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At $150 million, the Boeing 747-400 freighter gives most airline executives sticker shock. Now comes

''We're talking about a real threat from countries which have no reason to acquire it, except to mar

PHILIPPINES HOPESFOR TEXTILE PACT WITH USMANILA - The Philippines government hopes to sign a

The European Union will try today to overcome a threatened Danish veto of its plans to retaliate aga

INDONESIA SCALES DOWNGROWTH FORECAST TO 13 PERCENTJAKARTA, Indonesia - Despite major efforts

Friday Oct. 25, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.97 off 2.14

Oct. 25, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 25, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

With business in China its fastest-growing in the region, Hong Kong's main container line is adding

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

FANCY DRESS MAKERHEADS FOR LIVERPOOLLONDON - Rubie's Costume Co. of New York has taken 20,00

Gridlock is gripping Russian politics and the economy as the International Monetary Fund considers h

SOUTH CAROLINA STATEPORTS AUTHORITYPeter N. Hughes, the authority's controller for nine year

Port of Houston commissioners, in a bid to lure more containerized cotton exports through their faci

Air express companies operating aircraft in Europe are running into renewed opposition to their plan

David Abney was appointed president and chief operating officer of SonicAir in June, after SonicAir

U.S. Postal Service contracts fall under six major categories:* ANet: Express mail contracts

Once deemed the most endangered Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Max Baucus is cruising toward victory i

U.S. grain prices are expected to decline this week as newly harvested corn and soybeans begin to fi

EURO COULD COSTEU RETAILERSLONDON - Retail businesses in the European Union could face set-u

ABB TAPPED TO BUILDINDIAN OIL REFINERYZURICH - Swedish-Swiss engineering group ABB Asea Brow

Ecuador on Friday suspended the operator of a U.S. cargo plane that crashed in its territory. U.S. c

''Mary'' has a family history of breast cancer. Both her mother and her aunt have been diagnosed wit

Richard Branson may love to play, but he doesn't fool around.At a recent gathering of the In

Madrigal-Wan Hai Lines will move its Northern California operations from Oakland to San Francisco in

Significant government involvement in the economy and institutional deficiencies in the Dominican Re

As of Oct. 25, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A long-simmering battle between the federal government and nuclear power plant owners is set to erup

Peter Watson will resign Nov. 1 from the International Trade Commission, the group announced Friday.

AIRREPLACING TWA CHIEFMAY TAKE A FEW MONTHSST. LOUIS - Trans World Airlines said it

Whether the public is buying the U.S. Postal Service television commercials heralding its Priority M

Cargo is the future king of the airline industry, with the Boeing Co. prepared to fashion the crown.

Federal Express said it would start giving away software to help shippers use the Internet's World W

Alexei Litverkov, a senior negotiator at Russia's Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, has reject

Dominique Ardente travels to Istanbul once a year to buy inexpensive leather jackets and designer cl

LOUISIANA REJECTSSTATE FARM RATE BIDBATON ROUGE, La. - A state insurance panel voted down a

Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, is counting on foreign investment to boost gr

''We're going to sit on the porch and watch the big dogs fight it out.''

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 244.11 off 0.81