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''Insurance execs earned 12.5 percent more in '96'' (Sept. 22, Page 5A) should have noted that the $

Canadian Pacific Ltd. appears on its way to overcoming a final stumbling block and becoming a major

Sept. 24, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

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

The Columbia River Port of Kalama, Wash., proves beyond any doubt that good things come in small pac

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 24, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Sept. 24, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Wednesday after a Japanese ministry of finance official said that the G

U.S. beef producers say a plan by the European Union to expand its ban on animal byproducts to inclu

OFFERS TO BUY* GOLD. Gold based on Swiss procedures and the second London fixing for pricing

Marine insurance buyers are benefiting as premiums for most types of energy-related marine insurance

The Bureau of Air Transportation canceled all non-instrument-rated flights to and from Zamboanga bec

The Customs Service's approach to the electronic submission of export information has not exactly be

The world's poorest countries are likely to see greater export growth with fruits and vegetables, ra

Eighty-two House members told President Clinton Wednesday that free trade is contaminating the U.S.

Russia's rival maritime unions have agreed to estab- lish a unified bargain- ing unit, a move li

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

SEPTEMBERWista USA. Sept. 26. Stamford, Conn. Women's International Shipping and Trading Ass

If Aretha Franklin were in the shipping business, she would be a breakbulk operator. Like her, those

As of Sept. 24, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

President Clinton Wednesday took his case for free trade to the AFL-CIO and asked his labor opponent

Norilsk Nickel's Nadezhda smelter will restart on Oct. 1 the second furnace damaged by a molten nick

Hopes are rapidly fading for any early rapprochement between Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. and the Indi

PLANESAIRTRAN AIRLINES DEBUTSAND UNVEILS ITS STRATEGYATLANTA - ValuJet Airli

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Increasingly, employers are finding that a drug-free workplace pays dividends by reducing accidents

USAAJohn E. Blaha, veteran of five space missions as a NASA astronaut, is joining the insura

Canada won't stand for any unilateral action by the United States against increased Canadian exports

U.S. distillate inventories grew by 1.6 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 19, as compared with

What's described as China's largest, best-equipped and most modern shipyard is beginning to take sha

Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Malaysia Airlines will launch a dedicated cargo operation starting Oct. 1

COLD STORAGE FACILITYDEDICATED IN VIRGINIANORFOLK, Va. - Officials with the Virginia Port Au

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.46 up 0.55 wh

J&H MARSH TO BUYDENMARK'S BONNERNEW YORK - Insurance broker J&H Marsh & McLennan said Wednes

Wednesday Sept. 24, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

The Chile government plans to reduce its applied tariff rate for most goods to 8 percent, down from

Iran rejected U.S. monitoring of a nuclear power plant Russia is building in the country, saying Teh

Shell Oil Co. agreed to acquire Tejas Gas Corp. for $1.45 billion in a deal that expands the Houston