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<unk> 's <unk> segment reported operating profit for the quarter of $ N million less than half the $ N million of the year-earlier quarter
third-quarter operating profit of the <unk> group declined slightly to $ N million from $ N million
but operating profit from aerospace products rose nearly N N to $ N million from $ N million
in new york stock exchange composite trading shares of the <unk> <unk> company fell $ N to $ N
fiat s.p a. italy 's leading industrial group is conducting concrete talks with west germany 's daimler-benz ag on a series of projects in the aerospace sector fiat officials said
however the officials said it was too early to disclose the nature of the proposed projects or indicate when the talks might be concluded
daimler-benz chairman <unk> reuter told milan 's financial daily <unk> sole N <unk> that talks are taking place between both companies ' aerospace units
while mr. reuter 's comments please us very much there currently are no talks in progress regarding the automotive industry a fiat spokeswoman said
in the interview mr. reuter said he is thinking <unk> of cooperation in the truck sector but in the long run i do n't want to rule out that we can also come a bit closer in personal cars
<unk> <unk> italy analyst for county natwest securities in london said that right now the market is n't being influenced by that kind of news referring to the conditional nature of the talks mentioned by mr. reuter and by the uncertainty surrounding world stock exchanges this week
paul <unk> was named president chief executive officer and chairman of this oil and natural gas company
he succeeds john a. <unk> who resigned for personal reasons
mr. <unk> had been president of penn pacific 's national southwest capital group subsidiary
mr. <unk> will remain with penn pacific as a director and a member of the executive committee
he has also agreed to become president of a new subsidiary to be formed to make future acquisitions the company said
spooked investors despite their <unk> to dump takeover stocks should hold on tight to their jaguar shares
that 's the view of some analysts here who argue that britain 's leading maker of luxury cars still may have two u.s. auto giants <unk> for it
yesterday ford motor disclosed that it has raised its holding in jaguar to N N from N N
both ford and its rival general motors recently set their sights on <unk> significant minority stakes in the british company
ford 's latest move increases the pressure on gm to complete its current talks with jaguar quickly
gm is likely to reach the cooperative operating pact it has been seeking in about two weeks knowledgeable individuals say
at that point investors may face a long <unk> ride
a victor in the fight for jaguar may not emerge until after the expiration late next year of british government takeover restrictions
the curbs prevent a buyer from purchasing more than N N of jaguar shares without permission
this is an exceptionally odd takeover battle says london analyst christopher will of shearson lehman hutton
jaguar 's american depositary receipts were up N yesterday in a down market closing at N N
jaguar 's adrs make the company one of the most widely held united kingdom stocks in the u.s. with more than <unk> of its shares owned there
jaguar topped the <unk> list for the u.s. over-the-counter market monday
and on london 's stock exchange monday N million shares were traded far above the usual volume
ford 's share purchases undoubtedly accounted for much of monday 's heavy trading
last week many jaguar shareholders took their money and ran
fears that ford 's <unk> might be cooling put jaguar shares into reverse after gm confirmed its friendly negotiations with jaguar
but yesterday 's announcement indicates that ford has n't lost interest
both shearson 's <unk> will and stephen reitman european auto analyst at the london brokerage firm <unk> & drew recently switched their jaguar recommendations to hold from buy
sit tight through the coming volatility mr. reitman suggests though he concedes that many small investors will find jaguar 's <unk> too hard to <unk>
but a crucial point is how ford <unk> when gm the world 's largest auto maker firms up its proposed deal with jaguar
at the moment ford executives will say little beyond <unk> their desire to raise ford 's jaguar stake to about N N
gm is expected to <unk> roughly # N million $ N million by acquiring some jaguar shares and then win jaguar management 's promise of an eventual N N stake
analysts believe the car makers also will create joint ventures to develop new executive models doubling jaguar 's yearly output of N cars
jaguar shareholders would have to <unk> such a far-reaching accord
ford might challenge the proposal by offering a full bid if holders and the u.k. government agreed to drop the anti-takeover barrier early
i think ford is going to come out with full guns <unk> mr. reitman says
ford wants jaguar very much
u.s. takeover-stock speculators who may own between N N and N N of jaguar could give ford enough votes to block the gm deal
gm might <unk>
then <unk> will says you get a bidding war between two very rich very determined international companies
he believes jaguar 's share price could <unk> to between # N and # N $ N to $ N
there 's quite a bit of value left in the jaguar shares here even though they have run up lately says doug johnson a fund manager for <unk> <unk> asset management
at the moment he intends to keep the firm 's N jaguar shares
the risk is that jaguar 's share price could slump if gm 's agreement with jaguar effectively <unk> out its u.s. rival
ford 's appetite to attack jaguar could gradually <unk> over time particularly if saab is a reasonably attractive proposition says john lawson an auto analyst at london 's nomura research institute
