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June 6, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

As of May 30, 1997Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docume

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

In an unusual move, a Swedish government official has criticized a Swedish multinational company for

June 6, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Citing a ''buoyant Philippine investment climate,'' Singapore's Trade Development Board late last we

Friday June 6, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

As aerial spraying began in Florida last week to contain and eradicate the Mediterranean fruit fly,

The United States is hitting some bad static in efforts to force foreign telecommunications carriers

New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman's plan to cut auto premiums for drivers by enacting measures that w

''Stop wearing ties at work'' is the advice of Stelios Haji-Ioannou, tanker owner turned airline ope

For the week ended May 31, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 15

Three weeks ended May 31, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

Friday, June 6, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.64 off 0.36

A House panel approved a plan that would allow the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to collect use

ASIANS TO DISCUSSSUPPORT FOR CUBAHANOI - Vietnam will host a conference of activists from As

The two-day air express market is heating up just in time for summer. The service is gaining in popu

June 6, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

The World Bank plans to sharply boost its lending to Russia, perhaps doubling it by the end of next

CHREVRON UNIT SECURESCHINESE CONTRACTHONG KONG - Chevron Overseas Petroleum Ltd., a unit of

A shake-up is on the way among Chinese shipping companies, chiefly, it appears, to try to get them p

A senior Wall Street analyst advised his clients Friday to sell APL Ltd. shares now rather than wait

EMERY WINS DEALWITH ROCKWELLREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Rockwell International Corp. awarded Emer

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A round of talks last week over the U.S.-Japan apple dispute failed to find common ground over claim

As of June 6, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

'I've known three prime ministers in Italy, four in Japan, and four in Quebec since I am here - and

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt is apparently safe in her position for some time

OFFERS TO BUY* NEOPRENE RAINWEAR. Neoprene rainwear (base cloth with neoprene on both sides)

For the uninitiated, Washington, D.C., has its own language and own way of thinking. Take, for examp

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 14, 1996 - June 6, 1997 (a graph)*

Indonesia said it canceled a deal to buy nine F-16 fighter jets from the United States because of re

June 6, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Seventeen French drink manufacturers are up in arms over the expected decision to allow Anheuser-Bus

For those in the trade arena, electronic data interchange is becoming the lifeblood of business. For

Environmentalists marked the 100th anniversary of a law that opened federal forests to logging, decr

The Brazilian government said Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia, Bahia's state-owned elec

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel resumed the transport of trucks following a break caused by a pow

When Atlantic Container Line offered its shares to the public three years ago, the company chose a l