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Four months ago, wheat prices soared to record highs on fears there wouldn't be enough grain to go a

Thursday July 25, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The Port of Singapore Authority, wrestling with a 14 percent increase in container movements last ye

President Clinton Thursday called on the U.S. airline industry to conduct more thorough security che

Thursday, July 25, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

1086 (July 25, 1996) Previous day - 1094The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

July 25, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Mexican government has decided to further accelerate its repayment of last year's $20 billion U.

Though burdened with inefficient, error-prone and energy-guzzling machinery from the 1940s, Svetoch

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 25, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High L

BAYER SAYS IT BURIEDCHEMICALS IN ARGENTINABUENOS AIRES - German pharmaceutical firm Bayer AG

The Maritime Administration faces almost certain cuts under 1997 budget legislation now moving throu

Fritz Cos., the fast-growing forwarder and logistics giant that previously could do little wrong in

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Thursday after the Bundesbank announced it was leaving key interest rat

TURKEY TOLD TO CLOSECOAL-FIRED POWER PLANTSANKARA, Turkey - A court ruled that three coal-fi

A tender to build a major power plant in Vietnam has turned into an apparent bidding war between two

In a move executives say could spread the Pacific rate war to U.S. export cargo, American President

The European Commission approved a $1 billion government subsidy to Air France Wednesday after Frenc

Having bought a large Hong Kong-based shipping line, the son of Malaysia's prime minister is now cre

President Clinton has decided to sign a bill punishing foreign investors in Iran and Libya despite s

West Coast longshoremen swept the table on most issues in their new three-year contract with employe

Chinese cotton production in 1995-96 and 1996-97 probably will be lower than its government's estima

The European Union on Wednesday called for workers' rights to be put on the World Trade Organization

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European Union farm ministers pulled off an ambitious deal Wednesday to increase scarce grain suppli

Wednesday, July 24, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Norfolk Southern Corp. posted another record quarter with net income up 10 percent to $199.5 million

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JAPANESE PREMIER URGESCLINTON TO SETTLE DISPUTESTOKYO - Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.32 up 0.52 wh

The coalition government continues to do a high-wire balancing act as it treads ever so carefully an

ACE LTD. NET INCOMEDOWN IN THIRD QUARTERHAMILTON, Bermuda - ACE Ltd., which ended its statut

Cargo traffic hauled on scheduled international flights in 1995 rose by 8.4 percent, to 12.5 million

An effort by some House lawmakers to preserve 1997 funding for six federally funded state maritime a

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

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 24, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of July 24, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

CIGNA TO EXPLOREKOREAN OPPORTUNITIESPHILADELPHIA - Cigna International and the Korea Exchang

Airborne Express is planning a marathon event of its own for the Olympic Games in Atlanta.It