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CINERGY, TRIGENFORM JOINT VENTURECINCINNATI - Cinergy Corp. and Trigen Energy Corp. said Tue

The first European insurer allowed to conduct business in China is Winterthur Swiss Insurance Co., t

An official at the New York Insurance Department said Tuesday Insurance Superintendent Edward J. Muh

Liquidators of BCCI were scheduled to give creditors some of their money back - in a $1.35 billion p

The U.S. international payments deficit rose to a record $47.9 billion in July-September, while fore

The government said Tuesday that Japan's economic recovery remained slow, but it sounded a note of i

The U.S. dollar forged ahead Tuesday following release of the National Purchasing Managers' forecast

Goals for sustainable development in the hemisphere blend well with efforts to forge a Free Trade Ag

The French government will unveil this week new terms for the privatization of electronics group Tho

Dec. 9, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

ADM FILES SUIT AGAINSTLOUISIANA OVER TAX BREAKSBATON ROUGE, La. - Archer Daniel Midland Co.

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

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

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

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

UPS MANAGERS FACEDISCIPLINE ON STOCK BUYATLANTA - Up to 29 managers at United Parcel Service

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

SHIPSBALTIC EXCHANGETO LAUNCH HANDY INDEXLONDON - The Baltic Exchange is launching a

West Coast longshore disruptions are undermining the ability of a coastal shuttle to compete with tr

After more than a year of harsh character attacks, the election battle between Teamsters General Pre

As of Dec. 9, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Monday Dec. 9, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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

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

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

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

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

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

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

Newport News Shipbuilding executives have successfully peddled the shipyard's bonds across the count

Dec. 9, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

SHIPBROKING FIRM MOVESINTO FREIGHT DERIVATIVESLONDON - Simpson Spence & Young, one of the la

Dec. 9, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

WHEAT PRODUCTION DROPSIN CENTRAL, EAST EUROPEWARSAW - Wheat production was down sharply in m

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 242.06 off 1.49 wh

Dec. 9, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

In an attempt to play down an imminent energy crisis, Romania's import-export bank has released $100

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

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