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With the clock ticking, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and Sen. John McCain have reached an agree

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.21 up 1.57 whi

The United States urged the International Court of Justice Monday to throw out a case in which Iran

After months of planning, President Clinton is expected to shift export licensing of encrypted softw

COLOMBIAN GROUP TAKESSAMPER OFF SPEAKER LISTBOGOTA, Colombia - In a new slap in the face for

ILLINOIS ACCEPTSLLOYD'S-NASAA PACTLONDON - The state of Illinois has agreed to accept the te

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUPHoward I. Smith, executive vice president and comptroller of the

Nearly 40 countries producing or using tropical timber agreed late last week that a controversial pa

ANTI-UN COMPLAINT GAINSGOP SUPPORT IN HOUSEANCHORAGE - Conservative Republicans on the House

September 16, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and

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

As of Sept. 16, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

It's a nervous time for ports.An era of carrier consolidation is upon them, either through m

Vietnam's Communist Party daily Monday gave an unusually frank account of economic problems now faci

BRAZIL WINS LOANFOR AMAZON HIGHWAYBRASILIA - A controversial project to pave a highway throu

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

The long-running dispute between North Atlantic ocean carriers and the European Commission has taken

If J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is able to make good on its plan to dramatically increase drive

1030 (Sept. 13, 1996) Previous day - 1038The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Friday, Sept. 13, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

When German Chancellor Helmut Kohl arrives in this capital city this week, he will be shouldering co

JAPAN URGES SUHARTOTO SETTLE CAR ISSUEJAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Trade Minister Shumpei T

DOLE PLANS TO PUSHAGGRESSIVE TRADE POLICYWAUSEON, Ohio - Republican presidential candidate B

As of Sept. 13, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Federal regulators have expanded the scope of their review of a proposed liquefied natural gas tank,

The Port of Wilmington and its neighbor to the north, Philadelphia, are doing a version of the Macar

Recent efforts by Gulf Coast ports to lure more container traffic may undermine the region's commitm

The American Trucking Associations threatened West Coast waterfront employers and the International

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

The environmental watchdog panel of the North American Free Trade Agreement and Mexican business gro

With the advent of a new generation of containerships likely to accelerate the trend to fewer port c

AIRVENEZUELAN SAFETY STEPSGOOD, BUT NOT ENOUGHWASHINGTON - Venezuela has taken steps

Sept, 13, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Despite Friday's strong U.S. dollar rally, foreign exchange analysts expect it to have little additi

Often chastised for not following through on bilateral efforts, the Mexican government said that unl

A state audit found Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush failed to report more than $327,000 in

More than 400 containerships were on order at the world's shipyards at the end of June, 20 of which

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Marine and energy insurers in the United States breathed a sigh of relief after the approval late la