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

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)*

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

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

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

As of July 17, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A dispute between U.S. and Chilean salmon farmers has fueled a fight over market share that could ca

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

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

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

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

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

The European Union Thursday called for improved market-opening offers from emerging Asian and Latin

Grain producers and transportation companies have an uneasy relationship: They need each other, but

Dressed or not.That is at the heart of the unfair trade dispute between U.S. salmon farmers

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

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

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Labor Department's National Administrative Office on Thursday accepted a request by human r

July 17, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

DOE CHIEF TO STRESSREFORM ON RUSSIA TRIPWASHINGTON - U.S. Energy Secretary Federico Pena wil

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

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

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

Months of lobbying by the Clinton administration and a slew of businesses is starting to pay off for

Trinidad and Tobago's hydrocarbon and petrochemical sectors have attracted foreign and local investm

Deregulation and privatization have increased the number of cases brought before or investigated by

San Francisco Superior Court Judge William Cahill has given Golden Eagle Insurance Co. Deputy Conser

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

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

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

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

In a break with its European partners, Italy called this week for renewing full relations with Iran

''So if this was a James Bond-like thing, where they cut the thumb off and used it, it wouldn't work