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In economically dynamic Asia, the main dogfight for supremacy in the civil aviation market over the

Italy's overall electromedical market is expected to be worth $443 million in 1996. The market for d

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADARUSSIA. Varied dates in December. Thunderbird, the American G

Indonesia has ended the possibility of the nation having more than one trade union because the gover

SEA-LAND ADDS CRANETO SAN JUAN PORT FACILITYSAN JUAN - Sea-Land Service Inc., is improving s

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Dec. 17, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

U.S. Government officials are trying to see what caused the recent incidence of the new form of Porc

Bigger and probably sweeter than ever, Florida's citrus crop appears to have finally recovered from

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 29, '95 - Dec. 17, '96 (a graph)* A

Abdul Bin Ali and his partner lift their cargo onto the dhowa, one of a dozen small, flat-bottom, wo

Mexican long-distance telecommunications company Marcatel set its daily calling rates at 1.39 pesos

The bid closing date for construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant or plants at Akkuyu on t

Reaction from Japanese insurers was negative while U.S. insurers were cautiously optimistic about th

SHIPSNAME OF SUBSTANDARDBRITISH SHIP REVEALEDLONDON - The identity of a ship held fo

ONGOINGS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

Dec. 17, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

EXPERTS: US MAY FACEANOTHER DUST BOWLLONDON - Severe droughts like the one that created the

Two studies - one by the United Nations and the other by the U.S. Labor Department show the use of c

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Shippers said the narrow re-election of Teamsters President Ron Carey will probably change things -

A flurry of sell-offs of government-owned railroads, airports, satellites, radio spectrum and ports

Pakistan's provisional trade deficit in the first five months of fiscal 1996-97 (July-June) narrowed

ASIA-PACIFICCHINAWith increasing complaints about the quality of medicinal foods in the past

OFFERS TO BUYOffers to BuyCigarettesRef No.: 045161 Filed: 12-04-96Chicken,

MORRISON-KNUDSEN LANDSMULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PACTBOISE, Idaho - Morrison Knudsen Corp. has won

The West of England Protection & Indemnity club could be on the hook for millions in potential liabi

Poland's government extended by 18 months the deadline for privatization of Polish national airlines

Employees injured at their work places cannot be denied workers compensation just because they were

The continued decline in stocks last week was felt among the transportation stocks that make up The

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

Electric power plants will have to reduce emissions of acid-rain producing nitrogen oxide by nearly

While there has been a growing number of negligence and other claims against corporate directors and

Monday, Dec. 16, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

China is expected to announce early next month which foreign banks will be able to conduct business

Japan on Monday unveiled a road map for structural reforms to its economy to help make the nation's

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday the company plans to increase overseas production by 7 percent, to 1.

UK TO PROCEEDWITH CATTLE SLAUGHTERLONDON - The British government finally announced Monday t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 29, '95 - Dec. 16, '96 (a graph)* A

As the dust settled Monday from the bruising battle for leadership of the Teamsters union, one thing