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First it generated a strike by longshoremen protesting its alleged anti-union attitude.Now i

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For 16,000 shippers, their long nightmare is over.Lloyd T. Whitaker, trustee for defunct tru

AUGUSTS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime trag

Summer rail traffic continues to head in several directions at once without going much of anywhere a

JOURNAL OF COMMERCELAUNCHES WEB SITENEW YORK - The Journal of Commerce now has a site on the

U.S. and Japanese negotiators geared up for talks today aimed at settling ongoing route and airline

SUGAR LINE GROWSAT PARANAGUA PORTSAO PAULO - Dockworkers are back to work at Brazil's Parana

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Raymond Burns was used to driving a truck 3,000 miles a week, but now he can hardly find his way fro

Mexico abruptly changed the bidding rules and announced a three-week postponement in the privatizati

The U.S. dollar rose sharply against the Deutsche mark Wednesday on comments from Bundesbank Chief E

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 14, '96 (a graph)* A

The White House said Wednesday it was too soon to say whether Turkey would be punished for a natural

CHILEAN CHAMBER OKSACCORD WITH MERCOSURVALPARAISO, Chile - The lower house of Chile's Congre

When President Jiang Zemin issued an appeal for faster state enterprise reform in May, his audience

Political uncertainties rocked Thailand's financial markets Wednesday after a party of the governing

''I came here to change things, and change them I will.''

ARROW AIR APPROVEDAS DEFENSE CARRIERMIAMI - Arrow Air was approved as an authorized carrier

MATSUSHITA ELECTRICMAY STALL PLANT PROJECTTOKYO - Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

A leading Japanese bank said Wednesday it has agreed to a $1 million settlement with U.S. regulators

1080 (Aug. 14, 1996) Previous day - 1068The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Faced with longtime criticism of its closed markets, unique business practices and buy-Japanese-firs

Aug. 14, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

American International Freight, the all-cargo airline geared to domestic forwarders, is introducing

BANGKOK CABLE CO.ThailandAmount of contract: $9,533,680.Contract description: Alumin

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Pakistan is offering new investment incentives to foreign companies interested in the country's port

The former senator from Kansas, Bob Dole, takes center stage in U.S. politics today to convince vote

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CHILE TO REMAIN CLOSEDTO IMPORTS OF US WHEATWASHINGTON - Chile is unlikely to import U.S. wh

Undaunted by the GOP's tough platform stance against illegal immigrants, Hispanic Republicans here s

A distinguished panel of former foreign policy-makers argued this week the world will be a safer pla

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

As of Aug. 14, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 249.91 up 0.61 wh

In his first solo campaign appearance since taking Bob Dole's phone call, Republican vice presidenti

Aug. 14, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent