansi qtr net period end feb shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit sale mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr note full name american nurseri product inc reuter earn discu corp disc qtr loss shr loss six ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn entertain public see ct shr qtr loss unit dispos earn pai pak store inc pnp qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter gas correct mobil mob upgrad refineri unit mobil corp will spend mln dlr upgrad gasolin produc unit beaumont texa refineri unit catalyt reform convert low octan compon gasolin into high octan compon for us super unlead gasolin compani modern will unit regener catalyst continu basi shutdown shut twice year unit produc barrel gasolin compon dai construct will start late thi year complet set for mid correct unit output barrel dai barrel year reuter earn american nurseri product ansi qtr net qtr end feb shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev avg shr mln mln mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln note full name american nurseri product inc reuter earn volvo result slightli volvo volv weaken dollar caus drop profit compani chief execut pehr gyllenhammar volvo year final report releas earlier compani group profit alloc and tax billion crown compar billion despit fall gyllenhammar sale industri product never higher and volvo car and volvo truck complet sold year end oper incom slightli higher year earlier compani financi strength gave except opportun invest for futur industri sale compani yearend report total sale billion crown billion reuter acq meridian energi caston end letter intent meridian energi inc and caston develop corp privat held compani jointli announc that decid termin letter intent meridian acquir caston reuter earn goldfield corp qtr net loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev note exclud loss discontinu oper ct per share quarter and loss ct year year exclud extraordinari gain two ct share reuter money-fx british french minist discuss public spend french financ minist edouard balladur discuss control public spend talk todai british chancellor exchequ nigel lawson treasuri spokesman spokesman minist review economi and public spend domest and european commun wide declin comment whether subject concert action shore dollar had arisen currenc dip sharpli earlier thi week month rel stabil agreement six major industrialis nation pari februari stabilis currenc reuter acq fed heller urg broad reform aid bank feder reserv board governor robert heller bank system strengthen permit format financi servic hold compani involv area bank insur real estat and secur speech prepar for deliveri york bank and financi analyst associ heller that increas diversif geograph and product line kei strengthen american bank system support idea financi servic hold compani advoc associ bank hold compani regul bank thrift insur invest secur and real estat subsidiari handl function line limit extens credit bank associ institut and transact arm length basi heller measur avoid abus bank special posit such hold compani subsidiari heller requir hold compani serv sourc strength bank make commit maintain bank capit word bank not allow fail long hold compani posit net worth heller commerci enterpris permit financi servic hold compani provis that capit flow financi enterpris heller effect action bank that strong corpor hold custom deposit assur incent loot bank remov such diversif give access nation and intern financi servic corpor across unit state heller that mean steadi declin america bank world financi leagu tabl arrest permit becom competit reuter earn feder depart store inc up qtly div pct set for stock split acq gould gld sell french batteri unit gould inc sold french batteri unit cie francais electro chimi group investor includ unit employe and gnb inc minnesota term sale not disclos unit had sale mln dlr reuter earn advanc genet scienc agsi year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev note qtr data not reuter earn feder depart fd rais qtly dividend feder depart store inc rais quarterli common stock dividend ct share ct increas pct compani approv two for stock split form pct stock dividend time feder will sharehold approv increas number author share mln mln feder dividend payabl pre split basi april sharehold record april share stock split will distribut reuter earn danzar invest dnzr set special dividend danzar invest group inc receiv mln share commonwealth capit settlement debt and that will distribut share stockhold dividend danzar dividend will includ commonwealth share hold dividend share per danzar share held will paid sharehold record april compani reuter acq fidel fnf unit acquir california concern fidel nation financi inc fidel nation titl insur subsidiari acquir oper safeco titl insur northern california counti alameda contra costa and san mateo term acquisit not disclos reuter earn home save bank hmsb set initi dividend qtly div ct pai april record april six reuter cotton final crop cotton gin final crop cotton gin total run bale bale end season and bale end season censu bureau bureau upland cotton gin final crop total bale bale and bale american pima gin final crop total bale bale crop and bale bureau reuter earn american brand see record quarter result acq manag director compani not plan hike dlr standard offer acq secur spc user end merger talk secur pacif corp and user inc credit union data process concern mutual agre withdraw merger negoti user that sinc sign letter intent merg secur novemb receiv strong show support for continu credit union ownership compani credit union commit purchas addit user common user strongest financi posit year histori reuter earn entertain public epub see loss entertain public inc expect tax loss ct share quarter dispos unit close compani board approv plan discontinu oper subsidiari primarili involv direct mail market discontinu unit not like meet growth and profit goal compani futur entertain public unit lost dlr ct share six month end decemb reuter earn chri craft industri inc ccn regular payout chri craft industi inc declar regular two pct stock dividend common stock and class common stock equal two pct stock dividend compani paid for prior quarter dividend payabl april sharehold record april six reuter acq dennison manufactur dsn sell paper unit dennison manufactur sign letter intent sell dunn paper subsidiari jame river corp for undisclos amount cash result quarter charg earn compani saiud loss sale partli reduc conting payment year and will quarter offset gain previous announc sale hygeia scienc inc share dunn had sale last year mln dlr richmond jame river close expect end april subject approv board and reach satisfactori labor agreement reuter earn republ int corp oldr hike dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai june record june reuter earn carson piri scott and crn set dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter money-supply monei market mutual fund fall billion dlr latest week ici crude offer rais expect for oil valu british petroleum plc plan pai billion dlr for half standard oil signal higher valu oil patch analyst that bid strong affirm and clear signal that confid and barrel oil ground higher sanford margosh shearson lehman brother inc earlier todai unit plan tender dlr per share for pct standard not billion dlr price that show opec won war and oil price not crack prescott ball and turben analyst bruce lazier that huge implic for rest energi issu stock market that acquisit target lazier mention lazier usx corp energi steel concern had court investor carl icahn and drew attent australian robert holm court last year rumor continu swirl stock margosh not forese major oil firm fall into takeov situat for year except possibl amerada hess corp ahc major found partner last round matchmak end two year ago and restructur point that becom unattract oil stock ralli respons offer exxon corp xon rose chevron corp chv jump and texaco climb unoc corp ucl rose occident petroleum corp oxi climb amoco corp rose standard oil stock heavi trade earlier session had high wall street specul british petroleum boost offer dlr per share compani maintain not rais dlr bid british petroleum stock rose analyst fact british petroleum made such bid place that british oil giant chang outlook for oil industri analyst last year british petroleum held bearish posit oil price real price oil stai dlr barrel for year and beat hasti retreat that point view margosh appropri todai optimist dlr long term heart heart that will exceed margosh benchmark crude west texa intermedi trade todai dlr per barrel analyst british petroleum bui rest standard oil for dlr per share oil price fall last year standard oil brightest asset slightli pct ownership alaskan prudho bai oil field analyst compani interest alaskan north slope analyst standard invest extrem attract largest oil market and hard replac reserv fit long rang plan increas posit market dean witter analyst eugen nowak analyst rais visibl ahead british govern announc dispos pct stock govern dispos hold year begin april acquir standard reserv six pct stock held can sell that stock move into unit state market can handl that stock rothschild analyst rosario ilacqua standard oil had net loss mln dlr revenu billion dlr compar profit year earlier mln dlr revenu billion dlr reuter earn falcon cabl system fal qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln note net loss includ extraordinari loss qtr year ago and extraordinari loss for year year ago reuter earn home save bank hmsb set initi quarterli home save bank board declar initi quarterli dividend ct per share payabl april record april six reuter acq louisiana pacif lpx sell sawmil louisiana pacif corp plan sell sawmil lakeview oregon and acr timberland ostrand construct compani transaciton shoould final earli april term not disclos reuter acq suburban bancorp subba merger approv suburban bancorp inc receiv approv feder reserv board acquir vallei nation bank aurora for undisclos price suburban receiv sharehold tender for pct vallei nation stock reuter earn univers hold corp uhco qtr loss shr profit nil profit ct net profit profit rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln note net includ capit gain for qtr and for year current year net includ charg contract oblig chairman reuter earn freedom feder frfe recogn gain freedom feder save bank will recogn quarter earn previous defer mln dlr gain result sale apart complex recognit come result repay loan grant complex sold reuter earn commerc clear hous inc cclr hike div qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn quantech electron corp qant qtr dec shr loss ct loss six ct net loss loss rev mth shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note prior year net includ loss discontinu oper dlr quarter and dlr mth reuter earn quantech qant addit fund quantech electron corp investig mean rais addit fund need financ continu oper assur that will succe compani continu experi neg cash flow todai report loss for quarter end decemb dlr compar dlr loss year quantech receiv waiver marin midland bank inc coven loan agreement compani marin midland agre advanc addit work capit loan that will person guarante chairman henri ginsburg loan marin midland secur substanti compani asset quantech bernard weinblatt rsign presid and director and replac found ginsberg will act chief execut and leonard hecht chief execut will act chief oper offic reuter earn pda engin pda halt softwar shipment pda engin temporarili defer shipmetn patran softwar for ibm comput due technic problem program compani deferr will reduc thrid quarter revenu and earn pda anticip resum shipment fourth quarter reuter earn and industri inc pfina qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud tax credit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year share adjust for for revers split octob reuter acq fair lane fair sharehold approv merger fair lane inc sharehold approv previous announc merger maricorp inc unit northern pacif corp term merger fair lane each share common stock will convert into receiv share btr realti inc own fair line reuter earn alli research associ inc arai year net shr ct ct net sale mln mln note backlog februari mln dlr mln dlr year reuter coffee cardena see major decis ico meet jorg cardena manag colombia coffe grower feder not import decis emerg upcom meet intern coffe organ ico ico execut board set meet london march and decid call special council session end april discuss export quota routin meet updat happen market major decis cardena told journalist earlier thi month talk london introduc export quota suspend februari end failur colombian financ minist cesar gaviria talk report end weekli nation coffe committe meet posit brazil and unit state apart prompt agreement quota brazil coffe chief jorio dauster yesterdai brazil not chang coffe polici cardena market situat get clearer trade knew project output and stockpil level produc ico statist shortfal mln bag world market octob start coffe year and februari reuter acq and cbtb make acquisit and bancshar inc board carrolton state bank carrolton approv merger into and for undisclos amount stock subject approv regulatori agenc and carrolton sharehold carrolton mln dlr asset reuter earn american brand amb see higher qtr net american brand inc expect quarter net earn exce record mln dlr dlr share earn for year ago quarter compani believ sale quarter will surpass record sale billion dlr last year compani unit sale american tobacco lucki strike filter line rose pct last year led gain for lucki franchis american brand will introduc low price brand cigarett call malibu compani base gallah unit had strong perform and second largest contributor oper earn american brand reuter sugar trader soviet made larg sugar purchas soviet union bought almost tonn raw sugar intern trade hous last night sugar chang hand discount spot world sugar contract trade sourc japanes trade hous sold cargo thai sugar for rel nearbi deliveri british and european base trade hous sold remain six cargo for shipment april juli trader thi week sharp fall world sugar price help provok soviet union into cover nearbi yesterdai spot sugar close cent pound reuter earn martin lawrenc limit edit mlle year net shr ct six ct net rev mln note qtr data not reuter earn commonwealth energi system ce dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl record april reuter earn transworld trust twt set initi pai date transworld liquid trust will distribut proce sale hilton intern ual inc ual holder april deal expect close march dai trade ceas liquid trust share ual will pai mln dlr cash share ual common stock and mln dlr worth ual debentur transworld substitut cash for secur initi distribut will includ cash stock and debentur receiv connect sale compani share trust repres share transworld corp common stock compani balanc cash trust will us satisfi liabil and oblig trust satisfact payment compani will make second distribut april reuter earn electro sensor inc vote extra payout electro sensor inc board vote extraordinari cash dividend common stock ct share payabl record april compani paid extraordinari dividend ct reuter earn home see qtr sinc home corp quarter end march will profit quarter sinc compani record profit dlr for quarter quarter result loss dlr dlr and dlr compani home declin put specif figur net earn for come quarter record profit new home sharehold approv amend compani certif incorpor relat liabil compani director reuter earn rockefel center properti rcp up payout rockefel center properti inc rais quarterli dividend ct ct share dividend payabl april sharehold record april reuter earn sandustri plastic inc spi qtr net shr ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln note year includ extraordinari gain ct per share reuter cocoa cocoa chairman work buffer compromis intern cocoa organ icco council chairman deni bra kanon continu work compromis plan icco buffer stock bui cocoa consum deleg consum deleg bra kanon had not formal present compromis plan produc and consum and fridai widespread confid result outstand item reach fridai council session due end consum bra kanon complet bilater consult deleg todai main stick point draft buffer stock rule packag deleg want discuss amount member cocoa buffer stock will permit bui differenti for origin cocoa and limit buffer stock purchas nearbi and forward materi deleg buffer stock work group final remain buffer stock rule minor modif origin draft buffer stock packag produc last week deleg icco council due elect execut director reconven fridai produc deleg produc intend present singl candid for post and thi like edouard kouam ivori coast earlier exist execut director kobena erbynn ghana expect nomin like withdraw deleg execut committe due meet fridai gmt council reconven late fridai consum reuter acq financi ffmc bui confidata financi manag corp acquir confidata corp unit north ridg bank pai dlr cash and pledg guarante dlr confidata note held north ridg financi data process servic commun bank and financi institut acquisit will expand custom base reuter acq combust engin csp unit buyout combust engin inc environment system and servic inc unit agre principl acquir jordan and privat held firm base portland term acquisit mot disclos combust engin environment environment scienc and manag servic had sale mln dlr reuter earn pepco pom two mth feb net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion note full name potomac electr power year includ extraordinari gain mln ct per share for june sale compani virginia servic territori virginia power reuter money-fx volcker reaffirm negoti process washington march feder reserv board chairman paul volcker urg congress govern continu flexibl negoti exchang rate procedur such recent pari meet industri countri letter hous bank committe chairman fernand germain volcker oppos legisl formal intern negoti exchang rate and requir treasuri secretari jame baker disclos plan for currenc intervent volcker letter written march advanc committe march approv propos legisl fundament polici object unit state can implement flexibl framework such recent meet pari financ minist and central bank governor volcker recommend congress not lock administr into formal procedur for intern exchang rate negoti achiev specif exchang rate goal achiev sustain pattern intern transact and stabil exchang rate remain sympathet bank committe bill direct administr start negoti reach competit exchang rate for dollar run risk build potenti destabil market expect volcker requir that baker disclos intervent polici reduc us intervent tool deal exchang rate volatil volcker ad baker oppos legisl will wrap into major trade bill for consider hous late april senat will version trade bill reuter earn decis industri dic see qtr loss decis industri corp expect report oper loss ct share for quarter end march due lower profit margin and higher sale and market cost quarter last year compani quarter end feb earn dlr ct share revenu mln dlr decis enter into agreement sell intern computer telemarket inc subsidiari investor group head unit senior manag term not disclos decis consolid decis develop corp subsidiari into decis data comput corp unit design manufactur and sell system peripher product thi restructur will advers affect quarter earn expect realiz signific save oper expens remaind year reuter acq lomak lomk strata strata merger pact lomak petroleum inc and strata corp base columbu ohio jointli enter into merger agreement for strata becom wholli own subsidiari lomak merger term strata sharehold will receiv ct per share strata common and warrant bui share lomak common ct per share decemb for each strata common share merger subject approv compani board and sharehold and agreement strata creditor thing compani reuter strategic-metal california micro camd grumman set pact california micro devic corp sign agreement grumman corp tachon corp unit develop and product gallium arsenid seminconductor chip pact california micro devic will design chip and tachon will manufactur initi product develop will gate arrai gate complex and radiat harden capabl compani reuter money-supply busi loan fall mln dlr march week fed money-supply commerci paper rise mln dlr march week fed money-supply york busi loan fall mln dlr commerci and industri loan book major york bank exclud accept fell mln dlr billion week end march feder reserv bank york includ accept loan fell mln dlr billion commerci paper outstand nation rose mln dlr billion nation busi loan data schedul releas fridai reuter interest bank discount borrow nil week major york citi bank not borrow feder reserv week end wednesdai march fed spokesman second half two week bank statement period that end wednesdai bank not borrow week period reuter acq americantur aaix bui american adventur americantur inc purchas american adventur inc goaqc for cash assumpt liabil and issuanc american adventur inc common and prefer stock creditor sharehold and member acquisit pursuant chapter reorgan plan american adventur compani transact involv asset valu mln dlr reuter earn campbel soup cpb set quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record april reuter earn equit resourc inc eqt regular payout qtly div ct ct prior pai june record note current dividend equival previou quarterli dividend ct per share give effect for stock split effect march reuter earn electrosound group inc esg qtr feb loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev avg shr mth oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note oper exclud tax loss for qtr and tax credit for mth reuter acq viacom set record date for merger vote viacom intern inc set april record date for sharehold entitl vote special meet held vote propos merger arsen acquir corp wholli own subsidiari arsen hold inc into viacom date special meet not determin reuter earn courier crrc see second quarter loss courier corp expect report small loss for second fiscal quarter profit dlr year ago compani attribut loss competit pressur cut gross margin addit incur signific expens manag program aim reduc cost and boost product murrai print unit undertaken program extend work hour and salari and job cut will save mln dlr annual reuter earn continu care associ conc qtr net shr ct two ct net rev mth shr six ct ct net rev note qtr and qtr prior includ tax gain and and year and year prior includ tax gain and reuter money-supply monei suppli rise billion dlr march week fed money-supply bank discount borrow averag mln dlr dai march week fed money-supply bank net free reserv mln dlr two week march fed earn vallei feder vfed split stock two for vallei feder save and loan associ board declar two for stock split for common stock split will effect form pct stock dividend issu april stockhold record march reuter earn atcor atco cut dividend atcor inc cut quarterli dividend ct per share ct depress earn dividend payabl april holder record april will continu review dividend quarterli basi reuter money-supply monei suppli rise billion dlr monei suppli rose billion dlr season adjust billion dlr march week feder reserv previou week level revis billion dlr billion week move averag rose billion dlr billion economist poll reuter that rise anywher mln dlr billion dlr averag forecast call for billion dlr increas reuter earn terrano corp trno year dec oper net oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln avg shr note earn exclud extraordinari gain forgiv debt reorgan chapter dlr ct share reuter earn atcor inc atco cut dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter money-fx herstatt dealer can su court rule chief currenc dealer herstatt bank collaps foreign exchang specul west germani biggest bank crash can stand trial for damag court rule court overturn claim danni dattel that case for damag not allow such long interv herstatt creditor seek mln mark dattel accus caus loss bank mln mark manipul forward foreign exchang contract crash privat herstatt bank loss billion mark stun west germani busi commun and led tighten bank regul loss even greater mln mark announc recent volkswagen result fraud currenc transact ivan herstatt manag director bank collaps sentenc and half year prison appeal six peopl associ bank jail dattel freed prosecut produc medic evid paranoia caus nazi persecut childhood led life reuter crude month crucial for oil hernandez energi and mine minist arturo hernandez grisanti todai told meet region oil export month will critic effort achiev price recoveri and stabil market hernandez opec and opec nation made stride effort strengthen market danger revers present march and two month will critic period hernandez will defin movement market stabil and price recoveri depend market revers earlier thi week hernandez venezuela oil price averag dlr barrel for year date opec achiev state goal dlr barrel averag price venezuela move dlr hernandez spoke todai open ministeri meet inform group latin american and caribbean oil export form minist member state ecuador mexico trinidad tobago and venezuela attend two dai confer colombia present for time observ hernandez defin meet inform exchang idea oil market member will discuss wai combat propos for tax import oil congress open session group minist met presid jaim lusinchi miraflor presidenti palac deleg confer head hernandez venezuela energi minist javier espinosa ecuador energi minist kelvin ramnath trinidad tobago jose lui alcudiai assist energi secretari mexico and energi minist guilermno perri rubio colombia reuter earn howard wolf inc hbw qtr feb net shr two ct ct net rev mth shr ct six ct net rev reuter earn burr brown bbrc see lower qtr earn burr brown corp quarter result will show profit significantli below dlr ct per share earn quarter last year compani profit declin will result increas reserv for inventori valuat increas will cover potenti write down inventori product us compact disc stereo system burr brown write precipit shift market demand higher perform product reuter crude brazil oil output fell februari usag brazilian crude oil and liquefi natur ga product fell averag barrel per dai februari month state oil compani petrobra drop due oper problem campo basin countri main produc area output bpd petrobra statement consumpt oil deriv total mln bpd februari pct februari last year record mln bpd us octob last year us alcohol fuel februari bpd pct februari reuter earn media gener inc up qtly div ct shr ct set stock split earn correct media gener inc up annual div ct shr ct set stock split correct show rais annual div not qtly earn central capit plan for two stock split central capit corp plan for two split common and class subordin vote share subject sharehold approv april annual meet split rais amount common share mln mln and subordin vote share mln mln reuter trade white hous unit decid semiconductor white hous econom polici council made recommend presid reagan whether retali japan for alleg unfair practic semiconductor trade offici not disclos council recommend offici earlier like council call for retali and urg that curb impos japanes export unit state offici dai reagan act and move made public senat last week unanim call reagan impos penal japanes export retali call for semiconductor industri and chief trade union hard hit japanes semiconductor trade pact last summer japan summer agre stop dump semiconductor cost unit state and nation and open market product return unit state agre hold impos anti dump duti japanes semiconductor shipment offici that japan stop dump semiconductor american market continu dump countri and that japanes market remain close semiconductor semiconductor american market continu dump countri and that japanes market remain close semiconductor reuter earn northern indiana mth feb loss shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note net exclud charg mln dlr dlr share abandon bailli nuclear plant northern indiana public servic full name compani reuter acq chavin rais stake myer myr chicago real estat develop leonard chavin told secur and exchang commiss had rais stake meyer group pct pct invest banker repes met myer offic tell plan for takeov and that solicit proxi for seat myer board chavin take control firm result delist meyer york stock exchang told sec that bui acquir firm hold share for invest reuter gold canamax pacif tran ocean approv product canamax resourc inc and pacif tran ocean resourc condition approv start product jointli own ketza river gold deposit yukon studi recommend move product condit approv water licens and arrang financ estim develop cost for mine and mill total mln dlr includ mln dlr work capit feasibl studi anticip gold product ounc year cost canadian dlr short ton canamax and pacif tran ocean project yield pct tax real rate return gold price dlr ounc mine tonn proven and probabl mineabl reserv oxid or grade ounc gold ton yearli rate tonn for mine life year reserv tonn grade ounc gold ton break zone extend mine life year consider potenti for develop oxid or reserv deposit reuter earn campbel red lake mine qtr shr ct ct gold gold product start ketza river canamax resourc inc and pacif tran ocean resourc condition approv start product jointli own ketza river gold deposit yukon studi recommend move product condit approv water licens and arrang financ estim develop cost for mine and mill total mln dlr includ mln dlr work capit feasibl studi anticip gold product ounc year cost canadian dlr short ton canamax and pacif tran ocean project yield pct tax real rate return gold price dlr ounc mine tonn proven and probabl mineabl reserv oxid or grade ounc gold per ton yearli rate tonn for mine life year reserv tonn grade ounc gold per ton break zone extend mine life year consider potenti for develop oxid or reserv deposit reuter acq mcintyr mine complet unit sale mcintyr mine complet previous announc sale share wholli own smoki river coal and relat asset smoki river hold for nomin cash consider mcintyr not cash amount sale smoki river hold alberta compani control michael henson presid and chief execut mcintyr compani mcintyr retain unspecifi royalti interest smoki river coal base net oper cash flow compani coal properti mcintyr provid mln dlr last recours letter credit alberta govern for smoki river coal reclam oblig credit letter expir smoki river complet mln dlr reclaim activ decemb occur mcintyr remain conting liabl for oblig total mln dlr will reduc time smoki river continu oper mcintyr princip asset continu pct interest falconbridg falcf reuter earn media gener meg up dividend set split media gener inc rais annual dividend class and class common stock ct share ct compani declar two for stock split stock issu subject sharehold approv increas number author class share media gener increas dividend payabl june sharehold record propos stock split will paid share class share compani compani approv amend articl incorpor allow class share covert into class share option holder media gener move broaden investor interest class stock reuter acq invest group up stake scandinavia scf multin sharehold group told secur and exchang commiss increas stake scandinavia fund inc pct pct investor includ ingemar rydin industritillbehor sweden and vbi corp west indi reuter earn campbel red lake mine crk qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note net includ mln dlr extraordinari gain qtr and mln dlr extraordinari loss involv provis for declin market market secur partli offset gain sale stake dome petroleum dmp reuter earn correct american varieti intern inc shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev correct year ago per share profit loss item that ran march reuter ipi report soviet econom plan optimist soviet economi grown increas rate mikhail gorbachev leadership goal ambiti report intellig agenc report prepar jointli central intellig agenc and defens intellig agenc for congression joint econom committe releas soviet economi grew pct gorbachev full year power twice averag rate growth previou year gorbachev polici improv worker attitud remov incompet offici reduc corrupt and alcohol and modern countri industri equip account for gain report specif polici gorbachev adopt not intens gorbachev brought effort and appar commit find long term solut attribut that predecessor lack nonetheless gorbachev program appear ambiti number count report earlier thi week two expert soviet union gorbachev like oust year continu reform polici don can last year marshal goldman harvard univers told congression hear move fast step toe similar comment peter reddawai smithsonian institut kennan institut for advanc russian studi econom report meet target for commod output requir unrealist gain product and industri output target high time instal advanc equip gorbachev propos chang system econom incent that discourag innov and technolog chang report ad signific resist specif polici not goal surfac massiv govern and parti bureaucraci enterpris manag complain that ask carri conflict goal such rais qualiti standard and output target simultan report cia dia report predict two pct growth soviet economi year soviet union trail year advanc manufactur technolog such comput and microprocessor reuter earn great american corp see qtr charg mln dlr loan loss allow earn great american gtam see charg writedown great american corp preliminari find regulatori examin ambank subsidiari will result quarter charg mln dlr and writedown mln dlr charg will made allow for loan loss and writedown real estat great american examin conduct regular examin and final report not expect for week manag intend includ charg and writedown respons preliminari find great american regulatori author not requir adjust previous report financi result for great american for great american revis previou estim provis for loss and ad mln dlr allow account decemb action sinc charg off will significantli deplet allow for loan loss and econom environ not show sign for signific improv futur addit provis increas allow mln dlr repres pct outstand loan portfolio and pct perform loan year end great american revis net loss for fourth quarter mln dlr dlr per share compar net loss mln dlr dlr per share year earlier reuter earn marathon nation bank year net shr ct ct net asset mln mln loan mln mln deposit mln mln reuter earn macmillan bloedel mmblf stock split approv macmillan bloedel sharehold approv compani previous report propos for stock split reuter acq ctc dealer appeal canadian tire decis ctc dealer hold appeal previous report ontario court rule uphold ontario secur commiss decis block ctc bid for pct canadian tire corp common share ctc group canadian tire dealer ad that extend tender offer march and seek approv extend bid appeal court heard case alfr and david bill two canadian tire control sharehold back appeal and seek leav appeal control sharehold martha bill support appeal not join appeal motion reuter earn ur corp ur regular stock dividend qtly div pct stock pct stock pai april record april six reuter earn ducommun inc dco quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai april record april reuter earn tektronix inc tek quarterli dividend qtly div ct ct pai record april note previou dividend restat reflect januari two for stock split reuter earn mcm corp delai yearend report mcm corp forc delai releas fourth quarter and yearend result can determin effect balanc sheet increas liabil unit earlier thi month compani occident fire and casualti unit paid mln dlr unit mutual omaha commut agreement mcm believ that unit liabil exce mln dlr find increas complet april reuter earn blasiu industri inc bla qtr loss qtr end feb oper shr loss profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mth oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note oper exclud tax credit and for year ago qtr and mth oper includ writeoff relat subordin note exchang for current qtr and mth reuter earn gainsco inc gain qtr net shr nil ct net rev avg shr year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note net includ realiz gain invest for qtr and for year net includ tax credit for year ago mth reuter trade gatt warn feder budget protection unit state emphasi foreign trade deficit misplac and countri real problem li larg feder budget deficit gener agreeement tariff and trade gatt stress record trade deficit billion dlr last year fuell protectionist pressur threaten world trade system annual report fundament problem size feder budget deficit remedi cut govern spend encourag person save financ debt gatt predict world trade grow pct full percentag point lower each previou two year gatt expert urg washington resist protection and seek macroeconom reduc current account payment deficit higher privat save lower invest and smaller feder budget deficit rais trade barrier result reduct current account deficit increas inflat and reduc world trade basic combin insuffici domest save and excess budget deficit remain report gatt economist trade expans slow thi year slower growth forecast japan and west european nation adjust product and workforc low dollar risk higher inflat concern world debt manag and loom protection report imbal current account japan west germani and had increas like explan that exchang rate not back macroeconom polici ad predict that imbal reduc result major realign exchang rate not born last year report gatt warn risk sizeabl increas inflat rate combin impact rapidli expand monei suppli and low dollar such develop worsen busi climat increas uncertainti and push interest rate turn advers affect world trade report note surpris rise import unit state despit dollar depreci make foreign product expens suggest that resourc idl human and underutilis factori not gear produc good and servic sought abroad world trade manufactur grew pct half rate previou year trade agricultur good expand pct continu stagnant pattern that sector thi decad gatt develop countri export declin significantli import increas moder full statist not gatt combin export earn major indebt nation sharpli lower and chile colombia philippin south korea and thailand had higher export reuter alum oregon aluminum smelter increas output northwest aluminum will open second pot line mid bring smelter pct product capac northwest aluminum presid brett wilcox leas year smelter martin marietta corp product increas ton year present ton martin marietta close and mothbal smelter northwest aluminum reopen last decemb wilcox good aluminum market and month success oper led decis expand product reuter cpi japan februari consum price unchang pct januari drop offici cpi japan consum price unchang februari japan consum price index base unchang februari month earlier govern manag and coodin agenc index show pct drop januari februari index pct year earlier for consecut year year drop januari index fell pct year earlier drop pct sinc pct drop septemb februari petrol price increas winter cloth price stai low and veget price fell februari year year fall due lower veget fuel oil petrol electr and ga price and despit higher hous educ footwear and cloth cost unadjust consum price index for tokyo area base mid march rose pct month earlier reflect higher veget price index fell pct year year consecut yearli drop reflect lower food and util cost reuter reserves foreign reserv fall slightli februari zealand offici foreign reserv fell slightli billion dlr februari billion januari sharpli billion februari reserv bank weekli statist releas reuter trade white hous panel urg japan retali white hous econom polici council decid recommend trade sanction japan for violat japanes semiconductor agreement industri sourc give detail note that white hous had not comment decis administr pressur retali announc council decis offici like senior polici group move curb reflect grow american frustrat alleg unfair japanes trade practic offici presid reagan act recommend dai consult aid foreign polici implic retali offici reagan delai retali for last persuad japan abid agreement reach last juli govern trade semiconductor pact reach last juli japan stop dump semiconductor world market and open market made semiconductor return agre hold impos anti dump duti japanes semiconductor shipment unit state that dump stop market continu countri and that japanes market remain close pressur reagan retali includ unanim call senat last week impos penalti japanes high technolog product contain semiconductor call for retali semiconductor industri and chief trade union offici like move japan involv duti semiconductor base good such televis video cassett record and comput reuter trade nakason visit washington late april prime minist yasuhiro nakason will make offici week long visit unit state april and hold talk washington presid reagan chief cabinet secretari masaharu gotoda told report govern sourc nakason resolv grow bilater trade friction and discuss june venic summit western industri democraci foreign minist tadashi kuranari will accompani nakason ministri offici industri sourc washington white hous econom polici council recommend trade sanction japan for violat two countri agreement semiconductor trade pact japan pledg stop dump microchip and asia and open domest market semiconductor reuter earn australia report mln dlr year loss british petroleum australia report mln dlr net loss for mln dlr profit sale fell billion dlr billion british petroleum plc unit attribut deficit stock loss aris drop crude price half made mln dlr loss govern compens form subsidi refin partial cover stock loss togeth improv crude price second half enabl group oil busi make modest pre tax profit australia had not recommend dividend comment year perform compani suspend oper pct own agnew nickel mine loss sustain declin nickel price result includ mln dlr extraordinari writedown laid oil explor drillship region endeavour australia had sold stake chemic maker csbp and farmer yield extraordinari profit mln dlr and expect finalis sale pct own kwinana nitrogen half reuter interest anz bank will cut australian prime pct march earn jardin matheson hold jard hkg year shr cent adjust final div cent make net mln dlr mln turnov billion billion note profit exclud extraordinari item mln dlr loss mln dividend payabl gener meet june book close april note bonu issu share par cent each for share par two dlr each book close august reuter earn bhp net profit mln dlr qtr mln earn jardin matheson hold jard hkg year shr cent adjust final div cent make net mln dlr mln turnov billion billion note profit exclud extraordinari item mln dlr loss mln dividend payabl gener meet june book close april note bonu issu share par cent each for share par two dlr each book close august reuter ipi japan februari industri product rose pct pct januari drop offici earn broken hill pty brkn month month end feb shr cent net mln dlr mln sale billion billion incom mln mln shr billion billion final div cent make for bonu issu qtr net mln dlr mln qtr sale billion billion note div pai div and bonu reg month net tax mln dlr mln depreci mln mln interest mln mln and minor mln mln net extraordinari profit mln profit mln month division net earn minor petroleum mln dlr mln miner mln mln steel mln mln corpor item and invest profit mln loss mln reuter ipi japan industri product rise februari japan industri product index base rose pct season adjust februari previou month ministri intern trade and industri output fell pct januari month earlier preliminari unadjust februari index rose pct year earlier pct year year rise januari adjust februari produc shipment index base rose pct januari fell pct decemb unadjust shipment index rose pct year earlier pct year year januari gain adjust februari index produc finish good base fell pct januari fell pct decemb unadjust index fell pct year earlier pct year year drop januari pct rise electron industri higher output facsimil machin and video tape record major contributor rise februari industri output car product fell januari offici industri product expect rise pct march higher product machineri steel and chemic maker will drop pct april downturn output industri gave detail reuter gnp south korea plan pct budget rise south korea plan increas size budget pct thi year billion won econom plan board offici propos boost base govern forecast that gross nation product gnp will grow pct and gnp deflat pct target pct and pct thi year detail budget spend will match revenu work offici balanc budget total billion won reuter earn jardin matheson plan for bonu issu jardin matheson hold jard hkg plan bonu issu share cent each for ordinari share par two dlr compani statement firm expect pai total dividend cent per share share dividend will maintain last year level cent share jardin matheson announc earlier pct jump net profit mln dlr mln sharehold fund increas billion dlr billion statement quot chairman simon keswick jardin matheson achiev good perform satisfactori result section hong kong land hkld hkg jardin fleme and busi japan group stake pct hong kong land will lower pct complet reorganis long term invest and stand level financi strain problem asset imbal keswick issu share will give group flexibl futur issu ordinari share for expans jeopardis sharehold stabil brought group recent restructur issu pend approv firm sharehold and warrant holder ad adjust will made warrant exercis price jardin group complet reorganis jardin matheson transfer control land unit jardin strateg hold jardin strateg will hold major stake two compani spun land mandarin orient intern and dairi farm intern hold cross hold jardin matheson jardin matheson had debt billion dlr last year will becom debt free restructur posit cash flow oper and dispos continu into transform balanc sheet keswick note firm last year sold interest airfreight oper australian properti and truck busi and remain oil and ga activ jardin matheson decid make provis gener trade busi middl east view continu weak oil price keswick oper profit longer term firm function evolv into primarili strategi structur and financi and personnel polici jardin matheson will reduc size board director will simultan creat pacif region board gave detail chang jardin matheson share rose cent dlr middai hong kong stock market earli trade had fallen dlr rumour yesterdai that firm plan right issu reuter earn bhp see strong fourth quarter lower year net broken hill pty brkn expect strong full year result help sigific invest allow credit fourth quarter net will fall short record mln dlr earn end group earlier report net earn drop mln dlr quarter end februari mln year earlier quarter net fell mln dlr mln year earlier and mln second quarter end novemb bhp statement earn month lower end share analyst forecast yesterdai rang mln mln dlr bhp held annual dividend unchang cent declar steadi final dividend cent and announc for bonu issu sharehold regist bonu made reserv will not qualifi for tax free distribut introduct dividend imput juli bonu share will not rank for final dividend bhp bhp not expect that present rate dividend will maintain increas capit level futur dividend will influenc implic propos dividend imput legisl previous report dividend will becom tax free sharehold hand provid paid profit that born full pct compani tax rate bhp confin comment quarter petroleum net earn drop mln dlr mln year earlier and steel profit mln mln bhp petroleum divis earn fall reflect gener lower oil price and sale volum bass strait steel declin due pct fall domest sale and higher cost associ commiss plant and oper difficulti rise quarter miner net mln dlr mln year earlier larg reflect increas ownership newman iron or project mln dlr extraordinari gain term reflect mln profit sale blue circl southern cement offset oil acreag writedown reuter bop japan feb current account surplu billion dlr jan billion surplu bop japan februari trade surplu billion dlr januari billion surplu sugar philippin lobbi for higher sugar quota philippin will agricultur depart usda increas sugar import quota market report that taiwan will not fulfil quota sugar regul administr sra chairman arsenim yulo yulo told reuter sra protest usda move award taiwan shortfal dominican republ dominican republ larger sugar quota yulo taiwanes shortfal award philippin share hike dominican republ usda last decemb list sugar import quota alloc for dominican republ short ton and for taiwan short ton philippin badli hit cut quota short ton reuter ship unit state line lai east staff unit state line inc laid employe almost entir east staff hong kong offic gener manag elliott burnsid told reuter call two contain ship busan south korea and kaohsiung taiwan had cancel declin comment local press report that line plan suspend oper failur restructur billion dlr debt firm make announc todai line file for protect creditor chapter eleven feder law last novemb english languag south china morn post line decid yesterdai sell two remain transpacif servic fleet and asset and south america oper quot letter compani chief execut charl hiltzheim that ship and asset will bought rival ship compani subject approv board line east oper compris offic hong kong singapor manila busan seoul tokyo yokohama kobe and osaka burnsid reuter sugar philippin sugar crop set mln tonn philippin sugar product crop year end august set mln tonn provision mln tonn thi year sugar regulatori administr sra chairman arsenio yulo yulo told reuter survei current mill season end month show estim almost met mln tonn crop earmark for domest consumpt yulo tonn set for sugar quota tonn for strateg reserv and tonn sold world market govern approv long stand sra recommend manufactur ethanol project anoth tonn slightli rais target govern for reason delai approv project expect come juli yulo ethanol make pct gasolin cut oil import bill mln peso yulo major philippin distilleri readi start manufactur ethanol project approv ethanol project result employ for peopl sharpli reduc thrown work depress world sugar price and moribund domest industri product quota set for time had submit presid corazon aquino presid wait till congress conven elect for such quota produc slightli consumpt level produc never enjoi such high price yulo ad sugar sell local for peso per picul peso last august yulo price driven specul sra bid control product longer concern world market ad produc negro region had learn mistak and diversifi into corn and prawn farm and cloth product diversif into product ethanol sugar industri brazilian long ago learnt lesson yulo sugar mill compar reloc and diversifi product want call thi sugarcan industri sugar industri sugarcan fed pig and livestock us for thatch roof us room panel you cut sugarcan you don even produc sugar yulo philippin lobbi for renew intern sugar agreement expir major sugar produc urg write agreement reviv world price yulo agreement world price will depress european commun subsidis produc and dump sugar market current world price hold steadi cent per pound uneconom for philippin product cost rang cent pound price hold steadi for cent expect level rise cent pound end thi year yulo economist forecast bullish sugar market world consumpt outstrip product sugar market hold despit encroach artifici sweeten and high fructos corn syrup not happi reagan administr sinc regular supplier sugar restor quota system cut our half justif manila keenli watch washington move cut domest support price cent pound cent agricultur depart last decemb slash month sugar import quota philippin short ton short ton yulo despit year increas product target philippin mill expect shut mill not work season expect two follow suit season reuter acq mitsubishi bui into danish dairi product firm mitsubishi corp mitt tok pct stake worth mln krone danish dairi farm and will jointli market produc april compani set last year major danish livestock cooper feder expand market for dairi product mitsubishi offici thi time japanes trade hous trade japanes dairi product world market mitsubishi expect danish compani annual sale billion yen year april reuter acq japan act cool anger telecom disput japan sought assur not foreign equiti japanes intern telecommun compani below legal limit pct post and telecommun ministri offici letter yesterdai postal minist shunjiro karasawa told commerc secretari malcolm baldrig that ministri not object foreign particip firm that express interest oppos foreign intern telecommun carrier manag role move appear effort dampen opposit plan merger two rival firm seek compet current monopoli kokusai denwa denshin and reduc share held kdd rival cabl and wireless plc cawl industri analyst and diplomat rival firm intern telecom japan inc itj offer stake compani firm includ gener electr ford motor and citibank cci and two european compani itj presid nobuo ito yesterdai cabl and wireless hold pct share second potenti kdd rival intern digit commun plan inc itoh and merril lynch and inc mer and pacif telesi intern inc pac hold and pct share post and telecommun ministri urg merger two firm market can support singl kdd competitor reject manag particip intern common carrier such cabl and wireless argu intern preced for such stake exist cabl and wireless director corpor strategi jonathan solomon yesterdai told ministri offici oppos merger propos that limit cabl and wireless share pct and total foreign particip pct ministri offici channel firm into singl merg competitor result dilut cabl and wireless share industri analyst eventu ministri will combin competitor bach secur japan analyst darrel whitten polit leverag total foreign share amount you won find compani extraordinarili larg hold whitten western diplomat sourc blunt ministri don want cabl and wireless reason share and sort strategi reduc that share fumio watanab senior keidanren lead busi organ offici arrang merger will present outlin propos thursdai ministri offici reuter acq associ newspap pct northern star northern star hold britain associ newspap hold plc will hold pct enlarg issu capit appli acquir mln share recent announc placement associ major investor particip previous report placement mln share dlr each northern star statement northern south wale region group emerg nation media forc wake industri restructur spark new corp ncpa takeov herald and weekli time hwta group associ hold pct northern star current issu capit compani offici previous report northern star rais mln dlr placement and subsequ for right issu dlr share placement mln share will number investor and mln invest group westfield capit corp arrang northern star purchas new corp televis asset newspap and radio station for mln dlr westfield will increas stake northern star pct result reuter ipi belgian decemb industri output fall industri product exclud construct and adjust for number work dai fell pct decemb year earlier level nation statist offic sharp pct below novemb level offic product index base stood decemb adjust novemb and decemb reuter iron-steel two japanes steelmak capit spend fall kawasaki steel corp kaw parent compani capit spend year april will fall billion yen billion current year and sumitomo metal industri smit capit spend will drop billion yen billion compani not plan start larg construct project link product increas come year yen appreci and slow world steel demand reuter earn avana defenc document forecast profit rise avana group plc defend bid rank hovi mcdougal plc rhml rhm forecast mln stg rise profit year pretax profit rise mln stg year april mln previous and reach mln expect share earn rise and and dividend net pct increas bid rhm reject food and bakeri group worth mln stg rhm pct stake purchas and accept reuter money-fx monei market deficit forecast mln stg bank england forecast shortag mln stg monei market todai main factor affect liquid bill matur offici hand will drain mln stg rise note circul and banker balanc below target will mln stg and mln stg partli offset outflow exchequ transact will add mln stg system todai reuter alum japan aluminium output fall februari japanes aluminium output fell tonn februari januari and year earlier preliminari intern trade and industri ministri figur show output fell sharpli year ago aluminium firm stop smelt past year due cheap import industri sourc sale and end month stock tonn feb jan feb sale stock reuter alum japan aluminium import rise februari japanes primari aluminium import rose tonn februari januari and year earlier japan aluminium feder thi brought total import end march mln tonn mln year earlier februari total includ tonn januari and year ago australia and and indonesia and reuter earn mitsubishi motor australia make mln dlr loss mitsubishi motor australia mmal report mln dlr net loss calendar mln dlr profit turnov mln dlr mln mmal pct own mitsubishi motor corp mimt and mitsubishi corp mitt tight market meant had fail recov mln dlr cost sustain weak australian dollar compani magna car domin market segment sale unit total sale addit export compon japan increas mln dlr invest expand output aluminium cylind head per month mmal import passeng car light commerci and heavi vehicl sale suffer local manufactur profit erod sale substanti below product capac australian car sale fell mmal lift market penetr pct pct dividend recommend reuter tin thai tin export fall februari thailand export tonn tin metal februari tonn previou month and tonn year ago miner resourc depart major buyer last month britain japan netherland west germani and reuter carcass botswana ban zimbabw meat product agenc botswana stop import almost meat product zimbabw report suspect outbreak foot and mouth diseas neighbour countri botswana offici new agenc bopa announc ban last night quot agricultur minist daniel kwelagob sterilis and can anim product allow into countri effect zimbabwean veterinari offici had notifi that suspect foot and mouth diseas had broken insiza northeast bulawayo capit cattl ranch southwestern provinc matabeleland zimbabwean offici not immedi for comment ban will affect product such uncan meat milk ham butter and bacon bopa report botswana export high grade beef european commun and augment local suppli meat import zimbabw reuter acq alcan australia bid for alcan zealand alcan australia will make mln dlr cash bid for issu share alcan zealand dlr each for share altern pct own canada alcan aluminium will share swap option alcan australia deputi chairman jeremi davi statement remaind alcan zealand total issu mln share broadli held alcan australia primarili held institut alcan last trade dlr alcan australia todai end cent dlr davi offer subject approv zealand oversea invest commiss respons integr two countri market australia zealand closer econom relat treati alcan zealand sharehold accept offer receiv final dividend cent share payabl alcan australia invit zealand represent board and appli list share zealand stock exchang davi reuter earn essilor intern essi year end dec provision consolid net attribut profit mln franc mln invest mln mln dividend ordinari share franc franc dividend prioriti share franc franc reuter earn thyssen see good profit despit steel loss thyssen thyh expect post good profit despit anticip loss mass steel make oper thi year manag board chairman dieter spethmann told annual meet group satisfi profit develop half financi year septemb group divis specialti steel capit good and trade had made profit ad spethmann incom associ compani had good earli thyssen world group profit fell mln mark mln reflect cost link steel oper compani dividend unchang mark thyssen spokesman told reuter that plan job cut subsidiari thyssen stahl higher announc earlier total job loss expect total origin project thyssen stahl emploi peopl reuter trade world bank chief urg japanes invest world bank presid barber conabl call japan boost invest develop nation for sake that world economi japan mean make major contribut develop world told japanes businessmen and academ pleas addit support pct world total bank asset japan assist indebt world countri develop road bridg and infrastructur conabl addit commerci bank invest japan advantag profit rechannel huge trade surplu into world economi notabl south america china and india that like expand faster develop world japan second largest sharehold bank concessionari lend affili intern develop associ ida agre recent expand contribut anoth affili intern bank for reconstruct and develop ibrd conabl note conabl world bank expand structur adjust loan design encourag develop countri open economi free competit and trade adjust loan rise pct total world bank loan futur not thi year conabl told reuter speech such loan account for slightli pct reuter acq henkel sell hamburg oil and fat subsidiari appli chemic group henkel kgaa hnkg sell hamburg veget oil and fat subsidiari noble und thoerl gmbh oelmuehl hamburg compani spokesman declin give purchas price noble supplier specialis refin oil and fat food process industri had turnov mln mark last year henkel statement divest part compani strategi concentr core busi for oelmuehl acquisit noble mean access market statement ad reuter earn elder resourc half end dec net shr cent int div cent nil net mln mln sale mln mln incom mln mln shr mln mln note two for renounc right issu pct year subordin convert redeem unsecur note dlr each each note convert into share div pai div and issu reg april net tax mln dlr mln interest mln mln depreci mln and minor mln mln net extraordinari loss nil compani own pct elder ixl elxa reuter trade nakason visit washington late april prime minist yasuhiro nakason will make offici week long visit unit state april and hold talk washington presid reagan chief cabinet secretari masaharu gotoda told report govern sourc nakason resolv grow bilater trade friction and discuss june venic summit western industri democraci foreign minist tadashi kuranari will accompani nakason ministri offici industri sourc washington white hous econom polici council recommend trade sanction japan for violat two countri agreement semiconductor trade pact japan pledg stop dump microchip and asia and open domest market semiconductor reuter money-fx bank spain suspend assist bank spain suspend daili monei market assist oblig borrow fund second window wednesdai rate rais pct compar pct for normal overnight fund monei market sourc view high borrow demand suspens like remain effect april start dai account period for reserv requir suspens come bank yesterdai gave billion peseta assist record high for thi year billion peseta provid second window reuter trade nakason hard press sooth anger trade prime minist yasuhiro nakason will visit washington month bid defus mount anger japanes trade polici western diplomat believ chanc success slim box power polit pressur group and widespread opposit tax reform plan nakason will hard press come presid ronald reagan and kei congressmen new week long visit start april coincid new that japan record billion dlr trade surplu last month pct higher year earlier dai reagan administr econom polici council decid retaliatori action japan for alleg failur live joint trade agreement comput microchip nakason arm two separ packag design pep japan sag economi and import short term redirect countri medium term depend export for growth govern offici polit infight rob packag punch and even prevent light dai nakason insist that govern not draw packag short term econom measur budget pass parliament fear that amount tacit admiss that budget inadequ hope for quick passag budget time for trip shatter parliamentari boycott opposit parti protest sale tax plan face possibl that virtual empti hand nakason todai order rule liber democrat parti ldp come measur can reagan ldp packag will form basi govern plan lose face parliament budget polit analyst offici work govern short term econom packag includ interest rate cut loan govern corpor deregul measur pass benefit strong yen consum form lower price and acceler public invest record portion state invest plan for entir fiscal year will place half pct diplomat that satisfi reagan pressur democrat control congress greater action cut huge american trade deficit complement short term measur nakason like present reagan detail japan longer term econom plan high rank advisori bodi head bank japan governor haruo maekawa expect come final report outlin concret step redirect economi dai nakason schedul leav for washington recommend design follow maekawa report last year econom restructur and like cover such potenti polit explos area agricultur reform and land polici offici want make report explicit and detail polit realiti forc water committe recommend subcommitte japanes economi medium longer term undergo massiv restructur offici subcommitte project that current account surplu will fall two pct japan total output gross nation product last year surplu measur trade good and servic amount pct gnp subcommitte project annual econom growth for japan pct that period and gradual appreci yen dollar reuter money-fx monei market mln stg assist bank england provid monei market mln stg assist thi morn thi compar bank estim shortag system mln stg earlier revis mln central bank purchas bank bill outright compris mln stg band pct mln stg band two pct and two mln stg band pct reuter money-fx bank franc bui dollar sourc bank franc interven pari foreign exchang market thi morn for success dai bank sourc yesterdai bought dollar and sold yen small amount dealer market twice earli deal bui mln dlr each time dealer report small scale intervent stabilis dollar aggress sell overnight tokyo bank japan interven dollar steadi franc eas earli trade open close yesterdai major french bank bought mln dlr for central bank sell yen trade rang yen dollar compar yesterdai rate intervent carri yen firm reuter money-fx bundesbank bought dollar yen dealer bundesbank enter open market late morn bui dollar yen concert bank franc dealer bundesbank into market dollar yen had fallen below touch gmt move had effect dollar test yen ahead offici fix dealer intervent for fairli small amount contrast bundesbank activ wednesdai dealer report bought mln dlr bundesbank had comment reuter acq brierlei bid dollar share for progress brierlei invest bil launch full takeov bid for supermarket group progress enterpris dlr share bil statement offer condit minimum accept total mln share pct mln progress share issu progress involv propos merger rainbow corp rainbow earlier thi week rais stake progress pct bil oppos rainbow merger and analyst bil pct stake progress prevent occur merger involv sharehold progress and rainbow receiv share compani astral pacif corp for exchang basi bil bid higher dlr bil offer announc mondai make full bid for progress and follow public debat bil and rainbow bil chief execut paul collin last week that oppos rainbow progress merger bil see progress share worth twice rainbow bil not disclos progress share hold rainbow merger soundli base chairman allan hawkin last week that bil action aim dirsrupt merger and not interest progress sharehold rainbow and progress board approv merger propos approv commerc commiss bil bid subject commiss scrutini progress share end dlr rainbow and bil close zealand stock exchang trade todai reuter sugar sugar market see good recent offtak report soviet union extend recent bui programm take raw cargo free market point york futur highlight recent worldwid demand for sugar for varieti destin trader soviet bui follow recent white bui india turkei and libya raw offtak china tonn chang hand current activ encourag for sugar trade previous worthwhil end buyer enquiri ad dealer larg proport sale soviet union past dai involv japanes oper sell thai origin sugar price for nearbi shipment thai sugar tighten consider recent due good eastern demand possibl for sale soviet union pre empt larg block enquiri china thai price for march shipment harden point york larger discount previous ad trader soviet union bui sugar term possibl requir thi year two mln tonn probabl that mln tonn turkei report thi week bought tonn white india had white purchas two cargo for mar apr dlr tonn cost and freight and seek libya buyer thi week take two cargo white for undisclos shipment period report price dlr tonn cost and freight ad futur price react upward new end buyer physic offtak enquiri emerg recent price interim technic dip trader pakistan line shortli bui tonn white trader tender origin schedul for tomorrow not place week egypt will seek tonn arriv white sugar week greec call intern tender for tonn white held earli april for arriv equal part june juli and august reuter money-fx bank franc bui dollar pari fix dealer acq union minier take stake pancontinent union minier statement that acquir pct interest pancontinent mine pana for sum equival billion belgian franc pancontinent oper gold and coal mine australia and natur ga and oil field canada union minier locat interest pancontinent group will decid not elabor union minier wholli own subsidiari societ general belgiqu belb reuter trade india step countertrad deal cut trade gap india search for communist countertrad partner cut trade deficit and conserv foreign exchang wheat tobacco tea coffe jute engin and electron good miner includ iron or offer return for crude oil petroleum product chemic steel and machineri trade sourc told reuter impetu countertrad began come two state trade firm state trade corp stc and miner and metal trade corp mmtc two state trade corpor free us bui power respect bulk commod promot indian export commerc ministri spokeswoman ad that privat firm exclud countertrad trade sourc india target countri that depend indian domest market recent open foreign import countertrad deal make small part india total trade and like account for pct estim billion dlr trade month end decemb sourc countertrad account for pct india billion dlr trade fiscal end march almost noth offici figur show figur exclud exchang eastern bloc paid convert indian rupe sourc total trade soviet union involv swap agricultur produc and textil for soviet arm and crude oil estim billion dlr fiscal billion indian countertrad promot narrow countri larg trade deficit insignific compar agreement reach indonesia venezuela and brazil trade sourc trade deficit hit estim record billion dlr expect declin billion current fiscal year push includ communist countri countertrad due factor includ slow growth foreign reserv tight debt repay schedul shrink aid and trade protection businessmen sourc india show dynam promot countertrad deal past deal made discreetli break gatt rule member gener agreement tariff and trade gatt india cannot offici support barter mmtc recent countertrad deal includ iron or export yugoslavia for steel structur and rail mmtc recent global tender includ claus that prefer will parti accept payment kind for good and servic sold india trade offici ad that polici remain flexibl into account factor such price good and servic offer india trade offici earli thi year commerc ministri quietli told foreign compani interest sell aircraft ship drill rig and railwai equip india that stood chanc bought indian good servic return trade sourc illustr point offici south korean firm recent agre sell drill platform worth mln dlr state run oil and natur ga commiss reuter cpi japan consum price unchang februari japan consum price index base unchang februari month earlier govern manag and coodin agenc index show pct drop januari februari index pct year earlier for consecut year year drop januari index fell pct year earlier drop pct sinc pct drop septemb reuter earn costco wholesal corp cost qtr feb net oper shr ct six ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr mln half oper shr six ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note oper net exclud gain dlr ct share dlr two ct share quarter and dlr ct share dlr two ct share year tax loss carryforward reuter cpi februari consum price rose pct pct rise januari cpi consum price rose pct februari consum price measur consum price index for urban consum cpi rose season adjust pct februari pct januari gain labor depart cpi for urban wage earner and cleric worker cpi rose februari depart price for petroleum base energi rose sharpli for second consecut month februari januari depart energi price rose pct last month pct rise januari account for cpi rise for month end februari cpi rose unadjust pct transport price rose pct februari pct increas januari smaller price rise for motor fuel and declin car price and financ charg respons for moder gasolin price rose pct last month increas pct januari pct below level year ago depart hous price rose pct februari pct januari increas larg due rise fuel oil price fuel oil price pct februari increas pct januari pct below price level februari food price rose pct last month pct januari increas groceri store food price pct januari meat poultri fish and egg cost for consecut month depart medic care rose pct februari level pct year ago higher cost for prescript and prescript drug and medic suppli depart index for apparel and upkeep rose pct februari pct increas januari depart introduct higher price spring merchandis men cloth respons for advanc price for good and servic rose pct februari pct increas januari tobacco price pct pct januari increas account for pct index rise depart reuter earn macmillan bloedel mmb stock split approv macmillan bloedel sharehold author previous announc for stock split applic holder record april compani stock will begin trade split basi april subject regulatori approv reuter ship stormi weather disrupt north sea ship stormi weather like north sea saturdai disrupt ship region privat forecast accu weather inc rain will accompani strong wind that expect north sea todai into tonight saturdai will windi and cooler frequent shower wind todai will southwest mph will becom west northwest tonight and saturdai mph wave will build feet todai and tonight and continu saturdai wind and wave will not diminish late weekend reuter earn natioon medic enterpris inc qtr oper shr ct ct ship liberian ship ground suez canal refloat liberian motor bulk carrier tonn nikita rousso ground suez canal yesterdai refloat and proceed canal lloyd ship intellig reuter earn nation medic enterpris inc nme qtr period end feb oper shr ct ct oper shr dilut ct ct oper net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth oper shr dlr dlr oper shr dilut dlr dlr oper net mln mln rev billion billion avg shr mln mln note year ago month oper net exclud loss mln dlr two ct share discontinu oper reuter ship abidjan port activ rise tonnag good pass ivori coast main port abidjan rose pct last year ivorian chamber commerc monthli report mln tonn good pass port last year compar mln year export fell mln mln tonn import rose mln mln reuter interest top discount rate bill tender rise pct earn porsch expect improv sale sport carmak ing porsch pshg expect post satisfactori profit domest volum sale lower sale anticip higher manag board chairman peter schutz domest sale expect fall year end juli sale rise last year schutz made specif profit sale forecast last month compani expect net profit fall below mln mark thi year mln mark for sale porsch expect world volum thi year sale last year stood schutz expect satisfactori profit base combin price rise and cost cut ad expect drop west german sale thi year result call grei market for porsch car dollar strong mark porsch had bought local west germani for illeg export porsch previous domest sale half fell period fact that sale will account for larger percentag sale thi year not pose problem for profit porsch board last month rais price pct suffer declin sale time porsch hedg dollar denomin busi for busi year financ director heinz branitzki branitzki put porsch hedg cost mln mark speech annual meet schutz parti order porsch engin research centr weissach rise and top mln mark thi year for time porsch net profit drop sharpli mln mark mln mark reuter acq dixon group plc bui cyclop share own pct earn tektronix inc qtr shr ctw ct earn american medic intern inc ami payout qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl record april reuter cocoa cocoa buffer stock compromis gain accept final compromis propos cocoa buffer stock rule present intern cocoa organ icco council chairman deni bra kanon swiftli gain accept consum and produc member deleg close nearer accept work produc spokesman mama moham ghana told reuter produc meet european commun deleg consum accept packag morn meet and predict problem get full consum accept deleg side keen come agreement todai last dai fortnight long council meet compromis requir that buffer stock purchas icco member countri cannot exce pct total buffer stock purchas deleg member cocoa issu contenti rule negoti pct figur percentag point earlier propos repres concess consum deleg demand larger allow for member cocoa buffer stock produc want anoth problem area deleg question price differenti for origin cocoa bought into buffer stock buffer stock manag fairli compar rel price cocoa offer compromis narrow rang differenti origin previou propos had detail move deleg describ fiddl adjust prove signific appeas countri that not satisfi origin propos differenti assign deleg compromis state buffer stock purchas dai limit pct each nearbi intermedi forward posit deleg compromis accept council consum and produc want buffer stock rule effect week practic full council schedul meet gmt discuss compromis and agre parti satisfi consum due meet council reuter acq dixon boost cyclop cyl ownership pct dixon group plc bought cyclop corp common share boost hold compani stock pct outstand and pct fulli dilut basi dixon stock purchas singl block transact dlr per share compani expect proce merger and advis cyclop intend increa per share amount paid merger dlr form dlr for each remain cyclop share outstand fulli dilut basi reuter earn tektronix inc tek qtr net qtr end march shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr dlr ct net mln mln rev billion billion note per share for and qtr prior restat reflect two for stock split jan reuter earn westinghous expect pct earn shr growth acq metropolitan financi mpc acquir compani metropolitan financi corp sign agreement acquir stock close held rothschild financi corp paul minn detail purchas withheld rothschild origin mln dlr mortgag loan and loan servic portfolio stand billion dlr offici compani estim combin effort produc origin mln dlr and loan servic portfolio billion dlr yearend reuter money-fx monei market mln stg bank england gave monei market mln stg assist afternoon session thi take bank total assist todai mln stg and compar forecast shortag earlier revis mln stg mln central bank purchas bill band pct compris mln stg bank bill mln stg local author bill and mln stg treasuri bill bought mln stg bank bill and mln stg treasuri bill band two pct reuter money-fx austria not interven support dollar austrian nation bank not interven foreign exchang market todai support dollar deputi bank depart chief herbert danzing told reuter deni suggest dealer vienna bank that nation bank had sold mark support currenc senior dealer creditanstalt and girozentral austria two largest bank awar nation bank intervent dollar purchas bank todai for pure dai dai purpos reuter acq hanson trust han arm sell chemic unit hanson trust plc han subsidiari hanson industri sold pcr inc specialti chemic unit for mln dlr cash chemic partner inc hanson industri acquir pcr inc part purchas scm corp pcr inc post oper loss dlr sale mln dlr compani reuter acq elder extend offer for carl keef ckb elder ixl australia wholli own ixl hold canada inc extend previous announc offer acquir outstand share carl keef midnight april march dlr share offer extend for elder obtain canadian feder govern approv for acquisit control carl elder applic invest canada process normal review procedur march share pct carl stock deposit offer elder elder arrang for credit facil mln dlr share equal two canadian bank acquir share offer reuter earn standard bred pacer stbd loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev note full name compani standard bred pacer and trotter inc reuter acq multivest mvst end merger talk set purchas multivest corp end talk oryx capit corp acqusit multivest and start offer dlr share for oustand share industri inc multivest tender offer schedul expir april reuter earn mobil commun corp mccaa net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net includ gain mln dlr sale dec pct interest cellular telephon oper bellsouth corp net incom reflect recur charg dlr record fourth qtr primarili reflect revalu asset full name compani mobil commun corp america reuter earn tokheim corp tok qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn spartech sptn set revers split debentur sale spartech corp plan for revers stock split and file registr statement secur and exchang commiss cover plan mln dlr offer convert subordin debentur due spartech debentur offer will underwritten kidder peabodi and compani split will effect stock record april reuter acq restaur associ set qtr gain restaur associ industri inc expect record pretax gain mln dlr quarter sale and leas real estat compani receiv mln dlr partial payment connect sale properti manhattan and addit mln dlr for earli termin leas for headquart reloc februari outstand balanc mln dlr sale properti will paid close schedul for sept quarter end march restaur associ report net incom dlr ct share sale mln dlr reuter acq hudson bai sell wholesal unit hudson bai sign letter intent sell hudson bai wholesal unit privat invest group term not disclos compani normal paul member privat invest group will head hudson bai wholesal manag unit exist manag group head ron mcarthur will particip ownership compani elabor wholesal unit major distributor tobacco confectionari and product wholesal and vend branch canada sale mln dlr hudson bai sale wholes unit part program concentr financi and manag resourc core busi depart store and real estat reuter earn henlei group inc heng qtr loss shr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln year shr loss dlr net loss mlnm loss mln rev billion billion avg shr mln note compani had share outstand march had share oustand loss includ pre tax restructur charg mln dlr period mln dlr period year loss includ charg mln dlr for amort good will reuter earn baybank inc bbnk rais qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn tokheim tok see improv sale tokheim corp manufactur electron petroleum market system expect shipment tokheim conveni system tc famili dispens improv sale trend tokheim shipment tc will begin second quarter earlier compani report quarter end februari earn mln dlr ct share dlr ct share last year quarter sale rose mln dlr mln dlr prior quarter reuter acq safeti kleen bui mckesson mck unit safeti kleen corp agre principl acquir mckesson envirosystem subsidiari mckesson corp mckesson envirosystem current annual gross revenu mln dlr compani collect flammabl solvent industri custom for fee analyz and process solvent burn reuter earn westinghous see higher earn growth westinghous electr corp earn per share growth will exce sale growth and will doubl digit rang compani earn dlr share revenu billion dlr speak meet for secur analyst dougla danforth westinghous chairman compani sale growth target pct year for and econom environ that remain moder growth compani will make acquisit not target paul lego senior execut vice presid told analyst plan not call for multibillion dlr acquisit even balanc sheet can handl despit thi disclaim identifi major acquisit that significnt creat for westinghous will compani acquisit candid that area compat westinghous primiari busi danforth corport focus kei area includ defens electron financi servic broadcast electr product and servic for construct and industri and util market danforth ad that expect westinghous sale grow faster market corport serv and sure faster gnp earn per share growth expect consist exce standard and poor index and return equiti will remain pct rang leo yochum senior execut vice presid for financ told analyst will bui back stock current plan for such buyback yochum that compani current level earn comfort maintain higher debt level and that westinghous will us debt capac improv sharehold last year westinghous establish mln dlr restructur reserv us for plant consolod assett writedown and item yochum compani spent mln dlr that reserv and will spend mln dlr reserv balanc will us capit expenditur mln dlr reuter acq clearwat fine food acquir channel food clearwat fine food inc canadian compani minor own hillsdown hold plc london acquir channel food cornwal england produc chill smoke fish and pate product hillsdown privat held clearwat sold for mln stg compani reuter earn galact resourc galcf year loss shr loss dlr net loss mln rev mln note prior result not shr and net includ chang account polici result loss mln dlr dlr share result fund reuter cocoa cocoa consum accept compromis buffer plan consum member intern cocoa organ icco accept final buffer stock rule compromis condit that produc agre consum spokesman peter baron full council meet gmt discuss compromis put togeth yesterdai icco chairman deni bra kanon consum deleg optimist council reach agreement rule fairli quickli reuter acq hanson trust sell chemic unit hanson trust plc hnsn subsidiari hanson industri inc sell pcr inc special chemic unit for mln dlr cash chemic partner inc pcr had sale mln dlr fiscal and oper loss dlr reuter acq investor paul bilzerian pct pai pak stake seek control trade revok japanes financi licens british govern revok licenc select japanes bank and secur compani oper london financi citi come for renew summer progress not made open japan market foreign competit govern sourc can revok licenc thi consid offici comment govern formal urg todai cross section influenti mp joint retaliatori action unit state japan britain grown increasingli impati japanes trade practic sens urgenc emphasi secur not undermin interest japan anoth govern offici told reuter prime minist margaret thatcher thursdai that britain not hesit us power contain financi servic act and bank bill retali countri that not offer reciproc market access had japan mind govern sourc last year show trade defict japan billion stg offici figur show parliamentari motion sign mp todai urg govern coordin action presid unit state and depart trade and industri suspend applic japanes commun compani for equip approv british approv board for telecommun and applic japanes financi institut for licenc author japan stop impos mp call restrict condit bid cabl and wireless plc cawl and and japanes partner for stake japan intern telecommun market motion for retaliatori step cross section mp reflect strength feel insid parliament parliamentarian action increas pressur conserv govern firm action offici anoth option consid refus issu bank licenc japanes institut that govern propos bank bill move parliament japanes financi institut authoris deal london bank tokyo london base firm authoris financi busi offici financi servic and bank act offer britain altern for retali deni legal bind intern trade agreement financi servic act trade and industri secretari paul channon power stop firm engag invest bank and insur offici thi point made japanes offici level number time offici ad britain and franc work togeth urg that european commun collect action japan work treati anoth offici british trade minist alan clark thi week radio interview that european commun build barrier japanes import certif procedur similar face european export japan come point you cannot resist longer ad such barrier can put place overnight clark issu reciproc visibl trade strike basi whether british industri fair access extrem larg market japan domin posit aspect domest market question fair situat like worsen new that japan trade surplu rest world rose pct februari year year billion dlr billion januari polit sourc clark interview that issu visibl trade and access financi market separ britain decid act japanes financi institut like focu smaller larger minimis risk role global busi centr govern sourc japan largest secur hous member london stock exchang washington white hous offici presid reagan readi impos retaliatori trade action japan for break semiconductor agreement unit state indic reagan act recommend econom polici council curb japanes export unit state offici move come todai earli week trade sourc action weigh reagan includ tariff wide varieti japanes export us semiconductor reuter acq lsb industri lsb agre acquir bank lsb industri inc agre acquir northwest feder save and loan associ for dlr part agreement lsb transfer asset valu not mln dlr northwest feder locat woodward okla reuter earn univers hold corp uhco qtr net shr net profit profit rev year shr net loss profit rev mln reuter acq bilzerian seek control pai pak pnp investor paul bilzerian disclos hold pct stake pai pak store inc common stock and seek control retail build materi firm bilzerian and tampa fla invest firm control call bicoast financi corp acquir addit share seek acquir posit pai pak board director acquir control interest compani share tender offer statement made file secur and exchang commiss bilzerian action depend compani prospect market condit and factor bilzerian and bicoast made net purchas share york stock exchang jan march pct stake make total share reuter interest fed expect add reserv economist feder reserv expect enter govern secur market add reserv todai economist fed suppli temporari reserv indirectli arrang two billion dlr custom repurchas agreement averag pct yesterdai feder fund open pct and remain that level reuter acq allegheni int sell oversea unit allegheni intern inc sold oversea subsidiari reil corp north sydnei australia invest group term not disclos unit sold sunbeam corp australia sunbeam zealand and victa unit make and distribut product includ lawn mower small applianc and sheep shear equip emploi total reuter earn galact galcf adopt conserv account galact resourc earlier report loss mln dlr adopt conserv account polici similar gold produc account for explor cost result compani retroact charg past explor and relat administr cost incur properti expens and polici futur explor and relat administr cost will written expens capit intang asset galact account chang result mln dlr charg earn not immedi disclos affect chang prior year result account polici not expect advers affect work capit posit futur cash flow compani abil conduct ongo busi oper galact charg includ mln dlr cost summitvil mine leach pad and mln dlr wast remov cost dyke construct and mine develop galact prior account polici summitvil mine expens amort life mine and charg futur earn chang will result lower depreci and amort charg incom dlr ounc gold produc futur period base total estim reserv ounc galact march leach product summitvil expect exce ounc rais gold equival product sinc june start leach ounc reuter cocoa cocoa council agre buffer stock rule deleg earn mar store mxxx see qtr year loss and charg mar store inc expect report loss dlr for fourth quarter and mln dlr for fiscal year end januari result loss compani decid discontinu oper big outlet divis will result undisclos time charg earn for year estim mln dlr year loss ct share compar earn dlr ct share record last year fourth quarter loss affect abnorm high inventori shrinkag lower plan sale and higher markdown relat increas promot activ reduc fourth quarter gross margin compani order concentr compani core busi oper discount and promot depart store mar decid close big divis reuter acq honeywel hon complet comput busi sale honeywel inc complet sale pct honeywel inform system comput busi compagni de machin bull franc and nec corp japan for mln dlr cash honeywel will us monei reduc short term debt incur last decemb compani purchas sperri aerospac group honeywel sale creat dedic comput compani jointli own bull nec and honeywel privat held compani name honeywel bull pct own