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Oct. 4, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

1023 (Oct. 4, 1996) Previous day - 1017The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Readers of Traffic World magazine, a sister publication of The Journal of Commerce, may be confused

Reports of the death of the African coffee industry have been greatly exaggerated, say African offic

Just-in-time service is taking a hit as a result of the General Motors of Canada Ltd. strike.

Friday Oct. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

SAGA FOREST CARRIERSINTERNATIONAL (CANADA) INC.Christopher Hatzi was named vice president an

Myanmar's military junta, which recently stepped up its crackdown against the Aung San Suu Kyi-led O

BARNETT BANKS TO TESTINSURANCE PRODUCT SALESJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Barnett Banks Inc. is ready

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts floated a tax subsidy plan that was labeled ''outrageous

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 4, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Oct. 4, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

A longshoremen's strike at the Port of Philadelphia is worrying freight forwarders who warn mayhem c

SHIPSARRANGEMENTS MADETO PAY, RETURN ALBA CREWPORTLAND, Ore. - Crewmembers o

EGYPT REPORTS DECLINEIN SUEZ CANAL EARNINGSCAIRO - Egypt earned $151.9 million in August fro

MARK GUNTHER GIVEN30-MONTH JAIL TERMBALTIMORE - Mark David Gunther, president of Gunther's L

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

Trade deficit? What deficit? Tell it to the U.S. corporations that racked up $4.006 billion in farm

The European Union is pressing forward with plans to fine cargo owners that knowingly charter substa

A U.S. made-car sold here under the Toyota name that was supposed to symbolize a new era of U.S.-Jap

U.S. exporters of farm and industrial equipment had to scramble to get financing when major banks cu

President Clinton's controversial decision to ease export curbs only on some encrypted software has

Driven by intense competition, technology and globalization, the insurance industry is undergoing a

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 13, '95 - Oct. 4, '96 (a graph)* An

The London insurance market is arguably the oldest and the largest in the world. But it's having to

Miami International Airport, marking a major step in a half-billion-dollar renovation that airlines

BRIDGE NewsThe dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.84 up 1.20 w

The hunger of developing nations to modernize their infrastructure will continue to fuel the export

Here are some ways equipment manufacturers make exports work:* Partnering with local dealers

The United States is set to crack down harder on theft of trade secrets - especially by foreign gove

The Ministry of Commerce is taking a more serious look at the causes of a continued decline in the c

CRANE OPERATORPROGRAM GETS LIFTFAIRFAX, Va. - The National Commission for the Certification

For the week ended September 28, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

Oct. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Oct. 4, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

LION GROUP EXITSPERWAJA RESCUE BIDKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Lion Group has pulled out of the

The most recent cyclical downturn of the pulp and paper industry may be substantially reversed by ye

ASAHI, DU PONT AGREEON SUPPLIES FOR 16 YEARSTOKYO - Asahi Chemical Industry Co. signed a con

Transportation payrolls edged up in September, avoiding the layoffs that occurred in other industrie