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Broken Hill Proprietary Co. has decided not to pursue negotiations with Iran on building a gas pipel

Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG, Germany's largest shipbuilder, began insolvency proceedings at a Bremen co

In the Old Testament, when King Solomon decided to split a baby in half between two women claiming t

1996 CUSTOMS, Trade and Finance Symposium and Exhibition. Feb. 25-27. Miami. Contact: (305) 347-4860

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. released financial statements this week for the first time since it filed

Pat Buchanan's upset victory in New Hampshire has shaken the Republican Party and probably a few off

The head of a Japanese shipbuilding association said Wednesday it will ask the Transport Ministry by

The British government is under intense public pressure to explain why salvors took so long to dislo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24, '95 - Feb. 21, '96 (a graph)(2)

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

A group of 125 U.S. cities, airlines, unions and consumer groups mounted a full-court press Wednesda

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Southeastern Fujian province said it approved 14,800 foreign-funded enterprises in the past five yea

RELIANCE GROUP PROFITJUMPED 69 PERCENT IN QUARTERNEW YORK - Reliance Group Holdings Inc. Wed

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

U.S. agricultural exports this fiscal year will hit a record $60 billion, the Agriculture Department

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 249.64 off 0.51 w

Feb. 21, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 21, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 21, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Feb. 21, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

JAPAN ENERGY TO SETNEW WHOLESALE PRICESTOKYO - Japan Energy Corp. said Wednesday it will ins

Feb. 21, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

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

Feb. 21, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Wednesday Feb. 21, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

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Unlike stocks and bonds, which rallied sharply, the U.S. dollar was unmoved Wednesday by Federal Res

Italy's consumer prices, excluding tobacco, rose an annual 5.5 percent in January, the national stat

Bank of Thailand Governor Vijit Supinit said Wednesday the central bank is optimistic that it can ca

The charter market is sometimes driven as much by emotion as it is by fact and this past month was n

The decision is final. Costa Rica is taking the United States to task for trying to limit imports of

The United States Wednesday appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that U.S. environmental measu

The United States and Japan will reach an accord by early summer opening Japan's market wider to U.S

Japan's latest dispute with South Korea over the ownership of three islands in the Japan Sea is only

The Oakland Port Commission, firmly committing the nation's fifth-largest containerport to a course