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Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

U.S. distillate inventories grew by 2 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 29, as compared with th

A severe shortage of railcars is delaying the movement of holiday-season imports through West Coast

Sept. 4, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 244.28 up 0.62

Hong Kong's new leader reassured Malaysian financiers Thursday that it was ''business as usual'' und

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 20, 1996 - Sep. 4, 1997 (a graph)*

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday after an early rally attempt faltered.The dollar slumped

BRAZILIAN FARMERS SPENDMORE ON CHEMICALSSAO PAULO - Brazilian farmers spent a total of $738.

The International Trade Administration in Washington, D.C., is planning to create an Internet servic

Thursday Sept. 4, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

RUSSIA-CHECHNYA PIPELINECOMPROMISE REPORTEDNegotiators for Russia and Chechnya have reported

Deep differences over food safety are threatening to undermine the recent improvement in trans-Atlan

JAPAN'S IMPORTED-VEHICLESALES DOWN ONCE AGAINTOKYO - Japanese dealers sold 21,541 imported v

The New Zealand Commerce Commission said it had started court action against Caltex (NZ) Ltd., Mobil

Neste has what most Western companies can only dream of - a direct line to Gazprom, Russia's most co

With European beef's image spoiled by mad-cow disease and pork's reputation slandered by the ''swine

Paul Bush knows how picky furniture buyers can be.He's met Japanese customers who prefer sma

Layoffs of more than 2,300 Fruit of the Loom workers have been certified by the Department of Labor

Foreign and domestic companies can comment on new Mexican product label rules that will affect manuf

'It's been six months since we started operations and we're already bumping the ceiling of what's pe

Norway's Federation of Offshore Workers Traded Union (OFS) is still ready to extend strike action to

The First American Financial Corp. through its principal subsidiary, First American Title Insurance

The United States on Thursday called on Hong Kong to redouble efforts against software piracy, sayin

Only table.

Freight trains that traverse the state's steepest passes should have backup braking systems that cou

Colombia's 102 senators have agreed to wear bulletproof vests as part of their standard daily busine

U.S. insurers investing in emerging markets abroad actually help spur development in these countries

The London insurance market is providing the underwriting to stand behind a new measure in the India

Mid Ocean Ltd. the property reinsurance firm that has been expanding into other coverages and underw

988 (Sept. 4, 1997) Previous day - 983The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Advancing its strategy to expand its insurance operations into Asia, the Hartford Financial Services

1332 (Sept. 4, 1997) Previous day - 1333The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

CGM ADDING AUCKLANDTO ITS WORLDWIDE SERVICENEW YORK - Compagnie Generale Maritime of France

Sept. 4, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Lo

William Clyburn Jr. has been named to fill a long-vacant commissioner's post at the SurfaceTransport

STANDARD CORP.Claude Walker was named chief executive of this Greenville, N.C., parent of St

Choice Logistics, in a move designed to boost its presence in the telecommunications and computer in

Chevron Shipping Co.'s sale of two coastwise petroleum tankers to Maritrans Inc. is reportedly causi