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

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

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

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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The Consumer Federation of America has accused the National Association of Independent Insurers of e

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The problem with the future is that it's often easy to see where you're going to end up, but it's ha

The container revolution rewrote the book on commercial transportation.Suddenly, the steamsh

EU OFFICIAL DETAILSSINGLE CURRENCY PLANBRUSSELS - EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Yves-Thib

Global talks on liberalizing telecommunications services will go down to the wire, thanks to a polit

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While the trade-based economies of East and Southeast Asia barrel along, the air cargo sector wonder

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

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

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

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

Containerization is turning 40, and the industry is throwing a party to celebrate the event that rev

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

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

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

The photo accompanying the story headlined ''Kenworth Truck's installation of LNG engine sets preced

Statutes of limitations are enacted to protect defendants from suits brought after memories have fad

AETNA, TRAVELERS STATUSNO LONGER UNDER REVIEWOLDWICK, N.J. - Effective immediately, A.M. Bes

In today's highly competitive global economy, businesses are often pleased when they are able to cut

Managed-care health plans have run into a spate of bad publicity and could face further legal proble

Joe B. Freeman was named president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., replacing Tom Rankin who will conti

The growing global desire for one-stop shopping - whether for local calls across town or sending fax

The Commerce Department, pushing to expand U.S. environmental technology exports, will coordinate it

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

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

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

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