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CITYFED FINANCIAL CORP SAYS IT CUT QTRLY DIVIDEND TO ONE CENT FROM 10 CTS/SHR
HUGE OIL PLATFORMS DOT GULF LIKE BEACONS
Huge oil platforms dot the Gulf like beacons -- usually lit up like Christmas trees at night. One of them, sitting astride the Rostam offshore oilfield, was all but blown out of the water by U.S. Warships on Monday. The Iranian platform, an unsightly mass of steel and concrete, was a three-tier structure rising...
CCR VIDEO SAYST RECEIVED OFFER TO NEGOTIATE A TAKEOVER BY INTERCEP INVESTMENT CORP
GM <GM> CANADA UNIT MAJOR OFFER ACCEPTED BY UNION
The Canadian Auto Workers' Union said it accepted an economic offer from the Canadian division of General Motors Corp <GM> in contract negotiations. But union president Bob White said many local issues at the 11 plants in Ontario and Quebec still remained unresolved ahead of Thursday's deadline for a strike by 40,0...
CANADA DEVELOPMENT UNIT <CDC.TO> REFINANCES
Canada Development Corp said its <Polysar Ltd> unit completed a refinancing package worth about 830 mln Canadian dlrs. The company said the financing, which involves 24 banks and four syndicated loans, consists of a 380 mln Canadian dlr revolver, a 200 mln Canadian dlr European medium term loan, a 149 mln Canadian...
DIPLOMATS CALL U.S. ATTACK ON OIL RIG RESTRAINED
A U.S. attack on an Iranian oil platform in the Gulf on Monday appeared to be a tit-for-tat raid carefully orchestrated not to be too provocative or upset Arab allies, Western diplomats in the region said. U.S. Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger said Monday that U.S. Warships destroyed the oil platform in the sout...
BROWN DISC TO BUY RHONE-POULENC <RHON.PA> UNIT
Brown Disc Products Co Inc, a unit fo Genevar Enterprises Inc, said it has purchased the ongoing business, trademarks and certain assets of Rhone-Poulenc's Brown Disc Manufacturing unit, for undisclosed terms. Rhone-Poulenc is a French-based chemical company. Under the agreement, Rhone-Poulenc will supply magne...
DOW SINKS TO LOWEST LEVEL OF THE YEAR, DOWN 370 POINTS TO 1876
LANE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENT RESIGNS
Lane Telecommunications Inc <LNTL.O> said Richard Lane, its president and chief operating officer, resigned effective Oct 23. Lane founded the company in 1976 and has been its president since its inception, the company said. He said he resigned to pursue other business interests. Kirk Weaver, chairman and c...
PERKIN-ELMER <PKN> WINS EPA CONTRACT
Perkin-Elmer Corp said it won a contract to provide laboratory information management systems to the Enviromental Protection Agency's 10 regional laboratories. The value and the exact duration of the contract was not disclosed. The company said the contract will include hardware, software, installation, support...
WHIRLPOOL CORP <WHR> REG QTLY DIV
Qtly div 27-1/2 cts vs 27-1/2 cts prior Pay December 31 Record December Four Reuter 
CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS INC <CNF> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 43 cts vs 63 cts Net 16,362,000 vs 24,325,000 Revs 589.3 mln vs 549.1 mln Nine Mths Shr 1.40 dlrs vs 1.73 dlrs Net 54,011,000 66,591,000 Revs 1.68 1.58 billion Reuter 
LATEST ATTACK SEEN POINTING UP DILEMMAS FOR US
Military experts say the United States faces a dilemma in the Gulf following U.S. destruction of an Iranian oil platform in retaliation for an attack on a U.S.-flagged tanker. The experts told Reuters Tehran holds the initiative and is likely to control the tempo and direction of the conflict as long as America sim...
ROCHESTER TELEPHONE CORP <RTC> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 96 cts vs 87 cts Net 10.8 mln vs 9,671,000 Revs 103.9 mln vs 97.5 mln Nine mths Shr 2.73 dlrs vs 2.62 dlrs Net 30.7 mln vs 29.3 mln Revs 325.7 mln vs 302.8 mln Reuter 
NATIONAL CITY <NCTY.O> UNIT BEGINS NEW SERVICE
National City Corp's National City Bank unit said it has begun a personal computer-based financial management service for small businesses. The service, the InTouch Financial Manager, is based on a personal computer system develoed by <Harbinger Comput Services> of Atlanta, and is licensed in Ohio by <Money Station...
SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL CORP <SCNC.O> 3RD QTR
Shr 64 cts vs 55 cts Net 14.0 mln vs 11.8 mln Nine mths Shr 1.83 dlrs vs 1.53 dlrs Net 39.7 mln vs 32.7 mln Assets 4.65 billion vs 4.53 billion Loans 3.24 billion vs 2.92 billion Deposits 3.32 billion vs 3.15 billion Reuter 
MARINE CORP <MCOR.O> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 30 cts vs 30 cts Net 1,804,000 vs 1,800,000 Nine mths Shr 89 cts vs 79 cts Net 5,334,00 vs 4,496,000 NOTE: Earnings per share reflect initial public offering of 534,750 common shares in March 1986 and 2-for-1 stock splits in January and June 1986. Reuter 
STATOIL AWARDS VESLEFRIKK OIL FIELD CONTRACTS
Norwegian state oil company Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap (Statoil) signed contracts worth a total of 1.5 billion Norwegian crowns in connection with the development of the Veslefrikk oil field, Statoil said. Moss Rosenberg Verft of Stavanger has been awarded a contract to convert the the drilling platform West Visi...
U.K. TREASURY CONFIRMS BP SALE TO GO AHEAD
The British Treasury confirmed that the sale of British Petroleum Co Plc will go ahead as planned, despite Monday's stock market crash which forced BP below the 330p a share set for the 7.2 billion stg issue. "The government are not considering terminating the BP offer. The offer has been fully underwritten," a Tre...
EGYPT TO BUILD HOUSING ESTATES AND ROADS FOR UGANDA
Egypt has agreed to build two housing estates and two new roads in Uganda worth a total of 295 million dollars, Egyptian commercial attache Muhammud el Tahan said. He said Egyptian companies will build 8,000 housing units in Kampala and reconstruct the roads between Fort Portal and Bundibugyo near the Zaire border ...
UNION ACCEPTS GM CANADA'S ECONOMIC OFFER - MANY LOCAL ISSUES UNRESOLVED
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL <HIII.O> 1ST QTR SEPT 30
Shr 30 cts vs 26 cts Net 2,534,000 vs 1,695,000 Revs 98.8 mln vs 67.1 mln Avg shrs 8,447,000 vs 6,563,000 NOTE: full name of company is harman international industries inc. Reuter 
GERMAN BANKER CALLS FOR SPECIAL MONETARY MEETING
Finance ministers from major industrial nations should hold a special meeting to deal with the U.S. Dollar's sharp decline, Helmut Geiger, president of the West German savings bank association, said. Geiger told Reuters: "Finance ministers should meet soon to take confidence-building measures to limit the damage ca...
FIRST BOSTON <FBC> STRATEGIC REVIEW IS UNDERWAY
First Boston Inc said it is conducting a strategic review of its operations as part of a general policy to periodically evaluate its business plans. The company said it is too early to predict the outcome of the review, although it does not expect radical changes in its organization. Salomon Inc <SB> last week ...
NYSE TRADES MORE THAN 500 MLN SHARES IN RECORD VOLUME
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP <FSS> REG QTLY DIV
Qtly div 20 cts vs 20 cts prior Pay January Seven Record December 17 Reuter 
ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING <EM> HEAD TO BUY SHARES
Elias Zinn, chairman and chief executive of Entertainment Marketing Inc, said he planned to personally purchase up to 500,000 shares of Entertaiment Marketing common stock from time to time in the open market. Zinn said his purchases would be subject to availability and acceptable price levels. Reuter 
THE BANKING CENTER <TBCX.O> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 25 cts Net 3,081,000 vs 2,063,000 Nine months Shr 86 cts Net 10.5 mln vs 6,966,000 Assets 1.43 billion vs 1.30 billion Deposits 912.5 mln vs 875.8 mln NOTE: Company converted to a stock savings bank on Aug 13, 1986. 1986 results include operations of Realtech Realtors, which was acqu...
