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If the word pirate conjures up a picture in your mind of a swashbuckling rogue with a cutlass in one

As of Aug. 29, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Friday, Aug. 29, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Union Pacific has created a new position to deal with safety issues in the wake of an investigation

To hear government officials tell it, the late-summer fields are bumper-full of grain, and Russia is

The problems faced by Hudson Foods aren't likely to help the agriculture secretary's quest to gain m

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - AUG. 27, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

The availability of permits for zinc exports has tightened further as China National Nonferrous Meta

Cuba's two major steel works reported production and exports grew significantly from January through

THAILAND COMMISSIONWILL OVERSEE INSURANCEBANGKOK - Commerce Minister Narongchai Akarasanee s

As of Aug. 28, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

975 (Aug. 28, 1997) Previous day - 969The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

SHIPSCHINA ANNOUNCESCONTAINER SERVICEDALIAN, China - Officials in northeaste

ONGOINGNational Maritime Historical Society. Aug. 30-Sept. 4, New York. Cruise to Bermuda. C

Australian Resources and Energy Minister Warwick Parer urged Asia-Pacific nations to ensure bottlene

CONSECO INC.John J. Sabl joined the Carmel, Ind., financial services company as executive vi

Aug. 28, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

SPANISH COTTON PRODUCERSPROTEST EU PRICE CUTMADRID - Cotton producers in Spain's southern re

wWith an ambitious development plan and the help of foreign investors, Panama, a country of few sail

Aug. 28, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

CANADIAN FISHERIESOFFICIAL HITS ALASKAVANCOUVER, British Columbia - A Canadian fisheries adv

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The U.S. dollar fell Thursday as the stock market dived on fears of higher interest rates down the r

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Thursday applauded China's economic growth as good for

Fifth Third Bank is No. 1 for many exporters in the Midwest. The bank, a 1997 ''E Star'' award win

Aug. 28, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

FOREST LINES INC.Ronald M. Ackerman was named marketing manager of the New Orleans subsidiar

DUPONT STARTS WORK ONLYCRA PLANT IN SINGAPORESINGAPORE - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilm

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A potentially explosive situation is at hand at the Port of Los Angeles as the operators of a coal e

Russia, in search of badly needed investment funds to help restructure its economy, expects to raise

Lufthansa AG, Germany's national airline, tripled pretax profit to an all-time high in the first hal

The state of Alaska has threatened to seize fishing vessels that kept a state ferry stuck in a Briti

Japan's effort to appease U.S. concerns about its port-operating practices broke down this week, dim

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEAug. 28, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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

DOT AWARDS RESEARCHGRANT TO TEXAS UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ro

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JULY OUTPUT FOR PEMEXAT 23-MONTH LOWMEXICO CITY - Petroleos Mexicanos said its gasoline prod

CHINA URGES PANAMATO DISINVITE TAIWANBEIJING - China on Thursday urged Panama to rescind an