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EXXON PROFIT UP 15 PERCENTIN THE FIRST QUARTERIRVING, Texas - Exxon Corp. increased its prof

South African mining giant Anglo American-De Beers is ''currently in discussion'' with Zairean rebel

As of April 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The symbolism could hardly be more stark: The first Chinese troops to take up position in Britain's

On Saturday, history was made at a Taiwanese dock.But money wasn't.And by Monday there were

Robert Pozen, picked by President Clinton to oversee trade negotiations with China, has abruptly wit

CHIRAC DISSOLVESFRENCH PARLIAMENTPARIS - President Jacques Chirac, trying to hold on to his

When he was a colonel in the quartermaster unit of the Indonesian army, President Suharto demonstrat

The European Union asked the World Trade Organization Monday to suspend a panel looking into its pot

Talking a page from ''Field of Dreams,'' a business and civic coalition is renewing a push for a thi

Money is plentiful and interest rate margins wafer thin.For shipowners, there has never been

1332 (April 21, 1997) Previous day - 1345The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

April 21, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is introducing a resolution on the House floor Wednesday in supp

April 21, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Monday April 21, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

CONTINENTAL CLOSESAIRPORT PROJECT FUNDINGHOUSTON - Continental Airlines has announced the cl

OFFERS TO BUY* SELF-ADHESIVE PACKAGING TAPE AND PALLET STRETCH WRAP. Contact: Roy Elliot, Ch

Indian trade and industry circles expressed relief Monday as Inder Kumar Gujral was sworn in as Prim

United Parcel Service pilots have begun a strike authorization vote following a final company offer

SHIPSPOLITICAL MUSCLE COMESTO BAT FOR MAINE YARDBATH, Maine - Maine's politi

The rebound in U.S. stocks last week also saw broad-based advances in The Journal of Commerce's inde

April 21, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

Hoping to step up its presence in the growing north-south trade lanes, APL Limited has begun marketi

April 21, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

State-owned Kuwait National Petroleum Co. said Monday it aims to increase refining capacity to 900,0

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Current textile quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

VIETNAM, CHINA AGREETO EXPEDITE BORDER TALKSHANOI - Vietnam and China have agreed to acceler

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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Increases in premium volume of 6 percent to 8 percent for nonlife insurance and more than 10 percent

Monday, April 21, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

''I believe that this country was born with smaller enterprise. Everyone has the right to live . . .

U.S. mail-order companies have found a niche here and they have been attracting more Japanese custom

The Commerce Department plans to open new trade offices in India this year to help U.S. companies ca

Airlines and freight forwarders use too many duplicative processes and need to streamline, a study b

Even before all the rules have been settled, banks and insurers are already planning how to take adv

Plans for oil development on part of a huge federal reserve on Alaska's North Slope may be moving to