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The European Union won the right Monday to negotiate air deals with the United States, in a surprise

Monday, June 17, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 17, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Cuba's power system will need a quick boost to keep up with the expected pace of reconstruction in a

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending June 12, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

The last hurricane hit Virginia Beach 63 years ago, but All- state, wanting to store up some cash be

Growth in property/casualty premiums in seven of the world's major markets is expected to decrease i

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Monday June 17, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The Journal of Commerce index, burdened with falling copper prices, dropped Monday to a 22-month low

Imagine a 160-mile-long funnel with 2 million tons of heavy metal running through it every week. The

qA new contract reached between the Mexican government and the National Railroad Workers Syndicate i

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

A Canadian company has conquered the remaining diamond frontier by opening North America's first com

The senior management realignment continues at Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., where six new vic

HEALTH INSURERS ORDEREDTO EXPLAIN LACK OF COVEROLYMPIA, Wash. - State Insurance Commissioner

Major shipping nations were divided Monday on how to salvage an international trade agreement coveri

The deadline for truckers in the U.S.-Mexico trade to sign up for a key security program is less tha

June 17, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

IOWA BACKS CONSTRUCTIONOF BEEF PROCESSING PLANTDES MOINES, Iowa - The state is backing plans

Japan's trade surplus dropped 60.5 percent last month on burgeoning imports and the continued shrink

The tempo of Japan's economic recovery remains very much a slow shuffle and its future strength is u

TWO PICK LEASEWAYAS AUTO CARRIERREADING, Pa. - Leaseway Auto Carriers was chosen as a primar

1268 (June 17, 1996) Previous day - 1276The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

He was known by fellow traders as Mr. Copper.They called him the most powerful player in the

June 17, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 249.05 off 0.86 wh

LABOR VOWS TO LINKHUMAN RIGHTS TO TRADEGENEVA - The world's largest group of labor unions pl

The House ethics committee, following a closed-door meeting, gave transportation chairman Rep. Bud S

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CANADIAN CHURCH AGENCYTO SHIP WHEAT TO CUBAWINNIPEG, Manitoba - A Canadian church agency wil

Conrail has a new message for boxcar shippers: Give us your canned goods yearning to move cheap.

MEXICO'S GRUPO TELEVISAPLANS DIRECT TV SERVICEMEXICO CITY - Grupo Televisa S.A. plans to inv

Strong performances by trucking and air express companies helped transportation stocks end a three-w

If anybody out there knows why the transportation activity indexes released last week are going in o

FRANCE, US SIGN DEALTO SHARE NUCLEAR DATAWASHINGTON - France and the United States have sign

AIRSINGAPORE AIR MAKESFIRST FLIGHT TO PORTLANDPORTLAND, Ore. - Singapore Airlines ma

NUMBER OF WORKING RIGSIN US FALLS TO 773HOUSTON - The number of oil and gas rigs operating n

''When you think of 20 miles of copper wire, it's very difficult and awfully expensive.''

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