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1272 (May 8, 1997) Previous day - 1269The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Trans-Atlantic carriers embroiled in a series of lawsuits with the European Commission still hope fo

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 7, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Prices for new marine containers from the world's largest supplier have jumped 10 percent.Th

U.S. banks and financial institutions will be allowed to export the most sophisticated encrypted sof

SHIPSDOT SEEKS TO REVAMPSEAWAY MANAGEMENTWASHINGTON - Changes that Transport

On the day Hong Kong's No. 1 telecommunications company reported a 12.5 percent jump in profit, Chin

Offers to buy* SEAMLESS PIPE A106 GR.B. Ref# 904/97, validity: 15/05/97. Quantity: 400 meter

The landslide election victory of Britain's Labour Party gives it carte blanche to remake England, b

Successful development of a $168.5 million Global TransPark project is needed to combat the country'

1085 (May 8, 1997) Previous day - 1086The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

China Thursday issued its first praise of the historic resumption of direct sailings between Taiwan

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 246.61 up 0.57

PDVSA completes itsUno-Ven purchase planCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan state oil company PD

EXEL Ltd. will pay $637 million in cash to acquire all outstanding shares of GCR Holdings Lt

A power plant somewhere in Africa. A pipeline in the former Soviet Union. A telecommunications proje

Thursday, May 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar fell Thursday as Eisuke Sakakibara, an influential Japanese Finance Ministry officia

President Clinton's first trip to Mexico concluded this week with much talk of cooperation but no ma

The governor of New Jersey promised Thursday that she would not allow any problems with federal fund

Alexander Kulichkov, Russia's internationally known platinum trader, has resigned from Almazjuvelire

May 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

With the region finally free of war, President Clinton carried modest trade deals to Thursday's Cent

Are they imported relics of the Cold War, gun shop curios or rifles easily converted by criminals to

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BDP INTERNATIONAL INC.Peter Huels was named managing director of this Philadelphia-based cus

This was a week of accolades for Navy Secretary John Dalton.The maritime industry bestowed o

CRASH IN SOUTH CHINAKILLS CO-PILOT, 9 OTHERSBEIJING - At least 10 people were killed and 20

Federal and state authorities have taken a bite out of air cargo theft, a nationwide problem estimat

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

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TALKS HAVE 'SLOWED'FOR AVMIN, ZAMBIAN FIRMSouth African mining house Avmin Thursday confirme

Two rival Nigerian ethnic groups, the Ijaws and the Itsekiris, have agreed in army-mediated talks to

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and Arkwright Insurance Co. are forming an unusual joint venture in pro

The U.S. Department of Commerce this week issued a preliminary report that recommends an end to the

CONTROL DATAKathrine Huelster will manage the company's new insurance marketing program offi

The U.S. Export-Import Bank won the first round Thursday against congressional critics seeking to re

A Senate subcommittee chairman has urged President Clinton to ensure a fair shake from the European

Four men, including one Kuwaiti, were charged Thursday with fraud involving the sale of used aircraf