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While China and its trade partners wrangle over protection of intellectual property, the Chinese say

Mar. 11, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

''The time is ripe to abandon old cliches and stereotypes. Post-communist countries are sensitive ab

PUGET SOUND FERRY PLANSTIRS CONTROVERSYSEATTLE - A proposal to run private ferries between S

Voters go to the polls across the South today to cast their votes in ''Super Tuesday'' primaries tha

Russia's chief food inspector said Monday that Moscow still intends to cease granting licenses for U

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is trying to use its Chapter 11 case as a crowbar to force seafaring union

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Bath Iron Works conspired to defraud Lloyd's of London and other British insurers out of millions of

Swiss Re, the world's second-biggest reinsurer, said Monday it plans to invest heavily to increase i

PERU APPROVES PACTWITH EU ON CHEMICALSLIMA, Peru - The Peruvian government approved an agree

DSR-Senator Lines will not be affected by the financial turmoil and inquiries involving a former maj

Malaysia and Vietnam, pragmatically skipping over diplomatic sensitivities, are stepping up economic

Major Japanese trading company Itochu Corp. said Monday it will establish a wholly owned financial s

France's largest containerports are keeping a close eye on development of a possible direct rail fre

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AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILSIN FLORIDA; NO ONE HURTVIEW, Fla. - Three rail cars from an Amtrak ''Sun

Mar. 11, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

U.K. producer output prices were up 0.2 percent in February from January, after rising a unrevised 0

Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co., one of the largest policyholder-owned life insurers in the U

Repairs on the Romanian bulker Giurgiu were due to be completed late Monday or Tuesday, and the vess

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

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Crude oil production by OPEC fell in February but still remained far above the cartel's overall targ

South Korea, which took an early lead in textile exports, now appears set to follow Hong Kong and Ta

As of Mar. 11, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

An American-based group striving to stamp out counterfeit computer programs has extended its China c

1354 (Mar. 11, 1996) Previous day - 1350The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

If they're fresh, they fly; if they're frozen, they cruise.That's the simple, traditional fo

PORTION OF COMP LAWRULED UNCONSTITUTIONALDENVER - A portion of Colorado's workers compensati

Perdue Farms Inc. became the latest poultry producer to reduce output in an effort to cope with low

Norway's consumer price index was unchanged in February from a month earlier, the Central Bureau of

Germany warned Monday it won't activate an ''open skies'' pact with the United States unless Lufthan

Monday, March 11, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Export-Import Bank, already helping finance small business exporters at a record rate, is taking

Cote d'Ivoire's commodities minister, Guy-Alain Gauze, outlined measures Monday designed to limit fu

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

BUILDERS TRANSPORT INC.POSTS LOSS FOR QUARTERCAMDEN, S.C. - Builders Transport Inc., a truck

Ceres Terminals Inc., a U.S.-based stevedore, is acquiring Combined Terminals Amsterdam (CTA), the b