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U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 3.6 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 17, as compared with t

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Norsk Hydro, a diversified oil and gas producer and Norway's largest publicly traded company, is rea

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday as market participants digested recent gains made on the belief t

The European Union decided Wednesday to press ahead with a complaint against the U.S. Anti-dumping A

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International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 22, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

An ambitious company in China's southern Guangdong province plans to sell its brand of refrigerators

Two key business groups representing rail chemical and plastics customers have come out against the

The Clinton administration appears to be headed for a confrontation with Congress this week over eff

PAKISTAN HOPES HARVESTSHELP REDUCE TRADE GAPKARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan government is hopin

GREAT AMERICAN LIFEINSURANCE CO.Bruce Brodie was named to the new position of chief technolo

'I couldn't feel worse about the kind of customer satisfaction that we have achieved in the last 90

This riverside repository for people who behave strangely is proving itself all over again. Ben Fran

Singapore's port agency is taking an equity stake in a new container terminal being built at the Mid

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Wednesday Oct. 22, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Oct. 22, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, facing continued problems in reforming Mexico's troubled st

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

Sharp currency devaluations in Southeast Asia are helping to reshape the region's energy industries.

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.92 unch whi

Companies that can prove the cost of providing the same coverage for mental as for physical illnesse

US AIRWAYS REPORTSHIGHER PROFIT FOR QUARTERARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways Group Inc. Wednesday

House leaders have blocked a potentially explosive amendment to Amtrak reform legislation that might

In what seems a recurring nightmare for shippers and carriers across Europe, French truck drivers ar

Moving to put more teeth in Coast Guard inspections, the House passed a bill Tuesday that would pena

Oct. 22, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The European coal market moved deeper into crisis Wednesday after forecasts of a collapse in British

ITALY, PHILIPPINES SEEKTO INCREASE TRADEMANILA - The Philippines and Italy said Wednesday th

Oct. 22, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Oct. 22, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Lawsuits encompassing employment-practices liability are fast becoming real threats to a corporation

KIA WORKERS STRIKETO PROTEST RECEIVERSHIPSEOUL - Workers at auto manufacturing plants of the

Progress has been reported in bilateral talks with India over an accord to remove thousands of offen

Questions and doubts continue to surround new and in some cases pending standards in Mexico for pack

GENERAL RE ANNOUNCESFORMATION OF SUBSIDIARYSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. has formed a n

TRUCKSTIMETABLE PUSHED BACKON NEW TEAMSTERS VOTENEW YORK - The federal offic

Former Maersk Inc. executive Larry Keller is taking over as executive director of the Port of Los An