ROTO-ROOTER <ROTO.O> SEES IMPROVED 4TH QTR NET
Roto-Rooter Inc said it expects fourth quarter profits to exceed the 22 cts a share reported for the final quarter of 1986 and the 23 cts earned in 1987's third quarter. It reported the third quarter profit was up pct from the 20 cts a share earned during the quarter in 1986. Nine month profits were up 23 pct to 6...
CALMAT <CZM> SUES INDUSTRIAL EQUITY
CalMat Co said it filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Industrial Equity (Pacific) Ltd, against certain of its affiliates and against Ronald Langley, president of Industrial Equity's North American operations. The company said its sut charges that Langley missapropriated material non-public information ...
REAGAN CALLS FOR VIGILANCE ON CERTAIN EXPORTS
President Reagan said the Commerce Department should be vigilant in preventing the flow of strategic technology from reaching the the Soviet Union and other communist countries. He was speaking at the swearing in of C. William Verity as Secretary of the Commerce Department. Verity said the U.S. should make cert...
WATTS INDUSTRIES INC <WATTA.O> 1ST QTR SEPT 27
Shr 36 cts vs 27 cts Net 4,538,000 vs 3,160,000 Sales 41.8 mln vs 32.8 mln Avg shrs 12.6 mln vs 11.9 mln Reuter 
WHIRLPOOL <WHR> NAMES NEW CHAIRMAN
Whirlpool Corp said it named David Whitwam to the additional position of chairman, effective December One, replacing Jack Sparks, who retires November 30. It said Whitwam was elected president and chief executive officer effective July One. Sparks will continue to serve on Whirlpool's board of directors as chai...
MONITERM CORP <MTRM.O> 3RD QTR OPER NET
Oper shr profit 13 cts vs nil Oper net profit 612,806 vs profit 2,363 Sales 8,317,933 vs 2,823,243 Nine mths Oper shr profit 32 cts vs loss four cts Oper net profit 1,464,338 vs loss 161,315 Sales 20.3 mln vs 8,241,463 NOTE: 1987 earnings exclude gains from utilization of tax loss carryforwa...
SEEQ <SEEQD.O>, NATIONAL SEMI <NSM> IN ACCORD
Seeq Technology Corp and National Semiconductor Corp said they signed a four-year exclusive technology licensing and manufacturing agreement. The agreement allows the two companies to share technology and marketing rights to Seeq's 512-kilobit and one-megabit semiconductors and for National Semiconductor's 256-Kb F...
ERIE LACKAWANNA INC <ERIE.O> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 1.32 dlrs vs 1.59 dlrs Net 1,217,649 vs 1,471,824 Total income 1,896,018 vs 2,278,642 Nine mths Shr 4.92 dlrs vs 5.38 dlrs Net 4,553,380 vs 4,979,626 Total income 6,918,266 vs 8,134,313 Reuter 
QUANTUM CORP <QNTM.O> 2ND QTR SEPT 27 NET
Shr 44 cts vs 30 cts Net 4,057,000 vs 2,716,000 Sales 49.5 mln vs 29.6 mln Six Mths Shr six cts vs 55 cts Net 518,000 vs 5,167,000 Sales 89.7 mln vs 54.9 mln Reuter 
TERMIFLEX CORP <TFLX.O> 1ST QTR SEPT 30 NET
Shr five cts vs seven cts Net 64,652 vs 96,157 Sales 1,205,321 vs 1,499,591 NOTE: Backlog three mln dlrs vs 2,600,000 as of June 30, 1987. Reuter 
DURAKON <DRKN.O> TO MAKE ACQUISITION
Durakon Industries Inc said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DFM Corp, a maker of bug and gravel protective shields for trucks and cars, for an undisclosed amount of cash and debentures, retroactive to September One. Reuter 
ATLANTIS <AGH> MAY BID FOR CHARTER-CRELLIN<CRTR.O>
Atlantis Group Inc said it bought 100,000 shares of Charter-Crellin Inc common stock, or 6.3 pct of the total outstanding, and may seek control in a negotiated transaction. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Atlantis said it has informally discussed a business combination with Charter-Crellin ...
