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Global talks to open markets worldwide in maritime transport services were suspended Friday, effecti

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

Northwest Airlines officials played a ''pit and the pendulum'' game with Japan Friday, waiting tense

The high-stakes, intrigue-rich Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger proposal takes center stage thi

As of June 27, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

If you happen to land some tickets to next month's Olympic Games in Atlanta, don't celebrate just ye

June 27, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

PENA URGED TO KEEPLARGER RIGS OFF US ROADSWASHINGTON - A bipartisan quartet of lawmakers Wed

Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic Airways chairman, Thursday blasted a proposed alliance between his

Thursday June 27, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Remember those mom-and-pop freight brokers? Well, they've been joined by Uncle Harry and lots of cou

June 27, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

June 27, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The end of the month will mark the end of an era at the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, where Demo

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 248.66 up 0.95

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 27, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. shipyards that have been harsh critics of an international agreement banning shipbuilding s

June 27, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 27, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto agreed late Thursday to work toward

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The terrorist bombing of a U.S. military compound in Saudi Arabia Tuesday has dashed European hopes

Brazil has shot ahead of Argentina and Chile on protection for pharmaceuticals with a new law that g

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

Clinton administration officials have had a lot to say this year about how increased imports of Mexi

Thursday, June 27, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

African leaders attending an investment conference in Ghana accused Western businessmen of failing t

The U.S. dollar fell slightly in lethargic trading Thursday with no supportive developments from the

The United States and Japan Thursday urged the world's other largest industrial nations to come to a

FRENCH BAN ON FEEDTIED TO MAD-COW DISEASEPARIS - Prime Minister Alain Juppe said Thursday Fr

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 30, '95, - June 27, '96 (a graph)*

China must decide who owns its vibrant township and village enterprises if they are to remain centra

In an unusual display of intercultural solidarity, U.S. and Japanese women's groups demonstrated in

Somebody has to ante up at least $1 trillion - that's one with 12 zeros behind it - if the planet's

''It's fair to say the cherry industry is at its wit's end.''

Roberta Dayer knows how difficult it can be to locate an overseas distributor for your products.

The House turned back critics of China's human rights record Thursday, voting by a 2-1 margin to uph

WORLD BANK OKS LOANFOR CHINA ENVIRONMENTHONG KONG - The World Bank has approved a S150 milli

KANTOR WARNS INDONESIAOVER AUTO IMPORT POLICYJAKARTA, Indonesia - Secretary of Commerce Mick