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New power stations across Asia and in other growth areas of the world are lifting demand for steam c

China is slowly but steadily expanding the use of private medical insurance in hopes of both stimula

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As of May 30, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 29, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

May 30, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

May 30, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Sensing an insatiable shipper appetite for faster and more frequent shipments, Con-Way NOW has storm

OFFERS TO BUY* IRON. 2,000 metric tons of foundry and 5,000 metric tons of basic steel-makin

SHIPSJAPANESE DOCKWORKERSTO RESUME SUNDAY WORKTOKYO - A national dockworkers

Producers of coal, grain, fertilizer and other bulk commodities will be trading ideas and insights w

Thousands of aggrieved policyholders filed claims with Prudential Insurance Co. seeking compensation

The independent structure for the Port of Miami will remain in place despite evidence of financial

Tanker owners are talking logistics.Instead of the traditional terminal-to-terminal delivery

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Foreigners will not have to sell their stakes in Russia's largest company, though the chances for ot

As part of its liberalization program, the Port of Singapore Authority is partly opening up tug serv

A ''gold rush mentality'' could be taking over as entrepreneurs seek to recover sunken 100-year-old

To each his own way of doing things. Take, for instance, insurance.In the United States, inl

When Richard Lynch decided to sell his skin care products overseas, he had no problem finding custom

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

Japan has requested another special session of the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Bod

Now that government regulators have announced how long they will take to review the proposed breakup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 253.96 up 1.60 w

Just as the European Union is basking in a harmonious relationship with Britain for the first time s

The traumatic events in Europe last week, with the Bundesbank openly sparring with the German govern

Friday, May 30, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 7, 1996 - May 30, 1997 (a graph)* A

WTO MAY SOON RESOLVEUS-JAPAN PHOTO DISPUTEWASHINGTON - A World Trade Organization case to de

NET INCOME INCREASESFOR EXECUTIVE RISKSIMSBURY, Conn. - Executive Risk Inc., parent of sever

A small Texas port is racking up big increases in liquid bulk cargo.Liquid bulk traffic, pri

West of here, an enormous machine is playing out its version of John Henry, working on the railroad

EX-AIRPORT CHIEF PLEADSINNOCENT TO CHARGESTOKYO - The former president of Japan's newest int

Dressed in a T-shirt and cutoff jeans, a 12-year-old boy walked through Miami airport security, boar

POSTAL SERVICE PREPARESFOR NEXT RATE INCREASEWASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service board of g

Friday May 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Ronald Oberlander has a new Meccano set in the form of North America's largest newsprint company, Ab

The organization that represents most of the world's independent tanker owners has drawn up a vision

Trans World Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gerald L. Gitner is confident he can return the st

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