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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.<

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

Monday, Aug. 5, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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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

1061 (Aug. 5, 1996) Previous day - 1062The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 245.13 off 0.29 wh

Monday Aug. 5, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

ALGERIAN OIL COMPANYGETS EX-IM BANK LOANWASHINGTON - The U.S. Export-Import Bank is making a

An overwhelming majority of respondents to a survey, representing two-thirds of the members of the W

MERCEDES-BENZ, IBMIN CAR ELECTRONICS DEALFRANKFURT - German carmaker Mercedes-Benz and U.S.

Thailand's central bank, spurred by rumors of devaluation, just made unprecedented offshore foreign

Malaysian government and business officials scrambled Monday to assess damage from and try to preven

''This isn't Russia; the controls are ridiculous.''

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

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

A dozen steps off Wall Street, between a helicopter landing pad and glittery South Street Seaport, s

Aggressive independent Far East Shipping Co. is adding a fifth ship and upgrading its service to fix

As of Aug. 5, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

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

The number of passengers and crew who died in the TWA and ValuJet air disasters may have aroused wor

Long in gestation, the cashless society may be nearing birth in one of Asia's most cash-crazy places

IMF APPROVES EXTENSIONOF MEXICAN CREDIT PACTMEXICO CITY - The International Monetary Fund ha

With a nickname like the ''Bridge to Nowhere,'' it's no surprise that the Colombia Solidarity Intern