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U.S. business executives should prepare for a more aggressive labor movement regardless of who is el

Thursday, Aug. 31, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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The state trading enterprises of most countries are operating without adequate international surveil

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

In the last two decades Albania has exported thousands of square yards of carpets to Western traders

Rising crime worldwide has meant good business for Sensormatic Electronics Corp. Sales of th

The French government this week fired the chairman of telecommunications group France Telecom, Marce

While Romania may conjure images of Dracula and Gypsies, investors and others here say there's more

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 238.10 off 1.23

Equitable Resources Inc. said it has acquired Independent Energy Corp., a Conn.-based developer of c

Aer Lingus, Ireland's troubled national airline, said Thursday that it was selling its Copthorne Hot

Federal and state authorities are probing allegations of wrongdoing at the state-run Joint Underwrit

HIJACKED FERRY WATCHED IN SRI LANKACOLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A hijacked Sri Lankan ferry

The report headlined "Court Order Halts Strike at CSXI After 6 Hours," which appeared on Page 1A on

Two Oregon congressman are drafting legislation designed to derail a Department of Energy storage pl

A dissident group that has been pressing for the ouster of Mesa Inc.'s directors said that if it suc

2102 (Aug. 31, 1995) Previous day - 2109 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

Negotiators from the Teamsters union and the National Automobile Transporters Labor Division are set

Two consumer groups Thursday accused legislators on insurance committees in 10 states of having conf

JUDGE UPHOLDS DENIAL OF COVERAGE FOR AIDSCOLUMBIA, S.C._ A federal law barring discr

Freight rates for very-large crude carriers and other crude carriers should at least maintain the le

The sale of Thamesport, the heavily indebted U.K. container facility, could be completed within a co

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 24, '94 - Aug. 31, '95 (a graph) (2

China's four principal special economic zones apparently saw a sharp decline in new foreign investme

Two upstart commercial insurers that many believed would never succeed are capturing a commanding po

Lawyers and department heads in Mexico's commerce agency are studying a possible appeal to this week

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ASHLAND PETROLEUM FINED $330,000 FOR SPILLST. PAUL, Minn - An Ashland Petroleum Co. refinery

On the tax front, there's been good news and bad news this year for the cruise and shipping industri

TRADE PANEL TO PROBE MICROPROCESSOR IMPORTSWASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade

Aug. 31, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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Shareholders have approved a spinoff of the parent company of AirTran Airways, making the Orlando-ba

Schneider National Inc., the nation's largest truckload carrier, is expanding to provide the same se

Nebraska Gov. Ben Nelson will join Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson in leading a 25-member multistate t