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Wednesday Sept. 10, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Sept. 10, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Two Senate committees are advancing what is billed as a compromise version of a global ban on shipbu

'We're trying to let shippers and government officials know that this fairy-tale romance is not what

President Clinton named David Aaron as undersecretary of commerce for international trade.If

As much as the information revolution is transforming the world, it hasn't changed one thing: The bo

Continuing efforts to make its presence felt around the world, BDP International Inc., the Philadelp

Deaths from transport accidents rose by 88 fatalities in 1996 to 44,525 from 1995's 44,437 deaths, t

Yet another insurance broker has jumped into the millennium business. Aon Risk Services, the brokera

POLICY MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS CORP.Michael D. Gantt was appointed chief technology officer at the

A New York Democrat wants to make it harder for Canadian producers to send wool suits to the United

New York has finally joined 39 other U.S. states in putting its insurance regulatory division on the

NCCI FILES COST DROPFOR UTAH WORKERS COMPSALT LAKE CITY - The National Council on Compensati

The Port of Wilmington, Del., is seeing robust, double-digit growth in its labor-intensive breakbulk

Corporate insurance buyers responsible for employee health cover may face a new insurance scenario i

The Federal Railroad Administration Wednesday issued a blistering report that criticized safety cond

1305 (Sept. 10, 1997) Previous day - 1309The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

On a dusty shelf inside a stone-walled barn, where old stuff masquerades as antique, there sits a lo

The Clinton administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision t

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Rising trade tension between the United States and Japan over the longstanding and politically delic

Republican congressional leaders will skip today's long-planned White House rally to push for new tr

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 242.06 off 1.17 wh

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 27, 1996 - Sep. 9, 1997 (a graph)*

How nervous is Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about inflation?The Fed chief said la

As of Sept. 9, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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The International Monetary Fund may soon win a major increase in its financial resources to help cou

Tuesday Sept. 9, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

South Africa's crude oil refiners are not expected to embark on capacity expansion programs in the i

Canada's Barrick Gold Corp., hurt by the continuing weakness in the gold price, said Tuesday it will

PACT SIGNED TO DEVELOPCHINA OIL RESERVESHONG KONG - Pan-China Resources Ltd. of Canada has s

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Sept. 1997 (see Note

State-owned Petroleos Mexicanos vigorously rejected accusations it is polluting the lake Pom in Camp

ENCRYPTION EXPORT BILLTORPEDOED IN COMMITTEEWASHINGTON - The House National Security Committ

Developing countries, led by the ''Big Five'' of China, India, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia, are hea

SHIPSDIVERS SEARCH FOR BODIESFROM FERRY OFF HAITIMONTROUIS, Haiti - The sear

LYNDEN AIR FREIGHTJuan Garcia was named regional manager-Southeast region of Lynden Internat