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CHINA MUST OPEN UP,TREASURY OFFICIAL SAYSWASHINGTON - Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrenc

Nov. 19, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Racial discrimination problems that led Texaco Inc. to agree to a $176.1 million legal settlement la

Lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the firing of top executives of the state-run Chinese Petroleum Corp.

A new blueprint for sweeping deregulation in six major areas is expected to form the basis for a gov

LASALLE RE LTD.Terry J. Alfuth has been named senior vice president, actuarial/claims and in

President Clinton, who says lower home prices are a top priority, has instead effectively raised the

Citing a soft market and competitive pressures, two major airlines said Tuesday they are backing off

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 20, '95 - Nov. 19, '96 (a graph)* A

Nov. 19, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 244.47 off 0.23 wh

Tuesday Nov. 19, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

North Korea, badly hit by floods, expects a shortfall of 2 million tons of grain next year, equal to

REGIONAL BLOCSCanada, Mexico Documentation and Nafta Rules of Origin. Dec. 2-3, Greenville,

OFFERS TO BUYHealth food, vitaminsRef No.: 044755 Filed: 11-06-96Used woodworking ma

One of the nice things about writing a column is the opportunity to make the occasional prediction.<

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

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Opponents of the controversial $8.4 billion CSX-Conrail merger continued probing in a Philadelphia c

NEDLLOYD LINES, P&OMAKE IT OFFICIALROTTERDAM - Nedlloyd Lines and P&O Containers Ltd. Monday

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

''NATO stands out . . . as being virtually a disaster.''

AIR FRANCE GETS OKTO BUY BOEING JETSPARIS - The French government has cleared the way for st

DOW CANADA FINED$300,000 FOR POLLUTINGFORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alberta - Dow Chemical Canada Inc.

Follow the money is more than sound advice for Watergate reporters - it can be essential for global

Susan Frank, ex-city ports and terminals commissioner, and her sister were sentenced to jail on a fe

A two-vessel start-up steamship line is inaugurating service between the United States and South Afr

China appears to be tightening its tax rules on shipping and moving to regulate the charter and sale

SHIPSJUDGE RULES FOR PORTIN ROW OVER CHARGESWASHINGTON - A Federal Maritime Commissi

The National Industrial Transportation League, reacting to growing unease over potential restriction

US BANK TO LEND FUNDSFOR CHINA ELECTRIC POWERWASHINGTON - Long-term loans totaling $792 mill

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The world Trading community gave Canada credit this week for its recent liberalization measures but

Federal officials have found no trace of the deadly E. coli bacteria in a plant that bottled apple j

CANADIAN NATIONALRAILWAY CO.This Montreal-based railroad announced four senior-level appoint

Fueled by strong demand in Japan, South Korea and Russia, U.S. beef exports this year are forecast t

Water costs for businesses in Germany are the highest among 15 industrialized nations studied, while

TWO FIRMS PLAN VENTURETO PROVIDE REINSURANCENEW YORK - Capital Re Corp. and GCR Holdings Ltd

ENRON TO BUILDINDONESIAN POWER PLANTHOUSTON - Enron Corp. plans to build and operate a $508

National Infrastructure Minister Ariel Sharon said that he would not adopt in its entirety a report