honeywel inc pct bull and pct nec compani honeywel ad that term agreement nec and bull reduc current pct stake compani pct end sell half share bull book time will determin move price honeywel honeywel chairman and chief execut offic edson spencer move last major step honeywel restructur lead worldwid supplier autom and control for build industri aerospac and defens honeywel focus manag technic and financi resourc high market share busi spencer honeywel expect honeywel bull largest custom purchas comput for intern data process for integr into honeywel buidl and industri autom system and for resal govern honeywel feder system divis wholli own unit honeywel inc and name honeywel feder system inc honeywel account for discontinu oper and will account for futur interest cost basi record dividend receiv honeywel bull will continu develop product line and build busi integr system for network databas manag and transact process compani board will member includ chairman and chief execut offic bull will member honeywel two and nec compani began worldwid oper todai ad that jacqu stern bull chairman and chief execut offic will serv honeywel bull chairman board jerom meyer execut vice presid honeywel inform system name presid and chief execut offic reuter earn innopac inc six mth februari net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn cornerston finan corp cstn set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter cocoa cocoa buffer stock rule effect immedi deleg earn cistron biotechnolog cist set dividend cistron biotechnolog inc will pai stock dividend declar prior initi public offer common stock august stockhold record prior common offer payment dividend conting close bid price common stock averag two dlr per share for trade dai consecut ten dai period end februari compani that conting fulfil payment stock dividend increas cistron outstand common stock share share reuter earn werner enterpris inc wern qtr net qtr end feb shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr mln reuter earn revenu properti year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter cocoa icco council agre cocoa buffer stock rule intern cocoa organ icco council reach agreement rule govern buffer stock devic cocoa market stabilis price icco deleg date rule will effect not decid deleg expect come into forc earli week buffer stock manag can begin bui sell cocoa sinc price below bui level special draw right tonn set cocoa pact manag like bui cocoa sooon support market deleg and trader expect manag juergen plambeck interven market week pact come into forc rule permit bui and sell cocoa origin second hand market offer system not mean post price previou cocoa accord cocoa will price fix set differenti rang stg for expens ghana cocoa for malaysian cocoa purchas member such malaysia will limit pct total stock and dai limit pct each nearbi intermedi and forward posit council meet expect conclud two week session involv work group and council continu deleg current cocoa agreement into forc januari previou meet council unabl agre rule implement buffer stock oper reuter cocoa cocoa buffer stock rule effect immedi cocoa buffer stock rule decid intern cocoa organ icco council will effect immedi deleg that mean buffer stock manag like begin bui cocoa two week organ commun system and assess market reuter acq southam sell pct interest brandon sun southam inc agre sell pct interest sun publish publish brandon sun major sharehold publish lewi whitehead term not disclos southam propos sale result offer made whitehead famili had major control newspap sinc brandon sun daili circul reuter earn glami gold glgvf set common stock split glami gold will sharehold april extraordinari gener meet approv and half for common share split record date for split will set futur compani reuter earn nuclear metal nucm delai order nuclear metal inc delai receiv order will result neglig earn per share for fiscal second quarter compani assur that order will begin fiscal quarter and that expect strong rebound earn for and fourth quarter reuter acq sarasota holder approv acquisit sarasota bancorp sharehold approv acquisit citi commerci bank subsidiari union corp func union nation bank florida purchas price outstand share mln dlr transact subject regulatori approv expect complet second quarter complet citi commerci acquisit and acquisit combin asset mln dlr union will asset billion dlr reuter nat-gas nobl affili nbl find natur ga nobl affili inc found natur ga ship shoal locat mile offshor louisiana gulf mexico discoveri samedan oil corp oc number drill feet water total depth feet and found feet net ga pai foot gross sand interv compani test ga rate mln cubic feet dai inch choke pound flow tube pressur ga sale begin quarter samedan nobl unit oper and own pct work interest owner england electr system ne unit pct stake and southwestern energi product pct reuter earn sourc ventur capit inc year shr profit nil loss nil net profit loss rev mln reuter acq lsb lsb pact acquir northwest feder lsb industri inc enter into agreement acquir northwest feder save and loan associ woodward oklahoma complet acquisit lsb pai mln dlr sharehold northwest and transfer northwest feder asset net current apprais not mln dlr complet thi transact northwest feder subsidiari lsb consolid wholli own financi subsidiari acquisit subject obtain approv waiver and forbear feder home loan bank board and govern approv reuter earn bramalea year net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter trade reagan readi impos trade curb japan presid reagan readi impos retaliatori trade action japan for break semiconductor agreement unit state white hous offici indic reagan act recommend econom polici council curb japanes export unit state offici move come todai earli week trade sourc action weigh reagan includ tariff wide varieti japanes export us semiconductor sourc tariff slap person comput televis receiv and laser printer aim penal japan major electron firm includ nec corp hitachi toshiba corp and fujitsu reaan delai invok sanction for week two give japan final opportun end dump practic ad that negoti had held extens talk japanes avail reuter earn southwestern public servic sp qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note year ago restat reuter earn nelson corp qtr net shr loss two ct loss dlr net profit loss rev year shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev note current qtr per share figur adjust reflect provis for prefer stock dividend reuter earn southwestern bell vote for stock split pct dividend increas cotton analyst peg cotton seed mln acr cotton farmer like plant mln acr come season base averag estim offer cotton market analyst gear for agricultur depart plant intent report tuesdai annual report cotton trader glimps product season begin august trade and commiss hous forecast rang mln acr march last year usda report that cotton farmer intend plant mln acr month usda estim that mln acr had plant june januari estim plant acreag nationwid mln analyst forecast for even greater acreag spur part belief that thi year good demand and firm price will repeat year analyst factor make cotton profit crop cotton attract price wise switch acreag soybean cotton soybean dirt cheap lisbeth keef cargil investor servic comment echo cotton market specialist cotton program lead increas acreag analyst recal that program cotton farmer us part crop collater for govern loan not respons for cost store that cotton govern warehous plan govern will not pick tab for storag analyst chang will discourag farmer particip program result cotton cotton program stipul mandatori set pct farmer base acreag note judi weissman shearson lehman brother farmer elect not particip program free plant acreag analyst cotton farmer high yield western state like steer clear program western acreag pct commiss hous analyst estim base part forecast made nation cotton council annual meet late januari disagre western grower decid program for secur reason lot comfort know you guarante govern loan price cent program subject wile market walter brown market analyst for major california cotton produc cotton specialist expect for increas acreag not verifi tuesdai plant intent report usda announc base inform gather cotton program announc march analyst caution trader will idea year cotton output usda plant acreag report releas juli brown that opinion step don plant acreag import count abandon rate differ acreag plant and acreag harvest brown abandon rate thi year pretti high pct weather problem kei produc state normal six pct reuter earn imatron inc imat qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale avg shr reuter acq plaza group complet merger transact plaza group complet transact merg wholli own subsidiari flyfair intern inc into shefra inc public compani return for control interest shefra complet merger shefra chang name flyfair intern inc flyfair annual sale mln dlr engag wholesal vacat travel busi reuter earn conagra inc cag regular dividend set qtly div ct ct prior pai june record april reuter earn llc llc amalgam report six month net valhi inc report earn llc corp and amalgam sugar for six month period end decemb effect march amalgam merg into llc chang name valhi result reflect oper compani prior merger llc corp report net incom mln dlr ct share revenu mln dlr compar mln dlr ct share revenu mln dlr year ago thi year net includ extraordinari loss dlr and gain mln dlr net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr valhi amalgam report net incom dlr per share mln dlr revenu mln dlr compar net loss dlr ct share revenu mln dlr last year valhi effect decemb chang fiscal year end june decemb reuter interest gro deni court action brazil central bank presid francisco gro deni rumour that foreign creditor had file court action brazil seek payment billion dlr debt court action brazil gro televis interview brazil last month suspend interest payment billion dlr debt commerci bank and yesterdai suggest extens short term credit line for dai media report bank rate small brazil creditor had file lawsuit decis suspend interest payment gro negoti commerci creditor start two week and financ minist dilson funaro attend council meet intern monetari fund imf washington brazil face issu carefulli seek negoti that will give countri space grow growth will meet commit gro reuter earn southwestern bell sbc vote split up payout southwestern bell corp board vote for stock split and increas dividend pct dlr share post split basi increas dividend will ct share payabl holder record april southwestern bell stock split share will mail record reuter earn honeywel bull see revenu growth honeywel bull inc own honeywel inc hon cie de machin bull and nec corp expect revenu increas pct current level billion dlr honeywel bull presid jerom meyer told press confer compani profit ad compani aim improv profit time honeywel inc earlier todai receiv mln dlr cash for sale pct comput busi bull and nec honeywel will retain pct interest honeywel bull and bull will equal amount nec own pct compani meyer had execut vice presid honeywel inform system honeywel bull work close nec and bull develop product and market comput multi nation compani haven grow fast turn that meyer busi soft compani reorgan distribut program and staff reassign and lai select employe compani hire worker honeywel bull chairman jacqu stern chairman bull believ comput industri fast grow market for compani that provid type comput custom want don slump market comput compani offer open system that custom not ti specif vendor architectur and will focu ty comput togeth commun network reuter acq hanson han sell bond deliveri servic hanson industri arm hanson trust plc contract exchang london for sale bond deliveri servic rockwood hold plc for mln dlr cash complet subject rockwood sharehold approv recent financi year bond purchas hanson trust plc acquisit imperi group plc april made dlr pre tax profit sale mln dlr net tangibl asset mln dlr hanson reuter cpi price data suggest moder inflat latest consum price data inflat will moder even will last year pace economist inflat not such construct factor thi time last year not build larg head steam allan lesli discount corp consum price measur consum price index for urban consum rose season adjust pct februari pct januari gain energi price fire januari data pct rise advanc moder pct last month cpi rang economist expect and had direct impact financi market kei compon report transport price rose pct februari pct januari gain reflect smaller price appreci for motor fuel and declin car price and financ charg pronounc pressur retail level william sullivan dean witter reynold inc economist latest cpi support exist expect for inflat rate pct cpi rose pct decemb decemb last year energi price drop rose pct economist that upward pressur import price result dollar drop volatil energi compon warrant attent case gain area becom factor into wider econom pictur long price rise not becom entrench cost live adjust contain labor contract reduc intern competit feder reserv will toler pct inflat larri leuzzi warburg and inc reuter acq westinghous interest merger radio unit westinghous electr corp open merger radio oper gener electr nbc radio oper left door open and reassess merger and westinghous chairman dougla danforth told reuter conclus meet analyst danforth continu merger westinghous radio oper and nbc discuss nbc merger two compani radio unit suspend decemb danforth reaffirm that westinghous interest acquisit compani lean acquisit mln mln dlr rang that larger acquisit fit danforth earlier todai expect earn growth doubl digit rang comfort analyst predict dlr dlr share thi year compani earn dlr share compani target wast energi system and hazard wast remov emerg growth area for compani reuter earn comput network technolog cmnt qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev nil year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev nil note compani full name comput network technolog corp revenu initi year product revenu reuter ship biffex join futur exchang baltic intern freight futur exchang biffex agre pursu negoti futur market baltic exchang view merg into futur exchang legal advis instruct implement amalgam london potato futur associ soya bean meal futur exchang and london meat futur exchang london grain futur market discuss merg market aim merger seek recognis invest exchang statu requir financi servic act reuter earn canadian satellit commun six mth net period end februari oper shr profit six ct loss ct oper profit loss rev note current shr and net exclud tax gain dlr ct share full name canadian satellit commun inc reuter acq french ministeri meet held cgct sale financ minist edouard balladur industri minist alain madelin and telecommun minist gerard longuet met for hour todai discuss immin sale french telephon switch group cie general construct telephoniqu spokesman for longuet decis announc result meet and french govern end month choos candid sale cgct control pct franc telephon market price mln franc and intern consortia battl for bui west germani siemen sieg team french group jeumont schneider opposit bid group att and dutch philip telecommun pglo associ french telecommun firm sat societ anonym telecommun bid lodg sweden ericsson eric alli french defenc electron group matra matr and bouygu boui reuter earn dean food qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net sale billion mln reuter earn dean food rais dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter earn doskocil dosk sharehold vote revers split doskocil co inc sharehold approv for revers stock split expect becom effect april compani revers split will reduc outstand share six mln mln reuter earn educ system espc year net shr ct ct net rev note current net includ recur loss invest full name educ system and public corp reuter acq borg warner amid rumor irwin jacob sold stock arbitrageur pet-chem henlei group heng unit win taiwan contract henlei group inc kellogg unit select chines petroleum corp design engin and build ethylen plant chines petroleum kaohsiung refineri taiwan term contract not disclos kellogg total cost plant will mln dlr kellogg engin plant will capac tonn year underwai and construct will begin plant will into oper kellogg reuter cocoa cocoa buffer differenti detail intern cocoa organ icco council agre standard price differenti for origin cocoa form part buffer stock bui and sell procedur consum deleg buffer stock manag will accept offer for origin cocoa slide scale price differenti ghana cocoa will peg stg premium malaysian buffer stock manag bui cocoa base malaysian price stg tonn accept ghana offer stg differenti fix follow countri differenti stg tonn malaysia brazil ivori coast cameroun nigeria togo ghana nigeria differenti land weight term ship weight term will accept stg discount thi rate reuter acq minstar inc sold mln borg warner share cocoa cocoa council meet end agre rule intern cocoa organ icco council adjourn agre buffer stock rule for intern cocoa agreement icco spokesman buffer stock will begin oper immedi confirm deleg report that buffer stock manag will trade cocoa mean offer system and fix differenti for cocoa origin purchas member will limit pct total and bui sell oper dai will restrict maximum pct each for nearbi intermedi and forward posit reuter acq minstar inc interest acquir borg warner money-supply canadian monei suppli fall mln dlr week bank canada alum lme aluminium contract welcom trade london metal exchang lme decis introduc dollar denomin aluminium contract port singapor list deliveri point posit move physic trader and lme dealer earlier thi week lme declar that pct minimum puriti aluminium contract commenc trade june alongsid long establish sterl base pct contract thi lme dollar contract and european deliveri point and board and committe singapor deliveri point for contract trade sourc lme contract will conform exist industri practic standard melt materi price dollar commonli trade locat warehous singapor posit move lme ideal locat for australian and japanes trader place metal warrant speedili and rel inexpens hedg lme ring session becom simpler dollar contract present pre market trade almost exclus dollar base currenc convers sterl ring ad lme ring dealer contract match close trade requir and possibl allevi recent wide backward physic busi pct puriti metal produc eastern bloc countri such romania soviet union produc pct declin export recent dealer contract suffer liquid problem initi busi continu centr present good ordinari brand gob contract holder larg short posit lme contract attract trade interest that metal attract lme warehous backward lme viabl liquid base for contract compar comex market york high grade aluminium futur not activ like that sterl contract will eventu lose trade interest and volum will declin standard zinc supersed high grade contract gob aluminium will replac process thi case longer ad form contract and establish singapor warehous construct move lme backward make physic trade difficult not total disappear result trade sourc premium for prompt metal becom semi perman featur last year due increas busi and volatil trade option and present stg increasingli larg grant option posit take place declar and exercis end relev month physic tight and squeez date commonplac list singapor deliveri point eastern oper deliv aluminium into lme warehous cover tight and backward continu even lme option contract widen gap declar and prompt date will due and wednesdai month present fall and backward will remain oper continu grant option potenti tonnag deliv exce aluminium stock level lme option trader reuter money-supply canadian monei suppli fall week canadian narrowli defin monei suppli fell mln dlr billion dlr week end march bank canada daili interest chequabl and person deposit fell mln dlr billion dlr and notic and person fix term deposit fell mln dlr billion dlr person fix term deposit and foreign currenc deposit resid book charter bank canada fell mln dlr billion dlr acq corn glass work glw bui fiber optic stake corn glass work bought pct interest technolog dynam inc woodinvil wash compani involv research and develop fiber optic sensor purchas price not disclos privat held technolog dynam plan introduc line fiber optic sensor thi year corn glass reuter earn nation corp ftnc qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev nil year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev nil reuter earn beard bec year loss shr loss ct profit dlr net loss profit rev mln mln note net includ gain sale uspci inc upc stock mln mln year ago net includ loss discontinu oper mln reuter earn essex commun corp essxa year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note year ago result restat exclud michigan cabl system sold reuter earn den mobil robot inc gard qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss avg shr year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss avg shr note compani rev product develop stage shr and avg shr data reflect for revers split novemb reuter earn scott liquid gold inc year oper net oper shr two ct ct oper net rev mln mln avg shr note exclud gain dlr two ct shr dlr ct benefit tax loss carryforward reuter income labor dept report real earn rose pct feb unchang jan income real earn rose pct februari averag weekli earn worker adjust for inflat and season rose pct februari unchang januari labor depart depart had earlier report that real earn fell pct januari revis figur show earn unchang februari thi year and februari real earn rose pct depart rise februari real earn result pct increas averag hourli earn and pct increas averag weekli hour that partli offset pct rise consum price index measur inflat depart season adjust weekli earn last month averag dlr dlr januari and dlr februari reuter money-fx taiwan studi suspend forex control premier kuo hua order financi offici quicken pace relax foreign exchang control and studi possibl suspend control cabinet statement statement quot tell financ ministi and central bank offici relax need reduc taiwan surg foreign exchang reserv reach record billion dollar thi month financ minist robert chien told report ministri and central bank work jointli measur eas control not give detail govern maintain framework foreign exchang control find wai eas control us emerg taiwan reserv result larg trade surplu hit billion dlr and billion pct surplu taiwan trade unit state offici figur that eas control reduc reserv not substanti short time economist and banker decis result grow pressur unit state taiwan largest trade partner bui almost half island export ming jen econom professor soochow univers told reuter decis bit late never fei vice presid commerci bank govern rapidli relax foreign exchang control and open market wider balanc trade trade partner unit state liberalis import and foreign exchang control will not trade partner econom problem mount foreign exchang reserveshelp boost taiwan monei suppli pct year end februari reuter trade japan chip maker anger sanction plan japanes comput chip maker react angrili new unit state plan retaliatori action for allegedli fail live agreement trade comput microchip electron industri associ japan eiaj chairman shoichi saba state eiaj believ that prematur and even irrat attempt assess impact agreement and effort compli six month conclud agreement urg government author reconsid decis made evalu fairli result japanes effort implement object agreement and resist emot bias yesterdai washington announc plan slap mln dlr tariff japanes import retali for see japan failur compli term pact agreement struck late last year month heat negoti call japan stop sell cut price chip world market and bui american made semiconductor salvag pact tokyo instruct chip maker slash product and help establish multi later organis design promot chip import saba that japanes chip compani pledg mln dlr year organis and express regret that american compani fit join thi suggest that american semiconductor manufactur not interest particip japanes market reuter earn oversea chines bank corp ocbm year shr ct ct fin div ct gross ct group net mln dlr mln note fin div pai june record reuter earn unit oversea bank uobm year shr ct ct fin div pct gross pct group net mln dlr mln note fin div pai record april reuter earn strait trade stcm year shr ct ct fin div ct ct group net mln dlr mln turnov mln dlr mln note fin div pai record reuter earn singapor land lndh half feb shr ct ct int div nil nil group net mln dlr mln turnov mln dlr mln note compani group net profit for year end thi aug amount mln dlr reuter cocoa ivorian chosen cocoa council execut director edouard kouam ivorian deleg intern cocoa organ icco chosen execut director icco effect octob icco offici kouam will succe kobena erbynn ghana post reuter rubber malaysia expect rubber shortag april malaysia expect natur rubber shortag april and effect current winter rubber tree expect shortag and stronger demand for rubber good condom and surgic glove consum like push price malaysian rubber exchang and licens board latest monthli bulletin annual winter period februari april rubber tree shed leav and latex output low reuter money-fx offici arab fund lebanes pound lebanes central bank vice governor meguerditch bouldikian call for establish arab fund assist lebanes pound lost pct dollar sinc januari bouldikian told arab exchang dealer confer bank continu measur defend currenc lebanon need foreign support for war batter economi expect common effort central bank and arab central bank and monetari author creat arab fund support and preserv currenc need twelv year civil war devast product sector lebanes economi and creat gape trade and budget deficit bouldikian recent govern measur had succeed reduc demand for import and increas export encourag factor war not end that polit solut accept side confid will return and thi will benefit lebanes pound and lebanon meantim central bank had main goal us surplu liquid financ budget deficit increas role commerci bank and bank financ institut financ deficit limit transfer lebanes pound into foreign currenc deposit protect financi health commerci bank reuter cocoa japan join intern cocoa agreement japan process join intern cocoa organis icco will bring number member bodi icco offici japan complet constitut procedur access icco and expect becom import member month reuter money-fx china postpon plan scrap parallel currenc chines vice premier tian jiyun plan scrap countri parallel currenc foreign exchang certif fec had postpon due object foreign businessmen and tian told new confer chines govern consid fec unsatisfactori ask current state plan abolish fec tian decid postpon question whether will futur will evolut situat peopl includ foreign businessmen had rais object plan abolish certif and ad complic fec introduc for us foreign china circul wide local resid and big black market currenc theoret par ordinari chines currenc renminbi tian govern consid that fec had demerit and neg influenc bank china presid wang deyan told reuter earlier thi month that thought that certif scrap thi year western diplomat and economist chines author troubl find suitabl altern vice premier yao yilin announc similar press confer last year that fec abolish govern had decid ideolog unaccept two currenc circul china time reuter trade nakason sound conciliatori note chip disput prime minist yasuhiro nakason sound conciliatori note japan increasingli bitter row unit state trade comput microchip japan resolv issu consult explain stanc and correct point that correct quot kyodo new servic express regret america decis impos tariff import japanes electr good nakason tokyo will send high level offici washington settl disput govern offici japan make formal request week for emerg talk and that two side meet week dai april deadlin set washington for tariff effect tokyo expect propos joint japan investig american claim that japanes compani dump cut price chip asian market yesterdai washington announc plan put mln dlr tariff import japanes electron good retali for see tokyo failur live bilater chip pact that agreement hammer late last year month heat negoti call japan stop sell cut price chip world market and bui american made chip nakason comment distinctli conciliatori trade and industri minist hajim tamura earlier todai japan readi measur washington ahead sanction ministri intern trade and industri miti offici sought downplai signific tamura remark and that main messag that two side talk urgent issu admit that japan take unit state gatt geneva base intern organ polic world trade washington impos tariff japanes action articl gener agreement tariff and trade gatt that articl invok gatt set panel legal action offici hope that can avoid wish think possibl unit state lift decis earli date tamura announc sanction yesterdai presid ronald reagan prepar lift onc had evid that japan longer dump chip world market and had open market import japanes govern offici confid can make pact work that export cut price japanes chip unregul distributor dri miti instruct domest maker cut output acknowledg that harder increas japanes import american chip miti offici that ministri can ensur that happen ministri recent call japan major chip user lead produc step purchas foreign semiconductor spokesman for compani toshiba corp tsba firm that and announc plan week expect japanes compani likewis reuter trade islam bank establish mln dlr trade portfolio islam develop bank idb and islam bank sign agreement establish mln dlr trade portfolio financ trade islam countri idb sourc idb share portfolio will financ export and import privat sector limit mln dlr sourc share porfolio trade redeem idb ad that thi major step establish islam financi market reuter crude bank see modest recoveri gulf arab economi emir industri bank predict modest econom recoveri gulf arab state higher oil revenu bank studi carri emir new agenc wam total oil revenu six gulf cooper council gcc countri like reach billion dlr thi year billion gcc group bahrain kuwait oman qatar saudi arabia and unit arab emir uae bank improv result higher oil price made last decemb opec accord restrain group product curb push oil price dollar barrel mid dlr sign point possibl modest recoveri economi gcc countri thi expect growth will not similar that boom year studi ad that gcc state experi higher budget deficit thi year aris past recess and difficulti make fresh spend cut studi combin gcc bugdet deficit rise billion dlr billion last year lower oil export cut gcc state combin trade surplu billion dlr billion uae suffer pct drop gross domest product billion dirham last year billion ad reuter money-fx arab banker for singl currenc gulf arab state coordin econom polici close move goal unifi currenc system presid arab banker associ hikmat nashashibi told new confer end arab currenc trader meet start coordin fiscal polici prerequisit for common system currenc quit substanti unifi gulf currenc system plausibl project six nation gulf cooper council saudi arabia kuwait bahrain oman qatar and unit arab emir held seri meet thi year examin link currenc singl peg system banker model european monetari system em present currenc link offici practic dollar kuwaiti dinar peg trade weight basket currenc common currenc system em style grid theori foster region trade provid basi for stabl exchang rate nashashibi inter arab trade low ebb and capit flow gulf state remain small capit market arab world infanc nashashibi lack experi arab bank pauciti financi instrument and legal framework that not recognis western bank concept interest hamper growth arab market reuter reserves china foreign reserv exce billion dlr china foreign exchang reserv billion dlr cover import payment for month vice premier tian jiyun told new confer that china consider reserv gold gave figur last publish figur for foreign exchang reserv billion dlr end septemb billion end june and billion end septemb reuter money-fx arab forex associ elect chairman inter arab cambist associ ica elect abdullah dakhil kuwait burgan bank chairman succeed hani ramadan beirut riyad bank for year term ica offici annual meet elect vice chairmen ezzedin saidan banqu international arab tuni moham osman societ bancair liban and walid nasouli morgan guaranti trust york ibrahim buhindi saudi nation commerci bank bahrain and imad bata financ and credit corp jordan elect secretari and treasur reuter coffee coffe price bad new for latin america minist senior nicaraguan offici recent plung coffe price econom and polit disastr for latin american coffe produc countri nicaraguan foreign trade minist alejandro martinez cuenca london intern coffe organis ico execut board produc member meet last weekend managua attend latin american coffe produc discuss fall coffe price london coffe price slid stg per tonn march stg stg end februari martinez told report price fall sinc ico fail agre export quota march had disastr result latin america econom and polit urg continu negoti coffe produc pave for coffe export quota agreement septemb coffe export quota us regul coffe price intern coffe agreement suspend year ago price soar respons drought brazil central american econom minist estim region will lose mln dlr foreign exchang earn coffe price not rescu quota arrang martinez ico quota talk broke last month consum member lack polit will fulli support commod agreement and consum dictat produc reuter trade tokyo bid stop chip row turn into trade war japan seek prevent comput chip disput erupt into full scale trade war govern offici hope that disput thi specif issu won advers effect relationship unit state ministri intern trade and industri miti offici fridai washington announc plan for mln dlr tariff japanes electron good for tokyo alleg failur live bilater comput chip pact that agreement reach last year heat negoti call japan stop sell cut price chip world market and bui american made semiconductor foreign ministri offici immedi isol fall disput seek separ prime minist yasuhiro nakason plan trip washington end april japan can make chip pact work govern studi measur can field defus american anger and ensur trip success percept japan congress bad offici told reuter respond that appar effort prevent chip disput spread area miti offici sought depict action sever warn japanes semiconductor maker not govern face belliger domest chip industri and angri american congress japanes govern forc walk increasingli fine line semiconductor disput trade analyst that open secret that japan largest chip maker nec corp not happi view draconian measur miti take implement pact includ enforc product cut angri respons japanes chip maker yesterdai announc tariff highlight difficulti govern face take action japanes semiconductor manufactur compli japan agreement shoichi saba chairman electron industri associ japan accus irrat action had made bilater chip pact meaningless saba comment contrast prime minist yasuhiro nakason tokyo want solv disput consult japan expect send high level offici washington earli month convinc not ahead tariff april trade analyst tokyo like outlin industri plan step purchas chip and propos joint investig into washington alleg chip dump reuter earn bank fuer gemeinwirtschaft bkfg year year end decemb group net profit mln mark mln balanc sheet total billion mark billion credit volum billion mark billion parent bank net profit mln mark mln transfer trade union hold mln mark mln payment open reserv mln mark mln balanc sheet total billion mark billion partial oper profit mln mark mln interest surplu mln mark mln surplu commiss mln mark mln ordinari expenditur mln mark mln earn subsidiari profit transfer agreement mln mark mln earn write back provis mln mark mln publish risk provis mln mark mln credit volum billion mark billion group figur for exclud bsv bank fueer sparanlagen und vermoegensbildung longer consolid reuter earn bfg partial oper profit fall sharpli bank fuer gemeinwirtschaft bkfg bfg partial oper profit fell mln mark mln major sharehold aachen und muenchen beteiligung amvg amb total oper and extraordinari profit includ earn currenc and secur trade bank account and earn sale hold firm doubl previou year level amb bfg account includ prospectu for amb capit increas financ insur compani acquisit pct share bfg despit fall partial oper profit bfg paid unchang mln mark into open reserv and transfer unchang mln mark trade union hold compani beteiligungsgesellschaft fuer gemeinwirtschaft amb acquir major stake bank busi last year suffer turbul troubl trade union own hous concern neue heimat amb mln mark drop bfg busi volum billion mark affect interest surplu interest surplu fell mln mark mln depress point fall interest margin pct rise surplu commiss mln mark mln not compens for thi rise total oper profit enabl bfg step risk provis countri risk emphasis continu difficulti countri disclos risk provis west german account rule not necessarili reflect full amount rose mln mark mln bfg parent credit volum eas billion mark billion foreign debtor account for pct thi credit volum and latin american debtor account for pct total lend foreign bfg post extraordinari earn sale pct volksfuersorg deutsch lebensversicherung pct bsv bank fuer sparanlagen und vermoegensbildung and pct allgemein hypothekenbank sale link amb acquisit major bfg sale show mln mark profit transfer agreement and mln write back risk provis reuter money-fx japan carefulli monei polici sumita bank japan governor satoshi sumita central bank will carefulli monetari polici light recent sharp fall dollar ask bank japan will cut discount rate think bank will carefulli futur monei polici told lower hous budget committe parliament that credit condit eas discount rate cut japan sinc begin last year japan care flare inflat monei suppli growth acceler sumita central bank continu make judgement monetari polici watch consum price exchang rate and econom and financi condit and japan ask septemb plaza agreement failur dollar had fallen sumita thought pact good sens that had correct overvalu dollar plaza accord not set target for dollar fall dollar steep fall stem market belief that trade imbal will continu expand reuter gold peru gold deposit worth billion dlr presid alan garcia peru found gold deposit worth estim billion dlr jungl region ecuadorean border north told report deposit locat site town san ignasio contain equival tonn gold garcia govern instal two mln dlr treatment plant tomaqu will extract or provid estim mln dlr profit end thi year ad garcia gold bear deposit locat tamborapa pachapidiana and zone cenepa and santiago river reuter trade baldrig predict end japan trade disput unit state and japan will settl trade disput semiconductor commerc secretari malcolm baldrig televis baldrig refer japan trade agreement semiconductor govern live industri haven and good settlement spare side japanes understand full that haven live thi commit ad not will trade war fridai washington announc plan put mln dlr tariff japanes electron good april tokyo failur observ agreement offici tariff end japan start adher agreement chanc japan react quickli avert higher tariff baldrig reagan administr hope strong action japan convinc congress tone protectionist trade legisl draft deni action had for that reason reuter crude iraq iranian oil network attack baghdad marckraq warplan attack pipelin network oil pump iran main oil termin kharg island northern gulf larg number warplan attack instal pipelin pump oil ganaveh kharg island turn into rubbl and set ablaz militari spokesman not give exact locat area attack ganaveh termin iranian gulf coast mile northeast kharg island attack time sinc august reuter acq btr nylex rais offer for borg warner australia btr nylex will increas takeov offer for borg warner corp bor list unit borg warner australia bwa dlr each dlr for issu ordinari and prefer share offer valu diversifi auto part manufactur mln ordinari share and mln particip prefer share mln dlr formal document will sharehold statement btr nylex manufactur rubber and plastic product bid for bwa late januari previous report borg warner corp own pct bwa ordinari share and pct prefer advis month ago that not accept offer thi meant btr nylex pct accept condit not met bwa statement report parent decis bwa advis sharehold ignor offer and parti had express interest bid for bid emerg btr nylex pct own list subsidiari britain btr plc btrx lon reuter acq investor group put pressur gencorp investor group acquir gencorp inc move unseat board director and action gencorp refus discuss billion dlr takeov bid gener acquisit partnership wagner and brown and afg industri inc afg reiter statement gencorp fridai that will negoti earlier offer dlr share for tire broadcast plastic and aerospac conglomer analyst specul gencorp fetch dlr per share broken gencorp offici declin comment statement spokesman reiter request sharehold wait board render opinion make decis offer gencorp statement made compani annual meet tuesdai gener acquisit board not carri duti sharehold and make inform decis explor wai offer can revis provid greater your sharehold gener acquisit ad awar board review altern transact provid gencorp sharehold payment cash that case you recognis that addit equiti capit enabl offer cash and secur greater gencorp provid similarli structur transact ad gencorp board had oblig present altern propos sharehold that allow compet offer gener acquisit request chanc bid competit and fair basi final decis made buyout propos statement repeat request gencorp remov poison pill prefer share purchas right sharehold make takeov expens legal action seek support sharehold call special meet replac board and propos gencorp not accept propos contain defens featur reuter nickel sumitomo mine smit rais nickel output sumitomo metal mine will rais monthli nickel output tonn april increas domest demand stainless steel maker sumitomo produc tonn nickel month end cut output januari stagnant demand compani offici calendar product like fall tonn result quarter reduct sumitomo japan nickel produc reuter coffee paton report green coffe roast higher roast green coffe week end march kilo bag includ that us for solubl product compar bag week last year and bag week end march georg gordon paton and inc report cumul roast for calendar total bag compar bag thi time last year reuter earn basf world group pre tax profit billion mark billion sugar australian sugar area receiv rain dry area australian sugar cane belt queensland coast receiv rain sustain crop australian sugar produc associ spokesman industri not worri two week ago rainfal below normal and good soak rain need area notabl burdekin and mackai region brisban north and south state and northern south wale cane crop good heavi fall thi month spokesman earli effect dry weather will size crop harvest june decemb frequent light fall area that short moistur such mackai mean dai region heavi tropic rain restor normal moistur cane rainfal two week will crucial size crop dry area not disastr crop thi stage month good fall reuter earn basf basf year year decemb world group pre tax profit billion mark billion world group turnov billion billion world group invest fix asset billion billion parent compani pre tax profit billion billion parent turnov billion billion parent domest turnov billion billion parent foreign turnov billion billion parent invest fix asset billion mln reuter acq woolworth hold bid mln stg for superdrug store crude indonesia limit oil price impact financ minist indonesia minimis econom impact fall oil price inflat limit and boost export financ minist radiu prawiro indonesia badli hit last year steep plung crude price cut revenu oil export half prawiro quot indonesian newspap tell presid suharto that inflat pct financi year end tomorrow pct previou year export estim risen pct not give complet figur depress economi form main backdrop gener elect month indonesia major produc rubber palm oil tin timber and coffe prawiro had difficult appreci currenc yen and mark dollar increas indonesia debt repay economi suffer world econom recess govern had not devalu rupiah pct last septemb editori econom outlook jakarta post govern press ahead measur deregul economi boost oil export english languag daili bigger export earn need financ not import countri grow foreign debt estim billion dlr pct foreign debt oblig fall due year and will steadili increas debt servic burden paper end investor bargain hunt expect yen interest rate declin dealer dealer cautiou face dollar nosed todai and possibl interest rate rebound halt dollar depreci pct coupon and volum billion yen for april year bond propos financ ministri thi afternoon favour market reuter acq woolworth bid mln stg for superdrug woolworth hold plc wluk make mln stg agre bid for superdrug store plc valu compani share each offer made basi woolworth ordinari share for superdrug woolworth had receiv accept holder pct superdrug share bid woolworth second attempt recent month acquir retail chemist chain earlier thi year negoti bid for underwood plc buit talk broken two week ago full accept offer involv issu mln woolworth share pct enlarg share capit cash altern offer for each share superdrug member goldstein famili accept offer for mln share not underwritten anoth major sharehold rite aid corp rite invest corp unit had accept offer for mln share and cash altern for mln year end januari woolworth report pretax profit sharpli higher mln stg mln previous year end februari superdrug report pretax profit mln mln previous turnov that rose mln mln superdrug share firm fridai woolworth eas reuter trade japan offer microchip disput japanes govern appear offer settl disput comput chip trade analyst and govern offici threaten impos tariff worth mln dlr japanes electron export retali for japan alleg failur pact microchip trade sign last septemb foreign ministri offici told reuter japan can and persuad unit state wait for step effect alleg that defianc septemb agreement japan sell microchip below cost market and refus open japan chip sale tariff due effect april analyst note japan ministri intern trade and industri miti order chipmak cut product order dry sourc cheap chip sold countri regul price not miti can jardin fleme secur analyst nick edward miti offici ministri not plan call for product cut sought continu press chip user bui foreign good spokesmen for japanes electron firm bui chip matsushita electr industri spokesman rapid increas import not like analyst japanes export hard hit unit state implement tariff levi consum electron product microchip tariff remain place for length time will complet eros export unit state tom murtha analyst jame capel and japanes electron industri power stop altogeth recoveri for industri will delai for anoth year analyst tariff harm industri step offshor product and reduc demand japan for semiconductor firm sell american approach full contradict jardin fleme edward want expand export last thing want hit maker final product that hurt final market edward analyst disput reflect not concern see strateg industri frustrat japan vast trade surplu analyst argu that solv semiconductor problem japan action that pledg semiconductor pact carol ryavec analyst salomon brother asia major issu stimul domest economi and move export depend economi reuter earn arb arbb year net profit mln luxembourg franc billion turnov billion franc billion cash flow billion franc billion steel product mln tonn pct board will decid april whether pai dividend dividend paid sinc reuter earn arb see maintain pressur cost recent deterior steel market make import for arb arbb maintain effort reduc cost compani statement report that competit posit had weaken consider second half lead pct cut steel output year mln tonn arb had manag make mln franc net profit slightli billion profit lower raw materi cost and prudent manag compani arb earli month had market deterior decis european commun maintain anti crisi measur provision normal circumst benefici effect minist agre extend quota product system discuss continu industri plan for capac reduct arb current condit cost cut effort remain avoid weaken resourc built last year reuter earn basf basf result affect dlr basf volatil currenc situat last year fall dollar led sharp drop turnov denomin mark and price reduct for export domest product statement accompani year end figur group expect satisfactori busi develop month moment not expect extraordinari influenc such last year order hand and incom order steadi high level basf report pct lower world group pre tax profit billion mark compar unusu situat crude oil market last year produc clear sale slide oil and ga sector and forc price declin for petrochem product basf fall pre tax profit correspond loss stock oil and ga sector begin parent compani posit earn develop continu pre tax profit rose pct billion mark declin parent compani turnov balanc increas capac us and price declin raw materi world group turnov pct billion mark compar basf parent turnov fell pct billion turnov increas except sector fine chemic and inform system had achiev area widen last year acquisit result had partli into fourth quarter that year fulli includ data current year invest volum parent compani and world group exceed that basf give concret figur reuter money-fx bahrain introduc monei market regim bahrain introduc domest monei market regim provid dinar liquid aid centr island newli launch treasuri bill programm bahrain monetari agenc issu circular commerci bank outlin polici april liquid aid sale and repurchas agreement treasuri bill discount circular releas offici reuter current arrang for provid liquid aid will longer valid quit except circumst current system agenc island commerci bank dinar liquid mean short term swap dollar and frequent short term loan secur govern develop bond agenc consid that replac oper short term assist base govern bahrain treasuri bill circular bank state agenc will repurchas treasuri bill simultan agreement resel bank higher price will reflect interest charg agenc envisag repurchas agreement will for period dai bahrain launch weekli tender for two mln dinar dai treasuri bill mid decemb last year and sinc rais total mln dinar programm bahrain commerci bank liquid and make us tradit dollar swap offer agenc bank sourc regim april will mean bank cannot afford not hold treasuri bill case fund central bank bank sourc half bank hold treasuri bill paper increas demand weekli tender and push allot yield slightli last week yield six pct programm had start end last year rate low pct bank sourc cost liquid repurchas accord will not differ that dollar swap bank dollar obtain liquid foresak interest currenc underli treasuri bill invest unaffect repurchas accord reuter money-supply dutch monei suppli chang decemb dutch season adjust monei suppli chang decemb billion guilder compar billion novemb central bank data show figur pct higher decemb novemb fell pct level octob and pct level year season adjust monei suppli chang billion guilder decemb compar billion guilder novemb pct level year reuter alum singapor welcom lme aluminium contract move singapor welcom london metal exchang lme decis list singapor deliveri point for lme dollar denomin aluminium contract tai thiam peng manag for intern trade trade develop board decis boost singapor imag major deliveri port hope thi will encourag metal trader set shop and that singapor can becom deliveri port for metal contract start trade june lme dollar contract reuter money-fx bank england forecast surplu monei market bank england forecast liquid surplu mln stg monei market todai main factor affect liquid exchequ transact will add mln stg system todai fall note circul and banker balanc target will add mln stg and mln stg partli offset inflow bill for repurchas market will drain mln stg bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill will remov mln stg reuter acq tesco bui pct hillard tesco plc tsco counti bank had bought share hillard plc behalf increas stake pct share bought each tesco make oppos mln stg bid for hillard hillard share gmt quot penni firmer tesco penni easier reuter earn royal belg rbvb year consolid net profit billion franc billion turnov billion franc direct comparison fund billion franc billion transfer billion franc profit and billion sale secur note compani figur slightli lower french branch becom group subsidiari propos net dividend ordinari share franc includ franc supplement due except charact result franc note compani creat merger royal belg vie accid and royal belg incendi reassur vie accid sharehold receiv share and incendi reassur sharehold six for share held compani comparison compani calcul reuter ship japanes shipyard form cartel cut output japan ail shipyard won approv fair trade commiss form cartel slash product half total capac for year effect april industri sourc approv follow act parliament pass last week design industri regroup and shed pct capac march transport ministri offici cartel compris yard capabl construct ship gross tonn will limit newbuild output maximum mln compens gross regist tonn shipbuild associ japan industri sourc will seek renew cartel belief demand will remain sluggish last week temporari act parliament shipbuild receiv favour taxat term billion yen compens for liabil incur job loss and sale excess capac billion yen alloc for purchas redund land and equip shipbuild ministri will start draw restructur guidelin april and yard will implement guidelin septemb industri sourc reuter acq wallenberg group rais stake ericsson sweden wallenberg group rais hold telecommun maker telefon ericsson eric vote right pct move knut and alic wallenberg foundat institut core group compani form late industrialist marcu wallenberg consolid group control kei firm analyst foundat control pct ericsson vote right pct held group invest compani investor and forvaltn providentia move come wallenberg group fought hostil takeov bid earlier thi month for match and packag conglomer swedish match smb arm and chemic concern nobel industri nobl increas stake swedish match pct pct reuter cpi french februari inflat confirm pct french retail price rose confirm pct februari line provision figur releas two week ago show rise and pct nation statist institut rise compar pct rise januari year year retail price inflat confirm pct for februari compar pct rise year year januari reuter rubber sri lanka uproot bud diseas rubber tree sri lanka will uproot rubber tree that two year and affect leaf diseas corynespora head govern rubber research institut told reuter rodnei mel affect tree two year undergo base bud attach clone close trunk base and cut top tree onc bud uproot base bud tree matur caus output loss estim kilo per hectar sixth year begin produc acr plant high yield ric varieti clone afflict corynespora acr affect diseas leav fall mel sri lanka acr plant rubber tree mel diseas detect nurseri earli middl august septemb that widespread institut conduct survei determin tree will uproot base bud healthi tree will sprai and remain observ lilaratn head govern rubber control depart monitor industri told reuter replant and base bud undertaken late monsoon rain begin mel clone nurseri suscept corynespora identifi ric ric ric ric ric and ric will uproot and burn procedur will undertaken for foreign clone indentifi nab rrim ppn ppn kr and ppn lilaratn suscept clone replac rrim rric rric ric and ric six varieti us replac tree uproot base bud mel lilaratn planter receiv rupe per hectar for replant and plant free charg compens contempl moment ad mel drought sri lanka help control spread diseas drought not stop diseas help tree not affect area that dry broker diseas had not affect price not caus drop product price for latex crepe colombo auction last week firm rupe per kilo rupe previou sale reuter money-fx philadelphia exchang extend hour for asia philadelphia stock exchang phlx lead trader currenc option plan extend trade hour serv australasian and eastern market exchang presid nichola giordano told report phlx will open session and hour est begin quarter thi year phlx open offic hong kong serv client region and educ financi market advantag currenc option giordano giordano sydnei start asian pacif tour exchang execut promot hedg benefit exchang trade currenc option market exist counter option trade local work dai currenc option pioneer phlx had becom accept mean hedg foreign exchang risk and had grown popular phlx offer option currenc includ australian dollar option and trade averag contract daili underli open interest billion dlr giordano exchang had impress perform australian dollar contract sinc introduct last year had regularli top french franc popular trade option contract trade daili philadelphia exchang open asia pacif market dai open hedg opportun set truer level for counter option trade increas arbitrag opportun and give corpor and treasuri access currenc option market greater depth and liquid secur clear hous reuter money-supply confirm februari sterl rise bank england broad measur monei suppli sterl rose season adjust pct februari pct rise januari unadjust year year rise pct pct year januari bank narrow measur monei suppli fell season adjust pct februari and rose adjust pct year year januari fell adjust pct and rose adjust pct year year figur confirm provision data issu bank march bank sterl bank lend grew season adjust billion stg februari billion stg adjust rise januari measur privat sector liquid psl rose unadjust pct februari make year year unadjust pct rise adjust psl rose pct februari pct rise januari bank public sector contribut growth sterl contractionari mln stg contractionari contribut billion stg januari thi public sector borrow requir show repay mln stg billion stg repay januari bank privat sector hold govern debt fell mln stg billion stg fall januari mln stg rise note and coin circul februari mln stg fall januari bank interest bear sight deposit rose mln stg billion stg fall januari and interest bear deposit fell mln stg billion rise januari reuter earn slough estat view prospect confid slough estat plc slou view prospect confid statement accompani result report rise mln stg pretax profit mln stg and sign that exist threat excess suppli lessen return interest industri invest extern apprais group invest properti carri last year found gross mln stg dec reuter cocoa commission welcom cocoa accord intern cocoa agreement lead stabilis price benefit produc countri and promot equilibrium intern econom relat european commun develop commission lorenzo natali statement welcom agreement buffer stock rule reach last week london that result larg part initi commiss consum and produc had reach deadlock initi negoti reuter earn rugbi prepar for cement competit rugbi portland cement plc rbyl oper circumst end februari year cement manufactur common price and market arrang statement releas result state that current year had start report that pretax profit year rose mln stg mln previous turnov higher mln mln strong recoveri six month continu into second half cement demand rose modestli result benefit cost cut and higher volum decis cement maker feder end price agreement reflect pressur higher competit due grow import and possibl that system restrict practic court govern state that john carr unit benefit strong organ growth oversea cockburn oper had difficult period high mainten cost and increas depreci charg compani propos chang name annual meet rugbi group plc rugbi spent mln stg acquisit note that western australia hotel compani had agre sell parmelia hotel for mln australian dlr mln stg end book result larg line forecast and rugbi share chang fridai close reuter acq mannesmann bui indirect major stake sach mannesmann mmwg reach seri agreement give indirect major stake fichtel und sach car part group takeov conting approv feder cartel offic west berlin spokesman ad that mannesmann confid author not block purchas mannesmann bui pct mec sach vermoegenshold own pct sach turn hold pct fichtel und sach mec share will bought granddaught firm founder mannesmann purchas pct stake fichtel und sach commerzbank cbkg and option bui bank remain pct stake compani statement addit firm agreement mannesmann talk state own steel group salzgitt salg bui pct stake fichtel und sach thi give mannesmann pct fichtel und sach salzgitt decid give origin plan seek major stake sach hold talk govern bonn earlier thi month mannesmann disclos that want major stake sach previous seek bui minor hold compani annual turnov billion mark and emploi acquisit part mannesmann effort diversifi into high technolog area and previou relianc steel and pipe make spokesman for feder statist offic anti cartel author rule takeov week reuter money-supply singapor monei suppli pct januari singapor monei suppli rose pct januari billion singapor dlr pct increas decemb monetari author singapor year year grew pct januari compar pct growth decemb januari rise larg season reflect increas currenc activ circul prior lunar year currenc activ circul rose billion dlr billion decemb and billion year ago demand deposit compon drop januari billion dlr billion decemb and compar billion januari broadli base monei suppli rose pct billion dlr januari pct rise decemb bring year year growth pct januari pct previou month reuter ship and reorganis commerci oper british and commonwealth ship plc bcom that reorganis commerci and servic oper into singl public group autonom manag group expand rapidli past year mln stg acquisit exco intern plc and mln bid for steel brother hold plc note that oper divid financi servic includ monei broke invest manag and forfait and tradit area such aviat hotel commod trade and offic equip that each sector had excit prospect requir method manag and financ and plan form public compani hold commerci oper and envisag oper capit mln and mln stg retain barclai zoet wedd advis introduct independ investor subscrib for addit capit and believ that proport equiti capit held investor not exce pct total statement that continu support and togeth capit group emerg major group abil advantag opportun aros group not seek list for time and that chairman lord cayzer plan retir june compani propos that appoint life presid and that current chief execut john gunn chairman and share eas gmt reuter money-fx japan conduct currenc survei big investor financ ministri offici ministri recent conduct survei foreign exchang transact institut investor declin aim moder dollar sale financi market sourc had heard ministri ask life insur and secur firm refrain sell dollar unabl confirm thi directli dealer life insur firm not major seller dollar recent trade session had sold hedg risk dealer secur hous and trust bank hand aggress sold dollar reuter crude refineri due partli open week british petroleum plc oil refineri grangemouth close explos and fire dai ago expect partial reopen week refineri spokesman entir bpd refineri shut sinc accid kill person and damag site hydrocrack main unit will resum oper week hydrocrack will close for unspecifi period spokesman refineri had oper half capac sinc end januari due overhaul work part complex overhaul expect end late april reuter coffee top qualiti sought hamburg coffe market green coffe market demand for high qualiti coffe past week busi describ gener unsatisfactori trade sourc sought spot east african and ethiopian and brazil ad that high grade robusta met demand sporad busi note second hand offer kenya coffe for june shipment dlr below origin level roaster cover and not expect enter market for larger purchas term reuter money-supply singapor bank credit rise januari total loan and advanc extend bank singapor rose januari billion singapor dlr billion decemb fell billion year ago monetari author singapor increas concentr loan manufactur and real estat sector loan commerc sector declin deposit bank custom fell januari billion dlr billion decemb rose billion januari total asset and liabil bank rose billion dlr januari billion previou month and billion year ago asset and liabil financ compani fell billion dlr billion and compar billion loan extend financ compani rose billion dlr billion decemb and billion januari last year deposit drop billion and billion reuter money-fx bank england not oper monei market bank england had not oper monei market morn session earlier bank revis forecast liquid posit flat origin estim mln stg surplu reuter money-fx asian dollar market asset fall januari gross size asian dollar market contract billion dlr januari billion dlr decemb reflect declin interbank activ monetari author singapor ma latest monthli bulletin asset stood billion dlr januari last year ma interbank lend fell januari billion dlr billion decemb rose billion januari and interbank deposit billion and billion loan bank custom increas billion dlr januari billion decemb and billion januari deposit bank custom increas januari billion billion month ago and billion year ago reuter money-supply monei suppli rise pct februari hong kong broadli defin monei suppli rose pct februari billion dlr januari rose pct govern total rose pct februari local currenc rose pct billion dlr januari and pct year total rose pct billion dlr februari januari increas pct local currenc rose pct billion dlr last month rose pct januari total and local rose pct and pct februari total fell pct billion dlr februari pct rise previou month local drop pct billion dlr januari rise pct year year growth total and local pct and pct total loan and advanc rose pct billion dlr januari pct loan for financ hong kong visibl trade fell pct billion dlr pct rise previou month reuter cocoa cocoa deal posit price guarante buffer stock rule agreement reach fridai intern cocoa organ icco improv previou arrang price support mechan stem declin cocoa price icco deleg and trade sourc accord reach produc and consum member icco council two week talk european chocol manufactur and deleg accord boost cocoa price immedi world surplus overhang market will pull price long buffer stock oper success doubt will stop price fall and will relev retail chocol price european dealer and buffer stock manag delai long bui not purchas power market reli bearish trade reaction pressur price dramat dealer buffer stock market regul tool icco into cocoa can bought can sold manoeuvr price into pre set stabil rang cocoa agreement into forc januari deleg not agre buffer stock rule that time rule effect immedi buffer stock manag expect begin bui cocoa week organ commun cocoa produc countri and assess market sinc price below bui level special draw right per tonn agreement sourc buffer stock theoret fund bui maximum tonn week period approach will cautiou buffer stock manag juergen plambeck buffer stock mln dlr fund and bui limit tonn cocoa tonn buffer stock icco council chairman and ivorian agricultur minist deni bra kanon rule good chanc stabil price ivori coast world largest cocoa produc establish rule will permit withdraw immedi surplu cocoa world market bra kanon told report council adjourn bra kanon reckon world cocoa surplu half tonn estim icco statist committe produc and consum member emerg final icco council meet reserv pact ghana high qualiti cocoa world expens and pct countri export earn made formal protest council price differenti assign cocoa high for ghanaian cocoa bought for buffer stock consum spokesman peter baron west germani consum weren perfectli happi buffer stock rule reach sensit compromis real winner loser european commun deleg not satisfi that import point fulli discuss talk and result doubt rule can deal world surplus effect deleg rule buffer stock manag seek offer origin cocoa price differenti reflect qualiti icco member cocoa can compris pct total buffer stock london cocoa price trade todai stg per tonn stg januari and stg januari cocoa withhold scheme can tonn cocoa market special council session decid market condit warrant agreement withhold scheme can us price fall below sdr lower intervent price for dai and pct maximum buffer stock capac fill buffer stock run low fund icco will discuss withhold scheme rule execut committe meet june icco offici reuter trade nakason sound conciliatori note chip disput prime minist yasuhiro nakason sound conciliatori note japan increasingli bitter row unit state trade comput microchip japan resolv issu consult explain stanc and correct point that correct quot kyodo new servic express regret america decis impos tariff import japanes electr good nakason tokyo will send high level offici washington settl disput govern offici japan make formal request week for emerg talk and that two side meet week dai april deadlin set washington for tariff effect tokyo expect propos joint japan investig american claim that japanes compani dump cut price chip asian market fridai washington announc plan put mln dlr tariff import japanes electron good retali for see tokyo failur live bilater chip pact reuter acq amylum chairman disappoint ferruzzi cpc deal belgian starch manufactur amylum surpris and disappoint that mln dlr offer for european busi cpc intern inc cpc appar reject favour lower mln dlr bid itali gruppo ferruzzi chairman pierr callebaut callebaut told reuter that amylum lead starch and isoglucos manufactur britain tate and lyle plc tatl hold pct stake had made undisclos initi takeov offer for cpc european corn wet mill busi close cpc tender march offer rais march final mln dlr cash cpc told amylum initi bid below ferruzzi mln stg offer callebaut dai cpc announc had agre principl sell european busi ferruzzi mln dlr deal note that ferruzzi studi public offer share unit european sugar franc fund cpc takeov callebaut amylum succe bid for time await develop note that higher offer cash ferruzzi appar organis financ callebaut reuter money-fx philadelphia exchang extend hour for asia philadelphia stock exchang phlx lead trader currenc option plan extend trade hour serv australasian and eastern market exchang presid nichola giordano told report phlx will open session and hour est begin quarter thi year phlx open offic hong kong serv client region and educ financi market advantag currenc option giordano giordano sydnei start asian pacif tour exchang execut promot hedg benefit exchang trade currenc option market exist counter option trade local work dai currenc option pioneer phlx had becom accept mean hedg foreign exchang risk and had grown popular phlx offer option currenc includ australian dollar option and trade averag contract daili underli open interest billion dlr giordano exchang had impress perform australian dollar contract sinc introduct last year had regularli top french franc popular trade option contract trade daili philadelphia exchang open asia pacif market dai open hedg opportun set truer level for counter option trade increas arbitrag opportun and give corpor and treasuri access currenc option market greater depth and liquid secur clear hous reuter money-fx japan carefulli monei polici sumita bank japan governor satoshi sumita central bank will carefulli monetari polici light recent sharp fall dollar ask bank japan will cut discount rate think bank will carefulli futur monei polici told lower hous budget committe parliament that credit condit eas discount rate cut japan sinc begin last year japan care flare inflat monei suppli growth acceler sumita central bank continu make judgement monetari polici watch consum price exchang rate and econom and financi condit and japan ask septemb plaza agreement failur dollar had fallen sumita thought pact good sens that had correct overvalu dollar plaza accord not set target for dollar fall dollar steep fall stem market belief that trade imbal will continu expand reuter trade tokyo bid stop chip row trade war japan seek prevent comput chip disput erupt into full scale trade war govern offici hope that disput thi specif issu won advers effect relationship unit state ministri intern trade and industri miti offici fridai washington announc plan for mln dlr tariff japanes electron good for tokyo alleg failur live bilater comput chip pact that agreement reach last year heat negoti call japan stop sell cut price chip world market and bui american made semiconductor foreign ministri offici immedi isol fall disput seek separ prime minist yasuhiro nakason plan trip washington end april japan can make chip pact work govern studi measur can field defus american anger and ensur trip success percept japan congress bad offici told reuter respond that appar effort prevent chip disput spread area miti offici sought depict action sever warn japanes semiconductor maker not govern face belliger domest chip industri and angri american congress japanes govern forc walk increasingli fine line semiconductor disput trade analyst that open secret that japan largest chip maker nec corp not happi view draconian measur miti take implement pact includ enforc product cut angri respons japanes chip maker yesterdai announc tariff highlight difficulti govern face take action japanes semiconductor manufactur compli japan agreement shoichi saba chairman electron industri associ japan accus irrat action had made bilater chip pact meaningless saba comment contrast prime minist yasuhiro nakason tokyo want solv disput consult japan expect send high level offici washington earli month convinc not ahead tariff april trade analyst tokyo like outlin industri plan step purchas chip and propos joint investig into alleg chip dump reuter trade baldrig predict end japan trade disput unit state and japan will settl trade disput semiconductor commerc secretari malcolm baldrig televis baldrig refer japan trade agreement semiconductor govern live industri haven and good settlement spare side japanes understand full that haven live thi commit ad not will trade war fridai washington announc plan put mln dlr tariff japanes electron good april tokyo failur observ agreement offici tariff end japan start adher agreement chanc japan react quickli avert higher tariff baldrig reagan administr hope strong action japan convinc congress tone protectionist trade legisl draft deni action had for that reason reuter acq investor group put pressur gencorp investor partnership seek acquir gencorp inc attempt unseat compani board director and hostil action firm refus discuss billion dlr takeov bid gener acquisit compris investor wagner and brown and glass maker afg industri reiter willing negoti gencorp partnership earlier offer dlr per share for gencorp tire broadcast plastic and aerospac conglommer analyst specul that gencorp break basi fetch dlr per share gencorp offici had comment gener acquisit statement spokesman reiter earlier request sharehold wait board render opinion make decis gener acquisit tender gencorp statement made compani annual meet schedul for tuesdai gener acquisit made statement letter gencorp board fridai partnership will negoti point offer includ price group board cannot fulli carri fiduciari duti gencorp sharehold and make fulli inform decis offer explor wai offer can revis provid greater your sharehold gener acquisit awar board review altern transact provid gencorp sharehold payment cash that case you recogn that addit equiti capit enabl offer cash and secur greater gencorp provid similarli structur transact partnership gener acquisit believ that gencorp board oblig present altern transact propos sharehold manner that for compet offer partnership request that propos consider that inform gencorp manag and advis construct propos gener acquisit that gencorp agre accept anoth buyout propos that opportun bid competit and fair basi final decis made gener acquisit repeat request that gencorp remov poison pill sharehold right plan gener acquisit gencorp not environ for fair competit will step creat such enviro legal action seek support sharehold call special meet replac board and propos develop gener acquisit board decid accept altern propos ask that not accept plan that includ defens featur reuter acq unit bank colorado ubk acquisit clear unit bank colorado inc receiv feder reserv board approv acquir intrawest financi corp intw exhcnmag unit share for each intrawest share compani acquisit subject dai review justic depart and expect complet second quarter reuter acq suffield ssbk coastal csbk bui clear suffield financi corp receiv approvc main bureau bank for propos acquisit coastal bancorp portland main and acquisit expect close april approv last regulatori clearanc requir for transact reuter acq market system masi seek acquisit market system america inc retain richter cohen and assist effort redirect busi merger acquisit compani consider for servic rened agre grant richter year warrant bui common share ct each exercis start march and negoti fee complet transact cancel warrant year transact complet reuter earn oracl system orcl file for offer oracl system corp file for offer common share adjust for recent two for stock split includ sold sharehold compani lead underwrit alex brown and son inc absb and donaldson lufkin and jenrett secur corp offer expect made earli april compani proce us repai short term debt for work capit and for acquisit oracl offer will mln share outstand reuter acq skanska stake canadian firm swedish construct and real estat compani skanska skb will sell pct hold canadian build firm canadian foundat compani rival banist continent compani spokeswoman told reuter skanska will receiv banist share payment give swedish group pct stock expand banist firm skanska will appoint two board member canadian compani reuter money-fx monei market mln stg assist bank england had provid monei market assist worth mln stg afternoon session thi compar bank forecast shortag system todai mln stg central bank purchas mln stg bank bill band pct reuter earn sage analyt saii set stock split sage analyt intern inc board declar for two stock split payabl june holder record june compani will redeem warrant till outstand june two ct each each two warrant purchas common share six dlr june present warrant outstand reuter money-fx japan conduct currenc survei big investor financ ministri offici ministri recent conduct survei foreign exchang transact institut investor declin aim moder dollar sale financi market sourc had heard ministri ask life insur and secur firm refrain sell dollar unabl confirm thi directli dealer life insur firm not major seller dollar recent trade session had sold hedg risk dealer secur hous and trust bank hand aggress sold dollar reuter money-fx japanes lighten bond hold dollar tumbl record low yen tokyo todai motiv major japanes investor lighten bond inventori and expect spur diversif into invest asset includ foreign and domest share dealer kei pct treasuri bond due fell low earli tokyo trade york finish recov trust bank pension fund acccount and invest trust sell hundr million dollar foreign exchang market todai accentu unit tumbl secur hous dealer undecid fresh yen cash posit result dollar sale todai and sidelin currenc market stabilis and interest rate outlook clarifi nikko secur currenc trader dollar plung and low yield bond will promot diversif into foreign invest call back fund into domest bond and stock market oversea bond market secur bond manag major japanes investor past two year estim held pct foreign portfolio bond lighten bond inventori low pct sinc late last year japanes investor seek substanti liquid and attract yield us fresh fund bui mark and canadian dollar bond and pari currenc pact activ bought french franc bond and gilt gradual lighten bond inventori manag dealer fund ti foreign asset had flow into local bond and stock market yield kei pct bond drop record low pct todai saturdai finish and compar pct month certif deposit kei bond fluctuat basi point for month suggest dealer not satisfi for capit gain dealer market survei reuter show activ account treasuri deal tokyo stock market stock market bullish late last week partli due fund transfer treasuri dealer japanes net purchas foreign secur half march fell estim billion dlr compar averag monthli net purchas billion for financ ministri sourc steep fall due japanes investor cool attitud bond had amount pct total foreign secur purchas secur hous manag foreign stock bui march expect exce record high billion dlr decemb diversif foreign portfolio underwai and bought bond currenc such mark canadian dollar ecu and french franc fund manag yasuda trust and bank reuter gold peru announc larg gold find presid alan garcia peru found gold deposit worth estim billion dlr jungl region ecuadorean border north told report yesterdai deposit locat site town san ignasio contain equival tonn gold garcia govern instal two mln dlr treatment plant tomaqu will extract or provid estim mln dlr profit end thi year ad garcia gold bear deposit locat tamborapa pachapidiana and zone cenepa and santiago river reuter acq new corp acquir harper and row publish inc for dlr share acq canadian worldwid energi bui triton oil unit canadian worldwid energi acquir triton energi corp wholli own canadian subsidiari triton petroleum for issu mln common share canadian worldwid subject regulatori approv compani transact will increas triton energi hold canadian worldwid mln shr pct fulli dilut interest mln share triton petroleum asset consist proven oil reserv mln barrel exploratori acreag and unspecifi work capit and signific tax loss carryforward canadian worldwid optimist triton petroleum acquisit will strengthen financi and product base and permit acceler convent oil explor program reuter earn clabir clg dividend not taxabl clabir corp determin dividend paid class common not taxabl dividend incom thi preliminari estim compani us sharehold prepar incom tax return reuter earn lennar len see strong earn for year lennar corp chairman and presid leonard miller current backlog order and strong economi point strong revenu and earn for balanc fiscal compani backlog sale deposit feb increas unit previou year lennar record net earn for quarter ct per share compar ct per share prior quarter record net earn mln dlr dlr per share for fiscal compani that april annual meet sharehold will vote increas compani author common stock mln share mln thi will includ mln share common stock and mln share class common stock ad sharehold elect convert share into class stock will entitl vote per share sharehold will retain vote per share lennar compani thi approv intn pai holder class stock quarterli cash dividend ct per share and holder common stock quarterli cash dividend six ct per share reuter trade yugoslav trade fall sharpli statist show yugoslav trade declin rapidli thi year hard currenc term latest feder statist offic fso figur fso figur show total export januari march valu billion dinar compar billion dinar period last year figur pct last year dollar term due exchang rate fluctuat and figur calcul fso sourc thi year current exchang rate us for time fix rate dinar dollar belgrad march yugoslav trade declin rapidli thi year hard currenc term latest feder statist offic fso figur fso figur show total export januari march valu billion dinar compar billion dinar period last year figur pct last year dollar term due exchang rate fluctuat and figur calcul fso sourc thi year current exchang rate us for time fix rate dinar dollar earn walbro walb see strong qtr result walbro corp expect quarter result reach time high project sale exceed mln dlr pct dlr report for quarter previou high for singl quarter dlr for fourth quarter walbro estim incom for quarter will exce quarter incom dlr ct share pct quarter had previou incom record for singl quarter walbro cite strong demand for fuel system product automot electron fuel inject compon and carburetor for lawn and garden applic compani will sustain record pace sale and incom due expect reduct throttl bodi sale appear like that compani throttl bodi busi gener motor corp will peak six month continu reduc level juli and suffer interrupt for period juli juli walbro ad reuter gnp canada gdp pct januari canada gross domest product rose pct season adjust januari gain pct decemb fall pct and pct novemb and octob statist canada januari rise price fuel larg pct gain good produc sector output servic produc industri declin pct decemb level januari level pct higher month year ago feder agenc second straight gain for good produc industri growth occur manufactur and construct manufactur strong gain post wood machineri metal miner and food product group signific declin record output automobil and part servic sector increas financ insur and commun offset declin transport storag and retail trade reuter acq mobil franc pct stake primagaz mobil corp mob mobil oil francais unit will stake pct french butan and propan ga distribut compani primagaz exchang for transfer primagaz mobil small and medium bulk propan activ small and medium bulk propan sale total tonn and transfer will increas total busi primagaz pct equal extra custom primaga spokesman mobil will stake mean capit increas term not establish earn metromail mtml see flat year net metromail corp expect earn for year flat due higher expens caus expans data process capabl and startup cost associ cooper program that will continu into fourth quarter compani todai report earn for month end march dlr dlr year for last year earn mln dlr reuter earn regenc cruist ship correct earn regenc cruis inc earn per share for year ct per share not ct report march compani lost ct per share reuter acq morrison inc morr acquir custom manag morrison inc diversifi food servic compani acquir custom manag corp base kingston penn for undisclos amount custom manag food contract manag oper and environment servic account produc mln dlr annual revenu reuter earn aneco reinsur anecf year net shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss note net includ gain bond portfolio dlr and dlr provis for loss discontinu liabil and multi peril line reinsur reuter earn texa intern tei qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net includ extraordinari gain dlr nil quarter and dlr dlr year year net includ dlr credit for previou overpay windfal profit tax reuter earn scientif micro smsi see higher revenu scientif micro system inc expect quarter revenu rise pct mln dlr compar mln report for quarter last year compani experienc revenu growth across product line quarter revenu growth continu year and compani experi improv profit second half acquisit and product introduct cost will not signific impact earn reuter acq bolt beranek bbn file for debentur offer bolt beranek and newman inc file secur and exchang commiss registr statement cover mln dlr issu convert subordin debentur due portion proce will us acquir outstand capit stock network switch system inc anoth part will bolt exercis option purchas limit partnership interest bbn expert limit partnership rest us for gener corpor purpos compani name painewebb merril lynch and montgomeri secur underwrit reuter acq henlei group close pct mln share santa southern pacif invest crude mexican qtr crude export dlr averag price mexico crude oil export quarter will dlr per barrel preliminari figur issu press releas state oil compani petroleo mexicano pemex gave direct comparison year ago figur crude and product sale expect rise billion dlr thi quarter mln dlr higher expect and pct year ago quarter prospect for second quarter rel favour crude export mln bpd expect mln thi month februari and mln januari reuter earn texa intern tei unqualifi audit texa intern inc receiv unqualifi audit opinion auditor arthur andersen and compani had receiv qualifi opinion financi statement subject abil resolv negoti bank group subsequ sold almost domest oil and natur ga properti and retir bank debt march part proce reuter acq tenneco tgt bui unisi ui unit tenneco inc newport new shipbuild subsidiari complet purchas sperri marin system divis unisi corp for mln dlr sperri marin annual revenu mln dlr reuter acq biogen bgenf sell european oper biogen part program reduc expens talk sale geneva switzerland oper compani gave detail reuter earn miltop group inc milt qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr backlog mln mln reuter earn aloett cosmet inc alet qtr dec net shr ct ct net rev avg shr year shr ct ct net rev mln avg shr reuter earn intern protein corp pro year net oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln note net exclud tax credit dlr dlr reuter earn csm system inc csm year end dec loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev note earn per share restat retroact for period reflect pct stock dividend april and pct stock split septemb revenu includ progress receiv long term contract not bill custom and reflect proportion element profit revenu base stage complet long term contract reuter money-fx fed set two billion dlr custom repurchas fed fuel global rais heavi fuel price global petroleum corp todai rais post price for number six fuel cargo york harbor ct dlr per barrel depend grade effect todai price pct sulphur dlr pct sulphur dlr pct sulphur dlr ct two pct sulphur ct pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr compani reuter money-fx fed add reserv custom repurchas feder reserv enter govern secur market arrang two billion dlr custom repurchas agreement fed spokesman dealer feder fund trade pct fed began temporari and indirect suppli reserv bank system reuter acq bow vallei industri bvi set secondari issu bow vallei industri file preliminari short form prospectu canada and unit state for secondari offer pct outstand common stock common share sold sharehold compani bowcan hold inc hold compani princip own seaman brother calgari and charl rosner bronfman trust montreal offer sell hold bow vallei common share balanc offer own directli and indirectli trust jean and charl degunzberg proce and expens secondari offer bow vallei industri common share for account sell sharehold compani sharehold will engag salomon brother inc for distribut share unit state and mcleod young weir for distribut canada reuter gold cornucopia resourc drill program cornucopia resourc extens drill and sampl program will begin mid april ivanho gold properti north central nevada will seek increas present reserv mln short ton grade ounc gold per ton that had found usx corp small portion acr properti determin locat high grade or zone depth and test target reuter earn cognitron corp cgn qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln note and qtr net includ charg dlr ct share and ct share reuter acq allegheni intern sell wilkinson sword group for mln dlr acq henlei heng santa southern sfx stake henlei group file secur and exchang commiss that mln share close pct santa southern pacif corp spokesman respons question reuter henlei spokesman file decemb that compani hold share invest and happi that comment spokesman reuter crude mexican qtr crude export dlr averag price mexico crude oil export quarter will dlr per barrel preliminari figur issu press releas state oil compani petroleo mexicano pemex gave direct comparison year ago figur crude and product sale expect rise billion dlr thi quarter mln dlr higher expect and pct year ago quarter prospect for second quarter rel favour crude export mln bpd expect mln thi month februari and mln januari reuter acq combust csp complet accurai acra bui combust engin inc complet previous announc acquisit accurai corp merger trasact that close fridai dlr per share reuter coffee see coffe agreement talk unit state not expect execut board meet intern coffe organ ico call for round negoti reinstat coffe quota govern offici offici member deleg ico talk earlier thi year coffe agreement talk expect indic negoti posit major produc and consum chang demand condit reimposit coffe quota that object criteria set for establish quota offici ask not identifi brazil major produc insist quota base tradit formula remain open negoti meet flexibl appar major countri offici ico execut board meet tomorrow london reuter earn intellig system inp set initi payout intellig system