he thinks saab-scania ab on friday will announce the sale of N N of its car division to ford the companies have been discussing closer cooperation for months
clifford <unk> president and chief investment officer of <unk> capital <unk> inc. two weeks ago sold his cincinnati firm 's N jaguar adrs at about N each making a <unk> profit on a holding purchased at N N in early may
i thought the <unk> of a bidding war happening were less he says
of course that was before ford 's latest move
jaguar otc symbol <unk>
business luxury cars
year ended dec. N N
revenue $ N billion
net income $ N million or N cents a share
first half ended june N N
net loss $ N million vs. net income $ N million or N cents a share
<unk> daily trading volume ordinary shares outstanding N million
note all figures are translated into u.s. dollars based on current exchange rates
<unk> sloan N years old announced that he will retire next april as chairman and chief executive officer of this <unk> food and <unk> products maker
no replacement was immediately named
mr. sloan plans to remain on the board until his current term expires in april N a <unk> spokesman said
newport electronics inc. of santa ana calif. said milton b. hollander who holds a N N stake requested a special shareholders ' meeting next wednesday to remove four current directors and <unk> an alternative slate
mr. hollander 's high technology holding co. of stamford conn. acquired most of its stake last august in an $ <unk> tender offer for newport a maker of <unk> devices
newport said mr. hollander is asking shareholders to retain only one director james r. <unk> a newport vice president
the board is n't proposing a slate of its own and the other four current directors do n't want to serve beyond the special meeting date newport said
mr. hollander is the new owner and wants to exercise control said <unk> b. weekes newport 's chairman
<unk> ag a major swiss chemical and pharmaceutical group said that its group sales rose N N to N billion francs $ N billion in the first nine months of this year with strong gains in all divisions
a year earlier sales totaled N billion francs
positive currency rates and strong sales growth led to a substantial rise in consolidated profit in the period although the company did n't provide figures as is <unk> with swiss companies
<unk> said it expects a substantial increase in consolidated profit for the full year barring major currency rate changes
<unk> plc a british maker of computer hardware and communications equipment posted a N N plunge in pretax profit for the latest year
the # N million $ N million in pretax profit for the N months to june N was down from # N million $ N million a year earlier and below market expectations of # N million and # N million
the slump in profit which came despite steady sales was attributed to increased costs for parts and problems with model <unk>
<unk> 's profit after taxes fell a similarly steep N N to # N million from # N million a year earlier
sales edged up fractionally to # N million from # N million a year earlier
microsoft corp. 's earnings growth continued to <unk> that of most of its competitors and customers in the personal-computer industry as it reported a N N jump in fiscal first-quarter earnings on a N N revenue gain
the redmond wash. company a bellwether provider of operating systems and software for personal-computer makers and users reported net income for the quarter ended sept. N of $ N million or N cents a share up from $ N million or N cents a share in the year-ago period
revenue rose to $ N million from $ N million
microsoft previously indicated it would have a strong quarter by forecasting its revenue gain on oct. N causing a $ N a share jump in its stock
but its stock jumped again yesterday as it disclosed surprisingly strong margins on those sales
microsoft 's stock rose $ N a share in national over-the-counter trading to $ N
the stock had hit a high of $ N a share early last week but collapsed to $ N in the friday stock plunge
the company had been experiencing softening margins because of increased sales of software applications which have lower margins than do operating systems
but the company said that trend was offset in the first quarter by better economies of scale and <unk> in manufacturing
as a result microsoft 's cost of goods as a percentage of sales fell N N from the year-ago quarter and N N from the previous period
the trend drove up the <unk> margin net income as a percentage of revenues to N N in the quarter compared with N N a year earlier
microsoft officials said the strong results also reflected continuing high demand for its software applications and operating systems
while it has predicted that overall growth in unit sales of personal computers is slowing to about a N N yearly rate its own products are selling at a much faster rate because many are geared to the <unk> end of the market
that segment continues to post strong <unk> gains while the <unk> or commodity segment of the industry is experiencing sluggish growth or even sales declines
compared with its previous quarter the final period of its N fiscal year net rose N N and sales rose N N
control data corp. minneapolis signed a joint development agreement with mips computer systems inc. to <unk> an emerging computing architecture in future machines
mips is a leader in what is known as <unk> set computing or risc a technology combining microprocessors and sophisticated software
in joining mips control data follows several competitors in <unk> risc as a new design approach
digital equipment corp. tandem computers inc. nec corp. and group bull among others have similar arrangements with mips based in sunnyvale calif

