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The planned merger of two of Britain's largest insurance companies, Sun Alliance Group and Royal Ins

May 20, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The labor-leasing company whose hiring blitz appeared close to cornering the driver pool in Los Ange

Three peace activists pleaded guilty Friday to hammering and pouring their blood on a Navy submarine

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The Military Sealift Command will commemorate National Maritime Day Wednesday at a wreath-laying cer

''It was a carnival. I've seen people with more empathy for convicted killers.''

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

The next stage in the trans-Pacific migration toward free trade kicks off today when senior economic

ECOPLAN/FAHMABrazilAmount of contract: $624,001.Contract description: Institutional

The increased use of containers, coupled with new cargo handling techniques and reforms in port mana

President Clinton announced Monday that despite U.S. differences with China over human rights, nucle

Debate may continue over whether the Mexican peso is overvalued, but that will be put to rest only w

Finance and trade ministers at Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development meetings starti

Environmentalists warned Monday that a leaking waste pit at a copper mine south of Manila is structu

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IRAQ, UN SIGN ACCORDTO ALLOW OIL SALESUNITED NATIONS - After months of negotiations, Iraq an

Maryland officials are taking a close look at an ambitious rail clearance proposal that could mean 1

Whether or not the privatization of Brazil's Light - the electric utility concession for Rio de Jane

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 26, '95, - May 20, '96 (a graph)(2)D

Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corp. announced Monday they will es

Monday May 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The World Trade Organization agreed Monday to establish a dispute panel to examine a complaint by th

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said Sunday he will head a committee of economic ministries to a

The House fight over an Iran-Libya sanctions bill is coming to a head this week, with hearings set f

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

May 20, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Thousands of German public sector workers held token strikes Monday, bringing public transport in se

May 20, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori took his economic reform program on the road this week with a fl

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Western Hemisphere finance ministers returned home Monday after progressing on efforts to boost econ

Expeditors International of Washington Inc. expanded its air cargo capacity in South Korea by linkin

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 259.59 off 0.14 wh

After about a year of trying to lure investors, the Port of Corpus Christi is making final efforts t

Big is better. Especially when it comes to buying transportation services.This is why for ye

May 20, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

In the first of what will doubtless be a string of counterattacks, China said Sunday the United Stat

As of May 20, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup