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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. will shrink its route system by 4,000 miles, presenting the first

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 20, '95 - Jan. 16, '96 (a graph) (2

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

"We found out who our friends are. We're going to deal fairly with our friends. I hope we act ruthle

Jan. 16, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The pace of mergers, divestitures and corporate restructurings kept steady in 1995, as several large

Tuesday Jan. 16, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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

The Thai Cabinet Tuesday approved the 1996 import quotas for 830,000 tons of soymeal and 550,000 ton

CSX Transportation Inc. and CSX Intermodal Inc. announced senior management changes as the companies

Senior executives from Conrail Inc. are promising major investments in Texas and Arkansas if the Eas

A consortium of companies from Sri Lanka, Canada and Singapore snagged a 20- year license to provide

Colombia has threatened to impose import restrictions on all U.S. fresh fruit and produce shipments,

LIVERPOOL AWAITS ACL DECISION ON MOVELONDON - The Port of Liverpool is waiting to he

Trade unions Tuesday swiftly protested after the government appointed an interim insurance regulator

Many insurance companies are modifying the way they distribute insurance, augmenting traditional sal

It's fashionable to pounce on federal bureaucrats and agencies as parasites slowing the economy. The

NORTH AMERICA Fashion Jewelry Mart. March 9-16, June 5-8 and Sept. 28-Oct. 5. Rhode Island.

Finland's state oil company Neste agreed to increase the volume of natural gas it imports from Russi

SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL, PHILLIPS FORM ALLIANCEHONG KONG - Shanghai Petrochemical Co.

Jan. 16, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The fax came across the machine at 10 past noon. It was from the Mexican section of the Nort

British freight forwarders and shippers are cautiously welcoming news that Wisconsin Central Transpo

The European Commission Tuesday approved an alliance between Lufthansa German Airlines and Scandinav

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

ASEAN MEMBERS DIFFER ON ADDING AUSTRALIAKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Ma

Clearly, 1996 is not starting out like a very good year. Perhaps I am being influenced by th

ASIA AIRFREIGHT TO BUILD SINGAPORE TERMINALSINGAPORE - Asia Airfreight Terminal Co.

A South Korean manufacturer is announcing plans to build a $1.3 billion memory chip factory in what

Jan. 16, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Europe's record industry has opened a special office in Milan to fight what it calls a potentially c

It's hard to start the year knowing you lack the cash to finish it, but that's exactly the situation

PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO. (Newark, N.J.) - Thomas W. Crawford was named president and chi

British insurers are turning to the Internet to market their products and transact sales. Th

Buyers of most commercial insurance coverages are going to be very happy in 1996. That's bec

Just when it seemed casualty insurance prices could drop no lower, they've fallen as much as 10 perc

FEDEX LOST $20 MILLION IN SALES DUE TO STORMSMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. said it

Natural disasters caused a record amount of loss last year, but the insurance industry got off light

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