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President Clinton and his Chinese counterpart Jiang Zemin agreed here on an exchange of high-level v

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.19 off 1.49 wh

SHIPSTWRA PLANS TO LOWERCURRENCY SURCHARGESSAN FRANCISCO - The Transpacific Westboun

Continued losses at stocks of Asian companies hurt the container shipping sector of The Journal of C

XTRA POSTS 13 PERCENT FALLIN 4TH-QUARTER EARNINGSBOSTON - XTRA Corp., a transportation equip

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 20, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

A U.S. effort to gain a bigger slice of Japan's apple market through the introduction of more variet

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 25, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Conrail Inc. has slated Dec. 23 as the date for a crucial shareholder vote that could decide the fut

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 1, '95 - Nov. 25, '96 (a graph)* An

Three weeks ended Nov. 16, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

Containerized turkey exports have quadrupled.American turkey growers cannot grow the birds f

JAMAICA'S APPAREL EXPORTSDECLINE IN WAKE OF NAFTAKINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's apparel expor

Nov. 25, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Nov. 25, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

Farming is becoming more businesslike and agribusiness firms need to step up customer relations to c

DUKE POWER TO BUYGAS PIPELINE OPERATORNEW YORK - Duke Power Co. said Monday that it will acq

When it comes to energy, bigger is better and biggest is best.That's the apparent conclusion

LONGSHOREMEN RATIFYTHREE-YEAR CONTRACTLOS ANGELES - International Longshoremen's and Warehou

They're called ''pup'' trailers, a cute name that comes from their shorter-than-normal 28-foot lengt

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The United Arab Emirates central bank has agreed to reimburse small depositors at the collapsed Bank

Highlights of the individual trade plans, incorporated into the Manila Action Plan for APEC:

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Nov. 25, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 25, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Monday Nov. 25, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

EUROPE MAY GET A SINGLE CURRENCYFASTER THAN IT GETS A 'UNIFIED' PLUGEurope may be heading fo

Oil traders reacted with caution Monday to news that Iraq had agreed to all U.N. conditions in an oi

Japan's Finance Ministry said Monday that it had lifted restrictions imposed on Daiwa Bank Ltd. last

West German inflation eased to an annual rate of 1.4 percent in November from 1.5 percent in October

Some anxiety is starting to overtake Massachusetts' always-fractious automobile insurance market as

While most U.S. exporters have become sensitized to the political realities of selling grain oversea

American President Lines is one step closer to committing its fleet to a new U.S.-flag subsidy progr

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPercentYear Closing ChangeHigh/ Price

A decision by railroad supply companies to stop funding a controversial truck safety organization wi

Monday, Nov. 25, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Mexican commerce officials have imposed new product labeling standards for table grapes, and are see

U.S. and Japanese negotiators on Monday resumed talks aimed at settling a prolonged dispute over for