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Brazil's Santos Port Authority officially laid off 2,290 dockworkers Wednesday as part of a pre-arra

The European Union on Thursday took a symbolic step toward complying with a World Trade Organization

The United States reached an agreement with Russia, China and Ukraine fixing prices and restricting

A San Francisco judge declined to rule Wednesday on the California Insurance Department's motion aga

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

Sept. 25, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

This is not the ideal time for some of the nation's leading trucking companies to start negotiations

The computer industry has won a key vote in its campaign to end export curbs on encryption software,

The Terminal de Containers at Brazil's main Port of Santos will see 20 percent to 25 percent annual

After nurturing its China business for more than a decade, Federal Express Corp. says it's ready to

Sept. 25, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Three major U.S. companies have joined with Mexican partners to compete for Mexico's satellite opera

It's been nearly six months since Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. exchanged vows and reached a

Sept. 25, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

987 (Sept. 25, 1997) Previous day - 991The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

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

Labor unions representing Portugal's dockworkers have called off a series of stoppages penciled to r

OFFERS TO BUY* NAPHTHA. About 40,000 metric tons of naphtha per month. No brokers chains. Co

Thursday Sept. 25, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The future of soybeans just might be in crayons - or diesel fuel or kitchen countertops. Researchers

Sept. 25, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

West Coast port management must quickly join forces with dockside labor to end its downward spiral i

U.S. and Japanese aviation negotiators wrapped up four days of talks in Tokyo Thursday with no agree

As of Sept. 25, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The European Union's executive commission said Thursday it was appealing a World Trade Organization

Saskatchewan government negotiators left Thursday for Guyana to put the finishing touches on a deal

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The first signs of recovery have surfaced in the Port of Boston following new efforts to sell shippe

Property/casualty insurers in Massachusetts remain opposed to trading funding for an environmental p

Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 11, 1996 - Sep. 25, 1997 (a graph)*

Congress is calling the Clinton administration on the carpet to prove that it has not prejudged the

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US NAVAL INSTITUTEHOLDS ESSAY CONTESTANNAPOLIS, Md. - The U.S. Naval Institute is planning t

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 25, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Sept. 25, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Elf Aquitaine said Thursday the ''most likely recoverable reserves'' of oil in Block 17 in the Gulf

1277 (Sept. 25, 1997) Previous day - 1276The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

TEXAS RAIL COMMISSIONPLANS SAFETY HEARINGAUSTIN, Texas - The Railroad Commission of Texas pl