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KOREAN JOINT VENTUREBEGINS OPERATINGSEOUL - The first joint venture between North Korea and

''On his employment application, he answered 'No' on the question that asked if he had any convictio

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

In the blaze of publicity over Russia's new cabinet last week, a small item in the official governme

US SAYS EU WELCOMETO JOIN FILM ACCESS TALKSGENEVA - The United States said Monday that the E

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AT&T'S MANDL LEAVINGTO HEAD VENTURE FIRMNEW YORK - Alex J. Mandl, president and chief operat

Japanese companies are boosting investment abroad despite the recent weakening of the yen against th

China said Monday that about 76,000 officials had turned over a total of $5.18 million worth of gift

There's a new kid on the docks in Philadelphia.David Wechsler, president of Maritime Interna

MACHINERY MAKERS SEE4.6 PERCENT GROWTH IN SALESARLINGTON, Va. - The Packaging Machinery Manu

Losing the two-horse race with Thailand for a General Motors Corp. plant was a bitter pill for the P

A team from the International Monetary Fund is ''reassured'' by the Russian government's revenue col

1108 (Aug. 19, 1996) Previous day - 1101The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUSSHRANK 38 PERCENT IN JULYTOKYO - Japan's trade surplus slimmed dramatic

Aug. 19, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The Japanese government has drafted stricter guidelines to limit the number of positions offered to

The U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. said on Monday that one of its executives kidnappe

It only took 169 years, but The Journal of Commerce is now officially online. One of the most amazin

A new commuter rail service, a rarity in the rail industry, begins operating today between Chicago a

TENNESSEE COURT REJECTSBID TO BAN LLOYD'S OFFERLONDON - Lloyd's of London announced Sunday t

Aug. 19, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

POWER FAILURE DOWNSSMELTER AT BHP COPPERSAN MANUEL, Ariz. - BHP Copper's smelter here will b

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

As of Aug. 19, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 19, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Fears that South Korea would restrict beef imports following the second quarter's dramatic decline i

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 249.55 up 0.96 whi

Aug. 19, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

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Aug. 19, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

S. AFRICA, SAUDISIN TRADE DISCUSSIONSJOHANNESBURG - Talks are under way on South African pur

Environmental groups say they will fight plans by state regulators to grant an offshore drilling per

Aug. 19, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

MOBIL TO SELL INTERESTIN 13 GULF FIELDSFAIRFAX, Va. - Mobil Corp. said Monday it agreed to s

ACQUISITION, STOCK SPLITLEAD TO LOSS FOR HCCHOUSTON - HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. took a net

Monday Aug. 19, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

AMERICAN GENERALRodney O. Martin Jr. was named president and chief executive officer of Amer

Initially touted as a potential cure for 600,000 uninsurable Oklahomans, the Health Insurance High R