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The first shipment of gasoline to reach Sierra Leone since the military coup May 25 arrived at Freet

Aug. 12, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 11, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Aug. 12, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

JIMENEZ IS CONFIRMEDCHILE'S MINE MINISTERSANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean president Eduardo Frei co

PLANESVIVID TECHNOLOGIESGETS ORDER FROM FAAVivid Technologies Inc., which has more t

Manufacturers of soda ash are threatening to seek anti-dumping duties if an American group tries to

Intense competition in the electricity and gas industries will soon cause a major shakeout among the

Some traders and analysts expect 1997-98 to be ''the year of corn'' as extremely bullish U.S. and Ch

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The environmental group Greenpeace hoisted a survival capsule onto a British Petroleum oil platform

The U.S. dollar was little changed Tuesday as the market lacked trading incentives, dealers said.

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 23, 1996 - Aug. 12, 1997 (a graph)*

AMERITECH ABANDONSCHINESE VENTURECHICAGO - Ameritech Corp. says regulatory hassles with Chin

The International Monetary Fund, the world's economic policeman, warned Thailand last year its boomi

European Union antitrust authorities cleared Compaq Computer Corp.'s takeover of Tandem Computers In

A steady expansion of air cargo business in Asia is prompting Boeing Commercial Airplane Group to sp

Foreign aid to Vietnam, one of the world's poorest countries, is being abused or misused with fees f

'Everywhere I go, everyone I talk to, I tell them Sept. 8, Sept. 8, Sept. 8, there's going to be a b

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

GERMAN JULY INFLATIONHIGHEST SINCE JUNE 1995BONN - German inflation rose to 1.9 percent year

In the latest move to quell U.S. suspicions about its export controls, the Hong Kong government is a

Hong Kong's financial secretary said on Tuesday the territory can cope with the kind of currency spe

Russia's Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange joined a group of Russian companies Tuesday to create a

OFFERS TO BUY* TRUCK TIRES. Quote 20-foot FCL Bridgestone or Michelin truck types c.i.f. Por

About 2,400 Fruit of the Loom workers scheduled to lose their jobs in October will be eligible for j

SOUTH AFRICA ENDINGPHONE CALL-BACK SYSTEMJOHANNESBURG - South Africa's telecommunications re

Bowing to pressure from one section of industry, the Indian government is imposing minimum floor pri

Pepsico, the soft drink and food manufacturing giant, has acquired an 11.75 percent interest in Turk

Commissioners appointed by the World Trade Organization to rule on a dispute between film giants Kod

DELAWARE OTSEGONARROWS ITS LOSSESCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Delaware Otsego Corp., which owns the N

Long days, extended weeks and peak flows of business can only go on for so long.So as day ni

United Parcel Service and the Teamsters union appeared to be bracing for a long strike Tuesday, a

In calling on Congress to pressure the White House to intervene in its Teamsters strike, UPS managem

HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGSEES NET EARNINGS GO UPHOUSTON - Net earnings at HCC Insurance Holding

John Dingell, ranking Democrat on the House Commerce Committee, wants federal regulators to reassure

Defendant Dow Chemical Co. has rested its case in a breast-implant class-action suit with closing ar

FARMERS INSURANCE AGENTSTO OFFER AUTOMOBILE LOANSLOS ANGELES - Farmers Insurance Group and C

PLANESAMERIJET NOW OFFERSCARGO SERVICE TO ARUBAFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Ameri