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

MEXICANS, CUBANS SIGNNUCLEAR AGREEMENTMEXICO CITY - The Mexican and Cuban energy ministries

Independent power marketers will face tougher credit requirements - and a possible shakeout - as vol

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners enters the brave new world of genetic testing th

Three weeks ended May 25, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

The automaker controlled by Indonesian President Suharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo plans to launch i

The absence of a major tanker spill in U.S. waters over the last five years could mean that federal

Anglo-German relations may be at a postwar low, but business relations have never been better.

Broken doors, rough interiors, leaking roofs - these were just a few of the problems challenging pap

A split Jacksonville Port Authority came together long enough to narrow its list of candidates for t

The U.S. paper and paperboard industry has made giant strides toward its goal of recovering for recy

May 31, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Friday May 31, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Oil prices should remain stable in the $18- to $19-a-barrel range over the rest of this decade, acco

A 9 percent stake in Russian natural gas monopoly RAO Gazprom will be sold to foreign investors afte

A proposal to open the Polish rail system to competition for the first time in over 50 years could b

Legislation that would change New York's workers' compensation system moved to a conference committe

Just two weeks after being hit with the threat of 100 percent duties on $2 billion worth of textile

HONG KONG WILL RETAINFINANCIAL ROLE, CHINA SAYSTOKYO - Hong Kong will remain an internationa

A special U.N. investigator will examine charges of embezzlement of funds at the United Nations Conf

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A new proposal to open Japan's market to U.S. paper products is on the table, but don't expect quick

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 252.25 off 1.62

As of May 31, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

CANADIAN DEVELOPERSSUBMIT GAS FIELD PLANHALIFAX - A proposed C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) natu

CROP INSURERLOOKS TO EXPANDGREAT FALLS, Mont. - Crop Growers Corp., the second-largest servi

The number of earthquake insurance policies underwritten by non-life insurance companies in Japan re

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Housing starts are off to a strong start this year, giving a boost to forest products companies. Mea

SHIPSCAPTAIN, OFFICERSHELD IN DEATHSHALIFAX - A Taiwanese ship captain and six offic

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 9, '95, - May 31, '96 (a graph)(2)D

CHINA'S MFN STATUSFORMALLY EXTENDEDWASHINGTON - President Clinton formally extended China's

FEDEX PICKS ANCHORAGEFOR EXPRESS FACILITYANCHORAGE - Federal Express Corp. plans to open an

A strike by about 14,000 power workers in Sri Lanka last week brought into the open differences amon

As in real estate, the mantra of forest products producers in search of a port is ''location, locati

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 31, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 31, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sent a request to the White House seeking authority to releas

If you're wondering what's happening to the Canadian forestry industry, you're not alone.The