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The Pakistan government is planning to sell its equity in about 30 more state-owned companies by the

A congressional subcommittee chaired by Rep. Al Swift, D-Wash., later this week will examine the Cli

The head of one of the largest U.S. mining companies says his company is actively seeking investment

As of Mar. 15, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 228.58 up 1.24 which compares wi

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Southern California cargo consolidator Direct Container Line reported a 20 percent growth in less-th

Southern California Tuesday employed the political full-court press, sending two U.S. senators, seve

The United States last year incurred a $109.2 billion deficit in its international current account t

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 15, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

The Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. was awarded a $50,000 grant from New York state's Urban

Although prices for West Coast deliveries of Alaska North Slope crude have been markedly higher sinc

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday as fears about the Whitewater scandal receded and as the nation's indus

In a calculated move to try to secure full entry to the new World Trade Organization (WTO) by the en

Many foreign companies in China, tired of being victimized by a two-tier currency system, are refusi

TIG EXPECTS TO PAY $33 MILLION IN QUAKETIG Holdings said that after collecting on its reinsu

Mar. 15, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A survey of 500 shippers indicates that any growth for intermodal carriers will have to come from wi

Indonesian gas company Perum Gas Negara signed a memorandum of understanding for a $424 million loan

Tuesday, March 15, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

BOMB BLAST ROCKS HYDRO-QUEBEC TOWERMONTREAL - A bomb exploded at the base of a Hydro

A partisan Senate fight over high-technology funding ended Tuesday when Republicans halted their fil

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A World Bank unit said it approved an additional $100 million loan for Star Petroleum Refining Co. t

International Petroleum Exchange Mar. 15, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Motorists may be whistling a happy tune when they fill their tanks these days. But domestic oil prod

Tuesday Mar. 15, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Analysts are comparing General Electric Capital Corp.'s potential takeover of Kemper Corp. with Prim

A survey of 1993's 600 disasters conducted by Munich Re Corp. found the insurance industry ending th

The Navy's top civilian said that although he wants to make significant cuts in the Navy's current f

MariTrend Inc., a Houston-based stevedoring company, has filed a Federal Maritime Commission complai

The European Union's executive body is expected to approve today proposals for stricter controls of

The Port of New York and New Jersey saw waterborne cargo increase 1.3 percent in 1993 from 1992 leve

Aerovias de Mexico said its pilots union has called for a strike, effective March 25 at 12:01 a.m. T

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose Tuesday to 97.3, its peak since April 19, 1993,

Delays and uncertainty about when the Channel Tunnel will be open to freight traffic has led a numbe

Southern Pacific Lines will pay the lion's share of a $40 million legal settlement announced this we

A government agreement allowing Russia to increase its U.S. uranium sales may come under challenge.<

Sponsors of a planned electronic auction of air pollution credits issued under the South Coast Air Q