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As of Sept. 15, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Monday, Sept. 15, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Sept. 15, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Sept. 15, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

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

The U.S. dollar fell Monday following comments from Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer that a Germa

Sept. 15, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Late rains ensured a record soybean crop and stabilized the corn crop, expected to be the fourth lar

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 4, 1996 - Sep. 15, 1997 (a graph)*

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 241.69 off 1.52 wh

French Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn attempted to put a brave face on continued opposition

THAILAND AGAIN TRIES TOSAVE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRYBANGKOK - The beleaguered Thai government on

Sept. 15, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGESept. 15, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

An international environmental pressure group Monday released a report supportive of the U.S. ban on

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld Monday withdrew his nomination as ambassador to Mexico after

Growth in merchandise trade is expected to accelerate slightly this year, but the gap between it and

CMS Energy Corp. has completed a $1.5 billion financing for the acquisition and expansion of the Jor

Allianz AG of Germany said Monday it won approval to set up a life insurance company in Shanghai wit

Investors looking to cash in on emerging markets for power should look to the biggest emerging marke

Crown Pacific Partners LP said Monday that it had agreed to purchase 65,000 acres of timberlands in

Although the Clinton administration is sticking to its official position of open skies in talks with

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

The U.S. Customs Service found 16 companies in violation of U.S. transshipment rules for the period

Maybe, just maybe, President Boris Yeltsin's government is approaching an elusive goal after six yea

SHIPSHAMBURG PORT DOING WELLDESPITE GRAIN WOESBulk cargo at the Port of Hamb

Fine Air has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to settle its troubles with the Federal Aviation Admi

Bunker fuel sold in California will remain free from a potentially disastrous 8.25 percent state sal

AIG TO OFFER SERVICESTHROUGH TRAVEL AGENTSNEW YORK - American International Underwriters, a

The buyers of Conrail Inc. are pledging a go-slow approach to intergrating their $10.2 billion purch

STUDY NEARLY COMPLETEON CHILE COPPER-GOLD SITETORONTO - Bema Gold Corp. said Monday a prefea

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CHILE'S ENAP '98 BUDGETREPORTED AT $400 MILLIONSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's state-owned oil com

Stopping short of saying they will negotiate a trade pact, Brazil and South Africa are quietly forgi

The conference that sets prices for moving containers across the Atlantic Ocean says its rates will

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - SEPT. 12, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Bombings, kidnappings and threats by Russia and Chechnya have not changed the plans of an internatio

'True intermodalism here, if not in kindergarten, is in the first grade.'

NEW QUOTA EXPECTED ONRAYON FROM THAILANDBANGKOK - The United States is set to impose a new t