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The Asia-Pacific region today has the same potential for the petroleum industry that North America a

It is praised as a billion-dollar-plus bonanza for Midwestern farmers. But ethanol - the alternate m

Safeco Corp. said Monday it will buy American States Financial Corp. from Lincoln National Corp. for

EXTRA MILE TRANSPORTATION L.L.C.Robert E. Rich III is the president and chief operating offi

SHIPSPORT OF JINGTANGTO BUILD ORE DOCKSHIJIAZHUANG, China - Officials in nor

June 9, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Monday as France called for a delay to a stability pact on European mon

The debate continues: Are signatures on computerized documents legal and binding? If so, how can you

June 9, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Commission has published a formal call for bidders seeking forei

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

Local businesses say they're already feeling the pinch of the strike at nickel giant Inco Ltd.

SHIPYARD GROUP TAPSANTONINI FOR 5TH TERMLONDON - Corrado Antonini, chairman and chief execut

Israeli legislators threatened Monday to call for a boycott of a major Italian insurance company unl

ADM TO BUILD PLANTTO MAKE FOOD SUPPLEMENTDECATUR, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co. plans to

Sluggish demand for key high-tech exports, appreciating currencies and a slowdown in regional activi

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 6, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

June 9, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

PHILIPPINE INVESTMENTRATING GETS UPGRADEMANILA - American Overseas Private Investment Corp.

Monday June 9, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

It took a while and several false starts, but China now appears to have gotten what it wanted and Ho

Coal freight rates from Wyoming's lucrative Powder River Basin are likely to fall if plans for new r

Analysts on both sides of the Pacific say the impending appointment of a new president to the Japan

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

RUSSIA, CUBA OK BOOSTIN OIL-SUGAR SWAPMOSCOW - Russia and Cuba have approved a sharp increas

Robust growth in developing countries and a brighter economic outlook in the former Soviet Union wil

A key panel that oversees global textile disputes is ready to issue a decision on a long-standing U.

When Omer Aktuna heard that Mercedes-Benz Turk had signed a $41 million contract to supply 317 city

RUSSIA, JAPAN AGREEON FIRST PART OF LOANTOKYO - Russia and Japan Monday signed an agreement

June 9, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

'I was both disturbed and surprised about how a company can have one moral code in Sweden, but have

The United States is interested in thawing its relations with Cuba, said Secretary of State Madelein

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 9, 1997 *BRENT CRUDE OIL - (DOLLARS PER BARREL)

MID OCEAN SAW INCREASEIN FIRST-HALF RESULTSHAMILTON, Bermuda - Mid Ocean Ltd. realized an in

Gains across most of the transportation sectors led to a 1.4 percent rise in The Journal of Commerce

The reformer image of Teamsters President Ron Carey is coming under heavy fire amid federal allegati

BUDGET MAKERS PROPOSECHANGES TO TRAVEL TAXWASHINGTON - Congressional budget makers want to d

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