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The government Monday awarded a contract potentially worth $1 billion to upgrade the nation's air tr

UP UNVEILS TERMSOF STOCK, CASH EXCHANGEBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Union Pacific Corp. announced the te

Sept. 16, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Oil tycoon Armand Hammer secretly recorded conversations in which he discusses payoffs of $3 million

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 16, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Rich countries should exempt poor African nations from international trade rules on elimination of s

The national railroad network may be getting smaller, but the locomotives using those routes keep ge

''Anything that is simple is good.''

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Sept, 16, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 16, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 16, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Monday Sept. 16, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Monday, Sept. 16, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

South Korea's LG Semicon Co. unveiled an ambitious plan Monday to become one of the world's top five

A strong week for stocks in most transportation sectors saw a 1.4 percent rise in the Journal of Com

A coalition of taxpayer, environmental and public interest groups Thursday launched a grass-roots ca

NO SURVIVORS FOUNDFROM CHILEAN SHIPSANTIAGO, Chile - Navy rescuers Sunday found debris from

RUSSIAN JOBLESS RATELITTLE CHANGED FOR AUGUSTMOSCOW - While Russia's jobless rate has crept

The final piece of the complex jigsaw of payments to victims of the 1994 Estonia ferry disaster has

California's insurance department has ordered the state's third-largest workers compensation insurer

The Swiss government, under pressure to explain the fate of Nazi gold, on Monday endorsed an officia

The U.S. dollar hovered close to its low for the day in trading Monday afternoon, but buyers moved i

U.S. forest products and housing manufacturers may have their best chance ever to open wider the doo

International development programs designed to raise living standards for the world's poorest people

Superior National Insurance Group Inc., a workers compensation insurer in California and Arizona, ha

Three weeks ended Sept. 7, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Fueled by a return to growth in Mexico's sluggish economy, Texas posted merchandise exports of nearl

With the clock ticking, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and Sen. John McCain have reached an agree

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.21 up 1.57 whi

The United States urged the International Court of Justice Monday to throw out a case in which Iran

After months of planning, President Clinton is expected to shift export licensing of encrypted softw

COLOMBIAN GROUP TAKESSAMPER OFF SPEAKER LISTBOGOTA, Colombia - In a new slap in the face for

ILLINOIS ACCEPTSLLOYD'S-NASAA PACTLONDON - The state of Illinois has agreed to accept the te

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUPHoward I. Smith, executive vice president and comptroller of the

Nearly 40 countries producing or using tropical timber agreed late last week that a controversial pa

ANTI-UN COMPLAINT GAINSGOP SUPPORT IN HOUSEANCHORAGE - Conservative Republicans on the House

September 16, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and

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

As of Sept. 16, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s