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Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. announced Monday that a Chinese offshore gas field, which i

SOUTH WALES ELECTRICITY AGREES TO TAKEOVER BIDSouth Wales Electricity (Swalec) has agreed to

A widening public sector strike in France that has crippled transport operations throughout the coun

The Canadian government is moving, gingerly but steadily, to overhaul a railroad industry that has b

The federal government today makes public a list of U.S. retailers and clothing makers that it says

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., in response to the media's coverage on the cancellation of OPIC

The Western world's aluminum production costs began rising in mid-1994 after falling steadily betwee

December 4, 1995 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

Less than 18 hours after signing an ambitious agreement to boost trans- Atlantic trade, the European

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OPEC'S SEVEN CRUDES RISE 30 CENTS A BARRELLONDON - The price of OPEC's basket of sev

Banco Internacional de Desarrollo (Bidesa) is "technically bankrupt," according to figures published

Analyst Marcy Yeamans at NatWest Securities said Monday that she has downgraded her rating on Magma

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

The U.S. dollar weakened against the Deutsche mark Monday as the French franc was sold heavily on wi

Egypt's annualized inflation rate in October was 7.0 percent, compared with 8.2 percent in September

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The United States said Monday it would pull out of the United Nations Industrial Development Organiz

A break in heavy monsoon rains in Southeast Asia and a technical correction to an overheated market

A new U.S. trade representative may help clear the way next year for a revived hemispheric free-trad

Government researchers are experimenting with two new vaccines to protect against the Newcastle viru

"There's just so many times you can go from Alaska to the West Coast before you get bored."

Southeast Asian countries have reached agreement on a nuclear-free zone for their region and will sp

As Japanese business continues to flee a strong currency and dizzying costs of operating at home, Ta

Citibank plans to open a full commercial banking branch in Lebanon in the first quarter of 1996, ban

MEXICO ON CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND TRADE PACTSMEXICO CITY - A Commerce Secretariat officia

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A U.S. federal agency has expanded its efforts to rein in wool imports from around the world with a

A Michigan company and its Canadian partner intend to test drill for diamonds in Marinette County.

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

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The Port of Everett, Wash., has prepared a six-year, $42 million capital plan that features developm

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The Journal of Commerce Stock Index rose slightly last week, led by a strong performance in railroad

Greek shipowners are prepared to sponsor privately financed naval academies in a bid to avoid a shor

A fresh attempt will be made as soon as possible to discover why a huge British-built ship loaded wi