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When the 13 colonies declared independence in 1776, they discarded the notion that government derive

With Congress bracing for independent counsel Ken Starr's report on President Clinton, the outlook f

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 24, 1997 - Sept. 8, 1998 (a graph)*

The Clinton administration is seeking a broad flexibility in imposing unilateral sanctions that goes

Russian legislators have proposed fast-track banking legislation to undo the massive illegalities th

FUTURES - September 4, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - September 3, 1998All life-o

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

'I realized a long time ago that shouting isn't going to get you anything and I think that now the m

Widely viewed as the most difficult and controversial of the nine negotiating committees for a hemis

As of September 8,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 201.88 up 0.55 whi

Canadian mining giant Falconbridge Ltd. said it was shutting down its nickel operations in the Domin

September 8, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 4, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 8, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Sept. 8, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21

New York Mercantile Exchange - September 4, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High L

Sept. 4, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Japan's top six steelmakers issued warnings last week that they will post losses this year amid sign

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Thailand faces a ''millennium bug'' bill of around 10 billion baht ($250 million) and the government

A major opposition party has called for easing Mexico's tight limits on private and foreign investme

Mexico published its final ruling in the high-fructose corn syrup dispute Tuesday, imposing compensa

For the second week in a row, Japan has relinquished its ranking as primary destination for U.S. cor

Chile and the countries of Central America are committed to signing a free-trade pact by next year,

Airbus Industrie and Aviation Industries of China have scrapped plans to develop a 100-seater aircra

Commerce Undersecretary of Trade David Aaron is taking officials from 12 U.S. companies to Malaysia,

ASA Holdings' Atlantic Southeast Airlines has bought 27 additional Canadair Regional Jet aircraft fr

The World Bank's financial assistance to support the Polish government's Coal Restructuring Program

The Free Burma Coalition said Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson has announced it will ceas

Coca-Cola Co. has suspended plans to invest $75 million in Zambia because of the government's failur

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Lyle Vanclief and the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, F

After years of watching their industry churn through a pricing homogenizer, dairy farmers anticipate

For years, U.S. canneries have snapped up albacore tuna caught by West Coast fisherman. This year, t

In one of the harshest attacks on a corporation in recent memory, human rights groups have launched

A judge has approved a $5.3 million settlement of a lawsuit that accused Nationwide Insurance Co. of

Bankers Trust Corp. said it will sell its insurance products business to RR Holding Ltd., the Switze

Cargo insurance at Lloyd's of London is now only a click of a mouse away following Monday's launch o

New York insurance giant American International Group, seeking to further penetrate California's aut

Tuesday Sept. 8, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin