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Almost 30 years after Cuba abolished personal income taxes as irrelevant to a communist-ruled societ

In his latest attempt to tighten the screws on Iran, Sen. Alfonse D'Amato this week urged Germany to

Feb. 15, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

PANELIST'S DEPARTURE DELAYS NAFTA RULINGAn appeal of U.S. Commerce Department unfair trade a

CNA FINANCIAL'S PROFIT SOARED TWENTYFOLD IN '95CHICAGO - CNA Financial Corp. reporte

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

BEST AFFIRMS RATINGS OF CIGNA P/C BUSINESSOLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. affirmed the

A Michigan jury found that 30 insurance companies must pay breast implant- related claims against Do

Feb. 15, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

One year after its launch, the French port of Dunkirk will continue to sponsor a feeder service to R

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

ONE OF THE LAST SURVIVORS OF THE TITANIC DIESEva Hart, one of the last survivors of the Tita

BIEHL & CO. (Houston) - Don Waheed has retired as president of this shipping agency. Mr. Waheed star

One of the world's largest tanker and bulk carrier fleets is about to transfer its marine liability

The House Commerce Committee staff will start circulating a revised Superfund reform bill next week,

A federal grand jury has indicted a German exporter on charges of illegally shipping machine parts t

The European Commission will take Germany to court if it signs an open-skies accord with the United

A Chinese space rocket blew up moments after launch Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and vapori

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A customer in Madrid wanting to buy some IBM software has only to call a local toll-free number.

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The South Korean government said it established a trade-related information computer network last mo

Venezuela, plagued by political and balance of payment crises, hopes to conclude its talks with the

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 15, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 250.68 up 1.00 w

Feb. 15, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial and mining production index forDecember was unchanged

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 15, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Officials in eastern Zhejiang province said Tuesday they signed a contract to export float glass pro

The French government and domestic carriers are embroiled in a bitter struggle over traffic reorgani

BRITISH AIRWAYS OPENS PORTLAND CARGO OFFICEPORTLAND, Ore. - British Airways opened a cargo s

Thursday Feb. 15, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The Interior Department said it would not approve a federal lands transfer for the proposed Ward Val

Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical exports decelerated in 1995, rising by only 0.4 percent to 23.6 bi

IRAQ NEARS COMPLETION OF PIPELINE REPAIR JOBBAGHDAD - Iraq is about to finish repair

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German oil consumption this year is expected to rise to 126.5 million tons,from last year's

Taiwan's gross domestic product grew 4.86 percent in October-December 1995, while GDP growth for Jan

Each of the world's leading maritime nations should establish an ocean shipping regulatory agency wi

A struggle between management and labor reminiscent of the type of confrontation that crippled Brita