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Monday May 19, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The U.S. dollar rose Monday as traders took positions ahead of today's meeting of the Federal Open M

The European Union is heading for a major trade row with the United States this week on the eve of a

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The United States and Ukraine are taking a series of measures that could lead to much closer economi

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 24, 1996 - May 19, 1997 (a graph)* A

JAPAN TRADE SURPLUSSOARED IN APRILTOKYO - Japan's contentious trade surplus soared in April,

U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley, on an official state visit to Chile, said Monday he sees Pres

A growing gulf divides economists on the future of Iran as the country faces presidential elections

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

''International negotiators for most countries are seasoned professionals. Aviation negotiators for

INDONESIA REPLACES ITSPOINT MAN FOR MININGJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Mines and Energy

Thailand's authorities are planning to injected $2 billion into the country's ailing stock market, a

SINGAPORE AIR'S SILKAIRTO BUY 18 AIRBUS PLANESSINGAPORE - European aviation giant Airbus Ind

OFFERS TO BUY* STREET LAMP. Mercury vapor lamp. 220 volt, 50 Hz, 125 watts, 250 watts, 400 w

With its fertile soil, tropical climate and abundant rainfall, Vietnam should be a mecca for U.S. co

The Volzhsky Pipe Works and the Kala Naft Co. of Iran called a press conference in Moscow this week

South Korean prosecutors moved to wrap up the Hanbo graft scandal, demanding long jail terms for 11

When cocoa exporters in Cote d'Ivoire presented a list of complaints to the government in February o

Rising world coffee prices that could provoke a consumer backlash led producing nations to decide Mo

DREWRY: TANKER RATESLIKELY TO KEEP CLIMBINGLONDON - Tanker freight rates could climb as much

BANK FORMS PARTNERSHIPWITH THE HARTFORDCHARLOTTE, N.C. - First Union Corp., the nation's six

Intermodal traffic blossomed in April, but most other freight flowers failed to bloom.Rail-t

The story headlined ''Single European market remains an elusive prey'' which appeared on Page 8A on

Pressure mounts to revamp the controversial rate structure of the California Earthquake Authority, t

AON GROUPPeter S. Christie was named vice chairman of the insurance brokerage group in Chica

Marine underwriters face an upturn in insurance claims after a sharp jump in the volume of tonnage l

Marking a major victory for the insurance industry, the California Supreme Court has ruled that a pe

Xerox Corp. came another step closer to leaving the insurance industry Monday when it announced the

The Transportation Intermediaries Association of Alexandria, Va. has tapped Robert Voltmann of the N

The clock is ticking toward an apparent June 16 application by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp.

PLANESLUFTHANSA CARGO SUFFEREDLOSS IN FIRST QUARTERFRANKFURT - Lufthansa Car

With an eye toward expanding trade with South America's largest emerging market, Jacksonville Port A

May 16, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Grain, coal and iron ore may seem like robust and stable cargoes that would be straightforward to ha

For the week ended May 10, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 16

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1283 (May 16, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane . . . it's a piece of a plane!Actually, Mick

PLM REPORTS INVESTORGROUP HAS BOUGHT STAKESAN FRANCISCO - PLM International Inc., a containe