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Dividend begins with the date of split or stock dividend. v- Trading halted on theprimary market Special payments not designated as regular are identified in the following footnotes: a -Also extra or extra. b - Annual rate plus stock dividend, e - Liquidating dividend. e - Declared or paid in preceding 12 months. 1 - Declared or paid after stock dividend or split-up. j - Paid this year, dividend omitted, deferred or no action taken at last dividend meeting. k - Declared paid this year, an accumulative issue with dividendsin arrears. - Declared or paid in preceding 12 months,plus stock dividend. t - Paid in stockin preceding 12 months, estimated cash value or ex-dividend or ex-distribution date. x - Ex-dividend or ex-rights. y - Ex-dividend or sales in full. z - Sales in full. pf- Preferred. pp - Holder owesinstallment(s) or purchaseprice. rt- Rights. un - Units. wa -When distributed. wi - When issued. wt - Warrants. ww With warrants. xw - Without warrants, vj In bankruptey orreceivership or being reorganized under the bankruptey act, or securities assumed by such companies. OPE: Price/Earnings ratio. The current marketpriceof 4 company's stock expressed as a multiple ofits total per share earnings for the previous 12 mont WASHINGTON — The number of first-time claims for jobless benefits plunged last week to the lowestlevel in nearly a year, reflecting a robust job market for American workers. New applications for unem- ploymentinsurance totaled a seasonally adjusted 299,000 during the week ended July 19, the Labor Departmentsaid Thursday. That's the lowestsince the week ended July 27, 1996. The 42,000 drop followed an even larger 45,000 decline the previous week and was more than double what economists anticipated. McDonald’s Finedfor Fouling British Creek LONDON — McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd. pleaded guilty to polluting a creek with sewage and was fined $10,200 afterfailing to honor promises to quickly clean up the mess. MeDonald’s responded that it had been working hardto fix the problem,butits efforts came up short for months. 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The council said the venture wasn't in the interest of the Brazilian consumerandcould lead to chairman of Heidrick & Struggles, an executive search firm seeet far accesamma leader for the troubled compan With its selection of Heidrick: ee Apple's board: seems a that it intends to aks tradit blue-ribbon search to find a new top executive, rather than the ad hoc procedure thatled it to pluck recently departed CEO Gil Amelio from bets its own members 18 mon| Heide & Struggles is one of the largest headhunting firms, with 47 offices worldwide. 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