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APL Ltd., less than two weeks after announcing its acquisition by Neptune Orient Lines, reported los

A California legislative committee has advanced the second of two measures designed to reinstate con

TRANSPORT BOARD REJECTSCEMENT PLANT'S BIDWASHINGTON - The Surface Transportation Board rejec

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

REPUBLICAN BILL WOULDREFORM MANAGED CAREWASHINGTON - Saying managed-care companies often val

Iraq is close to signing a major oil production deal with Italy's state-owned oil company, the Iraqi

Thursday, April 24, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

LABOR ABUSES FOUNDIN US TERRITORYWASHINGTON - Two weeks after President Clinton unveiled a b

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

As of April 24, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

U.S. investors in Lloyd's of London receive no protection under English law and are being cheated ou

One month late, the Treasury Department unveiled part of its financial modernization plan, to decide

Summer gasoline fundamentals are sending mixed signals to the market, with lower inventories, bullis

OECD ETTING STANDARDSFOR TRANSPORT COMPETITIONLONDON - Member countries of the Organization

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday in uneventful trading, as participants continued to look ahead to

A report by the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico about the foreign investment climate here has

PAKISTAN TO SELL STAKESIN PUBLIC-SECTOR UNITSKARACHI, Pakistan - The state-owned Privatizati

OFFERS TO BUY* FLOAT GLASS. Require various quantities and qualities and grades. Quote price

April 24, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

BERMUDA'S ACE POSTSA RISE IN EARNINGSHAMILTON, Bermuda - Liability insurer ACE Ltd. reported

European banks have displaced Japanese banks as the largest lenders in Asia, according to a report r

CSX Corp. expects that buying 42 percent of Conrail Inc. in a joint purchase with Norfolk Southern C

''With Emery, I'd get up in the morning and go to Singapore. Now I go to Akron.''

FRENCH FISHERMEN REACHDEAL, END PORT BLOCKADESCALAIS/LONDON - French fishermen ended their b

1098 (April 24, 1997) Previous day - 1101The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 24, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

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Ukraine needs a $200 million loan for a planned oil pipeline to link the Black Sea Port of Odessa wi

Thursday April 24, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

YELLOW CORP., SUBSIDIARIESPOST GAINS FOR QUARTEROVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Corp., the larg

Ukraine and its Western partners seeking the safe closure of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant outli

GATX Logistics Inc., moving its operations beyond North America for the first time, will do business

Hong Kong hopes to see modest growth in its apparel exports this year after a weak 1996, but tougher

Three industrial waste treatment projects are close to receiving necessary approvals for the Mexican

BOEING PURSUES $4 BILLIONPLANE DEAL WITH CHINAHONG KONG - Seeking to match an aircraft deal

Donna Hanover will share her experiences as broadcast journalist and wife of New York City Mayor Rud

When you're the biggest homeowners and auto insurance company in the United States, what's your next

U.S. lawmakers accused British Airways of ''an unusual display of arrogance'' for not appearing befo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 246.54 off 1.07 w

U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels in the week ended April 18, compared with the