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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As of Sept. 12, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 247.22 off 0.92

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 12, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 12, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

ONE DEAD IN BLASTAT INDONESIAN PLANTJAKARTA, Indonesia - An electric furnace has exploded at

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

Corporate cost-cutting, government cutbacks and aging facilities have combined to threaten the trans

Sept. 12, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Milk shortages that have pushed supermarket prices past $3 a gallon will continue through next year,

Sept. 12, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Sept. 12, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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Thursday, Sept. 12, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

North Korea's food crisis won't ease unless the communist nation fundamentally changes its economic

Thursday Sept. 12, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The 181-nation International Monetary Fund is embarked on a variety of ventures, from giving the pub

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 15, '95 - Sept. 12, '96 (a graph)*

JAPAN TO MAKE IT EASIERTO OPEN NEW GAS STATIONSTOKYO - The Agency of Natural Resources and E

The Clinton administration and its allies in Congress are seeking a compromise with Rep. John Kasich

At the urging of the U.S. forest products industry, the U.S. government likely will remove Japan fro

The U.S. dollar moved higher late Thursday following a rise in U.S. stocks and bonds, which both ref

EXPERT: CHINESE FIRMSMUST BE PRIVATIZEDTOKYO - China needs to rapidly draft measures to priv

Coca-Cola opened its 17th plant in China Thursday and the head of its China operation said sales sho

Inco Ltd. sees enormous potential for the northern Labrador nickel discovery it purchased outright i

Indonesia's President Suharto, opening a meeting of Southeast Asian economic ministers on Thursday,

''This is cheap insurance. I was on the Exxon Valdez oil spill response. That response cost Exxon ov

A U.S. Court of Appeals on Wednesday annuled a lower court's order that two Swiss banks must turn ov

After years of negotiations on opening up the rice trade in the region, Southeast Asian nations repo

TAIWAN HAILS DECISIONTO HALT TRADE WATCHTAIPEI - Taiwan on Thursday hailed a U.S. decision t

Haitian government officials are preparing several state-owned companies for sale to local and forei

The Tokyo metropolitan government has banned sales of nine types of weight-loss Chinese tea that off

SENATE OKS CHANGEIN TRADE DESIGNATIONWASHINGTON - The Senate voted to change the legal trade

China shifted to a more conciliatory tone Thursday after initially suggesting it would retaliate aga

The Freight Carriers Association of Canada is recommending a surcharge to help Canadian truckers off

House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt introduced a bill Thursday aimed at carving out a new role

After a hard crusade led by President Kim Young-sam, South Korea appears close to joining the Organi

BNSF SELLS 277 MILESMORE OF WESTERN TRACKFORT WORTH - Burlington Northern Santa Fe sold anot

In theory, the UAW could call a strike this weekend. After all, the union's existing contract with t

Hong Kong could have its long-awaited Container Terminal 9 in partial operation by early 1999, endin