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Two U.S. companies are on the short list to take over state-owned British Rail's bulk freight operat

TTX Co., the largest supplier of intermodal freight car capacity, confirmed that it will reduce capi

TWO MORE SHIPS TO LEAVE US-FLAG FLEETTwo more ships will soon leave the U.S.-flag fleet, one

As of Dec. 27, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

SINGAPORE IMPOSES BAN ON OZONE-DEPLETING CFCSSingapore will ban an ozone-depleting chemical

Taiwan's trade may be steaming ahead nicely, but officials are pushing to correct what some see as a

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Cumulative foreign direct investment in Vietnam up to 1995 has exceeded the $18 billion mark, a Viet

Saskatchewan lawyers want the province to dump its year-old no-fault insurance system. But t

State-owned Shipping Corp. of India is to start a joint box service with Zim Israel Navigation Co. i

Aircraft maintenance workers at United Parcel Service rejected a new five-year labor contract in a v

FORMER JAPAN MINISTER INDICTED IN SCANDALTOKYO - Japanese prosecutors Wednesday indi

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Codelco, the world's biggest copper producer, is suing a British broker to recover some of the $170

CZECH FIRM TO SIGN PACT FOR RUSSIAN GASPRAGUE - The state-run gas company Transgas i

Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Pakistan's privatization drive is on track, despite a minor delay in partial sales of the state-owne

Covering Mother Nature: "People don't think the weather is insurable. They just haven't asked."<

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Although a recent slush fund scandal has dealt a blow to South Korea's political landscape, analysts

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Singapore's marine industry is expected to grow over 10 percent in 1996, nearly double the estimated

Fierce debate seems likely among members of Taiwan's increasingly robust legislature over the idea o

BENDER SHIPBUILDING WINS MARAD CONTRACTBender Shipbuilding & Repair Inc., Mobile, Ala., won

Dec. 26, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading Tuesday as U.S. investment funds and speculators bought the

1623 (Dec. 26, 1995) Previous day - 1626 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

When Tropicana's point man on orange juice sales in Latin America took his family on vacation to a r

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UK DETAINED 30 SHIPS IN ITS PORTS IN NOVEMBERLONDON - A Norwegian-registered oil tan

Richard T. Davies is a shipper with an attitude. How else do you explain him using a rubber stamp th

As of Dec. 26, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 26, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Ford Credit International, a unit of Ford Motor Co., said it has signed agreements to form separate

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Railroads finally are reporting significant strides in implementing efforts to improve information o