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December 9, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

A week-old miners' strike appeared to be abating slightly Monday, according to the coal industry, wh

BOUTROS-GHALI GIVES OKFOR IRAQ OIL EXPORTSUNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Bo

Homestake Mining Co. said Monday it will acquire Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp. for $2.3 billion, creat

SHAPIRO RENAMEDTO TREASURY PANELATLANTA - M. Sigmund Shapiro, chief executive of Samuel Shap

WESTERN PACIFIC AIRLINESRobert Peiser, the new chief executive of this Colorado Springs-base

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 4, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

In the dog-eat-dog world of the air cargo industry, satisfaction is a luxury most executives can't a

Tired of waiting for pilots that never showed, the crews of four Canadian ships took matters into th

Dean Christon, manager of marketing communications for DHL Worldwide Express, collapsed and died Nov

The cost savings achieved through the merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines may be eroded with

Trans-Pacific container lines are looking for greater rate stability, modest inbound and outbound vo

The first top-level meeting of the World Trade Organization opened here Monday with lofty speeches a

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

Monday, Dec. 9, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

For exporters using ocean transportation on the Pacific, 1996 has provided a glimpse of what life co

The European Union is poised to approve imports of genetically modified maize from the United States

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 22, '95 - Dec. 9, '96 (a graph)* An

In an apparent effort to build expectations, a top Clinton administration official for Latin America

There is a broad consensus that the Consumer Price Index overstates inflation, and private and publi

The U.S. dollar moved higher Monday after falling sharply at the weekend in sympathy with equity mar

The new operators of Mexico's most important rail line on Monday began making the case for their $1.

For 10 years now, the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility in Southern California has defied the p

The winds of change lashing the container shipping industry have prompted Germany's Big Three carrie

The annual release of the TACA business plan and the subsequent scrutiny of its tariff section by tr

Ocean carriers that decide against investing in vessels able to carry at least 6,000 20-foot equival

Intermodal loadings on the nation's railroads seem to be rebounding slightly in 1996 after a small b

In 1994, the Teamsters Union came to an agreement with 24 trucking companies that, among other thing

To dredge or not to dredge? That is no longer the question at the Port of New York and New Jersey, w

SWISS RE TO ACQUIREITALIAN REINSURANCE FIRMZURICH - Swiss Reinsurance Co. said Monday it wil

AON MANAGEMENT INSTITUTERebecca Shafer Bruce was named president and chief executive of the

Prudential Insurance Co., the nation's largest life insurer, may have to pay almost $2 billion to se

ALCATEL-AT&T DEALTO LINK AMERICASPARIS - French telecommunications giant Alcatel Alsthom SA

QUAD NATIONS SEEKUNIFIED CHINA STANCESINGAPORE - Trade chiefs of the ''Quad'' nations - the

U.S. banks find themselves under increasing pressure to combat international money laundering, but t

Jordan and neighboring Iraq are nearing an agreement on increased trade under a U.N. deal allowing I

Taiwan's export-processing zones, having established themselves as sites for overseas investment, mu

''APEC won't be all about grand vision. It has to be about practical business steps that make econom

Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Ferdinand Piech said Monday he regretted the trouble, costs and confus