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1425 (May 16, 1996) Previous day - 1433The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

A New Mexico businessman is the sole owner of the British liner Lusitania, an Irish court says, clea

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

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

May 16, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Bu

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

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

The story headlined ''Bigger Superfund budget proposed'' that appeared on Page 8A on Thursday, May 1

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

Norfolk Southern locomotive engineers approved a precedent-breaking contract that ties all of their

Thursday, May 16, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Russia's Communist Party has launched an attack on President Boris Yeltsin's financial policies, cla

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

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

Employers in California paid about $5.9 billion in workers compensation premiums in 1995, a 27 perce

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

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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

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

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

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

A caption appearing on Page 1A Wednesday should have said CP Rail is privately owned.

Mexico's finance ministry has announced additional relief measures for the troubled banking sector a

May 16, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

One of Hong Kong's oldest diversified conglomerates is now principal owner of the colony's second-bi

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

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.

Already sued by the California attorney general for diverting $20 million of harbor revenues to its

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

P&O SEEKS REMOVALOF FERRY RESTRICTIONSLONDON - The P&O Group is asking the British governmen

PILOT GROUP PLEDGESMORE OBJECTIVE CRITERIASAN FRANCISCO - Settling a discrimination lawsuit,

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

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

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