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California and Florida are the latest states to oppose Prudential Insurance Co.'s settlement of sale

Shipowners carrying bagged rice from India to West Africa are being told to keep a careful check on

If you need to install a phone in Moscow, brace yourself. It will cost $2,500 and will be athree-mon

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 5, '95 - Dec. 20, '96 (a graph)* An

S. KOREA TO LIBERALIZEFARM, MARINE IMPORTSSEOUL-The South Korean government will liberalize

Theft of computer programs in Hong Kong is either ''the most blatant in the region'' or ''in the bot

Software giant Microsoft Corp. has formed new partnerships and released new products designed to mak

''The handwriting is on the wall. Customs is going to have budget problems.''

The parliament, dominated by the Bulgarian Socialist Party headed by Prime Minister Zhan Videnov, Fr

KOREAN PRESIDENT NAMESNEW TRADE MINISTERSEOUL - South Korean President Kim Young Sam Friday

Hong Kong democracy campaigners staged protests on Friday against Beijing's plan to scrap the colony

INCENTIVE SYSTEM HELPSCD PIRACY CRACKDOWNBEIJING - A new system offering rewards to informan

U.S. customs duties receipts, which some economists believe are an indication of trends in U.S. trad

In the mid 1980s, ADAC Laboratories was a small player in the nuclear medicine market grappling with

Pendleton Woolen Mills continues to cling to a U.S. manufacturing base for its apparel, but the comp

Sweden's Brio, known for its simple but loved wooden toys, said Friday it plans to target overseas m

The European Union agreed on Friday after grueling all-night negotiations to soften proposed cuts in

A U.S. proposal to force foreign phone companies to cut rates they charge U.S. carriers for calls fr

The International Monetary Fund has suspended lending under its $185-million support package to Uzbe

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Ezunial Burts, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles since 1984, has resigned to become pres

APL Ltd., in striking a deal with its seagoing unions last week over a new U.S.-flag subsidy program

SHIPSMISSING PAGE MAY HOLDKEY TO RIVERSIDE CRASHNEW ORLEANS - The discovery of a mis

IRAQ SIGNS 23 OIL DEALSWITH FOREIGN FIRMSBAGHDAD - Iraq has signed 23 oil contracts with for

The creation of P&O Nedlloyd Container Line should create new opportunities for the new global logis

Commercial ships may be a little part of Newport News Shipbuilding Co.'s business, but it's a major

Five hundred jobs may go at the Kvaerner Govan shipyard in Glasgow unless new work is secured soon,

PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTANTO START ROAD IN JANUARYQUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistan and Afghanistan are

The European Commission Friday gave antitrust clearance to the merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1523 (Dec. 20, 1996) Previous day - 1523The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

TURKEY BOOSTS IMPORTSOF RUSSIAN GAS FIVEFOLDMOSCOW - Russia and Turkey have agreed in princi

Dec. 20, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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With the fight to revamp U.S. agricultural policy won this year, farmers face a host of challenges o

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,400-$1,550 per ton lo

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Dec. 20, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Dec. 20, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thurday at 246.21 up 0.61 wh