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Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar continued to post gains against the Deutsche mark and the yen Tuesday as the foreign

BRITTAN: PROTECT TRADE IN BIOTECHNOLOGYBRUSSELS - U.S. and European Union officials

AFLAC REPORTS INCREASE IN 4TH-QUARTER PROFITCOLUMBUS, Ga. - Aflac Inc., the life insurer, sa

Jan. 30, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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

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

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CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS POSTS LOSS DESPITE RECORD REVENUEConsolidated Freightways I

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Private investment in Third World nations accelerated in 1994, tripling the amount of new public inv

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A four-day mining machinery exhibition in Calcutta this week offers a platform for both Indian and f

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

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The United States and Russia announced Tuesday a memorandum of understanding that could lead to the

Marine underwriters can ill afford to give across-the-board reductions in marine hull insurance prem

Democratic and Republican Senate leaders are negotiating a farm bill compromise to extend current la

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

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

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

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

Are China's leaders plotting a new media and information clampdown? International reaction t

PORT OF SINGAPORE BOOSTS CARGO HANDLINGSINGAPORE - The state-run Port of Singapore A

BOEING CONTEMPLATES WORK FORCE INCREASESEATTLE - Amid plans for production increases

BRIDGE LINE, MAERSK TO ADD SHIP TO SERVICETOKYO - Bridge Line and Maersk Inc. will a

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 29, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 242.21 up 0.51 whi

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

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

Japan gets good marks for implementing a year-old financial services pact with Washington, but the U

Hong Kong expects to begin dredging the main approach channel to its containerport complex this year

Hit by a sharp decline in bulk shipping stocks, The Journal of Commerce transportation stock index t

JAPAN SEES MORE SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERYTOKYO - A senior trade ministry official s

The court overseeing Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.'s reorganization made several rulings that are favora

As of Jan. 29, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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In a world economy marked by cutthroat competition over old and new markets, rich and poor nations a