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

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

Pakistan's state-owned oil company intends to boost investment 35 percent in the fiscal year beginni

Lower earnings at Kansas City Southern Industries' rail unit drove down first-quarter earnings by 27

As fears mount that poor infrastructure could constrain future trade growth, Latin American ports ar

With its glistening glass towers reaching for the heavens, and the beehive-buzz of Madison Avenue, N

TRANSAMERICA LEASING AREAPOSTS RECORD 1ST QUARTERSAN FRANCISCO - Transamerica Corp.'s leasin

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

''We must not allow the (trade) debate to be dominated by the new flat-earthers, those who are afrai

U.S. chicken exports to Russia are picking up again in the wake of that country's lifting of a produ

The world's major trading nations edged closer to a global telecommunications deal Wednesday, as the

With trade tariffs falling, Central Americans are bracing themselves for a new phenomenon - paying t

The San Francisco Port Commission approved a resolution Tuesday calling for liberalization of the do

The war games China held recently to rattle Taiwan are having a backlash on Fujian province - the cl

The United Nations warned Vietnam Wednesday that a continued dash for industrial growth without meas

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Apr. 24, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The future of Orimulsion, a vastly abundant and low-cost power plant fuel from Venezuela, received a

BROKER STARTSTO SELL INSURANCESAN FRANCISCO - Charles Schwab & Co. is moving into the life i

A federal court has backed up a switch in government oversight of pilot groups working on the St. La

Federal Express Corp. announced Wednesday a $200 million expansion project at Charles de Gaulle Airp

The U.S. dollar was unchanged Wednesday, with speculation on French interest rates the only feature.

The chief U.N. agency for trade and development - long criticized for it's anti-business bias - is n

As the containerization revolution reaches its 40th birthday, maritime industry innovators are seeki

As of Apr. 24, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 24, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Tosco Corp. said its net income for the first quarter ended March 31, totaled $24 million, or 63 cen

Bittersweet times are here for cocoa consumers and producers of chocolate.On one hand, lower

Britain stunned investors and sent electricity stocks reeling Wednesday with a surprise decision to

Hapag-Lloyd is threatening to retaliate if any German taxpayers' money is pumped into DSR-Senator Li

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The availability of uncongested land at the Port of Pascagoula is its greatest strength, while the n

Consolidated Freightways Inc. reported a $1.9 million net loss in the first quarter, caused by a $21

GROUP TO COORDINATEPOLICY TOWARD N. KOREATOKYO - Japan, South Korea and the United States wi

Apr. 24, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

CHO YANG TO STARTSEATTLE-FAR EAST SERVICESEATTLE - Cho Yang Line next month will start a wee

OILFIELD POLLUTANTSIN LOUISIANA WATEROPELOUSAS, La. - Oilfield pollutants are seeping into a

Apr. 24, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

After a century of conducting the labyrinthine process of ceding reinsurance via the mails, the indu

House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday the politics of the upcoming presidential election could