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May 1, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

The government of Bermuda issued licenses to 97 new insurance companies in 1996, bringing the total

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Thursday, May 1, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A gleaming new skyline in Shanghai, heralding the Chinese city's return to glory as a global trading

Complicated by the status of Hong Kong, negotiations resume today to try to settle outstanding techn

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 248.29 up 1.61

May 1, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

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Thursday May 1, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

BRITISH GROUP FORECASTSRISE IN US CORN CROPCHICAGO - The U.S. corn crop in 1997 should be ab

It's a time of crisis for Taiwan, so it was natural to see the president stepping up to the TV camer

Singapore reportedly plans to use natural gas piped in from Indonesia under a new landmark agreement

When the foreign executive makes a pitch for the big contract, the country's president subtly sugges

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Thursday in a very thin market on fears of central bank intervention, r

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As of May 1, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

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Nine major petrochemical plants relying on ethylene will cut output beginning today, as Chinese Petr

US, MALAYSIA EXPECTAIR ACCORD BY SUMMERWASHINGTON - U.S. and Malaysian officials said they e

Narcotics and immigration will dominate the agenda for next week's summit between President Clinton

Official estimates of the insured losses caused by the flooding of the Red River in North Dakota and

New countries coming into the World Trade Organization should have to agree to open their markets to

The European trucking industry is facing chaos as more countries restrict weekend service.Fr

An industry-led ad hoc committee looking into safety on the lower Mississippi River has forwarded to

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While President Clinton's trip to Mexico is expected to help him define his administration's positio

Move over, Ben & Jerry's, and make room on the store shelves for Willie's. It's a household name in

Some U.S. congressmen may consider China Ocean Shipping Co. to be a national security risk, but Chin

Facing a racial discrimination class-action lawsuit, United Parcel Service said it will continue loo

Canadian wheat exports to the Pacific Rim have finally recovered from the disastrous winter, when a

The battle between U.S. and Canadian railroads over market access in the Northeast could touch off

GKN TO BUY SINTERFOR $570 MILLIONLONDON - British engineering and agriculture technology gro

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 1, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

When Bill Clinton journeys to Mexico next week for the first visit of a U.S. president since pas

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

The advisory panel to Japan's premier proposed Thursday the government reduce the number of ministri

DOLLAR'S RISE ON YENWORRIES US STEEL GROUPWASHINGTON - The U.S. steel industry's lobbying gr