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Two U.S. leather tanning companies asked the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate Australian lea

Aug. 22, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Analysts on Thursday likened the government's increase in school lunch beef purchases to putting a B

ZIM REPORTS NET INCOMEUP FOR 1ST HALF OF YEARHAIFA, Israel - Zim Israel Navigation Co., show

In a move as simple as a point and click, computer maker Gateway 2000 Inc. has installed a new logis

Thursday, Aug. 22, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Aug. 22, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

Ship Sale Report appears biweekly. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence Inc., a New Yo

A chemical tanker detained in the British port of Purfleet after failing safety checks was finally r

JAPANESE AUTO FIRMS CALLBRAZIL STEPS INADEQUATETOKYO - Japanese automakers Thursday offered

1117 (Aug. 22, 1996) Previous day - 1113The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Growth in European personal computer sales is expected to slow by more than half, but the industry w

Wrinkled trousers and creased skirts cost retailers money.Ocean carriers able to keep garmen

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

USAIR SEEKS APPROVALTO ADD 4 LONDON ROUTESWASHINGTON - USAir, jilted by British Airways, is

FRENCH GROUP WINS2ND UK RAIL FRANCHISELONDON - French utilities group Compagnie Generale des

As of Aug. 22, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 22, '96 (a graph)* A

Senior Asia-Pacific officials said Thursday they had rejected a U.S. proposal for a common stance on

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Thursday Aug. 22, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The United States is encouraged that the Indian government is addressing concerns of American compan

A Senate plan would save the trade pact banning shipbuilding subsidies by delaying its implementatio

The investigation into a fiery, head-on crash that killed two CSX Transportation employees is zeroin

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King Hussein invited members of the lower house of Parliament to his palace Thursday after Jordan's

''The container business is a tough business. But being successful there grooms you for other things

Japan this week granted Mexico credits worth $960 million for environmental and trade projects, part

Gary Syverson, a 31-year maritime cargo marketing veteran, will join the Port of Olympia as marine m

YELTSIN DISBANDSMETALS COMMITTEESMOSCOW - Russian President Boris Yeltsin, in a decree issue

An increasingly active oil site off China's northeastern coast is drawing more attention from U.S. p

The head of Japan's life insurance industry has rapped the United States for pushing an ''unreasonab

Aug. 22, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Distance, complexity and the high cost of advertising have long kept many small and medium-sized U.S

You can look for the union label when buying souvenirs at the Democratic convention in Chicago next

The tax man cometh to the Internet, and confusion reigns.If someone downloads a program from

JAPAN WILL FILE COMPLAINTOVER INDONESIA CAR POLICYTOKYO - Two thousand cars assembled by Kia

BOEOM/STV LYONSFranceAmount of contract: $14,114,598.Contract description: Construct

A battle is brewing in Connecticut over who is going to pay the bill for all the electricity Northea

Meatpackers would be required to provide more information about how they decide the price to pay for