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A congressional hearing next week into sales of supercomputers to a Russian nuclear agency may breat

Wednesday, April 9, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Before the decade is out, Bank of Boston hopes to double its business in an already strong market -

The Journal of Commerce industrial price index declined to 105.1 Wednesday from 105.2 on Tuesday, se

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday to multiyear highs against the Japanese yen and the Deutsche mark.

Though the story on the proposed sale of Conrail Inc. to Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. that a

April 9, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 12, 1996 - April 9, 1997 (a graph)

Largely due to an unexpected slowdown in the Asian region, the volume of world merchandise trade in

GEPHARDT RAISES CONCERNABOUT US-JAPAN DEFICITWASHINGTON - The United States is returning to

April 9, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Busy signals and overrapid growth may be what you think of these days when you hear the words Americ

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 8, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Despite pleas from state officials and an apparent absence of Karnal bunt fungus, a 3,200-acre wheat

A presidential commission seeking to curb the use of sweatshop labor has reached an agreement in pri

International Trade Minister Art Eggleton said that Canada is desperately trying to get to the botto

April 9, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, declined 1.0 million

New York insurance giant American International Group has outbid three other companies to acquire fi

Wednesday April 9, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

RUSSIA'S GAZPROM KNOCKSGAS MONOPOLY BREAKUPMOSCOW - The breakup of Russia's gas monopoly Gaz

After last year's high-profile retreat from a planned complete sell-off of state-owned secondary pet

Britain wants the European Commission to investigate Germany's decision to increase subsidies to its

A Chinese oil rig has left an offshore area claimed by both China and Vietnam, but not because of Vi

Officials acknowledged Wednesday that workers were told to keep silent about a false report involvin

Tractebel SA, the giant Belgium-based utility and industrial services group, will soon be trading el

CHINA URGED TO RELEASESHIP HELD FOR 20 MONTHSSHANGHAI - China was urged Tuesday to release a

COALITION URGES REJECTIONOF SUPERFUND INCREASESWASHINGTON - A coalition of insurance and oth

ONGOINGStar USA Inc. Sessions in April on export procedures and documentation, transportatio

EMERY WORLDWIDEKent Scott was named vice president and chief operating officer of Emery Worl

Michael A. Nardella was nearly a victim of his own success.After completing a smooth automat

Insurers and trial lawyers were quick to come down on either side of the overhaul of the state's aut

State Farm, the largest U.S. property/casualty insurer, recently began firing 53 of its sales repres

House Republicans, trying to get some form of product liability reform signed by President Clinton t

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt, facing charges she lied to Insurance Division a

Business executives in developed markets worldwide predict sustained, consistent growth, according t

The broker mergers go on.And they continue with an international slant.American Phoenix Corp

Developing Asian economies, once content to play a quiet but profitable role in world trade, are beg

''Those deposits are fantastic, but the country didn't work . . . The question is, when will they ge