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China, a country chronically strapped for good transport, hopes to add around 5,000 miles of new rai

Boeing Co.'s Wichita Division Wednesday received a contract to modify three Cathay Pacific 747-200 c

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Tiny Costa Rica is fed up with its giant northern neighbor's attitude on trade. First, the C

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 13, '95 - Jan. 11, '96 (a graph) (2

Prince Edward Island potato growers say toughened inspections of their shipments to the United State

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Grand Trunk Western Railroad remain locked in a contract

Thursday, Jan. 11, 1996 (Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCan

Operations were returning to normal Thursday at the Hunts Point Cooperative Market, the Bronx facili

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

Wabash National Corp. and Fruehauf Trailer Corp., two of the nation's leading truck trailer manufact

"I like it here because the food is made the Russian way, with cabbage and potatoes."

Carriers operating in the Europe/Asia trades are scrambling to avert a damaging price war by shoring

Jan. 11, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Thursday Jan. 11, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

As of Jan. 11, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Jan. 11, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 245.23 off 1.05

BP GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING MAY ELIMINATE LOSSESLONDON - BP Chief Executive John Browne

Ramtron International Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. Thursday announced a multimillion-dollar agreement to j

Taiwan continues to suck in large amounts of overseas capital, but its own industries are proving le

Jan. 11, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

FORMER DAIWA TRADER PLEADS NOT GUILTYMasahiro Tsuda, former manager of the New York branch o

Israel's reliance on coal is likely to fall off eventually as the nation concludes peace agreements

Companies importing merchandise from overseas distributors, who, as part of their international sale

High-powered computers, the Internet and even U.S. spy technology are migrating into America's heart

Truck traffic between Iraq and Turkey is booming again despite the Gulf War sanctions, with about 1,

When the first shipment of Washington apples arrived in Japan last January, there was international

A panel has recommended to the Indian government that all new refineries should have capacity to pro

As of Jan. 10, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

French oil company Total's joint venture refinery in northeast China's Dalian city will start produc

Jan. 10, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Jan. 10, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Jan. 10, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

While many of Japan's rice-producing districts are covered with snow, Australian rice farmers are pr

Automobile sales in Japan exceeded 5 million vehicles last year for the first time in three years an

Proposals to lay a Baltic gas pipeline from Norway to Estonia, to ensure the latter's energy indepen

Beauty may be only skin deep, but Malaysia would like its producers of ''prettifiers" to delve a bit

The seven-nation South Asian bloc agreed Tuesday to accelerate its drive to create a regional free-t

GOLD HITS $400 MARK FOR 1ST TIME SINCE '93LONDON - Dealers Wednesday set the gold pr