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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

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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

TRAFFIC VOLUME DOWNON GERMAN WATERWAYSHAMBURG - The volume of goods moved on German inland w

A Sumitomo Corp. shareholder notified the company Monday that he will sue its directors for compensa

TEXAS SUES TO BLOCKBLUE CROSS MERGERAUSTIN, Texas - Texas Attorney General Dan Morales says

The Israeli government is still investigating charges that it is indirectly trading with its enemy,

FRANCE-JAPAN ACCORD SETSSIGHTS ON SPACE RESEARCHTOKYO - French President Jacques Chirac and

As the bidding war for Conrail plays out in federal court this week, the folks in central Pennsylvan

One of the things that bugs people most about the Internet is the inability to control what your cus

INVESTOR INTEREST KEENFOR DEUTSCHE TELEKOMFRANKFURT - Deutsche Telekom AG stock took off in

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.70 up 1.29 whi

While President Clinton is vowing to press ahead with NATO expansion, Russia experts are blasting th

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 18, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Many U.S. corporations are sending employees to work overseas without the foggiest idea of what it i