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JAPANESE SURPLUS SEENDROPPING AGAIN IN '96NEW YORK - Japan's trade surplus with the

Like corn, wheat, copper and crude oil, electricity is about to become a commodity that trades in st

Pat Buchanan faces down the critics of his uncompromising trade protectionism by saying that ''No ec

INSURANCE TESTING CO. (St. Paul, Minn.) - Kenneth Lane has been appointed executive vice president.<

TIG Holdings Inc. announced Thursday it would shrink its work force by 28 percent and reorganize its

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

U.S. agricultural exports this fiscal year will hit a record $60 billion, the Agriculture Department

The United States Wednesday appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that U.S. environmental measu

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Southeastern Fujian province said it approved 14,800 foreign-funded enterprises in the past five yea

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India's drive to privatize the vital telecommunications sector resumed this week following a landmar

Motorola Inc. is capitalizing on the need for improved telecommunications infrastructure in Cote d'I

February 21, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Feb. 21, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

In the Old Testament, when King Solomon decided to split a baby in half between two women claiming t

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

Feb. 21, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 21, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

As of Feb. 21, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Unlike stocks and bonds, which rallied sharply, the U.S. dollar was unmoved Wednesday by Federal Res

After a year in which all trade and financial attention was focused on preventing a total economic c

A controversial shipment of nuclear fuel rods from Germany arrived without incident early on Wednesd

KUBOTA ASKS US TO BARITS JAPANESE RIVALSWASHINGTON - Kubota Corp., a Japanese tracto

BASF, SHELL DISCUSSPLASTICS JOINT VENTURELUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany - Germany's BASF AG c

STUDIES DISPUTE COSTOF HEALTH REFORM BILLWASHINGTON - A health reform bill designed

A new truckers group is challenging the right of the Federal Highway Administration to close down a

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Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG, Germany's largest shipbuilder, began insolvency proceedings at a Bremen co

Wednesday Feb. 21, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Japan's latest dispute with South Korea over the ownership of three islands in the Japan Sea is only

James A. Hagen will retire from his position as chairman and board member for Conrail Inc., the rail

Genentech Inc. plans to spin off a new private company to develop a potential AIDS vaccine.T

The head of a Japanese shipbuilding association said Wednesday it will ask the Transport Ministry by

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24, '95 - Feb. 21, '96 (a graph)(2)

A group of 125 U.S. cities, airlines, unions and consumer groups mounted a full-court press Wednesda