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Rumors that Mexico may impose interest-rate ceilings have sparked concerns on Wall Street and Mexico

Backed into a corner at home by a mix of negative public opinion and rising restrictions, U.S. cigar

The U.S. dollar clung to sharp recent gains Thursday despite another widening in the trade deficit.<

Two of America's computer heavyweights are boosting their presence in China further in anticipation

China's exports of textiles and garments, its largest single category, continue to flourish despite

Tunky Ariwibowo, Indonesian industry minister, said the government would gradually remove the tariff

Malaysian officials seem to be working at cross-purposes in the matter of trade privileges from the

Pursuing diplomatic efforts to end a threat to their lucrative European banana market, Caribbean pro

Pakistan's key textile industry, hit by rising costs and Japanese anti- dumping duties, needs urgent

"The Clinton administration, with its mercantilistic devotion to exports for the sake of exports, ha

CHINA LETS CITIBANK OPEN BEIJING BRANCHThe People's Bank of China approved Citibank's applic

HOME HOLDINGS SHOWS NET LOSS FOR QUARTERNEW YORK - Home Holdings Inc., whose insuran

Three insurance-company rating firms reacted positively to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.'s planned

Zurich Reinsurance Centre Holdings, the U.S. arm of Zurich Reinsurance, has decided to branch out in

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it is considering building a fourth automobile plant in North Ameri

The sales of United Kingdom machine tools fell a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent in June from May at

EXECUTIVE GUILTY OF FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERINGORLANDO, Fla. - A millionaire entrepreneur who

Denmark's industrial output fell 1 percent in the April-June period from the March-May period, the N

General Dynamics Corp. said Thursday it will purchase Bath Iron Works of Maine for $300 million in c

Three men who ran an operation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard were indicted on 23 federal charges, the U.

For reasons that are not particularly clear - other than unspecified concerns about his management s

A story appearing on Page 1B of the Aug. 16 edition of The Journal of Commerce headlined "New Haven

SHIP VENTURE TO LINK NORTH, SOUTH KOREASEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean-Chinese joint ven

Coast Guard officials reopened the Chesapeake Bay shipping channel Thursday, putting Virginia Port A

A Trinidadian airline that is managed by U.S. investors will spend about $180 million to buy new air

Ameritech Corp. is seeking to expand its holdings in the security monitoring business by buying Nati

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. (Memphis) - Robert Shirley, managing director of FedEx's Northwest region sale

Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has been given permis

Thursday Aug. 17, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

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A tanker left South Korea for the communist North on Thursday carrying 20,000 tons of fuel oil as pa

Chinese petrochemical imports would be curbed for the rest of the year by domestic production, spell

IRVING OIL DENIES AIR-POLLUTION CHARGESAINT JOHN, New Brunswick - Irving Oil Ltd. has pleade

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Market reforms created a galaxy of Russian companies filled with cash and resources but no star burn

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