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A House panel with oversight over U.S. shipyards is planning to hold hearings in May on a worldwide

Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer called Thursday for sustainable growth to bring down unemploymen

Recent setbacks in rail contract talks and the consequent slide toward a possible summer work stoppa

''They've been dominated by developing countries and put out a lot of flaky stuff.''

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Port of Tacoma officials returned from four days of meetings with Hyundai Merchant Marine in Seoul,

Caribbean banana exporters have accused the United States of ''prematurely'' taking to the World Tra

The State Department instructed the U.S. Export-Import Bank to suspend temporarily final approval of

CHILEAN COPPER WORKERSPOSTPONE CONTRACT VOTESANTIAGO, Chile - Workers at the Chuquicamata co

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Japan's food imports rose 9.3 percent on an annual basis, to $51.49 billion in 1995 from the previou

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1462 (Apr. 25, 1996) Previous day - 1455The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

LEIF HOEGH REPORTSPROFIT RECOVERYLONDON - Leif Hoegh & Co., the diversified Norwegian shippi

Apr. 25, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Latin American countries displaced those in Europe as the No. 2 destination for U.S. containerized e

Boeing Co., for the first time in five years, is boosting its work force.The nation's larges

JAPAN, INDONESIATO MEET, TALK CARSTOKYO - Japan and Indonesia will hold working-level talks

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Under remorseless attack from the United States on protection of intellectual property rights, China

Apr. 25, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Foreign investors shouldn't doubt Portugal's will to privatize state assets simply because it recent

The increasing decentralization of federal responsibilities to the states will be the prime topic at

Merger mania is sweeping the commercial property and casualty insurance industry, with more than 130

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 261.38 up 0.31

They sprinkle it on pizza, on salads at McDonald's and serve it as a side dish.Canned sweet

Slowly, steadily and out of the limelight, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has jum

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

Apr. 25, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 25, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 25, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

As of Apr. 25, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

CARBIDE TO UPGRADEWEST VIRGINIA PLANTINSTITUTE, W.Va. - Union Carbide Corp. said Wednesday i

The government privatization commission has set a $17.5-million price tag for the Antamina copper de

Tyson Foods Inc. said it plans to get out of the red meat business and plans to sell five plants, in

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Thursday Apr. 25, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Lower profit from chemicals, fibers and plastics were responsible for more than an 8 percent decreas

CFTC ADOPTS RULESON KEY AMENDMENTSWASHINGTON - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on T