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A high-pitched whine squeals from the wheel as the diamond, clamped tightly in a hand-held vise, bru

REGIONAL BLOCSDoing Business With the Three Dragons: The Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Hong

U.S. suppliers of optical equipment, computer products and telecommunications devices are bullish on

May 6, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premi

May 6, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.7

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 5, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

May 6, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

VIETNAM SEEKS CANE PLANBEFORE OK'ING REFINERIESHANOI - Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Tran

The market for Internet- and Intranet-related computer services in Italy is expected to become one o

Tuesday May 6, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for May 1997 (see Note 1)

A Nebraska legislator is maneuvering to get his state out of a five-state pact - which includes Arka

TWO COMPETE FOR STAKEIN BULGARIA COPPER PLANTSOFIA, Bulgaria - Swiss trader Glencore and Bel

Unions are stepping up the pressure on railroads as negotiations continue in a bid to resolve a disp

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The Brazilian government won a crucial legal victory this week when a high court judge revoked a hos

The eighth biannual U.S.-European Coal Conference opened here Monday amid a backdrop of falling pric

TRANSAMERICA LEASINGTO BUY GERMAN FIRMPURCHASE, N.Y. - Transamerica Leasing Inc. has reached

KANSAS CITYSOUTHERN INDUSTRIESLandon H. Rowland was elected chairman of the board of Kansas

Condensing history into grand mega-vistas can lead to some startling conclusions.For example

And you thought the presidential election took a long time to play out.When Saginaw, Mich.,

OFFERS TO SELL* OFFSET PLATES (NEGATIVE & POSITIVE). Offset aluminum plates. Mostly 711 to 1

NORTH AMERICATrade Tech '97: International Trade in the Information Age. May 8. Los Angeles.

Offshore restructuring to escape Russia's punitive taxes helped boost 1996 financial results at Sakh

Article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which has governed letters of credit for more than 40 year

MIDDLE EASTJordanJordan's investment climate has been helped by new company, customs

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AUSTRALIA MAY COLLARPAKISTAN WHEAT TENDERCHICAGO - Australia could capture a large share of

U.S. and Mexican Cabinet ministers are expected to present today a new framework for cooperating on

With a saturated market at home and growing opportunities overseas, U.S. companies are exporting

The Commerce Department is considering new rules for supercomputer exports in hopes of heading off l

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Monday, May 5, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

After a year's worth of talks between the Mobile Airport Authority and Costa Rican agriculture offic

The Journal of Commerce industrial price index declined to 104.4 Monday, the lowest since 104.3 on A

The U.S. dollar rose Monday in quiet trading thinned by holidays in Britain and Japan.The do

The Commerce Department has rejected calls to ease U.S. anti-dumping rules for goods in short supply

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 10, 1996 - May 5, 1997 (a graph)* An

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

'I have a program for six years. My (plan) is not dependent on the results of the July 6 election.'<