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Passenger service resumed Wednesday through the ''Chunnel'' between Britain and France, 16 days afte

BONSCOKSY SERVICESCraig Casey was appointed director of operations at this Lake in the Hills

The rate-setting group for ocean carriers moving goods from Asia to the United States may give up ve

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, rose by 1.9 million b

The Colombian government announced Wednesday it has seized imports from 51 companies whose merchandi

A major global charity group is urging ministers attending the World Trade Organization ministerial

Clinton J. Stack, a widely recognized authority on U.S. and global textile trade issues, died Nov. 2

The collaboration between Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. to develop and build a new generati

Westinghouse Electric Corp., one of the nation's largest exporters, said the government's cargo set-

Kazakstan plans to start exploration and production on its Caspian shelf in 1997, Kazak Minister of

The office that oversees failed insurance companies has stepped up its efforts to collect money owed

As of Dec. 4, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Patience will be rewarded, one of Hong Kong's most experienced shipowners believes, because the dry

That Italian silk scarf sitting under the Christmas tree this holiday won't carry quite the same cac

SAGA PETROLEUM BUYSSANTA FE EXPLORATIONOSLO - Saga Petroleum A/S, a Norwegian oil producer,

Banc One Insurance Group is laying the foundation for a major expansion of its insurance sales activ

With rumors flying and the media in full pursuit of details about a possible merger of Delta Air Lin

Liner business between the United States and eastern Mediterranean ports appears poised for realignm

1440 (Dec. 4, 1996) Previous day - 1434The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 15, '95 - Dec. 4, '96 (a graph)* An

REPORT SAYS GM SEEKSSPY DAMAGES FROM VWFRANKFURT - General Motors Corp. will demand at least

KOREAN LABOR UNIONSVOTE ON STRIKE ISSUESEOUL - Angered by proposed law revisions aimed at en

INDIAN ALLIANCE OPPOSESOPENING INSURANCE SECTORBOMBAY - Lawmakers from the ruling United Fro

MATTERN HEADSAIR FREIGHT GROUPCLEVELAND - The Cleveland Air Freight Association announced ne

Dec. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The U.S. dollar rose gradually against the Deutsche mark and fell slightly against the yen Wednesday

REBELS BLAST COLOMBIA'SMAIN PIPELINEBOGOTA, Colombia - Leftist rebels dynamited two sections

Alan D. Newborn, senior vice president-international for The Journal of Commerce, died overnight Tue

''Given China's increasingly aggressive posture, I am very concerned that we're selling our edge in

OLYMPIC AIR REVERSES19 YEARS OF LOSSESATHENS - Greek state carrier Olympic Airways, after 19

The Port of Los Angeles, armed with a strong ''AA'' rating from the major credit agencies, Wednesday

While ideally, anti-dumping laws create a level playing field in global markets, in reality,they are

For the week ended November 23, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

Senators from both Maine and New Hampshire say they don't understand why the Navy has decided to cut

Roadway Express Inc. must pay at least $185,000 for retaliating against an employee who complained o

William G. White, chairman and chief executive of Consolidated Freightways from 1960 to 1978, has di

U.S. and British negotiators are unlikely to make any progress on liberalizing aviation during the c