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Japan has requested another special session of the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Bod

Now that government regulators have announced how long they will take to review the proposed breakup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 253.96 up 1.60 w

Just as the European Union is basking in a harmonious relationship with Britain for the first time s

The traumatic events in Europe last week, with the Bundesbank openly sparring with the German govern

Friday, May 30, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 7, 1996 - May 30, 1997 (a graph)* A

WTO MAY SOON RESOLVEUS-JAPAN PHOTO DISPUTEWASHINGTON - A World Trade Organization case to de

NET INCOME INCREASESFOR EXECUTIVE RISKSIMSBURY, Conn. - Executive Risk Inc., parent of sever

A small Texas port is racking up big increases in liquid bulk cargo.Liquid bulk traffic, pri

West of here, an enormous machine is playing out its version of John Henry, working on the railroad

EX-AIRPORT CHIEF PLEADSINNOCENT TO CHARGESTOKYO - The former president of Japan's newest int

Dressed in a T-shirt and cutoff jeans, a 12-year-old boy walked through Miami airport security, boar

POSTAL SERVICE PREPARESFOR NEXT RATE INCREASEWASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service board of g

Friday May 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Ronald Oberlander has a new Meccano set in the form of North America's largest newsprint company, Ab

The organization that represents most of the world's independent tanker owners has drawn up a vision

Trans World Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gerald L. Gitner is confident he can return the st

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UPS Worldwide opensMexico distribution hubMEXICO CITY - UPS Worldwide Logistics has opened a

Suppliers of bunker fuel for ships' engines are guilty of widespread fraud that costs the industry m

1274 (May 30, 1997) Previous day - 1285The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

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Hong Kong's China Light & Power Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of China Energy Investment Co., has s

The Republic of Georgia stands on a precipice between peace and war this week following warnings to

MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATORDENIES FUND-RAISING PROBEBOSTON - Massachusetts state Rep. Paul Kuja

GAINSCO CO.Brigitte G. Doyle was named to the new position of vice president of human resour

Lloyd's of London last Friday announced profit of UK1.013 billion ($1.7 billion) for the 1994 year o

SEKO WORLDWIDE INC.Joe Devine was named national accounts manager at this Elk Grove, Ill., p

For the week ended May 24, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 17

Hong Kong's main airline company, admitting to unspecified financial losses, is eyeing compensation

May 30, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

May 30, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

ELF AQUITAINE CHIEF ENDSCHEVRON MERGER TALKSPARIS - Elf Aquitaine chairman Philippe Jaffre t

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

The main impetus behind Preussag AG's efforts to determine if it could buy a majority share of Hapag

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 30, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Recent estimates regarding the state of the inland marine insurance market give cause for celebratio

MASSPORT TO OPEN ASIAOFFICE, SHUT IN LONDONBOSTON - The Massachusetts Port Authority plans t