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U.S. grain exporters will be getting a smaller slice of the global pie this year as a result of incr

After clocking up robust economic expansion of 7 percent in fiscal 1996, growth in the current year

MGIC ASSUMES RISKON MORE POLICIESMILWAUKEE - MGIC Investment Corp. will assume the risk and

In a move to make it more attractive to the financial markets, Insurance Service Office Inc. voted W

The cost of carrying inventory continues to rise in the United States despite companies' efforts to

SHIPSLACK OF FUNDS THREATENSIMO SAFETY PROGRAMLONDON - International Maritime Organi

992 (Sept. 25, 1996) Previous day - 995The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Independent oil and natural gas producers are expected to take the plunge into deeper waters on Wedn

The world, it would seem, is losing its appetite for U.S. farm exports. But a projected drop in agri

AID CLEARED TO KEEPCREDIT LYONNAIS AFLOATBRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday cle

Cuba's government-run exchange office has revalued the peso against the dollar in the fourth such ad

U.S. oil firms Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Halliburton Co. Tuesday signed a $177 million accord wit

SHIP MANAGERS CALLFOR UNIFORMITYLONDON - Ship managers gathered in Cyprus for the annual mee

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

When half-year trade statistics for Texas exports came out earlier this month, one of the only secto

More than a dozen state insurance insolvency funds are staying away from major reinsurers seeking to

Mexico registered the highest level of MasterCard credit-card fraud in Latin America in the first si

U.S. officials will press China for greater market access for U.S. computer software in high-level t

A graphic on Page 1A in the Sept. 25 edition describing the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail merger

Insurance agents and companies are jamming congressional fax and phone lines in one last effort to g

RUSSIA, ISRAEL SAID TO BENEGOTIATING AIRCRAFT DEALTEL AVIV - Russia will soon decide on the

RETRIEVED SECTIONMAY BE FUEL-TANK CHUNKSMITHTOWN, N.Y. - Divers retrieved a large piece of w

OPERATING PROFIT UPFOR SAFMARINE IN 1ST HALFLONDON - Safmarine, South Africa's largest shipp

As of Sept. 25, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 25, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The rest of the decade should see a steadily improving global economy with growth averaging over 4 p

The nation's biggest petroleum pipeline is hazardous, and its owners have been ordered to test the e

EXXON JUDGMENT ENTERED,SETTING STAGE FOR APPEALSANCHORAGE - The Exxon Valdez oil spill case

A federal report on the financial impact of the railroads' injury compensation system leaves managem

With the political wrangling over, shipping companies are scrambling to be among the select few to b

The Caribbean Basin has strengthened its position as the leading source of U.S. apparel imports, but

Even if Mexican workers are granted a substantial increase in minimum wages Jan. 1, there is unlikel

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 29, '95 - Sept. 25, '96 (a graph)*

Germany gave in to the United States Wednesday in a dispute over the way it awards public works cont

MONSANTO TO ACQUIREASGROW AGRONOMICSKANSAS CITY - Monsanto Co., the maker of the popular Rou

With the number of ships calling San Francisco Bay ports declining, competition among tugboat compan

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 24, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Regardless of the flag they fly, U.S. carriers have a perception problem with U.S. shippers.

Argentina is setting its sights on the growing world market for organic food products untainted by p