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Wednesday Dec. 18, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

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A new oil field in central Colombia billed by the government as the nation's largest has less than a

With tens of millions of dollars at stake, two longtime California rivals, the insurance industry an

The U.S. dollar was mixed in thin trading Wednesday, rising against the Deutsche mark but falling ag

WESTERN GERMAN MOODIS GLUM, SURVEY SAYSFRANKFURT - A survey of western Germany's manufacturi

Japan's Environment Agency Wednesday urged caution in providing trade insurance and loans to China's

EU PROBING FRENCH AIDTO THOMSON, SUBSIDIARYBRUSSELS - The European Commission said Wednesday

Worldwide software piracy losses hit $13.2 billion in 1995, an 8 percent increase over 1994, accordi

A sudden quiet.The engine vibrations usually felt by everyone on the bridge were gone.Eyes t

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As of Dec. 18, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.54 off 1.04 w

Weyerhaeuser Co. has submitted a habitat conservation plan covering 400,000 acres of private timberl

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, rose 1 million barrel

Western oil companies frustrated by Moscow's foot-dragging on investment laws presented a study show

Shipping companies around the world have secured a hefty decrease in the cost of reinsuring their sh

Foreigners investing in China's fledgling stock markets may hold back and readjust their positions i

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 29, '95 - Dec. 18, '96 (a graph)* A

General Motors Corp. Wednesday denied a press report that it was poised to make afresh effort to set

The Western Fuels Association, a coal-supplying cooperative, is pressing the Surface Transportation

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

U.S. trade officials arrived here this week to discuss bilateral trade issues as textiles talks are

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Workers at the giant Boeing Helicopters division plant in Delaware County, Pa., probably don't face

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

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

The United States Federal Trade Commission Tuesday agreed to the multibillion-dollar merger of Swiss

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General contractor Shimizu Corp. said it has developed a deflatable breakwater that disappears under

BP Exploration Alaska Inc., a unit of British Petroleum Co. PLC, said this week it plans to increase

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Lawyers and lobbyists have replaced the gunslingers. But a battle raging among farmers across the Ca

Three labor unions told the second-largest U.S.-flag carrier that they are prepared to strike at 5 p

The European Commission is expected to defy calls by European Union environmental officials for a ba

The U.S. dollar was mixed Tuesday, showing little reaction to the expected news that the Federal Res

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Japanese aerospace subcontracting companies aren't overly concerned that a Boeing-McDonnell Douglas

Bill Gates, laptops and the World Wide Web are becoming household words among an increasing number o