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New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 21, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Battling troubled economic times, Thailand is trying to forge a stronger currency and high interest

CHICAGO MERC ENDSGLOBEX TRADE PROJECTCHICAGO - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has pulled th

The sodium leakage at Japan's first fast-breeder nuclear reactor Monju last December was due to a ch

EVA AIRWAYS POSTSSECOND PROFITABLE YEARTAIPEI - EVA Airways Corp. reported net income of $17

Conrail Inc. is asking the Maritime Administration to support its merger with CSX Corp. as a way of

Feb. 21, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Russia's troubled miner, Norilsk Nickel, one of the world's largest producers of nickel and platinum

Canada is on the verge of an overhaul of its maritime system.The Canada Marine Act, designed

Despite the crisis in trade relations over U.S. sanctions against Cuba, the European Union is reluct

Croatia Line, once a niche feeder service in the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, has increased serv

Representatives of Lloyd's of London in the United States braced themselves for a flood of applicati

The Czech government will delay signing government guarantees for loans to the state-run railway net

Immediately following the unexplained crash of TWA 800 last July, the Clinton administration created

KMART AND LIVERPOOLTO SELL MEXICAN UNITTROY, Mich. - Kmart Corp. and El Puerto de Liverpool

A New Jersey trucking company that used to handle maritime containers for Maersk Inc. has filed a fe

Two longtime employees of the Maritime Administration were killed in a traffic accident here last we

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Friday, Feb. 21, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Three weeks ended Feb. 15, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman, who has pledged to bring capitalist prosperity to his impoveris

Russia's insurance leader, state-owned Rosgosstrakh, plans to request the World Bank to value the in

Feb. 21, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 1, 1996 - Feb. 21, 1997 (a graph)*

Ontario Hydro has offered a revised proposal to U.S. regulators that would allow U.S. power producer

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American forwarders who have used the decade to build and extend their reach into the global marketp

Before we begin, I should tell you I am not overly fond of public relations people. Actually, I thin

Antigua will close five of six Russian-owned offshore banks operating on the island, and will tighte

Ship Sale Report appears biweekly. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence Inc., a New Yo

Colombia signed an anti-drug shipping agreement with Washington last week, a day after beefing up it

US CUSTOMS EXTENDSCOMPLIANCE DEADLINEWASHINGTON - U.S. Customs announced Friday it will exte

A team from the International Monetary Fund left Moscow on Friday unable to recommend that Russia re

The Hong Kong government has revamped its copyright legislation to keep the territory in step with d

West Coast freight forwarders this week will present to Customs their proposals for changing an auto

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.36 off 0.02

Feb. 21, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Jose Pinera frequently characterizes himself as a ''missionary.''Once on his favorite subjec

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