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Friday, Feb. 14, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Gulf Cooperation Council is joining the world.After years of resistance, GCC members are

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union agreed Frid

St. Valentine's Day was good business in Moscow, despite the relative unfamiliarity of the Roman Cat

Turkey, in a bid to boost trade in Turkish Eurobonds and increase long-term debt availability, plans

SWISS RE, EQECAT JOININ WINDSTORM PROJECTLONDON - Eqecat has announced a joint venture with

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES INC.Gerald Gitner was named chairman and chief executive, replacing Tho

It seemed like a natural. With global trade booming and manufacturers aggressively seeking ways to r

BUSINESS GROUPS PRESSCLINTON ON ENCRYPTIONWASHINGTON - Leaders of 16 business associations h

Five years after building a plant in Russia, the American ice cream maker Ben and Jerry's Homemade I

American General Corp. plans to buy rival insurer USLife Corp. for $1.8 billion in stock as the indu

WESTERN NATIONAL CORP.Michael J. Akers was named executive vice president and chief actuary

The largest auto insurer in the United States may consider rate surcharges on drivers who use cellul

SHIPSSALE PACT REACHEDFOR QUINCY SHIPYARDBOSTON - The Massachusetts Water Re

Like desert troops on camelback, the big U.S. air express companies hope to be able to swoop down an

Feb. 13, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Feb. 13, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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

KOREA'S SEYANG FILESFOR COURT RECEIVERSHIPSEOUL - South Korea's Seyang Shipping Co. filed fo

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 12, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

U.S. and European officials are unlikely in the next week to settle their bitter dispute over invest

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 19, 1996, - Feb. 13, 1997, (a graph)

KOREAN PRIME MINISTER'SRESIGNATION OFFER REFUSEDSEOUL - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Soo-

The Israel Export Institute said it would participate in three trade exhibitions in Oman in March an

When Mexico repaid early $5 billion of international emergency loans last month, rumors began circul

A warning about the creditworthiness of medium-sized container shipping companies that are being squ

Canadian shipper Nafta Shipping might increase routes along the Pacific coast, the manager of El Sal

Conrail Inc. and a Pennsylvania economic development group are struggling to unravel a long-running

Raphael Che, who started Genstar Container Corp. and built it into the world's largest container les

Containerships operated by Maersk Inc. and Evergreen Group collided over the weekend some three naut

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

As of Feb. 13, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Heavy-truck makers opened 1997 with surprisingly strong sales in January despite analysts' forecasts

Southeast Asian nations on Thursday prepared to sign up for a significant broadening of economic tie

House Republican leaders, including Speaker Newt Gingrich, introduced legislation Thursday designed

A series of flip-flops by the Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft over the past week has sparked con

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday the Fed should remain an ''umbrella regulator'

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Trading partners of the United States are hopeful President Clinton will not allow Canada's obstinat

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