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(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +17.958/3 104.48/4 104.78/5

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index, a leading inflation indicator, moved toa new high fo

A committee from the ruling coalition parties that is studying administrative reforms will propose p

STATE July 30 Aug. 6 California $1.22

MGM Grand Inc. said Tuesday it has an exclusive six-month agreement to explore the development of tw

"(T)here will be two types of CEOs in the next five years - those who think globally and those who a

Local officials are studying six sites as potential locations for a major new commercial airport in

ADMINISTRATION REFUSES TO SET HAITI DEADLINESecretary of State Warren Christopher said Tuesd

The government said Tuesday that most foreign currency will have to be put into banks from October i

Air cargo trade with Brazil has again fallen victim to a job action by customs inspectors at the int

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday in response to a surge in deutsche-mark buying by investors.

An environmental lawsuit by three cities along the proposed Alameda Corridor threatens to derail pro

The United States is hoping China will wear a path to Washington this year to buy cheap wheat, but o

Heavy-truck sales rose to a record level in July amid fresh signs that 1994 will be thebiggest year

U.S. companies are making their final - and differing - pitches to Congress on legislation dealing w

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered the state Department of Transportation to form a task force to

Mexican authorities are "delighted" by the large number of applications received from foreign compan

The new chief of United Airlines' parent company is trying to sell workers on a proposed employee bu

American Airlines increased its cargo ton miles, which include both freight and airmail, by an annua

HOUSE REJECTS CHINA MFN CUTOFFWASHINGTON - The House of Representatives Tuesday over

The United States, concerned about alleged abuses of worker rights, is likely to further postpone a

HOUSE APPROVES BILL FOR RAILROAD SAFETYWASHINGTON - The House of Representatives has

HoW tO Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

HoW tO Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

HoW tO Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 9, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

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FIRE AT LOUISIANA PLANT SPARES EXXON REFINERYHOUSTON - A fire in a cracking unit at

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 9, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Aug. 9, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

China's silk exports, in which it leads the world, grew 37 percent in the first half of this year ov

In the best traditions of his craft, a senior American diplomat delicatelyskirted two thorny

Construction of Indonesia's first nuclear power plant, to begin in mid-1996, is already mired in a c

Asia has been turning into a giant manufacturing base for Japanese machinery firms over recent years

Rising costs at home are pushing more South Korean companies abroad, especially the small and medium

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Russia produced 175.3 million tons of oil in the first seven months of this year, 13.7 percent less

Electric machinery makers have started to implement programs to recover and recycle chlorofluorocarb