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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

Spliethoffs Transport BV of Amsterdam will launch a fortnightly, combination breakbulk-container exp

As of Oct. 30, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

976 (Oct. 30, 1997) Previous day - 978The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Whatever other consequences may arise from recent turbulence in foreign exchange and stock markets i

Oct. 30, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

The U.S. dollar fell sharply early Thursday in response to a weak opening on Wall Street, but later

1323 (Oct. 30, 1997) Previous day - 1327The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Seminars on situational negotiating skills. Contact: Ray

GLOBAL, DOMESTIC CARGOREVENUE UP AT JAPAN AIRNEW YORK - Japan Airlines Thursday reported int

MIAMI TERMINAL POSTSDOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTHMIAMI - The Port of Miami's common user terminal saw

NOVEMBERInternational Air Transport Association. Nov. 2-5. Amman, Jordan. Contact: Anne Pave

COMMERCE SECRETARYTO VISIT TURKEYISTANBUL - U.S. Commerce Secretary Richard Daley will visit

MORAN COMPLETES CONVERSIONOF ITS THIRD TUGBOATGREENWICH, Conn. - Moran Towing Corp. has fini

S. KOREAN AUTOWORKERSWANT NO-TAKEOVER PLEDGESEOUL - Thousands of striking workers at subsidi

PLANESEMERY STARTS UPCOMPANY IN BRAZILREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Emery Worldwide

RUSSIA'S TRANSNEFT SEEKSPIPELINE CONSTRUCTION BIDSMOSCOW - Russia's pipeline monopoly, Trans

NIGERIAN OIL WORKERSREPORTEDLY HALT STRIKELAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian oil workers on strike si

HOUSE COMMERCE PANELBACKS BANK BILL, 33-11WASHINGTON - One of the most comprehensive reforms

Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

As Latin American stock markets struggle with spillover volatility triggered by events in Asia and N

The answer to your prayers is no. Unless you are Richard Kenney of the U.S. Coast Guard, who says he

Union Pacific Railroad suffered another high-profile accident Wednesday that blocked service on both

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A Chinese trade official handed out a list of 115 items that Chinese officials are seeking from U.S.

When the new Ariane-5 rocket blasts off today on its crucial second test, the launch's success or fa

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The quest for oil and natural gas will require explorers to drill in deeper waters of the Gulf of Me

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 15, 1996 - Oct. 29, 1997 (a graph)*

The U.S. dollar weakened against the Deutsche mark Wednesday, despite a recovery in European stock m

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 5.3 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 24, as compared with t

The Asian economic crisis will produce a regional slowdown that will trim U.S. exports and earnings

Pressuring Asian governments to raise interest rates or cut back on domestic spending could exacerba

As struggles continued Wednesday over a controversial military spending measure, the computer indust

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESTO ESTABLISH EXCHANGEKARACHI, Pakistan - The United Arab Emirates is lik

The Federal Trade Commission should decide by year's end whether it will change the decades-old labe

'Our market projection for China is pretty bullish. We've estimated they'll buy $140 billion worth o

U.S. trade officials have wrapped up a textile pact with Oman - one of the three bilateral pacts tha