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Homestake Mining Co. said Wednesday it will form a company with the Chilean state-owned Corporacion

Texas Insurance Commissioner Elton Bomer has demanded that Allstate and Farmers stop using a double-

ATLAS AIR INC.Mickey P. Foret was named president of this air cargo carrier, effective June

AIRTHAILAND, US SIGNAVIATION AGREEMENTBANGKOK - The United States and Thaila

May 8, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

President Clinton Wednesday signed an executive order creating an emergency board to block a potenti

The European Union Wednesday blocked a U.S. request to create a trade panel on hormone-treated beef.

Idaho, already warning traffic managers not to pay undercharge claims, is asking U.S. Attorney Gener

Ocean carriers moving goods from the United States to Asia are making recent rate increases - partic

It has taken the threat of unionization in an adamantly anti-union industry to bring about the two t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 12, '95, - May 8, '96 (a graph)(2)DA

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

If presidential elections on May 16 in the Dominican Republic finally depose its leader of four deca

CALIFORNIA COURT THROWSOUT A CASE VS. LLOYD'SLOS ANGELES - The California Department of Corp

The Senate Finance Committee approved five long-delayed trade bills Wednesday after unexpectedly def

UPS, BOEING LAUNCHPARTS DELIVERY SERVICESEATTLE - United Parcel Service and Boeing Co. have

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

New Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor told a Senate panel Wednesday the Commerce Department is a vita

After pressuring Azerbaijan to cede control over its Caspian Sea oil, the Russian government is tryi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 259.34 up 1.96 wh

May 8, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk Line are starting to integrate their regional shipping services wit

The plunge in rates this year on goods shipped across the Pacific to the United States may not be ov

Privatization has made Canadian National Railway Co. more efficient, but it has a long way to go bef

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

The U.S. dollar fell against the Deutsche mark in slow trading Wednesday and was little changed agai

The Port of Portland, Ore., Commission awarded a contract to Lifetech Consultants Inc. to devise an

US MOVING TO HITCHINA WITH SANCTIONSWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration is expected to t

The Surface Transportation Board has halted implementation of controversial arbitration rulings cove

North Atlantic carriers responded to European Commission criticism of a recently introduced equipmen

The South Korean government on Tuesday rejected accusations that its import system governing fresh o

A cavalry fanfare from an unexpected direction has been sounded in the muddled battle against Lloyd'

MARKETING, COST CONTROLEFFORTS AID RAILTEXSAN ANTONIO - RailTex Inc. reported net income of

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. was making all the right moves in its trade routes. The carrier was gettin

In a bid to avert complete collapse of global talks to remove barriers to trade in maritime services

The search for an affordable, renewable source of energy is a major challenge to the rapidly-develop

When Russia first threw open its vast market to imports of fresh fruits and vegetables, traders were

May 8, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

The Russian government's intention to introduce a ruble crawling peg will have a positive effect on

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 3.4 million barrels during the week ended May 3 compared with the