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Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. is emerging as an outspoken opponent of Conrail's proposed merger wit

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dec. 20, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Foreign exchange trading will slow to a crawl this week, but the dollar will maintain its firm tone,

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

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

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

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

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

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

CNA Financial Corp. and Capsure Holdings Corp. have announced they will form a new stock company, CN

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

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

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

Three former Archer Daniels Midland Co. executives pleaded innocent in federal court to charges that

Everything old is new again. Just ask The Hartford.Taking the occasion of its first annivers

The governments of over 100 countries agreed on two historic treaties Friday that will extend copyri

Friday, Dec. 20, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The European Commission said Friday it was ready to clear the Uniworld telecommunications alliance b

U.S. import prices in November dropped for the first time in three months, thanks in part to a sudde

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

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

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

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

Friday Dec. 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A $2.4 billion project to expand a huge Dutch-Singaporean-Japanese petrochemical complex here is to

Railroad customers have a blunt message for the two Eastern rail giants battling to buy Conrail: Giv

Rodney Slater's nomination as transportation secretary is expected to thrust roadways and infrastruc

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

Latin America, recovering from the recent Mexican financial crisis, is back on a path of moderate ec

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