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A battle is brewing in France over plans by the government to push ahead with deregulation of the co

Profit plunged 20 percent for 1995 at Hong Kong's only aircraft repairer, reflecting what the firm c

The European Union has told Germany to amend a key environmental measure which it claims is an illeg

Following a year in which cross trades played their most important role ever, Transportacion Maritim

Inflation in Mexico fell in February, to the relief of the government, but remains on target to exce

BIG DIG PROJECT CALLEDMOST COSTLY IN HISTORYBOSTON - Massachusetts' embattled Big Dig highwa

REGIONAL BLOCSOverview of the Brazilian Telecommunications Sector. March 18. New Yor

A Russian military delegation held talks with Argentina's top military chiefs Friday on possible arm

The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter point Friday, indicating that Britain is less wo

Heavy truck sales slipped and slid along with the economy in February as manufacturers had to rely o

An investigation into the alleged misuse of state subsidies by Germany's ailing shipbuilder, Bremer

With the blessing of Bob Dole, Florida vegetable growers are using Tuesday's presidential primary to

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday, falling against the Japanese yen, and rising against the Deutsch

The Port of Boston suffered declines in containerized cargo tonnage and box traffic last year follow

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 7, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Mar. 7, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Mar. 7, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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

The Brazilian government is studying ways of allowing cash-strapped domestic coffee roasters to take

Feta cheese is Greek on the inside but can be Danish on the outside, the European Commission said in

RECENT VESSEL SALESSaleDate Vessel Year Price

The Journal of Commerce Transportation Stock Index table, which last appeared on page 6B on Tuesday,

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As of Mar. 7, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Thursday, March 7, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The caption on a Page 1A photo in Tuesday's edition incorrectly identified the source of the photogr

The Net's fast growth in the past year took ''surfing'' to a new level with the opening in December

Demand for new containerships continues to swell the world shipbuilding order book, bringing it to t

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

Imagine a world without Sea-Land Service Inc.For many old-time maritimers, it wouldn't be a

Swedish-owned Skandia International said Thursday it has begun processing insurance business generat

State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. said it will dispute the Florida Insurance Department's preliminary

Thursday Mar. 7, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Only table.

Fifteen minutes before the stroke of midnight on Jan. 5, 1995, a tug was towing a barge loaded with

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

A group of leading U.S. bulk carriers is asking the Transportation Department to do what the budget-

South Korea, like Japan, is in the heady growth stage when it comes to Internet development. The num

Overnite Transportation Co. this week became the latest less-than-truckload carrier to cut its work

There's fish in the net. Or rather on the Net.You can tell Japan is really serious about som