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Bulgaria and the International Monetary fund have finalized a new standby agreement, the IMF mission

A government report that U.S. manufacturers, farmers and other freight shippers once hoped would fue

An agreement has been reached to prevent more states from putting sanctions on the shipment of Wyomi

Psssst! Want to buy a power plant - cheap? Now's your chance.In what some are calling the ''

March 17, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Carl Lindner, a big-time political fund-raiser and sometime Lincoln Bedroom guest, could gain a long

Monday, March 17, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Senior Hong Kong trade officials are rejecting grim forecasts that China's July 1 takeover could end

CIGNA CORP.Douglas E. Klinger was named president of Cigna Dental Health Inc., a subsidiary

The young girl, about 8 years old, frowned in concentration. The crane had overshot the hold, swingi

The battle between United Parcel Service and Federal Express Corp. for supremacy in the U.S.-Europe

BIDS TO OVERHAUL FERRYHIGHER THAN EXPECTEDJUNEAU, Alaska - Bids from shipyards vying for a c

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A State Department-led interagency group for hemispheric free trade has signed off on a plan to rais

The Massachusetts Port Authority may escape a serious financial bruising, thanks to a compromise pla

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Germany's two biggest shipping lines, Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud, called off merger talks Monday wh

MAJOR ANNOUNCESGENERAL ELECTIONLONDON - Prime Minister John Major on Monday set May 1 as the

March 17, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Mexican Attorney General Jorge Madrazo caused a minor controversy last month by inadvertently sugges

Spurred by sell-offs of telecommunications companies, global privatization activity could raise $100

Three weeks ended Mar. 8, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

OIL COMPANIES TO MERGEDOWNSTREAM OPERATIONSLONDON - Oil companies Elf Oil UK and Gulf Oil (G

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United Parcel Service shipped about 1.6 million packages by air Friday. It also carried about 200

March 14, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

The Clinton administration has named its picks for a 21-member panel that could determine the future

Plans by U.S. environmental regulators to raise air quality standards will prove to be ''enormously

Shipping companies should cultivate new vehicle shipment markets in Asia and Latin America because J

OFFERS TO BUY* STEEL BILLETS. Urgently need steel billets in sizes: 100x100x6-9m, 125x125x6-

Britain's ports are investing substantial sums expanding and upgrading their container handling fac

March 14, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Friday, March 14, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 22, 1996 - March 14, 1997 (a graph)

South Korea's new labor laws don't provide the flexibility needed by foreign and Korean companies to

Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng blamed politics Friday for delaying China's entry into the World Trad

Insurers would be prohibited from denying coverage or increasing premiums for victims of domestic vi

California's top auditor has criticized the state insurance department for demonstrating ''limited e

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 14, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Canadians are coming! The Canadians are coming! Well, at least they want to.Canada's two