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Planned sanctions against Iran and Libya have hit a new snag in the House amid fears that penalties

Two key legislators, one from the Senate and one from the House, are taking aim at the centerpiece o

Changes in the global interest rate outlook have pinned the dollar down, but there is enough confusi

Friday, May 10, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 19, '95, - May 10, '96 (a graph)(2)D

SHIPSSURVEY: FIRMS PESSIMISTICABOUT KOBE PORT'S FUTUREKOBE, Japan - About 70

Antitrust immunity given to a marketing alliance between United Airlines and Germany's Lufthansa Air

Puget Sound pilots and carriers avoided their annual rumble over pilotage rates when both sides agre

In a recent speech, Pierre S. du Pont, the former governor of Delaware, challenged the protectionist

REVITALIZATION STUDY SETFOR BROOKLYN WATERFRONTNEW YORK - The city and state will study revi

China's new ''Silk Route'' to central Asia and Europe is bogged down in customs disputes, but has th

Federal Express Corp., having steadily increased its flights, now is bolstering other services at it

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

MEXICO MODIFIESORIGIN REQUIREMENTSMEXICO CITY - Mexico has published modifications to certif

For the week ended May 4, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 156

The European Commission said it was turning to the Geneva-based World Trade Organization to force op

Thanks partly to continuing economic reform, U.S. business leaders across Latin America and the Cari

''We are clearly a big target.''

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

GERMANY CONSIDERINGEXTENDED RETAIL HOURSBONN - Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt said propo

Faced with a sudden slowdown in export growth, China is moving to keep overseas investors happy by e

Japan's trade ministry said this week that small and medium-sized Japanese companies continued on ba

CARGRAPHICSColombiaAmount of contract: $1,690,688Contract description: Printing and

James Wolfensohn, World Bank president, said late last week the bank has earmarked $1.5 billion in c

BANK THREATENS TO BLOCKSINGAPORE FROM BIDDINGMANILA - Singapore may be blocked from bidding

Hong Kong, suffering an unusual and worrying blip in exports, visits its Southeast Asian neighbors s

The United States and Japan differ sharply on renewing a pathbreaking agreement that reserves a shar

Despite the eroding effects of inflation, the Mexican peso is fine in its present trading range and

The ports of Georgetown and Port Royal present distinct challenges for the South Carolina State Port

South Carolina is aggressively using economic incentives to attract industry, but the practice is dr

Pat Buchanan's quest for the Republican presidential nomination, propelled by a ''Fortress America''

MASSACHUSETTS SENATEPASSES COASTAL BILLBOSTON - The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill, H-

Banks selling insurance, a source of controversy in the United States, has been a way of life in the

The oldest public adjusting firm in the world has been charged with conspiring to inflate claims by

AON CORP.William J. Fasel was named director of financial relations. He succeeds Joan Steel

The mood of action groups representing Lloyd's of London investors hardened quickly against acceptan

Three weeks ended May 4, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

CARGO VOLUME DIPSAT PORT OF HAMBURGHAMBURG - Cargo volume at the Port of Hamburg fell 1.4 pe

American insurance companies are in retreat internationally, and this ''means we are giving up the c