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The Japan External Trade Organization said it will help organize a mission to the United States this

An agreement may be imminent in the debate over whether to break up Japanese telecommunications gian

CLINTON CONFIRMSLETTER FROM RIADYWASHINGTON - President Clinton acknowledged Monday that he

Pressure is mounting from the United States - backed by the threat of sanctions - for the Philippine

When Joseph S. Montgomery started his firm in 1971, he had drive, ambition and intelligence. Everyth

Seven nations of a South Asian regional group announced Sunday plans to slash tariffs on about 1,300

Lawyers representing manufacturers are pressing the Mexican government to relax restrictions on the

Hollywood's Warner Home Video said on Monday it plans to start sales in Japan this month of movies o

The Swiss government on Monday dismissed a member of Parliament's request to abolish banking secrecy

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 27, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Thailand will prioritize infrastructure development in order to improve the nation's economy, newly

Dec. 2, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Dec. 2, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34.

Dec. 2, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

MARATHON OIL TO USENEW TECH IN OLD GAS FIELDKENAI, Alaska - Marathon Oil is hoping it will b

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.36 off 1.29 wh

Dec. 2, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Kuwait Oil Co. and Saudi Arabian Texaco have begun the first post-Gulf War production of eocene crud

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 2, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 2, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

CHINA'S DALIAN REVEALSPROCESSING PROJECTIONSHONG KONG - China's Dalian Petrochemical Co. in

Chinese Premier Li Peng has called for development of nuclear power to convert military technology t

December 2, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

MINE REOPENINGUNLIKELY TODAYTORONTO - A spokesman for Noranda Inc. said Monday it was ''unli

A French company has begun construction of the onshore section of a natural gas pipeline between Mya

Judges on Monday cleared the way for resumption of a U.S. company's power project that had become th

SUNAMERICA TO ACQUIREJOHN ALDEN FINANCIALLOS ANGELES - SunAmerica Inc.'s wholly owned subsid

Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf was quoted as saying Monday that Iraq had started striking

DE LURY TO HEADMANAGEMENT GROUPNEW YORK - Bernard De Lury, a former director of the Federal

Insurance costs for U.S. businesses declined in 1995 for the third straight year partly due to lower

SWISS RE ATRIUMFranklin C. Clapper Jr. joined the company in New York as vice president in t

Three weeks ended Nov. 23, 1996, vs. similar* 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

CITIZENS DEMOCRACY CORPSobert Chamberlin, a marine consultant with Eller & Co., recently ser

For a legendarily free-market economy, Hong Kong is encountering an unusual amount of flak as it tri

The Surface Transportation Board last week released decisions affecting past and future railroad mer

Tanker operators are gaining support from other shipowners in their long-running campaign to raise s

Trucking companies that self-insure their health-care costs will be among the companies hit with sur

The flag of surrender isn't out yet, but Illinois employers who for two years have sought an overhau

SHIPSCARGO SHIP SINKS BUTCREW REPORTED RESCUEDKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian s