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COMSAT CORP.Edwin Colodny, former US Airways Group Inc. chairman, was elected chairman of th

Offers to buy* LENTILS, BEANS & PULSES. Pulses, red whole & split lentils, chick peas & gree

BMW, CHRYSLER TOUTJOINT BRAZILIAN VENTURECURITIBA, Brazil - BMW AG and Chrysler Corp. will l

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

Stung by the outsourcing of U.S. jobs and recent moves by U.S. multinationals to expand the foreign

Ocean carriers that set rates together on shipments from Asia signed more than 100 volume-discount c

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The European Union is preparing a code of conduct to prevent tax competition between its members fro

Friday, May 9, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The dollar lost 5 percent against the Japanese yen last week and could keep sliding if the Federal R

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 17, 1996 - May 9, 1997 (a graph)* An

South Korea, yielding to mounting pressure from its trading partners, vowed on Friday not to discrim

As of April 30, 1997Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docu

THAI FIRM TO BUY STAKEIN 2 ELECTRONICS PROJECTSBANGKOK - Thai electronics concern Alphatec G

A buzz of anticipation about the future of Hong Kong's main telecommunications company ended with a

Indian industry expects conditions to improve significantly in the current fiscal year after a soggy

'Of course the systems are different. We have to explain to the people on the mainland why Hong Kong

Japan will likely oppose North Korea joining the Asian Development Bank because of Pyongyang's failu

The Clinton administration is ''concerned'' about huge U.S. trade deficits with Japan and China, and

KOHL, IN HONG KONG,DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTSHONG KONG - Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany met F

Russian auto plants started two new assembly lines last month, turning out models for Kia and Hyunda

The largest and most diverse group of Asian nations is being goaded to re-examine its role in the li

Central American leaders had little but photographs to show from their long-awaited summit with Pres

SHIPSSIZE OF NORWEGIANMERCHANT FLEET SWELLSOSLO - The size of the Norwegian-

The nation's largest proprietary container terminal, the 230-acre American President Lines terminal

Germany's Hamburg-Sud, trying to cut costs and restore profitability, is moving to spin off its seaf

The head of the International Air Transport Association is urging the Clinton administration to defe

1275 (May 9, 1997) Previous day - 1272The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

May 9, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARY:AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

For the week ended May 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 169

NEW SERVICE BEGINSTO DOMINICAN REPUBLICMIAMI - Azov-Caribbean Line is starting a new service

Taiwanese shipping operators have a mixed response to China's announcement last week of regulations

As of May 9, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

A year after ValuJet Flight 592 crashed into the Everglades, killing everyone aboard, no airline has

MEXICO SAYS COMPANYMAY OFFER INSURANCEMEXICO CITY - Mexico's finance ministry has authorized

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A powerful new player has been created in the refrigerated cargo trades following the completion of

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, in a bid to avoid a recurrence of recent locomotive shortages,

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