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SPECIAL FLIGHTS TO MARKA SWISSAIR ANNIVERSARYNEW YORK - Swissair will celebrate 50 years of

After some lengthy delays, Hong Kong's largest operator of container terminals has formally taken ov

Giant insurer State Farm and other insurance companies could be hit by a fusillade of claims arising

EMERY WORLDWIDEEmery Worldwide named Michael Massie to the newly created position of directo

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey this week said it sold the Columbia Street Grain Termina

The U.S. Agency for International Development has given a $3 million grant to Cote d'Ivoire's former

A ship carrying nuclear waste from France to Japan is expected to arrive soon, an environmental grou

Some of the first signs of concern over Hong Kong's reversion to Chinese control appear to be coming

European Union leaders will face more pressure today to postpone the launch of a single currency whe

Japanese and European automakers' strong U.S. sales in February, the second consecutive month, came

Wednesday, March 5, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

In what is being described as reregulation, domestic freight forwarders may be required to register

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS UNIONBACKS CHILD-RESTRAINT BILLWASHINGTON - The Association of Flight Atte

Wednesday Mar. 5, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

No crisis, no issue, so U.S. dependence on imported oil has been increasing with scant notice, risin

PROTESTERS FAIL TO STOPGERMAN NUCLEAR CONVOYGORLEBEN, Germany - A bitterly opposed convoy of

Latin and Caribbean nations have still not settled on a negotiating framework, but they have taken s

ONGOINGAirports Council International North America. Various events throughout year. Contact

Mar. 5, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 30.

Mar. 5, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

HONG KONG, MYANMARSIGN AIR PACTHONG KONG - The Hong Kong government said it signed an air se

HUTCHISON SET TO OFFERDEREGULATION PROPOSALWASHINGTON - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas,

An attempt by the largest municipally owned power company in the United States to prepare for compet

SWISS CHIEF PROPOSESHUMANITARIAN FUNDZURICH - Swiss President Arnold Koller proposed Wednesd

THAI CENTRAL BANKOFFICIALS SUSPENDEDBANGKOK - Three Bank of Thailand officials, including De

As of Mar. 5, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 4, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Shipping lines that carry toys, footwear and other imports from Asia will decide next week how much

Cost-conscious rail shippers have formally organized the Alliance for Rail Competition to press for

Scientists are focusing on the barnacles' senses of smell, sound and touch while looking for ways to

U.S. inventories of crude oil declined by 7.6 million barrels in the week ended Feb. 28, compared wi

Mar. 5, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

PEUGEOT WORKERS VOTETO STRIKE BRITISH PLANTLONDON - Autoworkers voted Wednesday in favor of

Despite U.S. efforts to head it off, Iran has started tenders and equipment orders for a gas pipelin

The U.S. dollar declined on profit-taking Wednesday after failing to push convincingly above 122.30

China is poised to buy up to 100 Airbus passenger jets, signaling a long-awaited breakthrough for th

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 1, 1996 - Feb. 28, 1997 (a graph)*

EGYPT BEGINS SELL-OFFOF STATE-OWNED RICE MILLSCAIRO - Egypt has put a large state-owned rice

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 245.82 up 2.25 wh