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A strange footnote to the campaign of 1996 lives on as a potential problem for acting U.S. Trade Rep

Nov. 21, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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Insurgent Norfolk Southern Corp.'s failed courtroom bid to derail the Conrail-CSX merger this week d

Russia will have trouble this year restarting its $10 billion loan deal with the IMF, the economics

''We're right now at the heart of one of the central issues . . . : Who is responsible for what goes

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, owned by Duclos Corp., delivered a fifth pilot boat to the Virginia Pil

For Marsh Co., exporting is nothing new. The manufacturer of ink-jet printers and coding equipment h

Having announced a tentative accord with the United States on textiles, the Philippine government no

There's nothing like being burned with too much capacity in one year to turn an air cargo executive

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 21, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Insurance companies and agents on Thursday blasted new federal rules that allow banks to make broade

Pity the North American Free Trade Agreement. First it was going to cause the sky to fall over the U

Nov. 21, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

The scrap metal export market, notorious for its volatility, is mired in a down cycle.The pr

Mexico released third-quarter gross domestic product statistics Thursday, reflecting a 7.4 percent j

South Koreans are expected to buy nearly 70 percent more foreign cars this year than last, but auto

Thursday Nov. 21, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

For the first time in half a century Japanese authorities ordered a troubled bank to halt business T

CIGNA INTERNATIONALTon Broeders was named managing director of the insurance company's new S

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 20, '95 - Nov. 21, '96 (a graph)* A

Nov. 21, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Maritime administrations failing to ensure that ships in their fleet comply with international stand

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Louisiana's largest insurer, State Farm, won approval for a $16 million auto insurance rate hike fro

Foreign central banks' efforts to boost the dollar's value may slow U.S. economic growth and hinder

EU Trade Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan and Foreign Affairs Commissioner Hans Van Den Broek told Russ

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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The American Trucking Associations is trying to kill a California ergonomics regulation scheduled to

Nov. 21, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Larry Downing worked for those who built airplanes, and he spent much of his time traveling on them.

Crowley Maritime Corp.'s proposed sale of its Southern California ferry subsidiary, Catalina Cruises

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 246.19 up 0.68

The fire-damaged Channel tunnel reopened for limited business early Thursday when two freight trains

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Step off the plane in palm-shaded Lome, where English is rare, and try to figure out how to use the

As of Nov. 21, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Brazilian Coffee Exporters Association (Abecafe) will not participate in the work of a new polic

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