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With widespread customer sentiment rising against an unconditioned merger of Union Pacific and South

FOREIGNERS BUY MORELAND IN SOUTH KOREASEOUL - South Korea's construction ministry said forei

CANADIAN TRADE OFFICIALTO VISIT GREECEOTTAWA - Art Eggleton, Canada's international trade mi

Pakistan's Privatization Commission last week approved the bid of National Power PLC of Britain for

Apr. 4, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

U.S. farm exports hit a record $5.5 billion in January as tight grain supplies pushed prices sharply

Electronic dog tags for containers can save a lot of time, money and heartburn in the transportation

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LUKOIL TO RECEIVE 10 PERCENTOF AZERBAIJANI PROJECTBAKU, Azerbaijan - Russian oil giant Lukoi

Conseco Inc. of Carmel, Ind., this week launched its World Wide Web site on the Internet, joining th

More lines are trying to grab a piece of the east coast South American trade lane, forming space-sha

$12 BILLION PAIDIN ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMSNEW YORK - Property and casualty insurers paid more t

Business executives and agriculture officials returning from a trade mission to Asia report a breakt

The United States has come close to reaching a settlement with Bulgaria on its supplies of wool coat

A troubled New Jersey nuclear plant has returned to full service, and a companion reactor will retur

Petroleum companies that bought oil leases from the federal government should have known there was n

U.S. paper exports are expected to grow by about 10 percent in 1996 as the domestic industry continu

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The United States opened a commercial office in Vietnam earlier this week in a further step toward a

A column titled ''When a contract isn't a contract'' appearing on Page 7A in the April 1, 1996, issu

GOODSANSALDO TRANSPORTI ITALYNapoli, ItalyAmount of contract:US$6,03

Melbourne, Fla.-based Harris Corp. announced four strategic alliances with leading Indian telecommun

As of Apr. 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Major reinsurers will give the California Legislature at least until the middle of April to approve

NORTHWEST TO STARTKANSAI SERVICE JUNE 5MINNEAPOLIS - Northwest Airlines announced Wednesday

The drive to open a third east-west rail corridor for intermodal cargoes out of the Pacific Northwes

Dow Chemical Co. - the world's fifth-biggest chemical concern - is turning the tables on Germany's h

Apr. 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 1.4 million barrels during the week ended March 29 compared with

For a nation sitting on a perpetual powder keg, Israel boasts a remarkably successful economy. And f

The United States won recognition from its partners in the Group of 7 that its success in creating j

An Air Force plane carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown crashed in Croatia during a storm Wednesday

Canada has agreed to freeze tolls on the St. Lawrence Seaway for the third consecutive year.

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The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday on fears of an increase in Japanese interest rates.Howeve

Apr. 3, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 252.38 up 0.17 wh

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 3, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Apr. 3, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Bu

The Hong Kong government, stung by U.S. criticism that it has not done enough to stamp out copyright