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New York Mercantile Exchange - March 5, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.'s reorganization plan is being put to a vote by the creditors, who have 21

What's described as a significant boost to Asian frequencies kicks off later this month when America

UP BEGINS CONSTRUCTIONON ARKANSAS TERMINALOMAHA - Union Pacific Railroad is beginning to bui

Construction crews working on a new ferry slip have unearthed the remains of what archaeologists hav

BARSHEFSKY CONFIRMATIONCOULD CLEAR NEXT WEEKWASHINGTON - The House could act as soon as next

Two U.S. companies are the major partners in a consortium investing $150 million in a direct reduced

Private foreign investors are expected to pour $7.18 billion in direct investment into Mexico this y

SENATE PANEL APPROVESPENA FOR ENERGY POSTWASHINGTON - The Senate Energy Committee Thursday a

Delays continue on the rails and rivers as rampaging floodwaters hold transportation at bay in Kentu

The United States will not open the U.S. border to Mexican trucking companies carrying international

Mar. 6, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

With the passage of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996, lease financing structures for vess

A landmark bill deregulating ocean shipping and setting the stage for a new era of competition on th

March 6, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg-Sud expect to reveal the outcome of talks to consolidate their liner shippin

Thursday Mar. 6, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Occidental Petroleum Corp. has won a dispute with a small indigenous community in northeast Colombia

Foreign direct investment has tripled in the last decade and should continue at high levels, accordi

Trans-Atlantic air cargo is in the midst of the slow season, but that hasn't prevented rates from ri

Foreign market share of Japan's computer chip market improved during the third quarter of 1996, reve

The top executive at Bath Iron Works told business leaders this week that the shipyard will likely r

The beef industry is instituting changes in its packing plants to remove bacteria during production,

SHIPSJUDGE: CANADA CAN'T RULEIN STOWAWAY DEATHS CASEHALIFAX - A Canadian jud

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday ahead of today's employment report for February, which is expecte

It looks as if the world is about to get another regional economic and trade grouping.Fourte

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked the North American environment commission to reje

The Comptroller of the Currency made his strongest call yet for banks to sell insurance, securities

RADIATION CONTAMINATIONOF SOFT DRINKS FEAREDEDINBURGH, Scotland - Carbon dioxide used for so

Canadians invented and named the grain called canola.During the 1970s, plant breeders in Can

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

March 6, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Air Transport Association said Thursday it would reject any nominee for Federal Aviation Adminis

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 8, 1996 - March 6, 1997 (a graph)*

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk has warned his country will face financial disaster and other woes

SATURN TO STARTSALES IN JAPANTOKYO - Saturn Japan, a division of General Motors Japan Ltd.,

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OFFERS TO BUY* STEEL BILLETS SCRAP. Quote your best prices c.i.f. Alexandria, Egypt. Quantit

Voting strictly along party lines, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee has approved and s