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REGIONAL BLOCSCarib News Multi-National Business Conference. Oct. 17-20. Jamaica. Contact: L

While ADM's guilty plea Tuesday to two criminal charges and a related $100 million in fine will stin

MANUFACTURERS LIFE BUYS28 PERCENT STAKE IN ALTAMIRATORONTO - Manufacturers Life Insurance Co

Imagine a corporation investing millions of dollars in a business initiative, but lacking the tools

For years, United States Aviation Underwriters Inc. has been the 800 pound gorilla in the aviation i

Britons have left unclaimed a staggering 77 billion pounds ($122 billion) worth of forgotten fortune

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While power projects in developing countries offer enormous opportunities for exporters and investor

The Port of Portland, Ore., Commission approved a new terminal services, terminal use and stevedorin

Consumers Union, a watchdog group critical of California's new earthquake insurance plan, has called

TRAVELERS SAYS PROFITUP 22 PERCENT IN THIRD QUARTERNEW YORK - The Travelers Group of insuran

CSX Corp. and Conrail Inc. Tuesday stunned the transportation world by announcing an $8.4 billion me

Japanese computer giant NEC Corp. is suing the U.S. Commerce Department, alleging that top political

The nation's corn crop will brush past 9 billion bushels this fall, the Agriculture Department said

NORTH AMERICAKorea-U.S. TechPlaza '96. Oct. 15-18. Fort Lee, N.J. Contact: The Korea Trade-I

Tuesday Oct. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

AFRICASOUTHERN AFRICAThe 12 member states of the Southern African Development Community sign

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have launched a swap deal that will enable oil from western Kazakhstan to

In a move to curtail the sale in Central America of U.S. stolen cars, the Belizean and U.S. governme

The Clinton administration faces an uphill fight in Mexico to hold together a tentative agreement re

SHIPSNO EXTENSION GRANTEDTO SAFETY CODE LAGGARDSROTTERDAM - Shipowners who fail to m

BANKS WARNED OF NEEDFOR 'STAYING POWER'ROTTERDAM - The many banks building up their shipping

Friday, Oct. 11, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

''For once, Gadhafi did something useful.''

Banks hoping to expand their export finance business face a promising market handling small and mids

Mexico's trade balance in August stood at a surplus of $353 million, the Treasury ministry reported.

European Union governments and industry leaders have joined forces to try to boost Europe's satellit

Oct. 11, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 11, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

ENRON POSTS 22 PERCENT RISEIN PROFIT FOR QUARTERHOUSTON - Enron Corp. said its profit grew b

AGIP HITS CRUDEIN SOUTH CHINA SEAMILAN - Agip made a discovery of crude oil in the South Chi

What is the question to which the Internet is the answer?In other words, after all the hype,

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

President Boris Yeltsin's move to crack down on tax evasion comes amid signs the government's last c

Oct. 11, 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 Thursday at 247.38 off1.23 w

As Brazil's 1996-97 (April-March) wheat crop is being harvested, domestic prices are dropping due to

1063 (Oct. 11, 1996) Previous day - 1054The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

SHIPPING INDUSTRY HELDIN VERY LOW ESTEEMROTTERDAM - Shipping has one of the worst reputation

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 11, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)