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A top labor official had good news for Vietnamese workers Wednesday - they can have their annual Lun

Jan. 17, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The narrow, twisting Bosporus that links the Black Sea to the eastern Mediterranean is an easy targe

ABF Freight System Inc. plans to shut terminals in Newark, N.J., and Enfield, Conn., and reduce the

Representatives from the U.S. and U.K. insurance industries will meet in London on Jan. 24 to examin

S&P NOW FULLY OWNS FRENCH RATING COMPANYPARIS - Standard & Poor's Wednesday announce

Exxon Corp. said Wednesday it will receive $300 million from Lloyd's of London and about 250 other u

U.N. officials and diplomats were uncertain Wednesday whether Iraq was willing to discuss implementi

Three years ago, U.S. railroads west of the Mississippi had trouble meeting the surging demand for c

The U.S. dollar was mixed against the Japanese yen and major European currencies Wednesday following

In a victory for farmers and international trade interests, the California Assembly this week passed

INTEGRATING INFORMATION SYSTEMS for Seamless Logistics. Jan. 22-24. Sponsored by the Institute for I

Illinois Central Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad today are expected toannounce broad ter

M.S. Carriers Inc., in a further sign of the difficult truckload market, reported a 44 percent dive

In the midst of the biggest government purge in Russia's recent history, President Boris Yeltsin app

JACKSONVILLE CANDIDATE TURNS DOWN JOB OFFERJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a startling rever

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

RUSSIAN CRUDE EXPORTS FALL FROM '94 LEVELSMOSCOW - Russia exported more than 122.3 m

1538 (Jan. 17, 1996) Previous day - 1541 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Jan. 17, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

U.S. computer systems manufacturers could suffer as much as $60 billion annually in lost sales by th

Direct foreign investment in Venezuela totaled $245.1 million during 1995, down 61.4 percent from th

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 17, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

All that is needed to inaugurate an $18.5 million expansion at the ExpressRail Transfer Terminal at

Beijing's new curb on economic information is a retreat from the openness that the business world ne

Jan. 17, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Port of Oakland has approved a plan that will pave the way for the four carriers of the Global A

Are Audis possessed by demons? No, if you believe Peter W. Huber, an author and debunker of

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1994 1993Mil. $ Mo. Back

Apple and pear growers have reason to celebrate: Exports are strong, fruit quality is excellent and

STRIKE IN BANGLADESH HALTS TRANSPORTATIONDACCA, Bangladesh - A daylong general strike called

"I'm always on the record."

Republican presidential hopeful Phil Gramm made a bid Wednesday to distinguish himself from his riva

Anacostia & Pacific Co. has taken over an operations center at the Port of Long Beach as an interim

DELTA PILOTS RAISE SPECTER OF STRIKEATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s 8,600 unionized

Russian and Ukrainian ships and ports are on high alert with increased patrols by border guards and

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 238.98 off 0.97 w

Newport News Shipbuilding lost an order for its petroleum product tankers when American Marine Tanks

China's principal insurance company said its profit grew 27 percent last year over 1994 to 884 milli