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Efforts to boost Hong Kong's service sector, already larger than manufacturing, are getting a concen

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

As of Oct. 30, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.11 off 2.22 w

Oct. 30, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 30, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Mexican government's increase in industrial electricity rates by about 10 percent would have bee

Oct. 30, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

ALMOST HALF UK AIRPORTSLACK STATE-OF-ART SECURITYLONDON - Almost half of British airports la

NOVEMBERMarine Paintings on Display. Through Nov. 10. Kings Point, N.Y. Sailing ships, paddl

The Department of Energy's first land transfer under an obscure provision of a Defense Department fu

Call it the ''skill-wage gap.''If you're looking for the single greatest factor in the ''eco

Circle International, one of the few U.S. logistics companies to offer a fully global range of multi

The Maritime Administration is talking to the National Liberty Ship Memorial about having the volunt

William E. Krause, a sales executive for Flexi-Van Leasing Inc., died Sept. 19 after a battle with c

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana (TMM) posted third-quarter drops in several reporting categories du

FIRE GUTS TERMINALIN INDIAN CAPITALNEW DELHI - A fire destroyed a departure terminal at New

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Most seafaring superstition has been handed down by storytellers who anchored their yarns in voodoo

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

GREENBRIER COS.Roger A. Reid was appointed vice president of manufacturing at Trenton Works

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

The U.S. dollar declined against the Japanese yen Wednesday, but recovered from an early slide again

Boeing Co., the world's largest plane maker, has a new Internet site designed to give airlines fast

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 3, '95 - Oct. 30, '96 (a graph)* An

In the latest example of the general upswing in aviation and in particular the ''Boeing boom,'' two

IMF MAY RESUME LOANTO RUSSIA IN DECEMBERMOSCOW - The International Monetary Fund may issue t

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The nation's economic growth slowed to cruising this summer after flirting with the speed limits thi

President Clinton, if re-elected, will come under strong pressure to set forth his second-term trade

Oct. 30, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1296 (Oct. 30, 1996) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The fate of Europe's single currency could be settled by a statistical sleight of hand.The E

CONSUMERS GROUP URGESREJECTION OF AA-BA DEALWASHINGTON - The National Consumers League has c

* Competition requires rail systems of comparable size and scope:''Railroads compete with ea

The European single market is boosting economic growth, bolstering trade, creating jobs and cutting

Pulling the thread of foreign connections, the Republican chairman of a key House panel charged Pres

Cars and communications are the highlights so far of what officials suggest will easily be $1 billio

Some 80,000 gallons of bunker fuel spilled out of a drydocked cargo ship this week because a shipyar

''Dunavant is the 800-pound gorilla in the cotton market.''