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Exxon Co. USA and Tejas Gas Corp. said Monday they had reached agreement for the sale of Exxon's Tex

The era of downsized companies seeking lower-cost production overseas is creating a global economic

May 3, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

The weekend murder of Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa seems likely to bring a period of un

A senior Chinese leader waved an olive branch in the direction of the United States, but scarcely co

3M POSTS $330 MILLION IN QUARTERLY EARNINGSST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Mining and Manufactur

You only thought the Persian Gulf war was over. It rages on for rice producers along the Texas Gulf

Wolfgang Schmitt, Rubbermaid Inc.'s new chairman, said the company's goal of 15 percent compounded a

For three years, shippers and carriers held their breath as a government panel studied the feasibili

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

A proposal to raise commercial truck fees in Washington state by 50 percent was killed last week whe

A prospectus for Kloster Cruise Ltd.'s planned $300 million debt offering reveals that the company i

In thousands of carloads* Norfolk Southern 101Chicago & N. Western 87Conrai

The Hungarian government will resist pressure to devalue the forint as itconsiders a stable

The European Commission Monday proposed that the European Community encourage political reform in th

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Chulsu Kim, South Korea's minister of trade, industry and energy, wishes the whole notion of the Sup

LEVI-STRAUSS SAYS IT WON'T INVEST IN CHINALevi Strauss & Co., the clothing giant, said Monda

The New York Mercantile Exchange June natural gas futures were down 8.5 cents at $2.290 Monday after

The European Community Commission Monday expressed alarm at the U.S. withdrawal of its support for a

Consolidated Rail Corp. is facing increasing pressure to vacate its Beacon Park intermodal yard in A

May 3, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Inessa Yufa has known since 1989 that something is dangerously wrong with her heart. She has learned

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 30, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

May 3, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Exc

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago5/3 4/30 Change % Change: 4/7

The National Association of Purchasing Management's index of manufacturing activity fell, to 49.7 pe

1554 (Apr. 30, 1993) Previous day - 1546 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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Making good on its promise to enter the U.S. gambling market, ITT Sheraton Corp., along with two par

After Hurricane Andrew destroyed an estimated 100,000 homes and businesses in Florida's Dade County

Rain over most of Iowa last weekend probably will delay the reopening of several locks on the upper

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader called for a boycott of State Farm Insurance Cos. and American Interna

The European Commission Monday said it will check whether the takeover of the Banco de Madrid by a s

The proposed European Community carbon tax might bring a crash in oil prices similar to that of 1986

Atlantic Richfield Co. shut its 22,000-barrel-a-day hydrocracker at its 223,000-b/d Carson, Calif.,

Preliminary estimates suggest oil output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will