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State prosecutors arrested the heads of South Korea's largest commercial bank and a construction fir

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Mexican finance officials said Wednesday they hope the successful swap of Brady Bond debt for a new

Angry workers jeered Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Wednesday as thousands of others filled Mexic

''I was taught a long time ago not to ask questions when I know the answer is going to be no.''<

Despite fanfare over a renewed closeness between Russia and China, U.S. analysts see little in last

May 1, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Danish shipping and shipbuilding giant A.P. Moller is putting its weight behind the Organization

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The unveiling last week of a major expansion project by Federal Express Corp. at Paris' Charles de G

Belgium's banks staked out their claim to lead the world in the development of electronic cash this

Property financier Credit Foncier de France said this week it was open to French and foreign suitors

TAIWAN, THAILAND SIGNINVESTMENT AGREEMENTTAIPEI - Taiwan and Thailand signed an investment g

JAPANESE RUBBER FIRMPLANS CHINESE PLANTTIANJIN, China - Japan Synthetic Rubber Co. Ltd. said

Congressional opponents of sugar and peanut subsidy programs said that they would try again to elimi

Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Le Mai dismissed talk of persistent differences between his countr

The European Union, seeking to build on the improvement in trade relations with Tokyo, has rejected

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 256.09 off 3.46 w

May 1, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

US PANEL OKS DUTIESON POLYVINYL ALCOHOLWASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commission

India said Wednesday it planned to fulfill its commitments on intellectual property rights after Was

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Having failed to whip up any enthusiasm for more government handouts, the Asian Development Bank's m

A senior Japanese trade official said Wednesday his ministry was unhappy about a U.S. decision to ke

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May 1, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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

As of May 1, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 500,000 barrels during the week ended April 26 compared with the

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New York Mercantile Exchange - May 1, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Wednesday May 1, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Westinghouse Electric Corp. on Wednesday said it reached ''an amicable settlement'' with Portland Ge

KAZAKHSTAN APPEALSFOR NATURAL GASMOSCOW - A Kazakh government delegation arrived in Uzbekist

President Clinton's decision to help the nation's cattle farmers recover from sagging prices helped

Futures prices for crude oil and gasoline continued to decline Wednesday following President Clinton

In a move designed to lower the cost of electricity to its large customers, Detroit Edison Co. said

TENNESSEE COURT ORDERISSUED AGAINST LLOYD'SNASHVILLE - Just days after a general agreement w

A psychologist once hired for some controversial training sessions at the Federal Aviation Administr

CIGNA REPORTSOPERATING INCOME UPPHILADELPHIA - Cigna Corp. reported that its first-quarter 1