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frames- [ARG1 New England Electric] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Westborough , Mass.] , had offered $ 2 billion *U* *ICH*-1 *-4 to acquire PS of New Hampshire , well below the $ 2.29 billion *U* value 0 United Illuminating places *T*-2 on its bid and the $ 2.25 billion *U* 0 Northeast says 0 its bid is worth *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 United Illuminating] is [rel based] *-13 [ARGM-LOC in New Haven , Conn. ,] and Northeast is based *-14 in Hartford , Conn .
- United Illuminating is based *-13 in New Haven , Conn. , [ARGM-DIS and] [ARG1 Northeast] is [rel based] *-14 [ARGM-LOC in Hartford , Conn] .
- [ARG1 The exact amount of the refund] will be determined *-16 next year [rel based] [ARG2-on on actual collections made * until Dec. 31 of this year] .
- The stocks of [ARG1 banking concerns] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Massachusetts] were n't helped *-1 much by the announcement , traders said 0 *T*-2 , because many of those concerns have financial problems tied * to their real-estate loan portfolios , * making them unattractive takeover targets .
- Among other Connecticut banks whose shares *T*-121 trade in the OTC market , [ARG1 Society for Savings Bancorp] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Hartford] , saw its stock rise 1 3\/4 to 18 1\/4 .
- The fast-food company said 0 [ARG1 its decision] was [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on discussions with a shareholder group , Giant Group Ltd. , `` in an effort * to resolve certain disputes with the company] . ''
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG1 Dunkin'] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass] .
- [ARG1 Cara , a food services chain operator and Unicorp , a holding company ,] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Toronto] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-56 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG1 Shaw] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Dalton , Ga.] , has annual sales of about $ 1.18 billion *U* , and has economies of scale and lower raw-material costs that *T*-130 are expected *-2 to boost the profitability of Armstrong 's brands , sold * under the Armstrong and Evans-Black names .
- Mr. Barr said 0 [ARG1 yesterday 's plea by Gulf Power , which *T*-212 came after months of negotiations ,] was [rel based] *-185 [ARG2-on on evidence that Gulf Power had set up an elaborate payment system through which it reimbursed outside vendors -- primarily three Florida advertising agencies -- for *-2 making illegal political contributions on its behalf *T*-1] .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on 1988 sales] , [ARG1 Georgia-Pacific] *ICH*-1 ranked third at $ 9.51 billion *U* , behind Weyerhaeuser Co. at $ 10 billion *U* and International Paper Co. at $ 9.53 billion *U* .
- The upgrade reflected the 20 % decline in shares of the bank since the firm lowered [ARG1 its rating] in early October , [rel based] [ARG2-on on the belief 0 the stock had become expensive] .
- Michael Rauch , an attorney for Dow Jones , defended [ARG1 the offer] as adequate , [rel based] [ARG2-on on what the company considers *T*-1 realistic projections of Telerate 's revenue growth , in the range of 12 %] .
- Doug Hammond , the federal mediator in [ARGM-LOC Seattle] , where [ARG1 Boeing] is [rel based] *-1 *T*-2 , said 0 the parties will continue *-3 to sit down daily until a new settlement proposal emerges or the talks break off again .
- [ARG1 Fluor] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Irvine , Calif.] , will direct expansion of the mine 's capacity to 52,000 metric tons a day from 32,000 metric tons a day .
- The offer capped a week of rumors that Georgia-Pacific , an Atlanta-based forest-products company , was considering *-1 making a bid for Nekoosa , [ARG1 a paper-products concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Norwalk , Conn] .
- [ARG1 Weisfield 's] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Seattle , Wash.] , currently operates 87 specialty jewelry stores in nine states .
- A C$ 30-a-share *U* bid by Ciba-Geigy Ltd. , [ARG1 a pharmaceutical company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Basel , Switzerland] , and California-based Chiron Corp. , a bioresearch concern , was extended *-1 to Nov. 16 .
- Merieux , [ARG1 a vaccine and bioresearch firm] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Lyon , France] , is controlled *-1 50.1 % by state-owned Rhone Poulenc S.A .
- In Delaware Chancery Court litigation , Telerate has criticized Dow Jones for *-1 not disclosing that Telerate 's management expects the company 's revenue to increase by 20 % annually , while [ARG0 Dow Jones] [rel based] [ARG1 its projections of Telerate 's performance] [ARG2-on on a 12 % revenue growth forecast] .
- [ARG1 Nestle S.A.] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Vevey , Switzerland] .
- Under the terms , Milton Roy will pay [ARG0 an initial $ 4 million *U* for the operations] and additional payments during the next four years [rel based] * [ARG2-on on the earnings performance of the businesses] .
- * To make them directly comparable , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG1 Kellogg] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Battle Creek , Mich. , a city that *T*-2 calls itself the breakfast capital of the world] .
- [ARG1 The offer] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on several conditions , including * obtaining financing] .
- The company said 0 it has agreed *-1 to sell the extrusion division for $ 15 million *U* to R.D. Werner Co. , [ARG1 a closely held firm] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Greenville , Pa] .
- A group of investors led * by Giant Group Ltd. and its chairman , Burt Sugarman , said 0 it filed with federal antitrust regulators for clearance * to buy more than 50 % of the stock of Rally 's Inc. , [ARG1 a fast-food company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Louisville , Ky] .
- The offer would give the transaction an indicated value [ARG1 of $ 189 million *U*] , [ARG2-on [rel based] on the 18.9 million shares 0 the group does n't already own *T*-1] .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on the current number of La Jolla shares] , [ARG1 that] gives the transaction a value of $ 104 million *U* .
- It made [ARG1 the estimates] [rel based] [ARG2-on on data collected * from more than a dozen big junk funds] .
- Hewlett announced last week that it planned *-1 to ship [ARG1 a computer] [rel based] * on [ARG2-on the 486 chip] early next year .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Of the big computer makers] , [ARG0 only Apple Computer Co.] [rel bases] [ARG1 its machines] on [ARG2-on Motorola chips] [ARGM-MNR instead] .
- [ARG1 Lawrence Insurance] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Albany , N.Y. ,] plans *-1 to use the $ 22.5 million *U* in proceeds *-2 to help *-3 finance the acquisition of United Republic .
- But he said 0 [ARG1 Columbia] remains `` one of the most strongly capitalized thrifts in the industry , '' [rel based] [ARG2-on on the economic value of its assets and tangible capital] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- Currently , [ARG1 Avon] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Santa Monica , Calif. ,] has 3.3 million common shares outstanding .
- Unlike [ARG1 the quarter 's results] , which *T*-2 were [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on roughly equal shares outstanding] , nine-month per-share figures reflect an increase in average common shares outstanding to 51.9 million from 47 million .
- But unless they continued *-1 to grow , [ARG1 TW] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Paramus , N.J.] , would have run into trouble .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on Manville 's closing price yesterday of $ 9.25 *U* a share] , [ARG1 Manville 's offer] would purchase about 5.4 million of its preferred shares , or about 75 % of the trust 's preferred stock holding .
- [ARG1 Mr. Miles 's newly purchased shares] are now worth $ 1,068,000 *U* , [rel based] [ARG2-on on Philip Morris 's closing price of $ 44.50 *U* , up 62.5 cents , in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday] .
- [ARG1 Dunkin ' Donuts] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass.] , previously said 0 it would explore `` alternatives , '' including a leveraged buy-out of the company , but had n't set a date for submission of proposals .
- [ARG1 Citizens First] , which *T*-1 controls Citizens First National Bank and is [rel based] [ARGM-LOC in Glen Rock , N.J.] , will pay a maximum of 40 % in cash for the parent of Lakeland Savings Bank and the remainder in convertible preferred stock , with a liquidation value of $ 18 *U* a share .
- Mr. Lee values the package at [ARG1 between $ 15 and $ 20 *U* a share] , [rel based] * [ARG2-on on current trading prices of other casino-company stocks] .
- Analysts said 0 [ARG1 those estimates -- which *T*-2 range from about $ 1.80 *U* a share to $ 1.95 *U* a share --] are [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on Fantasy being in operation in 1990] .
- However , [ARG1 Tesoro] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Houston] , already has rejected a suitor in the past year .
- Time Warner emphasized in a news release that [ARG1 it] should be evaluated *-1 [rel based] [ARG2-on on its cash flow , which the company defined *T*-2 as earnings before interest , taxes , depreciation and amortization] .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Toledo , Ohio] , had said 0 it expected reduced third-quarter profit .
- In an interview , Mr. Krat said that [rel based] [ARG2-on on criteria 0 *T*-2 yet to be determined *-3] , [ARG1 he] expects *-4 to distribute 49 % of Royal Alliance to the representatives , who *T*-1 sell Integrated 's insurance and mutual-fund products .
- [ARG1 Property Capital] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Boston] , had told shareholders 0 it expected *-3 to distribute at least $ 21 *U* a share , or $ 229 million *U* , in a liquidation , based on an expected asset sale price of $ 290 million or more *U* .
- The newspaper and television owner said 0 it expects [ARG1 the tax adjustment] to reduce its net income for the full year by 14 cents , or approximately $ 2.8 million *U* [rel based] [ARG2-on on its 20.2 million shares outstanding] .
- `` They 've been promising [ARG1 13 % to 15 % *U* growth] [rel based] * [ARG2-on on the strategic moves 0 they 've made *T*-1] , '' he said *T*-2 .
- Years later , with cash from the sale of the insurance company , he founded Arkoma Production Corp. , [ARG1 an oil and gas exploration company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Little Rock] .
- [ARG1 Bonuses] would be paid * [rel based] [ARG2-on on playing time and performance] .
- Mark Schoeppner , portfolio manager at Pittsburgh-based Quaker Capital Management , says that in reaction to nervousness about debt-laden buy-out transactions , analysts and investors now appear *-2 to be `` valuing [ARG1 stock] [rel based] [ARG2-on on future earnings as * opposed to the amount of debt 0 the company can support *T*-1] . ''
- [ARG1 The opinion] is [ARGM-EXT largely] [rel based] [ARG2-on on the company 's earnings momentum] , Mr. Hallingby says 0 *T*-1 .
- `` Most of our competitors are announcing [ARG0 products] [rel based] * [ARG2-on on our -LRB- older -RRB- products] , '' said 0 *T*-2 Finis Conner , chief executive officer and founder of the firm that *T*-1 bears his name .
- Royal withdrew its offer * to buy Realist , [ARG1 a maker of optical and electronic products] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Menomonee Falls , Wis. ,] for $ 14.06 *U* a share in July after Realist disclosed the Ammann purchase .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on his control of about 45 % of Winnebago 's 24.7 million shares] , [ARG1 his annual dividend income] would be cut *-1 to about $ 2.2 million *U* from $ 4.4 million *U* .
- Paper and forest-products stocks declined after Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. [ARG1 lowered] investment ratings on a number of issues in the two sectors , [rel based] [ARG2-on on a forecast that pulp prices will fall sharply] .
- [ARG1 That] 's [rel based] [ARG2-on on a multiple of anywhere between 8.5 to 10 times UAL earnings , which *T*-1 are estimated *-2 to come in somewhere around $ 16 *U* a share this year] .
- *-3 Using the the NWA takeover as a benchmark , First Boston on Sept. 14 estimated that UAL was [ARG1 worth $ 250 to $ 344 *U* a share] [rel based] [ARG2-on on UAL 's results for the 12 months ending last June 30] , but only $ 235 to $ 266 *U* based on a management estimate of results for 1989 .
- [ARG1 Both Westwood Brick and Westwood Group] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Boston] .
- In the merger , each share of [ARG1 Webster] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Waterbury] , will be converted *-1 into one share of the new company .
- [ARG1 Each share of Eagle] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Bristol] , will become 0.95 share of Webster\/Eagle .
- Kidder Peabody [ARG1 raised] its investment rating on the stock and its earnings estimates for 1989 and 1990 , [rel based] [ARG2-on on optimism that the company 's ABC television network will continue *-1 to fare well in the ratings] .
- Sales for [ARG1 the company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Abbott Park , Ill. ,] rose 8.3 % to $ 1.31 billion *U* from $ 1.21 billion *U* .
- Separately , Colgate Wednesday finalized an agreement *ICH*-1 with MacroChem Corp. , [ARG1 a tiny dental products and pharmaceutical concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Billerica , Mass. ,] * to market in the U.S. four of MacroChem 's FDA-approved dental products .
- AT&T said that [rel based] [ARG2-on on studies of other companies that *T*-1 have offered retirement plans] , it [ARG1 expects about one-third of its eligible managers to retire under the new program] .
- A Paramount spokesman says 0 [ARG1 that decision] was [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the financial , not political , drawbacks of junk bonds] .
- [ARG1 The previous reports] were [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on remarks by British Air 's chief financial officer , Derek Stevens , who *T*-2 said 0 any revised bid would have *-3 to include a lower purchase price * to reflect the sharp drop in UAL 's stock in the past week] .
- The two companies , [ARG1 both] [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in San Juan] , will form a bank holding company with assets of just over $ 9 billion *U* .
- Pitney Bowes said 0 [ARG1 the decision] was [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on a long-term analysis of the compatibility of Wheeler Group 's marketing business with other Pitney Bowes operations] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- Golden Nugget Inc. reported [ARG1 a third-quarter net loss] of $ 13.1 million *U* , or 76 cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 17.2 million common shares and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- The results compare with [ARG1 a year-earlier net loss] of $ 1.5 million *U* , or seven cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 20.3 million common and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- For the nine months , Golden Nugget reported [ARG1 a net loss] of $ 11.4 million *U* , or 69 cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 16.6 million common and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- The year earlier , the company had [ARG1 a net loss] of $ 4.3 million *U* , or 20 cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 21 million common shares and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- [ARG1 Great Western] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Beverly Hills , Calif.] , is a financial services firm and parent to Great Western Bank , an S&L .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- But [ARG1 Pfizer Inc.] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in New York] , reported flat earnings .
- [ARG1 Schering-Plough Corp.] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Madison , N.J. ,] reported a 21 % rise in earnings as American Home Products Corp. of New York posted an 11 % increase in net .
- Sales of health-care products [ARG1 increased] 6 % in the third quarter , [rel based] [ARGM-EXT in part] [ARG2-on on strong sales of prescription drugs such as Premarin , an estrogen-replacement drug , and sales of the company 's infant formula] .
- `` This decision will have a very considerable impact , '' said 0 *T*-2 Kenneth Abraham , professor of environmental law and insurance law at the University of Virginia , because many commercial insurance policies are issued *-1 by [ARG1 companies] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in New York] .
- [ARG1 The report] was [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on a telephone survey of 1,250 low-income households across the state , a mail survey of major legal-services programs and on-site interviews with individuals in the field] .
- Mr. Mastro will do civil litigation and white-collar defense work for [ARG1 Gibson Dunn] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Los Angeles] .
- At [ARG1 BellSouth] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Atlanta] , customer access lines grew by 162,000 , or 3.5 % , during the 12-month period ended * Sept .
- At [ARG1 Ameritech] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Chicago] , customer access lines increased by 402,000 , or 2.6 % , and cellular mobile lines increased by 80,000 , or 62.3 % , for the 12-month period ended * Sept. 30 .
- The latest financial results at [ARG1 the troubled utility and thrift holding company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Phoenix , Ariz. ,] reflect continuing problems at MeraBank and losses in real-estate , venture-capital and uranium-mining operations .
- Commodore said that [ARG1 its announcement] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on preliminary information] and that the situation could look different by the time 0 final results are announced *-2 early next month *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in San Francisco] , said 0 it had *-1 to shut down a crude-oil pipeline in the Bay area *-1 to check for leaks but added that its refinery in nearby Richmond , Calif. , was undamaged .
- [ARG1 Other companies] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in the area] include Hewlett-Packard , which *T*-1 rose 1\/4 to 49 ; National Semiconductor , which *T*-2 went up 1\/4 to 7 5\/8 , and Genentech , which *T*-3 eased 1\/4 to 19 5\/8 .
- BankAmerica eased 1\/2 to 31 7\/8 and Wells Fargo lost 1\/2 to 81 1\/2 ; [ARG1 the two bank holding companies] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in San Francisco] , were forced *-1 to curtail some operations due to the temblor .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on the number of Mesa shares outstanding not already owned * by StatesWest] , [ARG1 the proposed takeover] would have a value of about $ 15.3 million *U* .
- Merieux , [ARG1 a vaccine manufacturer] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Lyon , France ,] is 51%-held by French state-owned Rhone-Poulenc S.A .
- Ciba-Geigy is [ARG1 a major pharmaceutical concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Basel , Switzerland] .
- [ARG1 Chiron , another pharmaceutical concern ,] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Emeryville , Calif] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- [ARG1 The broadcasting and newspaper concern] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Chicago] , said 0 net was $ 62.7 million *U* , or 77 cents a primary share , up from $ 51.6 million *U* , or 69 cents a share .
- Including Monday 's plunge , that has given the two executives [ARG1 paper losses of $ 49.5 million *U*] , [rel based] * [ARG2-on on what they would have realized *T*-1 had the pilots and management-led buy-out of UAL gone through at $ 300 *U* a share] .
- [ARG1 CACI] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Arlington , Va. ,] said 0 it had n't seen the filing by Parsow and Elkhorn and therefore had no comment .
- [ARGM-ADV According to the filing] , [ARG1 Parsow and Elkhorn] are [rel based] [ARGM-LOC in Elkhorn , Neb. ,] and are controlled by the same general partner , Alan S. Parsow .
- For instance , First Quadrant Corp. , [ARG1 an asset allocator] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Morristown , N.J.] , said 0 it quickly boosted stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts to 75 % from 55 % * to take advantage of plunging prices Friday .
- Presumably , UAL is now trading closer to [ARG1 its value] [rel based] * [ARG2-on on earnings] .
- NOTE : [ARG1 All figures] are translated *-1 into U.S. dollars [rel based] [ARG2-on on current exchange rates] .
- [ARG1 Berlitz] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Princeton , N.J.] , provides language instruction and translation services through more than 260 language centers in 25 countries .
- `` [ARG1 Estimates] are [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the previous price of similar works sold * at auction and current market conditions] , and are not affected by any knowledge of who the potential buyer could be *T*-2 . ''
- Although it is having serious cash-flow problems , Bay said 0 [ARG1 the fair-market value of its holdings , minus debt ,] was equal to $ 6.02 *U* a share at June 30 [rel based] [ARG2-on on a recent appraisal] .
- [ARG1 Book value] per share , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on investments at cost] , was a negative $ 6.69 *U* a share .
- [ARG1 K mart] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Troy , Mich. ,] recently said 0 net income would fall for the third consecutive quarter , after a 16 % drop in the first half of its current fiscal year .
- [ARG1 Six-year-old Pace] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Aurora , Colo. ,] operates 41 warehouse-club stores .
- There may be one or other psychological or technical reactions , but [ARG1 they] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on fundamentals] .
- The group includes Putnam Cos. and [ARG1 various affiliates] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Boston] ; Wells Fargo Bank , San Francisco ; the California Public Employees Retirement System , Sacramento , Calif. , and T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. , Baltimore .
- Officials at [ARG1 Aristech] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Pittsburgh] , declined comment .
- [ARG1 The manufacturer] of ultrasound diagnostic systems , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Ambler , Pa.] , reported a nine-month net loss of $ 2.43 million *U* compared with net income of $ 2.71 million *U* , or 44 cents a share , for the nine-month period a year earlier .
- [ARG1 The business] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in St. Louis] , had sales of more than $ 14 million *U* in the fiscal year ended March 31 , Omnicare said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Dunkin ' Donuts] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass] .
- [ARG1 Cara Operations , a food services concern , and Unicorp , a holding company with interests in oil and natural gas and financial services ,] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Toronto] .
- [ARG1 Martinair Holland] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Amsterdam] .
- At [ARG1 Quantum] , which *T*-3 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in New York] , the trouble is magnified *-2 by the company 's heavy dependence on plastics .
- [ARG1 Pharmacia] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Upsala , Sweden] , had charged in a lawsuit against MedChem that MedChem 's AMVISC product line infringes on the Pharmacia patent .
- Mr. Andre issued [ARG1 the ruling] [rel based] [ARG2-on on a recommendation by Investment Canada] .
- CityFed added that significant additional loan-loss provisions may be required *-1 by federal regulators as part of the current annual examination of [ARG1 City Federal Savings Bank] , CityFed 's primary subsidiary , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Somerset , N.J] .
- David L. Paul , chairman and chief executive officer , criticized the federal Office of Thrift Supervision , which *T*-1 issued the directive , *-2 saying 0 [ARG1 it] was `` inappropriate '' and [rel based] [ARG2-on on `` insufficient '' reasons] .
- Mr. Paul said 0 the regulators should instead move ahead with *-1 approving CenTrust 's request * to sell 63 of its 71 branches to Great Western Bank , [ARG1 a unit of Great Western Financial Corp.] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Beverly Hills , Calif] .
- [ARG1 New England Electric] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Westborough , Mass.] , had offered $ 2 billion *U* *ICH*-1 *-4 to acquire PS of New Hampshire , well below the $ 2.29 billion *U* value 0 United Illuminating places *T*-2 on its bid and the $ 2.25 billion *U* 0 Northeast says 0 its bid is worth *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 United Illuminating] is [rel based] *-13 [ARGM-LOC in New Haven , Conn. ,] and Northeast is based *-14 in Hartford , Conn .
- The exact amount of the refund will be determined *-16 next year [rel based] on [ARG2-on actual collections made * until Dec. 31 of this year] .
- The stocks of [ARG1 banking concerns] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Massachusetts] were n't helped *-1 much by the announcement , traders said 0 *T*-2 , because many of those concerns have financial problems tied * to their real-estate loan portfolios , * making them unattractive takeover targets .
- Among other Connecticut banks whose shares *T*-121 trade in the OTC market , [ARG1 Society for Savings Bancorp] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Hartford] , saw its stock rise 1 3\/4 to 18 1\/4 .
- The fast-food company said 0 [ARG1 its decision] was [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on discussions with a shareholder group , Giant Group Ltd. , `` in an effort * to resolve certain disputes with the company] . ''
- [ARGM-ADV * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG1 Dunkin'] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass] .
- [ARG1 Cara , a food services chain operator and Unicorp , a holding company ,] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Toronto] .
- [ARGM-ADV * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-56 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG0 Shaw] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Dalton , Ga.] , has annual sales of about $ 1.18 billion *U* , and has economies of scale and lower raw-material costs that *T*-130 are expected *-2 to boost the profitability of Armstrong 's brands , sold * under the Armstrong and Evans-Black names .
- Mr. Barr said 0 [ARG1 yesterday 's plea by Gulf Power , which *T*-212 came after months of negotiations ,] was [rel based] *-185 on [ARG2-on evidence that Gulf Power had set up an elaborate payment system through which it reimbursed outside vendors -- primarily three Florida advertising agencies -- for *-2 making illegal political contributions on its behalf *T*-1] .
- [rel Based] on [ARG2-on 1988 sales] , [ARG1 Georgia-Pacific *ICH*-1] ranked third at $ 9.51 billion *U* , behind Weyerhaeuser Co. at $ 10 billion *U* and International Paper Co. at $ 9.53 billion *U* .
- The upgrade reflected the 20 % decline in shares of the bank since the firm lowered its rating in early October , [rel based] on [ARG2-on the belief 0 the stock had become expensive] .
- Michael Rauch , an attorney for Dow Jones , defended the offer as adequate , [rel based] on [ARG2-on what the company considers *T*-1 realistic projections of Telerate 's revenue growth , in the range of 12 %] .
- Doug Hammond , the federal mediator in Seattle , where [ARG2-on Boeing] is [rel based] *-1 *T*-2 , said 0 the parties will continue *-3 to sit down daily until a new settlement proposal emerges or the talks break off again .
- [ARG1 Fluor] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Irvine , Calif.] , will direct expansion of the mine 's capacity to 52,000 metric tons a day from 32,000 metric tons a day .
