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Trucking groups have launched an attack on proposed federal standards that would severely restrict v

1435 (Jan. 22, 1997) Previous day - 1455The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

WORKER DIES IN BLASTAT CALIFORNIA REFINERYMARTINEZ, Calif. - One worker was killed and 25 ot

Safety at sea over the past couple of years has improved significantly from the early 1990s when the

Three British executives fired from a Japanese company in London were victims of racial discriminati

The Massachusetts Port Authority has caught Super Bowl fever.But it's also taking some heavy

CONTSHIP CONTAINERLINES INC.Fred Barron was named regional manager for South Florida for thi

El Salvador is stepping up its privatization and concession programs in the transportation sector, a

Older, inefficient containerships are rapidly becoming obsolete and could find themselves on the scr

Hoping to entice more shippers by offering a broader range of services, Consolidated Freightways Cor

NS, CONRAIL AND CSXAPPEAR NEARER TO DEALNorfolk Southern, Conrail and CSX Corp. may be edgin

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

As of Jan. 22, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 240.84 off 1.14 w

Jan. 22, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 33

Like a volcanic crater, the vast pit around the now-stilled digging machines of Ferropolis - the ''c

The Dominican Republic, the largest U.S. trading partner in the Caribbean, is proposing extensive re

JAPAN ASKED TO REVISELIQUOR TAX PLANWASHINGTON - The United States is urging Japan to revise

OMI WEIGHS RELOCATINGHUB, LEAVING US FLAGNEW YORK - OMI Corp. is considering moving its head

The Thai government will spend 8 billion baht ($311 million) to expand Bangkok's Don Muang Internati

The nation's largest producer of maraschino cherries has filed a lawsuit alleging major agribusiness

Canada and Brazil leveled charges in a diplomatic brawl Wednesday that their respective aircraft man

CHINA SEIZED 18 PERCENT MORESMUGGLED GOODS IN '96BEIJING - Chinese customs inspectors seized

Airbus Industrie reacted to Boeing's decision to freeze its superjumbo project without surprise.

The European Commission is poised to block a $1.8 billion capital injection for Alitalia unless the

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

NORTH AMERICASwimwear Show. Feb. 24-27. Miami. Contact: (305) 261-2900, ext. 124.Florida Sho

ASIA-PACIFICVIETNAMVietnam said it aims to stabilize the country's population at jus

U.S. chemical giant E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has decided to buy out its Indian joint-venture pa

AIRLINE WINS FUNDINGFOR FLEET UPGRADENEW YORK - TACA International Airlines SA received a $1

The story headlined ''PIA goes on merger offensive'' that appeared on Page 8A on Tuesday, Jan. 21, s

Analyses of the mutual protection and indemnity market by London insurance brokers conclude that the

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The U.S. dollar recovered from early profit-taking Tuesday and was little changed after Federal Rese

In a major concession to striking Korean unionists, South Korean President Kim Young-sam agreed Tues

Imported automobiles may be increasingly ''kakko-ii,'' or cool, these days in Japan, but U.S. cars d

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

Duquesne Light Co. could face more fines for mistakes at its Beaver County nuclear plant, this time

REGIONAL BLOCSMarketing to Hispanics in the United States & Latin America. Jan. 27-28. Miami

One hundred dollars and a dream can go a long way in the Third World.Microlending is getting