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Import duty cuts announced in the latest Indian budget by Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram s

China is expected to announce Thursday a major policy shift - and some good news for foreign investo

Mexico may have squeaked by with an 11th-hour certification from President Clinton that it is an amp

The letter coming across the fax machine of a major U.S. trucker carried bad news. It wasn't the fir

PESO FALLS BELOW 8.0000ON GREENSPAN FEARSMEXICO CITY - The Mexican peso broke through key su

OFFERS TO BUY* GRADE 'A' BRAZILIAN SUGAR. 150,000 metric tons. Can open L/C immediately. Sen

Texas is spending millions of dollars on highway improvements to accommodate traffic between the Uni

The Mexican government is continuing efforts to decentralize and privatize port operations as part o

The North American Free Trade Agreement has been a winner for some air freight companies, but limite

GE CAPITAL TO MOVEOPERATIONS TO VIRGINIARICHMOND, Va. - GE Capital has decided to move its o

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush oversees the nation's largest insurance marketpl

Premiums for nonlife insurance in South Korea are starting to tumble, and the life sector will see m

SHIPSGREEK TANKER SPILLS OILOFF VENEZUELA COASTCARACAS, Venezuela - A Greek

The weather was still raging round the country Monday, after a brutal weekend of tornadoes and flood

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

As of Mar. 3, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 242.41 off 0.31 wh

Mar. 3, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 3, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

German police detained more than 100 anti-nuclear activists across the country as controversial ship

Mar. 3, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Mar. 3, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 30.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 28, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

TURKEY GETS BIDS TO BUILDPIPELINE FOR IRANIAN GASANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's state-owned pipel

Mar. 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

March 3, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Monday Mar. 3, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

TENNECO TO BUY BACKUP TO 5 PERCENT OF ITS SHARESGREENWICH, Conn. - Tenneco Inc., which has s

Taiwan has agreed in principle on a formula for opening its market to rice imports once it is allowe

An Energy Department analysis indicates that Washington's Hanford nuclear facility is better suited

KLM MAY SELL STAKEIN NORTHWEST AIRLINESMINNEAPOLIS - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has proposed s

KUWAIT SAYS IRAQI VESSELFIRED ON PATROL BOATCAIRO - Kuwait has lodged a complaint with the A

Pilots for U.S. cargo airlines are asking the government to force their employers to put expensive c

Mexico's central rail terminal created a formal operating committee that includes representatives fr

Shippers have taken advantage of a range of special devices to lower their contract rates. Here are

Unocal is drawing fire from union oil workers for dismissing a resolution asking the firm's external

Friday Feb. 28, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

GROUP LENDS SUPPORTIN MEATPACKING LAWSUITThe National Association of State Departments of Ag

Freight forwarders and banks have been trying to mesh their operations more closely for more than a

U.S., French and Japanese firms are fighting for stakes in a project to build a $340 million gas con