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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 28, 1996 - June 20, 1997 (a graph)*

One need look no further for evidence of the increasing momentum in Congress toward passage this fal

June 20, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

BRITISH COLUMBIA PLANSTO ADD 40,000 FOREST JOBSPRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia - The provinc

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June 20, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

''I'm Chiquita Banana and I've come to sayBananas have to ripen in a certain way.When they a

A California senator has vowed to fight a proposed joint venture by Texaco Corp. and Shell Oil Co. t

Shipping fruits and vegetables is cool - if you've got the latest refrigerated technology. The new s

Ecuadorian Line was thinking of abandoning port.The carrier had outgrown its terminal in Por

A new lobbying group backed by CSX Corp. was created to push for regulatory approval of the joint bi

Thousands of tons of food aid supplies destined for starving North Korea, but blocked in the Chinese

Eastman Chemical Co. in Kingsport, Tenn., is capitalizing on the uptick in the global chemical indus

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ELF, CHEVRON CALL OFFMERGER OF BRITISH UNITSLONDON - Elf of France and Chevron of the United

Participants at the International Refrigerated Transportation Association conference are infor a try

Major importers and exporters of bigleaf mahogany reached a last-minute compromise Friday on conserv

SHIPSPLM SHAREHOLDERSVOTE RESOLUTIONSSAN FRANCISCO - Shareholders of embattl

The U.S. dollar could be on a Rocky Mountain high this week, following the Denver summit, which port

Free traders in Congress have been trying for years to eliminate tariffs for products from the Carib

RISK CAPITAL REBrian Gulbransen was named vice president, marine underwriting, of the compan

CHINESE PROVINCE PLANSSHIPBUILDING INVESTMENTFUZHOU, China - Officials of southeastern Fujia

Next month, the employees of Kiwi International Air Lines may no longer hold the majority interest i

Japan has decided to give official development assistance loans to 10 Indian projects in 1997-98 (Ju

Despite a virtual rejection by exporters of a program to automate filings, U.S. Customs plans to exp

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

The proposed purchase of Hapag-Lloyd AG will face sharp opposition from the German public if it lead

EU FILES COMPLAINTAGAINST MASSACHUSETTSGENEVA - The European Union on Friday filed an initia

Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) will officially take control of the Mexico's first privati

Sri Lanka's air force, which has lost 17 aircraft in two years, faces new problems as a civilian air

Here are some steps companies can take right now to prepare for the introduction of the euro in 1999

Europe's planned single currency could unleash a wave of legal lunacy that will keep lawyers litigat

June 20, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The refrigerated shipping units of Leif Hoegh and Safmarine have tied the knot, but the nuptials lef

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Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's - flying fish embryos!Two West Coast br

Friday, June 20, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

AIG WINS LEGAL BATTLEOVER CALIFORNIA ADSAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Superior Court Judge Wi

The commercial court in Marseilles rejected the application of the Mistral company to appoint an adm

JAPAN TRUMPETS LIFTINGOF BAN ON IVORY TRADINGTOKYO - Japan's environment agency said Friday