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Ghastly television pictures of bodies, overwhelmingly of young women or even teen-aged girls, being

On the campaign trail, speeches and plane rides can quickly become a blur, both for the candidates a

Dennis Bouey, who nursed the Port of San Francisco back to financial health but became a symbol of t

Millon Air, the Miami-based operator of the cargo plane that crashed in Ecuador at the cost of dozen

Chevron Corp. is trying to downplay reports this week of a huge oil and gas find in Azerbaijan's por

ALBION MANAGEMENTRESOURCES INC.Randall C. Houston was appointed executive vice president of

China's main shipping line is stretching deeper into the intermodal arena by expanding its air freig

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Traffic managers may not know it, but away from their offices and behind their loading docks, a quie

1221 (Oct. 23, 1996) Previous day - 1199The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Oct. 23, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A new public-private partnership is about to take over Florida's economic development and internatio

The Florida Export Finance Corp. wants to join the $100 million club.Now that the U.S. Expor

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Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A war broke out Wednesday for control of the country's eastern rail network.Norfolk Southern

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

A proposed $300 million World Trade Center here is tied up in politics, but supporters hope the proj

The U.S. dollar rose above 113 yen Wednesday, setting a 33-month high, but edged lower against the D

HYUNDAI OPENS3 OFFICES IN CANADASEATTLE - Hyundai Merchant Marine, which is offering direct

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 23, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

With so much business at stake, and growing pressure from textile customers in richer nations to ena

In a year that has seen many top retailers tarred in headlines for exploiting underpaid workers and

Hatsue Namekawa, a 31-year-old shopper, loves to buy cheap T-shirts and pants from China and India.<

Karaked Puangchampi was 22 and working as a machine cleaner at a textile factory when she fell serio

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.92 up 1.09 wh

Oct. 23, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 23, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

OMAN REACHES DEALFOR GAS PROJECT FUNDINGMUSCAT, Oman - Oman struck a $1.4 billion funding ag

In its biggest China plunge so far, BP Chemicals Ltd. is teaming up with a local firm to build a $2.

Oct. 23, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Oct. 23, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Oct. 23, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

U.S. crude petroleum inventories rose 5.7 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 18, compared with t

Jamaica's bauxite and alumina exports to the United States will increase this year, following higher

MARSH & MCLENNAN COS.REPORTS INCOME JUMPNEW YORK - Marsh & McLennan Cos., the brokerage and

JUDGE'S RULING FAVORSSTATE-CREATED COMPANYJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Cole County Circuit Judge Th

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PG&E PLANS TO SELLFOUR POWER PLANTSSAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Wednesd

Independent power producers seeking foreign projects are finding that business has stalled or slowed