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

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

What's the biggest challenge to be faced in the next five years?For 66 percent of the 250 ri

The two-person U.S. team negotiating China's admission to the World Trade Organization is quitting,

SINGAPORE INSURER SETS ASSET MANAGEMENT ARMSINGAPORE - Singapore's top insurer, Great Easter

VIETNAM TO FUND 60 PERCENTOF PLANNED OIL REFINERYHANOI - Vietnam plans to fund 60 percent of

FOKKER BLOCKS MALAYSIAFROM CHECKING FINANCESKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia says it has be

Japan is ready to admit U.S.-grown tomatoes for the first time, a move that would open a $100 millio

The European Union agreed to halt its challenge to the anti-Cuba Helms-Burton law in exchange for U.

TRADE DATE SET FOR RAND,NEW ZEALAND DOLLARThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange has set May 7 as t

Japanese political commentators applauded President Clinton's reported decision to name former House

LOBBYISTS ARE TARGETINGUNNECESSARY INSURANCEWASHINGTON - Industry lobbyists have succeeded -

Grupo Libra, a major Brazilian shipholding group, will build six new container vessels at Brazil's N

Completing a record year in tonnage, Mexico's leading port, Veracruz, has posted a strong first quar

1427 (April 11, 1997) Previous day - 1434The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

April 11 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

As of April 11, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Ethyl Canada said it would respond to the passage of a bill restricting the import and interprovinci

April 11, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Top government officials moved to assert greater control over Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom,

American sawmillers warned the British Columbian government not to help the province's ailing forest

As the nation's largest metropolitan region searches for ways to beat its highway congestion problem

Japanese threats to intervene in the foreign exchange market to halt the yen's plunge rang hollow la

The story headlined ''Hand-me-down factories fill niche in emerging markets'' on Page 1A Tuesday sho

As of March 31, 1997Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docu

China's ruling Communist Party on Friday issued its most detailed regulations in nearly a decade to

Insurance companies and investment banks are slugging it out in a battle for the wallets of corporat

April 11, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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.