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Wednesday, March 20, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Growing weary of government inaction, business leaders from across the hemisphere are pressing trade

A significant portion of a $187 million contract for the sale of 1,049 John Deere combines to Ukrain

In war, generals always try to avoid fighting on two fronts at the same time, but tanker executive R

While the chemical industry is often the first to signal a shift in the business cycle, the recent e

Trade leads are supplied by:U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

AON GROUP BUYSLUMLEY SOUTH AFRICACHICAGO - Aon Group Inc., the international insuran

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Japan's finance ministry plans to tighten lending by nonbank financial institutions, after public cr

COMMISSION CHAIRMANTO SPEAK ON PANAMA CANALHOUSTON - Joe R. Reeder, under-secretary of the U

The U.S. dollar held to narrow trading ranges again Wednesday, and ended little changed, as an 0.8 p

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Two closely watched indicators of freight transportation activity are rising again as optimism grows

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Most anyone involved in oil transportation by ocean knows the regulatory waters on the West Coast ar

Circle International Inc., a major freight forwarder, has tapped Steven D. Leonard as its new presid

Centuries ago, Spanish conquerors walled off this historic port city to fend off pirate attacks. Wit

Industrialized and developing nations are pressing China to expand its list of market-opening tariff

More than 15,000 miners in Bulgaria's two largest coal mines went on strike Wednesday, demanding a 6

Eastman Chemical Co. will begin producing materials for plastic soft drink bottles by the end of Mar

The Texas Railroad Commission apparently will recommend approval of the pending Union Pacific-Southe

Many middle-class Taiwanese, fearful of losing their life savings, are wiring large sums of money to

W. GERMAN TEXTILE SECTORAGREES TO WAGE INCREASEFRANKFURT - Western German textile workers an

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 4.8 million barrels during the week ended March 15, compared with

SEA-LAND SERVICE INC. (Charlotte, N.C.) - This carrier recently promoted Nick Taro to vice president

A civil suit filed by a former employee of a state marina here has prompted a review by the state Di

1408 (Mar. 20, 1996) Previous day - 1396The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

Gov. George Pataki promised Tuesday to push for repeal of a state workers compensation provision tha

Individual workers can sue their employers in federal court for misrepresenting the future prospects

The nation's largest shipper group said it will oppose the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific rail merge

Safety initiatives are a top priority for the Clinton administration in its proposed fiscal 1997 Tra

COUNCIL OF EUROPE GRANTSOBSERVER STATUS TO JAPANPARIS - The Council of Europe accept

The U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association is pushing for Japan to renew a U.S.-Japanese pact that

Tribal demands and political considerations - matters the government must cope with - were behind th

A crop-damaging fungus has been found in more varieties of Arizona durum wheat seed.Such ''d

Responding to allegations of corruption, the Kenyan government has initiated a top-level shakeout at

The economic cost of natural disasters surged to a record $180 billion last year, three times the pr

Amid growing concern in U.S. industry, a House panel is expected today to approve tougher trade sanc

Zimbabwe's business community this week urged President Robert Mugabe, re-elected for another six-ye