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Marubeni Hytech Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's trading company, Marubeni Corp., said Monday it estab

REPEAL OF FUEL TAX HIKETEMPORARILY SNAGGEDWASHINGTON - Republican congressional leaders Tues

After weeks of sniping and recrimination, U.S. and Mexican Cabinet officials closed a bilateral reun

SPAIN'S BID TO DELAYMONEY UNION REJECTEDBRUSSELS - The European Union Commission on Tuesday

''We don't have any diamond mines. Plenty of diamonds, but no diamond mines.''

The banks that hold secured debt in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. have

European Union plans to liberalize postal services are at risk as parliamentarians bid to protect st

NORTH AMERICAGlobal Logistics - International Trade Expo. May 8. Minneapolis. Contact: D'Ann

Will Middleton is stepping down as executive vice president of Sea-Land Service Inc., the company an

The port here is making plans for more ships and shippers. But it wants to stop one type of shipment

Despite peace moves by their governments, most ordinary Arabs remain suspicious of Israel and do not

May 7, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

May 7, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buc

May 7, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Israel told the Palestinian Authority to stop building an airport in self-ruled Gaza until the two s

From trucks to plastic bags to pencils - the United Nations buys it all, and savvy U.S. companies ar

CUBA SUGAR PLANTING 40 PERCENTBELOW PLANNED ACREAGEHAVANA - Cuban sugar workers planted 115,

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

As of May 7, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Moldova is ripe with opportunities for food processing and canning companies.The small, form

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 257.38 up 0.26 whi

May 7, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 7, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 7, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

TO THE UNITED STATES/CANADAMALAYSIA. May 20. The Malaysian prime minister will lead a trade

A proposed underground zinc and copper mine near Crandon, Wis., is a danger to future generations an

The days when you could fire a cannon through the international transit hall at Anchorage Internatio

Despite a healthy increase in natural resource exports of fish, timber, coal and oil, Alaska's overa

NORWEGIAN OIL WORKERSSTRIKE FOR 4TH DAYOSLO - A strike by Norwegian offshore oil workers ent

The first shipment of Alaskan North Slope crude oil to be shipped outside the United States is expec

ENGLISH COURT RULESFOR LLOYD'S FUNDLONDON - Lloyd's of London Tuesday welcomed an English Hi

Bangladesh intends to speed up work on gas development and production to meet shortfalls that are hi

Hit with rising expenses from its Equitas venture and investors owing monies to its central solvency

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Iraq's government is preparing for another year of food self-sufficiency under crippling U.N. trade

National Company for Battery Manufacturing Ltd.P.O. Box 64481Riyadh 11536, Saudi Arabia<

Tuesday May 7, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A decision by the Maritime Law Association of the United States to call for reform of the Natural Re

OVERVIEWSaudi Arabia relies totally on imports of automotive batteries. The market is expect

REGIONAL BLOCSSummit of the Americas. May 17-18. New Orleans. Contact: Office of Communicati