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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 30, 1996 - Aug. 20, 1997 (a graph)*

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

The Indian rupee fell suddenly against the U.S. dollar Wednesday as banks and importers rushed to se

Banks and governments handed billions of dollars to Zaire while now-deposed ruler Mobutu Sese Seku a

U.S. distillate inventories grew by 2.5 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 15, as compared with

British Telecommunications PLC confirmed Wednesday that proposed merger partner MCI Communications C

BP OFFERS TO SUSPENDGREENPEACE LAWSUITLONDON - British Petroleum has offered to suspend its

Australian scientists said Tuesday they had developed a revolutionary process that could halve the c

One of the positive effects of the recent currency crises in Central Europe and Southeast Asia is th

LEICAGunnar Mangs was named business director of the company's Marine GPS Group.Mr. Mangs is

In a staged upgrade, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is replacing the bulk of the engines on its Boeing

Wednesday Aug. 20, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

FMC PUTS FORWARDERS,SHIPPING FIRMS ON NOTICEWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission put

Placing the Tui Pacific into service means South Seas Steamship Co. ''has upgraded its fleet to bett

Shippers discussed rail mergers, the cost of intermodalism, safety at sea, Hong Kong and other topic

Crowley Marine Services Inc. said it won a design-build-operate contract with Alyeska Pipeline Servi

A group trying to retrace explorer Leif Ericsson's historic ocean journey to North America called of

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ONGOINGNational Maritime Historical Society. Aug. 30-Sept. 4, New York. Cruise to Bermuda. C

JUNE 1997 MAY 1997 CUMULATIVE 1997Exports* Imports** Exports*

A group of U.S. House representatives will meet European competition chief Karel Van Miert on Friday

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AIG BUYS BRAZILIANHEALTH ADMINISTRATORNEW YORK - American International Group has bought Oce

A standing-room-only crowd of 50 lawyers and interested parties jammed a U.S. District Court Wednesd

INSURANCE, REINSURANCEREVENUE UP AT AXA-UAPNEW YORK - AXA-UAP of France posted a rise in hal

Home is where the workers comp claim is, or could be, in these times of increasing telecommuting.

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Aug. 13, 1997, as supplied by the bunker fuel

John Clancey, president and chief executive of Sea-Land Service Inc., took time recently to sit down

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Tuesday, Aug. 19, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

GOLD PRODUCTIONDROPS IN S. AFRICAJOHANNESBURG - South African gold mines produced 39.8 metri

Global containership services are doing to traditional Mediterranean ports what the interstate highw

United Parcel Service, the world's largest transportation company, today begins trying to put the mo

As of Aug. 19, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

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

The International Monetary Fund holds its first talks in North Korea this month, although sources sa

Sugar and fuel alcohol producers from Brazil's northeast are involved in a fraudulent scheme whereby

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 237.68 off 1.45 wh