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1080 (May 15, 1997) Previous day - 1079The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

Europe's post offices this week signaled their determination to prevent foreign air express companie

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

CONTAINERSHIP MARKETSCHISM IS DEVELOPINGLONDON - There is a growing split in the containersh

The Surface Transportation Board rejected a bid by Conrail Inc. to delay consideration of a rate cas

It's been a long and winding road for Amtrak's Texas Eagle, which has experienced several brushes wi

Plans for an Asian-based maritime insurance pool ''are in the final stage'' and could be implemented

Retiring Maritime Administrator Albert J. Herberger appealed to maritime executives to support bipar

Try this question on your friends today. Ask them what week this is. In case you were too busy to no

May 15, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

ROYAL DUTCH-SHELL GETSFLAK FROM ACTIVISTSLONDON - The Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos. came u

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

May 15, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

As of May 15, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 251.38 up 0.08

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 15, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 14, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Negotiations for the privatization of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines are not progressing well, and

May 15, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

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May 15, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Federal energy regulators have sent Northern States Power Co. and Wisconsin Energy Corp. back to the

Thursday May 15, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Russian government will protect foreign investment in the controversial Sukhoi Log gold-mining p

MEXICO ENERGY PANELcloser to privatizationMEXICO CITY - Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commissio

A Philadelphia-based energy company says it would consider buying the troubled Maine Yankee nuclear

AIRBUS, OTHERSTO STUDY100- TO 125-SEAT AIRCRAFTBEIJING - The European aircraft consortium Ai

Aggressive Korean line Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. is tying its regional expansion to Singapore with

Transport tonnage on German inland waterways last year declined 4.6 percent on the year, to 227 mill

The shipping lines that specialize in the transportation of cars are grappling with the sort of prob

When trade ministers from the Americas left Cartagena, Colombia, last spring, they voiced concern th

A landmark agreement in China this week to lift a ban on table grapes from California simply means t

The State Department is investigating a British-Canadian deal with Iran even as supporters of U.S. s

Wednesday, May 14, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF CREDITAND INVESTMENT INSURERSErling Naper, the head of the Norwegian

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 17, 1996 - May 14, 1997 (a graph)* A

Following in the footsteps of last week's ruling in favor of the United States, a second internation

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Developing countries could gain hundreds of billions of dollars in export income if a global accord