<unk> 's <unk> segment reported operating profit for the quarter of $ N million less than half the $ N million of the year-earlier quarter

third-quarter operating profit of the <unk> group declined slightly to $ N million from $ N million

but operating profit from aerospace products rose nearly N N to $ N million from $ N million

in new york stock exchange composite trading shares of the <unk> <unk> company fell $ N to $ N

fiat s.p a. italy 's leading industrial group is conducting concrete talks with west germany 's daimler-benz ag on a series of projects in the aerospace sector fiat officials said

however the officials said it was too early to disclose the nature of the proposed projects or indicate when the talks might be concluded

daimler-benz chairman <unk> reuter told milan 's financial daily <unk> sole N <unk> that talks are taking place between both companies ' aerospace units

while mr. reuter 's comments please us very much there currently are no talks in progress regarding the automotive industry a fiat spokeswoman said

in the interview mr. reuter said he is thinking <unk> of cooperation in the truck sector but in the long run i do n't want to rule out that we can also come a bit closer in personal cars

<unk> <unk> italy analyst for county natwest securities in london said that right now the market is n't being influenced by that kind of news referring to the conditional nature of the talks mentioned by mr. reuter and by the uncertainty surrounding world stock exchanges this week

paul <unk> was named president chief executive officer and chairman of this oil and natural gas company

he succeeds john a. <unk> who resigned for personal reasons

mr. <unk> had been president of penn pacific 's national southwest capital group subsidiary

mr. <unk> will remain with penn pacific as a director and a member of the executive committee

he has also agreed to become president of a new subsidiary to be formed to make future acquisitions the company said

spooked investors despite their <unk> to dump takeover stocks should hold on tight to their jaguar shares

that 's the view of some analysts here who argue that britain 's leading maker of luxury cars still may have two u.s. auto giants <unk> for it

yesterday ford motor disclosed that it has raised its holding in jaguar to N N from N N

both ford and its rival general motors recently set their sights on <unk> significant minority stakes in the british company

ford 's latest move increases the pressure on gm to complete its current talks with jaguar quickly

gm is likely to reach the cooperative operating pact it has been seeking in about two weeks knowledgeable individuals say

at that point investors may face a long <unk> ride

a victor in the fight for jaguar may not emerge until after the expiration late next year of british government takeover restrictions

the curbs prevent a buyer from purchasing more than N N of jaguar shares without permission

this is an exceptionally odd takeover battle says london analyst christopher will of shearson lehman hutton

jaguar 's american depositary receipts were up N yesterday in a down market closing at N N

jaguar 's adrs make the company one of the most widely held united kingdom stocks in the u.s. with more than <unk> of its shares owned there

jaguar topped the <unk> list for the u.s. over-the-counter market monday

and on london 's stock exchange monday N million shares were traded far above the usual volume

ford 's share purchases undoubtedly accounted for much of monday 's heavy trading

last week many jaguar shareholders took their money and ran

fears that ford 's <unk> might be cooling put jaguar shares into reverse after gm confirmed its friendly negotiations with jaguar

but yesterday 's announcement indicates that ford has n't lost interest

both shearson 's <unk> will and stephen reitman european auto analyst at the london brokerage firm <unk> & drew recently switched their jaguar recommendations to hold from buy

sit tight through the coming volatility mr. reitman suggests though he concedes that many small investors will find jaguar 's <unk> too hard to <unk>

but a crucial point is how ford <unk> when gm the world 's largest auto maker firms up its proposed deal with jaguar

at the moment ford executives will say little beyond <unk> their desire to raise ford 's jaguar stake to about N N

gm is expected to <unk> roughly # N million $ N million by acquiring some jaguar shares and then win jaguar management 's promise of an eventual N N stake

analysts believe the car makers also will create joint ventures to develop new executive models doubling jaguar 's yearly output of N cars

jaguar shareholders would have to <unk> such a far-reaching accord

ford might challenge the proposal by offering a full bid if holders and the u.k. government agreed to drop the anti-takeover barrier early

i think ford is going to come out with full guns <unk> mr. reitman says

ford wants jaguar very much

u.s. takeover-stock speculators who may own between N N and N N of jaguar could give ford enough votes to block the gm deal

gm might <unk>

then <unk> will says you get a bidding war between two very rich very determined international companies

he believes jaguar 's share price could <unk> to between # N and # N $ N to $ N

there 's quite a bit of value left in the jaguar shares here even though they have run up lately says doug johnson a fund manager for <unk> <unk> asset management

at the moment he intends to keep the firm 's N jaguar shares

the risk is that jaguar 's share price could slump if gm 's agreement with jaguar effectively <unk> out its u.s. rival

