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BIS NEARS APPROVALOF EXPANSION PLANZURICH - Plans for the Bank for International Settlements

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 6, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries again flouted its own crude oil output quotas in A

A diplomatic stalemate has settled over Washington's anti-Cuba policies, with the United States unab

VENEZUELA FORECASTSRISE IN OIL EARNINGSCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's possible gross earni

The full council of the International Cocoa Organization will meet all this week in an effort to res

Japan's economy is recovering slowly despite occasional setbacks, but it is still at a sensitive sta

Manufacturing extension services helping smaller U.S. businesses compete internationally will now op

A USDA proposal for revamping the Conservation Reserve Program could force millions of potentially p

Friday Sept. 6, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

TURKEY WANTS USTO PAY FOR LOSSESLONDON - Turkish Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller said she want

SURVEY PROJECTS A JUMPIN US SOYBEAN YIELDCHICAGO - The Leslie/ADM Investor Services crop sur

Sri Lanka will establish a government-backed company operating in the private sector to identify and

Southern Co., the largest investor-owned electric utility in the United States, has won a key court

The environmental group Greenpeace said a planned nuclear waste dump in Texas near the border with M

LEADER OF HOUSTONTEAMSTERS LOCAL INDICTEDHOUSTON - The president of Houston's largest Teamst

China's state-run umbrella firm for shipyards said it generated export earnings of $305.26 million i

Union Pacific Railroad began laying the groundwork for massive post-merger personnel shifts with its

An economic landmark has been reached in the past month as both Russia and Ukraine achieved zero mon

As Bosnians prepare to go to the polls on Saturday, Sarajevo's streets are filled with armored perso

International peacekeeping will be the focus of a conference and exhibition at Madison Square Garden

FINANCIAL INCOME BOOSTSUNI STOREBRAND'S PROFITSOSLO - UNI Storebrand ASA, Norway's largest i

SENATE OKS LONGER STAYSIN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDBIRTHWASHINGTON - The Senate voted last week to

Washington state's insurance commissioner, Deborah Senn, ordered a group of European reinsurance and

A small army of insurance agents and claims adjusters descended on areas of North Carolina battered

The U.S. Court of Appeals last week upheld the 1993 conviction of a former California legislator who

Lloyd's of London submitted its accounts for solvency approval by the British Department of Trade an

There was more consolidation and merging activity in the international insurance scene last week, pa

IRAN CLAIMS NO HARMFROM US PENALTIESKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Iran's vice president said Thur

If Mexico's moribund economy is on the mend, don't tell that to truckers. They aren't feeling recove

American Airlines released a privately commissioned poll Wednesday that showed strong support among

The Port of Wilmington, N.C., was almost empty and strangely quiet Thursday morning.Workers

AIRFIRE CONSUMESFEDEX DC-10NEWBURGH, N.Y. - A fire that apparently started in a carg

JPA OFFICIAL RETURNINGTO PRIVATE INDUSTRYJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Thomas Delcomyn, the Jacksonvi

AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYSSETS FUEL SURCHARGEHARRISON, Ark. - American Freightways Corp. joined a

Turkey over the next few months will phase in several navigation rules for the Bosporus. The followi

Just how much rail competition will there really be after Union Pacific Corp. completes its merger w

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Sept, 5, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Four years of effort ended up a few words short.And that means Massachusetts' double-stack r