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Japanese dockworkers staged the first of what is expected to be a series of port disruptions Wednesd

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Iranian state radio said on Wednesday a boycott of U.S. goods by Islamic states would be an effectiv

President Clinton is expected to offer yet more U.S. aid in talks next week with Russian President B

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 247.14 off 0.05 w

A book has sparked fresh debate on meatpackers' longtime practice of recycling cattle brains and oth

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International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 12, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 6.8 million barrels in the week ended March 7, compared with the

Prime Minister John Major said his government will investigate reports that its hygiene advisers war

Wednesday March 12, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

RUSSIAN OIL WORKERSSTRANDED IN ARCTICMURMANSK, Russia - About 120 Russian oil workers are st

The Oregon Public Utility Commission staff made a concession and suggested a rate-cut plan that coul

Indonesia, already rich in energy resources, is revising plans to have a nuclear power plant operati

ALASKA EXPORT CARGOSET RECORD IN '96JUNEAU, Alaska - Exports of Alaska goods and services an

There's only a river and a thin black line on the map to separate them, but when it comes to retail

Tony the Tiger is going global.Kellogg Co., the leading U.S. cereal maker, said Tuesday it w

CHILE'S ENDESA PREPAYSLOANS IN ECOLOGY SPATSANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean electricity giant Endes

Government officials have found a way to finance Russia's ailing gold-mining industry, and replenish

OFFERS TO BUY* EGGS. Croatian company is looking for 300,000 eggs a month. Contact: Malte Sc

This is an age when businesses want to quantify everything, including the professionalism of their s

Facing a summer desperately short of food, North Korea is asking foreign investors to pay for land w

An international dispute about Massachusetts sanctions against Myanmar and Indonesia has sent U.S. t

Few could have imagined just months ago that the North Pacific concession of Mexican state railroad

Given Thailand's weakened financial markets, overvalued real estate and other economic problems, the

In a move that could result in lower ocean freight rates for shippers, the national organization of

Wednesday, March 12, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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For $1.8 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. regained the title of the world's largest insuranc

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

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday, rising against the yen but falling sharply against the Deutsche

A failure by Congress to change a controversial U.S. textile provision by April 4 could spark a tran

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Stowaway deaths in the holds of cargo ships that have left West Africa are prompting calls for conce

Jim Poon knows he is a lone voice.But the chairman and managing director of OOCL (Europe) Lt

INSURER SETTLES LAWSUITOVER SEX ABUSE COVERAGEOLYMPIA, Wash. - The insurance company for an