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Relative to past EU-Japan summits dominated by trade squabbles, both players mixed trade and key pol

China has delivered the economic soft landing that no one thought possible over the past 18 months.

After years of careful planning, your company is finally ready to begin manufacturing in China. You'

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 6, '95 - Sept. 30, '96 (a graph)* A

Three months after stepped-up country-of-origin rules went into effect, U.S. textile and apparel imp

''The Tongue River Railroad is the most harebrained idea I've ever heard of.''

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

MAJOR URGES UK TO STAYIN CURRENCY TALKSLONDON - The United Kingdom must remain part of the n

TRUCKSOVERWEIGHT CONTAINERCOMPROMISE PASSEDWASHINGTON - Congress passed a compromise

After months of grueling negotiations and two knock-down, drag-out votes to achieve ratification, We

Local negotiations over work rules, benefits and breakbulk cargo rates are widely expected to be con

A small red warning flag is up on the Panama Canal.Subtle shifts there suggest higher transi

The House voted 218-198 to approve a Federal Aviation Administration reform measure Friday despite i

NO CAPACITY CAPIN EUROPE-ASIA TRADESLONDON - Despite the difficult market conditions that pe

A tanker struck a bridge in Portland, Maine, and was spilling oil into the harbor Friday afternoon,

Three weeks ended Sept. 21, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

AGENCY GIVES MINNESOTAGRANT FOR RAIL STUDYWASHINGTON - The Federal Railroad Administration h

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

For the week ended September 21, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

The Surface Transportation Board's approval this week of a 41-mile, coal-hauling rail route through

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

A proposed $90 million runway extension project for Newark International Airport would reduce costs

The ship demolition market is in freefall.So many elderly bulk carriers are heading for the

998 (Sept. 27, 1996) Previous day - 994The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Sept, 27, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

CORPS URGES BUILDINGISLE FOR DREDGE DISPOSALNEWARK, N.J. - An island made of silt might be t

The U.S. territorial sea has been clearly defined by long tradition, if not by statute. In recent ti

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

$356.1 MILLION IN BIDSAWARDED FOR GULF PROJECTSNEW ORLEANS - The U.S. government has revised

Sept. 27, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.49 off 0.63

As of Sept. 27, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 27, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 27, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 27, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Sept. 27, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Sept. 27, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

A renewed attempt to sell Mexico's state-owned petrochemical plants could come soon, with opposition

Friday Sept. 27, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin