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Exporters who for years criticized shipping lines in the westbound trans- Pacific for denying them v

Thursday, Jan. 25, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 25, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 242.37 up 0.39

As of Jan. 25, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Middle East oil will become even more vital in the next decade as producers outside the area fail to

Dow Chemical Co. said net income jumped 87 percent in the fourth quarter and more than doubled for t

China will need to import 20 million to 30 million tons of crude oil annually by the turn of the cen

Jan. 25, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

While the United States has grown almost accustomed to layoffs, restructuring and dislocation of mid

The Massachusetts Port Authority announced Thursday that it will shift all of its container operatio

The U.S. dollar reversed course late Thursday to close higher, after news services quoted unnamed Ge

Thanks to an innovative management program, Corning Telecommunications Products Division has receive

Republican congressional leaders Thursday struggled to reach accord with the White House on a plan t

Jan. 25, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Jan. 25, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

South African mining house Gencor said its plans to merge its Kinross, Winkelhaak, Leslie and Bracke

News that the world's two largest futures exchanges - the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mer

1528 (Jan. 25, 1996) Previous day - 1528 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Netherlands registered a trade surplus of 2.519 billion guilders ($1.52 billion) in October, com

The ratification vote on a tentative national agreement between the United Transportation Union and

Electricite de France (EDF), the French state-owned utility, won a major battle this month in its ef

Companies importing for the first time find it useful to have a working knowledge of the technical C

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A National Association of Insurance Commissioners subcommittee will look at Cigna-style insurance co

Private capital flows to leading Third World countries this year are expected to continue at about t

CHINA'S PORT CAPACITY ROSE IN 5-YEAR PERIODBEIJING - China increased the annual hand

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will press India to lower tradebarriers and offer gr

The Netherlands' third-quarter 1995 gross domestic product was up by 2.2 percent compared with a yea

At the end of 1995, 58 percent of all Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles sold overseas were manufactured ou

The Clinton administration is deeply divided over whether to impose more trade sanctions on China fo

Union opposition is complicating Crowley Maritime's sale of its Bay Area ferry service to a local co

PORT OF GREEN BAY (Green Bay, Wis.) - Jeff Finley, formerly of the Military Sealift Command, assumed

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CIGNA IN JAPAN GETS PROVISIONAL LICENSETOKYO - The Finance Ministry has issued a pro

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"Vigorous competition is good, but it can also blur one's vision."