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Britain's National Power PLC tried to fend off Southern Co.'s unwanted takeover attempt with an acqu

KANSAS CITY P&LREJECTS MERGER PROPOSALKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Directors of Kansas City Power & Li

Monday Apr. 22, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

EL PASO AGREESTO ACQUIRE CORNERSTONEEL PASO - El Paso Energy Corp. said Monday it has agreed

Strong crude oil and natural gas prices helped boost Chevron Corp. earnings 34 percent in the first

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AIR CANADA TO SELLCONTINENTAL SHARESMONTREAL - Air Canada said Monday it will sell up to 2.2

ACORDIA INC.Robert C. Nevins is joining the insurance brokerage firm as executive vice presi

A wholesale shake-up of Malaysia's trouble-prone insurance industry has been proposed by the governm

The roller coaster of airline profitability is creeping up the track, but there's still some concern

Britain is pressing ahead with plans requiring all ships operating in U.K. waters to carry third-par

The Port of Portland, Ore.'s marine, aviation and shipyard activities directly or indirectly affecte

Assuranceforeningen Skuld of Oslo announced Friday that claims payments related to the grounding of

A federal court in New York has ruled that punitive damages are generally not available in connectio

Ice flows have caused problems throughout the northern reaches of the Great Lakes in recent days, cr

Friday, April 19, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Jesus Silva-Herzog, denied that delay in bidding for Mexic

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

The U.S. dollar's pullback last week was a healthy consolidation that wiped out weak positions, and

A law defining future development and further reforms to French ports will be unveiled by the govern

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 28, '95, - April 19, '96 (a graph)

British entrepreneur Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways, is planning to launch a s

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, proposed Thursday setting aside highway construction fu

What a difference a year makes. On April 19, 1995, currency dealers and policy-makers worldwide gape

China offers a cornucopia of new opportunities for financial service companies, and Bank of Boston f

MEXICO UPHOLDSSTEEL PENALTIESMEXICO CITY - Mexican commerce officials have upheld unfair-tra

1448 (Apr. 19, 1996) Previous day - 1448The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

China's propaganda machine on Friday accused the United States of trying to ''dominate the world'' i

Apr. 19, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Three Weeks Ended April 11, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars CarsLoaded

The European Union will warn the United States today that it is considering retaliating against new

Mickey Kantor vowed two weeks ago to continue Ron Brown's fight to preserve the Commerce Department,

The White House sought some help from an unlikely source last week in presenting its side of a numbe

Although President Clinton is not scheduled to visit Mexico before the U.S. elections in November, s

''I had to take a vacation when I went home.''

UPS REPORTS GROWTHIN EXPRESS BUSINESSATLANTA - United Parcel Service reported continued grow

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

RUSSIA READIES QUOTASON IMPORTED FOODSTUFFSMOSCOW - The Russian government is developing a s

For the week ended April 13, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Global cargo volume handled by international airports increased 3 percent in January to 3.4 million