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The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index fell to a 16-month low Monday due to a steep drop in

Three leading U.S. business groups urged Monday that Western Hemisphere trade ministers announce thi

Canada's exports rose to a record $21.8 billion in December - a 1.8 percent increase from November -

As of Mar. 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Imagine agreeing to buy a factory and not knowing if all the equipment will still be there when you

Area leaders Monday slammed New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman for worsening the dredging crisis

Three Weeks Ended Feb. 24, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars Cars Loaded LoadedC

1349 (Mar. 4, 1996) Previous day - 1357The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Mar. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

''Decisive breakthroughs'' must be made this year to raise the speed of China's trains if chronic co

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 4, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

UNPROCESSED TOBACCOEXPORTS ROSE IN '95WASHINGTON - The United States exported 209,48

John W. Guido, a longtime employee of Farrell Lines Inc., died Feb. 26 after an illness. He was 65.<

CHINESE BIG TRUCK GROUPBOOSTS VALUE OF EXPORTSBEIJING - China National Heavy-Duty Tr

The Russian ban on U.S. poultry imports due to come into force March 16 will be short-lived, and Rus

The hectic pace of containership ordering shows no sign of slowing, according to the inspection body

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Heads of government from 14 Caribbean nations and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien gathered Mon

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Mergers should not be used as a way to save ailing rail carriers, said a group of shippers opposed t

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.46 off 4.31 wh

Mar. 4, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

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Mar. 4, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Trade leads are supplied by:U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

Here is what some people had to say about the first summit between Asia and Europe:''It's li

Around 245,000 workers in the western German insurance sector have agreed to seek a 6 percent pay in

Monday, Mar. 4, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The South Korean government has received hundreds of declassified U.S. government documents dealing

Veteran congressmen Sam Gibbons of Florida and Toby Roth of Wisconsin said Monday they would not see

''Consider what happened when women started wearing men's boxer's shorts outside, over their regular

The Customs Service is launching a redesigned system for processing imports that will give major cor

CNA Insurance Cos. said Monday it had denied an insurance claim in October filed by O.J. Simpson for

Johnson & Higgins said it acquired Corporate Risk PLC, the largest independent insurance broker in S

''Eurocondoms'' with a guaranteed minimum strength, length, width and quality are soon to go on sale

In a story appearing March 4 on Page 2B, headlined ''SNCF posts record loss for 1995,'' the franc-to

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

Rather than pursue a potentially nasty battle to gain control of Alumax Inc., Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

New York's Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, wants to dismantle the most costly electric utility in

Iraqi's oil minister crossed into Turkey on Monday to inspect a Mediterranean oil terminal in connec