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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

MAD COW DISEASE KEEPSBRITAIN IN STATE OF FEARLONDON - Worries about so-called mad cow diseas

Mar. 20, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A few years ago, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha was at the center of a lot of speculation - most of it bad fr

Mar. 20, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Mar. 20, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

South Korea's gross domestic product grew 9 percent in 1995, helped by brisk exports and capital inv

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Virginia poultry producers are hatching fewer chicks because of Russia's recent ban on importing U.S

The Environmental Protection Agency has opened the way to expanded use of ethanol, a corn-based gaso

Environmentalists say the Navy may have killed as many as five right whales, which are protected by

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SECOND VESSEL SPILLSFUEL OIL AT HOUSTONHOUSTON - A barge split open by rough seas and gusty

The European Commission is poised to suspend a state aid package for Olympic Airways unless the Gree

On the map, the only barrier that seems to separate this faded Polish town from its German twin - Gu

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole wants to delay Senate action on new maritime operating subsidies, a

OPPONENTS FILE SUITAGAINST AETNA SALEHARTFORD, Conn. - Opponents of the Aetna-Travelers $4 b

In the war between lawyers and insurance companies, Stella Liebeck is the stuff of legend: She spill

JAPANESE BANKS TO HANDLEBAD LOANS INDIVIDUALLYTOKYO - A leading private banker said Tuesday

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TRADE OR FADE, CLINTONSAYS IN NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS - Standing in a cavernous cargo