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This country's plastics industry looks set to become a net exporter in three years. India pr

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Chevron Corp. said first-quarter earnings, excluding special items, fell as heavy losses in U.S. ref

SENATE DEBATES BILL TO CAP PRODUCT AWARDSWASHINGTON - The Senate Monday began debate

A protest finally halted the voyage of the Pacific Pintail, the ship carrying nuclear waste from Fra

The devaluation of the Mexican peso may have changed the landscape of mergers and acquisition in Lat

INDIAN INFLATION DOWN TO ANNUALIZED 8.98 PERCENTNEW DELHI, India - India's annualized inflat

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

Paccar Inc., a major manufacturer of truck tractors, reported a first-quarter record for sales and n

The farm economy would thrive if Congress phased out major crop subsidies and allowed idled land bac

Steel imports have pushed shipping at Indiana's international port of Portage to record levels in re

PHILADELPHIA NAVAL YARD GETS FEDERAL FUNDSPHILADELPHIA - The federal government deli

Despite epic struggles over the past two years to achieve legislation easing the pain of undercharge

Tuesday, April 25, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Apr. 25, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

OKLA. FHWA WORKERS GET TEMPORARY OFFICEOKLAHOMA CITY - Surviving employees of the Fe

Mobil Corp., the U.S. energy conglomerate, Monday announced a contribution of $50,000 to aid the vic

Carl Gerstacker, who rose from washing test tubes at Dow Chemical Co. to become its chairman, died S

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Taxes aren't the only worry Scott D. Gilbert has about venturing into Brazil, the first overseas mar

FRITZ COS. 1ST QUARTER SHOWS SHARP INCREASESThe Fritz Cos. reported sharply improved first q

RUSSIA TO PAY S. KOREA PART OF ALUMINUM DEBTSEOUL, South Korea - Russia has agreed t

International Petroleum Exchange Apr. 25, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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Lloyd's of London's chief executive said Tuesday that Lloyd's plans to have Equitas - the vehicle es

Apr. 25, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Tuesday Apr. 25, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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

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

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

Swissair has re-entered the U.S.-European freighter market with a weekly all- cargo flight linking C

Spokesmen for the world's developing countries called Tuesday on the United States and other major i

Coastal Corp. Tuesday reported lower first-quarter earnings as warm winter temperatures resulted in

COLOMBIAN OIL OUTPUT HITS A RECORD HIGHBOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia produced 547,995

Apr. 25, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

In the 1980s, longshoremen blockaded this northwest Italian port for months on end and fought with p

At a time when major companies are revealing red ink from the Mexican peso crisis, the Chicago Merca

NORTH AMERICA Enviro-Pro Mexico '95. April 24-28. Contact: Morris Murray, (301) 986-7800.