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President Clinton Monday signed into law a bill to punish foreign companies that invest in oil and g

The United States fully achieved its goals in last week's U.S.-Japanese semi-conductor trade accord,

The famed Texas Bridge to Nowhere is about to get a road to somewhere.Nuevo Leon Gov. Benjam

Arizona's Department of Transportation will close bidding next week for a consultant to coordinate t

AIR CANADA FLIGHTPUTS 'I' BACK IN 'KCI'KANSAS CITY, Mo. - From the name, you'd never think t

The long-awaited privatization of Compagnie Generale Maritime is under way and should be completed b

Logistics managers continue to rise in importance at many top corporations. Unfortunately, their pay

Aug. 5, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

JOHNNY KUO NAMEDUNIGLORY PRESIDENTLONDON - Kuo Chun-hsiung, known as Johnny Kuo, was appoint

U.S. wastepaper exporters are crying foul over a decision by shipping lines in the westbound trans-P

Thailand and Myanmar opened the third meeting of a joint commission Monday to discuss bilateral coop

NUMBER OF OPERATINGOIL AND GAS RIGS RISESHOUSTON - The number of oil and gas rigs operating

The insurance industry is urging Massachusetts Gov. William Weld to veto legislation it claims would

The new Israeli government is pushing ahead with plans for privatization and regional economic integ

RAIL'SILK ROAD' RAILLAUNCHED IN CHINABEIJING - China's ''Silk Road'' rail cargo link

A rebound in many of the transportation stocks that took hard hits the previous week led to a 2 perc

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ZURICH RE REPORTSDROP IN QUARTERLY NETNEW YORK - Quarterly net income dropped at Zurich Rein

Marcia E. Miller was sworn in Monday as International Trade Commission chairwoman, succeeding David

The U.S. dollar rose against the Deutsche mark Monday, as the German currency was sold heavily again

Consumers have played a decisive role in making Fuji Film Co. the top seller of film in Japan, but t

Hector Rodriguez was an experienced truck driver in a safe neighborhood in the middle of the afterno

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 11, '95 - Aug. 5, '96 (a graph)* An

Hong Kong's export figures may be in the doldrums, but its port continues to increase business.<

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COMMON COFFEE POLICYURGED TO STABILIZE MARKETBOGOTA, Colombia - The creation of the Brazilia

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 5, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

KENYAN LEADERS ORDERCUTOFF OF BURUNDINAIROBI - The Kenyan government Monday cut off immediat

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North Korea's agreement with the International Air Transport Association to open its skies to world

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 31, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

NANJING TO INVESTIN SPECIALIZED WHARFNANJING, China - Officials at this port in eastern Jian

Aug. 5, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 5, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

GE CAPITAL TO PURCHASEVIRGINIA'S FIRST COLONYSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Electric Capital Corp

Concern is growing over a food poisoning epidemic in Japan that has affected sales of fresh fish and

With a blockade of a remote branch line now in its third week, Wisconsin Central Ltd. and a copper m

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