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Sen. Trent Lott was featured at a private party for 300 guests in Balboa Park underwritten by AT&T a

It's Bob Dole's convention, but Ronald Reagan is the name that keeps surfacing as Mr. Dole tries to

US ADVISER: TIME IS RIGHTTO BOOST TIES WITH CHINABEIJING - A senior U.S. government economic

The Port of Singapore signed a 10-year pact with the Global Alliance, a consortium of four of the wo

After months of negotiation, Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have reached a tentative agre

The Indian government may lay down a uniform minimum age to begin working as part of a multipronged

the Indian government announced the establishment of a five-member Disinvestment Commission to overs

ABB HIGH VOLTAGETECHNOLOGIESSwitzerlandAmount of contract: $5,485,999.Contra

INDIA RULES OUT ENTRYOF FOREIGN PRINT MEDIANEW DELHI, India - The Indian government Monday r

China joined the chorus of complaint over revamped U.S. textile and garment rules, taking the disput

Caribbean banana producers reacted angrily Monday to a report that suggested they should get aid han

DDI Corp., Japan's second-largest long-distance phone company, said Monday it will bid for mobile ph

''I know it's illegal, but I can't resist these oldies but goodies.''

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

CARGILL POISED TO JOINCANADA OILSEEDS GROUPWINNIPEG, Manitoba - Cargill Ltd. has become a ma

As of Aug. 12, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 246.14 up 0.14 whi

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

Aug. 12, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 12, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 12, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

Aug. 12, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 12, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

It may be too hot to think about heating right now, but homeowners in the Northeast had better start

Aug. 12, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

SURVEY: US RIG COUNTFIGURE RISES TO 809HOUSTON - The U.S. rig count stood at 809, up 8 from

Aug. 12, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

INSURER GROUP APPLAUDSVETO OF COMP BILLBOSTON - Gov. William Weld vetoed legislation last we

Monday Aug. 12, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Undetected leaks in a petroleum pipeline from Puget Sound refineries to Portland have state official

CHINESE FIND FUNGUSIN WHEAT FROM USBEIJING - Chinese port officials have seized a 46,000-met

Turkey's Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan signed Monday a $20 billion natural gas agreement

The outage that left parts of nine Western states without electricity over the weekend has also left

S. KOREA SHIPBUILDINGORDERS SEE 39 PERCENT DROPSEOUL - South Korean shipbuilding orders drop

Allianz AG Holding, Europe's largest insurer, said Monday it sold its 12.5 percent stake in credit i

International air freight traffic in June increased 6 percent year-to-year, the International Air Tr

Case Corp., one of the world's largest farm and construction equipment companies, has awarded GATX L

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Aug. 7, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

The Bermuda Stock Exchange is the latest entity readying a way for investors to buy into natural dis

An illegal alien from Pakistan was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail for his role in an auto insu