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General contractor Shimizu Corp. said it has developed a deflatable breakwater that disappears under

BP Exploration Alaska Inc., a unit of British Petroleum Co. PLC, said this week it plans to increase

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 17, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Lawyers and lobbyists have replaced the gunslingers. But a battle raging among farmers across the Ca

Three labor unions told the second-largest U.S.-flag carrier that they are prepared to strike at 5 p

The European Commission is expected to defy calls by European Union environmental officials for a ba

The U.S. dollar was mixed Tuesday, showing little reaction to the expected news that the Federal Res

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

Japanese aerospace subcontracting companies aren't overly concerned that a Boeing-McDonnell Douglas

Bill Gates, laptops and the World Wide Web are becoming household words among an increasing number o

The broking world has changed shape again with the announcement that JIB Group and Lloyd's Thompson

Burlington Motor Carriers Inc., a leading trucking company in its sector when it filed for bankruptc

Tired of the legal and financial demands made by smaller cities along the route of the Alameda Corri

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 245.58 up 1.80 whi

HEAD OF TOKYO EXCHANGEHOPES TO LIST CHINA FIRMSTOKYO - Tokyo Stock Exchange President Mitsuh

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TRUCK WAS TRANSPORTINGNUKES, SENATORS CONFIRMLINCOLN, Neb. - A semitrailer truck that overtu

CSX Transportation Inc. has instituted a hiring freeze for management employees in an apparent move

Dec. 17, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

HESS FINED $5.3 MILLIONFOR CARRYING TOXIC WASTENEWARK, N.J. - The operators of the Western H

One of the largest intermodal depot and drayage operators in the Midwest has just grown larger, and

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 17, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The arraignment of three former Archer Daniels Midland Co. executives facing price-fixing charges wa

Tuesday Dec. 17, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

U.S. express delivery companies face a threat to their European expansion plans today as France bids

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

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted what it says is a streamlined 1997 budge

As of Dec. 17, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Dec. 17, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Cass Information Systems' November freight index shows a sharp increase in spending by transportatio

With its search for a replacement to outgoing Chief Executive Jeffrey Erickson taking longer than ex

Dec. 17, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

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U.S.-BASED COMPANIESPLAN INDIA POWER PLANTNEW DELHI - Two U.S.-based companies will set up a

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

Once it clears Justice Department hurdles and the deal is completed sometime by the middle of next y

''Once you break the back of cartels in Japan . . . there is no question our companies willbe highly

Japan has agreed to raise taxes on domestic liquor and lower those for whiskey in order to comply

Promising that Haiti will soon turn into ''an enormous construction site,'' Haitian President Rene P