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Tuesday Aug. 27, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Enforcement action the Justice Department announced last week against a large wine and spirits conso

OFFERS TO BUYPotato starchRef No.: 043531 Filed: 08-14-96Precious metal, OS,

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Central America is increasing the clothing trade with the United States. And the pressure is on gove

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

Four major railroads are vying for the most promising non-merger rail prize in a decade, the strateg

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Two investigations are under way into the disputed contract for a container terminal at Subic Bay, t

Vietnam's banking sector is back on the road to reform in tandem with industrial liberalization - pr

Rail labor and management are giving each other static in a bitter fight over new rules for use of r

The intriguing thing about the stock market is that investors can make money whether prices rise or

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Several Central American nations are following the lead of Panama in modernizing infrastructure and

Wall's, a division of Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate Unilever, has in recent years been mak

The Clinton administration, charging that the latest proposals are regressive and provide no basis f

In a dimly lit office under gray monsoon skies, Nguyen Ngo Hong speaks of a communications revolutio

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Mexican law enforcement authorities are investigating whether a new self-proclaimed guerrilla group

1119 (Aug. 27, 1996) Previous day - 1119The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 27, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

A unique foreign trade zone that covers four counties and 3,254 acres in the South Puget Sound regio

Aug. 27, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Aug. 27, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

INDONESIAN, ARGENTINELEADERS TALK FARM TRADEJAKARTA, Indonesia - President Suharto discussed

Transportation Secretary Federico Pena sees highway funding, infrastructure finance and aviation and

U.S.-Central America trade continued its upward climb during the first part of 1996. Analysts expect

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

SHIPSMEXICO STUDIES WAYSTO BOOST DRUG DETECTIONMEXICO CITY - Mexican law enforcement

Today will bring news of whether Lloyd's of London can hope to close the great canyon of debt that y

TWA DECLINES COMMENTON METAL FATIGUE CLAIMNEW YORK - A spokesman for Trans World Airlines In

Fednav International Ltd., parent company to the largest carrier and stevedoring operation on the St

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 27, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

In the Democrats' quest to regain control of the House this fall, few prospects shine as bright as M

The letter from Lagos, Nigeria, that appeared in Edward R. Christensen's mailbox this week promised

China Strategic's daring state-sector buying spree from 1991 to 1993 positioned it to take advantage

For some U.S. exporters, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and export control regulatio

Central America should continue to get a slice of the foreign investment pie through the rest of the