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NO MONKEY BUSINESS INMALAWI POWER OUTAGEBLANTYRE, Malawi - When the power went out for two d

Thirteen shipping lines from China and Taiwan are preparing for the first direct sailings across the

Investment analysts who follow container shipping are offering some pointed advice to their clients:

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.62 off 2.46

As of April 4, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

April 4, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Global wheat stocks are likely to remain tight despite higher production, a leading international au

April 4, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 28

April 4, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

China has banned imports of hogs, sheep and oxen from Taiwan amid fears that a foot-and-mouth outbre

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 4, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

The Petroleum Authority of Thailand got only some of what it wanted for expenditure in the year ahea

CANADA CLASS-ACTION SUITBROUGHT AGAINST BRE-XTORONTO - A group of Canadian investors who los

Friday April 4, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 4, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The south Texas ports of Corpus Christi and Brownsville are banking on their proximity to Mexico to

April 4, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Truckers hauling consolidated freight say that tapping into global logistics and changing an archaic

Friday, April 4, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again in May, and probably at least one more time afte

Dredging gets a bad rap in many quarters. Spoil is the word that comes to mind. But in Texas, enviro

Major capital programs are under way or have just been completed by the North Texas ports of Beaumon

More bad news on the trade deficit may lurk behind the growing labor market pressures shown in the g

Diversification is the name of the game at ports on the central coast of Texas.Houston has e

Interest in a controversial inland waterway project linking the Texas border with the Mexican ports

Canada has moved against its ''gray market'' of perhaps 300,000 homes receiving U.S. television prog

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 12, 1996 - April 4, 1997 (a graph)

NIKE DENIES REPORTSON INDONESIAN PAYBEAVERTON, Ore. - Nike Inc. is disputing reports that it

In an effort to boost environmentally friendly forestry while reducing the need for imported lumber,

ENRON PRESIDENT TO CUT'RUTHLESSLY' POST-MERGERPORTLAND, Ore. - The president of Enron Corp.,

U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin praised Japan's efforts to reform its economy but warned that a

American, Japanese and South Korean officials will visit North Korea this week to jump-start talks o

A scathing U.S. Trade Representative report on theft of intellectual property rights has provoked an

Grupo Carso will purchase 60 percent of Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s Mexican subsidiary for $103 million

Enforcement of Mexico's new product label rules fails to make the important distinction between cons

INDIA HOPES INLAND BOXDEPOTS HELP UNSNARL PORTSNEW DELHI - To reduce congestion at ports, th

''These businesses are perfectly legal but the only way they can obtain inputs for their production

Who stole Lou Parise's picture off the wall at the National Maritime Union?Who hid it beneat