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American General Corp. has announced it will acquire Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co. for $665 mil

GAN NORTH AMERICAThomas W. Devine becomes vice president and chief financial officer of the

SHIPLIVERPOOL DOCKERSREJECT SETTLEMENT OFFERLONDON - Dockworkers fired from

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The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 18, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Mitsubishi Materials Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of metals and cement, has developed concrete pav

A northwestern British Columbia forest company that says it must import sawlogs from Alaska because

The U.S. dollar rose against the Deutsche mark Monday in thin pre-holiday trading on further indicat

Monday, Dec. 23, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

U.S. negotiators failed to reach a new textile import deal with China, but the deadline for a pact w

Prosecutors in Florida are conducting a wide-ranging criminal investigation into whether hazardous m

1523 (Dec. 23, 1996) Previous day - 1523The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

SIX DIE IN CRASHOF ABX CARGO PLANENARROWS, Va. - An Airborne Express cargo plane flying thro

FORECAST FOR BRAZILIANCOFFEE CUT FOR 1996-97WASHINGTON - The USDA attache in Brazil has redu

W.R. Grace & Co. said Monday it had agreed to sell its worldwide cocoa business to Archer Daniels Mi

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Pendleton Woolen Mills continues to cling to a U.S. manufacturing base for its apparel, but the comp

A U.S. proposal to force foreign phone companies to cut rates they charge U.S. carriers for calls fr

The International Monetary Fund has suspended lending under its $185-million support package to Uzbe

Dec. 20, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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Turkey's state refiner has started to lift Iraqi crude directly from the twin pipelines across Turke

S. KOREA TO LIBERALIZEFARM, MARINE IMPORTSSEOUL-The South Korean government will liberalize

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As of Dec. 20, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Dec. 20, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Independent power producers say that a new ruling from the Public Service Commission will allow the

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Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. is emerging as an outspoken opponent of Conrail's proposed merger wit

''The handwriting is on the wall. Customs is going to have budget problems.''

Hong Kong democracy campaigners staged protests on Friday against Beijing's plan to scrap the colony

U.S. customs duties receipts, which some economists believe are an indication of trends in U.S. trad

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTANTO START ROAD IN JANUARYQUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistan and Afghanistan are

With the fight to revamp U.S. agricultural policy won this year, farmers face a host of challenges o

Dec. 20, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Foreign exchange trading will slow to a crawl this week, but the dollar will maintain its firm tone,

If you need to install a phone in Moscow, brace yourself. It will cost $2,500 and will be athree-mon