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EU BODY CASTIGATESBRITAIN OVER 'BEEF WAR'BRUSSELS - The European Commission criticized Brita

The head of the Agriculture Department's foreign sales division warned exporters not to ship anythin

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 29, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

A Virginia congressman with an interest in shipbuilding was preparing Wednesday to throw a monkey wr

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review a recent decision rendering agricultural inspection

The southern Port of Cochin is inviting bids from foreign and domestic consultants to prepare a mast

KOLONINTERNATIONAL CORP.South KoreaAmount of contract: $25,282,024Contract d

ALUMINUM SMELTERS LIKELYTO RUN AT PAR IN RUSSIALONDON - Russia's aluminum smelters are likel

The United States is among the most competitive major economies in the world, but the once-showcase

As of May 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

PORT WORKERS ENDSTRIKE IN PHILIPPINESMANILA - Workers at nine major Philippine ports ended a

NEW JERSEY BLUES,ANTHEM TO MERGETRENTON, N.J. - The largest health insurer in New Jersey and

Wednesday May 29, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 2, '95, - May 29, '96 (a graph)(2)D

The United States will send letters to Canadian, Italian and Mexican companies, warning they may be

WTO SUPPORT GROWSFOR RUSSIAN MEMBERSHIPOTTAWA - The director-general of the World Trade Orga

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

May 29, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

AIRCHINA, UK SIGN PACTON HONG KONG RUNWAYHONG KONG - China and Britain today will si

When Diane Terry was at Sea-Land Service Inc. in the 1980s, she was a rising star. She had nine prom

JAPANESE OFFICIALSAID TO GET STIPENDTOKYO - A senior official at the Ministry of Internation

Japan Wednesday announced a healthy increase in industrial output, reinforcing the view that a gradu

A new technology credited with helping to increase oil drilling in Louisiana is more damaging to sen

Canada's largest electric utility is about to enter the era of privatization, deregulation and compe

Running a company has always been a risky business, but the nature of the hazards keeps changing. Mi

The United States and France are preparing to begin formal bilateral aviation negotiations this summ

1360 (May 29, 1996) Previous day - 1373The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

May 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

India's next prime minister, 63-year-old Haradanahalli Dodde Gowda Deve Gowda, may have been a farme

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.William C. Woolridge was appointed vice president of law for the railr

S.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tragedies. Seamen'

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

U.S. grain producers and merchants expect a long, hot and expensive summer even though operating cos

The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization Wednesday described the food situation in sub-Saharan A

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OT Africa Line, a 20-year veteran of the tricky West African trade, is expanding its fleet with the

TAIWAN CONTAINERSHIPHELD IN HALIFAX BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania asked Canada on Wednesday t

Squeezed by intense and seemingly endless market pressures, insurance brokers have redefined the nat