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The independent-minded Texans who run the Port of Corpus Christi underscored their support Thursday

Shipping lines in Southern California on Feb. 1 will begin paying $20 per vessel call to build a leg

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 18, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Xerox Corp. said Thursday it was selling the rest of its insurance businesses for $2.7 billion and w

In a strange economic paradox, property insurers are finding the capital markets more interested in

As the presidential election comes closer, environmental attacks on the mining industry will grow st

China's Ministry of Culture has told commercial film parlors that they will be inspected for pirated

AT&T Corp. has formed a joint venture with Rosnet, the Russian telecommunications network, which it

Customs inspectors in Miami have called off plans to boycott the Spanish language over a two-year de

Federal highway officials ordered a Maryland trucking company to cease operations for allegedly fail

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Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher sent a message of growing U.S. concern over Russia's econom

From Hamburg's warehouses piled high with coffee-bean bags to Bremen's giantdecaffeination p

CSX Corp., fueled by a strong performance at Sea-Land Service Inc., Thursday reported record fourth-

The ability of the world's container shipping industry to successfully absorb the colossal number of

German companies are moving to take advantage of recent changes in coffee storage and transport.

Economic forecasters are looking for a "soft landing" in 1996, with a strong investment base offsett

Japan's Nippon Oil Co. said Thursday that it will introduce a new wholesale price system for its ref

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U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 5.8 million barrels during the week ended Jan. 12, comp

When North American mining firms began exploring Latin America's many unprospected regions, Laurel E

The U.S. dollar came quickly off its burst to a session high of 1.4743 Deutsche marks Thursday as th

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A visiting U.S. congressman praised Indian economic reforms but called for better protection of inte

TNT Freightways Corp., the Rosemont, Ill., holding company for six regional less-than-truckload carr

As of Jan. 18, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Cigna Corp.'s controversial restructuring plan was blasted by Michigan's insurance commissioner, who

Two giant containerships operated by the Military Sealift Command arrived at their home berths in th

Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Finance ministers from seven leading industrial nations meet tomorrow in Paris to review policy matt

GERMAN LEADER WARNS AGAINST RUSHING EMUIRSEE, Germany - Main opposition party leader

"You win some, you lose some. But this was all aboveboard."

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 240.21 up 1.23

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 18, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Japan's powerful waterfront kingpin Shiroo Takashima is holding the global maritime industry hostage

For the first time in years, it seems dockworkers and carrier employers at the Port of Vancouver, Br