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The dollar was little changed against the yen during midday trading Thursday after posting overnight

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Feb. 8, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

Haiti's new president will continue controversial economic reforms but seek changes to parts of the

MOBIL MAROC TO FREEZE MOROCCO INVESTMENTSCASABLANCA, Morocco - Mobil Oil Maroc, a su

Florida's economic war against Mexico has spread to other countries, and the Clinton administration

Corporacion Maritima Delmex, Mexico's second-largest steamship company, plans to step up its bulk ca

American energy and power companies are prominent in the short list of 11 consortia bidding for gene

As of Feb. 8, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

BNSF ENGINE HITS MUDSLIDE, DERAILSSEATTLE - A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight t

The head of a South Korean conglomerate aching to build an oil refinery in southern China has gone t

Over the next nine years, the number of ships in the U.S. domestic product tanker market will declin

INDIA EXPECTS EXPORTS TO EXCEED TARGETSNEW DELHI - India's 1995-96 (April-March) exp

Another crisis is brewing in Los Angeles-Long Beach, the nation's busiest port complex, as independe

The shipping industry apparently doesn't need Washington's hot air to sail into the uncharted waters

The shipping alliances that have sprung up over the past year are flexing their negotiating muscles

TEXACO FOOD STORES OPENING IN POLANDLONDON - Texaco Inc. will open its third conveni

Feb. 8, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Chechnya rebel leader Gen. Dzhokhar Dudayev denied through a U.S. intermediary Thursday that he has

When its U.S. suppliers began severely restraining Wichita Band Instrument Co.'s sales base, the mus

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's bite is no longer worse than the bark when it comes to a contro

BHP Australia Coal Pty. Ltd. on Thursday won price rises at the higher end of market expectations fo

The United States and Costa Rica appear headed for a showdown in Geneva over underwear. In w

Federal Express Corp. has announced a new early morning delivery product for international shipments

Richmond, Va., officials think that if the electric company is allowed to do what it wants with rate

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown will travel this month to five African countries to attract more U.S

A senior Filipino official Wednesday used metaphors to try to convince his brethren about the advant

The Transportation Department may reallocate flights belonging to bankrupt carrier USAfrica to other

Washington state lawmakers are jumping into the drive to open a third east- west rail mainline for i

On a visit to the nation's capital to talk about spiraling costs from Superfund are Nigel Jenkins, n

Feb. 7, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Jubilant Iraqis fired shots and danced and sang in the streets of Baghdad when state-run television

The United States, even as it moved to soften its demands, failed Wednesday to reach an agreement wi

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Japan's huge surplus in its current account fell for a second straight year in 1995, reinforcing the

In a city full of new Republican lobbyists, Ann Eppard is a standout. A longtime political a

TRANSPORTATION CLUB OF SEATTLE. Feb. 12. Luncheon meeting. Mike Kelly, vice president of sales and m

Hong Kong shipowners went on a diet last year, shedding around 5.6 million deadweight tons of capaci