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SPOT METALS PRICES

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

FROZEN GOTTA SAIL, FRESH GOTTA FLY

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

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

INSURANCE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

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

PERDUE CUTTING OUTPUT TO COPE WITH LOW PRICES

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

NORWAY'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX HELD STEADY IN FEBRUARY

Knight-Ridder Financial |

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

GERMANY: NO IMMUNITY, NO "OPEN SKIES'

Bruce Barnard |

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

COST OF CREDIT

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

EX-IM BANK EXTENDS FINANCING TO SMALL SERVICE COMPANIES

Journal of Commerce Staff |

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

COTE D'IVOIRE TO CUT BACK COCOA OUTPUT

Knight-Ridder Financial |

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

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

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

CERES TO BUY AMSTERDAM TERMINAL

Journal of Commerce Staff |

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

TRANSPORTATION STOCK INDEX

Nordby International Inc., Boulder, Colo. |

Percent Year Closing ChangeHigh/ Price From P/E 52-Week 52-Week Company Low 3/08/96 3

VIDEO TOUTS BOX LINES' BENEFITS, ANSWERS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS

The global container shipping industry is launching a public relations offensive in response to year

FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN EASTERN EUROPE UP IN FIRST 3 QUARTERS OF '95, STUDY SAYS

John Zarocostas |

Foreign direct investment in the economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union showed stea

JAPAN, US, EU DRAW BATTLE LINES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR NEGOTIATIONS

Japan, the United States and the European Union started carefully setting out their battle lines Mon

FEAR OF REPEAT PANIC SELLING ON WALL STREET IMPACTS DOLLAR

Knight-Ridder Financial |

The U.S. dollar declined Monday, as foreign investors worried about a repeat of Friday's panic selli

BANKRUPTCY FILING NEAR FOR FOKKER UNITS

Associated Press |

Dutch aircraft maker Fokker NV said Monday it plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week for

JUDGE ORDERS GMAC TO REPAY INSURANCE OVERCHARGE

Kathleen Holder |

A California judge ruled Monday that General Motors' finance division charged 116,000 California car

MARKETER SWIMS UPSTREAM TO SELL ALASKA'S RECORD SALMON CATCH

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

Art Scheunemann has a problem, a fish problem, and he's not quite sure how to resolve it.The

INSURERS IN NEW YORK DIVIDED OVER NEED FOR COMP REFORM

HELEN R. MacLEOD |

The New York State Senate Labor Committee will be wrapping up Thursday the latest round of public he

LATIN AMERICAN LEADERS OK ANDEAN COMMUNITY

Five Latin American presidents Sunday approved the creation of an Andean Community economic bloc to

EU TO FIGHT TERRORISM, BUT NOT TO EXTENT THAT US WANTS

Bruce Barnard |

The European Union will back diplomatic sanctions against countries suspected of promoting terrorism

SOUTH AFRICA STUDIES MEDIA OWNERSHIP

A state-appointed study group Monday launched an investigation into South African government communi

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 11, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

OIL GIANT NIGERIA HIT BY FUEL SHORTAGE

Africa's biggest crude oil producer, Nigeria, saw business in its commercial hub Lagos grind to a ha

CHUNNEL-USING SHIPPERS, TRANSPORTERS SEEK FASTER, CHEAPER SECURITY SYSTEM

Freight transporters on both sides of the English Channel tunnel are urging the British and French g

UK RAIL CRASH STIRS FEARS OVER PRIVATE OWNER'S STANDARDS

The fatal crash of two trains operated by U.K. subsidiaries of Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp

LINES URGE REFORM OF IVORIAN COCOA RULES

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Shipping lines hope to press the Cote d'Ivoire government to improve procedures for the export of co

IRAQ, UN RESUME TALKS ON OIL-FOR-FOOD AGREEMENT

Iraq and the United Nations resumed negotiations Monday on an oil-for-food agreement that diplomats

QUOTA WATCH

International Development Systems Inc., Washington |

CURRENT TEXTILE AND APPAREL QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

JAPAN'S CURRENT ACCOUNTSINKS INTO THE REDTOKYO - Japan had a current account deficit

GASOLINE PRICES

Mar. 11, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

2ND CHINESE ACCOUNTING FIRM ESTABLISHES INTERNATIONAL TIES \ LINK IS MADE WITH MOORES ROWLAND

P.T. Bangsberg |

A second Chinese accounting firm has forged international links as part of the country's determinati

ALASKA OIL LEASE PLAN AWAITS GOVERNOR'S OK

Associated Press |

The first federal oil and gas lease sale off the Pacific coast of Alaska since the Exxon Valdez oil

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at |

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24 '95, - Mar. 11, '96 (a graph)(2)

MASSMUTUAL, CONNECTICUT MUTUAL COMBINE INTO $104 BILLION ASSET FIRM

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. created one of the

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

ALITALIA CHAIRMANRESIGNS, REFORM ERA ENDSROME - The chairman of Italy's flagship airline Ali

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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