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frames- Without the Cray-3 research and development expenses , the company would have been able *-2 to report a profit of $ 19.3 million *U* *ICH*-3 for the first half of 1989 rather than [ARG1 the $ 5.9 million *U*] 0 [ARG0 it] [rel posted] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP Since the reforms went in place] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , [ARG0 no state] has [rel posted] [ARG1 a higher rate of improvement on the Scholastic Aptitude Test than South Carolina *?*] , [ARGM-ADV although the state still posts the lowest average score of the about 21 states who *T*-87 use the SAT as the primary college entrance examination] .
- Since the reforms went in place , for example , no state has posted a higher rate of improvement on the Scholastic Aptitude Test than South Carolina *?* , although [ARG0 the state] [ARGM-TMP still] [rel posts] [ARG1 the lowest average score of the about 21 states who *T*-87 use the SAT as the primary college entrance examination] .
- The Huntsville , Ala. , electronic products maker said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a `` significant '' loss for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30] .
- [ARG0 The dollar] [rel posted] [ARG1 gains against all major currencies] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 buoyed *-2 by persistent Japanese demand for U.S. bond issues] .
- Jay Goldinger , with Capital Insight Inc. , reasons that while [ARG0 the mark] has [rel posted] [ARG1 significant gains] against the yen [ARGM-DIS as well] -- the mark climbed to 77.70 yen from 77.56 yen late Tuesday in New York -- the strength of the U.S. bond market compared * to its foreign counterparts has helped *-1 lure investors to dollar-denominated bonds , rather than mark bonds .
- `` If you look at the third quarter as [ARG0 *] [rel posting] [ARG1 roughly 2.5 % growth] , I do see some slowing in the fourth quarter , '' agrees *T*-1 Kansas City Fed President Roger Guffey .
- [ARG0 Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 62 % rise in pretax profit to 5.276 billion yen -LRB- $ 36.9 million *U* -RRB-] [ARGM-TMP in its fiscal first half ended Sept. 30] [ARGM-ADV compared with 3.253 billion yen a year earlier] .
- Analysts generally applaud the performance of Campbell U.S.A. , [ARG0 the company 's largest division] , which *T*-34 [rel posted] [ARG1 6 % unit sales growth and a 15 % improvement in operating profit] [ARGM-TMP for fiscal 1989] .
- [ARG0 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB-] : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days] .
- [ARG0 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB-] : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.75 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages] .
- [ARGM-DIS Separately] , [ARG0 Citadel] [rel posted] [ARG1 a third-quarter net loss of $ 2.3 million *U* , or 68 cents a share , versus net income of $ 5.3 million *U* , or $ 1.61 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
- The Rockford , Ill. , maker of fasteners also said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-2 to [rel post] [ARG1 sales in the current fiscal year that *T*-1 are `` slightly above '' fiscal 1989 sales of $ 155 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 It] rose largely throughout the session after *-1 [rel posting] [ARG1 an intraday low of 2141.7] [ARGM-TMP in the first 40 minutes of trading] .
- The index ended the day near [ARG1 its session high] of 2163.2 , which *T*-2 was [rel posted] *-1 [ARGM-TMP within the last half-hour of trading] .
- In its latest compilation of performance statistics , Moody 's Investors Service found that [ARG0 investment-grade bonds] [rel posted] [ARG1 a total return of 2.7 %] [ARGM-TMP in October] [ARGM-ADV while junk bonds showed a negative return of 1.5 %] .
- [ARG0 Travelers 's employee benefits group , which *T*-1 includes its group health insurance operations ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 earnings of $ 24 million *U*] , [ARGM-ADV compared with a loss of $ 3 million *U* last year] .
- [ARGM-TMP For fiscal 1989] , [ARG0 the company] [rel posted] [ARG1 net of $ 734.9 million *U* , or $ 2.87 *U* a share ,] [ARGM-ADV down from $ 811.9 million *U* , or $ 3.04 *U* a share , in fiscal 1988] .
- [ARG0 Komatsu Ltd. , a large integrated maker of construction machinery ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 32 % unconsolidated gain in first-half pretax profit] .
- [ARG0 USX Corp.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 23 % drop in third-quarter profit] , [ARGM-TMP as improved oil results failed *-1 to offset weakness in steel and natural gas operations] .
- Still , USX fared better than other major steelmakers , *-3 earning more per ton of steel shipped * than either [ARG0 Bethlehem Steel Corp.] , which *T*-1 [rel posted] [ARG1 a 54 % drop in net income] , or Inland Steel Industries Inc. , whose profit *T*-2 plummeted 70 % .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.75 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.75 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARGM-ADV Despite continuing problems in its newsprint business] , [ARG0 Kimberly-Clark Corp.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 20 % gain in third-quarter net income] .
- The theme of industry consolidation had surfaced earlier this year among [ARG0 drug stocks] , which *T*-112 [rel posted] [ARG1 solid gains] [ARGM-TMP in the latest session] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] `` [ARG0 a bunch of utilities] '' [ARGM-MOD should] [rel post] [ARG1 profit increases] .
- [ARG0 Tokyo stocks] [rel posted] [ARG1 a second-consecutive loss] [ARGM-TMP Monday] , [ARGM-TMP while trading in Frankfurt , West Germany , was mixed] .
- The index settled off [ARG1 the high] of 2117.1 [rel posted] * [ARGM-TMP after Wall Street opened stronger] .
- [ARG0 A few blue-chip stocks] [rel posted] [ARG1 strong gains] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 boosted *-2 by special factors] , [ARGM-TMP while the majority of shares ended little changed] .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG0 Mercury] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss of $ 5.4 million *U* , or 86 cents share] , [ARGM-ADV against net income of $ 4 million *U* , or 63 cents share , a year earlier] .
- While sterling bounced back from session lows in a bout of short-covering yesterday , foreign exchange dealers said that any hopes that [ARG0 the pound] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-TMP soon] [rel post] [ARG1 significant gains] have evaporated .
- [ARG0 Boeing] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 68 % jump in third-quarter earnings] , but Wall Street 's attention was focused *-1 on the continued strike at the aircraft maker .
- But TVS stunned industry analysts last month by *-1 disclosing that it expected [ARG0 MTM] to [rel post] [ARG1 an operating loss for this year] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG0 Aetna 's employee benefits division , which *T*-1 includes its group health insurance operations ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 34 % profit gain to $ 106 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 The 170 airlines in the International Air Transport Association] [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel posted] [ARG1 group net profit of $ 2.5 billion *U* on revenue of $ 125.1 billion *U*] .
- [ARGM-ADV According to the association 's annual report , scheduled * to be released *-1 today in Warsaw ,] [ARG0 IATA members] have [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel posted] [ARG1 such a strong performance] [ARGM-TMP since the late 1970s] .
- [ARGM-TMP Last month] , [ARG0 Polly Peck] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 38 % jump in pretax profit for the first half to # 54.8 million *U* from # 39.8 million *U* on a 63 % rise in sales] .
- [ARG0 It] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a loss of 6.4 billion yen for the year ending tomorrow] and its liabilities currently exceed its assets by about 13.8 billion yen . ``
- Other dealers added that the blue-chip stocks in general were hit *-1 by profit-taking over concerns that [ARG0 London shares] will continue *-2 [rel posting] [ARG1 declines] and the uncertainty over sterling given that Mr. Lawson 's successor , John Major , had only been in the job one day .
- [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.75 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARG0 Oils and fats] also did well , *-1 [rel posting] [ARG1 a 5.3 % sales increase] .
- [ARG0 Unisys] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 648.2 million *U* loss] [ARGM-TMP for the third quarter] [ARGM-TMP as it moved quickly *-1 to take write-offs for various problems and prepare for a turnaround] .
- Oil stocks escaped the brunt of Friday 's selling and [ARG0 several *ICH*-4] were able *-3 to [rel post] [ARG1 gains] , including Chevron , which *T*-2 rose 5\/8 to 66 3\/8 in Big Board composite trading of 2.4 million shares .
- [ARG0 Unisys] dropped 3\/4 to 16 1\/4 after *-1 [rel posting] [ARG1 a third-quarter loss of $ 4.25 *U* a share , including restructuring charges] , but other important technology issues were mixed .
- [ARG0 Two of Japan 's largest paper manufacturers , Oji Paper Co. and Jujo Paper Co. ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 unconsolidated pretax profit gains from a year earlier *ICH*-1] [ARGM-TMP for the first half ended Sept. 30] , [ARGM-MNR on continuing robust domestic demand for paper products] .
- [ARG0 Poughkeepsie] also expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a one-time charge of $ 8.3 million *U*] , [ARGM-ADV * resulting in a net loss for the third quarter] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Thomson] played outfield and third base until 1960 , *-1 [rel posting] [ARG1 a lifetime .270 batting average] and chalking up 264 home runs [ARGM-TMP before *-2 retiring and going into paper-goods sales] .
- The venture , which *T*-1 involves * adding sophisticated equipment 0 *T*-3 to make cast-iron mill rolls , is part of a two-pronged effort 0 *T*-4 to shore up [ARG0 a division] that *T*-2 has [rel posted] [ARG1 continuing operating losses] [ARGM-TMP for several years] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the second quarter] , [ARG0 Bethlehem] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 50 million *U* charge related to its plans * to realign the division] .
- [ARGM-TMP After *-1 quadrupling annual earnings over four years to $ 6.8 million *U* in 1988] , [ARG0 the Fairfax , Va. , company] , [rel posted] [ARG1 a 23 % drop in earnings for this year 's first half] .
- [ARG0 Bostic] [rel posted] [ARG1 1988 sales of $ 255 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 The Big Three U.S. auto makers] [rel posted] [ARG1 losses in their core North American automotive businesses for the third quarter] , and expectations of continued slow vehicle sales and price wars are casting a pall over the fourth period .
- A spokesman for Seagram , the Montreal wine and spirits concern controlled * by the Bronfman family , said 0 [ARG0 the company] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel post] [ARG1 additional pretax profit of about $ 33 million *U* a year] because of the additional Du Pont dividends .
- [ARG0 Two segments] [rel posted] [ARG1 lower earnings for the quarter] .
- [ARGM-DIS Separately] , [ARG0 Dominion Textile] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income of 4.7 million Canadian dollars -LRB- $ 4 million *U* -RRB- , or 12 Canadian cents a share , for the fiscal-first quarter ended Sept. 30] .
