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Running a shipping agency can be a heart-wrenching business.John Griffith, chairman of Norto

With Congress back from Easter recess, insurers have stepped up efforts to make sure bank insurance

After working for more than two months on a bill to fix the state's much-maligned auto insurance ver

OFFERS TO SELL* THE PHOSPHATE SERIES PRODUCTS. (1) Sodium hexametaphosphate (food grade) P2O

Jordan's businessmen and shippers are concerned that onshore cargo inspection procedures required un

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Following an erosion of cargoes and confidence in the Port of Boston last year, Massachusetts offici

DELTA SAYS IT WILL SETRECORD FOR HUB FLIGHTSATLANTA - Delta Air Lines said it will become th

April 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

SAUDIS TO OPEN PORTSTO PRIVATE OPERATORSRIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia will let the pri

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

South Korea has decided not to impose safeguard tariff measures against imports of bicycles and bicy

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 8, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 7, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

WORLD BANKThe bank's project cycle involves five stages: Identification, Preparation, Apprai

INDIAN FARMERS VOWTO BLOCK WHEAT IMPORTSNEW DELHI - Indian wheat farmers have vowed to block

A host of international mining companies is ready to go to work in Zaire, said George Coakley, direc

TWO MARITIME LAW FIRMSTO MERGE IN NEW YORKNEW YORK - Two New York maritime law firms have ag

The market for foreign telecommunications service and equipment providers in mammoth Brazil is anyth

The only thing Webmasters worry about more than the quality of their sites on the World Wide Web is

OFFERS TO BUYTeflon coatingRef No.: 046152 Filed: 03-26-97FPC material

Tuesday, April 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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China is courting increased foreign investment in its railroad industry despite a slump in freight t

GREENPEACE TO FIGHT ONDESPITE OIL-LICENSE SNUBLONDON - Environmental group Greenpeace said i

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

Chrysler Corp. seems set to quit a $192 million car assembly plant in Vietnam, switching its focus t

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GAZPROM REPORT HEADSFOR RUSSIAN LEGISLATUREMOSCOW - The State Duma, the lower house of the R

Two workers compensation bills limiting benefits for mental or emotional stress and making it more d

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''We relate the increase in the Cuban-cigar smuggling directly and proportionately with the populari

The struggling Port of San Francisco would acquire a heavyweight marketing partner if a deal emerges

April 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

1450 (April 8, 1997) Previous day - 1459The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

As of April 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

OFFERS TO BUY* PHARMACEUTICALS. Cefobid (Cefoperazone) injection 1 gram, made in Italy. Tria

IDAHO GOVERNMENTS CANSELF-INSURE FOR COMPBOISE, Idaho - In a unanimous opinion, the Idaho Su

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL NETINCREASED DURING 1996MILWAUKEE - Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance C

The United States is expected to play a decisive role in any deal on liberalizing trade in financial