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A U.S. official expressed confidence Monday in Tokyo that a World Trade Organization dispute-settlem

INDIAN MINISTERS TO SETPOWER PRIVATIZATION RULESBOMBAY - Indian state chief ministers and po

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 15, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Nearly 4,000 General Motors Corp. workers in the United States and Mexico were sent home from assemb

More U.S. households are in debt than their Japanese counterparts, but the average outstanding loan

The U.S. Customs Service is escalating its war on textiles and apparel illegally transshipped throug

OCEANS PANEL CHIEFURGES MORE AWARENESSGENEVA - The chief of the Independent World Commission

SHIPSSINGAPORE PORT AGENCYAWARDS TERMINAL CONTRACTSINGAPORE - The Port Authority of

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

Oct. 15, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

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

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