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CALL SPREADS PRICE OR BID/ASKNational annual '97* 60/80

It's getting a lot more crowded on ships leaving U.S. shores.The latest figures from The Jou

At a time when other members of Congress are fighting free trade or looking for political cover to s

The U.S. Customs Service is developing a program to help importers pay the right amount of duties ev

HALTER MARINE GROUP INC.The company in Gulfport, Miss., said it is realigning the responsibi

Wanted: A good home for 40,000 Union Pacific rail shipments.That's what the troubled Western

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Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar was mixed in thin trading Thursday ahead of today's September U.S. jobs data.

For centuries, ships plying the world's trade lanes have been the inadvertent conduit for disease an

A story appearing on Page 5A on Monday, Sept. 29, ''How big ships will change port system,'' incorre

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland, Calif. November and January. Seminars on situat

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 18, 1996 - Oct. 2, 1997 (a graph)*

A group of shipping lines and consolidators has agreed to pay a total of $954,000 to settle charges

The nation's largest terminal operating company is hauling the Port of Houston before the Federal Ma

Foreign exchange traders overreacted to the Bank of Mexico's announcement on Sept. 22 that it may on

President Clinton Thursday said he would seek to tighten health and safety inspections of foreign pr

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 242.59 off 0.47

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 2, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 2, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

India may be ready to turn up the lights.For most of this decade, South Asia's complex giant

Oct. 2, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 1, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Oct. 2, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Oct. 2, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Business mavens will tell you that bailing out of a contract with the government isn't usually a goo

Thursday Oct. 2, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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A prominent Cambodian businessman known to be close to Second Prime Minister Hun Sen has acquired 1

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1281 (Oct. 2, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Oct. 2, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

EU MINISTERS SIGNTREATY OF AMSTERDAMBRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers Thursday sig

China is increasing its stake in one of Asia's fast-growing satellite communications firms, and in s

Thailand's float of its currency in July provided only a minimal boost to exports, while capital fli

'South Korea was not prepared to undertake the reforms that are necessary for the real opening of th

Macau is next in line as Customs keeps up a widespread campaign to crack down on illegal textile tra

India is expected to provide competition to Western countries by offering a less-expensive alternati