master limit partnership board declar initi quarterli dividend ct per unit payabl april holder record march partnership form year end convers intellig system corp corpor form board approv principl quarterli dividend ct per quarter for calendar part restructur sell asset thi year unithold receiv cash sale stock acquir compani reuter earn quest medic inc qmed qtr loss shr loss six ct profit two ct net loss profit rev year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter acq oppenheim six pct cyclop cyl oppenheim brokerag and invest subsidiari oppenheim group inc told secur and exchang commiss acquir share cyclop corp pct total outstand oppenheim bought stake connect risk arbitrag and invest activ ordinari busi plan seek control compani fridai dixon group plc had acquir cyclop share give pct total reuter earn dune resourc dnlaf qtr net shr profit loss two ct net profit loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev reuter earn comput system inc awcsa year end dec shr ct ct net rev reuter acq allegheni intern sell wilkinson allegheni intern inc sold wilkinson sword consum group swedish match stockholm for for mln dlr settlement intercompani transact wilkinson sword group and allegheni net payment swedish match will amount mln dlr wilkinson sword group transfer swedish match todai for compani countri approv govern author requir compani allegheni acquir pct interest wilkinson wilkinson match and remain share thi divestitur part allegheni restructur program and strategi concentr primarili north american consum product busi compani reuter earn datron corp datr qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq cmco sell retail store sold retail store omaha bob cummin enterpris inc retail closeout merchandis sale consist previous announc retail divis restructur plan reuter earn centron cen set prefer purchas right centron corp board declar dividend distribut prefer share purchas each outstand common share payabl holder record april right will expir year will entitl sharehold bui hundredth share seri prefer exercis price dlr right will exercis acquir pct centron common announc offer result ownership pct stock centron board will entitl redeem right two ct per time pct posit acquir right becom exercis compani held sharehold owner pct stock will entitl holder purchas number common share market twice exercis price reuter earn mcclain industri mccl set stock split mcclain industri inc board declar for stock split payabl record april compani plan open dai squar foot plant macon that will expand product transfer trailer and product reuter acq heritag commun hci special meet heritag commun inc expect hold special sharehold meet propos acquisit investor group includ member senior manag and tele commun inc tele compani seek obtain regulatori approv need complet transact shortli special meet heritag file preliminari proxi materi secur and exchang commiss and appli for chang control broadcast licens feder commun commiss heritag and tele commun made requir hart scott rodino file feder trade commiss and justic depart march and reuter earn cheroke group inc chke qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln note share adjust for two for stock split februari reuter acq louisiana pacif lpx bui wallboard plant louisiana pacif corp reach bind agreement principl bui gypsum wallboard plant seattl norwest gypsum purchas price and detail agreement not disclos reuter acq nobel bofor sell singapor hold nobel industri sweden nobl arm subsidiari bofor plan sell pct stake alli ordnanc singapor part weapon export contraven swedish law event uncov unaccept and highli regrett incid compani histori nobel chairman lar erik thunholm told new confer nobel manag director ander carlberg intern inquiri reveal extens network intern arm smuggl reuter coffee ico board set coffe talk chanc that intern coffe organ ico execut board meet thi week will agre resum negoti export quota remot ico deleg and trade sourc ico observ doubt brazil kei consum countri readi give suffici ground convinc side that reopen negoti worthwhil ico talk quota last month broke dai produc and consum fail reach agreement sinc not sign chang posit difficult posit outcom thi stage brazilian deleg lindenberg sett quota negoti open dialogu quota that brazil flexibl refus lower export share last negoti deleg thi week march april meet member ico board schedul discuss current market situat reintroduct quota verif stock and administr matter draft agenda fact that brazilian coffe institut presid jorio dauster assist trade repres jon rosenbaum and chief colombian deleg jorg cardena not attend meet signal market watcher that will event negoti quota concern imagin will lot politick produc close door work kind propos septemb schedul council meet bronwyn curti landel mill commod studi trader and deleg sign that date will set for earlier council meet stalem continu longer analyst expect coffe agreement will end oper quota for remaind life septemb talk broke and brazil largest coffe consum and produc blame anoth for sabotag negoti refus compromis brazil want maintain previou export quota share alloc pct world coffe export consum and small group produc press for share redistribut object criteria threaten brazil share recent meet managua latin american produc costa rica and hondura will put object member group ico dissid produc order stem damag declin price nicaraguan extern trade minist alejandro martinez cuenca told report saturdai london produc managua meet produc not awar thi move produc solidar london coffe price close stg tonn todai begin march reuter veg-oil minist see state oil tax european commun state oppos propos commiss for european currenc unit ecu tonn tax veget oil fat and marin oil block adopt minist british farm minist michael jopl told new confer held meet agricultur minist that britain west germani netherland denmark and portug tax countri had vote weight vote system us minist meet block decis jopl reuter earn dravo drv quarter loss dravo corp expect quarter loss ct per share compar year earlier profit and oper earn for not match earn ct per share continu oper dravo saidperform thi year engin and construct segment not met earlier expect quarter will impact writedown result fromn revis estim cost requir complet project and delai start work job origin forecast contribut quarter earn dravo investor group bui dravo river transport stevedor and pipe frabric busi addit time structur permanenti financ and close expect quarter reuter trade econom spotlight congress rap japan congress make japan enorm worldwid trade surplu symbol trade crisi and focu effort turn america record trade deficit japan come symbol fear trade challeng high technolog industri threat govern nutur competit and multitud barrier export senat democrat leader robert byrd can find come term japan trade problem can manag difficulti countri west virginia democrat senat financ committe hear trade bill byrd and hous speaker jim wright texa democrat made trade legisl prioriti thi year and wide rang bill readi for probabl hous approv month japan bilater trade surplu jump billion dlr billion dlr last year surplu rose billion dlr februari billion dlr januari congress point record billion dlr trade deficit and slow respons trade imbal dollar declin world currenc market reason press japan bui good dismai rapid deterior export sophist comput technolog respons grow anger and pressur semiconductor industri presid reagan fridai announc intend rais tariff mln dlr japanes electron good retali for japan failur abid japanes semiconductor agreement congress anger administr lack success japan host trade issu includ beef citru automobil part telecommun good and financi servic bulk hous trade bill written last week committe packag trade sanction and measur forc administr tough action foreign trade barrier and unfair competit provis not singl japan case impact restrict import japanes product make expens higher duti cornerston trade legisl pass hous wai and mean committe vote focu forc presid reagan retali unfair foreign competit and make easier for industri win temporari relief surg import controversi issu amend restrict import countri such japan larg surplus not bui good left for april vote hous rep richard gephardt democrat presidenti aspir missouri support wright and kei democrat press for passag amend measur impact japan west germani taiwan and south korea japan for exampl not reduc barrier mid unit state set import quota tariff cut japanes surplu ten per cent year for year tire into compani and manag not compet japan can compet marketplac that argument american busi gephardt administr not support trade bill contain such provis earn gener public util corp gpu two mth net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion billion note result restat for chang account reuter acq kaufman board unit cut quaker ksf stake kaufman and board inc and insur subsidiari lower stake quaker state oil refin corp share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss kaufman and board group includ sun life group sold quaker state common share feb and march price rang dlr each reuter acq businessman pct arden group ardna saul brandman california busi execut told secur and exchang commiss acquir share arden group inc pct total outstand common stock brandman chairman domino california inc lo angel garment maker bought stake for mln dlr for invest purpos bui arden group share sell current stake plan seek control compani reuter money-fx fed will bui bill for custom auction feder reserv will enter govern secur market est weekli bill auction purchas mln dlr treasuri bill for custom spokesman fed will purchas bill matur septemb dealer feder fund trade pct fed announc oper reuter earn metromail corp mtml qtr march net shr ct ct net rev mln mln month shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq orang ojai definit pact sell unit orang juliu intern inc enter into definit agreement sell orang juliu america and orang juliu canada limit hold inc own branford castl inc merchant banker member manag and sharehold orang purchas price will consist mln dlr cash and pct redeem prefer pct common equiti and for prospect receiv pct royalti propos licens program agre lend dlr advanc close and had receiv dlr orang juliu announc propos sale unit letter intent sign februari compani review offer bui unit and decid accept anoth offer will pai agre amount and reimburs for expens reuter earn sierracin corp ser qtr net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln year oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note current qtr and year figur exclud loss discontinu oper dlr ct per share and dlr ct per share prior qtr and year figur exclud loss discontinu oper dlr ct per share and mln dlr ct per share reuter earn comput microfilm corp comi year net shr ct ct net rev note share adjust for pct stock dividend reuter earn comput microfilm comi see higher net comput microfilm corp expect revenu mln dlr and higher earn compani todai report earn dlr revenu dlr earn dlr and revenu dlr year reuter earn kevlin microwav corp kvlm qtr feb net shr profit nil profit ct net profit profit rev avg shr mth shr loss two ct profit ct net loss profit rev avg shr note mth order dlr pct and backlog end period dlr pct year reuter earn unifast industri inc ufst year net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn aztec manufactur aztc qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr qtly div two ct two ct prior net loss loss sale year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss sale mln mln note dividend pai april record april net period includ pretax charg dlr writedown asset and provis dlr for obsolet and nonproduct inventori and item reuter earn gac liquid trust gactz year net shr dlr ct net rev note net includ gain two mln dlr reduct loss allow undevelop land reuter acq investor pct allegheni int group firm and fund control york investor mario gabelli acquir equival share allegheni intern pct total outstand file secur and exchang commiss gabelli group bought stake part busi and not effort seek control compani share sell current stake stake includ common share and cumul convert prefer stock convert into common share reuter acq clayton and dubili inc sell burpe privat held clayton and dubili inc sold atle burpe compani form wick capit corp banker trust york corp and burpe manag for undisclos term garden suppli compani acquir itt corp itt decemb scott and son reuter earn gca corp gca year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note loss includ loss mln dlr discontinu oper loss includ gain mln dlr discontinu oper reuter earn dow dow see record annual profit dow chemic believ strong margin for chemic product result record earn thi year chairman paul oreffic hope will year histori profit wise told report speech american institut chemic engin meet entir chemic industri head for record year close oreffic dow earn mln dlr increas mln dlr brought fall oil price and result cheaper feedstock cost oreffic dow profit margin chemic product improv thi year last year reduc capac chemic industri and weaken dollar contribut compani improv perform dow will spend mln dlr research and develop emphasi specialti chemic oreffic reuter earn cheroke group chke qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln per share figur adjust for two for stock split februari reuter crude crude oil netback mediterranean crude oil netback valu complex refineri rose slightli and mediterranean last fridai previou week lower calcul reuter pipelin soft tone refin margin reflect larg worldwid stock petroleum product and thin trade activ trader gulf sweet crude rose ct barrel for west texa intermedi increas pct previou fridai sour crude such alaska north slope pct mediterranean netback valu ct ct barrel arab light ct barrel dlr pct increas previou fridai and ural ct barrel dlr pct increas netback for crude oil refin northern europ gener lower brent valu dlr ct previou fridai and bonni light ct dlr barrel refineri netback singapor lower heavier and sour crude weakest arab heavi drop ct dlr barrel and dubai ct dlr west coast netback valu for an cif weaker weak gasolin price send yield crack plant ct dlr previou fridai shown below dlr barrel top crack mediterranean region show netback valu rise last fridai previou week largest gain shown sider and heavier ural crude oil each ct barrel last fridai dlr and dlr barrel netback valu for mediterranean region shown below dlr barrel grade mar mar feb sider arab light iran kuwait ural cif netback northern europ refineri region lower last fridai previou week brent fall pct dlr barrel netback for grade oil refin northern europ shown below dlr barrel mar mar feb brent bonni light arab light ural cif refineri netback singapor lower heavier and sour crude weakest arab heavi drop ct dlr barrel and dubai ct dlr netback for grade oil refin singapor shown below dlr barrel grade mar mar feb attaka arab light oman dubai arab heavi reuter acq investor group circl express cexx stake investor group control york investor david rocker told secur and exchang commiss acquir share circl express inc pct total outstand common stock group rocker partner and compass invest bought stake for invest purpos and not part effort seek control compani reuter coffee ibc expect maintain coffe export formula brazilian coffe institut ibc expect maintain previou price system reopen export registr thi week export ibc presid jorio dauster like leav basic formula for minimum registr price unchang rais contribut quota partial offset effect cruzado devalu sinc april registr close mid februari fulli compens for devalu quota dlr per bag registr close even dlr per bag rise contribut quota make brazil coffe uncompetit world market and increas dlr bag like export ad that dauster keen rais contribut quota institut monei repai central governmnet fund releas financ ibc purchas guarante produc price vote monetari council provid fund for such purchas defer technic ground last week fund releas for subsequ approv sourc unclear registr will reopen expect end thi week brazil ow custom make intent countri brazil cannot afford perman close export announc export polici ibc like wait tomorrow meet intern coffe organis ico execut board london decid call full council meet discuss reintroduct export quota sourc talk announc thi week measur adjust brazilian economi and ibc await clarif make move export anoth factor delai open registr current strike bank worker not affect current shipment affect document and currenc oper for sale thi case ibc oblig export pai contribut quota two dai regist sale acq vista manag inc make acquisit vista manag inc agre acquir gener energi develop inc for dlr cash financ come mortgag loan nation auto servic center gener energi oper reuter acq golden poultri chik make acquisit golden poultri inc sign letter intent purchas privat held food distributor don low food inc pompano beach fla for undisclos term subject approv board tampa oper low not involv sale reuter acq willcox and gibb make acquisit willcox and gibb inc agre acquir atlantia electr part distributor and electr suppli for undisclos amount cash and had sale mln dlr recent year willcox plan expans atlanta area reuter earn mischer corp mshr qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn wichita industri inc wro qtr net shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev note result includ credit and for latest qtr and and for prior period tax loss carryforward result includ tax gain for period loss for prior period dispos discontinu oper prior period restat reflect sale discontinu oper reuter earn infodata system inc infd qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln reuter acq hugh suppli hug make acquisit hugh suppli inc sign letter intent acquir asset tri state suppli inc wholesal distributor electrin fixtur and suppli sale for year end tomorrow mln dlr term not disclos clops expect april subject approv tri state board and sharehold reuter earn jmb realti trust jmbr qtr feb net shr ct ct net six month shr ct ct net reuter earn republ pictur corp rpica qtr loss oper shr loss two ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev year oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln note current qtr and year figur exclud loss discontinu oper dlr ct per share and dlr ct per share net earn for month restat reflect reduct dlr result increas effvect incom tax rate reuter earn equip america ecoa qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net sale avg shr year oper shr ct ct oper net sale mln mln note net exclud tax credit dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter acq ohio mattress omt acquisit settlement ohio mattress itr execut definit agreement acquir seali mattress michigan inc detroit license ohio mattress pct own seali inc subsidiari transact that involv settlement seali and michigan seali compani complet acquisit seali stock own michigan seali will redeem rais ohio mattress interest seali pct michigan seali litig seali alleg violat antitrust law and seali recent found liabl for mln dlr damag michigan seali acquisit agreement compani seali will enter into cash settlement litig michigan seali compani sharehold michigan seali will receiv total mln dlr subject adjust acquisit and settlement subject regulatori approv michigan seali had sale mln dlr reuter earn toromont industri year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note current shr and net exclud extraordinari loss dlr dlr share versu extraordinari loss dlr two ct share prior year reuter earn ameron inc amn qtr feb loss shr loss ct profit six ct net loss profit sale mln mln reuter acq york intern yrk make acquisit york intern corp agre acquir frick and frigid coil frick inc for undisclos term compani frick make refriger equip and compressor and frigid coil make refriger equip togeth two had revenu mln dlr compani hope complet acquisit subject review frick and frigid and regulatori approv reuter acq nuclear support nssi bui itt itt henz nuclear support servic inc agre principl bui busi and asset itt henz servic itt corp for undisclos amount henz engag perform nuclear plant repair work had revenu mln dlr for year end decemb for nuclear support supplier support personnel and servic nuclear power industri had net incom mln dlr sale mln dlr reuter acq coloni bancgroup clbga bui farmer coloni bancgroup acquir farmer and merchant bank baldwin counti bank asset mln dlr exchang stock valu mln dlr coloni sign letter intent acquir feder bank opelika athen limeston bank athen jackson counti bank scottsboro and commerci nation bank demopoli aggreg asset total mln dlr reuter acq rochest telephon rtc complet acquisit rochest telephon corp complet acquisit enterpris telephon base holland exchang for stock valu mln dlr enterpris serv access line lancast counti enterpris becom oper telephon subsidiari rochest telephon pennsylvania and sixth largest compani reuter acq home shop hsn purchas station home shop network inc silver king broadcast inc unit enter definit contract bui broadcast asset station kwvt channel portland salem or area for undisclos term addition compani kwvt serv home began broadcast home shop network full time thi morn affili agreement home shop enter definit contract bui station kpst channel san francisco and kltj channel dalla reuter earn covington technolog inc covt year net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note current year figur exclud oper loss carryforward gain dlr and loss discontinu oper dlr prior year figur exclud loss discontinu oper mln dlr reuter acq bass group had talk seek control taft broadcast crude lower refineri oper produc profit refin will reduc oper want profit thi year industri offici attend nation petroleum refin associ meet refin sector can disciplin refin mln barrel crude oil dai chanc pull inventori accept level second quarter archi dunham execut vice presid petroluem product conoco inc not industri will tough ad last week american petroleum institut report that refin capac rose pct pct capac crude oil run mln barrel per dai for week end march api that higher crude oil run distil and gasolin inventori sharpli year ago level gasolin stock mln barrel mln barrel year ago level distil stock mln barrel mln barrel last year level api henri rosenberg chairman crown central petroleum corp cnp told reuter that refin and market return profit oil compani will reli downstream oper produc accept level earn jump refin capac concern continu kenneth buckler execut vice presid refin and market total petroleum subsidiari cie francais de petrol franc refineri oper pct capac current level demand oper level increas gasolin demand pick quarter buckler dunham potenti oper capac refineri cut barrel crude per dai expect shutdown small refineri year ad that facil refin and barrel crude oil per dai api oper capac refin mln bpd crude reuter earn newmont mine nem plan for stock split newmont mine corp board propos two for stock split subject sharehold approv increas mln mln author common share proxi for compani annual meet hold vote six meet wilmington del approv increas author share split will paid form stock dividend june holder record proxi newmont will sharehold approv amend certif incorpor limit liabil director reuter earn denpac corp dnpc year loss shr loss loss net loss loss sale note net includ dlr gain forgiv accru interest due affili reuter earn ain leas corp qtr jan loss shr loss six ct profit ct net loss profit rev mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev reuter crude venezuela boost refin capac venezuela state oil compani petroleo venezuela rais worldwid refin capac barrel per dai compani offici attend nation petroleum refin associ meet declin identifi pdvsa capac refin bpd crude oil refin center venezuela sweden west germani belgium and unit state compani recent purchas pct stake corpu christi texa refineri champlin petroleum subsidiari union pacif corp unp earlier bought similar stake lake charl refineri own citgo petroleum corp unit southland corp slc offici venezuela search worldwid for addit refin capac not mention compani refineri abroad guarante refin outlet for venezuelan crude oil ensur stabil suppli refin venezuela produc mln bpd crude oil line bpd opec ceil reuter earn primebank pmbk set pct stock dividend primebank feder save bank board declar pct stock dividend distribut april holder record march reuter earn american locker group inc algi qtr net shr profit ct loss six ct net profit loss sale year shr profit dlr profit ct net profit profit sale mln mln note full year includ gain two ct per share discontinu oper and ct per share dispos asset reuter acq bass group had talk taft tfb group led member wealthi bass famili fort worth texa hold pct stake taft broadcast had talk take part move control compani file secur and exchang commiss group had discuss taft stockhold and compani manag and director particip group acquir control compani bass group not identifi peopl had talk plan continu evalu taft and will involv discuss relat futur control and direct compani group hold taft common share member bui share taft common stock decid sell stake fridai taft negoti group led vice chairman dudlei taft and rhode island invest firm had offer dlr share for compani dudlei taft group theta corp includ narragansett capit corp provid invest firm seek compani privat leverag buyout valu billion dlr bass group anoth major taft sharehold cincinnati ohio financi carl lindner had talk increas stake compani take part takeov effort launch lindner control share taft common stock pct total reuter iron-steel steel product rose pct week steel product rose pct short ton week end march short ton american iron and steel institut report product thi year ton adjust pct ton produc nation mill year ago util for week march pct and for week march pct reuter earn north american group namg qtr oper loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev avg shr year oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev avg shr note full name north american group earn exclud loss reorgan expens dlr share dlr two ct quarter and loss dlr six ct share dlr ct share for year earn exclud gain discontinu oper ct share quarter and gain dlr ct share dlr ct share for year reuter earn oxoco inc year loss oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr note exclud loss mln for discontinu compressor oper loss mln year prior exclud gain mln for extinguish debt compani chapter file and subsequ reorgan reuter earn teeco properti oper incom teeco properti partnership record incom oper for dlr two ct unit partnerhsip thi compar figur dlr ct unit result oper year not compar sinc partnership principl object sell dispos asset and distribut proce unit holder partnership number unit outstand for year reuter earn brougher insur group inc bigi qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit year shr profit ct profit dlr net profit profit reuter iron-steel csc industri unit increas price copperweld steel cpsl subsidiari csc industri inc will increas market price level bar semi finish and lead product effect juli hot roll and cold finish bar wil increas dlr per net ton semi finish product will increas dlr per net ton compani anticip higher energi and raw materi cost combin current market trend cite compani reason for increas reuter acq santa sfx awar henlei heng stake santa southern pacif corp discuss henlei group that compani almost pct stake and told hold for invest purpos confirm henlei group that approxim mln share santa southern pacif common stock inform that compani and purchas stock last year for invest purpos santa chairman john schmidt statement henlei late fridai file report secur and exchang commiss santa stake earlier santa stock slip reuter sugar sugar import latest week usda sugar import subject sugar import quota week end march total short ton versu ton previou week agricultur depart cumul import total ton sugar import quota for quota year januari decemb set short ton compar ton quota year extend month decemb depart custom servic report that weekli and cumul import report actual weight basi and final polar receiv cumul import data adjust accordingli reuter earn templeton energi inc tmpl qtr net shr profit ct loss six ct net profit loss rev mln mln year shr profit ct loss ct net profit rev mln mln note includ result louisiana energi and develop corp acquir novemb reuter earn ael industri aelna qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct dlr net rev mln mln note year includ charg dlr ct per share for sale elisra electron system reuter acq amoskeag amkg takeov block court amoskeag bank share inc hampshir suprem court overturn propos acquisit portsmouth save bank two vote acquisit had oppos depositor file action block takeov will respond thi new had opportun analyz decis and and option chairman william bushnel statement reuter earn metromail mtma predict flat earn metromail corp expect flat oper profit for fiscal year end last fiscal year earn oper dlr dlr share compani flat result will due higher normal expenditur fourth quarter for expans data process capabl earlier metromail report fiscal quarter earn mln dlr ct share versu mln dlr ct share prior quarter and month net mln dlr ct share versu mln dlr ct share prior month reuter acq ball bll end talk monsanto mtc ball corp unabl complet negoti acquir plastic contain busi monsanto two compani had enter into exclus negoti last octob compani provid detail talk termin reuter acq reef energi rfen enter pipelin agreement reef energi corp board enter into agreement penteco corp privat tulsa base compani bui pct interest gener partnership penteco east central pipelin and pct interest lincoln ga and market corp penteco east ga gather and transmiss system southern kansa and northern oklahoma penteco turn purchas mln share reef common and option for purchas anoth two mln share month reuter earn ameron inc amn qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai record april reuter earn johnson electron inc jhsn qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev note net incom includ tax gain ct per share sale real properti reuter money-fx treasuri balanc fed fell march treasuri balanc feder reserv fell march billion dlr billion dlr previou busi dai treasuri latest budget statement balanc tax and loan note account fell billion dlr billion dlr respect dai treasuri oper cash balanc total billion dlr march compar billion dlr march reuter earn morrison inc morr qtr feb net shr ct ct qtly div ct ct prior qtr net rev mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note per share data reflect march pct stock distribut cash dividend payabl april holder record april reuter acq vanderbilt vago rais common merg vanderbilt gold corp sharehold special meet approv reincorpor delawar increas author common mln share mln share and qualifi stock option plan sharehold approv merger morn star mine interest held six corpor exchang for issu share common acquisit bring ownership morn pct and intend acquir remain interest mid year plan call for product ounc gold product cost per ounc dlr reuter cotton risk for texa cotton cold texa cotton crop stand chanc damag frigid temperatur expect tonight that state cotton plant texa agricultur sourc and cotton market analyst pretti earli for cotton plant six pct crop plant last week doug stillmann statistician texa agricultur statist servic austin divis agricultur depart stillmann and cotton market sourc plant had begun rio grand vallei and south texa area plant crucial high and low plain area not slate begin month high and low plain account for pct mln bale produc texa last year stillmann temperatur tonight texa expect drop freez low lower rio grand vallei moder read middl meteorologist accu weather inc price crop cotton york cotton futur market ralli todai weather relat fear reuter grain report export market for grain delai agricultur depart report export market for grain scheudl for releas todai delai wednesdai april depart spokeswoman reason for delai releas monthli report reuter acq bilzerian tell sec up pai pak stake pct fuel royal dutch unit rais heavi fuel price scallop petroleum corp subsidiari royal dutch shell group todai rais contract price for heavi fuel ct dlr barrel effect todai increas bring price for pct sulphur dlr pct sulphur dlr pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct two pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct reuter orange florida weekli crop report florida citru grove continu good condit acccord latest report depart agricultur florida agricultur statist servic late week rain and thunderstorm opportun time warm daytim temperatur and good soil moistur produc abund growth and bloom tree stage bloom develop petal drop take place south florida grove harvest late type valencia orang increas rapidli complet earli and midseason varieti rain week caus delai pick for week end march estim box earli and midseason and box late season orang harvest usda reuter acq bass group emerg taft tfb bidder bass group onc thought analyst eager sell hold taft broadcast emerg anoth potenti bidder for ohio broadcast compani bass group hold pct taft had talk taft stockhold and compani manag and director particip group acquir control compani bass group had talk taft stockhold and member taft manag particip group acquir control group led wealthi bass brother fort worth texa not identifi peopl had talk taft fridai negoti vice chairman dudlei taft group dlr per share billion dlr offer for compani time compani author advis goldman sach and explor takeov propos and suppli financi data interest bidder reason dudlei taft longer presid bass group toss couldn back deal analyst ask not identifi want thi sound join group and bui edward atorino media analyst smith barnei harri upham and analyst specul that carl lindner interest acquir compani specul sharehold talk bass group lindner chairman american financi corp hold pct taft not immedi for comment analyst baffl strength taft stock price compar breakup valu for compani analyst had estim break analyst believ breakup dlr per share taft stock close investor anoth anoth famili disput denni mcalpin oppenheim reuter trade trade offici japan action foolish high level trade offici foolish for japan strike back unit state for sanction japanes semiconductor electron product ask report japan expect retali export deputi secretari commerc bruce smart repli that height foolish addit doubt japan show progress meet condit agreement avoid actual imposit mln dlr tariff april japan billion dlr trade surplu unit state last year come fire congress concern loss job foreign competit and record billion dlr trade deficit presid reagan sanction decis won prais todai two democrat leader congress time senat democrat leader robert byrd west virginia told report hous speaker jim wright texa told report open hous session show smart testifi senat labor committe hear that last fridai trade action negoti access japan for auto part sinc last august smart lead talk open japan purchas made automot part last year japan rack billion dlr trade surplu unit state product countri expect conclud talk august amaz that japanes surpris hope will persuad smart white hous trade sanction unit state convinc japanes car compani qualiti american made part and draw tradit japanes supplier chanc job persuad can reput measur per car each american made car contain dlr japanes auto part each japanes made car contain dlr auto part smart reuter acq bilzerian up pai pak pnp stake pct investor paul bilzerian seek control pai pak store inc rais stake compani mln share pct total share pct file secur and exchang commiss bilzerian and bicoast financi corp tampa fla invest firm control bought share pai pak common stock march and price rang dlr share bilzerian last week rais stake compani seek board seat control reuter acq servic resourc src unit set purchas servic resourc corp cha young subsidiari agre acquir atwel fleme print canadian financi printer for mln dlr young acquisit expect close april subject due dillig review reuter earn lle royalti lrt set monthli payout and royalti trust monthli dividend for januari unithold will ct per unit payabl april holder record april six previous report pend rule intern revenu servic trust distribut reduc dlr per unit interest spread life product properti trust interest lle work interest owner ir notic defici owner tax return evalu necess escrow fund significantli reduc royalti paid trust reuter acq genova gnva merg into genova product genova inc sharehold approv merger into genova product inc will consum dai agreement genova each sharehold will receiv dlr per share cash reuter earn imperi bancorp iban set pct dividend imperi bancorp declar pct stock dividend payabl sharehold record april reuter nat-gas arkla alg propos settl disput arkla inc and intern paper file propos arkansa public servic commiss design resolv disput two plan build natur ga pipelin for paper mill facil pine bluff and camden arkla pipelin divis arkla energi resourc deliv natur ga consum two mill propos arkla will support plan build altern pipelin will arkla pipelin divis deliv equal quantiti competit price suppli facil reuter acq servic resourc src unit acquisit cha young subsidiari servic resourc corp sign definit agreement acquir atwel fleme print canada for mln dlr transact expect close april februari cha young had aquir pct share sorg inc srg facilit newgoti busi combin reuter earn aec inc aec set regular payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter crude shell canada schedul annual refineri shutdown shell canada pct own royal dutch shell group schedul annual mainten refineri shutdown two month compani spokeswoman judi refineri will stockpil product shutdown maintain normal suppli mainten carri product shell major refineri strathcona alberta will close for month will layoff associ refineri mainten ad reuter acq dixon group audio video ava end litig dixon group plc that pursuant agreement audio video affili inc part investor group that made rival bid for cyclop corp cyl litig dismiss part agreement dixon cyacq corp audio video investor group that includ citicorp capit investor agre promptli termin exist tender offer for outstand cyclop common dlr per share dixon agre pai addit dlr per share dlr per share each sharehold share purchas offer for cyclop dlr per share fridai dixon announc that had increas hold cyclop corp pct outstand share and that intend increas dlr dlr amount per share paid merger dixon subsidiari cyclop reuter acq dot approv american amr aci acf pact depart transport dot gave final clearanc propos mln dlr acquisit aircal inc american airlin inc acquisit not like substanti lessen competit inconsist public interest dot statement aircal unit aci hold inc american unit amr corp dot had tent approv merger plan feb american largest airlin term revenu passeng mile aircal rel small carrier that primarili serv west coast citi nation largest passeng carrier merger not alter american place rank data compil aviat daili lead industri trade magazin combin incras american share market pct current pct dot dot merger substanti reduc competit rout carrier provid nonstop singl plane servic termin serv carrier dot found evid that carrier not increas begin servic that compet merg american aircal entri not orang counti airport futur dot found that servic provid airport lo angel area lo angel intern airport will provid effect competit for orang counti travel long haul market dot merger give american control pct author takeoff and land slot orang counti termin environment concern and small termin build limit futur opportun for expans dot air line pilot associ file comment oppos merger rais fact argument merger term announc nov american will pai dlr share for outstand stock aci hold reuter money-fx credit market end extrem pressur credit market end extrem pressur dollar continu slide currenc market trigger avalanch secur sale push price low dealer and analyst thi bloodbath monei market economist trade state total panic time todai anoth mirror dollar fall year low yen kei pct year treasuri bond price fell two point close compar fridai yield jump pct reuter iron-steel steel technolog sttx mitsui set ventur steel technolog inc agre form joint ventur mitsui and make steel product ventur call tech steel inc will set serv japanes and domest automobil and applianc part maker plant will locat murfreesboro tenn and product expect begin fall compani reuter earn inland vacuum ivac set stock split inland vacuum inc board propos two for stock split payabl sharehold record april board elect phillip frost chairman succeed john durkin remain presid and chief execut offic frost earli februari bought pct compani durkin stockhold annual meet approv measur chang compani name ivaco industri inc director elect compani board durkin elect board compani reuter earn johnson product inc jpc qtr feb loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln six month shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note net includ loss discontinu oper dlr two ct share versu ct share prior qtr six month net includ gain discontinu oper dlr ct share versu loss dlr ct share prior six month reuter iron-steel steel technolog sttx joint ventur steel technolog inc sign agreement mitsui and mitsi and subsidiari establish joint ventur corpor call tech steel inc mitsui subsidiari mitsui and usa inc and mitsui steel develop inc and steel technolog each will pct compani compani tech steel will construct and oper steel servic center facil will establish serv japanes and domest automobil and applianc part manufactur compani initi process center will locat murfreesboro tenn and expect begin oper fall steel technolog daryl elser presid steel technolog will presid compani reuter earn maynard oil moil year loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note prior year exclud extraordinari gain ct per share reuter earn kansa ga and electr kge februari net shr ct ct net rev mln mln month shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note twelv month includ cumul effect chang account method for accru unbil revenu mln dlr ct per share reuter earn journei end motel corp six mth jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter acq neoax noax bui rexnord rex unit neoax inc bought rexnord inc fairfield manufactur for mln dlr cash unit make custom gear for industri us and had sale mln dlr oct fiscal year reuter earn crain inc qtr net shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter crude exxon xon see synfuel role year develop costli shale oil liquifi coal and kind synthet fuel halt recent year cheap and abund petroleum suppli will becom econom world oil price top dlr barrel exxon usa execut joe mcmillan senior vice presid told reuter address houston meet american institut chemic engin earli centuri synthet plai signific role thi countri energi suppli mcmillan told report new confer that believ synthet fuel becom econom develop world oil price reach dlr barrel price rang you talk pct increas crude oil price that time come and prepar mcmillan predict oil demand rise pct annual year nation fail replac oil reserv explor turn centuri world oil price will significantli higher declin suppli mcmillan ashland oil inc chairman john hall spoke meet advoc form feder tax incent spur develop synthet fuel unit state hall billion ton demonstr coal reserv amount tripl that world oil reserv encourag research order make synfuel competit hall averag lead time for develop shale oil liquifi coal project and ten year last year feder govern had subsid synfuel develop synthet fuel corp research program creat carter administr goal develop replac for two mln barrel oil corpor shut last april congress refus continu fund billion dlr budget uneconom project base forecast dlr barrel oil and dlr per mcf natur ga thi decad reuter iron-steel usx unit rais steel price usx corp uss steelmak divis increas price plate and pile product effect shipment price base carbon and high strength low alloi hsla pile will increas ct per pound effect shipment begin june price carbon hsla and alloi plate will increas ct per pound strip mill plate price will rise ct per pound price increas plate and pile product will appli shipment uss plant reuter earn canada bank pressur brazil loan canada major bank will like face stiff pressur declar brazilian loan perform expect major bank similar action end quarter tomorrow analyst american banker last week that slow progress debt talk brazil increas likelihood that bank declar brazilian loan perform such action put lot pressur canadian bank levesqu beaubien inc toronto base bank analyst donna pulcin told reuter bank conserv pulcin and major bank put loan perform basi and canadian bank don lot pressur sharehold bank loan perform and anoth bank not wood gundi inc bank analyst patricia meredith willing major brazilian bank creditor such citicorp cci declar brazilian loan perform brazil dictat settlement term provid compel exampl for creditor bank order make that strategi work citicorp support bank meredith bank analyst michael walsh marathon secur canadian bank declin identifi put brazilian loan perform basi and encourag that posit canadian bank ow billion canadian dlr brazil late last month suspend interest payment billion dlr foreign bank debt bank canada allow wait dai declar loan receiv interest perform move such loan dai delai action brazilian loan late fall canadian bank quarter end juli bank montreal brazil largest canadian bank creditor last week not declar billion dlr brazilian loan perform that for benefit public walsh bank montreal statement analyst predict minim earn impact canadian bank move declar brazilian loan perform brazil like resum interest payment bank fiscal year end octob allow bank recoup lost interest incom brazil quit like bank will monei meredith outlook thi point optimist that will adjust for full year earn meredith forecast fulli dilut per share earn dlr for royal bank canada compar dlr for bank montreal compar dlr for canadian imperi bank commerc compar dlr for bank nova scotia compar and dlr for toronto dominion bank forecast dlr for nation bank canada dlr two for stock split analyst pulcin lower full year earn estim for bank two ct and ct share assum settlement reduc brazil interest cost bank didn receiv for rest fiscal year impact rang ct ct share don that like scenario pulcin walsh marathon suggest that brazilian debt situat complex that drag full fiscal year foresaw lower fiscal earn forecast for bank estim that brazil yearli interest payment canadian bank total mln dlr pct total pre tax earn reuter acq infin infta purchas station infin broadcast corp enter agreement acquir radio station kvil sconninx broadcast for mln dlr complet transact infin will and station major market transact subject fcc approv reuter bop februari current account deficit mln mln jan govt earn bull and bear group inc bnbga year end dec shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev reuter earn fretter inc fttr qtr jan net shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln reuter acq amfac ama sell store amfac inc enter agreement sell last remain store origin liberti hous california oper and san mateo inc term not disclos reuter acq harper intern hnt acquisit harper intern inc intend bui major asset patent and trade name demarku corp design and instal process ga system for soft drink and brew industri purchas price dlr demarku sale dlr reuter acq olson industri olsn sell egg oper olson industri inc sign letter intent sell substanti remain egg oper sunni fresh food inc olson expect receiv mln dlr combin sale tangibl asset sunni fresh and realiz intang and asset olson transact expect result charg for discontinu oper two mln dlr expect gener substanti cash flow pai egg relat indebted mln dlr and improv work capit reuter bop februari current account deficit narrow zealand current account deficit narrow mln dlr februari mln januari and mln februari smooth season adjust measur statist depart thi time current account figur appear season adjust form season adjust smooth figur show deficit mln dlr mln januari and mln februari total unadjust figur show deficit mln dlr mln januari and mln februari smooth season adjust seri show surplu merchandis trade mln dlr mln januari and mln februari smooth season adjust figur show merchandis trade surplu mln dlr mln januari and mln dlr deficit februari unadjust merchandis figur show surplu mln mln januari and mln februari deficit invis mln dlr mln januari and mln februari smooth not season adjust deficit invis mln dlr mln januari and mln februari unadjust deficit invis mln dlr mln januari and mln februari season adjust export and import figur not depart will includ futur current account data smooth season adjust export mln dlr unchang januari mln februari smooth season adjust import mln dlr mln januari and mln februari reuter acq gencorp reject unsolicit takeov bid afg industri wagner and brown acq group sell stake comdata network cdn group invest firm had onc sought control comdata network inc told secur and exchang commiss sold remain share pct stake compani group had own pct total sold stake march dlr share last week sold comdata share group member cni partner invest partnership mason texa invest partnership and houston imperi corp real estat develop firm reuter acq gencorp reject unsolicit takeov bid gencorp inc board urg sharehold reject hostil unsolicit dlr share tender offer made march gener acquisit inc affili wagner and brown and afg industri inc gencorp develop financi superior altern that enabl sharehold benefit full compani letter sharehold chairman william reynold offer highli condit conting financ bust offer that seek deni sharehold true invest gencorp reynold board reach decis reject offer care studi legal and financi advis board author manag explor altern aim provid sharehold financi superior altern gener acquisit offer gencorp spokesman respons question not comment market specul that compani manag develop leverag buyout offer not comment altern develop gencorp stock trade dlr offer price sinc tender made todai gencorp close reynold letter that for last year gencorp manag action enhanc sharehold and stock price and earn improv sinc join compani gencorp partnership offer bargain price acquisit that financ syndic bank that not exist and bridg loan shearson lehman brother that shearson not oblig provid reynold offer result radic alter and selloff gencorp asset includ aerojet gener refin gener acquisit borrow profit wagner and brown and afg sharehold letter gener acquisit offer jeopard secur and interest sharehold employe custom supplier and commun countri compani facil locat reuter earn dome mine qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit mln profit mln rev mln mln note net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr invest sale gain share issu pct own campbel red lake mine crk and provis for declin market secur net includ gain mln dlr rev restat exclud revenu discontinu coal mine oper account practis dome mine report loss mln dlr dlr shr ago loss mln dlr ct shr reflect principl account for pct stake dome petroleum dmp and oil and ga writedown reuter crude reassess mideast polici analyst reassess mideast polici light rise depend import oil charl ebing center for strateg and intern studi prospect rise depend oil import gulf and recent revel tower commiss report mandat for fundament reassess interest middl east ebing remark made address nation petroleum refin associ meet short run difficult direct link arab anger and threat oil suppli current environ will increasingli difficult for moder arab leader friendli interest ebing oil trader threat oil suppli crude oil price strong recent price will weaker demand fall spring william randol analyst boston corp crude oil price will hold current level thi spring will spring downturn randol speak annual refin meet pct chanc that crude oil price move higher second half year opec meet schedul for late june expect opec will extend current agreement restrict product opec will renew product price agreement june oil export opec produc declin dollar randol opec oil export price dollar and dollar fallen pct last month randol crude oil import will increas mln barrel per dai consumpt rise two mln bpd and suppli declin two mln bpd reuter earn envirosur manag corp env qtr loss qtr end nov shr loss nil profit nil net loss profit rev reuter earn commerci metal cmc set qtly dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn imperi ica declar div sinc imperi corp america declar ct dividend and pct stock dividend april holder record april thi dividend payment sinc compani reuter earn smith intern inc sii qtr loss newport beach calif shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note current qtr net includ pretax charg mln dlr inventori adjust and currenc cost relat fluctuat italian lira current year net includ pretax charg mln dlr for provis reduc carri excess capit asset and writedown inventori and asset includ charg mln dlr cover cost workforc reduct reloc and chapter year ago net includ pretax charg relat judgment compani litig hugh tool mln for qtr and mln dlr for mth reuter jobs japan februari unemploy fall pct pct januari offici jobs japan unemploy fall februari japan season adjust unemploy rate fell pct februari record pct januari govern manag and coordin agenc januari level worst sinc gover start compil unemploy statist current system unemploy pct year earlier unadjust februari unemploy total mln peopl mln januari and mln year earlier male unemploy februari remain pct equal second highest level set januari and decemb record male unemploy pct set juli femal unemploy rose record pct februari previou record pct mark januari and april august septemb and decemb last year japan employ condit sever februari round rate unemploy februari fell percentag point pct pct januari agenc offici employ manufactur industri fell year earlier mln peopl februari due yen continu appreci employ manufactur industri rose mln manufactur industri employ textil industri fell mln februari ordinari and precis machineri industri fell mln reuter acq partner call gencorp respons unproduct gener acquisit disappoint gencorp respons tender offer and question compani give sharehold gencorp earlier urg sharehold reject dlr per share tender offer partnership includ wagner and brown and afg industri inc compani studi financi superior altern partnership call respons inflammatori and unproduct sinc had attempt discuss offer gencorp partnership gencorp fail provid superior continu attempt prevent satisfactori offer fail redeem poison pill poison pill sharehold right plan that make takeov expens gencorp statement earlier that date right will trade separ common stock extend april six april extens subject extens board and condit person aquir benefici ownership pct gencorp prior april six gener acquisit confid offer can complet time manner financi arrang partnership statement urg manag work facilit transact reuter dlr miyazawa dollar below yen counter pari accord dlr dlr below yen counter pari pact miyazawa financ minist kiichi miyazawa regard dollar below yen counter agreement struck major nation pari last month told upper hous budget committe parliament that japan interven market dollar below yen consid dollar fall below that level counter spirit pari accord comment current foreign exchang movement miyazawa japan watch develop for anoth coupl dai institut investor appear sold dollar hedg currenc risk ahead end financi year todai miyazawa recent dollar fall li market percept that major nation not implement polici pari pact note that passag japan budget delai that time for major nation act pari accord west germani franc switzerland and britain interven account prop dollar thi concert action reuter dlr bank japan bui dollar yen dealer sugar pakistan bid for import tonn sugar trade corp pakistan had invit tender april for import tonn white refin crystal sugar june each cargo consist tonn cargo reach port bin qasim karachi port buyer option and balanc june ad reuter earn woodsid petroleum wpla year shr nil final and div nil pre tax pre minor loss mln dlr profit mln net attribut loss mln dlr loss mln sale mln mln incom mln mln shr mln note attribut net loss tax mln dlr mln interest mln mln depreci mln mln and minor mln mln net extraordinari loss mln loss mln reuter housing japan hous start rise februari japan hous start februari rose pct year earlier success year year gain construct ministri februari hous start pct januari fell pct month earlier rose pct year earlier higher hous start due pct year year rise apart build start for consecut gain spur primarili lower domest interest rate ruter earn woodsid loss reflect lower oil price woodsid petroleum wpla net loss larg reflect drop oil price combin larg tax provis woodsid earlier report attribut net loss rose mln dlr mln group revenu rose mln mln receiv mln dlr tax credit made mln dlr tax provis thi larg relat vamga unit allow exchang loss and tax benefit north west shelf project not recognis account woodsid rise revenu larg reflect full year sale ga and condens domest phase shelf project six month sale offset thi pct fall cooper basin ga and liquid revenu pct own vamga unit sinc balanc date woodsid accept santo sto takeov offer for vamga woodsid mln dlr capit profit sale includ account lift capit spend fix asset mln dlr mln shelf project reuter sugar thailand expect smaller sugarcan output thailand sugarcan output will fall mln tonn novemb octob season mln agricultur ministri januari survei put total area sugarcan hectar hectar previou year nation averag yield expect fall tonn hectar tonn reuter trade european commun set offic peke china and european commun sign agreement establish offic chines vice foreign minist zhou nan and extern relat commission willi clercq sign accord sourc offic like open second half thi year china largest trade partner chines import worth billion dlr and export worth billion dlr clercq told offici china daili that joint ventur set china reduc china trade deficit affair china look whichev countri hold group six monthli rotat presid held belgian dane juli reuter trade trade friction threaten toppl nakason prime minist yasuhiro nakason dealt fatal polit blow yen renew rapid rise and threat trade war unit state polit analyst nakason fire unpopular tax reform plan forc resign june econom summit industrialis nation local elect month candid rule liber democrat parti ldp close relationship nakason and presid reagan import element nakason power base waseda univers polit scienc professor mitsuru uchida told reuter emerg critic damag nakason even latest trade friction flare nakason encount critic not opposit parti ldp propos levi sale tax faction ldp distanc nakason uchida posit ldp not strongli establish todai nakason popular gener public ldp member public support erod analyst yen rise record high and threat fridai impos tariff japanes electron good retali for japan alleg violat microchip trade pact give nakason critic fresh ammunit analyst appar special relationship reagan and nakason hasn work effect rei shiratori director institut for polit studi japan thi make japanes peopl doubt nakason credibl shiratori told reuter cumul impact sale tax issu yen rise and mount trade friction mean ldp loss april and local elect analyst elect ldp nakason resign earli shiratori nakason chanc sooth temper week long washington visit april analyst japanes polit system can move quickli give nakason nice present washington smoulder trade issu will face hostil audienc merril lynch secur economist william sterl trip major disast put final nail coffin reagan weaken domest posit and grow republican democrat anger japan argu quick settlement trade disput analyst desir side find solut coupl uncertainti home and abroad like successor nakason lead attempt paper differ and aid nakason factor trade war that washington not anxiou push nakason into grave sterl reuter acq csr sell delhi exxon unit drop delhi float csr csra and exxon corp xon unit esso explor and product australia inc csr agre sell delhi australia fund daf esso for mln australian dlr sale effect tomorrow joint statement previous announc float part delhi interest will not proce csr statement delhi australia fund own delhi petroleum pty hold averag pct santo sto led cooper and eromanga basin ga and liquid project addit purchas price csr will share equal return due increas crude oil and condens price level for liquid produc delhi interest two year statement esso propos purchas delhi interest will benefici sharehold proceed float csr chief execut bryan kelman statement kelman sale delhi enabl csr focu effort expand busi area such sugar and build materi csr had long and success manag experi and strong market leadership sale csr will expand busi aggress and earlier report separ announc delhi sale csr launch takeov bid for pct pioneer sugar mill that not hold valu entir issu capit mln dlr bass strait onshor cooper and eromanga basin australia largest oil and ga produc area current gross oil product barrel per dai bdp ga liquid output bpd and ga sale mln cubic feet dai csr esso statement purchas esso partner broken hill pty brkn bass strait onshor product australia esso chairman stuart mcgill hope esso can assist maintain high rate oil and ga discoveri cooper eromanga area discoveri will australia suffici oil reserv therebi offset part declin bass strait product mcgill separ releas letter csr sharehold kelman csr dai complet plan for float csr petroleum receiv offer esso csr convinc sale correct decis view risk associ oil busi price share arrang for csr share equal esso higher return oil price averag dlr barrel two year kelman revalu csr invest delhi net realis todai csr annual balanc date will result extraordinari loss mln dlr revalu and profit sale asset will significantli reduc thi loss that csr suffici encourag futur prospect and opportun reposit group core busi foreshadow increas final dividend payabl juli cent make annual cent reuter iron-steel japan pai pct for indian iron or japan will pai pct for indian iron or import fiscal start april averag dlr tonn paid govern trade offici told reuter india had agre export japan mln tonn iron or current year offici describ agreement satisfactori sign offici indian trade deleg and japanes businessmen tokyo last week offici encourag that japan had agre not reduc or import india japan total iron or import lower come year recess japanes steel industri japanes or import calendar total mln tonn compar mln govern offici india total or export like rise and mln tonn provision estim mln reuter earn commerzbank increas dividend parent net profit commerzbank cbkg dividend mark propos for ordinari sharehold earn ad statement that parent net profit rose mln mark mln prior year commerzbank spokesman note figur preliminari and requir approv bank supervisori board meet todai commerzbank statement ad distribut profit last year rose mln mark mln inclus corpor tax allow qualifi domest sharehold receiv effect dividend mark per share total dividend payout rise mln mark mln earn due increas dividend and equiti capit ad parent net profit mln mark publish reserv unchang two prior year sharehold meet place hamburg statement holder commerzbank particip certif total nomin mln mark receiv remain mln mark distribut profit basic payment pct nomin certif holder receiv addit pct manag board bank propos two capit measur sharehold order react quickli challeng for authoris capit nomin mln mark for issu share and for mln for issu warrant bond for period april reuter coffee india reduc export duti coffe india cut export duti coffe rupe per rupe effect march coffe board offici reduct india reach coffe export target tonn fiscal end march provision estim export tonn and actual tonn india like press for intern export quota meet coffe produc london thi week depress price ad intern coffe organis repres consum and produc fail reach agreement quota india feel will quota slide price halt immedi export quota suspend februari market price surg drought devast brazil coffe crop reuter bop swedish current account deficit rise januari sweden balanc payment current account show deficit mln crown januari shortfal mln decemb central bank figur show thi compar deficit billion januari bank reuter zinc world zinc stock fall tonn februari world close stock primari zinc smelter exclud eastern bloc countri fell tonn februari tonn revis januari compar februari provision european zinc institut figur show februari close stock primari zinc european smelter exclud yugoslavia fell tonn revis januari compar februari total world zinc product exclud eastern bloc countri fell tonn februari revis januari februari product tonn european zinc product includ estim for yugoslavia fell tonn februari januari compar februari reuter gnp finnish econom growth put pct finland gross nation product expect rise pct two pct and inflat will unchang pct privat busi survei offic etla predict unemploy put pct line last year offic predict regular review balanc payment show billion markka deficit billion deficit reuter acq shandwick bui lo angel compani public relat consult shandwick plc had agre bui lo angel base roger and cowan inc specialis entertain industri total mln dlr payabl complet mln will inject into busi interest free loan and expens acquisit amount stg shandwick rais mln stg place mln share financ deal balanc mln stg us strengthen balanc sheet and anticip futur perform relat payment year end septemb roger oper incom mln dlr acquisit shandwick oper incom will compar that earn roger estim that pretax profit year end exce dlr extraordinari loss dlr result write asset net tangibl asset end septemb dlr shandwick share unchang reuter money-fx monei market offer earli assist bank england had invit earli round bill offer discount hous forecast larg shortag billion stg monei market todai earn hutchison announc bonu issu share hutchison whampoa hwhh announc bonu issu share cent each for two exist ordinari share cent share par compani statement hutchison forecast dividend for exist share not cent share and not cent for each share hutchison issu will increas flexibl plan futur expans move make acquisit affect exist control structur group move will provid long term stabil ensur continu control hutchison group that hutchison stabl framework manag develop and plan growth group busi can place ad hutchison share lost dlr end dlr each todai reuter cpi italian consum price rise pct march itali consum price index rose pct march compar februari ident increas februari januari nation statist institut istat year year rise march pct unchang februari and compar pct march istat consum price index for famili worker and employe base year equal regist march compar februari thi year and march reuter trade europ sidelin japan microchip row rise import japanes made car and electron good upset west european offici gener prepar stai sidelin latest trade row unit state and japan japan huge trade surplu sore point west europ unit state charg unfair trade practic involv comput microchip leav european cold european commun ran billion dlr trade deficit japan last year and seek redress feel japanes trade polici hurt european diplomat and economist britain suggest act japan huge trade surplu illiber trade issu martin wolf director studi trade polici research centr london basic polici pretti that not mean europ support that climb bandwagon advantag disput press claim wolf basic european approach trade problem peopl talk fair trade not ad gener ethic free competit europ gener approach that liber trade good make countri rich wolf thi basic attitud explain washington tendenc impos call countervail duti import tax design offset advantag alleg unfair western europ approach trade disput reach settlement negoti wolf latest japan trade row presid reagan threaten rais tariff select japanes electron good mln dlr alleg that japan fail abid japan pact microchip trade european commun challeng agreement violat gener agreement tariff and trade gatt practic that discrimin microchip produc follow that not like ralli side unit state defenc agreement wolf british parliamentarian push for tough line japanes trade issu govern offici rest europ told reuter correspond lead respons japan trade row spokeswoman for commiss brussel told reuter chang commun posit sinc march meet foreign minist strong warn tokyo trade imbal statement issu that meet foreign minist deplor japan continu trade imbal and appeal for greater japanes effort open market extern trade commission willi clercq talk grow impati japan diplomat accredit brussel sign intent impos broad rang sanction japan anxiou avoid provok trade war commun target problem area european trade japan includ wine and spirit cosmet and financi servic and will continu talk improv situat diplomat britain govern anger difficulti telecommun giant cabl and wireless face bid crack japanes market offici last week that retaliatori action consid govern offici last night not talk dai week thi time govern option cabinet meet thursdai ad that final decis expect main thing british threaten japan denial access london boom financi market govern offici reuter acq london int sell hot water bottl unit london intern group plc lonl had agre sell haffenden mould unit melton mede for mln stg haffenden moulder hot water bottl and produc varieti rubber and plastic mould book asset mln stg lig dispos part strategi concentr core activ lig share penni firmer reuter acq cabl share firm japan specul share cabl and wireless plc cawl firm morn trade market specul that particip joint telecommun ventur japan not curtail dealer compani share quot gmt compar last night dealer specul appear origin japan cabl resist attempt feder econom organis merg two japan base telecommun firm move cut cabl stake pct pct merg unit dealer uncertain exactli disput sharehold had resolv british prime minist margaretthatch parliament last week that regard cabl and wireless particip japanes ventur test case open japanes telecommun market spokesman for cabl unawar specul had foundat cabl had issu statement todai issu reuter earn akzo revis profit slightli dutch chemic group akzo akzo annual report had revis net profit figur mln guilder provision mln guilder announc januari turnov figur unchang billion guilder akzo difficult maintain thi profit level expect posit develop longer term profit total mln guilder turnov billion reuter acq adsteam acquir pct properti compani adelaid steamship adsa adsteam will subscrib mln share list british properti develop markheath secur plc each subject sharehold approv subscript expect place will give adsteam pct markheath adsteam statement adsteam manag director john spalvin will becom chairman markheath and two adsteam nomine will join board hope that time markheath will becom signific properti and industri compani style adsteam spalvin statement reuter earn nippon columbia make bonu stock issu nippon columbia ncol will make for bonu stock issu juli pai back remain premium accumul mln share issu market price public placement septemb spokesman bonu issu will bring outstand capit share mln mln march open sharehold regist nippon columbia share price fell yen tokyo stock exchang todai reuter earn kleinwort benson lonsdal plc kbll year shr adjust div make adjust pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln mln extraordinari credit tax mln nil note extraordinari credit repres substantit tax profit sale compani interest and group plc provid for final dividend retain earn mln mln merchant and invest bank mln mln bullion broke mln mln govern secur deal mln loss invest manag and unit trust mln mln activ loss mln profit mln interest loan capit mln mln disclos sharehold fund mln mln disclos capit resourc mln mln reuter earn cgee alsthom year end decemb dividend franc consolid net profit mln franc mln attribut group mln mln consolid net turnov billion franc billion parent compani net profit mln mln parent net turnov billion billion note electr contract compani pct own state run compagni general electricit cge reuter trade thatcher trade target set moscow british prime minist margaret thatcher and soviet premier nikolai ryzhkov had set target for increas trade two countri talk earlier todai hope econom exchang britain and soviet union will lead increas friendship and increas understand earlier told meet soviet and british businessmen that had agre ryzhkov that work achiev total volum billion roubl bilater trade thi entail increas each side mln stg present export level ryzhkov hand list import and export opportun hope you will jump told meet mark open offic british soviet chamber commerc talk ryzhkov thatcher and soviet premier join for sign agreement cover scientif and cultur exchang kremlin leader mikhail gorbachev had hour talk yesterdai reuter trade japan cut microchip output boost import lead domest semiconductor maker will boost import and cut product kei memori microchip month line govern attempt ward trade sanction compani spokesmen move persuad call sanction despit obstacl full implement plan analyst tariff will affect mln dlr worth product and retali for japan alleg failur honour semiconductor trade pact announc sanction last fridai presid reagan japan had not fulfil promis halt predatori price and open japan market foreign product trade repres clayton yeutter yesterdai televis that will drop tariff japan show clear indic that will open market good ministri intern trade and industri miti urg produc slash output chip pct second quarter call reduc product pct previou quarter miti urg maker boost chip import analyst move encourag washington cancel tariff ahead month meet prime minist yasuhiro nakason and presid reagan satisfi rattl sword and shown that can and will busi analyst nick edward jardin fleme secur tokyo analyst caution that japanes produc can cut output boost import kei withdraw sanction difficult not low end consum integr circuit that japanes for consum product suppli richard senior analyst barclai zoet wedd tokyo lead product medium and high end japanes maker keen develop high end product skill analyst japanes prepar trade loss semiconductor return for free access area edward spokesman for hitachi hit firm reduc output kilobit dynam random access memori dram unrel miti effort ward trade sanction decreas product natur result compani increas output mln bit dram compani offici unveil plan nec corp nesi japan largest chipmak plan slash product dram semiconductor pct six mln per month monthli averag mln last quarter year begin april nec will boost chip import compris pct nec chip consumpt year hitachi hit april output dram will fall pct mln compar mln march compani boost import not set specif target import low toshiba corp tsba will reduc april dram product pct mln and wai boost import compani offici toshiba agreement motorola inc mot sell firm chip japan firm plan joint ventur product memori chip sendai northern japan mitsubishi electr corp miet will trim second quarter output pct mln mln chip compar quarter plan call for increas import offici boost import will difficult depend sale demand fujitsu itsu will cut product accord miti guidelin and boost import low level oki electr industri oki will reduc april product pct march mln oki studi wai increas import pct fiscal year begin april previou year total billion yen compani offici reuter earn london and scottish marin oil plc lasl year div shr pretax profit mln stg mln net mln mln total turnov mln amortis mln trade oil purchas mln mln administr expens mln mln net interest payabl mln mln relat compani credit mln nil reuter money-fx monei market mln stg bank england provid market mln stg assist morn revis estim liquid shortag billion stg take account earli round bill purchas initi bank put like shortag billion and offset thi gave earli assist billion total todai amount billion stg trade correct march yugoslav trade fall belgrad item yesterdai yugoslav trade fall qtr year ago read page thi year current exchang rate us for time fix rate dinar dollar correct reuter sugar mauritian sugar export fall februari mauritiu export tonn sugar tel quel februari tonn tel quel ship januari and februari mauritiu chamber agricultur sugar new bulletin open stock begin last month total tonn tonn start februari last year close stock end februari tonn tonn end februari estim for sugar product unchang last month tonn raw chamber reuter earn lasmo set benefit futur oil price rise london and scottish marin oil plc lasmo lasl will advantag oil price rise and confid thi will happen earli decad compani statement accompani result lasmo advantag come reserv oil and ga end stood mln barrel oil equival group record reserv increas year sinc compound rate pct year compani report pretax profit mln stg mln fall oil price caus downturn compani react swiftli sharp drop oil price began year ago capit expenditur had budget mln stg cut mln stg net dispos manag respond demand for lower oper cost and thi achiev worldwid compani had explor well commit for and retain maximum flexibl explor program even success exist field and recent discoveri will contribut significantli profit and cash flow for year come lasmo share announc reuter money-fx call monei pressur larg german bank two larg west german bank effect drain domest monei market liquid end month order achiev higher rate overnight deposit monei dealer result call monei soar activ trade lombard rate pct pct yesterdai bank found short minimum reserv fund bundesbank figur show that bank held averag daili billion mark interest free minimum reserv asset central bank dai month thi march requir billion actual hold weekend billion meet daili averag dealer bank rais hold two billion mark billion todai and tomorrow liquid tight earli busi bank excess bundesbank offer for sale treasuri bill fridai thi rate pct for dai deposit and effect floor market liquid bill bought thursdai flow back into market todai bulk not return tomorrow start month dealer dealer larg bank not name command short term monei requir billion mark knowledg end month bank bought excess amount treasuri bill drain liquid for dai bank sought fund rate rose and larg bank place excess fund deposit consider higher averag return senior dealer bundesbank advanc knowledg market curtail sale treasuri bill fridai dealer late dai learn total minimum reserv hold previou dai bundesbank overview situat and anticip strength demand for fund dai bundesbank dealer easili not sell treasuri bill not sell thi amount bundesbank fine steer market avoid such excess tomorrow will call monei will fall back pct bundesbank not approv sharp jump rate delic state currenc market intern central bank pain prevent dollar fall major currenc includ mark dealer rise call monei mark firmer underton contribut downward pressur dollar tender polici call monei and pct that case excess todai cannot popular senior dealer dealer larg bank achiev averag rate return excess fund pct pct thi higher return earn excess drain treasuri bill mechan currenc situat and wage negoti germani major employ and union bundesbank make monetari polici council meet thursdai bundesbank figur show that bank fell back lombard emerg fund facil draw billion mark yesterdai rate began tighten late busi reuter acq csr sell delhi exxon unit drop delhi float csr csra and exxon corp xon unit esso explor and product australia inc csr agre sell delhi australia fund daf esso for mln australian dlr sale effect tomorrow joint statement previous announc float part delhi interest will not proce csr statement delhi australia fund own delhi petroleum pty hold averag pct santo sto led cooper and eromanga basin ga and liquid project addit purchas price csr will share equal return due increas crude oil and condens price level for liquid produc delhi interest two year statement esso propos purchas delhi interest will benefici sharehold proceed float csr chief execut bryan kelman statement kelman sale delhi enabl csr focu effort expand busi area such sugar and build materi csr had long and success manag experi and strong market leadership sale csr will expand busi aggress and earlier report separ announc delhi sale csr launch takeov bid for pct pioneer sugar mill that not hold valu entir issu capit mln dlr reuter acq csr bid dlr share for pioneer sugar mill csr csra will offer dlr cash each for share not hold pioneer sugar mill csr hold pct pioneer mln issu share statement offer price valu entir pioneer sugar share capit mln dlr and compar todai close market level dlr share csr will announc detail offer includ altern offer csr share for pioneer sugar stock offer gener sinc will give pioneer sugar sharehold price equival time pioneer net earn last financi year and premium pct yesterdai market price csr believ contain element takeov specul premium pct pioneer last report net tangibl asset per share csr csr gener offer price reflect cost save will flow integr manag csr and pioneer raw sugar mill and build materi busi economi can achiev csr control and manag pioneer sugar ad takeov announc csr earlier report statement that will sell delhi petroleum pty unit exxon corp xon unit for mln dlr and not proce previous announc float part delhi reuter acq fletcher challeng disappoint forest move fletcher challeng fcl manag director hugh fletcher disappoint that rada corp had decid sell share forest product nzfp australia amcor statement that fcl had made offer for pct nzfp held rada fcl offer amcor made nzfp sharehold gave detail amcor and nzfp earlier todai merg pulp and paper interest joint partnership and increas exist cross sharehold plan involv nzfp increas current hold amcor pct pct amcor will acquir rada nzfp stake add exist pct and will seek statutori approv increas hold pct rada bought stake for mln dlr watti industri last year not disclos price paid amcor fcl origin launch takeov bid for nzfp late last year scrip and cash offer dlr share valu compani billion dlr nzfp share end dlr todai reuter earn sumitomo chemic such year dec group shr yen net billion billion current billion billion oper billion billion sale billion billion note compani forecast for current year group net billion current billion and sale billion base rationalis effort and expect market price increas agricultur chemic and petrochem product recoveri world oil price reuter acq china citic bui hotel cheung kong peke own china intern trust and invest corp citic bought unfinish citi garden hotel hong kong subsidiari cheung kong hold ckgh hkg for mln dlr cheung kong director albert chow cheung kong subsidiari intern citi hold will complet work hotel end will hand citic deal not includ decor fit interior hotel room hotel stand site eastern side hong kong island reuter earn mannesmann see difficult year for capit good mannesmann mmwg expect difficult year for capit good industri chief execut werner dieter told new confer dieter west german produc downturn foreign busi lower energi price and higher mark deterior economi custom nation domest busi declin and order for west german engin good fall sinc juli dieter mannesmann profit fell undisclos amount dieter mannesmann pipe activ suffer set back measur cut cost start last year effect dieter note that pipe and relat product account for pct mannesmann turnov compani good chanc autom sector dieter had becom mannesmann strateg aim compani drive combin activ mechan and electron engin point for mannesmann mannesmann yesterdai announc had agre major stake fichtel und sach car part group for undisclos sum parti group turnov fall pct billion mark world group net profit mln mark blame fall profit weaker dollar and lack demand for steel pipe dieter sign that price for steel pipe bottom and slowli start rise ad compani continu cut personnel thi sector thi year reuter earn british caledonian group announc big loss british caledonian group britain second largest airlin announc mln stg pretax loss for financi year end last octob compar record pre tax profit mln stg chairman sir adam thomson told report declin transatlant traffic terrorist attack europ bomb libya chernobyl disast and slump oil industri affect middl east traffic main loss thomson poor result caus rang except circumst wholli direct control and predict return profit thi year last year airlin forc ax job sell asset and cut number flight across atlant and middl east fall busi reuter ship hapag order contain ship china hapag lloyd order contain vessel china for australia servic order hudong shipyard shanghai lengthi negoti west german shipbuild compani statement chines firm offer build vessel mln mark west german yard despit govern subsidi bonn pai ail shipbuild industri hapag compani spokesman not comment total order vessel replac dwt sydnei express and carri contain unit reuter acq french cge unit take pct stake esca corp state own cie general electricit electr contract unit cgee alsthom stake comput firm esca corp cgee alsthom chairman philipp boisseau told press confer agreement principl two compani cgee alsthom major stake futur time scale set ad esca had turnov mln dlr and expect thi rise mln thi year lead supplier electr despatch and telecontrol system reuter acq partner call gencorp respons unproduct gener acquisit disappoint gencorp respons tender offer and ask compani give sharehold gencorp had earlier urg sharehold reject dlr per share tender offer gener acquisit affili wagner and brown and afg industri inc and studi financi superior altern gener acquisit partnership call respons inflammatori and unproduct sinc had discuss offer gencorp partnership gencorp fail provid superior continu attempt prevent satisfactori offer fail redeem poison pill poison pill sharehold right plan that make takeov expens gencorp statement earlier that plan put date right will trade separ common stock april april extens subject extens board and condit person acquir benefici ownership pct gencorp april gener acquisit confid offer can complet time manner financi arrang partnership statement urg gencorp manag work facilit transact reuter acq sedgwick bui bsi incorp sedgwick group plc sdwk wholli own canadian subsidiari sedgwick tomenson inc had acquir bsi incorp for maximum mln canadian dlr fund will rais issu mln ordinari sedgwick share vendor bsi januari share issu bsi privat held canadian compani involv actuari employe and execut benefit consult and administr pretax profit exclud extraordinari item total mln canadian dlr reuter money-fx monei market shortag forecast revis bank england had revis estim deficit monei market todai record two billion stg take account morn oper billion middai bank provid system billion stg assist todai reuter acq rexnord rex sell unit neoax noax rexnord inc pct own banner industri inc bnr recent tender offer complet sale fairfield manufactur subsidiari neoax inc for mln dlr cash rexnord plan sell process machineri divis and mathew conveyor part plan program divest busi mln dlr asset bellofram corp and railwai mainten equip sold reuter lei lead indic rose pct feb revis pct jan fall trade japan will compani boost import japan minist intern trade and industri hajim tamura will meet repres nation largest compani week and appeal increas import ministri offici meet unveil part plan boost import and head protectionist legisl senior offici ministri intern trade and industri told report that such person appeal appear paid past japanes import manufactur good climb lead domest semiconductor maker will boost import and cut product kei memori microchip month attempt ward trade sanction compani spokesmen offici expect govern trade insur law boost import and encourag japanes compani set product facil oversea law govern will insur japanes compani pre pai for import loss aris war bankruptci foreign firm deal miti estim that solv japan trade problem tune billion dlr year reuter lei lead index rose pct februari index lead indic rose season adjust pct februari revis pct januari fall commerc depart depart previous index fell pct januari februari increas left index base and led rise stock price total indic for februari contribut increas index stock price manufactur order for consum good and materi averag work week and build permit indic neg chang sensit materi price monei suppli vendor perform averag weekli initi claim for state unemploy insur and contract and order for plant and equip main factor januari revis contract and order for plant and equip depart decemb revis pct rise earlier pct rise due chang outstand credit index coincid indic measur current economi rose pct februari declin pct januari and rise pct decemb index lag indic measur past econom activ decreas pct februari increas pct januari and fall pct decemb depart suspend net busi format lead indic index deterior measur chang busi popul reuter coffee ico board pass coffe quota issu execut board member intern coffe organ ico pass issu export quota negoti regular meet deleg move made reopen dialogu export quota and discuss issu like dai talk produc and consum member ico council fail agre export quota share earli march brazil largest produc largest consum readi flexibl deleg situat unchang consum spokesman abraham van overbeek told report long brazil stick posit will not quota point meet last council meet brazil want maintain previou quota share pct market consum and splinter group produc favour redistribut export share object criteria like reduc brazil share brazilian deleg lindenberg sett that quota negoti resum mln bag shortfal brazil will give earli march produc propos accept longer tabl start agreement million bag told reuter shortfal bag offer oamcaf african and malagasi coffe organ and bag offer angola longer valid deleg closest board discuss quota brief guatemalan ico deleg rene mont recent latin american produc meet managua deleg produc express polit will negoti basic quota face damag drop coffe price council fail agre quota mont ico board review export statist and stock verif expect talk stock verif remaind todai session deleg reuter acq hudson food hfi make acquisit hudson food inc agre principl acquir thi co inc poultri beef and pork product provid midwest supermarket and food distributor sale mln dlr for year end novemb compani definit agreement expect sign april term not disclos reuter earn esso malaysia report higher profit esso malaysia bhd unit exxon corp report net profit mln ringgit petroleum and ammonia oper compar mln chairman gerald cox improv perform due product price fall slowli crude price year ad that total sale volum increas result higher offtak affili compani inland market sale maintain previou year level growth prospect remain weak and result repeat current financi year reuter ship thailand bui yugoslav crane barter deal cabinet approv plan for port author thailand bui six gantri crane metalna yugoslavia for mln dlr govern spokesman thailand will pai for pct cost crane dlr and rest sale rice textil and commod yugoslavia bangkok shipown and agent associ appeal govern scrap purchas plan unnecessari expens vessel call port cargo handl equip reuter earn jewelmast jem see net below estim jewelmast inc expect report net incom for year end januari pct below analyst estim dlr ct per share jewelmast sale sale for year end mln dlr prior year earn dlr sale mln dlr jewelmast net incom for year hurt disappoint sale decemb and januari high level advertis spend fourth quarter higher expect open expens for addit unit and adjust inventori associ shift comprehens inventori system jewelmast expect report audit result for fourth quarter and year week reuter alum aluminium capac growth trend insuffici aluminium capac expans plan for period will insuffici suppli acceler demand growth