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A half century ago, Sir Winston Churchill said an Iron Curtain had divided Europe "from Stettin on t

Marine container lessors are scaling back purchases of new equipment in response to a weak container

Britain last month detained 28 foreign ships - of which 13 were bulk carriers - for failing safety c

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 30, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Staff reductions and other cost-cutting measures in vogue in the utility industry may not be produci

Nov. 30, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

For U.S. railway investors, Europe is a turnoff. Although aggressively seeking opportunities

In a breakthrough for backers of federal maritime subsidies, the House will take up a bill next week

Thursday, Nov. 30, 1995 (Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 2 '94 - Nov. 30, '95 (a graph) (2)D

The United States warned South Korea this week to honor a hard-fought agreement to open its markets

CHINA EXECUTES TWO IN BIG GRAFT SCANDALChina put to death two executives on Wednesday for th

The thousands of property/casualty companies in the insurance universe will shrink to a strong group

Required safety levels for roll-on, roll-off passenger ferries will be allowed to vary in different

The sudden retirement announcement by Gerald Grinstein, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. chairman,

The United States has softened one of its key conditions for approving China's entry into the World

Banana baron Carl Linder and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole have acted to block public hearings on

"The international reaction to the collapse of the Mexican peso last year was vastly exaggerated. An

Wednesday Nov. 29, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Union Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Transportation Co. will file an historic application tod

Taiwan and Canada agreed to a new three-year pact on textile shipments under which 65 percent of Tai

For the week ended Nov. 18, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

The pilots union staging a job action against Federal Express Corp. turned up the heat on the countr

British Gas and Argentine oil company YPF signed an agreement to make a joint study of the hydrocarb

China's state shipping firm is making increasing use of Hong Kong as it boosts capacity. In

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RUSSIA TO RAISE RUBLE EXCHANGE RATE CEILINGLONDON - The Russian government and centr

Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<

GULF, EAST DOCKWORKERS BEGIN CONTRACT TALKSNEW YORK - Official negotiations over the

Federal lawmakers have agreed to provide $46 million in fiscal 1996 funding for new vessel operating

A bipartisan trio of key senators is working to draft legislation by January that would partially de

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1995 (Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 2 '94 - Nov. 29, '95 (a graph) (2)D

BankAmerica Corp. said it received approval from the South African Reserve Bank to open a representa

Cairn Energy PLC of Britain is making its first move into China's offshore oil sector with a deal to

AMWEST INSURANCE GROUP (Woodland Hills, Calif.) - Bruce A. Bunner and Charles L. Schultz have been e

ILLINOIS CENTRAL PLANS ONE-TIME PAYMENTCHICAGO - Illinois Central Corp. announced it