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Nov. 15, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

EU PANEL BANS OSTRICHMEAT FROM S. AFRICABRUSSELS - The European Commission has banned the im

CHILE, CANADA CONCLUDEFREE-TRADE AGREEMENTSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile and Canada finished negoti

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

Nov. 15, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

It was a report card of which even a dropout would be ashamed.When truck drivers were asked

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFEDavid E. Sams Jr. has quit as president and chief executive officer

In an effort to stamp out a high-tech ''gray market,'' the Canadian government is threatening crimin

A delegation of U.S. labor and civil rights groups is in Tokyo this week to confront one of Japan's

Nov. 15, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Nov. 15, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Friday, Nov. 15, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

The U.S. dollar is expected to dribble lower this week before bouncing back.Foreign exchange

The Surface Transportation Board set a tentative 300-day schedule for considering the $8.4 billion m

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SEDGWICK GROUP PLCREPORTS RISE IN REVENUELONDON - Sedgwick Group, the worldwide insurance br

Browser wars. Operating system skirmishes. Telephone companies and cable TV operators facing off bar

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The countdown to the liberalization of Europe's telecom market begins in earnest today when the bigg

Mexico has been recognized by the European Union as the sole producer of original tequila, one of th

Negotiations for renewal of a U.S.-China bilateral textile pact have already hit a snag as officials

RUSSIA SUPPORTS PLANTO UNITE PHONE FIRMSMOSCOW - The Russian government backs a plan to merg

Ways shippers can avoid surcharges:* Insert clause in a contract specifying that no rate cha

Three weeks ended Nov. 9, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Aviation safety officials open hearings in Miami today that will scrutinize airline maintenance prac

Some of the mutual insurers that provide shipowners with protection and liability cover may be force

The South Korean government officially ruled against Hyundai's bid to enter the steel business on th

China's containership construction boom is proving a challenge to Western inspectors who are supervi

Japan released $500 million in long-delayed aid to Russia Friday and Moscow offered the joint develo

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 15, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

David Hanger, director of advertising, development and specialist magazines at The Economist Group,

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

With fuel surcharges notices still arriving daily from trucking, air cargo and ocean carriers, it pa

The battle for control of the Eastern U.S. rail network shifts to a Philadelphia courtroom today as

US MULLING BANON TUNA IMPORTSWASHINGTON - The United States this week is mulling calls for a

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Airline alliances have become so common they are like the flavor of the day. For air cargo shippers,

The long-running battle over longer and heavier trucks is hurtling toward a collision next year.

In an ominous development for the nation's motor carriers, studies now show that pollution in many m