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Both developed and emerging nations promised during a World Trade Organization conference Monday to

The Hong Kong ''contagion effect'' hit markets in Latin America and Eastern Europe on Monday, furthe

ACTION SOUGHT AGAINSTKIA'S STRIKING WORKERSSEOUL - South Korean President Kim Young-sam Mond

Against the trend among some other regional carriers, Singapore Airlines Ltd. posted surprisingly st

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Oct. 22, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

The U.S. Customs Service today will publish proposed rules that aim to make it tougher to export sto

BRITAIN'S ROLLS-ROYCEFOR SALE - ALL OF ITLONDON - Rolls-Royce, the venerable British luxury

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEOct. 27, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 27, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

A top Chinese trade official said his government this week may announce plans to eliminate tariffs f

TOWER AIR'S THIRD QUARTERREVERSED YEAR-AGO LOSSESNEW YORK - Tower Air Inc. Monday reported t

Faced with an unprecedented wave of consolidation in the insurance industry this year, both with und

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A frightening plunge in stock markets around the world last week forced The Journal of Commerce's Tr

OFFERS TO BUY* HAIR ORNAMENT FROM ITALIAN MANUFACTURERS. Contact: Dong Myung System Engineer

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

Persian Gulf Arab countries are moving closer to giving the private sector a bigger role in their oi

Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. has finished $18 million in improvements at its Nikiski refinery.

'96 FRAUD DETECTION COSTPUT AT $650 MILLIONWHEATON, Ill. - The insurance industry has more t

Air traffic controllers in South and Central America and the Caribbean are attacking deteriorating s

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Oct. 27, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

Oct. 27, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

British Airways' move this weekend to establish a cheap no-frills carrier marks a dramatic escalatio

European competition officials are poised to order Frankfurt Main International Airport to end its m

MORTGAGE GUARANTYINSURANCE CORP.The provider of private mortgage insurance named James J. Hl

In an Oct. 22 article on Page 11, ''Profitable package deal,'' an insurance executive said that Stat

Government workers were going to show the nation how to drive with less pollution and foreign oil. T

Rear Adm. Thomas T. Matteson will retire as superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at th

US COAL PRODUCTIONFALLS SLIGHTLYCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Domestic coal production fell slightly,

Global air cargo traffic increased 8.7 percent in July to 4.5 million tons, according to a survey by

Frustrated by Amtrak President Thomas Downs' refusal to meet directly with union officials last week

1333 (Oct. 27, 1997) Previous day - 1334The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

'They're jerking Uncle Sam's chain to see if he can spit out more nickels.'

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPERCENTYEAR CLOSING CHANGEHIGH/ PRICE

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

Afghanistan has not been consulted over plans by Turkmenistan and an international consortium led by

Diplomats and government regulators Monday settled a U.S.-Japan port conflict that more than a week

US RATTLES SABERS OVERIRAQ WEAPONS INSPECTIONWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration Monday