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Competition in the world's fastest-growing market for parcel delivery is getting tougher, though the

Monday, June 3, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Britain's hopes of overturning the EU's worldwide ban on its beef exports hung on a knife edge Monda

A leading Hong Kong businessman is urging U.S. government officials to ''trust'' - perhaps even ''pa

Asparagus. Consider the word, which seems to fit the vegetable's appearance perfectly. And the appea

''Our sense is that the Saudis have felt very handicapped in their dealings with the cheaters. A quo

NEW FIRM TO TAKE OVERFAILED TAIHEIYO BANKTOKYO - Japanese banks unveiled plans to set up a n

Republicans in the House are planning tough spending cuts in transportation programs for fiscal 1997

June 3, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

June 3, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 3, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

NYK Cruises Co., a subsidiary of the Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha, said Monday its

RailTex Inc. of San Antonio is adding to its stable of 25 short-line railroads by announcing plans t

STOLT PARCEL GETSCUTTING-EDGE TANKERLONDON - Stolt Parcel Tankers is taking receipt of ''the

Dockworkers in Northern Europe flexed their muscle Monday and launched a weeklong campaign of protes

SHIPSCANADA ISSUES DATAON DETAINED VESSELSOTTAWA - Canada detained 33 foreign vessel

The state-owned energy company here plans to sell its shipping arm at auction.A consultant i

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Thailand's growing thirst for corporate funds and its concerns over its balance of payments has led

Mexican commerce officials are weighing whether to extend to other nations the benefits given to U.S

The United States said ''it was too early to tell'' whether a 9-month-old trade pact with South Kore

Machinists at McDonnell Douglas Corp. rejected the aerospace company's latest contract offer and thr

June 3, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

The Greek shipping community, which collectively controls the largest fleet in the world, may have b

Restrictive national policies that limit food trade in the Pacific Rim have emerged as a major stumb

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

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Citibank says it will become the first money center bank to start an Islamic bank when it starts the

BES ENGINEERINGCORP./KERJAYAMalaysiaAmount of contract: $5,412,132Contract d

1339 (May 31, 1996) Previous day - 1343The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

The United States and northern European countries remain at loggerheads over the safety of solo watc

May 31, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

CONAGRA LOWERS NUMBEROF PLANNED JOB CUTSOMAHA - Conagra Inc. has lowered by 200 the number o

Shippers are calling out for more timber, but freight rates for forest products have been dropping m

President Boris Yeltsin, unveiling his economic manifesto for next month's presidential election, pr

A run on the currency triggered by speculators is among a number of trials Hong Kong will face durin

This city's mayor is proposing to create a new agency to buy LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports

North American truck manufacturing giant Navistar International Corp. officially opened a new plant

Some 300 executives with ties to the forest products industry will be assessing the industry's prosp

RESEARCH SHIP NAMEDIN HONOR OF RON BROWNMOSS POINT, Miss. - Just over a year ago Alma Brown