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The production of energy sources in Russia continued its decline, showing a year-on-year 18 percent

The economic sanctions against Iraq imposed when President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 hav

GERMANY, UK PROPOSE EU DEREGULATION GROUPBRUSSELS - The German and U.K. governments

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FRENCH ABORTION PILL TO BE TESTED IN USWASHINGTON - In a major breakthrough, the com

ITT HARTFORD GROUP TO BUY CROP INSURERHARTFORD, Conn. - ITT Hartford Insurance Group agreed

Crush a soybean, as industry parlance dubs processing, and you get a major vegetable oil used in foo

MORMAC MARINE GROUP WANTS TO BUY MORANWASHINGTON - The owners of Mormac Marine Group

On top of a 15 percent increase in profit, a Chinese-based maker of maritime containers announced a

After rushing ahead with a workers compensation bill during the last legislative session, California

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

South Africa's commercial rand came under heavy pressure Monday as it fell to a record low against t

After reporting 1993 losses of 345.6 billion lire ($216 million) and a 190 billion lire loss in the

British Airways is negotiating to speed up its access to Paris's Orly Airportfrom theend-of-

International Petroleum Exchange May 16, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

May 16, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

May 16, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Although oil prices headed south Monday on profit-taking, the market may yet hit new highs this week

Florida's two largest utilities are leading an industry effort to avoid the sizable cost of replacin

Two major South Korean carmakers, aiming to cut production costs and improve competitiveness, said o

U.S. businesses in Thailand fear they will lose special advantages if the government amends its labo

Asean ministers Monday renewed attacks on the West for trying to link workers' rights with trade, sa

India's Communications Minister Sukh Ram over the weekend officially broke the state's monopoly in p

Despite a media spotlight on detention conditions, 18 Romanian stowaways remained in shackles Monday

A new entrant may join the trans-Atlantic trades later this summer if sufficient backing for a servi

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. has reversed plans to operate a second Atlantic route for only a few month

India's official wholesale price index for all commodities during the week of April 24-30 rose 10.97

Denmark's unemployment stood at an average 12.6 percent, or 353,440 people,from April 1, 199

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a tariff no longer in effect at the Interstate Commerce

U.S. industries churned out more goods in April for an eleventh consecutive month as they continued

The Canadian government has reacted sharply to an apparent threat by U.S. tobacco giant Philip Morri

One of four eastern Caribbean nations attacked by environmentalists for supporting commercial whalin

US, JAPAN TO OPEN TRADE TALKS THURSDAYWASHINGTON - The United States and Japan will

The world comes to Denver next month, and it's a world looking for oil, gas, money and technology.

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 16, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

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The publishers of Penthouse are targeting the growing Asian market, especially China, not only for t

Insurance companies are bluffing when they threaten to raise rates or pull out of Georgia because of