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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

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If Mexico's moribund economy is on the mend, don't tell that to truckers. They aren't feeling recove

AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYSSETS FUEL SURCHARGEHARRISON, Ark. - American Freightways Corp. joined a

The Russian tanker Marshal Vasalevskiy had been standing dead in the water at the edge of the Black

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Thursday, Sept. 5, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday in anticipation of a strong employment report for August, to be releas

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 8, '95 - Sept. 5, '96 (a graph)* A

The first U.S. small-business trade mission to Russia leaves here today for a weeklong visit to Mosc

Mexico is poised to publish a modification of its truck size and weight laws that may end the contro

Wanted: Eccentrics, risk-takers and free-thinkers for challenging posts at Japan Inc. to dream up ne

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 5, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Plans to scrap the Department of Energy pose a risk to national and energy security, and would depri

When Vance Huneycutt set up a distribution business for imported Mexican thread and yarn in Greenvil

In the first meeting of North American trucking associations since the United States failed to open

Sept. 5, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Taiwan and Australia, which do not have diplomatic relations, on Thursday vowed to further strengthe

Pipeline operators have disaster plans to deal with oil spills, but most haven't put on paper any pr

The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Ltd., the fourth-largest P&I club in the wor

Turkey over the next few months will phase in several navigation rules for the Bosporus. The followi

1072 (Sept. 5, 1996) Previous day - 1079The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

HOFFA'S RUNNING MATEQUITS TEAMSTERS RACECHICAGO - James P. Hoffa, challenger for general pre

Efforts to reach an out-of-court settlement to a nagging lawsuit involving the Alameda Corridor took

The German economy rebounded more strongly than expected in the second quarter of the year, official