- The unit represents a small portion of [ARG0 Minneapolis-based Control Data 's overall computer-servicing business] , which [ARGM-TMP last year] *T*-1 [rel posted] [ARG1 sales of about $ 400 million *U*] .
- Financial markets took a midweek break from their recent wild gyrations with stock prices falling modestly , [ARG0 bond prices] [rel posting] [ARG1 tiny gains] and the dollar almost unchanged .
- Money funds invest in such things as [ARG0 short-term Treasury securities , commercial paper and certificates of deposit] , all of which *T*-1 have been [rel posting] [ARG1 lower interest rates] [ARGM-TMP since last spring] .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.68 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARGM-TMP In the 1988 third quarter] , [ARG0 the company] [rel posted] [ARG1 a net loss of $ 876,706 *U* , or 22 cents a share , on revenue of about $ 5.1 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Bethlehem Steel Corp. , hammered * by higher costs and lower shipments to key automotive and service-center customers ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 54 % drop in third-quarter profit] .
- [ARG0 National Intergroup , which *T*-1 owns 50 % of the nation 's sixth largest steelmaker -- National Steel Corp. --] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income for the fiscal second-quarter of $ 8.6 million *U* , or 33 cents a share] , [ARGM-ADV compared with a net loss of $ 50.3 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the six months ended * Aug. 12] , [ARG0 Provigo] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income of C$ 6.5 million *U* , or eight Canadian cents a share] , [ARGM-ADV compared with C$ 18.1 million *U* , or 21 Canadian cents a share , a year earlier] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG0 America West] [rel posted] [ARG1 earnings of $ 18.9 million *U* , or 97 cents a share] , [ARGM-ADV compared with a loss of $ 9.7 million *U* , or 74 cents a share , a year earlier] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the quarter ended * Sept. 30] , [ARG0 Delta] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income of $ 133.1 million *U* , or $ 2.53 *U* a share , up from $ 100 million *U* , or $ 2.03 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
- Analysts had expected [ARG0 Consolidated] to [rel post] [ARG1 a slim profit] , and the company 's stock was down only 25 cents to $ 30.25 *U* in New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel posted] [ARG1 third-quarter earnings that *T*-1 were in line with analysts ' forecasts] .
- AMR , which *T*-1 owns American Airlines , rose 3 3\/8 to 72 1\/4 ; USAir Group fell 1 1\/2 to 38 5\/8 , and [ARG0 Delta Air Lines] rose 1\/2 to 66 1\/2 after *-2 [rel posting] [ARG1 higher earnings for the September quarter] .
- [ARGM-DIS Also] , [ARG0 the company] [rel posted] [ARG1 improved third-quarter earnings] .
- [ARG0 Columbia S&L] [rel posted] [ARG1 a quarterly loss of $ 226.3 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP as the Beverly Hills thrift reeled from new industry rules and turmoil in junk bonds] .
- [ARG0 Ryder System Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a third-quarter net loss of $ 27.6 million *U*] , [ARGM-CAU because of an expected $ 57 million *U* after-tax charge and continued weakness in the company 's truck-rental business] .
- And , earlier this month , he announced the sale of the reserves of [ARG0 Texas Oil & Gas] , which *T*-1 was acquired *T*-2 three years ago and has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel posted] [ARG1 any significant operating profits] [ARGM-TMP since] .
- Meanwhile , sterling slumped on news that [ARG0 the United Kingdom] [rel posted] [ARG1 a wider-than-expected trade deficit] [ARGM-TMP in September] .
- [ARG0 Stock prices] , [ARGM-TMP meanwhile] , [rel posted] [ARG1 significant gains] [ARGM-LOC in later trading] and closed down by only 3.69 points on the day .
- [ARG0 Shearson] , [ARGM-TMP meanwhile] , [rel posted] [ARG1 net income of $ 106 million *U* for the first nine months of the year , down slightly from $ 110 million *U* for the year-ago period] .
- [ARG0 Capital goods orders outside of the defense sector] tumbled for the second month in a row , *-1 [rel posting] [ARG1 a 5.6 % drop] [ARGM-TMP after a 10.3 % decline] .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.75 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARG0 Wall Street securities giant Salomon Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a big , unexpected earnings gain] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 buoyed *-2 by its securities trading and investment banking activities] .
- But [ARGM-TMP in the second quarter] , [ARG0 Salomon] [rel posted] [ARG1 a record $ 253 million *U* net] [ARGM-MNR on revenue of $ 2.33 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 Procter & Gamble Co.] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 helped *-2 by a gain from a lawsuit settlement and continued growth overseas] , [rel posted] [ARG1 a 38 % rise in fiscal first-quarter net income] .
- Lynne Hyman , vice president of equity research for First Boston Corp. , expects [ARG0 P&G] to [rel post] [ARG1 net of about $ 4.20 *U* a share] , [ARGM-MNR on a post-split basis] .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel posted] [ARG1 third-quarter earnings of 95 cents a share , down from $ 1.26 *U* a year earlier] .
- [ARG0 Only CDs sold * by major brokerage firms] [rel posted] [ARG1 significant increases in average yields] [ARGM-TMP in the latest week] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 reflecting increased yields on Treasury bills sold * at Monday 's auction] .
- [ARG0 Some jumbos] [rel posted] [ARG1 fractional changes in average yields *ICH*-1] [ARGM-TMP this week] , both up and down .
- And [ARGM-TMP at 9:15] , [ARG0 they] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 135 to $ 155 *U* `` first indication , '' or the price range in which the stock would probably open *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Tokyo stocks] closed *-1 easier , *-1 [rel posting] [ARG1 their first loss in six trading days] , partly because of programmed index-linked selling by trust investment funds in the afternoon session .
- *-2 Citing rising fuel costs , promotional fare cuts and a general slowdown in travel , [ARG0 several major carriers] have [rel posted] [ARG1 *RNR*-1] or are expected *-2 to post *RNR*-1 relatively poor third-quarter results .
- *-2 Citing rising fuel costs , promotional fare cuts and a general slowdown in travel , [ARG0 several major carriers] have posted *RNR*-1 or are expected *-2 to [rel post] [ARG1 *RNR*-1] relatively poor third-quarter results .
- [ARGM-TMP Yesterday] , [ARG0 USAir Group Inc. , recently one of the industry 's stellar performers ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a worse-than-expected $ 77.7 million *U* net loss for the period] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG0 the mining company] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 40 % drop in profit to $ 30.1 million *U* , or 31 cents a share , from $ 50.6 million *U* , or 52 cents a share] , [ARGM-ADV on a 6 % rise in revenue to $ 323.2 million *U* from $ 305.7 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Color Systems , which *T*-1 converts black-and-white film to color videotape ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss of $ 7.1 million *U* , or $ 1.32 *U* a share , on revenue of $ 10.6 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP for the fiscal year ended * June 30] .
- [ARG0 Sun] [rel posted] [ARG1 a gain] .
- [ARG0 Sears] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 16 % drop in third-quarter profit] [ARGM-ADV as U.S. retail operations recorded the first loss in over five years] .
- [ARG0 Salomon] [rel posted] [ARG1 an unexpectedly big gain in quarterly earnings] , [ARGM-MNR *-1 aided *-2 by its securities trading and investment banking activities] .
- [ARG0 The left-of-center Social Democrats and the environmental Greens party] [rel posted] [ARG1 mixed results] .
- [ARGM-ADV While franchisees were having a tough time *-1 holding sales] , [ARG0 McDonald 's company-operated stores] [rel posted] [ARG1 hefty gains for the nine months] , [ARGM-ADV with sales per company-operated unit rising $ 20,000 *U*] .
- They say 0 investors will favor [ARG0 companies] that *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV historically] have [rel posted] [ARG1 annual earnings growth of 15 % to 20 %] .
- [ARG0 Japan 's Big Four securities firms] [rel posted] [ARG1 first-half unconsolidated results that *T*-1 mirrored softer performance as a result of slower turnover on the Tokyo Stock Exchange during July and August] .
- [ARG0 Carbide] , like other companies with a heavy reliance on the so-called commodity end of the chemicals industry , was expected *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 earnings sharply lower than in an exceptionally strong 1988 third quarter] .
- Between 1981 and 1986 , the most recent five-year period for which figures are available *T*-1 , Lloyd 's reported over # 3.6 billion *U* in claims and reserves against future losses -LRB- $ 5.7 billion *U* at today 's exchange rates -RRB- , [ARG1 more than double the # 1.35 billion *U*] [rel posted] * [ARGM-TMP in the previous five-year period] .
- [ARGM-TMP That year] , [ARG0 it] [rel posted] [ARG1 record pretax profit of # 650 million *U* , a gain 0 it attributes *T*-1 to higher rates and fewer claims] .
- [ARG0 Inco Ltd.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 35 % decline in third-quarter net income , a performance that *T*-1 was in line with analysts ' expectations] .
- Phillips Petroleum Co. and Atlantic Richfield Co. also reported declines in quarterly profit , while [ARG0 Ashland Oil Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss for the latest quarter] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the full fiscal year] , [ARG0 Varian] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 13 % profit rise to $ 31.5 million *U* , or $ 1.53 *U* a share , up from $ 27.8 million *U* , or $ 1.27 *U* a share , last year] .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days . 9.86 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 7.875 % , 2 % rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- . 9.80 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.75 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARG0 A number of major banks] have [rel posted] [ARG1 big losses] [ARGM-TMP after *-1 sharply increasing loan-loss reserves] .
- [ARG0 TW Services Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 3.3 million *U* third-quarter net loss , compared with a $ 24.9 million *U* profit] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting $ 60 million *U* of expenses related * to its much-publicized proposed takeover by Coniston Partners] .
- [ARGM-TMP A year earlier] , [ARG0 CMS] [rel posted] [ARG1 profit of $ 1.1 million *U* , or 13 cents a share , on sales of $ 48 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 United Education & Software] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 250,000 *U* bond] [ARGM-MNR against potential losses to the student aid commission and to taxpayers in * guaranteeing any more loans for National Technical Schools students prior to the hearing] .
- Vienna , Va.-based Legent said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 revenue for the quarter of more than $ 31 million *U* , compared with pro forma revenue of $ 25.2 million *U* in 1988] .
- Detrex , which *T*-1 has annual sales of about $ 100 million *U* , declined *-2 to say if [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel post] [ARG1 a loss] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] .
- [ARG0 Phillips and Arco] [rel posted] [ARG1 declines] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since then] , [ARG0 the bank] has strengthened its Italian network , and has [rel posted] [ARG1 strong results] .
- After [ARG0 *] [rel posting] [ARG1 losing seasons] [ARGM-TMP in each of the last three years] , the Cowboys needed a change , he says 0 *T*-1 .
- The first signs of trouble came last month when [ARG0 the Hong Kong carrier , a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Ltd. ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 5 % drop in operating profit for the first six months] and warned that margins will remain under pressure for the rest of the year *T*-1 .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days. 9.84 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 7.875 % , 2 % rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.78 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.75 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARG0 Bond Corp . Holdings Ltd.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss for fiscal 1989 of 980.2 million Australian dollars -LRB- US$ 762.4 million *U* -RRB- , the largest in Australian corporate history] .
- [ARGM-LOC In preliminary , unaudited results reported * Friday] , [ARG0 Bond Corp.] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel posted] [ARG1 an operating loss of A$ 814.1 million *U* for the year ended * June 30 , compared with operating profit of A$ 354.7 million *U* a year earlier] .
- [ARG0 Gold-oriented funds , for instance , which *T*-1 invest in companies that *T*-2 mine and process the precious metal ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 an average decline of 1.15 %] .
- [ARG0 All three funds] [rel posted] [ARG1 negative returns for the year to date] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Reflecting airline takeover activity] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARG0 both the Fidelity Select Air Transportation Portfolio and the National Aviation & Technology fund] [rel posted] [ARG1 better-than-average returns for the the year to date : 30.09 % for the Fidelity Air Transportation fund and a whopping 47.24 % for National Aviation & Technology] .
- Arizona Instrument Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a third-quarter net loss of about $ 600,000 *U* , or 25 cents to 27 cents a share , compared with net income of $ 214,000 *U* , or 10 cents a share , a year earlier] .
- For the nine months , [ARG0 the company] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a net loss of about $ 879,000 *U* , or 35 cents to 40 cents a share , on revenue of $ 6.5 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Buy order imbalances on several big stocks] were [rel posted] *-1991 by [ARG0-by the New York Stock Exchange] .
- [ARG0 Lamson & Sessions] , which *T*-1 [rel posted] [ARG1 sharply lower third-quarter earnings] and forecast that results for the fourth quarter might be `` near break-even , '' fell 1\/2 to 9 1\/4 .
- [ARG0 The dollar] [rel posted] [ARG1 gains] [ARGM-LOC in quiet trading] [ARGM-ADV as concerns about equities abated] .
- [ARG0 Apple Computer Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 improved fiscal fourth-quarter profit] [ARGM-CAU due largely to a $ 48 million *U* gain on the sale of its stock in Adobe Systems Inc] .
- [ARG0 Winnebago] [rel posted] [ARG1 a widened quarterly loss] and slashed its dividend in half , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting the deepening slowdown in recreational vehicle sales] .
- Inmac recently disclosed a $ 12.3 million *U* write-off related * to a corporate restructuring that *T*-1 resulted in [ARG0 the company 's] [rel posting] [ARG1 a $ 6.4 million *U* net loss *ICH*-2] [ARGM-TMP for the year ended July 29] , [ARGM-ADV compared with year-earlier profit of $ 9.7 million *U* , or $ 1.02 *U* a share] .
- [ARG0 Information systems] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss of $ 8 million *U*] , [ARGM-ADV compared with a loss of $ 9 million *U* a year earlier] .
- Perhaps most dramatic was *T*-2 the performance of the metropolitan New York real-estate market , which *T*-1 was booming until I entered it in late 1988 , at which time [ARG0 it] [rel posted] [ARG1 the first negative compound annual growth rate in years] *T*-3 .
- On the other hand , Symbol Technologies dropped 1 1\/4 to 18 1\/2 after Shearson Lehman Hutton lowered its short-term investment rating on the stock and its 1989 earnings estimate , and Commodore International fell 7\/8 to 8 after the company said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a loss] [ARGM-TMP for the September quarter] .
- [ARG0 GTE officials] began *-1 [rel posting] [ARG1 warning notices about the potential threat to exposure] *ICH*-2 Wednesday morning at various places at the company , said 0 *T*-3 GTE spokesman Thomas Mattausch .
- *-2 Among [ARG0 the first] of the group 0 *T*-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 results] , Abbott Laboratories said 0 third-quarter net income jumped 14 % to $ 196 million *U* , or 88 cents a share , from $ 172 million *U* , or 76 cents a share , a year earlier .
- [ARGM-TMP In the year-earlier period] , [ARG0 Colgate] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income of $ 60.2 million *U* , or 88 cents a share] .
- Institutional investors have poured $ 210 billion *U* into stock and bond indexing as [ARG0 a cheap and easy form] of investment management that *T*-1 promises *-2 to [rel post] [ARG1 average market returns] .
- [ARG0 Chemical Waste Management] [rel posted] [ARG1 the biggest increase in short volume on the New York exchange] , [ARGM-ADV up 3,383,477 shares to 5,267,238] .
- [ARG0 Bolar Pharmaceutical Co.] [rel posted] [ARG1 the largest volume increase , 552,302 shares , to 2,157,656] .
