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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

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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

In a move intended to reassure domestic and foreign investors, new Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari

For the week ended May 11, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 15

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

CANADA FARMER ACQUITTEDOF ILLEGAL EXPORTS TO USWINNIPEG, Manitoba - In a ruling some say cou

Trade with Japan - the second-ranking U.S. trade partner behind Canada - is governed by a network of

YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMPRESIDENT TO RETIREKANSAS CITY, Mo. - M. Reid Armstrong, Yellow Freight

Electronic transmission of international trade documentation is so widespread today among customs br

In a move applauded by the insurance industry, the federal agency that pays for the cleanup after a

LLOYD'S INVESTOR BATTLEA STEP CLOSER TO ENDLONDON - Litigating investors at Lloyd's of Londo

The trouble with white-collar crime like medical insurance fraud is that it's very difficult and exp

A legally binding accord of unprecedented scope laying out international investment policy ground ru

Importers are still on the edge of their seats as they wait to see whether Congress will find a legi

Rail traffic continues to bump along on an uneven stretch of track through the first few weeks of th

MEXICO'S TRADE SURPLUSNARROWS OVER YEAR EARLIERMEXICO CITY - Mexico posted a preliminary Apr

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New York Mercantile Exchange - May 16, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday argued successfully on behalf of three South Texas motor

With the Mexican economy showing signs of rebound and a brand new general cargo storage area opened