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The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Canada's second-largest airline, Calgary-based Canadian Airlines Corp., has told employees they must

Austerity programs in Mexico are yielding early successes, prompting analysts to look ahead and deba

Nepal's communist government has decided to penalize carpet-weavers who employ child workers by tell

Unions representing two of the United States' most import-beleaguered sectors have declared war agai

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 26, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

International Petroleum Exchange May 26, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

"No smoking" does not mean no tobacco for shippers in the United States. While anti-smoking

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, along with the World Trade Center Tacoma and World Trade Center Sea

BOEING TO INTEGRATE ITS COMPUTER SYSTEMSSEATTLE - A new effort by Boeing Co. to mode

The director general of the Spanish Treasury Manual Conthe said Friday the government's proposed bor

India said Friday it was permitting foreign investors and expatriate Indians to invest in financial

International efforts to agree on a more humane technique to trap animals for fur will be stepped up

Suppliers of the following items seek importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to contac

Government officials said a new shipping firm, Changshu Nissin Zhongwaiyun Shipping Co., has been se

Three companies and two government agencies will be honored next week for their innovations in trans

A leader of India's largest opposition party Friday criticized Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's g

Friday May 26, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The battle over generating electricity, and how to price it, is heating up as legislatorsand regulat

May 26, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Marine pilots in New York harbor are preparing this week to submit legislation for a 5 percent rate

When Maria Rehner is not lobbying the federal transport department in Ottawa or seeing shippers in s

"Scouting and Networking for New Technologies in Life and Material Sciences." June 8-9. Seminar spon

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

The foreign exchange markets have stopped applauding the U.S. threat to impose sanctions on Japan an

COALITION URGES CLINTON TO RENEW CHINA MFNWASHINGTON - A coalition of more than 650

It isn't every day that you buy an $8 million cargo ship, pick up a couple of hauling contracts and

NC TERMINAL POSTS RECORD STEEL MONTHWILMINGTON, N.C. - March was a record month for

CF MOTOR FREIGHT TO MAKE MORE CHANGESMENLO PARK, Calif. - CF Motorfreight is prepari

The Federal Aviation Administration is building a $15.6 million research facility that will test run

The California Public Utilities Commission came under attack last week for favoring big electricity

CLINTON SEEN LIKELY TO RENEW CHINA MFNWASHINGTON - President Clinton, who is expecte

With agriculture targeted for cuts on Capitol Hill, the head of farm giant Archer Daniels Midland to

USDA CHANGES RULES TO AID MIDWEST FARMSWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agricultu

Rising prices and shrinking availability have created a crisis for California homeowners seeking ear

AMERICAN ANNUITY TO ACQUIRE LAURENTIANAmerican Annuity Group will acquire Laurentian Capital

While the stage was being set for truck size and weight battles elsewhere, on at least one front mot

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 31 '94 - May 26, '95 (a graph) (2)DA

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes