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frames- [ARG0 Rekindled hope that two New England states will allow broader interstate banking] [rel boosted] [ARG1 Nasdaq 's bank stocks] , but the over-the-counter market was up only slightly in lackluster trading .
- [ARG0 Mr. McGovern , 63 ,] had been under intense pressure *ICH*-1 from the board * to [rel boost] [ARG1 Campbell 's mediocre performance] to [ARG4-to the level of other food companies] .
- [ARG1 Stocks] [rel boosted] * by [ARG0-by market-makers shopping * to cover book requirements in FT-SE 100 shares] included Carlton Communications , which *T*-1 climbed 32 to 778 .
- But [ARG0 some investors] have used such filings *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of their stock holdings , which -- without *-2 buying more stock -- they then sold *T*-3] .
- Market sources said 0 [ARG0 Reliance] has already sold its entire UAL stake , and thus would n't have any reason * to file the application [ARGM-ADV simply] * to [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of its stock] .
- Some takeover experts were skeptical , *-1 saying 0 it *EXP*-2 was possible that [ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] made the filing only *-3 to help *-4 [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of any remaining Reliance stake in UAL] .
- [ARG0 The move] [rel boosts] [ARG1 Intelogic Chairman Asher Edelman 's stake] to [ARG4-to 20 %] from [ARG3-from 16.2 %] and may help *-2 prevent Martin Ackerman from *-1 making a run at the computer-services concern .
- While [ARG0 renewed optimism about the outlook for takeover activity] [rel boosted] [ARG1 several so-called deal stocks] , traders said 0 profit-taking weighed on the market , with blue-chips bearing the brunt of the selling .
- [ARG0 Prudential-Bache Securities] [rel boosted] [ARG1 the stock 's short-term investment rating] [ARGM-PRP in response to the departure] ; analyst John McMillin said 0 he believes 0 the company will turn to new management `` that *T*-1 's more financially oriented . ''
- [ARG0 The compromise plan] , which *T*-1 [rel boosts] [ARG1 the minimum wage] [ARGM-TMP for the first time since 1981] , is expected *-2 to clear the Senate soon .
- [ARG0 Higher crude oil prices] helped *-1 [rel boost] [ARG1 operating profit for the Marathon Oil Co. unit] to [ARG4-to $ 198 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 180 million *U*] .
- Shaw , based * in Dalton , Ga. , has annual sales of about $ 1.18 billion *U* , and has economies of scale and [ARG0 lower raw-material costs] that *T*-130 are expected *-2 to [rel boost] [ARG1 the profitability of Armstrong 's brands , sold * under the Armstrong and Evans-Black names] .
- [ARG0 The Wilmington , Mass. , garment service company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [ARG2-EXT 20 %] to [ARG4-to three cents a share adjusted * for the split] .
- [ARG0 LTV Steel Co.] is [rel boosting] [ARG1 the prices of flat rolled steel products] [ARG2-EXT by an average of 3 %] [ARGM-TMP following a recent erosion in the prices of such crucial steel products] .
- In fact , LTV was [ARG0 the first steelmaker] 0 *T*-1 to [ARGM-MNR publicly] [rel boost] [ARG1 discounts for buyers of cold rolled sheet steel and hot-dipped galvanized sheet steel] .
- But traders also said 0 arbitrage-related trading contributed to the market 's surge , as [ARG0 buy programs] [rel boosted] [ARG1 prices] [ARGM-TMP shortly after the opening and sporadically through the remainder of the session] .
- BankAmerica climbed 1 3\/4 to 30 after [ARG0 PaineWebber] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its investment opinion on the stock] to [ARG4-to its highest rating] .
- Net income was down from a year ago , when [ARG0 a gain from the restructuring of a retirement plan] [rel boosted] [ARG1 earnigs] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The compromise proposal , ending a long impasse between Democrats and the president ,] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel boost] [ARG1 the minimum wage] to [ARG4-to $ 4.25 *U* an hour] [ARGM-TMP by April 1991] from [ARG3-from $ 3.35 *U* now] .
- [ARG0 LTV Steel] is [rel boosting] [ARG1 prices of flat rolled steel products] [ARG2-EXT an average 3 %] , but it *EXP*-1 's unclear whether the increases , set * for Jan. 1 , 1990 , will stick .
- [ARG0 Courtaulds PLC] announced plans * to spin off its textiles operations to existing shareholders in a restructuring * to [rel boost] [ARG1 shareholder value] .
- Courtaulds ' spinoff reflects pressure *ICH*-1 on [ARG0 British industry] * to [rel boost] [ARG1 share prices] [ARGM-LOC beyond the reach of corporate raiders] .
- Some analysts have said 0 [ARG0 Courtaulds ' moves] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel boost] [ARG1 the company 's value] [ARG2-EXT by 5 % to 10 %] , [ARGM-PRP because the two entities separately will carry a higher price earnings multiple than they did *?* combined] .
- In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Mr. Green said 0 [ARG0 he] had [rel boosted] [ARG1 his holdings in Bancroft common] to [ARG4-to 10.4 %] from [ARG3-from 8.5 %] , and renewed an offer *ICH*-2 0 he made *T*-1 in March * to acquire the fund .
- [ARG0 The revised LIN-BellSouth agreement] [rel boosts] [ARG1 the dollar amount of the special dividend 0 LIN promises *-2 to pay shareholders *T*-1] .
- General Mills , meanwhile , finds [ARG0 itself] constrained *-1 from *-2 [rel boosting] [ARG1 sales] [ARG2-EXT further] because its plants are operating at capacity .
- General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are now going head to head in the markets for shares of Jaguar PLC , as [ARG0 GM] got early clearance *ICH*-1 from the Federal Trade Commission * to [rel boost] [ARG1 its stake in the British luxury car maker] .
- [ARG0 The accord] helps RJR pay off debt and [rel boosts] [ARG1 Nestle 's 7 % share of the U.S. candy market] to [ARG4-to 12 %] .
- GM confirmed 0 [ARG0 it] received U.S. antitrust clearance * to [rel boost] [ARG1 its holding] .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [ARG0 Mr. Icahn] [rel boosted] [ARG1 his USX stake] to [ARG4-to 13.4 %] .
- [ARG0 The split] was aimed *-1 at * [rel boosting] [ARG1 the stock 's liquidity] , said 0 *T*-2 Brendan Barba , chairman of the Moonachie , N.J. , maker of plastic film products .
- [ARG0 It] also was considering a restructuring 0 *T*-1 to help [rel boost] [ARG1 the stock price] .
- But sources said 0 he will be urging [ARG0 his allies] *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 their stakes in Navigation Mixte , which *T*-2 is being traded *-3 in London and is *-3 to resume *-4 trading in Paris Tuesday] .
- Once he realized that Paribas 's intentions were n't friendly , he said 0 *T*-2 , but before the bid was launched *-1 , [ARG0 he] sought approval * to [rel boost] [ARG1 his Paribas stake] [ARG4 above 10 %] .
- Paribas said Monday that [ARG0 it] intends *-1 to bid *-2 to [rel boost] [ARG1 its stake in Navigation Mixte] to [ARG4-to 66.7 %] , from [ARG3-from the 18.7 % 0 it already owns *T*-3] .
- [ARGM-DIS By contrast] , [ARG0 Electronic Data Systems Corp. , GM 's data processing subsidiary ,] [rel boosted] [ARG1 net] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] .
- GMAC said 0 its automotive financing and leasing business rose 35 % in the U.S. , largely because of [ARG0 dealer and customer incentives] used * * to [rel boost] [ARG1 sales] .
- The company has said 0 [ARG0 it] wants *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 non-GM revenue] to [ARG4-to at least 50 % of its total business] [ARGM-TMP by the end of 1990] .
- [ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [ARG1 production costs] , [ARGM-ADV compared with a year ago] , were [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by higher raw material and employment costs , which *T*-2 resulted from the company 's new labor pact effective June 1] .
- [ARG0 Anheuser , the world 's largest brewer and U.S. market leader ,] has historically been reluctant *-1 to engage in price-cutting as a means of * [rel boosting] [ARG1 sales volume] .
- [ARG1 Jaguar] was [rel boosted] *-1 [ARG2-EXT 21] to [ARG4-to 715] [ARGM-LOC on follow-through buying] [ARGM-TMP after Ford Motor 's announcement *ICH*-2 Tuesday that it might be prepared *-3 to mount a full bid for the U.K. luxury auto maker] .
- [ARG0 Northeast Utilities] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its offer * to acquire the company] [ARG2-EXT by $ 400 million *U*] , to [ARG4-to $ 2.25 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 Newell] , which *T*-2 declared a 2-for-1 stock split and [rel boosted] [ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [ARG2-EXT by 14 %] , added 7\/8 to 49 3\/8 .
- In contrast to previous economic booms , [ARG0 Japanese auto companies] are n't just trying *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 production] .
- Mr. Corry expected [ARG0 the Texas Oil & Gas sale] to delight Mr. Icahn by *-1 addressing his concern about * [rel boosting] [ARG1 shareholder value] .
- [ARG1 Earnings at the consumer-products giant] were [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by a gain of $ 125 million *U* , or about 25 cents a share , stemming from last month 's settlement of litigation with three of P&G 's competitors over patents on P&G 's Duncan Hines cookies] .
- [ARG0 Last year 's drought in the Midwest] prompted retailers to stock up on oils ahead of anticipated price increases , * [rel boosting] [ARG1 sales for Crisco and Puritan oils] , analysts said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Rubbermaid Inc. , reflecting strong earnings growth ,] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [ARG2-EXT 18 %] , to [ARG4-to 13 cents a share] from [ARG3-from 11 cents] .
- Chevron said 0 [ARG0 higher crude oil prices] [rel boosted] [ARG1 profits from production operations] , but margins in refining and marketing declined .
- [ARG1 Third-quarter sales in Europe] were exceptionally strong , *-1 [rel boosted] *-2 by [ARG0-by promotional programs and new products] -- although weaker foreign currencies reduced the company 's earnings .
- Paribas said that once it receives the go-ahead from French stock market authorities , [ARG0 it] will offer *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 its Navigation Mixte stake] to [ARG4-to 66.7 %] from [ARG3-from the current 18.7 %] .
- [ARG0 The move] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-EXT greatly] [rel boost] [ARG1 Paribas 's stake in the insurance , transport and food businesses , where Navigation Mixte is strong *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 The debt-laden parent] has been under pressure *ICH*-1 from large shareholders * to [rel boost] [ARG1 the company 's share price] .
- So despite the GM-Jaguar romance , analysts say 0 [ARG0 Ford] [ARGM-TMP by last Friday] had [rel boosted] [ARG1 its Jaguar holding] to [ARG4-to about 11 % of the luxury auto maker 's shares outstanding] from [ARG3-from 10.4 %] early last week .
- [ARG0 The owners] are trying *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 profit] [ARGM-MNR in other ways] , too .
- Through a separate agreement between Peter Dauchy , president , and a group of selling shareholders , the company said 0 *T*-1 , [ARG0 Mr. Dauchy] will on Oct. 30 buy 231,405 shares from the group , * [rel boosting] [ARG1 his stake] to [ARG4-to about 717,000 shares , or 50.7 % of the total after the buy-back] .
- Since its unsuccessful bid for BankAmerica Corp. in 1986 , [ARG0 the bank] has undertaken a major restructuring in an effort * to cut costs and [rel boost] [ARG1 performance] , but many industry officials believe 0 it may be ripe for a takeover bid , especially with interstate banking set *-1 to begin in California in 1991 .
- [ARG0 The availability of these drives] , [ARGM-DIS in turn] , [rel boosted] [ARG1 demand for laptop computers , whose usefulness *T*-1 had been limited because of lack of storage] .
- [ARG0 East Germany] pledged *-1 to reduce alcohol consumption by *-2 [rel boosting] [ARG1 production of soft drinks and fruit juices] .
- Growth stocks may underperform cyclical stocks next year if [ARG0 the Federal Reserve] begins *-1 to let interest rates drift sufficiently lower *-2 to [rel boost] [ARG1 the economy] .
