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Boyd Schwieder, a third-generation wheat farmer in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is one of the pioneers of a n

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 16, '95, - June 13, '96 (a graph)*

Trials involving ships operated with just one officer on watch during darkness are to continue until

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

''Contrary to some perceptions, we don't own the whole island.''

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday as short-term traders despaired of the currency's inability to sur

EXXON TO BUILDPROPYLENE UNIT IN TEXASHOUSTON - Exxon Chemical Co. plans to build a propylene

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 250.43 up 0.24

Trinidad and Tobago has approved an agreement with an energy consortium, including two U.S. companie

A coalition of electric utilities has reached an agreement that cuts its dependence on the Bonnevill

CPC International Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a federal antitrust c

South Atlantic hub cities rolled out gangplanks and jetways this week to two new transportation dire

Battle lines are being drawn over the Personal Responsibility Act, a controversial tort reform measu

U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 900,000 barrels in the week ended June 7, compared with the previo

Red stars that once proudly marked the entry gates have been pried off. Guardhouse windows are shatt

2 FORWARDERS ENTERAGENCY PACT WITH JARDINEWASHINGTON - Airschott Inc. and Seaschott Inc., tw

Andrew J. Corbett Sr., founder of a maritime consulting firm in New York, died Monday of kidney fail

June 12, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

SHIPSSOLIDARITY, POLAND BLAMEEACH OTHER FOR GDANSKGDANSK, Poland - Workers began a t

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana is asking the Mexican government to buy its 49 percent stake in a r

Two union leaders battled for control of Mexico's labor movement in a war of words that threatens to

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 250.19 off 1.70 w

June 12, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

INSTITUTE SCHEDULESDEBATE OF JONES ACTNEW YORK - The Jones Act, mandating that cargoes shipp

A storage tank containing millions of gallons of gasoline was still burning in Woodbridge, N.J., 16

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TMG LIFE EXITSHEALTH MARKETMONTPELIER, Vt. - TMG Life Insurance Co. has been notifying its p

If the race goes to the swift, rail carriers must quicken the pace to keep up with a U.S. economy th

Ocean carriers saw an upturn in global vehicle shipments last year after seven years of decline.

June 12, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Striking truck drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach are shifting to a new strategy in their ongoing fig

Leonard Bennett, the president and chief operating officer of Celadon Group Inc., is resigning and h

June 12, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

NEW POWER PLANTDEBUTS IN PHILIPPINESMANILA - President Fidel Ramos Tuesday switched on one o

PRESIDENTS OF GERMANY,GEORGIA MEET, SIGN LOANTBILISI, Georgia - German President Roman Herzo

SOFRECOMFranceAmount of contract: $11,211,977Contract description: Informatic system

BRITAIN WILL CONTINUETO BLOCK EU DECISIONSLONDON - Britain's Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifki

Dozens of striking workers at Mongolia's largest department store threatened Wednesday to launch a h

A big Australian mining company announced a peace deal with indigenous people in a remote part of Pa

VIETNAM MINISTER URGESANTI-POLLUTION DRIVEHANOI - Vietnam's environment minister called Wedn