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Apr. 23, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

CONSORTIUM TO DISBURSE$2.4 BILLION TO PAKISTANLONDON - A consortium of official donors has a

Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Corp. and General Motors Corp. opened 57 new dealerships in Japan in March,

Experts see the demand for this type of financial instrument growing in Latin American countries, pa

Top financial officials from around the world agreed this week to try and help the world's poorest n

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Telecommunications companies preparing for battle in the long-distance market insist this week's mer

''I think Japanese customers are not very rational.''

The global talks to broker a market opening accord on basic telecommunications services have switche

JAPAN OFFICIAL RULES OUTTRILATERAL CHIP ACCORDTOKYO - Shunpei Tsukahara, the international t

Representatives of the insurance and construction industries are working with taxpayer watchdog grou

U.S. banks, law firms and trade advocates are pressing Mexico's commerce agency for legal changes to

The Sri Lankan government is promising additional security at the Port of Colombo following an attac

The reinsurance industry has undergone vast changes in the 15 years since Franklin W. Nutter became

BAD WEATHER HITSAIRBORNE EXPRESS NETSEATTLE - Airborne Freight Corp., which operates Airborn

Hapag-Lloyd AG, the German shipping group, increased container traffic by 13 percent last year to 96

The article titled ''BNSF starts preparing for a Stampede,'' which appeared on Page 4B Monday, shoul

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., hit by bad weather and train derailments, reported improved but

Under Mexico's complicated registry system, registering a loan or transaction or doing a lien search

Davis Helberg, executive director of the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth, collapsed and fell unconsc

The U.S. Transportation Command has tapped two commercial air charter companies to bring U.S. troops

Reinsurers have nothing to fear from the vast changes sweeping the capital markets, according to ind

Apr. 23, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Apr. 23, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Apr. 23, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

As of Apr. 23, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Apr. 23, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 261.74 up 4.12 whi

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 23, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 23, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

CHINA LIKELY TO CANCELSOYMEAL SHIPMENTSSINGAPORE - China may cancel some of its soymeal ship

Sometimes starting up a new futures contract seems to take forever.Take the proposed new fut

RAYTHEON WINS CONTRACTFOR CHINA POWER PLANTNEW YORK - Raytheon Co. said it has won a $200 mi

The ongoing production crisis at Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel due to gas supply shortages is

The National Grain and Feed Association announced it has completed a comprehensive overview of risks

Tuesday Apr. 23, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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SANDOZ SHAREHOLDERSFAVOR CIBA MERGERBASEL, Switzerland - Sandoz shareholders Tuesday voted o

A fundamental shift in U.S. energy markets has created the best investment climate in years for smal