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Back in the days when East Germany was communist Europe's economic powerhouse, the Baltic port of Ro

A job as insurance manager of a port or marine terminal should carry the following health warning: N

OIL COMPANIES TO MERGEDOWNSTREAM OPERATIONSLONDON - Oil companies Elf Oil UK and Gulf Oil (G

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

As of March 14, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

After a year in detention on charges of stealing state secrets, a senior Chinese executive of one of

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.06 off 0.07

March 14, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Reaction has been slow and muted from the industry to the purchase of Johnson & Higgins by Marsh & M

California insurers and trial lawyers are squaring off for a big fight over two new legislative prop

In their battle to remain competitive in the global semiconductor industry, U.S. chip makers are pus

The House Banking Committee's plan to put a financial modernization bill before the full House for a

Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa said Thursday that the International Monetary Fund had approve

Tanker operators are now able to obtain up to $1 billion worth of oil pollution cover, underwriters

Two weeks after the Justice Department settled a case in which Jews were excluded from a U.S. govern

''You can put a lot of makeup on this old lady, but she's still an old lady.''

EU SAYS FRENCH TEXTILEAID ILLEGAL; RULING DELAYEDBRUSSELS - The European Commission said on

Chinese leaders are becoming more ''sensitive'' to U.S. concerns about China's rising trade surplus

The executives at the W.H. Miner Division of Miner Enterprises Inc. know what it's like to have thei

OFFERS TO BUY* SILICON & MANGANESE. Price should be c.f. & f.o. Iskenderun or Istanbul, Turk

The Delta container terminal is a quiet place considering how busy it is.That's because most

The Clinton administration is blocking any new Japanese long-distance telephone service in the Unite

Thursday, March 13, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday on a strong retail sales report for February and reassuring comments f

The U.S. international payments deficit soared to $165 billion last year, the second-highest ever, w

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 15, 1996 - March 13, 1997 (a graph)

Wal-Mart Canada will resume selling Cuban-made men's pajamas, two weeks after the U.S.-owned retail

A new civil service law taking effect in Mexico should reduce corruption in the ranks of border cust

CABLE NEWS NETWORKOPENS BUREAU IN CUBAHAVANA - The Cable News Network opened its Havana news

The House Thursday overturned President Clinton's finding that Mexico is an ally in the war on drugs

French carmaker Renault's move to close a plant in Vilvoorde, Belgium - which has spurred ''eurostri

CHINA WARNED SURPLUSCOULD UPSET TIES TO USWASHINGTON - China was warned last week that its w

TRANSAMERICA TO SELLCONSUMER FINANCE UNITSAN FRANCISCO - Transamerica Corp. said Thursday it

A scheme to swindle an insurance firm unraveled after a car, falsely reported stolen, crashed, killi

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 12, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

March 13, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to import $350 million worth of U.S. livestock,

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