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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 19, 1996 - July 11, 1997 (a graph)*

Analysts: British Telecomoffer to MCI is highLONDON - British Telecommunications PLC says it

For the week ended July 5, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 14

Amid the turmoil and wreckage of burnt-out factories and a plundered airport in Phnom Penh lies Camb

U.S. importers and exporters won't be making any immediate changes in their trading patterns in Sout

The European Union will signal the end of a state-aid bonanza for its airlines Tuesday when it waves

AUSTRALIAN LINE UNVEILSTRANSSHIPMENT SERVICELOS ANGELES - Australia-New Zealand Direct Line

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

British broking group, Willis Corroon Group PLC, has reacted to an arbitration decision against its

Tough public scrutiny of Switzerland's banks and insurance companies' dealings with Nazi Germany dur

The din of heavy equipment moving earth and crushing rocks is reverberating around the world, as cou

An 11-day-old coup in Cambodia is delaying cargoes bound for that nation on docks at Hong Kong, Thai

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

Cuba has not given up the idea of finishing its first nuclear power plant, on which construction sto

The demand for space on roll-on, roll-off ships bound for Latin America is rising at a double-digit

The Germans are coming, the Germans are coming!The image of German tanks rolling down a ship

BILL'S SMALL PRINT COULDKILL HEALTH-CARE BENEFITRICHMOND, Va. - An obscure provision in prop

'The United States has no business trading with a terrorist state like Syria. Why treat them differe

Three weeks ended July 5, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCARS CARS LOADED LOADED

The Postal Service has selected a replacement for the Jeep, the vehicle of choice for mail delivery

1371 (July 11, 1997) Previous day - 1367The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

WATKINS MOTOR LINES INC.Don Jordan was promoted to terminal manager at Denver for this Lakel

Big changes in the international automobile industry have fueled a revolutionary transformation in t

As of July 11, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A decision on selecting a new port chief to head the scandal-ridden Port of Miami has been delayed b

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

Southeast Asia, which houses some of the world's most dynamic economies, is working to accelerate an

Bangladesh expects up to 50 international oil companies to bid this week for 15 blocks thrown open f

Friday, July 11, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A legion of Conrail managers are slated to lose their jobs when CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern finis

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A campaign to save the submerged remains of ancient Alexandria has scored its first victories on the

Can a ship be designed that is suitable for carrying both vehicles and other types of roll-on, roll-

American International Petroleum Corp. has announced it received revised reserve estimates for its l

Driven by borrowers' desire to lock in low interest rates, securities and syndicated loans arranged

ENERGY PANEL: GERMANOIL SALE PLAN 'DISTURBING'PARIS - The International Energy Agency condem

Friday July 11, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

MEDFLY FEARED SPREADINGACROSS FLORIDA CITRUS BELTTAMPA, Fla. - The alarming find of a Medite

Sinport, the Fiat-Impresit SpA subsidiary that controls the state-of-the-art container terminal at t

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