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Pressure is mounting on governments worldwide to allow corporations to encrypt computer documents.

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1510 (Jan. 30, 1996) Previous day - 1520 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Port of Los Angeles pilots, negotiating their first contract since affiliating with the Internationa

Rate increases instituted on Jan. 1 by major less-than-truckload carriers are holding, according to

Mexico, seemingly playing both sides of the coin, has failed to move on nearly two dozen application

A Hawaiian economy that can't seem to pull itself out of the doldrums is undermining profit and carg

As top Russian officials seek to reassure U.S. leaders this week in Washington, the future of Presid

A bill aimed at boosting import protection for U.S. producers of tomatoes and other perishable agric

Bananas and hormones will be among the prickly trans-Atlantic trade issues to be discussed during Fr

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.66 up 2.45 whi

Jan. 30, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 30, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 30, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Jan. 30, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Singapore handled 11.85 million shipping containers last year, 14 percent more than 1994, according

TAIWAN ABLE TO BUILD AEGIS-CLASS FRIGATESTAIPEI - Taiwan's state-run China Shipbuild

Jan. 30, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Jan. 30, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Jan. 30, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A Shell Oil Co. spokesman said Tuesday a demonstration by some 500 of its Nigerian work force Monday

Dow Chemical Co. is understood to be planning a petrochemical complex in China with output of 600,00

Tuesday Jan. 30, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

ELF REPORTS OPENING OF PLATFORM OFF TUNISIAPARIS - French energy group Elf Aquitaine

JOHN TULL IS ELECTED ACTING CFTC CHAIRMANWASHINGTON - The Commodity Futures Trading

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Philip Morris agreed Tuesday to spend $372 million to gain control of Poland's top tobacco company,

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 3, '95 - Jan. 29, '96 (a graph) (2)

The Federal Reserve this week will again ease monetary policy slightly,financial analysts sa

European Union foreign ministers decided in Brussels Monday to set the level of EU aid for the Commo

The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range against the German mark and Japanese yen Monday in the abse

Government trade agency operations by and large are returning to "normal," thanks to new funding leg

Companies exporting to France beware! The country has begun cracking down on firms disobeying langua

"We're waiting for marching orders from the leaders."

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman has promised to give serious thought to India's request for

The United States has intensified diplomatic efforts to ensure that pro- competition regulatory disc

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass and send to President Clinton this week a bill

California farmers will fight to the end to prevent the state and federal government from banning th

JAPAN'S DAIWA SELLS ASSETS FOR $3 BILLIONDaiwa Bank said Monday it has agreed to sell U.S. a