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Peter L. Woicke was appointed executive vice president of the International Finance Corp. Wednesday,

Long Yongtu, China's vice minister of foreign trade and economic development, said China will never

Taiwanese firm Wus Printed Circuit said it bought two Motorola Inc. plants in Singapore in a $39 mil

The chief of the global environment watchdog agency has called for concerted action to curb the ille

Paymentech and Visa U.S.A. announced the launch of a payment card acceptance program for First Ameri

State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson has charged American Fidelity Life Insurance

Insurance industry net income sank in the first half of the year thanks to a boost in catastrophe lo

MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICELaura F. Bazer was promoted to vice president/senior credit officer

Wednesday Sept. 9, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The Tata Industries Ltd. industrial group - one of India's largest conglomerates - said it is withdr

839 (September 9, 1998) Previous day - 833The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

International Business Machines Corp. announced Wednesday it has built the world's smallest hard dis

Falling insurance rates and difficulty in finding new business concern Lloyd's of London Chairman Ma

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Sept. 2, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Rocked by the fallout from ailing economies in Asia and Russia, Brazil on Tuesday unveiled an ambiti

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

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

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

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

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

Russia's biggest oil producer, Lukoil, plans to increase crude oil and products exports in the secon

Globalization is forcing Thailand to further liberalize its insurance industry, with smaller firms f

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsMay Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Fe

Birmingham, Britain's second-largest city after London, once again has shown it can respond imaginat

Exactly two weeks from today, the U.S. standards community will gather in Washington to begin what c

LHS Group Inc.Bruce T. Leonard resigned as president of the company, citing family reasons.

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

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

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

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

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

When passenger airlines are involved in disasters, such as the one that befell Swissair flight 111 l

In just a few days, American financial services executives will be converging upon New York's Jacob

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

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

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

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

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