- The offer capped a week of rumors that Georgia-Pacific , an Atlanta-based forest-products company , was considering *-1 making a bid for Nekoosa , [ARG1 a paper-products concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Norwalk , Conn] .
- [ARG1 Weisfield 's] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Seattle , Wash.] , currently operates 87 specialty jewelry stores in nine states .
- A C$ 30-a-share *U* bid by Ciba-Geigy Ltd. , [ARG1 a pharmaceutical company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Basel , Switzerland] , and California-based Chiron Corp. , a bioresearch concern , was extended *-1 to Nov. 16 .
- Merieux , [ARG1 a vaccine and bioresearch firm] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Lyon , France] , is controlled *-1 50.1 % by state-owned Rhone Poulenc S.A .
- In Delaware Chancery Court litigation , Telerate has criticized Dow Jones for *-1 not disclosing that Telerate 's management expects the company 's revenue to increase by 20 % annually , while [ARG0 Dow Jones] [rel based] [ARG1 its projections of Telerate 's performance] on [ARG2-on a 12 % revenue growth forecast] .
- [ARG1 Nestle S.A.] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Vevey , Switzerland] .
- Under the terms , Milton Roy will pay an initial $ 4 million *U* for the operations and [ARG1 additional payments during the next four years] [rel based] * on [ARG2-on the earnings performance of the businesses] .
- * To make them directly comparable , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG0 Kellogg] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Battle Creek , Mich. , a city that *T*-2 calls itself the breakfast capital of the world] .
- [ARG1 The offer] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on several conditions , including * obtaining financing] .
- The company said 0 it has agreed *-1 to sell the extrusion division for $ 15 million *U* to R.D. Werner Co. , [ARG1 a closely held firm] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Greenville , Pa] .
- A group of investors led * by Giant Group Ltd. and its chairman , Burt Sugarman , said 0 it filed with federal antitrust regulators for clearance * to buy more than 50 % of the stock of Rally 's Inc. , [ARG1 a fast-food company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Louisville , Ky] .
- The offer would give the transaction an indicated value of $ 189 million *U* , [rel based] on [ARG2-on the 18.9 million shares 0 the group does n't already own *T*-1] .
- [rel Based] on [ARG2-on the current number of La Jolla shares] , that gives the transaction a value of $ 104 million *U* .
- It made the estimates [rel based] on [ARG2-on data collected * from more than a dozen big junk funds] .
- Hewlett announced last week that it planned *-1 to ship [ARG1 a computer] [rel based] * on [ARG2-on the 486 chip] early next year .
- *-1 Of the big computer makers , [ARG0 only Apple Computer Co.] [rel bases] [ARG1 its machines] on [ARG2-on Motorola chips] [ARGM instead] .
- [ARG1 Lawrence Insurance] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Albany , N.Y. ,] plans *-1 to use the $ 22.5 million *U* in proceeds *-2 to help *-3 finance the acquisition of United Republic .
- But he said 0 Columbia remains `` one of the most strongly capitalized thrifts in the industry , '' [rel based] on [ARG2-on the economic value of its assets and tangible capital] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- Currently , [ARG1 Avon] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Santa Monica , Calif. ,] has 3.3 million common shares outstanding .
- Unlike [ARG1 the quarter 's results] , which *T*-2 were [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on roughly equal shares outstanding] , nine-month per-share figures reflect an increase in average common shares outstanding to 51.9 million from 47 million .
- But unless they continued *-1 to grow , [ARG0 TW] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Paramus , N.J.] , would have run into trouble .
- [rel Based] on [ARG2-on Manville 's closing price yesterday of $ 9.25 *U* a share] , Manville 's offer would purchase about 5.4 million of its preferred shares , or about 75 % of the trust 's preferred stock holding .
- Mr. Miles 's newly purchased shares are now worth $ 1,068,000 *U* , [rel based] on [ARG2-on Philip Morris 's closing price of $ 44.50 *U* , up 62.5 cents , in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday] .
- [ARG1 Dunkin ' Donuts] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass.] , previously said 0 it would explore `` alternatives , '' including a leveraged buy-out of the company , but had n't set a date for submission of proposals .
- [ARG1 Citizens First] , which *T*-1 controls Citizens First National Bank and is [rel based] [ARGM-LOC in Glen Rock , N.J.] , will pay a maximum of 40 % in cash for the parent of Lakeland Savings Bank and the remainder in convertible preferred stock , with a liquidation value of $ 18 *U* a share .
- Mr. Lee values the package at [ARG1 between $ 15 and $ 20 *U* a share] , [rel based] * on [ARG2-on current trading prices of other casino-company stocks] .
- Analysts said 0 [ARG1 those estimates -- which *T*-2 range from about $ 1.80 *U* a share to $ 1.95 *U* a share --] are [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on Fantasy being in operation in 1990] .
- However , [ARG1 Tesoro] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Houston] , already has rejected a suitor in the past year .
- Time Warner emphasized in a news release that it should be evaluated [ARG0 *-1] [rel based] on [ARG2-on its cash flow , which the company defined *T*-2 as earnings before interest , taxes , depreciation and amortization] .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Toledo , Ohio] , had said 0 it expected reduced third-quarter profit .
- In an interview , Mr. Krat said that [rel based] on [ARG2-on criteria 0 *T*-2 yet to be determined *-3] , he expects *-4 to distribute 49 % of Royal Alliance to the representatives , who *T*-1 sell Integrated 's insurance and mutual-fund products .
- [ARG1 Property Capital] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Boston] , had told shareholders 0 it expected *-3 to distribute at least $ 21 *U* a share , or $ 229 million *U* , in a liquidation , based on an expected asset sale price of $ 290 million or more *U* .
- `` They 've been promising [ARG1 13 % to 15 % *U* growth] [rel based] * on [ARG2-on the strategic moves 0 they 've made *T*-1] , '' he said *T*-2 .
- Years later , with cash from the sale of the insurance company , he founded Arkoma Production Corp. , [ARG1 an oil and gas exploration company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Little Rock] .
- Bonuses would be paid [ARG1 *] [rel based] on [ARG2-on playing time and performance] .
- Mark Schoeppner , portfolio manager at Pittsburgh-based Quaker Capital Management , says that in reaction to nervousness about debt-laden buy-out transactions , analysts and investors now appear *-2 to be `` valuing stock [rel based] on [ARG2-on future earnings as * opposed to the amount of debt 0 the company can support *T*-1] . ''
- [ARG1 The opinion] is [ARGM largely] [rel based] on [ARG2-on the company 's earnings momentum] , Mr. Hallingby says 0 *T*-1 .
- `` Most of our competitors are announcing [ARG1 products] [rel based] * on [ARG2-on our -LRB- older -RRB- products] , '' said 0 *T*-2 Finis Conner , chief executive officer and founder of the firm that *T*-1 bears his name .
- Royal withdrew its offer * to buy Realist , [ARG1 a maker of optical and electronic products] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Menomonee Falls , Wis. ,] for $ 14.06 *U* a share in July after Realist disclosed the Ammann purchase .
- [rel Based] on [ARG2-on his control of about 45 % of Winnebago 's 24.7 million shares] , his annual dividend income would be cut *-1 to about $ 2.2 million *U* from $ 4.4 million *U* .
- Paper and forest-products stocks declined after Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. lowered investment ratings on a number of issues in the two sectors , [rel based] on [ARG2-on a forecast that pulp prices will fall sharply] .
- [ARG1 That] 's [rel based] on [ARG2-on a multiple of anywhere between 8.5 to 10 times UAL earnings , which *T*-1 are estimated *-2 to come in somewhere around $ 16 *U* a share this year] .
- *-3 Using the the NWA takeover as a benchmark , First Boston on Sept. 14 estimated that UAL was worth $ 250 to $ 344 *U* a share [rel based] on [ARG2-on UAL 's results for the 12 months ending last June 30] , but only $ 235 to $ 266 *U* based on a management estimate of results for 1989 .
- [ARG1 Both Westwood Brick and Westwood Group] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Boston] .
- In the merger , each share of [ARG1 Webster] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Waterbury] , will be converted *-1 into one share of the new company .
- [ARG1 Each share of Eagle] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Bristol] , will become 0.95 share of Webster\/Eagle .
- Kidder Peabody raised its investment rating on the stock and its earnings estimates for 1989 and 1990 , [rel based] on [ARG2-on optimism that the company 's ABC television network will continue *-1 to fare well in the ratings] .
- Sales for [ARG1 the company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Abbott Park , Ill. ,] rose 8.3 % to $ 1.31 billion *U* from $ 1.21 billion *U* .
- Separately , Colgate Wednesday finalized an agreement *ICH*-1 with MacroChem Corp. , [ARG1 a tiny dental products and pharmaceutical concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Billerica , Mass. ,] * to market in the U.S. four of MacroChem 's FDA-approved dental products .
- AT&T said that [rel based] on [ARG2-on studies of other companies that *T*-1 have offered retirement plans] , it expects about one-third of its eligible managers to retire under the new program .
- A Paramount spokesman says 0 [ARG1 that decision] was [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the financial , not political , drawbacks of junk bonds] .
- [ARG1 The previous reports] were [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on remarks by British Air 's chief financial officer , Derek Stevens , who *T*-2 said 0 any revised bid would have *-3 to include a lower purchase price * to reflect the sharp drop in UAL 's stock in the past week] .
- The two companies , [ARG1 both] [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in San Juan] , will form a bank holding company with assets of just over $ 9 billion *U* .
- Pitney Bowes said 0 [ARG1 the decision] was [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on a long-term analysis of the compatibility of Wheeler Group 's marketing business with other Pitney Bowes operations] .
- * To make them directly comparable , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- Golden Nugget Inc. reported a third-quarter net loss of $ 13.1 million *U* , or 76 cents a share , [rel based] on [ARG2-on 17.2 million common shares and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- The results compare with [ARG1 a year-earlier net loss] of $ 1.5 million *U* , or seven cents a share , [rel based] on [ARG2-on 20.3 million common and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- For the nine months , Golden Nugget reported a net loss of $ 11.4 million *U* , or 69 cents a share , [rel based] on [ARG2-on 16.6 million common and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- The year earlier , the company had a net loss of $ 4.3 million *U* , or 20 cents a share , [rel based] on [ARG2-on 21 million common shares and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- [ARG0 Great Western] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Beverly Hills , Calif.] , is a financial services firm and parent to Great Western Bank , an S&L .
- * To make them directly comparable , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- But [ARG0 Pfizer Inc.] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in New York] , reported flat earnings .
- [ARG1 Schering-Plough Corp.] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Madison , N.J. ,] reported a 21 % rise in earnings as American Home Products Corp. of New York posted an 11 % increase in net .
- Sales of health-care products increased 6 % in the third quarter , [rel based] [ARGM-DIS in part] on [ARG2-on strong sales of prescription drugs such as Premarin , an estrogen-replacement drug , and sales of the company 's infant formula] .
- `` This decision will have a very considerable impact , '' said 0 *T*-2 Kenneth Abraham , professor of environmental law and insurance law at the University of Virginia , because many commercial insurance policies are issued *-1 by [ARG1 companies] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in New York] .
- [ARG1 The report] was [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on a telephone survey of 1,250 low-income households across the state , a mail survey of major legal-services programs and on-site interviews with individuals in the field] .
- Mr. Mastro will do civil litigation and white-collar defense work for [ARG1 Gibson Dunn] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Los Angeles] .
- At [ARG1 BellSouth] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Atlanta] , customer access lines grew by 162,000 , or 3.5 % , during the 12-month period ended * Sept .
- At [ARG1 Ameritech] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Chicago] , customer access lines increased by 402,000 , or 2.6 % , and cellular mobile lines increased by 80,000 , or 62.3 % , for the 12-month period ended * Sept. 30 .
- The latest financial results at [ARG1 the troubled utility and thrift holding company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Phoenix , Ariz. ,] reflect continuing problems at MeraBank and losses in real-estate , venture-capital and uranium-mining operations .
- Commodore said that [ARG1 its announcement] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on preliminary information] and that the situation could look different by the time 0 final results are announced *-2 early next month *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in San Francisco] , said 0 it had *-1 to shut down a crude-oil pipeline in the Bay area *-1 to check for leaks but added that its refinery in nearby Richmond , Calif. , was undamaged .
- [ARG1 Other companies] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in the area] include Hewlett-Packard , which *T*-1 rose 1\/4 to 49 ; National Semiconductor , which *T*-2 went up 1\/4 to 7 5\/8 , and Genentech , which *T*-3 eased 1\/4 to 19 5\/8 .
- BankAmerica eased 1\/2 to 31 7\/8 and Wells Fargo lost 1\/2 to 81 1\/2 ; [ARG1 the two bank holding companies] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in San Francisco] , were forced *-1 to curtail some operations due to the temblor .
- [rel Based] on [ARG2-on the number of Mesa shares outstanding not already owned * by StatesWest] , the proposed takeover would have a value of about $ 15.3 million *U* .
- Merieux , [ARG1 a vaccine manufacturer] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Lyon , France ,] is 51%-held by French state-owned Rhone-Poulenc S.A .
- Ciba-Geigy is [ARG1 a major pharmaceutical concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Basel , Switzerland] .
- [ARG0 Chiron , another pharmaceutical concern ,] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Emeryville , Calif] .
- * To make them directly comparable , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG0 The broadcasting and newspaper concern] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Chicago] , said 0 net was $ 62.7 million *U* , or 77 cents a primary share , up from $ 51.6 million *U* , or 69 cents a share .
- Including Monday 's plunge , that has given the two executives paper losses of $ 49.5 million *U* , [rel based] [ARG1 *] on [ARG2-on what they would have realized *T*-1 had the pilots and management-led buy-out of UAL gone through at $ 300 *U* a share] .
- [ARG1 CACI] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Arlington , Va. ,] said 0 it had n't seen the filing by Parsow and Elkhorn and therefore had no comment .
- According to the filing , [ARG1 Parsow and Elkhorn] are [rel based] [ARGM-LOC in Elkhorn , Neb. ,] and are controlled by the same general partner , Alan S. Parsow .
- For instance , First Quadrant Corp. , [ARG1 an asset allocator] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Morristown , N.J.] , said 0 it quickly boosted stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts to 75 % from 55 % * to take advantage of plunging prices Friday .
- Presumably , UAL is now trading closer to [ARG1 its value] [rel based] * on [ARG2-on earnings] .
- NOTE : All figures are translated *-1 into U.S. dollars [rel based] on [ARG2-on current exchange rates] .
- [ARG0 Berlitz] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Princeton , N.J.] , provides language instruction and translation services through more than 260 language centers in 25 countries .
- `` [ARG1 Estimates] are [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the previous price of similar works sold * at auction and current market conditions] , and are not affected by any knowledge of who the potential buyer could be *T*-2 . ''
- Although it is having serious cash-flow problems , Bay said 0 the fair-market value of its holdings , minus debt , was equal to $ 6.02 *U* a share at June 30 [rel based] on [ARG2-on a recent appraisal] .
- [ARG1 Book value] per share , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on investments at cost] , was a negative $ 6.69 *U* a share .
- [ARG1 K mart] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Troy , Mich. ,] recently said 0 net income would fall for the third consecutive quarter , after a 16 % drop in the first half of its current fiscal year .
- [ARG0 Six-year-old Pace] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Aurora , Colo. ,] operates 41 warehouse-club stores .
- There may be one or other psychological or technical reactions , but [ARG1 they] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on fundamentals] .
- The group includes Putnam Cos. and [ARG1 various affiliates] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Boston] ; Wells Fargo Bank , San Francisco ; the California Public Employees Retirement System , Sacramento , Calif. , and T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. , Baltimore .
- Officials at [ARG1 Aristech] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Pittsburgh] , declined comment .
- [ARG1 The manufacturer] of ultrasound diagnostic systems , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Ambler , Pa.] , reported a nine-month net loss of $ 2.43 million *U* compared with net income of $ 2.71 million *U* , or 44 cents a share , for the nine-month period a year earlier .
- [ARG1 The business] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in St. Louis] , had sales of more than $ 14 million *U* in the fiscal year ended March 31 , Omnicare said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Dunkin ' Donuts] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass] .
- [ARG1 Cara Operations , a food services concern , and Unicorp , a holding company with interests in oil and natural gas and financial services ,] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Toronto] .
- [ARG0 Martinair Holland] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Amsterdam] .
- At [ARG1 Quantum] , which *T*-3 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in New York] , the trouble is magnified *-2 by the company 's heavy dependence on plastics .
- [ARG1 Pharmacia] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Upsala , Sweden] , had charged in a lawsuit against MedChem that MedChem 's AMVISC product line infringes on the Pharmacia patent .
- Mr. Andre issued the ruling [rel based] on [ARG2-on a recommendation by Investment Canada] .
- CityFed added that significant additional loan-loss provisions may be required *-1 by federal regulators as part of the current annual examination of City Federal Savings Bank , [ARG1 CityFed 's primary subsidiary] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Somerset , N.J] .
- David L. Paul , chairman and chief executive officer , criticized the federal Office of Thrift Supervision , which *T*-1 issued the directive , *-2 saying 0 [ARG1 it] was `` inappropriate '' and [rel based] on [ARG2-on `` insufficient '' reasons] .
- Mr. Paul said 0 the regulators should instead move ahead with *-1 approving CenTrust 's request * to sell 63 of its 71 branches to Great Western Bank , [ARG1 a unit of Great Western Financial Corp.] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Beverly Hills , Calif] .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Wilmington , Del.] , is 81%-owned by Montedison S.p . A. , Milan , which *T*-1 has an offer outstanding for the Himont shares 0 it does n't already own *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 New England Electric] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Westborough , Mass.] , had offered $ 2 billion *U* *ICH*-1 *-4 to acquire PS of New Hampshire , well below the $ 2.29 billion *U* value 0 United Illuminating places *T*-2 on its bid and the $ 2.25 billion *U* 0 Northeast says 0 its bid is worth *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 New England Electric] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Westborough , Mass.] , had offered $ 2 billion *U* *ICH*-1 *-4 to acquire PS of New Hampshire , well below the $ 2.29 billion *U* value 0 United Illuminating places *T*-2 on its bid and the $ 2.25 billion *U* 0 Northeast says 0 its bid is worth *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 United Illuminating] is [rel based] *-13 [ARGM-LOC in New Haven , Conn. ,] and Northeast is based *-14 in Hartford , Conn .
- [ARG1 United Illuminating] is [rel based] *-13 [ARGM-LOC in New Haven , Conn. ,] and Northeast is based *-14 in Hartford , Conn .
- United Illuminating is based *-13 in New Haven , Conn. , and [ARG1 Northeast] is [rel based] *-14 [ARGM-LOC in Hartford , Conn] .
- United Illuminating is based *-13 in New Haven , Conn. , and [ARG1 Northeast] is [rel based] *-14 [ARGM-LOC in Hartford , Conn] .
- United Illuminating is based *-13 in New Haven , Conn. , [ARGM-DIS and] [ARG1 Northeast] is [rel based] *-14 [ARGM-LOC in Hartford , Conn] .
- The exact amount of the refund will be determined *-16 next year [rel based] on [ARG2-on actual collections made * until Dec. 31 of this year] .
- [ARG1 The exact amount of the refund] will be determined *-16 next year [rel based] [ARG2-on on actual collections made * until Dec. 31 of this year] .
- The stocks of [ARG1 banking concerns] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Massachusetts] were n't helped *-1 much by the announcement , traders said 0 *T*-2 , because many of those concerns have financial problems tied * to their real-estate loan portfolios , * making them unattractive takeover targets .
- Among other Connecticut banks whose shares *T*-121 trade in the OTC market , [ARG1 Society for Savings Bancorp] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Hartford] , saw its stock rise 1 3\/4 to 18 1\/4 .
- The fast-food company said 0 [ARG1 its decision] was [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on discussions with a shareholder group , Giant Group Ltd. , `` in an effort * to resolve certain disputes with the company] . ''
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on [ARG2-on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG1 Dunkin'] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass] .
- [ARG1 Cara , a food services chain operator and Unicorp , a holding company ,] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Toronto] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-56 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG1 Shaw] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Dalton , Ga.] , has annual sales of about $ 1.18 billion *U* , and has economies of scale and lower raw-material costs that *T*-130 are expected *-2 to boost the profitability of Armstrong 's brands , sold * under the Armstrong and Evans-Black names .
- Mr. Barr said 0 [ARG1 yesterday 's plea by Gulf Power , which *T*-212 came after months of negotiations ,] was [rel based] *-185 [ARG2-on on evidence that Gulf Power had set up an elaborate payment system through which it reimbursed outside vendors -- primarily three Florida advertising agencies -- for *-2 making illegal political contributions on its behalf *T*-1] .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on 1988 sales] , [ARG1 Georgia-Pacific] *ICH*-1 ranked third at $ 9.51 billion *U* , behind Weyerhaeuser Co. at $ 10 billion *U* and International Paper Co. at $ 9.53 billion *U* .
- The upgrade reflected the 20 % decline in shares of the bank since the firm lowered [ARG1 its rating] in early October , [rel based] [ARG2-on on the belief 0 the stock had become expensive] .
- Michael Rauch , an attorney for Dow Jones , defended [ARG1 the offer] as adequate , [rel based] [ARG2-on on what the company considers *T*-1 realistic projections of Telerate 's revenue growth , in the range of 12 %] .
- Doug Hammond , the federal mediator in [ARGM-LOC Seattle] , where [ARG1 Boeing] is [rel based] *-1 *T*-2 , said 0 the parties will continue *-3 to sit down daily until a new settlement proposal emerges or the talks break off again .
- [ARG1 Fluor] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Irvine , Calif.] , will direct expansion of the mine 's capacity to 52,000 metric tons a day from 32,000 metric tons a day .
- The offer capped a week of rumors that Georgia-Pacific , an Atlanta-based forest-products company , was considering *-1 making a bid for Nekoosa , [ARG1 a paper-products concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Norwalk , Conn] .
- [ARG1 Weisfield 's] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Seattle , Wash.] , currently operates 87 specialty jewelry stores in nine states .
- A C$ 30-a-share *U* bid by Ciba-Geigy Ltd. , [ARG1 a pharmaceutical company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Basel , Switzerland] , and California-based Chiron Corp. , a bioresearch concern , was extended *-1 to Nov. 16 .
- Merieux , [ARG1 a vaccine and bioresearch firm] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Lyon , France] , is controlled *-1 50.1 % by state-owned Rhone Poulenc S.A .
- In Delaware Chancery Court litigation , Telerate has criticized Dow Jones for *-1 not disclosing that Telerate 's management expects the company 's revenue to increase by 20 % annually , while [ARG0 Dow Jones] [rel based] [ARG1 its projections of Telerate 's performance] [ARG2-on on a 12 % revenue growth forecast] .
- [ARG1 Nestle S.A.] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Vevey , Switzerland] .
- Under the terms , Milton Roy will pay [ARG0 an initial $ 4 million *U* for the operations] and additional payments during the next four years [rel based] * [ARG2-on on the earnings performance of the businesses] .
- * To make them directly comparable , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- [ARG1 Kellogg] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Battle Creek , Mich. , a city that *T*-2 calls itself the breakfast capital of the world] .
- [ARG1 The offer] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on several conditions , including * obtaining financing] .
- The company said 0 it has agreed *-1 to sell the extrusion division for $ 15 million *U* to R.D. Werner Co. , [ARG1 a closely held firm] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Greenville , Pa] .
- A group of investors led * by Giant Group Ltd. and its chairman , Burt Sugarman , said 0 it filed with federal antitrust regulators for clearance * to buy more than 50 % of the stock of Rally 's Inc. , [ARG1 a fast-food company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Louisville , Ky] .
- The offer would give the transaction an indicated value [ARG1 of $ 189 million *U*] , [ARG2-on [rel based] on the 18.9 million shares 0 the group does n't already own *T*-1] .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on the current number of La Jolla shares] , [ARG1 that] gives the transaction a value of $ 104 million *U* .
- It made [ARG1 the estimates] [rel based] [ARG2-on on data collected * from more than a dozen big junk funds] .
- Hewlett announced last week that it planned *-1 to ship [ARG1 a computer] [rel based] * on [ARG2-on the 486 chip] early next year .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Of the big computer makers] , [ARG0 only Apple Computer Co.] [rel bases] [ARG1 its machines] on [ARG2-on Motorola chips] [ARGM-MNR instead] .
- [ARG1 Lawrence Insurance] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Albany , N.Y. ,] plans *-1 to use the $ 22.5 million *U* in proceeds *-2 to help *-3 finance the acquisition of United Republic .
- But he said 0 [ARG1 Columbia] remains `` one of the most strongly capitalized thrifts in the industry , '' [rel based] [ARG2-on on the economic value of its assets and tangible capital] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- Currently , [ARG1 Avon] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Santa Monica , Calif. ,] has 3.3 million common shares outstanding .
- Unlike [ARG1 the quarter 's results] , which *T*-2 were [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on roughly equal shares outstanding] , nine-month per-share figures reflect an increase in average common shares outstanding to 51.9 million from 47 million .
- But unless they continued *-1 to grow , [ARG1 TW] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Paramus , N.J.] , would have run into trouble .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on Manville 's closing price yesterday of $ 9.25 *U* a share] , [ARG1 Manville 's offer] would purchase about 5.4 million of its preferred shares , or about 75 % of the trust 's preferred stock holding .
- [ARG1 Mr. Miles 's newly purchased shares] are now worth $ 1,068,000 *U* , [rel based] [ARG2-on on Philip Morris 's closing price of $ 44.50 *U* , up 62.5 cents , in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday] .
- [ARG1 Dunkin ' Donuts] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass.] , previously said 0 it would explore `` alternatives , '' including a leveraged buy-out of the company , but had n't set a date for submission of proposals .
- [ARG1 Citizens First] , which *T*-1 controls Citizens First National Bank and is [rel based] [ARGM-LOC in Glen Rock , N.J.] , will pay a maximum of 40 % in cash for the parent of Lakeland Savings Bank and the remainder in convertible preferred stock , with a liquidation value of $ 18 *U* a share .
- Mr. Lee values the package at [ARG1 between $ 15 and $ 20 *U* a share] , [rel based] * [ARG2-on on current trading prices of other casino-company stocks] .
- Analysts said 0 [ARG1 those estimates -- which *T*-2 range from about $ 1.80 *U* a share to $ 1.95 *U* a share --] are [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on Fantasy being in operation in 1990] .
- However , [ARG1 Tesoro] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Houston] , already has rejected a suitor in the past year .
- Time Warner emphasized in a news release that [ARG1 it] should be evaluated *-1 [rel based] [ARG2-on on its cash flow , which the company defined *T*-2 as earnings before interest , taxes , depreciation and amortization] .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Toledo , Ohio] , had said 0 it expected reduced third-quarter profit .
- In an interview , Mr. Krat said that [rel based] [ARG2-on on criteria 0 *T*-2 yet to be determined *-3] , [ARG1 he] expects *-4 to distribute 49 % of Royal Alliance to the representatives , who *T*-1 sell Integrated 's insurance and mutual-fund products .
- [ARG1 Property Capital] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Boston] , had told shareholders 0 it expected *-3 to distribute at least $ 21 *U* a share , or $ 229 million *U* , in a liquidation , based on an expected asset sale price of $ 290 million or more *U* .
- The newspaper and television owner said 0 it expects [ARG1 the tax adjustment] to reduce its net income for the full year by 14 cents , or approximately $ 2.8 million *U* [rel based] [ARG2-on on its 20.2 million shares outstanding] .
- `` They 've been promising [ARG1 13 % to 15 % *U* growth] [rel based] * [ARG2-on on the strategic moves 0 they 've made *T*-1] , '' he said *T*-2 .
- Years later , with cash from the sale of the insurance company , he founded Arkoma Production Corp. , [ARG1 an oil and gas exploration company] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Little Rock] .
- [ARG1 Bonuses] would be paid * [rel based] [ARG2-on on playing time and performance] .
- Mark Schoeppner , portfolio manager at Pittsburgh-based Quaker Capital Management , says that in reaction to nervousness about debt-laden buy-out transactions , analysts and investors now appear *-2 to be `` valuing [ARG1 stock] [rel based] [ARG2-on on future earnings as * opposed to the amount of debt 0 the company can support *T*-1] . ''
- [ARG1 The opinion] is [ARGM-EXT largely] [rel based] [ARG2-on on the company 's earnings momentum] , Mr. Hallingby says 0 *T*-1 .
- `` Most of our competitors are announcing [ARG0 products] [rel based] * [ARG2-on on our -LRB- older -RRB- products] , '' said 0 *T*-2 Finis Conner , chief executive officer and founder of the firm that *T*-1 bears his name .
- Royal withdrew its offer * to buy Realist , [ARG1 a maker of optical and electronic products] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Menomonee Falls , Wis. ,] for $ 14.06 *U* a share in July after Realist disclosed the Ammann purchase .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on his control of about 45 % of Winnebago 's 24.7 million shares] , [ARG1 his annual dividend income] would be cut *-1 to about $ 2.2 million *U* from $ 4.4 million *U* .
- Paper and forest-products stocks declined after Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. [ARG1 lowered] investment ratings on a number of issues in the two sectors , [rel based] [ARG2-on on a forecast that pulp prices will fall sharply] .
- [ARG1 That] 's [rel based] [ARG2-on on a multiple of anywhere between 8.5 to 10 times UAL earnings , which *T*-1 are estimated *-2 to come in somewhere around $ 16 *U* a share this year] .
- *-3 Using the the NWA takeover as a benchmark , First Boston on Sept. 14 estimated that UAL was [ARG1 worth $ 250 to $ 344 *U* a share] [rel based] [ARG2-on on UAL 's results for the 12 months ending last June 30] , but only $ 235 to $ 266 *U* based on a management estimate of results for 1989 .
- [ARG1 Both Westwood Brick and Westwood Group] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Boston] .
- In the merger , each share of [ARG1 Webster] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Waterbury] , will be converted *-1 into one share of the new company .
- [ARG1 Each share of Eagle] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Bristol] , will become 0.95 share of Webster\/Eagle .
- Kidder Peabody [ARG1 raised] its investment rating on the stock and its earnings estimates for 1989 and 1990 , [rel based] [ARG2-on on optimism that the company 's ABC television network will continue *-1 to fare well in the ratings] .
- Sales for [ARG1 the company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Abbott Park , Ill. ,] rose 8.3 % to $ 1.31 billion *U* from $ 1.21 billion *U* .
- Separately , Colgate Wednesday finalized an agreement *ICH*-1 with MacroChem Corp. , [ARG1 a tiny dental products and pharmaceutical concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Billerica , Mass. ,] * to market in the U.S. four of MacroChem 's FDA-approved dental products .
- AT&T said that [rel based] [ARG2-on on studies of other companies that *T*-1 have offered retirement plans] , it [ARG1 expects about one-third of its eligible managers to retire under the new program] .
- A Paramount spokesman says 0 [ARG1 that decision] was [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the financial , not political , drawbacks of junk bonds] .
- [ARG1 The previous reports] were [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on remarks by British Air 's chief financial officer , Derek Stevens , who *T*-2 said 0 any revised bid would have *-3 to include a lower purchase price * to reflect the sharp drop in UAL 's stock in the past week] .
- The two companies , [ARG1 both] [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in San Juan] , will form a bank holding company with assets of just over $ 9 billion *U* .
- Pitney Bowes said 0 [ARG1 the decision] was [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on a long-term analysis of the compatibility of Wheeler Group 's marketing business with other Pitney Bowes operations] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- Golden Nugget Inc. reported [ARG1 a third-quarter net loss] of $ 13.1 million *U* , or 76 cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 17.2 million common shares and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- The results compare with [ARG1 a year-earlier net loss] of $ 1.5 million *U* , or seven cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 20.3 million common and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- For the nine months , Golden Nugget reported [ARG1 a net loss] of $ 11.4 million *U* , or 69 cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 16.6 million common and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- The year earlier , the company had [ARG1 a net loss] of $ 4.3 million *U* , or 20 cents a share , [rel based] [ARG2-on on 21 million common shares and dilutive equivalents outstanding] .
