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AFRICANIGERIANigeria has taken a step toward economic liberalization by lifting the

A senior official in Cambodia's Commerce Ministry has warned that foreign companies in the Cambodia'

CALIFORNIA APPROVESCUT IN COMP RATESSACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Insurance Department

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 3, '95 - Oct. 29, '96 (a graph)* An

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.33 up 0.07 whi

As of Oct. 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Oct. 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Brazil's economic outlook is brightening under new-found fiscal stability.A stabilization pr

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Japan announced a mixed batch of indicators on its economy Tuesday, with industrial output showing s

Oct. 29, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Oct. 29, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Brazil has become the focus of international power developers, who see Latin America's largest count

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 29, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc., an investment firm in Dallas, wants a larger stake of the expanding

Michael Moore, who filmed a scathing documentary critique of former General Motors Chairman Roger Sm

When it comes to finding magical ways of making money fast, Russia's bankers don't trust Tinkerbell

Changes in Pakistan's Ministry of Finance announced by a desperate Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto are

Doing business in Brazil can be lucrative - if you're willing to deal with the risks and costs invol

Westinghouse Electric Corp., frozen out of the Philippines for several years in an acrimonious row,

A unit of CalEnergy Co., a fast-growing, Nebraska-based energy company, launched a $1.2 billion take

Brazil is enjoying a boom in foreign investment to which it had once defiantly said 'no!'Tha

''I'm starting to lack confidence in the freight forwarding community. You're doing business with a

PAKISTAN TO AUCTIONREST OF TEXTILE QUOTASKARACHI, Pakistan - The state-owned Textile Quota M

Brazil expects to substantially improve its trade performance, make greater headway in developing co

Brazil is accelerating a privatization program that promises to be the greatest in the Americas.

Brazil's federal and state governments are speeding up their plans to privatize much of the nation's

A new - and so far successful - idea using capitalization to replace privatization is spreading from

With Turkey trying desperately to get the nation's credit rating back to a respectable level, the go

CANADIAN GASOLINE REPORTNOT YET FINALIZEDFREDERICTON, New Brunswick - The chairman of a New

US STEELMAKERS PLANANTI-DUMPING FILINGNEW YORK - U.S. stainless steel producers are expectin

Tuesday Oct. 29, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Atlantic Richfield Co. said Monday its earnings jumped 52 percent in the third quarter, fueled by hi

Despite strong State Department denials, signs of a policy shift on Iran have been piling up in the

1281 (Oct. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1268The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Oct. 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

AIRBORNE POSTS DROPOF $3 MILLION IN PROFITSEATTLE - Airborne Express reported a sharp drop i

China's demand for coal is not likely to be slaked in the immediate future, and officials are taking