ford 's appetite to attack jaguar could gradually <unk> over time particularly if saab is a reasonably attractive proposition says john lawson an auto analyst at london 's nomura research institute

he thinks saab-scania ab on friday will announce the sale of N N of its car division to ford the companies have been discussing closer cooperation for months

clifford <unk> president and chief investment officer of <unk> capital <unk> inc. two weeks ago sold his cincinnati firm 's N jaguar adrs at about N each making a <unk> profit on a holding purchased at N N in early may

i thought the <unk> of a bidding war happening were less he says

of course that was before ford 's latest move

jaguar otc symbol <unk>

business luxury cars

year ended dec. N N

revenue $ N billion

net income $ N million or N cents a share

first half ended june N N

net loss $ N million vs. net income $ N million or N cents a share

<unk> daily trading volume ordinary shares outstanding N million

note all figures are translated into u.s. dollars based on current exchange rates

<unk> sloan N years old announced that he will retire next april as chairman and chief executive officer of this <unk> food and <unk> products maker

no replacement was immediately named

mr. sloan plans to remain on the board until his current term expires in april N a <unk> spokesman said

newport electronics inc. of santa ana calif. said milton b. hollander who holds a N N stake requested a special shareholders ' meeting next wednesday to remove four current directors and <unk> an alternative slate

mr. hollander 's high technology holding co. of stamford conn. acquired most of its stake last august in an $ <unk> tender offer for newport a maker of <unk> devices

newport said mr. hollander is asking shareholders to retain only one director james r. <unk> a newport vice president

the board is n't proposing a slate of its own and the other four current directors do n't want to serve beyond the special meeting date newport said

mr. hollander is the new owner and wants to exercise control said <unk> b. weekes newport 's chairman

<unk> ag a major swiss chemical and pharmaceutical group said that its group sales rose N N to N billion francs $ N billion in the first nine months of this year with strong gains in all divisions

a year earlier sales totaled N billion francs

positive currency rates and strong sales growth led to a substantial rise in consolidated profit in the period although the company did n't provide figures as is <unk> with swiss companies

<unk> said it expects a substantial increase in consolidated profit for the full year barring major currency rate changes

<unk> plc a british maker of computer hardware and communications equipment posted a N N plunge in pretax profit for the latest year

the # N million $ N million in pretax profit for the N months to june N was down from # N million $ N million a year earlier and below market expectations of # N million and # N million

the slump in profit which came despite steady sales was attributed to increased costs for parts and problems with model <unk>

<unk> 's profit after taxes fell a similarly steep N N to # N million from # N million a year earlier

sales edged up fractionally to # N million from # N million a year earlier

microsoft corp. 's earnings growth continued to <unk> that of most of its competitors and customers in the personal-computer industry as it reported a N N jump in fiscal first-quarter earnings on a N N revenue gain

the redmond wash. company a bellwether provider of operating systems and software for personal-computer makers and users reported net income for the quarter ended sept. N of $ N million or N cents a share up from $ N million or N cents a share in the year-ago period

revenue rose to $ N million from $ N million

microsoft previously indicated it would have a strong quarter by forecasting its revenue gain on oct. N causing a $ N a share jump in its stock

but its stock jumped again yesterday as it disclosed surprisingly strong margins on those sales

microsoft 's stock rose $ N a share in national over-the-counter trading to $ N

the stock had hit a high of $ N a share early last week but collapsed to $ N in the friday stock plunge

the company had been experiencing softening margins because of increased sales of software applications which have lower margins than do operating systems

but the company said that trend was offset in the first quarter by better economies of scale and <unk> in manufacturing

as a result microsoft 's cost of goods as a percentage of sales fell N N from the year-ago quarter and N N from the previous period

the trend drove up the <unk> margin net income as a percentage of revenues to N N in the quarter compared with N N a year earlier

microsoft officials said the strong results also reflected continuing high demand for its software applications and operating systems

while it has predicted that overall growth in unit sales of personal computers is slowing to about a N N yearly rate its own products are selling at a much faster rate because many are geared to the <unk> end of the market

that segment continues to post strong <unk> gains while the <unk> or commodity segment of the industry is experiencing sluggish growth or even sales declines

compared with its previous quarter the final period of its N fiscal year net rose N N and sales rose N N

control data corp. minneapolis signed a joint development agreement with mips computer systems inc. to <unk> an emerging computing architecture in future machines

mips is a leader in what is known as <unk> set computing or risc a technology combining microprocessors and sophisticated software

in joining mips control data follows several competitors in <unk> risc as a new design approach

digital equipment corp. tandem computers inc. nec corp. and group bull among others have similar arrangements with mips based in sunnyvale calif