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RAIL CROSSING CRASHESPLAGUE SOUTH CAROLINAGREENVILLE, S.C. - Collisions between trains and v

JAPAN SKETCHESNEW BANK BAILOUT PLANTOKYO - Japan's Finance Ministry and the Bank of Japan Fr

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As of May 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Currency fluctuations within the European Union have exacerbated tensions among shoe manufacturers j

Cash-strapped nations are expected to have a tough time buying high-priced U.S. grain this year, but

Austria's battle to save its anonymous bank accounts has opened up a rift in the government after a

TATE & LYLE'S US UNITPLANS LACTIC ACID PLANTLONDON - Tate & Lyle's U.S. subsidiary A.E. Stal

Royal Insurance Holdings PLC and Sun Alliance Group PLC said Friday they will merge into Britain's b

XTRA POSTS DECLINEIN NET FOR QUARTERBOSTON - XTRA Corp. reported a 40 percent decline in net

May 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

May 3, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

May 3, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buc

NESTLE CHIEF: COFFEE,COCOA PRICES TO STAY FLATZURICH - Helmut Maucher, head of Swiss food gi

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

New customs regulations appear to have placed a greater burden on footwear importers than on most ot

Doing business in Myanmar is still a political headache for Pepsico Inc. despite the company's recen

Myanmar government officials are hoping tourism will become a significant foreign exchange earner as

Sanctions aimed at forcing Iran, Libya and other nations into line with U.S. policy may harm U.S. in

UNION CARBIDE TO BUILDCOMPLEX IN MALAYSIANEW YORK - Union Carbide Corp. said Friday it plans

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

TOWER LOST $8 MILLIONIN FIRST QUARTERNEW YORK - Tower Air Inc. announced a first-quarter net

Harbor truck lines in Los Angeles-Long Beach limped into the weekend with a shortage of drivers, but

Holding their May Day banners high, some 10,000 workers took to the streets of Berlin on the first o

The Clinton administration is holding eleventh-hour negotiations with the House to head off a major

Plans for the acquisition of a majority stake in Italian steelmaker Acciai Speciali Terni by Fried.

May 3, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

May 3, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

Friday May 3, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

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The U.S. dollar will consolidate its gains this week, as market players dump Deutsche marks and scoo

Sixteen working groups made up of top government officials in the United States and Mexico today beg

After a year of delays, the three presidents of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania recently relaunched a reg

SOFTWARE MAKERS BACKENCRYPTION LEGISLATIONWASHINGTON - U.S. software producers said they ful

Lynden International has forged an exclusive agency agreement with Russian Air Services in the Russi

Sea-Land Service Inc. announced several service developments late last week scheduled to take effect

The first Surface Transportation Board decision covering maximum rail rates has drawn little immedia

The top executive of General Dynamics Corp. said his defense contracting company may be interested i

BILL ON RIGHTS OF INSUREDSIGNED IN COLORADODENVER - Colorado Gov. Roy Romer singed a bill th