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A senior U.S. official expressed confidence Wednesday that the American private sector would contrib

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Mongolia's nomadic cattle herders say churning yak milk into Western-style cheese may be the solutio

France scored a near-record trade surplus of 11.03 billion francs ($2.28 billion) in February, boost

The Bank of New York has become the principal shareholder in a joint-venture firm whose business is

The World Bank signed Tuesday $555.8 million in loans to Russia for housing, an oil spill recovery p

U.S. inventories of gasoline fell by 1.4 million barrels during the week ended April 21 compared wit

NY-NJ TRADE ZONE HIT A RECORD FOR '94NEW YORK - The foreign-trade zone No. 49, which

U.S. cotton data released Wednesday show that recent historically strong demand continued in March,

Egypt plans to sign 11 agreements for oil exploration beginning next month in a bid to increase its

Wednesday Apr. 26, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Russia's oilseed harvest is not expected to increase this year, the president of Russia's Maslo Co.,

Four new nuclear power plants came into operation in 1994, bringing the total number of atomic stati

USF&G CORP. SEES ITS NET SURGEBALTIMORE - USF&G Corp., a property/casualty and life-

Lloyd's of London took a fair old bashing in the British press over the weekend. In the latest wave

ARKWRIGHT MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. (Waltham, Mass.) - Joseph Z. Cortes was elected vice president and di

Losses for the 1992 underwriting year at Lloyd's of London may be as little as UK150 million ($240 m

Apr. 26, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

COLOMBIAN COFFEE OFFICIAL FEARS A LOW HARVESTBOGOTA, Colombia - If the 1994-95 coffee crop a

2320 (Apr. 26, 1995) Previous day - 2313 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Noble Collection: A Work in Progress. Through spring. Staten Island, N.Y. New exhibition at the

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The seas of competition are turning rougher for Britain's leading cross- channel ferry company, P&O,

Standard & Poor's Corp. and Moody's Investors Service reacted negatively to Lincoln National Corp.'s

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Despite a 5 percent hike in the policyholders' surplus to more than $190 billion, the insurance indu

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Gulfport is cruising these days. The city's first serious cruise ship, the Gruziya, sets sail Monday

The country intends to make its mark in shipbreaking and shipbuilding, banking on location and an in

U.S. economic leaders may be severely criticized this week in Washington for allowing the dollar to

Cherry exporters and the airlines that carry the sweet fruit to Japan and other Asian markets are br

The Clinton administration has thrown its weight behind a proposal to eliminate tariffs among the wo

A Brazilian labor court probably will rule on work-rule and salary demands of dockworkers during the

Snecma, the French aircraft engine maker, urgently needs fresh government capital if it is going to

Mexico may opt against using a portion of a $51 billion international rescue package because of its

Saying their cities lose millions of dollars in tourist revenues each year, West Coast ports are pre

Matrix International Logistics Inc. of Alexandria, Va., won a $40 million contract to ship 165,000 t

The European Commission is heading for a confrontation with Britain over who has the right to negoti

The Saint John Port Corp. announced that Montreal-based Logistec Stevedoring Inc. was selected to st

Southern Pacific Rail Corp. boosted first-quarter 1995 earnings to $16.5 million, or 11 cents a shar