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Despite continuing pressure on freight rates, top executives of the major shipping lines that move g

Friday, Sept. 5, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Processing photos for presentations can be really easy or incredibly tough. It all depends on what s

Friday Sept. 5, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Canada's booming job market created 54,500 new positions in August, but an influx of job seekers hel

The European Commission complained again Friday about U.S. plans for implementing a global pact on t

OFFERS TO BUY* SANITARY VENDING DISPENSERS. Women's sanitary dispensers vending machine - in

'We are not promising overnight miracles.'

Representatives from Canada's business community announced they have created a voluntary internation

The dynamic growth of the Internet - the global information system - is forecast to penetrate most g

A Mexican government investigation into whether U.S. apple exports are harming Mexican growers has r

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 27, 1996 - Sep. 5, 1997 (a graph)*

LLOYD'S PAYS TRIBUTETO PRINCESS DIANALONDON - Lloyd's of London staged a minute's silence in

A high-profile, $100 million slander lawsuit that involved California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Q

J.P. MORGAN SAYS BRAZILCURRENCY CRISIS UNLIKELYNEW YORK - Although Brazil is vulnerable to a

SECURITY TIGHTENED FORIMF-WORLD BANK MEETHONG KONG - Police Friday began sealing off undergr

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 4, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

A forthcoming statement of U.S. energy policy is expected to focus on fostering much closer ties amo

New York State Electric and Gas Corp. Friday filed a request with federal regulators seeking swift a

For the week ended August 30, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

An agreement between Ingalls Shipbuilding and Avondale Industries Inc. to team up for commercial shi

United Parcel Service, responding to rapid growth in outbound air freight, is increasing flights fro

Sept. 5, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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

Japan and China have partially agreed on terms for realizing Beijing's entry into the World Trade Or

The U.S. Congress is trying to create a ''Radio Free Iran'' at a time when Israel has ended its own

The government's Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., or Donen, did not provide suffici

The International Monetary Fund approved the release of a $700 million segment of its three-year loa

Stena Line and Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. will meet with British antitrust officials

Minority shareholders in the North Carolina Railroad will be asked to vote on a buyout proposal fund

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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