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1068 (Aug. 13, 1996) Previous day - 1063The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Sanctions against Iran and Libya signed into law last Monday by President Clinton represent an illeg

KOBE STEEL TO HELPINDIA FIRM MAKE TIRES TOKYO - Kobe Steel Ltd. has contracted to provide ti

The United States sees no chance of compensation for Chilean growers who lost millions of dollars in

German shareholder group SdK urged the government to take legal steps to improve corporate governanc

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The Hong Kong unit of China's principal ocean carrier moved Tuesday to quash a spate of stock market

Haiti's Senate approved a controversial package of reforms to help liberalize the country's economy,

Kvaerner ASA, Europe's largest shipbuilder, said Monday its pretax earnings fell 56 percent in the f

TWO OBTAIN INTERESTSIN KAZAKHSTAN OIL FIELDTOKYO - Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. and Sumit

Republican leaders responding enthusiastically to GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole's economic pla

While most of the action in drafting the Republican party platform adopted here this week centered o

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

Republican candidate Bob Dole continues to throw a favorite line into his convention speeches: U.S.

As of Aug. 13, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 249.30 up 3.16 whi

Aug. 13, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 13, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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Tiny, ravenous bugs are nibbling at the dream of Myanmar's military rulers to turn their impoverishe

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 13, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Aug. 13, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

W ith help from the federal government and big business, the global marketplace is becoming tinier

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Mexico plans to invite foreign and domestic investors to bid in the coming months on the constructio

REGIONAL BLOCSJapan-U.S. Southern Conference. Sept. 4-6. Houston. Contact: Greater Houston P

YELTSIN APPROVES AIDFOR NORILSK NICKELMOSCOW - President Boris Yeltsin approved government a

Tuesday Aug. 13, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

As Germany's high-tech industries search for low-cost producers, U.S. electronics firms stand to ben

You've built your Web site and have it up on the Internet. The question now becomes how do people kn

KUWAIT PETROLEUMNAMES ADVISORY BANKKUWAIT - The Kuwait Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday that it

CHINESE INSURER BACKINGTEHRAN SUBWAY PROJECTBEIJING - PICC Property, a subsidiary of the Peo

Two U.S. companies are among the front-runners to take a leading interest in Guyana's power company,

9 FIRMS PLACE BIDFOR FRENCH OCEAN CARRIERPARISNine maritime companies have placed official b

Whatever happened to potato futures redux, you ask.Well, prospects for the renaissance of on

GENERAL RE REPORTSQUARTERLY NET BOOSTSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. saw its second-quart

Greece's shipowning establishment intends to press for key changes in the International Safety Manag

ST. PAUL RESusan Mack has joined the reinsurer's New York headquarters as vice president of

Japan's Ministry of Finance said Tuesday it rejected a complaint by three foreign nonlife insurance