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PROBE CONTINUESINTO FISHERMEN'S DEATHSBOSTON - Coast Guard officials continued an investigat

Friday, Sept. 6, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

HALIFAX PORT CORP.APPROVES CAPITAL PLANHALIFAX - Halifax Port Corp. has approved a C$46.3 mi

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 6, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

TURKEY WANTS USTO PAY FOR LOSSESLONDON - Turkish Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller said she want

VENEZUELA FORECASTSRISE IN OIL EARNINGSCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's possible gross earni

China's state-run umbrella firm for shipyards said it generated export earnings of $305.26 million i

International peacekeeping will be the focus of a conference and exhibition at Madison Square Garden

SENATE OKS LONGER STAYSIN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDBIRTHWASHINGTON - The Senate voted last week to

The U.S. Court of Appeals last week upheld the 1993 conviction of a former California legislator who

JPA OFFICIAL RETURNINGTO PRIVATE INDUSTRYJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Thomas Delcomyn, the Jacksonvi

PRATT & WHITNEY PICKEDTO SERVICE AVIANCA JETSFARNBOROUGH, England - Avianca, Colombia's nati

American Airlines released a privately commissioned poll Wednesday that showed strong support among

Just how much rail competition will there really be after Union Pacific Corp. completes its merger w

No longer boxed in by sky-high tariffs and nightmarish red tape, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is rev

Ministers of the 18-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have approved new initiatives des

KOREAN GROUP TO INVEST$2.5 BILLION IN EUROPEWARSAW - Korea's LG Group plans to invest $2.5 b

CP Rail System may disclose the winner - or winners - of auctions for two commercially attractive Mi

The ''People on the Move'' item on Swiss Re Services that appeared on Page 8A on Friday, Aug. 30, sh

As of Sept. 5, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Mexico's insurance market could be boosted in value by 30 percent when an annuities industry is kick

IRAN CLAIMS NO HARMFROM US PENALTIESKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Iran's vice president said Thur

AIRFIRE CONSUMESFEDEX DC-10NEWBURGH, N.Y. - A fire that apparently started in a carg

Sept, 5, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Four years of effort ended up a few words short.And that means Massachusetts' double-stack r

PEMEX PROJECT TO BOOSTOIL OUTPUT AT CANTERELLMEXICO CITY - An $825 million investment in the

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 5, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Zooming into cyberspace, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it has taken its first-ever a

Japan's agriculture ministry said it plans to lift its ban on imports of Canadian tomatoes at the en

The Port of Wilmington, N.C., was almost empty and strangely quiet Thursday morning.Workers

Witnesses offered the first public meeting of a White House panel on aviation security several steps

SNAKE PUTS OUT LIGHTSIN PHILIPPINE TOWNILIGAN, Philippines - Startled residents of Iligan fe

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 247.10 off 1.88

Sept. 5, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The Thai economy's resilience has been hit hard as high interest rates, slowing exports and a downgr

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 5.7 million barrels during the week ended Aug. 30, compared with

Washington's latest confrontation with Baghdad, if it lasts or escalates, may cause pain for consume

Thousands of New Jersey truckers will risk steep fines if they travel out of the Garden State this w