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African foreign ministers met Monday to discuss the continent's huge debt problems, while heads of s

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Monday June 6, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Don't be lulled by the tree-lined streets, French architecture and elegant restaurants found in this

Few men are blessed with such good luck as Italian media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. He create

NORWAY SENTENCES ANTI-WHALING ACTIVISTSOSLO, Norway - A Norwegian court sentenced tw

Having conquered a large part of the world's market for basic toys thanks to low prices, China wants

The U.S. dollar held to a narrow trading range Monday, as some investors took profits but others bou

Tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos. Monday began legal action in Australia to overturn a government ban

The future would meet the past if a proposed futuristic train station is constructed at the Henry Fo

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

Rail-freight data for May contradict other indicators that suggest the U.S. economy is slowing down.

China will be the world's largest consumer of wool, mainly for its export- dependent textile sector,

CHINA PLANE CRASH KILLS 160 ON BOARDBEIJING - A Chinese airliner on a domestic fligh

Standard & Poor's ratings group anticipates a greater divergence in the ratings of U.K. regional ele

The British are coming, the British are coming! And the French. And the Germans. And the South Ameri

Nextel Communications Inc. said Monday it will invest $165 million for a 22 percent stake in Corpora

N. KOREAN SHRUGS OFF THREAT OF SANCTIONSKIEV, Ukraine - North Korean Foreign Ministe

Australia has developed an automated program that it said will revolutionize the process of transmit

RAIL TRAFFIC RESUMES AFTER BRIDGE MISHAPHARRISBURG, Pa. - Freight traffic along Conr

President Clinton will meet with lawmakers from energy-producing states June 16 to discuss ways to h

Last November, federal regulators completed the eight-year transformation of the interstate gas pipe

British Gas PLC and Atlantic Richfield Co. of the United States began drilling their first gas and o

Tosco Corp. reached an agreement with BP America, a subsidiary of British Petroleum PLC of London, t

Friday June 3, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

When Richard L. Haberly joined Arrow Air in March 1987 as the company's president, the carrier was i

When Itel Corp. agreed to sell two short-line railroads to Wisconsin Central in 1992, there were two

More restrictions on the operation of foreign companies in Bangladesh are being swept away amid repo

On the night of June 5, 1944, about the time that Allied paratroopers were landing behind German lines in Normandy...

After receiving a bevy of shipowner complaints, the Coast Guard has withdrawnfrom public dis

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

Friday, June 3, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Global investors are dumping European bonds and buying U.S. bonds, which could set the stage for a r

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index fell to a level of 101.2 on Friday, down0.1 point fro

Mexican exports to the United States increased 22.3 percent in the first three months of this year v

Taiwan Friday lifted a ban on foreigners setting up banks and eased restrictions on foreign investme

A story appearing on Page 1A on June 3, titled "White House Walks Softly on China Trade Policy, shou

European Union finance ministers backed a directive that will ease the share- listing requirements f