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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

''This is an extremely important signal to the EU and to the entire world that the United States wil

Officials of the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co. have broken ground for a $21 million

April 2, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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

As of April 2, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

World commodity markets reeled Tuesday after the Agriculture Department admitted that for the first

April 2, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Wednesday April 2, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

After lengthy debate and testimony from an uninsured driver who claimed legislators ''want to hunt u

Global manufacturers are pushing their logistics and transportation partners up against the wall, an

Georgy Gabounia, Russia's deputy minister in charge of trade negotiations, says President Clinton's

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 4, 1996 - April 2, 1997 (a graph)*

Malaysia's shipowners, under pressure from their government to be more aggressive, say they need bet

Russia's car buyers are expected to buy up to 1.8 million cars by next year, according to the Russia

If global manufacturers and distributors want to succeed at logistics in the next millennium, they b

A Supreme Court-appointed officer proposes a way to settle a dispute between New York and New Jersey

A unit of Crowley Maritime Corp. plans to build six advanced tugs to expand its harbor services busi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 245.83 up 0.66 wh

April 2, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 28

FEDEX EXPANDSTHREE-DAY OFFERINGMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. will begin offering its lower

SHIPSSTEVEDORES STAGE STRIKEAT BRAZIL'S SANTOS PORTSAO PAULO - Longshoremen

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U.S. companies that ship exports to Brazil are trying to determine how badly they may be hurt by the

Israel has formally asked U.S. Customs for assistance on identifying the origin of imported pistachi

COMMISSION OK'S DUTIESON CHINA AND TURKEYWASHINGTON - The International Trade Commission cle

In another sign of dissatisfaction with U.S. trade policy, the Los Angeles City Council went on reco

CP Ships, the ship operating division of Canadian Pacific Ltd. that hopes to buy bankrupt Lykes Line

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would increase by $50 million the allocation of credit gu

South Korea today will announce plans to eliminate its tariffs on semiconductors in phases by 1999,

MONSANTO TO PURCHASEREMAINDER OF CALGENEST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co. said Tuesday it has a defin

April 2, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Dow Chemical Co. has filed a lawsuit charging General Electric Co. with pirating trade secrets from

A national authority on health-care systems warned the government to avoid meddling with managed-hea

While coffee consumers are not thinking of scaling back on their drinking habit, United States manuf

The U.S. subsidiary of China's state-run shipping line is the victim of a smear campaign by unnamed

There are niches, and there are cross-niches. But quad-niches?Along the Gulf of Mexico in so

TWO COMPANIES TO ENDJOINT CARIBBEAN SERVICEMIAMI - Tropical Shipping Co. and Cagema ended th

Daylight Air, a small second-day express company, has stopped operating, leaving as much as160,000 p