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West Coast longshoremen flexed their muscles again this week in their continuing effort to make a ne

LIFE USA HOLDING POSTSSLIM GAIN IN OPERATING NETMINNEAPOLIS - Life USA Holding Inc. has repo

Japan's Transport Ministry says the country's ports are losing their competitive edge because their

In a setback for State Farm, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that an ins

HARTFORDTed Kuzma was promoted to associate general manager for the insurance company's regi

President Clinton warned European leaders that he would battle them before the World Trade Organizat

July 17, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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A handful of giant U.S.-based apparel companies are financing a lobbying fight over a little-noticed

The U.S. dollar rose above 116 yen Thursday on a smaller-than-expected Japanese trade surplus.

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 19, 1996 - July 17, 1997 (a graph)*

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 234.02 off 1.13

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEJuly 17, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

July 17, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - JULY 16, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Thursday, July 17, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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American and Japanese exporters will get a clearer idea next Monday whether they will be competing f

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

To reduce excessive dependence on oil products, the government is planning to increase the use of na

Fueled by a sharp turnaround at Overnite Transportation Co. and double-digit improvement in railroad

A Delaware court rejected a bid by Matlack Bulk Intermodal Services Inc. of Wilmington, Del., for a

The silence from possible opponents of the carve-up of Conrail has been deafening since CSXCorp. and

During the U.S. Feed Grains Council Board meeting here this week, there was a dress code.Bef

Matson Navigation, continuing to be hurt by a stagnant Hawaiian economy, experienced lower profits a

Trucking companies continued to deliver good financial news Thursday, as motor carriers from three d

INDIANA RAIL ROAD CO.John A. Rickoff was appointed senior vice president for marketing and s

July 17, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

TRINITY INDUSTRIESPOSTS RISE IN NET INCOMEDALLAS - Trinity Industries Inc., a manufacturer o

1007 (July 17, 1997) Previous day - 1011The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Shippers are lining up to oppose a Transportation Department report that suggests they should bear t

Penelope Menzies understands the difficulty of wooing overseas distributors who are 8,000 miles away

FRANCE HAS NEW PLANTO CUT THOMSON STAKEPARIS - The finance minister told lawmakers Wednesday

Germany's automakers, shippers and other big exporters are licking their chops over the recent beati

OFFERS TO BUY* PESTICIDES. General garden pest controls and indoor insect pests such as cock

Representatives of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad met with Wyoming landowners this week

After several years of study, the Mexican government is slowly inching forward on the sale of port a

The Army Corps of Engineers has filed a notice of intent to begin an environmental and economic revi

ONGOINGExport Documentation, Procedures and Letters of Credit. Seminars in July and August s