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For the first time in 3 1/2 years, Japan's merchandise trade surplus fell slightly in the first six

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 17, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

"If I were a pirate (of copyrighted materials), I think I'd go home and start growing vegetables for

The state oil company PetroVietnam has asked U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers to arrange a $100

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CHINA, US APPROVE DEAL TO CONVERT DEFENSE FIRMSBEIJING - The United States and China

Taiwan continues to be the major regional buyer of soybeans, although activity may slow this week.

Brazil's government has canceled a planned sliding-scale wheat tariff of 15 percent to 20 percent th

Oct. 17, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New Jersey's highest court overruled a lower court and dropped four Canadian insurers and a Michigan

Carmine Ragucci and his partners will face a three-month deadline to find a tenant for the long-shut

Police and fishermen battling turbulent seas in the Bay of Bengal said Monday they had found 75 bodi

Hong Kong investors are eagerly taking advantage of China's invitation to move to new parts of China

The Southeast and Pacific Northwest continue to be the magnet areas of the United States for relocat

LIBYA MAY SEEK DEAL ON BOMB SUSPECTSUNITED NATIONS - Libya and the Arab League are s

Monday, Oct. 17, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Florida West Airlines should be able to file its reorganization plan under Chapter 11 of thefederal

Lufthansa German Airlines announced Monday that it will be adding seven moretrans-Atlantic f

In the run-up to the Nov. 15 summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Indonesia, the United States is seekin

Hong Kong's appetite for U.S. agricultural products is growing, making it one of the most important

Sales of U.S. pet food are soaring south of the border, the Agriculture Department says. "Wh

China's inflationary fever soared like the temperature in late summer, sending a distinct chill thro

1838 (Oct. 17, 1994) Previous day - 1827 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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Travelers Insurance Co., the primary life-insurance subsidiary of financial services company Travele

The Colonial Penn Insurance Co. of Valley Forge, Pa., and the Alerion Insurance Co. of Fairlawn, N.J

A surge in auto inventories pushed U.S. business inventories up 1 percent in August to a seasonally

The Tacoma Port Commission last week opted to take on $10 million in additional debt this year by is

Voters in three Massachusetts towns are expected to back redevelopment plans that include continued

U.S. companies are getting ready to move into one of South America's most lucrative cable-television

Indonesia is targeting telecommunications, transport, power generation and water supply in a $53 bil

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 17, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

ICAHN GROUP REVEALS STAKE IN WESTERN CO.HOUSTON - Western Co. of North America, the

Russian banks Monday denied responsibility for last week's ruble crisis and urged the authorities no

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

PHILIPPINES CUTS TARIFFS ON TEXTILES, FIBERSMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines ha

Oct. 17, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Oct. 17, 1994 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals andthe e

Fighting to supply dairies worldwide, George Hutson, president of Filtration Engineering Co., chased