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The powerful Republican Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bud

The U.S. dollar's surge is pushing the envelope in light of the potential damage to trade competitiv

German industrial giant Daimler-Benz AG said late last week it was making good progress toward what

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

As of Apr. 12, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A new report distributed by New Jersey's Insurance Department shows auto insurance costs continue to

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Rail and truck congestion at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma is more seasonal than chronic, but with

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 21, '95, - April 12, '96 (a graph)

Boeing Co., the world's largest airplane manufacturer, said late last week it isn't convinced it's r

In this Saxon city where Johann Sebastian Bach once kept the choir on key, German President Roman He

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 260.66 up 1.75 w

Apr. 12, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Vietnam is accelerating a smoldering territorial dispute with China, embroiling two U.S. oil compani

The Senate has leapfrogged over the House in scheduling hearings on a bill reforming the 15-year-old

The former U.K. agent of bankrupt ABC Containerline is planning to start a liner shipping service be

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

Strategic planning for logistics providers will pay for itself by helping companies avoid the pitfal

Apr. 12, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A bitter battle for control of the fledgling telecommunications sector in Laos may reflect wider con

UKRAINIAN NUCLEAR PLANTREPORTS MINOR LEAKKIEV, Ukraine - A minor leak occurred at a Ukrainia

China is cutting its target for coal exports this year by 10 million metric tons, or 25 percent, say

A final vote in the state Legislature is expected to reinforce state Senate approval of a revived bi

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

Friday, April 12, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

S&P LOWERS RATINGOF ALLIANZ FINANCENEW YORK - Standard & Poor's has lowered its commercial p

1450 (Apr. 12, 1996) Previous day - 1454The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL INC.PittsburghAmount of contract: $6,487,885.Contract descript

The Paris airports authority is counting on Federal Express to boost cargo traffic after being outpe

Apr. 12, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

A California state agency gave preliminary approval to a 132-mile pipeline that would carry crude oi

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 12, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The largest auto insurer in Massachusetts says that unless a state law is changed, as many as 90 per

Farmers have been given until May 2 to obtain catastrophic-risk protection coverage for their spring

TANKER LAWSUIT BEGINSIN ENGLISH HIGH COURTLONDON - Investors in a failed tanker fund seek $7

Hoping to head off a politically imposed solution to the congestion problem at the ports of Los Ange

The Port of Seattle is starting the long and expensive process of acquiring properties and relocatin

The South still hails it King Cotton. Yankees describe it as the natural fiber. But to many commodit

The ever-tighter links between Hong Kong and China seem to be proving helpful in moves to revive the

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 11, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low