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UNITED AUTO WORKERSREACH DEAL WITH CHRYSLERAUBURN HILLS, MICH. - The United Auto Workers rea

STEEL WORKERS REJECTCOMPANY'S FINAL OFFERWHEELING, W.Va. - About 4,500 union workers in thre

The first of 1,400 locked out workers at Inco Ltd. were scheduled to head back to work Monday after

This year's International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meeting is awash in ''good news,'' but a f

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. signed a letter of intent with Illinois Central Corp. that would

INSURER USES AD TO POLISHTAINTED SWISS IMAGEZURICH - A pillar of the Swiss business establis

A statement by four market bodies, admitting that electronic placing of insurance risks in London ha

SWISS LOWER HOUSE OKSREVIEW OF NAZI DEALINGSBERNE, Switzerland - Switzerland's lower house o

Working in China can be a trying experience for U.S. business executives, but doing business in the

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 6, '95 - Sept. 30, '96 (a graph)* A

Three months after stepped-up country-of-origin rules went into effect, U.S. textile and apparel imp

One thing importers of textiles and wearing apparel will apparently have very little to worry about

After several strong weeks the transportation stocks that make up The Journal of Commerce stock inde

European Union shipowners warned that the U.S. failure to ratify a global agreement to outlaw shipbu

The world's biggest gold miners, with an eye to expansion, are enthusi wtically staking out projects

As of Sept. 30, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 30, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

September 30, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and

VALUJET TAKES OFF AGAINAFTER 15-WEEK GROUNDINGATLANTA - After a deadly crash in the Florida

1997 will be a challenging - perhaps even pivotal - year in U.S.-China relations, business analysts

A joint venture between the state-owned oil companies in China and Taiwan for oil and gas exploratio

3RD CANDIDATE THROWSHAT IN HONG KONG RINGHONG KONG - A leading businessman announced Monday

Relative to past EU-Japan summits dominated by trade squabbles, both players mixed trade and key pol

6HIPSP&O-NEDLLOYD DEAL GETSLEADING BROKER'S SUPPORTLONDON - The planned merger betwe

Labor and management in ports from Maine to Texas began to wrap up negotiations Monday before a midn

Financial markets here welcomed news of a Nov. 17 general election after weeks of political tension.

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Sept. 30, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 246.64 up 0.15 whi

Monday Sept. 30, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Cote d'Ivoire said Friday it will postpone the opening of its 1996-97 coffee marketing season to

Sometimes an agreement to agree, combined with a small concession, is enough to turn potential disas

First demonstrated in 1839, fuel cells have been used in a variety of cost-no-object applications si

Citing Georgia's same-sex marriage law, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has denied requests fro

Today's export-minded Yankee trader has several tools he or she can use before embarking on a China-

Hungary was told last week by the World Trade Organization to remove import surcharges - introduced

The second of two bilateral panels deciding disputes between U.S. and Mexican steelmakers has raised

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1000 (Sept. 30, 1996) Previous day - 998The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

GLICKMAN EXPECTSTO MAINTAIN POSTWASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said Friday