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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 18, 1996 - Sep. 26, 1997 (a graph)*

The U.S. Postal Service has emerged as a market force to be reckoned with, given its impressive perf

Supercomputer makers are likely to escape major damage in an export control deal being hammered out

Despite the initial disappointment that dogged foreign oil companies in China, the investment is fin

Sept. 26, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.8

The Canadian Wheat Board, which raises the ire of the U.S. Midwest farm lobby, is to keep its total

Friday Sept. 26, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are extending a comment period on its proposed lifting of r

Manufacturers are welcoming an Indian government decision to exempt computers and several related it

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''Talking packages'' and other technological wonders can help to ensure accurate and timely deliveri

Kazakstan and China signed a $4.3 billion deal Friday for exploration of the Aktyubinsk oil fields i

The relentless introduction of large containerships into the U.S. trades is dividing the port indust

Core segments of the American maritime industry have had their differences over the years, but they

Russian auto output is showing signs of sustainable growth and has begun to lift production of sheet

The Hong Kong arm of China's civil aviation agency will seek a local stock exchange listing, an exer

GLOSSARY: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate ScheduleBends

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KOREAN GROUP MOVESINTO LIFE INSURANCESEOUL - Sunkyong Group said Friday it will enter the li

The award for ''Most Appalling Development'' of the month goes to Mary Schiavo for completing her tr

RELASTAR FINANCIAL CORPJames R. Gelder was named executive vice president and chief operatin

VOISEY'S BAY PROJECTHAS NARROW WINDOWST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland - Inco's proposed Voisey's Ba

SHIPSCOUNCILMAN DRAFTS PLANTO SETTLE LA PILOT STRIKELOS ANGELES - Frustrated

Opponents of President Clinton's free trade policies won a victory last week when the House voted to

Some 50 years ago, as America began to reassess its military capabilities in the wake of World War I

GAZPROM RESUMES GASSHIPMENTS TO UKRAINEMOSCOW - Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom resumed gas su

Talks between Continental Airlines and its pilots union hit a snag as the federal mediator handling

The currency crash and economic slump spreading through Asia is affecting breakbulk traffic between

Friday, Sept. 26, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. Court of Appeals here has rejected a plea by three Japanese shipping lines to stop sanction

Sept. 26, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Lo

Foreign exchange market participants expect the Bundesbank to shift to a variable-rate securities re

American Airlines Cargo has six alliances in place with various carriers at this time and would get

PAPER: IRAN MAY ALLOWINVESTMENT IN REFINERIESTEHRAN - The Iranian Oil Ministry may break a s

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 24, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open Hig

Russia's State Property Committee approved a privatization plan for Rosneft, paving the way for the

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.98 up 0.52

Less than a week after Union Carbide Corp. warned its third-quarter profits would fall short of expe

'If you think a couple of guys in your treasury department can handle this, you are sadly mistaken.'

They help run machines at oil refineries in Brazil, predict equipment malfunctions at metal factorie