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LICHT PUTS SUGAR OUTPUTAT 121.2 MILLION TONSBANGKOK - F.O. Licht forecast Monday that world

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

As of Mar. 25, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

U.S. and French transport officials are scheduled to meet in Paris today in an attempt to defuse an

A.T. MASSEY IS TOPSIN METALLURGICAL COALCHARLESTON, W.Va. - A.T. Massey Coal Co., thanks to

Gasoline prices jumped more than 3 cents a gallon as warm weather pushed up demand at a time of lagg

Alec Zhloba hums along to his portable radio, swaying his frail, bony body, oblivious to the fact th

Brewmeisters and thirsty consumers in the Pacific Rim can rejoice: A 130-year-old Wisconsin malt com

Ports along the western Gulf of Mexico view the proposed $5.4 billion merger of Union Pacific Railro

Growing trade with Latin America is beginning to take the sting out of Gulf ports' loss of most Euro

U.S. and Chinese officials are tackling the touchy topic of textile transshipments.Negotiato

A Chinese-backed telecommunications firm is switching the launch of its next satellite to a Russian

TUESDAY, MARCH 267:30 - Expo registration opens.10:30-11:45 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies (Sidne

China's creaking intermodal system, which can't handle its current load efficiently, may have to con

Air cargo carriers have always provided the quickest method of transporting goods, and shippers were

In another cautious step away from its customary avoidance of industry entanglements, China's main s

The Clinton administration has refused to use the existing rights of three U.S. carriers as bargaini

You might think the technically illiterate would be the most resistant to technological change, but

Railroads fighting it out for north-south traffic in the U.S.-Mexico trades are bolstering their tra

French definitive consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in February compared with January and increased b

Mar. 25, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

COSMO LIQUIDATION COSTLYFOR SS PHARMACEUTICALTOKYO - SS Pharmaceutical Co. said Monday it wi

The French government appears set to rescue the money-losing ferry company Brittany Ferries through

Having clinched a handsome victory in the island's first direct election, President Lee Teng-hui and

Texas exports posted a record year in 1995 thanks to surging sales to Asia that offset declines in e

Investment in manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific region won't be chilled over the long term by the ra

Depending on whom you talk to, the ongoing wave of rail mergers and consolidations might boost the c

In a country where up to 80 percent of all freight moves by truck, all-water service to and from Mex

You may have the best-designed computer in the world, but if it's not packaged properly to withstand

The members of the United Nations made a breakthrough this weekend after two years of negotiations,

A few years ago the management of Stemilt Growers Inc., one of the largest apple shippers in Washing

Canadian trade negotiators are expected back in Washington this week after failing to nail down the

After six years of effort, prospects are suddenly improving for an international agreement reducing

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 25, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. Export-Import Bank next week may resume considering new financing for China, bank officials

Mar. 25, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Sweet U.S.-grown apples and grapes don't walk across borders themselves, particularly without necess

Rising grain prices are likely to push up the cost of milk this year at the farm and in the grocery

Thirty-seven Canadian farmers and truckers pleaded innocent to charges of evading customs in connect

Massachusetts supplied the missing piece to the nation's intermodal puzzle with the passage of a dou