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MEXICO'S TRADE SURPLUSNARROWS OVER YEAR EARLIERMEXICO CITY - Mexico posted a preliminary Apr

The United States will continue its aid to Russia, no matter who is elected its president this year,

The Russian government has decided to use a credit of 120 million Deutsche marks ($85.7 million) to

Amtrak and Washington state transportation officials have agreed to buy three European-designed high

Truckers put off imposing surcharges as the price of gasoline rose, although at least one shipper ha

''The result has been to expose businesses to global competition while leaving their hands tied up i

Finance ministers from across the Americas are meeting in the Big Easy to discuss financial services

Turkey will focus on the size, age and general condition of ships in new safety measures being draft

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.'s Japanese subsidiary told Japan's Transport Ministry on

OECD SET TO WELCOMEPOLAND AS MEMBERWARSAW - Poland is expected to become the 28th formal mem

Sea Containers Ltd., the container leasing, ferry, train and port operating company, said first-quar

Carole Keeton Rylander, the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas, has a plan to save the sta

Currency factors contributed to a large jump in 1995 profit for Uniglory Marine Corp. of Taiwan, par

CARGRAPHICSColombiaAmount of contract: $1,690,688.Contract description: Printing and

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South Africa is under pressure to deliver a coherent, long-term growth strategy but it faces a dilem

When Lee Teng-hui becomes the first popularly elected president of Taiwan May 20, his inauguration s

MITSUBISHI UNIT RAPPEDON HANDLING OF BIAS CASETOKYO - Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto expre

When a new import law in South Korea killed American Broach & Machine Co.'s first big order, the man

A minority government of the Bharatiya Janata Party headed by Atal Behari Vajpayee as prime minister

Atal Behari Vajpayee, India's 71-year-old Prime Minister, is often described as the moderate face of

Dentsu Inc., Japan's biggest advertising agency, said the company and Softbank Corp. will establish

May 16, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

HARPER RETIRESFROM NABISCO POSTCHICAGO - Nabisco Holdings Corp. said Charles Harper had reti

A move by China to impose heavy tariffs on U.S. commodity imports could have its most significant im

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

May 16, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

As of May 16, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 260.19 off 0.03

May 16, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 16, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thursday May 16, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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U.N. and Iraqi negotiators have reached a tentative deal to let Iraq resume oil sales, but are waiti

JAPANESE STEEL OUTPUTFALLS FROM YEAR EARLIERTOKYO - Japan produced a total of 8.16 million t

Even if sanctions are imposed against China for intellectual property violations, the Asian giant wo

The winds of a trade skirmish between China and the United States began swirling around Hong Kong Th

BRAZIL'S PORT OF SANTOSRUNS RISK OF JUNE STRIKESANTOS, Brazil - Brazil's largest port of San