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China may be a hotbed for illegal production of intellectual property, but its efforts to crack down

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 21, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will soon establish a new team led by a high-level negot

SHIPSCONFERENCE RAISING RATESFROM N. EUROPE TO ASIALONDON - The Far Eastern

Third-party logistics companies, once viewed with suspicion by motor carriers, are getting to be as

The president of a leading non-vessel-operating common carrier, who complained Congress would not li

March 24, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Thailand's national carrier received Cabinet approval to expand its fleet by 21 aircraft worth $2.65

The U.S. dollar was little changed in calm trading Monday with all eyes on today's Federal Open Mark

The European Commission will send a team of negotiators to Washington within the next couple of days

A Canadian mining company embroiled in an acrimonious dispute over pollution is shedding its stake i

CNF TRANSPORTATION INC.CNF Transportation, the holding company that owns Con-Way Transportat

The United States, already heavily engaged in the oil-rich Arabian peninsula, is moving to forge eve

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

More than 50 countries are expected to agree here Wednesday on a global accord to eliminate duties o

By all appearances, Boeing Co. looks like the undisputed champion of aircraft manufacturing. Vice Pr

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

EU ASKS JAPAN TO LIFTREMAINING TRADE BARRIERSBRUSSELS - The European Commission asked Japan

VETO LIFTED ON ENTRYOF S. AFRICA TO LOMEBRUSSELS - Spain Monday lifted its veto on South Afr

Vietnam said on Monday it wanted immediate and unconditional talks with China over an oil exploratio

THE EQUITABLE COS. INC.James M. Benson, president and chief executive of the New York compan

Senate Republicans are probing for terms of a compromise as they prepare a bill deregulating U.S. in

Trying to find out whether a planned project violates U.S. ''secondary boycott'' sanctionsagainst Ir

''Airborne, Seattle in air tower struggle,'' which appeared March 19 on Page 3B, should have attribu

Monday, March 24, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

EU STRIPS TRADE RIGHTSOF MYANMAR IN PROTESTBRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers Monda

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

As of March 24, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained suppli

March 24, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

March 24, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

March 24, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Senior USDA aide Chris Goldthwait said the Export Enhancement Program is ''a tool we need to have in

San Francisco Superior Court Judge William Cahill heard arguments from consumer groups last week see

1526 (March 24, 1997) Previous day - 1515The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Having tested the environment a year ago, Federal Express Corp. is bolstering its electronic commerc

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.79 off 1.61 wh

Japan has rejected a U.S. request to beef up antitrust enforcement by requiring prior notification o

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KEY JAMAICAN COFFEEMAKERS IN RECEIVERSHIPKINGSTON - Two companies which produce most of Jama

CONRAIL SLASHES RATESON SOME FOOD PRODUCTSPHILADELPHIA - Conrail Inc. reduced rates for sout