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Fears for the survival of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government sent the lira crashing Frida

Despite two decades of pressure from all levels of government, there is no trend among U.S. public p

BUMPER CROP FORECAST FOR SOYBEANS, CORNWASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department Thurs

Slovak Air Services, the newly launched cargo-handling company with exclusive rights to operate at t

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Thursday's rise in plywood and metal prices pushed The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index to

Senior oil workers' union Pengassan, participating in Nigeria's oil workers' strike, will - once the

Harried owners of contested international trademarks may now cite their advertising budgets in provi

Aug. 11, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Exports by Switzerland's chemical industry rose by 4.6 percent to 12.2 billion Swiss francs ($9.1 bi

SynOptics Communications Inc. is proving the boom in computer networking technologies is global, as

Australian farmers, battling to survive possibly the worst drought on record, say their plight is no

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. hopes to have policyholders in China and Vietnam within four

The chief executive of Cigna Corp. blasted Moody's Investors Service for downgrading its property/ca

GEPHARDT BILL INCLUDES MCCARRAN AMENDMENTWASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Richard

Italian June industrial production rose a seasonally adjusted 1 percent from May and climbed an unad

The U.S. government is dumping sugar at a bargain price and depressing a market that already is too

Following two days of meetings with the International Air Transport Association, Kansai Internationa

LA AGENCY SET TO VOTE ON STRICT POLLUTION RULESThe South Coast Air Quality Management Distri

Freightliner Corp. retained its lead among heavy-truck makers in July as industry salescontinued to

P&O Containers, a major user of rail freight services in Britain, will be moving containers to and f

Robert Rubin, chairman of President Clinton's National Economic Council, said Thursday that a deal o

The Clinton administration will introduce legislation in the House and Senate today to streamline Co

Thursday, Aug. 11, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Thursday as European currencies rose on the view that the decision by t

A private-sector loan fund administered by Puerto Rico has grown significantly in importance as a so

Uncertainty over how much copper China will import this year to meet strong industrial growth projec

ANHEUSER-BUSCH TO BOOST CENTRAL AMERICA EFFORTSST. LOUIS - Anheuser-Busch International has

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Brazil's waves of expansive development have been led in turn by gold and diamond miners, sugar and

Cambior Inc.'s Valdez Creek Gold Mine has been cited for 12 state environmental violations and order

Sweden's industrial production fell 0.7 percent in May compared with April in seasonally adjusted fi

Shipowners and shippers at this French port on the Mediterranean are preparing for the probable esca

Thursday Aug. 11, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Shipping and insurance agents say Nigeria has not been able to insure its vessels, thereby depriving

One month after complaining sharply of delays at a New Jersey Customs inspection station, customs br

A transport brief appearing on Page 3B Thursday misidentified the Chilean airline with which United

The backup baggage system that will be used at Denver International Airport while work continues on

Plagued by higher freight costs and massive restructuring problems, Russian coal exports are project