IN BRIEF.VALLEY INDEX GAINS: Shares of companies in the Daily News Index were mostly higher Friday, led by Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Chatsworth's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Scientific Inc. Amgen rose $1.4375 to $66.125. NASI (1) (NetWare Asynchronous Service Interface) A protocol from Novell for connecting to modems in a communications server. It was derived from the NCSI protocol. NASI provides more advanced features than the common int 14 (interrupt 14) method. gained $1.1875 to $7.8125. - Daily News SHUTTERED shut·ter n. 1. One that shuts, as: a. A hinged cover or screen for a window, usually fitted with louvers. b. : Charlotte, N.C.-based First Union Corp., which last year purchased The Money Store Inc., closed the home mortgage lender's Woodland Hills office Friday, laying off five employees. A spokesman said the move was part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at eliminating redundant operations between First Union and The Money Store. A total of 750 employees will be laid off nationwide, including 500 in the Sacramento region, where The Money Store was headquartered. - Daily News DEAL SIGNED: DCH DCH Department of Community Health DCH Diploma in Child Health DCH Defend Council Housing (UK) DCH Data Channel DCH Dil Chahta Hai (movie) DCH Dhaka Community Hospital Technology Inc., a Valencia-based hydrogen technology firm, has signed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar alliance with Toronto-based AlliedSignal Aerospace that will allow the companies to integrate development of gas sensors, control electronics and hydrogen energy technology. DCH officials said the companies already are coordinating efforts, but they declined to estimate the value of the arrangement. - Daily News INVESTIGATORS INVESTIGATED: Swedish officials are investigating nine people for possible insider trading connected to Securitas AB's purchase of U.S. rival Pinkerton's Inc., calling it the biggest such investigation ever in Sweden. Authorities wouldn't identify the most recent suspects or where they worked. Officials are examining share trading in Westlake Village-based Pinkerton's just before Securitas agreed to buy it for $384 million in cash. The transaction will create the world's No. 1 security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the company. - Bloomberg News DIVIDEND DECLARED: Public Storage Inc. declared a 22-cent common share dividend payable on March 31 to shareholders of record on March 15. The Glendale-based real estate investment trust also declared distributions on its various series of preferred stock Stock shares that have preferential rights to dividends or to amounts distributable on liquidation, or to both, ahead of common shareholders. Preferred stock is given preference over common stock. Holders of preferred stock receive dividends at a fixed annual rate. . Public Storage's self-storage properties are located in 37 states. It has interests in 1,094 self-storage facilities. - Daily News |
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