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'The numbers are almost too good to be true for the United States.'

Monday, Aug. 4, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

A top Chinese official came to Taiwan on Monday for a weeklong visit that raises hopes of better rel

GUYANA HOPES TO SELLRICE TO HAITIGEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana, considered the rice bowl of th

ENRON SAYS BIDWAS ON THE UP AND UPNEW DELHI, India - Energy giant Enron denied Monday that i

Troubled semiconductor company Alphatec, a major supplier to U.S. companies like Texas Instruments I

It never rains but it pours, in this case literally.While United Parcel Service was on tente

Thailand's finance minister said Monday negotiations for an economic rescue package sponsored by the

The United States will consider approving more pipelines through Iran, a State Department official s

Thousands of employees from India's state-owned bank and insurance sectors marched on Parliament her

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 1, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Port Authority on Friday kicked off a privatization program that will put

At the last minute, Russia's Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin ordered a halt to the sale of the 38

The United Parcel Service strike Monday appeared to have killed at birth an effort by international

What is it worth to United Parcel Service to get out of the current Teamster pension plans?

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The Kalitta Cos. and Kitty Hawk Inc. announced a merger of their air cargo and air charter logistics

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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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 9, 1996 - Aug. 4, 1997 (a graph)* A

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

President Jose Figueres heads to Malaysia and Taiwan today for an eight-day trip to discuss relation

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 4, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The member companies of Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc. have invested $840,000 in a ba

The growing convergence of power and money at the center of the world economy was highlighted Monday

Jim Kelly and Ron Carey, veterans of the armed services who started their careers driving brown UPS

In a statement on Friday, the Executive Board of the Common Fund for Commodities said it has awarded

In 1991, a cash-strapped California briefly imposed a sales tax on bunker fuel. Shipowners responded

Aug. 4, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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

Indians should gain greater Internet access from a new government policy ending a state monopoly and

Hong Kong not obligedto adopt trade sanctionsBEIJING - Hong Kong will not have to embrace Ch

Japan's Export-Import Bank said Friday it would join nine Japanese commercial banks in financing a c

Aug. 4, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

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AUGUSTHarbor Transportation Club. Aug. 7, San Pedro, Calif. Joseph N. Miniace, president and

HOUSE BILL WOULD BOOSTEARTHQUAKE SAFETY FUNDSWASHINGTON - A bill proposing to provide some $

OFFERS TO BUY* PU LEATHER. 5 X 20-ft. FCL per month. Wet PU; Suede PU; Nubuck PU. Thickness:

The U.S. dollar rose to a near eight-year high of 1.8733 Deutsche marks early Monday in a continuati