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The European Commission approved subsidies of nearly $12 billion to coal mines in Germany, France an

TO THE UNITED STATES / CANADAMALAYSIA. May 20. Malaysian Prime Minister will lead a trade mi

A Quote to Note appearing on Page 3A in the April 12 edition should have identified Hunt Manufacturi

''We're still in limbo. And that's not very good for your ulcers.''

ALCATEL CONTRACTING SAFranceAmount of contract: $20,998,758Contract description: Sup

Tomato, grape, asparagus and other fruit and vegetable producers say it could help save their liveli

UK PREPARED TO HOLDOWN HONG KONG EVENTHONG KONG - Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten said on Tu

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I'd have to write 5,000 columns to equal the 5 million words in the 9,000-page United States Federal

Shipping lines that plan to divert cargo from Los Angeles-Long Beach because of the unionization of

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

This winter's service breakdowns left many shippers worrying if their railroads can keep freight mov

BREMER VULKAN MAYANNOUNCE BANKRUPTCYBERLIN Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG, Germany's largest ship

The nationwide strike called for by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) got under wa

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto asked semiconductor industry leader Norio Ohga Tuesday to

Growth in exports of Indian garments, traditionally one of the nation's largest foreign exchange ear

Small-business exporters are getting more help than ever from the federal government.Still,

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 30, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 5, '95, - April 29, '96 (a graph)(2)

For the first time anyone here can remember, containerized exports exceeded imports at the Port of L

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Apr. 24, 1996, as supplied by the bunker fuel

CHILE EXPECTS TO SIGNCANADA PACT THIS YEARSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile expects to sign a bilatera

An attractive way for investors to participate in the expansion of trade in Latin America could be t

Apr. 30, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Apr. 30, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Prime Minister Alain Juppe told the government coalition's RPR Party Tuesday that public spending mu

Despite the promise of a presidential veto, Republican congressional leaders Tuesday sent President

Anglo-American conglomerate Hanson sold its stake in Britain's National Grid for 405 million British

Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service reacted cautiously to Provident Cos.' purchase of Pa

Rino Malinari, vice president of sales for Maher Terminals, died Saturday of cancer. He was 57.<

In a move that could send trucking rates in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor skyrocketing, more tha

Conrail Inc. plans to change its commercial ties with 17 small railroads to make the relationship re

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

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

Insurance and banking industries continue to pick over the latest version of the banking deregulatio

Cargo stranded on a ship under arrest in the Canadian Port of Halifax for several weeks is now being

What's the first thing a trucking executive does when adding to his fleet? He checks under the hood.

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