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International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 2, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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At a time when other members of Congress are fighting free trade or looking for political cover to s

President Clinton Thursday said he would seek to tighten health and safety inspections of foreign pr

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China is increasing its stake in one of Asia's fast-growing satellite communications firms, and in s

'South Korea was not prepared to undertake the reforms that are necessary for the real opening of th

S. KOREA'S KEPCO SEENCUTTING OIL DEPENDENCYSINGAPORE - The current 10-year program to build

British Agriculture Minister Jack Cunningham announced an initiative on Thursday to get the European

In the general atmosphere of consolidation in the industry, buying or merging with insurance compani

The U.S. Customs Service is developing a program to help importers pay the right amount of duties ev

HALTER MARINE GROUP INC.The company in Gulfport, Miss., said it is realigning the responsibi

The U.S. dollar was mixed in thin trading Thursday ahead of today's September U.S. jobs data.

The nation's largest terminal operating company is hauling the Port of Houston before the Federal Ma

A story appearing on Page 5A on Monday, Sept. 29, ''How big ships will change port system,'' incorre

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WILLIS CORROON CORP.The U.S. insurance brokerage arm of London broker Willis Corroon Group p

The House bill allowing banks, insurance companies and securities firms into each others' businesses

Maryland has become the first state to officially endorse the purchase of Conrail Inc. by CSX Corp.

Oct. 2, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Business mavens will tell you that bailing out of a contract with the government isn't usually a goo

Thailand's float of its currency in July provided only a minimal boost to exports, while capital fli

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MOODY'S SAYS LLOYD'SFACES CREDIT CHALLENGESLONDON - Moody's Investors Service warned that wh

While changing wind patterns are again helping to clear the choking haze lingering over much of Sout

It's getting a lot more crowded on ships leaving U.S. shores.The latest figures from The Jou

Wanted: A good home for 40,000 Union Pacific rail shipments.That's what the troubled Western

EU MINISTERS SIGNTREATY OF AMSTERDAMBRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers Thursday sig

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The European Union is poised to escalate a shipbuilding subsidy war with the United States, Japan an

TRUCKSHOUSE VOTES 6-MONTHEXTENSION OF ISTEAWASHINGTON - A six-month extensio

Before the Cold War and this century's two world wars, the Elbe River was Germany's most important i

Oil giant Elf Aquitaine on Wednesday confirmed it is seeking petroleum contracts with Iran and Iraq,

As Vietnam struggles to fend off blackouts, Western firms are moving in to shore up its creaking pow

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