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''One might understand staying with a two by four if a two by four was indeed a two by four. But as

AES Corp. in Arlington, Va., is poised to provide Ugandans with low-cost electric power.The

A shipping tycoon with close ties to China has cleared the way for a run at Hong Kong's post-colonia

Two years before Hong Kong's new airport is due for completion, agreement has been reached on the n

After China regains sovereignty next year, Hong Kong is expected to emerge as a strong factor in tum

Japan's Bio-oriented Technology Research Advanced Institution, a research arm of the Ministry of Agr

Tuesday June 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

US PRESSES JAPANTO SETTLE DISPUTESTOKYO - The United States, worried Japan got the wrong mes

OVERVIEWJapanese furniture imports have continued to grow for the past few years. Industry s

CMA-USA Line has left the South Europe-America Conference, a move the rate-setting group insists doe

A rising number of U.S. companies are considering a visit this month to Cuba to try to settle longst

Exporting companies would pay a big part of the tuition bill for the educational tax incentive Presi

From South Carolina to the shores of Guam, the sound of teeth gnashing could be heard at the reading

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index, pushed down by weakness in the energy and metals sec

United Parcel Service will begin construction of a 400,000-square-foot package sorting and distribut

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 9, '95, - June 4, '96 (a graph)(2)D

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FRITZ COS.Billy Gwin was named senior manager for regulatory compliance. His primary respons

HONDA BREAKS GROUNDFOR PLANT IN BRAZILRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil_ Honda Motor Co. this week bega

The European Union is set to maintain its worldwide ban on British beef exports for months to come,

When Skidmore, Owings & Merrill needed contacts recently in Thailand to advance an important enginee

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending May 29, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

UNC COMPLETES BUYOF GARRETT AVIATIONANNAPOLIS, Md. - UNC Inc., an aviation services company,

1338 (June 4, 1996) Previous day - 1337The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

REGIONAL BLOCSDoing Business With China. June 10-12. Los Angeles. Contact: Sue Allen, (213)

AIRUS AND JAPAN FAILTO REACH AIR PACTWASHINGTON - U.S. and Japan negotiators failed

Federal Express Corp.'s new venture into the trucking market is finding success by coming up short.<

The computer industry is fuming over the latest signs that an export speedup policy ordered by Presi

Hong Kong's initial attempt to create a paperless trading system has been granted a government lifel

U.S. forest products suppliers face assaults on several fronts as they fight aggressive competitors

Truck driver disruptions in Los Angeles-Long Beach in May have generated a surge of interest in on-d

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Unanimous opposition to the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific rail merger from three key federal agenci

DEMOCRATS WRITERAIL SAFETY MEASUREWASHINGTON - House transportation Democrats are writing th

Tuesday, June 4, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Government, environmental and maritime industry representatives Tuesday praised the intent of legisl

Alberto Aleman, a Panamanian construction executive, was nominated by President Clinton to be the ne

The U.S. dollar powered through key resistance levels of 109 yen and 1.53 Deutsche marks Tuesday.

Danzas Corp., Bellevue, Wash., a leading freight forwarder, is joining with insurance and banking pa