ALLWASTE <ALWS.O> TO MAKE ACQUISITION
Allwaste Inc said it has agreed in principle to acquire a privately-held firm that performs interior cleaning services for tank-trailers for 1,300,000 common shares. It said the firm, which it did not name, earned about 1,500,000 dlrs pretax for the first nine mons of 1987. The company said closing is expected ...
TRAVELERS REAL ESTATE <TRAT.O> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 18 cts vs 27 cts Net 444,387 vs 676,593 Revs 549,437 vs 764,901 Nine mths Shr 67 cts vs 81 cts Net 1,690,670 vs 2,031,937 Revs 1,986,938 vs 2,302,278 NOTE: Full name is Travelers Real Estate Investment Trust Reuter 
SAFEGUARD <SFGD.O> TO BUY BACK MORE SHARES
Safeguard Health Enterprises Inc said its board authorized management to step up its stock repurchase program by doubling the repurchase ceiling to 1.6 mln shares. The company also said it has already purchased 691,000 shares through September 30 under the previous authorization to buy 800,000 shares, or 10 pct of ...
NEW YORK TIMES CO <NYT> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 40 cts vs 33 cts Net 32.6 mln vs 26.7 mln Revs 406.5 mln vs 370.1 mln Nine months Shr 1.44 dlrs vs 1.20 dls Net 117.8 mln vs 97.5 mln Revs 1.2 billion vs 1.1 billion Reuter 
SAFEGUARD HEALTH <SFGD.O> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 11 cts vs five cts Net 806,000 vs 384,000 Revs 18.0 mln vs 15.6 mln Nine Mths Shr 28 cts vs 17 cts Net 2,105,000 vs 1,320,000 Revs 51.9 mln vs 46.1 mln Note: Full name Safeguard Health Enterprises Inc. Reuter 
HENLEY <HENG.O> ENDS TALKS WITH SANTE FE
Henley Group Inc said it ended talks with Sante Fe Southern Pacific Corp concerning the possible acquisition of Sante Fe's Southern Pacific Transportation Co subsidiary. The company also said it is reviewing its investment in Santa Fe Southern Pacific in light of Sante Fe's announcement that it recieved several bid...
MERCURY SAVINGS AND LOAN <MSL> 3RD QTR LOSS
Shr loss 39 cts vs profit 44 cts Net loss 2,169,000 vs profit 2,417,000 Nine Mths Shr profit 56 cts vs profit 1.68 dlrs Net profit 3,111,000 vs profit 9,317,000 Note: Full name Mercury Savings and Loan Association ' Reuter 
CARMIKE <CMIKA.O> OPENS SIX-SCREEN THEATER
Carmike Cinemas Inc said it has opened a six-screen theter called Carmike Six in Milledgeville, Ga. Reuter 
BURNHAM SERVICE CORP <BSCO.O> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 45 cts vs 36 cts Net 2,554,000 vs 1,954,000 Revs 44.4 mln vs 32.5 mln Nine mths Shr 1.00 dlrs vs 75 cts Net 5,461,000 vs 3,756,000 Revs 109.5 mln vs 89.9 mln Reuter 
TEXAS AMERICAN BANCSHARES <TXA> TO SELL UNIT
Texas American Bancshares Inc said it agreed to sell its Texas American Bank/Levelland unit to <First American Bancorp Inc> for about 12 mln dlrs in cash. Texas American said regulatory approval ofthe transaction is expected in December, and the sale will close shortly thereafter. Once the sale is completed, th...
SUPERMARKETS GENERAL <SGL> SELLS 11 DRUG STORES
Supermarkets General Corp said it agreed to sell 11 super drug stores to <F and M Distributors>. The nine existing and two unopened stores are located in Maryland, Virginia and upstate New York and are operated under the Pathmark Super Drug trade name, the company said. Terms of the transaction were not disclos...
TRAVELERS REAL ESTATE <TRAT.O> PAYOUT CUT
Travelers Real Estate Investment Trust Qtly div 17 cts vs 23 cts in prior qtr Payable November 25 Record October 30 It said the lower dividend reflects the reduction in cash flow from a mortgage secured by a motel in Covington, La. The trust said an appraisal is being made of the Covington property ...
ERC INTERNATIONAL INC <ERC> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 31 cts vs nine cts Net 1,345,000 vs 368,000 Revs 31.9 mln vs 26.4 mln Nine mths Shr 91 cts vs 40 cts Net 3,890,000 vs 3,556,000 Revs 89.3 mln vs 71.7 mln NOTE: 1986 qtr and nine mths include loss 831,000 dlrs, or 19 cts per share, and loss 1,872,000 dlrs, or 44 cts per share, respectivel...
KING WORLD <KWP> SAYS SHOW EXTENDED
King World Productions Inc said its syndicated television series "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been extended through the 1989-90 broadcast season. It said six of the top 10 markets have renewed the series through the end of the decade. Reuter 
PAINEWEBBER GROUP INC <PWG> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 44 cts vs 71 cts Net 14.8 mln vs 21.1 mln Revs 628.6 mln vs 605.6 mln Avg shrs 30,743,000 vs 26,969,000 Nine mths Shr 2.01 dlrs vs 1.93 dlrs Net 65.0 mln vs 57.4 mln Revs 1.89 billion vs 1.81 billion Avg shrs 30,782,000 vs 26,619,000 Reuter 
CANADA JUNE BUDGET DEFICIT 2.66 BILLION DLRS VS YEAR AGO 2.80 BILLION DLRS - OFFICIAL
COUNTRYWIDE <CCR> SEES 3RD QTR NET OF 20 CTS
Countrywide Credit Industries Inc said it expects fiscal third quarter earnings of 20 or 21 cents per fully diluted share, based on 18 mln shares outstanding. The company posted net income of 31 cents per fully diluted share in the previous third quarter ended November 30 last year, based on 12 mln shares outstandi...
ATLANTIS GROUP TELLS SEC IT SEEKS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE OF CHARTER-CRELLIN
DYNASCAN <DYNA.O> COMPLETES MANAGEMENT BUYOUT
Dynascan Corp said it completed the sale of its industrial electronic products group and expects to recognize about a 3.0 mln dlr pretax gain on the transaction in the fourth quarter. It said the group was sold October 15 for 13.5 mln dlrs to Maxtec International Corp, a privately held company created by the compa...
HENLEY GROUP REVIEWING INVESTMENT IN SANTA FE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
PALL CORP <PLL> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 8-1/2 cts vs 8-1/2 cts prior Pay Nov 13 Record Oct 30 Reuter 
HENLEY GROUP SAID IT ENDED TALKS ON BUYING SOUTHERN PACIFIC FROM SANTA FE SOUTHERN
PAINEWEBBER GROUP INC 3RD QTR SHARE 44 CTS VS 71 CTS
RENTA INMOBILIARIA SEEKS CANNON GROUP <CAN> ASSETS
Spanish property firm <Renta Inmobiliaria SA> is negotiating to buy the property assets of U.S. media company Cannon Group Inc <CAN>, Renta's finance director Jose Luis Sanchez said. Sanchez told Reuters that Renta's chairman Juan Antonio Robles was currently in the U.S. to negotiate the deal but declined to give o...
STOP AND SHOP <SHP> TO REPURCHASE SHARES
Stop and Shop Cos Inc said its board has authorized the repurchase of up to five pct of its common shares from time to time at prevailing market prices. Reuter 
SOUTHLAND <SLC> UNIT RAISES CRUDE OIL PRICES
Citgo Petroleum Corp, a subsidiary of Southland Corp, said it raised the contract price it will pay for all grades of crude oil by 50 cts a barrel, effective Oct 16 The increase brings Citgo's postings for the West Texas Intermediate and West Texas Sour grades to 19.00 dlrs/barrel, while Light Louisiana SWeet is no...
NEW YORK TIMES CO 3RD QTR SHR 40 CTS VS 33 CTS
<THERMASCAN INC> RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL ON DRUG
Thermascan Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved clinical trials of a new, advanced AIDS confirmation test developed by the company. Thermascan said that about 10,000 trials will be taken on the the new test, called Fluorognost in the next three months through blood banks, hospitals and health...
GOTTSCHALKS <GOT> TO BUY BACK STOCK
Gottschalks Inc said its board authorized management to purchase up to 300,000 of the company's outstanding shares, or about 3.5 pct of the stock outstanding, because the company believes its shares are currently undervalued. It said the purchases will be made from time to time on the open market. Reuter 
GROUP SELLS MOST OF STAKE IN CCX INC <CCX>
A shareholder group including Far Hills, N.J. attorney Natalie Koether said it reduced its stake in CCX Inc common stock to 10,000 shares, or less than one pct of the company's common stock outstanding, from a previous stake of about ten pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the group said i...
LEISURE AND TECHNOLOGY <LVX> SELLS NOTES
Leisure and Technology In is raising 40 mln dlrs through an offering of notes due 1999, said sole manager Merrill Lynch Capital Markets. The notes have a 15-3/4 pct coupon and were priced at par. Non-callable for three years and non-refundable for five years, the issue is rated B-2 by Moody's Investors Service ...
ORION <OC> HAS 5.2 PCT TWIN DISC <TDI> STAKE
Orion Capital Corp said it acquired 163,000 shares of Twin Disc Inc common stock, or 5.2 pct of the company's common stock outstanding. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Orion Capital said the stock represents "a favorable investment opportunity at current market prices." In open market t...
MOBIL <MOB> RAISES PLASTIC GROCERY BAG CAPACITY
Mobil Corp's Mobile Chemical Co said it is expanding its plastic grocery sack production by 20 pct with two new manufacturing lines at its Temple, Texas, plant. Mobil said the new lines will begin operation next year. A spokesman said no information on cost or capacity of the equipment is available. Reuter 
QUANTUM <QNTM.O> SETTLES SUIT WITH NEC
Quantum Corp said it agreed to settle a suit which charged NEC Corp and its NEC Information Systems Inc subsidiary with infringing on a Quantum patent for a disk drive architecture. The company said the settlement agreement calls for NEC and NEC Information to pay a total of 2,975,000 dlrs. It said the arrangem...
VENEZUELA SEES OIL STABILITY DESPITE GULF ATTACK
Venezuelan Energy Minister Arturo Hernandez Grisanti said he foresaw market stability in the price of crude, despite growing tension in the Gulf augmented by the U.S. military attack on an Iranian oil platform. He told a news conference the market continues to be stable despite all the military action in the Gulf. ...
<EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANCORP> 3RD QTR NET
Net 13,185,000 vs 6,715,000 Nine mths Net 26.2 mln vs 15.3 mln NOTE: Company is owned by a consortium of European banks. Reuter 
NORTHEAST SAVINGS <NSB> ADOPTS RIGHTS PLAN
Northeast Savings F.A. said its board adopted a shareholder rights plan designed to protect the company from coercive takeover tactics and bids not fair to all sharholders. Under the plan, the board declared a dividend of one share purchase right for each of the Northeast common shares held of record as of November...
U.S. OIL <USOC.O> HAS NEW MANAGEMENT
United States Oil Co said Dr. V. di Guevara Suardo Fabbri was appointed president and chief exeuctive, effective October 31, replacing William Rueckert, who will resign on that date. Rueckert told Reuters he resigned to puruse other business activities. Last November, Fabbri bought a controlling interest in the...
U.S. DRAFTS SANCTIONS IN ARGENTINA SOY CASE
The U.S. is drafting options including possible trade retaliation against Argentina in a dispute over the differential between soybean and product taxes which Buenos Aires levies on exports. The drafting of retaliation options follows the failure of high-level talks earlier this month to resolve a case filed by th...
KAUFEL GROUP LTD (KFL.TO) 4TH QTR AUG 31 NET
Shr 17 cts vs 13 cts Net 2.1 mln vs 1.03 mln Revs 15.6 mln vs 12 mln Nine mths Shr 58 cts vs 37 cts Net 6.9 mln vs 3.7 mln Revs 56.2 mln vs 27.5 mln Avg shrs 11.9 mln vs 10.0 mln Reuter 
REXON <REXN.O> TO BUY BACK STOCK
Rexon Inc said its board authorized management to buy back up to 15 mln dlrs worth of the company's common shares because the company believes that the stock is an attractive investment at this time. The stock would be used to offset the potentially dilutive effects of options exercises and of other shares which mi...
