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Congress Friday sent to President Clinton a bill to free farmers from most federal controls on what

Businesses and homeowners in New York's urban areas will begin receiving nonrenewal notices from the

Texas short line Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railroad has formally withdrawn concerns ove

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

1448 (Mar. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1445The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

For the week ended March 23, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

BROWN TO LEAD GROUPTO BOSNIA AND CROATIAWASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown will

European businessmen are playing an increasingly active role in breaking down barriers to trade and

Quick! What accounts for the biggest portion of the U.S. trade deficit that no one cares anything ab

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 251.23 off 1.72

Britain's United Utilities was lauded by analysts but condemned by the opposition Labor Party last w

In at least one big Chinese city, the days when employers routinely fired workers who became pregnan

SHELL'S DRILLING PLANSWORRY MEXICOMEXICO CITY - Mexico has officially voiced concern about o

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Belgian consumer prices rose 0.07 percent in March from February and were 2.03 percent higher than i

CONGRESS URGED TO ENACTSHIP SUBSIDY PROGRAMWASHINGTON - Albert Herberger, director of the Tr

Given the success of raids in Singapore that netted more than $1 million worth of counterfeit compac

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has handed opponents of maritime subsidies a powerful tool for gener

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - Mark A. Hinsdale was appointed assistant general mana

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 252.95 up 0.29

Thursday, March 28, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

South Korean companies have returned to Texas to explore 180,000 acres in north-central Texas that m

Iran has the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the Third World and an arsenal of missiles cap

A trouble-plagued copper mine that was looking forward to a good year is instead facing closure for

Japan and the European Union have agreed that Japanese automakers will be allowed to export up to 1,

The mysterious disease that is decimating the manatee population of Southwest Florida has exploded a

The Baltic shipyards of the biggest German shipbuilder, Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG, are casting off fr

Edward Emmett tried to find calm in the eye of several transportation storms, some of which have bee

A consortium that represents 95 percent of the world's container leasing capacity has asked to meet

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 28, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corp. expect to expand their financi

A bid by Kenya to market a new variety of coffee that costs farmers less to grow has run into so man

Trade Minister Shumpei Tsukahara showed support early this week for a request from Japan's powerful

A joint venture between a Japanese carrier and India's Tata Group plans to diversify into intermodal

The Federal Aviation Administration rolled out its new blueprint for personnel and procurement refor

NEW TECHNOLOGY REVIVESLOUISIANA OIL EXPLORATIONNEW ORLEANS - Interest in oil exploration in