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Imagine this - a tanker has just run aground in a terrible blizzard. In making the required notifica

ONTARIO HYDRO HIRESUS NUCLEAR EXPERTSTORONTO - Ontario Hydro has hired seven American expert

The world's gold producers will likely pay dearly for the steep fall in the bullion price and the de

As Norfolk Southern Corp. moves to appeal last week's unfavorable court decision, Conrail Inc. conti

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

Jan. 10, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Northern Plains Resource Council, representing a coalition of ranchers, unions and American Indi

In an earlier day, when importers needed advice to navigate the labyrinth of U.S. customs regulation

Friday, Jan. 10, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

In another sign of recovery for the global chip industry, billings in the Americas market rose for t

The old Cold War spies may have come in from the cold now that the Berlin Wall is gone, but industri

''Japan has been saying 'Come on in. We welcome you,' while it has actually been closing the door. I

CANADA HOPES TELECOMWILL BOOST INDIA TRADECALCUTTA - Canada hopes to boost trade with India

Lloyd's of London underwriters could see their profit come under pressure over the next three years

A four-year-old lawsuit charging DHL Airways Inc. knowingly transported a dangerous chemical used as

A walkout by the lone radio officer on the APL Ltd. ship President Polk on Friday appeared unsuccess

A 40-metric-ton load of processed nuclear waste was discreetly shipped by train overnight under heav

XTRA INTERNATIONALGAINS ISO CERTIFICATIONSAN FRANCISCO - XTRA International, the marine cont

The country's seven major airlines have asked the federal government to help get documents from Sout

National banks may have won the battle over selling insurance, but the insurance industry is bent on

It was something like the Russian version of ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' when the billionaire p

Malaysia's technology-minded Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today will kick off a sales pitch in Si

AIRMEXICO TO RELEASE RULESFOR AIRPORT PRIVATIZATIONSMEXICO CITY - Mexico is

30 BN COAL CARSDERAIL IN NEBRASKAPHILLIPS, Neb. - Thirty loaded Burlington Northern coal car

Jan. 10, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

BEIJING STATE COMPANIESBEGIN BANKRUPTCY ACTIONSBEIJING - China's capital Beijing has begun i

For the second year in a row, the U.S. economy in 1997 will experience relatively little inflation,

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.71 off 0.46

If last month's dockside disaster in New Orleans had occurred a few weeks earlier, shipowners might

As of Dec. 31, 1996Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

The story headlined ''Norfolk Southern asks Marad to back its bid for Conrail'' that appeared Friday

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 10, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CANADA BACKS INDIA'SBID TO JOIN APECCALCUTTA - Canada, set to chair a summit of the Asia-Pac

South Korea will remain under intense international scrutiny this week as it prepares for another th

A court Friday fined a garment manufacturer for affixing ''Made in Hong Kong'' labels to Chinese-mad

SAFECO: $35 MILLIONIN WINTER CLAIMS LIKELYSEATTLE - Safeco Corp. said it expects approximate

The president of the would-be buyer of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. says he cannot make promises to eve

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

Mexican construction giant Grupo ICA, shipping firm Transportacion Maritima Mexicana (TMM) and corn

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