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A Washington state coal-fired power plant would reduce pollutants by 90 percent in six years and get

Alan D. Newborn, senior vice president-international for The Journal of Commerce, died overnight Tue

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, rose by 1.9 million b

Russia's Duma, the opposition-led lower house of Parliament, is actively fighting the government's l

REPORT SAYS GM SEEKSSPY DAMAGES FROM VWFRANKFURT - General Motors Corp. will demand at least

A major political dogfight between rich and poor countries over trade and labor standards is set to

''Given China's increasingly aggressive posture, I am very concerned that we're selling our edge in

In a huge aircraft hanger, U.S. Customs proudly displayed thousands of white packages with a street

Two months ago, a group of top software companies threw bouquets at President Clinton for his plan t

FRANCE CALLS OFFTHOMSON SA SALEPARIS - The French government called off the controversial sa

The Colombian government announced Wednesday it has seized imports from 51 companies whose merchandi

A major global charity group is urging ministers attending the World Trade Organization ministerial

With Asian industry restructuring, California's exports are expected to grow at a double-digit rate

Clinton J. Stack, a widely recognized authority on U.S. and global textile trade issues, died Nov. 2

KOREAN LABOR UNIONSVOTE ON STRIKE ISSUESEOUL - Angered by proposed law revisions aimed at en

The collaboration between Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. to develop and build a new generati

While ideally, anti-dumping laws create a level playing field in global markets, in reality,they are

Spurred on by discovery of a huge natural gas field off Florida's Gulf Coast, Chevron Corp. is mount

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 4, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

SAGA PETROLEUM BUYSSANTA FE EXPLORATIONOSLO - Saga Petroleum A/S, a Norwegian oil producer,

Wednesday Dec. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

A senior Indonesian mines official said Wednesday afternoon there was no deal yet between Canada's B

Iran and Russia, which have the world's two largest natural gas reserves, should forge a joint strat

Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali is expected to give the go-ahead next week for Iraq to resum

Kazakstan plans to start exploration and production on its Caspian shelf in 1997, Kazak Minister of

Getting cargo into and out of southern China is a big and growing business, even if the pace of expa

American Electric Power Co. is drawing a new route for a power line across the Allegheny Mountains,

OLYMPIC AIR REVERSES19 YEARS OF LOSSESATHENS - Greek state carrier Olympic Airways, after 19

Hong Kong shipowners want to clarify new international standards for seafarers and are working with

Westinghouse Electric Corp., one of the nation's largest exporters, said the government's cargo set-

INDIAN ALLIANCE OPPOSESOPENING INSURANCE SECTORBOMBAY - Lawmakers from the ruling United Fro

The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a controversial lower court ruling of whether fina

Banc One Insurance Group is laying the foundation for a major expansion of its insurance sales activ

The office that oversees failed insurance companies has stepped up its efforts to collect money owed

Political Risk Services, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based consulting firm, is preparing a model to help compan

Reports of the independent agency system's demise have been exaggerated, at least for the present.

America's porch light is fixed.Officials did not fathom the damage suffered by the 13-story

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