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Cultural protection has received another boost in Canada as Canadian booksellers beat back an attemp

China's nuclear power program, probably the fastest growing in the world, is hoping to expand into t

After four months of concern about a federal government default, the White House and Congress are mo

How long is a piece of string? In the case of U.S.-based environmental damage claims to be paid by i

Efforts by the European Union to deepen the connection between trade and labor rights met stiff resi

THE AMERICAN COLLEGE (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) - Glenn A. Britt has been elected chairman of the college. He

Sri Lankan insurers said Friday that claims from a Jan. 31 bomb blast in Colombo could still be met

MATSON UNIT, INTEROCEAN TO FILL SERVICES GAPSEATTLE - Matson Intermodal System, a su

Cuba's current sugar cane harvest was temporarily interrupted last week in eastern provinces because

After three years of planning, Mobil Corp. is abandoning its proposal to drill for offshore oil from

The Dominican Republic, the United States' main trading partner in the Caribbean, said its economy -

FEMALE SHIP'S CAPTAIN SAILS INTO PHILADELPHIACapt. Beatrice Vormawah, the only female ship's

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Friday, Feb. 9, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

OFFICIAL WANTS RUSSIA TO RETHINK OIL TARIFFSMOSCOW - Russia's interior minister said

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

Truck accidents caused by driver fatigue are one of the industry's most serious problems today, beca

A House subcommittee has given U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor a week to turn over all his t

Feb. 9, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

FRANCE TO REQUIRE 'GREEN' GASOLINE BY 2000PARIS - France is to develop "green" gasol

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As of Feb. 9, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A final round of screening in April will permit a long-awaited expansion of Thailand's banking secto

The China Securities Regulatory Commission said Friday it approved an issue by Guangzhou Iron & Stee

Pressure tactics by Japan's powerful waterfront association apparently paid off late last week, pavi

Concerned about the relationship between a House committee chairman and his former chief of staff, n

U.S. Maritime Administrator Albert J. Herberger will announce today that Marad has approved $215 mil

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 247.56 up 1.23 w

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 17, '95 - Feb. 9, '96 (a graph) (2)

Millions of dollars hang in the balance as Bath Iron Works' lawsuit charging two British insurance g

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 9, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The Indian government has approved the purchase of shipping vessels by private firms, a government s

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor Friday launched a new trade complaint against Japan, accusin

The Internet is becoming a real power now that power utilities and brokers can use their computers t

Monthly inflation for January shot up 3.59 percent in Mexico, in line with expectations but an omino

CP Rail System is retrenching intermodal operations, leaving Massachusetts without competitive rail

VIRTUALLY ALL OF MEXICO'S TESOBONO DEBT PAIDMEXICO CITY - Mexico's nightmarish payof

Florida's Department of Agriculture says a tomato dispute with Mexico proves the North American Free

1453 (Feb. 9, 1996) Previous day - 1456 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Standard & Poor's said last week it is not changing Cigna Corp.'s debt ratings now that the insuranc