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MALAYSIA COULD RESTRICTHEAVY MACHINERY IMPORTSKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MALAYSIA MAY RESTRICT

FRENCH, ANGOLAN FIRMSFIND OIL DEPOSITPARIS - Angola's national oil company and its French pa

Japan's giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said it plans to collaborate with major telecommu

Iran's Parliament passed a law allowing foreign companies that are ''legally recognized in their cou

WORLD BANKYukon Huang was named country director in Beijing. For more information, contact G

The National Transportation Safety Board emerged from more than a year of investigation in the May 1

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEAug. 19, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

1292 (Aug. 19, 1997) Previous day - 1293The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Aug. 19, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

STRAIT TALK: CHINA HITSJAPAN OFFICIAL'S COMMENTSBEIJING - China accused Japan's Chief Cabine

OFFERS TO SELL* FROZEN BLUE CRAB ROE. Contact: George Hall, Lastlong Corp., 444 Brickell Ave

NORTH AMERICAYarn Fair International and Cad Expo. Aug. 20-21, New York. Contact: Joan A. Da

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 237.68 off 1.45 wh

Aug. 19, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

CHARTERED JET CRASHESAT AIRPORT IN ANGOLALISBON - A Boeing 727 crashed Tuesday in Luanda, An

The Port of Los Angeles Monday embarked upon a project that provides a national model for how ports

Daniel Yarur, superintendent of securities and insurance in Chile, said he expects the country's off

Creation of a modern containerport at Subic Bay, already frustrated by much public wrangling, appear

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 30, 1996 - Aug. 19, 1997 (a graph)*

Aug. 19, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Thailand's benchmark stock index dropped below 600 points Tuesday for the first time since the Thai

Ignoring U.S. threats to take the matter to the World Trade Organization for informal talks, Turkish

UPS customers Monday expressed relief that the company would begin ground service Wednesday, but man

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United Parcel Service, the world's largest transportation company, today begins trying to put the mo

Tuesday Aug. 19, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Three Chinese firms are among those chosen for the second phase of the controversial Three Gorges da

China is relying on American know-how to pry loose oil and natural gas deposits it's been wrestling

China's prominent place in the global spotlight - and the tendency of many foreigners to equate ''gu

Jordan's free-market reforms are paying off.The uncertainty surrounding the Middle East peac

Aug. 19, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

The Teamsters union showed over the last two weeks that it could still flex its muscle, capture the

The future of the two agencies that offer U.S. companies political risk insurance in developing coun

The Clinton administration says it has questions about contacts between Chinese companies and elemen

Just minutes after the tentative agreement between United Parcel Service and the Teamsters was annou

Aug. 19, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

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

It's as easy as putting a disk in the wrong drive, but high-tech trade groups say software piracy co