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Railroads are setting the stage for more cost-cutting, which promises to drive down operating expens

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 12, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

China shifted to a more conciliatory tone Thursday after initially suggesting it would retaliate aga

Sept. 12, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Thursday Sept. 12, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

''This is cheap insurance. I was on the Exxon Valdez oil spill response. That response cost Exxon ov

Japanese financial institutions face a spate of lawsuits over insurance policies they hawked during

Intermodal shipments, after spending more than a year in the doldrums, are again moving in a positiv

JAPAN TO MAKE IT EASIERTO OPEN NEW GAS STATIONSTOKYO - The Agency of Natural Resources and E

BURNHAM SERVICE CO.Colin A. Drummond was appointed vice president of systems, a new position

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken disciplinary action against the director of its National Maritime Cen

ONE DEAD IN BLASTAT INDONESIAN PLANTJAKARTA, Indonesia - An electric furnace has exploded at

Milk shortages that have pushed supermarket prices past $3 a gallon will continue through next year,

The Tokyo metropolitan government has banned sales of nine types of weight-loss Chinese tea that off

Hong Kong could have its long-awaited Container Terminal 9 in partial operation by early 1999, endin

You're a P&I club claims handler. Your shipowner member's mid-size tanker has just dumped 50,000 bar

Russian security chief Alexander Lebed has signaled he plans to put strategic pressure on Turkey ove

When Air France representatives meet Transportation Secretary Federico Pena here at the end of the m

Menlo Logistics and National Truck Leasing System, aiming to expand their range of transportation se

Sept, 12, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 247.22 off 0.92

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Coca-Cola opened its 17th plant in China Thursday and the head of its China operation said sales sho

In theory, the UAW could call a strike this weekend. After all, the union's existing contract with t

After years of negotiations on opening up the rice trade in the region, Southeast Asian nations repo

BNSF SELLS 277 MILESMORE OF WESTERN TRACKFORT WORTH - Burlington Northern Santa Fe sold anot

High-tech companies located in Oregon expect employment to climb nearly 30 percent and revenues to s

AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYSEXPECTS POOR RESULTSHARRISON, Ark. - American Freightways Corp., which l

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Thursday, Sept. 12, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Indonesia's President Suharto, opening a meeting of Southeast Asian economic ministers on Thursday,

TAIWAN HAILS DECISIONTO HALT TRADE WATCHTAIPEI - Taiwan on Thursday hailed a U.S. decision t

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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union President Brian McWilliams has been walking th

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India's efforts to block the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty won't affect trade and investment

It wasn't quite a food fight, but senior trade diplomats from banana-growing Caribbean countries las

Amid a stock market meltdown triggered by political uncertainty, the Thai government Wednesday launc

U.S.-based Ethyl Corp. said it planned to launch a $201 million suit against the Canadian government