Oil bubbles brushing aside Opec move to raise output
Crude oil prices rose on Tuesday, brushing aside signals from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries that the cartel was ready to raise production to curb high prices, while Chicago wheat prices ran out of steam to finish lower.

United States plans to guide ex-Soviet states in oil exchange
Seeking to make sure that US firms have a place in the oil exploration in former Soviet republics, the US Government is training Georgia in offshore oil drilling techniques and environmental safeguards.

Cotton textiles exports up 16.19% to Rs 7,016 crore
Cotton textiles exports from the country for the first five months of 2000 touched Rs 7016 crore, 16.19 per cent higher than Rs 6038.35 crore achieved during the corresponding period in the previous calendar.


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