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OLIVETTI WORKERS STRIKEAGAINST INTERNAL CHANGESROME - Italian unions representing workers at

Oct. 9, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

U.S. stocks of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, rose by 1.3 million barrel

The chief mate is a moderate smoker, one cigar at a time.And he puffs only one cigar per voy

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

The U.S. dollar was narrowly mixed Wednesday, as the market continued its consolidation phase with n

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

European business is trailing the United States on earth and in space.That was the gloomy me

Samsung Aerospace Industries is close to reviving Fokker, the bankrupt Dutch aircraft manufacturer,

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 13, '95 - Oct. 9, '96 (a graph)* An

Tuesday Oct. 9, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

U.S. companies that sell stocks abroad would have to report those sales under a proposal made Wednes

A monthly industry announcement comparing orders of semiconductors to sales suggests that the chip m

China has made a new sale of nuclear weapons-related equipment to Pakistan in a move which could inc

India and the United States restated their positions on a host of ticklish trade issues this week bu

U.S. fruit tree growers, long used to sending their blemished and off-grade apples and pears to juic

President Clinton signed the Maritime Security Act on Tuesday. The law provides $100 million annuall

ELECTRIC RATES UP 43.5 PERCENTFOR MOST VENEZUELANSCARACAS, Venezuela - Electric rates jumped

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

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will determine whether Jamaica has met required safety stan

Away from the congressional spotlight, the battle grinds on over U.S.-flag shipping protections embo

As of Oct. 9, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 249.14 up 1.33 wh

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 9, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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Oct. 9, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Railroad profits will continue to rocket along at record levels when third-quarter earnings begin ro

Oct. 9, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

The New York Mercantile Exchange, already the world's biggest physical commodity exchange, is tappin

Oct. 9, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 9, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

''When goods move, soldiers don't. This is the principle behind the Mideast economic summit.''

Ukraine's top Chernobyl negotiator said Tuesday that Kiev wanted the West to expedite financing for

Liberalization of telecom and financial services under the World Trade Organization could be at risk

Defying expectations and pressure from neighboring republics, Turkmenistan voiced its support for th

RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ENERGYMINISTER VISITS CHINAMOSCOW - Atomic Energy Minister Viktor Mikhailov,

Mexico will begin construction on at least 20 new electric power projects with a capacity of 9,000 m

Shell Canada Ltd. said it would sell its chemicals division to a unit of its corporate parent, Royal

Amoco Corp. said Wednesday it will sell its gasoline stations in Central Europe as part of its strat