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Following on several months of sharp rises, transportation stocks turned in another strong performan

As of Aug. 4, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Kenyan air traffic controllers and meteorologists continued their strike for a third day Monday, cau

British Airways Monday reported a surge in first-quarter profit thanks to the sale of its stake in U

United Parcel Service, the world's largest transportation company, was at the center of the nation's

Container capacity in the already crowded East Coast of South America trade will increase this fall

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Friday, Aug. 1, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

Throw in the chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike and there is little more that could go right for

The next hot ''offshore'' banking center could be Alaska.Alaska?Yes, the state is seeking to

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 9, 1996 - Aug. 1, 1997 (a graph)* A

A series of four explosions prompted the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend the requirement

RUSSIA CONFIDENTOF IMF INSTALLMENTMOSCOW - The International Monetary Fund mission to Moscow

SOUTH KOREA REPORTSJULY TRADE DEFICITSEOUL - South Korea posted a trade deficit of $806 mill

The Mexican government on Friday published the auction notice for satellite operations as well as th

One of the best things about Boris Yeltsin, a political opponent said before the president's first h

'If you're a freight forwarder and your only job is to be a middleman, you're in danger.'

It seemed like a felicitous moment.In 11th-hour budget negotiations last week, President Cli

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 1, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Top European Commission officials will hit the ground running when they return to Brussels from thei

MORE US-MADE HONDASSPARK DEMAND FOR PARTSWASHINGTON - Honda North America Inc. used more U.S

OFFERS TO BUY* PETANQUE BOULET SETS. 200 sets of top quality, competition grade, PB sets. Mu

A battle royal has flared in upstate New York, where a long-troubled investor-owned utility is tryin

Aug. 1, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 31, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 242.75 off 0.09 wh

INDEPENDENT AGENTS HAILBUDGET COMPROMISEWASHINGTON - Small businesses such as insurance agen

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The item in the Products & Services column that ran on Page 5A on Monday, July 21, should have state

Congress may be in recess this month, but that hasn't stopped an influential group of small banks fr

IN SUIT, UTILITY SAYS IT PAIDINFLATED PRICES FOR POWER SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power

HARTFORD STEAM BOILEREARNINGS UP IN QUARTERHARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspe

U.S. nonferrous metals producer Asarco Inc. is finalizing a joint venture with Chilean state-owned c

Mexico's competition-driven pension system has been operating smoothly since it took effect one mont

Carrier Corp. created a division to concentrate on selling commercial refrigeration systems to store

Hibernia Foods PLC's purchase of Majestic Food Group is widely seen as a move to reverse its fortune

CNAW. James MacGinnitie was named chief financial officer and senior vice president of the i