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VIETNAM SAYS TRUMPMAY INVEST IN PARKHANOI - New York real estate tycoon Donald Trump is a po

NEW ZEALAND BREWERWILL BUILD CHINESE PLANTMELBOURNE, Australia - New Zealand beer brewer Lio

RAILRAILCAR LEAKSHYDROCHLORIC ACIDMASON, W.Va. - Most residents were back home Monda

NEW JERSEY SPILL CLEANUPTO TOP $2 MILLIONNEW YORK - Cleanup costs were set to top $2 million

RUSSIA TO RESUMEWORK ON NUCLEAR PLANTMOSCOW - A government leader said Russia will resume co

Monday, May 20, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCESOCIETY OF THE U.S.Greg Brakovich and Jamie Shepherdson have been el

SHIPSP&O CONTAINERS POSTSHIGHER REVENUELONDON - P&O Containers achieved slightly bet

It boiled down to this: U.S. or European equipment for a $120 million nuclear power plant in China.<

Organized labor and House Republicans are gearing up for yet another legislative battle, this time o

Friday, May 17, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Contrary to Clinton administration assurances, data from the Federal Aviation Administration indicat

The National Industrial Transportation League decided Friday to continue opposing the Union Pacific/

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

They came by foot, boat and van to witness the dismantling of a pugnacious tug operator.The

The Federal Reserve Board's Open Market Committee is expected to maintain its policy when it meets T

The U.S. dollar is looking golden for the rest of the year, according to the consensus of foreign ex

China, stung by the prospect of a trade war with the United States over copyright piracy, trumpeted

European Union industry ministers will be asked today to extend shipbuilding subsidies if the United

Sumitomo Corp., a leading Japanese trading company, said Friday it will set up a joint venture in Ch

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 26, '95, - May 17, '96 (a graph)(2)D

The gruesome crash of a ValuJet airplane last week is raising questions about what goes into the hol

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

Finance ministers from across the Americas were expected to agree over the weekend to target higher

WORLD BANK PLEDGESSUPPORT TO RUSSIATOKYO - World Bank President James Wolfensohn pledged sup

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

LOCKHEED MARTIN GETS$51 MILLION IN CONTRACTSDALLAS - Lockheed Martin Vought Systems, a unit

''It's a real big mistake to define your job by your job description. I am where I am because someon

Corporate shippers who use rail transportation services increasingly are finding that the efficiency

The Uruguay Round's liberalization accords should boost the availability and quality of pharmaceutic

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A coalition of U.S. maritime companies and labor will defeat efforts to reform the 75-year-old shipp

Three weeks ended May 11, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

President Boris Yeltsin gave a psychological boost to Russian exporters Thursday, but new exchange r

May 17, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1417 (May 17, 1996) Previous day - 1425The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

HONG KONG OFFICIAL FEARSUS-CHINA TRADE WARSINGAPORE - Hong Kong Financial Secretary Donald T

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Japan's major shipping companies found the going rough on North American and European routes, but As