alon increas scale like analyst anthoni bird associ aluminium review socialist world primari capac will mln tonn current plan mln tonn schedul bird bird forecast higher econom growth and increas import develop countri aluminium consumpt growth not expect acceler gener growth socialist world consumpt nevertheless forecast increas sharpli mln tonn mln tonn bird aluminium compani slow adjust pace chang review and complet thi transit danger remain preoccupi strategi retrench and surviv serv recent year order encourag construct addit smelter aluminium price will settl higher level product cost like rise year ahead glut alumina capac vanish and electr supplier aggress line aluminium compani review march price like cost price scenario call for long run aluminium price and cent depend exchang rate bird such price develop not expect mark competit problem for metal like rise commod price and cost pressur pipelin for steel and copper short term outlook dull bird world economi not respond opportun offer cheap oil consumpt forecast mln tonn pct product forecast six pct higher mln tonn reuter acq alpha industri aha sell divis alpha industri inc sold microelectron divis triax corp for undisclos term retroact februari divis yearli revenu mln dlr and make microwav compon for defens electron industri alpha plan concentr high frequenc portion electromagnet spectrum reuter jobs norwegian unemploy fall march unemploy fell march pct workforc compar pct februari and pct march labour director reuter earn pennei declar two for split rais quarterli carcass london meat futur market chairman pigmeat and beef futur thinli trade london meat futur exchang lmfe despit lower physic price and introduct contract effect market lmfe chairman pat elmer annual report exchang introduc live cattl and pig cash settlement contract repres move problem cash distort and squeez initi deliver buyer option contract creat physic industri awar market and follow price keenli thi not reflect market volum elmer achiev true potenti floor member give market time and attent ad reuter acq interlink not plan bid for purol british packag courier interlink express plc not plan bid for part purol courier corp pcc spokesman intent make sort approach purol spokesman told reuter ad case david versu goliath interlink share start trade unlist secur market octob post pre tax profit mln stg turnov mln stg six month decemb purol last year top turnov mln dollar spokesman purol and interlink view takeov particip categor deni press report suggest interlink develop buyout bid report propos bid price dlr per share offer hutton lbo inc hutton offer expir tomorrow spokesman interlink seek expand busi continent europ and compani not expect gain foothold market earliest reuter earn pennei jcp set stock split rais quarterli pennei inc board declar two for stock split and rais quarterli dividend ct per share presplit basi ct payabl holder record april reuter earn hillenbrand industri inc qtr feb shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln reuter money-fx monei market mln stg late bank england had provid monei market late assist mln stg thi take bank total todai billion stg and compar forecast two billion stg shortag system todai reuter acq cabl consortium propos not accept cabl and wireless plc cawl propos resolv disput entri japan telecommun market not accept compani spokesman propos made todai edit japanes daili asahi fumio watanab head telecommun committe feder econom organis suggest recommend merger two consortia tender for contract and give cabl pct stake pct origin propos pct hold origin ventur propos offer cabl nomine seat board merg compani spokesman believ japan accept applic two rival for fair review earlier todai cabl share firm market specul that disput treat britain govern test case open japanes telecommun market settlement cabl share gmt quot compar close last night reuter trade japan trade war not interest lawson chancellor exchequ nigel lawson unit state and japan work avert trade war and ad that trade war not interest britain lawson told journalist that prospect for economi good provid can avoid trade war stress that heavi responsibl wai li japan and unit state ensur that avoid such trade war ask whether believ such trade war avert lawson repli hope britain last week warn that retali japan not move open market competit prime minist margaret thatcher gave notic that fight japanes govern attempt prevent cabl and wireless plc cawl take signific posit japanes intern telecommun ventur british offici dampen anti japanes rhetor develop control british conserv govern will thursdai legal option increas access japanes market offici reuter acq gaf corp offer dlr share cash for borg warner gnp economist cut austrian gdp growth forecast institut for econom research wifo cut forecast for austria gross domest product growth real pct two pct forecast made last decemb wifo chief helmut kramer told confer that pct figur compar pct last year upper limit growth institut had made revis due poor prospect for austrian export ad collaps sale eastern european and oil produc state combin effect dollar fall mean export rise thi year kramer domest demand alon fuel growth thi year last year pct rise real incom privat consumpt like rise pct pct despit present trend higher save unemploy like rise almost six pct pct last year due slack econom activ kramer current account like run deficit billion schill compar billion surplu record last year nation bank austria central bank last month forecast current account roughli balanc thi year kramer lower econom growth notabl effect govern attempt cut budget deficit thi year aim reduc deficit pct gdp pct achiev reuter acq ferruzzi float pct pari unit gruppo ferruzzi studi project result public share offer pct french unit european sugar franc and rais mln dlr ferruzzi chairman raul gardini gardini told reuter oper consider aim intern market and that figur mln dlr press report european sugar wholli own ferruzzi unit eridania zuccherifici nazionali spa erdi expect absorb european corn wet mill busi cpc intern inc cpc ferruzzi recent agre bui ferruzzi announc last week had agre principl bui cpc oper for mln dlr ferruzzi spokesman confirm that group studi transfer cpc busi european sugar share offer pari unit gave detail flotat plan interpret financi analyst mean help financ acquisit cpc busi london yesterdai chairman belgian starch produc amylum pierr callebaut told reuter that sinc ferruzzi appar organis financ compani succe rival bid for cpc busi gardini comment callebaut remark mln dlr agre for cpc acquisit paid date foreseen preliminari contract gardini not reveal date question give indic like time offer share european sugar announc last week that ferruzzi purchas cpc busi expect complet septemb callebaut yesterdai that amylum surpris and disappoint that mln dlr bid cash offer for cpc european busi appar reject favour ferruzzi lower bid gardini comment callebaut remark amylum that succe bid make offer moment exactli ferruzzi case acquisit cpc european busi gardini not callebaut busi concern european sugar capit rais oper studi ad ask press report that ferruzzi follow european sugar flotat sale pct cpc busi gardini not exclud minor partner cpc busi declin elabor reuter acq correct gaf corp offer dlr share cash for borg warner correct amount money-fx treasuri baker see rate stabil treasuri secretari jame baker agreement industri countri reach pari last month foster stabil exchang rate current level testimoni hous appropri committe baker outlin measur design achiev balanc growth and reduct trade imbal pari meet measur foster greater stabil exchang rate current level baker reiter that minist pari meet agre that currenc rang broadli consist underli econom fundament and that substanti exchang rate shift damag growth and adjust prospect ad circumst agre cooper close foster stabil exchang rate current level reuter acq gaf gaf seek borg warner bor gaf corp made cash merger propos borg warner corp dlr per share for compani common stock meet yesterdai borg warner offici and invest banker gaf todai deliv letter borg warner board outl term propos that made tender offer pursuant mutual accept merger agreement approv borg warner board and condit that board recommend tender offer and merger gaf letter state intend financ propos acquisit fund and bank borrow syndic bank loan group bank led chase manhattan corp cmb chase manhattan bank last week gaf increas ownership borg warner share pct outstand minstar inc mnst sold pct hold gaf emphas amic natur propos transact character partnership gaf want discuss borg warner board kei role for borg warner senior manag organ board represent for borg warner director newli constitut board and compani name chang gaf will file amend secur and exchang commiss borg warner mln common share outstand minstar chairman irwin jacob sold stake borg warner compani fail respond mid februari offer for negoti agreement minimum price dlr share novemb jacob had offer enter into acquisit talk borg warner base price and dlr share reuter earn tran canada glass qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit mln profit mln sale mln mln reuter earn geotherm resourc intern inc geo year oper shr dlr dlr oper shr dilut dlr dlr oper net rev mln avg shr avg shr dilut note net exclud gain discontinu oper dlr dlr year net exclud gain dlr sale discontinu oper net includ tax credit dlr mln dlr reuter earn citi industri inc fcy qtr net opoer shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss sale mln mln year oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln loss mln sale mln mln note net exclud gain discontinu oper mln dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year reuter earn magellan petroleum corp mpet qtr jan shr loss nil profit nil net loss profit rev avg shr mln mln mth shr profit nil loss net profit loss rev avg shr mln mln note net includ tax credit dlr dlr quartrer and dlr dlr mth reuter earn terra mine tmexf year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss rev note includ writedown mln dlr for cost miner properti and defer explor and develop bullmoos lake northwest territori reuter earn merril corp mrll qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn optic corp doco qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr reuter interest treasuri baker see expans continu treasuri secretari jame baker that current expans note year will continu period ahead told hous appropri committe that prospect that current expans will continu unab and year baker interest rate period continu declin and that polici feder reserv assur that ampl credit that administr longer term forecast envis that will maintain and improv progress bring rate inflat reuter trade approv mediterranean financi packag minist approv financi packag for mediterranean state total billion european currenc unit offici packag part special trade agreement tunisia egypt lebanon israel algeria morocco and jordan includ mln ecu grant includ billion ecu loan european invest bank long term financ arm framework for transfer sign yesterdai farm minist agre principl foreign minist earlier reuter earn southern hospit corp sho qtr feb shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit sale mln mln reuter earn elder beerman store corp eldr qtr feb oper shr ct dlr oper net sale mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net sale mln mln note share adjust for pct stock dividend prior year net period exclud gain dlr revers overfund pension plan year net includ pretax lifo inventori charg dlr credit dlr tax rate pct pct due impact tax reform act bad debt writeoff for year mln dlr pretax year reuter money-fx treasuri baker cooper work treasuri secretari jame baker that agreement pari cooper exchang rate show that process coordin agre tokyo summit work told hous appropri committe meet demonstr that process work note that industri surplu countri commit strengthen growth prospect deficit countri agre reduc domest imbal baker that for part japan announc cut discount rate pct and commit prepar comprehens econom program stimul domest demand diet complet action current budget unit state share press for reduct feder budget deficit spend cut and continu oppos protectionist pressur ad reuter acq akzo plan invest dutch chemic group akzo akzo hope consolid core activ thi year make small acquisit akzo chairman aarnoud loudon told new confer report that compani want achiev level invest had divest fibr firm american enka decemb invest repres pct akzo total capit expans plan not attempt compens for loss guilder incom lower dollar loudon import factor speed growth ad largest industri market world compani acquisit europ despit highli liquid cash flow akzo not plan acquisit scale that neg influenc compani debt equiti ratio loudon chairman past two year akzo had spent billion guilder acquisit two third unit state reuter gnp oecd see major adjust for australia australia face major medium term adjust reduc debt and improv econom perform organis for econom cooper and develop latest annual review australian economi australia had current extern deficit pct gross domest product high and rapidli rise extern debt equal pct gdp grow servic cost and inflat pct higher that oecd countri major polici chang earli help lai basi for sustain inflationari growth and extern competit had improv econom perform had sharpli deterior sinc june major shift real resourc extern sector pct gdp requir for economi expand line potenti for employ grow and for debt gdp ratio stabil success depend set polici includ tighter fiscal polici reduct public sector borrow requir and privat sector behaviour ahead month oecd expect econom perform improv partli result tighter fiscal and monetari polici and substanti improv trade volum posit gdp growth pct restor current extern deficit fall pct gdp half year inflat project deceler pct mid continu real wage moder essenti maintain competit edg creat australian dollar depreci and maintain not boost profit share order encourag busi invest report urg australia broaden export base develop viabl and competit servic and manufactur industri and not count recoveri commod market correct extern imbal ad australia reduc protect level manufactur even faster trade liberalis doubt hurt protect sector industri reuter sugar sugarbeet plant rise repres sugar grower organ expect increas area plant sugarbeet thi year and prospect for cane sugar crop good dave carter presid beet sugar associ plant two major beet grow state california and michigan sow slightli largest produc state minnesota carter predict beet plant rise midwest and thi coupl increas california increas sugarbeet plant slightli mln acr sown last year usda todai releas estim sugarbeet plant prospect plant report main reason for expect increas beet sow that return compet crop such soybean and grain aw carter midwest banker strongli encourag farmer plant sugarbeet sugar program offer loan rate cent per pound and payment farmer beet processor spread evenli grow season luther markwart execut vice presid american sugarbeet grower associ bank put lot pressur gui markwart area wait list farmer seek contract processor plant beet markwart usda report todai will not includ harvest area estim for sugarcan repres florida hawaii and louisiana grower crop prospect good hori godfrei consult repres florida and texa cane grower florida cane good start for time year winter freez area harveste last year cane product florida thi year hawaii area harvest declin slightli thi year like will offset increas yield eiler ravnholt vice presid hawaiian sugar planter associ acreag plant sugarbeet will receiv usual amount attent thi year mount concern that continu increas domest sugar product threaten sugar program industri sourc increas beet plant caus concern cane grower not expand plant hawaii industri offici haven had good weather year beet and cane area year godfrei ad that due for good weather year rep jerri huckabi chairman hous agricultur subcommitte respons for sugar program threaten offer legisl year curb domest sweeten output grower fail restrain output reuter earn heck inc hex qtr jan net shr loss not net loss loss sale mln mln year shr loss not net loss mln loss sale mln mln note compani oper chapter bankruptci year net includ mln dlr lifo charg and dlr credit pension plan termin reuter earn capit bancorp capb see gain unit sale capitol bancorp sold pct interest cap mortgag inc for mln dlr ad thi expect result tax gain dlr report quarter capitol bancorp cap mortgag interest sold michael bronstein presid cap mortgag and robert fox presid fox properti inc bronstein held pct cap mortgag stock reuter earn data system gggg qtr net qtr end jan shr nil nil net rev avg shr mth shr two ct ct net rev avg shr reuter earn niki industri inc year net oper shr profit ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud dlr tax credit reuter earn coloroc corp clrx year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr reuter acq ferruzzi float pct pari unit gruppo ferruzzi studi project result public share offer pct french unit european sugar franc and rais mln dlr ferruzzi chairman raul gardini gardini told reuter oper consider aim intern market and that figur mln dlr press report european sugar wholli own ferruzzi unit eridania zuccherifici nazionali spa expect absorb european corn wet mill busi cpc intern inc ferruzzi recent agre bui ferruzzi announc last week had agre principl bui cpc oper for mln dlr ferruzzi spokesman confirm that group studi transfer cpc busi european sugar share offer pari unit gave detail flotat plan interpret financi analyst mean help financ acquisit cpc busi reuter acq gandalf gandf acquir stake data voic gandalf technolog inc acquir signific minor equiti interest privat held data voic solut corp newport beach calif for undisclos term gandalf not size interest data voic year design and manufactur multiprocessor multius do comput system that gandalf plan integr privat automat comput exchang inform system gandalf reuter acq keycorp kei agre acquir utah bank keycorp sign definit agreement acquir commerci secur bancorp csec exchang keycorp common valu dlr for each commerci secur share keycorp thi transact mln dlr keycorp amount stock exchang will base daili averag close price share for unspecifi period prior close acquisit base maximum keycorp share and minimum keycorp exchang agreement that averag price keycorp common dlr share price period agreement will termin convers ratio can negoti keycorp transact design tax free commerci secur sharehold compani will treat merger pool interest propos subject approv commerci secur sharehold and regul keycorp merger expect becom effect decemb date utah interst bank law becom oper keycorp richard hemingwai and member hemingwai famili pct commerci secur outstand share agre vote favor transact and not dispos stock base salt lake citi commerci secur end asset mln dlr net loan mln dlr and deposit mln dlr had net incom mln dlr dlr share mln averag share outstand last year reuter trade soviet union watch china gatt applic china applic join gener agreement tariff and trade gatt test case soviet union will demand follow china top european commun offici willi clercq extern relat commission european commun told new confer that china applic involv long and difficult negoti china formal appli join gatt juli and februari present memorandum back applic clercq studi question present china china import state trade countri includ soviet union will demand access china applic consid test case strongli back china applic gatt contract parti tougher line numer problem huge central run economi enter free trade system tariff and reciproc and expect that china will practic open trade polici trade discrimin clercq ad clercq note dimens chines economi and hungari and yugoslavia two current socialist gatt member china import potenti foreign exchang shortag forc china import thi year and past emphasi technolog equip and capit visit clercq met top chines leader and todai sign agreement open european commun commiss offic peke reuter earn rocki mount undergar rmuc qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note full name compani rocki mount undergar inc reuter trade senat leader trade war brew senat democrat and republican leader prais presid reagan for retali japan for violat semiconduct accord dash cold water idea shot trade war senat democrat leader robert byrd and republican leader bob dole told senat reagan decis long overdu and urg japan open market good and stop dump world market each note separ speech that trade war issu despit concern financi market that fear basi fact byrd reuter earn dyr liquid dyr set liquid payout dyr liquid corp dyneer corp board declar liquid dividend dlr per share payabl sharehold record april and will file certif dissolut that date compani sharehold record that date will acquir benefici interest liquid trust that will form hold compani asset ask american stock exchang suspend trade common stock close april ensur settlement trade april dyr expect stock withdrawn registr secur exchang act shortli april dyr pai date for dividend will april reuter earn network secur corp ntwk year net shr dlr ct shr dilut dlr ct net mln rev mln mln note net includ pretax charg dlr increas and reserv and writeoff low yield asset and pretax gain mln dlr sale multi famili subsidiari anoth dlr gain multi famili sale will recogn multi famili meet target oper result reuter acq peat marwick kmg main hurdman complet merger peat marwick and kmg main hurdman merger will complet tomorrow firm kpmg peat marwick will rank largest public account and consult firm base combin revenu billion dlr partner and total staff offic kpmg creat part merger announc last septemb peat marwick intern klynveld main goerdel form klynveld peat marwick goerdel reuter acq borg warner bor examin gaf gaf propos borg warner corp statement receiv gaf corp dlr share acquisit propos and will comment board director had chanc examin reuter earn cri insur cii estim dividend cri insur mortgag invest inc expect distribut dlr per share oper for and dlr includ proce gain sale brighton meadow mortgag januari compani todai paid dividend dlr per share two quarterli payment septemb and decemb ct each cri not declar distribut park meadow loan disposit reuter alum lme list brazilian aluminium brand london metal exchang lme list aluminium brand cba produc cia brasileira aluminio mairinqu sao paulo plant brand will constitut good deliveri april lme reuter coffee guatemala host mild coffe meet guatemala will host meet mild coffe produc discuss basic export quota guatemalan deleg intern coffe organ ico firm date set for talk ambassador rene mont told report ico execut board meet produc countri brazil colombia and member oamcaf african and malagasi coffe organ invit for consult ico produc and consum not agre calcul export quota share recent council meet mild coffe produc includ costa rica dominican republ ecuador salvador guatemala hondura india mexico nicaragua papua guinea and peru reuter acq audio video ava expens dixon audio video affili inc will receiv undisclos amount dixon group plc connect termin cyacq corp dlr per share tender offer for cyclop corp cyl compani amount dixon lieu reimburs expens for cyacq tender citicorp cci partner cyacq payment connect dixon previous announc agreement increas tender price for cyclop dlr per share cycacq end compet bid and end litig parti reuter acq republ rsla merg pioneer save republ save and loan associ and pioneer save racin wi sign definit agreement combin two associ into publicli held hold compani call republ capit group inc associ form compani exchang republ stock for share hold compani pioneer saver purchas pioneer convert mutual stock ownership associ ad that remain independ wholli own unit hold compani associ continu busi present name and manag combin republ mln dlr asset pioneer mln dlr make hold compani largest save and loan organ wisconsin associ move subject approv feder home loan bank board and wisconsin commission save and loan republ sharehold and pioneer depositor reuter earn hard group inc qtr jan net shr ct net rev mln note prior result not due novemb acquisit pct stake continu colour coat reuter acq brougher bigi sell pct subsidiari brougher insur group inc plan sell pct stock subsidiari intercontinent corp for mln dlr european insur compani parent compani sign letter intent sell stock wasa europeiska forsakr sweden europeisk reiseforsikr norwai and europeiska rejseforsikr denmark brougher expect realiz net tax gain approxim dlr ct per share issu stock intercontinent reuter ipi canada industri price fall pct month canadian industri product price index base fell pct februari rise pct januari statist canada signific part thi monthli decreas attribut impact increas canadian dollar price for wood pulp newspap aluminum nickel and motor vehicl feder agenc year year basi index pct chang pct declin post januari reuter earn sun citi industri sni see higher net sun citi industri inc preliminari unaudit result ongo oper for fiscal year end januari expect rise pct dlr ct per share dlr ct report last year total net incom expect reach mln dlr includ mln dlr net incom realiz sale properti combin will result record earn dlr share wholesal distributor and processor egg reuter trade yeutter stock market overreact japan trade disput ship lawrenc seawai open ship season lawrenc seawai ship season pass lambert lock thi morn offici open mile long waterwai ship season seawai expect increas freight level thi year last year move mln tonn freight montreal and lake ontario and mln tonn welland canal link lake eri and lake ontario canal schedul open tomorrow offici expect waterwai lose ten mln canadian dlr thi year estim deficit for fiscal end todai reuter acq acton atn sell unit for gain acton corp agre sell michigan cabl televis system wisconsin cablevis inc for dlr result gain six mln dlr compani sale subject review local author system subscrib acton proce will us retir bank debt compani enter into mln dlr bank credit agreement that will complet prepay oblig member present bank syndic compani credit will prepai debt and redeem class seri two prefer stock facil allow full advantag earli payment discount mln dlr princip and interest negoti bank syndic connect april financi restructur reuter sugar beghin sugar offer stand plan european produc sell tonn sugar european commun intervent stock stand andrea minguzzi offici french sugar produc beghin last week beghin presid jean marc vern settlement row lead produc withdraw offer made protest export licens polici polici offer export rebat fail give produc equival price that offer sugar into intervent stock vern minguzzi offer commerci affair and that produc had intent withdraw sugar offer lodg intervent board european countri final qualiti approv for sugar offer come thi week pct had clear qualiti specif can reject offer sell into intervent stock qualiti ground minguzzi ad that regul commun earli pai for sugar declin put exact figur amount sugar offer beghin below tonn reuter trade stock market overreact tariff yeutter trade repres clayton yeutter stock market overreact decis last week proce tariff japanes comput product speak report prior testifi hous agricultur committe hear yeutter difficult comprehend that trade decis affect mln dlr good caus stock market collaps yesterdai hunch lot thing involv that stock market fall includ simpl profit take yeutter yeutter japan send senior offici trade ministri washington week for talk comput chip disput will glad that not affect decis that made yeutter decis announc last week appli higher tariff rang japanes product retali for alleg failur tokyo honor agreement semiconductor trade reuter acq usx consolid natur cng end talk usx corp texa oil and ga corp subsidiari and consolid natur ga mutual agre not pursu talk consolid purchas apollo ga texa oil detail reuter earn arvin industri see flat qtr per share net compar ct last year earn rocki mount rmuc expect profit qtr hal weiss chairman presid and chief execut offic rocki mount undergar inc expect compani show profit for quarter fiscal weiss sale for strong net loss dlr ct share for fourth quarter fiscal compani report net loss for year dlr ct share rocki mount record net incom dlr ct per share for quarter fiscal weiss attribut poor year problem involv manag manufactur oper financi condit and credibl supplier weiss predict pattern quarterli losss character will revers and will compani return profit reuter acq chubb corp complet acquisit chubb corp complet previous announc merger subsidiari and into sovereign corp sovr life insur hold compani term merger sovereign stockhold wil receiv tax free exchang share chubb common stock for each share sovereign held compani thi equal dlr per share sovereign stock base close price chubb common stock march reuter trade envoi advis nakason prepar for visit japanes ambassador suggest that prime minist yasuhiro nakason make effort present advanc propos trade issu visit washington month ambassador nobuo matsunaga made recommend meet nakason kyodo new servic matsunaga advis that prime minist prepar discuss japan econom issu matsunaga cite issu such japan micro chip trade pact foreign access kansai intern airport project and intern telecommun firm matsunaga return sundai report japanes leader recent develop trade prepar for nakason visit washington april kyodo quot nakason tell report meet envoi accept ambassador matsunaga recommend nakason not elabor japan trade disput intensifi last week presid ronald reagan impos heavi tariff japanes import retali alleg japanes breach comput chip trade pact meanwhil nakason rule liber democrat parti ldp measur boost import and open japanes market such govern purchas supercomput and expand foreign access kansai airport project parti sourc ldp intern econom affair council respond nakason request for measur reduc japan increas trade surplus and europ reuter earn hard group set payout sinc hard group inc hard carpet declar dividend sinc fiscal ct per subordin vote share and multipl vote share pai april record april compani dividend establish polici for payment quarterli dividend hard earlier report profit dlr ct share for quarter end januari prior result not compar due compani novemb acquisit pct stake continu colour coat reuter acq laroch drop condit neco npt offer investor david laroch decid drop condit tender offer for share neco enterpris inc dlr each that share tender extend expir offer april thorugh march neco share had tender laroch obtain short term loan mln dlr amoskeag bank financ purchas share offer bear interest pct reuter crude chevron chv nippon oil form joint ventur chevron corp chevron inc unit and tokyo base nippon oil agre conduct joint ventur oil explor and develop program select chevron leasehold unit state onshor and offshor exploratori well will drill agreement and chevron will oper project and pai cost compani nippon will contribut initi invest mln dlr japanes govern will particip ventur provid financ nippon japanes oil corp chevron drill will begin second quarter properti evalu locat california colorado kansa oklahoma mississippi montana north dakota texa utah and wyom feder outer continent shelf leas offshor southern california and gulf mexico chevron reuter acq telecast tcst complet acquisit financ telecast inc close financ portion previous announc acquisit approxim hotel room dynavis inc mln dlr financ packag provid sanwa busi credit corp subsidiari sanwa bank japan compani reuter gas gasolin grade rais refin cost grade unlead gasolin test market will increas refin cost refin can afford offici attend nation petroleum refin associ confer grade unlead gasolin octan level compar for super unlead and for regular unlead gasolin amoco corp test market mid grade gasolin and hope sell regular basi south east and midwest begin june paul collier execut vice presid market phillip petroleum expect begin market octan unlead gasolin sourc convert current refineri oper produc octan unlead gsolin cost hundr million dollar per refineri that depend present capac and intens refineri amoco collier not oil compani introduct anoth grade unlead gasolin grade not warrant henri rosenberg chairman crown central petroleum cnp refin will upgrad ad invest will made archi dunham execut vice presid petroleum product conoco oper subsidiari dupont corp order upgrad refineri oper reuter earn charter power system inc chp qtr jan shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss sale mln mln note prior year result pro forma for acquisit and power system divis alli signal inc ald reuter earn renault rena end dec consolid net loss billion franc loss billion consolid net turnov billion franc billion consolid debt billion franc billion net loss car make billion franc loss billion net loss industri vehicl mln loss billion note compani consolid net loss cost and provis for restructur billion franc includ except item aris plan sale stake american motor corp amo chrysler corp full compani name regi national de usin renault reuter earn pizza inn inc pza qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note net includ tax credit dlr dlr quarter and tax provis dlr credit dlr year year revenu includ mln dlr gain sale qualiti sausag inc net includ cost dlr quarter and dlr year propos merger reuter money-fx treasuri baker remain prepar foster exchang rate stabil earn arvin arv se flat qtr result arvin industri inc higher interest cost borrow make acquisit will produc earn flat last year ct share result arvin earn ct ct share quarter result reflect season low sale pattern automot replac part that period arvin forecast ct share net second quarter compar ct last year period compani revenu for full year will exce billion dlr net earn will increas pct per share earn increas pct arvin revenu mln net reach mln and earn per share dlr base forecast due addit schrader automot inc and maremont corp acquir last year chairman jame baker quarterli comparison will not conform histor pattern for year acquisit schrader and maremond occur quarter arvin will complet purchas system research laboratori second quarter thi will increas revenu reuter trade treasuri baker see billion dlr trade deficit reduct thi year crude treasuri baker reagan alter opposit oil import fee interest fed set billion dlr custom repurchas fed earn cortron corp ctrn year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale nil note compani develop stage reuter interest fed add reserv custom repurchas feder reserv enter govern secur market arrang billion dlr custom repurchas agreement fed spokesman dealer feder fund trade pct fed began temporari and indirect suppli reserv bank system reuter earn watso inc wsoa set regular payout qtrly class div ct ct prior qtrly class div ct ct prior pai record april note compani chang date for annual sharehold meet june june due schedul conflict reuter earn eateri inc eat year net shr profit ct loss two ct net profit loss rev avg shr reuter money-fx treasuri baker back stabil treasuri secretari jame baker unit state and industri nation sign recent pari accord remain commit foster exchang rate current level declin comment believ level dollar world market not comment that invari exchang market read into remark intend respons question hous appropri committe baker six nation particip pari meet februari had acknowledg that currenc rang that broadli consist econom fundament and and remain prepar cooper close foster stabil exchang rate level reuter acq sell sycamor divis depart store sign agreement sell sycamor specialti store divis invest group that includ syacmor senior manag expect close deal includ entir divis and employe april sycamor women apparel store indiana ohio illinoi kentucki and michigan ad that indiana nation bank indianapoli provid portion deal financ reuter earn cpl real estat cntr cut regular payout qtrly div ct ct prior payabl april record april note full name compani cpl real estat trust invest reuter earn nation bancshar nbct gain sale nation bancshar corp texa complet previous announc sale credit card account loma and nettleton financi corp lnf for mln dlr result gain dlr reuter veg-oil usda amstutz confid oil tax defeat agricultur undersecretari daniel amstutz confid that european commun propos tax veget and marin oil and fat not approv commun ask reuter confid plan eventu defeat amstutz that thing thi constant vigil usda offici council minist held hoc meet yesterdai comment that meet good yesterdai british farm minist michael jopl state appear oppos propos commiss for european currenc unit tonn tax veget oil fat and marin oil for move defeat reuter earn cpl real estat cntr see lower dividend cpl real estat trust invest regular quarterli dividend distribut will lower present ct per share and significantli lower start quarter compani lower payout ct ct thi current quarter not low payout compani reason for cutback not purchas properti had anticip and altern invest will produc significantli lower yield anticip reuter acq hanson trust han sell unit reichhold chemic inc part group that purchas pcr inc hanson trust plc scm corp subsidiari group member includ jacksonvil fla businessman jack demetre and manag pcr reichhold made modest cash invest pcr make high perform materi for varieti industri reuter earn american recreat center inc amrc qtr shr ct ct net rev mln mln month shr ct ct net rev mln mln note share earn reflect for stock split effect juli reuter crude treasuri baker see reagan oppos oil tax treasuri secretari jame baker told hous appropri committe that believ presid remain oppos oil import fee reagan last year reject idea and ad person view not like chang think that reagan last year oppos idea energi industri divid issu tax requir bureacraci administ and result higher energi price harm competit reuter trade treasuri baker see smaller trade deficit treasuri secretari jame baker predict trade deficit declin billion dlr thi year acknowledg sign lack such declin begin told hous appropri committe begun level don begin told panel reuter money-fx bangemann call for currenc calm west german econom minist martin bangemann urg halt talk dollar offici and privat institut calm need foreign exchang speak open hanov industri fair bangemann radic foreign exchang pariti had left mark export and invest ad that extern difficulti west germani economi grown pct last year pct report bangemann not deni that econom climat west germani had cool stress countri not downtrend minist criticis state subsidi favour larg compani and creat tax burden for smaller and medium size firm bangemann refer specif subsidi steel industri had fought legal mean not correspond european commun guidelin grant ad that light declin demand for steel capac had adjust bonn govern not successfulli stand chang thi industri bangemann spoke protection and call for competit cite exampl feder post offic post offic enjoi monopoli west germani decid provid telecommun equip reuter acq neco npt bidder extend tender offer investor david laroch extend cash offer bui share neco enterpris inc dlr each april tender offer expir yesterdai file secur and exchang commiss laroch north kingstown investor hold neco total outstand commonstock waiv condit offer that minimum share tender neco share outstand reuter money-fx treasuri baker pursu asian revalu treasuri secretari jame baker told hous appropri committe unit state press newli industri south asian nation that ti currenc dollar currenc strengthen dollar strengthen currenc not somewhat disappoint result intend continu discuss reuter earn pier import pir amend date split pier import inc amend record and distribut date for previous announc for two common and ct prefer stock split split common and ct prefer share will distribut juli sharehold record june stock split requir sharehold approv increas author share common stock mln mln and increas author share prefer stock mln mln compani chang date base compani desir addit common and ct prefer share trade for shortest practic period time issu basi favor sharehold vote annual meet june previous announc record and distribut date and june compani reuter earn intern biotechnolog ibio qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss mln mln rev mln mln note net loss includ recur charg dlr and dlr full name intern biotechnolog inc reuter crude offici defend oil reserv sale plan treasuri secretari jame baker and offic manag and budget chief jame miller defend administr plan sell naval petroleum reserv respons hostil question member hous appropri committe offici plan justifi bring fiscal budget deficit and govern oil busi miller acknowleg estim sale proce billion dlr bring deficit billion dlr loss revenu sale oil reserv miller sale price end higher sell highest bidder miller can reuter cocoa trader cut bahia temporao cocoa crop estim trade estim come septemb temporao harvest brazil main cocoa grow state bahia mln mln kilo bag rang mln mln two week ago trader state capit salvador told reuter effect dry period six week year had harsher thought earlier good flower had onset rain mid februari subsequ pod set dissappoint last year temporao hit dry spell mln bag sever drought cut crop mln bag trader anoth factor lead lower crop predict that farmer not care properli for plantat low return invest manpow fertilis and cost cut back farmer feel pinch rise interest rate past six month coupl low bean price such economi continu into winter month temporao and develop octob april main crop face damag pod rot attack tree treat diseas recent wet weather caus isol incid pod rot report grow region not signific trader expect low deliveri temporao bean month harvest and bulk will not last month septemb despit low load tree excel condit and recent flower and pod set will lead late temporao earli main crop bean good reuter trade treasuri baker not concern bond declin treasuri secretari jame baker ask whether concern yesterdai precipit declin bond price not question report left hous committe hear baker ask bond declin ad that reflect concern possibl trade war market advers consequ trade war administr concern that protection lead intern trade problem ad that thought action japanes consist thi polici reuter trade japan not trade war yeutter unit state and japan not involv trade war despit sanction announc last week japanes semiconductor trade repres clayton yeutter judgement not even close trade war yeutter told hous agricultur committe hear yeutter japan take action honor agreement semiconductor trade retaliatori respons will last rel short period yeutter japan stop dump chip countri and bui american comput chip reuter acq ual ual complet bui hilton int ual inc complet acquisit hilton intern transworld corp twt pai mln dlr cash and secur hilton intern will add hotel ual westin hotel unit oper hotel two chain will total hotel room and employe harri mullikin chairman and chief execut ual westin hotel unit elect addit post chairman and chief execut hilton intern ual will chang name allegi annual meet reuter acq occident oxi sell unit henkel kgaa henkel kgaa dusseldorf west germani complet acquisit process chemic divis occident petroleum corp oxi occident chemic corp subsidiari for undisclos term process chemic acquir diamond shamrock corp dia septemb make specialti chemic for varieti industri market and annual sale mln dlr reuter nat-gas southwestern energi swn arkla alg set pact southwestern energi reach agreement arkla energi resourc for arkla carri ga own southwestern subsidiari agreement interst pipelin divis arkla inc will carri mln cubic feet ga dai dec and subject capac mln cubic feet dai and mln feet dai for rest pact payment term vari depend type servic provid southwestern spokesman deal effect march expir juli and renew yearli thereaft pact call for transmiss ga own arkansa western ga seeco inc arkansa ga gather and southwestern energi product southwestern energi reuter acq american amr set schedul for aircal merger amr corp american airlin unit plan complet integr aircal into oper month american merger aircal announc last novemb receiv final approv depart transport yesterdai american richard pearson coordin airlin merger activ will becom chairman and chief execut offic aircal period complet merger american pearson succe william lyon elect amr board ad that david banmil will continu aircal presid and chief oper offic reuter acq gencorp expect complet sale wor thi week challeng resolv earn sym corp sym qtr shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note qtr inlud gain mln dlr sale real estat reuter earn np technolog group npsgu qtr shr net rev mln mln year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note net includ dlr charg net includ credit share amount provid for qtr np complet initi offer august reuter earn freeport mcmoran resourc frp qtly payout qtly cash distribut ct ct prior pai record april note full name freeport mcmoran resourc partner reuter acq butler btlr bui skylight manufactur butler mfg sign memorandum intent acquir naturalit inc manufactur skylight garland texa base naturalit had sale mln dlr term not disclos reuter earn data measur corp dmcb qtr shr ct ct net rev mln mln note shr reflect for stock split reuter earn pubco corp pubo year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note oper net exclud tax credit current year result includ proce termin pension plan reuter earn montreal trustco inc year net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter acq tradestar tirr acquir imag video tradestar corp acquir imag video inc for undisclos sum compani imag video produc and distribut video for home market imag video schedul releas video project reuter trade chirac reagan discuss arm control trade french prime minist jacqu chirac open talk presid ronald reagan expect focu superpow arm control move and trade issu french offici major aim chirac visit present franc concern that unit state ignor european secur interest accord moscow remov medium rang nuclear missil contin reagan expect assur chirac that will not agre deal geneva superpow talk that give russian superior shorter rang system diplomat franc express doubt remov missil europ long soviet union maintain edg weaponri shorter rang rocket convent forc and chemic weapon speak last night chirac set french posit agreement intermedi nuclear forc mention equal can achiev short rang missil reagan and chirac meanwhil sign agreement end disput two lead research institut patent right blood screen test for deadli diseas aid joint statement chirac and reagan pasteur institut pari and nation cancer institut bethesda maryland agre give part royalti test foundat dedic wordwid fight aid acquir immun defici syndrom thi agreement open era franco american cooper allow franc and unit state join effort control thi terribl diseas hope speed develop aid vaccin and cure reagan sign ceremoni two parti share patent and give per cent royalti receiv foundat foundat rais privat fund and donat per cent monei combat aid develop countri leader stress long ti franc and unit state welcom ceremoni white hous east room reagan describ franc america oldest alli war and peac come you that remain motiv ideal freedom will face danger confront terror war hunger poverti diseas and drug chirac repli two countri like agre issu trade chirac worri rise protection congress senior offici yesterdai dismiss french idea sell cut price grain poor countri africa lessen surplu stock chirac expect canvass support for idea propos french agricultur minist francoi guillaum two dai visit washington offici describ idea grain produc opec refer organ petroleum export countri and reagan administr desir lessen govern intervent trade reuter acq gencorp altern hostil tender announc week earn canada airlin profit higher canada airlin industri shaken recent merger that creat power competitor for govern own air canada begun drive for profit year industri analyst compani that can compet air canada thoma bradlei richardson greenshield canada can head head market airlin aros mln canadian dlr takeov canadian pacif air line small cash rich pacif western airlin corp launch last week canadian airlin intern canadian airlin will pct billion canadian dlr domest market air canada pct wardair intern pct analyst pacif western aggress and cost consciou chairman rhy eyton will develop true potenti air flounder for decad insid bureaucraci conglomer canadian pacif air manag style had not that air canada form year ago airlin held account owner not that long ago even six month ago two airlin total fiscal irrespons that concern bottom line bradlei air run eyton will consciou profit and sharehold return and air canada verg that air fight for market share profit perenni monei loser analyst wilfr hahn bach secur inc recent report prior takeov decemb had accumul long term debt mln canadian dlr loss total mln canadian dlr air canada wide expect privat thi year public share offer lost mln canadian dlr revenu billion dlr debt billion dlr minor interest like sold public prospect privat time increas competit forc air canada pai attent financ analyst recent disclos that expect report profit excess mln mln dlr for thi profit recoveri due manag skill fact that canadian airlin had good year analyst tourist canada record number last year attract rel weak canadian dollar and expo vancouv alon had mln visitor for year analyst six pct air traffic growth and expect profit will come cost cut and care spend peter friend walywn stodgel cochran murrai institut buyer will eager add air canada portfolio blue chip invest warn that competit make profit growth airlin lose will air canada time had fix system and friend analyst recommend that investor bui and hold airlin share for year analyst air canada concern ahead public stock offer will unload unprofit air rout set polit storm will face expens updat ag fleet aircraft wardair prefer strong medicin embark billion canadian dlr purchas dozen aircraft europ airbu industri canadian airlin aircraft last week order six commut plane british aerospac and bui six wide bodi aircraft airbu boe analyst canadian airlin newer fleet make fewer replac and can afford hurt profit steven garmais wood gundi inc expect canadian airlin profit will doubl last year mln canadian dlr pacif western reuter acq gencorp altern plan due week william reynold chairman and chief execut gencorp inc told sharehold expect announc compani altern dlr per share hostil tender week last night compani urg sharehold reject tender reynold urg sharehold patient group sponsor tender offer had month evalu gencorp had dai respond reynold disclos compani resolv legal challeng plan sale wor serv york citi market and expect complet sale fridai reynold compani expect book tax gain mln dlr sale wor compani plan sell station mca inc mca for mln dlr reynold not whether legal challeng drop dismiss feder commun commiss approv station sale monei sale station will plai role help develop altern tender offer sponsor afg industri inc afg and wagner and brown reynold provid detail randal hubbard chairman afg and joel reed chief financi offic wagner and brown attend meet shift tire plant downtown hotel peopl present despit overnight snowstorm hubbard and reed chat briefli reynold meet declin discuss propos report reynold told sharehold friend and famili member tell bill don pai greenmail end takeov threat greenmail describ buyout minor sharehold price not holder reynold consid repugn devic sharehold elect manag slate director mario gabelli head york invest firm own larg block stock propos nomine for board gabelli unsuccess attempt design stiffen backbon board discourag greenmail hubbard and reed reiter previou statement that open negoti gencorp ask sever contract for kei execut event shift control compani reynold assert develop altern that not result chang control ask whether compani plan superior propos afg and wagner and brown reynold comment compani valu and opportun group respons question whether unit for sale that gencorp evalu altern reuter earn illinoi power ipc two month februari net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note per share result reflect payment prefer dividend requir reuter trade reagan renew anti protection stand white hous trade war earn averi avri see qtr year loss averi inc compani will not show profit quarter and will not show profit speak annual sharehold meet chairman nelson peltz declin estim compani becom profit peltz uniroy chemic acquir last year increas averi oper earn that associ acquisit cost prevent averi post net profit for time meet stockhold approv increas author number common share mln mln fiscal year end averi report loss dlr compani chang fiscal year end sept increas common share cover thing exercis triangl industri inc tri and drexel burnham lambert inc warrant issu relat averi mln dlr acquisit uniroy chemic late last year reuter trade trade war fear prompt stock market downturn threaten trade war unit state and japan kind shock that economist send world stock market into tailspin not that correct dip whether thi week fall share price mark start bear market billion dollar question richard brien economist american express intern bank london japan trade surplu billion dlr last year pour into share and bond market world and fund good chunk huge budget deficit sale treasuri bond bought japanes japanes investor lost monei dollar fall and will lose unit state let fall cut trade deficit counterpart improv trade deficit lower dollar increas duti japanes electron good hit capit inflow financ budget deficit and trade deficit fall japanes will monei invest entic investor fill gap that left japanes stop bui bond interest rate soar brien subsequ shift share bond major fall world stock market year ago pretti confid market brien buoyant share price suppos reflect boom economi world economi sluggish growth industri nation massiv load world debt and huge trade imbal not good shape brien nevertheless york analyst william raferti smith barnei harri upham bull market ad that correct normal part rise market and bear strike slowli economist evelyn brodi morgan grenfel and london huge sum monei world financi system will floor share and bond price interest japanes put monei dollar denomin bond and stock increas difficult can put monei dollar and treasuri bond market david butcher senior execut yamaichi secur bond oper london japanes pai closer attent french franc and west german mark longer run worri trade tension and dollar slide will mean for secur market reuter earn big bear inc bgbr qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn northview corp novc year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn pennzoil see lower qtr net unusu item year ago loss ct earn sceptr resourc srl year net shr ct two ct net rev mln mln note shr prefer div reuter acq talk point borg warner corp bor borg warner corp will vigor resist gaf corp dlr per share takeov offer midwest conglomer fall prei anoth offer gaf manag analyst analyst borg warner attempt escap gaf restructur specul push borg warner stock heavi trade analyst predict feisti gaf chairman samuel heyman will stage tough campaign gain control borg warner can add profit plastic and chemic busi gaf deal raider irwin jacob that don want question acquiesc gaf instinct want remain independ dudlei heer duff and phelp borg warner sieg takeov specul for almost year last week jacob invest vehicl minstar inc and investor group sold mln borg warner share dai gaf corp rais stake mln share pct outstand jacob interest bui compani step transact borg warner polici stonewal for last month dullest corpor battl analyst battl heat and rang breakup valu wall street span current market price almost dlr per share analyst price low arbitrag specul that gaf will not give easili billion dlr offer bui balanc borg warner analyst gaf predict heyman will end borg warner enrich chemic and build materi compani heyman two year ago attempt unsuccess takeov union carbid corp gaf benefit that compani restructur borg warner can quibbl that not legitim offer short borg warner kind rock and hard place accept dlr propos perhap work deal sweeten person compani worth dlr per share persh analyst richard henderson henderson specul compani attempt restructur such carri goodyear tire and rubber last year court sir jame goldsmith compani bought back financi stock and carri wider share repurchas arbitrag not heyman seek greenmail repurchas stock compani premium analyst note that heyman problem financ transact previous associ junk bond expert drexel burnham lambert inc gaf financ borg warner takeov bank financ gaf make tender offer merger agreement approv borg warner board and condit board recommend tender offer and merger heyman letter borg warner that expect merger provid job secur for borg warner employe sinc two compani busi overlap analyst heyman sell asset not want repai debt transact gaf stock rose todai gaf take borg warner level propos enhanc gaf share valu substanti oppenheim analyst charl rose dlr per share heyman averag cost for compani stock dlr per share base gaf current hold rose borg warner plastic and chemic busi make thermo plastic asset attract heyman analyst account for borg earn plastic us telephon equip offic equip and applianc borg half market and lead technic player and lead innov rose competitor dow chemic dow and monsanto corp mtc borg warner automot part busi and protect system busi includ well fargo secur guard inform servic busi and sell financi servic busi borg warner earn mln dlr dlr per share revenu billion dlr smaller gaf earn oper basi mln dlr dlr per share sale mln dlr gaf net earn includ tax gain mln particip union carbid exchang offer special union carbid dividend and sale union carbid share reuter acq manhattan nat mlc holder vote stock sale manhattan nation corp sharehold overwhelmingli approv propros union central life insur control compani acquir mln share newli issu manhattan nation common stock for mln dlr compani transact union central cincinnati base mutual insur compani total share manhattan nation stock pct total outstand manhattan nation mln dlr invest fund will us repai short term debt and two mln dlr earmark for short term remaind will for compani insur unit for busi purpos charl hinklei presid and chief execut offic union central expect name chairman presid and chief execut manhattan nation compani reuter earn pennzoil pzl see lower qtr pennzoil chairman hugh liedtk told meet analyst that compani expect quarter net consider unusu item loss ct share report year ago liedtk not larg unusu item close book quarter don final number for you reuter cotton weather cotton summari usda noaa cotton plant began california and expect proce rapidli week end march joint agricultur weather facil agricultur and commerc depart summari weather and crop bulletin agenc wind and low soil temperatur retard growth and hamper seed arizona plant move into mohav and pinal counti cotton plant progress lower vallei coastal bend and upper coast texa bad weather continu hamper cotton seedb prepar oklahoma reuter acq quantum ventur up comput network cmnt stake comput network technolog corp cnt that quantum ventur partner privat invest limit partnership acquir addit share cnt common stock rais stake cnt pct pct outstand share cnt quantum bought share exercis mln dlr warrant bring total invest cnt mln dlr cnt sand technolog system inc canada bought two channelink network unit for data process servic for major health care facil canada reuter earn elcor elk up qtly div set stock split elcor corp rais quarterli common stock dividend ct share ct and declar two for common stock split compani increas dividend will paid sharehold record april stock split elcor will paid form pct stock dividend sharehold record reuter acq quest qbio sign pact alza aza quest biotechnolog inc quest blood substitut inc subsidiari execut agreement alza corp aza will make alza prefer sharehold subsidiari quest agreement offer alza acquir pct unit equiti exchang for acquisit patent right alza technolog area quest interest quest sign merger agreement hunt research corp and affili ica corp quest expect complet merger week reuter acq chubb complet sovereign sovr buyout chubb corp complet previous announc acquisit sovereign corp term acquisit sovereign sharehold will receiv tax free exchang share chubb common for each sovereign share held chubb transact valu dlr share base close price stock march reuter lumber usda amstutz sympathet wood credit agricultur undersecretari daniel amstutz total sympathet wood produc desir export elig for govern credit guarante told senat appropri agricultur subcommitte that includ wood product depart short intermedi term export guarante program conflict multilater trade oblig wood product not elig for govern export credit guarante consid manufactur product amstutz usda had devot enorm amount time make wood product elig for guarante and that congress measur reuter acq inver bui asset parent silverton inver petroleum acquir oil and ga asset control sharehold silverton resourc for mln dlr effect march inver issu class convert retract redeem prefer share exchang for asset includ silverton oil and ga properti undevelop acreag and share australian subsidiari explor pty prefer share immedi retract for cash compani transact result discharg silverton bank debt mln dlr and mln dlr loan inver silverton inver result acquisit inver bank debt mln dlr reuter acq bristol myer trust byu extend expir americu shareown servic corp americu trust for bristol myer will continu accept tender bristol meyer bmy share decemb extend origin expir date april for month common stock price exce trust termin price dlr americu shareown servic trust will temporarili close price underli stock fall below termin price reuter acq quest biotechnolog qbio unit merger pact quest biotechnolog inc subsidiari quest blood substitut inc sign agreement and plan merger hunt research corp and affili ica corp quest blood expect complet merger week term not disclos relat transact quest blood execut agreement alza corp will make alza prefer sharehold quest blood and offer alza acquir total equiti posit pct quest blood exchang for acquisit patent right alza technolog reuter acq lincoln foodservic linn complet purchas lincoln foodservic product inc complet purchas asset redco product line food slicer cutter and wedger dean alco food prep divis alco foodservic equip term not disclos reuter earn financi corp year shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note per share data reflect elimin share own pct own subsidiari and reflect for revers stock split effect march reuter earn energi ventur cinc engi qtr net net profit loss rev year net profit loss rev mln reuter acq wilson brother complet sale wilson brother complet sale asset enro shirt inc enro eas inc and foxcroft shirt subsidiari enro acquisit corp for mln dlr half cash and half subordin promissori note enro acquisit newli form corpor and own ramar intercapit corp and wilson chief oper offic jerom kaplan and manag enro acquisit assum unit liabil includ mln dlr term loan complet sale and recent sale substanti asset compani pct own affili gmw industri inc expect result net gain mln dlr quarter for year ago quarter wilson report net incom dlr includ dlr credit sale mln dlr reuter earn elsinor corp elx year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln note current year figur includ mln dlr provis for anticip loss note receiv mln dlr writedown asset carri and mln dlr provis for futur oper loss elsinor shore associ prior year figur includ mln dlr provis for futur loss elsinor shore associ reuter earn gruntal financi gru qtr feb net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr primari mln mln avg shr dilut mln mln six mth shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr primari mln mln avg shr dilut mln mln reuter carcass minist extend beef milk market year european commun agricultur minist agre extend milk and beef market year end belgian minist paul keersmaek told new confer reason for two month extens farm product market year end spring month that imposs for minist formal agre farm price arrang thi european parliament due deliv opinion price propos commiss reuter trade white hous discount threat trade war presid reagan reaffirm opposit protection and chief spokesman trade sanction impos japan start trade war don want that road reagan quot tell prime minist jacqu chirac visit french offici express concern rise tide protectionist sentiment unit state white hous spokesman marlin fitzwat defend sanction japan and administr offici not thi will result trade war time that unit state action thi type and signific noth alarm presidenti spokesman ad not want protection not want trade war fitzwat presid forc act japanes microchip case tokyo had fail fulfil agreement make correct note that enorm pressur congress and land for unit state tough stand thi case felt simpli had act fitzwat decis impos sanction consid thi administr and not lightli white hous offici held open possibl that washington and tokyo will settl trade disput settlement not come time head sanction open negot whether settlement occur time prevent thi sanction into effect question thi point spokesman sanction effect mid april reuter lei white hous welcom rise indic white hous welcom last month pct increas index lead econom indic govern kei baromet futur econom growth increas revers declin januari pct presidenti spokesman marlin fitzwat figur signal econom growth come month show that index back track downturn year reuter earn centuri inc cent year net oper shr ct six ct oper net rev mln mln note and year exclud loss discontinu oper dlr and dlr reuter acq standex intern sxi bui british firm standex intern corp acquir alan duffi engin blackburn lancashir england for undisclos amount cash newli acquir compani will oper part standex perkin divis compani reuter money-fx treasuri baker pursu asian revalu treasuri secretari jame baker told hous appropri committe unit state press newli industri south asian nation that ti currenc dollar currenc strengthen currenc strengthen currenc not somewhat disappoint result intend continu discuss reuter acq sterl drug sty sell asset subsidiari sterl drug inc sold asset subsidiari green dental product inc rinn corp elgin ill cash purchas price not disclos green produc and sell dental rai tab mount product and record system reuter trade baldrig ahead japanes sanction trade baldrig impos japanes sanction commerc secretari malcolm baldrig unit state ahead plan mln dlr sanction japanes semiconductor export despit japanes talk avert trade curb speech export import group that unit state and japan work disput unfair japanes trade practic semiconductor trade sanction will work sanction impos april not trade war japan japan had export unit state risk such war fear unfound told report that sharp drop secur market not due fear trade war fear inflat and that feder reserv act that fact market reaction due drop dollar trade issu effect baldrig that observ attribut drop market trade sanction bark wrong tree market observ will realiz thi shortli baldrig remark not mean suggest market exchang rate dollar reuter trade senior offici visit japan trade row grow undersecretari state michael armacost will visit tokyo week for meet high level offici that will includ discuss grow trade row japanes semiconductor electron product high level offici visit japan sinc presid reagan announc last week plan impos tariff worth mln dl japanes electron good april retali for tokyo alleg failur live pact microchip trade sign last septemb trip set for april state depart reuter crude union pacif unp close venezuelan partnership union pacif corp close previous announc partnership petroleo venezuela venezuela nation oil compani barrel per dai refineri corpu christi texa union pacif partnership call champlin refin will acquir refin and distribut system own and oper union pacif champlin petroleum subsidiari venezuelan compani sign year feedstock agreement partnership suppli barrel dai venezuelan crude oil and naphtha market relat price reuter acq scan graphic captiv ventur capit merg scan graphic inc complet merger captiv ventur capit inc sharehold scan graphic beom major sharehold merg compani and scan graphic board name board merg compani merg compani scan graphic inc and expect list nasdaq system captiv ventur issu restrict prefer share convert into mln common share for scan graphic captiv had common share outstand merger reuter earn nodawai vallei nvco qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln year shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn lightn miner inc year loss shr loss ct loss six ct net loss loss rev mln reuter earn bobbi brook inc bbk year net oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note current year exclud gain mln dlr ct shr benefit tax loss carryforward and includ pretax gain mln dlr sale export quota right year ago includ charg mln dlr discontinu oper for mth end dec that year compani chang calendar year previou fiscal year end april reuter earn cellular commun inc comm mth dec end shr loss dlr loss six ct net loss mln loss rev mln notel compani chang fiscal year decemb end prior year net includ gain dlr sale minor interest connecticut partnership reuter earn wilson brother qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss mln rev mln mln note year and qtr net includ loss dlr and dlr discontinu oper net includ mln dlr credit year and qtr includ gain mln dlr and loss discontinu oper reuter earn poloron product inc year oper net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note exclud loss mln dlr dlr shr gain dlr ct discontinu oper exclud extraordinari gain equal ct shr end dec and end nov compani chang fiscal year end dec reuter earn genex corp gnex year loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln note current year includ writedown mln dlr reuter earn bic corp bic set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn culp inc culp set quarterli qtly div two ct two ct prior pai record april reuter trade broader eep sought republican lawmak republican member hous agricultur committe will propos amend tomorrow pend trade bill increas fund for export enhanc program eep and significantli expand scope program press confer republican lawmak propos expand eep includ countri will purchas addit commod reason price addit congressmen propos extend life eep year current year and increas eep fund ceil billion dlr billion present agricultur committe tomorrow will begin draft amend omnibu trade bill hous respond republican plan agricultur secretari richard lyng and trade repres clayton yeutter favor flexibl target us eep across board program term costli republican congressmen will offer amend trade bill instruct agricultur depart bonu commod us for eep market cost acquisit lyng usda plan chang market account acquisit order avoid hit fund ceil for eep billion dlr lyng market account mln dlr eep commod us date acquisit usda offici higher reuter earn wall street stock am dept store add am depart store inc fell analyst reaction surpris announc earlier todai compani that earn fiscal year end januari will declin sharpli am expect report earn and ct per share compar dlr per share previou year for dlr analyst major wall street firm declin identifi am declin result inventori shortag secaucu distribut center obviou suspicion that kind fraud theft ralph shulanski senior vice presid am not hard evid put thing togeth week for compani complet investig law enforc offici involv thi time declin quantifi inventori shortag major reason for declin earn declin gross margin percentag and increas effect tax rate contribut downturn am reuter earn taro vit industri tarof year loss shr loss ct profit nil net loss profit sale reuter acq tribun trb scripp scrp exchang paper tribun exchang cash and asset sunbelt publish commun public circul napl and fort myer fla area for asset commun paper suburban tampa and petersburg publish gulf coast newspap inc gulf coast subsidiari scripp busi scripp howard addit financi detail disclos reuter trade offici visit japan trade row grow undersecretari state michael armacost will visit tokyo week for meet high level offici that will includ talk grow trade row japanes semiconductor electron product high level offici visit japan sinc presid reagan announc last week plan impos tariff worth mln dlr japanes electron good april retali for tokyo alleg failur live pact microchip trade sign last septemb deputi state depart spokeswoman phylli oaklei trip set for april japanes talk thi kind regularli held each year thi time told report armacost discuss deputi foreign minist ryohei murata and senior japanes offici will focu japanes foreign aid program and polit secur issu mutual concern ad exchang view bilater relat expect talk not directli relat japanes trade relat insist respons question oaklei acknowledg that trade will discuss japan billion dlr trade surplu unit state last year come fire congress concern loss job foreign competit and record billion dlr trade deficit reuter acq royex offer dlr shr and dlr warrant for intern corona ship cargo prefer squabbl continu agricultur depart will begin charg interest tomorrow mln dlr depart transport dot ow usda pai for share cost ship food aid vessel usda gener sale manag melvin sim told senat appropri agricultur subcommitte depart had bill dot mln dlr and that interest that amount and addit charg begin accru april usda foreign agricultur servic administr thoma kai told reuter dot ow usda mln dlr two depart hammer accord fund increas share food aid requir ship flag vessel farm bill provis cargo prefer sim agenc reach memorandum understand govern dot pai for share cargo prefer cost bill percentag food aid shipment carri vessel increas gradual year pct pct increas cost fund dot sim that depart date contribut monei reuter earn baruch foster corp bfo qtr loss shr loss ct profit net loss profit rev year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln note year net includ dlr writedown oil properti and reserv reuter acq gould gld divis get financ gould inc system protect divis select merril lynch interfund inc provid financ for purchas divis parent compani term not disclos agreement announc februari and gould expect transact complet end april agreement assur retent job northeast philadelphia plant had jeapardi gould had accept tent offer westinghous inc termin reuter acq welbilt welb complet acquisit welbilt corp complet previous announc acquisit asset and manufactur and food machineri engin two manufactur autom bakeri product equip headquart toronto reuter acq schwab complet purchas schwab and charl schwab announc complet mln dlr purchas bankamerica charl schwab and inc and hold compani charl schwab corp leverag buyout financ syndic bank led secur pacif nation bank unit secur pacif corp spc announc charl schwab and nation largest discount brokerag firm schwab announc bankamerica receiv mln dlr cash mln pct senior subordin debentur mln dlr pct junior subordin debentur and receiv pct appreci common equiti compani maximum period year secur pacif acquir stock appreci equal pct compani fulli dilut common stock schwab exchang into warrant transfer secur pacif affili schwab bankamerica origin acquir schwab for mln dlr worth bankamerica common stock sale profit discount brokerag firm back charl schwab aim rais capit and bank analyst mean head hostil takeov attempt interst bancorp reuter acq royex make bid for intern corona royex gold mine corp make offer for intern corona resourc dlr per share and dlr per warrant offer cover mln corona common share and outstand dlr corona share purchas warrant expir august royex royex that gain mln corona common share interest corona will increas pct pct that mln share tender will pai for pro rata basi royex purchas price for each corona share consist royex convert retract coupon seri prefer share dlr nomin royex convert pct seri prefer share dlr nomin year dlr royex share purchas warrant and dlr cash price for each corona warrant consist convert retract coupon seri prefer share dlr nomin and year royex share purchas warrant royex seri prefer share will convert into royex common share initi basi common share for each prefer share convert reuter sugar sugarbeet acreag estim usda acr earn overland express inc year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss rev mln mln reuter earn robin qrah file monthli report robin file consolid net earn report for februari amount dlr compar for compar month year prior consolid net earn for two month end feb amount mln dlr compar mln dlr for compar period year earlier robbin chapter file report truste overse case reuter acq butler btlr purchas naturalit butler manufactur sign letter intent purchas naturalit inc design skylight term not disclos naturalit had sale mln dlr transact expect complet and subject board approv reuter earn mechtron intern corp mcht year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn devon resourc investor din year end dec shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln reuter acq safeti kleen complet acquisit safeti kleen corp complet acquisit mckesson envirosystem unit mckesson corp mck for undisclos amount safeti kleen industri automot part clean servic mckesson envirosystem solvent recycl plant illinoi kentucki and puerto rico reuter pet-chem dow dow amend resin price increas dow chemic thermoplast resin depart amend recent price increas for magnum ab resin announc march for effect date april dow that effect april sell price for grade magnum ab resin for inject mold custom sheet and automot market will rise six ct pound ct pound announc previous dow that sell price for perform grade resin market will increas ct pound ct announc compani that magnum ab resin for pipe extens will increas ct pound effect april previous report dow alter increas reflect industri past month reuter gold echo bai nevada gold discoveri echo bai mine discov gold deposit cove area mccoi gold mine nevada echo bai encount gold drill hole cove hole averag ounc gold short ton and ounc silver intersect averag feet thick beneath feet overburden discoveri mccoi properti mile northeast mccoi open pit heap leach gold mine expect produc ounc gold thi year echo bai reuter earn bowl america inc bwla up payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn concord fabric inc ci qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn american pacesett aec qtr net oper shr profit ct loss six ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr profit dlr profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note current qtr figur exclud gain discontinu oper dlr ct per share loss dlr ct per share current year figur exclud gain discontinu oper dlr ct per share loss dlr ct per share reuter earn correct elder beerman store corp eldr qtr feb end oper shr ct dlr oper net sale mln mln year oper shr dlr dlr oper net sale mln mln note prior year net period exclud gain dlr revers overfund pension plan correct current year oper net reuter trade correct senior offici washington stori headlin senior offici visit japan trade row grow read graf tariff worth mln dlr correct amount reuter earn getti petroleum gty year net shr dlr dlr qtly div ct ct prior net mln mln rev mln billion avg shr mln mln note cash dividend payabl april holder record april shr figur adjust for pct stock dividend declar march reuter earn getti petroleum gty set stock dividend getti petroleum corp board declar pct stock dividend payabl april sharehold record april compani declar regular cash dividend ct share and report net incom rose mln dlr mln dlr reuter earn central financi fcc see higher earn central financi corp expect earn rise significantli and activ seek acquisit properti and casualti insur compani chairman and chief execut offic martin simon told reuter interview that expect earn ct share compar ct year ago compani suffici momentum achiev earn and success complet licens applic oper pennsylvania delawar connecticut and ohio fuel earn compani licenc oper york state simon estim that compani earn ct share quarter compar ct quarter year ago and ct share second quarter compar ct earn expect compani earn ct share for each final two quarter addit simon central financi activ for and acquisit broker for small life insur compani acquir acquisit mln dlr rang and will part strategi expand compani into wide spectrum insur servic specif compani target make acquisit central financi not easi takeov target remain independ and implement stagger board director system addit simon compani biggest sharehold hold mln ouitstand share reuter gold echo bai eco nevada gold discoveri echo bai mine discov gold deposit cove area mccoi gold mine nevada echo bai encount gold drill hole cove hole averag ounc gold short ton and ounc silver intersect averag feet thick beneath feet overburden discoveri mccoi properti mile northeast mccoi open pit heap leach gold mine expect produc ounc gold thi year echo bai reuter crude imperi oil imo talk supplier imperi oil pct own exxon corp xon negoti major crude oil supplier effect trial deregul alberta shut crude oil product schedul implement june compani spokesman point view question enter into negoti discuss make contract reflect that place june spokesman john cote told reuter repli queri comment publish report that imperi had suspend oil suppli contract cote not question cancel suspend agreement thi point june alberta energi resourc conserv board will lift crude oil market prorat system regul shut light and medium crude product trial basi end system produc and refin will allow negoti volum shut oil deliv purchas contract shut crude surplu total amount oil produc and amount purchas refin talk number major supplier and discuss upcom chang noth final imperi manag western crude suppli gari strong alberta trial system imperi match reason suppli crude compani forecast demand for refineri strong and that relat total strong figur amount crude product imperi purchas supplier not immedi reuter earn harvard industri hava announc stock split harvard industri inc board approv two for stock split form special stock dividend outstand common stock special dividend payabl stockhold record april split will effect addit share for each common share held compani reuter earn overland express inc year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note includ loss mln dlr restructur note loss includ mln dlr for restructur cost associ dispos properti loss includ sale loss compani aircraft reuter earn artra group inc ata qtr oper loss oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr year oper shr profit ct loss dlr oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr note exclud loss mln dlr loss mln dlr qtr and gain dlr loss mln dlr year discontinu oper exclud loss mln dlr current qtr revers tax loss carryforward includ gain mln dlr current year purchas envirodyn industri inc share and charg mln dlr current qtr research and develop cost period includ oper sargent welch scientif acquir nov and interest rosecraft inc sinc june and lawrenc jewelri corp sinc oct period includ interest koch inc sinc feb reuter acq alli signal ald complet unit sale alli signal inc complet previous announc sale linotyp group commerzbank west germani purchas price not disclos eschborn west germani base linotyp had sale mln dlr compani reuter trade offici see evid export growth beryl sprinkel chairman white hous council econom advis see grow incomplet evid that export volum final strengthen remark prepar for speech todai lo angel sprinkel declin dollar sinc had larg restor cost competit world market and appear signal end trade imbal confid that improv trade perform will contribut significantli growth reuter interest citibank rais base rate pct pct acq gaf gaf plan offer accept gaf corp chairman samuel heyman told reuter not forese major borg warner bor gaf dlr per share offer acquir borg warner success great respect for borg warner mangag heyman speech american institut chemic engin annual meet don mind earlier todai gaf announc that billion dlr offer present board director chicago base compani last week gaf had purchas addit share compani for dlr increas stake borg warner pct gaf made unsuccess effort acquir union carbid corp for billion dlr and sinc express interest acquir chemic compani that complement chemic busi ask whether gaf sell chemic asset borg warner takeov offer accept heyman declin comment refus whether gaf increas dollar takeov offer initi propos reject heyman emphas that consid gaf offer borg warner friendli made fair offer that good for borg warner manag and good for sharehold heyman speech heyman fear chemic compani attempt special high margin nich product turn back core commod chemic busi heyman chemic industri total billion dlr pre tax writeoff past two year trim balanc sheet predict that chemic industri report total billion dlr profit pct gain earn thi year increas export cheaper feedstock cost and weaken dlr reuter earn transworld liquid twt distribut transworld corp liquid trust expect make initi distribut beneficiari valu dlr per unit proce sale hilton intern distribut assum yesterdai close price ual common stock dlr per share earlier ual announc that complet purchas hilton intern for mln dlr cash and mln share ual inc common stock total sale mln dlr transworld pursuant sale ual exercis option substitut cash for mln dlr debentur and share common stock transworld liquid each unit benefici interest trust will alloc share ual common stock aggreg distribut mln dlr balanc cash trust will held trust april and will us satisfi ouststand liabil and oblig trust satisfact liabil and oblig trust make second distribut beneficiari remain cash april trade benefici interest list york stock exchang will ceas todai order receiv distribut beneficiari surrend certif repres benefici interest trust form year end facilit sale hilton intern reuter earn mobil america corp mame year end dec shr dlr dlr net rev mln reuter housing senat pass hous bill senat pass two year extens feder hous program includ billion dlr for lower incom hous assist two year vote total bill estim billion dlr bill perman extend author for feder hous author mortgag insurnc bill extend urban develop grant program nation flood insur act rural hous program hous program bill hous reuter earn intern dairi queen indqa qtr net end februari shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg share note compani full name intern dairi queen inc reuter earn tomaso industri inc dtom year net shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note translat italian lire dollar equival exchang rate prevail dec reuter earn coleman see ct shr qtr charg heat exchang replac program earn coleman cln see qtr charg coleman expect quarter charg earn mln dlr ct share result voluntari program replac condens heat exchang earli model seri high effici residenti ga furnac compani extens test problem found furnac not safeti relat coleman note increas number heat exchang furnac made march decemb return corros reuter acq philadelphia suburban psc bui softwar firm philadelphia suburban corp acquir mentor system inc lexington comput softwar compani for common stock detail term not disclos mentor special public sector account system employe lexington facil branch offic midwest and york reuter earn pacif ga account chang will reduc net mln dlr earn tribun swab fox co inc tsfc qtr loss shr loss ct nil net loss profit year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit note earn restat for discontinu oper per share result reflect payment prefer dividend compani not releas revenu reuter earn barring resourc inc barr year end dec shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev note net includ dlr ct share for gain cancel long term debt debentur offer reuter earn concord fabric inc ci qtr oper net end march oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln six mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note exclud net gain dlr ct shr current qtr and six mth dispos discontinu oper year ago exclud loss dlr ct qtr and dlr ct six mth discontinu oper reuter earn quot inc pcqt year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale reuter earn execut hous inc year loss shr loss ct loss six ct net loss loss rev reuter earn lori corp lrc qtr oper net loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln year oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln note qtr and year oper net exclud loss dlr for discontinu oper and gain dlr and dlr respecitv for extraordinari item qtr and year oper net exclud loss dlr and dlr for discontinu oper and loss dlr and gain dlr for extraordinari item reuter earn otf equiti inc otf qtr net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn dome petroleum year oper shr loss dlr loss two ct earn salem corp sb qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note includ loss mln dlr ct shr asset writedown and cost reduct reuter earn consum power see time qtr loss ct shr suit earn dome petroleum take writedown total billion dlr earn dome petroleum dmp year loss shr loss dlr loss two ct net loss billion profit mln rev billion billion note shr and net includ writedown total billion dlr reduct defer incom tax mln dlr net includ mln dlr accumul foreign exchang loss canadian fund note continu shr prefer dividend reuter iron-steel steelmak union seek renew import curb specialti steel industri and union will seek year extens presid reagan import restraint program give industri time restor competit will intern trade commiss itc thursdai that termin will disastr consequ for american compani and worker current year voluntari program reach foreign export end thi summer and itc advis presid reagan econom effect termin specialti steel industri unit state and unit steelwork union statement that import steel flood domest market and continu curb need restor industri health reagan decid juli whether renew restraint program reuter acq holder commun hold bui firm holder commun corp agre bui privat held compani combin revenu expect mln dlr holder plan issu mln common share bui nashvil base compani own jack norman and joe shaw famili and employe compani includ radio station wkxc and wwkz oper albani tupelo miss market and gener masonri inc contractor southeast acquisit subject approv holder sharehold and feder commun commiss reuter earn chelsea chd see lower qtr net chelsea industri inc earn for fiscal second quarter end march will sharpli lower dlr ct share earn for quarter last year lower earn forecast for remaind fiscal year fiscal compani earn dlr dlr share compani cite intens competit market condit polyethelyn trash liner busi and startup cost relat acquisit artisan plastic for reduc earn outlook reuter earn dome pete dmp take billion dlr writedown dome petroleum earlier report billion dlr loss compar year earlier profit mln dlr loss due write down total billion dlr reduct defer incom tax mln dlr loss includ mln dlr accumul foreign exchang loss compani dramat drop energi price earli revers progress compani made two previou year dome chairman howard macdonald statement even net loss thi magnitud bear dai dai oper dome chairman macdonald reflect realist carri compani asset todai econom environ and absolut for reach time agreement lender debt restructur plan assur compani continu exist ad dome reach agreement complex plan for restructur debt billion dlr dome charg mln dlr accumul foreign exchang loss current expens uncertainti aris propos restructur plan expens amort remain period loan appli dome write down includ fourth quarter reduct oil and ga properti billion dlr reduct defer incom tax mln dlr fourth quarter writedown addit charg mln dlr asset quarter dome billion dlr fourth quarter charg result year end account chang made full cost account guidelin canadian institut charter account compani previous determin write convent oil and ga properti not requir septemb previou method calcul limit oil and ga valu dome signific account chang guidelin current oil and ga price calcul escal price forecast term dome propos debt restructur plan preclud compani make accur estim futur financ cost us account calcul result dome adopt current price and cost and pct discount factor calcul substanti conform account rule prescrib secur and exchang commiss compani dome oper incom crude oil and natur ga segment fell billion dlr loss billion dlr prior year earn mln dlr dome steep drop crude oil and natur ga oper incom due write down total billion dlr and lower energi price that sharpli reduc revenu reduc product natur ga and lower util dome offshor drill fleet beaufort sea contribut declin earn natur ga liquid busi fell pct mln dlr mln dlr cash oper drop mln dlr year ago mln dlr and unrestrict cash balanc declin mln dlr mln dlr dome crude oil product maintain prior year level drill activ and improv product natur ga product fell pct result lower domest and export sale oil and field natur ga liquid product total barrel dai compar bpd prior year natur ga product fell mln cubic feet dai mcf dai reuter earn orion capit corp qtr loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr note net includ realiz capit gain for qtr and mln mln for year net includ gain termin pension plan for qtr and year and tax loss for qtr includ pretax gain sale common stock guaranti nation corp for year revis estim calcul worker compens earn premium decreas earn premium mln year ago result restat reflect deconsolid guaranti nation reuter earn avon product avp see higher earn avon product inc diversif conglomer that had strong turn expect sale and earn climb higher thi year annual report compani expect maintain current annual two dlr dividend basi continu upward earn avon oper earn rose pct mln dlr mln dlr year earlier and sale rose pct billion dlr dlr share earn last year highest year below compani time high dlr share reuter interest chase manhattan rais prime rate pct effect todai earn pacif ga pcg account chang cut net pacif ga and electr expect record mln dlr dlr per share reduct earn compani decis chang method us record diablo canyon nuclear power plant revenu account chang will not affect compani cash posit and compani intend continu pai dividend annual rate dlr per share last year pacif ga report earn mln dlr dlr per share pacif ga account chang prompt delai receipt california public util commiss decis compani applic for rate relief recov billion dlr cost construct unit and two diablo canyon nuclear power project commiss allow compani recov pct cost own and oper plant result mln dlr accumul each month defer cash account receiv includ current incom account chang effect januari will reflect cash receiv interim rate approv commiss pacif ga and electr commiss await public staff divis report will recommend billion dlr invest pacif ga allow recov rate compani state that confid will receiv object review fact intend seek addit interim rate pacif ga began construct two nuclear power unit number construct delai unit into oper and unit two line march last year reuter earn giant food inc gf qtr feb net shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln year shr dlr vsd dlr net mln mln rev billion billion note had week week qtr had week week reuter acq innovex invx complet purchas lucht innovex inc complet purchas substanti interest lucht engin inc that not prior thi move innovex own pct lucht compani innovex bought share exchang share unregist innovex common stock innovex presid thoma halei exchang dilut and will slight increas innovex fulli dilut earn per share last half fiscal lucht will continu function unit innovex innovex reuter crude oil price base futur price energi futur set standard for oil price arnold safer presid energi futur group inc consult firm petroleum futur trade york mercantil exchang liter set spot market price ad that oil product seller offer contract base daili averag nymex price that petroleum futur major market for oil compani for commod trader remark made nation petroleum refin associ reuter earn mco resourc inc mcr qtr loss shr loss dlr dlr net loss mln mln rev mln mln note net includ pretax writedown mln oil and ga properti and mln cash provis for impair geotherm properti reuter earn linear film lner see lower fourth qtr net linear film inc see lower earn fourth quarter end march compar year ago due lower profit margin stretch film price increas polyethelen resin kei raw materi last year fourth quarter earn dlr ct share spokesman compani rais stretch film price six pct april reflect higher cost polyethelen resin sale volum stretch film fourth quarter lower anticip return normal recent week reuter earn auditor qualifi mco resourc mcr report mco resourc inc independ auditor qualifi opinion compani financi statement for post net loss mln dlr dlr share revenu mln mco qualfi opinion relat realiz carri amount geotherm properti and abil continu ongo concern depend restructur compani bank debt and oblig resolut uncertainti surround geotherm oper and success futur oper compani capit spend for virtual elimin and that addit staff reduct pct implement todai reuter earn intern leas financ ilfc qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr primari reuter earn arco arc net cover dividend payout atlant richfield oil expect quarter net incom cover dividend requir quarter compani paid quarterli dividend dlr share earlier thi month reuter earn servotron svt set pct stock dividend servotron inc declar pct stock dividend payabl sharehold record april compani last declar stock dividend pct march reuter crude standard oil rais alaska north slope dlr effect april earn servotron inc svt year net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note oper exclud tax credit reuter money-fx currenc futur climb like check surg currenc futur sinc fridai heel reagan administr propos tariff japanes import like curtail come week financi analyst market take breather and expect last longer craig sloan currenc analyst smith barnei harri upham and profit take rob currenc futur momentum todai like continu central bank like plai role halt advanc currenc intervent analyst even dollar fell year low japanes yen mondai despit bank japan intervent treasuri secretari jame baker comment that nation remain commit pari accord coupl refus give target for exchang rate provid note stabil market tuesdai analyst merril lynch econom analyst david horner central bank haven shown full forc commit pari accord plan scene horner horner forc central bank intervent will firm dollar and cap rise currenc futur coordin punish intervent central bank contrast recent roll intervent smooth market of horner top rang european currenc hand upsid target for yen set contract high todai june contract horner analyst currenc futur peak basic trend currenc higher ann parker mill currenc analyst shearson lehman brother inc market dollar lower uncertainti central bank action and nervous meet week advanc meet intern monetari fund make for choppi price activ remaind week mill addit market shrug rel healthi gain februari lead econom indic and factori order tuesdai econom data plai larger role come session analyst fridai employ statist will close watch sloan ad that forecast rise farm payrol job underpin dollar reuter earn poco petroleum qtr jan net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq lilli lly cut liposom lipo stake eli lilli and told secur and exchang commiss cut stake liposom inc share pct total outstand common stock share pct lilli sold liposom common share march dlr each long lilli stake liposom below pct not requir report deal compani stock reuter acq acceler acl cut stake unit coast acceler corp sold pct stake common stock unit coast corp sheet metal worker nation pension fund compani agre sell fund addit pct hartford conn base unit fund receiv approv director insur state arizona compani todai sale reduc hold unit pct second sale complet will lower stake pct acceler compani proce sale will roughli equal dlr origin invest unit coast late even will retain pct stake acceler plan includ gain stock sale result for and second quarter reuter acq oppenheim sell six pct cyclop cyl stake oppenheim brokerag and invest subsidiari oppenheim group inc told secur and exchang commiss sold entir pct stake cyclop corp oppenheim sold share stake march dlr share initi bought stock connect risk arbitrag and invest activ ordinari busi reuter interest analyst slow move higher prime rate quarter point prime rate increas pct citibank and chase manhattan bank todai will bank clearer sign feder reserv polici intent economist base spread bank cost fund and prime rate make sens for follow rush like paul mccullei hutton and citibank surpris base rate increas quickli chase bond price lower and dollar higher mccullei that onc spread month certif deposit and prime rate narrow percentag point strong chanc prime rate increas point recent bank like hold rate increas fed intend interest rate term analyst note that bank histor follow fed rate movement lead for exampl last prime rate increas occur june bank lift rate pct pct fed discount rate increas april that year major bank had post pct prime rate sinc last august lower rate pct shortli fed half point discount rate cut current pct level august bank will not rush rais prime rate split prime for post pct rate and pct david jone aubrei lanston and jone feder open market committe todai meet vote chang fed polici fed foster higher interest rate jone that fomc vote polici chang todai decid appli slight upward rate pressur dollar weaken inflat pressur heat economi show sign strong recoveri fed that not intend tighten polici todai coupon pass joseph liro warburg and move that dai earlier expect fed todai suppli perman reserv bank system offer bui matur treasuri note and bond for account thi season reserv add call pass fed demonstr that polici chang elizabeth reiner economist dean witter reynold inc spread bank cost fund and prime rate basi point compar basi point averag reiner spread not narrow present clear for prime rate increas dean witter economist that todai prime rate rise respons interest rate attempt enhanc balanc sheet bottom line reiner that recent problem loan develop countri larg monei center bank heavi exposur match higher prime rate effort profit spread loan feder fund rate bank lend overnight monei anoth determin bank match higher prime rate and quickli move rais prime rate bank cite higher cost fund busi dai mondai feder fund rate bank lend anoth averag pct quarter end pressur help push fund fed fund rate extrem volatil todai reflect demand pressur associ end quarter and close japanes fiscal year fund trade and pct onc special distort end analyst fund rate will return recent trade level pct area that stabil bank not quickli boost prime rate consist higher fund rate suggest that fed foster somewhat higher interest rate dollar bank lift prime rate quickli reuter acq tisch brother lower tosco to stake invest partnership led son loew corp ltr chairman lawrenc tisch cut tosco corp stake equival share pct total share pct file secur and exchang commiss partnership flf associ sold share serier convert prefer stock march for dlr each and share prefer stock march dlr each sale leav tisch brother share prefer stock can convert into share common stock reuter earn natur bounti inc nbty year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter acq cominco clt sell stake canada metal cominco sold pct stake canada metal canada metal senior manag for undisclos sum cominco sale part previous announc polici divest core busi canada metal toronto base produc lead alloi and engin lead product canada metal product figur not immedi reuter earn auditor give citi fbt qualifi opinion citi bancorp texa lost record mln dlr annual report expect oper loss continu for forese futur continu search for addit capit merger partner houston base bank financi statement receiv qualifi opinion auditor arthur andersen and auditor opinion subject citi eventu obtain addit capit compani believ that order address long term and return satisfactori level oper will ultim hundr million dollar addit capit combin strongli capit entiti citi note financi statement includ annual report manag believ that suffici resourc cover interim capit concern addit capit sought bank rais cash term citi sell mortgag strateg asset recov excess contribut pension plan and obtain special dividend member bank loss for expect substanti citi chairman elkin letter includ annual report ultim return satisfactori oper condit depend success resolut relat problem credit qualiti fund and eventu for substanti addit capit citi anticip that coven credit agreement unaffili bank requir citi excess cash appli debt repay modifi end quarter order avoid default bank agre similar amend coven last year and citi reduc borrow mln dlr yearend mln dlr recent week parent compani capit adequaci ratio exceed regulatori minimum requir end citi two largest subsidiari not citi nation bank houston had primari capit ratio pct and citi bank dalla had pct ratio hard hit collaps oil and texa real estat price citi net loan chargeoff total mln dlr last year mln dlr bank doubl loan loss provis mln dlr end citi chargeoff and paydown reduc total energi loan portfolio pct billion dlr year end ad that futur energi chargeoff modest amount repres pct citi total loan real estat citi nonperform asset doubl last year mln dlr year end chargeoff real estat loan rose mln dlr pct total loan chargeoff and bank amount higher compani face uncertainti real estat market and anticip deterior pportfolio long region recess persist citi carri loan collater depend declin collater base increas level real estat relat chargeoff reuter money-fx fed explor commod basket index complex task wield control monetari polici increasingli fast move global economi aid ty polici commod price newest member feder reserv board commod price consid fed make monetari polici greater role idea float governor robert heller join board last august conce that studi idea need argu that such arrang adopt major industri countri reduc volatil exchang rate stabil price commod slow inflat idea conserv economist find appeal back board member appoint recent year presid reagan complement present system open close monetari screw base pattern inflat kei indic such unemploy and rise fall monei suppli monei suppli can lead interest rate and affect econom activ directli discuss and for long time commod concept part grow search for system that anchor monetari polici and wide fluxtuat currenc price solid base need anchor refer point that can serv guid for domest and intern monetari purpos heller past thi anchor gold unit state gold standard global economi had vastli outstrip gold suppli return gold standard gener dismiss hand policymak ground that largest produc gold soviet union and south africa call fix rate system scuttl earli consid unwork present world current system float currenc currenc can fluxtuat wide ad vast pressur monetari system wide question suggest that system benefit formal approach that mandat intervent countri currenc wander below agre level major problem thi for thing justifi concern that countri relunct interven felt detriment domest economi question whether concert intervent can make inpact market not agre fundament judgement poorest countri call for monetari confer work system that not surprisingli help cope overpow debt problem treasuri secretari jame baker reagan administr chief econom architect prefer us call group industri countri sometim forum work cooper agreement currenc and econom matter appear convinc that offici west germani franc britain japan itali and canada talk quietli close door can reach reason decis public postur heller approach extrem complex profound impact system ideal stabal price and intern exchang rate envis heller basket major commod rang wheat oil put togeth and price measur regular basi time rise commod price monetari polici tighten and time fall commod price montari polici eas note that commod price trade daili auction market and commod price index can calcul virtual continu basi commod price produc consum and trade world wide basi that index relev for entir world addit commod price begin product chain and serv imput into virtual product process focus commod price earli and sensit indic current and perhap futur price pressur monetari author such index into account make monetari polici decis that major chang basic commod such occur oil action opec cartel discount such system worst thing that happen monetari polici spread freakish increas commod rest system and commod reuter earn microbiolog scienc inc mbl qtr loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev year oper shr loss two ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln note oper exclud extraordinari gain for qtr and year reuter acq investor group cut dba system dba stake group led york investor david bellet and chester siuda lower stake dba system inc share pct total outstand share pct file secur and exchang commiss group sold dba common share feb and march price rang dlr share long group stake dba below pct longer requir report deal compani common stock reuter earn lowel institut for save lif qtly div qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn earthworm tractor inc worm year loss oper shr loss ct profit two ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln note oper includ accru interest financ capit good transact prudenti bach trade corp year ago oper exclud extraordinari gain reuter acq emeri air freight corp offer dlr shr for purol courier corp acq emeri air eaf bid for purol pcc emeri air freight corp plan begin tomorrow dlr share tender offer for pct outstand common stock purol courier corp compani tender offer step plan bui pct purol share tender offer emeri offer dlr junior subordin debentur for each remain purol share outstand march purol agre dlr share leverag buyout purol execut and hutton lbo inc unit hutton group inc emeri had unsuccessfulli open merger discuss purol compani accept manag led buyout offer letter purol chairman nichola bradi emeri chairman john emeri compani prefer negoti purol immin expir leverag buyout group offer forc compani make unsolicit tender offer emeri offer schedul expir est april extend compani condit offer includ receipt two third purol share outstand fulli dilut basi and repeal share purchas right plan emeri offer subject complet previous announc sale purol canadian oper emeri chemic bank banker trust morgan guaranti trust and salomon bro had agre provid financ for tender offer junior subordin debentur issu subsequ merger will carri pct annual interest rate payabl twice year for year note issu interest will paid emeri option cash addit note emeri ad that note will not subject redempt for year issu emeri purol oper wholli own unit compani merger hope purol manag continu compani that two compani provid excel fit each and that combin will enabl each serv exist custom and meet challeng futur emeri chairman letter merger significantli enhanc financi turnaround that purol manag had previous forecast offici purol not immedi reach for comment offer releas hour stock market had close emeri stock close purol close reuter money-supply australian broad monei growth pct februari australian annual broad monei growth rose pct februari unchang januari februari growth rate pct reserv bank februari broad monei growth steadi pct previou month and unchang februari last year borrow privat sector bank financi intermediari rose pct februari year januari pct rise compar pct increas previou februari year februari borrow privat sector bank financi intermediari rose pct compar januari pct increas and previou februari rise pct end februari broad monei stood billion dlr januari billion and compar previou februari level billion reserv bank last week report februari growth rate pct januari pct rise and previou annual februari increas pct reuter alum alcan australia lift aluminium ingot price alcan australia increas list price pct puriti aluminium ingot dlr tonn dlr effect immedi reuter grain econom spotlight china preserv farmland farmland sinc will left year grow grain jinfeng middl ag offici fengbang villag edg shanghai sum dilemma china face feed billion peopl and time richer build factori and home china feed quarter world popul seventh land arabl sharp increas farm output sinc turn china into net grain export for time and rapid industrialis countrysid occur time gobbl arabl land for factori and home for peasant can afford offici figur show that china lost pct arabl land and slightli smaller amount last year gain mln mouth feed two year lost land prior industrialis began offici sinc famili counti built home and factori last year lost land railwai line land loss futur fall famili hous ad issu land loss matter major concern peke leadership announc earlier thi month that china will issu nationwid quota for convers grain land for time thi year present situat abus occupi unlawfulli wast and destroi land and land resourc articl offici press explain measur result great loss cultiv farmland china larg popul and land resourc badli defici offici shanghai citi govern counti author approv convers hectar arabl land that approv citi govern peke govern face anoth major obstacl effort ensur china peopl grain eat price state pai farmer for grain low make profit for grow crop offset thi state offer farmer cheap fertilis and diesel oil and payment advanc for grain contract bui state sell grain subsidis price china mln citi resid rural factori subsidis grain output pai farmer bonus grow offici argu that simplest solut problem for state rais citi grain price chen zuyuan communist parti secretari villag eastern provinc zhejiang govern listen demand selfish citi peopl and rais citi grain price problem govern rule price rise rais price grain directli conflict goal social stabil china daili editori thi month shanghai offici price reform long term care larg popul us price stabil and will object price rise problem shanghai offici rise grain price affect price hundr food product made grain and consum citi resid addit state face problem inadequ invest farmer land and grain offici press report that farmer fear farm polici chang and put wealth into build grave memori hall for ancestor and home reform introduc late farmer sign contract state requir grow crop consider freedom us land expir date year contract almost halfwai mark farmer begin worri futur china daili editori last month anxieti stem fact that allow us land not for period communist rule land organis into collect room for individu initi measur need reassur consist govern polici and make interest long term invest newspap reuter trade taiwan second quarter import rise taiwan import second quarter expect rise billion dlr billion year earlier and billion quarter thi year statist depart depart offici attribut increas grow domest invest privat and public sector expect rise billion dlr billion year earlier and billion quarter taiwan export april june quarter expect rise billion dlr billion year earlier and billion quarter offici taiwan trade surplu expect climb billion dlr second quarter billion year earlier billion quarter thi year surplu expect come trade taiwan largest trade partner and import pct taiwan total export expect taiwan import includ grain machineri and power plant equip rise sharpli govern effort balanc trade washington declin give figur reuter earn commerzbank see lower oper profit thi year commerzbank cbkg manag board chairman walter seipp that present viewpoint bank expect full oper profit lower two month year partial oper profit exclud trade bank account declin give detail interest surplu fell pct compar th result commiss surplu quiet stock exchang busi fell back strongli contrast personnel and fix asset expens increas german bank not report full oper profit seipp last year figur for time had top billion mark for parent bank and group result pct higher thi comment seipp rais full oper profit slightli record result account profit increas slightli gave concret detail ad that januari and februari good account trade profit meant that drop full oper earn modest that partial oper figur bank result profit orient futur develop for exampl into invest bank keep tight rein personnel cost and dampen expenditur fix asset turn result seipp year end had strong growth busi volum year busi volum rose pct billion mark compar seipp ad group balanc sheet volum rose pct billion billion mark higher currenc relationship had remain unchang parent bank interest surplu rose pct year interest margin held roughli pct despit pressur credit rate surplu commiss busi had soar quarter rose pct last year almost exclus growth secur commiss seipp personnel expenditur pct last year billion mark fix asset expenditur rose pct mln result parent bank partial oper profit rose pct mln mark parent bank tax payment rose mln mark last year mln seipp extraordinari earn includ high two figur million profit sale bank aeg aegg share daimler benz daig major stake purchas book last year abil bank write depreci credit busi profit secur trade and earn sale stake had utilis prior year full extent numer insolv home largest part provis set for individu write down domest busi abroad circl problem debtor countri rose last year ratio credit exposur provis improv seipp that half group exposur problem nation dollar bank had swap into dollar individu provis hitherto held primarili mark thi mean that open currenc posit exist longer amount provis that made actual default ad despit increas concern debtor nation last week intern bank commun arm payment problem bank had significantli strengthen capit base european bank had made consider provis bad debt gover and central bank prepar for unforseen difficulti describ debt equiti swap interest approach indebt nation problem lot interest direct invest equiti particip latin america west german firm reuter rubber malaysia cut gazet rubber price malaysia cut gazet price rubber cent per cent march effect immedi export duti applic thi level cent per last month govern rais export duti threshold price cent per earli cess for rubber research and replant remain unchang and cent per reuter earn skylark sklk year group shr yen net billion billion current billion billion oper billion billion sale billion billion note compani forecast for current year group shr yen net billion current billion and sale billion reuter gnp german pct growth averag economi will grow averag rate pct year real term and end westdeutsch landesbank girozentral westlb annual report year ago westlb had forecast averag growth pct for report gross nation product expand real pct thi year below previou expect weaker export growth rate will pick produc pct increas averag for year period acq sweden boliden announc major corpor takeov todai offici acq court block delta western airlin merger appeal court last night block mln dlr merger delta airlin inc dal and western airlin hour into effect disput union represent rule lawsuit air transport employe union western manag fulfil promis honour union contract merger place airlin argu that western promis not enforc takeov larger compani airlin offici not reach for comment rule halt merger arbitr disput complet reuter acq boliden announc major corpor takeov offici boliden bld mine and metal group will announc major foreign corpor takeov todai involv compani annual turnov two billion crown boliden spokesman told reuter detail announc new confer chairman rune andersson gmt todai compani involv emploi peopl declin name takeov price field firm oper share analyst expect boliden announc will take alli chalmer corp compani offici refus confirm report ahead new confer reuter money-fx monei market offer earli assist bank england had invit earli round bill offer discount hous forecast shortag billion stg monei market todai main factor affect liquid bill for repurchas market will drain mln stg bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill will remov billion stg rise note circul will mln stg partli offset outflow exchequ transact will add billion stg and banker balanc target mln stg reuter gnp turkei estim growth pct turkei gross nation product grew estim pct fix price compar pct state statist institut report full year data gross domest product rose pct compar pct earlier estim month data put full year gnp and gdp growth pct govern gnp growth target for pct level had set for institut estim per capita gnp for dlr dlr offici blame high gnp growth surg domest demand stem partli poorli control municip expenditur earli part year industri grew pct real term compar pct agricultur expand pct compar pct reuter money-fx monei market mln stg earli bank england had provid monei market earli assist mln stg respons earli round bill offer discount hous thi compar bank estim that system face shortag billion stg todai central bank made outright purchas bank bill compris mln stg band pct mln stg band two pct and mln stg band pct reuter tin malaysian miner sell tin malaysian miner criticis for violat agreement southeast asian produc sell stockpil tin agre gener servic administr sold tonn tin agre annual limit tonn state malaya chamber mine latest annual report had promis limit sale tin memorandum understand sign six member associ southeast asian nation asean decemb appear lost sight asean memorandum understand chamber chamber estim strateg stockpil held tonn tin decemb tonn excess origin stockpil goal main asean tin produc malaysia indonesia and thailand produc bulk world tin reuter earn group bruxel lambert profit net consolid profit deduct for minor billion franc billion consolid net profit billion franc billion note result for year compani full name group bruxel lambert lamb propos net final dividend ordinari share franc total net payment for year franc reuter acq ajinomoto bui joint food ventur partner ajinomoto inc ajin will sign end april bui pct knorr food capitalis billion yen that not partner cpc intern inc ajinomoto will acquir pct each cpc two sale subsidiari and six product unit hong kong philippin singapor malaysia taiwan and thailand total cost acquisit mln dlr spokesman reuter cocoa ghana cocoa purchas slow ghana cocoa board purchas tonn cocoa week end march main crop season compar tonn previou week and tonn week end march season cumul purchas thi season stand tonn ahead tonn purchas week last season reuter acq merger clearanc secretari state for trade and industri had decid not refer propos acquisit reed intern plc reed technic publish compani inc monopoli and merger commiss propos acquisit rosehaugh plc gener fund invest trust plc clear reuter interest bank rais prime rate dealer bank hong kong like rais prime rate half percentag point pct quarter point prime rate increas two major bank yesterdai dealer told reuter local bank decid increas thi weekend routin meet hong kong associ bank goh chief dealer standard charter bank prime rate increas citibank and chase manhattan bank pct prompt hong kong bank follow suit goh local bank want restor prime pct level begin bank rais prime current six pct pct februari cut point januari respons upsid pressur hong kong dollar medium and longer term interbank rate firm todai month end pct yesterdai close overnight rate fell pct increas liquid for local stock issu reuter acq sweden boliden take alli chalmer corp for mln crown offici acq mitsubishi heavi itoh sell triguna stake mitsubishi heavi industri mith mhi and itoh and citt decid sell combin pct stake indonesia triguna utama machineri industri caterpillar tractor spokesmen for two japanes compani triguna set own pct mhi and pct itoh and pct indonesian compani make forklift truck and similar number excav each month technolog cooper mhi spokesmen sale result expect restructur thi year caterpillar mhi joint ventur japanes compani caterpillar mitsubishi form ventur will renam shin caterpillar mitsubishi and capitalis billion yen will own equal mhi and caterpillar and will set aim centralis mhi excav busi reuter acq sweden boliden take mine gear unit alli chalmer corp for mln crown sugar sugar trader forecast like sugar rebat london trader european commun like award maximum rebat european currenc unit per kilo todai tender trader pari predict maximum award ecu last week award licenc for tonn rebat ecu trade view differ amount sugar like releas todai london trader commiss will endeavour releas larg tonnag and tonn authoris for export licenc end septemb pari trader put like tonnag reuter acq boliden take alli chalmer divis swedish mine and metal group boliden bld bui mine equip oper alli chalmer corp amount pct group sale for mln crown boliden presid kjell nilsson told new confer acquisit alli chalmer unit describ world lead produc equip for miner process industri yield posit synergi effect for boliden mine metal and engin oper nilsson takeov will provid opportun cooper mine and materi handl oper boliden parent compani trelleborg alli chalmer sell need cash suffer big loss farm equip oper deal subject approv alli chalmer annual meet compani offici reuter gold propos japan tax dampen tokyo gold trade propos sale tax gold transact put damper tokyo market and encourag shift trade hong kong and singapor senior vice presid and tokyo branch manag credit suiss paul hofer told press confer you impos pct bui and sell transact tokyo particip gold market busi tax creat such spread that japanes unabl compet intern market ad can govern rais tax system impos prohibit gener busi govern impos pct tax physic trade exceed yen for gold jewelleri and coin and yen tax per yen futur transact gold dealer pct tax impos compani trade mln yen year and appli paper gold trade gold deposit bank and trade gold bar that jewelleri and coin dealer tax lower rate jewelleri and coin pct current pct hofer switzerland had impos pct gold turnov tax jan abolish oct studi swiss bank show that earli year tax volum for swiss bank fell pct compar and hofer transact paper gold fell pct volum prior imposit tax gold transact switzerland decreas volum trade countri london and luxembourg increas pct hofer japan major import gold bui yearli averag tonn gold dealer last year japan import tonn gold govern had bought tonn for mint coin commemor year emperor hirohito reign dealer gold trade tokyo domin japanes trade compani credit suiss major foreign particip daili turnov tokyo spot market rang and tonn averag tonn futur turnov amount tonn gold dealer concern daili fact that tokyo market grow that japan major financi market world and person opinion big mistak put damper thi posit growth develop impos such tax hofer don fit philosophi internationalis market ad offici major japanes trade hous attend press confer support credit suiss call for govern not impos gold tax reuter interest indian rate cut spark industri agricultur indian financ ministri announc parliament yesterdai chang nation interest rate structur will benefit industri and agricultur provid loan lower interest banker and broker effect todai includ reduc commerci bank lend rate that rang pct and pct percentag point rate affect indian and foreign bank includ percentag point gain annual pct deposit two year bank deposit year carri pct interest abolish banker interest rate modif reflect govern concern reduc cost borrow and improv world competit indian good like shift short term bank deposit long term depositor banker predict thi will creat flexibl draw and invest fund equiti share short term bank deposit merchant banker reduc manufactur cost due lower lend rate like boost share market tata steel trend setter bombai stock exchang open todai higher rupe yesterdai close rupe stockbrok investor enthusiast bui convert and convert debentur financ ministri reduc annual interest rate pct and pct and pct debentur prospect remain bright rate interest will higher bank pai for deposit similar matur merchant banker reuter money-fx monei market shortag forecast revis bank england had revis estim shortag monei market billion stg billion take account earli oper bank provid mln stg assist todai reuter acq internatio mueller acquir canadian compani internatio mueller intn will acquir promac control inc canada declin comment amount payment will cash promac produc measur and regul equip work forc and had turnov mln guilder internatio spokesman takeov fit into compani drive for expans and canada and acquisit promac control will part internatio electrotechn sector reuter acq hoogoven conclud takeov philip cirex unit dutch steel concern hoogoven groep had reach agreement philip gloeielampenfabrieken pglo takeov cirex specialis philip precis wax mould unit parti reveal financi detail deal initi announc octob hoogoven cirex turnov had grown recent year mln guilder and expect expans unit deliv car industri hoogoven acquisit strengthen posit supplier industri high metal product reuter acq boliden take alli chalmer divis swedish mine and metal group boliden bui mine equip oper alli chalmer corp amount pct group sale for mln crown boliden presid kjell nilsson told new confer acquisit alli chalmer unit describ world lead produc equip for miner process industri yield posit synergi effect for boliden mine metal and engin oper nilsson takeov will provid opportun cooper mine and materi handl oper boliden parent compani trelleborg alli chalmer sell need cash suffer big loss farm equip oper deal subject approv alli chalmer annual meet compani offici reuter cocoa malaysia declin state posit cocoa pact govern offici malaysia major cocoa produc declin whether will join intern cocoa agreement icca for buffer stock rule agre london last week ministri primari industri offici januari cabinet decid malaysia particip decis not announc govern favour join pact local cocoa grower and trader told reuter idea provis disadvantag malaysia world fourth largest cocoa produc govern feel that pact buffer stock mechan can stabilis price market labour surplus offici grower and trader concern malaysia particip pact will requir pai levi for export cocoa member countri icca estim levi ringgit tonn current price and not prepar accept big portion malaysia cocoa export offici estim tonn member grower and trader ad buffer stock measur agreement requir withhold cocoa stock price slump malaysia produc tonn cocoa last year forc withhold tonn worth mln ringgit such measur long term and thi affect econom viabil cost maintain such stock can high and will real messi busi for govern and trade occur industri sourc grower and trader that buffer stock rule malaysia can continu benefit even not member pact buffer stock manag allow bui member for stockpil rule purchas member such malaysia will limit pct total stock malaysia come pressur produc join pact offici note that not rush provis countri join agreement even date reuter acq bond corp complet consolid press purchas bond corp hold bona complet billion dlr purchas electron media interest unlist consolid press hold compani bond media hold televis broadcast and associ busi previous held kerri packer consolid bond corp statement packer made sale januari will director bond media previous report bond media will publicli float right issu bond corp sharehold bond media will pct own bond corp and expect list end reuter interest bank rais prime rate dealer bank hong kong like rais prime rate half percentag point pct quarter point prime rate increas two major bank yesterdai dealer told reuter local bank decid increas thi weekend routin meet hong kong associ bank goh chief dealer standard charter bank prime rate increas citibank and chase manhattan bank pct prompt hong kong bank follow suit goh local bank want restor prime pct level begin bank rais prime current six pct pct februari cut point januari respons upsid pressur hong kong dollar medium and longer term interbank rate firm todai month end pct yesterdai close overnight rate fell pct increas liquid for local stock issu reuter earn guardian royal profit sharpli mln stg year dec shr profit loss final div make total pretax profit mln stg mln gener underwrit loss short term busi note compani full name guardian royal assuanc plc grex underwrit profit long term insur busi mln stg mln loss discontinu intern profession indemn busi nil mln stg invest incom mln stg mln interest payabl mln stg mln tax mln stg mln minor mln stg mln extraordinari item conting claim provis discontinu intern busi nil mln stg reuter acq swedish match sell portugues unit swedish match smb sell portugues subsidiari sociedad iniciativa aproveitamento florestai sarl siaf porto base sona group for undisclos price siaf subsidiari swedish match sinc had turnov last year mln crown swedish group statement reuter earn sun life assur profit year div make profit tax mln stg mln tax mln stg mln bonu distribut rose record level mln stg mln full name compani sun life assur societi plc sull reuter earn sun allianc pretax profit mln stg mln for interest lower interest rate irish budget financi market welcom public spend cut announc ireland minor govern budget move lead lower interest rate financ minist rai macsharri make cut across board reduc exchequ borrow requir billion punt pct gnp compar billion punt pct gnp last year alli irish bank foreign exchang dealer john kearnei comment interest rate come two pct month reuter earn sun allianc report sharp profit rise year shr div make pretax profit mln stg mln net tax mln mln minor mln mln gener premium incom billion stg billion long term premium incom mln mln gener insur underwritng loss mln mln long term insur profit mln mln invest and incom mln mln compani full name sun allianc and london insur plc sunl acq boliden leader mine gear swedish mine and metal group boliden bld takeov alli chalmer corp mine machineri divis made world lead maker such equip presid kjell nilsson announc mln crown deal told new confer boliden becom intern concern oper brazil chile and big miner produc nation alli chalmer divis account for pct group sale fit into boliden reuter interest credit market outlook prime rate prospect that bank will follow industri leader citibank and chase manhattan rais prime rate like cast pall credit market todai economist bond price had make smart recoveri two dai heavi sell citibank surpris market announc quarter point increas prime rate pct chase manhattan quickli price quickli fell full point even dollar market overrid concern late rose sharpli new citibank cite higher cost monei euromarket reason for rais prime rate part thi rise market rate caus fear tighter feder reserv polici defend dollar economist earli whether fed polici make feder open market committe fomc meet thi week tighten grip credit fed bit slow meet bank system reserv thi statement period wouldn conclud fed data jeffrei leed chemic bank reuter grain cereal mca unchang week monetari compensatori amount mca will unchang for week start april commiss offici cereal mca point for west germani and netherland minu two point for denmark minu point for franc minu for ireland minu for itali minu for britain minu for greec and minu for spain reuter acq suprem court delta western merger suprem court justic sandra dai connor earli thi morn lift appeal court injunct block plan merger delta dal airlin inc and western airlin wal court connor action hour judg panel circuit court appeal san francisco had block merger disput union represent had settl arbitr suprem court spokesman connor grant stai injuct allow merger worth mln dlr plan todai suprem court spokesman provid detail each suprem court justic jurisdict region appel circuit and power provision overturn rule comment appeal court rule surpris offici atlanta base delta had prepar for merger for month and had paint delta logo airplan belong western headquartera lo angel plan final merger midnight tonight delta spokesman bill berri told atlanta constitut late last night that remain rule san francisco lawsuit that had file lo angel feder court air transport employe union sought forc western manag fulfil promis that honor union contract merger place airlin argu that western promis not enforc takeov larger compani learn appeal court rule delta offici last night spread word telephon that western employe report for work todai uniform not delta outfit delta announc last septemb that purchas western merger place decemb and western oper delta subsidiari sinc western name disappear midnight last night issu whether western union continu repres western employe integr two airlin pct western employe union delta pilot union member delta had maintain that union contract western associ flight attend and teamster air transport employe extinguish todai reuter money-fx monei market deficit revis bank england revis estim todai shortfal billion stg billion take account mln stg morn assist reuter coffee ico coffe produc discuss market situat intern coffe organ ico produc will meet gmt est for gener discuss market situat produc spokesman lindenberg sett brazilian deleg produc request meet brazil not ico execut board regular session thi week confin routin matter attempt produc consum reviv export quota negoti deleg talk restor quota collaps earli last month produc and consum fail resolv differ quota alloc produc deleg sens urgenc produc reopen quota talk consum countri prepar wait for ico annual septemb council session restart negoti member inter african coffe organ call for todai produc meet exchang view market situat produc deleg lack debat export quota thi week cite reason for renew weak coffe price london and york futur trader london hit year low thi morn stg stg below last night close execut board session set end todai final session gmt est consult report oper ico will present produc and consum deleg ad reuter acq citadel cdl settl great western gwf citadel hold corp settl litig great western financi corp compani term great western agre not acquir seek acquir vote secur citadel propos merger citadel for year and citadel paid great western six mln dlr citadel continu pursu claim salomon inc repres connect disput propos merger great western that subject litig reuter acq sosnoff end deal pratt southmark ventur for caesar bid acq start bid for standard oil srd share british petroleum plc start previous announc billion dlr offer purchas pct interest standard oil that not for dlr per share newspap advertis compani offer not condit receipt minimum number share and associ withdraw right will expir april extend ask standard oil for us sharehold list dissemin offer standard board not posit reuter acq visual technolog vsalc control visual technolog inc group led hambrecht and quist group acquir major ownership visual for dlr equiti financ compani hambrecht and quist presid william hambrecht and hambrecht and quist repres name visual board robert morril manag partner boston offic hambrecht hambrecht and quist ventur partner unit name chairman clifford zimmer remain presid and chief execut offic visual mln dlr debt convert equiti reuter acq cpc intern sell stake asian unit for mln dlr ajinomoto earn careplu inc cpl qtr net shr loss nil profit nil net loss profit rev pct year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln note year net includ tax credit dlr dlr net period includ charg dlr settlement overtim wage disput and addit provis for uncollect account reuter earn john adam life corp jalc qtr loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev avg shr year oper shr profit nil profit dlr oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr note net exclud realiz invest gain dlr dlr quarter and dlr dlr year net period exclud dlr extraordinari gain reuter earn tempo enterpris inc tpo year net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn peopl ban corp peop see quarter net peopl ban corp expect report quarter earn six mln dlr includ gain dlr settlement disput intern revenu servic and sale bank offic vancouv wash compani expect report normal earn for rest ofd year mln dlr per quarter peopl earn dlr last year quarter and lost dlr reuter earn maxxam group inc mxm qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln note net includ tax credit dlr quarter and mln dlr year result includ pct stake pacif lumber decemb februari and pct thereaft reuter acq sosnoff end pratt prat southmark deal investor martin sosnoff southmark corp and affili pratt hotel corp end talk mt acquisit corp joint ventur for acquisit caesar world inc sosnoff talk had not activ pursu sinc announc march had agre that discuss formal termin pratt and southmark not initi compet tender offer for caesar world action that hamper sosnoff current offer acquir caesar share not for dlr each sosnoff dlr per share bid for caesar schedul expir stand and remain recept negoti transact bui caesar friendli term pratt recent made appar unsuccess bid acquir control resort intern inc rtb lose donald trump reuter acq cpc intern cpc sell asian stake cpc intern inc agre principl sell interest groceri product oper hong kong malaysia philippin singapor taiwan and thailand ajinomoto inc japan for mln dlr compani move will reduc asian overhead and substanti part proce will us reduc debt part agreement current direct invest exist consolid joint ventur ajinomoto will convert into cooper arrang for long term util technolog and trademark compani chang japanes arrang will give ajinomoto full equiti ownership leav cpc continu earn stream and cash flow transact subject definit agreement and govern approv cpc not includ mln dlr consider proce sale smaller asian invest includ pct equiti interest oat base food ventur australian partner compani action restructur program includ sale european corn wet mill busi and asset overhead reduct and expens item and asian transact will time posit effect earn cpc extent cannot determin compani expect that earn per share will increas substanti previous estim pct increas cpc earn dlr per share reuter acq energi develop edp complet mep bui energi develop partner complet acquisit energi partner for depositari unit approv yesterdai energi unithold energi develop petroleum inc mayp gener partner energi will distribut energi develop unit for each energi partner unit holder energi partnner unit and cash energi develop transact increas unit outstand mln and rais total prove reserv end pct angel corp ang gener partner energi develop reuter sugar intervent board detail sugar sale total tonn current seri white sugar receiv export rebat maximum european currenc unit ecu per kilo todai european commun tender intervent board thi trader franc receiv tonn west germani belgium denmark netherland and spain tonn ad earlier todai london trader had expect subsidi for current season white campaign for licenc end sep ecu per kilo french trader had put rebat ecu trader had forecast todai total authoris sugar tonnag export award tonn versu last week restitut ecu total export authoris for campaign week stand tonn reuter cpi turkish inflat increas march inflat turkei pct march compar pct februari and pct march state statist institut annual rate rose pct march compar pct februari and pct march govern target reduc inflat thi year annual pct consum price index base compar februari and march reuter acq schere plough sgp mull scholl sale schere plough corp sale scholl busi europ latin america and east had sale mln dlr compani transact not expect materi impact earn engag merril lynch and inc mer assist sale process schere will retain scholl busi canada and puerto rico had sale mln dlr last year reuter earn famili dollar store inc fdo qtr feb shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg share mln mln half shr ct ct net mln mln sale mln mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn mco hold inc mco qtr loss oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln year oper shr loss dlr loss dlr doper net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note oper loss exclud profit mln dlr dlr share quarter and mln dlr dlr share year discontinu oper loss period includ pre tax charg mln dlr write oil properti year loss includ pre tax charg mln dlr for write oil and ga properti reuter interest bundesbank will not hold press confer tomorrow bundesbank will not hold press confer regular fortnightli council meet tomorrow spokesman answer enquiri bundesbank vice presid helmut schlesing will chair meet presid karl otto poehl privat engag meet schedul for april reuter interest manufactur hanov rais prime rate pct effect todai earn ransburg corp rbg qtr feb loss oper shr loss ct profit oper net loss profit rev mln mln note earn exclud gain util tax loss carryforward dlr share dlr ct share reuter acq conrac corp reject mark industri tender offer explor altern interest manufactur hanov mhc rais prime rate manufactur hanov trust major bank increas prime rate pct match move initi yesterdai citibank and chase manhattan bank main subsidiari manufactur hanov corp rate effect todai reuter earn snyder oil partner soi set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq medar mdxr acquir owen illinoi unit medar inc acquir automat inspect devic inc subsidiari owen illinoi inc toledo ohio exchang stock for pct compani automat design and manufactur line machin vision system for packag pharmaceut electron and consum good industri reuter acq alli chalmer estim proce sale alli chalmer corp expect cash proce propos sale solid process equip and miner system busi exce mln dlr materi gain loss anticip plan sale close sale boliden sweden part restructur alli chalmer announc march compani alli chalmer busi entiti includ transact had total sale mln dlr total employ solid process equip busi involv manufactur crush and relat equip for mine consist oper sweden australia brazil franc great britain spain and appleton wi miner system busi oper west alli wi and lachin quebec canada reuter interest irv trust rais prime rate irv trust rais prime rate pct effect immedi becom fourth bank rais rate citibank chase manhattan and manufactur hanov trust reuter acq conrac cax reject mark offer conrac corp board reject mark industri inc tender offer for conract share dlr each and conract director offic plan tender share compani financi advisor goldman sach and determin price inadequ board instruct manag explor and develop financi and legal advisor altern cours action maxim sharehold valu reuter acq taft tfb had not complet station sale taft broadcast sale independ televis station tvx broadcast group had set for yesterdai not occur tvx and invest banker salomon inc salomon brother advis taft close not consum schedul compani tvx and salomon advis taft hope close futur compani ad prepar close time taft spokeswoman refer question tvx and salomon taft agre novemb sell station philadelphia washington miami fort worth dalla and houston tvx broadcast for mln dlr time taft transact result tax charg mln dlr reuter acq cyclop cyl name dixon offici board cyclop corp reconstitut board includ dixon group plc execut dixon acquisit pct cyclop share dlr per share tender offer cyclop remain six member board chairman and chief execut knoell presid and chief oper offic jame will and senior vice presid william dickei reuter acq southmark complet acquisit southmark corp complet purchas georgia intern life insur capit hold corp cph for cash and southmark secur worth mln dlr reuter earn valhi vhi report pro forma earn valhi inc form march merger amalgam sugar into llc corp had unaudit pro forma earn mln dlr ct share for six month end decemb valhi result prepar merger had occur juli and substanti basi pro forma financi inform llc and amalgam joint proxi statement date februari valhi mln common share outstand pct held contran corp reuter earn acm cleveland corp amt set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter veg-oil oil lard statist censu bureau figur releas show factori and warehous stock feb includ comparison mln lb soybean oil crude refin total cotton oil crude refin total revis preliminari data releas bureau oilse report march revis factori and warehous stock continu corn oil crude refin total lard revis reuter earn vm strateg land trust vlan set payout vm strateg land trust declar initi dividend ct share payabl sharehold record april dividend repres pct annual return base compani origin offer price decemb dlr share return guarante decemb compani trust invest short term junior preconstruct mortgag loan and total princip amount invest approxim mln dlr reuter interest chemic chl rais prime rate pct chemic bank main bank subsidiari chemic york corp rais prime lend rate pct pct effect immedi reuter lead cominco lower price lead metal cominco cominco metal divis lower price for lead metal sold canada canadian ct per pound canadian ct per pound reuter money-fx fed bui billion dlr bill for custom account fed interest marin midland mmb rais prime rate marin midland bank inc rais prime lend rate pct pct effect immedi reuter interest fhlbb short term discount note rate feder home loan bank board adjust rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai reuter copper asarco lower copper price ct ct asarco inc decreas domest deliv copper cathod price cent cent effect immedi reuter money-fx fed bui billion dlr bill for custom feder reserv bui billion dlr treasuri bill for custom account for deliveri todai spokesman for bank fed fund trade pct time purchas hour fed transact busi for custom economist purchas almost relat invest proce recent central bank intervent foreign exchang bank japan alon estim bought six billion dlr march bid prop dollar reuter earn georgia pacif mln dlr pretax gain sale georgia gulf stake veg-oil veget oil product output februari factori us mln lb veget oil product edibl product februari censu bureau report that compar revis usag mln lb januari and mln lb februari februari product select product includ comparison mln lb feb jan feb bake fry fat soybean salad and cook oil revis product continu mln lb feb jan feb salad and cook oil margarin glycerin crude refin fatti acid meat meal tankag revis reuter acq beecham group bhami sell unit privat held invest firm dubin clark and sign definit agreement for invest group head acquir robert consolid industri beecham group plc for mln dlr robert make and distribut accessori adhes and tool us carpet instal dubin clark group includ robert manag and london invest compani rothschild hold plc ronald dubin will becom vice chairman robert and thoma clark chairman reuter livestock tallow product and stock factori product ined tallow and greas amount mln lb februari revis mln lb previou month and mln lb year ago period censu bureau bureau februari factori product edibl tallow mln lb revis mln lb previou month and mln lb februari year earlier estim factori and warehous stock ined tallow februari mln lb revis mln previou month and mln februari end feb stock edibl tallow amount mln lb revis mln lb and mln lb respect period factori consumpt ined tallow and greas februari assess mln lb revis mln lb month earlier and mln lb year ago period februari factori us mln lb edibl tallow revis mln and mln total factori product and consumpt tallow market season began jan season follow mln lb product ined edibl consumpt ined edibl reuter lead cominco cut lead price canada cominco cominco metal divis lower price for lead metal sold canada canadian ct per pound canadian ct per pound reuter interest mercantil bank mtrc rais prime rate mercantil bancorp mercantil bank rais prime rate pct pct effect immedi reuter livestock lard consumpt februari factori usag lard product edibl and ined product februari total mln lb revis mln lb januari censu bureau figur year earlier period usag includ hydrogen veget and anim fat and oil process amount mln lb usag februari compris mln lb edibl product and mln lb ined product total lard usag market season began octob amount mln lb mln lb year ago period reuter acq autospa lube bui control cardi cd autospa corp sign agreement purchas share pct convert prefer stock cardi corp repres vote control for mln dlr compani prefer purchas will financ invest group led autospa will receiv cardi year option bui cardi common share dlr each depend time exercis and warrant purchas share dlr each compani exercis option and warrant autospa result tital invest mln dlr execut definit agreement expect april subject complet financ arrang and close expect reuter earn weatherford intern inc wii qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter earn progress save prsl qtr loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note full name progress save and loan associ current year figur includ mln dlr incras reserv for estim real estat and loan loss reuter acq alli supermarket asu file propos merger alli supermarket inc file registr statement secur and exchang commiss for propos merger von compani supermarket combin store oper alli statement cover mln dlr senior subordin discount debentur and mln dlr subordin debentur princip amount propos aggreg offer price mln dlr for each issu drexel burnham lambert inc and donaldson lufkin and jenrett secur inc underwrit issu alli expect offer earli june alli reuter cotton certif cotton stock certif cotton stock deliver york cotton exchang cotton futur contract march report bale unchang previou dai figur bale await review and bale await decertif reuter earn john butler butc qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn guillevin intern inc year jan net shr ct ct net sale mln mln reuter earn cosmo commun corp csmo year loss shr loss loss dlr net loss loss mln rev mln mln reuter earn linear lner see lower compar qtr net linear film inc fourth quarter earn for period end march will lower dlr ct share report year ago quarter sale mln dlr compani attribut lower earn narrow profit margin stretch film linear increas stretch film price six pct effect april reuter earn staodynam inc sdyn qtr net shr ct six ct net rev avg shr year shr ct ct net rev avg shr reuter acq sourc srce complet merger sourc bank complet merger commun state bank north liberti ind bank commun state bank sharehold approv merger meet last saturdai mondai director sourc approv move merger add commun bank mln dlr asset sourc billion dlr asset sourc reuter acq nation bank corp bui branch nation bank corp newli form parent nation bank mount clemen mich and banker fund life insur reach agreement bui branch clinton township nonrel financi institut acquisit bring number bank branch macomb counti term not disclos separ newli form hold compani name ari guldemond chairman and harold allmach presid and chief execut offic reuter earn georgia pacif see gain sale georgia pacif corp second quarter result will includ gain mln dlr pre tax ct per share tax sale interest georgia gulf corp compani sell warrant for mln share georgia gulf common stock goldman sach and connect mln share offer georgia gulf receiv warrant agre sell commmod chemic oper georgia gulf reuter interest continent illinoi cil rais prime rate continent illinoi corp rais prime rate reuter earn thousand trail inc trl year loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note current year figur includ mln dlr tax writedown land and improv mln dlr increas allow for doubt account and tax gain mln dlr debt retir reuter earn vista organ visa year net shr profit loss ct net profit loss rev avg shr mln mln reuter earn tca cabl inc tcat set quarterli qtly div six ct six ct prior pai april record april reuter acq monsanto mtc invest biotechnolog biod biotechnolog develop corp medicontrol corp subsidiari receiv dlr invest monsanto searl and subsidiari compani invest made pursuant option searl held and increas searl stake medicontrol pct total invest mln dlr reuter acq chase cmb bui borg warner bor unit chase manhattan corp chase tran info subsidiari chase manhattan bank unit bought borg warner corp traffic servic busi includ illinoi process center for undisclos sum borg warner traffic servic freight bill pre audit payment and inform servic industri borg warner accept corp chase tran info offer similar servic largest provid inform servic for transport industri reuter earn republ save and loan rsla set dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april note compani full name republ save and loan associ wisconsin reuter sugar kain confirm white sugar sale india london base sugar oper kain confirm sold two cargo white sugar india estim sale total cargo broker particip sugar for april and april june shipment sold and dlr tonn cif reuter earn thl hold inc year jan net oper net mln mln rev bilion billion note thl parent scoa industri inc acquir leverag buyout decemb reuter coffee restor coffe export quota octob ico produc deleg interest freddi mac adjust short term discount rate feder home loan mortgag corp adjust rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur dai pct pct dai reuter coffee ico quota octob deleg restor coffe export quota end current coffe year oct sept reluct intern coffe organ ico produc and consum resum negoti interim quota accord produc deleg told report consum and produc point reopen quota dialogu brazil posit remain unchang brazil refus accept reduct previou pct share ico global export quota effect torpedo talk last month aim restor quota octob deleg note disappoint lack progress quota forc coffe futur london and york low todai trader york fell below dlr earli trade cent per pound trader produc deleg that possibl reimpos quota octob remain ico agenda practic idea had effect discard ico execut board session thi week bare touch quota debat demonstr gener unwilling reviv talk chanc success remot produc deleg produc hurri quota restor despit price collaps sinc failur last month negoti brazil frost season approach negoti quota lead produc deleg coffe price rise brazil frost season june august dealer and roaster build stock insur sever frost damag brazil crop produc interest work reimpos quota octob base system quota alloc valid intern coffe agreement expir guatemala propos oild produc group meet two month begin talk alloc quota share produc divid overhaul quota distribut system produc deleg report grow support for radic realloc base principl object criteria favour consum last month council session splinter group small produc back consum demand for quota share base export product and stock brazil colombia and rest produc favour leav quota alloc unchang for temporari adjust deleg produc support deleg major produc brazil show readi negoti quota share prospect for quota accord octob look bleak and consum determin make reimposit quota condit redistribut quota share base object criteria ico observ remain sceptic that brazil prepar accept quota reduct ico council meet septemb brazil adopt tough stanc bank extern debt negoti and like tough coffe brazil reluct open coffe export registr reflect fear thi provok anoth price slide and forc emerg ico council session like end failur produc met thi afternoon review market situat had gener discuss negoti proce produc deleg produc plan hold consult quota and set date for formal produc meet plan not fix ico execut board reconven hour local time hear report consult ico oper board meet set end todai dai earlier schedul deleg reuter earn geoffrion leclerc inc six mth net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note period end februari reuter reuter interest fhlbb short term discount note rate feder home loan bank board adjust rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur pct dai pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai reuter earn towl manufactur qtow year loss oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper loss mln loss mln note loss exclud gain sale gold lanc corp mln dlr compani oper chapter reuter acq delta air line complet acquisit western air interest treasuri baker hope prime rate increas temporari earn south atlant financi corp soaf qtr shr ct ct net year shr ct ct net note per shr amount report prefer stock dividend requir reuter copper cypru lower copper price ct ct cypru miner compani decreas electrolyt copper cathod price cent cent pound effect immedi reuter interest treasuri baker hope prime rate rise temporari treasuri secretari jame baker hope yesterdai small increas two major monei center bank prime rate temporari phenomenon hope temporari blip upward told hous appropri subcommitte declin interest rate sinc presid reagan offic remain signific accomplish econom area thi administr reuter acq delta dal complet western air wal bui delta air line inc complet acquisit western air line inc thi morn action follow suprem court justic sandra dai connor overnight grant delta and western request stai earlier injunct deal issu court appeal for ninth circuit earn american oil and ga corp aog qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln note result restat reflect equiti invest welltech inc for month end dec and invest american servic for month end nov and full year and net includ loss dlr and dlr for equiti welltech and predecessor oper reuter acq macandrew forb unit begin offer bui revlon group not own earn newpark resourc inc year end dec loss oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln mln rev mln mln note and oper net exclud loss mln dlr ct share and mln dlr dlr share for discontinu oper net exclud gain mln dlr dlr share for credit debt restructur reuter earn tierco group inc tier year end dec loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev reuter earn microdyn corp mcdy set payout semi div ct ct prior pai june record reuter interest fhlbb short term discount note rate feder home loan bank board adjust rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai reuter earn crownamerica inc crna qtr end feb shr two ct ct net rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln note qtr and six mth end march reuter earn diamond shamrock dia see earn diamond shamrock corp will split thi month into two separ compani expect show improv earn last year execut compani told reuter charl blackburn presid and chief execut offic diamond shamrock and compani will emphas explor and product earn wil declin diamond shamrock report loss mln dlr total revenu billion dlr explor and product lost mln dlr revenu mln dlr roger hemminghau diamond shamrock vice presid and chief execut spin diamond shamrock refin and market refin and market margin busi margin will return and thi will year refin and market show oper profit mln dlr revenu billion dlr expect black quarter heminghau ad quarter refin and market segment show loss mln dlr revenu mln dlr execut york for meet institut investor aim increas interest compani stock york stock exchang diamond shamrock trade earlier thi year boon picken offer dlr share for diamond shamrock and manag counter offer dlr and decis split refin and market oper sharehold advisor convinc market give higher multipl for pure plai blackburn reuter earn vm strateg vlan set initi dividend vm strateg land trust delcar initi quarterli cash dividend ct share payabl sharehold record april compani that effect todai will trade nasdaq system symbol vlan reuter iron-steel bethlehem steel set plate price increas bethlehem steel corp base price for carbon plate and high strength and low alloi plate will increas dlr dlr short ton effect juli compani composit price for alloi plate will increas dlr per ton date ad not publish price for thi product bethlehem steel composit price for strip mill plate will increas dlr ton reuter earn equicor see year revenu top two billion equicor equit hca corp that compani will like attain revenu excess two billion dlr year oper compani creat last octob initi equiti mln dlr own equal equit life assur societi and hospit corp america hca financi result for six month compani oper not disclos equicor employe group plan corpor nationwid aim doubl marketshar year pct employe benefit industri control reuter acq macandrew forb begin revlon rev offer macandrew and forb group inc began dlr share cash offer for common stock revlon group inc not offer made wholli own subsidiari revmac acquisit corp subject financ and mln share tender compani macandrew and forb wholli own ronald perelman chairman revlon group held pct vote power revlon march spokesman stake includ pct revlon common and pct seri prefer stock earn arco arc higher earn estim atlant richfield stock rose sharpli analyst eugen nowak dean witter reynold inc rais earn estmat compani trader arco jump nowak that base averag oil price dlr barrel compani earn dlr share year base averag oil price dlr barrel arco earn dlr share compani earn dlr share oil price rise averag dlr barrel arco record earn dlr share nowak increas estim come compani told analyst yesterdai that quarter earn will comfort cover quarterli dividend requir dlr share nowak compani outstand job reduc expens and arco pois gener greater earn power quarter earn will like exce compani expect state yesterdai and dlr share rang reuter acq deak intern bui johnson matthei deak intern foreign currenc and preciou metal firm announc acquisit johnson matthei commod york minori financ limit unit bank england purchas valu mln dlr follow recent acquisit london johnson matthei commod limit deak york firm will deak intern trade compani arkadi kuhlmann presid and chief execut offic deak intern purchas will expand deak oper into preciou metal and wholesal ferrou metal trade arena reuter acq wall street stock purol courier pcc purol courier corp stock jump dlr per share takeov offer emeri air freight corp eaf trader purol trade offer price emeri offer top dlr per share buyout agreement hutton lbo inc reach purol februari that offer expir todai hutton purol had comment specul that anoth offer analyst reuter earn barn group expect sale grow modestli barn group expect sale and net incom for will slightli suppli specif figur barn told sharehold annual meet expect net incom improv rate exceed growth sale two pct higher compani record incom continu oper mln dlr dlr per share sale mln dlr record incom continu oper mln dlr dlr per share previou year reuter earn roadwai motor plaza inc qtr jan shr two ct ct net rev mln mln month shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn dionic inc dion year net shr ct ct net rev reuter earn winn dixi store inc win set monthli payout mthly div ct ct prior pai april june record april june reuter earn waxman industri inc waxm regular payout qtly div class two ct two ct prior qtly div class prior pai april record april reuter acq deak bui johnson matthei commod deak intern foreign currenc and preciou metal firm announc acquisit johnson matthei commod york minori financ limit unit bank england purchas valu mln dlr follow recent acquisit london johnson matthei commod limit deak york firm will deak intern trade compani arkadi kuhlmann presid and chief execut offic deak intern purchas will expand deak oper preciou metal and wholesal ferrou metal trade arena reuter interest iif execut see interest rate declin institut intern financ manag director horst schulmann that orgnaiz forecast declin interest rate half thi year and level and reason chang that speak report bank research group that increas interest rate announc yesterdai and activ foreign exchang market not fundament chang outlook schulmann speak broadli global debt problem that intern monetari fund increas assist world countri remark come week meet imf interim committe and joint develop committe imf and world bank letter committe bank group commerci bank cannot domin supplier balanc payment financ schulmann that imf exposur peak and declin bit sinc reuter earn walker telecommun corp wtel qtr shr loss ct loss nil net loss mln loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln note qtr loss includ loss mln dlr discontinu oper qtr includ loss dlr discontinu oper qtr includ mln dlr provis for cost anticip connect dispos divis and dlr adjust relat write down qtr includ gain dlr for exchang telephon inventori for barter credit reuter earn broker secur inc bkr qtr loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev avg shr year shr profit ct profit ct net profit profit rev avg shr note year ago net includ extraordinari gain for qtr and for year reuter earn world chees inc fwch qtr loss shr loss ct profit nil net loss profit rev avg shr year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln avg shr reuter cpi yugoslav retail price pct march yugoslav retail price march rose pct februari stand pct higher march feder statist offic fso figur show februari retail price rose pct januari stand pct higher februari cost live includ rent and cost such util and transport pct march februari stand pct higher march fso februari cost live increas pct januari and stood pct higher februari reuter acq pennei jcp bui equiti beeba pennei inc sign letter intent acquir mln share pct equiti interest beeba creation inc beba for dlr share pennei agreement call for beeba major supplier junior sportswear work penni establish junior specialti shop creat pennei store earli freestand store plan compani beeba will princip sourc merchandis shop for six month end februari beeba report net incom mln dlr sale mln dlr pennei will establish independ merchandis and market organ manag and support shop will staf personnel and compani compani agreement impact current supplier base and will continu work braod base supplier junior sportswear merchandis area reuter interest austrian bank divid interest rate cut call for cut austrian interest rate grown recent dai bank chief divid issu karl vak gener director zentralsparkass und kommerzialbank wien call todai for cut half percentag point interest rate across board hann androsch head creditanstalt bankverein cabv told reuter oppos cut hurt small saver vak told new confer that last januari cut lend rate for commerci custom and for depositor quarter point had insuffici januari cut nation bank lower discount and lombard rate half point line similar bundesbank move prime lend rate pct and deposit rate vari and pct yesterdai hellmuth klauh head genossenschaftlich zentralbank rate fall quarter point even half point german rate drop vak note that inflat had fallen below pct widen gap austrian rate and cheaper west german credit forecast slow austrian econom growth thi year justifi interest drop karl pale head girozentral und bank der oesterreichischen sparkassen girv call for lower deposit rate lend rate remain unchang moment interest margin small compar west european countri han haumer head erst oesterreichisch spar cass bank told reuter that cut made west german rate bank sourc bank readi lower rate alon and support cut difficulti overcom opposit creditanstalt austria biggest bank reuter earn edward inc ag qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net rev mln mln note prior year earn reflect for two stock split distribut reuter acq peripher system psix agress bui compani peripher system inc agre principl acquir outstand share nucel inc agreement call for exchang share peripher for each share nucel subject approv compani board peripher increas involv develop nucel nuclear batteri technolog made merger practic reuter interest manufactur nation mntl unit lift rate manufactur nation corp manufactur bank wilmington increas interest rate fee variabl rate mastercard pct pct interest rate appli second quarter rate card set quarterli reuter acq chicago fnb unit bui bank chicago corp american nation bank unit complet acquisit suburban chicago bank combin asset mln dlr bank nation bank north evanston elgin nation bank nation bank schiller park and merchant and manufactur state bank melros park american nation own bank reuter acq centerr ctbc acquir benefit plan servic centerr bancorp complet acquisit benefit plan servic inc maryland height special design and administ small and moder size pension plan term not disclos reuter earn conolog corp cnlg qtr jan net shr two ct two ct net rev six mth shr ct ct net rev reuter interest banker trust rais prime lend rate banker trust rais prime lend rate pct effect immedi thi move latest seri similar action lead monei center bank includ citibank and chase manhattan bank last hour ameritrust corp ohio rais prime lend rate pct effect tomorrow reuter interest boatmen nation bank boat rais prime boatmen bancshar boatmen nation bank rais prime rate pct pct effect immedi reuter acq unicorp vote stake hike union enterpris union enterpris holder mln pct class seri prefer share request retract share term issu rais unicorp canada corp vote stake union pct union paid mln dlr april for retract exist credit line reuter earn starrett hous corp sho qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note oper exclud extraordinari reserv relat arbitr iranian claim for qtr and year reuter interest wisconsin nat bank fwb hike prime rate wisconsin nation bank rais prime rate pct pct effect todai reuter earn gac liquid trust gactz set cash payout unit distribut dlr dlr prior pai june record note prior distribut declar april reuter earn wrather corp wco qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note prior qtr figur includ incom discontinu oper dlr gain dispos discontinu oper dlr ct per share and oper loss carryforward gain dlr ct per share prior year figur includ incom discontinu oper dlr two ct per share gain dispos discontinu oper mln dlr ct per share and oper loss carryforward gain mln dlr ct per share reuter sugar sugar import levi import levi for white and raw sugar effect tomorrow european currenc unit ecu per kilo white sugar denatur and denatur versu previous raw sugar denatur and denatur versu previous rate for raw base pct yield reuter earn murphi oil corp mur set regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter interest venezuela debt interest rate into effect interest rate pct libor venezuelan public sector debt payment into effect todai financ minist manuel azpurua azpurua told report yesterdai reduct previou margin pct libor will save countri mln dollar debt servic rate agre last month billion dlr public sector debt reschedul agreement venezula extend term year and lower debt payment period pct azpurua that agreement interest rate will retroact april provid accord approv octob told report term sheet detail reschedul endors member debt steer committe and countri creditor bank for approv agreement replac reschedul accord sign februari venezuela ask revis reflect pct drop oil revenu reuter interest suntrust bank sti rais prime pct suntrust bank that sun bank florida and trust bank georgia rais prime rate pct pct compani action effect immedi reuter acq horn hardart hor unit dispos restaur horn and hardart dispos bojangl chicken biscuit restaur florida part previous announc retrench bojangl subsidiari term not disclos compani restaur orlando tampa and jacksonvil market incur major bojangl oper loss last two year due transact horn and hardart project posit cash flow for unit for remaind fiscal spokesman disposit consist combin sale leas and franchis agreement transact involv quarter compani own bojangl restaur and accord restructur program announc octob spokesman compani sale spinoff compani own addit restaur profit compani disposit will result profit loss for compani cost anticip mln dlr reserv quarter foodservic divis includ burger king arbi and toni roma had pre tax oper loss mln dlr includ mln dlr charg restructur bojangl exclud bojangl group had revenu mln dlr compani that pursuant restructur cut gener and administr expens attribut bojangl pct reuter earn multibank financi corp mltf payout qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter interest bank system fb unit hike rate bank minneaploi and bank saint paul unit bank system inc rais refer rate pct pct reuter acq chemic fabric cmfb agreement termin chemic fabric corp agreement principl birdair inc purchas asset relat architectur structur busi dow corn corp odc inc divis termin that agreement chemic fabric becom distributor dow corn vestar silicon coat fiberglass architecur fabric birdair joint ventur chemic fabric and owen corn fibergla corp ocf and corn ventur dow chemic dow and corn glass work glw chemic fabric onc current project backlog dow corn odc divis complet dow corn plan discontinu design engin fabric and instal servic chemic fabric compani will cooper develop product for architectur and industri applic and suppli architectur materi each reuter acq si sisb complet wendi wen unit bui si corp complet acquisit franchisor sister intern inc wendi intern inc for mln dlr stock purchas includ restaur ohio oper sister give si total restaur and franchis relationship six midwestern and southern state reuter sugar british sugar sow slow start drill thi year british sugar beet crop slow start due poor weather condit pct sown spokesman for british sugar plc thi compar two pct stage last year pct and pct for concern weather forecast and capac drill contract area hectar dai seed bed good and farmer advis wait for soil temperatur rise spokesman crop can drill week april will delight last year larg proport crop not drill turn equal second largest record reuter acq canadian tire major holder not extend pact ctc dealer hold canadian tire corp control sharehold alfr david and martha bill not extend agreement expir yesterdai tender share ctc previous report offer for pct canadian tire common share ctc hold pct canadian tire common not share tender offer total mln anoth pct canadian tire common bill control pct canadian tire common ad that extend offer fix price dlr share ctc group canadian tire dealer expect obtain approv appeal previous report ontario court rule uphold regulatori decis block ctc offer dealer bid previous block ontario secur commiss offer exclud holder canadian tire class vote share make pct compani equiti reuter acq hutton lbo extend expir for dlr shr offer for purol april todai acq conrac mull restructur buyout altern acq conrac cax explor restructur buyout conrac corp board reject dlr share tender offer mark industri inc explor altern such restructur leverag buyout takeov compani file secur and exchang commiss conrac board director author financi and legal advisor explor altern mark offer consid inadequ altern explor includ restructur leverag buyout takeov compani anoth compani conrac conrac board discuss altern special meet march and that decis whether adopt altern hing futur action mark and unsol tender offer put into effect altern explor hurt defeat mark offer board member instruct confidenti term transact that enter into becom final compani board defens step includ grant sever agreement offic board meet yesterdai concac director delet provis allow holder class vote stock call special sharehold meet and delet anoth provis allow sharehold remov director compani defens move mark had plan elect major designe director special holder meet succeed acqur major compani common stock offer conrac conrac presid vice presid and treasur sever agreement golden parachut agreement conrac presid paul graf cash payment twice annual salari dlr last year chang control compani includ acquisit pct compani vote stock conrac treasur joseph smorada and vice presid joseph donnel made dlr last year and half time salari chang control smorada salari not list sec file execut cash settlement option plan and continu insur and benefit reuter interest bank join prime rate cut chemic bank main bank subsidiari chemic york corp and marin midland bank inc rais prime lend rate pct pct effect immedi loui mercantil bancorp mercantil bank rais prime rate pct pct effect immedi follow similar cut yesterdai citicorp and chase manhattan reuter earn convest energi partner cep qtr loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note net includ oil and natur ga writedown mln dlr quarter and mln dlr year reuter earn dylex year jan net shr ct dlr net mln mln sale billion billion note exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr two ct per share public issu affili share reuter coffee ico talk set end quota debat intern coffe organ execut board meet will end tomorrow move reopen debat restor coffe export quota deleg talk focus administr matter and verif stock produc countri produc met briefli todai exchang view market situat chanc discuss quota will begin ico annual council session septemb deleg earlier thought meet end tonight session schedul tomorrow gmt complet report stock verif meantim execut board will meet discuss action consult report ico present todai board consum deleg reuter earn intern seawai trade corp in year oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note and oper net exclud gain dlr and dlr for extraordinari item reuter earn callon petroleum clnp qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss mln rev avg shr year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn counti save bank csba set stock dividend counti save bank board declar pct stock dividend payabl april sharehold record todai reuter acq hutton efh extend purol pcc offer hutton group hutton lbo inc unit extend expir date for dlr per share tender offer for purol courier corp midnight est april six midnight april hutton lbo inc wholli own acquisit inc subsidiari entiti make offer extend expir date and withdraw right period for pend tender for mln share pct purol common hutton offer top todai dlr per share bid for pct stock emeri air frieght corp eaf offer pai sharehold packag secur for balanc share valu respect tender offer price hutton end dai yesterdai share purol common stock repes pct outstand share had validli tender and not withdrawn manhattan suprem court justic lewi grossman todai adjourn mondai hear stockhold suit seek block hutton lbo transact judg told attornei need time hear case plaintiff cite belief that superior offer forthcom compani mention affadavit interlink express plc deni that interest yesterdai frank hoenemey retir vice chairman prudenti insur and purol board member initi offer hutton reject board director februari hoenemey testifi that meet board februari hutton submit revis propos accept testifi committe director had hire goldman sach and altern hutton offer and discuss merger compani includ emeri and feder express corp fdx reuter earn bankamerica bac post gain unit sale bankamerica corp complet sale consum trust servic divis fargo and wfc transact that will result second quarter pre tax gain mln dlr sale will not affect servic bank will continu provid institut custom employe benefit trust servic divis bankamerica separ announc well fargo acquisit will increas amount person trust asset administ billion dlr last decemb bankamerica and well fargo announc definit agreement sale price mln dlr subject adjust reuter ship london metal freight rotterdam karachi shred scrap bin qasim shanghai pig iron fhex shex chungjin manila steel coil liner discharg bilbao port vietnam steel fio end april singapor mizushima steel scrap fiot reuter earn ciro inc ciri year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter ship london or enquiri fixtur south africa salvador brazil long ton manganes or end april callao croton miner spot geraldton tampico bulk miner sand fio itea dunkirk bauxit dai purpos tampico north spain or two dai shinc shex port german north sea usg bulk or reuter earn helm resourc inc qtr loss oper shr loss two ct loss ct oper net loss loss rev mln mln year oper shr profit two ct loss ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln note net exclud discontinu oper gain dlr loss dlr quarter and gain dlr loss dlr year net exclud extraordinari loss dlr gain dlr quarter and gain dlr dlr year net period includ writedown dlr oil relat seismic data reuter earn sasco product inc year loss shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev note net includ nonrecur expens