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The Commerce Department Monday unveiled a study it hopes will help rescue a controversial high-tech

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 248.02 up 0.46

Feb. 12, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The U.S. dollar was lifted late Monday by sharp gains in U.S. stocks and bonds. After spendi

IRAQ RE-ENTRY FORECAST TO PUSH OIL DOWN $2HOUSTON - Prospects for a re-entry of Iraq

1449 (Feb. 12, 1996) Previous day - 1453 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The terrorist blast at London's Canary Wharf did more than announce the end of the latest Irish Repu

Puget Sound pilots are pushing for a nearly 14 percent increase in pilotage rates this year, setting

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Feb. 7, 1996, as supplied by the bunker fuel d

BWIA International Airways of Trinidad has fired its chairman and chief executive, an American, foll

Three Weeks Ended Feb. 3, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedChan

Current Textile and Apparel Quotas: Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full

LOUISIANIA CUTS SOME WORKERS COMP RATESBATON ROUGE, La. - An 11.6 percent reduction in worke

Feb. 12, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 12, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

STORM DAMAGES MAIN CRUDE PORT IN ALGERIAPARIS - A storm in Skikda, Algeria's main po

This week's visit to Britain by China's senior trade official reinforces the idea that China wants g

Feb. 12, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The wide-ranging economic reforms instituted by President Fidel Ramos, praised by the international

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

Once touted as a priority issue by Republican leaders in Congress, the overhaul of the Superfund haz

Federal Express Corp., the world's largest express delivery service, and the Air Line Pilots Associa

The Clinton administration Monday strongly defended its decision to provide $215 million in loan gua

The Port of Veracruz has not and is not breaking environmental rules as it expands to meet growth ne

The Shipbuilders Council of America, which represents many of the nation's commercial shipbuilders a

Northwest ports, roads and rail lines were draining out, drying out and being dug out Monday as mass

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Lloyd's of London was roundly rejected by those representing disgruntled investors Monday after it p

Canadian steelmakers have filed three requests for dispute-resolution panels under the North America

A new economic study raises questions about the utility of currency boards as a means of preventing

Monday Feb. 12, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The tensions, rivalries and economic promise of Central Asia swirled through the halls of Columbia U

February 12, 1996 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and

Iraqi and U.N. officials resumed talks Monday in hopes of wrapping up the first round of discussions

The Pentagon's Military Sealift Command has been reorganized into a structure that its leaders say w

A few years ago, the old Publicker distillery on the Philadelphia waterfront sat abandoned, another

CSX Transportation Inc. announced that 1995 was the safest year in the company's history with reduct

Gains across almost all transportation sectors led to a 3.15 percent gain in the Journal of Commerce

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 17, '95 - Feb. 12, '96 (a graph) (2