- East Rock also said in the filing that [ARG0 it] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its stake in A.P. Green] to [ARG4-to 8.7 %] .
- [ARG1 Humana 's revenues] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , are being [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by large increases in enrollments in the company 's health maintenance organizations] .
- [ARG0 The travel , investment services , insurance and banking concern] added $ 110 million *U* to reserves for credit losses at its American Express Bank unit , * [rel boosting] [ARG1 the reserve] to [ARG4-to $ 507 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP as of Sept. 30] .
- [ARG0 Westmoreland Coal Co.] , *-1 realizing benefits of a sustained effort * to cut costs and [rel boost] [ARG1 productivity] , reported sharply improved third-quarter results .
- [ARG0 Amoco] [ARGM-DIS also] sharply [rel boosted] [ARG1 natural-gas output , part of it from properties acquired * from Tenneco Inc. last year] .
- [ARG0 The announcement] [rel boosted] [ARG1 the charter-shipping company 's shares , which *T*-1 closed at $ 15.125 *U* , up $ 1.25 *U* a share , in composite trading on the American Stock Exchange] .
- [ARG1 Housing issues] were [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by a report that Daiwa House expects *-2 to post 43 % higher earnings for its latest fiscal year] , traders said 0 *T*-3 .
- First Fidelity said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its loan-loss provision] to [ARG4-to $ 50.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 20.4 million *U*] a year ago , [ARGM-PRP primarily because of a weaker real-estate sector in the region] .
- Moreover , [ARG0 BankAmerica] continued *-1 to build its reserve against troubled foreign loans by *-1 [rel boosting] [ARG1 its loan-loss provision] to [ARG4-to $ 170 million *U* , about the same as the previous quarter but well above the $ 100 million *U* in the year-earlier quarter] .
- For example , he noted 0 *T*-1 , operating profit was weaker than he had anticipated *?* , but [ARG0 nonoperating earnings of $ 14.6 million *U* and a lower tax rate] helped *-2 [rel boost] [ARG1 net income] .
- The company also said 0 [ARG0 the transaction] [ARGM-MOD would] bolster after-tax earnings [ARG2-EXT by $ 3.25 *U* a share] when * completed *-2 *T*-1 and [rel boost] [ARG1 its primary capital ratio] to [ARG4-to 7 %] from [ARG3-from 6.63 %] .
- Republic New York Corp. joined the list of [ARG0 banks] [rel boosting] [ARG1 reserves for losses on loans to less-developed countries] , *-1 setting out a $ 200 million *U* provision and posting a $ 155.4 million *U* third-quarter net loss as a result .
- [ARG0 An executive model] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-MNR significantly] [rel boost] [ARG1 Jaguar 's yearly output of 50,000 cars] .
- [ARG0 The company] is exploring , with a major financial institution , the development of a plan * to [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of the company for its holders] , Mr. Ruskin said 0 *T*-1 .
- Coca-Cola Enterprises said 0 [ARG0 it] had *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 spending for trade and dealer incentives] [ARGM-PRP * to try *-2 to keep volumes from *-3 slipping] .
- For instance , First Quadrant Corp. , an asset allocator based * in Morristown , N.J. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MNR quickly] [rel boosted] [ARG1 stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts] to [ARG4-to 75 %] from [ARG3-from 55 %] [ARGM-PRP * to take advantage of plunging prices Friday] .
- [ARG0 Many fund managers] have [rel boosted] [ARG1 their cash levels] [ARGM-TMP in recent weeks] .
- Officials familiar with the bank talks said 0 [ARG0 the UAL buy-out group -- UAL pilots , management , and British Airways PLC --] is now willing *-1 to pay higher bank fees and interest , but is n't likely *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 its $ 965 million *U* equity contribution] .
- A group including Jon M. Huntsman of Salt Lake City , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its stake in Aristech Chemical Corp.] to [ARG4-to 8.36 % of the the common shares outstanding] .
- Maxtor said 0 [ARG1 its results] were [rel boosted] *-2 by [ARG0-by $ 2 million *U* in payments received * from a supplier , for a certain line of products that Maxtor is n't going *-1 to sell *T*-3 anymore] .
