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The barge accident that spilled more than 800,000 gallons of heating oil into Block Island Sound Fri

With a vote late last week, directors of the Border Environment CooperationCommission certif

Iraq has raised petrol prices and issued new taxes as part of its drive to withdraw excess money fro

The headline over a story on Page 7A, Friday, Jan. 19, incorrectly characterized the trend in capita

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

TRADE BETWEEN KOREAS REACHES $299 MILLIONSEOUL - Two-way trade between South and Nor

The following fuel oil prices are as of the close of business on Jan. 17, 1996, as supplied by the b

Predictions by top Group of 7 officials of an economic rebound in Europe later this year are drawing

"Logs are past their prime at this port, but we haven't given up on them. We will compete for logs a

The Port of Hampton Roads, already the East Coast's second-largest port, should continue to grow thi

Qatar's deposed emir Sheikh Khalifa ibn Hamad al-Thani has caused a "cash problem" because he still

U.S. and other foreign companies are selling more computers to Japan's government, but exports to qu

TNT Contract Logistics, a subsidiary of TNT Freightways Corp., has won a three-year, $30 million con

Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japan's new prime minister, Monday promised full economic recovery by the end of

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

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 22, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Troubles in the trucking and air express sectors led to a decline in the Journal of Commerce index o

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Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

Like aircraft stuck in a holding pattern, companies seeking to help privatize and manage European ai

Against the background of terrorist attacks in Asian countries and the sentencing of bombers in New

1535 (Jan. 22, 1996) Previous day - 1538 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Jan. 22, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Cigna Corp.'s property/casualty unit could have financial problems if its restructuring plan is not

Like most hospitals, St. Luke's in Houston kept large inventories of items in a central stockroom.

Planning for life without a balanced budget agreement - and particularly for avoiding another partia

The key to stimulating economic activity among countries once restrained by the Cold War is to devel

A Body Shop in the Alpine town of Chambery has become the first shop in France to be fined under the

India's inflation rate as measured by wholesale prices has fallen to 5.6 percent, the lowest level s

MARINE SAFETY BUREAU OPENS IN SHENZHEN ZONESHENZHEN, China - A marine safety supervi

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January 15, 1996 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

Customers of the Joint Underwriting Association had better steel themselves for yet another increase

Driven by a weak peso that triggered a sharp increase in exports, Mexico's trade balance for 1995 sh

For the people of this former Yugoslav industrial base, the key to revivalfrom war is a land

In one of its last decisions, the Interstate Commerce Commission required Amtrak to pay Conrail Inc.

Monday, Jan. 22, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Cleanup efforts from a massive oil spill continued into Monday as rough seas stalled the unloading o

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Western countries will eventually be forced to allow free movement of labor across borders in line w