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UNION, FORD CANADAREACH TENTATIVE PACTTORONTO - Ford Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers re

Russian Interior Minister Anatoly Kulikov said Wednesday he is personally supervising the investigat

This country's economic success over the 30 years since independence is something of a puzzle.

Volkswagen warned rival carmakers Wednesday not to use a new company history disclosing its former N

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 236.13 off 0.39 w

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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The U.S. dollar fell slightly on profit-taking Wednesday despite a strong stock market, but traders

The chief of the International Labor Organization said he hopes the first trade ministers summit in

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 6, '96 (a graph)* Ann

Pepsico Inc. plans to invest $150 million in Mexico next year to maintain its share of the local sof

The European Union forecast Wednesday that at least 12 of its 15 member states will meet a key crite

Nine months after buying out their company, the managers of LEP International Worldwide Ltd., have f

John Greenwood, the architect of Hong Kong's currency peg system, Wednesday fended off criticism of

Charter rates for containerships deployed in feeder trades fell sharply during the summer, with even

Ronald J. Burns, Union Pacific Railroad's president and chief executive, resigned suddenly Wednesday

Assuming the takeover by British Telecommunications PLC of MCI Communications Corp. goes ahead, Asia

TURKEY: MEMBERSHIPIN EU A MATTER OF TIMEBONN - Turkish President Suleyman Demirel said Wedne

BRAZILIAN INDIANS ENDBLOCKADE OF TIN MINESAO PAULO - A tribe of Brazilian Indians lifted its

Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its international cellular infrastructure unit won a contract worth $34

The shipping industry is monitoring hostilities in eastern Zaire, though it is confident that cargoe

The European Union is calling for the aviation industry to prepare to be included in the global Gene

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTSTEPS DOWN AT FEDEXMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. Tuesday announced th

President Clinton will still be in the White House and the GOP will still be on top of Capitol Hill,

German tax breaks that have fueled a worldwide boom in the construction of containerships are on the

When safety inspectors boarded the bulk carrier Cathy last August, they uncovered a catalog of defic

Whether it rolls, flies or sails, cargo is becoming more expensive to move.Fuel prices have

After a ho-hum fall shipping season in 1995, this year's peak freight period is turning out to be st

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The global village drew closer this week following the announced $20.8 billion merger plan of two in

1393 (Nov. 6, 1996) Previous day - 1358The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Nov. 6, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

ONGOINGS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

The first berth of India's first joint-venture port officially opened Sunday.Located at the

WORLD AIRLINES POSTRECORD PROFIT IN 1995GENEVA - The world airline industry posted a record

INDIA HIKES PRICEOF JET FUEL BY 1 PERCENTBOMBAY - Indian state-run crude oil refiners Wednes

Federal Aviation Administrator David R. Hinson is expected to leave his post Friday, government and

The Federal Maritime Commission is hitting Japanese liner ships with penalties of $100,000 per U.S.

SHIPSSEAMEN'S SERVICE HONORSYOKOHAMA, MAYORNEW YORK - United Seamen's Service will g