- [ARG0 Rekindled hope that two New England states will allow broader interstate banking] [rel boosted] [ARG1 Nasdaq 's bank stocks] , but the over-the-counter market was up only slightly in lackluster trading .
- Mr. McGovern , 63 , had been under [ARG0 intense pressure *ICH*-1] from the board * to [rel boost] [ARG1 Campbell 's mediocre performance] to [ARG4-to the level of other food companies] .
- [ARG1 Stocks] [rel boosted] * by [ARG0-by market-makers shopping * to cover book requirements in FT-SE 100 shares] included Carlton Communications , which *T*-1 climbed 32 to 778 .
- But [ARG0 some investors] have used such filings *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of their stock holdings , which -- without *-2 buying more stock -- they then sold *T*-3] .
- Market sources said 0 Reliance has already sold its entire UAL stake , and thus would n't have any reason * to file [ARG0 the application] simply * to [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of its stock] .
- Some takeover experts were skeptical , *-1 saying 0 it *EXP*-2 was possible that [ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] made the filing only *-3 to help *-4 [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of any remaining Reliance stake in UAL] .
- [ARG0 The move] [rel boosts] [ARG1 Intelogic Chairman Asher Edelman 's stake] to [ARG4-to 20 %] from [ARG3-from 16.2 %] and may help *-2 prevent Martin Ackerman from *-1 making a run at the computer-services concern .
- While [ARG0 renewed optimism about the outlook for takeover activity] [rel boosted] [ARG1 several so-called deal stocks] , traders said 0 profit-taking weighed on the market , with blue-chips bearing the brunt of the selling .
- [ARG0 Prudential-Bache Securities] [rel boosted] [ARG1 the stock 's short-term investment rating] [ARGM-ADV in response to the departure] ; analyst John McMillin said 0 he believes 0 the company will turn to new management `` that *T*-1 's more financially oriented . ''
- [ARG0 The compromise plan] , which *T*-1 [rel boosts] [ARG1 the minimum wage] [ARGM-TMP for the first time since 1981] , is expected *-2 to clear the Senate soon .
- [ARG0 Higher crude oil prices] helped *-1 [rel boost] [ARG1 operating profit for the Marathon Oil Co. unit] to [ARG4-to $ 198 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 180 million *U*] .
- Shaw , based * in Dalton , Ga. , has annual sales of about $ 1.18 billion *U* , and has economies of scale and [ARG0 lower raw-material costs] that *T*-130 are expected *-2 to [rel boost] [ARG1 the profitability of Armstrong 's brands , sold * under the Armstrong and Evans-Black names] .
- [ARG0 The Wilmington , Mass. , garment service company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [ARG2-EXT 20 %] to [ARG4-to three cents a share adjusted * for the split] .
- [ARG0 LTV Steel Co.] is [rel boosting] [ARG1 the prices of flat rolled steel products] [ARG2-EXT by an average of 3 %] [ARGM-TMP following a recent erosion in the prices of such crucial steel products] .
- In fact , LTV was [ARG0 the first steelmaker] 0 *T*-1 to [ARGM-MNR publicly] [rel boost] [ARG1 discounts for buyers of cold rolled sheet steel and hot-dipped galvanized sheet steel] .
- But traders also said 0 arbitrage-related trading contributed to the market 's surge , as [ARG0 buy programs] [rel boosted] [ARG1 prices] [ARGM-TMP shortly after the opening and sporadically through the remainder of the session] .
- BankAmerica climbed 1 3\/4 to 30 after [ARG0 PaineWebber] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its investment opinion on the stock] to [ARG4-to its highest rating] .
- Net income was down from a year ago , when [ARG0 a gain from the restructuring of a retirement plan] [rel boosted] [ARG1 earnigs] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The compromise proposal , ending a long impasse between Democrats and the president ,] would [rel boost] [ARG1 the minimum wage] to [ARG4-to $ 4.25 *U* an hour] [ARGM-TMP by April 1991] from [ARG3-from $ 3.35 *U* now] .
- [ARG0 LTV Steel] is [rel boosting] [ARG1 prices of flat rolled steel products] [ARG2-EXT an average 3 %] , but it *EXP*-1 's unclear whether the increases , set * for Jan. 1 , 1990 , will stick .
