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

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

You're a European buyer of U.S. agricultural commodities. Your order for 20 crates of apples arrives

The U.S. dollar declined against the Japanese yen Monday, but recovered from an early slide against

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

With waivers in hand from three federal agencies, a U.S. carrier recently sent a shipment of food to

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Bob Dole was all set to deliver a speech on international trade shortly after the GOP convention her

Newly anointed GOP vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp has a long and outspoken record of advocating

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) Inc. started a service from Europe to the Far East, calling five co

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Surface Transportation Board's formal approval Monday of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific rail

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said it aims to increase the country's ship registry to

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

An item appearing in the Briefs column on Page 1B of Aug. 8 edition should have identified the corpo

After long negotiations and a few hiccups, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened Monday its first stores in Ch

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 12, '96 (a graph)* A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TUG STRIKES SLATEDAT PORTS BOTANY, JACKSONLONDON - Members of the Maritime Union of Australi

Trans-Pacific freight rates depicted in the chart accompanying the story titled ''Continued losses s

Aug. 12, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

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

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