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Rapid advances in information technology coupled with globalization of the economy are forcing gover

Having been on a roll for several years, China's locomotive and railcar industry now is deemed to be

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 248.11 up 0.58 w

India's minister of commerce, Palaniappan Chidambaram, called here Friday for his nation to be given

Feb. 2, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 2, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 2, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

PLM SELLS INTERESTS IN AUSTRALIAN UNITSSAN FRANCISCO - PLM International, the transp

"We're moving into a digital world and it is vital for businesses to have access to encryption."

As of Feb. 2, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Feb. 2, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

Feb. 2, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Foreign companies in Pakistan appear little bothered by a government decision to scrap tax breaks in

Feb. 2, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Customs officers in the Spanish Port of Almeria hauled in over two tons of hashish hidden behind a p

INJURED WHALE SIGHTED OFF CAPE HATTERASSAN FRANCISCO - The National Oceanic and Atmo

Despite U.S. fears that an all-Asian aviation meeting this week in Kyoto was designed to help the Ja

Asian and Pacific Island nations agreed Thursday to institutionalize an all- Asia aviation forum ami

When best-selling author John Grisham helped a Mississippi widow get a $700,000 judgment arising fro

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN'S PROFIT RISES IN QUARTERKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Souther

The Transportation Department Thursday denied Republican charges that agency personnel travel too mu

U.S.-Chinese tensions continued to simmer Thursday over Taiwan, U.S. accusations of rampant copyrigh

A White House decision is imminent on which of the two Democrats at the Federal Maritime Commission

The Pentagon has tapped more than a dozen commercial sea and air carriers to help move troops and eq

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

Thursday, Feb. 1, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. may settle the most pressing problem in its Chapter 11 case - the status o

The United States and Germany have agreed on a framework to open their aviation markets to one anoth

In a case that highlights the nightmares of doing business overseas, a small Texas company has filed

Russia's inflation rate in January rose to 4.1 percent, compared with 3.2 percent in December, Russi

The U.S. dollar turned modestly higher against the Deutsche mark late Thursday after trading mostly

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 3, '95 - Feb. 1, '96 (a graph) (2)D

A bill to permanently grant U.S. most favored nation trade status to 17 countries that now need annu

U.S. government and industry spokesmen raised the prospect Thursday of U.S. trade reprisals if Canad

China's domestic computer manufacturers are being advised to gear up for an explosion in demand as m

"Many mistakes were made in the course of reform, prompted by attempts of some leaders to mimic the

New export orders for factory products, the lone bright spot in December manufacturing figures, suff

AirTouch Communications has joined a consortium to develop a cellular phone network in Poland.

Payment for export transactions, unlike domestic sales, are subject to country as well as customer r