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Plans to create a free-trade area involving the European Union and mainly Arab southern Mediterranea

The chief mate is a moderate smoker, one cigar at a time.And he puffs only one cigar per voy

U.S. companies that sell stocks abroad would have to report those sales under a proposal made Wednes

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

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Amoco Corp. said Wednesday it will sell its gasoline stations in Central Europe as part of its strat

A story headlined ''People on the move'' that appeared on Page 8B on Oct. 3 should have said Forest

FORMER GM WORKERSPROTEST IN MEXICOMEXICO CITY - Former workers of a closed General Motors pl

California Republican government officials, unhappy with administration trade policy, used a visit h

Samsung Aerospace Industries is close to reviving Fokker, the bankrupt Dutch aircraft manufacturer,

China has made a new sale of nuclear weapons-related equipment to Pakistan in a move which could inc

ELECTRIC RATES UP 43.5 PERCENTFOR MOST VENEZUELANSCARACAS, Venezuela - Electric rates jumped

As of Oct. 9, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Oct. 9, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

A top maritime classification society hopes to expand its work in the offshore energy industry with

OCTOBERS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

The supply chain pipeline of General Motors of Canada Ltd. lies broken this week as scores of parts

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Despite global overcapacity and falling freight rates, Taiwan's largest shipping companies continue

California's agriculture sector probably will be divided on an administration decision to delay fina

European business is trailing the United States on earth and in space.That was the gloomy me

Railroad profits will continue to rocket along at record levels when third-quarter earnings begin ro

Ukraine's top Chernobyl negotiator said Tuesday that Kiev wanted the West to expedite financing for

CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOPCHINA LOGISTICS CENTERHONG KONG - An investor consortium including a un

A woman working for the Sailors Union of the Pacific welfare fund was charged with stealing $400,000

Marine salvage companies, which have complained for many years about the expense of investing in pri

The Surface Transportation Board unveiled a novel way to decide a long-running dispute over how rail

Oct. 9, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Taiwan's economy faces a critical challenge in the coming year as it seeks to become more competitiv

Prospects for a recovery in Taiwan's trade engine rest on efforts to improve overall industrial comp

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 9, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

''When goods move, soldiers don't. This is the principle behind the Mideast economic summit.''

Shell Canada Ltd. said it would sell its chemicals division to a unit of its corporate parent, Royal

LLOYD'S CHAIR TO ADDRESSN. AMERICA CONFERENCETORONTO - Today marks the first day of the Asso

KLM CARGO TRAFFICROSE 7 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBERELMSFORD, N.Y. - Cargo traffic at KLM Royal Dutc

'K' LINE PREDICTSBETTER HALF-YEAR RESULTSLONDON - kawasaki kisen kaisha expects half-year ea

1044 (Oct. 9, 1996) Previous day - 1034The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 13, '95 - Oct. 9, '96 (a graph)* An

Tuesday Oct. 9, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing