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The days of longshoremen balancing on a ladder while they check the controls of refrigerated contain

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.Richard A. Strait was promoted to vice president in th

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 21, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPercentYear Closing ChangeHigh/ Price

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 27, '95 - Oct. 21, '96 (a graph)* A

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

After some embarrassing and expensive flops, China said Monday it has successfully put a locally mad

In April of this year, a group of major U.S. satellite communications companies, doubtful about the

RUSSIAN WORKERS STRIKEAT 2 NUCLEAR PLANTSMOSCOW - Workers at two nuclear plants in western R

With some reservations, Asian members of a regional trade group agreed to pursue an American idea fo

CONSORCIO TRIX/SEF/GELBRAZILAmount of contract: $7,286,528.Contract description: Ext

China is moving another small, significant step toward opening its vast retail market to overseas pa

The U.S. dollar fell against the Deutsche mark Monday and rose against the Japanese yen.The

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

EASTMAN CHEMICAL MAYJOIN CHINA PLANT VENTUREKINGSPORT, Tenn. - Eastman Chemical Co. said Fri

After months of debate and study, France is finally going to sell off its national ship line.

Labor Secretary Robert Reich revived the issue of child labor in the garment industry Monday with a

SALES THROUGH BANKSPOWER WESTERN NATIONALHOUSTON - Western National Corp. saw its third-quar

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Oct. 21, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A battle of epic proportions is under way in California over a ballot measure aimed at making it eas

Cargo carriers in Mexico experienced uneven effects this year from a slowdown in the export boom tri

Peso devaluation, a sharp economic downturn and a credit crunch have hobbled the capacity of Mexican

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Oct. 16, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

New government guidelines have been issued to attract private investment to India's choked ports.

Proposed ocean freight rate hikes on the Atlantic are setting off no alarms, apparently because many

Railroads were in the news in a big way last week. No wonder, then, that they were the sector with t

SWITZERLAND, IRELANDTOP BUSINESS RATINGSWASHINGTON - Switzerland, Ireland, the Netherlands a

A top executive at Du Pont Co. has questioned the wisdom of outsourcing employees in an internal ele

''As much as many of us would like to say money doesn't have an influence, that's like saying you be

For Gilberto Vasquez and his son Felipe, the pending sale of Mexico's state railroad Ferrocarriles N

Schneider National Inc., North America's largest truckload carrier, is adding regional hauler Direct

DHL AIRWAYS INC.Victor Guinasso was named president of DHL's domestic operations. He was exe

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELDAGREES TO SETTLEMENTDENVER - Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico agre

A class-action suit has been launched against Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. over its ''vanishing

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.35 off 0.77 wh

For the first time in its 200-year history, the Customs Service has an action plan that is based on

Britain has agreed to a secret plan to re-equip the Argentine navy, its foe in the 1982 Falklands Wa

Oct. 21, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Monday Oct. 21, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing