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Friday, Feb. 14, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The fate of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is back in the stewardship of bankruptcy court, where dozens o

SHIPSCANADA REPORTS BACKLOGON WHEAT WILL CONTINUEOTTAWA - Canada's Agricultu

Peace talks between railroads and trucking companies over the size and weight of big rigs should com

The U.S. Customs Service is not waiting until its system of automating export filings goes on line b

Agricultural exporters are starting to voice concerns about the U.S. Customs Service's plan to requi

General Motors' Opel and Germany's Mercedes-Benz AG have been raided by EU competition inspectors in

''It's viewed as corporate welfare, but if you can increase the efficiency of the auto by 300 percen

BILL WOULD BAR BUSINESSWITH SYRIA AND SUDANWASHINGTON - Two senior House members introduced

If China lifts a ban on meat imports for general consumption, it would legalize trade already going

India's state-owned overseas telecommunications carrier has rejected a proposal by the U.S. Federal

AIRBUS UNAWARE OF ANYBOEING PRESSURE TACTICSPARIS - European aircraft consortium Airbus Indu

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union agreed Frid

Thai chicken exporters have asked economic attaches at Thai embassies abroad to urge host countries

A World Trade Organization arbitrator ruled against Japan's attempt to drag out for five years manda

The Gulf Cooperation Council is joining the world.After years of resistance, GCC members are

St. Valentine's Day was good business in Moscow, despite the relative unfamiliarity of the Roman Cat

Airlines, freight forwarders and express carriers are all bullish about the Persian Gulf, aregion th

Turkey, in a bid to boost trade in Turkish Eurobonds and increase long-term debt availability, plans

SWISS RE, EQECAT JOININ WINDSTORM PROJECTLONDON - Eqecat has announced a joint venture with

By the year 2005, China will have doubled its annual grain purchases from abroad to 32 million metri

SAN FRANCISCO APPROVESUNITED AIRLINES LEASESAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's Board of Supervis

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES INC.Gerald Gitner was named chairman and chief executive, replacing Tho

A new Russian law that threatens to sharply increase fees on cargo channeled through St. Petersburg

The Middle East peace process delivered a little-noticed dividend to U.S. exporters last year, as in

Protection and indemnity clubs and insurers that offer third-party liability coverage for shipowners

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It seemed like a natural. With global trade booming and manufacturers aggressively seeking ways to r

Friday, Feb. 14, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 26, 1996, - Feb. 14, 1997, (a graph)

The U.S. trade deficit for December, to be released Wednesday, could show a substantial widening tha

The following are the U.S. Labor Department's price indexes for selected transportation services in

U.S. and other business leaders will get a bigger role this year in shaping the trade, investment an

Rates for many transportation services rose in January despite a surprise drop in producer prices ge

BUSINESS GROUPS PRESSCLINTON ON ENCRYPTIONWASHINGTON - Leaders of 16 business associations h

CSX MUST PAY WORKERFOR JOB-LINKED DISEASEKANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Portsmouth, Va., circuit court

Canada has the old grain loading blues once again.Nearly 50 grain ships are stacked up on th

U.S. and European officials are unlikely in the next week to settle their bitter dispute over invest

Trading partners of the United States are hopeful President Clinton will not allow Canada's obstinat