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May 9, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

UAW SEEKS TO REPRESENTFEDEX DISTRICT'S LABORDETROIT - The United Auto Workers has petitioned

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 248.08 up 1.47 whi

U.S. Republican lawmakers last week renewed their effort to abolish the U.S. Energy Department, call

A Canadian mining company is putting $50 million down on a copper and cobalt contract that could hel

Insurance will be the focal point as Asian shipowners gather in Singapore today for the sixth time a

Waterfront employers in Southern California may complain about the cost of longshore labor, but a st

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 17, 1996 - May 9, 1997 (a graph)* An

THAI FIRM TO BUY STAKEIN 2 ELECTRONICS PROJECTSBANGKOK - Thai electronics concern Alphatec G

As of May 9, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, in a bid to avoid a recurrence of recent locomotive shortages,

French state insurer GAN, and its banking subsidiary CIC, are ready to be privatized, Didier Pfeiffe

May 9, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

An Australian utility undertaking a $20 million upgrade of one Vietnamese power grid sees it as a po

BMW, CHRYSLER TOUTJOINT BRAZILIAN VENTURECURITIBA, Brazil - BMW AG and Chrysler Corp. will l

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

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South Korea, yielding to mounting pressure from its trading partners, vowed on Friday not to discrim

The head of the International Air Transport Association is urging the Clinton administration to defe

MEXICO SAYS COMPANYMAY OFFER INSURANCEMEXICO CITY - Mexico's finance ministry has authorized

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A powerful new player has been created in the refrigerated cargo trades following the completion of

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 9, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Bre-X Minerals, the Canadian mining company whose stock was destroyed by revelations that its gold s

The largest and most diverse group of Asian nations is being goaded to re-examine its role in the li

Ocean carriers that set rates together on shipments from Asia signed more than 100 volume-discount c

Russian auto plants started two new assembly lines last month, turning out models for Kia and Hyunda

Central American leaders had little but photographs to show from their long-awaited summit with Pres

NEW SERVICE BEGINSTO DOMINICAN REPUBLICMIAMI - Azov-Caribbean Line is starting a new service

A year after ValuJet Flight 592 crashed into the Everglades, killing everyone aboard, no airline has

DOW JONES CHANGESUTILITIES AVERAGE LINEUPNEW YORK - In the biggest shake-up in 50 years, Dow

May 9, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 8, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Border smuggling between Hong Kong and the mainland - now rampant according to many analysts - will

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 10, 1996 - May 8, 1997 (a graph)* An

An article on Page 8B Thursday titled ''More unions call for long merger review,'' should have said

Two leading but very different kind of trucking companies are forming an alliance to help each compe

The Surface Transportation Board will take a close look at how Union Pacific Railroad's merger with

Claims paid by the California Earthquake Authority may run $40 million more per year than earlier es

Atlantic Container Line is eyeing expansion opportunities.The trans-Atlantic carrier that op