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The triple whammy of a declining truck-driver labor pool combined with increasing rail competition a

Friday, Oct. 21, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The woman who helped negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement under the Bush administration

Japan told the United States late last week it doesn't intend to negotiate over access to its $50 bi

A major U.S. retailing group said it is "cautiously optimistic" that Mexico's cumbersome import regu

Indonesia's economy will grow 6.9 percent in 1994-95 (April-March) while inflation is seen at 7.5 pe

Big Macs came to the land of the Pyramids last week as two McDonald's restaurants opened in Cairo an

Continuing to expand its international business, First Union Corp. joined a Hong Kong bank to boost

Their currency is too strong. Their cars are too plain.Even their once-mystical marketing sa

The government of the western state of Goa has asked a U.S.-Indian joint venture to suspend work on

Lower prices returned to gasoline-futures markets Friday in spite of confusion following the rupture

In the days of Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville, sailing ships crossed the Atlantic at a leisurely

Lawmakers, seeking to alter a new program to test tailpipe exhaust from automobiles, have delayed th

Three Weeks Ended Oct. 15, 1994, vs. Similar 1993 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

When the U.S. Department of Commerce posts a trade lead on its electronic bulletin board, northeast

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 231.17 up 1.45

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

Oct. 20, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Ahmed and Tagrit Hussain had it all. By Iraqi standards, the university teacher and his wife

The Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (LSW), based in Dallas, has had its Duff & Phelps credit

The U.S. dollar dropped to a two-year low against the deutsche mark Thursday, as support at DM1.50 f

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 20, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is quietly sounding out truck carriers toserve its new ex

Conrail Inc.'s record third-quarter income of $106 million, or $1.17 a share, is evidence that the b

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Japanese officials confirmed Thursday that China is seeking a $15 billion loan for projects that inc

Allegations that Sony Corp. violated worker rights at an electronics factory in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

French customs agents intercepted 176,000 bottles of fake "Diva" perfume by Ungaro, bound for East E

US COMPANY LANDS VIETNAM PHONE DEALHANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has tentatively agreed t

As of Oct. 20, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Spain's industrial prices rose 0.3 percent in August from July, 3.9 percentfrom August of la

The Port of Madras is next on the list to merge its dock and port labor, following Bombay and Cochin

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

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The Port of Wilmington, Del., was the major U.S. gateway for imported produce for the 12-month perio

HANCOCK MAY FACE FINE FOR UNLICENSED NY SALESThe New York state insurance department is cons

A Lloyd's of London syndicate committed ethics violations when it paid thousands of dollars to two w

Mandatory alcohol testing of truck drivers begins on Jan. 1. The requirement will be costly, complex

The European Commission declaration outlawing a trans-Atlantic rate-making conference is raising mor