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Caribbean banana producers have accused the United States of attempting to ''destroy'' their economi

France is questioning a European Commission attempt to make Europe's rail freight monopolies more co

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 20, '95 - Oct. 17, '96 (a graph)* A

A group of independent tanker owners hope they can undo Washington state's oil spill prevention, equ

Oct. 17, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

With 87 players, athletes from the Dominican Republic easily make up the largest foreign-born group

DEREGULATION PANELEXTENDS ITS SCOPETOKYO - A subcommittee studying deregulation under the Ad

President Boris Yeltsin's firing of Russian security chief Alexander Lebed on Thursday may restore o

A leading environmental group claimed Thursday that the nation's airports are a major source of nois

1118 (Oct. 17, 1996) Previous day - 1095The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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Thursday, Oct. 17, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

For the January to September 1996 period, foreign investment permits issued declined 31.6 percent wh

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP.The board of directors elected Don DeFosset president of the tru

The recent rebound in the value of the dollar, spurred in part by massive currency intervention by t

AIRFEDEX TO DROP PRICESON 2ND-DAY SERVICEMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. said it wil

AMERICAN RE-INSURANCETHOMAS E. SMITH joined the Princeton, N.J., reinsurer as senion vice pr

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The Port of Seattle plans to reduce its marine division's administrative costs slightly next year, w

The countries that build four-fifths of the world's merchant ships are close to establishing a stand

The United States and the European Union, despite a bitter dispute over Cuba, are forging ahead on o

As of Oct. 17, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Thursday Oct. 17, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.41 off 1.83 w

Oct. 17, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

They keep lo mein in China hot and the coffee in Europe fresh. The advent of insulated, air-tight an

Norfolk Southern Corp. apparently will fight the proposed merger of its Eastern rail rivals, CSX Cor

A French cabinet minister who sparked a dispute with Washington after questioning the motives of U.S

Diplomatic and commercial agreements have cleared the path for Hong Kong's long-stalled next contain

The race in the heavy-truck industry seemed frozen in time last month as the market shares of all ma

Sea-Land Service Inc., gains a network into the Northeast and Great Lakes Basin.But other sh

The United States, so far, has failed in its effort to pry open the Japanese port system. Now Europe

CALGENE SEEN GAININGFROM TOMATO ACCORDCHICAGO - A recent accord under which Mexico has agree

Merging with or acquiring another insurance company, agency or broker may be the fastest means to in

A trade dispute is brewing between salmon farmers in Maine and Chile over the multimillion-dollar tr

The U.S. dollar fell prey to some profit-taking Wednesday after its recent sharp rise.The do

A global framework of rules on trade and investment would increase security and predictability, acco

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