- [ARG1 Great Western] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Beverly Hills , Calif.] , is a financial services firm and parent to Great Western Bank , an S&L .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the close of 1969 equaling 100] .
- But [ARG1 Pfizer Inc.] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in New York] , reported flat earnings .
- [ARG1 Schering-Plough Corp.] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Madison , N.J. ,] reported a 21 % rise in earnings as American Home Products Corp. of New York posted an 11 % increase in net .
- Sales of health-care products [ARG1 increased] 6 % in the third quarter , [rel based] [ARGM-EXT in part] [ARG2-on on strong sales of prescription drugs such as Premarin , an estrogen-replacement drug , and sales of the company 's infant formula] .
- `` This decision will have a very considerable impact , '' said 0 *T*-2 Kenneth Abraham , professor of environmental law and insurance law at the University of Virginia , because many commercial insurance policies are issued *-1 by [ARG1 companies] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in New York] .
- [ARG1 The report] was [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on a telephone survey of 1,250 low-income households across the state , a mail survey of major legal-services programs and on-site interviews with individuals in the field] .
- Mr. Mastro will do civil litigation and white-collar defense work for [ARG1 Gibson Dunn] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Los Angeles] .
- At [ARG1 BellSouth] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Atlanta] , customer access lines grew by 162,000 , or 3.5 % , during the 12-month period ended * Sept .
- At [ARG1 Ameritech] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Chicago] , customer access lines increased by 402,000 , or 2.6 % , and cellular mobile lines increased by 80,000 , or 62.3 % , for the 12-month period ended * Sept. 30 .
- The latest financial results at [ARG1 the troubled utility and thrift holding company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Phoenix , Ariz. ,] reflect continuing problems at MeraBank and losses in real-estate , venture-capital and uranium-mining operations .
- Commodore said that [ARG1 its announcement] is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on preliminary information] and that the situation could look different by the time 0 final results are announced *-2 early next month *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in San Francisco] , said 0 it had *-1 to shut down a crude-oil pipeline in the Bay area *-1 to check for leaks but added that its refinery in nearby Richmond , Calif. , was undamaged .
- [ARG1 Other companies] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in the area] include Hewlett-Packard , which *T*-1 rose 1\/4 to 49 ; National Semiconductor , which *T*-2 went up 1\/4 to 7 5\/8 , and Genentech , which *T*-3 eased 1\/4 to 19 5\/8 .
- BankAmerica eased 1\/2 to 31 7\/8 and Wells Fargo lost 1\/2 to 81 1\/2 ; [ARG1 the two bank holding companies] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in San Francisco] , were forced *-1 to curtail some operations due to the temblor .
- [rel Based] [ARG2-on on the number of Mesa shares outstanding not already owned * by StatesWest] , [ARG1 the proposed takeover] would have a value of about $ 15.3 million *U* .
- Merieux , [ARG1 a vaccine manufacturer] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Lyon , France ,] is 51%-held by French state-owned Rhone-Poulenc S.A .
- Ciba-Geigy is [ARG1 a major pharmaceutical concern] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Basel , Switzerland] .
- [ARG1 Chiron , another pharmaceutical concern ,] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Emeryville , Calif] .
- [ARGM-PRP * To make them directly comparable] , [ARG1 each index] is [rel based] *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- [ARG1 The broadcasting and newspaper concern] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Chicago] , said 0 net was $ 62.7 million *U* , or 77 cents a primary share , up from $ 51.6 million *U* , or 69 cents a share .
- Including Monday 's plunge , that has given the two executives [ARG1 paper losses of $ 49.5 million *U*] , [rel based] * [ARG2-on on what they would have realized *T*-1 had the pilots and management-led buy-out of UAL gone through at $ 300 *U* a share] .
- [ARG1 CACI] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Arlington , Va. ,] said 0 it had n't seen the filing by Parsow and Elkhorn and therefore had no comment .
- [ARGM-ADV According to the filing] , [ARG1 Parsow and Elkhorn] are [rel based] [ARGM-LOC in Elkhorn , Neb. ,] and are controlled by the same general partner , Alan S. Parsow .
- For instance , First Quadrant Corp. , [ARG1 an asset allocator] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Morristown , N.J.] , said 0 it quickly boosted stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts to 75 % from 55 % * to take advantage of plunging prices Friday .
- Presumably , UAL is now trading closer to [ARG1 its value] [rel based] * [ARG2-on on earnings] .
- NOTE : [ARG1 All figures] are translated *-1 into U.S. dollars [rel based] [ARG2-on on current exchange rates] .
- [ARG1 Berlitz] , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Princeton , N.J.] , provides language instruction and translation services through more than 260 language centers in 25 countries .
- `` [ARG1 Estimates] are [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on the previous price of similar works sold * at auction and current market conditions] , and are not affected by any knowledge of who the potential buyer could be *T*-2 . ''
- Although it is having serious cash-flow problems , Bay said 0 [ARG1 the fair-market value of its holdings , minus debt ,] was equal to $ 6.02 *U* a share at June 30 [rel based] [ARG2-on on a recent appraisal] .
- [ARG1 Book value] per share , which *T*-2 is [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on investments at cost] , was a negative $ 6.69 *U* a share .
- [ARG1 K mart] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Troy , Mich. ,] recently said 0 net income would fall for the third consecutive quarter , after a 16 % drop in the first half of its current fiscal year .
- [ARG1 Six-year-old Pace] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Aurora , Colo. ,] operates 41 warehouse-club stores .
- There may be one or other psychological or technical reactions , but [ARG1 they] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel based] *-1 [ARG2-on on fundamentals] .
- The group includes Putnam Cos. and [ARG1 various affiliates] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Boston] ; Wells Fargo Bank , San Francisco ; the California Public Employees Retirement System , Sacramento , Calif. , and T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. , Baltimore .
- Officials at [ARG1 Aristech] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Pittsburgh] , declined comment .
- [ARG1 The manufacturer] of ultrasound diagnostic systems , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Ambler , Pa.] , reported a nine-month net loss of $ 2.43 million *U* compared with net income of $ 2.71 million *U* , or 44 cents a share , for the nine-month period a year earlier .
- [ARG1 The business] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in St. Louis] , had sales of more than $ 14 million *U* in the fiscal year ended March 31 , Omnicare said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Dunkin ' Donuts] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Randolph , Mass] .
- [ARG1 Cara Operations , a food services concern , and Unicorp , a holding company with interests in oil and natural gas and financial services ,] are [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Toronto] .
- [ARG1 Martinair Holland] is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in Amsterdam] .
- At [ARG1 Quantum] , which *T*-3 is [rel based] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in New York] , the trouble is magnified *-2 by the company 's heavy dependence on plastics .
- [ARG1 Pharmacia] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Upsala , Sweden] , had charged in a lawsuit against MedChem that MedChem 's AMVISC product line infringes on the Pharmacia patent .
- Mr. Andre issued [ARG1 the ruling] [rel based] [ARG2-on on a recommendation by Investment Canada] .
- CityFed added that significant additional loan-loss provisions may be required *-1 by federal regulators as part of the current annual examination of [ARG1 City Federal Savings Bank] , CityFed 's primary subsidiary , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Somerset , N.J] .
- David L. Paul , chairman and chief executive officer , criticized the federal Office of Thrift Supervision , which *T*-1 issued the directive , *-2 saying 0 [ARG1 it] was `` inappropriate '' and [rel based] [ARG2-on on `` insufficient '' reasons] .
- Mr. Paul said 0 the regulators should instead move ahead with *-1 approving CenTrust 's request * to sell 63 of its 71 branches to Great Western Bank , [ARG1 a unit of Great Western Financial Corp.] [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Beverly Hills , Calif] .
- [ARG1 The company] , [rel based] * [ARGM-LOC in Wilmington , Del.] , is 81%-owned by Montedison S.p . A. , Milan , which *T*-1 has an offer outstanding for the Himont shares 0 it does n't already own *T*-2 .