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The nation's largest consumer market will continue to show slow growth over the next few years, but

CIBA-GEIGY, SANDOZMERGER GETS APPROVEDZURICH - Ciba-Geigy shareholders put their final appro

China is predicting a new rush of foreign investment into the mineral sector after the State Council

OPSEIS GEOPHYSICALUnited StatesAmount of contract: US$5,260,546Contract description:

The acute problem of the $3 billion-plus debt owed by Nicaragua to Russia as payment on credits give

A table that appeared in the special section on Texas Ports and Shipping on Page 7B of the April 16

Norfolk Southern Corp.'s rail unit overcame severe winter weather and the General Motors strike to p

Following are the main points of the chairman's statement at the end of the quadrilateral trade mini

Apr. 24, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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NAC RE REPORTSSTRONG EARNINGSNAC Re Corp.'s first-quarter net income increased by 82.6 perce

Argentina is again expected to escape U.S. trade retaliation next week, despite continued patent pir

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France proposed Wednesday that countries sign a global convention setting out principles for regulat

STANDARD CHARTEREDSELLS PRIVATE BUSINESSHONG KONG - Standard Chartered Bank PLC and Swiss Ba

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 261.07 off 0.67 w

The European Union is threatening legal action against several member countries that are preventing

1455 (Apr. 24, 1996) Previous day - 1454The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Prospects that Congress will approve bills this year to eliminate shipbuilding subsidies and revive

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Government communications officials met Wednesday amid reports that they were on the brink of announ

SHUSTER'S SON LOSESGOP BID FOR HOUSESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Rep. Bud Shuster's son, Bob Shuster

AUSTRALIA FEARS FUNGUS,BANS US FARM GEARSYDNEY - Australia has temporarily banned imports of

Launching communication satellites into space is a risky business, and not only because launch vehic

The Virginia Names hope they've got their standstill agreement with Lloyd's of London right.

Use of liquefied natural gas as a clean, alternative fuel for trucks has gotten a boost: Kenworth Tr

YELLOW EXPANDSLCL SERVICEOVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Freight System Inc., the nation's larg

Amid calls for liberalization and open trade, the Asia-Pacific's tourist industry's growth may be th

Alan Knight will be loading a consignment of television sets into two of his trucks today for export

Idaho, the potato capital of the country, is mashing the hopes of collection agencies looking to col

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 28, '95, - April 23, '96 (a graph)

The largest one-month jump in oil prices in two years accounted for a 0.5 percent increase in the Ma

Experts see the demand for this type of financial instrument growing in Latin American countries, pa

The global talks to broker a market opening accord on basic telecommunications services have switche

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., hit by bad weather and train derailments, reported improved but

The National Grain and Feed Association announced it has completed a comprehensive overview of risks

Deutsche Bahn, Germany's giant state-owned railway, wants to go private.The Bonn government

The American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) has released a report indicating its increasing

OVERVIEWThe generation, transmission and distribution of power remained a monopoly of the Pa

The European Union has rejected calls to lift its ban on 45-foot containers, helping to forge an unu