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990 (Oct. 14, 1997) Previous day - 981The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

When Capt. Kirk first boldly goes where no one has gone before, his voyage will likely be via a mous

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

With a loosening of restrictions on private investment and several power plant projects planned, Gua

Hyundai Corp. Chile is reconsidering how to finance the $400 million copper smelter it plans to buil

European coal producers are fighting among themselves even as foreign suppliers invade their home tu

Insurers based in Massachusetts may have to wait until 1998 before achieving relief from state taxes

Europe's monopoly dominated gas supply and distribution market will be opened later rather than soon

Britain's world-famous royal yacht Britannia is to sail off into the sunset for the last time - but

AXA TO SELL INTERESTIN IRISH LIFE INSURERPARIS - Sun Life & Provincial Holdings said Tuesday

Brazilian and Argentine government officials met to forge a common policy message before President C

The United States and the Caribbean are blaming each other for a lack of communication in their disa

Advanced technology company Allied Signal Inc. announced a $100 million investment in an industrial

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

Louis Perez points in animated fashion to the map and speaks passionately about a bridge. He is one

Southwest Marine Inc. and San Francisco Drydock Inc. announced the signing of an agreement Monday in

Transportation stocks on The Journal of Commerce Index fared poorly against the Dow Jones Industrial

It is China's latest model city.Zhucheng, a tiny municipality in the coastal province of Sha

MIDDLE EASTSaudi ArabiaNew rules for private companies wishing to convert to joint-s

Oct. 14, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 246.54 off 0.21 wh

The Independent Insurance Agents of America might be moving into banking as it looks for ways to pay

Oct. 10, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is expected to rule in early 1998 whether Electric Mutual L

MEXICO'S TRADE DEFICITCONTINUED IN AUGUSTMEXICO CITY - Mexico posted a $71 million trade def

As Thailand's economic and fiscal noose tightens, billions of dollars in road, rail and power projec

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Iran is considering legal action against Dutch shipping group Smit Internationale NV over what it re

Whenever a U.S. car hits the brakes, a Russian company is hoping the magnesium, used to fabricate th

U.S. and Japanese officials ended two days of trade talks last Thursday in disagreement over Japan's

WORKERS COMPENSATIONRATES LOWERED IN FLORIDATALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Citing a continuing reductio

Workers at a Consolidated Freightways terminal filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against the nati

NEWPORT NEWSSHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCKPeder K. Wennberg Jr. joined the Virginia shipbuilder as

Oct. 10, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Oct. 10, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

Prospects for passage of product liability reform improved last week after a key Republican sponsor

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.08 off 0.56

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 1, 1996 - Oct. 10, 1997 (a graph)*

October 10: 1328