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Tropical storm Bonnie, downgraded from hurricane status after bruising commercial ports in North Car

China's minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation, Shi Guangsheng, said Thursday that a dev

The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday Merck and Co. has agreed to take steps to address agency

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

The Central Bank halted dollar sales for the second straight day Thursday in an effort to save its d

Prime Minister John Howard is on the verge of calling a snap national election, staking his 2 1/2-ye

The Journal of Commerce and the Shipping Network, the holding company of The Shipping News, have ent

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 10, 1997 - Aug. 27, 1998 (a graph)*

British retailer J. Sainsbury PLC Thursday bowed to a legal action threat from Nike Inc. by withdraw

The fractious relationship between Malaysia and Singapore is now affecting the security arena, with

China will start the process for selecting the first head of the Macau government under Chinese rule

Cuba will take part in preparatory negotiations for a trade treaty between a group of developing cou

Hong Kong has been struggling for years to get its multitude of small and medium-sized companies int

'It's not going to be borne by the ship operators.'

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FUTURES - August 26, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - August 25, 1998All life-of-co

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

As of August 27, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 198.14 off 1.63

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 26, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

August 27, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

Aug. 27, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The British government this week approved Shell International's plans to chop up the obsolete Brent

Canadian farmers are tinkering with Mother Nature to produce heartier, insect-resistant crops - a tr

The Badami oil field in Alaska started production this week, Belgian oil company Petrofina said in a

Aug. 27, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24.00

Aug. 26, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

New York Mercantile Exchange - August 26, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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Union Oil Co. of California shrugged off an oil price slump and led a charge of independent oil comp

Thursday Aug. 27, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Australian general insurance and reinsurance group GIO Australia Holdings Ltd. said on Thursday it h

Germany's Hannover Re Group, the world's fifth-largest reinsurance company, is continuing its aggres

Kevin G. Tobin of Georgetown, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to

The California Assembly recently passed two bills aimed at protecting jobs of older workers, but the

_ The Russian government announced on Tuesday that as part of a debt restructuring program, payment

A Jewish leader says the World Jewish Congress didn't win enough concessions from European insurance

After Hurricane Bonnie swept into the state, the North Carolina Bar Association's Disaster Legal Ser

A possible strike by Air Canada's 2,100 pilots set for next Tuesday could ground the airline, stall

HARLEYSVILLE GROUP INC.Walter R. Bateman was elected chairman of the board, in addition to h