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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 217.19 off 1.73 which compares

In what industry watchers term an unhealthy omen for less-than-truckload carriers, United Parcel Ser

The maritime chapter of Vice President Al Gore's government efficiency report will spare ship lines

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Finland's economy was wounded in the Cold War's end. Its plan for a full recovery is to recast itsel

Strong global participation buttressed industry hopes of a pickup in trade as the 9th International

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Higher freight rates and strong westbound cargo volume across the Atlantic contributed to a much imp

The oil refining industry, whose overworked infrastructure already is plagued by mishaps, says it wi

MALAYSIA TARIFF DECISION AWAITS RELEASE OF BUDGETKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Officials

The heavy job losses that are likely to occur if Congress approves the North American free-trade agr

Shippers and analysts see management changes at Southern Pacific as a positive step for a company th

Attempts by one major bank to mow down the historical barriers between banking and insurance have be

EXECUTIVE LIFE PLAN BEATS COURT CHALLENGELOS ANGELES - California insurance official

Sept. 1, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Some prominent industry officials are questioning the popular view that a handful of mega-carriers w

A German World War II U-boat raised after 48 years on the seabed off Denmark has reached port after

WELLMAN NEGOTIATING TO BUY BASF UNITSHREWSBURY, N.J. - Wellman Inc. is negotiating to purcha

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

In industries ranging from telephone equipment and desktop computers to airplanes and oil-field equi

AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, is studying a proposal that would spin off divisions into as

Three state agencies have ordered Washington apple growers to stop using a pesticide suspected of si

The protection and indemnity clubs that mutually insure shipowners against liability claims remain a

Indonesia's President Suharto Wednesday urged government and state-run organizations to keep a firm

Slowing economic growth and stiff competition at home and abroad hit Taiwanese corporate profits in

As thousands of Florida homeowners approach a precipice - insurance companies threatening to drop th

Fourteen veterans of the aviation industry, angered that a government study is ignoring consumer con

Essar Shipping, India's second-biggest private sector shipowner, is negotiating to buy four tankers

U.S. gasoline stocks are at their lowest levels since mid-November 1991, analysts said. Gaso

A five-day strike against Nigeria's new government by workers including those in the oil industry sp

The anti-estrogen drug Tamoxifen significantly reduced heart disease in breast cancer patients who t

Soybean futures closed sharply lower for a second straight session, remaining under pressure from sp

A heralded new treatment for multiple sclerosis is likely to be in such short supply that its market

Ending weeks of uncertainty, Schneider National Inc., the nation's largest truckload carrier, has se

Sept. 1, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Sept. 1, 1993 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Experts have yet to complete inspection of a Chinese ship suspected by the United States of carrying

PERSONAL INCOME Percent change JulyPersonal income -0.2%Personal spendin

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday, rising against the Japanese yen but falling against the deutsch

Sweater imports from three Asian countries did not materially injure the domestic industry, the U.S.