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When business leaders begin meeting today in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte before Thursday's

CHILE SPURNS MERCOSURFOR AMERICAS FREE TRADEBRASILIA - Chile considers free trade across the

May 12, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

DREDGING SET TO STARTIN PORT NEWARK/ELIZABETHNEW YORK - Dredging is expected to start today

The Navy's Military Sealift Command will hold a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating National Mariti

Ten years ago, much of the world was insured through government-owned entities.Now that ''fr

May 12, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Motorists in the San Francisco Bay Area pay up to 19 cents more a gallon for gasoline than their cou

EU MINISTERS CLEAR SPAIN,PORTUGAL EMU PLANSBRUSSELS - EU finance ministers Monday gave the g

TUNISIA, LIBYA SET PLANFOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINETUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisia and Libya will set u

American International Freight, having outgrown its air cargo hub in Terre Haute, Ind., announced Mo

As of May 12, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

May 12, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Mozambican seafarer has a sad tale to tell.He hit port the other night and called home,

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 9, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Monday, May 12, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

India isn't receiving much positive feedback on its proposal that a seven-nation regional group look

Plans to open Europe's first rail freight freeway in June are snared in red tape, dashing hopes of a

A leading ship line carrying goods between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland has filed a lawsuit say

It's presentation time again, but this time you're going to try something completely different. By c

Amertranz Worldwide Holding Corp. announced it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Ta

The Federal Trade Commission says it has no antitrust concerns about Neptune Orient Lines' plans to

May 12, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

May 12, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., a unit of PanEnergy Corp., said it plans to raise natural gas capa

Nearly half the American aid intended for destitute Russian nuclear scientists is being siphoned off

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 249.53 up 1.45 whi

JOINT ALUMINUM SMELTERSEES FALL IN PRODUCTIONTOKYO - PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum, a 225,000

More than half of U.S. companies said they were unprepared or unaware of changes the U.S. Postal Sys

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

SHIPSEUROPEAN ACTION BEGINSAGAINST OUT-FLAGGED SHIPSLONDON - Seafarers and p

International Petroleum Exchange*May 12, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 12, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

AMSTERDAM PORT PLANS'ALL WEATHER' TERMINALAMSTERDAM - The Port of Amsterdam claims it will b

The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed charges against a ship officers' union brought by t

The Canadian grain transportation system is out of whack again.Too much export cargo is stuc

The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday, falling against the Japanese yen and rising against the Deutsche m

An influential House Republican leader urged President Clinton Monday to revoke China's so-called tr

Caribbean leaders are looking forward to an ''enhanced'' relationship with the United States after t