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Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s earnings jumped nearly 40 percent in the latest quarter, helped by high

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee next month will measure the commercial and leg

LLOYD'S COMPLETES SALEOF 1997 CAPACITYLONDON - Lloyd's of London announced Friday the result

Shippers who move cargo across the Pacific have only seen the ''tip of the iceberg'' when it comes t

The head of the Life Insurance Association of Japan showed a cautious attitude Friday toward a propo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Consolidated Freightways, Inc., Yellow Corp. and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. reported sharply

A poll released last week shows more than a third of Latin Americans either openly support the retur

Although Customs' five strategic trade centers were conceived primarily as think tanks that would an

(Census basis - in millions of dollars)August 1996 July 1996 Cumulative 19

SHIPPING LINESDELAY HIGHER FEESSAN FRANCISCO - Major shipping lines moving U.S. goods to Asi

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

''The one question I keep hearing is: 'How do we stop this stuff?' ''

The run on the rand, which has dropped nearly 20 percent this year, is providing a windfall for mult

French telecommunications giant Alcatel Alsthom SA said Thursday it won contracts worth $200 million

Iraqi saber-rattling. Arab-Israeli tension. Islamic militancy.None of it slows the ships of

BANKBOSTON SUESTO SELL INSURANCEBOSTON - BankBoston has sued Massachusetts Insurance Commiss

The last in a series of preparatory sessions of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group opens to

Oct. 17, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Australian consortium building a $1.2 billion hydroelectric project in Laos faces fresh delays a

Oct. 17, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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Acting Finance Minister Chaiyawat Wibulsawasdi said the ministry decided Thursday to grant full bran

Despite high unemployment and a hesitant economic recovery, a German central bank official said Thur

As the liner shipping rumor mill continues to work overtime, United Arab Shipping Co. has denied spe

ISRAEL'S TRADE DEFICITWIDENS WITH US, EUJERUSALEM - Israel's trade deficit with the United S

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.'s bid to acquire another metal recycling company, Proler Internation

A contrite Dwayne O. Andreas, chairman of the embattled Archer Daniels Midland Co., apologized Thurs

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 17, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 17, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

TOP US ASIA OFFICIALON LOW-KEY CHINA TRIPBEIJING - The U.S. Government's top Asia official,

TRICON PARTNERSHIP,HANJIN CONFIRM ACCORDNEW YORK - Hanjin Container Lines and the Tricon par

UGLAND INTERNATIONALTO BUY STAKE IN HUALLONDON - Ugland International Holdings PLC, the Norw

Union Pacific Corp. Thursday joined CSX Corp., Conrail Inc. and Illinois Central Corp. in reporting

China Ocean Shipping Co., one of the world's largest shipping lines, is closer than ever to moving i

MEXICO INDUSTRIALPRODUCTION UP SHARPLYMEXICO CITY - Mexico's industrial production rose 12.7

An Allstate agent who says the company is an excellent one to work for, nevertheless has joined 277

PHILLIPS TO BUILDNEW PLASTICS FACILITYBARTLESVILLE, Okla. - Phillips Petroleum Co. will buil

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

Everyone's talking about the new financial reinsurance products, but so far there's been little inte