- [ARG0 Courtaulds PLC] announced plans * to spin off its textiles operations to existing shareholders in a restructuring * to [rel boost] [ARG1 shareholder value] .
- Courtaulds ' spinoff reflects pressure *ICH*-1 on [ARG0 British industry] * to [rel boost] [ARG1 share prices] [ARG4 beyond the reach of corporate raiders] .
- Some analysts have said 0 [ARG0 Courtaulds ' moves] could [rel boost] [ARG1 the company 's value] [ARG2-EXT by 5 % to 10 %] , [ARGM-PRP because the two entities separately will carry a higher price earnings multiple than they did *?* combined] .
- In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Mr. Green said 0 [ARG0 he] had [rel boosted] [ARG1 his holdings in Bancroft common] to [ARG4-to 10.4 %] from [ARG3-from 8.5 %] , and renewed an offer *ICH*-2 0 he made *T*-1 in March * to acquire the fund .
- [ARG0 The revised LIN-BellSouth agreement] [rel boosts] [ARG1 the dollar amount of the special dividend 0 LIN promises *-2 to pay shareholders *T*-1] .
- General Mills , meanwhile , finds [ARG0 itself] constrained *-1 from *-2 [rel boosting] [ARG1 sales] [ARG2-EXT further] because its plants are operating at capacity .
- General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are now going head to head in the markets for shares of Jaguar PLC , as [ARG0 GM] got early clearance *ICH*-1 from the Federal Trade Commission * to [rel boost] [ARG1 its stake in the British luxury car maker] .
- [ARG0 The accord] helps RJR pay off debt and [rel boosts] [ARG1 Nestle 's 7 % share of the U.S. candy market] to [ARG4-to 12 %] .
- GM confirmed 0 [ARG0 it] received U.S. antitrust clearance * to [rel boost] [ARG1 its holding] .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [ARG0 Mr. Icahn] [rel boosted] [ARG1 his USX stake] to [ARG4-to 13.4 %] .
- The split was aimed *-1 at [ARG0 *] [rel boosting] [ARG1 the stock 's liquidity] , said 0 *T*-2 Brendan Barba , chairman of the Moonachie , N.J. , maker of plastic film products .
- It also was considering [ARG0 a restructuring] 0 *T*-1 to help [rel boost] [ARG1 the stock price] .
- But sources said 0 he will be urging [ARG0 his allies] *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 their stakes in Navigation Mixte , which *T*-2 is being traded *-3 in London and is *-3 to resume *-4 trading in Paris Tuesday] .
- Once he realized that Paribas 's intentions were n't friendly , he said 0 *T*-2 , but before the bid was launched *-1 , [ARG0 he] sought approval * to [rel boost] [ARG1 his Paribas stake] [ARG4 above 10 %] .
- Paribas said Monday that [ARG0 it] intends *-1 to bid *-2 to [rel boost] [ARG1 its stake in Navigation Mixte] to [ARG4-to 66.7 %] , from [ARG3-from the 18.7 % 0 it already owns *T*-3] .
- [ARGM-DIS By contrast] , [ARG0 Electronic Data Systems Corp. , GM 's data processing subsidiary ,] [rel boosted] [ARG1 net] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] .
- GMAC said 0 its automotive financing and leasing business rose 35 % in the U.S. , largely because of [ARG0 dealer and customer incentives] used * * to [rel boost] [ARG1 sales] .
- The company has said 0 [ARG0 it] wants *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 non-GM revenue] to [ARG4-to at least 50 % of its total business] [ARGM-TMP by the end of 1990] .
- [ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [ARG1 production costs] , [ARG5-ADV compared with a year ago] , were [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by higher raw material and employment costs , which *T*-2 resulted from the company 's new labor pact effective June 1] .
- [ARG0 Anheuser , the world 's largest brewer and U.S. market leader ,] has historically been reluctant *-1 to engage in price-cutting as a means of * [rel boosting] [ARG1 sales volume] .
