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JAPAN FORMALLY SEEKS TALKS WITH US AT WTOJapan formally requested mediation by the World Tra

China's southern economic dynamo of Guangdong province is proposing to ban new coal-fired power plan

American motorists can expect to pay more for gasoline over the Memorial Day weekend than at any tim

China's eight-year bid to join the body that oversees most global trade moved forward this week, wit

A flurry of activity on the eve of President Clinton's summit meeting with President Boris N. Yeltsi

Ahmed Bin Said al-Badi, the United Arab Emirates' acting oil minister, has resigned, the official Em

WILLIAMS HOLDINGS TO SELL BULK OF TRANSCO COAL CO.TULSA, Okla. - Williams Co., a nat

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Officials said Wednesday that China should save millions of dollars in ethylene production by succes

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CHINA AWARDS CONTRACTS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONSHANGZHOU, China - Telecommunications authorities

May 17, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

May 17, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 231.67 up 0.99 wh

National Maritime Day and Armed Forces Day. May 20. Buzzards Bay, Mass. Ceremony and dinner sponsore

2239 (May 17, 1995) Previous day - 2261 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Shipowners may be facing significant liabilities from the contamination of cargo even if the cargo i

"We're thinking of going to a girlie bar." You can hear that line at almost any convention. In this

The story headlined "Commerce Panel To Tackle Bank-Insurance Measure," which appeared Monday on Page

CARLOS RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES (Washington) - Carlos Rodriguez is establishing this new lawfirm speci

Despite the weak dollar and the summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, foreign tourism in the United State

Todd Pacific Shipyards has taken itself off the short list of candidates vying to operate and manage

Fireman's Fund has become the latest California insurer to cut back on writing homeowner insurance,

China's consumer prices rose 20.7 percent in April from a year earlier, compared with a year-on-year

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor has given Canada until June 21 to rescind a decision to bloc

Saudi Arabia has invited U.S. aircraft makers back for what they hope will be decisive talks this mo

With orders and profits in a downward spiral, Boeing Co. is pinning its future on its new twin-jet a

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 16 '94 - May 17, '95 (a graph) (2)DA

Russian oil exporters are being forced to employ armed guards to protecttrains carrying oil

New York Cross Harbor Railroad has completed repairs to its float bridge, ending three months of ina

Wednesday, May 17, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

A sudden strengthening of the ruble in recent days could be the first sign of stabilization and turn