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The recent run-up in energy and grain prices may be bothering financial markets, but the price gains

The U.S. dollar rose against the Deutsche mark Monday and was little changed against the Japanese ye

Apr. 15, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

1447 (Apr. 15, 1996) Previous day - 1450The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

They came here to tell the world that they have thrown off their dependence on government contracts

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 21, '95, - April 15, '96 (a graph)

For the week ended April 6, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

ECONOMIC UPTURNEXPECTED IN MEXICOMEXICO CITY - President Ernesto Zedillo said Monday there w

Houston may rank as the lion of Texas ports, but there's a lot of roaring these days along the state

Three Weeks Ended April 6, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars Cars Loaded

Charlene Barshefsky - who the White House said last week was soon to be named U.S. Trade Representat

Broad declines across stocks in all transportation sectors except container shipping sent The Journa

Crowley Maritime Corp. is considering entry into the Chilean market, the company's top executive sai

Stronger domestic demand and continued strong trade volumes are expected to help Eastern European ec

Maritime industry leaders say they are unable to go ahead with key shipbuilding projects because of

''A blind faith that the market can solve the problems which the globalization of trade is posing to

The body of a man, believed to be a transient hopping a ride, was recovered Monday from the wreck of

CURRENT TEXTILE AND APPAREL QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full

Economic woes in Mexico rippled into Texas last year as exports to the state's southern neighbor dec

SATELLITE TV OPERATIONSSHUT AT 2 BEIJING HOTELSBEIJING - Chinese authorities have ordered tw

Hong Kong's stature as an international business center is unlikely to diminish, said Hiroshi Zaizen

Five years ago, the United States won an important trade battle with Japan when that country's elect

Boosted by gains in bulk grain, bagged goods and metal articles, the Port of Beaumont recorded a ton

Just last semester, Anil Kashyap asked graduate students at the University of Chicago's business sch

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Managing the balance of payments in an era of deregulated trade is emerging as a new challenge for A

RUSSIA IMPOSES QUOTASON AGROCHEMICAL EXPORTSMOSCOW - Quotas have been imposed on Russian agr

Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc. said it sued the Food and Drug Administration for allowing two other manufac

TAIWAN: US 'POURINGCOLD WATER' ON UN BIDTAIPEI - Taiwan's foreign minister said on Monday th

The Port of Corpus Christi is seeking a return to its roots.Cotton roots, that is. The port

Private venture capital in fishing and tourism in the South Pacific could help integrate isolated an

General Electric Co.'s NBC television network said Monday it is teaming up with MCI Communications C

Refrigerated cargo ships may be used to provide temporary cold storage for the carcasses of cattle t

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 260.17 off 0.49 w

As of Apr. 15, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Standing between the federal income tax returns that were due Monday and proposals to change the tax

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

One of the nation's most powerful and venerable state regulatory agencies - the Texas Railroad Commi

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