dlr reuter acq ausimont compo au sell unit ausimont compo sold asset equip and machineri divis for six mln dlr invest group includ unit manag result modest pretax gain that will includ quarter result unit had sale mln dlr reuter acq atlant research atrc complet acquisit atlant research corp complet acquisit profession servic firm ori group for common share pool interest basi reuter acq peabodi hold complet acquisit peabodi hold inc complet acquisit substanti eastern ga and fuel associ efu coal properti for pct peabodi hold stock peabodi purchas includ underground mine and coal prepar plant oper eastern coal properti mine contractor west virginia acquisit involv mln ton coal reserv west and includ eastern coal reserv and inact powderhorn oper palisad colo peabodi peabodi ad that expect announc week will staff and oper properti and offic acquir eastern reuter earn penta system intern inc psli qtr shr loss six ct loss ct net loss loss mln rev mln mln year shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss mln rev mln mln reuter money-fx fed bui mln dlr bill for custom sept matur acq chirac see quick decis cgct french prime minist jacqu chirac told congressmen franc announc decis two week group control second largest commun firm compagni general construct telphoniqu french sourc chirac promis that franc decis base financi econom and technic criteria and not polit ground and german compani lead contend control cgct reagan administr warn franc and germani that retali control compani award polit ground jacqu delor presid european commun execut commiss call last month for control west germani siemen order strengthen european industri lead contend consortium american telephon and telegraph philip netherland chirac franc make public reason for award control sourc ask compani fate two occas meet leader senat and hous repres reuter ship agenc report ship wait panama canal panama canal commiss govern agenc daili oper report that backlog ship wait enter canal earli todai two dai expect due schedul transit end dai backlog averag wait time tomorrow super tanker regular vessel north end hr hr south end hr hr reuter earn control resourc industri inc crix qtr shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln year shr profit ct profit ct net profit rev mln mln reuter earn american water work inc awk set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record reuter earn hunt manufactur hun set payout qtrly div ct ct pai april record april reuter acq itel itel bui castl cook cke unit asset itel corp complet previous announc acquisit contain fleet and relat asset castl and cook inc flexi van leas inc subsidiari for mln dlr cash and market secur mln dlr note mln common share and assumpt liabil compani obtain mln dlr financ bank group for deal and common share subject year restrict sale and vote reuter earn pittsburgh and west virginia railroad net qtr shr ct ct net rev year shr ct ct net rev reuter acq dynalectron dyn bui aviat facil dynalectron corp purchas asset standard aero inc includ leasehold right aircraft modif and mainten facil phoenix ariz term not releas facil consist squar feet hangar and shop space dynalectron will oper plan dynair tech inc and offer continu employ standard aero employe reuter acq talk point purol courier pcc emeri air freight corp top leverag buyout offer for purol courier corp mln dlr wall street react anoth offer surfac purol stock climb todai emeri dlr per share offer emeri top dlr per share mln dlr offer hutton lbo inc analyst latest mln dlr offer for purol exceed expect analyst previous had takeov valu for packag deliveri compani dlr per share rang estim compani rang dlr per share analyst todai not ventur whether anoth offer made arbitrag held belief that bid higher choic seek offer emeri shown courag arbitrag specul courier compani emerg bidder make sens jame parker robinson humphrei won make won pct synergi analyst acquisit cost emeri earn short term long term elimin redund and sell purol asset boost emeri profit parker combin purol and emeri rival unit parcel servic second largest packag deliveri compani feder express corp fdx pct market parker specul that combin emeri purol pct six billion dlr deliveri busi thi will make emeri bigger factor light weight deliveri busi will not make power hous dougla arthur kidder peabodi and purol todai declin comment emeri offer and chairman nichola bradi not return phone call hutton lbo declin comment emeri offer extend expir and withdraw period offer april six midnight todai midnight est analyst specul extens make like hutton will attempt anoth offer skeptic compani packag deliveri industri want outbid dlr per share not synergi courier compani sinc purol agre late februari buyout manag and hutton group efh subsidiari specul arisen that bid come buyout surround controversi sinc purol board member doresi gardner resign march gardner believ offer made anoth entiti spokesman for gardner todai director had contact emeri buyer line for purol purol deal hutton call into question sharehold suit file earlier thi week attempt stop tender offer anoth bidder come hear york state court delai mondai arbitrag had believ hutton offer better wall street firm not plan cash ti purol hutton provid mln dlr bridg loan that replac debt hutton maintain major interest purol hutton sourc firm fact face risk invest sinc not reclaim mln dlr loan emeri last year lost mln dlr revenu mln dlr purol lost mln dlr mln dlr revenu reuter interest canadian imperi bank lower visa rate canadian imperi bank commerc lower interest rate visa credit card pct pct effect bill statement bank halv yearli visa card user fee six dlr retain fee for each transact bank spokesman previous report call canadian parliament financ committe march for substanti cut credit card rate factor move not elabor canada minist state for financ thoma hockin had threaten legisl reduc rate appli unpaid balanc financi institut not voluntarili act canadian imperi bank spokesman bank card market competit and move stai competit canadian imperi rate match toronto dominion bank lower rate financ committe report canadian imperi bank ad that cardhold will allow choos transact fee six dlr yearli card fee will elimin minimum monthli transact fee minist state for financ tom hockin hous common todai delight bank cut credit card rate hope retail store and financi institut will rate hockin daili question period reuter earn nissan motor nsani see second half profit nissan motor japan expect that profit second half end yesterdai half oper loss billion yen nissan chief financi offic atsushi muramatsu speech automot seminar attribut improv cost reduct and ration oper exchang rate stabil nissan will strong profit recoveri fiscal and profit for fiscal yen start advanc muramatsu nissan studi possibl set financ compani improv access and european capit market reuter earn geoffrion leclerc forecast result geoffrion leclerc inc report sharpli higher earn for six month end februari expect quarter result continu strong pace and approxim preced quarter brokerag firm earlier report six month profit rose mln dlr mln dlr last year not detail second quarter profit reuter acq wall street stock polaroid prd rumor that york investor asher edelman acquir stake polaroid corp and optim tomorrow statu hear patent infring suit pend eastman kodak polaroid stock higher trader polaroid rose specul that edelman stake polaroid kick month ago and resurfac todai trader edelman had comment rumor spokesman for polaroid compani had not contact edelman and file had made secur and exchang commiss stake compani hope investor that will progress statu hear tomorrow patent infring suit kodak analyst michael ellmann wertheim and trader conceiv that trial date set progress made court settlement suit file polaroid april charg that kodak infring polaroid instant camera patent octob court bar kodak sell camera film that infring patent polaroid spokesman ellmann feel highli that progress will made tomorrow hear ellmann stock boost todai optim product compani work polaroid announc that senior compani execut had chosen work major unidentifi product spur specul product specul that product electron camera refer camera that record imag magnet disk oppos convent film ellmann stock boost todai optim product compani work polaroid announc that senior compani execut had chosen work major unidentifi product spur specul product specul that product electron camera refer camera that record imag magnet disk oppos convent film reuter earn kaufman and broad inc qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter acq itel itel complet flexi van acquisit itel corp complet previous announc purchas contain fleet and relat asset flexi van leas inc for mln dlr cash and market secur mln dlr note mln share newli issu itel common and assumpt liabil compani obtain financ syndic major bank for mln dlr reuter earn kaufman and broad inc qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note hous backlog mln dlr pct year earlier reuter coffee analyst coffe futur fall york coffe futur price will fall cent month consolid trend set market analyst yesterdai price for spot contract fell below dlr for time sinc august intern coffe organ not place export quota discuss current agenda talk aim renegoti ico export quota year price support agreement broke februari short term definit test cent perhap cent william neill coffe analyst elder futur addit downsid not that great current level thi price level market vulner bullish develop neill ad market that will plummet kind price erod cent cent and not rule drop cent debra tropp coffe analyst prudenti bach june worri freez brazil grow area will becom market factor price like consolid ahead that time trader major intern trade hous ask not name expect cent drop term believ brazil open registr rel high export price and requir high contribut quota export market steadi lower level longer term ad produc pressur will mount brazil agre consum export quota term and intern agreement come into forc fall sinc februari talk broke market fallen cent low cent todai buyer and seller sought reassess suppli and demand gener analyst produc larg buildup stock roaster drawn suppli and will bui produc nation complet complet annual harvest and export suppli season peak export remain year ago and warehous produc nation increasingli overburden sandra kaul coffe analyst for shearson lehman that firm forthcom quarterli coffe report kaul produc procur hard currenc servic foreign debt will put pressur sell and thi substanti pressur export undertak sale despit drop price six year low kaul believ market will drop cent brazil frost season begin june accur assess roaster demand hard come analyst note peak winter consumpt period pass and demand slow thi time year shearson kaul estim roaster end stock januari includ solubl and roast mln bag compar mln end septemb small drawdown for busi winter roast season elder neill roaster not overstock mean analyst pick bottom market difficult fact price fallen into unchart territori below long term support dlr per and trader sidelin prefer for short term reuter gas energi refin refin worri that grow suppli import propos feder environment regul and market grade unlead gasolin cost dearli and time industri recov recent slump nation secur and cut amount product and crude come into countri hurt industri archi dunham vice presid petroleum product conoco subsidiari dupont corp oil import account for pct consumpt expect rise pct mid depart energi can afford import pct oil requir year ask john swearingen chairman board continent illinoi corp cil and chief execut amoco corp your answer that question rais doubt behoov that can cope thi situat and improv posit swearingen oppos idea import fee view echo attend thi week nation petroleum refin associ meet san antonio texa talk import surcharg control not encourag thing won solv problem and compound swearingen onc govern affect valu onc import quota licens subvert govern ad william martin deputi energi secretari cost import fee outweigh benefit and suggest energi secretari john herrington deplet tax credit encourag domest product and limit oil import altner energi sourc encourag restor deplet allow for pct deduct taxabl incom oil compani controvers work dunham dunham and offici oppos idea fee oil import enact tax crude and product import compani import crude import product for smaller cost fee crude ask henri rosenberg chairman crown central petroleum cnp import fee rais cost petrochem product and make noncompet world market dunham energi secur issu consid environment issu consid martin level invest for propos lower sulfur level diesel pct weight for exampl unaccept dunham compani cannot afford georg unzelman presid hyox inc propos will place pressur small refin oper and promot industri consolid npra survei refineri releas confer reduc sulphur content pct weight and aromat volum pct aromat highwai diesel fuel cost refin billion dlr nation averag diesel fuel sulfur content for survei respond weight pct averag aromat content pct anoth cost refin upgrad facil produc grade unlead gasolin begin market compani will standard octan level grade unlead gasolin ask dunham midlevel grade unlead gasolin octan level mean invest made dunham thi grade not warrant crown rosenberg despit concern refin expect margin move higher month begin return wholesal margin roger hemminghau chairman refin and market compani that spin diamond shamrock corp dia margin higher opec pact hold stock gasolin and heat oil declin and gasolin demand rise drive season approach thi summer good season for sell gasolin hemminghau ad that compani will primarili gasolin produc reuter earn csx corp csx qtr net shr ct ct net mln mln rev billion billion note figur reflect merger sea land corp complet feb reuter acq wall street stock loral corp lor loral corp climb amid rumor compani takeov target gener electr analyst skeptic jack welch doesn want exposur defens market analyst heard rumor doubt accuraci refer chairman analyst request anonym wouldn thi deal tabl loral corp offici not immedi for comment reuter copper magma lower copper price ct magma copper subsidiari newmont mine corp lower copper cathod price cent cent effect immedi reuter earn snet sng see good earn southern england telecommun corp snet expect good earn dlr per share mln dlr compani expect capit spend rise mln dlr mln dlr year ago senior vice presid financ daniel miglio told meet analyst that uncertainti earn outlook snet involv negoti state regul rate return equiti stand pct compani expect snet system busi compos regul busi profit end year reuter acq stryker stry acquir hexcel hxl unit stryker corp acquir hexcel medic corp wholli own subsidiari hexcel corp term transact not disclos sale complet hexcel plan sell medic product busi hexcel reuter acq stone ostn complet acquisit stone corp complet previous announc acquisit feder save bank north carolina shelbi save bank for common stock final purchas price expect mln and mln dlr will base exchang common stock valu time book feder march close date compani februari feder had mln dlr asset and mln dlr deposit stone rhode island base financi servic compani asset billion dlr reuter acq moor medic corp mmd make acquisit moor medic corp plan acquir privat held penta product wholesal distributor gener durg for undisclos term reuter copper inspir lower copper price ct inspir consolid copper subsidiari inspir resourc corp lower base price for full plate copper cathod half cent cent effect immedi reuter veg-oil argentin veget oil shipment argentin veget oil shipment januari decemb total tonn tonn period argentin grain board breakdown follow cotton sunflow linse groundnutse soybean tung oliv maiz rape nil nil grape nil nil board ad shipment decemb amount tonn tonn month breakdown follow tonn cotton nil sunflow linse groundnutse nil soybean tung oliv maiz nil rape nil nil grape nil nil board ten princip destin januari decemb compar figur for period bracket follow tonn iran holland soviet union egypt algeria south africa brazil cuba unit state india board reuter acq upland miner acquir brazil mine firm upland miner and chemic corp agre acquir consolid brazilian mine intern inc public compani mln acr diamond and gold properti brazil term not disclos consolid own mine concess region eastern and northern brazil gammara santo antonio and diamazon compani upland previous announc acquisit aslamina aslambeck mine corp mina gerai brazil mine concern will produc revenu mln dlr year for year york base upland trade counter reuter acq inspeech insp bui norma bork bork medic inspeech inc acquir norma bork associ inc and bork medic servic inc for undisclos term firm combin revenu mln dlr provid speech patholog physic therapi and occup therapi servic reuter earn noland nold set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter interest bank york rais prime pct bank york rais prime lend rate quarter point pct move effect immedi reuter earn hartmarx corp hmx qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr note per share result restat for for two stock split reuter interest manufactur nation mntl rais prime manufactur nation bank detroit increas prime rate pct pct effect immedi reuter acq upland miner acquir brazil mine firm upland miner and chemic corp agre acquir consolid brazilian mine intern inc public compani mln acr diamond and gold properti brazil term not disclos consolid own mine concess region eastern and northern brazil gammara santo antonio and diamazon compani upland previous announc acquisit aslamina aslambeck mine corp mina gerai brazil mine concern will produc revenu mln dlr year for year reuter earn toll tol stock split public offer toll brother inc declar two for split common stock and file registr statement secur and exchang commiss for propos public offer share common adjust for split record date for split april and certif repres addit share will mail april compani stock price will adjust reflect split april reuter earn nation royalti corp nroc qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr mln mln reuter earn port industri inc hipt qtr net oper shr ct ct oper net rev mth oper shr ct ct oper net rev mln mln note figur exclud extraordinari item dlr ct per share for termin contributori pension plan figur exclud dlr ct per share repres insur proce fire that occurr reuter earn system for health care inc year loss shr loss ct nil net loss profit rev note per share result give retroact effect for revers stock split march loss includ recur expens dlr relat acquisit and initi advertis campaign reuter interest mellon mel republ rpt lift prime rate mellon bank pittsburgh and republ bank dalla rais prime lend rate pct effect immedi reuter ship gulf barg freight higher nearbi call gulf barg freight rate continu show firmer tone nearbi assumpt that gulf post price will encourag increas pik and roll activ and barg shipment total barg trade thi morn loui merchant exchang call session versu yesterdai dealer quot includ thi week mississippi river granit citi mla trade pct tariff percentag point yesterdai bid week mississippi alton granit citi mla bid point higher pct offer barg each week april midmississippi river dubuqu south trade yesterdai bid pct april illinoi river chicago pct bid offer point higher section pct bid offer lower midmississippi river dubuqu south bid point higher pct offer june juli lower mississippi river memphi cairo offer pct bid june aug upper mississippi river lacross savag offer pct bid oct nov midmississippi dubuqu south nov clinton south pct bid offer comparison decemb illinoi river chicago pct bid offer point offer reuter acq crime control asset sold hawlei crime control inc reach definit agreement subsidiari hawlei group will bui asset and assum liabil crime control for mln dlr thi amount mln dlr for distribut compani bank debentur holder and sharehold balanc us pai state tax and expens relat transact and establish reserv provid for unassum oblig compani crime control us proce pai bank lender approxim mln dlr repres pct princip amount indebted bank lender propos acquir mln dlr worth outstand pct convert subordin debentur for aggreg approxim mln dlr and propos liquid compani sharehold receiv estim ct share report earlier crime control default approxim mln dlr bank debt and default indentur govern convert subordin debentur januari crime control instal servic and monitor electron surveil system retain rothschild inc arrang for sale compani reuter interest royal bank canada up base rate pct pct earn peep restaur inc lpep qtr loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss rev avg shr reuter earn towl manufactur qtow qtr oper loss oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln year oper shr loss dlr loss dlr oper net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln avg shr note current year exclud gain mln dlr dispos discontinu oper shr figur prefer dividend requir reuter interest royal bank canada up base rate royal bank canada rais base lend rate pct pct effect tomorrow move chang bank dollar base lend rate sinc last august lower rate point follow announc yesterdai point rise pct two largest bank prime rate reuter interest harri bank increas prime rate harri trust and save bank increas prime rate effect immedi reuter earn strawbridg and clothier strw qtr net shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note current year includ loss equal ct shr takeov defens and loss ct loss invest tax credit reuter crude mobil rais west coast crude price dlr and dlr bbl todai ship tug attempt refloat korean bulk carrier tug will attempt refloat south korean motor bulk carrier hyundai world tonight lloyd ship intellig servic latest updat vessel ground close itaqui port brazil last night undock ponta madeira termin lloyd dwt vessel carri ton or hold partial flood and leakag bunker doubl bottom tank low water tide vessel list degre port and list increas tide rise reuter earn robert bruce industri inc bruca year loss shr loss dlr profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter interest tcf bank and save hike prime rate tcf bank and save rais prime rate pct pct effect todai reuter acq campeau and edward debartolo complet purchas campeau corp and edward debartolo corp close previous announc purchas region shop center alli store corp campeau and debartolo associ will each hold pct ownership interest shop center campeau separ announc that requir bank agreement contribut addit mln dlr capit alli campeau acquir alli store corp earlier thi year compani reuter interest ccc interest rate for april six pct usda commod credit corpor ccc interest rate loan disburs april will carri six pct ionterest rate agricultur depart april rate march pct and reflect interest rate charg ccc treasuri depart reuter acq standard oil srd committe delai bid committe independ director standard oil unsuccessfulli sought delai tender offer for standard share british petroleum plc offer document offer document for dlr per share offer describ discuss dougla danforth chair special committe independ director respons for monitor relat owner pct stake standard for year document committe counsel need two month evalu offer price danforth chairman westinghous electr learn interest acquir rest standard telephon call march sir peter walter chairman meet march danforth inform that special committe had hire boston corp fbc financi advis and retain independ counsel danforth concern that special committe not suffici time express walter telephon convers and reiter letter counsel mondai thi week reuter earn bankamerica qtr net cut mln dlr due brazilian loan earn bankamerica expect report profit for quarter crude mobil mob rais west coast crude post mobil corp rais west coast crude post effect todai buena vista light grade degre api graviti rais dlr barrel dlr bbl huntington beach light grade degre rais dlr bbl dlr bbl heavier wilmington grade degre increas dlr dlr bbl kern river crude degre increas dlr dlr bbl mobil that effect todai chang graviti adjust scale follow degre degre api mobil will adjust price per tenth api degre below degre api compani will adjust price per tenth degre crude grade degre api degre unaffect reuter earn strawbridg strw declar stock dividend strawbridg and clothier board declar pct stock dividend payabl holder record april earlier compani report net incom mln dlr reuter earn laidlaw declar for two split boost payout ct shr ct earn transduc system inc year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln year shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln note reflect tax benefit reflect tax benefit for quarter and for year reuter earn laidlaw transport ldmfa qtr net period end februari shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln six mth shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr reuter acq centuri busi credit cty get offer centuri busi credit corp receiv offer stanlei tananbaum chairman and chief execut offic compani privat transact give sharehold dlr per share cash share outstand decemb independ director will engag expert evalu fair offer reuter earn laidlaw ldmfa split stock hike payout for two stock split pai and record date subject sharehold confirm qtly dividend ct ct pai record note dividend declar pre split share laidlaw transport reuter interest secur pacif provid nation lift prime secur pacif nation bank and provid nation bank increas prime lend rate quarter point pct move effect immedi reuter earn morgan brazil action will reduc quarter net mln dlr earn houston industri inc hii increas div qtly div ct ct prior payabl june record reuter acq emeri eaf plan purol pcc asset sale emeri air frieght corp launch dlr share tender offer for pct purol courier corp sell purol asset pai estim mln dlr cost stock purchas deal file secur and exchang commiss emeri sell leas purol air hub indianapoli ind construct and divest purol stant inc subsidiari indic interest for asset receiv emeri emeri oper purol subsidiari succeed takev integr air hub plan financ stock purchas borrow chemic bank morgan guaranti trust york banker trust and salomon brother hold inc parent salmon brother inc emeri financi advisor emeri commit letter bank for mln dlr for stock purchas unspecifi amount intern gener fund us for stock purchas ad reuter earn centuri busi credit corp cty qtr shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr dlr dlr net mln rev mln mln note rev includ dlr finder fee net includ gain sale secur dividend dlr leas recalcul rev includ finder fee and gain sale asset reuter acq industri icx unit sell track illinoi central gulf railroad subsidiari industri inc will complet sale chicago missouri and western railwai mile line joliet ill loui april chicago missouri wholli own subsidiari venango river corp transport hold compani purchas price line mln dlr chicago missouri will emploi worker and start oper immedi close transact reuter nat-gas british petroleum rais north sea butan price dlr tonn todai nat-gas rais north sea butan price british petroleum plc rais post butan price dlr per tonn dlr fob north sea effect todai post propan price unchang dlr per tonn compani reuter fuel atlant rais high sulphur fuel price atlant fuel market corp todai will rais post cargo price for high sulphur fuel york harbor ct per barrel effect april two increas bring price for two pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct pct sulphur dlr ct compani post price for pct and pct low sulphur fuel unchang and dlr reuter interest nation bank boston bkb rais prime nation bank boston main bank unit bank boston rais prime lend rate pct pct effect immedi reuter earn gencorp take action stock dividend gencorp inc board action respect two pct stock dividend annual meet yesterdai due press busi specif compani pend takeov offer gener acquisit corp form afg industri inc and wagner and brown spokesman two pct stock dividend issu everli year not issu februari compani examin dividend altern manag give consider thi matter time yesterdai compani chairman william reynold told sharehold present altern dlr share takeov offer week reuter earn morgan jpm place brazil loan nonaccru morgan and inc parent morgan guaranti trust york that will place billion dlr medium and long term loan brazil accrual basi match similar action bankamerica corp bac earlier todai move follow brazil suspens interest payment billion dlr commerci bank debt februari expect reduc quarter net incom mln dlr mln dlr repres interest accru prior uncollect bank morgan earn mln dlr quarter morgan that base current interest rate and assum cash interest payment not receiv for rest year net incom reduc mln dlr net incom mln dlr bank not put loan nonaccru dai past due morgan loan affect brazil payment freez reach dai limit second and quarter morgan assum talk brazil and commerci bank lender will proce expediti and interest payment will resum earliest practic date reuter acq gould gld complet sale divis gould inc complet sale system and simul divis unit manag for undisclos price gould move part plan divest defens system busi and focu comput and electron sector gould ad that account for divis discontinu oper reuter acq french firm pct calif water cwtr compagni general de eaux eaug french water wast treatment and dispos heat ventil and air condit concern pct stake california water servic file secur and exchang commiss compagni general bought california water share for total mln dlr for invest purpos acquir share compani plan seek control reuter livestock usda report cattl slaughter meat purchas agricultur depart estim head dairi cattl slaughter week end march result herd dairi buyout program cumul total cattl slaughter program april march estim head cumul meat purchas march total lb depart dairi cattl report for export program for period april march total estim head depart live cattl export addit meat purchas requir depart reuter interest major bank move higher pct prime major bank todai match tuesdai quarter point prime rate cut citibank and chase manhattan bank prime rate boost sinc mid cite narrow spread prime and fund cost justif analyst prime rate rise trigger partli desir bank enhanc profit margin problem develop countri loan comment prime rate increas treasuri secretari jame baker told hous appropri committe that hope temporari blip upward major bank todai announc prime rate increas pct banker trust chemic bank continent illinoi nation bank harri trust and save bank irv trust manufactur hanov trust marin midland and secur pacif nation bank bank compani announc prime rate rise includ pittsburgh nation bank texa commerc bank houston provid nation bank nation bank boston florida feder save and loan associ and suntrust bank reuter earn jem record inc jemr qtr jan shr ct ct net mln rev mln mln six month shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter interest union bank rais prime rate pct union bank subsidiari standard charter plc todai rais prime lend rate pct pct effect immedi reuter grain usda grain inspect advisori committe meet feder grain inspect servic advisori committe will meet mondai april agricultur depart item agenda for meet schedul begin edt grain qualiti issu statu propos regul financi matter and safeti matter depart feder grain inspect servic advisori committe compos member repres grain industri provid advic administr feder grain inspect servic reuter acq deak bui johnson matthei commod deak intern foreign currenc and preciou metal firm announc acquisit johnson matthei commod york minori financ limit unit bank england purchas valu mln dlr follow recent acquisit london johnson matthei commod limit deak york firm will deak intern trade compani arkadi kuhlmann presid and chief execut offic deak intern purchas will expand deak oper preciou metal and wholesal ferrou metal trade reuter coffee coffe futur six year low dlr coffe futur dip todai and close below dlr pound for time six year coffe for deliveri end cent pound coffe sugar and cocoa exchang cent and lowest price sinc august price fall steadili sinc intern coffe organ fail februari reach agreement control export member and pressur renew thi week execut board organ met london reopen debat export quota execut board limit current discuss administr matter and set adourn thursdai burdensom suppli press market dlr pound februari organ discuss aim establish export quota broke sandra kaul coffe analyst york shearson lehman brother suppli high point for year produc nation complet harvest addit nation face debt and sell coffe rais capit thi substanti pressur export undertak sale despit drop price demand sluggish winter period greatest consumpt end price fall anoth cent cnt pound analyst gold futur retreat modest earli gain and close steadi silver price ralli commod exchang york increas bank prime rate prompt concern renew inflat strength dollar discourag bui market get mix signal and doesn analyst gold futur retreat modest earli gain and close steadi silver price ralli commod exchang york increas bank prime rate prompt concern renew inflat strength dollar discourag bui market get mix signal and doesn analyst reuter earn belden and blake energi bbe qtr shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln note qtr includ write dlr ct and writdown asset mln dlr year includ mln dlr qtr writedown reuter acq crown resourc crr plan energi unit sale crown resourc corp plan sell oklahoma base oil and ga unit part strategi focu develop preciou metal properti compani bought wyona water flood oil and ga unit for dlr crown wyona field fulli develop produc well current oil product barrel dai ad that ga produc for sale reuter acq hold mdc sell energi unit hold inc sold substanti asset oil and ga unit mizel petro resourc inc and affili partnership for mln dlr cash parker and parslei petroleum midland texa compani that subject post close adjust expect post small profit sale reuter earn livingwel inc year shr six ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln note increas earn due elimin prefer dividend requir reuter acq fidelcor ficr unit acquir lazer financi fidelcor inc fidelcor busi credit corp subsidiari reach definit agreement acquir substanti portion bank england corp bkne lazer financi corp asset term acquisit not disclos acquisit subject approv feder reserv board fidelcor acquir lazer loan portfolio and asset includ miami offic plan hire major lazer employe reuter earn sunstat corp sust qtr shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln year shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss mln note loss includ loss for discontinu oeprat loss mln dlr net mln credit qtr includ loss mln dlr for discontinu oper share amt relfect dividend requir reuter earn bii enterpris inc year nov net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn scottish and york hold year loss shr loss ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln note shr payment prefer stock dividend reuter coffee coffe futur dlr pound six year low coffe futur dip and close below dlr pound for time six year coffe for deliveri end cent pound york coffe sugar and cocoa exchang cent and lowest price sinc august price fallen steadili sinc intern coffe organ fail februari reach agreement control export member and pressur renew thi week execut board organ met london reopen debat export quota execut board limit current discuss administr matter and set adourn thursdai burdensom suppli press market dlr pound februari organ discuss aim establish export quota broke sandra kaul coffe analyst york shearson lehman brother suppli high point for year produc nation complet harvest addit nation face debt and sell coffe rais capit thi substanti pressur export undertak sale despit drop price demand sluggish winter period greatest consumpt end price fall anoth cent pound analyst gold futur retreat modest earli gain and close steadi silver price ralli commod exchang york increas bank prime rate prompt concern renew inflat strength dollar discourag bui market get mix signal and doesn analyst cattl futur post high chicago mercantil exchang live hog ralli earli loss and frozen pork belli finish sharpli lower cattl price continu draw support winter storm that swept plain state leav anim strand snowbound field and feed lot miser condit live hog pressur earli agricultur depart report tuesdai that produc expand breed herd market expect last quarter price recov pace higher cash price frozen pork belli fell sharpli outlook for greater product and close limit loss soybean futur post sharp gain chicago board trade corn and wheat lower soybean ralli respons tuesdai usda report that farmer intend plant mln acr thi year mln plant last year corn price pressur outlook for mln acr corn last year mln acr larger analyst expect reuter acq invest advisor pct killearn kpi two execut memphi tenn invest advisori firm told secur and exchang commiss acquir share killearn properti inc pct total outstand execut mason hawkin and william reid work for southeastern asset manag inc bought killearn stock person fund invest increas stake killearn properti plan seek control reuter earn savoi industri inc savo year shr loss ct loss ct net loss mln loss rev mln mln note net includ gain ct discontinu oper net includ gain ct discontinu oper reuter earn american hoist and derrick aho qtr net qtr end march shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln mln note qtr net includ extraordinari gain mln dlr reuter acq american barrick abx sell coal asset american barrick resourc corp sold two coal suppli agreement and mine equip repres substanti asset two ohio coal mine peabodi coal kentucki term not disclos proce sale combin sale compani remain coal asset result full recoveri invest oper compani elabor sale will complet plan disposit american barrick gold asset reuter acq novamin board recommend breakwat bwrlf bid novamin inc board will recommend sharehold takeov offer made breakwat resourc breakwat offer exchang breakwat share for each two share novamin compani breakwat will issu mln share for novamin share present issu and outstand addit shrae breakwat will issu warrant and option novamin exercis reuter meal-feed feed situat summari report delai agricultur depart summari report feed situat and outlook schedul for releas april delai depart delai will enabl analyst incorpor into report usda suppli and demand estim for market year and data farm program particip reuter acq newmont mine corp reduc stake peabodi newmont mine corp complet previous announc reduct share peabodi hold inc pct pct newmont realiz mln dlr transact for newmont report net incom mln dlr peabodi largest coal produc had net incom mln dlr sale billion dlr newmont doubl ownership peabodi januari purchas pct interest held william co for mln dlr reduct result complet earlier announc agreement peabodi sell pct interest compani eastern ga and fuel associ exchang for coal properti own eastern reuter earn gasekt mrgc qtr dec shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln month shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit mln rev mln mln reuter earn deltau corp dlta year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note includ loss discontinu oper and mln dlr dispos net asset sold reuter earn deros industri inc dri qtr shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss mln rev mln mln year shr loss dlr profit ct net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln reuter earn revlon group rev report result revlon group inc told secur and exchang commiss had net profit sale billion dlr for year end dec revlon file sec compar result month end dec that period lost mln dlr sale mln dlr earlier todai macandrew and forb group inc began dlr share cash offer for common stock revlon not revlon todai rose activ trade macandrew control pct vote power for revlon loss applic common stock prefer dividend mln dlr net loss per share ct compar net loss ct per share last year revlon had oper profit mln dlr compar loss mln dlr year earlier period net includ provis for estim loss disposit mln dlr compar mln dlr year earlier earn extraordinari item mln dlr reuter acq lifetim lft exchang offer accept lifetim corp retir hous corp accept previous announc acquisit offer retir will oper autonom separ subsidiari reuter earn manufactur mhc put brazil accrual manufactur hanov corp billion dlr medium and long term loan brazilian borrow accrual yesterdai mean that incom will record actual cash payment receiv result net incom for quarter will reduc mln dlr brazil suspend interest payment term debt februari continu defer interest payment for rest year net incom for reduc total mln dlr bank account guidelin not requir loan nonaccru interest payment past due dai manufactur hanov that light current circumst record incom brazilian loan cash payment receiv ad that believ brazil will reach agreement bank debt restructur and that interest payment will receiv compani earn mln dlr quarter and mln dlr for year reuter acq galveston aquir mine properti interest galveston resourc agre principl for option earn pct interest hemlo gold mine inc mine properti interlak properti subject regulatori approv galveston will earn pct interest spend minimum mln dlr explor and develop work decemb expect work will commenc shortli and continu explor season galveston grant hemlo gold option acquir two mln galveston share option can exercis dlr share decemb dlr share decemb and dlr share decemb separ galveston agre principl noranda inc unit noranda explor for option earn pct interest major miner properti locat baie vert peninsula newfoundland galveston can earn pct interest spend six mln dlr explor and develop work properti decemb compani grant noranda option purchas two mln galveston share option can exercis dlr share decemb dlr share decemb and dlr share decemb reuter earn ocelot industri year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln rev mln mln note loss includ extraordinari loss mln dlr dlr shr relat writedown petrochem asset and reduc tax gain mln dlr ct shr result restat reuter earn deutsch bank see slow start deutsch bank dbkg slow start post record profit manag board joint spokesman wilhelm christian credit busi declin week year and interest margin squeez weak german bours earn commiss fall sharpli and trade secur fell earn currenc deal satisfactori told new confer deutsch group partial oper profit rose billion mark billion balanc sheet billion mark billion profit swollen earn placement flick group estim billion mark and record profit trade bank account not includ partial oper profit earn flick transact book subsidiari and show part interest surplu section current earn secur and particip group thi doubl billion mark billion usual bank not detail total oper profit that total oper profit includ account trade rose pct pct flick transact group and pct pct parent bank bank analyst thi put group total oper profit billion mark and parent bank oper profit billion mark christian deutsch us extraordinari earn flick pai record mark bonu top unchang mark dividend bank had decid rais dividend uncertain busi outlook end and develop thi year show that correct christian west german bank rare rais dividend can maintain increas payout subsequ year prefer us bonus for profit bank us extraordinari earn continu high level risk provis christian disclos group risk provis rose mln mark mln german law disclos provis not necessarili reflect full amount risk provis manag board joint spokesman alfr herrhausen deutsch total debt exposur problem countri had fallen six billion mark billion fall dollar agre question ask two third such problem countri debt had written deutsch bank post sharp rise hold secur billion mark billion parent bank christian thi billion mark rise partli due increas activ intern share placement share such fiat spa intern placement last year remain book herrhausen that concret measur plan place share and conclud origin placement reuter acq deutsch agre full takeov eurasbank deutsch bank dbkg agre outstand pct deutsch bank asia european asian bank creditanstalt bankverein cabv deutsch manag board joint spokesman alfr herrhausen told new confer eura broke even and requir fund deutsch gave detail deal creditanstalt press report that deutsch plan takeov lloyd bank plc lloi foundat herrhausen deutsch had part recent capit increas morgan grenfel group plc had plan rais pct share morgan grenfel banca america italia spa pct acquir bankamerica corp bac late last year consolid thi year and contribut expans deutsch busi manag board joint spokesman wilhelm christian rule earlier thi year feder high court deutsch had includ bank hold balanc sheet section particip christian christian bank regard share bank compani invest activ particip parent bank total particip rose billion mark compar billion includ rise billion billion bank particip herrhausen group hold balanc sheet thi not step float separ hold compani reuter earn singapor bank diversif kei growth singapor major bank diversifi and gradual shift asset hold loan debt instrument bank sourc bank trend oversea union bank unit oversea bank oversea chines bank corpor and develop bank singapor shift securitis help volatil financi market develop hedg facil such float rate note and bond for risk manag oversea union gener manag loh hoon sun loh told reuter interview that singapor bank limit growth credit risk and switch term lend major growth area such stockbrok and fee base incom major local bank ventur into stockbrok grant seat stock exchang banker move into govern secur market and stock exchang singapor deal and quotat system foreign banker develop bank and oversea union bank becom major player equiti market singapor loh bank particip stock market increas busi transact and provid long term growth for market bank not competit for individu stockbrok firm increas busi gener ad loh stock exchang singapor expand equiti issu billion dlr thi year increas abil foreign and local market particip absorb issu loh oub invest manag subsidiari oversea union bank team firm launch union global fund fund for local investor seek capit growth diversifi intern portfolio will invest intern share emphasi and japanes market db secur singapor pte subsidiari develop bank singapor appli hong kong stock exchang set hong kong stockbrok firm loh predict fix deposit and prime interest rate singapor will stai low thi year result bank will forc provid fund manag servic for major client seek return econom analyst and banker optimist major bank will show profit help higher incom treasuri and invest bank activ expect tax profit oversea chines and unit oversea show stabl growth pct respect gain and pct oversea union profit expect jump mln dlr mln dlr economist develop bank tax profit rose pct due dividend mln dlr paid nation discount compani subsidiari bank reuter interest westpac rais indic lend rate westpac bank corp zealand will increas indic lend rate percentag point pct april westpac statement increas reflect high cost fund bank nervous wholesal deposit market creat uncertainti outlook for interest rate liquid expect remain tight month and thi will put upward pressur interest rate base lend indic rate trade bank rang pct and pct reuter coffee thai trader oppos reimposit coffe quota thai coffe export hope intern coffe organis ico not reimpos export quota even thi lead slump world price susin suratanakaweekul presid thai coffe export associ told reuter that thailand obtain benefit previou ico quota repres pct total annual export thailand expect increas coffe export revenu restrict sale current ico member offer higher price member custom depart thailand export tonn coffe last year thai coffe product project fall tonn oct sept season previou year senior commerc ministri offici thai govern support coffe produc lobbi for reimpos ico quota lift world price somphol kiatpaiboon director gener commerci econom depart absenc ico quota encourag produc rapidli releas coffe market depress price indonesia expect export substanti amount coffe thi month such restrict reuter earn sanwa bank secur world oper sanwa bank year busi plan forese secur and intern oper make greater contribut oper profit bank offici bank plan emphasis retail and medium and small size busi oper told reuter offici fuji bank and mitsubishi bank outlin similar year plan lower interest rate and financi liberalis cut profit deal big firm noth don can financ offici sanwa bank plan forecast that secur and intern oper will contribut pct total oper profit end fiscal year end march compar pct fiscal sanwa offici reuter ipi german februari industri output rise pct januari fall pct offici pet-chem intern pact ozon damag like intern protocol sever limit us industri chemic believ damag earth protect ozon layer sign thi year offici and scientist end thi year intern protocol place can proud environment protect agenc offic bill long told report chemic chiefli chlorofluorocarbon cfc us refriger and make foam plastic solvent and aerosol earth upper ozon layer absorb harm ultraviolet rai sun offici and scientist meet tokyo ahead intern confer problem thi month vienna geneva long robert watson program manag for atmospher problem nation aeronaut and space administr protocol demand initi freez us cfc industri thi gradual reduct cfc volum cfc gase releas into air ban us us cfc aerosol and japan ask for voluntari restraint us cfc industri process reuter ipi german industri output rise pct februari west german industri product season adjust rose provision pct februari revis declin pct januari econom ministri ministri had origin estim that industri product fell pct januari februari figur like revis upward percentag point month march figur releas ministri statement industri product index base stood provision februari januari and decemb ministri had previous put januari and decemb indic and februari output index had stood produc year year rise for februari pct februari rise product aid sharp pct increas construct output compar januari product industri sector depress unusu sever winter weather manufactur industri regist pct rise product februari compar januari energi sector output fell pct and mine product declin pct ministri consid two monthli comparison guid trend output januari and februari togeth fell two pct novemb and decemb ministri construct output fell pct januari februari novemb decemb due cold januari weather output energi sector rose pct and mine output pct manufactur industri product fell pct januari februari compar novemb decemb thi sector output basic product and food tobacco and alcohol fell pct product capit good fell pct output consum good unchang compar month industri product januari and februari fell pct ministri manufactur industri output fell pct output basic product pct capit good pct and food tobacco and alcohol product pct lower maker consum good post pct year year rise two month period industri sector mine product fell pct and construct output pct energi sector slight pct rise ministri ad reuter earn reckitt and colman plc pretax profit mln stg mln acq and offer role japan telecom compani japanes businessman announc plan for telecommun firm britain cabl and wireless plc core compani plan unveil senior feder econom organ offici fumio watanab not stake cabl and wireless share hold core compani equal watanab statement actual percentag sharehold agre core compani core compani will provid director for firm compani immedi set work feasibl studi construct cabl for watanab watanab act mediat two rival group includ and seek compet kokusai denshin denwa monopol japan oversea telephon busi post and telecommun ministri competitor kdd and back watanab effort british sourc declin identifi propos open door talk and cawl and firm involv and had earlier reject report propos pct share telecommun firm compar pct stake watanab origin propos and pct stake two firm watanab propos merg british sourc decis not exact sharehold core compani leav door open for discuss sensibl approach part british sourc told reuter and push hard for permiss lai cabl japan and propos merger spark intern row british govern sourc threaten retaliatori action japan for discriminatori practic foreign firm sourc last fridai that option for britain revok licens japanes bank and secur compani oper london attack origin merger plan that rival consortia licens ask particip and european firm watanab will not core compani particip japanes law total foreign particip limit wise for and join firm support influenti backer and work thi for realiz idea watanab told report core firm mitsubishi corp mitt mitsui and mit sumitomo corp sumt matsushita electr industri toyota motor corp toyo itoh and citt and pacif telesi intern inc watanab that latest propos repres final effort fail satisfi british govern will japanes govern explain posit reuter sugar fir beet sugar estim unchang mln tonn white equival money-fx monei market deficit forecast mln stg bank england forecast shortag mln stg monei market todai main factor affect liquid bill for repurchas market will drain mln stg bill matur offici hand and treasuri bill will mln stg and rise note circul mln stg partli offset outflow exchequ transact and banker balanc target will add mln stg and mln stg system reuter sugar sugar offer dutch intervent refus tonn sugar offer intervent netherland refus intervent board wrong packag spokeswoman for ministri agricultur sugar offer intervent produc threaten sell tonn sugar intervent stock protest export licens polici last month dutch trader sugar offer netherland belgian ministri not confirm thi reuter earn bayer world group pre tax profit billion mark billion offici sugar sugar tender mark chang polici maximum rebat grant yesterdai european commun sugar tender mark chang polici produc complaint that lose monei export commiss sourc thi despit fact that commiss accept tonn sugar into intervent yesterdai trader protest that rebat set low maximum rebat yesterdai tender ecu per kilo ecu previou week london trader yesterdai rebat largest grant commiss sourc todai increas explain world market condit amount rebat fell short produc claim need obtain equival price that for sale into intervent remain ecu per kilo oper offer total tonn sugar into intervent last month protest rebat low sourc tonn french sugar and tonn german sugar had accept remaind reject low qualiti sourc note oper withdraw offer week period accept sugar and payment for sign plan withdraw ad that expect oper wait anoth week two review commiss polici make mind sourc commiss felt entitl offer rebat slightli below level theoret justifi light farm price packag propos reduc guarante price for sugar two pct start season juli reuter coffee kenyan coffe rain trader kenya late coffe crop flower main coffe area gener dry and hot week end wednesdai trade sourc machako embu meru and kirinyaga eastern kenya and nyeri and thika central dry past week farmer expect rain thi week not fall output late octob novemb decemb crop will declin sharpli sourc that sinc grower not irrig crop noth wait for rain main factor determin kenyan coffe product two month ago intern coffe organ issu forecast kenyan export coffe product oct sept season mln bag reuter coffee price rise bangalor coffe auction price rose fortnightli export auction march for sale tonn coffe and crop total offer tonn coffe board withdraw amount tonn type and grade quantiti sold averag price rupe per kilo exclus sale tax previou price march auction bracket crop plantat plantat plantat arabica cherri arabica cherri arabica cherri robusta cherri robusta cherri robusta pmt robusta pmt rep bulk rep bulk robusta cherri bulk robusta cherri robusta cherri bbb crop arabica cherri arabica cherri bbb robusta cherri bbb monsoon coffe monsoon robusta reuter earn bayer confid post good result chemic group bayer bayg expect post anoth good result rais pre tax profit record high compani that thi despit mark strengthen dollar and currenc and despit increas competit pressur progress busi will depend larg extent threat free trade materialis and develop exchang rate raw materi and energi cost bayer world group pre tax profit rose billion mark exceed previou year record billion parent compani pre tax profit increas billion billion compani gave net profit figur indic like dividend bayer paid mark dividend result mark year earlier bayer that world group oper profit declin slightli oper result show improv bayer that declin world group turnov billion mark billion reflect sharp fall dollar mark lower price raw materi side had brought pressur sell price ad volum term sale rose slightli compani give detail western europ north america and east region develop local currenc translat local currenc sale into mark distort pictur case north america bayer parent compani volum sale higher turnov fell pct billion mark capac us high parent compani result declin margin unit cost thi combin save raw materi and energi cost help offset fall price and cost increas area rise pre tax parent compani profit due lower extraordinari expens and higher net interest incom plastic organ chemic polyurethan and coat raw materi develop turn fourth quarter bayer that world group turnov fell billion mark last month billion period parent compani turnov fourth quarter fell pct billion mark domest turnov pct lower and foreign turnov pct lower export account for pct turnov quarter pct quarter reuter reserves reserv rise underli billion dlr march offici reserves reserv show larg underli rise march britain gold and currenc reserv show underli rise billion dlr march mln dlr rise januari treasuri thi consider market expect for mln dlr rise underli trend guid bank england oper support pound foreign exchang net borrow and repay treasuri declin comment figur last month bank england opportun strong demand rebuild reserv loss last autumn actual reserv rose billion dlr rise mln februari billion total reserv revalu billion dlr total billion previou valuat treasuri gold reserv revalu mln dlr sdr ecu and convert currenc hold revalu billion accrual borrow exchang cover scheme mln dlr last month mln februari repay mln dlr previou mln capit repay total mln dlr februari two mln dlr repay reuter acq guin sell retail interest guin plc guin that part strategi for compani will sell retail interest concentr resourc develop intern beverag busi firm sold martin and gordon drummond pharmaci eleven conveni store special food import richter brother and health product compani natur dsl guin statement that compani strength beer and spirit brand had good brand develop potenti includ gleneagl champnei crank hediard and and guin public guin share trade announc close yesterdai reuter gold industri action end south african mine black miner return work week long industri action south africa largest gold mine mine owner anglo american corp south africa angl spokesman for mine hous action start wednesdai last week thousand miner stage slow underground shaft free state geduld divis free state consolid gold mine fscn action escal into underground sit mine weekend prompt manag close affect shaft compani describ creation unsaf work condit anglo american spokesman john kingslei jone compani held talk nation union minework num south africa biggest trade union claim membership black worker fail establish worker dissatisfact acknowledg that mine suffer loss product declin give estim free state consolid last year produc tonn gold underground shaft num not immedi for comment action spokesman for union earlier told south african press associ that miner had lock mine weekend stage strike protest order carri bag contain explos food for white miner reuter acq compromis cite san miguel share san miguel corp smc and unit coconut planter bank ucpb reach compromis disput block mln share smc head govern panel that control sequest share ramon diaz chairman presidenti commiss good govern pcgg told reuter smc had offer price peso per share for block held trust ucpb good diaz ad issu includ ident ultim buyer share had resolv pcgg gave approv sale pcgg sequestr last year mln share abort smc bid bui back trade compani ucpb group commiss suspect share control eduardo cojuangco associ presid ferdinand marco cojuango head board smc and ucpb fled last year marco toppl person own mln share smc hold sequestr share that smc propos bui ucpb own mln coconut farmer diaz natur not want back into hand marco croni pcgg sourc compromis end row payment mln peso made smc hong kong subsidiari neptunia corp bid bui back share last year ucpb had mln peso payment forfeit smc chairman andr soriano iii had fail fulfil commit bui back share origin negoti price billion peso pcgg sourc smc philippin largest food and beverag manufactur agre sell mln class share mln share australian brewer alan bond price peso per share pcgg sourc propos billion peso transact billion peso offset mln peso payment mln peso worth prefer share ucpb held smc mln peso uncollect dividend ucpb share and mln peso advanc ucpb control trade compani ucpb reject origin offer peso per share made smc for mln share grew mln pct stock dividend declar june last year spokesman for smc compani member board met todai discuss propos compromis spokesman declin comment outcom board meet disput arbitr presid corazon aquino last month ask smc and ucpb set man arbitr panel resolv ownership issu panel due submit report april eduardo lo angel govern nomine smc board file formal complaint secur and exchang commiss last week accus soriano and director violat fiduciari duti lo angel oppos decis smc board last decemb assum mln peso neptunia loan reuter earn hoogoven net profit mln guilder mln offici acq rank make increas avana offer final rank hovi mcdougal plc rhml make increas and final offer for avana group plc avna compani hold pct mln avana ordinari share statement term offer will rank hovi share for avana ordinari share valu each avana share avana sharehold will entitl receiv and retain net interim dividend per avana share for year end march accept avana sharehold will entitl receiv rank hovi forecast net interim dividend for financi year end septemb rank hovi that full accept increas offer result issu maximum mln rank hovi share pct enlarg issu ordinari share capit compani latest offer will laps april ordinari sharehold avana accept increas offer will opportun elect for cash for part hold basi cash for each avana share rank hovi cash requir for cash altern met method for mln avana share receiv opt for cash altern rank hovi make cash payment resourc for cash altern mln avana share morgan grenfel agent for particip will make separ offer purchas per share net expens mln rank hovi share such sharehold will entitl increas offer thi equival per avana ordinari addit rank hovi will make cash payment per avana ordinari avana share trade announc last night close reuter acq cabl unimpress japanes telecom offer cabl and wireless plc cawl propos unveil japan for becom core member merg telecommun firm compet for telecommun contract not remov group object suggest feder econom organis offici fumio watanab formal announc propos made earlier thi week and report japanes press cabl pct stake two group compet japan kokusai denshin denwa monopolis japan oversea telephon busi cabl spokesman believ merger two consortia impractic oil and water japanes author want competitor and propos that two consortia band togeth issu british govern test case open japanes market watanab latest propos that core compani group equal share hold ad that work precis percentag report earlier thi week that cabl offer pct stake origin propos pct despit appar differ stake offer cabl spokesman two offer appear essenti cabl share gmt quot penc firmer reuter interest bundesbank leav credit polici unchang trade japan will odd trade lopsid japan can solv trade problem unit state two nation will remain odd long trade account lopsid japan favour senior offici long extern imbal will trade friction and harsh word two govern foreign ministri offici told report last year japan rack billion dlr surplu unit state and economist not fall significantli time washington announc plan last week slap mln dlr tariff japanes electron good rais spectr trade war two countri current situat offici declin identifi basic stanc japanes govern tackl issu resourc unit state accus japan reneg agreement that call stop sell cut price comput microchip world market and import american semiconductor tokyo deni charg foreign ministri offici refus rule japanes retali america ahead threaten tariff middl thi month that respons accord intern law and japan intern oblig ad that japan and unit state account impact disput and world economi reuter acq decis expect royal ordnanc sale defenc secretari georg younger expect announc govern decis sale state own arm manufactur royal ordnanc todai parliamentari sourc govern origin intend float munit and explos concern stock market last juli privat sale dispos firm bidder for compani british aerospac plc bael and engin group gkn plc gkn royal ordnanc sold leed tank factori last summer vicker plc vick defenc electron manufactur ferranti plc fnti and ship and properti group trafalgar hous plc thsl pull bid shortli last month deadlin royal ordnanc made pre tax profit mln stg sale mln stg calendar full year commerci oper compani asset mln stg and emploi site britain state held compani earmark for privatis thi year includ engin maker roll royc plc and british airport author plc reuter gnp japanes group urg drastic econom packag japan lead econom organis urg govern prepar drastic pump prime measur even cost shelv prime minist yasuhiro nakason plan tax reform offici involv offici feder econom organis keidanren meet govern offici govern issu construct bond emerg measur prop economi keidanren suggest that proce sale stock newli privatis nippon telegraph and telephon corp us stimul economi keidanren chairman eishiro saito dollar fall below yen creat huge unemploy and bankruptci that shake foundat japanes economi keidanren meet coincid written request for drastic reflationari measur govern japan chamber commerc and industri organis call for step bank japan intervent stabilis exchang rate chamber head noboru gotoh told press confer await econom packag power push japan gross nation product gnp two pct gotoh govern cope present critic econom condit even put plan stop issu deficit cover bond fiscal plan reduc fiscal budget pillar nakason fiscal reconstruct program reuter sugar syria seek white sugar april trade syria will hold bui tender april for tonn white sugar for shipment june juli and august rate tonn month trader reuter earn hoogoven expect clear loss koninklijk nederlandsch hoogoven staalfabrieken expect clear loss for compani report profit pct lower mln guilder year turnov pct lower main reason fall turnov lower rate dollar compani lower cost for raw materi and energi result lower dollar not compens fall revenu cost billion guilder billion depreci mln mln oper profit mln mln financi charg mln mln extraordinari loss rpt mln mln crude steel product mln tonn mln aluminium product tonn reuter cpi german march cost live data confirm cost live unchang march compar februari stood pct lower month feder statist offic thi confirm provision figur releas end last month februari cost live west germani rose pct januari stand pct lower februari reuter coffee season stabilis for coffe price onset cooler weather brazil southern hemispher winter expect stabilis effect weak coffe market west german trade sourc annual fear frost brazil will grip market thi month june earli juli trader trade believ intern coffe organ ico tackl introduct quota septemb meet and market will not unexpect sharp move direct reuter ipi german industri output rise pct februari west german industri product season adjust rose provision pct februari revis declin pct januari econom ministri ministri had origin estim that industri product fell pct januari februari figur like revis upward percentag point month march figur releas ministri statement industri product index base stood provision februari januari and decemb ministri had previous put januari and decemb indic and februari output index had stood produc year year rise for februari pct februari rise product aid sharp pct increas construct output compar januari product industri sector depress unusu sever winter weather manufactur industri regist pct rise product februari compar januari energi sector output fell pct and mine product declin pct ministri consid two monthli comparison guid trend output januari and februari togeth fell two pct novemb and decemb ministri construct output fell pct januari februari novemb decemb due cold januari weather output energi sector rose pct and mine output pct manufactur industri product fell pct januari februari compar novemb decemb thi sector output basic product and food tobacco and alcohol fell pct product capit good fell pct output consum good unchang reuter acq toshiba regret link access issu toshiba corp tsba regret plan enter busi facsimil and telephon market caught diplomat row posit cabl and wireless plc cawl japanes market britain retali japan attempt prevent cabl and wireless take major posit japanes intern telecommun ventur matter time regrett that thi link question market access japan toshiba spokesman told reuter toshiba inform system toshiba subsidiari yesterdai plan enter market toshiba brand name and had appli for govern approv toshiba suppli equip manufactur for sale brand name sinc last year toshiba spokesman sale such equip not compar cabl and wireless effort stake japanes telecommun firm matter categori reuter interest westpac rais indic lend rate westpac bank corp zealand will increas indic lend rate percentag point pct april westpac statement increas reflect high cost fund bank nervous wholesal deposit market creat uncertainti outlook for interest rate liquid expect remain tight month and thi will put upward pressur interest rate base lend indic rate trade bank rang pct and pct reuter trade japan warn anti sentiment trade row japan send man team washington halt threaten trade sanction that offici warn spark wave anti sentiment team will lai groundwork for high level emerg talk week aim defus increasingli bitter row trade comput microchip offici sanction free trade system ministri intern trade and industri miti director gener noboru hatakeyama told report ad measur atmospher japan unit state becom not good offici blunt action will signific impact grow anti feel anoth miti offici senior foreign ministri offici declin identifi told reuter threat undercut govern argu for concili strong argument japan that sinc unit state impos tariff unilater bother will bash senior offici sound pessimist likelihood prime minist yasuhiro nakason defus anger japanes trade practic visit washington april don trade friction will solv sudden visit nakason wide expect present packag measur presid reagan frustrat japan larg trade surplu senior offici plai expect reuter trade japan will odd trade lopsid japan can solv trade problem unit state two nation will remain odd long trade account lopsid japan favour senior offici long extern imbal will trade friction and harsh word two govern foreign ministri offici told report last year japan rack billion dlr surplu unit state and economist not fall significantli time washington announc plan last week slap mln dlr tariff japanes electron good rais spectr trade war two countri current situat offici declin identifi basic stanc japanes govern tackl issu resourc unit state accus japan reneg agreement that call stop sell cut price comput microchip world market and import american semiconductor tokyo deni charg foreign ministri offici refus rule japanes retali america ahead threaten tariff middl thi month that respons accord intern law and japan intern oblig ad that japan and unit state account impact disput and world economi reuter reserves bank franc foreign asset rise latest week weekli figur publish bank franc show gross foreign asset rose two billion franc last week report bank interven foreign exchang market support dollar yen figur show gold foreign currenc and extern asset rose billion franc billion reflect rise billion billion foreign exchang hold reuter interest bankamerica bacp rais prime rate pct bankamerica corp move major bank rais prime rate pct pct effect todai reuter acq new corp nw start harper row hpr bid new corp australia start previous announc tender offer for share harper and row publish inc dlr per share newspap advertis compani offer condit receiv pct harper and row share offer and withdraw right expir april extend merger tender price follow offer approv harper and row board harper and row grant corp option bui share pct interest dlr each new corp merger agreement termin circumst new entitl mln dlr cash payment last month theodor cross offer acquir harper and row for dlr per share outbid harcourt brace jovanovich inc offer dlr per share late month harper and row board had receiv express interest number domest and foreign compani reuter earn intern technolog itx see qtr loss intern technolog corp expect report loss for fourth quarter end march ct per share compar year earlier profit ct compani blame expect loss regulatori and permit issu that limit full util hazard wast treatment cite califoirnia continu startup delai for major remedi project writeoff invest subsidiari and settlem ent california attornei gener offic and depart health servic compani settlement relat regulatori violat alleg environment protect agengi and california health servic depart compani vine hill and panoch treatment facil northern california agreement will pai state dlr civil penalti two year period and pai dlr year local medic facil part commun awar and emerg respons program develop local commun expens will charg fourth quarter result compani agre make complianc and public safeti capit expenditur dlr receiv oper permit for cubic yard landfil cell imperi counti calif health servic depart compani panoch facil remain close expect reopen for liquid and sludg receipt futur receipt solid materi had account for major revenu site restrict pend resolut capac issu panoch site permit reuter earn westlb luxembourg report lower net profit westdeutsch landesbank girozentral welg wholli own luxembourg subsidiari westlb intern post declin net profit mln mark mln year earlier westlb intern will pai mln mark dividend westlb mln year earlier dividend lower record profit previou year not repeat due chang market condit increas fund alloc for provis busi month develop posit ad westlb intern set mln mark for intern credit risk mln mark bring total amount provis shown balanc sheet mln mark oper profit fell mln mark mln balanc sheet total fell billion mark billion reflect lower dollar and fact that credit busi redempt not fulli offset lend statement westlb intern busi privat custom show pleas expans last year thi develop aid cooper bank and save bank west german state north rhine westphalia parent bank westlb base deposit bank rose pct total billion westlb intern plan expand rang servic for privat client reuter copper miner trap fire gasp copper mine miner trap underground todai fire copper mine gasp area eastern quebec offici report death mine offici that fire broke last night and miner made safeti telephon contact had establish trap miner not brought surfac fire extinguish fire not reuter coffee mild coffe produc meet coffe produc belong mild group will meet guatemala discuss possibl restor export quota produc deleg told report close session intern coffe organ ico execut board meet mild group compris costa rica dominican republ ecuador salvador guatemala hondura india mexico nicaragua papua guinea and peru consult brazil and colombia thi meet not whether two countri attend ico board meet end move restart negoti quota broke last month produc deleg produc expect hold consult come month proce quota negoti date for full produc meet mention board complet report stock verif and regular board session will indonesia june deleg reuter acq aloha inc buyout complet aloha inc leverag buyout corp acquir pct aloha common and pct aloha prefer tender offer that conclud decemb complet for dlr per common prefer share control aloha chairman hung ching vice chairman sheridan ing and presid mauric myer reuter interest bank franc leav intervent rate unchang pct offici crude energi npeeq truste appoint energi corp bankruptci court will appoint truste overse compani chapter bankruptci proceed hope appoint will thwart hostil action pursu two unsecur creditor claim compani object nielsen duchesn counti utah test barrel oil per dai own pct work interest reuter acq cpc intern cpc sell south african unit cpc intern inc complet sale south african subsidiari robertson pty consortium european and south african investor for undisclos amount excess book due increas difficulti oper oper account for two pct worldwid sale billion dlr compani small royalti expect result us cpc trademark owner will util for social program south africa signific impact earn expect sale reuter earn giant yellowknif mine qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln year shr ct dlr net rev mln mln reuter earn north east insur neic qtr loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss year shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss note year net includ realiz invest gain dlr dlr reuter jobs time jobless claim rose week applic for unemploy insur benefit rose season adjust week end march prior week labor depart number peopl receiv benefit regular state program total week end march latest period for that figur that previou week reuter earn mellon bank expect report quarter loss mln mln dlr interest chicago fnb rais prime rate chicago corp nation bank chicago rais prime rate pct pct effect immedi reuter earn mellon bank will cut dividend ct shr ct acq american barrick abx sell ohio asset american barrick resourc corp sold two coal suppli agreement and substanti asset two coal mine ohio peabodi coal henderson kentucki for undisclos price compani proce thi sale togeth sale remain coal asset fulli recov invest oper transact will complet previous announc plan sell gold asset reuter interest comerica cmca rais prime rate comerica inc rais prime interest rate pct pct effect april reuter earn north east neic violat capit rule north east insur due magnitud loss and found violat minimum capit and surplu requir offici main and york and subject sanction and administr action and state compani todai report loss dlr realiz invest gain dlr compar loss dlr invest gain dlr fourth quarter net loss dlr compar dlr compani fourth quarter and year loss result addit loss reserv reuter earn electromed inc elmd year net shr profit nil loss ct net profit loss rev mln avg shr mln mln backlog note current year net includ tax credit dlr reuter earn electromed elmd qtr charg electromed inc expect dlr charg quarter result due convers debentur compani expect posit oper comparison for period electromed lost dlr last year quarter reuter earn sheldahl inc shel qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln six mth shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter earn mellon mel see larg quarter loss mellon bank corp expect report loss for quarter rang mln mln dlr dlr share compani intend reduc second quarter common stock dividend ct share ct mellon will make provis for loan loss quarter mln dlr reflect mln dlr charg off and mln dlr addit loan loss reserv will put mln dlr brazilian loan cash basi result interest revers mln dlr quarter mellon earn mln dlr dlr share chairman david barn loan charg off and increas provis address area concern bank wholesal lend portfolio energi sector develop countri basic industri compani and commerci real estat busi mellon loan loss reserv end quarter estim mln dlr pct loan book compar mln dlr pct total loan end mellon primari capit ratio end quarter will line end figur pct excess regulatori guidelin perform loan quarter end estim billion dlr pct loan portfolio compar mln dlr pct end barn note that mellon bigger involv energi base lend bank lack substanti recoveri energi price thi year natur ga price felt prudent increas reserv and loss loan thi sector thi action relat loan compani directli involv energi loan real estat develop home builder and financi institut southwestern unit state barn for ldc loan mellon had remov mln dlr fulli current argentin loan cash basi had charg mln dlr privat sector mexican debt mellon order decemb quit brazil refus renew short term credit line expect particip effort helpt brazil and sovereign borrow reschedul debt loan basic industri not major contributor increas perform asset quarter charg off mellon remain concern absenc strong recoveri steel and relat industri increas reserv dividend cut and continu manag cost cut aim ensur that mellon financi strength deal current uncertainti barn cannot predict uncertainti that present troubl will end confid manag aggress ad reuter money-fx monei market mln stg late bank england had provid monei market mln stg late assist thi take bank total todai mln stg and compar estim mln stg shortag reuter earn kloeckner see growth engin kloeckner werk klkg turnov thi year billion mark growth like engin come year manag board chairman herbert gienow told new confer trade fair that mid turnov reach six and billion mark acquisit total hundr million mark kloeckner report march higher profit engin sector enabl rais profit year mln mark mln reuter acq feder fort myer ffmy make purchas feder save and loan associ fort myer board execut letter intent acquir presidenti save and loan associ sarasota fla for dlr cash compani definit agreement expect execut and transact expect complet year end purchas price subject increas dollar for dollar basi extent that net worth presidentail exce dlr time close compani acq eli lilli and plan sell elizabeth arden subsidiari earn san diego ga sdo see decis hurt net san diego ga and electr california public util commiss decis reconsid allow mln dlr mln dlr san onofr nuclear station cost disallow make like that earn will reduc ct per share compani decis disallow mln dlr not chang earn penal anoth ct reuter acq eli lilli lly sell elizabeth arden unit eli lilli and board decid sell elizabeth arden inc wholli own subsidiari that manufactur and market cosmet and fine fragranc product busi had sale mln dlr acquir had sale last year mln dlr pct had oper profit mln dlr lilli retain morgan stanlei and evalu offer lilli expect us tax proce sale cosmet busi for gener corpor purpos includ repurchas time time common stock warrant open market statement lilli chairman richard wood thi strateg decis reach basi belief that futur corpor resourc includ research activ focus busi high technolog life scienc orient reuter jobs belgian unemploy fall march belgian unemploy base number jobless draw unemploy benefit fell pct work popul end march pct end februari nation statist offic rate compar pct end march total number jobless stood compar februari and march last year reuter acq kei centurion keyc complet acquisit kei centurion bancshar inc complet previous announc acquisit union bancorp west virginia inc and wayn bancorp inc reuter acq and cbtb complet acquisit and bancshar inc complet acquisit commun bancshar inc tifton asset mln dlr reuter earn gener public util resum dividend common stock pai ct acq zimbabw govern bui into astra zimbabw govern bought pct equiti astra corpor for mln dlr netherland base bommened houdstermaatschappij nederland astra announc astra own compani interest engin paint manufactur and distribut farm machineri and equip motor vehicl and earthmov equip compani local control pct equiti own govern pct dutch firm six pct stake donat astra corpor worker trust govern and dutch compani reuter earn utilicorp recommend for two split dividend increas and addit class stock earn gpu gpu declar dividend sinc gener public util corp board declar dividend ct per share common stock dividend sinc omit payment februari result mile island nuclear accid compani declar dividend due progress cleanup mile island unit two compani spokesman gpu expect continu declar dividend quarterli basi rate depend progress cleanup and compani oper gpu dividend modest size repres amount paid dividend averag electr util oper compani return capit market for debt and prefer stock thi tend produc lower cost and term compani dividend payabl holder record april reuter earn britton lee blii see quarter loss britton lee inc expect report loss lower sale had anticip for quarter compani earn dlr dlr tax credit sale dlr year ago period jobs boost spend job creation thi year european commun boost spend jobless thi year execut commiss statement spend call social fund rise billion european currenc unit billion ecu fund design boost job creation and improv worker mobil and supplement nation scheme member state anoth mln ecu ad minist switch unus project credit program commiss itali largest net beneficiari get mln ecu britain second place mln reuter acq jacob take major stake cote jacob suchard acquir comfort major interest takeov bid for cote belgium lead produc chocol statement jacob had acquir share tender time offer expir march offer for pct cote belgian franc per ordinari share agre belgian firm board jacob spokesman declin size major stake and jacob had not decid acquir outstand share reuter trade yeutter stress trade negoti long term trade polici earn holidai hia recapit approv holidai corp jersei casino control commiss approv recapit plan provid final regulatori approv need compani expect announc week record date for special dlr per share dividend sharehold will receiv plan and pai dividend month april exact time depend close financ arrang holidai oper harrah marina hotel and casino atlant citi reuter earn comp card intern inc cucd qtr net januari end oper shr profit ct loss six ct oper net profit loss rev mln mln avg shr mln mln year oper shr profit ct profit ct oper net profit profit rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note net exclud extraordinari tax charg dlr credit dlr quarter and credit dlr dlr year reuter trade yeutter stress import trade talk trade repres clayton yeutter stress import trade negoti open foreign market trade restrict statement senat financ committe long term cannot repeatedli bludgeon nation into open market threat restrict negoti credibl for global liber yeutter yeutter not mention recent trade sanction japanes semiconductor testimoni pend trade bill yeutter trade bill increas competit aid trade negoti leverag and avoid provok foreign retali urg congress reject provis that mandat retali foreign unfair trade practic yeutter emphas import multilater trade negoti round and call congress quickli approv extens negoti author want open foreign market and establish and enforc rule intern competit not foster depend protect and subsidi reuter trade explain farm polici franc and european commun enter into trade disput urgent action explain farm polici congress french offici sourc prime minist jacqu chirac plan urg commiss presid jacqu delor send team expert washington chirac return pari thi morn dai talk york and washington trade and protection featur promin centr trade tension commiss propos tax veget oil sourc reuter earn centron corp cen year loss oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss total incom nil note result restat for discontinu oper and exclud discontinu oper loss dlr gain dlr reuter earn sandsport data servic inc sand qtr net feb end shr nil nil net rev avg shr mln mln mth shr nil nil net rev avg shr mln mln reuter interest north carolina feder ncf rais prime rate north carolina feder save and loan associ rais prime rate pct pct effect yesterdai move major bank reuter earn health imag inc himg qtr loss shr loss loss ct net profit loss rev year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev note share prefer dividend reuter earn shell canada see profit lower spend shell canada pct own royal dutch shell group anticip improv level earn assum continu price and margin that exist end and earli compani annual report shell previous report oper profit fell mln dlr exclud mln dlr unusu gain mln dlr prior year compani capit and explor spend mln dlr will mln dlr lower last year due uncertain short term outlook earn utilicorp ucu seek split stock utilicorp unit inc manag recommend board director for two stock split and increas quarterli cash dividend rate ct per common share compani submit sharehold annual meet propos author addit class common stock utilicorp board director will vote split regularli schedul board meet ad that semi annual pct stock dividend will not chang utilicorp propos creat class stock approv will author mln share class common stock par dlr stock issu seri term right and prefer design board each instanc utilicorp compani stock intend enhanc utilicorp abil carri futur financ invest acquisit for corpor purpos reuter earn american realti arb set record date for offer american realti trust board set april record date for previous announc right offer and right will issu april and expir sharehold will subscrib for share for each share held price dlr per share reuter earn carter wallac inc car set regular payout qtly div ct ct prior pai june record april reuter interest morgan jpm increas prime rate morgan and inc rais prime lend rate pct pct effect todai major bank post pct rate citibank announc increas tuesdai reuter nat-gas cooper basin natur ga reserv upgrad remain recover ga reserv area held santo sto led cooper basin joint ventur upgrad billion cubic feet bcf estim last santo upgrad review consult cole nikiforuk pennel associ light larg number ga find sinc santo statement thi mean that total contractu commit bcf australian ga light south wale and pipelin author south australia can met spare ga for sale south australia reuter interest anz bank cut australian prime rate pct australia and zealand bank group anza will lower australian prime lend rate pct effect april cut second announc bank last week cut pct effect last mondai anz rate will lowest prime set major trade bank and match rate set smaller foreign bank januari and left unchang rise prime last month prime rang pct includ major reuter interest anz bank rais indic lend rate australia and zealand bank group zealand will rais indic lend rate pct pct april bank statement continu rise cost fund had pass lend custom anz manag director brian week recent develop monei market deep concern particip market particip understand nervou and cautiou futur develop includ flow and govern relat privatis govern depart april flexibl evid reserv bank move rais system cash target yesterdai feel that reduc present nervous cash target and primari liquid level rais reserv bank rais daili cash target mln dlr normal mln dlr call rate trade high pct thi week busi year end march balanc date book squar westpac bank corp zealand announc yesterdai increas indic lend rate percentag point pct april reuter jobs german march unadjust jobless fall west german unemploy unadjust for season factor fell mln march mln februari feder labour offic total repres pct workforc compar pct februari season adjust jobless total rose march mln mln februari ad march last year unadjust unemploy total stood mln and repres pct workforc season adjust unemploy mln feder labour offic number worker short time rose and number vacanc increas labour offic presid heinrich frank announc figur hesit declin unadjust jobless total reflect continu bad weather slack activ capit good sector and structur coal and steel industri separ statement feder statist offic rise number peopl employ had slow februari offic that estim for februari mln peopl work rise pct compar month note that januari year year rise pct and number work stood mln declin februari compar januari reflect season factor ad reuter money-supply taiwan issu certif deposit