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Issues ranging from special debt relief for the poorest nations to an expanded fund for financial cr

Sept. 23, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 29, '95 - Sept. 23, '96 (a graph)*

Sept. 23, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

FRENCH CIVIL SERVANTSSET TO STRIKE OCT. 17PARIS - Seven French unions on Monday called on ci

Spurred by growing demand in Mexico, Europe and the Pacific Rim, exports of U.S. farm products are u

Sept. 23, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

After years of struggling to expand U.S. participation in major Japanese construction projects, the

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 23, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

''Technology is not a silver bullet. No one's going to blow anyone else out of the water with (infor

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States stood at 825 as of Sept. 2

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 23, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Monday Sept. 23, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Oil companies may again come in for criticism as gasoline prices turn up, but refiners are also bein

OPEC producers are set to enjoy a windfall of $20 billion to $26 billion of extra oil export revenue

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

EUROPE PRICE WARS HALVEPEUGEOT-CITROEN'S NETPARIS - Peugeot-Citroen's net profit for the fir

Taiwan is likely to test-ship 5,000 barrels of its nuclear waste to Russia after failing to find a n

After a dismal performance in fiscal 1996 that ended March 31, exports of garments are picking up on

Taiwan says it will open its door wider to businessmen from China despite Taipei's official attempts

TAIWAN TO TIGHTENTEXTILE INSPECTIONSTAIPEI - Taiwan will step up monitoring of illegal trans

Texas A&M International University has dedicated a new chair for International Trade Studies in the

September 23, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and

Anheuser-Busch said Monday that it has ended negotiations with the government-run Czech brewer Budej

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWERUNIT IN CHINESE VENTURENEW YORK - The AEP Pushan Power Ltd. unit of A

Pendleton Woolen Mills, a high-profile name in the textile business with a long history of producing

The Clinton administration will strongly resist calls from developing countries for a faster phaseou

Asarco Inc. is crawling back from the precipice after this summer's sharply lower copper prices thre

Ruling party nationalists have doomed government plans to privatize Mexico's 61 petrochemical plants

Ultramar Corp. and Diamond Shamrock Inc. Monday agreed to a merger that would create a leading oil r

AAPA SAILS ONTOINFORMATION HIGHWAYVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The American Association of

FLIGHTMASTERS / SEAMASTERSRichard McCrady Sr. was named chief executive of this internationa

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Sept. 18, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel

LLOYD'S CHAIRMAN'LEADER OF THE YEAR'NEW YORK - David Rowland, chairman of Lloyd's of London,

One of America's biggest insurers is moving into the Indian market, confident of success despite the

Lunch and Learn is the name of a new program sponsored by the American Institute of Marine Underwrit

Bill Clinton has an army of them. So does Bob Dole. And Ronald Reagan's were legendary. They're spin

HAWAII SEES DROPIN WORKERS COMP RATESHONOLULU - Hawaii businesses will save an estimated $30

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Some U.S. cargo airlines could see increased business from a government order that would make Alaska