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VIETNAM TEENS RESCUEDFROM MINING SLAVERYHANOI - Fifteen teen-age boys have been rescued from

While attention is focused on the House Banking Committee's scheduled markup of financial services m

Corporate America loses $29 billion each year from the costs of employees providing personal care to

The dollar is expected to remain strong this week, as European officials paper over their difference

Millions of dollars' worth of Asian and European pharmaceuticals in transit through the United State

Friday, June 13, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

OFFERS TO BUY* GLASS BOTTOM BOATS. Small powered glass bottom boats for 2-6 people. Boats wi

The Beltway buzz in the textile world has entered an echo chamber.Washington analysts are tr

Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong recently ended a three-day trip to the Philippines designed t

As of June 13, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 13, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

PACIFICORP REACHES DEALTO BUY ENERGY GROUPLONDON - PacifiCorp announced Friday it will buy B

A distinguished U.S. aviation expert has been appointed director-general of the Airports Council Int

The need for extra export capacity for Russian natural gas to western European markets was highlight

OFFERS TO BUY* GSM MOBILE PHONES. New or refurbished GSM mobile phones. Ericsson 388/337, No

June 12, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

A senior Republican senator Thursday asked the Transportation Department's inspector general to inve

Thursday, June 12, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 14, 1996 - June 12, 1997 (a graph)*

The Preussag AG conglomerate, which confirmed this week that it is trying to buy a majority share of

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UPDATED MEXICO DATASHOW TRADE SURPLUS DROPMEXICO CITY - Mexico revised its monthly trade sur

Changes in customs procedures and other import restrictions are creating havoc for those who consoli

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Thursday June 12, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

PLM International Inc., one of the nation's leading equipment and container leasing company, has dro

Political advisers to Russia's President Boris Yeltsin, along with leaders of the Communist Party op

China's political leadership has given its chief negotiator the green light to prepare the long-awai

1262 (June 12, 1997) Previous day - 1257The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

BERMUDA SHIPPING LINEADDING GULFPORT STOPGULFPORT, Miss. - Isabella Shipping Co. of Bermuda

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

For years, many Japanese industrial companies favored homegrown technology over the engineering soft

CHUBB SELLS REAL ESTATEASSETS FOR $758 MILLIONWARREN, N.J. - Chubb Corp. said Thursday it wi

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

Russia's massive Kirishi oil refinery, built near St. Petersburg three decades ago, is looking west

Officials working to eradicate a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation in Florida are concerned the pe

ILWU FOUNDER ENTERSLABOR'S HALL OF FAMEDETROIT - Harry Bridges, founder of the International

Federal Express Corp., the nation's largest nonunion transportation company, is now more likely to s

1026 (June 12, 1997) Previous day - 1032The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

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