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Iran has the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the Third World and an arsenal of missiles cap

A trouble-plagued copper mine that was looking forward to a good year is instead facing closure for

Japan and the European Union have agreed that Japanese automakers will be allowed to export up to 1,

The mysterious disease that is decimating the manatee population of Southwest Florida has exploded a

The Baltic shipyards of the biggest German shipbuilder, Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG, are casting off fr

Edward Emmett tried to find calm in the eye of several transportation storms, some of which have bee

A consortium that represents 95 percent of the world's container leasing capacity has asked to meet

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 28, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corp. expect to expand their financi

A bid by Kenya to market a new variety of coffee that costs farmers less to grow has run into so man

Trade Minister Shumpei Tsukahara showed support early this week for a request from Japan's powerful

A joint venture between a Japanese carrier and India's Tata Group plans to diversify into intermodal

The Federal Aviation Administration rolled out its new blueprint for personnel and procurement refor

NEW TECHNOLOGY REVIVESLOUISIANA OIL EXPLORATIONNEW ORLEANS - Interest in oil exploration in

In a move that signals a graduation from low-tech to high-tech production in Mexico's border plants,

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Mar. 28, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Thursday Mar. 28, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

President Fidel Ramos signed legislation Thursday designed to make it easier for foreign players to

The California attorney general has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles, seeking to force the

Lloyd's of London filed a motion in Los Angeles federal district court Wednesday to dismiss the suit

Moody's Investors Service Inc., one of Wall Street's major credit-rating services, said that the U.S

A new barge-building operation with 75 employees is preparing to open in the Bernard Bayou Industria

The future of a landmark earthquake insurance program has been thrown into doubt as California lawma

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Fighting to protect its rank as the Western world's biggest nickel producer, Inco Ltd. is shedding i

China and the United States ended three days of talks with little progress in their dispute over ill

Eli Lilly and Co., already faced with a $31.5 million antitrust settlement with pharmacies, is now p

BUNDESBANK LEAVESKEY RATES UNCHANGEDFRANKFURT, Germany - The Bundesbank said Thursda

Senior officials from 30 rubber exporting and importing nations agreed Thursday to extend the deadli

1445 (Mar. 28, 1996) Previous day - 1430The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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JAPANESE COURT: INSURERMUST PAY IN SUICIDE CASETOKYO - The Tokyo District Court in a landmar

Coming full circle with efforts to deregulate the banking industry, the House Banking Committee said

TWO KILLED IN FALLINTO SHIP'S WASTE TANKLONDON - A ship's captain and its first engineer die

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As of Mar. 28, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The St. Lawrence Seaway System, a 2,400-mile waterway linking the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean, is