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The Clinton administration has again put off action on securing new trade negotiating authority from

Leaders of a seven-nation South Asian group, pledging to hasten the creation of a free-trade area, a

Ismail Erkovan, general manager of Mardin Cement and Trade Co. in southeastern Turkey, is feeling ch

The government's attempt to open the nationalized insurance sector received a boost from Parliament,

New York insurer American International Group's agreement to purchase financially troubled Golden Ea

LLOYD'S REPORT SUGGESTSEND OF SELF-REGULATIONLONDON - A report due out today on self-regulat

SEDGWICK SEES GAININ FIRST-QUARTER REVENUELONDON - Sedgwick Group PLC, the insurance brokera

CAPITAL RE CORP.Philip S. Bonner joins the reinsurer in the new position of vice president o

SHIPSEXCESS CAPACITY HAMPERSOOIL'S BOTTOM LINEHONG KONG - Orient Overseas (Internati

Weeks of discussions among Senate Republicans, their Democratic counterparts and interested industry

Look at a 40-foot container.Study its immensity, the workmanship, the hinging, the corner ir

The Federal Aviation Administration's top official said he expects to receive a draft rule today tha

Norfolk Southern has taken another step in its planned purchase of Conrail Inc.'s assets byraising $

A group of senators thinks Panama may have slighted U.S. bidders in a recent auction of key port fac

Boosting port service and beefing up transits through the Panama Canal is part of a larger plan by t

A few miles off the New Jersey coast sits the Mud Dump, an unmarked site where the East Coast's larg

MASSACHUSETTS FACESYARD WORKER SHORTAGEBOSTON - Massachusetts faces a shortage of skilled sh

Air India is seeking partners in a bid to increase its share of the European market, airline officia

1281 (May 15, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

May 15, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

TOY-SHIPPERS GROUPSIGNS CONTRACT WITH AIEDARIEN, Conn. - Aie Express International said it w

1080 (May 15, 1997) Previous day - 1079The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

Europe's post offices this week signaled their determination to prevent foreign air express companie

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

CONTAINERSHIP MARKETSCHISM IS DEVELOPINGLONDON - There is a growing split in the containersh

The Surface Transportation Board rejected a bid by Conrail Inc. to delay consideration of a rate cas

It's been a long and winding road for Amtrak's Texas Eagle, which has experienced several brushes wi

Plans for an Asian-based maritime insurance pool ''are in the final stage'' and could be implemented

Retiring Maritime Administrator Albert J. Herberger appealed to maritime executives to support bipar

Try this question on your friends today. Ask them what week this is. In case you were too busy to no

May 15, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

ROYAL DUTCH-SHELL GETSFLAK FROM ACTIVISTSLONDON - The Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos. came u

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

May 15, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

As of May 15, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 251.38 up 0.08

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 15, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 14, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Negotiations for the privatization of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines are not progressing well, and

May 15, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea