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Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela will spend the next two years trying to reach agreement on rules of o

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Although oil prices headed south Monday on profit-taking, the market may yet hit new highs this week

SHARE PRICE POSTED FOR DUTCH TELECOM SALEAMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The Dutch governme

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The production of energy sources in Russia continued its decline, showing a year-on-year 18 percent

US OIL, GAS RIG COUNT ROSE TO 722 LAST WEEKHOUSTON - The number of working oil and g

Germany and France have joined forces to revive a controversial carbon dioxide tax aimed at cutting

Florida's two largest utilities are leading an industry effort to avoid the sizable cost of replacin

At night, one Baghdad resident wraps chains around his car, locks them in place and alternates guard

The economic sanctions against Iraq imposed when President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 hav

Two major South Korean carmakers, aiming to cut production costs and improve competitiveness, said o

U.S. businesses in Thailand fear they will lose special advantages if the government amends its labo

The publishers of Penthouse are targeting the growing Asian market, especially China, not only for t

GERMANY, UK PROPOSE EU DEREGULATION GROUPBRUSSELS - The German and U.K. governments

Monday May 16, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Ukrainian officials said Monday it will cost between $6 billion and $8 billion to close the Chernoby

Asean ministers Monday renewed attacks on the West for trying to link workers' rights with trade, sa

The FBI has bad news and good news and bad news about international business fraud. The bad

India's Communications Minister Sukh Ram over the weekend officially broke the state's monopoly in p

The Gonzalez family spent decades building its string of grocery stores into a supermarket chain. Bu

Textile Quotas to Watch as of May 13, 1994* Country Category Description

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission told food advertisers that terms used in ads, like "light" or "low

Vietnam is launching its biggest economic offensive in the United States since the end of the war to

FRENCH ABORTION PILL TO BE TESTED IN USWASHINGTON - In a major breakthrough, the com

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 227.38 up 0.16 whi

Production at seven petrochemical plants in Kaohsiung, hit by a power outage Sunday, resumed Monday

May 16, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Merck & Co., a leading prescription pharmaceutical company, said Monday it signed an agreement with

Platinum's use in autocatalysts will rise by 150,000 ounces in 1994, the latest Johnson Matthey PLC

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

Insurance companies are bluffing when they threaten to raise rates or pull out of Georgia because of

ITT HARTFORD GROUP TO BUY CROP INSURERHARTFORD, Conn. - ITT Hartford Insurance Group agreed

TEXAS' HCC INSURANCE REPORTS INCOME CLIMBHOUSTON - HCC Insurance Holdings, an insura

Crush a soybean, as industry parlance dubs processing, and you get a major vegetable oil used in foo

1505 (May 16, 1994) Previous day - 1500 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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MORMAC MARINE GROUP WANTS TO BUY MORANWASHINGTON - The owners of Mormac Marine Group

The country's state-run energy company, Philippine National Oil Co., is preparing to sell its oil ta

The operator of the Philippines' first privately run container terminal is appealing directly to Pre