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Word spreads fast across the office towers of New York City whenever this little ship goes by.

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

The Clinton administration's three-year report card on the North American Free Trade Agreement is ex

Anyone reading Doonesbury over the last month knows that thousands of Vietnamese who make shoes for

A story making the rounds here tells a lot about who may become the next director of the Maritime Ad

It was not an easy one for Taiwan's beleaguered government.Following Hong Kong's return to C

Thursday, July 3, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The outlook for the dollar remains positive as the U.S. economy chugs along with no serious threat o

The chief of the United Nations is calling for improved market access for the world's least develope

As of June 30, 1997Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

Thailand's central bank has moved to shore up its economy after its currency plunged 20 percent last

MEXICO OUTLINES DETAILSOF NATURAL GAS PROJECTMEXICO CITY - The $1 billion project to install

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 237.42 off 1.28

As of July 3, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 12, 1996 - July 3, 1997 (a graph)*

US URGED TO EASEECONOMIC SANCTIONSWASHINGTON - The United States should ease its economic sa

Thursday July 3, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

After 110 years, a Chinese customs house is getting its own name back as a little-noticed part of th

The largest, most exacting study ever of electricity and cancer found no solid evidence that living

July 3, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 2, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Japan bought a record amount of U.S.-made car parts in the past business year, and analysts said the

July 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Members of the Frontier pro-democracy group in Hong Kong plan to visit the United States and Canada

Preparatory work will begin within weeks at the site where two nuclear reactors will be built in Nor

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Britain says it is investigating European Union claims last week that British beef is being illegall

International Petroleum Exchange*July 3, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

'We are struggling against drug barons who have at their command facilities that put ours to shame.'

July 3, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

U.S. government researchers said last week they found no E. coli bacteria in U.S.-produced radish se

SHIPSIMO RECEIVES AWARDFOR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTSLONDON - The International M

The bank's project cycle involves five stages: Identification, Preparation, Appraisal, Negotiation,

OFFERS TO BUY* GLOVES: LEATHER. Specifications: cow split, reinforced palm, denim back and c

Comparing the productivity of Asian ports with that of U.S. ports is no comparison at all. Asian por

With some prominent exceptions relating to shipper access, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway

LLOYD'S OF LONDONMax Taylor, group executive director of broker Willis Corroon Group, has be

July 3, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p