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Wheat is unlikely to become a casualty of the row between Beijing and Washington over U.S. arms sale

Nineteen.Democratic leaders are trying to make the number a reality.That is the minimum numb

JAPAN GRANTS LICENSESTO UNITS OF 19 INSURERSTOKYO - The Japanese Finance Ministry granted li

Malaysia, having spent the last few years trying to clean up its domestic insurance sector, is warni

Poland is the largest single automotive market in Eastern Europe (not including the former Soviet Un

AFRICABOTSWANAThe impressive performance of manufactured exports is a notable feature of Bot

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

''The carelessness of the whole disaster is so appalling. Everybody was so matter of fact.''

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Palestinian Trade Minister Maher al-Masri said on Tuesday he would demand Israel lift a crippling cl

America Online Inc., the largest U.S. online service, and its European partner Bertelsmann AG plan t

Germany's federal government, still hoping to defuse the dispute between the European Commission and

Saeaga Airlines said it earmarked $460 million to acquire 10 737-700 aircraft from Boeing Co. to ena

DSR Senator Lines GmbH is selling its 11 containerships, reorganizing and revamping its long-term st

PERU SEEKS $3.5 MILLIONTO SATISFY POWER NEEDSLIMA, Peru - Peru needs $3.5 billion in investm

As of Aug. 27, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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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)

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