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The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday, as the day's economic data were not seen as strong enough to convi

China said output of two key nonferrous metals grew in the first half of this year, though it acknow

MARTINEZ IS 1ST WOMANTO LEAD SEALIFT PACIFICSAN FRANCISCO - Capt. Jenny L. Martinez was appo

Photos of James P. Kelly, chairman-designate at United Parcel Service and retiring chairman Kent ''O

Commodity traders think nothing of passing bags through metal detectors and X-ray machines and throu

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 30, '96 (a graph)* An

The European Commission approved measures Tuesday to strike back at U.S. laws that seek to punish co

The world's major powers closed ranks to combat terrorism Tuesday, urging other nations to join forc

THREE CANON VENTURESSET FOR CHINA IN '97TOKYO - Canon will make cameras, photocopiers and fa

Bernard Groseclose Jr. leans back in his office chair with an air of Southern casualness, expressing

Japan, South Korea, the European Union and other nations Tuesday challenged members of the North Ame

Efforts to reopen the Fore River shipyard have become bogged down in a bureaucratic mix-up that may

U.S. and Japanese negotiators continue to try to bridge ''substantial differences'' over an expiring

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JAPANESE TOY MAKER,TIME WARNER FORM DEALTOKYO - Japanese toy maker Bandai Co. and U.S. media

Taiwan, well placed in the league of world trading states, is poised to enter the world of paperless

Project finance is blossoming in non-traditional sectors in Latin America, as the region's economies

Global purchasers moved away from emerging markets such as China and set their sights on targets in

Russians are tossing off their clothes in record summer temperatures, but for Russian furriers and t

More than 16,000 shippers can breathe easier.A federal judge last week OK'd a settlement in

Foreign truckers still cannot traverse border states, Mexican truckers are closing down internationa

The westbound Pacific shipping trade is in chaos because of an American President Lines discount on

Monday, July 29, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 29, '96 (a graph)* An

The U.S. dollar fell slightly in slow trading Monday in a day largely absent of meaning.''It

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Keith Rockwell, Washington bureau chief for the Journal of Commerce, was named the director of infor

Cray Research announced Monday that it would file a trade complaint in a bid to prevent a federally

The world trading community questioned Monday whether the European Union's latest enlargement was in

UK BREWER MULLS STAKEIN CARLSBERG-TETLEYLONDON - British brewers Bass PLC and Allied Domecq

This is a modest operation. Not in the sense of size - computer component maker Molex employs 9,500

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

''Lloyd's insured the oldest bottle of wine a few years ago. When it was finally opened and poured,

Jesse Helms, Alfonse D'Amato and Dan Burton, two U.S. senators and one U.S. representative, took fir

President Nelson Mandela, having largely convinced cynical investors, is sending a clear signal to c

SHIPSALASKA CRUDE OIL EXPORTSUNLIKELY TO SURGE TO ASIASINGAPORE - U.S. expor

The world will have a wealth of parades, fireworks and other gala displays when Hong Kong reverts to

JAPAN MULLS COMPLAINTTO WTO OVER BRAZILTOKYO - The Ministry of International Trade and Indus

Mexican commerce officials have dropped many compensatory duties against Chinese-made products after

As investigators try to unravel the tragedy aboard TWA Flight 800, the flight data recorder, one of