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A power plant somewhere in Africa. A pipeline in the former Soviet Union. A telecommunications proje

Thursday, May 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar fell Thursday as Eisuke Sakakibara, an influential Japanese Finance Ministry officia

President Clinton's first trip to Mexico concluded this week with much talk of cooperation but no ma

The governor of New Jersey promised Thursday that she would not allow any problems with federal fund

Alexander Kulichkov, Russia's internationally known platinum trader, has resigned from Almazjuvelire

May 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

With the region finally free of war, President Clinton carried modest trade deals to Thursday's Cent

Are they imported relics of the Cold War, gun shop curios or rifles easily converted by criminals to

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BDP INTERNATIONAL INC.Peter Huels was named managing director of this Philadelphia-based cus

This was a week of accolades for Navy Secretary John Dalton.The maritime industry bestowed o

CRASH IN SOUTH CHINAKILLS CO-PILOT, 9 OTHERSBEIJING - At least 10 people were killed and 20

Federal and state authorities have taken a bite out of air cargo theft, a nationwide problem estimat

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

May 8, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.7

TALKS HAVE 'SLOWED'FOR AVMIN, ZAMBIAN FIRMSouth African mining house Avmin Thursday confirme

Two rival Nigerian ethnic groups, the Ijaws and the Itsekiris, have agreed in army-mediated talks to

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and Arkwright Insurance Co. are forming an unusual joint venture in pro

The U.S. Department of Commerce this week issued a preliminary report that recommends an end to the

CONTROL DATAKathrine Huelster will manage the company's new insurance marketing program offi

The U.S. Export-Import Bank won the first round Thursday against congressional critics seeking to re

A Senate subcommittee chairman has urged President Clinton to ensure a fair shake from the European

Four men, including one Kuwaiti, were charged Thursday with fraud involving the sale of used aircraf

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BAA PLC, the British airports operator, is expected to bid for a stake in Germany's Dusseldorf Airpo

May 8, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 8, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thursday May 8, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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

Canadian grain cars are backlogged at the ports of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Thunder Bay, Ont

Phillips Petroleum and several smaller oil firms signed a deal with South Africa and its national oi

JAPAN TRADE SURPLUSSEEN TRIPLE FOR APRILTOKYO - Japan's trade surplus is expected to have st

KN Energy Inc. of the United States won the natural gas distribution concession in the northern stat

Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin is winning praise from unusual quarters this week for proposing 2

In the wake of President Clinton's historic meeting with opposition party leaders here, Mexico's

Troubled Canadian Airlines Corp. continues to bleed red ink, reporting another huge quarterly loss a

Maersk Line is upgrading its service to the eastern side of Africa, where commerce has expanded stea

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