central bank issu billion dlr worth certif deposit cd boost issu thi year billion bank spokesman told reuter cd matur six month year and two year carri interest rate rang pct pct issu intend curb growth monei suppli grown result increas foreign exchang reserv reserv hit record billion dlr last month reuter acq mim complet part norddeutsch affineri bui mim hold mima issu mln share preussag prsg complet previous announc purchas pct norddeutsch affineri preussag term acquisit pct norddeutsch affineri degussa dgsg resolv mim statement norddeutsch affineri will own pct metallgesellschaft metg and pct each mim and degussa mim and metallgesellschaft propos arrang give pct each reuter jobs danish unemploy fall pct februari denmark season adjust unemploy rate fell pct workforc februari pct januari pct februari nation statist offic total number unemploi februari januari and februari reuter tea pakistani decis will hurt kenyan tea export pakistan decis suspend tea import licenc will hurt kenyan tea export short term export seek market sourc close nairobi broke hous and export broke hous offici sri lankan capit colombo yesterdai told reuter pakistan had suspend licenc order link tea import pakistani export latest figur show that kenyan export pakistan tea worth mln dlr import pakistan amount mln dlr kenya pct pakistan tea import nairobi sourc pakistani decis not come surpris pakistan had complain trade imbal for time disappoint that pakistan such action will hurt kenya tea industri short term pakistan kenya second largest market sourc broke hous told reuter tea broker pakistan move had affect kenya tea trade and larg respons for averag fall two shill kilo export auction mombasa last mondai trend like continu countri replac pakistan bui qualiti tea ad kenya for long time reli britain pakistan egypt and lesser extent unit state major market for tea sourc ad small scale export export pakistan worst hit pakistani move longer find outlet reuter trade swedish prime minist china visit boost trade big expans bilater trade expect result swedish prime minist ingvar carlsson visit china offici china foreign econom relat and trade ministri offici told china daili that petroleum coal cotton ferrou metal and electr engin balanc trade run sweden favour total trade reach mln dlr last year pct chines statist swedish sourc major paper mill project and aviat agreement discuss carlsson week visit reuter money-supply south korean monei suppli fall march south korea monei suppli fell two pct billion won march billion februari provision bank korea figur show rose revis pct februari and pct year earlier monei suppli fell pct billion won march revis rise pct februari increas pct sinc march last year bank offici march fall due measur bank absorb excess monei reuter acq skandia intern bui stake nevi baltic skandia intern hold oversea offshoot swedish insur group forsakr skandia skd bui pct share london quot properti and financi servic compani nevi baltic plc financi detail nevi baltic turnov mln stg and total asset mln stg control norwegian financ compani nevi will retain pct stake british unit skandia statement deal subject formal approv swedish central bank statement ad reuter sugar london sugar open steadi quiet raw sugar futur had quiet open call lot price hold steadi last night gain cent tonn dealer aug trade dlr ask yesterdai modest rise continu recent ralli oversold situat dealer note fresh physic new stimul activ white tender schedul for wednesdai syria for tonn and greec for tonn pakistan due tender april for tonn white thi week white bui india and egypt reuter ship australian tug crew delai foreign contain ship tug crew prevent movement foreign flag contain vessel and port sydnei melbourn and fremantl ship sourc maritim union impos ban late wednesdai for reason that obscur link claim for pai rise dlr week award arbitr commiss nation worker recent vessel delai ban will affect contain termin movement and will disrupt liner schedul disput commiss mondai reuter cocoa london cocoa trade low midmorn cocoa futur fell session low midmorn post loss last night six two stg tonn deliveri dealer weekend profittak jobber and gener book squar featur fall aid steadi sterl versu dollar and lack offtak physic market dealer market switch and straddl bound that pressur month reflect adjac deliveri underton remain cautiou oper await eventu start icco buffer stock bui dealer market origin forecast open averag stg gain last night york firmer close yesterdai dealer thi larg counter balanc currenc factor juli trade session low stg hour versu bid last night and earli high volum midmorn lot includ lot cross and switch sign origin activ reuter acq horiz agre mln stg bid bass bass plc bass and horizon travel plc term agre for offer worth mln stg for horizon bass offer valu each horizon share bass ordinari share thi base price bass share quotat gmt april horizon board and financi advis offer fair and reason and board will unanim recommend accept sharehold horizon share jump announc bass share dip bass for time regard oversea holidai area for expans and pursuit thi object acquir pct hold horizon set jointli own hotel compani bass and horizon that bass resourc will enabl horizon busi expand strongli thi year march bass had agre sell pontin holidai camp newli form privat compani pontin for mln stg reuter sugar london sugar trade session high midmorn raw sugar futur firm session high midmorn secur gain last night basic steadi close dlr tonn lot volum shortcov oversold situat continu plai part extend ralli unsettl dollar rate versu sterl provid addit support recent and prospect white bui world market support raw section lack featur dealer india and egypt bought white sugar thi week week see tender pakistan greec and syria dlr ask last night london daili price rose two dlr tonn tone raw price set dlr fob and dlr stg cif white price dlr yesterdai reuter interest belgium cut treasuri certif rate belgian nation bank cut interest rate two and month treasuri certif pct pct effect immedi bank telex messag bank last adjust short term treasuri certif rate march reduc rate for period point nation bank spokesman latest adjust bring rate closer line prevail interbank interest rate spokesman earli predict whether move herald reduct discount rate stand pct bank hold regular weekli meet rate discuss wednesdai discount rate gener move tandem month treasuri certif rate formal link and discount rate not adjust march reuter crude closur sweden refineri forecast swedish financ ministri committe forecast that british petroleum plc close refineri gothenburg anticip worsen swedish petroleum industri competit report that futur swedish refin busi bleak due steadi drop domest oil consumpt sinc mid tighten rule sulphur content and competit norwai mongstad facil den norsk stat olieselskab statoil stat expans complet committe refineri lack sulphuris plant like close sold costli invest made enhanc facil capac refin broader rang product committe note that capac utilis had recent year that european refin industri averag plant sweden state own petroleum pct start and annual capac mln tonn british petroleum immedi for comment sugar recent sugar fall spark soviet chines bui recent fall world sugar price due increas produc price sale and evid export avail encourag renew bui interest china and soviet union london trade hous and man purchas expect peopl republ china lower end recent price rang limit downsid movement latest monthli market report and believ that soviet union will return market tonn for june shipment man ad soviet purchas cargo raw for april shipment end last month bring total purchas mln tonn man product estim for thai crop exce mln tonn and final outturn appear set reach mln tonn thi upturn thai crop counter reduct china product forecast mln tonn mln estim earlier market particip cuba suggest that crop close last year mln tonn even similar product man expect cuban export significantli cuba report carri mln tonn stock septemb tonn us boost export mln will not draw surplu stock thi year man estim cuba export availabilti will reduc mln tonn cuba larg number export reduc avail man sinc total free market export suppli fallen mln mln tonn time free market demand fallen almost amount left export chase fall import requir fairli tight balanc appear emerg difficult task keep product advanc bai remain season product deficit need elimin remain surplu stock overhang market man increas case record product result record yield and husbandri forc sugar produc strive for greater effici thi increas effici reduc margin cost product sugar export becom respons price and upward price movement man comment current row commiss and sugar produc man despit recent improv level restitut insuffici fulli compens produc export world market improv sugar expect remain intervent ad reuter earn hindustan lever profit rise for shr rupe pretax profit mln mln net profit mln mln sale billion billion div pct pct tax mln mln dividend payabl june compani pct subsidiari unilev plc full name compani hindustan lever hinu reuter money-fx monei market deficit revis upward bank england revis estim todai shortfal mln stg mln reuter gnp spain revis econom target for spain revis main econom target for studi perform economi quarter economi ministri monthli bulletin intern demand forecast rise pct previou target pct mariano rubio governor bank spain central bank yesterdai intern demand grow annual rate six pct and had brought pct govern meet pct inflat target thi year inflat pct forecast for privat consumpt growth remain unchang pct public consumpt revis upward pct pct growth domest demand will fuel import expect increas pct origin estim pct export growth revis pct pct due peseta continu strength dollar and slack extern demand slow growth export and tight rein state spend lower estim gdp growth pct earlier forecast pct gdp grew pct last year economi ministri hold inflat forecast pct spite minist carlo solchaga doubt last week whether thi target maintain wage settlement continu rise govern recommend pct ceil union and employ disput averag wage increas agre thi year trade union calcul wage settlement produc averag rise pct pct estim employ feder ceoe reuter sugar beghin not plan withdraw sugar french sugar produc beghin not plan withdraw sugar into intervent despit exception high rebat award thi week european commun sugar tender beghin presid jean marc vern told reuter maximum rebat ecu per kilo wednesdai largest grant trader vern satisfi european commiss start move direct compani had plan chang decis put sugar into intervent vern hope that week final agreement reach commiss oper withdraw sugar intervent european oper offer tonn sugar into intervent protest export rebat low tonn thi sugar accept commiss wednesdai commiss sourc regul oper anoth week withdraw sugar intervent payment made for total tonn french sugar and tonn west german sugar accept into intervent trade sourc thi amount repres annual export countri beghin declin amount sugar had offer into intervent below tonn produc lose ecu kilo export due failur rebat fulli bridg gap and world price wednesdai rebat ecu short produc need equival price that for sale into intervent trader vern oper hope rebat equat full intervent price and wednesdai tender step direct sugar produc volum sugar authoris for export sinc begin current campaign had inadequ and that export compens trade sourc regul govern export rebat due adopt shortli smooth path for commiss award larger export rebat futur sourc lead french sugar hous commiss had understood protest action and move adapt situat accordingli therebi allow oper withdraw sugar intervent onc satisfact reuter money-fx stoltenberg pari accord polici continu west german financ minist gerhard stoltenberg currenc agreement reach pari februari had success and continu stoltenberg told journalist attend week intern monetari fund meet washington that strategi stabilis currenc current level proven worth and will determin futur develop stoltenberg declin comment specif undervalu dollar dollar mark creat problem for west germani export stoltenberg studi intern organis had made clear that and japan major effort remain support adjust foreign trade balanc correct econom polici benefit year valuat dollar fell into extrem that strong valuat stoltenberg west germani had keen interest swift agreement and japan current trade disput semi conductor ask whether believ market test pari currenc accord stoltenberg not comment specif note that had discuss pari had not publish pari declar not state level central bank major industrialis countri interven stoltenberg that had carefulli consid had noth add stoltenberg appear suggest that west germani longer pressur govern stimul economi declin respond specif question thi subject you attach import consensu reach pari minist nevertheless ad that make clear trip washington that west germani nomin trade figur gave fals impress actual trade flow stoltenberg note that bonn export fell nomin two pct nomin import fell pct west germani import drop larg foreign currenc develop and cheaper price oil and led record trade surplu last year stoltenberg that real term west germani export volum had increas pct real import had risen stronger pct thi west germani had made contribut econom stabil stoltenberg ad stoltenberg note govern expect import rise real pct export stagnat earli revis offici forecast for west germani econom growth thi year govern forecast unchang pct rise gross nation product kiel institut lead research bodi expect growth pct research institut revis forecast below two pct stoltenberg wide rang predict show imponder had into account and drastic offici forecast need reuter acq pioneer sugar csr takeov offer low pioneer sugar mill consid propos dlr share cash takeov offer announc csr csra march low view group uiie and prospect csr bid for pct pioneer mln issu share not hold valu entir grop culd make altern share offer not announc term pioneer recommend statement that sharehold retain stock pend board respons onc receiv full detail csr offer reuter earn german chemic industri see lower profit west germani chemic industri fear mount risk will hurt earn hope turnov will stabil billion mark josef strenger board member industri associ vci strenger manag board chairman bayer bayg told new confer hanov trade fair main danger stagnat world trade lower dollar crude oil and commod price prospect higher oper cost harm earn turnov consider downturn start fall pct chemic industri reli heavili export badli hit mark appreci and lower turnov due foreign exchang loss strenger export fell pct billion mark and competit and british firm increas save lower oil and commod price eaten price competit and increas cost strenger oper profit german chemic firm slightli wors year improv financi and balanc sheet structur good year neutral neg impact strenger industri increas product make for lost export possibl west germani lower dollar main reason for pct fall export north america pct drop latin america and pct plung middl east export western europ eas pct and east export due econom reviv japan drop pct strenger note that industri had lost public confid case chemic pollut rhine late last year reuter crude norsk hydro saga seek drill right gabon norwegian oil compani norsk hydro nhy and saga petroleum sago appli for offshor explor drill licens gabon africa west coast saga petroleum appli for pct share and operatorship block ad finnish oil compani nest neoi pct spain hispanoil pct and world bank intern financ corpor if pct join saga fill remain share applic saga spokesman roi halvorsen told reuter expect gabones offici repli applic easter halvorsen thi time saga appli oper opec member gabon continent shelf ad that italian oil compani agip head group applic separ bid for licens norsk hydro appli for undisclos share singl explor licens oil compani tenneco assign operatorship compani spokesman bjoern tretvol reuter interest top discount rate bill tender rise pct money-fx treasuri polici unchang departur departur jame baker closest aid deputi treasuri secretari richard darman will not chang washington domest and intern econom polici offici darman work alongsid baker for six year wide credit help mastermind initi currenc manag and intern econom cooper offici darman plai kei role shepherd presid reagan sweep tax reform plan congress flatli dismiss suggest that departur invest bank firm shearson lehman brother signal baker team break that treasuri secretari leav not mean that opportun offici anoth comment baker will miss not stand widespread specul sinc last autumn that darman sought wall street job offici darman felt passag tax reform late last year mark moment bow baker acknowledg darman sore miss dick darman contribut mightili success thi administr past six year and departur repres substanti loss offici admit darman absenc undoubt blow baker reli for polici advic white hous and reagan second term treasuri aid onc describ darman indispens baker baker wide thought want stabl currenc system and darman gener credit offici nation baker lead theorist thi issu favour target zone limit currenc fluctuat earlier thi year monetari sourc treasuri unsuccessfulli sound alli target zone system offici disput assess that darman baker abandon intern initi baker work head reagan econom polici council spearhead trade polici and skill negoti democrat control congress will darman strength not economist polit strategist and that baker strength offici indic that baker time govern reli close knit circl advis move swiftli find successor possibl that baker turn georg gould hold number treasuri posit secretari gould anoth close confidant baker for year join treasuri novemb gould partner wall steet firm wertheim and and head donaldson lufkin and jenrett secur corp darman announc ev semi annual meet intern monetari fund and world bank polici darman help shape will debat help baker devis septemb plaza agreement unit state japan west germani franc and britain curb dollar strength pact major turn point polici end period disdain for econom cooper and intervent currenc market darman work baker initi tokyo summit agreement intensifi coordin econom polici lead industri countri and recent pari agreement stabilis currenc and stimul global growth polici collect aim redress huge gap japan and west germani trade surplus and unit state massiv trade deficit that polici goal remain prime object reagan administr and will not chang darman departur reuter interest top discount rate bill tender pct top accept rate discount weekli treasuri bill tender rose pct pct last week applic lowest accept price stg allot pct amount appli for and applic that price allot full bank england total mln stg treasuri bill offer for sale thi week last week averag rate discount pct reuter cocoa dutch cocoa bean import rise januari total dutch import cocoa bean rose tonn januari januari export fell tonn central bureau statist cocoa butter import rose slightli tonn export fell slightli tonn import cocoa powder fell tonn and export tonn reuter coffee dutch green coffe import fall januari dutch green coffe import fell tonn januari tonn januari and export fell tonn central bureau statist import colombian coffe tonn januari brazilian indonesian guatemalan cameroun and ivori coast reuter money-fx minist will discuss strengthen em float european commun financ minist and central banker meet belgium thi weekend discuss strengthen europ joint currenc float amid continu worri turbul foreign exchang belgian financ minist mark eysken will host inform talk told reuter minist and central bank chief discuss situat currenc market light februari agreement lead industrialis countri stabilis exchang rate present level interview eysken felt pari accord unit state japan west germani franc britain and canada had prove workabl doubt effect and durabl grow sinc fear trade war unit state and japan comput microchip push dollar record low surg yen earli thi week talk belgian resort knokk held coordin posit monetari issu and world debt ahead spring meet intern monetari fund and world bank washington week gather begin tonight dinner main discuss will place tomorrow continu intern currenc turbul undermin plan for reinforc european monetari system joint float hold currenc narrow fluctuat band will featur high weekend agenda eysken repeatedli that europ period calm world currenc market and stabl dollar can set strengthen em make resili exchang rate swing em take batter last year fall dollar fund surg into domin em currenc west german mark forc minist undertak two major realign pariti month interview eysken made clear hope for wide rang discuss futur year em basi propos for bolster drawn monetari committe and committe central bank governor committe ask come propos last reshuffl em exchang rate januari eysken repeat call for european currenc unit fledgl currenc core system mark domin role em propos that met cool respons west germani commiss presid jacqu delor report meet problem rais plan liberalis capit movement fulli nation bloc such for harmonis tax and bank control eysken liberalis capit movement strengthen em element destabilis commun crucial issu debat whether member state will push goal monetari integr basi em that includ manag exchang rate kind common institut nation central bank present plan for creation such institut foreseen em found father thwart reluct countri notabl west germani gove sovereignti monetari field em develop held britain refus join system core exchang rate mechan reuter reserves canada march foreign reserv rise billion dlr offici jobs march jobless rate fell pct civilian unemploy rate fell pct march pct februari labor depart number farm payrol job rose last month rise revis februari that previous report rise februari march unemploy rate lowest sinc march had remain unchang pct for straight month march declin rise farm payrol smallest sinc declin last june depart last month unemploy rate pct level march growth job continu march slower recent month gain concentr servic industri number good produc job fell march servic produc job rose bring total job depart survei busi mln march busi and health servic show largest gain job manufactur employ fell averag work week fell hour march hour februari depart manufactur hour fell per week hour februari overtim hour increas depart survei household show number unemploi stood mln work forc mln number person work part time for econom reason fell march mln mln februari loss factori job brought march total mln job and concentr automobil electr and electron manufactur construct employ lower number job good produc sector fall season adjust depart mine employ chang march and not experienc substanti eros sinc rapid job loss oil and ga drill two third servic industri that increas job last month financ insur and real estat reuter acq altex aii set acquisit comput firm altex industri inc agre principl bui pct two privat held affili comput retail compani for undisclos amount altex denver base compani had revenu mln dlr last year integr manag data system inc sell account softwar system oil and ga industri and integr manag system micro distribut divis inc distribut micro comput product altex expect close transact subject financ juli reuter ship australia tug crew bar foreign contain ship tug crew prevent movement foreign flag contain vessel and port sydnei melbourn and fremantl ship sourc maritim union impos ban late wednesdai for reason that obscur link claim for pai rise dlr week award arbitr commiss nation worker recent vessel delai ban will affect contain termin movement and will disrupt liner schedul disput commiss mondai reuter earn stanlin inc stan regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior qtr payabl april record april compani board intend declar cash dividend quarterli and plan pai pct stock dividend annual close each fiscal year initi pct stock dividend paid decemb holder record novemb reuter acq talk point santa southern sfx santa southern pacif corp difficulti combin two railroad fend takeov henlei group heng accumul almost pct stake real estat and railroad conglomer analyst takeov specul surround santa sinc henlei disclos stake compani earlier thi week analyst and santa offici skeptic takeov intent analyst compani strong defens that easili deter suitor problem combin two railroad properti hang regulatori limbo richard fischer merril lynch and inc that santa decemb had mln dlr cash and cash equival long term debt capit pct thi plenti borrow power us unwant suitor henlei group chairman michael dingman major posit undervalu natur resourc compani told reuter interview seek acquisit two billion billion dlr santa offici don concern that henlei launch takeov not character atmospher concern santa execut henlei wrong assum dingman form firm strategi santa mark hassenberg cover henlei for dlj secur analyst potenti santa land asset like realiz slowli add that santa effort merg two railroad remain regulatori limbo sidetrack strateg plan for forese futur realiti support henlei group statement that santa stake invest press problem face santa overcom difficulti merg two railroad atchison topeka and santa railwai and southern pacif transport merger creat nation second longest railroad last juli interst commerc commiss icc deni merger anticompetit ground compani sinc grant trackag share right western railroad meet icc concern and persuad reopen hear year struggl merg line guess commiss will decid six week whether reopen hear fischer made effort satisfi icc object haven pleas had burlington northern side burlington oppos trackag right set hear reopen analyst predict will six month for and anoth year for icc decid santa midst mln share stock buyback program begun bought back mln share februari had mln share outstand spokesman share repurchas two stake own norfolk southern mln share bought and anoth mln share analyst jame voytko pain webber believ santa fight henlei group cash and credit cite share buyback norfolk southern santa option threaten bui henlei stake that dingman see thi low risk opportunist invest voytko peopl follow santa valu dlr dlr share dlj secur hassenberg that dingman mind compani worth that breakup reuter reserves canadian foreign reserv surg month canadian foreign reserv hold rose billion dlr march billion dlr financ depart depart chang februari includ decreas mln dlr repay matur swiss franc mln issu includ mln dlr declin net redempt canada bill par bill outstand mln dlr march thi month reserv billion dlr march total billion dlr reserv hold dlr end march versu end februari follow dlr billion billion foreign currenc mln mln gold mln mln special draw right mln mln imf reserv mln mln reuter grain japan studi urg foreign access farm market japan increas foreign access farm product market encourag develop domest agricultur govern report white paper agricultur for year end march activ particip write world farm trade rule round gener agreement tariff and trade gatt talk will prepar japan improv access agricultur ministri sourc paper mark eas japan tough posit agricultur import stress for strict control product maintain suffici food japan produc pct annual grain pct year ago offici figur show paper japanes agricultur slow improv product and demand suppli imbal rel shortag farmland japan respons for higher domest price strong yen meant lower input materi price result higher agricultur import worsen work condit part time farmer paper thi make difficult improv industri structur paper solv problem and reduc farm product price reason level japan restructur agricultur sector improv product and make support reuter earn hilton hlt qtr earn pct hilton hotel corp quarter net incom rose pct pace strength hotel and game base preliminari result compani net incom rose mln dlr ct share mln dlr ct share initi month reuter acq pioneer sugar csr takeov offer low pioneer sugar mill consid propos dlr share cash takeov offer announc csr csra march low view group uiie and prospect pioneer recommend statement that sharehold retain stock pend board respons onc receiv full detail csr offer reuter alum suralco offer cash for worker leav own surinam aluminum compani suralco offer worker lump sum and month wage quit firm jungl base rebel disrupt bauxit mine and alumina smelt anp dutch new agenc suralco subsidiari aluminum compani america alcoa want reduc work forc had hard hit guerrilla attack that cut power line area januari bauxit mine moengo ceas month ago and suralco paranam alumina smelter import bauxit reuter acq gener partner will pai dlr share for gencorp money-supply belgian monei suppli rise fourth quarter belgian total monei stock rose billion franc end billion end quarter last year and billion end belgian nation bank figur show paper monei rose billion franc billion and billion form privat held monei billion billion and billion monei held public author fell billion franc billion end previou quarter billion end bank govern not set monei suppli target argu inappropri small economi major trade and monetari link larger trade countri reuter money-fx stoltenberg pari accord polici continu west german financ minist gerhard stoltenberg currenc agreement reach pari februari had success and continu stoltenberg told journalist attend week intern monetari fund meet washington that strategi stabilis currenc current level proven worth and will determin futur develop stoltenberg declin comment specif undervalu dollar dollar mark creat problem for west germani export studi intern organis had made clear that and japan major effort remain support adjust foreign trade balanc correct econom polici benefit year valuat dollar fell into extrem that strong valuat stoltenberg west germani had keen interest swift agreement and japan current trade disput semi conductor ask whether believ market test pari currenc accord stoltenberg not comment specif note that had discuss pari had not publish pari declar not state level central bank major industrialis countri interven stoltenberg that had carefulli consid had noth add reuter coffee brazilian coffe rainfal rainfal recorddd area past hour parana state umuarama millimetr paranavai londrina maringa sao paulo state presidenz prudent votuporanga franca nil catanduva sao carlo nil sao simao nil reuter interest averag discount rate bill tender pct averag rate discount todai treasuri bill tender rose pct pct last week bank england thi week mln stg offer dai bill met applic mln stg bank applic for bill date mondai fridai top accept rate discount pct allot pct week mln stg treasuri bill will offer replac mln stg matur reuter trade imf world bank meet amid inflat fear amid concern inflat interest rate increas and trade confront financ minist and central banker meet week discuss deterior global debt and econom situat meet auspic intern monetari fund and world bank come interest rate turn higher and weak dollar sunk upset bond and stock market uncertainti grow vital global economi and whether heavili indebt countri can continu carri burden grow debt vast assist monetari and diplomat sourc sign debt initi sort that treasuri secretari jame baker unveil month ago seoul work strategi drawn challeng brazil suspend interest payment billion dlr commerci bank debt last month bank respond lai groundwork for write brazilian loan separ french prime minist jacqu chirac visit earlier thi week presid reagan sound administr plan funnel worldwid grain surplus poorest state french plan discuss minist detail week meet and will undoubtedli embrac develop countri interest part countri for support special problem poorest countri posit extrem reagan administr offici suggest washington open disuss issu meet will assess success baker debt initi call for fund debtor countri grow problem largest industri countri attempt coordin econom polici hope control declin dollar trade and budget deficit and problem time industri countri evid strengthen econom activ and fund forecast will grow pct unit state see pct growth for continu expans for year and ask industri countri stimul economi issu directli affect debt problem and abil debtor countri grow difficulti recent year market absorb export develop countri allow earn critic foreign exchang unit state cut trade deficit run record billion dlr and press import develop countri discuss april six will wide rang touch interest rate impact develop loan environ monetari sourc talk will includ examin trade protectionist pressur wake decis reagan administr place mln dlr tariff microchip product japan sourc move acceler dollar declin financi market grew alarm that trade war of concern that action prompt charg that japan sell comput chip product below fair market and market close import undermin intern trade system time minist will discuss fundament price weak basic commod export mainstai develop countri call group industri countri unit state japan west germani franc and britain will gather for time sinc februari talk pari agre dollar slide will join itali and canada for debat econom polici coordin part pari accord surplu countri such japan agre stimul economi america reduc feder budget deficit major issu meet includ bid larger approv loan inter american develop bank strengthen link loan and econom polici debtor nation washington press world bank account environ make loan for dam and project head bank barber conabl thi issu review and will part reorgan plan for bank prepar reuter nat-gas nerco ner acquir interest ga file nerco inc agre acquir pct work interest broussard ga field southern louisiana privat own davi oil for mln dlr cash nerco interest purchas will give estim proven oil and ga reserv equal six billion cubic feet natur ga properti includ six ga well oil two undevelop drill locat central product facil and ga gather system nerco pct own pacificorp ppw reuter acq canrad cnrd acquir measur system canrad inc acquir measur system divis page wilson corp for undisclos amount cash canrad acquisit expect increas annual revenu mln dlr reuter acq pantera pant acquir restaur pantera corp close agreement acquir ten pizza restaur locat southeastern colorado purchas price dlr paid cash and stock reuter copper noranda fire caus mln dlr damag noranda inc copper mine fire that kill miner and trap for dai caus estim mln canadian dlr damag fire start wednesdai and burn for hour destroi mine year conveyor system offici michel lefebvr vice presid oper noranda will oper mine normal short ton annual finish capac ground reserv decid whether mine open event sustain yesterdai and dai setback for gasp mine oper lefebvr gasp mine name noranda divis that oper murdochvil mine month bring oper full capac compani decid ad that believ good chanc noranda will fulli reopen mine reuter acq gener partner rais bid for gencorp gener partner prepar rais bid for gencorp inc dlr cash per share dlr per share letter gener partner william reynold chairman and chief execut offic gencorp compani state that gencorp prove compani worth gener partner will even higher price gener partner left open possibl altern cash offer gener partner told gencorp believ sharehold serv smaller cash price secur repres continu long term interest gencorp prospect will discuss altern specif gener partner prepar discuss acquisit give sharehold continu interest aerojet gener valu busi gencorp reuter earn mangood corp mab year oper loss oper shr loss loss dlr oper net loss loss sale mln mln avg shr note earn exclud gain restructur dlr dlr share reuter copper noranda copper mine fire caus heavi damag noranda inc copper mine fire that kill miner and trap for dai caus estim mln canadian dlr damag fire start wednesdai and burn for hour destroi mine year conveyor system offici michel lefebvr vice presid oper noranda will oper mine normal metric ton annual finish capac ground reserv decid whether mine open event sustain yesterdai and dai setback for gasp mine oper lefebvr gasp mine name noranda divis that oper murdochvil mine month bring oper full capac compani decid ad that believ good chanc noranda will fulli reopen mine reuter earn american west bank qtr net net asset mln mln deposit mln loan mln mln note earn per share and deposit figur not suppli compani reuter acq donnelli dny sell cabl system donnelli and son reach agreement adam russel inc aar sell adam rockford ill cabl system for undisclos price donnelli expect deal close dai subject regulatori approv and condit cabl system serv subscrib commun rockford love park machesnei park cherri vallei morristown and winnebago counti ill donnelli reuter earn biomet inc bmet qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn eac industri inc eac qtr oper loss period end jan oper shr loss ct loss dlr oper net loss loss sale mln mln year oper shr loss ct loss ct oper net loss loss sale mln mln note earn exclud loss sale discontinu oper dlr share gain dlr ct share quarter and gain dlr ct share dlr dlr share for year reuter reserves bundesbank gross reserv rise march close bundesbank gross currenc reserv rose mln mark last week march billion mark bundesbank statement time foreign liabil rose mln billion produc rise net reserv mln billion march bundesbank provid bank liquid fourth march week disburs fund monei market govern own bank bank bundesbank stand offer treasuri bill place excess liquid bank receiv liquid routin month end payment public author expansionari market factor lost billion mark rise cash circul billion bundesbank bank had draw heavili lombard emerg financ facil due month end tight borrow billion mark bank hold bundesbank rose billion mark billion end month averag billion march minimum reserv requir for march deduct bank cash hold set billion mark public author net hold bundesbank fell billion mark last march week billion week feder state hold fell billion billion feder govern hold rose mln mark billion reuter earn wessanen forese strong profit growth dutch dairi and gener food manufactur koninklijk wessanen wess plan world wide acquisit and forse strong profit growth year compani chairman gerrit van driel told journalist present wessanen report expect quarter profit show increas compani last month report pct increas net profit mln guilder mln thi achiev despit pct drop dollar guilder van driel van driel profit mln guilder higher currenc had remain averag level guilder turnov billion guilder mln guilder lower dollar and lower raw materi price total turnov billion guilder activ account for pct turnov compar pct wessanen separ busi total world wide van driel compani continu activ takeov polici wari pai current price earn ratio time net profit ad that wessanen team seek acquisit possibl brazil taiwan thailand and china compani had ampl cashflow mln guilder and make share issu van driel expect turnov mln dlr balanc food and green dairi late last year combin annual turnov mln dlr not includ account sector strong growth result pct increas oper incom mln guilder kei thi growth success introduct product greatli enhanc number consum orient acquisit van driel consum product repres pct total turnov compar pct van driel compani list london zurich basl and geneva stock exchang amsterdam aim quot frankfurt and dusseldorf van driel van driel stress that list not accompani share issu provid easi vehicl for compani rais capit for futur expans estim that pct compani share foreign hand compani turnov mln dlr made list york exchang logic step van driel elabor despit dairi restrict wessanen produc pct dutch chees good growth prospect for dairi sector europ van driel reuter interest fhlbb short term discount note rate feder home loan bank board adjust rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai pct dai pct dai pct dai reuter interest monei rate intern summari apr fed fund broker loan bill cd dir comm paper dir intern call month month ldn fft par unav unav unav zur am tok acq mart sell kresg mccrori mart corp agre sell kresg and jupit store mccrori corp subsidiari privat held rapid american corp agreement cover store state includ inventori and fixtur price depend amount inventori that will store close date mart will continu oper store earli june mccrori will interrupt servic newli acquir kresg and jupit store will renam mccrori and mccrori oper store state reuter earn tandi tan quarter revenu pct tandi corp consolid sale and oper revenu for quarter end march total mln dlr pct mln dlr last year compani quarter earn will releas part april tandi march sale and oprat revenu total mln dlr pct march mln dlr retail oper revenu rose mln dlr last month mln dlr year earlier sale store exist year increas pct reuter earn philip morri recommend stock philip morri co rose todai recommend boston corp and morgan stanlei and trader philip morri gain boston analyst unavail for comment morgan stanlei david hill assum coverag philip morri and recommend list becasu attract earn growth and stock sell discount market base morgan figur hill expect morri earn dlr share thi year and dlr morri earn dlr share reuter acq kleer industri sell cosmet unit kleer industri compani board author sale neslemur cosmet and toiletri compani compani evalu two separ propos and will complet sale dai reuter acq memori protect mpdi complet acquisit memori protect devic inc complet acquisit asset and liabil bogen divis lear siegler for dlr cash newli structur compani memori expect report consolid sale mln dlr mln dlr and profit allow for extraordinari item relat acquisit reuter acq pont sell cleveland plant pont agre sell cleveland chemic plant oldest site oper compani two employe term not disclos close expect second quarter approv definit agreement product made plant repres pct pont annual sale quilon chrome complex and volan bond agent will suppli plant pont contract establish plant acquir pont plant longer fit compani long term strategi pont reuter interest spain rais call monei rate pct bank spain rais rate for overnight call monei pct pct effect todai daili auction for assist fund move comment yesterdai central bank governor mariano rubio monei suppli growth fast bank that leav rate for special assist fund second window unchang pct surpris oper had expect increas reuter earn feder fff qtr feb net shr dlr ct net mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev billion mln avg shr mln mln reuter earn flower industri inc flo hike payout qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn fine art acquisit faaa qtr net shr ct ct net sale avg shr year shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr note year net includ gain dlr cent share tax loss carryforward reuter acq gerber geb set deadlin for unit buyout gerber product manag cwt inc truck subsidiari dai pursu leverag buyout subsidiari cwt inc oper midwest and southeast annual revenu approxim mln dlr reuter earn anchor financi corp qtr net shr ct ct net asset mln mln deposit mln mln note earn per share for affect issuanc share common stock decemb reuter earn tsr inc tsri qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter acq time talk cabl new consortium nichola presid and chief oper offic time inc told secur analyst compani engag talk join consortium cabl compani that will invest cabl new network nichola declin give detail announc readi dai declin whether invest made time inc american televis and commun corp public compani time own major stake cabl new network own turner broadcast system tb reuter tea abnorm radiat found soviet tea hazelnut abnorm high level radiat found soviet tea and hazelnut month chernobyl nuclear accid west german resid moscow advis thi week letter west german commun ambassador joerg kastl laboratori test food sampl bought moscow februari had shown elev level caesium and tea azerbaijan and ukrainian hazelnut food sampl for test cologn univers includ honei fruit veget pork milk and butter found free radiat data letter show tea and hazelnut contain caesium level excess ceil recommend unit nation food and agricultur organis fao letter peopl had consum tea face health danger caesium remain tea leav warn eat hazelnut product for test bought state shop and privat farmer market moscow ad western embassi moscow had discontinu laboratori test soviet food late last year abnorm radiat level detect didn find stop embassi spokesman british spokesman radiat monitor equip remain embassi wait room for british resid moscow want check food laboratori test had not conduct for month earlier food back britain precautionari measur stop absenc alarm signal test had shown abnorm read resum reuter interest salli mae adjust short term discount note rate student loan market associ rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai pct dai pct dai reuter copper cypru lower copper price ct cypru miner compani decreas electrolyt copper cathod price cent cent pound effect immedi reuter interest freddi mac adjust short term discount rate feder home loan mortgag corp adjust rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur dai pct pct dai reuter earn maverick restaur corp mavr qtr loss end jan shr loss ct loss net loss loss rev year shr loss ct loss two ct net loss loss rev mln mln note current period includ charg mln dlr ct for restaur close reuter earn graphic media inc gmed year net end jan shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note restat reuter earn time earn dlr share time inc chief financi offic thayer bigelow told secur analyst compani comfort wall street estim that earn will rang dlr dlr per share time report earn dlr per share includ number special item bigelow adjust result for special item and remov earn american televis and commun corp atcma time earn dlr per share turner broadcast system inc invest cabl consortium turner broadcast not directli cnn consortium infus mln dlr turner broadcast return for pct equiti interest ted turner chairman retain pct interest turner broadcast spokesman bigelow compani continu previous announc mln share repurchas program and bought back mln share share purchas quarter averag price dlr per share bigelow compani will share buyback program place whenev believ long term invest start acqur busi not give specif repurchas mln share announc subject acquisit richard munro chairman and chief execut compani not interest invest air broadcast continu area engag munro book publish area that interest time compani purchas scott and foresman biggest acquisit nichola presid and chief oper offic compani interest rel small book busi recent agreement for sale harper and row new corp nw piec that murdoch doesn want refer new corp chairman rupert murdoch ask compani sami busi for sale munro delic subject and option sami market inform servic for food industri publish report state worth mln dlr bigelow that time home box offic ad subscrib last year and trend continu quarter hbo result quarter will slightli quarter special gain hbo unit nichola that hbo and cinemax had combin subscrib growth for last year tax rate will remain pct repeal invest tax credit and higher state and local tax see decreas tax rate six percentag point munro compani not plan increas dividend trygv myhren chairman and chief execut american televis and commun unit get involv home shop video area foolish not player compani had talk home shop network inc hsn prior that compani public offer last year noth talk reuter interest fhlbb short term discount note rate feder home loan bank board adjust rate short term discount note follow matur rate rate matur dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai dai pct pct dai reuter ship agenc report ship wait panama canal panama canal commiss govern agenc daili oper report that backlog ship wait enter canal earli todai two dai expect due schedul transit end dai backlog averag wait time tomorrow super tanker regular vessel north end hr hr south end hr hr reuter earn land end inc lei vote initi payout land end inc board declar dividend ct share payabl april record april compani dividend sinc public entiti last octob reuter acq allwast alw acquir servic firm allwast inc agre principl acquir outstand stock compani industri servic busi for mln dlr common stock not identifi compani acquir reuter heat global rais heavi fuel price global petroleum corp todai rais post cargo price for number six fuel york harbor ct dlr barrel effect todai increas bring price for pct sulphur dlr ct two pct sulphur dlr dlr pct sulphur dlr and pct sulphur dlr dlr price for pct and pct sulphur fuel unchang and dlr compani reuter acq soo line soo sell lake state divis soo line corp agre sell lake state transport divis newli form wisconsin central divis conduct rail oper mile railroad minnesota wisconsin michigan and illinoi soo line januari seek bid for properti term withheld soo estim that transact will result time tax loss mln dlr reuter crude plan close swedish refineri british petroleum plc had plan close refineri gothenburg despit forecast swedish financ ministri committe that plan such move committe refineri futur look bleak swedish petroleum industri competit expect worsen invest and effect tighten rule sulphur content unit sweden petroleum pct stake had perform technic and financi and includ quarter current restrict sulphur emiss and futur plan for sweden and export market not problem statement refineri start and annual capac mln tonn reuter earn pope and talbot pop see higher qtr net pope and talbot inc expect quarter earn total dlr per share compar year earlier loss ct per share each compani busi segment contribut sharp improv pope and talbot wood product compani expect releas quarter result thi month reuter acq star star get store agreement star inc complet acquisit video center previous own cv intern inc and locat circl corp ckp store conjunct acquist circl grant exclus instal video cassett rental center exist circl store futur store for period year star compani total center oper and expect increas total june reuter rubber polysar joint ventur finland latex plant polysar wholli own canada develop corp agre form joint ventur raision tehtaat finland build synthet rubber latex plant southern finland project cost and plant capac not disclos joint ventur pct own raision tehtaat and pct polysar will build plant anjalankoski east helsinki produc carboxyl styren butadien latex plant product will us finland paper industri for make coat paper and paper board product reuter earn sterl drug inc sty increas payout qtrly div ct ct pai june record note compani thi largest dividend increas year reuter gold campbel cch meston lake set gold target meston lake resourc inc pct own campbel resourc inc will begin commerci output joe mann mine chibougamu area quebec initi daili rate short ton or grade ounc gold per ton will improv throughput ton dai ounc gold per ton meston current or reserv properti total ton grade ounc gold per ton and pct copper develop substanti greater tonnag meston underground drill below current develop reserv intersect main zone feet below bottom level averag grade assai ounc gold per ton true width feet recent drillhol east current shaft and feet reserv boundari intersect zone grade ounc per ton feet depth feet ounc feet depth feet and ounc foot depth feet second surfac hole feet farther east intersect ounc per ton feet reuter acq warburg pincu declin symbion symb bid warburg pincu capit invest partnership told repres symbion inc not increas dlr per share cash price offer for compani file secur and exchang commiss warburg pincu top execut rodman moorhead symbion director met april symbion financi advisor rothschild unterberg towbin inc discuss offer warburg pincu moorhead told meet plan rais dlr bid moorhead told rothschild offici that warburg pincu consid offer price fair warburg pincu last month warburg pincu launch tender offer bui mln symbion common share reuter cotton york futur exchang reloc lewi horowitz presid york futur exchang york stock exchang board yesterdai approv principl agreement reloc futur exchang york cotton exchang agreement subject approv cotton exchang board meet tuesdai april reuter acq california firm pct modulair modx pb build system america inc anaheim calif compani told secur and exchang commiss acquir share modulair industri pct total outstand common stock pb subsidiari design make sell and leas nonresidenti relocat modular build bought stake for dlr acquir equiti interest modulair evalu modulair depend factor pb decid bui addit modulair common share reuter acq bois cascad bcc complet sale unit bois cascad corp complet previous announc sale consum packag divis sonoco product sono for approxim mln dlr reuter earn kentucki central declar stock dividend kentucki central life insur compani will declar pct stock dividend mondai accordingli file registr statement secur and exchang commiss for propos offer mln share class vote common stock reflect anticip dividend proce will us for gener purpos reuter copper chile china establish peke copper plant chilean state copper corpor codelco privat own chilean copper fabric madeco and chines interest establish copper tube plant peke codelco subsidiari chile copper plant design produc tonn year and tonn year six total invest estim mln dlr chilean will contribut two mln codelco and madeco form chilean wrought copper compani pct stake compani call peke santiago tube compani chines hold half reuter acq alli signal ald sell electron unit alli signal inc agre sell amphenol product unit subsidiari lpl invest group lpli wallingford conn invest compani for mln dlr cash close expect pend approv compani lpl that close warrant will sold exercis will reduc stake subsidiari amphenol acquisit pct compani lisl ill base amphenol had sale mln dlr make brand name interconnect product lpl merril lynch and commit bui mln dlr subordin and prefer debt lpl unit alli signal canadian imperi bank commerc commit mln dlr senior debt financ alli signal decemb offer for sale amphenol and six oper unit electron and instrument sector merril lynch needham and and lazard frere serv financi advisor reuter gold asamera asm form mine unit asamera inc will transfer miner interest into wholli own subsidiari asamera miner inc will issu pct share public miner interest will includ asamera pct interest cannon gold mine wenatche wash asamera mine produc ounc gold and expect produc ounc thi year asamera talk breakwat resourc bwrlf merger mine interest includ cannon mine termin not elabor asamera hold miner properti separ compani will give and direct recognit asset mine interest includ gold explor prospect acr inyo counti calif and acr canada northwest territori gooseberri gold and silver mine nevada chromit properti northern california and newfoundland and platinum prospect rankin inlet northwest territori reuter acq occident oxi unit sell divis occident petroleum corp occident chemcial corp sold process chemic divis acquir part septemb purchas diamond shamrock chemic henkel kgaa dusseldorf west germani term not disclos divis make specialti industri chemic industri sourc divis had worldwid sale mln dlr last year sold for mln dlr reuter copper noranda mine below full output for month noranda inc product will remain shut fire damag copper mine can complet examin mine decid mine open month resum full product compani spokesman dale coffin investig dai week not specif noranda resum product plan oper mine normal tonn annual finish capac fire start wednesdai and burn late yesterdai weaken part mine support structur coffin miner kill and trap underground for hour brought safe reuter acq firm up itali fund ita stake pct lloyd invest manag london base invest firm rais stake itali fund share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss lloyd bought addit itali fund common share sinc novemb for total mln dlr anoth share stake held affili deal itali fund stock for invest purpos and that current plan increas decreas current stake reuter acq investor pct sage drill sage arthur appleton chicago investor told secur and exchang commiss acquir share sage drill inc pct total outstand common stock appleton bought stock for dlr for invest purpos depend circumst appleton bui sage common share sell current stake reuter copper noranda set temporari mine shutdown noranda inc product will remain shut fire damag copper mine can complet examin mine fire start wednesdai and burn late yesterdai kill miner and trap underground for hour eventu brought safe mine compani spokesman dale coffin investig dai week not specif noranda that resum product plan oper mine normal metric ton annual finish capac fire weaken part mine support structur coffin noranda decid mine open month resum full product reuter acq ci technolog cih sell share swiss ci technolog inc execut formal share purchas agreement swiss reinsur zurich switzerland term agreement swiss will acquir mln newli issu ci stock dlr share mln dlr thi purchas repres pct outstand share swiss will acuqir share immedi and remain share will bought due dilig report complet auditor transact expect complet june reuter earn coplei properti inc cop increas dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl april record april reuter cpi colombian inflat stabl pct colombia cost live index rose pct march pct increas februari and pct rise march govern statist institut result brought year year inflat pct compar pct end march and pct for year end februari govern predict that inflat thi year slightli lower reach pct reuter interest fhlbb mortgag rate continu declin feder home loan bank board home mortgag rate fell earli februari earli march lowest point year rate declin slower had recent month bank board averag effect commit rate for fix rate mortgag for singl famili home and pct loan price ratio matur year pct earli march rate basi point lower month ago eighth size declin previou month bank board rate for adjust rate mortgag declin basi point earli februari pct earli march bank board drop basi point declin previou period agenc averag effect interest rate loan close major mortgag lender declin basi point earli februari earli march agenc fall brought rate pct lowest sinc decemb effect rate for arm pct basi point below month earlier for fix rate loan pct basi point below month earlier agenc reuter money-supply canadian monei suppli fall mln dlr week bank canada acq benefici bnl unit sale approv benefici corp sale american centenni insur subsidiari delawar hold inc approv delawar insur depart transact american centenni will receiv cash infus mln dlr includ settlement tax share agreement benefici corp benefici will receiv mln dlr benefici intern insur anoth benefici subsidiari purchas manag led group delawar compani reuter earn itt canada year net shr dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln note shr prefer dividend itt corp itt own pct itt canada common share reuter money-supply canadian monei suppli fall week canadian narrowli defin monei suppli fell mln dlr billion dlr week end march bank canada daili interest chequabl and person deposit fell mln dlr billion dlr and notic and person fix term deposit fell mln dlr billion dlr person fix term deposit and foreign currenc deposit resid book charter bank canada rose mln dlr billion dlr charter bank gener loan outstand fell mln dlr billion dlr canadian liquid short term asset rose mln dlr billion dlr and total canadian dollar major asset charter bank rose mln dlr billion dlr charter bank net foreign currenc asset fell mln dlr minu billion dlr note circul total billion dlr mln dlr week govern cash balanc fell billion dlr billion dlr week end april govern secur outstand rose billion dlr billion dlr week end april treasuri bill rose billion dlr billion dlr and canada save bond fell mln dlr billion dlr reuter acq union protest dart supermarket sgl bid unit food and commerci worker that rank and file member union will demonstr mondai dart group corp headquart protest dart propos billion dlr takov supermarket gener sgl supermarket for pathmark chain supermarket drug store york and jersei area and own rickel home center union that firmli dart bid worker end raw deal current takeov mania union statement not intend member pick tab for supermarket gener execut and banker dart group stand make million dart control haft famili washington last year made bid for california base safewai store inc haft lost walk mln dlr profit analyst estim union that dart safewai bid forc major restructur safewai pai haft and lawyer and caus loss thousand job reuter acq fc laboratori fcsi termin deal talk fc laboratori inc merger discuss unnam privat held compani health care field end agreement previous announc negoti began last august compani disappoint spend time negoti and fail fc chairman nichola gallo iii discuss not produc deal accept board context compani stronger financi posit todai compar six month ago gallo fc will stop activ seek potenti merger partner will respond inquiri determin follow plan restor thi compani profit continu activ search for potenti acquir inher forc postpon implement critic decis part plan compani common share outstand reaffirm expect profit second half fiscal year end septemb reuter interest white hous interest rate reflect market white hous rise interest rate unfortun gener sens reflect market forc movement and and basic fact that economi strong and grow and will fluctuat interest rate economi sound and good shape spokesman marlin fitzwat citibank rais prime rate quarter point and move bank reuter earn regal petroleum rplo year shr loss ct net loss mln rev dlr note due chang fiscal year prior qth and year cannot present compar basi loss includ writedown approxim mln dlr reuter earn canterburi press inc year nov shr ct ct net rev note net includ dlr gain tax credit and includ gain dlr gain credit reuter earn graphic media inc gmed year shr ct ct net rev mln mln note restat for revers tax benefit and reflect prefer stock dividend requir reuter earn richardson electron rell qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln month shr ct ct net rev mln mln note fiscal per share data reflect dilut effect share issu for april convert debentur convers compani full name richarson electron reuter earn diversifi human resrouc group hire year shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln note includ extraordaini credit ct reuter acq mid state mssl feder deal mid state feder save and loan associ and feder save and loan associ brooksvil ffbv reach definit merger agreement previous announc brooksvil sharehold will cash and stock exchang for share transact expect complet summer reuter acq memotec data complet teleglob acquisit memotec data inc complet previous announc mln dlr acquisit teleglob canada feder govern memotec data teleglob provid canada oversea telecommun servic sinc becom teleglob canada inc unit memotec teleglob presid and chief execut jean claud delorm will continu post compani addit sale price govern will receiv teleglob accumul cash mln dlr and special mln dlr dividend make total proce mln dlr reuter trade japanes open talk semiconductor and japanes offici meet tomorrow settl disput semiconductor trade and cut short mln dlr penalti tariff presid reagan order impos japanes export offici held hope that accord reach tariff per cent per cent effect april custom bureau last week start levi bond japanes good that reagan order penal penalti retroact march reagan march order tariff that hope japanes end unfair practic semiconductor trade and that sanction lift technic meet held todai and tomorrow meet senior level schedul for thursdai and fridai public hear sanction set for april japanes aid for technic talk includ shigeru muraoka director gener intern trade polici ministri intern trade and industri miti and masashi yamamoto deputi director gener inform and machineri bureau meet will glen fukushima director japan offic trade repres offic and jim gradovil trade repres offic industri and servic two side thursdai and fridai talk will head deputi trade repres michael smith and miti vice minist makoto kuroda reuter acq ameron amn adopt sharehold right plan ameron inc board adopt right plan design protect sharehold potenti unfair takeov tactic plan call for distribut for each outstand common share and each entitl holder bui hundredth share newli author seri junior particip cumul prefer stock exercis price dlr ameron right exercis group acquir pct common stock announc tender offer for pct share reuter acq fc laboratori fcsi end merger talk fc laboratori merger talk anoth unidentifi compani health care field end agreement talk began last august compani compani will longer activ seek potenti merger partner will respond inquiri reuter trade minist eas tension japan govern hope for breakthrough deadlock japan trade polici week visit tokyo corpor affair minist michael howard polit sourc howard leav for japan tomorrow told reuter will promot understand trade issu visit meanwhil britain will examin letter japanes prime minist yasuhiro nakason promis person solv row firm bid win signific role japan telecommun market govern sourc tension risen britain decis arm earli statutori power us japanes financi institut britain react optimist letter nakason prime minist margaret thatcher signal that work ensur satisfactori outcom bid launch cabl and wireless plc govern offici thi view sinc cloud report tokyo that nakason assur constitut polit face british anger ad reuter trade conabl warn protection spread world bank presid barber conabl express concern that trade protection heart showdown unit state and japan spread industri world interview reuter conabl action unit state slap tariff electron good japan not mean countri head for full scale trade war conabl world bank press develop countri open market argu that free trade environ increas possibl global econom growth fact make adjust loan countri develop world encourag open market and want that develop world doesn close time action japan signific retaliatori step not constitut basic chang trade polici interview week semi annual meet bank and intern monetari fund refer brazil recent interest payment moratorium conabl global debt situat and close watch bank past concentr make loan that assist basic underpin develop world such dam road and sewer will increasingli make assist for econom reform bank increas loan part debt crisi that found countri desper fund for balanc payment adjust and econom reform aim open market encourag foreign invest and reduc govern role economi comfort adjust lend expect that will never reach major portfolio conabl made clear that adjust lend continu increas proport bank lend for time note problem debt sever and countri ask for adjust assist problem debt conabl republican congressman york chosen presid reagan for bank posit last year associ treasuri secertari jame baker launch strategi for shore indebt nation octob includ call for increas adjust lend world bank conabl that expect result major studi bank organ complet week decis seek reorgan base part fact that bank had come fire poorest countri for not and richest countri ineffici reorgan consid major initi conabl and close watch agenc member countri indic manag style and prioriti want thi institut view support soundli constitut that will permit grow conabl don basic wrong thi institut and don redefinit purpos that appar that debt initi propos baker bank central role deal debt crisi conabl ad that cooper bank and sister agenc intern monetari fund good and that talk imf manag director michel camdessu varieti issu person level conabl that not feel put person stamp bank note that don mission institut and process develop ad don feel great call person institut develop sub sahara africa conabl that bank constantli review wai for assist region note that half recent agre financ billion dlr for bank intern develop associ earmark for africa lead industri nation expect form debt relief for poorest nation sub sahara week meet reuter strategic-metal mina almaden rais mercuri price spain mina almaden arrayan agre algerian produc enof establish minimum price dlr per flask for spot mercuri sale almaden spokesman jesu gallego respons enquiri reuter compani had rais minimum price for spot sale dlr per flask talk enof separ press releas compani that enof and almaden held talk istanbul week ago turkish mercuri produc wai improv price gallego not posit action turkish compani take reuter money-fx job data rule fed tighten steep drop good produc job detract march farm payrol employ and make that feder reserv will tighten monetari polici defend dollar economist march farm payrol employ rose gain financi market expect manufactur employ fell compar februari gain march construct employ drop unchang februari momentum industri activ taper end quarter stephen roach morgan stanlei and inc thi set stage for sluggish growth second and quarter fed will view thi caution flag economi will not eas long dollar weak can tighten david wyss data resourc inc that downward revis februari farm payrol employ mean that employ gain quarter weaker expect wyss left quarter forecast real gross nation product growth pct march job data suggest downward revis second quarter growth forecast pct pct bill sullivan dean witter reynold inc averag monthli gain farm job quarter compar fourth quarter momentum quarter labor forc activ assum gain good produc job subdu thi rule possibilti fed tighten for exchang relat purpos march averag workweek fell back januari level hour hour februari manufactur hour fell back januari level total hour march compar hour februari commerc depart note that loss manufactur job march concentr automobil electr and electron manufactur robert brusca nikko secur intern that declin auto manufactur employ account for half total drop manufactur job economist that build auto inventori result steep drop sale final caught labor forc and point slower growth ahead expect increas inventori pct offset steep pct drop final sale quarter gnp account roach expect quarter gnp rise two pct gain pct second and quarter march drop industri activ reason respons light inordin contribut inventori accumul made gnp economist employ data suggest weak gain industri product and person incom for march expect margin gain not small declin for indic compar februari increas pct industri product and pct person incom steve slifer lehman govern secur drop march construct employ signal drop march hous start rose pct februari million unit annual rate million unit januari rate unemploy fell pct lowest level sinc march pct februari wyss point that thi result drop labor forc fell mln march mln februari thi mean that fewer peopl for work drop unemploy doesn mean latest employ report will not concern fed point gnp growth half pct suggest can afford tighten quickli statist factor us smooth season fluctuat job data underst march labor forc gain season factor overst januari and februari slifer consist forecast pct quarter gnp growth econom growth remain sluggish silfer not that feder open market committe chang polici meet thi week point will inclin eas for time march employ report increas likelihood won tighten dollar reuter acq bristol myer bmy review scime merger scime life system inc sml bristol myer analyz pend lawsuit brought scime advanc cardiovascular system inc determin whether consumm previous announc plan merg scime compani serv suit minneapoli march dai announc definit merger agreement bristol myer scime suit alleg that scime infring advanc cardiovascular patent merit reuter earn west usw hike dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter acq bell petroleum bpsio regal form plan bell petroleum servic inc agre begin talk regal intern inc form plan reorgan bell becom subsidiari regal plan subject bankruptci court approv due bell statu debtor posses chapter compani expect file plan end thi agreement termin litig compani previou attempt plan reorgan bell free continu talk parti interest acquisit reuter earn healthvest hvt declar week dividend healthvest board declar dividend for final week march quarter ct payabl april holder recrod april previous dclare special interim dividend ct for januari march connect recent complet offer combin dividend total ct for march quarter increas prior quarter dividend ct reuter earn cpi corp cpic qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr year shr dlr dlr net sale mln mln avg shr note year ago period end feb full year earn includ gain discontinu oper dlr share dlr ct share reuter grain adm grain elev explod burlington iowa grain elev burlington iowa explod todai leav injur elev oper archer daniel midland decatur ill termin elev mississippi river doug snyder assist vice presid explos and extent damag elev not immediatlei reuter grain grain carload fall week grain carload total car week end march pct previou week pct week year ago associ american railroad report grain mill product load week total car pct previou week and pct week year earlier associ reuter acq sec clarifi posit tender offer secur and exchang commiss remind corpor raider and tender for share compani that extend period offer open kei condit chang specif agenc make tender offer for compani stock extend offer decid elimin condit requir minimum number share tender order for offer valid tender offer typic includ minimum share condit result purchas not bound bui share that tender minimum level not reach interpret current rule offici clarifi sec present posit agenc tender offer extend minimum share condit waiv even purchas reserv interpret make clear that waiv minimum share condit materi chang tender offer secur law sec offici sec that specif materi such percentag secur sought price offer made tender offer requir dai extens offer length extens aim give sharehold adequ chanc assess revis tender offer not case minimum share condit waiv sec offici length extens such case depend fact and circumst surround each case gener and dai agenc cite two recent tender offer waiver minimum share conditio last dai each offer deni sharehold chanc react inform offici declin identifi two offer bidder make materi chang end offer will extend offer permit adequ dissemin sec feder secur law requir that tender offer remain open for busi dai reuter acq gencorp unit complet wor sale gencorp rko gener inc subsidiari complet sale wor mca inc mca for mln dlr feder commun commiss approv sale last decemb gencorp close delai that decis appeal parti court appeal gencorp explain wor base secaucu gencorp earlier todai gener partner prepar rais bid dlr per share even bid for gencorp reuter earn galileo electro optic corp gaeo qtr galileo electro optic corp estim earn for second quarter end march will current analyst estim ct ct per share compani not close book for quarter and releas earn april reuter acq snyder soi make cenergi crg exchang offer snyder oil partner told secur and exchang commiss made exchang offer cenergi corp that snyder acquir pct compani common stock exchang offer propos yesterdai cenergi offic and director each share cenergi common stock exchang for dlr market snyder limit partnership unit snyder propos snyder hold cenergi common share pct total boost cenergi stake total pct snyder not whether receiv respons propos cenergi acquir pct stake snyder sec file us stock obtain proportion benefici interest compani asset and liabil not decid move exchang propos not lead negoti cenergi snyder boost stake sell current hold repeat statement made initi sec file last month that altern includ seek control cenergi reuter acq harleysvil group hgic seek acquir firm harleysvil group inc talk acquir atlant mutual fire insur properti and casualti insur licens southern state compani believ acquisit complet june subject approv regulatori and atlant mutual policyhold harleysvil plan invest mln dlr busi deal complet reuter acq kroger bui food store kroger agre bui retail food store dalla divis safewai store inc announc close store divis part restructur term not disclos kroger expect oper store construct late april addit store will bring kroger dalla divis store oper store state reuter earn dougla comput intern year net shr ct net sale reuter earn medic steril inc msti year loss shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev reuter acq rvial union carbid emerg french bid carburo metalico spain bid franc share for french chemic group duffour igon rival franc bid announc yesterdai union carbid franc french subsidiari chemic giant union carbid corp stockbrok assoc csac duffour igon capit compris share nomin franc each share last quot franc januari banqu pariba will act for carburo metalico union carbid franc bid led rothschild associ banqu duffour igon share will suspend april and and will resum trade april reuter crude brazil bui bpd kuwaiti oil brazil will import barrel per dai crude oil kuwait spokesman for state oil compani petrobra that unlik saudi arabia kuwait not impos condit brazil last month petrobra cancel mln dlr oil purchas saudi arabia saudi refus accept credit guarante offici bank brazil saudi eventu lift condit and brazil decid reconfirm purchas brazil consum mln barrel oil per dai reuter acq metromedia bui warrant for share orion metromedia purchas time inc home box offic inc warrant purchas share common stock orion pictur corp opc price for warrant mln dlr metromedia ad that own pct outstand common stock orion reuter interest bank montreal lower credit card rate bank montreal will reduc interest rate charg outstand mastercard balanc pct pct begin juli bank will continu polici not charg annual fee transact fee credit card holder reuter earn enex resourc corp enex qtr loss shr not net loss profit rev year shr loss profit ct net loss profit rev reuter earn oshap technolog oshuf year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg shr note convert dec exchang rate belgian franc dlr reuter earn dougla comput intern year end shr ct net rev reuter crude canada oil industri set for recoveri analyst firmer crude oil price govern aid packag and corpor spend cut will canada oil industri recov last year sharp downturn industri analyst will signific earn gain compar last year dismal result oil price drop pct canada stock exchang energi share soar highest level sinc issu trade record high thi reflect tremend amount optim part invest commun that outlook for industri for futur extrem attract peter and oil analyst wilf gobert financi statement canada major oil compani culmin dome petroleum billion canadian dlr loss report thi week paint bleak pictur last year result analyst financi statement snap shot and record histori stock market indic futur gobert comment toronto stock exchang oil and ga index compani trade todai end canada largest oil compani class share imperi oil imo pct own exxon corp xon trade week low shell canada pct own royal dutch shell group low last year texaco canada inc txc pct own texaco inc low levesqu beaubien inc oil analyst robert plexman forecast oper profit for canada largest oil and ga compani will rise pct billion dlr and oper cash flow will increas pct billion dlr base averag oil price for year dlr barrel price hold dlr barrel net oper incom show pct increas cash flow pct higher analyst plexman difficult forecast extent profit improv thi year gain signific ad improv follow sharp downturn oper incom for ten compani drop pct billion dlr and oper cash flow fell pct billion dlr industri sourc doesn oil price will hold recent gain and govern assist need canadian petroleum associ technic director han maciej see industri cash flow fall anoth pct dip pct last year maciej see crude oil suppli outweigh demand and doesn recent opec product accord will continu support price compani share optimist industri outlook express major analyst shell canada and norcen energi resourc forecast improv earn annual report issu thi week assum oil price remain level industri outlook for posit not robust texaco canada annual report oil price strengthen somewhat and good reason that gener level sustain continu volatil like texaco canada ad face short term uncertainti compani pare spend plan last year lower level defer frontier explor work industri select invest conserv and cautiou not unexpect canadian petroleum associ maciej feder and alberta gover aid measur help cushion industri downturn and improv result signific last septemb feder govern lift pct petroleum ga revenu tax pgrt month earlier plan analyst estim tax relief will save larger oil compani billion dlr end pgrt cut help brake steep profit and cash flow declin for oil compani and prevent explor spend cut analyst for number compani pgrt cut absolut even maintain kind reduc invest that made reduct consider maciej reuter gold gold product rose decemb mine product gold rose troi ounc decemb ounc novemb interior depart bureau mine import gold decemb ounc ounc novemb and ounc decemb gold export total ounc decemb novemb ounc and ounc decemb year earlier mine product gold month period jan dec total ounc ounc period gold import jan dec total ounc ounc for period export stood ounc and ounc respect period bureau reuter earn jack winter inc jwi qtr jan loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln mth shr loss ct profit ct net loss profit rev mln mln reuter earn planter corp pnbt qtr net shr ct ct net reuter acq hutton efh interest purol pcc hutton lbo inc interest acquisit purol courier corp and examin possibl rais dlr per share offer hutton spokesman hutton offer top dlr per share offer emeri air freight corp eaf earlier thi week defin not thi point hutton spokesman want offer complet and understand fulli and fashion respons spokesman emeri made offer hutton extend deadlin offer mondai offer expir wednesdai analyst difficult for hutton rais offer sinc emeri overnight courier easier time justifi lofti price sinc realiz cost save combin busi purol purol jersei base overnight courier declin comment purol had trade hutton offer price specul bidder emerg todai emeri offer reuter earn dreyfu bond inc monthli payout mtly div ct ct prior paid april record march reuter earn scott instrument corp scti year loss shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev reuter earn scott instrument scti get qualifi audit scott instrument corp independ public account qualifi report scott financi statement weak financi condit report realiz compani asset depend obtain work capit financ oper and addit fund meet liabil thing factor compani unabl continu exist earlier scott report loss mln dlr compar loss almost mln dlr total asset mln dlr year end mln dlr prior year reuter earn thoratec laboratori corp year loss shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss loss rev reuter acq bayou intern get stake amalgam bayou intern acquir pct amalgam equiti australia for dlr bayou pct own australia wide industri reuter earn network netw qtr charg network control corp intend dlr charg earn for quarter end march and sale for quarter dlr pct below sale year ago quarter network take charg due signific increas account receiv remain uncollect for dai bill ultim will collect account attribut sale declin transit period for product and delai major order reuter crude petrobra see rais export fuel brazil state oil compani petrobra pledg export mln cubic meter fuel mln barrel compani spokesman that repres total sale worth mln dlr volum pct higher sale total mln cubic meter mln barrel unit state africa and latin american brazil main fuel buyer spokesman reuter money-supply busi loan fell mln dlr march week fed interest baker repeat hope prime hike temporari treasuri secretari jame baker reiter hope that thi week rise prime rate temporari blip upward hope that simpli temporari blip upward past baker televis interview cabl new network interview air tomorrow cnn releas extract remark todai baker repeat posit that reaction financi market tariff japanes electron good show import unit state not protectionist market tell care reuter earn and marin ebmi qtr net edison april shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln mth shr loss ct gain ct net loss gain rev mln mln reuter acq iroquoi brand ibl rebuff lyon food claim iroquoi brand su lyon food co inc seek mln dlr damag connect april mln dlr purchas iroquoi specialti food product segment iroquoi that base defens will assert not that charg incom requir result claim reuter money-supply februari fomc vote unchang monetari polici feder open market committe februari meet vote maintain exist degre reserv restraint minut show fomc issu asymmetr inter meet polici direct gave greater possibl firmer easier polici committe set six pct januari march annual growth target for and and goal prior meet mid decemb fomc set pct target for and for novemb march februari fomc pct feder fund rate refer rang for polici recent meet telephon confer februari committe member discuss implic decis reach pari for intervent foreign exchang market conclus contain minut inter meet polici direct februari fomc that somewhat greater reserv restraint slightli lesser reserv restraint accept depend behavior aggreg take into account strength busi expans develop foreign exchang market progress inflat and condit domest and intern credit market februari fomc vote for unchang polici thoma melzer loui feder reserv bank presid favor tighten reserv condit note strong growth bank loan novemb januari and firm feder fund rate that had prevail despit extraordinari pace reserv growth cite recent declin dollar final ahead melzer point potenti for rise inflationari expect believ that prompt restraint avert for substanti tighten inter meet polici adjust fomc minut show member gener felt that polici implement alert potenti for firm reserv condit thi view fomc somewhat greater reserv restraint warrant monetari growth not slow line current expect and concurr indic intensifi inflationari pressur background stronger econom data indic potenti price pressur tendenc for dollar weaken minut show that member melzer prefer direct that not contempl eas week ahead member not want rule possibl slight eas inter meet period not view condit for such move like emerg fomc member assum that futur fluctuat dollar not suffici magnitud signific effect fed econom project addit anticip that consider progress made reduc feder budget deficit reuter money-supply feder reserv busi loan data april week end march daili avg mln busi loan exclud accept govt agenc secur cd major time deposit trade account commerci paper includ financi co york busi loan exclud accept cd major time deposit reuter money-supply busi loan fell mln dlr busi loan book major bank exclud accept fell mln dlr billion dlr week end march feder reserv board fed that busi loan includ accept fell mln dlr billion dlr reuter acq texa american txa bank merg texa american bancshar inc texa american bank will merg into texa american bank galleria corpor spring branch fonderen and gulfwai texa american bank will becom separ bank offic tab galleria reuter earn biw cabl system inc biwc qtr loss shr loss dlr loss ct net loss loss rev mln year shr loss dlr profit two ct net loss profit rev mln mln note current period includ mln dlr charg for obsolet inventori and provis dlr for consolid cabl manufactur plant reuter acq doe issu offer bui alaska power unit energi depart issu request for propos bui snettisham hydroelectr project major part alaska power administr invit two alaskan electr util citi and borough anchorag and state alaska not cite purchas price request limit alaskan entiti purpos privat administr put local util into hand local bodi doe ad that propos due back august doe had dai select propos that recommend congress vote recommend propos bui major part alaska power administr eklutna project expect issu earli june reuter coffee ibc close export registr tonight brazilian coffe institut ibc close export registr tonight extrem heavi sale todai export estim registr todai mln and mln kilo bag yesterdai bag regist export mln bag total registr declar sale made six week book close rest sale ibc open registr yesterdai not set volum limit april registr open and close februari daili record mln bag declar reuter cpi peru consum price rise pct march peru consuemr price index rose pct last month base pct increas februari and pct rise march nation statist institut that accumul inflat for month pct compar pct for period last year inflat for month period end march pct compar pct for month period end march reuter earn warehous club wclb charg warehous club inc expect time charg mln dlr june quarter result close two unprofit chicago area unit compani will continu oper warehous illinoi indiana michigan ohio and pennsylvania ad that expect futur oper result improv close two warehous reuter acq sci sci bui fortun fsy comput asset fortun system corp and sci system inc sign letter intent cover purchas fortun microcomput busi asset for unspecifi amount cash fortun system make desktop comput system reuter earn cullen frost cfbi omit dividend cullen frost banker inc will defer pai cash dividend for month due econom slump texa economi previous paid cent share dividend recent quarter quarter earn end march will releas thi month will similar fourth quarter earn last year compani report loss dlr ct share reuter acq investor group cut rospatch rpch stake group york investor lower stake rospatch corp share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss group sold net share rospatch common stock februari and march price rang dlr share group includ brookehil equiti inc brokerag firm and moor grossman and deros inc invest advisor reuter crude colombia main oil pipelin attack state run oil compani ecopetrol colombia main oil pipelin bomb and pump barrel per dai suspend spokeswoman for compani that earli morn dynamit attack last month cano limon covena pipelin link colombia biggest oilfi cravo nort caribbean barrel crude spill and not pump resum attack magangu northeastern bolivar provinc ecopetrol exploit cravo nort associ occident petroleum corp oxi and shell petroleum unit royal dutch shell group ecopetrol communiqu that bomb sinc last juli led loss barrel crude equival mln dlr reuter tin defend stockpil tin sale unit state defend sale stockpil tin reaction critic malaysian miner violat agreement southeast asian produc unit state continu abid spirit memorandum understand and consult asean state gsa tin dispos state depart spokesman statement view asean govern into account determin dispos level statement unit state and asean countri sign memorandum understand tin dispos gener servic administr gsa decemb latest annual report state malaya chamber mine gsa sold tonn tin agre annual limit tonn unit state appear lost sight asean memorandum understand state depart statement gsa tin dispos increas calendar year due chang market condit quarter calendar year run lower rate compar spokesman declin stockpil tin gsa sold last year reuter earn loctit loc see expect net loctit corp expect quarter earn higher secur analyst forecast ct share last year compani earn ct per share quarter attribut expect forecast sale growth strong oversea will lower effect tax rate reuter earn time see dilut scott foresman time inc acquisit scott foresman and last year will dilut earn per share ct share for full year for quarter acquisit will neg impact ct per share chief financi offic thayer bigelow told secur analyst scott foresman textbook publish will contribut mln dlr oper incom depreci and amort for full year nichola presid and chief oper offic soctt foresman will mln dlr revenu bigelow textbook busi highest profit quarter and incur loss quarter will advers impact mln dlr book publish incom for quarter quarter perform for rest time inc will last year bigelow dilut ct per share for includ effect financ acquisit bigelow compani comfort estim that earn will dlr and dlr per share for year reuter acq cyacq termin tender for cylcop cly cyacq corp termin februari six tender offer for cyclop corp cyacq unsuccessfulli bid dixon group plc for control cyclop march dixon group plc had acquir pct stock increas tender offer reuter acq investor lift myer myr stake pct leonard chavin chicago real estat develop