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"It wasn't a life of ice cream and chauffeurs."

To Pepsi, its new TV ad campaign was just playful monkey business. But to Coca-Cola, the commercial

Despite dire warnings from ousted Russian reformers, Western analysts are generally sticking with th

The port commission of the Port of Houston Authority has approved two service contracts that will ge

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Monday Feb. 5, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Metallgesellschaft AG, the German metals, trading and financial services group that had to be rescue

FedEx used to bill itself as the company you need "when it absolutely, positively has to be there ov

The European Union is trying to defuse a row over shipbuilding subsidies between Denmark and Germany

Excessive testing requirements for fresh fruits and vegetables, overzealous pest-control measures an

CURRENT TEXTILE AND APPAREL QUOTAS: Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full

Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier Inc. said Monday it agreed to hold discussions with troubled Dut

GREENWICH AIR SERVICES TO BUY AVIALL DIVISIONMIAMI - Greenwich Air Services Inc. sai

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 10, '95 - Feb. 5, '96 (a graph) (2)

APEC FORUM WEIGHS MEDIATION PANELMANILA - The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation foru

February 5, 1996 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

Citing corruption as a "cancer" that hinders global business and economic integration, an internatio

Feb. 5, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

BROHL, CORTRIGHT TO HOST MAY 23-24 CONFERENCEHelen Brohl, president of Brohl & Co., a consul

J.B. HUNT REPORTS LOSS IN 4TH QUARTERLOWELL, Ark. - J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc

Trade Compass has set up one of the most comprehensive web sites available for those of us who eat,

Monday, Feb. 5, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 248.30 up 0.19 whi

The central Asian republic of Kazakhstan has started a system of compulsory pre-shipment inspections

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

Feb. 5, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

_ A minor miracle occurred in 1995 in the Costa Rican economy - something thathasn't happene

1485 (Feb. 5, 1996) Previous day - 1484 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Feb. 5, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

After a one-week respite, container equipment stocks resumed their slide last week and helped drag T

An apparent shift by the Iraqi government toward a more moderate position in U.N.-sponsored oil talk

The U.S. dollar continued to weaken Monday against the German mark after hitting sell stops below 1.

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

Feb. 5, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The snowballing success of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union in organizing o

Revenue-producing cargoes for 1995 at the Port of Houston reached a record high of 19.82 million ton

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Developers of the world's largest cruise ship vow to fight a decision by the Maritime Administration

There's no computer inHarald Niehenke's modest 6-by-6 office. He complains that phone calls