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

The U.S. dollar was unchanged Wednesday, as traders were reluctant to take on positions ahead of Fri

GD Express Worldwide's new hub here should be able to handle about three to four times the package v

Customs brokers keep supporting the massive redesign of the Customs Service's automated programs for

The European Union warned Wednesday it will take action against the United States in the World Trade

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The Food and Drug Administration has learned from U.S. Customs that an enforcement agency can help m

The threat of trade sanctions and consumer boycotts will be hard to avoid if basic human rights are

Telecommunications monopoly Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex), private companies and the Mexican governme

The United States and Russia are making ''very significant and positive'' progress in their economic

HOUSE SENDS BILLON CUBA TO CLINTONWASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved a bil

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 2.5 million barrels during the week ended March 1 compa

Dramatic changes in the Middle East are creating both new challenges and opportunities for U.S. comp

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has searched for oil amid the sands of the Sahara and the waters of the Red

Wednesday Mar. 6, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

When the green flag falls in Melbourne, Australia, this Sunday, 22 open-wheeled Grand Prix cars will

ELECTRICITY USE UP 4.9 PERCENTIN JANUARY IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's electric power consumption

A sputtering economy is giving shippers more leverage to use against hard-pressed truckload haulers

Defiant Taiwanese shipping executives said they will maintain their services and schedules to the is

Politically motivated demand projections for liquefied natural gas in Asia overstate reality and sen

Yet another international legal dispute is heating up between the United States and Canada.T

As the United States mounted a new diplomatic offensive against Iran on Wednesday, Sen. Alfonse D'Am

1347 (Mar. 6, 1996) Previous day - 1347The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Mar. 6, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Wednesday, March 6, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said he will ask Congress to consider expanding the traditio

China's shipbuilders, recently riding a strong wave of foreign orders, seem likely to switch their f

The Clinton administration plans to ask the World Trade Organization to judge whether Canada's rules

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

China will ''undoubtedly'' take countermeasures if U.S. trade officials act on their threats to lodg

VALEO TO BUY 40 PERCENTOF ARGENTINE COMPANYPARIS - Car parts manufacturer Valeo said

Congress will focus more this year on reviewing U.S. trade policy than on enacting new legislation,

LIABILITY PAYOUT RISESTO $1 MILLION IN JAPANTOKYO - The maximum insurance payout for

Taiwan is raising its international profile despite China's recent military threats to curb the auto

Greece will block European Union funds for Turkey ''as long as Turkish aggressiveness persists,'' Pr

Citation Insurance Group and Physicians Insurance Co. of Ohio said both companies have signed a lett

The New York State Insurance Deparment approved major structural changes at Empire Blue Cross and Bl

State Insurance Commissioner Jack Ehnes is upset about a bonus plan for Blue Cross and Blue Shield e

The story ''Royal Insurance Posts Rise in Pretax Profit,'' appearing Feb. 28 on Page 11A, should hav