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Barring last-minute agreements, the railroad industry's wheel of fortune could grind to a halt Tuesd

The textiles sector has received a break from Mexican commerce officials, who again have postponed i

1106 (July 18, 1996) Previous day - 1107The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

CAMBODIAN OFFICIALSVISIT BEIJINGBEIJING - Cambodia's Second Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived i

U.S. civil rights groups will escalate their protests against Mitsubishi Motors Co. until the compan

July 18, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Revenue from tariffs on goods from Mercosur countries will fall off gradually as trade is liberalize

High-speed trains will be put into service at the end of July between Guangzhou, capital of adjacent

SENATE PANEL BACKSLARGER SUM FOR UTAH RAILSALT LAKE CITY - A $58 million appropriation appro

Analysts are divided over whether a plan announced by senior Pakistan government officials to stem c

''All this stuff about litigating down to the last cufflink - that's fine with me.''

Increasing India's merchant fleet to 9 million gross registered tons in six years is feasible, but p

A delegation from Thailand will come to Washington Monday with fresh proposals to ease restrictions

MICROCHIP MAKERSFROM US, JAPAN TO MEETTOKYO - Semiconductor industry leaders of Japan and th

In the latest action in the Superior Fast Freight Inc. undercharge saga, a California U.S. Bankruptc

July 18, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 18, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 18, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

FRANCE PROMISES SAFERNUCLEAR WASTE DEPOTPARIS - The French government pledged Wednesday to b

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CONNECTICUT FILES SUITAGAINST TOBACCO INDUSTRYHARTFORD, Conn. - Attorney General Richard Blu

July 18, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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Thursday July 18, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The chairman of the House Rules Committee, an ex-insurance agent who opposes banks selling insurance

Overhauling Superfund has fallen as a priority issue as Congress rushes to finish votes on agency ap

A federal judge has approved the settlement of lawsuits against Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. over

With 550 events, involving 10,000 athletes from 197 countries, the XXVI Summer Olympic Games begin t

Sprint champion Michael Johnson may get one; so could track and field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee. And

Twenty-three catastrophes causing $4.2 billion in estimated property losses made the first half of 1

Whatever the cause of Wednesday night's air crash, the catastrophe will spotlight airline liability

Two controversial health-care regulation measures have qualified for the Nov. 5 California ballot: t

That most English of institutions, Lloyd's of London, is learning the power of that most American of

The European Commission ordered an investigation Wednesday into a $48 million subsidy given to Breme

The Teamsters convention slowed to a crawl Wednesday, as the two sides at the bitterly divided meeti

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. should be broken up, a leading investment firm reco

Japan's life and non-life insurance industries plan to provide 40 billion yen ($362.5 million) and 5

Transportation Secretary Federico Pena and the department's top aviation official were pummeled with

One of China's youngest insurance companies scored a coup over the dominant state firm when it won t

MASSACHUSETTS DECIDESON TAX FOR UNINSUREDBOSTON - A conference committee of state senators a