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Denmark's Maersk Line expects to have the honor of hosting the first ship to sail directly from Chin

As a subsidiary of Neptune Orient Lines of Singapore, U.S. shipping line APL Ltd. will continue supp

The United Transportation Union is trying to block Canadian National Railroad's plan to sell its lin

1392 (April 16, 1997) Previous day - 1411The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

April 16, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

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

American insurance companies have shifted to civil courts in the battle to stop people they say inte

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, often accused of siding with insurers, praised

New Jersey is the site of an undesirable cottage industry: staged car accidents.And Passaic

The Securities and Exchange Commission has once again weighed in on a legal dispute between Lloyd's

The Treasury Department, backed by Republican critics of the U.S. Customs Service, denied Wednesday

A Chinese shipyard, reacting to plunging earnings in the last year, will slash jobs even as it tries

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 243.31 off 1.35 w

April 16, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Mostly positive reactions came Wednesday to an insurer's announcement that it would offer life insur

A group of 440 U.S. companies and business associations launched a new coalition Wednesday to oppose

As of April 16, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Illinois Central Corp. said its rail unit boosted net income by 3 percent, to $33.9 million, or 55 c

SHIPSOCEAN FREIGHT RATESFOR GRAIN SHIPMENTS UPWASHINGTON - Ocean freight rat

China's largest maker of maritime containers expects sales to rise 10 percent this year, with refrig

PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATIONTimothy Parker, vice president and general manager of Metropolit

Some major corporations are getting fed up with Federal Express Corp.The carrier, concerned

At a time when U.S. trade policy toward China is coming under closer scrutiny, the Clinton administr

Wednesday, April 16, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

SOUTH AFRICA SIGNSMFN TREATY WITH CUBAHAVANA - South African Trade and Industry Minister Ale

AMERICAN EAGLEORDERS 12 ATRsPARIS - Aero International said Wednesday that the U.S. airline

Asia's developing countries will benefit from the World Trade Organization's new rules for global tr

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 19, 1996 - April 16, 1997 (a graph)

The prospect of making money off the Internet is paying off for Federal Express Corp., while others

CANADIAN AIR CARGO RATESRISE; FUEL SURCHARGE ENDSCALGARY - Canadian Air Cargo has announced

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

As Northeast Utilities continued to struggle with a cash flow crisis, its customers were bracing for

As the European Union's 15 member governments agreed Wednesday to officially approve an accord with

FLORIDA OKS INCREASEFOR CATASTROPHE FUNDTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida homeowners insurance pre

Argentine legislators and the government of President Carlos Saul Menem are protesting this week's d

''Although there is little evidence of inflation right now, you would have to believe that inflation

Neptune Orient Lines operates a widely diversified group; among its principal members are the follow

A.P. Moller Group, the giant Danish shipping and energy group, is forecasting further growth in prof

A new war of words has broken out after a noted consumer activist insisted that California's auto in

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 19, 1996 - April 15, 1997 (a graph)