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Although China is moving to restrict - or at least supervise - what flows over the Internet, officia

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 7, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oil demand looks set to rise sharply in 1996.But with supply at record levels and Iraq talki

Republican presidential front-runner Bob Dole, on the campaign trail here Thursday, laid a wreath in

Poorly trained airport crews, useless weather reports and bad fuel at Almaty Airport have become inc

U.S. and other businessmen will get a chance this year to participate more directly in the 18-nation

A battle over country music broadcasts between the United States and Canada was settled Thursday aft

When Bob Drake set up his Web site for architectural and design professionals, his goal was to reach

Societe Nationale des Chemins, France's money-losing national railway, should rethink its strategy a

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

Top international winemakers, fighting for an edge with increasingly sophisticated consumers, are tu

Boeing Co.'s decidedly rosy picture of the commercial airplane industry over the next 20 years envis

If China's series of missile tests off northern Taiwan is intended to unsettle the island's business

Financial institutions, including insurance companies, are an essential part of the three-pronged ef

The planned $4 billion sale of Aetna Life & Casualty Co.'s property/casualty business to Travelers G

Mar. 7, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Bu

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Insurance companies will meet with state regulators March 18 to talk about participating in a progra

Farmers are speculating over whether to use potato futures and options.Potatoes will be trad

As a general rule, the larger and more quickly an importing company grows, the more vulnerable it is

''Cargo is being diverted right now as we speak.''

MEXICO TURNS AROUNDCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITMEXICO CITY - Meeting government expectati

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A Colorado consultant's study contends that continuously consolidating railroads will boost coal tra

Canada's government will continue its relentless push to cut its fiscal deficit to 2 percent of gros

For years, entrepreneurs and small businesses in this vibrant British colony have used conventional

It is just past 5 p.m. in India's capital.A journalist, seeking important economic data, tri

Municipal officials said total investment in infrastructure construction in the Pudong development a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.91 up 0.76

CALIFORNIA GROUP TO HOLDMEETINGS ON RAIL MERGERSAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utiliti

MAJOR JAPANESE REFINERPLANS TO CUT 100 JOBSTOKYO - Major Japanese oil refiner Japan Energy C

A Mexican antitrust panel has slapped stiff conditions on subsidiaries in Mexico who must fuse as pa

The Clinton administration will not retaliate against China over an intellectual property rights dis

Mexico blasted the passage by the U.S. Congress of tighter economic sanctions on Cuba, saying it wou

BILL WOULD EASE USEOF ELECTRONIC ENCRYPTIONWASHINGTON - A bill making it easier for business

Just six months after the Chinese government allowed commercial access to the Internet in China's tw

COAST GUARD FINALIZESOIL SPILL LIABILITY RULESWASHINGTON - The Coast Guard made final on Thu

Mounting losses at Saga, France's largest stevedoring company and a major transport operator in West

Principal Health Care Inc. Thursday announced the completion of the purchase of Admar Group Inc., a