- [ARG1 Jaguar] was [rel boosted] *-1 21 [ARGM-DIR to 715] [ARGM on follow-through buying] [ARGM-TMP after Ford Motor 's announcement *ICH*-2 Tuesday that it might be prepared *-3 to mount a full bid for the U.K. luxury auto maker] .
- [ARG0 Northeast Utilities] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its offer * to acquire the company] [ARGM by $ 400 million *U*] , to $ 2.25 billion *U* .
- [ARG0 Newell] , which *T*-2 declared a 2-for-1 stock split and [rel boosted] [ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [ARG2-EXT by 14 %] , added 7\/8 to 49 3\/8 .
- In contrast to previous economic booms , [ARG0 Japanese auto companies] are n't just trying *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 production] .
- Mr. Corry expected the Texas Oil & Gas sale to delight Mr. Icahn by [ARG0 *-1] addressing his concern about * [rel boosting] [ARG1 shareholder value] .
- [ARG1 Earnings at the consumer-products giant] were [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by a gain of $ 125 million *U* , or about 25 cents a share , stemming from last month 's settlement of litigation with three of P&G 's competitors over patents on P&G 's Duncan Hines cookies] .
- Last year 's drought in the Midwest prompted [ARG0 retailers to stock up on oils ahead of anticipated price increases] , * [rel boosting] [ARG1 sales for Crisco and Puritan oils] , analysts said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Rubbermaid Inc. , reflecting strong earnings growth ,] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [ARG2-EXT 18 %] , to [ARG4-to 13 cents a share] from [ARG3-from 11 cents] .
- Chevron said 0 [ARG0 higher crude oil prices] [rel boosted] [ARG1 profits from production operations] , but margins in refining and marketing declined .
- [ARG1 Third-quarter sales in Europe] were exceptionally strong , *-1 [rel boosted] *-2 by [ARG0-by promotional programs and new products] -- [ARGM although weaker foreign currencies reduced the company 's earnings] .
- Paribas said that once it receives the go-ahead from French stock market authorities , [ARG0 it] will offer *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 its Navigation Mixte stake] to [ARG4-to 66.7 %] from [ARG3-from the current 18.7 %] .
- [ARG0 The move] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARG2-MNR greatly] [rel boost] [ARG1 Paribas 's stake in the insurance , transport and food businesses , where Navigation Mixte is strong *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 The debt-laden parent] has been under pressure *ICH*-1 from large shareholders * to [rel boost] [ARG1 the company 's share price] .
- So despite the GM-Jaguar romance , analysts say 0 [ARG0 Ford] [ARGM-TMP by last Friday] had [rel boosted] [ARG1 its Jaguar holding] to [ARG4-to about 11 % of the luxury auto maker 's shares outstanding] from [ARG3-from 10.4 %] early last week .
- [ARG0 The owners] are trying *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 profit] [ARGM-MNR in other ways] , [ARGM-DIS too] .
- Through a separate agreement between Peter Dauchy , president , and a group of selling shareholders , the company said 0 *T*-1 , [ARG0 Mr. Dauchy] will on Oct. 30 buy 231,405 shares from the group , * [rel boosting] [ARG1 his stake] to [ARG4-to about 717,000 shares , or 50.7 % of the total after the buy-back] .
- Since its unsuccessful bid for BankAmerica Corp. in 1986 , [ARG0 the bank] has undertaken a major restructuring in an effort * to cut costs and [rel boost] [ARG1 performance] , but many industry officials believe 0 it may be ripe for a takeover bid , especially with interstate banking set *-1 to begin in California in 1991 .
- [ARG0 The availability of these drives] , [ARGM-DIS in turn] , [rel boosted] [ARG1 demand for laptop computers , whose usefulness *T*-1 had been limited because of lack of storage] .
- [ARG0 East Germany] pledged *-1 to reduce alcohol consumption by *-2 [rel boosting] [ARG1 production of soft drinks and fruit juices] .
- Growth stocks may underperform cyclical stocks next year if [ARG0 the Federal Reserve] begins *-1 to let interest rates drift sufficiently lower *-2 to [rel boost] [ARG1 the economy] .
- East Rock also said in the filing that [ARG0 it] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its stake in A.P. Green] to [ARG4-to 8.7 %] .
