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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DRUG NEARS HUMAN TRIALSSYDNEY, Australia - A drug to fight multip

It will take years for Florida's new state hurri cane catastrophe fund to build up enough to withsta

Some Indonesian coffee exporters have defaulted on their cargoes to take advantage of boom prices, a

May 25, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The privatization of Italy's largest state-owned insurance group Istituto Nazionale delle Assicurazi

Canada's Inco Ltd. has begun preparations for a possible strike next week at its Sudbury, Ontario, n

Edwin Thompson, the feisty former chief executive for Greenwich Pharmaceuticals Inc., has not given

Resounding silence. That's been the public response so far to Kemper Corp.'s decision to consider ta

Businesses do not have to wait for government lawsuits before they can file claims with insurers for

Demand for gold in the first quarter of this year was "firm" despite the rise in the price of gold d

Business leaders are begging lawmakers to reform the workers compensation system in North Carolina,

A bipartisan group of legislators announced plans Wednesday to file a petition to free a small airpl

Senate supporters of exporting Alaskan oil have postponed an effort to lift a statutory ban on selli

Italy posted a balance of payments deficit of 202 billion lire (US$126.5 million) in April, but reco

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 234.69 off 3.67 w

Wednesday May 25, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

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

As of May 25, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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Los Angeles engineer Norman Imbertson invented inflatable dams in 1956. Los Angeles Power & Light pu

1496 (May 25, 1994) Previous day - 1499 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Newport News Shipbuilding won a $5.6 million contract from the Department of the Navy to do maintena

A leaky 387-foot ship anchored at the Alabama State Docks has been abandoned by a Venezuelan company

Shipowners who wish to join the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners may have to demons

Alan Harper, managing director of Jacksons Commodity House, will succeed Peter Tudball as chairman o

Alan J. Kan, vice chairman of the Port Everglades Authority, died of a heart attack Monday. He was s

Cast (1983) Ltd. soon will be replacing its five combination container-bulk carriers, known as conbu

DOT DREDGING PANEL TO HOLD HEARING TODAYHOBOKEN, N.J. - The U.S. Department of Transportatio

In what would be the first legislative change to the 1990 Oil Pollution Act, congressional leaders a

An official representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees criticized the treat

Surrounded by undeveloped land, equipped with three modern container cranes and a key element in Mex

The United States has presented China with three specific allegations of textile transshipments in t

Shipyard proponents in the House voted Tuesday to add shipbuilding subsidies to the administration's

The Mexican government is putting the finishing touches on new rules that will require U.S. and othe

Expected economic growth, after inflation, in developing Asian countries. South Korea 5.5 p

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +12.945/18 100.85/19 101.15/20

China, eager to maintain its trade status with the United States, issued a strong denial Tuesday tha

The Clinton administration has agreed to drop many of its controversial demands in comprehensive fra

Tuesday, May 24, 1994(Percentage Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanad

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