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July 11, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A private company is optimistic about taking over up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) of CN Rail tr

LAWMAKER: CLINTON SURETO INVOKE TITLE IIIWASHINGTON - President Clinton will fully implement

Tankers approaching an oil terminal in the United States often are required to provide the local por

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

The U.S. dollar fell slightly Wednesday as exporters continued to pressure the Clinton administratio

M.S. CARRIERS' INCOMEIMPROVES IN QUARTERMEMPHIS - M.S. Carriers Inc. pulled off the difficul

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 14, '95 - July 10, '96 (a graph)* A

COLOMBIA PAYS BIG PRICEFOR PIPELINE BOMBINGSBOGOTA, Colombia - A guerrilla bombing campaign

JULYS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime traged

Jesse Jackson is heading to Asia this week for a ''trade mission'' aimed mostly at pressuring U.S.-b

Despite tough statements against terrorism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised supp

US CUBA BAN HITSCANADIAN MINING FIRMWASHINGTON - The Canadian mining and energy company Sher

Second-quarter rail earnings to be reported over the next two weeks should show double-digit growth

The government reshuffled a high-level committee so it could clear foreign investment proposals fast

''You could fall asleep watching these guys.''

In between anger and frustration over the long, gradual decline in the amount of beef Americans are

A scandal involving the jailed brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari has tai

FRANCE MULLS WIDENINGOF BONE MEAL BANPARIS - France is considering an extension of a ban on

U.S. National Security Adviser Anthony Lake on Wednesday wrapped up a landmark trip to China that pu

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

As of July 10, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

With an agreement in place to fight software piracy in China, Microsoft Corp. is now taking aim at d

July 10, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 10, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 10, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

July 10, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

July 10, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 250.12 up 0.83 wh

July 10, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

''If you know the President's birthday, press six.''If recorded telephone prompts like this

The European Commission has carried out raids on United International Pictures, a U.S. film distribu

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 1.3 million barrels during the week ended July 5, compared with t

US OFFICIALS CONFIDENTON JAPANESE FILM CASEGENEVA - U.S. trade officials Wednesday expressed

The European Commission called Wednesday for wider powers to scrutinize mergers and offered an amnes

The United States and Japan Wednesday failed to bridge their differences over a semiconductor pact d

Federal Express Corp. faces at least several more months of unsettled labor relations but could see

From souvenir hawkers to restaurant owners to strippers, people are making serious money off the Oly

While Hurricane Bertha's path baffled meteorologists Wednesday, ports along the southeastern coast s

KUWAIT AIRWAYS ORDERSTWO BOEING 777SSEATTLE - Boeing Co. confirmed Wednesday that Kuwait Air