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Southern African government, business and labor leaders expressed overwhelming support for privatiza

Thursday May 22, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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As a 22-year trade treaty with Europe expires at the turn of the century, Caribbean officials are me

Question: Name an issue that California ports, longshoremen, shipowners, maritime unions, cruise lin

SHIPSMEETING TO FOCUSON PIPELINE DISPUTEMOSCOW - Russian and French energy officials

In a congressional war of words, the facts are flying over flying cows.A pair of House lawma

REVENUE INCHES UPWARDFOR CARGOLUX AIRLINESLUXEMBOURG - Cargolux Airlines International S.A.

The shipment of 9 grams of plutonium, along with several pounds of nuclear garbage, is costing taxpa

PERU FOLLOWS CHILEANPATH ON TRADE RELATIONSMIAMI - Peru is leaving the Andean Community beca

As of May 22, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 21, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. Customs Service and State Department are under new pressure from Congress to enforce U.S. l

Thursday, May 22, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

State-set workers compensation rates in Massachusetts are likely to decline for 1998, perhaps by as

Metropolitan Dade County Manager Armando Vidal appointed a special financial oversight committee of

Garuda Indonesian Airlines has paid 1.7 million yen ($14,800) in medical costs to a passenger suffer

Ailing Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is sending out an SOS, and a lot of big-name companies that rely on

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The U.S. dollar came roaring back against the Japanese yen Thursday.The dollar began its adv

A French court Wednesday ordered SNCF state railways to pay two anti-smoking groups $870 each in dam

AMERICAN INTERNATIONALGROUPEvan G. Greenberg has been elected president as well as chief ope

1291 (May 22, 1997) Previous day - 1288The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Stephen Wise recalls the initial perils of exporting U.S. furniture to Asia.He remembers the

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

CHEMICAL WEAPONS SALERESULTS IN SANCTIONSWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration Thursday mo

A key House panel is considering a series of exporter incentives as part of a bill aimed at counteri

TOYOTA, HONDA DENYAUTO EXPORTS REPORTTOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Thursday

Liberty Mutual of Boston this week made a proposal to acquire embattled Golden Eagle Insurance Co.,

Sea-Land Service Inc. is banking on a new humidity-control technology to increase its market share i

May 22, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

May 22, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

EX-RAILROAD OFFICIALSENTENCED IN OIL CASEANCHORAGE - A former supervisor for Alaska's White

''Where there is smoke in this industry, there is not always fire, but there definitely is smoke.''<

AIG SPLITS COMMONSTOCK, BOOSTS DIVIDENDNEW YORK - American International Group has declared

The Association of American Railroads made it official Wednesday, announcing the appointment of M.B.

Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana has signed a new labor contract with the northeast corridor rail

The Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey Thursday honored maritime supporters at its

1071 (May 22, 1997) Previous day - 1082The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

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