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New regulations governing the shipment of infectious agents will take effect April 15 to help preven

U.S. RE CORP.Gary Jon Jackson was named senior vice president of the reinsurer in New York.

Jan. 28, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

A U.S. company is among the front runners to buy into Guyana's power company, which is being privati

CARGILL CONTINUES TALKSWITH N. KOREA ON GRAINWASHINGTON - Cargill is still trying to reach a

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ARMENIAPRODUCT: CONSUMER GOODSCOMPANY: ARSENAL CORP.Established in 1994 by a group o

Charlene Barshefsky is expected to breeze through her confirmation hearing today as U.S. trade repre

High seas hampered efforts to salvage an overturned barge that spilled 12,500 tons of urea fertilize

Officials in Malaysia are resuming their drive to cut congestion and costs at the country'sports.

Enron Corp.'s proposed $3.2 billion acquisition of Portland General Corp. hit a stumbling block afte

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 27, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

OFFERS TO BUYTestlinerRef No.: 045470 Filed: 01-15-97Ladies' brand goodsRef

If you're a small or medium-sized exporter and you were told that you could legally slash yourtax bi

Top congressional leaders and an array of public interest groups threw down the gauntlet Tuesday bef

In the headlong rush to become ever more efficient and globally competitive, U.S. manufacturers are

ENCRYPTION BILLS GETNEW PUSH IN CONGRESSWASHINGTON - Congressional sponsors of legislation t

India will commit to allowing only 25 percent foreign equity in telecommunications companies at Worl

The global market for launch services is forecast to grow from $14 billion in the period 1996-2000 t

The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru awarded Monday a contract to build a container terminal to a consortium

1027 (Jan. 28, 1997) Previous day - 1033The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

CP REVERSES COURSE,POSTS RECORD PROFITTORONTO - Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported a massive shi

Agricultural production is the single major contributory factor to Pakistan's GDP, the contribution

The U.S. dollar resumed its recent rise Monday, bouncing back quickly from Friday's consolidation.

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Russia's Ministry of Railways announced last week that prices to move cargo will rise by 0.8 percent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 241.11 up 0.74 whi

Bitter cold weather in the Midwest and extensive flooding in California so far have taken a negligib

Latin countries in recent years have made significant steps in opening their economies to foreign co

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 2, '96 - Jan. 27, '97 (a graph)* An

The economic policies of developing nations are beginning to look a lot like those of the developed

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

LLOYD'S OF LONDONPaul Murphy was appointed Lloyd's first general representative in Hong Kong

Charges for pilot services in Hong Kong, one of the world's busiest ports, will increase in March.

MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPINGBUYS FOURTH CRUISE LINERNEW YORK - Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) ha

January 27, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

Jan. 27, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 33

Two of Europe's largest air carriers, facing intense cost pressures on their freighter runs, caught

Foreign banks are making an unexpectedly powerful foray into Mexican retail banking, shaking up an i