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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

Two Mitsui Group companies plan to reshuffle top executives, triggering speculation the companies ma

Business circles in Ontario have welcomed the provincial government's decision to revamp its trade s

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The Tennessee Valley Authority may ask Congress soon for more than $225 million to build a second an

The Canadian economy is on target for solid growth this year, economists said, after just-released F

Compagnie Generale Maritime, the French state-owned shipping company, lost a record 689 million Fren

Ten years ago, detractors said the American textile industry was dying. Suddenly, it finds i

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Douglas C. Yearley, chairman and chief executive officer of Phelps Dodge Corp., said the fate of lon

As of May 3, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Latin America's fascination with the parabolic satellite receiver has grown keen enough to inspire h

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Armenia's railway minister in a central Yerevan street as he dro

Abolishing a single government employee's job nearly precipitated a nationwide railroad industry str

Three Weeks Ended Apr. 24, 1993, vs. Similar 1992 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

For the week ended April 24, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

There was Greenpeace, with its propane-fueled, ozone-friendly refrigerator parked across the street.

Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen said Monday that he opposes a "border" tax on U.S.-Mexican transact

When federal agents seized drugs and ingredients at KV Pharmaceutical Co. last week, they impounded

May 3, 1993 Copper Total, 110,510. Gold Total, .1,383,181.Silver Total, .264

The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday, after falling on a worrisome report from the National Association

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Gasoline consumption in East Asia is estimated at 2 million barrels a day and growing by 7 percent a

PHILIPPINE OIL COMPANY TO SELL 51 PERCENT OF UNITSINGAPORE - Philippines National Oi

Forest industry officials are worried that a shrinking supply of timber could drive lumber producers

Western Germany's February manufacturing output totaled 141.7 billion deutsche marks ($90.8 billion)

NORTHWEST, 2 UNIONS AGREE ON CONCESSIONSST. PAUL, Minn. - The two largest unions at

The International Monetary Fund managing director, Michel Camdessus, voiced misgivings about a propo

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