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Last year, ''the rumor was hot and heavy that UPS was going to buy Yellow. The name was going to be

British and French defense companies unveiled a merger likely to create the world's largest sonar co

Apr. 4, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Apr. 4, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

American President Lines, facing a depressed trans-Pacific market, is setting its sights on less-tha

Shippers are squeezing less-than-truckload carriers between the trailer door and the loading dock by

Shippers of forest products and chemicals, as well as utilities, are prominent among the companies s

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

4 ARRESTED IN LONDONFOR KIDNAPPING AGENTLONDON - British police said they arrested four men

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Apr. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry said many Kobe firms are still recovering from the devasta

Lloyd Axworthy, Canada's minister of foreign affairs, called last week for renewed national and inte

France is getting feisty about trade again, recalling its guerrilla campaign during the world trade

Venezuela, a founding member of OPEC now derided as the oil cartel's biggest quota violator, is just

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Lloyd's of London hopes to expand the terms of a ''cease fire'' agreement it has formulated with U.S

Computer makers have lost a key battle to make export curbs reflect the rapid growth of foreign comp

European monetary union will diminish the Deutsche mark as a refuge currency, and boost the role of

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 253.41 up 1.03

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 4, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thursday Apr. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Three Weeks Ended Mar. 30, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

The American College, which has devoted itself to academic studies of life insurance and related fin

1458 (Apr. 4, 1996) Previous day - 1454The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 7, '95, - April 4, '96 (a graph)(2

Within state governments there is significantly more support than opposition to the propriety of the

WTO CONSIDERSGATT BIRTHDAY PLANSGENEVA - The World Trade Organization is considering a gathe

Under pressure to relax new rules that severely restrict imports of U.S. wheat and barley, Ottawa la

WESTINGHOUSE WINSSAUDI POWER CONTRACTDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Westinghouse Electric Cor

The owner of Florida's largest natural gas utility has looked at electricity and likes what it sees.

In the first major challenge since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing banks to sell insurance in s

About 200 people were removed from Tucson International Airport following a security breach.

WHITE HOUSE TO TALKABOUT DREDGING WOESWASHINGTON - New York-New Jersey maritime industry rep

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

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

Port and shipping executives see a glimmer of hope that the steady decline in U.S. imports from Asia

Amid the avalanche of protest over its merger with Southern Pacific, Union Pacific garnered a handfu