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Sears, Roebuck and Co. said Tuesday it is putting 20 percent of its Allstate Insurance Co.and its De

Not long ago, oil field equipment manufacturers viewed the international marketplace as a risky, but

Stung by disastrous commodity market strategies last winter, many heating oil dealers have either op

Key tax issues affecting insurance agents, companies and reinsurers remain part of two comprehensive

A Moody's Investors Service report Thursday said rating pressure on Japan's banks will remain despit

ITT Corp. will phase out three Hartford Insurance Co. subsidiaries in a move to streamline the insur

Various industry groups are looking on with interest at the waning days of the 102nd Congress to see

Oct. 1, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

BURROUGHS, NOVOPHARM AT ODDS OVER AZTRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Burroughs Wellcome Co.,

Oct. 1, 1992 Copper Total, 51,025. Gold Total, .1,947,828.Silver Tota

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 200.36 up 0.84 which compares

BRAZIL VOTES TO END 10 PERCENT COCOA EXPORT TAXSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's National Monetar

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange suspended trading in its sugar contract, effective Thursday, it said

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago10/1 9/30 Change % Change: 9/5

As the 1992 mid-crop comes to an end and the new crop is beginning to appear, fungus disease and chr

Even with the possibility of record high U.S. yields this year, Chicago Board of Trade December corn

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 1, 1992Bid AskedCopper_G

The cool, damp Midwest summer probably will result in lower average soybean yields - one of a handfu

FRANCE SETS 6.4 PERCENT RISE IN 1993 FARM BUDGETThe 1993 French budget bill targets an incre

International Coffee Organization talks aimed at achieving a new international coffee agreement ende

Oct. 1, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Two longtime Chicago Board of Trade political insiders who have devoted endless hours to furthering

Japanese imports of Russian aluminum grew to 33,013 metric tons in the period between January and Au

Ford Motor Co. will remove about 7 million pounds, or 90 percent, of chlorofluorocarbons from its ma

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots &

Relatively firm crude prices are expected to keep the price of naphtha delivered in Japan at around

Palladium prices could touch $100 an ounce in the next few days because of incredible physical tight

As of Oct. 1, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

The "ozone hole" over Antarctica expanded by 15 percent in 1992 and is now nearly the size of North

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

The business of refurbishing used pleasure craft is thriving, even as new boat sales continue to slu

Steve Barnes wanted to enter business, not politics, when he launched his tiny peanut butter manufac

Transportation Secretary Andrew H. Card Jr. urged Congress to break the funding logjam and "grab the

The U.S. Postal Service and Kitty Hawk Air Cargo held "special discussions" prior to the award of a

The oilseed subsidy dispute between the United States and European Community threatened to boil over

Democratic presidential challenger Bill Clinton is moving toward a tougher stand on the proposed Nor

The powerful clout shown by the Teamsters union in keeping truck undercharge legislation from gettin

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Japanese exporters, who are betting on the U.S. dollar rebounding to theirbreak-even point o

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City