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BRIEFS

JOC Staff | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
FRITZ COS. LAUNCHESAUTOMATED TAX REPORTINGSAN FRANCISCO - Fritz Cos. has created an automate

EUROPE RESISTS IMPORTED COAL AS JOB SECURITY ISSUES REIGN

Arthur Gottschalk | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
If simple economics could turn the trick, imported coal - much of it from the United States - would

ITALY, US FORGE COOPERATION PACT TO DEVELOP CLEAN-COAL TECHNOLOGIES

Arthur Gottschalk | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Italy is likely to add more coal to its energy mix under an agreement signed with the United States

BA CHAIRMAN MAY MAKE APPEARANCE BEFORE SENATE AVIATION PANEL IN JUNE

Michele Kayal | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
In an effort to smooth over some rough politics, British Airways Chairman Robert Ayling may testify

MORE UNIONS CALL FOR LONG MERGER REVIEW

Journal Of Commerce Staff | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Another railroad union group is seeking a full-year regulatory review of the planned $10.2 billion a
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MSAS MOVES ITS MANILA OPERATIONS

Journal Of Commerce Staff | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
MSAS Cargo International Ltd. has moved its Manila operations into a new office next to Ninoy Aquino

EU PANEL GIVES SHIPOWNERS MORE INCENTIVE TO FLY THE FLAG

Bruce Barnard | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The European Commission decided this week to give shipowners some tax relief for operating under Eur

RYANAIR TO RAISE FUNDS ON NASDAQ FOR EXPANSION

Bruce Barnard | May 7, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
U.S. investors will get a chance to benefit from Europe's new ''open-skies'' regime following the de

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

EU PLANS TO GET TOUGH ON AIR PACTS \ CHALLENGE ON SUBSIDIES PROMPTS ACTION

Bruce Barnard | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The European Commission is seeking tougher antitrust powers to investigate the alliances that are re

APL UNIONS BEGINNING TO QUESTION NOL DEAL

Peter Tirschwell | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
A union representing engineers on vessels operated by APL Ltd., the biggest U.S. ship line in the Pa

BANK OF ENGLAND WINS GREATER INDEPENDENCE \ MOVE SEEN TO PAVE WAY TO MONETARY UNION

Gordon Platt | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Analysts called it a stroke of genius, and the markets jumped with glee.The new British gove

DATA ENCRYPTION GROWS AS THE US MONITORS TRADE

Alan Abrams | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Even as U.S. officials resist exporting the latest data encryption technology for national security

STANDOFF IN MEXICO

Kevin G. Hall, | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
President Clinton came to Mexico bearing gifts - 50 helicopters and four surveillance planes for

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Tuesday, May 6, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

POUND ADDS MUSCLE AS DOLLAR TAKES DIVE

Bridge News | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The U.S. dollar fell sharply Tuesday, taking a back seat to the soaring British pound on news of a q

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 10, 1996 - May 6, 1997 (a graph)* An

HEMISPHERIC FREE-TRADE ACCORD TALKS EXPECTED TO GET GO-AHEAD NEXT WEEK

Richard Lawrence | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Trade ministers from the United States and 33 other Western Hemisphere countries are expected next w

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
US PRESSURES KOREATO OPEN AUTO MARKETWASHINGTON - South Korea is openly flouting a 1995 pact
Maritime

CARIBBEAN LEADERS WANT BANANAS ON THE PLATE

Canute James | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Caribbean leaders are hoping that their Saturday summit with President Clinton in Barbados will tack
Maritime

ARIANESPACE LIKELY TO PASS ON AVANZI

Grog Smosarski | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The French government does not like managers of state-owed companies to show too much independence a
Maritime

JAMAICA, US SIGN TREATY TO FIGHT DRUG TRADE

Canute James | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
After several months of intense negotiations, Jamaica and the United States have agreed on a treaty
Maritime

QUOTE TO NOTE

Denise Yue, Secretary for Trade and Industry of Hong Kong. | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
'If they put us in a category that would trigger trade sanctions, you can bet your bottom dollar Hon
Maritime

BRIEFS

From Wire Reports | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
BEN & JERRY'S PREDICTSBENELUX BREAK-EVEN DATEBRUSSELS - Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., which b
Maritime

TRADELEADS

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
OFFERS TO BUY* ALUMINUM SCRAP. Contact: Ms. Irene Li, China. Fax: +86 574-7327036. E-mail: n
Maritime

HK TELECOM SEEN GAINING EDGE IN CHINA

P.T. Bangsberg | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
One of the vital underpinnings of Hong Kong's success is forging closer links with China in what's s
Maritime

BRIEFS

From Wire Reports | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
HONDA TO BUILDPLANT IN SOUTH CAROLINATOKYO - Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday its U.S. u
Maritime

RUSSIAN TV MAKERS GIRD FOR THE FUTURE

John Helmer | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
President Boris Yeltsin's public advice last week to buy Russian goods didn't convince domestic tele
Maritime

INDIA SOFTWARE SALES ANYTHING BUT SOFT

N. Vasuki Rao | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
India's computer software exports topped the $1 billion mark for the first time in the fiscal year t
Maritime

OPEN BORDER REMAINS ELUSIVE \ CLINTON'S MEXICO VISIT FAILS TO RESOLVE ISSUE

Kevin G. Hall | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
In a continuing setback for the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. and Mexican transport offi
Maritime

TRADE REP MAKES APPOINTMENTS

Journal Of Commerce Staff | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky announced Tuesday a series of new assignments for seve
Maritime

QUOTA WATCH

International Development Systems Inc., Washington | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz
Maritime

CLONEY TRAVELS GLOBE TO OPEN UP MARKETS \ "FRIENDLY APPROACH' MARKS HIS ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONS

Russ Banham | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
As usual, Gordon Cloney was on the road. The peripatetic chief executive of the International Insura

TREND TOWARD OPEN MARKETS GROWS GLOBALLY \ MULTINATIONALS SEE WIDER RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES

Russ Banham | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Like mushrooms after a spring rain, free and open insurance markets are popping up all over the worl

POSTAL BOARD SLAMS DELAYS

Michele Kayal | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The U.S. Postal Service board of governors pounded postal officials for what they consider a dismal

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
SHIPSSTOPPED SHIP SUSPECTEDOF BREAKING UN SANCTIONSDUBAI, United Arab Emirat

OMC PICKS PENSKE AS 3RD PARTY

Gregory S. Johnson | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Outboard Marine Corp., admitting that logistics is best handled by those with skills, has chosen Pen

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
VALUJET AIRLINES FILLSMORE SEATS IN APRILATLANTA - ValuJet Airlines, slowly rebuilding after

AIRLINES SINGLED OUT ON SAFETY, GROUP'S CHIEF SAYS

Journal Of Commerce Staff | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Safety is the airline industry's top priority, but the subject is misunderstood by the government, i

BARGE ACCIDENT SHUTS UPPER MISSISSIPPI

Bridge News | May 6, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The Upper Mississippi was poised to reopen to barge traffic at Sabula, Iowa, Tuesday afternoon follo
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