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For the week ended November 9, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 17, '95 - Nov. 14, '96 (a graph)* A

The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges it lost 200 confidential documents containing sensi

Despite U.S. attempts to play down the issue, human rights are likely to be a major topic of debate

Federal authorities this week ordered the city of Los Angeles to return $31 million in federal funds

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 14, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

EU'S BRITTAN CONSIDERSPUSHING CHINA WTO BIDBEIJING - European Commission Vice President Sir

Wente Vineyards, the export-driven winery hit with a boycott last week over alleged ties to the Myan

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

As of Nov. 14, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to present a new draft benchmark pricing formula f

Crystal ball-gazing is becoming the most popular pastime in the dry-cargo shipping trades as freight

Two U.S. Military Sealift Command fleet-support ships saved 19 Filipinos and an Australian on a spec

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 6, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

Mexico's second-largest insurer Seguros Comercial America this week approved the absorption of the c

SAFECO PROPERTY ANDCASUALTY INSURANCE COS.W. Randall Stoddard has been appointed chief opera

A further tightening of commercial practices at the world's oldest insurance institution may mean vi

Thursday Nov. 14, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

INDONESIAN CAR POLICYHALTS GM PRODUCTIONJAKARTA, Indonesia - General Motors' Indonesian plan

North America's biggest truckload carrier could be in line for even more business as a result of a m

Evergreen Marine Corp. will stay in the Port of Baltimore through at least 2002, the company said.

Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., the colorful, cigar-chomping chairman of the House Coast Guard and Mariti

Nobody likes flat beer. Except for TapTone, that is.The burgeoning demand for the company's

Lawmakers, academics and experts from around the world branded the United States the principal insti

While independent power developers hope to encourage lenders to accept higher risks for foreign proj

Nov. 14, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Nov. 14, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The International Monetary Fund was still not happy with Russia's revenue collections and planned to

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 14, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is in Seoul to promote trade with and tourism to the U.S. capit

1521 (Nov. 14, 1996) Previous day - 1522The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

'Tis the month beforeChristmas and on the Atlanticnot a margin is earnedwithout some

Thursday, Nov. 14, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

In the first agreement of its kind in the railroad industry, Iowa Interstate Railroad is farming out

Massachusetts' fourth-largest auto insurer's decision to cancel discounts for two of its groups may

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, fell 900,000 barrels

A U.S. company has just completed the first apartment complex using imported materials and designs i

''We're not threatened by the United States, 95 percent of the time.''

JAPAN SAYS 480 ILLFROM QANTAS SAUCETOKYO - At least 480 passengers on a Qantas Airways aircr