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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 12, '95, - May 3, '96 (a graph)(2)DA

For the week ended April 27, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

The article ''Shippers specify terms under which they'd back UP-SP,'' which appeared April 8 on Page

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

Three weeks ended April 27, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Transportation managers kept their gloves on and let rail executives spar over the proposed merger o

The expanding Asian market has opened a little wider with Northwest Airlines' launch of nonstop Detr

RAIL CROSSING CRASHESPLAGUE SOUTH CAROLINAGREENVILLE, S.C. - Collisions between trains and v

The U.S. dollar will consolidate its gains this week, as market players dump Deutsche marks and scoo

Thursday, May 2, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Sixteen working groups made up of top government officials in the United States and Mexico today beg

JAPAN SKETCHESNEW BANK BAILOUT PLANTOKYO - Japan's Finance Ministry and the Bank of Japan Fr

Gasoline prices continued as a focus of presidential politics as Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole mad

American Honda Motor Co. will boost its yearly auto imports through the Port of Portland, Ore., by a

A Senate Republican pushing to eliminate a major windfall for the manufacturers of brand name drugs

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The robust attendance at this year's National Association of Rail Shippers conference reflects a rem

Plans for the acquisition of a majority stake in Italian steelmaker Acciai Speciali Terni by Fried.

After years of political and financing problems, a private consortium is poised to construct and ope

1458 (May 3, 1996) Previous day - 1455The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

''It's sour beer for families and free beer for the wealthy.''

May 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

May 3, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

After steadily rising since 1990, U.S. footwear imports dropped last year and will likely remain fla

Shipping deregulation, logistics outsourcing and transloading are among the subjects topping the age

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

May 3, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buc

NESTLE CHIEF: COFFEE,COCOA PRICES TO STAY FLATZURICH - Helmut Maucher, head of Swiss food gi

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

Alan Zerobnick, a shoemaker by trade and by heritage, is pursuing his dream of mass customization.

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lots

As of May 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 256.78 off 1.17

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

May 3, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 3, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Latin American footwear exporters are struggling to hold on to U.S. market share as increasing Chine

Shoes may have air soles, but most go by sea, and according to conventional wisdom, airlines have li

Currency fluctuations within the European Union have exacerbated tensions among shoe manufacturers j

Cash-strapped nations are expected to have a tough time buying high-priced U.S. grain this year, but