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U.S. Agriculture Department officials expressed concern after Egypt unexpectedly balked at imports o

OFFERS TO BUY* STEEL PLATE ST 37.2. 8,000 ton, 2 or 3 meter wide x 6 meters or more. Price m

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Transportation stock analyst Steve Lewins reiterated on Monday his advice to sell APL Ltd., saying t

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

Thai authorities face a critical need to formulate a policy to deal with their troubled financial se

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RUSSIA CUTS BELARUS GASSUPPLIES OVER DEBTSMOSCOW - Russian natural gas giant RAO Gazprom has

The reformation of Germany's banking industry began Monday with two Bavarian banks unveiling a bold

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

COURT ORDER FAILS TO DETERPROTEST IN SALMON ROWPRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Despite a c

The government is embarking on a new policy to encourage private investment in exploration and produ

Wisconsin Central Ltd. is nonunion no more.After three unsuccessful attempts and a sharp bat

I'm about to break a cardinal rule. Now, don't get me wrong, we're not talking felony here. But, whe

Mobile Bay, hit hardest by Hurricane Danny, remained closed to shipping early Monday while one outle

Brazil's Transport Minister Eliseu Padilha signed four leasing contracts with private companies for

July 18, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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American Commercial Barge Line is expanding its operations in South America, hoping that in the not-

Ships only began calling at the new container terminal at Freeport in the Bahamas in May, but port o

Chilean authorities are about to clear a final legal hurdle in their efforts to privatize 10 of the

Small and midsize U.S. companies eager to seal their first foreign deal are frequently looking south

Archer Daniels Midland, the great American ''supermarket to the world,'' has secured a major Canadia

When is a merger not just a merger? When regulators look at it through different colored glasses.

WORLD BANK APPROVESLOAN TO ARGENTINAWASHINGTON - The World Bank said it approved a $75 milli

Mexico and the European Union late last week reached an agreement on economic and other cooperation

The former head of maintenance at Skyway Airlines, one of five employees charged with violating Fede

ANOTHER BANKERS' GROUPOPPOSES HOUSE MEASUREWASHINGTON - The Association of Banks-in-Insuranc

PHILIPPINE CHIEF OKSPORT RATE REDUCTIONMANILA - President Fidel Ramos has approved a cut in

OCCIDENTAL NET HARD-HITBY DROP IN OIL, GAS PRICESNEW YORK - Occidental Petroleum Corp. said

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Bath Iron Works and its chief rival in Mississippi remain tight-lipped about published reports that

Officials of West Coast terminal operator Marine Terminals Corp. has received safety awards from the

Private operation of a short rail line targeted for abandonment by Union Pacific is feasible with an

Early on in the privatization process, the Pacific Coast port of Ensenada was billed by some Mexican

Moody's Investor Service has, for the first time, assigned a long-term foreign currency debt rating

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 18, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

China has set up a finance company to tap capital markets and channel funds to nuclear power plants

For the week ended July 12, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1