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More than three decades of Communist rule in Cuba has created demographic and manpower problems that

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

''The lumber market is in a total state of confusion.''

A new administration from the Awami League party and headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to

The Bank of Israel stunned financial markets and the business sector Monday by raising interest rate

SHIPSSHIPOWNERS UNFAZEDBY FAILURE OF TALKSLONDON - The shipping industry is

U.S. contractors will be watching the booming Southeast Asian infrastructure market from the sidelin

FEMINIST HEATS UPMITSUBISHI SEX SUITTOKYO - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp., anxious to cont

The Border Trade Alliance meeting here has given the U.S. Customs Service a big boost by endorsing a

Steam coal is coming back in Brazil as the economy grows more rapidly than its ability to harness it

June 24, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

June 24, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

June 24, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Reflecting the textile industry's interminable quest for cheaper production sites, U.S. cotton expor

June 24, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A Republican-led congressional inquiry, tinged by election-year politics, is throwing a spotlight to

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 248.61 off 0.65 wh

Measures intended by Washington to curb Chinese textiles transshipped illegally through Hong Kong ha

In a deregulatory move designed to stem the flagging-out of Japanese vessels, the Diet has approved

Embarrassed by an Amnesty International report, the Commerce Department said it may change its regul

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International Petroleum ExchangeJune 24, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Monday, June 24, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

468 POUNDS OF COCAINESEIZED AT BARCELONA PORTMADRID - The Spanish Civil Guard said it had se

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Officials and members of the National Industrial Transportation League, the oldest and largest shipp

2 CONSULTANCIES MERGEBRAZILIAN OPERATIONSNEW YORK - Tillinghast- Towers Perrin, the global m

The story headlined ''Senate bill offers auto policy alternative'' that appeared on Page 8A on Thurs

Consumer groups have condemned the backroom political tactics that were used recently to reach agree

Like vampires, air cargo carriers are creatures of the night.But a new carrier is venturing

The Virginia attorney general has asked state insurance officials to investigate complaints by black

Lloyd's of London Names have until Aug. 28 to make up their minds on the settlement package offered

Last year, a television ad heralding the joint agreement between Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal Du

Getting express documents to your man in Havana is not an easy prospect, given the restrictions of t

For the past 10 years, the annual ripening of cherries in West Coast orchards has touched off a fran

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

As of June 21, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 249.26 off 0.32