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

As of July 2, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 249.61 up 0.95 whi

MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNORHALTS AUTO DISCOUNT STUDYBOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. William Weld has

July 2, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 2, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Japan will be able to resolve a dispute with the United States over access to its insurance market b

TRUCKSNEYDON NEW PRESIDENTAT USF HOLLANDHOLLAND, Mich. - Peter Neydon is the new pre

Canadian manufacturers of wool slacks, sport coats and suits have been beating the pants off their U

Tuesday, July 2, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

In a test of its negotiating muscle, the European Union Commission today plans to announce its first

The U.S. dollar rose above 110 yen Tuesday, a key psychological barrier, but was unable to extend th

Instead of chasing after a bigger share of the increasingly elusive container market, the Port of Ba

A chart accompanying a June 28 article about increased air fares (''Rival fares do high jump with Va

Despite doubts about the re-election of President Boris Yeltsin, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin

A nasty lawsuit that pits the port cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach against four smaller cities

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. rescheduled payment on four ships this week, a move analysts called s

Fresh reports of errors and illness plagued the campaign of President Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday, dimm

The Seafarers International Union and Energy Transportation Corp. reached a three-year contract agre

CANADIAN FIRM SIGNSDEAL WITH CUBAN HOTELIERHAVANA - Canadian firm Wilton Properties Ltd. has

BRITAIN DETAINS21 FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPSLONDON - Two containerships were among 21 vessels ordere

China appeared on Tuesday to rule out participating in summits of the Group of 7 industrialized coun

Denmark is quickly becoming the chosen spot of multinational firms scouting for an international log

OVERVIEWDental equipment in the Czech Republic is such a new market that figures for imports

Well, you are almost ready to get your Web site up. In Part I of building your site, you articulated

MAJOR MANUFACTURERS / DISTRIBUTORSChirana Praha-StrasniceKorytna 4100 00 Pra

NORTH AMERICA1996 Exhibit Industry Conference and Exposition. July 22-25. Chicago. Contact:

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

New ministers dealing with commerce in India and Bangladesh are promising to open up imports and sim

Neil Kinnock, the European Union's transport commissioner, wants to create maritime trading conditio

Talks between the striking International Association of Machinists and McDonnell Douglas Corp. are s

1178 (July 2, 1996) Previous day - 1182The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 7, '95 - July 2, '96 (a graph)* Ann

July 2, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

West Coast pear growers are riding a strong wave of exports, but trade barriers and lower harvests c

The United States now provides only half the amount of foreign aid that Japan does and less than eit

''The Wall Street people are starting to understand that not every single political event has to sho

JAPAN'S CITY BANKS TO HELPCOVER 'JUSEN' LOSSESTOKYO - Private financial institutions agreed

IT'S FULL STEAM AHEADIN EUROPE-ASIA TRADESLONDON - Shipping lines operating in the Europe-to