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Oct. 23, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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In its biggest China plunge so far, BP Chemicals Ltd. is teaming up with a local firm to build a $2.

JUDGE'S RULING FAVORSSTATE-CREATED COMPANYJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Cole County Circuit Judge Th

PG&E PLANS TO SELLFOUR POWER PLANTSSAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Wednesd

Among shippers there is little surprise, but lots of concern over the fight for Conrail.Some

The next round of privatization will encompass the two pension plans operated by the government, giv

A proposed $300 million World Trade Center here is tied up in politics, but supporters hope the proj

A brief on Page 8B in the Oct. 21 edition, ''Shipping lines delay higher fees,'' contained an incorr

Brazilian police and port authorities ignored recent appeals for help from ships under attack from p

The International Telecommunications Union's chief warned Wednesday that the deadline could be misse

Ghastly television pictures of bodies, overwhelmingly of young women or even teen-aged girls, being

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 23, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

When it became apparent to both railroads and paper companies that dirty and broken boxcars were red

Pressured by the ''green harassment'' of environmental groups at home, more U.S. forest products com

OCTOBERS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

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

Dennis Bouey, who nursed the Port of San Francisco back to financial health but became a symbol of t

1221 (Oct. 23, 1996) Previous day - 1199The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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With so much business at stake, and growing pressure from textile customers in richer nations to ena

Karaked Puangchampi was 22 and working as a machine cleaner at a textile factory when she fell serio

APEC BUSINESS GROUPSTRESSES BORDER FLOWSSEATTLE - Business leaders said an 18-nation Asia-Pa

SHIPSFELIXSTOWE TO HIREMORE DOCKWORKERSFELIXSTOWE, Britain - The Port of Felixstowe

On the campaign trail, speeches and plane rides can quickly become a blur, both for the candidates a

Millon Air, the Miami-based operator of the cargo plane that crashed in Ecuador at the cost of dozen

A new public-private partnership is about to take over Florida's economic development and internatio

The Florida Export Finance Corp. wants to join the $100 million club.Now that the U.S. Expor

ALBION MANAGEMENTRESOURCES INC.Randall C. Houston was appointed executive vice president of

In a year that has seen many top retailers tarred in headlines for exploiting underpaid workers and

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.92 up 1.09 wh

U.S. crude petroleum inventories rose 5.7 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 18, compared with t

World sugar traders are reasonably concerned that weekend damage to Cuba's sugar crop will affect th

From Washington, D.C., to Washington state, forest products companies and trade groups are looking t

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DESPITE REVENUE DROP,BNSF HAS GOOD QUARTERBurlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. reported improv

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES(AMERICA) INC.James L. Boyer was named Mid-Atlantic district sales manage

The risk of criminal charges against seafarers involved in an accident that causes pollution in U.S.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.83 up 0.48 whi

Tuesday Oct. 22, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin