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Several area families are planning to file a lawsuit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway fo

A one-vessel ship line is challenging pillars of the New York and northern New Jersey waterfronts, s

Lufthansa German Airlines' pilots have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, but flight attend

Feb. 26, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Dozens of European companies are being investigated on suspicion they are breaking European Union la

The loosening of government marketing regulations and the increasing move toward privatization in th

Feb. 26, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

Passenger air traffic in January grew 10.2 percent over the same month last year, the Air Transport

As of Feb. 26, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

''They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil,'' sang Frank Sinatra back in the 1940s. But that's n

For Americans who consume an average of 11 1/2 pounds of chocolate every year, it's candy, not cargo

Feb. 26, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, declined by 1.6millio

Unless world sugar producers collectively put the brakes on production soon, the price of the sweet

Direct shipping between China and Taiwan is a quiet step closer to reality, with Hong Kong playing t

President Clinton renewed his commitment Wednesday to sign a free-trade agreement with Chile and ple

INTERTANKO UNVEILS FORUMFOR SHORT-SEA MEMBERSLONDON - A forum for members who operate ships

SWISS RE AMERICABACK IN BLACK IN '96NEW YORK - Swiss Reinsurance America Corp. turned around

Mersey Docks and Harbour Co., which owns the British ports of Liverpool and Sheerness, reported a sm

Under international pressure, Thailand is moving slowly to reform its child-labor practices.

Importers, beware: You're going to be shelling out more money this year for cocoa.A combinat

Indonesia's Parliament on Wednesday approved a law allowing state-ownedand private companies to deve

JUDGE REJECTS AIRPORTTERMINAL COST-SHARE PLANMIAMI - An administrative law judge rejected a

The coming decade will bring economic prosperity in the United States and rapid growth in internatio

The Clinton administration is so concerned about the unauthorized sale of an IBM supercomputer to Ru

The United States expects to seal an aviation free-trade agreement with Taiwan Thursday, the latest

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADAOMAN, SAUDI ARABIA. March 7-14. Arab Chamber of Commerce, wit

TEAMSTERS UNION SEIZESALLEGED MOB-TAINTED LOCALROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Teamsters seized contro

Johore, the second-busiest port in Malaysia, is rushing to complete its expansion program. At the sa

Officials are lobbying to amend the Casino Control Act casino law, saying the measure has failed to

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COMMERCIAL QUANTITY Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 25, 1997 BRENT CRUDE OIL - (DOLLARS PER BARREL)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 24, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Feb. 25, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

MEXICO REPORTS 14THCONSECUTIVE SURPLUSMEXICO CITY - Mexico registered its fourteenth consecu

The newly formed Asian Group of 6 will rival the Group of 7 industrialized nations and begin to brin