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''After 23 years of this, Japan will invent reasons to drag its feet. It gets a little old.''

The chief of the International Labor Organization said he hopes the first trade ministers summit in

Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its international cellular infrastructure unit won a contract worth $34

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ALLIANZ REPORTEDLY BIDSFOR CREDIT LYONNAISFRANKFURT - Germany's largest insurer Allianz has

California expects to ring in 1997 with a new law that requires motorists to have proof of insurance

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With President Clinton preparing for another four years in office, Mexicans have high hopes that U.S

British Airways reported record first-half earnings yesterday, securing its position as the world's

The Port of Singapore Authority, building on a reputation for innovation, plans to create an Interne

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Nov. 5, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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

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Nov. 5, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 5, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Three P&I clubs plan to sail into uncharted territory soon, with plans to offer what they describe a

As the security system industry is export-oriented and fast-growing, the Taiwan market for security

Discussions between Washington and Tokyo set to begin next week over access to Japan's apple markets

AIRBUS ORDERS TO TRIPLETHIS YEAR OVER LASTBRUSSELS - The Airbus Industrie consortium will wi

William Tecumseh Sherman burned Atlanta for a reason. By the Civil War, the city was a major transpo

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

Chemical makers are worried that tougher toxic release regulations contemplated by federal environme

Several years ago, I asked CSX Chairman and Chief Executive John Snow what his primary objective was

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Nov. 1996 (see Note 1

A bitter labor dispute between the United Steelworkers of America and Tokyo-based Bridgestone-Firest

JAPAN MAY RE-EXPORTIMPORTED RICE AS AIDTOKYO - Japan is considering re-exporting food aid ri

Portugal, facing growing competition from its European neighbors, is stepping up efforts to remain a

Sam Hedge's grandson was several weeks old before they met.That's not unusual in his line of

CONRAIL, ENGINEER UNIONSIGN TENTATIVE PACTA tentative agreement between Conrail Inc. and the

KELLOGG, GRAIN MILLERSRATIFY NEW CONTRACTCHICAGO - Cereal maker Kellogg Co. and the American

NEW COAL MINE IN CHINATO RELIEVE POWER SHORTAGEBEIJING - China will begin construction of a

Plans to build a high-speed containership that could operate across the Atlantic at speeds of up to

Concern is mounting over the fate of the ambitious reforms and booming economic expansion orchestrat

CHINA DROPS THREATTO BAN US POULTRYWASHINGTON - U.S. officials returning from a trip to Beij

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 5, '96 (a graph)* Ann

The success of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's long-awaited heart surgery, while welcome, also hel

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Mongolia, Bosnia, Ethiopia and Senegal are among the nations that will benefit from the Internationa

SHIPSFEFC TO MEETON TARIFF REVISIONLONDON - Members of the Far Eastern Freight Confe