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

Aug. 28, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 28, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 10.4 million barrels during the week ended Aug. 23, compared with

Wednesday Aug. 28, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

ENERGY SAID CENTRALTO ASIA-PACIFIC'S GROWTHSYDNEY - Energy will be the key to the Asia-Pacif

Labor Minister Tito Mboweni backed a wide-ranging inquiry into South Africa's violence-plagued minin

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 5, '95 - Aug. 28, '96 (a graph)* A

The wave of price-fixing allegations - including an admission of guilt by three players Tuesday - co

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's plan to accept a $250,000 prize from Libya could win him a

India must do more to pare its budget deficit and improve its transport, power and other basic infra

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMTO AID SHIPBUILDERMARINETTE, Wis. - A $5.3 million joint venture between M

The dollar maintained a firm grip late Wednesday on its overnight gains against the Japanese yen.

Fishermen and a Canadian Coast Guard official are critical of a plan to cut 25 percent from the resc

CARVILLE: POLITICSIS CHILD'S PLAYCHICAGO - Political consultant James Carville told fellow D

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A group of steelmakers and shipbuilders is trying to develop the technology to build giant steel str

The next stage of North Korea's cautious re-entry into the world could be access to its airspace, wh

Tired of all the political babble out of the Democratic National Convention, some Americans are taki

Jim Florio, former governor of New Jersey and now a transportation lobbyist attending the Democratic

Speaker Gephardt. For many Democrats riding a wave of optimism here this week, the title had a pleas

After publicizing tough rules requiring that only union- and American-made souvenirs be peddled at t

''They're trying to hide him, but they can't.''

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JAPANESE FIRM WILL HELPIN BUILDING ISRAELI CENTERTOKYO - Namco Ltd. said it will tie up with

The telecommunications ministers from Japan and Korea met Wednesday to promote and improve their ope

U.S. footwear distributors are upset over the Mexican commerce ministry's decision to leave in place

CHINA NATIONALELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTChinaAmount of contract: $1,436,557.Contra

The apparent weakening of this month's U.S.-Japan semiconductor trade accord relative to its predece

It's a 22-mile-wide island paradise known for its pink sandy beaches, tropical breezes and quaint Br

The Rendez-vous de Septembre is the first stop for global reinsurers, insurers and intermediaries to

Bermuda's insurance regulations separate carriers into four categories. Each category prescribes cer

Three consumer watchdog organizations this week accused State Farm, Allstate and Farmers of antitrus

COURT REINS IN LAWSUITAGAINST FARMER'S INSURERWAUSAU, Wis. - A farmer's insurance company ca

The nation's two major independent insurance agents trade groups may renew merger discussions, accor

Lloyd's of London announced Wednesday that the noon deadline for acceptance of its settlement offer

A federal appeals court ruled that New York Life Insurance Co. can not use its liability insurance p

ASEAN COMPLAINS TO EUABOUT NEW SHIP RULESMANILA - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations

JAMAICA TO CULTIVATEINDUSTRIAL HEMPKINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica, the biggest producer of mari

Consolidated Freightways is shedding some heavy freight - CF MotorFreight, its money-losing Teamster