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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

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

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

After several years of turmoil within the Texas Department of Commerce, agency officials and lawmake

If there was ever a time for snide remarks . . . .Big pink docked at Red Hook under a blue s

Cargo traffic at the world's airports increased by 4.6 percent in August 1996 to 4.1 million tons co

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

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

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

Hong Kong is the latest member of the WTO to accede to an agreement intended to ensure fair access t

While last week's shocking $1.4 billion winning bid for Mexico's northeast rail line left Union Paci