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Apr. 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1463 (Apr. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1465The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

U.S. consumers who have indirectly funded the infrastructure development of Mexican monopoly Telefon

''A layman doesn't know what GDP means and probably couldn't care less.''

Apr. 29, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

CHINESE-ISRAELI VENTURETO PROCESS ALUMINUMBEIJING - China National Non-ferrous Metals Indust

Apr. 29, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

As of Apr. 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

CHINA EXPECTED TO RELAXTIGHT CREDIT POLICY SOONHONG KONG - China is likely to relax its tigh

Talk about a bull market: Check out the boom in U.S. beef and pork exports.Foreign sales of

Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of imported shrimp could be blocked at the U.S. border by sea

Apr. 29, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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

Apr. 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 261.45 off 0.36 wh

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 29, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Drought-stricken farmers are better off with the new national farm policy, even without emergency re

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CHINA MAY CRACK DOWNON ILLEGAL FUTURES TRADEHONG KONG - China's market watchdog has warned a

North Korea opened a tourism office in Taipei on Monday that can issue visas, in a bid to attract ca

A meeting between European Union External Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan and high level representat

A blunt assessment Monday from top economists at German research institutes that government fiscal p

Cuba's umbrella labor union threw its weight firmly behind the government's determination to stick w

MasterCard International Inc. has plunged into Vietnam's consumer financial market by issuing its fi

VEGETABLE PRICE GROWTHFORECAST TO SLOWWASHINGTON - Retail prices of fresh vegetables are lik

The worldwide personal computer market is forecast to grow 19.1 percent in 1996, with the U.S. marke

The current grain crisis that has sent wheat prices skyward and buyers scrambling for supplies may u

Monday Apr. 29, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Months after House Speaker Newt Gingrich stepped in to preserve ethanol's tax breaks, federal subsid

With their vast natural resources, Russia and the former Soviet republics offer unlimited opportunit

April 29, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

USG SUBSIDIARY TO GETBIG ASBESTOS SETTLEMENTNEW YORK - USG Corp.'s largest subsidiary, Unite

NET INCOME UPAT ST. PAUL COS.ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Paul Cos. reported a boost in 1996 fi

The rapid advance of technology is helping to accelerate and standardize international trade and tra

Heavy weather at sea and theft of cargo at ports can produce losses for exporters and claims for ins

Four deaths in Missouri were blamed on heavy rains and high winds as the punishing weather swept car

In 1993, renewal of the Export Administration Act was a top priority for the U.S. high-tech industry

On a recent visit to the White House, an executive was taken aside and quietly warned that his compa

Investors and policyholders bickered Monday over a ceasefire extension agreement with Lloyd's of Lon