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VENEZUELA MULLS'COUNTERCERTIFYING'CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela last week proposed ''counte

March 10, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Long-troubled Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and 19 independent power producers have agreed to remake or

On the eve of the deregulation that will redefine the U.S. utility industry, consumers, producers an

At least 86 passengers were injured Monday, most slightly, when a Gulf Air plane slid off the runway

MEXICO PUBLISHESMONEY LAUNDERING RULESMEXICO CITY - Mexico Monday published new regulations

The long effort by General Motors Corp. to build a midsize passenger car in China appearsto be movin

Saudi Arabia's bid to join the World Trade Organization could be seriously jeopardized if it decides

The United States-Hong Kong dispute over illegal shipments of textiles from the Asian territory rema

OFFERS TO BUY* STAINLESS STEEL SCRAP. 500 metric tons/month. Specifications: 304/SAE. F.o.b.

A fight has erupted in Europe between air freight shippers and carriers concerning alleged collusion

1438 (March 10, 1997) Previous day - 1430The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

ENRON, PORTLAND GENERALMERGER OK'D BY NRCSEATTLE - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ha

As of March 10, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The U.S. dollar slipped on profit-taking in lackluster trading Monday after its brief rise above 1.7

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

VENEZUELA TO INCREASEOIL EXPORTS TO BRAZILCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela is to increase oil

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After years of bitter debate, the ocean shipping industry is on the verge of deregulation.Bu

Plans to create a free-trade zone involving 15 European Union member states and 12 southern Mediterr

Latin American customs directors who met recently in this gateway city say they are pushing ahead wi

For years the Sisters of Providence, a Roman Catholic order headquartered in Indiana, owned timberla

FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILSWEST OF PHOENIXMONTEZUMA, Ariz. - Vandals apparently released the brake

CHURCH FORGIVES ACCUSEDARSONIST BUT INSURER SUESSPARTANBURG, S.C. - Parishioners forgave the

Lloyd's of London edged a little closer to danger last week when a California Appeals Court ruled th

Ocean carriers in the Europe-Asia trades are making a concerted effort to raise freight rates and en

Pressure is mounting on P&O Nedlloyd to make an early decision about which consortium the newly merg

Three weeks ended Mar. 1, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. said it has attained ISO 9002 certification.''Meeting the ISO 9002

March 7, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Under growing pressure to innovate or die, customs brokers are increasingly concerned about the futu

Don't expect oil prices to rebound this year after sharp drops following increased production and fl

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 15, 1996 - March 7, 1997 (a graph)

''He was basically bumped. They didn't want this guy who was Jewish to make the visit.''

It's still the same old story for Northwest ports in the forest products game: Diversify or die.

Asian leaders, under domestic political and social pressure, charged that new trade barriers arising

SHIPSSTEVEDORES CANCELSTRIKE AT PARANAGUASAO PAULO - The Stevedores Union at Brazil'

Despite a recent exchange of contentious letters, trucking and railroad representatives will resume

JUDGE FREES 6 ACCUSEDIN STOWAWAY MURDER CASEHALIFAX - A Canadian judge freed six Taiwanese s

The Philippines is accelerating a reduction in the tariff on corn imports in a move to stimulate the