MAGNA GROUP INC <MAGI.O> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 17 cts vs 17 cts prior Pay Dec 10 Record Nov 15 Reuter 
WEIS MARKETS INC <WMK> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 11 cts vs 11 cts prior Pay Jan Six Record Dec 16 Reuter 
EASTERN UTILITIES ASSOCIATES <EUA> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 57-1/2 cts vs 57-1/2 cts prior Pay Nov 15 Record Oct 30 Reuter 
ZURN INDUSTRIES INC <ZRN> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 17 cts vs 17 cts prior Pay Jan 15 Record Dec 11 Reuter 
VWR CORP <VWRX.O> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 20 cts vs 20 cts prior Pay Dec Four Record Nov 16 Reuter 
COASTAL <CGP> TO BUY BACK UP TO ONE MLN SHARES
Coastal Corp said it authorized the purchase of up to one mln shares of the company's common stock. Coastal said the purchases were authorized because it believes the current market price of the stock is substantially less than the underlying value of the shares. Coastal has 46.4 mln shares of common stock outs...
SMITHKLINE <SKB> OPENS PLANT IN CHINA
SmithKline Beckman Corp said it opened an 8.5 mln dlr pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China. The plant will make pharmaceutical products for the joint venture company, Tianjin Smith Kline and French Laboratories. SmithKline said the joint venture combines Smith Kline and French Laboratories, the ...
U.S. EXPORT INSPECTIONS, IN THOUS BUSHELS, SOYBEANS 16,333 WHEAT 30,917 CORN 36,781
TRAVELERS REALTY INCOME <TRIIS.O> PAYOUT CUT
Qtly div 24 cts vs 28 cts in prior qtr Payable November 25 Record Oct 30 NOTE: Full name is Travelers Realty Income Investors. It said the lower dividend reflects the reduction in cash flow from a mortgage secured by a motel in Slicell, La. Reuter 
CCR VIDEO <CCCR.O> IN TALKS ON BEING ACQUIRED
CCR Video Corp said it has received an offer to enter into negotiations for <Intercep Investment Corp> to acquire a controlling interest through a tender offer. The company said "The negotiations would determine the terms under which the CCR board of directors could support the INTERCEP tender offer." It gave n...
EARLE M. JORGENSEN CO <JOR> QTLY DIVIDEND
Shr 25 cts vs 25 cts prior qtr Pay November 13 Record October 30 Reuter 
FIRST BOSTON INC <FBC> 3RD QTR NET
Shr primary 1.15 dlrs vs 76 cts Shr fully diluted 1.15 dlrs vs 76 cts Net 40.8 mln vs 27.1 mln Revs 369.6 mln vs 263.2 mln Nine mths Shr primary 2.95 dlrs vs 3.44 dlrs Shr fully diluted 2.95 dlrs vs 3.33 dlrs Net 103.8 mln vs 119.0 mln Revs 1.06 billion vs 897.8 mln Reuter 
ITALY SHOWS SEPTEMBER OVERALL PAYMENTS SURPLUS
Italy's overall balance of payments showed a 919 billion lire surplus in September against a deficit of 1,026 billion in August, provisional Bank of Italy figures showed. The September surplus compared with a shortfall of 1,697 billion lire in September 1986. For the first nine months of 1987, the overall balance o...
WILLIS FABER NOT SELLING MORGAN GRENFELL STAKE
<Willis Faber Plc> said its 20.8 pct holding in stockbrokers Morgan Grenfell Group Plc <MGFL.L> was not up for sale. The insurance broker issued a statement in reply to recent press speculation which it said was in part "inaccurate and undesirable." "Willis Faber has not received any offers for its stake in Mor...
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DOWN MORE THAN 13.2 PCT, EXCEEDS PERCENTAGE DROP IN 1929
UK SEEKS WINDING UP OF JAMES TENNANT COMMODITIES
The U.K. Government said it would seek the compulsory winding up of James Tennant Commodities Ltd on grounds of public interest and that details would be heard in the High Court on November 18. A Department of Trade and Industry spokesman said that James Tennant was relatively small and that its activities had conc...
TRAVELERS REALTY INCOME <TRIIS.O> 3RD QTR NET
Shr 22 cts vs 57 cts Net 504,808 vs 1,281,781 Revs 633,119 vs 1,396,703 Nine mths Shr 87 cts vs 1.32 dlrs Net 1,959,385 vs 2,986,379 Revs 2,342,322 vs 3,346,555 NOTE: Full name of trust is Travelers Realty Income Investors Reuter