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The Canadian government has taken another step toward turning over management of the St. Lawrence Se

SINGAPORE POSTS RISEIN CONTAINER VOLUMESINGAPORE - The Port of Singapore Authority said Frid

The Middle East-North Africa region, after years of stagnation, is showing signs of accelerating eco

Sportswear giant Nike Inc. rejected a last-minute request by Jesse Jackson to tour the subcontractor

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JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA SETMEETING ON BOUNDARIESTOKYO - The Foreign Ministry announced that Japan

Italy's new government made its first substantive move Friday toward honoring election pledges to di

In an aviation version of tit-for-tat, the Japanese Ministry of Transport is prepared to impose coun

Saturday was Marine Day in Japan, a new national holiday established to focus public attention on th

1106 (July 19, 1996) Previous day - 1106The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

July 19, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

As U.S. industries grab their place in the Latin American sun, the service sector is following in th

''We are very sad he couldn't understand our point of view.''

MOTOROLA INC. PLANSCIRCUIT PLANT IN TAIWANTAIPEI - U.S. electronics manufacturer Motorola In

How many times have your bags gone through an airport X-ray machine while the attendant talked to a

An event in Canada designed to showcase Vietnam's economic reforms has turned into an embarrassment

The European Commission denied it has halted its controversial eco-labeling system under pressure fr

Insurgent Clarence Monin unseated Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers president Ronald McLaughlin at

The Russian government is set to launch retaliatory trade measures against European textiles, and is

ABB SAE SADELMI/ABBGLOBAL ENGINEERINGItalyAmount of contract: $64,060,229.Co

DOMESTIC OIL DEMANDUP FROM 1ST HALF OF '95WASHINGTON - Domestic oil demand rose 2.5 percent

COLOMBIAN CARRIERHALTS CUBA FLIGHTSBOGOTA, Colombia - A Colombian airline suspended flights

Federal regulators won't allow an eastern Washington mining company to expedite its plan to import r

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

European planemaking consortium Airbus Industrie said it was preparing legal steps against Boeing Co

Infrastructure, employment and alleviating poverty, as well as reducing the fiscal deficit, will be

The derailed global telecommunications talks got a boost Friday with officials from more than 50 nat

July 19, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 244.83 off 1.77

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 19, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 19, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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July 19, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

ZINC REFINERY IN PERUUNVEILS EXPANSION PLANSLIMA, Peru - Peru's Cajamarquilla zinc refinery

Friday July 19, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

South Africa's central bank is considering a request from a mining house to allow gold mining compan

An advisory panel to the prime minister endorsed a plan by Tohoku Electric Power Co. to build a nucl

AG AGREES TO TERMSOF SETTLEMENTFRANKFURT - German industrial firm Metallgesellschaft AG said

Even licensed and supposedly well-run recyling plants in India follow practices strictly forbidden i