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President Clinton will visit Yellowstone National Park today to announce an agreement to prevent the

Germany is busily lining up enough support among members of the International Monetary Fund's execut

For the week ended August 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

The battle of the financially fittest has begun in Mexico's rail privatization, with new bidding rul

Commercial mailers will be exempt from new postal rules designed to improve security of cargo flying

Aug. 9, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

SHIPCO TRANSPORT OPENSHONG KONG OFFICEHOBOKEN, N.J. - Shipco Transport Inc., an ocean freigh

Privatizing Thailand's main port may be the key to improving efficiency and lowering costs, the Bang

SHIPSSRI LANKAN REBELSDAMAGE PRINCESS WAVECOLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Tamil rebe

The heavy-truck industry is shifting away from shifting.Automated transmissions that can do

China toughened its criticism of the United States, accusing it of engaging in power politics by try

The leaks are plugged.The ship is making headway.Still, there's a long journey home, and sea

JAPAN APPEALS TO WTOON LIQUOR TAX ISSUETOKYO - Japan, determined to protect domestic produce

The Bangladesh government's apparent plan to allow private export-processing zones and to shift cont

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

The message from a two-day conference on insurance last week is that reforms are definitely on, but

Gains in the second two quarters of 1996 should salvage a disappointing first half in the container-

Sri Lanka intends to sell a 40 percent stake in its national airline and promises management control

Three weeks ended Aug. 3, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

When East Coast longshoremen look West at the generous pay raises their counterparts are voting on,

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

SHELL BEGINS PRODUCTIONAT MARS SITE IN GULFHOUSTON - Shell Oil Co. said it has initiated pro

Friday, Aug. 9, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The market continues to exhibit classic signs of short-term weakness. Softer fixtures in the midsize

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

Aug. 9, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Facing imminent federal budget cutbacks, Amtrak officials will make major changes in the national pa

The campaign for presidency of the Teamsters took a dramatic turn last week when General President R

An Indonesian Cabinet minister assured top U.S. and Singapore businessmen that economic growth and r

BRAZIL COFFEE EXPORTSTOP MILLION BAGS IN JULYSAO PAULO - Brazil exported more than 1.1 milli

In a country where the slightest suggestion of a price rise triggers a collective fit, deregulating

West Coast longshoremen will begin voting today on a proposed three-year contract their leaders say

As of July 31, 1996Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 9, '96 (a graph)* An

COURT: EXXON MUSTGUARANTEE SPILL PAYMENTANCHORAGE - A federal judge ruled against Exxon Corp

''Who here is lying?''

Aug. 9, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Aug. 9, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 9, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Fresh fears have arisen that Nigeria may have been losing about $700 million yearly in oil royalties