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The first service to Indonesia by a U.S. carrier is in a holding pattern as Northwest Airlines has r

Railroads are no longer making the same old excuses when responding to complaints of poor service.

The financial recovery of Atlantic Container Line continued during the first quarter, with the carri

Marubeni Hytech Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's trading company, Marubeni Corp., said Monday it estab

The port here is making plans for more ships and shippers. But it wants to stop one type of shipment

CUBA SUGAR PLANTING 40 PERCENTBELOW PLANNED ACREAGEHAVANA - Cuban sugar workers planted 115,

Bangladesh intends to speed up work on gas development and production to meet shortfalls that are hi

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It may have peaked in 1993 when a Roanoke jury awarded a railroad brakeman injured on the job a reco

A new law tightening the U.S. embargo on Cuba targets only future investors, not those who are alrea

May 7, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Austria's justice minister sounded the death knell for the nation's anonymous bank accounts on Tuesd

U.S. officials say the new World Trade Organization has ''teeth'' to enforce global trade rules. Tod

Will Middleton is stepping down as executive vice president of Sea-Land Service Inc., the company an

Despite peace moves by their governments, most ordinary Arabs remain suspicious of Israel and do not

Moldova is ripe with opportunities for food processing and canning companies.The small, form

A proposed underground zinc and copper mine near Crandon, Wis., is a danger to future generations an

Iraq's government is preparing for another year of food self-sufficiency under crippling U.N. trade

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REGIONAL BLOCSSummit of the Americas. May 17-18. New Orleans. Contact: Office of Communicati

After a quiet weekend, tension rose on several fronts Monday as a standoff between striking drivers

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 12, '95, - May 6, '96 (a graph)(2)DA

As of May 6, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

May 6, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

Banking deregulation jumped another hurdle after banks and insurance groups signed off on the measur

Monday, May 6, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Japanese government bond prices are expected to ease in Tokyo this week as planned issues of six-yea

Mobil Corp. and Kazakhstan late last week signed a final agreement for the U.S. oil major to buy a q

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 257.12 up 0.34 whi

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 6, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Security Council was set Monday to review and retain the nearly 6-year-old sanctions against Ira

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Despite the current sluggish market, nickel prices are poised for a sharp rise by the end of the yea

Corn futures prices raced higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade amid perceptions rain and cold

CHARTWELL RE TRIPLEDPROFIT IN 1ST QUARTERSTAMFORD, Conn. - Chartwell Re Corp. more than trip

John Snow believes it's high time for CSX Transportation to focus harder on improving service.

The European Union on Monday further urged the United States to drop draft bills on Iran and Libya,