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May 27, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

American farmers are fighting to hang on to a tax break for ethanol that experts say is worth billio

REGIONAL BLOCSInvestment Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe. June 4-5. London. Cont

Tuesday May 27, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Bulgargas, Bulgaria's state-owned gas company, is planning to sign a contract for the supply of Russ

IRAQ TO COMMENCE WORKON PIPELINE TO TURKEYBAGHDAD - Iraq said Monday it will start work soon

Quebec Hydro, the large Canadian provincial government utility, has won entry into U.S. wholesale en

Panama's apparel market has a high degree of sophistication in comparison with the rest of the Centr

Portugal's private-sector grain importers have been hit hard by an aggressive campaign backed by the

Western businesses, lured by Georgia's economic revival and pro-Western commercial and investment po

OVERNITE TRANSPORTATIONBill DeRaismes was named national account manager for Georgia, Alabam

Come year-end, Moroccan banks no longer will have to channel a minimum of 10 percent of their deposi

NORTH AMERICALadies' & Children's Apparel & Accessories Show. May 30-June 2. Miami. Contact:

BankAmerica Corp., San Francisco, is well ahead of plan to meet an aggressive small-business lending

Investors can look forward to a series of privatizations in Europe amounting to more than UK35 billi

OFFERS TO SELL* HARD DISK DRIVES. Samsung 1.0 GB: $146. Western Digital 1.2 GB: $154. Seagat

Asians are generally confident the Asia-Pacific region will be a dominant force in world politics an

Czech National Bank Governor Josef Tosovsky said a foreign exchange ban imposed by the central bank

WASHINGTON STATE OKSLOAN TO MANUFACTUREROLYMPIA, Wash. - A Port Angeles manufacturing compan

Cornell-trained engineer Ronald Katims, who roamed the world turning buggy backwaters into container

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I loved the headline in a recent issue of Fortune magazine:''What Are Price Wars Good For? A

MIDDLE EASTDUBAIThe government has established a Department of Tourism and Commerce

After nearly two years of being as out of synch as a one-man seesaw, truck traffic to and from Mexic

Ever since Italian explorer Marco Polo brought back news of China's ''white gold'' in 1295, Europ

You've read the hysterical reports in the newspapers and magazines. You've looked at your calendar.

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Friday, May 23, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

The U.S. dollar will rally this week on speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rat

China Friday condemned U.S. sanctions imposed on Chinese firms and individuals accused of selling ch

A major U.S. company and local businessmen are locked in a battle for control of Jamaica's only flou

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 31, 1996 - May 23, 1997 (a graph)* A

ANHEUSER-BUSCH FINALIZESDEAL WITH MODELOKANSAS CITY, Mo. - After months of trying, Anheuser-

Nearly seven of every 10 computer software programs sold in Latin America is an illegal copy of an o

The United States is taking its wide-ranging initiative to promote economic reform and recovery in A

Major industrialized countries pushed China last week to begin serious negotiations on opening up it

The sluggish movement in negotiations for China's entry to the World Trade Organization may draw som

''There are a lot of businesses that want to look the other way.''

The European Union has challenged proposed U.S. regulations meant to settle a long-running dispute o