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After two days of bilateral economic discussions, U.S. and Chinese officials announced plans for inc

Nov. 19, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

POWER RATIONINGRETURNS TO ECUADORQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador will return to electricity rationi

Using new technology to provide solutions for longstanding problems, American Insurance Services Gro

Japanese rice farmers are waging an export campaign to woo consumers in Southeast Asia, especially J

Jordanian officials are stepping up efforts to woo U.S. investment and strengthen business links wit

TO THE UNITED STATES / CANADAMIAMI. Nov. 26. Sixteen manufacturing companies from The Korean

STUDY FINDS US FRANCHISERS EXPAND INTOGLOBAL MARKETS - WITH NO COMPLAINTSU.S. franchisers ar

ARMENIAProduct/service: corsets etc.Company: Sarkisian Ltd.Sarkisian Ltd. wa

U.S. and other Western multinationals are falling behind in the high-stakes race to set up agricultu

NORTHERN ELECTRIC SAYSCE'S OFFER TOO LOWLONDON - Northern Electric PLC said Monday that Omah

GREENBRIER COS.A. Daniel O'Neal was named chairman of the newly formed Greenbrier Logistics

Chile and Canada Monday signed a bilateral trade pact that will eliminate tariffs on most of the $50

Turkish exports rose 4 percent to $19 billion in the first 10 months of the year, but Turkey is stil

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 13, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Think the races for Congress were bad? The race for Teamsters president makes those look like Socrat

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Distance, high transportation costs, lack of information and fears about political stability have bl

FARMERS ORDEREDTO DELIVER CORNOLIVIA, Minn. - A Renville County district judge has ordered 5

US AIDE: ARGENTINAHAS NOT DISCUSSED NAFTAWASHINGTON - The United States wants more trade pac

Nov. 18, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

While senior government officials try to thrash out free trade policy, improved investment flows and

Pakistan's caretaker administration plans to privatize airports and shipping companies in an extensi

As of Nov. 18, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Nov. 18, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

JOHN ALDEN REPORTSDROP IN OPERATING INCOMEMIAMI - John Alden Financial Corp. reported operat

JOHNSON & HIGGINSNorman Barham, who had been the brokerage firm's executive vice president s

Canadian maritime giant Fednav Ltd. will switch its Great Lakes-to-Europe liner service from Chicago

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 18, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

SHIPSMOBILE CARGO VOLUMESUSTAINS RECORD '95 LEVELMOBILE, Ala. - The Port of Mobile h

Massive collective financial losses this year finally forced ocean carriers operating in the Europe-

As officials begin arriving today for the fourth summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gro

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 20, '95 - Nov. 18, '96 (a graph)* A

Norfolk Southern Corp. launched its legal offensive Monday to block the proposed merger of CSX Corp.

The U.S. dollar Monday gave back some of its gains against the German Deutsche mark following a rise

Nov. 18, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A decision by the Reserve Bank, India's central bank, late last week to allow four foreign insurance

Global expansion is no longer a long-term plan but a short-term necessity for U.S. insurers, accordi

Thailand's financial markets fell 6 percent Monday after weekend elections gave the largest number o

Taiwan plans to streamline its agricultural subsidy system to improve its chances of gaining entry t