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The old-fashioned world of Protection and Indemnity Clubs that insure shipowners' and operators' lia

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

MEXICO EXTENDS PACTWITH GUATEMALAMEXICO CITY - Mexico has extended its trade accord with Gua

June 30, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Rhode Island's landmark electric deregulation plan is scheduled to take effect this week, but compan

ANIXTER, EMERY RENEWTWO-YEAR AGREEMENTSKOKIE, Ill. - Anixter Inc. renewed a two-year contrac

1320 (June 30, 1997) Previous day - 1311The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Hundreds of friends, family members and associates turned out Thursday to bid farewell to Leo Brien,

As Hong Kong reflects on its impressive success, it is also taking pause to confront one problem tha

ZURICH-AMERICAN PLANSWASHINGTON OPERATIONWASHINGTON - The Zurich-American Insurance Group's

It may only be July, but it's Christmas in Asia.Some of the lowest ocean rates in recent mem

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

VENEZUELAN OIL INDUSTRYSEEKS FURTHER FINANCINGCARACAS, Venezuela - PDVSA affiliate Corpoven

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - JUNE 27, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

SOYBEAN-BASED CRAYONSCOLOR FARMERS' HOPESEAST LANSING, Mich. - Soybean farmers are seeing re

The executives at Prince Castle Inc., a manufacturer of fast-food service equipment, know the import

Anticipating that high demand in Asia for its computers will continue, Digital Equipment Corp. is no

There's a new addiction on the street. It's not drug or alcohol related. There's nowhere to go to dr

UPS UNVEILS REUSABLEOVERNIGHT ENVELOPEATLANTA - United Parcel Service announced what is says

The two ferry companies that compete on the shortest sea crossings between England and the Continent

The Department of Transportation has tentatively granted immunity from antitrust laws to an alliance

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.,PORT UNVEILS BUDGETREDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - THE PORT OF REDWOOD CITY UNVE

Canada's profitable national banks, known as the ''Big Six,'' apparently have started a round of acq

Monday, June 30, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

By just about any standard, May was one for the record books at Michigan's CMS Energy Corp.W

June 30, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

OFFERS TO BUY* MOUNTAIN BICYCLES. Container load of mountain bicycles required. Male or fema

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPercentYear Closing ChangeHigh/ Price

The Clinton administration remains committed to achieving ''open skies'' with Japan and will not tra

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 239.33 off 0.07 wh

June 30, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 5, 1996 - June 30, 1997 (a graph)*

The International Finance Corp., the World Bank's private finance arm, said it signed agreements in

Scientists are planning to feed genetically altered potatoes to human volunteers in hopes of trickin

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

The Journal of Commerce stock index slipped back 0.5 percent last week to 4487.54, as many of the st

A second group of workers at British Airways PLC approved strike action Monday as ground workers vot

The International Air Transport Association attacked a proposed hike in the U.S. departure tax as be

As of June 30, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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