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The prospects for the planned European currency depends on the day of the week.Hardly a day

University business students from around the world see attractive job opportunities in global trade,

OFFERS TO BUY* USED FOOD-LINE MACHINE. Secondhand assembly line for foods industry. Contact:

The Commerce Department will continue investigating charges that Korean and Taiwanese semiconductor

Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from Ap

President Clinton put his stamp of approval Monday on a sweeping agreement between the apparel indus

A host of tricky legal and political questions confront U.S. and European officials as they try to s

''It's an absolute historic agreement that creates a situation of accountability. The end result is

As a new week dawned on India Monday, the political crisis that followed the defeat of Prime Ministe

AT&T Corp. said Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding to build an undersea fiber-optic cabl

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 19, 1996 - April 14, 1997 (a graph)

President Clinton should just admit that trade integration with South America isn't going to work. I

TRAINSPAUL HENSON, CHAIRMANOF KCS, DEAD AT 71KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City

Atlas Van Lines Inc., one of the nation's top moving companies, has won a major network of agents aw

The Canadian Wheat Board Monday filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency against th

INDIA AIRLINES ADD FLIGHTSTO CLEAR STRIKE BACKLOGNEW DELHI - India's domestic airlines insta

1420 (April 14, 1997) Previous day - 1427The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

If Neptune Orient Lines completes its planned acquisition of American President Lines Ltd., it would

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

April 14, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

BA UNION BOSS FIREDFOR HITTING AN ASSOCIATELONDON - British Airways PLC said the head of the

For the week ended April 5, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.The company tightened its commercial relationships with Mexi

Increased demand for crude oil is boosting freight rates in the tanker market.Higher energy

Three weeks ended April 5, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Mexican truck drivers seldom approach the U.S. border with milk crates for drivers' seats these days

1848: Pacific Mail Steamship Co. founded by New York tycoon William H. Aspinwall. Using paddle-wheel

And then there was one.Almost.With Neptune Orient Lines' takeover of APL Ltd., it is becomin

Merging Neptune Orient Lines with APL Ltd. will intensify the natural rivalry between the Union Paci

WHY DID APL DECIDE TO MERGE:Mr. Rhein: We did not shop ourselves around and at no point did

The U.N. Security Council probably will renew permission for limited oil sales by Iraq after a six-m

Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines, having announced plans to acquire the second-largest U.S. ocean ca

US TIMBER FIRM TO BUYNEW ZEALAND LAND STAKETACOMA, Washington - Weyerhaeuser Co. intends to

ARGENTINE MINES GET 10 PERCENTOF FOREIGN INVESTMENTBUENOS AIRES - Argentina's mining sector

Monday April 14, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

April 14, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 242.71 off 0.43 wh

As of April 14, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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

April 14, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent