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Russia is unlikely to return to U.S. grain markets as a large-scale buyer within five years, althoug

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 16, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

April 17, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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India and Bangladesh plan to set up a power exchange system in what could be the beginning of a larg

Thursday April 17, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

One of the world's largest coal mines is up for sale. Earlier this week, Chase Securities Inc. and S

FINLAND SIMULATESNUCLEAR ACCIDENTHELSINKI, Finland - Hundreds of experts in Europe and beyon

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to expand its proposed ban on feeding animal protein to

The Russian government and Central Bank have told Swiss bankers and an international precious metals

The federal government will more than double its level of financing of U.S. exports to Russia, fulfi

Kirby Puckett can't play baseball this season. But he will still collect his $7 million salary, than

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Maryland Public Service Commission this week approv

U.S. two-way trade in February jumped to a record $158 billion, as exports, paced by aircraft, chemi

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ZEEBRUGGE PORT HANDLES4.7 PERCENT MORE CONTAINERSLONDON - The Belgian Port of Zeebrugge hand

Thursday, April 17, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES INC.David Van Handel relocated to Seattle to assume responsibilities

The Journal of Commerce index of industrial prices declined to 104.6 Thursday, its lowest level sinc

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

Coast Guard officials, in conjunction with the barge industry, have undertaken additional measures t

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday after an early rise on news that the U.S. February trade deficit

David J. Tolan, a vice president of Sea-Land Service Inc., won this year's top role-model award from

Charter rates for containerships have fallen sharply in recent weeks as the market finally responds

The United States has backed away from insisting that negotiations for a Free-Trade Area of the Amer

The Mexican Senate has approved a package of financial law reforms aimed at improving the detection

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 19, 1996 - April 17, 1997 (a graph)

EU MAY CHALLENGECANADA'S POLYGRAM MOVEOTTAWA - The European Union is thinking of challenging

Port agencies and operators in Hong Kong and China, already closely intertwined, aren't waiting for

Bill Simmons has been appointed senior vice president of production and technology at The Journal of

BILL BARS LINKING TICKETSTO INSURANCE RATE RISEDENVER - Drivers who go fast - but not too fa

Fast track, it seems, may be on the slow track after all.Legislation granting President Clin

he decision this week by a Mexican labor board to recognize an independent union at a Taiwanese-owne

''People see a big carrier, see us coming into the Atlantic, see all the bad publicity for the Chine

The United States will not allow Canada to once more flood the U.S. market with wheat and barley, a

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California has moved a step closer to reinstating a controversial law that would permit third-party

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The Idaho Department of Finance has filed a civil lawsuit against seven defendants for alleged inves