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NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Oct. 1996 (see Note 1

CODELCO NAMES LIMAEXECUTIVE PRESIDENTSANTIAGO, Chile - State copper company Codelco named Ma

Thirty-five underground fuel storage tanks that were allegedly tested and cleaned up by a former Cor

Iraq's Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf said he saw a consensus among foreign ministers at a

Brazil is poised to lead the world in private power investment and development, absorbing over $3 bi

BC Hydro has given its international arm an overdraft account to help finance the controversial Raiw

CSX Corp. Chairman John Snow believes more rail industry mergers are on the horizon.''The ha

Union Pacific Railroad chose 11 senior managers in the marketing and sales department to integrate c

NATIONWIDE PLANSAPPEAL IN FLORIDACOLUMBUS, Ohio - Nationwide will appeal last week's ruling

FRENCH INSURER AXASAW 1ST-HALF PROFIT SOARPARIS - French insurance giant AXA SA has recorded

New York became the latest state to issue advisory guidelines for state-chartered banks and trust co

WILLIS CORROON GROUPWilliam F. Ward, vice president of the brokerage firm's Construction's N

Shipowners insured for liability risks through the Newcastle Protection and Indemnity Association ap

Taking an unusual tactic, Golden Eagle Insurance Co. has offered a reward of $100,000 to anyone who

The chairman of the House Banking Committee vowed to try again next year to repeal prohibitions agai

Information technology, which determines how speedily products and services are delivered to the cli

TO THE UNITED STATES / CANADASOUTH AFRICA. Oct. 11-20. The National Minority Business Counci

NORTH AMERICAKorea-U.S. TechPlaza '96. Oct. 15-18. Fort Lee, N.J. Contact: The Korea Trade-I

Manhattan diary: Early fall seems to have a magical pull on visitors to New York.Tuesday

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Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Continued but slower growth in manufacturing during September led to increased factory export orders

The U.S. dollar dipped slightly on profit-taking early Tuesday, but later recovered to nearly unchan

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 6, '95 - Oct. 1, '96 (a graph)* Ann

CHRYSLER AND BMW USEENGINE-UITY IN LATIN DEALPARIS - Chrysler and German carmaker BMW said T

Italian Treasury and Budget Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Tuesday rebuffed French President Jacqu

Northern Telecom has secured a $95 million deal with Brazil's Telecomunicacoes de Minas Gerias to su

In what could shape up as the next big trade debate with Japan, the United States is strongly pressi

''We've created our own monster here.''

A trade pact between Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia - known as the Group of 3 - may provide a useful

Europe's airports and seaports are pulling out all the stops to climb onto the distribution and logi

AFRICAAFRICAKENYAAccording to a survey of 92 United Kingdom-based companies operatin

Friendlier business ties between officials in Zagreb and Washington are spurring investment opportun

REGIONAL BLOCSRussian Materials Science Symposium. Oct. 8-10. Hempstead, N.Y. Contact: Oleg

6HIPSP&O-NEDLLOYD DEAL GETSLEADING BROKER'S SUPPORTLONDON - The planned merger betwe

The steel import boom that New Orleans and other ports have been enjoying over the last few years is

Labor and management in ports from Maine to Texas began to wrap up negotiations Monday before a midn

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

One thing importers of textiles and wearing apparel will apparently have very little to worry about