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U.S. banks and financial institutions will be allowed to export the most sophisticated encrypted sof

A Senate subcommittee chairman has urged President Clinton to ensure a fair shake from the European

President Clinton's first trip to Mexico concluded this week with much talk of cooperation but no ma

On the day Hong Kong's No. 1 telecommunications company reported a 12.5 percent jump in profit, Chin

'This is a crusade to get the Fortune 500 off the dole.'

The Justice Department and the FBI announced Thursday the first results of a nationwide crackdown, d

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Legislators have voted to adopt Vietnam's first trade law to help provide a legal framework for the

Their machines purify brackish water at Pepsi-Cola plants in Mexico, sanitize contaminated liquid at

JAPAN, US TO HOLDDEREGULATION TALKSTOKYO - Japan and the United States will hold working-lev

SHIPSDOT SEEKS TO REVAMPSEAWAY MANAGEMENTWASHINGTON - Changes that Transport

The governor of New Jersey promised Thursday that she would not allow any problems with federal fund

Transport workers across Europe are planning boycotts and demonstrations next week against substanda

Top motor carrier and Teamsters officials met in Washington Thursday in a prelude to early contract

CRASH IN SOUTH CHINAKILLS CO-PILOT, 9 OTHERSBEIJING - At least 10 people were killed and 20

The landslide election victory of Britain's Labour Party gives it carte blanche to remake England, b

An article on Page 8B Thursday titled ''More unions call for long merger review,'' should have said

Two leading but very different kind of trucking companies are forming an alliance to help each compe

Federal and state authorities have taken a bite out of air cargo theft, a nationwide problem estimat

Four men, including one Kuwaiti, were charged Thursday with fraud involving the sale of used aircraf

Dockworker unions paralyzed Brazil's largest port at Santos in a 24-hour work stoppage Thursday to p

fedex demonstratescustoms, trade databaseMONTREAL - Federal Express Corp. has demonstrated a

Arnold Industries Inc., a Lebanon, Pa., truck holding company that owns one of the most profitable u

BAA PLC, the British airports operator, is expected to bid for a stake in Germany's Dusseldorf Airpo

The Surface Transportation Board will take a close look at how Union Pacific Railroad's merger with

Successful development of a $168.5 million Global TransPark project is needed to combat the country'

US Airways Thursday announced service cuts that will ground 22 planes and end jet flights to nine ci

1272 (May 8, 1997) Previous day - 1269The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

May 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1085 (May 8, 1997) Previous day - 1086The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

China Thursday issued its first praise of the historic resumption of direct sailings between Taiwan

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Trans-Atlantic carriers embroiled in a series of lawsuits with the European Commission still hope fo

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 7, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

May 8, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

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

As of May 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 246.61 up 0.57

May 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 8, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)