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REGIONAL BLOCS Expanding Nafta: Criteria for Extension. Jan. 18. New York. Contact:

The Council of Lloyd's of London has set out the conditions for the approval of runoff companies in

CHINA DEVELOPMENT ZONE TO GET ELECTRONICS TOWNFUZHOU, China - The Fujian province el

Three Weeks Ended Jan. 7, 1995, vs. Similar 1993-94 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded<

EPA POSTPONES CALIF. AIR QUALITY PLANWASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agenc

Leo Suggs is a trucker on the hot seat. The 55-year-old president of Preston Trucking is bet

Because railroads cooperate with each other at the same time they are in competition, senior executi

Iran's mission at the United Nations denied U.S. claims that Iraq was selling contraband oil through

The families of 13 Bryan, Texas, children born with devastating birth defects reportedly have settle

Researchers say they have found a way to turn sawdust and other wastes into a potentially endless so

Friday, Jan. 13, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Two new equity investment funds could help "leverage" more than $4 billion in U.S. and other foreign

Russia hopes Iraq will have completed its remaining disarmament obligations in time for the U.N. Sec

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has paid nearly $4 million in overtime since laying off 1,000 workers

ASIA BANK OKS LOAN, GRANT FOR CHINA PROJECTMANILA, Philippines - The Asian Developme

A joint partnership consisting of Kemper Corp. and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., a division of Kem

COAST GUARD, ABS SEEK TO CUT DUPLICATIONSWASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard signed an

A change in ebb and flow of the oil market is forcing ship operators to face high prices for fuel su

A new elevated light-rail system planned for Bangalore, India, is expected to relieve traffic conges

Norfolk Southern Corp. is starting an intermodal movement to deliver coal in specially designed cont

The continuing fall of the peso has placed many U.S. products out of the reach of Mexican shoppers a

The Chicago Board of Trade, which has lost some of its most important staff members to resignations

The National Pork Producers Council announced it will launch a new advertising campaign with five 30

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 14, '94 - Dec. 23, '94 (a graph) (2

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

Jan. 13, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

FERRY RUNS AGROUND OFF NORTHERN SWEDENThe 59,914-gross-ton roll-on, roll-off ferry Silja Eur

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

European computer service Europe Online S.A. and the Interchange Online Network, recently acquired b

Gerald Grinstein is a 62-year-old chief executive who thought the merger with the Santa Fe would be

With storm damages estimated at nearly $70 million and rising, California officials are hoping the f

S&P PUTS RE CAPITAL UNDER POSITIVE REVIEWStandard & Poor's Corp. put Re Capital Corp.'s "A"

South Carolina's third-largest auto insurer filed a request to decrease its private passenger automo

An Arab investment group is considering taking a majority stake in Suzuki Motor Corp.'s money-losing

Members of the Women's Propeller Club of the United States, Port of New York, celebrated its 60th bi

It's lunch hour in Mexico City - a prime time to eyeball sticker prices on new cars. But the

Beer importers and other large shippers are likely to end their tug of war with the North Atlantic c

Demand for nonferrous metals inside Russia this year will be just 3 percent to 5 percent down on 199

For years, ship repairers used poisonous paint to keep hulls and intake valves free of pesky barnacl

VIETNAM RICE EXPORTS INCREASED 50 PERCENT IN 1994HANOI, Vietnam - Despite devasting