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A top U.S. trade official Monday called for Thailand to open its financial markets to foreigners, sa

New mandates for solar power and other alternative energy sources could work against the benefits of

The seven-year fight for a new law regulating exports with both military and commercial uses is set

Aug. 25, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Illegally exported Iraqi distillate fuel oil is mostly ending up in the Port of Fujairah, United Ara

Mexican unions have struck a blow for labor independence and dealt a setback to President Ernesto Ze

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 238.64 up 0.89 whi

In a landmark case, an appeals court ruled that a state law barring all pollution-related coverage e

Monday, Aug. 25, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

For the week ended August 16, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

While the Dow Jones industrial average rode a wild roller coaster last week, the transportation stoc

China's largest tin producer, Yunnan Tin Corp., plans to reduce annual output of tin metal to 20,000

Action on a brewing wheat dispute between the United States and Canada is on hold until September, m

Months after being tested at other border ports, a much-vaunted customs system designed to speed the

Cuba's economy will experience ''modest'' growth in 1997 although the island's financial situation r

FLORIDA SETTLES LAWSUITAGAINST TOBACCO INDUSTRYWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Florida's war against

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

With the privatization of Panama's three largest ports complete and the fourth concession - Evergree

The insurance industry in Hong Kong has been recording double-digit growth for nearly a decade. It n

TRUCKSCHO YANG LINE CHIEFTO BE HONOREDNEWARK, N.J. - Conrad Everhard, chairm

China announced Friday it would establish its largest foreign investment project in Malaysia, with a

OFFERS TO BUY* POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (KCL). KCl purity: 96 percent; H20: 2 percent; water insol

HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTERSALLIANCE WITH SIEMENSMUNICH - German industrial group Siemens AG said

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The ferry that carries eager fishermen across the Kenai River all summer grosses $200,000 a season f

ACL CONTAINERSHIP GETSCERTIFICATION FOR SAFETYSOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - Atlantic Container Li

Despite insurance industry opposition, the expansion-minded Workers' Compensation Fund of Utah is co

The U.S. Department of Transportation is vowing to scrutinize the safety implications of the $10.2 b

Saying they have concerns about flying overloaded Fine Air cargo jets, 50 of the company's pilots me

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

As of Aug. 25, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Aug. 25, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

JAPAN EASES RULES ONBUILDING APARTMENTSTOKYO - New guidelines issued by the Ministry of Cons

Aug. 25, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

South Africa is reshaping its foreign policy to give greater importance to its economic interests, F

UNOCAL CREATES THAI UNITFOR OIL AND GAS VENTURES BANGKOK - U.S.-based oil giant Unocal Corp.

'We're friends with the administration, but this is one of the issues we disagree about.'

Aug. 25, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

U.S.-Central American trade is booming this year as Central American exporters take advantage of a s