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OFFERS TO BUY* SEAMLESS PIPE A335 P9 & FLANGES A182 F9. All prices c.i.f Alexandria, Egypt.

Last month's decision by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky to further press Japan to ope

Three weeks ended May 10, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

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

STRIKE BALLOTS MAILEDAS BA DISPUTE UNFOLDSLONDON - The union representing most cabin crew at

CONSOLIDATEDFREIGHTWAYS CORP.This Menlo Park, Calif., trucking company that spun off as a se

With strict environmental restrictions in North America, U.S. forest products companies are increasi

Transportation of forest products will come under review as leading paper and pulp executives conven

Continued demand for new houses and relatively high lumber prices are turning 1997 into another good

Forests in North America today are generating enough wood to supply both sawmills and paper manufact

After a disappointing performance last year, the near term looks good for Canada's newsprint industr

Forest products are among the nation's top exports, according to U.S. Census data. Exports of paper,

Recycling makes good economic sense at Marcal Paper Mills, a family-owned company whose slogan is ''

What's roughly the size of West Virginia, covered almost entirely by forests, has a stable and conve

CHINA GRANTS INSURANCELICENSE TO FRENCH FIRMBEIJING - French President Jacques Chirac and Ch

Airlines are not happy with the service provided by traditional aviation insurers, said the treasure

H&H MARSCH & MCLENNANThe newly combined insurance brokerage firm has reorganized its operati

The Proposition 103 Enforcement Project has formally complained to the state that State Farm, Farmer

An internal review has called for ''deep-seated reform'' at Lloyd's of London, and sooner rather tha

There's a lot of air cargo planes in the Asia-Pacific region these days.As a result, rates a

Herb Schmidt is saying no about 100 times a day.That could mean headaches and higher rates o

An International Labor Organization proposal to enforce workers' rights through moral persuasion rat

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Thursday, May 15, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday, as the outlook for interest rates failed to be clarified by a bat

The possibility that Congress will pass legislation this year to significantly ease export controls

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 17, 1996 - May 15, 1997 (a graph)* A

As the House Budget Committee moved Thursday to recommend a halt to federal funding for the Overseas

The United States started proceedings in the World Trade Organization against Ireland and Denmark ov

PRIVATE SECTOR ASKEDTO BUILD ROADS IN EGYPTCAIRO - The Egyptian government has invited priva

A new Brazilian industrial property law that took effect Thursday may do more than significantly boo

Business leaders meeting here keep running up against the thorny issue of intellectual property righ

Trade ministers from across the hemisphere are expected to announce in one voice here today their in

South Africa's leading black company said Thursday it planned to take joint control of Gold Fields o

''This is not like going to your home improvement center and buying a smoke detector and slapping it

RUSSIA SAID SET TO SIGNPACT WITH LONDON CLUBMOSCOW - A high-ranking official at the Russia's

OFFERS TO BUY* PLASTIC SCRAP OF ELECTRICAL WIRE. Plastic (PVC) scrap of electrical wire, 100

Luiz Costa understands the difficulty of exporting to his native Brazil.He's unfazed by the

BOEING HOPES FOR QUICKUS MERGER DECISIONWASHINGTON - Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp.