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Metal traders are still singing the blues over slow copper demand and weaker prices.Haunted

In an attempt to woo foreign investment, the Indian government has decided to give automatic approva

NORTHWEST SETS RECORDFOR BOARDINGS IN JAPANMINNEAPOLIS - Northwest Airlines topped the 1.5 m

REGIONAL BLOCSHow to Export To, Import From & Invest in the Caribbean Basin & Latin America.

The following product classifications refer to the first two digits of HS tariff codes as published

Sugarless chocolate was one of the super hit products in Japan for 1996. But chocolate manufacturers

The world's widest investigation into the possibly harmful effects of mobile telephones is under way

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

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 5, '95 - Dec. 30, '96 (a graph)* An

China's economy grew 9.7 percent in 1996, as inflation continued to fall and foreign trade kept on r

INDIA APPROVES PLANTO AID NATION'S POORNEW DELHI - The Indian Cabinet approved a proposal la

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 240.06 off 1.82 wh

Iran and Turkey are considering constructing a pipeline across Turkish territory to export some Iran

Northwest environmental interests reluctantly endorsed the power aspects of a regional energy plan b

The Netherlands takes over the European Union presidency on Wednesday, as well as responsibility for

When it comes to container cranes, big is not only better, it's mandatory.This is a multimil

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FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADARUSSIA. Varied dates in December. Thunderbird, the American G

''The government of Korea has delivered a slap in the face to both its own workers and international

Japan's car makers have set rosy targets for 1997, but industry analysts say that just means a fierc

PHILIPPINE ECONOMYTO OUTPACE INFLATIONMANILA - For the first time in 10 years, the growth of

Dec. 30, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Dec. 30, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

JAPAN ASKING WTOTO RESOLVE CAR ISSUETOKYO - Japan will file a request by February with the W

Dutch insurer Aegon NV said Monday it was buying the insurance business of Providian Corp. of Louisv

Traditional attitudes about how Americans bank and buy their insurance are changing, with consumers

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The telecommunications sector in Panama changed substantially during the last two years as a result

The U.S. dollar rose Monday in thin trading as Japanese officials made no comments on the yen's rece

Business groups Monday sharply criticized the Clinton administration's new ruleson exports of encryp

JAPAN MINISTRY TO BOOSTTARIFF ON PORK IMPORTSTOKYO - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forest

Northwest Airlines Corp. announced it will form an operational and marketing alliance with Garuda In

Dec. 30, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Phelps Dodge Corp. must pay the U.S. Postal Service $21 million and take back 37 acres of contaminat

RUSSIANS ALLOCATEWORLD BANK FUNDSMOSCOW - Russian officials at a meeting Monday chaired by V

The pervasive blare of Christmas music and its fugue of jolly computerized cash registers is all but

NEW YORK WORKERS COMPPROVISION TAKES EFFECTALBANY, N.Y. - An important provision in New York

China's efforts to improve the underpinnings of its insurance sector are getting lots of help from o

A dispute in the European Union over takeoff and landing rights is threatening to mar the launch of