- [ARG0 American Express Co.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 21 % increase in third quarter net income] [ARGM-ADV despite a sharp rise in reserves for Third World loans at its banking unit] .
- [ARGM-DIS Likewise] , [ARG0 certificates of deposit] [ARGM-ADV on average] [rel posted] [ARG1 lower yields] [ARGM-TMP in the week ended Tuesday] .
- [ARG0 Inland Steel Industries Inc. , battered * by lower volume and higher costs ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 75 % drop in third-quarter earnings] .
- [ARG0 Bond prices] [rel posted] [ARG1 strong gains] [ARGM-TMP as investors went on a bargain hunt] .
- Short-term Treasury securities ended narrowly mixed , with [ARG0 two-year notes] [rel posting] [ARG1 slight declines] while three-year notes were slightly higher .
- Dealers said 0 junk bond issues on average were up by 1\/4 to 1\/2 point with [ARG0 so-called quality issues from RJR Capital Holdings Corp. and Petrolane Gas Service Limited Partnership] [rel posting] [ARG1 one-point gains] .
- [ARG0 The transportation and insurance sectors each] [rel posted] [ARG1 gains of 8.59] , [ARGM-ADV with the transports finishing at 486.74 and the insurers at 537.91] .
- [ARG0 Bell Atlantic Corp. and Southern New England Telecommunications] [rel posted] [ARG1 strong profit gains] [ARGM-TMP for the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV while Nynex Corp. , Pacific Telesis Group and U S West Inc. reported earnings declines for the period] .
- [ARGM-MNR Excluding the one-time charges] , [ARG0 the company] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel posted] [ARG1 earnings of $ 298 million *U* , or 73 cents a share] .
- [ARG0 New telephone lines] [rel posted] [ARG1 healthy growth] .
- [ARG0 Reebok International Ltd.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 35 % increase in third-quarter net income] [ARGM-ADV despite a slight decline in sales] .
- [ARG0 Cipher Data Products Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a net loss of $ 14.2 million *U* , or 97 cents a share , for its fiscal first quarter , compared with net income of $ 3.8 million *U* , or 27 cents a share , a year ago] .
- Housing issues were boosted *-1 by a report that [ARG0 Daiwa House] expects *-2 to [rel post] [ARG1 43 % higher earnings] [ARGM-TMP for its latest fiscal year] , traders said 0 *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 Bell Atlantic] [rel posted] [ARG1 a strong earnings gain for the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV as did Southern New England Telecommunications *?*] .
- Market participants note that [ARG0 the mark] continues *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 heftier gains against its U.S. counterpart than any other major currency , particularly the yen] .
- [ARG0 Baxter International Inc.] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 citing cost-cutting moves and increased sales of its home-care products and dialysis treatments] , [rel posted] [ARG1 a 20 % rise in third-quarter net income] [ARGM-ADV on a 5.9 % sales boost] .
- [ARG0 The Deerfield , Ill. , medical products and services company] [rel posted] [ARG1 net of $ 102 million *U* , or 34 cents a share , compared with $ 85 million *U* , or 28 cents a share , a year ago] .
- [ARG0 The coating segment] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel posted] [ARG1 higher sales] [ARGM-LOC particularly in North America and Europe] .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.81 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARG0 The bank holding company] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income of $ 54.4 million *U* , or 87 cents a share , including $ 1.7 million *U* , or three cents a share , in one-time tax benefits] .
- Storage Technology Corp. had net income of $ 8.3 million *U* , or 32 cents a share , *ICH*-2 for its fiscal-third quarter ended Sept. 29 , [ARG1 almost 15 times the $ 557,000 *U* , or two cents a share ,] 0 [ARG0 it] [rel posted] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP for the year-ago period] .
- [ARG0 Both MCA 's music-entertainment and book-publishing units] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel posted] [ARG1 record revenue and operating profit] .
- [ARG0 A company] does n't have *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a loss] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to be a candidate for sale] , says 0 *T*-2 Charles I. Clough Jr. , chief market strategist at Merrill Lynch & Co .
- By that key measure of operating efficiency , BankAmerica turned in a better performance than its well-regarded Los Angeles-based competitor , [ARG0 Security Pacific Corp.] , which *T*-1 [rel posted] [ARG1 a 0.89 % return] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] .
- [ARG0 H.F. Ahmanson & Co. , the nation 's largest thrift holding company ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 12 % earnings decline] [ARGM-TMP for the third quarter] [ARGM-ADV while another large California savings and loan , Great Western Financial Corp. , reported a slight earnings gain] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] [ARG0 Great Western] [rel posted] [ARG1 net of $ 177.5 million *U* , or $ 1.37 *U* a share , a 5.9 % decline from $ 188.7 million *U* , or $ 1.48 *U* a share , in the year-ago period] .
- [ARG0 Dun & Bradstreet Corp.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 15 % rise in third-quarter earnings] .
- [ARG0 London shares] rallied *-2 to [rel post] [ARG1 strong gains] [ARGM-TMP after initial fears *ICH*-1 evaporated that the California earthquake would depress Wall Street prices] .
- But technical factors , including modest gains in the value of the pound , helped *-1 draw buying back into the market and reverse [ARG1 losses] [rel posted] * [ARGM-TMP a day earlier] .
- [ARG0 Shearson Lehman Hutton Holdings Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a sharp third-quarter turnaround from a year earlier] , but net income would have dropped from the second quarter without a $ 37 million *U* after-tax gain .
- [ARG0 The securities firm] [rel posted] [ARG1 third-quarter net of $ 66 million *U* , or 64 cents a share , compared with a restated year-earlier loss of $ 3 million *U* , or 11 cents a share] .
- [ARG0 Two major drug companies] [rel posted] [ARG1 strong third-quarter earnings] , [ARGM-ADV in line with profits already reported * by industry leaders and analysts ' expectations] .
- [ARG0 Pfizer] [rel posted] [ARG1 its largest gains in healthcare sales , up 3 % , and consumer products , up 23 %] .
- Schering-Plough Corp. , based * in Madison , N.J. , reported a 21 % rise in earnings as [ARG0 American Home Products Corp. of New York] [rel posted] [ARG1 an 11 % increase in net] .
- [ARG0 Republic New York Corp.] joined the list of banks boosting reserves for losses on loans to less-developed countries , *-1 setting out a $ 200 million *U* provision and [rel posting] [ARG1 a $ 155.4 million *U* third-quarter net loss] [ARGM-DIS as a result] .
- [ARG0 AMR Corp.] [rel posted] [ARG1 an 8.8 % drop in third-quarter net income] and said 0 the fourth quarter will be `` disappointing '' as well , primarily because of slimmer profit margins and increased fuel costs .
- For example , if [ARG0 a company] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss of $ 100 million *U* from buy-out interest payments] , the existing rule would allow the concern to be able *-2 to receive a refund from the tax 0 it paid *T*-1 from 1986 through 1989 , when it may have been a profitable public company *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 Some funds] are [rel posting] [ARG1 yields far higher than the average] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Reflecting that logic] , [ARG0 insurance-company stocks] [rel posted] [ARG1 strong gains] .
- Although two Baby Bells showed strong growth in access lines , usage and unregulated business revenue , one reported a modest gain in third-quarter net while [ARG0 the other] [rel posted] [ARG1 a small drop] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG0 Valley National] [rel posted] [ARG1 a net loss of $ 136.4 million *U* , or $ 6.90 *U* a share] .
- [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.83 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARG0 Equitec] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 3.3 million *U* net loss] [ARGM-TMP in the second quarter] [ARGM-LOC on $ 11.8 million *U* of revenue] , [ARGM-ADV compared with a net loss of $ 12.9 million *U* in the year-earlier period on revenue of $ 9.1 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Broader averages] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel posted] [ARG1 modest gains] .
- [ARG0 Philip Morris Cos.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 20 % jump in third-quarter profit] [ARGM-LOC on a 45 % revenue increase] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 reflecting strength in the company 's cigarette , food and brewing businesses] .
- Philip Morris disclosed little detailed information about performance by major business lines except *-1 to say that [ARG0 most , including Philip Morris U.S.A. , Kraft General Foods and Miller Brewing Co. ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 increased revenues] .
- [ARG0 Morrison Knudsen Corp.] [rel posted] [ARG1 third-quarter net income of $ 7.9 million *U* , or 69 cents a share] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 continuing a rebound from steep year-ago losses] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the third quarter] [ARGM-TMP a year-earlier] , [ARG0 the construction and engineering concern] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss of $ 51.2 million *U* , or $ 4.68 *U* a share] .
- Benj . Franklin Federal Savings & Loan Association said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a third-quarter net loss of about $ 8 million *U* , or $ 1.04 *U* a share] , [ARGM-CAU as a result of *-2 adding $ 11 million *U* in loan-loss reserves] .
- The decline broke a streak of 10 quarters in which [ARG0 Dow] [rel posted] [ARG1 earnings increases] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Commodore International] expects *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 its second consecutive quarterly loss] [ARGM-CAU because of weak personal computer sales in some markets] .
- Paris shares had a similar reaction , but [ARG0 most other European bourses] [rel posted] [ARG1 gains] , [ARGM-ADV as did all major Asian and Pacific stock markets *?*] .
- [ARGM-LOC In other European markets] , [ARG0 share prices] closed sharply higher in Frankfurt and Zurich and [rel posted] [ARG1 moderate rises] [ARGM-LOC in Stockholm , Amsterdam and Milan] .
- In Hong Kong , Sydney and Singapore -- the largest of those exchanges -- stocks recovered one-third to one-half of the ground 0 they lost *T*-1 in Monday 's plunge , with [ARG0 major market indexes] [rel posting] [ARG1 gains of 3.6 % to 4.4 %] .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- 9.80 % , standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARG0 Southwestern Bell Corp. and Cincinnati Bell] [rel posted] [ARG1 slight declines] .
- [ARG0 Great American Bank] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 citing depressed Arizona real estate prices] , [rel posted] [ARG1 a third-quarter loss of $ 59.4 million *U* , or $ 2.48 *U* a share] .
- In addition to the increased reserve , the savings bank took a special charge of $ 5 million *U* representing general and administrative expenses from staff reductions and other matters , and [ARG0 it] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 7.6 million *U* reduction in expected mortgage servicing fees] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting the fact that more borrowers are prepaying their mortgages] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG0 the company] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 14 % rise in profit] [ARGM-DIR to $ 469.8 million *U* , or $ 2.21 *U* a share] , [ARGM-DIR from $ 410.3 million *U* , or $ 1.95 *U* a share] .
- Citicorp yesterday reported a 9 % third-quarter earnings drop , which analysts called *T*-1 a bit disappointing , while [ARG0 Manufacturers Hanover Corp.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 789 million *U* loss for the quarter] [ARGM-TMP after * adding $ 950 million *U* to its reserve for loans to less-developed countries] .
- [ARG0 Three other major U.S. banks] [rel posted] [ARG1 earnings increases] .
- [ARG0 Wells Fargo & Co. of San Francisco] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 17 % jump] .
- [ARG0 The other months] [rel posted] [ARG1 advances of 10 cents to 20 cents an ounce] .
- [ARG0 Corning Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 38 % decline in third-quarter net income] [ARGM-DIR to $ 76.5 million *U* , or 80 cents a share] , [ARGM-DIR from $ 123.9 million *U* , or $ 1.37 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
- [ARG0 CDs sold by major brokerage houses , which *-1 like jumbo CDs tend *-2 to closely follow interest rate trends ,] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel posted] [ARG1 larger drops in yields] .
- Market participants said that [ARG0 the mark] continues *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 the most significant gains against the dollar] .
- [ARG0 Amstrad PLC , a British maker of computer hardware and communications equipment ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 52 % plunge in pretax profit for the latest year] .
- [ARG0 That segment] continues *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 strong quarter-to-quarter gains] , while the low-end , or commodity segment , of the industry is experiencing sluggish growth or even sales declines .
- [ARG0 Citicorp] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 9 % drop in quarterly profit] .
- [ARG0 Three big drug makers] [rel posted] [ARG1 robust third-quarter earnings] .
- The Paris-based group said 0 its earlier projection -- that group profit for all of 1989 would be close to [ARG1 the 322.7 million francs] [rel posted] * [ARGM-TMP for 1988] -- remains valid .
- [ARGM-TMP In the first six months of this year] , [ARG0 Berlitz] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income of $ 7.6 million *U* on sales of $ 106.2 million *U*] , [ARGM-ADV compared with net income of $ 8.2 million *U* on sales of $ 90.6 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 J.P. Morgan] , [ARGM-ADV as * expected *-1] , [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 1.82 billion *U* net loss for the quarter] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting the New York bank 's decision *ICH*-2 last month * to add $ 2 billion *U* to reserves for losses on loans to less-developed countries] .
- Security Pacific 's earnings growth slowed in the third quarter , but [ARG0 the Los Angeles bank holding company] was still able *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 a 10 % increase in net income] [ARGM-CAU because of robust growth in residential real-estate and consumer loans] .
- Merrill Lynch & Co. 's net income dropped 37 % , while [ARG0 Bear Stearns Cos.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 7.5 % gain in net] , and PaineWebber Group Inc. 's profit fell , but would have risen without a special gain a year ago .
- [ARGM-DIS Separately] , [ARG0 PaineWebber] [rel posted] [ARG1 net income for the third quarter of $ 16.8 million *U* , or 41 cents a share ,] [ARGM-ADV * reflecting a `` broad-based improvement '' in the company 's core businesses] .
- [ARG0 Bear Stearns] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 7.5 % gain] , [ARGM-ADV while PaineWebber had a decline due to a year-ago gain] .
- [ARG0 J.P. Morgan] [rel posted] [ARG1 a $ 1.82 billion *U* loss for the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting a big addition to loan-loss reserves] .
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days.
- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- : [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB- .9.82 % , standard conventional fixed rate-mortgages ; 8.70 % , 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Citing a $ 3.1 million *U* provision for doubtful accounts] , [ARG0 Dallas-based National Heritage Inc.] [rel posted] [ARG1 a loss for its fourth quarter ended June 30] .
- [ARG0 Golden West Financial Corp. , riding above the turbulence that *T*-1 has troubled most of the thrift industry ,] [rel posted] [ARG1 a 16 % increase of third-quarter earnings] [ARGM-DIR to $ 41.8 millon *U* , or 66 cents a share] .
- [ARGM-DIS For instance] , [ARG0 Gannett Co.] [rel posted] [ARG1 an 11 % gain in net income] , [ARGM-ADV as total ad pages dropped at USA Today , but advertising revenue rose because of a higher circulation rate base and increased rates] .
- [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .
- [rel Posted] [ARG1 yields] on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced * at par -RRB-
- Tandem Computers Inc. , *-1 preparing *-2 to fight with International Business Machines Corp. for a piece of the mainframe business , said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-3 to [rel post] [ARG1 higher revenue and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30] .
- Searle continued *-1 to operate in the red through the first half of the year , but Monsanto has said 0 it expects [ARG0 Searle] to [rel post] [ARG1 a profit for all of 1989] .
- [ARGM-TMP A year ago] , [ARG0 the company] [rel posted] [ARG1 third-quarter profit of $ 116 million *U* , or $ 1.67 *U* a share , on sales of $ 2.02 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 Another big polyethylene producer , Union Carbide Corp. ,] is expected *-1 to [rel post] [ARG1 profit of between $ 1 *U* a share and $ 1.25 *U* , compared with $ 1.56 *U* a share a year earlier , when the company earned $ 213 million *U* on sales of $ 2.11 billion *U* *T*-2] .