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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

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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

SECTOR FEBRUARY '97 INDEX PERCENT CHANGE PERCENT CHANGEFROM FEBRUARY '96 FROM

Lawmakers have tried to overhaul Florida's homeowners insurance market since Hurricane Andrew caused

A brand new port scheduled to open this summer in Sardinia is set to shake up the Mediterranean con

Lou B.M. Bracco Gartner circles the lower end of the wall map with his finger, showing the location

The wearin' of the green may extend to some foreign exchange trading rooms this week as the greenbac

The Inter-American Development Bank is sharply altering its lending strategy to help advance long-te

Federal Express Corp.'s earnings more than doubled in its third quarter, largely because of the grow

ECUADOR TO INCREASEELECTRICITY, GAS PRICESQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's interim government has

As of March 14, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

After a year in detention on charges of stealing state secrets, a senior Chinese executive of one of

FIRST OF AMERICABUYS 2 MORE AGENCIESFirst of America Bank Corp. has purchased the insurance

As Av Atlantic Flight 606 taxied toward the runway at Mexico's Mazatlan Airport, ready to lift its 1

Central American leaders hope upcoming meetings with U.S. officials will help improve trade that has

The Clinton administration, realizing congressional support for free trade could wane, is planning t

TURKEY'S TRADE UP 23 PERCENTIN 8 ECONOMIC ZONESISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's eight free-trade

A Bank of Boston national survey of more than 300 executives involved in international trade has fou

Mexico's largest motor carriers will begin monitoring border checkpoints in mid-April to ensure that

TWO AIRLINES TO SHAREUS-UK FLIGHT MARKETINGWASHINGTON - Virgin Atlantic Airways announced an

A former Nuclear Regulatory Commission official pleaded guilty Friday to afederal charge of illegall

Lower rates for most freight services contributed to the unexpected 0.4 percent February decline in

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