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House Republicans are waging a battle over old-fashioned, pork-barrel politics and Washington's new-

California will perform yet another study on the health effects of the widely used fuel additive MTB

Peace among ocean carriers in the Pacific? For some, it's a staggering thought.But it may be

Sept. 16, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Angry shippers around the world have come out against a newly created Chinese government maritime ag

Sept. 16, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

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

Sept. 16, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGESept. 16, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

As of Sept. 16, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 241.18 off 0.51 wh

The nation's drug czar Tuesday hailed high technology as a potent drug-fighting tool and said large

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Russian officials said Tuesday that a threat to bypass Chechnya with a new oil pipeline from the Cas

About 300 striking union members at international resource conglomerate Rio Tinto Ltd.'s Hunter Vall

Indonesia's President Suharto apologized on Tuesday for raging bush fires in his country that have b

Sept. 16, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

CLINTON TO GIVE DECISIONON TOBACCO SETTLEMENTWASHINGTON - After a nearly three-month interna

China's next commercial satellite launch will be covered by $200 million in insurance from Chinese a

'It's the last thing anybody wants to hear.'

EXEL Ltd. finished its acquisition of GCR Holdings Ltd. by absorbing GCR's reinsurance subsidiary in

The World Insurance Network moved closer to full operation with its announcement Monday that it had

SHIPSUS CHAIRMAN LEAVESPANAMA CANAL BOARDPANAMA CITY - The U.S. chairman of

The U.S. International Trade Commission found a ''reasonable indication'' that U.S. stainless steel

The turmoil in the financial markets of Southeast Asian countries has put a damper on a new round of

Two of New York's top politicians opened an office to handle claims of Holocaust victims or their he

ASEAN FINANCE MINISTERSTO HOLD CURRENCY TALKSBANGKOK - Finance ministers from the Associatio

Union Pacific, the nation's largest railroad, said Tuesday it is implementing a labor agreement that

A few pioneering U.S. businessmen opened their briefcases in Beirut just weeks after a 10-year U.S.

NORTH AMERICAExponutrition Food Show. Oct. 1-4, Acapulco, Mexico. Contact: U.S. Dairy Export

MIDDLE EASTLEBANONLooser monetary policy and lower interest rates should boost growt

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OFFERS TO SELL* SILICON CARBINE POWDER. F.o.b. China. Contact: Edward Strassberg, The WorldS

WORLD BANKVinay Bhargava was named country director of the Philippines. For more information

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADACOSTA RICA. Sept. 23-27. The Chamber of Commerce of New Orlea

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

United Parcel Service still struggles to regain shipper confidence four weeks after a national strik