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May 1, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index strengthened last week, rekindled by rises in crude o

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 1, 1992Bid AskedCopper_Gr

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 204.81 up 0.01 which compares

Canadian oat exports to the United States are forecast to rise sharply in 1992-93 (August-July) beca

U.S. executives from California are locked in negotiations for the sale of electricity from the larg

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

Older container vessels displaced from the main east-west routes by the new generation of ships shou

Surviving and succeeding in a difficult business climate will be the focus of many ofthe sessions at

When all the fires are extinguished and calm restored, it may take days or even weeks to untangle th

CSX INTERMODAL (Hunt Valley, Md.) - Richard J. Trocciola was named senior national account executive

GE Capital said last week it has acquired a 50 percent interest in United Merchants Finance Limited

RUSSIAN PHONE SYSTEM GAINING ACCEPTANCEMOSCOW - A telephone service that helps busin

Cotton could be covered by U.S. government credit guarantees to Russia for the first time if talks w

LABOR EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR PRESIDENTIAL BOARDSWASHINGTON - Rail labor and management

For almost a week now the Berlin Wall has returned. While people in western Germany struggle

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Peru's inflation rate, as measured by the Lima consumer price index, declined to 3.2 percent for the

Five hundred years after Christopher Columbus landed in America, the Long Beach, Calif., city counci

Despite the recession, Americans bought more shoes last year than ever before - more than 1.4 billio

Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

May 1, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Department of Justice said Thursday it had sentenced the first of five defendants in the largest

When natural gas prices dipped below a dollar for a thousand cubic feet early this winter,the gas pr

A shortage of container terminal space in Seattle and Tacoma is likely to develop as box traffic thr

Transportation industry interests generally welcomed the Department of Transportation's new package

Three Weeks Ended April 25, 1992, vs. Similar 1991 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

The new head of Taiwan Aerospace Corp. said last week that it needs to renegotiate its proposed purc

Korean Air Lines is the latest airline to start transmitting manifest data electronically to the U.S

Persuading freight forwarders to send information and business documents overseas electronically is

International police agencies face a flood of false passports and visasbecause new technolog

Italian designers and manufacturers, world-renowned for wildly innovative home furnishings, this yea

PTL Transportation Services Inc. has put its unionized Pennsylvania Truck Lines subsidiary into Chap

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Petr Mostak pondered three cubes of what looked like modeling clay in a plastic bag on the table. On

Businesses across the country are displaying mixed emotions about Title I of the Americans with Disa

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

Buffeted by a severe recession at home, the Brazilian footwear industry is looking abroad for increa

President Corazon Aquino, in a move that seemed aimed at boosting the candidacy of her favored succe

May 1, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-