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After a campaign marked by sound bites on U.S. trade policy, the next president and the new Congress

Three weeks ended Oct. 26, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

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WTO ADOPTS REPORTON JAPAN'S LIQUOR TAXGENEVA - The World Trade Organization adopted a report

The tough times may finally be over for semiconductor manufacturers.In a semiannual industry

Substandard vessel: The term conjures up images of decrepit ships, inferior crews and shoddy owners.

Declining security and bureaucratic hassles are making Mexico a less attractive place for foreign co

The Maritime Administration announced loan guarantees that will back nearly $225 million in shipbuil

U.S. officials are concerned about the questionable links of Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, t

James Bond used to insist on having the vodka in his martinis shaken, not stirred.A few days

SOUTH AFRICA ASKS EUTO PROBE BEEF SHIPMENTPRETORIA, South Africa - South African inspectors

Talks between Hong Kong and Washington on textile trade resulted in some progress but no resolution

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and visiting German Chancellor Helmut Kohl agreed last week to hold

The Moskvich automobile, a monument to Soviet-era shoddiness, is dying. Few will lament its passing.

US REMAINS OPTIMISTICABOUT MEXICAN ECONOMYWASHINGTON - Mexico's economy continues to rebound

A regulatory OK of MCI's purchase by British Telecommunications would depend on how open U.S. regula

Nov. 1, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

BRAZIL SHUTDOWNS BOOSTPETROCHEMICAL IMPORTSRIO DE JANEIRO - Shut-down for maintenanc

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

Nov. 1, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

As of Nov. 1, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Nov. 1, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 237.83 off 3.82

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 1, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nov. 1, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 1, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Greenpeace, the international environmental advocacy group, has advised some 5,000 U.S. grain elevat

CONOCO IN DRILL VENTUREWITH READING & BATESHOUSTON - Conoco will join Reading & Bates Drilli

A former executive of a commodity futures firm in Shanghai has committed suicide after suffering hug

For a country the size of New Jersey, Taiwan produces a lot of waste oil - about 20 million gallons

ASARCO CHIEF DISMISSESCOPPER STOCKS RUMORNEW YORK - Asarco Inc.'s chairman of the board Frid

U.S. heating oil markets should be adequately supplied with fuel this winter despite low inventories

A special North American Free Trade Agreement environmental working group expects to finalize within

BERGESEN BUYING VLCCSFROM EXXON SUBSIDIARYLONDON - Bergesen d.y. ASA, Norway's largest shipp

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

The question on the table Tuesday is future mobility for people and freight in the Northwest.

Further diversifying from its strength in the trans-Pacific trades, APL Ltd. has tapped its Mexico c

In a move to boost support for its entry into the World Trade Organization, China plans to announce

Friday, Nov. 1, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada