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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

May 17, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

The Bolivian government had not foreseen contradictions arising from the partial privatization of it

Heidi Hutter, one of the few women to head a major reinsurance company, drew an overflow crowd of ex

Latin American exports to the United States are booming, thanks to the devaluation of Mexico's peso

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

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

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

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

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

CAR BOMB INJURES 3AT ROYAL DUTCH SITELIMA, Peru - A car bomb exploded in the Peruvian capita

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

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

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

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

KAZAKHSTAN PLANS TO BEMAJOR OIL EXPORTERMOSCOW - Kazakhstan will become a major oil and gas

May 17, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Earthquake, property, workers compensation and political risk insurance are hard to get for the glob

* Global merchandise exports this year should grow about 7 percent.* The combined value of c

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1995 1994 Mil. $ Mo. Back

UNION CARBIDE CORP.William H. Joyce, Chairman, Chief ExecutiveChemical trade is a big bonus

In the bleak economic landscape of sub-Saharan Africa, the 12-nation Southern Africa Development Com

When Hollis Harris, Air Canada's Georgia-born chairman, announced recently that he had chosen fellow

The World Trade Organization faces a difficult task in finding common ground for developed and devel

Eastern and Central Europe are on the verge of economic takeoff and western investors are rushing in

A spate of failed market-opening talks is hard evidence that the World Trade Organization is sufferi

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

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

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Personal computer maker Gateway 2000 Inc. said Friday it planned to invest $40 million and create 1,

MERCK & CO. INC.Henri LipmanowiczPresidentHuman HealthMerck Intercontinental

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

Friday May 17, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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

The Port of Charleston set its single-month container tonnage record in March by handling 840,000 to

The European Union is working to a year-end deadline to forge a new exchange rate mechanism linking