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Monday Apr. 10, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The collapse of the U.S. dollar against the yen may have reached crisis proportions for the Japanese

A 23.6 percent drop in single-unit construction and a 21.1 percent drop in multi-unit construction i

Life will not be so easy for many in the 21st century if some of the new- fangled gadgets on exhibit

IRAN, RUSSIA TO LAUNCH CASPIAN SEA VENTURENICOSIA, Cyprus - Iran and Russia have agr

An investment company closely linked to Russia's car-making giant AvtoVAZ said Friday that hard time

Two of Hong Kong's three major containerport operators are following the lead of smaller handlers in

France badly needs an ambitious plan and additional funds to reinvigorate the country's ports, an ad

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

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

Changes in agricultural policy around the world should leave the United States in "a good position"

Senior nonunion workers at the Union Pacific and the Chicago & North Western railroads will be eligi

European Union foreign ministers maintained a freeze on an interim trade accord with Russia Monday,

RETAIL GASOLINE PRICES RISE BY 1.5 CENTSLOS ANGELES - Gasoline prices at the pump ro

The time has arrived! There are only a few weeks left to put together that presentation for a forwar

Japan, forced by the 1993 GATT deal to open up its highly protected rice market, is unlikely to begi

Lakeland Mutual Insurance Co. of Erie, Pa., has joined the Insurance Information Institute.

A special task group is set to produce guidelines for a new draft law to liberalize Kazakhstan's gol

Major fires are hampering China's economic growth and negligence by local officials is frequently to

China and Kuwait aim to increase cooperation in the oil industry, including production and refining,

$138,000 PAID FOR SEAT ON CSCE SETS RECORDKANSAS CITY, Mo. - A full membership seat

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 236.51 up 0.19 w

Lloyd's of London announced formal proposals designed to make the system by which investors get a st

Companies seeking to take advantage of the tariff benefits of foreign trade zones in the South Atlan

The conference of ocean carriers that moves goods from Asia to the United States has backed away fro

APL, PHILIPPINE FIRM PLAN KARACHI TERMINALOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Lines

Direct foreign investment in Mexico remained strong for the month of January, a somewhat positive si

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

"The renewal of confidence in the multilateral trading system that came with the decision to set up

Legislation to fund Amtrak and highway projects and to ease federal requirements on transporting sal

EU TO PROBE CHARGES OF DISK DUMPINGBRUSSELS - The European Commission said Friday it

Three Weeks Ended April 1, 1995, vs. Similar 1994 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

Salomon Brothers Inc. lowered its outlook for Chevron Corp., Mobil Corp. and Texaco Inc. on concerns

You're at a four-star restaurant. You pick your way through the menu. "Sorry, sir, we are out of tha

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER SERVICES INC. (New York) - Kenneth J. Davis was named chairman of the broking

Alan Harper may not want to admit it, but he has a tough job: bringing new life to an old institutio

A.P. Moller, the Danish conglomerate that owns Maersk Line, reported Friday a sharp fall in profit f

An item appearing in the Maritime Calendar on Page 7B April 6 gave the incorrect year. It should hav

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British Petroleum will pay $68 million by today to settle disputes with the state of Alaska over bac