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As president of Costa Rica's Chamber of Industries, Miguel Schyfter has long warned the government a

COURT UPHOLDS ELECTION OF 8 TESORO DIRECTORSSAN ANTONIO - Tesoro Petroleum Corp. sai

Companies in Singapore's petrochemicals complex reported higher earnings for 1994 after several year

Along with untaxed cigarettes and illegal immigrants, shadowy importers are bringing into Hong Kong

Construction has started on a $100 million Du Pont nylon plant in Taiwan, the company's second big i

"Over the short term, there's a benefit because it is the best deal Peru could get, but it has a cos

JAPAN'S TOSOH PLANS TO IMPORT SODA ASHTOKYO - Major Japanese chemical maker Tosoh Co

U.S. inventories of crude petroleum fell by 5.6 million barrels during the week ended Aug. 4 compare

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Wednesday Aug. 9, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

AGRICULTURE PANEL OKS LONG FOR POST AT USDAWASHINGTON - The Senate Agriculture Commi

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Oil companies here will start using containers to speed up the domestic transport of gas oil, a Petr

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Coffee is staying on European supermarket and kitchen shelves this summer as a heatwave scorches the

The story headlined "Metrologic Instruments Inc.," which appeared on Page 5A on Friday, should have

Demand for gold underwent continued broad-based global growth in the second quarter of this year, th

China could become the world's largest offshore production base for International Business Machines

Venezuela passed Saudi Arabia as the top oil exporter to the United States during first five months

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

The Czech council of economic ministers Tuesday ordered preparations for a ''radical" selloff of sha

Investor uncertainty over reforms and political tension are casting a shadow over Kenya's economy de

As of Aug. 9, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 232.55 up 0.28 wh

Need arrangements for your burial? A way to pay the kids' tuition in your dotage? How about that lon

Aug. 9, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

With only a small chance of price increases because of Japan's sluggish economy, at least some of th

The recent problems of two Jamaican banks do not indicate any deficiencies in the island's financial

After several false starts, Zim Israel Navigation Co. is poised to put 15 percent to 20 percent of i

Trade statistics appear to show that local manufacturers are heeding government warnings to ease rel

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To outsiders, the bitter three-month strike against Toys "R" Us stores in Sweden might suggest that

OUTPUT SETS RECORD AT TOKYO ELECTRICTOKYO - Peak electricity output at Japan's Tokyo

West Coast longshoremen returned to work Tuesday, ending a surprise 24-hour stoppage that delayed mo

China has sentenced a man to nine months in prison for illegally selling pirated compact discs, in t

The scrapping of Enron Corp.'s power project in India highlights the political uncertainties facing

New York's non-utility power producers have reached the turning point between the mandated, fixed-pr

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 10, '94 - Aug. 8, '95 (a graph) (2)

Technical Chemicals & Products Inc. will acquire Pharma Patch PLC for $17 million in stock and debt,