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Russia has announced a delay in deliveries of Caspian Sea oil, prompting concern that major offshore

European mutual funds have done well recently, but the best fund performances this year are likely t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 4, 1996 - March 31, 1997 (a graph)

As of March 31, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

A top Romanian official, citing his government's sweeping reform plans, invited U.S. firms to invest

One of five former employees of Skyway Airlines charged with falsifying maintenance records and maki

The governor of Guam is attacking a soon-to-be-released federal report on ocean shipping that he cha

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 27, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONALOF WASHINGTON INC.Glenn Alger was promoted to executive vice preside

March 31, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Prosecutors said they were preparing to file criminal charges against top officials of a nuclear pla

CONAGRA MANAGERS FINEDFOR MISGRADING SOYBEANSCHICAGO - Two Conagra Inc. managers were fined

NIKE PLANT MANAGERCHARGED IN VIETNAMHANOI - Authorities in southern Vietnam have charged a N

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

SHIPSJAPANESE DOCKWORKERSBEGIN NIGHTTIME STRIKESTOKYO - Dockworkers across J

Three Japanese shipping lines have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals here to overturn a Federal Mariti

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''I don't think there's any European carrier that believes it is going to be able to rely on a prote

In a bid to encourage foreign direct investment, the Turkish government has eased the rules of taxat

Mexico's finance ministry granted conditional approval for a terminal operator on the Gulf of Mexico

The chairman of the House Banking Committee turned to the General Accounting Office for backup in hi

In the world of corporate bartering, $1.7 million of older U.S. computers can get you $1 million wor

The on-again, off-again talks between railroads and motor carriers to allow greater use of the large

March 27, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

One of the two private companies handling containers at the Port of Manila is expanding into a fast-

OFFERS TO BUY* NAPTHA SOLVENT. Solvent for a used-tire retreading plant. 15,000 liters/year.

The battered Thai economy and the global trading system have their respective problems but both shou

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

Bob Ayling, chief executive of British Airways, said he believes U.S. regulatory review of the compa

Indonesia has formed a team of experts to re-examine the region of Borneo where Calgary's Bre-X Mine

Despite its perilous political position, the Indian government unveiled Monday a new five-year trade

The U.S. dollar dropped in thin trading early Monday with losses driven by weakness in the U.S. stoc

The Clinton administration Monday unveiled its yearly inventory of trade barriers faced by U.S. comp

U.S. pork exporters are well positioned to sharply increase shipments to Japan this year following t

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 27, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

March 31, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Researchers say a new test designed to detect unfit products that are fed to broilers should help co

The European Union Wednesday will unveil plans to stop airports from overcharging foreign airlines i

Responding to the highest soybean prices in almost nine years and the least government involvement i

Iraq said Monday that it would increase from April the monthly food rations handed out to Iraqis aft