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To look at the container shipping industry today, it seems getting together is the easy part.

There is a wrestling match about to take place for control of container traffic relayed through the

The United States and Mexico may be on the verge of a breakthrough in the long-delayed opening of th

Last month's hepatitis outbreak among schoolchildren in Michigan and its tenuous link to Mexican str

Tuesday, April 29, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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A clerical error has given Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., his first chance to make good on threats to se

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday on weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data, which changed the inter

The Clinton administration broadly endorsed legislation Tuesday that would open the U.S. market wide

GINGRICH HOPEFUL CLINTONGETS FAST TRACK ON CHILEWASHINGTON - House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-

Thursday's general election in Britain will not have any radical and immediate impact on one of the

Japan warned the United States Tuesday it might call an international dispute panel to review Japan'

'I've given up trying to predict what the Chinese might do.'

The prospect of a Labour government in Britain a few years ago would have sent panic through the Bri

A World Trade Organization dispute panel has ruled that the European Union's banana plan favoring im

SHIPSLONG BEACH AGENCY AGAINGIVES NOD TO COSCOLONG BEACH, Calif. - Hoping th

With strikes against the world's largest automakers again proving disruptive to their global supply

Atlantic Container Line has commissioned a study of the company's strategic options, including merge

It won't take long for the six largest U.S. shipbuilding companies to tell the Senate and the world

President Clinton is expected to sign ''open-skies'' agreements with six Central American countries

Legislation to privatize major Canadian ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway is dead, at least until a

1259 (April 29, 1997) Previous day - 1264The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

April 29, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

1098 (April 29, 1997) Previous day - 1101The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

Two passenger trains collided Tuesday in China's central Hunan province, killing 90 people and injur

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India has deregulated imports of 10 types of oceangoing vessels, allowing them into the country with

Canadian Air Cargo announced Tuesday it is working with the Red Cross to transport flood relief ship

CHILE MINE SEES LOSSIF UNION STRIKESSANTIAGO, Chile - If its union goes on strike, the Quebr

As of April 29, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

April 29, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

April 29, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 246.24 off 2.03 wh

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 29, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 28, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Rotterdam's position as Europe's top containerport is hanging in the balance as Europe Combined Term

Frustrated by nearly seven years of U.N. sanctions, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is using his country

April 29, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

TYSON JOINING PHILIPPINESWINE, FEED OPERATIONSPRINGDALE, Ark. - Tyson Foods Inc. said it wil