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SHIPSWALL STREET ANALYSTUPGRADES APL STOCKOAKLAND, Calif. - APL Ltd.'s stock

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

Friday April 11, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

An Australian judge opened the door for hundreds, possibly thousands, of people to claim compensatio

The White House applauded the outcome of an Iranian terrorist case Friday, analysts said the full im

President Clinton today will endorse an unprecedented compact between the apparel industry and human

Friday, April 11, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

It's the heart of any insurance contract: I pay the premium in return for a promise my insurance com

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 12, 1996 - April 11, 1997 (a graph)

Linda Lamel is building a powerhouse. That's her stated aim for the Risk Insurance Management Societ

The ugly subject of the data-handling headache created by the turn of the century - what's called th

On the selling block for some time, Minet Group was unloaded by St. Paul Cos. last week to Aon Corp.

No one can predict the whims of the weather, but a few computer modeling companies believe they can

Roadway Express Inc. has become the latest major trucking company to enter the expedited delivery ma

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At a Washington luncheon some months ago, a top U.S. official asked a visiting Air France executive

Freight rates may be depressed, but that didn't stop Hong Kong's premier container shipping line fro

April 11, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

CHINA TO SPEND MILLIONSon power equipmentHONG KONG - China will spend $164 million to import

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 243.14 up 1.90 w

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 10, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

S. KOREAN GROUP SEEKSSTAKE IN PLANE PROJECTSEOUL - A consortium of South Korean aircraft man

The economic and political crises in Albania and Bulgaria have put trade and investment flows across

OFFICIAL: SHANGHAI WON'TBECOME A FREE-PORT CITYSHANGHAI - Shanghai will not become a free-po

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The International Monetary Fund says in a report that Turkey could close its balance of payment gap

Vietnam said on Friday that no common ground had been found during three days of talks in Beijing ov

Fed up with the administrative headaches and costs of buying insurance policies from several differe

KINGSLEY GROUPThe transportation consultant has added another former Southern Pacific Lines

Nearly all of Europe has opened its skies to U.S. airlines since 1992, and three Asian nations have

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

The Royal Bank of Canada has opened a Los Angeles export factoring unit to deliver financing to mids

With the textiles industry booming in Mexico, U.S. and Mexican entrepreneurs are studying a novel co

Port officials here and their counterparts across the Gulf of Mexico in Veracruz want to remind U.S.

JAPAN HAS YET TO ANALYZEARGENTINE WHEAT SAMPLESTOKYO - Japan has yet to analyze samples subm

The nation's oldest operating nuclear power plant may be too expensive to operate in this era of der

Five private electric companies have filed suit against the Tennessee Valley Authority, claiming the

Canada will not limit exports of wheat to the United States, as called for by some North Dakota and

''It's a question of survival.''