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The U.S. dollar dipped slightly on profit-taking early Tuesday, but later recovered to nearly unchan

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 6, '95 - Oct. 1, '96 (a graph)* Ann

CHRYSLER AND BMW USEENGINE-UITY IN LATIN DEALPARIS - Chrysler and German carmaker BMW said T

Italian Treasury and Budget Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Tuesday rebuffed French President Jacqu

Northern Telecom has secured a $95 million deal with Brazil's Telecomunicacoes de Minas Gerias to su

In what could shape up as the next big trade debate with Japan, the United States is strongly pressi

''We've created our own monster here.''

A trade pact between Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia - known as the Group of 3 - may provide a useful

Europe's airports and seaports are pulling out all the stops to climb onto the distribution and logi

AFRICAAFRICAKENYAAccording to a survey of 92 United Kingdom-based companies operatin

Friendlier business ties between officials in Zagreb and Washington are spurring investment opportun

REGIONAL BLOCSRussian Materials Science Symposium. Oct. 8-10. Hempstead, N.Y. Contact: Oleg

6HIPSP&O-NEDLLOYD DEAL GETSLEADING BROKER'S SUPPORTLONDON - The planned merger betwe

The steel import boom that New Orleans and other ports have been enjoying over the last few years is

Labor and management in ports from Maine to Texas began to wrap up negotiations Monday before a midn

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

One thing importers of textiles and wearing apparel will apparently have very little to worry about

At a time when U.S. exports to Asia are slowing and shipping capacity is expanding, ocean carriers i

Hungary was told last week by the World Trade Organization to remove import surcharges - introduced

UNITED AUTO WORKERSREACH DEAL WITH CHRYSLERAUBURN HILLS, MICH. - The United Auto Workers rea

The second of two bilateral panels deciding disputes between U.S. and Mexican steelmakers has raised

Financial markets here welcomed news of a Nov. 17 general election after weeks of political tension.

OFFICIALS SAY PILOT ERRORSLED TO COLOMBIA CRASHWASHINGTON - Colombian officials said a serie

Ending months of legislative gridlock, California Gov. Pete Wilson has signed legislation creating t

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After several strong weeks the transportation stocks that make up The Journal of Commerce stock inde

Vessel and vehicular traffic at Portland, Maine, was returning to normal Monday following Friday's m

European Union shipowners warned that the U.S. failure to ratify a global agreement to outlaw shipbu

1000 (Sept. 30, 1996) Previous day - 998The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Sept, 30, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

GLICKMAN EXPECTSTO MAINTAIN POSTWASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said Friday

Sept. 30, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

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

The world's biggest gold miners, with an eye to expansion, are enthusi wtically staking out projects

Sept. 30, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 3

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 246.64 up 0.15 whi

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