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A majority of U.S. residents - 57 percent - don't want the U.S. government to approve new trade pact

Nov. 7, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 237.03 up 0.90

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 7, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

KOREA ZINC AUSTRALIAGETS OK FOR SMELTERCANBERRA, Australia - A zinc smelter project hailed a

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Nov. 7, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 7, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

As of Nov. 7, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

TRUCKS'OPERATION SNAIL' SNARLSTRAFFIC AROUND PARISPARIS - More than 700 trucks slowe

The cost of hauling goods between Alaska and the rest of the nation is set to rise later this month

It's similar to the kinds of deals that emerge while playing the old Parker Bros. game Monopoly. Th

CSX Corp. and two European railroads are going to make this port city an intermodal beachhead. CSX h

An electronic malfunction that activated an engine thrust reverser caused last week's downing of a F

Six companies earlier this week formally registered their intent to bid for a natural gas distributi

Executives at Lexmark International are looking to make a big imprint. Their company, a manufacturer

The Sri Lankan government is extending incentives to exporters and trying to boost capital markets i

TEXTILE EXPORTERS VOWTO RESIST PROTECTIONISMGENEVA - Textile-exporting countries en masse Th

Greater state involvement in infrastructure development may be necessary to prevent severe capacity

MANILA SAYS APEC SPLITON ACCEPTING NEW NATIONSMANILA - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation for

COCA-COLA ENDS TALKSTO BUY CANADA'S NORAATLANTA - Coca-Cola Enterprises said Wednesday it wr

The battle between CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern for Conrail Inc. has become a three-ring circus, w

TEAMSTERS, 'GREEN' GROUPPUSH ANTI-TRUCK CAMPAIGNSAN DIEGO - The Teamsters union and the Frie

In the latest of several downstream mergers, Chevron Corp. of San Francisco on Thursday announced pl

OTTAWA AGREES TO HELPCANADIAN AIRLINESOTTAWA - Canadian Transport Minister David Anderson sa

Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena joined a growing list of departing Cabinet officers Thursd

Through a combination of skillful diplomacy and strong-arm tactics, Russia appears to be winning its

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

Pakistan's caretaker administration kicked off with an austerity drive and a review of some programs

The Coast Guard Thursday was supervising the off-loading of the fuel tanks of a German-flagged tanke

Anti-nuclear groups Wednesday denounced the soon-to-be-finalized sale of two nuclear reactors to Chi

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He braces low on all fours, silently surveying Blount Island, the gemstone in Jacksonville's port. L

Could George Mitchell, who led Senate efforts to sever trade relations with China, carry out Preside

With draft legislation nearly ready to create a full insurance regulatory authority, more Indian com

Families of most of the British victims of the Pan Am flight that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland,

TEXACO CHIEF APOLOGIZESFOR EXECS' RACIST REMARKSNEW YORK - The chairman of Texaco publicly a

Thursday Nov. 7, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The days of mule carts driven by sleepy workers in sombreros are long gone in the Latin American con