BIZWATCH : MARKETS.MARKET LOGIC: Smaller-company stocks coasted to another record high Tuesday, but efforts to revive the blue-chip sector fizzled again amid nagging worries about company profits and inflation. The Dow Jones industrial average Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. was up nearly 64 points about an hour before the close, but rose just 16.73 to 7,851.91. MEMO FOX SUES YAPP YAPP Yet Another Perl Parser compiler YAPP Yet Another PHP Portal YAPP Young Artists Piano Program (Tanglewood Institute) YAPP Youth Adult Participation Project FOR LEAVING: 20th Century Fox has filed suit against Jeffrey Yapp over his decision to resign as president of its home video operations to join video retail chain Hollywood Entertainment. The studio alleges that Yapp, who was named to the Fox post less than four months ago, has violated an exclusive contract with Fox into October 1999. SUMMA sum·ma n. pl. sum·mas or sum·mae A comprehensive treatise, especially in philosophy or theology. [Medieval Latin, from Latin, the whole; see sum1.] SECURES FINANCING FOR CALANETICS DEAL: Summa Industries, a Torrance-based manufacturer of industrial components in the firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. , aerospace and manufacturing sectors, said Tuesday it had received a letter of commitment from an unnamed commercial bank to finance its $22 million purchase of Chatsworth-based Calanetics Corp. Securing the financing was one condition Summa named as necessary before it could buy Calanetics, which also makes plastic components. PARSONS Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper products, plastics, and appliances. WINS $250 MILLION CONTRACT: Pasadena-based Parsons Corp. won a $250 million contract to design and build a power plant at the Delaware refinery of Star Enterprise, a joint venture between Texaco and the Saudi national oil company. A builder of industrial plants, Parsons said the three-year project will create 500 jobs in Delaware. ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) GILFILLAN GETS $40 MILLION CONTRACT: ITT Gilfillan, a Van Nuys-based maker of radar systems and a unit of ITT Industries, won a $40 million radar contract from the South Korean Defense Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. Agency. Gilfillan will produce and install air traffic control and air defense surveillance systems for the Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROK Army, ROKA, hangul: 대한민국 육군; hanja: 大韓民國 陸軍) is by far the largest of the military branches, with over 560,000 members as of 2004. and Air Force. ?13Daily News EARNINGS dick clark
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an Emmy Award-winning American television, radio personality, game show host and businessman, he served as productions Burbank-based programming supplier June 4th Qtr. 1997 1996 Sales $23.07 million $18.76 million Net Income $1.05 million $646,000 Net Per Share 13 cents 8 cents Year End 1997 1996 Sales $66.13 million $73.82 million Net Income $6.51 million $5.6 million Net Per Share 78 cents 68 cents Earnings rose because of higher profitability of TV series production. Ticketmaster Group Inc. Los Angeles-based computerized ticketing service July 2nd Qtr. 1997 1996 Sales $81.7 million$53.2 million Net Income (loss) $1.98 million ($439,000) Net Per Share 8 cents (3 cents) Six months 1997 1996 Sales $158.7 million $100 million Net Income $3.9 million ($2.4 million) Net Per Share 15 cents (16 cents) Profit increase was because of strong results in core business. CAPTION(S): 2 Charts Chart: (1--color) DOW INDUSTRIALS (2--color) BIZ FACTS South of the border |
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