seek control myer group rais stake compani share pct pct file secur and exchang commiss chavin bought myer common share march and price rang six dlr share last januari chavin retain invest banker dickinson and advis myer stock deal unabl seek control myer get financ reuter coffee ibc regist mln bag export sale brazilian coffe institut todai regist mln kilo bag green coffe for shipment ibc statement thi bring total two dai registr open mln includ bag solubl todai registr compris bag member and member intern coffe organis solubl sale regist todai reuter earn compani earn highlight quarter anchor financi corp shr ct month biomet inc shr ct feder shr dlr richardson electron shr ct year eac industri inc oper shr loss ct loss ct fine art acquisit shr ct mangood corp oper shr loss dlr loss reuter earn freedom save and loan ass frdm year end shr loss dlr loss dlr net loss mln loss mln note loss includ oper loss mln dlr dlr share includ addit loan loss provis mln dlr write down real estat mln dlr and extraordinari loss mln dlr for earli retir long term debt reuter acq investor mull kappa kpa radiat rad merger michael krupp golden colo businessman and major sharehold kappa network inc and kappa manag seek merger kappa and radiat system inc file secur and exchang commiss krupp compani control and kappa acquir combin radiat system share pct total krupp pct stake kappa and kappa manag kappa radiat system combin good for compani decis made whether proce merger attempt ad reuter acq olin oln unit acquir imag technolog olin corp olin hunt specialti product inc acquir imag technolog corp for undisclos term imag technolog make chemic for semiconductor industri reuter acq kei centurion keyc bui bank buckhannon kei centurion bancshar inc reach agreement principl acquir central nation bank buckhannon virginia term call for exchang share centurion share for each share central nation transact valu mln dlr reuter acq sturm ruger submit bid for smith and wesson sturm ruger and inc submit bid excess mln dlr for smith and wesson manufactur law enforc firearm and unit lear siegler smith and wesson number compani sold forstman and recent acquisit lear siegler reuter acq freedom save frdm seek sale merger freedom save and loan associ seek sale merger associ report net loss mln dlr dlr share for loss includ number charg includ addit loan loss provis mln dlr and write down real estat mln dlr continu work invest banker find sourc capit return perform asset earn statu and reduc oper expens and liabil thing reuter crude brazil make second amazon oil discoveri brazilian state oil compani petrobra made second oil discoveri amazon region presid jose sarnei had initi flow cubic meter ga and barrel oil per dai situat kilometr discov region last year yield cubic meter ga and barrel oil daili well biggest onshor countri bank river uruc amazon basin kilometr mile north brasilia reuter coffee ibc close export registr export brazilian coffe institut ibc tonight close export registr export heard closur ibc offici offici reach immedi for confirm earlier ibc statement registr for month open todai total mln bag kilo bring total regist for month mln reuter earn telebyt technolog inc tbti year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln reuter earn houston oil royalti trust rth distribut monthli dist ct ct prior payabl april record april reuter acq publish equip pecn trentonian deal publish equip corp reach agreement incorpor flexo print technolog into tentonian ingersol newspap trenton that mid will target date for start for equip will doubl size present press reuter acq gabelli group cut gencorp stake pct group led york investor mario gabelli told secur and exchang commiss cut stake gencorp inc share pct total share pct gabelli group sold gencorp common share march and price rang dlr share reuter acq gabelli explain sale gencorp share mario gabelli head york invest firm mario gabelli and sold share gencorp inc part portfolio rebalanc process meet client stock move acquisit propos group form afg industri inc afg and wagner and brown client overweight compani sharehold meet tuesdai gabelli told reuter noth that caus sell bui think valu dlr per share and client that ask bui gabelli amend file secur and exchang commiss client passiv investor want remov client process unfold gencorp and wagner and brown pleas that chairman william reynold state meet that found concept greenmail repugn greenmail refer corpor bui sharehold premium not reuter acq investor boost western fwe stake poul erik moller santa monica calif investor rais stake western financi corp share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss moller bought western common share jan and march price rang dlr share moller bought stock long term invest and bui plan seek control compani reuter acq investor boost western fwe stake poul erik moller santa monica calif investor rais stake western financi corp share pct total outstand common stock share pct file secur and exchang commiss moller bought western common share januari and march price rang dlr share moller bought stock long term invest and bui plan seek control compani reuter earn comterm inc year jan loss oper shr loss ct profit ct oper net loss profit rev mln mln note net exclud extraordinari gain mln dlr ct shr settlement provis for discontinu oper ago tax gain dlr ct shr reuter earn sabin royalti trust sbr set monthli payout cash distribut ct ct prior pai april record april reuter earn provid energi corp pvy regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai record april reuter earn gulf state gsu see end cash gulf state util condit significantli deterior and that oper cash reserv will inadequ receiv addit financ rate relief state public util commiss texa and louisiana compani newli releas annual report and file gulf state bank lender had notifi util last month that addit credit grant gulf state bank had request util begin make prepay end april mln dlr estim leas payment mln dlr circumst increas likelihood that compani seek protect creditor bankruptci code gulf state util had previous forc file for bankruptci limit rate increas grant state regul connect gulf state billion dlr river bend nuclear plant louisiana regulatori commiss approv compani propos rate moder plan and grant increas provid for such plan initi year phase period compani believ achiev financi stabil gulf state februari texa public util commiss grant gulf state interim rate increas mln dlr conting util obtain mln dlr line credit pai oper expens util had sought mln dlr rate hike texa gulf state appeal decis louisiana state regul reject applic for mln dlr emerg rate relief gulf state earn mln dlr revenu billion dlr compar profit mln dlr sale billion previou year reuter interest shanghai bank standard charter bank rais prime half point pct interest hong kong bank rais prime half point pct hongkong and shanghai bank corp and standard charter bank rais prime rate half point pct effect tuesdai associ bank associ statement deposit rate increas percentag point bank last announc adjust februari rais prime rate point six pct deposit interest rate save and hour two pct dai call week and two week pct month and two month pct and six month pct month pct and month pct reuter wpi south korean wholesal price pct march south korea wholesal price index base rose pct march pct rise februari pct lower march level bank korea march consum price index base rose pct pct gain februari for year year rise pct reuter ipi institut see german output fall product manufactur good industri fall sinc mid and will declin and two pct thi year pct increas ifo econom institut ifo report recessionari influenc affect engin industri declin two pct thi sector pct rise order abroad fall sharpli for capit good electron sector ad ifo predict stagnat automobil industri success product rose pct chemic industri product fell pct last year like stagnat declin pct thi sector suffer slack demand abroad and low domest consumpt reuter coffee ibc close export registr ibc offici brazilian coffe institut ibc confirm close export registr effect april fridai night export had heard closur ibc offici offici not time reach for confirm reuter money-fx lawson elect not em bar british chancellor exchequ nigel lawson elect not element stand full british membership european monetari system em ad that argument join had weaken prime minist margaret thatcher wide believ strongest govern oppon full em membership made clear not expect join elect due mid latest lawson answer question told report inform european commun financ minist meet that factor apart upcom elect stood full membership addit question exchang rate britain enter em core exchang rate mechan impact sterl membership system consid british entri chang em monopolar system base west german mark bipolar mark sterl system note make work lawson ad that consider that had made difficult for britain join past pose problem exampl cite sterl role petrocurr diminish that argument weaken lawson restat that govern keep question membership review reuter money-fx agre strengthen em european commun financ minist and central banker agre for greater cooper strengthen european monetari system em intern market turbul offici gener will reinforc european monetari system that impli belgian financ minist mark eysken yesterdai host dai session inform talk thi belgian coastal resort gather such discuss sinc second major realign em pariti month januari system come sever strain fund flow slump dollar and into domin em currenc west german mark send soar weaker currenc system eysken februari agreement lead western industrialis nation stabilis exchang rate current level work and thi speed effort boost intern stabil em told new confer yesterdai meet agre for closer coordin em member govern interest rate polici and interest rate differenti countri agre need coordin exchang market intervent hold currenc stabl reach fix em limit and agre margin eysken thi coordin rais rang technic problem and minist discuss luxembourg june basi propos monetari committe and committe central bank governor need set indic econom converg betwen commun countri and import that interest rate fulfil thi role togeth exchang rate and inflat rate belgian minist countri present hold presid commun made clear meet had not produc agreement move radic forward develop em long term goal econom and monetari integr commit ourselv reestablish normal function system eysken eysken repeatedli stress that believ em reinforc plan liberalis movement capit across nation border ahead execut commiss presid jacqu delor told meet author put forward propos for final phase capit market liberalis octob that includ safeguard claus for member countri for move creat difficulti eysken minist and central banker discuss dedramatis realign em pariti let high rank monetari offici carri telephon call meet financ minist west german sourc bonn financ minist gerhard stoltenberg unenthusiast idea british chancellor exchequ nigel lawson told journalist that technic issu rais greater coordin exchang market intervent question currenc us interven and held central bank reserv em member countri believ em work central bank held each currenc issu import west germani sinc bundesbank hold dollar foreign exchang reserv debat dedramatis em realign reflect gener feel particip that januari reshuffl had conduct unsatisfactori realign mark acrimoni franc and west germani each side blame for strain system that forc pariti overhaul reuter money-fx zambian currenc fall foreign exchang auction zambian currenc depreci yesterdai second auction sinc introduct two tier foreign exchang system last month central bank zambia kwacha peg dollar compar last week rate dollar bank offer six mln dlr auction report demand for mln dlr previou auction govern offer mln dlr last month govern set fix exchang rate kwacha per dollar subject adjust basket currenc for offici transact introduc weekli foreign exchang auction for parastat organis and privat sector exchang rate allow float accord market demand auction system design restrict previou suspend januari central bank fell week arrear success bidder system bidder state oil compani zimoil and nation airlin zambia airwai allow bid for pct foreign exchang offer reuter ship navi increas presenc gulf defenc secretari caspar weinberg order navi increas presenc gulf effort fulfil presid reagan pledg oil flow europ and japan york time report newspap quot pentagon offici navi aircraft carrier kitti hawk station arabian sea and rest indian ocean month longer plan navi carrier battl group six warship area time part time happen paper paper that last month intellig sourc had spot land base anti ship missil chines design west strait hormuz purpos signal iran readi continu and perhap step gulf ship war iraq carrier battleship sail rang missil strike distanc paper quot offici hundr mile sea carrier launch aircraft bomb run missil strike and battleship fire long rang missil paper reuter strategic-metal algerian spanish firm agre quicksilv price algerian and spanish produc togeth meet pct western market quicksilv agre appli minimum sell price dlr per unit algerian new agenc ap agreement made meet last week algeria entrepris national de ferreux substanc util enof and spain almaden discuss market situat two firm note regret that price quot specialis public not reflect realiti market sinc into account part deal made statement enof result that price quot two firm product cost decid that sell price not link price quot public and that sale made minimum price dlr fob per jar close product cost statement ad that turkish produc join two firm meet madrid thi month price quicksilv london metal exchang hover dlr thi week reuter reserves china foreign exchang reserv fall china foreign exchang reserv total billion dlr end billion end septemb billion end central bank figur publish china new agenc agenc billion dlr reserv held state treasuri billion end septemb billion held bank china billion china outstand foreign debt rose billion end billion end gold reserv stood mln ounc unchang year reuter crude iea see pct growth oecd oil demand growth oil consumpt western industrialis countri like slow pct thi year compar pct intern energi agenc iea oil us countri oecd increas pct quarter mln bpd iea monthli oil market report growth oecd countri expect come primarili transport fuel averag consum price higher rate growth for fuel below last year pct iea that assum crude oil and product price stai close current level destock end user can expect that happen natur ga will regain market share lost heavi fuel and slightli growth transport fuel iea estim april put oil stock oecd area mln tonn repres dai forward consumpt thi level begin year agenc thi flat trend explain project season consumpt declin second quarter year offset reduct stock initi estim that compani stock fell mln bpd oecd countri quarter year thi small rise januari mln bpd declin mln bpd februari and mln bpd march that final data will show larger draw particulari for march crude product fell like declin report stock sea iea compani stock land oecd rose mln tonn april mln april govern built strateg stock mln tonn mln period year year trend govern stock build continu year year compani stock rise line consumpt declin for year iea note oil stock land and canada put mln tonn april mln tonn januari and equival and dai consumpt oil stock western europ mln tonn april mln januari equival dai consumpt world oil suppli fell quarter two mln bpd mln bpd mln bpd last quarter thi drop due declin opec crude product mln bpd februari march mln bpd januari and season drop export central plan economi iea total opec crude oil suppli mln bpd quarter mln bpd ngl compar mln bpd crude last month and mln averag for suppli opec countri total mln bpd mln bpd fourth quarter drop saudi arabian output tent forecast mln bpd march mln bpd februari largest factor opec product declin iea saudi arabia opec assign output quota mln bpd reuter gnp march purchas manag index economi march improv faster rate februari nation associ purchas manag composit index rise pct pct napm quarter averag for index pct napm that thi averag continu for rest consist real gross nation product growth pct index read pct gener that economi expand phase below pct impli declin economi napm econom improv evid indic index inventori declin slightli order rose sharpli march product higher vendor deliveri slow anoth sign that economi improv march employ expand for time sinc august robert bretz chairman napm busi survei committe and director materi manag pitnei bow inc pbi economi end quarter healthi not substanti improv bretz sharp rise growth order march assur good begin for second quarter pct purchas manag report that pai higher price march end pai higher price averag increas put pct estim averag price increas anticip member for remaind pct price continu rise napm that purchas not signific composit index season adjust figur base compon napm busi survei order product vendor deliveri inventori and employ monthli report base question ask purchas manag industri compani reuter money-fx credit market outlook cautiou trade bond trade like remain cautiou term downward price bia market particip focu trend dollar economi and feder reserv polici economist expect economi continu show modest gain that dollar room fall and that fed will polici essenti steadi perhap for month trend clearer market can attempt establish and hold trade rang higher interest rate economist merril lynch capit market merril lynch economist raymond stone and ward mccarthi that fundament gener bode for healthi invest climat market will confid thi environ illumin and confid dollar trade polici salomon brother henri kaufman bond market highli sensit dollar movement encourag currenc market stabil and oversea econom growth perceiv slow sharpli crucial question develop like occur kaufman market uncertainti and eros portfolio manag confid continu portfolio sell pressur longer philip braverman chief economist irv secur corp braverman that longer term perspect current bond price provid bui opportun despit point bond price rebound fridai unexpectedli weak march employ data kei year treasuri bond lost point price for week and thursdai pct close yield high braverman histor evid suggest that long bond yield pct area basi for optim bond close pct fridai irv economist note that time last year similar paroxysm pessim kei bond reach similar close yield high six week each instanc braverman bond price recov bring yield sharpli basi point mitchel held smith barnei harri upham and inc that portfolio manag yield approach pct midyear consid held that sinc late smith barnei analyst spoken risk that interest rate move higher and continu that upward bia like persist month held that convers portfolio manag last week appear increas belief that rate rise had begun and that yield approach pct midyear natur that mean sharp bond price fall yield rise month rise basi point rise sinc start year held expect fed polici neutral for bond term fed frozen into fix stanc economist aubrei lanston and inc fed cannot tighten polici and push interest rate stabil dollar and head renew inflationari psycholog that harm fragil econom expans lanston economist fed cannot eas polici stanc foster rapid econom growth and calm domest and world debt jitter threat caus declin dollar minut februari feder open market committe fomc meet releas fridai show that fomc left polici unchang inclin firm eas polici condit economi foreign exchang credit market warrant polici shift economist gener that continu fairli sluggish econom growth and financi strain bank result problem loan develop countri rule fed polici firm broad agreement economist that fomc last tuesdai meet left fed polici unchang thi week econom data expect impact februari consum instal credit number due wednesdai march produc price data fridai mild relief quarter that purchas manag composit index close watch econom indic rose pct march pct fridai rumor had put number higher index quarter averag pct translat into real gnp growth pct continu feder fund trade pct late fridai and expect open todai fed action reuter interest nation australia bank lower benchmark prime nation australia bank naba lower benchmark prime lend rate pct effect todai left base rate benchmark reduct bring rate into line prime rate australia trade bank includ two major trade bank rate pct lowest rule rate set major australia and zealand bank group anza fridai and effect todai benchmark base short term interest rate movement base rate ti longer term trend reuter earn caesar world board approv recapit caesar world inc caw director unanim approv recapit plan stockhold will cash distribut dlr per share time special cash dividend and will retain common stock ownership caesar world caesar world expect rais approxim billion dlr need pai dlr per share dividend and expens recapit mln dlr bank borrow and public sale approxim mln dlr debt outstand debt will retir drexel burnham lambert inc caesar financi advisor told compani confid can arrang entir financ need for recapit henri gluck chairman and chief execut offic hotel casino and resort compani statement board believ recapit plan financi superior dlr share tender offer martin sosnoff gluck caesar world board onc recommend that sharehold reject sosnoff offer stock close dlr share fridai abil restructur line primarili financi stabil and strong oper result achiev manag recent year gluck that recapit take effect proforma net incom for fiscal year end juli expect mln dlr fiscal primari earn per share project cent base mln post recapit common and common equival share outstand comment compani longer term earn outlook gluck project net incom increas mln dlr reflect increas oper incom and lower interest expens due retir mln dlr debt incur connect recapit compani not releas project beaus signific recapit gluck recapit plan will submit for stockhold approv special meet expect june plan will requir approv stockhold and that nevada and jersei game regulatori author part plan compani will chang state incorpor florida delawar mean merger caesar world into wholli own subsidiari compani incorpor certif and bylaw will provid for thing fair price provis requir that transact interest pct stockhold approv pct vote stockhold exclud share held such interest stockhold caesar world statement that cash distribut will result substanti deficit stockhold equiti not give estim size thi deficit compani financi advisor that recapit caesar world financi flexibl and resourc financ current and project oper and capit requir reuter acq australian ga light counter bid for tmoc australian ga light agl will offer share dlr cash for two share oil and ga produc tmoc resourc counter bid previous report takeov offer santo sto offer valu tmoc share dlr each base agl close price dlr fridai tmoc share jump dlr announc fridai close price agl offer made for tmoc thi year compar santo cash offer dlr share base tmoc issu capit mln share agl offer valu entir compani mln share agl statement that hold pct tmoc issu capit thi compar santo stake pct announc bid march elder resourc began auction for tmoc month ago unsuccess dlr share market offer that sinc laps agl offer upper end rang valu tmoc advis compani respons urg reject elder resourc bid agl will make offer for tmoc convert note accept share and note holder will particip agl plan for bonu issu tmoc partner agl alic spring darwin ga pipelin and number busi complementari agl agl south wale natur ga util tmoc extens onshor hold queensland own mooni oil field and northern territori oper and hold mereeni oil ga field interest number ga oil pipelin reuter crude iea forecast slower growth oecd oil demand growth oil consumpt western industri countri like slow pct thi year compar pct intern energi agenc oil us member countri organ for econom cooper and develop oecd increas pct quarter mln barrel dai iea latest monthli report growth oecd countri expect come primarili transport fuel case averag consum price higher rate growth for fuel below last year pct iea assum crude and product price remain nar current level destock end user can expect that take place natur ga will regain market share lost heavi fuel iea estim april put oil stock held oecd area mln tonn dai forward consumpt thi begin year agenc thi flat trend explain project season consumpt declin second quarter year offset reduct stock compani stock land oecd rose mln tonn april thi year compar mln tonn calend govern built strateg stock mln tonn mln year year trend govern stock build continu compani stock rise line consumpt declin for year iea oil stock land unit state and canada put mln tonn mln tonn januari and equival and dai consumpt oil stock western europ mln tonn mln tonn januari equival dai consumpt iea that initi estim that compani stock fell mln bpd oecd countri quarter year thi small rise januari bpd declin bpd februari and bpd march and that final data will show larger draw particulari for march crude product fell like declin report stock sea iea world oil suppli fell quarter two bpd bpd bpd last quarter thi drop due declin opec crude product bpd februari march bpd januari and season drop export central plan economi iea total opec oil suppli total bpd quarter compar bpd last month suppli opec countri total bpd bpd period drop saudi arabian output tent forecast bpd march bpd februari largest factor opec product declin iea reuter coffee philippin coffe export fall sharpli philippin coffe export expect fall sharpli due combin intern coffe organis ico decis not reviv export quota and higher local price ico certifi agenc offici dant guzman told reuter export registr drop averag weekli tonn march tonn last week export coffe year end septemb forecast total tonn rel higher level domest price becom difficult servic export guzman ad that export take wait and attitud coffe product expect drop slightli mln bag each crop year end june mln bag last year reuter money-fx miyazawa see big nation reaffirm pari pact financ minist kiichi miyazawa told parliamentari committe expect major nation reafffirm currenc pact struck pari meet thi week washington polit sourc minist quot expect major nation coordin action ensur exchang rate stabil financ ministri offici unavail for comment pari februari six nation britain canada franc japan and west germani pledg cooper hold currenc stabl reuter cocoa lead cocoa produc discuss intern pact lead cocoa produc will discuss whether newli agre rule intern cocoa buffer stock will succe revers sharp fall world price start dai talk todai confer sourc anoth topic like discuss twice yearli meet cocoa produc allianc cpa pact second line market support withold scheme export can tonn cocoa market buffer stock purchas fail defend price intern cocoa organis due discuss scheme meet june and export us yaound talk work common posit issu sourc deleg will brief arrang for intern cocoa research confer due place santo domingo dominican republ month cpa secretari gener kamga member cpa includ world top produc ivori coast brazil and ghana and account for pct world output reuter gnp south korea gnp grow pct south korea gross nation product gnp forecast grow pct surpass govern origin forecast pct and pct rise econom plan board report report review countri economi month thi year year year gnp provision estim grown pct period pct growth period board offici gnp rise januari march period due larg increas export total billion dlr billion year earlier reuter interest chase amp bank lower australian prime rate pct tomorrow ship kuwait regist gulf tanker newspap kuwait regist part tanker fleet foreign flag jurisdict includ and ussr attempt protect iranian missil attack gulf war zone offici quot york time transfer countri registr escort kuwaiti own ship gulf kuwait had earlier declin offer naval escort public admiss for protect kuwait flag european registri offici soviet flag tanker transport kuwaiti oil gulf soviet escort offici kuwait had earlier consid ussr and escort unwil give soviet union naval role region newspap quot offici kuwait back iraq year war iran and ship increasingli target iranian attack and kuwait negoti for month method protect kuwaiti ship reuter interest chase amp bank cut australian prime pct chase amp bank will lower prime lend rate pct effect tomorrow bank lower prime rate below pct set bank last dai continu downward trend began late last month prime rate rang pct major bank reduct reflect recent downturn monei market rate improv econom outlook and adequ liquid second quarter tax rundown period reuter cpi swiss consum price rise pct march swiss consum price rose pct year march rise year februari and pct year march feder statist offic march alon price rose pct pct rise februari march index base februari statist offic march increas reflect rise sector such food cloth and household good and fall transport heat and light home produc and import good rose pct month year domest gener inflat reach pct offset pct drop import reuter earn nixdorf world group net profit mln mark mln div mark acq tesco extend hillard offer tesco plc tsco extend mln stg contest bid for hillard plc control pct hillard share compris accept offer for mln pct and mln pct own pension fund associ control convert prefer share pct hillard share unchang tesco two penc firmer reuter money-fx bundesbank set dai secur repurchas tender fix pct money-fx bundesbank set repurchas tender bundesbank set tender for dai secur repurchas agreement offer bank liquid aid fix bid rate pct central bank spokesman bank make bid gmt todai fund will alloc gmt tomorrow and credit account dai bank repurchas secur pledg reuter earn moet hennessi propos higher dividend year end dec propos dividend franc franc note full name compani moet hennessi mhsp reuter grain soviet grain product ministri criticis soviet communist parti criticis countri grain product ministri for fail ensur proper grain storag turn poor qualiti bread and for unsatisfactori book keep pravda parti daili that loss industri ow wast and theft amount mln roubl last two and half year situat bad central asian republ kazakhstan sever criticis sinc oust veteran leader dinmukham kunayev last decemb leader gennadi kolbin that time grain grow republ perform badli that oblig seek grain suppli nation reserv tass new agenc announc yesterdai that grain product minist grigori zolotukhin retir and replac alexand budyka senior food industri offici pravda ad todai that crisi industri had drawn zolotukhin attent and two deputi reprimand reuter cocoa cocoa buffer stock face uphil battl trade intern cocoa organ icco buffer stock face uphil battl halt downtrend world cocoa price begin bui oper week cocoa trader trader believ buffer stock purchas reach tonn matter week lift price significantli amount surplu cocoa overhang market buffer stock begin bui shortli icco dai averag indic price special draw right sdr per tonn below bui level rule govern buffer stock oper agre last month icco council bui will begin onc buffer stock manag complet prepar trader trader buffer stock manag delai buffer stock bui mid end april month us calcul icco indic lift dai averag sdr bui level icco indic price calcul averag second and fourth posit london and york futur market daili price sdr per tonn yesterdai month us for indic juli and septemb set chang juli septemb and decemb april prior york spot month trader note introduct decemb into calcul lift daili sdr price decemb quot stg london termin market buffer stock manag wait for higher daili price feed into dai averag indic govern activ trader buffer stock manag implic delai forward price lift indic sinc mean bui cocoa analyst lead cocoa trade hous trader buffer stock purchas reach tonn fairli quickli onc bui start purchas reach thi level six month bui suspend pend icco council review price rang cocoa market watcher buffer stock benefit recent forecast for poor brazilian bahia temporao crop mln two mln kilo bag initi expect mln lower expect brazilian crop cut world surplu and tonn compar recent forecast icco statist committe tonn trader circumst buffer stock bui and tonn lift price bui level dealer icco buffer stock rule put constraint quickli and effect buffer stock manag can remov cocoa market buffer stock system price differenti set qualiti and pct limit purchas member limit buffer stock scope for action dealer cocoa readili buffer stock nearbi store materi malaysian and ivori coast origin buffer stock can bui pct malaysian cocoa malaysia not icco member purchas nearbi cocoa can reach pct dai forc buffer stock bui intermedi and forward shipment materi limit buffer stock purchas nearbi and member cocoa will reduc impact termin price pressur overhang malaysian materi trader buffer stock purchas forward shipment cocoa qualiti produc such ghana will limit impact futur like widen physic market premium for thi cocoa futur ghana premium termin risen stg stg month ago partli anticip buffer stock bui dealer buffer stock not termin market will provid backstop for qualiti cocoa trader trader caution that view impact buffer stock prognost and that hope predict accur result psycholog buffer stock bui price sinc buffer stock hold carryov tonn previou cocoa agreement and market surplu dealer express doubt purchas can counter bearish pressur june icco due discuss rule for withhold scheme addit market support mechan reuter money-supply german februari capit account deficit billion mark jan billion surplu bundesbank money-supply german capit account deficit februari west germani record net outflow billion mark februari capit account combin long and short term capit flow compar net inflow billion mark januari bundesbank thi compar net outflow billion mark februari bundesbank reuter trade taiwan trade surplu widen quarter taiwan trade surplu widen billion dlr quarter billion year ago govern statist depart quarter export rose billion dlr billion period import rose billion billion last year march trade surplu billion dlr compar billion februari and billion march export rose billion dlr billion februari and billion march last year import billion dlr billion februari and billion march reuter alum agreement reach greek alumina deal moscow greec and soviet union reach agreement moscow joint ventur for mln dlr alumina plant greec govern spokesman yanni roubati roubati told report soviet union agre bui plant entir annual output tonn alumina detail greek industri undersecretari georg petso moscow project due start problem plan sell alumina bulgaria caus delai soviet union tonn agre full product reuter money-fx bank japan sell billion yen bill bank japan will sell tomorrow total billion yen worth financ bill hold absorb project monei market surplu billion yen monei trader total billion yen will yield pct sale monei hous bank and secur hous dai repurchas accord matur anoth billion yen will yield pct dai repurchas pact matur april repurchas agreement yield compar pct month and pct week commerci bill discount rate todai tomorrow surplu attribut govern tax alloc local govern and public entiti oper will put outstand bill suppli billion yen reuter acq wormald acquir stake holm protect fire protect and secur group wormald intern woia british list holm protect group inc agre issu mln common share cent par stg each two group begun exploratori talk merger holm busi compat busi wormald compris fire protect and secur busi america and europ wormald statement issu share york base holm condit sharehold approv gener meet wormald stake will repres pct holm exist issu share and pct enlarg capit issu will rais mln stg will us for develop holm busi wormald busi two group larg complementari term geograph spread and natur activ holm concentr burglar alarm and wormald fire system holm oper concentr and york amd miami earn mln dlr pre tax last report full year and mln half reuter meal-feed west german oil meal cake us west german consumpt oilmeal and oil cake last year rose pct mln tonn agricultur ministri statement increas exclus due sharpli higher us rape product pct mln tonn us soi product drop pct mln tonn ad reuter interest chase amp bank cut australian prime pct chase amp bank will lower prime lend rate pct effect tomorrow bank lower prime rate below pct set bank last dai continu downward trend began late last month prime rate rang pct major bank reduct reflect recent downturn monei market rate improv econom outlook and adequ liquid second quarter tax rundown period reuter money-fx monei market mln stg assist bank england had provid monei market mln stg morn session thi compar bank forecast shortag system todai mln stg earlier revis mln central bank bought bank bill compris mln stg band pct mln stg band two pct and mln stg band pct purchas mln stg treasuri bill and two mln stg local author bill band pct reuter ipi industri product growth halt januari industri product european commun januari show growth compar januari statist offic eurostat report industri product index base stood month offici lack growth due part ici weather grip larg part januari reflect worri trend eurostat for last month for figur industri output rose pct compar year earlier period annual growth month januari averag pct below pct figur record month end last june offic reuter crude occident oxi big peru heavi oil find occident petroleum corp shiviyacu develop block peruvian amazon jungl produc barrel degre graviti oil per dai depth and feet compani drill explor block southeast shiviyacu mile reuter earn lieberman enterpris inc qtr feb net shr ct ct shr dilut ct ct net sale mln mln mth shr dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net sale mln mln reuter crude scottish refineri set restart thi week british petroleum plc refineri grangemouth scotland shut explos and fire hydrocrack march will back oper week end refineri spokesman refineri will resum half barrel per dai bpd capac work overhaul north side complex began end januari will not complet end april refineri had close for longer origin expect due lengthi safeti check carri prior restart explos and fire worker kill caus extens damag central part hydrocrack and spokesman todai thi unit oper for month remaind refineri includ catalyt cracker undamag inquiri into accid happen hydrocrack not oper continu earlier incid two peopl kill explos and fire refineri march reuter trade britain warn japan trade row british corpor affair minist michael howard told japan resolv row firm cabl and wireless plc cawl sharehold japanes telecommun compani face abrupt deterior trade relat meet foreign and telecommun minist howard express deep concern tokyo had handl disput and continu trade imbal two countri put post and telecommun minist that not want respons for abrupt deterior trade relat countri widespread reverber world howard told report listen carefulli and doubt messag home ad british frustrat lopsid trade balanc six billion dlr japan favour last year reach boil point telecommun issu howard howard accus japan shut cabl and wireless major role intern telephon market japan want fair crack whip for cabl and wireless want fair crack whip for britain gener trade relat howard simpli aren prepar continu accept imbal posit for such long time post and telecommun ministri offici unabl comment howard meet minist foreign ministri offici foreign minist tadashi kuranari that british export japan increas acknowledg continu imbal trade kuranari telecommun disput includ cabl and wireless satisfi howard told report that britain activ retaliatori measur not telecommun issu measur consider continu suffer imbal trade relat ad gave detail had receiv reassur respons japanes spoken had reassur sign japanes for quit time ad made plain expect action howard rule power britain financi servic bill retali unfair trade practic power london ban foreign financi firm bank britain design ensur firm equal access oversea financi market reuter earn cardin industri cdni restat net lower cardin industri inc restat earn for month dlr ct per share dlr ct report previous due failur autom account system instal mid year and replac fourth quarter compani relianc segment sustain signific oper loss for full year due account problem and increas promot and advertis expens for full year earn dlr ct share dlr ct cardin industri revenu for year mln dlr mln dlr compani for quarter earn dlr dlr nil per share year ago period year ago quarter earn restat dlr ct per share sale for quarter dlr dlr for half compani restat earn dlr ct per share dlr ct per share report previous reuter ship brazil seamen strike end brazilian seamen strike began februari and taper for week end seamen spokesman spokesman seamen had sign agreement state own lloyd brasileiro compani saturdai for pct salari rise nation strike had tail sinc mid march seamen struck individu accord compani height stoppag seamen ship strike bound reuter copper magma rais copper price ct magma copper subsidiari newmont mine corp rais copper cathod price cent cent effect immedi reuter earn interco inc qtr shr ct ct nat-gas kaneb energi kep juri rule for kaneb energi partner pct own kaneb servic inc kab juiri circuit court tuscaloosa counti ala rule favor and that jim walter corp jwc sonat inc snt disput natur ga sale contract compani suit file seekiong enforc sonat oblig contract pai for methan ga produc brookwood coal degasifici project black warrior basin alabama equal own kaneb and jim walter kaneb juri award and jim walter mln dlr for requir payment for deliveri januari interest march full amount sought and reject sonat counterclaim fraud decis appeal reuter acq whittak wkr complet sale medic unit whittak corp complet previous announc sale wholli oiwn whittak gener medic corp subsidiari hold inc for undisclos term whittak gener medic annual revenu mln dlr reuter earn startel sta loss sale drop startel corp expect report quartter loss pct revenu fall year earlier dlr compani earn dlr last year quarter reuter earn datron system dtsi see lower year net datron system inc expect report falloff earn for year end march pct fiscal level fiscal datron earn dlr compani order for year end rose pct mln dlr bring backlog year end mln dlr reuter earn data gener mln dlr pretax charg redeem mln dlr debt acq enterra corp sell two unit enterra corp complet sale hale fire pump and macomson machin subsidiari compani form lo angel invest firm mcbain rose partner for mln dlr cash hale and macomson make fire pump and relat equip reuter acq fmd inc merger agreement fmd inc agre acquir banker protect financi corp for common share subject approv texa state board insur banker protect life insur compani base texa reuter earn bedford comput corp year net shr not net profit loss sale note compani oper chapter bankruptci sale exclud contract revenu dlr net includ revers dlr reserv longer deem and tax credit dlr reuter earn interco inc iss qtr feb net shr ct ct net sale mln mln year shr dlr dlr net sale billion billion note result reflect two for stock split juli reuter earn household int project earn rise household intern inc expect fulli dilut earn per share for quarter pct year ago period for full year fulli dilut earn pct higher record dlr share report for chairman donald clark remark prepar for deliveri york secur analyst cite increas earn household financi servic and excel return equiti household manufactur combin impact share repurchas program will result higher earn per share and improv return equiti reuter earn data gener dgn qtr charg data gener corp expect record extraordinari pretax charg mln dlr second quarter end march compani charg will result redempt debt data gener will redeem mln dlr outstand pct sink fund debentur due redempt price will pct total princip amount note outstand accru interest redempt date interest will accru will payabl debentur start comput and commun compani data gener report loss mln dlr six ct share for second quarter end march loss includ charg mln dlr redempt debentur year ago quarter revenu fell pct mln dlr reuter money-fx monei market mln stg bank england provid monei market mln stg assist afternoon session thi take bank total todai mln stg and compar revis estim mln stg shortag system earlier revis mln central bank made outright purchas bank bill compris mln stg band pct mln stg band two pct mln stg band pct and mln stg band pct reuter acq bow vallei bvi sell norwegian subsidiari bow vallei industri agre sell wholli own norwegian subsidiari elf aquitain norg stavang norwai for mln canadian dlr princip asset subsidiari bow vallei explor norg pct interest heimdal ga and condens field offshor norwai sale expect conclud middl april bow vallei reuter gold syngold defin reserv deka properti syngold explor inc and corp falconbridg copper defin undilut reserv ton or averag grade ounc gold per ton two separ deposit deka properti locat noranda quebec assai result sufac hole drill foot center that donalda number deposit contain reserv ton averag grade ounc gold per ton number deposit reserv contain vertic depth and feet strike length feet reserv donalda number two deposit locat feet below number deposit recalcul ton averag grade ounc gold per ton syngold earn pct interest deka properti oper corp falconbridg copper reuter acq emeri air freight hutton group end offer for purol courier acq noranda bui share sanivan group noranda inc agre bui initi treasuri share sanivan group inc dlr per share noranda option june acquir addit sanivan treasuri share dlr per share sanivan largest hazard wast manag compani canada reuter acq hutton efh end purol pcc bid emeri air freight corp enter into agreement hutton group inc efh hutton will termin merger agreement purol courier corp and pend dlr per share tender offer effect april merger agreement hutton unilater termin merger agreement circumst includ receipt pct purol share start higher compet tender offer such emeri compet dlr per share offer for purol stock yesterdai hutton acquisit corp subsidiari extend tender offer expir midnight for two dai share pct purol share had tender and not withdrawn pct interest held earlier emeri bid expir april emeri pend termin acquisit merger agreement releas purol agreement not discuss emeri acquisit propos emeri emeri result renew request that purolatr enter into merger negoti emeri acquir pct purol share control purol board agre not disput acquisit receiv fee that purol agre pai unsuccess acquir control purol due acquisit control anoth parti compani agre purol pai acquisit document expens connect merger agreement mln dlr and emeri agre pai amount purol fail reuter coffee brazilian coffe rainfal rainfal record area past hour parana state umuarama nil paranavai nil londrina nil maringa nil sao paulo state president prudent nil votuporanga nil franca nil catanduva nil sao carlo nil sao simao nil mina gerai state guaxup millimetr tre ponta reuter trade volcker exchang rate adjust narrow trade deficit trade volcker reduc budget deficit need improv trade balanc trade volcker stimulu abroad need for adjust trade balanc earn line softwar osi qtr feb net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln month shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln mln note compani full name line softwar intern inc qtr and year date result includ oper sinc end octob busi purchas martin marietta corp fiscal end compani initi adopt fasb statement number and requir capit softwar deveop cost qtr and month period end febrauri compani capit pre tax amount dlr and dlr develop cost reuter acq carolyn bean cben complet acquisit carolyn bean publish complet acquisit greet card compani millen card had sale dlr for undisclos term compani pct millen card sold northeast and mid atlant state bean expect increas sale dlr thi year distribut line nation millen special jewish religi card and sell tradit greet card reuter acq chesapeak csk seek sell unit chesapeak corp retain salomon inc sell plainwel paper inc maker premium coat and uncoat print paper and technic specialti paper capac short ton year compani decid sell plainwel ordfer focu product kraft and tissu product contain and treat wood product reuter trade volcker urg industri nation trade market open foster growth earn tyco laboratori tyc qtr feb net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln mth shr primari dlr dlr shr dilut dlr dlr net mln mln rev mln mln avg shr mln mln note prior qtr and mth includ mln dlr ct per share gain partial settlement insur claim mth includ ct gain for partial settlement insur claim result flow control oper includ sinc acquisit itt corp jan mth prior includ extraordinari gain mln dlr ct per share for replac pension plan reuter earn gold field africa profit fall quarter qtr march work profit mln rand mln tax mln mln net mln mln tonn mill mln mln gold product kg kg gold revenu mln rand mln work cost mln mln avg price per rand note full name compani gold field south africa gldf reuter earn wall street stock marion lab mkc marion laboratori inc stock rose sharpli todai compani present bullish earn scenario meet for pharmaceut analyst mondai trader and analyst compani expect earn for fiscal end june rise pct year ago that pronounc encourag analyst david crossen sanford bernstein and rais earn estim for compani dlr share compar previou estim dlr share last year compani earn ct share marion stock gain meet pharmaceut analyst marion presid fred lyon wall street eanr estim dlr share for fiscal expect even aggress side thi rang ct low lyon strong perform second half thi year will result fourth quarter introduct and cardizem tablet analyst crossen that cardizem treat angina expect approv for treatment hypertens end year crossen marion small compani growth cardizem big impact bottom line rais fiscal earn estim dlr share previou estim dlr share compani broad product pipelin industri and concern innov compani busi for year crossen expect marion growth rate pct reuter trade call for greater gatt check trade unit state appeal for stronger power for gener agreement tariff and trade gatt enforc world trade rule call deputi trade repres michael smith special committe meet into futur gatt follow seri bilater trade row cloud effort nation bodi promot fair trade todai meet part uruguai trade round launch minist last septemb round cover area trade agricultur manufactur good and servic will year negoti smith call for boost gatt link financi institut such intern monetari fund and world bank urg greater involv trade minist ensur success uruguai round gatt institut strengthen assur that gatt plai proper role manag world trade system and global economi smith rule can and will institut weak perceiv unabl adapt chang world economi urg that member state account each for trade polici smith fli brussel todai for talk european commun offici told reuter committe want stress gatt import and not discuss specif interest period ministeri involv whether formal inform meet gatt rule council due hear complaint nation april japanes accord semiconductor charg accord breach gatt trade rule allow tokyo set minimum price for japanes chip sold countri and request gatt disput panel set review agreement presid reagan strongli support uruguai trade round promot freer trade washington will impos tariff japanes electron good tokyo had not shown willing open market export reuter trade volcker urg quick aid debtor nation feder reserv board chairman paul volcker that debtor nation made progress lai groundwork for econom growth solut world debt difficulti endang inact financ danger that adequ financ arrang not negoti and put place time volcker told senat bank committe borrow countri proce confid that fund will brazil potenti for lead world econom power difficult posit todai volcker will concert effort regular brazil extern payment kei prerequisit hand brazilian author brazil and creditor strong incent work togeth volcker trade imbal volcker that critic import that market open industri nation addit unit state reduc budget deficit and foreign nation provid stimulu domest economi volcker time for action and earlier depreci work effect reuter money-fx volcker urg greater exchang rate stabil feder reserv board chairman paul volcker intern policymak make improv stabil exchang rate major prioriti testimoni senat bank subcommitte volcker not specif propos for improv exchang rate stabil thought worthi goal think and work greater exchang rate stabil volcker that object greater exchang rate stabil loom larger polici prioriti reuter money-fx itali chanc verifi tokyo accord thi week group meet washington opportun verifi accord reach tokyo summit last includ itali and canada group talk manag intern monetari system and relat issu italian treasuri statement meet itali plan attend will provid forum for tokyo accord light event pari februari thi year februari itali boycot meet pari partner unit state japan west germani franc britain and canada exclud earlier session talk involv member todai statement italian treasuri deni exist rememb that tokyo accord provid for enlarg group itali and canada whenev manag improv intern monetari econom polici measur discuss dealt itali refus attend pari meet ground that group unit state japan west germani franc and britain had reduc itali role rubber stamp agreement italian treasuri todai that itali that thi time incid not occur opportun depth role and procedur relat reuter earn roll approach float profit set rise state own engin maker roll royc plc launch prospectu for privatis tomorrow analyst forecast higher profit thi year like miss contract power propos airbu industri aircraft compani call pathfind prospectu detail stock market flotat for price share will offer last month compani announc that pretax profit rose mln stg mln year broker barclai zoet wedd bzw see mln profit for analyst tim harri phillip and drew rise profit and low tax charg offset fact that roll oper sector tradition attract low rate assum compani valu time earn thi give sell price valu billion recent good perform aerospac sector nudg thi figur upward bzw forecast higher sale price billion and billion price will increas like debt wipe govern anxiou assur compani health fend for roll rescu bankruptci and into state ownership govern announc sale inject perman capit equival net debt mln stg end into compani analyst note thi ensur roll credit rate match main competitor such gener electr and unit technolog corp utx pratt and whitnei unit reuter trade volcker push spend cut trade bill feder reserv board chairman paul volcker reduc feder budget deficit import goal for congress draft trade legisl reduc budget deficit volcker respond ask member senat bank committe trade legisl prioriti you don deal budget deficit you counterproduct reuter acq american sport advisor pik liquid american sport advisor inc agre sell sport handicap and public busi professor enterpris for dlr and intend liquid close transact subject sharehold approv professor own american sport presid edward horowitz and mike warren reuter money-fx volcker restrict monetari polici hurt invest money-fx volcker see tight polici hurt invest feder reserv board chairman paul volcker restrict monetari polici damag invest and that restrain spend restrict monetari polici hit invest you don want put interest rate you volcker told senat bank committe that not construct proce volcker that choic squeez budget deficit squeez invest favor squeez budget deficit respons question bank volcker pleas congress decid give bank tax writeoff incent for greater reserv loan debtor countri you give tax writeoff for reserv loan will reserv and that make happi volcker told committe chairman sen william proxmir wisc reuter earn bedford institut for save nbb year net mln note compani public march reuter earn photron corp phot year feb net shr ct ct net sale mln reuter earn ocean bio chem inc obci year net shr ct ct net sale reuter acq tele commun tcoma sell cabl system knight ridder inc kri tkr cabl joint ventur tele commun inc sign letter intent acquir cabl televis system basic subscrib wildwood and ramapo and warwick tele commun for undisclos term reuter earn environment power corp powr year net shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev reuter acq brokerag firm up stake allegheni york brokerag firm spear leed and kellogg told secur and exchang commiss had increas prefer stock allegheni intern inc pct pct bui addit share had not decid whether offer share respons tender offer sunter acquisit corp unit boston inc brokerag firm bought allegheni share march april for dlr each reuter sugar malta tender for white sugar todai trade malta tender bui tonn white sugar todai for arriv two equal part and june trader reuter money-fx fed set two dai system repurchas fed acq corroon and black cbl complet acquisit corroon and black corp complet acuqisit contractor plan group inc exchang share contractor headquart garden citi and branch offic philadelphia boston and cheshir conn reuter acq coloni clbga acquir pensacola bank coloni bancgroup and liberti bank pensacola fla sign letter intent for coloni acquir liberti term acquisit not dislcos coloni acquisit move acquir and state bank alabama region interst bank law liberti total asset mln dlr reuter earn super rite food inc srfi set qtrly payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record april earn milton roi mrc set quarterli qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter acq goldsil and golden rule agre merg golden rule resourc and goldsil resourc had agre merg merg compani will issu each golden rule sharehold share and warrant warrant will for term two year payment dlr and deliveri two warrant will entitl sharehold addit share merg compani compani each goldsil sharehold will receiv share and half warrant warrant will for term two year payment dlr and deliveri two warrant will entitl sharehold addit share merg compani reuter money-fx fed set two dai system repurchas feder reserv enter govern secur market arrang two dai repurchas agreement for system account spokeswoman for york fed fed fund trade pct time direct inject temporari reserv dealer economist had expect aggress inject reserv custom repurchas agreement reuter earn coloni bancgroup inc clbga qtr net shr ct ct net mln note qtr includ loan write off bank subsidiari coloni bank mobil due loan loss mln dlr ct share reuter earn dresdner propos dividend mark for bonu share issu trade japan cut chip suppli produc shortag japan attempt cut back semiconductor product forstal mln dlr tariff japanes electron good set effect april industri analyst move like creat sharp price rise and shortag kei comput compon week analyst price for memori compon mainstai japanes semiconductor industri analyst drew peck donaldson lufkin and jenrett analyst price rise slight and question whether japan success forc japanes compani cut product long run optimist evid hand that japan cut back produt and halt sale grei market countri broker that sell chip below product cost grei market begin dry for ram and virtual dri for eprom merril lynch analyst thoma kurlack two kei memori chip us comput price inch and lead time deliveri stretch kurlack ad industri analyst japan ministri intern trade and industri miti had request cut back product meet term last year semiconductor accord reagan adminsitr recent propos tariff japanes electron good alleg that japan had fail live accord and continu dump comput compon market analyst japan attempt mollifi doubl edg sword and read subtl form trade retali for tariff propos product japan cut analyst argu price will rise and american semiconductor manufactur will slack sinc long ago exit market for memori chip comput maker that us chip machin will pressur japanes for wai reduc trade pressur washington time demonst muscl analyst peck cut back japanes product expect benefit chip maker thi import factor for semiconductor manufactur industri analyst elliot levin ladenburg thalmann analyst peck will week whether japan genuin cut product japanes manufactur like view miti request unfavor chip capac high and product cut back lead signific write off plant and equip reuter acq investor rais stake purol pcc two york manag invest firm told secur and exchang commiss had increas hold purol courier corp pct pct mutual share corp and mutual qualifi incom fund inc weigh offer bui purol share acquisit inc unit hutton lbo inc for dlr share and eaf acquisit corp inc unit emeri air freight corp dlr told commiss had bought purol share march for dlr each reuter grain grain cert save mln dlr amstutz us gener commod certif cert for fiscal year will save govern mln dlr depart agricultur undersecretari daniel amstutz speak hous agricultur subcommitte hear us certif amstutz that issuanc billion dlr certif fiscal year result govern outlai mln dlr us certif preclud for mln dlr storag and handl cost result net save for govern mln dlr us certif amstutz entir crop had put loan forfeit commod credit corpor ccc addit mln bushel grain that redeem ccc inventori certif exchang remain gover inventori ask comment recent studi gener account offic that conclud certif result net cost govern amstutz gao underestim benefit and overst cost certif program amstutz certif encourag loan entri encourag heavier loan redempt forfeitur gao underestim thi net loan activ amstutz question mind depart agricultur that certif amstutz benefit certif includ greater market liquid improv market price competit higher farm incom and improv debt situat and decreas carri cost certif integr part usda long rang market orient farm polici amstutz told subcommitte chairman rep dan glickman kan that usda process prepar offici respons gao studi certif and will submit subcommitte complet reuter interest volcker fed polici not respons for prime rate rise trade urg surplu nation boost growth lead industri nation will review pari agreement stabil exchang rate foster increas worldwid growth and reduc trade imbal think accord success senior treasuri offici pari accord will review thi meet success and continu succesful senior treasuri offici told report brief ahead thi week semiannu imf and world bank meet west germani and japan bolster econom growth offici surplu countri west germani and japan and deficit countri agre plai role bring balanc econom growth reaffirm press ahead effort reduc budget deficit resist protection and boost competit offici that expect trade issu disput and japan microchip includ discuss offici made direct comment content schedul forthcom group and group discuss that industri countri concern that larg extern imbal remain threat intern monetari system ad that meet will provid opportun discuss econom polici coordin effort offici indic us measur polici object industri countri and econom project us assess progress polici goal ask whether propos initi indic offici issu report venic summit june monetari sourc propos envisag indic make polici coordin agreement pari accord bind reuter acq acm precis acl set holder vote buyout acm precis product inc set annual meet for for sharehold vote propos manag led leverag buyout compani record date for meet will april proxi materi sharehold april buyout propos previous announc will structur for revers stock split approv major sharehold acm precis share outstand reuter interest volcker fed polici not link rate rise feder reserv board chairman paul volcker that not connect fed polici and recent rise prime interest rate major bank ask report testimoni senat bank committe whether fed had rise pct prime repli not that detect reuter earn wei market wmk for two stock split wei market inc board declar for two stock split for holder record distribut date compani regular quarterli dividend ct per share pre split share will paid sharehold record reuter earn mccormick capit mkor year net shr primari ct ct shr dilut ct ct net rev mln reuter interest pact relief for poorest state consensu industri countri agreement provid debt relief for world poorest nation senior treasuri offici offici not consensu reach ask report pari club western creditor had agre long term stretch out african debt concession interest rate offici brief report thi week semiannu imf meet issu discuss thi week and had open mind propos object concession interest rate relief reuter acq famili health system fhsy make purchas famili health system inc feder bankruptci court fort worth texa approv offer purchas sheppard dental center inc asset chapter bankruptci proceed for dlr fh administ and market multipl offic dental practic dalla metropolitan area dental offic dalla metroplex compani plan open locat dalla end reuter earn fashion food inc offi qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev avg shr mth shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn consolid bathurst see market consolid bathurst inc expect improv pulp and paper sector shown second half continu thi year continu improv due good market demand product price and high oper capac compani annual report consolid bathurst report oper profit mln dlr last year sale billion dlr joint ventur acquisit market pulp mill castlegar last year broaden product rang and will contribut equiti earn last year result oper profit mln dlr and sale billion dlr compani view term prospect improv optim result bridgewat newsprint mill improv greatli thi year due stronger capac and product and favor market condit anticip return profit for diamond bathurst inc dbh subsidiari lost mln dlr and underw reorgan last year and expect higher sale and earn for north american packag divis consolid bathurst outlook for europa carton unit mix effect trade disput unit state and european econom commun west german economi and higher mark lead increas cost not offset price increas reuter grain grain certif need studi gener grain certif releas market order for certif program full effect commod studi spark commod inc agricultur depart make grain defici payment and paid land divers payment two certif cash ratio fiscal year carrol brunthav presid spark commod told hous agricultur subcommitte hear certif thereaft govern payment issu roughli split cash and certif brunthav spark studi certif examin two scenario grow season certif case certif program assum and altern case label adequ certif case suffici certif releas that grain price not artifici support market shortag due acreag reduct program govern hold studi show that total grain us adequ certif scenario exce certif scenario pct usag markedli and grain usag certif program estim exce certif case pct for year period examin govern expenditur adequ certif case billion dlr pct certif case spark studi that billion dlr pct save result smaller govern storag cost studi estim that govern grain stock adequ certif case billion bushel below certif case end period examin spark studi that certif permit market price fall below loan level lower price increas commod usag and reduc net cost certif versu cash reuter earn cummin engin cum see improv earn cummin engin told sharehold higher engin order north american heavi duti truck market will result improv earn quarter cummin compani make progress thi year and goal pct profit cummin record net incom dlr ct per share sale mln dlr expect north american heavi duti truck product total unit pct increas cummin expect capit expenditur total mln dlr mln dlr year reuter acq north west telecom nowt make acquisit north west telecommun inc acquir asset and custom base tel system inc telephon interconnect firm that oper cross and steven point wi and rochest minn purchas includ busi cross and rochest term not disclos reuter earn milton roi mrc set regular dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai june record reuter earn ohio mattress omt qtr feb net shr ct ct net rev mln mln note aggreg judgment antitrust and suit mln dlr not includ year ago qtr result compani portion thi amount includ relat interest attornei fee proportion reflect reduct minor interest seali record consolid balanc sheet final settlement litig note consolid balanc sheet end qtr reflect tax impact mln dlr settlement won seali license michigan result includ oper acquir seali brand license and pct seali remain pct seali record minor interest proce mln dlr sale stock and debt us reduc balanc revolv credit agreement mln dlr accordingli mln dlr oblig bank credit agreement record long term liabil end qtr note april compani intend acquir michigan seali license and fund transact mln dlr cash and borrow balanc requir bank reuter grain ussr crop weather summari usda noaa gradual warm continu region western soviet union week end april joint agricultur weather facil agricultur and commerc depart intern weather and crop summari agenc region precipit fell rain southern snow cover boundari continu slowli retreat northward and eastward moder deep snow cover northern half ukrain northern north caucasu and lower volga month usual agenc averag weekli temperatur below normal southeast normal southwest and northeast and normal northwest winter grain remain dormant region warm weather promot green crop area adjac black sea coast reuter cotton weather cotton summari usda noaa cotton plant continu progress week end april cold wet weather south hamper seedb prepar joint agricultur weather facil agricultur and commerc depart summari weather and crop bulletin agenc plant increas california soil temperatur improv texa plant pct compar averag pct arizona and georgia plant pct and two pct oklahoma farmer prepar pct cotton seedb point below averag agenc reuter acq gener partner termin offer for gencorp inc earn burlington northern inc qtr shr profit ct loss dlr grain iowa grain elev explod burn explos and fire todai damag grain elev bancroft iowa destroi thousand bushel grain author pre dawn explos rip wooden elev open and fire that continu burn late morn had contain dispatch algona polic depart injuri report lone rock coop facil dispatch elev fill corn and nearbi dry build hold soybean fire explos second dai iowa destruct archer daniel midland elev burlington last fridai reuter earn artist artg see recoveri net artist inc expect rebound profit and increas sale cost connect computer staf trane and catalog sale start taper todai report earn dlr dlr year revenu dlr dlr reuter acq partnership bui pct orang stake parsow partnership elkhorn neb invest partnership bought pct stake orang inc common stock invest file secur and exchang commiss parsow had bought orang share open market fund work capit partnership sole gener partner elkhorn investor alan parsow present intent effect chang control orang inc reuter crude cooper energi test oil two well cooper energi develop corp two exploratori oil well zama area alberta test and barrel dai and will increas compani daili oil product pct compani not immedi elabor total product figur well flow oil keg river format will constrain combin product barrel dai optim reserv recoveri compani perman product facil instal and well will produc pipelin mid april reuter earn cummin engin inc cum set payout qtly div ct ct prior pai june record june reuter earn central bancshar cbss qtr net shr ct ct net mln asset billion billion deposit billion billion loan billion billion note full name compani central bancshar south inc reuter coffee certifi coffe stock latest week amount coffe store york and orlean warehous and certifi for deliveri york coffe futur total bag april compar bag previou week net decreas bag york coffe sugar and cocoa exchang total compris bag york increas bag and bag orlean drop bag exchang nil bag pend classif bag pend certif includ york and orlean exchang reuter acq textron txt plan sale avco divis textron inc plan sell avco specialti materi divis part debt reduct and restructur compani will us proce sale reduc debt incur acquisit cell corp last year textron morgan stanlei and will repres sale reuter earn green tree accept inc gnt qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln avg shr note per share result adjust for two for common stock split june reuter sugar cuba crude sugar harvest schedul cuban presid fidel castro told congress union young communist that product crude sugar harvest progress tonn schedul speech sundai publish todai offici paper granma castro unseason rain sinc januari interrupt harvest and mill oper central and western part island cuban leader mechan cane harvest schedul cut pct cane thi year vulner muddi field prevent oper castro cuban press figur estim tonn crude product present harvest goal for sugar campaign cuban sugar offici told reuter that countri will lucki crude output reach last year mln tonn output crude for previou harvest mln tonn harvest schedul end april due present shortfal will extend into and june offici reuter acq avon bui giorgio inc fragranc compani for mln dlr copper magma lower copper price ct magma copper subsidiari newmont mine corp lower copper cathod price cent cent effect immedi reuter acq avon product avp bui giorgio for mln avon product inc reach agreement principl purchas giorgio inc fragranc compani for mln dlr cash giorgio annual revnu mln dlr avon acquisit approv avon board close set for transact impact avon current dividend rate giorgio boutiqu beverli hill calif will sold back fred hayman sharehold will continu oper independ avon avon identifi giorgio year ago prefer acquisit candid launch prestig fragranc develop conjunct catherin deneuv thi spring giorgio will oper separ subsidiari avon and not compet avon direct sell beauti product busi reuter copper magma lower copper price ct magma copper subsidiari newmont mine corp lower copper cathod price cent cent effect immedi reuter acq gencorp buyback takeov gencorp inc decis gener partner compris afg industri and wagner and brown end hostil offer for compani support belief that bui back offer announc yesterdai financi superior altern gencorp annouc detail plan bui back pct stock for billion dlr dlr share thi week gencorp bui back made fend hostil billion dlr dlr share tender offer afg and wagner and brown earlier todai afg and wagner and brown that benefit addit inform gencorp manag cannot compet econom gencorp propos group end tender offer for gencorp and promptli return tender sharehold share tender pursuant offer group own pct share gencorp outstand share reuter acq berri petroleum norri oil noil merg berri petroleum board and norri oil board approv merger agreement that call for norri becom wholli own berri subsidiari berri privat own compani own pct norri oil stock agreement call for norri public sharehold receiv berri common share for each norri share held reuter earn total system servic inc tsy qtr net shr ct ct net rev mln mln reuter earn hubco inc hco qtr net shr ct ct net asset mln mln reuter earn wilder experi inc qtr loss period end jan shr loss ct loss two ct net loss loss sale year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss sale reuter earn total system servic tsy qtr net shr ct ct net rev reuter ship bermuda star bsl leas vessel bermuda star line inc leas ton passeng vessel orlei ship inc liberia for term option extend for year vessel libert will renam canadian star and will us for cruis montreal york begin june orlei ship partial own common brother plc maritim firm own pct bermuda star share and arrang debt financ for ship purchas orlei acquir vessel banstead ship term not disclos reuter earn premdor plan two for stock split premdor inc plan two for common stock split subject sharehold approv annual meet split approv effect premdor manufactur and sell wood door reuter earn teletrak advanc technolog qtr loss shr loss two ct loss two ct net loss loss rev avg share year shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev avg share note compani full name teletrak advanc technolog system inc and unit helm resourc net loss includ loss discontinu oper dlr reuter acq cannon can sell stake hbo cannon ventur cannon group inc agre principl sell pct interest hbo cannon video joint ventur home box offic unit time inc compani make sale futur video product will licens unit state and canada warner brother unit warner commun inc wci media home entertain reuter earn houston oil trust halt royalti houston oil trust will royalti fund for distribut unit holder april that base recent independ petroleum engin estim oct amount avial for distribut rest year reuter earn upper peninsula power upen set payout qtly dividend ct ct pai record april reuter earn itt corp itt declar dividend qtly div ct ct prior pai juli record reuter earn pacif light corp plt qtly dividend shr ct ct prior qtr pai record april reuter earn stalei continent sta regular dividend set qtly div ct ct previous pai june record reuter earn itt corp itt regular qtrly dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl juli record reuter heat sun sun rais heat oil barg price sun sun refin and market subsidiari rais price charg contract barg custom for heat oil york harbor cent gallon effect todai increas bring contract barg price ct gallon sun reuter acq sportscen acquir christoph van houtt chain sportscen restaur inc acquir cafe christoph van houtt inc cafe chain ten franchis and corpor restaur for unspecifi amount cash and sportscen share reuter instal-debt consum credit rose billion dlr feb revis mln jan gain earn ronson corp ronc qtr dec shr loss ct loss ct net loss loss rev mln mln year shr loss ct profit ct net loss mln profit rev mln mln note loss includ reserv includ tax benefit and dlr qtr includ dlr writedown dlr gain sale net includ extraordinari item and gain sale mln dlr tax carryforward gain dlr reuter money-supply treasuri balanc fed rose april treasuri balanc feder reserv rose april billion dlr billion dlr previou busi dai treasuri latest budget statement balanc tax and loan note account fell billion dlr billion dlr respect dai treasuri oper cash balanc total billion dlr april compar billion dlr april reuter acq manufactur mhc build foreclosur manufactur hanov corp ofp inc unit acquir dalla offic build foreclosur compani foreclos alli bank tower mln squar feet offic build fountain place dalla reuter earn shear industri inc hsi set payout qtrly div ct ct prior pai april record april reuter acq coca cola bottl coke termin talk coca cola bottl consolid termin negoti propos purchas wholli own subsidiari headquart vancouv compani vigor continu effort sell canadian oper substanti term and condit previous announc reuter acq careplu cpl seek approv acquisit careplu inc will seek sharehold approv propos acquisit asset and assumpt liabil profession care inc pci connect acquisit sharehold will request approv merger careplu into newli form delawar subsidiari careplu careplu board tent determin that stock exchang for common stock corpor rate for reuter instal-debt feb consum credit rose billion dlr consum instal credit rose season adjust billion dlr februari revis rise mln dlr januari feder reserv board annual rate growth februari pct pct januari previous fed consum credit rose mln dlr januari credit categori auto credit rose februari mln dlr increas mln dlr januari fed revolv credit februari rose billion dlr fall mln dlr januari mobil home credit mln dlr februari rise mln dlr januari categori refer cover bank and credit union loan increas mln dlr februari rise mln dlr januari fed season adjust consum credit outstand total billion dlr end februari compar billion dlr end februari reuter acq group bui intermed itm share investor group includ bessem secur corp and cilluffo associ told secur and exchang commiss ask feder antitrust regul for advanc clearanc hold mln dlr intermed inc common stock group hold mln share pct total outstand purchas share march april group spokesman not disclos total purchas price current hold group accumul intermed stock for invest purpos reuter earn seagat technolog sgat qtr march net shr ct ct net sale mln mln avg shr mth shr dlr ct net sale mln mln avg shr reuter acq group rais texstyren foam stake pct investor group led dart contain corp sarasota fla plastic utensil maker told secur and exchang commiss rais stake texstyren corp common share total outstand group bought share for invest and intend continu bui texstyren stock futur group recent purchas includ share bought march ordinari brokerag transact reuter acq enro hold bui enro shirt and foxcroft enro hold corp acquir enro shirt and foxcroft wilson bro for mln dlr enro hold own pct investor and pct manag and investor group bought pct common equiti and suppli mln dlr mezzanin financ manag bought pct congress financi group suppli mln dlr senior financ and seller back note for mln dlr enro shirt annual sale mln dlr and foxcroft sale mln dlr reuter earn spartech sptn revers stock split approv spartech corp sharehold annual meet approv revers stock split common stock for basi compani split prepar for offer mln dlr convert subordin debentur expect made kidder peabodi and common stock will begin trade april symbol sptnd separ spartech board appoint bradlei buechler presid fill vacanc lawrenc power remain chairman buechler prior promot execut vice presid and chief oper offic will retain duti chief oper offic reuter earn peopl rideshar system ride qtr net shr primari profit two ct loss ct shr dilut profit cent loss six ct net profit loss rev avg shr note full name compani peopl rideshar system inc reuter interest desjardin group lower visa interest rate confeder de caiss populair economi desjardin quebec credit union group lower interest rate unpaid balanc visa credit card pct pct effect june bill statement move follow cut credit card interest rate charg canadian bank reuter earn seeq technolog inc seeq qtr march shr profit ct loss dlr net profit loss rev mln avg shr six mth shr loss ct loss dlr net loss loss rev mln mln avg shr reuter earn nacco industri report qtr gain nacco industri inc will report gain second quarter mln dlr dlr share sale stock subsidiari nacco north american coal corp unit receiv notic that consolid coal unit pont will exercis option bui stock quarto mine subsidiari north american coal for stock north american coal will receiv mln dlr mln will paid close april and rest instal compani addit quarto will pai dividend north american coal mln dlr retain earn close fund previous us financ mine oper consolid coal option capco group util receiv option nacco nacco report earn mln dlr dlr share last year second quarter quarto gener mln dlr net incom equal ct share nacco total earn dlr share quarto produc mln short ton mln ton produc north american coal nacco reuter earn buffton buff post investig charg buffton corp will conduct investig plant design superfund site will result charg six ct per share second quarter year ago second quarter buffton report net incom ct share dlr sale mln dlr studi complet month and will determin clean remedi action that requir robintech inc plant owner will split cost buffton share will cost dlr reuter acq american dynam amdc sell pct stake american dynam corp and meridian reserv inc sign definit agreement meridian will bui mln share pct american dynam common stock term agreement santa ana calif base meridian will pai columbu base american dynam mln dlr cash and note year and share common stock meridian option issu addit share common two year payment note meridian oil and ga compani oper primarili oklahoma acquisit will increas consolid asset mln dlr and contractu commit ga reserv mln dlr discount present american dynam engag ga gather transmiss and liquid extract oklahoma compani extract plant and mile transmiss line adjoin oklahoma counti reuter money-fx ussr exchang rate soviet state bank effect april roubl per hundr state stg bfr dmk dfl lit can dkr nkr ffr skr unch fin mrk unch sfr yen au sch au dlr unch pak rup unch ind rup unch irn ryl unch lib din unch mrc drhm unch pet-chem itali eni invest venezuelan project itali state own ent nazional idrocarburi eni will invest mln dlr two joint ventur coal and petrochem petroleo venezuela eni presid franco reviglio speak new confer reviglio two project will eventu bring mln dlr annual foreign exchang venezuela and diversifi countri export base joint ventur princip instrument for allow resourc industri countri channel develop world lead futur growth for reviglio eni subsidiari ecofuel will join pequiven petrochem subsidiari pdvsa build mln dlr plant produc mtbe gasolin addit us increas octan level per year plant will construct jose eastern venezuela and fed butan produc pdvsa eastern cryogen complex eni own pct joint ventur compani super octano pequiven pct remain pct sold privat investor product set begin quarter ecofuel offici plant model saudi arabia anoth eni subsidiari agip carbon will sign letter intent caraca tomorrow enter partnership pdvsa mine coal deposit guasar western zulia state feasibl studi carbozulia project definit accord slate for august ad agip carbon and atlant richfield coal arco subsidiari form consortium will pct carbozulia project total cost estim mln dlr compani agip carbon will invest pct mln dlr project reuter earn republicbank rpt reclassifi brazil loan republicbank corp mln dlr intermedi and term loan brazil accrual basi march reclassif will reduc quarter earn mln dlr tax and mln dlr tax for brazil not chang posit moratorium interest payment republicbank net incom for quarter expect mln dlr ct share fulli dilut basi year ago quarter compani earn mln dlr ct share compani quarter result expect includ provis for loan loss mln dlr mln dlr net loan charg off mln dlr provis will increas loan loss mln dlr pct loan republicbank total asset billion dlr announc decemb agreement interfirst corp ifc form republicbank corp merger approv regulatori agenc and stockhold creat largest bank hold compani unit state reuter acq amoskeag bank amkg seek rehear amoskeag bank share inc and portsmouth save bank will file motion for rehear hampshir suprem court march rule that overturn state regulatori approv amoskeag acquisit portsmouth ramif thi decis affili amoskeag and portsmouth save bank amoskeag chairman william bushnel transact oppos group portsmouth investor want bank remain independ press report reuter strategic-metal doe recommend special unit enrich uranium energi secretari john herrington told congress that feder charter corpor manag and oper govern uranium enrich program letter congressmen that program run energi depart improv sale worth billion dlr lost and program annual commerci sale billion dlr and hold pct free world market for enrich servic depart offici world market for enrich uranium for reactor for power util increasingli competit and privat entiti tap administr plan spin depart uranium enrich oper line effort reduc feder govern role area feel privat enterpris effici reuter earn trilon declar stock dividend trilon financi corp declar stock dividend class share for each two class share held payabl sharehold record april reuter acq allegheni prefer sharehold file suit allegheni intern inc agre merg jointli form boston inc affili deal worth dlr sharehold prefer stock file class action complaint compani complaint alleg thing that compani and board agre pai boston illeg mln dlr top fee receiv higher offer for compani prior buyout suit contend that thi fee hamper allegheni abil attract offer action that benefit holder prefer stock complaint alleg feder secur law violat and breach fiduciari duti suit request injunct proceed pend offer made sunter acquisit acquir allegheni sunter acquisit corp and sunter hold corp form boston and allegheni allegheni and sunter concern intend vigor defend complaint charg complaint file robert moss and parti believ share allegheni prefer stock reuter trade canadian urg exempt trade bill group canadian lawmak ontario todai ask counterpart exempt canada mandatori trade retali provis major trade bill consid congress meet northeast midwest coalit organ legisl david cook chairman ontario parliament select committe econom affair exempt trade relat trade legisl consid full hous late april requir presid reagan retali foreign unfair trade practic trade action harm economi reagan can reject trade sanction ground cook member liber parti told congressmen can understand trade bill concern you part world suggest you that your friend you not concern canada and you sincer exempt countri that bill ad canada unit state largest trade partner two trade billion dlr coalit ran billion dlr deficit manufactur good that year compar billion dlr surplu servic trade neighbour reuter earn american agronom corp agr qtr feb shr profit ct loss ct net profit loss rev mln mln six month shr profit six ct loss six ct net profit mln loss mln rev mln mln note six month includ gain ct chang account principl reuter earn helig meyer hmy increas dividend qtly div ct ct prior payabl record april reuter earn helig meyer hmy year feb shr dlr dlr net mln dlr mln rev mln mln note result reflect year month period compani chang fiscal year end februari march reuter earn kelli oil and ga partner kly year dec shr ct ct net mln mln rev mln mln reuter money-fx japan seek strengthen pari currenc accord japan will seek strengthen pari accord currenc stabil meet group lead industri nation tomorrow japanes offici offici travel japanes financ minist kiichi miyazawa and ask not identifi not provid detail want accord sign six lead industri democraci februari strengthen currenc target zone refer rang will not discuss meet schedul for tomorrow japanes offici meet held conjunct thi week intern monetari fund world bank session will reaffirm currenc pact and for chang languag us pari accord offici miyazawa met treasuri secretari jame baker earli thi afternoon and discuss dollar yen exchang rate offici declin disclos detail that discuss japanes offici declin detail miyazawa and baker discuss subject greater joint intervent currenc market stabil dollar independ american intervent offici such monei market action stabil dollar not for benefit japan suffer sharp appreci currenc for benefit unit state urg for japan step boost domest demand reduc trade surplu japan will explain econom measur offici miyazawa fail outlin size japanes econom packag meet baker todai japanes budget not author diet parliament despit fiscal year start april offici japan rule liber democrat parti reveal econom packag todai call for billion yen addit spend reuter earn tcw convert secur cvt set dividend tcw convert secur fund inc board declar initi quarterli dividend cent per share payabl april sharehold record april tcw anticip pai regular quarterli dividend compani made initi public stock offer march reuter jobs unemploy rate pct decemb quarter zealand unemploy rate pct workforc quarter end decemb unchang revis pct preliminari pct previou quarter slightli pct year earlier quarter statist depart depart cite household labour forc survei statement number unemploi octob decemb septemb quarter and year earlier reuter rubber japan rubber stock fall march japan rubber stock fell tonn march februari and march japan rubber trade associ stock tonn februari and year earlier comparison march feb march crude rubber synthet latex reuter money-fx south korean won fix month high bank korea fix midrat won dollar highest level sinc februari won set yesterdai won risen pct dollar thi year rise pct reuter copper nippon mine lower copper price nippon mine lower sell price for electrolyt copper yen per tonn effect immedi reuter ship australian union launch south wale strike australian trade union launch week long strike and industri action south wale nsw protest law that reduc injuri compens payment union sourc talk state govern broke last night two side schedul meet todai attempt find compromis rail freight and ship cargo movement countri popul state affect and union offici almost busi sector will hit quick settlement state govern recent introduc worker compens act cut cash benefit injur worker act await parliamentari ratif nsw state premier barri unsworth worker compens risen steepli recent year and propos cut save hundr mln dollar year union offici industri action spread state feder govern plan make sharp cut worker compens reuter