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CUSTOMS OFFICIALS TO VISITHONG KONG FACTORIESWASHINGTON - U.S. Customs Service officials wil

The spectacular crash of the British pound last week, from $1.64 on Monday to below $1.57 in Europe

U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley wrapped up a cross-Canada tour late last week but offered litt

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 23, 1996 - Aug. 8, 1997 (a graph)*

A number was incorrectly reported in a brief in the Aug. 6th edition under the headline ''Poll ranks

OFFERS TO BUY* CHLORIDE OF LIME. 1,000 metric tons of chloride of lime in 50 kg bags c&f Alg

The presidents of 11 U.S. unions have asked President Clinton to ''vigorously defend'' before the Wo

Bermuda Gov. Thorold Masefield has signed into law the Prohibited Restaurants Bill, the final step i

CANADA PULLS PREFERENTIALTARIFFS FOR MYANMAROTTAWA - Canada has withdrawn general preferenti

NORTH KOREA HITSUS ON SANCTION MOVETOKYO - North Korea on Friday accused the United States o

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has achieved much, but regional security concerns still n

Russia's huge natural gas company, RAO Gazprom, will return to international markets in September wi

A U.S. lawyer suing seven European insurance firms over life insurance policies for Holocaust victim

CIGNA CORP.Thomas E. Hobin Jr. was named national sales director for defined benefit plans a

The governor's wife, who runs a laundry service, and a small group of state lawmakers want to undo a

GRYPHON HOLDINGS SEESINCREASE IN REVENUENEW YORK - Gryphon Holdings Inc. said its second-qua

AIG SELLS ENERGY UNITTO CALIFORNIA GROUPLOS ANGELES - Enova Corp. and Pacific Enterprises sa

Atlanta-based Magellan Health Services has struck a $422 million deal to buy Aetna's Human Affairs I

British Petroleum Co. is the latest North Slope oil producer to explore the possibility of convertin

Brooklyn Union Gas Co. shareholders approved the $4 billion proposed merger of BUG and Long Island L

Long ignored because of a state focus on the huge sugar sector, non-sugar agricultural production in

Already reeling from financial losses, New England's largest electric company now must try to fend o

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It's not something they like to talk about.But the long-established ocean carriers that spec

USF&G Corp. has agreed to acquire Titan Holdings Inc. for $234 million, bolstering its position in t

Thousands of Romanians poured onto the streets or blocked rail lines on Friday to protest against th

Deeply indebted Thai-based Alphatec Electronics PLC received a stay of one month by bondholders at a

PHILIPPINE OIL FIRMS RAISEPRICES TO COVER PESO DIPMANILA - OIL COMPANIES HAVE RAISED THE PRI

Britain's last active tin mine will cease production within six months, shutting down an industry th

Aug. 8, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

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

As of Aug. 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is spending $1.7 billion to buy a 20 percent stake in Pioneer Hi-Bred

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 7, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

International Petroleum Exchange*Aug. 8, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The president of Chile, Eduardo Frei, and Argentina, Carlos Menem, opened a $325 million pipeline th

Squeezing the maximum number of cars into a limited space is something of a science, whether it's th

Aug. 8, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines said it is seeking to re-establish routes within Russia and

ARGENTINA'S YPF EXPECTSWIDER PETROBRAS TIESBUENOS AIRES - Argentina's YPF SA last week forec