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U.S. primary inventories of gasoline fell 3 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 4, compared with

Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced Thursday that Tehran had agreed to acquire a sm

Crude oil output from the South China Sea is expected to be just under 16 million barrels this year,

Shell Oil Co. is using barges to transport the 50,000 barrels a day of oil produced at its Bullwinkl

TEXACO EXPECTS RISE IN LOW-SULFUR FUEL USESINGAPORE - Texaco sees global low-sulfur

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown said he will ask the Louisiana Rating Commission to revie

Russia will almost double its controlled energy prices to halt sliding production levels and boost s

STATE FARM SUFFERS LARGEST STORM LOSSESState Farm Insurance Cos. estimates its damag

RHONE-POULENC REDUCES 1992 INCOME FORECASTRhone-Poulenc SA, France's largest chemicals produ

Every wash day, eight of 10 American households pour liquid laundry bleach in with their dirty cloth

After reasserting long-term downtrends Thursday, New York coffee futures are headed for near-term te

RUSSIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY ASKS FOR DUTY HIKEThe Russian sugar industry has complained that it c

Frank Popoff was elected Dow Chemical Co. chairman by the board on Thursday. The promotion takes eff

As of Sept. 10, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list pric

This year's version of a nationwide, uniform product liability bill died Thursday when the Senate wa

High-profile repairs on the British cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2, damaged when it ran aground off

Shipping lines operating between Asia and the United States agreed this week to an innovative system

The International Monetary Fund, the world's biggest source of short- and medium-term financing for

Asian containership lines continued to grow at the expense of American and European carriers in carr

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Business leaders will lobby hard for congressional passage of the proposed North American free-trade

For a change, insurance companies are claiming to be the victims of highway robbery. In fact

President Bush Thursday proposed a "network of strategic free-trade agreements" to help "guarantee"

In developing countries, bicycling is often a primary form of transportation. In industrialized coun

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

Thursday, Sept. 10, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The International Finance Corp., the World Bank agency that finances private- sector projects in dev

U.S. investors interested in southern Africa can penetrate regional markets - from textiles to minin

The U.S. dollar pushed broadly higher in late trading Thursday, largely on reports that Robert Parry

U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Martin said Thursday a maximum of 150,000 Ameri- can workers would lose th

FISH CONSERVATION PACT IN SIGHT, OFFICIAL SAYSBRUSSELS, Belgium - A global accord on

AGF SAYS AIDS LEVY MUST NOT BE PRECEDENTMONACO - Michel Albert, chairman of French i

As of Sept. 9, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Sept. 9, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Manufacturers are finding bigger welcome signs, as business and government join forces regionally to

Will Laredo, Texas, become the Hong Kong of the world? Rubin Garcia thinks so. He was saying

Companies considering expansion or relocation should plug into public utilities for help. Ut

Maquiladora development is not a one-way street on which all benefits head south. Communitie

American Pacific Corp.'s sodium azide samples meet product specifications established by the two U.S

THAI POWER PROJECT GETS LOAN GUARANTEEBANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Petrochemical Industry Co. ha