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Apr. 26, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Some of the nation's top bankers will be gathering in Tucson this week for the annual meeting of the

Chase Manhattan Corp.'s merger with Chemical Banking Corp. created the largest bank in the United St

It was billed as the clash of the titans - the country's fourth-largest airline against one of the b

Apr. 26, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The European Commission blocked a planned merger last week of the platinum operations of Gencor, a S

LEACH READIES REVISIONOF BANK-INSURANCE BILLWASHINGTON - House Banking Chairman James Leach,

For the week ended April 20, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Friday, April 26, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Higher values for crude oil, low inventories and summer stock building have conspired to drive U.S.

There has not been this much hoopla in American railroading since a couple of spikes were put down a

As trucking companies attempt to offset recent fuel increases through surcharges, shippers are casti

BNSF TO UPGRADE LINETHROUGH STAMPEDE PASSFORT WORTH - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. ann

TEXAS OFFICIALS WEIGHSUIT OVER BEEF REMARKSAUSTIN, Texas - Texas officials are considering a

INDIA URGED TO LIFT BANON FUTURES TRADINGNEW DELHI - India could gradually lift a ban on fut

Now that the Interstate Commerce Commission has expired, inland marine insurers are wondering what's

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 26, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The U.S. dollar was dragged down by the yen Friday, as the Deutsche mark remained in the dog house.<

INDONESIAN RIOTS LEAVEAT LEAST SIX DEADJAKARTA, Indonesia - At least six students have died

Those worried about a U.S. trade deficit with the Far East should try booking freight with an air ca

New England wool merchants were doing a brisk trade with Argentina and needed a bank to handle their

When Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman drove to Las Vegas in the movie ''Rain Man'' they were part of a

The spread between air freight rates and less-than-truckload rates has always been huge. But that wa

If you make your living providing a service, one of two things better be true: You better provide be

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 261.81 up 0.43 w

Apr. 26, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Profit was up at American President Cos. for the first quarter, even though volumes and rates were d

The move by major U.S. exporters and key ship lines to partially deregulate ocean shipping enters a

They say time is like a circus, always packing up and moving away. Time is a thread running through

The story headlined ''Socialist Portugal smiles on privatization,'' which appeared on Page 5A on Fri

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

Mum will be many lips as rail shippers congregate in this Midwestern city for their annual meeting.<

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In an effort to revive a private breakbulk terminal that had lost its largest customer last year, ma

For workers on land, the privatization last year of the Navieras de Puerto Rico shipping line has me

Apr. 26, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd., a publicly listed subsidiary of Evergreen Group, achieved a 23

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, as the poet John Keats wrote in his poem, Endymion. But it can a

Inland marine insurers are known for taking on pioneering projects, from insuring weather satellites

Things were as bad as expected at Yellow Corp., which reported a $14.3 million first-quarter net los