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US, JAPAN FAIL TO REACHSEMICONDUCTOR ACCORDWASHINGTON - Representatives of the U.S. and Japa

Senior officials from about 15 rich and poor countries are slated to hold confidential talks here to

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BONA SEES IMPROVEMENTFOR TANKERS IN 2ND HALFLONDON - Bona Shipholding Ltd. is forecasting an

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 18, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

It may be a month before a judge hears a state Department of Insurance request to force an insurer t

Searchers Monday recovered more bodies and finally a portion of the fuselage from the doomed Trans W

The Journal of Commerce stock index fell 1.3 percent during a difficult week for U.S. stocks which s

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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

July 22, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

July 22, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 19, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

At a time of record rail earnings, the Surface Transportation Board has ruled that just three railro

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush was disappointed last week when the Senate faile

Three weeks ended July 13, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

Northbound freight out of Mexico will not longer move through the Texas city of Hidalgo, routed inst

SINGAPORE POSTS RISEIN CONTAINER VOLUMESINGAPORE - The Port of Singapore Authority said Frid

In an aviation version of tit-for-tat, the Japanese Ministry of Transport is prepared to impose coun

How many times have your bags gone through an airport X-ray machine while the attendant talked to a

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The Russian government is set to launch retaliatory trade measures against European textiles, and is

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

Infrastructure, employment and alleviating poverty, as well as reducing the fiscal deficit, will be

July 19, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

A newly formed group of Indonesian cotton importers is calling for a boycott of one of America's lar

Saturday was Marine Day in Japan, a new national holiday established to focus public attention on th

DOMESTIC OIL DEMANDUP FROM 1ST HALF OF '95WASHINGTON - Domestic oil demand rose 2.5 percent

A lawyer said Thursday he will continue his client's lawsuit against a huge life insurer after losin

Supporters of a Senate natural disaster bill that would make property insurance more available to ho

Federal Express Corp. was rejected again last week in its ongoing effort to get Congress to restore

The planned merger between two insurance groups may be delayed following the death of three executiv

A union divided could be the most dangerous kind of adversary for already troubled Teamsters motor c

Imagine a set of five interlocking peaches emblazoned on your Olympic T-shirt instead of the familia

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 28, '95 - July 19, '96 (a graph)* A

The Middle East-North Africa region, after years of stagnation, is showing signs of accelerating eco

Italy's new government made its first substantive move Friday toward honoring election pledges to di

''We are very sad he couldn't understand our point of view.''

ZINC REFINERY IN PERUUNVEILS EXPANSION PLANSLIMA, Peru - Peru's Cajamarquilla zinc refinery