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When Lev Leviev, one of the diamond world's biggest traders, arrived at the high-rise headquarters o

The Export-Import Bank, which has just received a generally favorable rating from U.S. exporters, is

GERMANY WANTS TEETHIN EMU STRUCTUREFRANKFURT - German Deputy Finance Minister Juergen Stark

A federal grand jury Thursday returned a nine-count criminal indictment against Sun Diamond Growers

After 10 painful weeks of negotiating, the House Ways and Means Committee approved sanctions Thursda

They take them with their morning cup of coffee in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirat

STRIKE CONTINUESAT GDANSK SHIPYARDGDANSK, Poland - Work at the failing Gdansk shipyard remai

Star Mining Corp., the Australian-based company developing the Sukhoi Log gold deposit in Siberia, u

Savannah Foods and Industries Inc. bought a AS400 rate management system from Cass Logistics Inc. In

ALABAMA INSURERSWANT TO JOIN LAWSUITMONTGOMERY, Ala. - The State Employees Insurance Board s

A group of California insurance policyholders has attacked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissi

What's in a name? At least $350 million, Exxon Corp. found out.Exxon owned the ship that ran

Most of the country is starting to get over its fuel-rise cold, but California still has pneumonia.<

State Farm, the largest Florida property insurer, will not follow the lead of Allstate and spin off

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., undergoing bankruptcy reorganization to try to keep the company afloat, s

Most shipowners who obtain their liability coverage through the Swedish Club favor a lower limit tha

United Seamen's Service was hailed Wednesday for its international effort to aid seafarers.'

United Seamen's Service has scheduled its annual book drive each day from noon to 2:30 p.m. June 24-

AAA CAMPAIGN SEEKSBETTER HIGHWAYSNEW YORK - The 39-million-member American Automobile Associ

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Lawmakers in the House of Representatives who approved, but amended, U.S. participation in an intern

European shippers and ocean carriers may be locked in battle over the behavior of liner shipping con

Boyd Schwieder, a third-generation wheat farmer in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is one of the pioneers of a n

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday as short-term traders despaired of the currency's inability to sur

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 16, '95, - June 13, '96 (a graph)*

Retail sales, driven by more new car buying, rose 0.8 percent in May after a 0.1 percent dip in Apri

Trials involving ships operated with just one officer on watch during darkness are to continue until

Most opinion polls in Russia now project a Yeltsin win in Sunday's presidential election, but politi

Thursday, June 13, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

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CHINA DENIES SALEOF MISSILES TO PAKISTANBEIJING - China on Thursday denied as ''totally grou

1284 (June 13, 1996) Previous day - 1293The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

June 13, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

As of June 13, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

EXXON TO BUILDPROPYLENE UNIT IN TEXASHOUSTON - Exxon Chemical Co. plans to build a propylene

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 250.43 up 0.24

An aluminum workers union agreed to new contracts with Aluminum Company of America and Reynolds Meta

Trinidad and Tobago has approved an agreement with an energy consortium, including two U.S. companie