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A shipper group that wants railroads to compete more aggressively with each other says Union Pacific

Friday, Oct. 3, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

'If freight rates are low, you don't go out and order new ships.'

HALTER MARINE LAUNCHESSUPPLY BOAT FOR LA. FIRMGULFPORT, Miss. - Halter Marine Group Inc. lau

June July Aug Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan Feb. Mar Apr May June July96 96 96 96 96 96

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

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

Indonesia Friday began to crack down on companies suspected of starting fires that have produced a t

Friday Oct. 3, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Sixty years after the fiery Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, N.J., Germany's Zeppelin airships are

''User fee'' or ''export tax''?''Parallel imports'' or ''gray market goods''?The two big tra

A statewide poll shows Californians rank insurers last among 34 institutions in terms of earning pub

Oct. 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

A round of global talks on China's bid to join the World Trade Organization slated for October have

U.S. operator RailTex Inc. is among the bidders seeking long-term concessions to operate short-line

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., is planning to bring a highly contentious bill authorizi

Largely due to a combination of excess capacity and fierce competition for business, real non-life p

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications Friday refused to confirm the exact date on w

Food safety activists blame freer trade for a surge in fruit and vegetable imports that has brought

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.40 up 0.81 whi

A coalition of Alaska and national environmental groups are petitioning to halt oil and gas drilling

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 25, 1996 - Oct. 3, 1997 (a graph)*

SHIPSHOUSTON-TRINIDAD ROUTEOFFERS MORE SAILINGSHOUSTON - Associated Transport Line s

Partial privatization of Russia's railways system will shortly be ordered by a presidential decr

Delegates from more than 100 nations began talks here Friday on harmonizing rules that identify the

The new name is HUAL.As if you were Southern.''Who all is coming to lunch?''HUAL . .

As of Sept. 3, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

After years of delays related to the concerns of the nearby port of Hamburg, a new German cargo port

Milk may appear white, but when Canadian and U.S. officials look at Canada's pricing mechanisms for

More than 6,000 people from around the world will be in the Windy City this week for the annual meet

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 3, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. dollar is caught between a weak Japanese yen and a strong Deutsche mark and likely will exh

CHEVRON MAY SHIPOIL THROUGH GEORGIAMOSCOW - U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp. may ship millions o

PHILIPPINES CONTINUESTEMPORARY FLAGSHIP ROLEMANILA - The Philippines has extended until 2009

PROMOTIONSSUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.)DISTRIBUTORS INC.Jane Mancini was named president

A chemical manufacturer is entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest from the U.S. Cu

Florida government and business leaders are urging the Clinton administration to scrap an unfair tra

Asian telecommunications companies are banding together to fight a unilateral directive by the Unite

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

Oct. 3, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p