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Pakistan's provisional trade deficit in the first five months of fiscal 1996-97 (July-June) narrowed

ASIA-PACIFICCHINAWith increasing complaints about the quality of medicinal foods in the past

OFFERS TO BUYOffers to BuyCigarettesRef No.: 045161 Filed: 12-04-96Chicken,

MORRISON-KNUDSEN LANDSMULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PACTBOISE, Idaho - Morrison Knudsen Corp. has won

The West of England Protection & Indemnity club could be on the hook for millions in potential liabi

Poland's government extended by 18 months the deadline for privatization of Polish national airlines

Employees injured at their work places cannot be denied workers compensation just because they were

The continued decline in stocks last week was felt among the transportation stocks that make up The

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

Electric power plants will have to reduce emissions of acid-rain producing nitrogen oxide by nearly

While there has been a growing number of negligence and other claims against corporate directors and

Monday, Dec. 16, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

China is expected to announce early next month which foreign banks will be able to conduct business

Japan on Monday unveiled a road map for structural reforms to its economy to help make the nation's

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday the company plans to increase overseas production by 7 percent, to 1.

UK TO PROCEEDWITH CATTLE SLAUGHTERLONDON - The British government finally announced Monday t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 29, '95 - Dec. 16, '96 (a graph)* A

As the dust settled Monday from the bruising battle for leadership of the Teamsters union, one thing

The cargo ship involved in Saturday's accident in New Orleans was pronounced shipshape by the Coast

The rate-setting conference of ocean carriers that moves imports from Asia confirmed it will roll ou

USDA PROPOSES TO HALTCALIF. CO-OP PURCHASESWASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department widened i

Dec. 16, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Freightliner Corp. lost ground in sales of heavy trucks but not in market share last month as the co

After 14 months of on-again, off-again negotiations, Japan and the U.S. reached an agreement on Sund

''The glacier has moved three feet.''

U.S. customs agents will carry out a second round of visits to garment factories in Hong Kong early

Taiwan said Monday it would suspend air links with South Africa from Feb. 15 in retaliation for Pret

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.78 up 2.03 whi

Breaching the dams on the lower Snake River is a permanent solution for salmon recovery, according t

For the week ended December 7, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

President Clinton said Monday he will not invoke economic sanctions against the European Union under

A government advisory panel says it plans to submit a set of proposals for full deregulation of fore

1507 (Dec. 16, 1996) Previous day - 1501The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

As of Dec. 16, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Conseco Inc. and Pioneer Financial Services Inc. Monday announced a merger agreement under which Car

Greek workers joined demonstrating farmers on Monday, beginning a week of strikes and marches to pro

WATKINS MOTOR LINES INC.Todd Tanger was named terminal manager at this Lakeland, Fla.-based

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 11, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Dec. 16, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Dec. 16, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent