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The wearin' of the green may extend to some foreign exchange trading rooms this week as the greenbac

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 22, 1996 - March 14, 1997 (a graph)

Central American leaders hope upcoming meetings with U.S. officials will help improve trade that has

Mexican Attorney General Jorge Madrazo caused a minor controversy last month by inadvertently sugges

US TO BAN 4 MORECANADIAN EXECUTIVESWASHINGTON - Four more executives of Canada's Sherritt In

The Inter-American Development Bank is sharply altering its lending strategy to help advance long-te

Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng blamed politics Friday for delaying China's entry into the World Trad

''All this Asian bashing really disturbs me.''

Spurred by sell-offs of telecommunications companies, global privatization activity could raise $100

The Clinton administration, realizing congressional support for free trade could wane, is planning t

PHILIP MORRIS IS FINEDIN VIETNAM OVER AD BANHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Philip Morris Cos. w

The Inter-American Development Bank and the United States this week will stress the need for Latin A

South Korea's new labor laws don't provide the flexibility needed by foreign and Korean companies to

TURKEY'S TRADE UP 23 PERCENTIN 8 ECONOMIC ZONESISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's eight free-trade

A Bank of Boston national survey of more than 300 executives involved in international trade has fou

Allstate Insurance Co. shook up the management of its Canadian subsidiary, forcing out three senior

Insurers would be prohibited from denying coverage or increasing premiums for victims of domestic vi

California's top auditor has criticized the state insurance department for demonstrating ''limited e

SHIPSPROPOSED ICEBREAKING FEESTUNS GREAT LAKES PORTSWASHINGTON - The Clinton

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 14, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

March 14, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

The Canadians are coming! The Canadians are coming! Well, at least they want to.Canada's two

March 14, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 13, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

March 14, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The European Union has declared war on unfair shipping practices around the world.A new exte

Mexico's largest motor carriers will begin monitoring border checkpoints in mid-April to ensure that

Three weeks ended Mar. 8, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

United Parcel Service shipped about 1.6 million packages by air Friday. It also carried about 200

TWO AIRLINES TO SHAREUS-UK FLIGHT MARKETINGWASHINGTON - Virgin Atlantic Airways announced an

1475 (March 14, 1997) Previous day - 1465The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

March 14, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

For the week ended March 8, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

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In a blockbuster deal that could set a trend in logistics, Ryder System Inc., Andersen Consulting an

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

Federal Express Corp.'s earnings more than doubled in its third quarter, largely because of the grow

Small carriers say ever since 110 people died aboard a plane owned by start-up airline ValuJet last

ECUADOR TO INCREASEELECTRICITY, GAS PRICESQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's interim government has