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The head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that the time had come to resume lending

COMMISSION OK'S DUTIESON CHINA AND TURKEYWASHINGTON - The International Trade Commission cle

The new U.S. Customs rules on textiles and apparel made in Hong Kong should help Washington crack do

''This is an extremely important signal to the EU and to the entire world that the United States wil

Malaysia's shipowners, under pressure from their government to be more aggressive, say they need bet

Officials of the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co. have broken ground for a $21 million

1493 (April 2, 1997) Previous day - 1506The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

April 2, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Russia's car buyers are expected to buy up to 1.8 million cars by next year, according to the Russia

U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin sets off for Asia today on a six-day trip expected to start wit

3RD SHAREHOLDER UNLIKELYTO JOIN P&O NEDLLOYDLONDON - A third shareholder is unlikely to join

Despite Japan's history of reacting strongly to food health and safety scares, the latest case of fo

In another sign of dissatisfaction with U.S. trade policy, the Los Angeles City Council went on reco

Continental Airlines and its pilots union began contract talks Wednesday, with both sides expressing

CP Ships, the ship operating division of Canadian Pacific Ltd. that hopes to buy bankrupt Lykes Line

Daylight Air, a small second-day express company, has stopped operating, leaving as much as160,000 p

A Supreme Court-appointed officer proposes a way to settle a dispute between New York and New Jersey

A unit of Crowley Maritime Corp. plans to build six advanced tugs to expand its harbor services busi

Maersk Line is poised to build its own container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam in a move that wi

MEXICO SEEKS MORE BIDSFOR BONDED WAREHOUSESThe Mexican Finance Ministry has published three

A Japanese maritime official came here for three days of port dispute talks only to be greeted Wedne

Finance ministers from the 18-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will seek to stabilize

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would increase by $50 million the allocation of credit gu

Haiti's government has fought off an attempt by legislators to force the prime minister to resign an

South Korea today will announce plans to eliminate its tariffs on semiconductors in phases by 1999,

If global manufacturers and distributors want to succeed at logistics in the next millennium, they b

A 1,700-deadweight-ton Canadian vessel bearing iron ore from Sept Isles, Quebec, to the steel mills

April 2, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

MONSANTO TO PURCHASEREMAINDER OF CALGENEST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co. said Tuesday it has a defin

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

As of April 2, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 245.83 up 0.66 wh

World commodity markets reeled Tuesday after the Agriculture Department admitted that for the first

April 2, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 2, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The export shipping conference on the Pacific is changing its rules to reflect new regulations on ov

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 1, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

April 2, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 28

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