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European Union ambassadors will flesh out plans today to retaliate against the United States, despit

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 17, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The largest recorded-music retailer in the United States, and one of the fastest-growing chains in t

With losses soaring, China's lumbering state-owned industries are being offered new lifelines - alon

JULYS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime traged

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

PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERSSTAGE STRIKE IN ISRAELJERUSALEM - Hundreds of thousands of Israeli publ

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said in a recent report that 22 million people

NATURAL GAS DEMAND SEENGROWING MORE THAN 30 PERCENTHOUSTON - Demand for natural gas is expec

MCDONALD'S ACQUISITIONAPPROVED IN ITALYROME - Italy's antitrust authority gave the go-ahead

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The United States Wednesday called for binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with a pro

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. should be broken up, a leading investment firm reco

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July 17, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 21, '95 - July 17, '96 (a graph)* A

Japan's life and non-life insurance industries plan to provide 40 billion yen ($362.5 million) and 5

Wednesday, July 17, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The European Commission plans to approve a $1 billion government subsidy to state-owned Air France n

The same qualities that made Pittsburgh a jewel in war is improving the area's quality of life.<

One of China's youngest insurance companies scored a coup over the dominant state firm when it won t

MASSACHUSETTS DECIDESON TAX FOR UNINSUREDBOSTON - A conference committee of state senators a

Six months after her arrest, a Royal Dutch/Shell employee remains in a Chinese jail as authorities p

The recent deadline extension to Aug. 13 for international bids on two long-distance telecommunicati

Fuji Photo Film Co.'s purchase last week of Wal-Mart's in-store, photo-finishing business underscore

Despite a long history of corruption in the Philippines, Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia said g

July 17, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

HOUSE PANEL PASSES PARTOF TUNA IMPORTS BILLWASHINGTON - The House Ways and Means Committee W

Following President Clinton's six-month delay in imposing Cuba sanctions, congressional negotiators

Canada's CP Ships is acquiring a taste for expansion.Following last year's successful acquis

July 17, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

As of July 17, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

CHEMICAL FACTORY BLASTINJURES 8 IN JAPANOSAKA - Eight people were injured, one of them serio

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 17, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thinking of a cruise? Think Bayonne.World City Corp., developer of what would be the world's

Two controversial health-care regulation measures have qualified for the Nov. 5 California ballot: t

The European Commission ordered an investigation Wednesday into a $48 million subsidy given to Breme

Despite recent problems affecting U.S. wheat shipments to China, the outlook for U.S. farm exports t

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday, rising slightly against the Deutsche mark and falling against t

Fuji Photo Film Co. is launching an aggressive expansion of its overseas operations.By year'