- [ARG1 Humana 's revenues] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , are being [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by large increases in enrollments in the company 's health maintenance organizations] .
- The travel , investment services , insurance and banking concern added $ 110 million *U* to reserves for credit losses at its American Express Bank unit , [ARG0 *] [rel boosting] [ARG1 the reserve] to [ARG4-to $ 507 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP as of Sept. 30] .
- [ARG0 Westmoreland Coal Co.] , *-1 realizing benefits of a sustained effort * to cut costs and [rel boost] [ARG1 productivity] , reported sharply improved third-quarter results .
- [ARG0 Amoco] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARG2-MNR sharply] [rel boosted] [ARG1 natural-gas output , part of it from properties acquired * from Tenneco Inc. last year] .
- [ARG0 The announcement] [rel boosted] [ARG1 the charter-shipping company 's shares , which *T*-1 closed at $ 15.125 *U* , up $ 1.25 *U* a share , in composite trading on the American Stock Exchange] .
- [ARG1 Housing issues] were [rel boosted] *-1 by [ARG0-by a report that Daiwa House expects *-2 to post 43 % higher earnings for its latest fiscal year] , traders said 0 *T*-3 .
- First Fidelity said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its loan-loss provision] to [ARG4-to $ 50.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 20.4 million *U*] a year ago , [ARGM-PRP primarily because of a weaker real-estate sector in the region] .
- Moreover , [ARG0 BankAmerica] continued *-1 to build its reserve against troubled foreign loans by *-1 [rel boosting] [ARG1 its loan-loss provision] to [ARG4-to $ 170 million *U* , about the same as the previous quarter but well above the $ 100 million *U* in the year-earlier quarter] .
- For example , he noted 0 *T*-1 , operating profit was weaker than he had anticipated *?* , but [ARG0 nonoperating earnings of $ 14.6 million *U* and a lower tax rate] helped *-2 [rel boost] [ARG1 net income] .
- The company also said 0 [ARG0 the transaction] would bolster after-tax earnings by $ 3.25 *U* a share when * completed *-2 *T*-1 and [rel boost] [ARG1 its primary capital ratio] to [ARG4-to 7 %] from [ARG3-from 6.63 %] .
- Republic New York Corp. joined the list of [ARG0 banks] [rel boosting] [ARG1 reserves for losses on loans to less-developed countries] , *-1 setting out a $ 200 million *U* provision and posting a $ 155.4 million *U* third-quarter net loss as a result .
- [ARG0 An executive model] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARG2-MNR significantly] [rel boost] [ARG1 Jaguar 's yearly output of 50,000 cars] .
- [ARG0 The company] is exploring , with a major financial institution , the development of a plan * to [rel boost] [ARG1 the value of the company for its holders] , Mr. Ruskin said 0 *T*-1 .
- Coca-Cola Enterprises said 0 [ARG0 it] had *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 spending for trade and dealer incentives] [ARGM-PRP * to try *-2 to keep volumes from *-3 slipping] .
- For instance , First Quadrant Corp. , an asset allocator based * in Morristown , N.J. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MNR quickly] [rel boosted] [ARG1 stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts] to [ARG4-to 75 %] from [ARG3-from 55 %] [ARGM-PRP * to take advantage of plunging prices Friday] .
- [ARG0 Many fund managers] have [rel boosted] [ARG1 their cash levels] [ARGM-TMP in recent weeks] .
- Officials familiar with the bank talks said 0 [ARG0 the UAL buy-out group -- UAL pilots , management , and British Airways PLC --] is now willing *-1 to pay higher bank fees and interest , but is n't likely *-1 to [rel boost] [ARG1 its $ 965 million *U* equity contribution] .
- A group including Jon M. Huntsman of Salt Lake City , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel boosted] [ARG1 its stake in Aristech Chemical Corp.] to [ARG4-to 8.36 % of the the common shares outstanding] .
- Maxtor said 0 [ARG1 its results] were [rel boosted] *-2 by [ARG0-by $ 2 million *U* in payments received * from a supplier , for a certain line of products that Maxtor is n't going *-1 to sell *T*-3 anymore] .