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Businesses in Bahrain are increasingly seeking insurance protection against sabotage and terrorism f

Lloyd's of London Monday welcomed news that it was to be given major respite from legal assault in C

Canada's two largest provinces, which piled up impressive levels of debt over the years, have propos

Danzas, the international forwarding group, Monday announced plans to close freight terminals and sh

Still keeping paper records on repairs to your fleet? Still scratching your head and scrambling for

JAPAN MINISTRY HITOVER EX-OFFICIALSTOKYO - Koichi Kato, secretary general of the Liberal Dem

May 13, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GRAIN OUTPUT FORECASTTO SURPASS DEMANDWASHINGTON - For the first time in four years, the wor

As of May 13, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 13, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Procter & Gamble Co. and Union Pacific Railroad, realizing that one of the most difficult tasks of g

Two shipping groups, New Caribbean Services and Eurosol, announced they are transferring their Carib

Shipowners and marine pilots failed this weekend to reach a deal on annual pilotage rates for San Fr

IRAN LEADER INAUGURATESSILK ROAD RAILWAYTEHRAN - Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to privatize about a third of Israel's state-ow

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 259.08 off 1.22 wh

May 13, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

GREENSPAN PRAISESBANK DEREGULATION BILLWASHINGTON - Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Fede

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

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

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''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1445 (May 10, 1996) Previous day - 1447The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

LATIN AIRPORTS HIGHESTIN LANDING ACCIDENTSWASHINGTON - Latin America has the world's highest

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

The United Arab Emirates and the United States are pressing on with a shipyard deal that could promp

Japan's oil companies, which have shunned the North Sea for over 30 years, are on the verge of acqui

As of May 10, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

While there are a lot of uncertainties stemming from India's three-phase national election that ende

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